That’s what Voltron is about. You need power to fight. They needed Voltron the most powerful weapon in the galaxy to win. And isn’t it funny people WITH ALL THE POWER hating on others trying to get some power so they can save themselves and the people they care about. And I’m still mad they act like he didn’t tell them he wanted unlimited quintessence right from the start. It’s not like he tricked them into doing it. 

Not only do they hate on others for trying to get the power to be able to defend themselves, they also condemn people without the necessary power for not doing more.

Take the way Allura speaks to the BoM in the s2 finale. When they can’t confirm if Thace’s part of the plan worked they want to pull back. Allura tells them that they’ve been pulling back for far too long and that that’s the reason why Zarkon is still in power, completely ignoring the fact that the BoM cannot afford to risk themselves like this because they didn’t have an indestructible nuke aka a cheat-coded robo on their side.

They are condemned for not trying harder by the person who has been sleeping on a super weapon for 10k years.

The fact that this happens isn’t necessarily bad for the story, stories need conflict, but the way the narrative frames it is wrong. The team are never called out for it and the narrative frames it so that Allura turns out to be right which, imo, feels kinda like it’s a big fuck you to anyone trying their best in the hellscape of no good options that Zarkon created.

It’s a double standard setting and it’s incredibly frustrating to watch, especially when the narrative keeps washing the team’s hands of any responsibility (like, say, the power vacuum they created after getting rid of Lotor because they had to jump the gun on their emotions and play at being judge, jury, and executioner).