Wiggy are you a TC? Very good posts.
Lets not lose sight of the proximate cause of this incident,the engine failed. I’m not entirely sure where the blame if any lies for that but it certainly wasn’t with the captain. He just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The fact that everyone survived is testament to a job done well enough.
Some of the cabin crew btw were faced with a v difficult situation. It was perplexing, time critical and dangerous. They paused considered risk v benefit then actioned their tasks effectively. Very impressive.