Maybe the reason the PF persists with a nose-up command and then resets throttles to idle is that his instruments tell him he is diving and overspeeding????
Then why give TOGA power? The report clearly says that the pilot reacted to the stall with TOGA power and a pitch up command. That's the puzzling aspect.
Of course it crossed my mind that for some reason he thought he was diving or gaining too much speed. But then he would not add power.
It just makes no sense.
And it is not a momentary confusion either, it is a persistent pitch up command. There were two other pilots there who did not react to this inconsistent action by the PF which makes it all the more puzzling. I maintain that we are missing half the information.