Jcj, indeed so, especially as the message was I'll let you know when it is ok again. Doesn't seem like the dynamics were sufficiently severe to prevent taking a seat, as the forces would have produced some recognition and action from the FD, other than what seems like incomprehension. So why weren't they sitting down - were they also unaware through the nature of the forces that something was so wrong ? If the instruction from the FD was such that it was a command to secure, then all this musing by me is irrelevant.
Despite all the thoughts about control laws, aoa indicators, what should have been done and so on, I hope the first step is to understand why these capable pilots were not presented with the crucial defining information to let them understand the situation in a timely way. Hence my unproductive search to see if 'stall' was said at any stage.
Edit: JD-EE, well it does make you wonder I agree.