Black Panther SPOILERS below the cut on the climactic battle scene:

My God, anon, that is the perfect solution! It would have made the whole sequence so much more meaningful and suspenseful, too. And think of the toll on Shuri, she would have been like “Mom, get out!!” and wanting to go back to get her when Ramonda would not leave. Ramonda could have let her know in no uncertain terms that Shuri is to hold her position and that Wakanda is bigger than any one person, bigger than family. And, of course, she would kick everyone’s ass easily before getting out of there cool as you please.
Bonus points if she flips off the plane attacking the lab as she leaves, in a callback to Shuri from early in the movie. Maybe she even saves something particularly meaningful/useful from the lab on the way, because she’s that thoughtful kind of mom.



