Originally Posted by
j9ac9k
Aside from how much I hate the "good guy lets the bad guy live then gets to kill them anyway because the bad guy tries to shoot the good guy in the back" cliche, there's no way they'd do that as a way to validate Walker in any way. You may be rooting for him, but I don't think this show is letting him get a win here, or be the "good guy who gets his hands dirty", where he saves Sam's life, thereby neutering the hero of the show and kills the bad guy who's about to commit murder, thereby justifying his actions? (it's like how The Punisher is always shown as right in his fights against DD, but only in his own title, from his POV - everywhere else, he's a mass murdering psycho) That's way too good for him and would come across as totally against the whole point of the show. It's the "righteous, lethal rule-breaker" attitude that's lead to police feeling justified doing anything they want. If John's worthy of even working his way back up to grey, it'll be awhile. That's my feeling based on the ground work this show has laid out and what seems to me to be the story Marvel wants to tell.