Germaine voices to Foamy some of my problems with those damn escort quests. Seriously, just because I'm escorting an NPC across half a zone doesn't mean they can't pitch in and make it a little easier, you know?!
http://www.illwillpress.com/ESCORT22.html
Edit: This should go without saying, because it's a Foamy cartoon, but it's NSFW due to lots of language. YOU ARE WARNED!