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

[YukikoKurosawa]

I think the honeymoon phase is beginning to wear off now, even on sites which aren't usually particularly critical (or to be more accurate, are usually gushing with praise.)

I think EW is one of those stories that the longer you think about it the more it falls apart.

Like the exact opposite of Fridge Brilliance, whatever that's called.

[Skyborne]

I think EW is one of those stories that the longer you think about it the more it falls apart.

Like the exact opposite of Fridge Brilliance, whatever that's called.

Not only that, but the sheer hypocrisy just retroactively ruined a lot of the story for me -- and future writing, which will just be me rolling my eyes. It's like that one meme with the kid at the surface of the water looking worried while far below the depths is a skeleton long drowned. That's the Sundered vs the Ancients treatment to me.

If we had seen him in the course of the MSQ, he would almost certainly be there. But in the existing layout of the narrative, it is difficult.

Don't remind me how we only had him in for 5 minutes in his little snuggie ghost man form as he kills himself to send us back to the past. brb hiding the pain... though honestly, I think it wouldn't have been too odd to feature him and his OG short self, just with the hood/mask on and looking away/down at some of the Convocation stones in his hand.