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The loss was not all Pearce's fault. Another straw man argument.
Perhaps with your keen intellect and ability to analyze and break down the game of rugby league you will be able to answer the question that the other Pearce defenders on this forum can't.
What has Pearce done consistently well in origin?
He hasn't done anything consistently well in Origin and there's definitely an argument to be made that he shouldn't have been picked for this series. It's a fair and well rationalised argument but that's not my point.
Others will argue he has been picked after 22 months of exile in which he went away and improved on his game thus deserving another shot especially when considering the current dearth of other options genuinely available.
Regardless of which side of the fence you sit on though, in fairness he deserves to be judged on his Game 1 performance alone in which he wasn't bad (not great either) and a quiet second half was a reflection of opportunities presented rather than opportunities taken/missed. Something a lot seem to be forgetting when putting together an argument.
Had Blake Austin (the latest fad in the halves dilemma) put in exactly the same performance given the territorial dominance QLD had do you think he would've copped any criticism at all? I think not.