05-22-2016, 04:19 PM
The season ends with most of those BCers who planned to kill Nick and his group dead. The BC North precinct police officers who set up Hank, the two goons who were staking out Rosalee and Monroe, the thug BC Police officers who attacked Nick's place, that mook Bonaparte, Rachel (because she was in on the whole plan to take over power), and a commendable number of casualties at the hands of Meisner and Wu.
There was only one important soldier down on the HW/Scoobie side, Meisner, and some very unfortunate bystanders; all killed by Black Claw - especially heinous was the murdering of that old lady who lived across the way from Hank. HW and Nick's group didn't put a single civilian in harm's way. I'd say the best laid plans of Bonaparte did not have the expected outcome. They will have to regroup just as much as will the Scoobies. All in all, I'd say Nick and company came out way ahead in that scuffle. And as important as it is to acknowledge that Nick didn't engineer a master strategy, but conducted a war of offence (complicated by having to figure out what the enemy was doing), overall he was at the helm and his directives were followed by his troops. Having them all meet at his place was his idea and probably saved them, they were targets for elimination. Diana's part was significant also, but imo, was a complement to, and not a irreplaceable component of, their field success.
Even though the group is not out of the woods yet, those BCers are just as dead.
Something else should be pointed out here; Nick's unmistakable act of heroism in staying behind to give the others a chance to get away. Imo, there can be no more testimony to an agape and philia kind love for one's friends than to offer one's life for them. In my book, he's not as self-concerned as some think.
Monroe's atonement has its foundation in past history. He's a worthy man, but his story isn't quite the same as Juliette's. Her betrayal was against her former partner in life, and by extension, his friends.
There was only one important soldier down on the HW/Scoobie side, Meisner, and some very unfortunate bystanders; all killed by Black Claw - especially heinous was the murdering of that old lady who lived across the way from Hank. HW and Nick's group didn't put a single civilian in harm's way. I'd say the best laid plans of Bonaparte did not have the expected outcome. They will have to regroup just as much as will the Scoobies. All in all, I'd say Nick and company came out way ahead in that scuffle. And as important as it is to acknowledge that Nick didn't engineer a master strategy, but conducted a war of offence (complicated by having to figure out what the enemy was doing), overall he was at the helm and his directives were followed by his troops. Having them all meet at his place was his idea and probably saved them, they were targets for elimination. Diana's part was significant also, but imo, was a complement to, and not a irreplaceable component of, their field success.
Even though the group is not out of the woods yet, those BCers are just as dead.
Something else should be pointed out here; Nick's unmistakable act of heroism in staying behind to give the others a chance to get away. Imo, there can be no more testimony to an agape and philia kind love for one's friends than to offer one's life for them. In my book, he's not as self-concerned as some think.
Monroe's atonement has its foundation in past history. He's a worthy man, but his story isn't quite the same as Juliette's. Her betrayal was against her former partner in life, and by extension, his friends.
"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation." Bertrand Russell - printed on a beer mat in "Shaun of The Dead".