So the thing to do in this situation is to ask them: “excuse me wtf are you doin?” And this has been done.
So far there’s been no explanation, nor even acknowledgement of how profoundly stupid this looks. This does nothing to make them look smarter.
Of course, as I noted, a truly amazing Xanatos retcon is indeed not impossible.
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So the thing to do in this situation is to ask them: “excuse me wtf are you doin?” And this has been done.
So far there’s been no explanation, nor even acknowledgement of how profoundly stupid this looks. This does nothing to make them look smarter.
Of course, as I noted, a truly amazing Xanatos retcon is indeed not impossible.