I found out what irks me to no end about this "arc".
All the characters just act indifferent all the time, I can't feel tension and emotion on the level I'd expect.
Dozens of people massacred, among them children and "beloved" characters, nobody sheds a tear, nobody recoils emotionally, just a single "I guess I'm mad now, man how annoying".
This should be an apocalyptic blow to his world view! A total paradigm shift. And all of them are indifferent about it, almost bored.
Not to mention all that buildup just to pull a revival card? The writer really didn't think this through did he?