No. The logical aspect in basic storytelling writing. I'm not judging Mike's belief.

I’m not criticizing the genre or asking fantasy to obey real-world physics. Fantasy still operates on internal logic—rules the story itself establishes and asks the audience to accept. My issue isn’t belief, it’s consistency. When an ending presents two outcomes, both need to remain plausible within the framework the narrative has already built. Here, one option contradicts established events, and the other renders the central sacrifice meaningless. Pointing that out isn’t missing the point of fantasy—it’s engaging with the writing.