Quote Originally Posted by Midare View Post
Here's the thing though. If that had been a regular cutscene, Poochie could at least have had the possibility to lose and be humbled, it wasn't going to happen, but the possibility could have been there.

Instead, she was given a duty in which we control her, that, 100% ensures she can't fail that, because we can re-do the duty again and again no matter how many times we fail it (on purpose or otherwise).

Growth comes from failure, that's how characters learn. That's why Alphinaud grew after the Crystal Braves failed. Wuk Lamat didn't fail once, she was entirely protected from it, even to the point of cheating (Her dad handed her the leaves needed for the soft shelled tacos).
While I generally agree with you, on the last part it should be noted that the leaves were reserved for whichever team tried to actually look into the history between the two tribes in the area. Of course, out of the 4 candidates, only Wuk Lamat showed an inherent interest in learning of the cultures she visited, so one could argue it was somewhat rigged.

Guess that is the one thing Wuk Lamat learned on her journey. "when you meet people, just learn about their culture and they will be nice to you." (somehow feels like the plotpoint of a childrens show.)