It shouldn't need to be said but I'm seeing a lot of vitriol towards Ashton about their actions and I have to say I don't agree with them.

At the clock tower Fearne brought up the shard, stated that in her opinion Ashton should take the shard because she didn't want it. Ashton decided then as a result they'd take it, but because it was an extreme risk made very aware to them all they knew the other Hells wouldn't allow them to go through with it. Ashton asked Fearne if she was okay with both of them going together alone with the plan, reiterating that they didn't want to put this on Fearne, that if they died Fearne would not be to blame, and that they have no intention of dying, and Fearne said yes.

Fearne having second thoughts at the Ziggurat was just worry, because she cares deeply for Ashton, Ashton kissing her was not manipulation either; it was letting go of fear, having no regret with the person they also care deeply for and taking the risk. And yeah, it was frightening, 10 rounds of perpetual fiery near-death situations and one actual death situation; Laura is fuming, Ashley cannot look, Liam is playing Mad World on loop in his mind, even Matt is completely on edge, but they survived. Accusations that Ashton manipulated Fearne to selfishly take the shard seem to misinterpret the shard saga as well as Fearne and Ashton's characters, they will get a very intense amount of chastising for sure, but it will be out of love, out of the fear that they were going to lose them, not because they thought Ash was manipulative.

Chetney overstepped and shouldn't have pushed Ashton to leave that wasn't his call. Ashton seems to understand that FEARNE didn't want the shard and nobody else seemed to care about the fact that he listened to her when said she was scared to take it. Was it SELFISH in Ashton's part? Yes. But they all were selfish at some point in this campaign so don't act like Ashton didn't do anything they wouldn't have done. He's going to be trying to make up for this for a long time and is even on the verge of leaving himself and also you seem to overlook that signifies Ashton's hopelessness and suicidal tendencies. He doesn't care about himself but he does care for them which is development on his part in the show so cut Ashton a break.

homie chill out it's a meme let your heart rate relax. I didn't overlook shit LMAO