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

[Swordsman]

It is passing strange that Kairos just happened to be at the very top of the research station, or that its use could just have it pop out at a moment's notice. Almost no information on it or how it works, either, other than the direct exposition about it nuking memories from people or an area. Plot Contrivance Ultimate, most assuredly.

In addition to plot contrivances such as Meteion, Dynamis, and Kairos, we also have Elidibus's projection being able to send the WoL to Elpis. In a cutscene, Elidibus says: "In glimpsing the Exarch's memories, not only did I make his summoning magick mine own-I also mastered the workings of this tower... As such, I believe I can deliver you unto the past. Unto that place and that precise moment." Lol, how unabashedly convenient it is that the EW story writers gave him this ability too.

ShB had plot contrivances too, such as the writers having Graha accidentally bring all the Scions to the first obviously for the purpose of allowing the audience to progress through the story alongside them, as well as the passage of time between the source and the first coincidentally being nearly equivalent to not over complicate time differences. But I forgive the writers for their plot contrivances in ShB because I actually enjoyed the ShB story, lmao.

[Boblawblah]

But I forgive the writers for their plot contrivances in ShB because I actually enjoyed the ShB story, lmao.

A good take....! Completely agree, we're more than willing to forgive things that we would normally speak out against if we actually enjoy something.

edit: I realized I didn't contribute anything other than saying I agree, so here's Venat!