Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181110034633/@comment-25110963-20181111205550

To be honest, the Gods only seem terrible in a human perspective. They were for all intended purposes, within their rights to leave the world and erase humanity off the face of the planet. Do you guys not remember the flood? You don't always get a second chance. Sometimes one mistake is enough to warrant severe punishment.

I personally see it as the Gods are just artisans making their stuff. They're in the middle of what is an "experiment" stated by the God of Light himself. Unfortunately, that means humans aren't that important or self-entitled as they think in the grand scheme of things. The Gods are allowed to have regrets. And the God of Darkness may be more destructive in his methods, but even he respects the rules they established. He still has reasons for the way he acts, extermination included. I see them content with abandoning the project should it not pan out, but at least the God of Light still cares to salvage the world and its inhabitants. He went through lengths to at least give the new humanity a chance at redemption despite their flaws. He didn't order Ozma to make the world a utopia, he just wanted them to prove themselves.

I believe the God of Light does have plans, but true to his nature, he won't want to destroy everything he and his brother made together if it can be avoided. But as for the immortality curse upon Salem, I believe it was punishment they still hold on to as the proper action at the time, though in hindsight was a flawed punishment. They do have to live with it. But they can't control their own creations. They did give humanity Choice after all. That includes all the good and bad choices they can make.

As a side note, I'm curious what the God of Darkness's stance is on this. He didn't come with his brother when appearing to Ozma. I think he might hope humanity will fail so he can wipe the slate clean and make something new. But that's just conjecture at this point.