*Spoilers* Anyone feel joining Emet would have been better

[Absimiliard]

On Venat, yes the story does make a statement on whether her actions were right or wrong. I can certainly understand why someone, who feels she was in the wrong, would be upset by the story taking sides. But that is indeed what the story did and it has done, in ARR, Heavensward, Stormblood, Shadowbringers and elsewhere again and again.

I'm afraid I have to disagree here. The story in ShB was very clearly gearing up to paint Venat (or rather Hydaelyn, since we didn't yet know Venat) and her actions as being more morally grey than anything else, then Endwalker's writing comes zooming along to whitewash it.

Regardless of the outcome of Venat's actions, the reality of the situation is that they were undeniably cruel, callous, and displayed a level of disregard for free will that, for a being in her stated position, practically defies reason. A net good outcome does not mean her decision to commit omnicide should simply be swept under the rug. At least the sacrifices to Zodiark were wholly voluntary, yeah? And the third set of sacrifices were just going to be a portion of the Ancients' own creations after they'd had time to spread out and multiply across the world.