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

[TheMightyMollusk]

Forgiving that, we still beat Hermes at his transformed best, bringing him to his knees. He should have been put in restraints immediately, instead of having Emet-selch monologue while he caught his second wind.

To be fair, we do this with major antagonists all the time throughout the entire game. Everyone has to get their big speech in before the story moves on.

[Souljacker]

To be fair, we do this with major antagonists all the time throughout the entire game. Everyone has to get their big speech in before the story moves on.

Which is terrible storytelling in itself - these folks are so dangerous they must be put down, but apparently not dangerous enough that anyone takes it seriously once we've 'completed' the battle.

There's a handful of folks at SE, I think, who really just want to make movies. So instead of moving the content along in a way that actually makes sense for the urgency of the situations, we end up listening to endless drivel as our characters, often in groups with other players, watch seemingly helplessly.