I can see that- Old Alexandria feels more realized as a world and society than any of the other dead places, including Amaurot. But the Endless felt like extremely edited diary entries rather than Old Alexandria truly preserved. And was a strong reminder of how funerals practices are for the living, not for the dead. About the living getting closure, positive or negative, by having something physical to interact with the dead, and how the decision to hide the dead via memory removal and blocking access to Living Memory removed what little good could be found in that terrible technological horror-show.

I just wish Sphene didn't fall as flat as a pancake for me, in part because she felt like a lame attempt to give what elements of Emet that people latched onto to soften and flanderize his character. I hope any more plot threads involve her creators instead of her character.