Good analysis.
In some cases, it's good that the cvs keep to their story no matter what the viewers have to say...that is, if they have a clear vision from the start and show what they mean to in a proper logical manner.
In this case, the cvs' intention may have been good...meaning to show all that you mentioned in your post...they all sound very laudable and different from the nonsense we see on TV.
The problem here is that these cvs were unable to live up to their task and went about doing things the wrong way...due to poor scripting, poor acting in some cases and even poorer justifications.
Ragna was a good component but little did they know it would overtake everything else. If that is what brought in the trps, they should have seen the writing on the wall and gone with it.
This deliberate killing of the goose that laid the golden egg is nothing short of sheer stupidity and a terrible example of injured egos.