Quote (Kayeto @ 21 Sep 2020 13:57)
There were two things I really disliked about this episode: the fake drama and deus ex machinas.
1: Fake lazers onto the crowd. Cheap trick, lazy writing. Daydream sequence to wipe out what would have been the most dramatic moment of the show.
2: Noir has the whole crew on the ropes and is about do end the series. Butcher wait until the last second to pull out some bs story that doesn't even make sense when you think about it. So in the end, we went through all the drama with Noir, the fire, the shooting, MM getting stabbed, all for nothing. It was just an excuse for "action".
I don't think butcher deciding to play a game of bluff with Gus can be described as deus ex machina. His original plan was to offer himself as a sacrifice and when his team didn't run he had to think of another plan, one that uses information set up in the previous 4 episodes to succeed.