But it seems to me that a central, recurring theme in the Wonder Woman books since Marston has been the question of whether redemption is a possibility for everyone. Whether "redemption for all" is possible or not, it's a lovely idea--and perhaps it is loveliest when found in the midst of greatest ugliness. It's easy to cheer when Wonder Woman forgives the Baroness for what she did when she her daughter's life was being threatened by the Nazis, right? But when Diana offers a second chance to someone who we find truly disturbing, that might test our faith in the universal possibility of redemption.
That he manipulates his way into his second chance is something that I'm a little uncomfortable with, as I said above (in the second post on the thread, if I remember right). I expected Zeus' plan to be something Diana would resist, not help to complete. At the same time, though, I expect good writing to often leave me a little uncomfortable, and I can understand that "the good guys simply won, the bad guys simply lost" would have been a little simplistic for Azzarello.