Quote Originally Posted by Teraq View Post
Re: Wanting Hydaelyn to turn out to be an antagonist
I thought she'd be an antagonist in the same way Emet was. Sympathetic motivations, but someone who needed to be stopped. I'd say it almost worked out that way except for the fact she is commended while he is vilified.

And the time loop being an explanation for things is, as we all know, an objective proof of the plot sucking ass, and I will not hear any opposing views on this particular matter, thanks.
This.

Quote Originally Posted by CrownySuccubus View Post
"Oh my God. They're going to contrive some reason for Hermes to hit us with the mind-eraser ray, aren't they?"
Similar experience. Once they busted out Kairos I just started sobbing. Not the kind that Ishikawa would want either because it was out of anger that the writers would do this. Then when Venat gave every excuse in the book why she wasn't going to do anything differently I tapped out, no longer interested in the story. Quoting Brinne because this accurately described my reaction during the infamous cutscene as well:

"The fury of one friend in particular over the montage sequence was based around how it was contorting itself to uplift the struggles of Venat as a tragic individual, asking us to focus on her perspective and how much the Sundering was hurting her, and used everyone she had killed and subjected to suffering as narrative accessories for her noble torment."

It was repugnant. The fact that my WoL canonically loves Venat is so galling to me. There is no reality in which I would ever speak fondly of her.