What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[Lauront]

Her description. Notably missing: the fact that Zodiark restored the star, that he was the one shielding it and required for her plan to even work and was more than just the manifestation of some "ill-fated" (because of her) wish, the fact that she withheld information from her people, the fact that only a sliver of mankind met her "test"... No, it's just all about Her luv 4 Her childrunz...

I'm hoping this doesn't lead to the 13th being restored, but I already see threads potentially leading that way. I'm at least hoping this culminates in another merger for the WoL rather than us saving the 'Ardbert' of the 13th. I'm never not going to be a rejoiner. :P

Same.

[Skyborne]

Her description. Notably missing: the fact that Zodiark restored the star, that he was the one shielding it and required for her plan to even work and was more than just the manifestation of some "ill-fated" (because of her) wish, the fact that she withheld information from her people, the fact that only a sliver of mankind met her "test"... No, it's just all about Her luv 4 Her childrunz...

I was writing doomfiction about more YOU MUST LOVE MOTHER stuff being shoved down our throat but this is somehow even worse. And of course, Zodiark wasn't summoned to save the planet, but for those silly boomers to chase the past! Also she did the summoning all by herself! And we just can't have her be morally grey or ambiguous at all, just actually omit facts! Honestly feels like Shadowbringers was some kind of fever dream, or another game entirely.

Thanks, I hate it. My malding from four months ago that turned into a simmer is now a mald again... the gaslighting has been tripled down on.

I feel like EW is when you see a car drive off a cliff and you're thinking "they could survive" only to see it land top first and explode. It's as if they went out of their way to make sure all these old arcs were decapitated and burned so they don't have to address them anymore, much to the chagrin of Ancient and Garlean fans. I'm also convinced someone at corporate is sleeping with a Hydaelyn body pillow. :P

At least the void stuff seems promising?

I feel like it was Yoshida himself, considering the interview stuff where he gushed over getting her model perfect and how he cried at her scenes. Just waiting for him to walk onto stage and confirm that Venat is now in irl France, and compares her to some roses that he brought with him.

e: Also good to see the Scions were just joking about gracefully exiting the stage and they are immediately back to being attached to our hip! I'm sorry for writing doomfiction for lols, it all came true and then some. My prediction, judging by the trajectory of everything else: remaining ascians die offscreen, or they cry about how they were stuck in the past and will now move on and forget the unsundered world while putting on 'I <3 Hydaelyn' shirts and kissing the Wo -- I mean, adventurer-sama's feet.