[Spoilers C3E100] "They aren't real..." A Small Rant About the Gods

So the first part of Downfall, I felt it showed the moral conflict the prime deities had between the betrayers in dealing with Aeor. Part 2 seemed to show a bit of the arrogance of the prime deities. We see multiple times throughout the episode the deities refer to mortals as "children". Both gods feel they simply "know" better than all of the mortals and refuse to accept the possibility they are wrong. We see Asmodeus take this to a further extreme, seeing these lesser beings as not even real compared to the gods. But yet, all of this began because there was something they did not know, and mortals achieved something beyond the gods. Even in the face of something greater than themselves, they see no possibility they could be incorrect, should have left, or should have done what was needed to be done against the betrayers.

What perturbs me most about these episode is seeing these prime deities have an utter disrespect for the autonomy of other creatures, while pretending they are somehow any better than Asmodeus. We see Corellon literally "steal" the anger from a Celestial, and watch him beg to keep his own emotions. We see that same Celestial make its own choice to end its life, to refuse to be of service to a cause it feels is unjust. What does that choice amount to? The Raven Queen forcing the soul to give its information. Using its fear of the unknown to coerce more information from him.

Even more arrogant, the Raven Queen told this Celestial servant of the Dawnfather, a being that could easily be centuries older than her, serving in the divine realm longer than she has existed, that it is a child. We see her selfishness as well, when Corellon asks "Why not let it end?" her response isn't anything to do with the people of the Exandria, about right, wrong, or anything moral. It was her own self-ambitions to want to "See the infinite".

Even with those that only want to help, further push the sentiment that they will only help their fellow believers, and leave others in the dust. We see gods in a hospital wing of dying children, and who do they help? One child. The child of a devout follower. Sarenrae could heal every child in Aoer without needing to be asked. They could do so much. But yet help choose to only help those who are willing to give themselves. (Perhaps this can also mirror the attitudes of the Aeoreon government toward the holy people of Exandria, which just shoes the equality of the gods and mortals).

Lastly, we've seen these entities take down creations of mortals, slaying the Aeormaton guardians. But we finally saw them kill one of their own children with Melora fed on the archmage. Just like a soldier in a war, killing and slaughtering the enemy, but yet trying to feel they have some moral high ground above anyone else in such a dire situation.

The planetar asked a common enough question in the discussion of authority, who watches the watchers? What makes you right? And when asked this question, the only answer Corellon and the Raven Queen could muster is, "Because we say so." Like an adult wanted a rebellious child to remain subservient and not ask questions.

Just my opinion for discussion!