Kara wtf?
You have Shaw in your sights and you let her go?
shareI think her thinking was one of the following:
a) Shaw wasn't posing a direct threat (i.e., pointing a gun at her), so she couldn't shoot her.
b) the priority was getting the president to safety; she couldn't really take the time to take Shaw as a hostage.
Or possibly both. Besides, if she 'took care of' Shaw now, what would we have to look forward to in the finale??
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Kara is military and her mission is to get the president to safety. So, I think option B is more likely.
I don't want to see Shaw killed at this point. I'd like to see Shaw and her minions, along with the 4 regional leaders, arrested and brought to trial for treason.
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LOL at a trial.
Are we watching the same show?
How many 'bad guys' have made it trial during the three seasons of The Last Ship?
This isn't some pacifist utopian show where the good guys show restraint and capture their enemies so they can get due process and a fair trial. The crew of the Nathan James ALWAYS kill their enemies, usually in fun and interesting ways (Pang getting impaled by a katana for instance). Shaw will be no different. They're just saving her death for the season finale.
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I understand you want to watch ON THE SHOW an actual trial for a change. I think that has potential. It's unlikely though. Please ignore the a-holes
I didn't want her to die yet either, but it was bad writing to not have her at least take a shot. She's military, and that teaches you to adapt and capitalize on tactical advantages. Her not taking a shot was inexplicable. She didn't have time? It takes. 0.17 seconds to pull a trigger.
sharea) But she was a direct threat, which she proved just seconds after Kara turned the corner by getting on the radio and alerting security. That scene was laughable. There is no way a trained soldier leaves a hostile combatant behind to call for reinforcements.
b) Putting two bullets in her chest before turning the corner wouldn't slow them down in the least.
The ONLY reason she was left alive is plot armor. They needed the character for future episodes. They just couldn't resist doing the whole dramatic Kara-Shaw staredown and said to hell with it.
spot on .
great show though
But she was a direct threat, which she proved just seconds after Kara turned the corner by getting on the radio and alerting security.
By 'direct threat,' I meant that Shaw was not actively firing on anyone, and was, in fact, unarmed. Regardless of what we see on movies and TV shows, I think most military members would have serious hesitation about shooting a) an American, on American soil, and especially b) one who is not armed or otherwise posing an imminent threat.
And yes, regardless of how or why she wasn't shot during that shoot-out, the show had to keep Shaw alive so that she can get her comeuppance in an exciting climax. As I've said before, I'm willing to bet Kara will be the one to deliver that comeuppance. share
By 'direct threat,' I meant that Shaw was not actively firing on anyone, and was, in fact, unarmed. Regardless of what we see on movies and TV shows, I think most military members would have serious hesitation about shooting a) an American, on American soil, and especially b) one who is not armed or otherwise posing an imminent threat.
That was what I was thinking at the time, whilst at the same time wishing she would pull the trigger. However, the latter is pretty easy whilst sitting in a lounge chair wholly disconnected from the "reality".
"I care about the law. It's justice I don't give a toss about." Cleaver Greene share
The ONLY reason she was left alive is plot armor.
I don't agree completely with this statement.. It is not the ONLY reason. You also the have the classic good-guy complex as a factor here.
Kara believes that she is on the just/right side and she won't bring herself to execute an enemy who isn't being a threat at that exact moment. On the surface, it appears as a weakness for her as Shaw wouldn't hesitate to take her out should she get the chance.
The thinking usually is, 'we cannot let ourselves fall to their level' (i.e. level of the bad guys) however this kind of thinking makes it extra difficult for the good guys to come back around in victory as they are fighting an enemy who doesn't care for the rules.
I believe Kara will revisit this moment, wondering if she did the right thing and then someone from her team will provide that assurance. Also, it would be more satisfying should the show end with the downfall of Shaw and her company.. share
Neither, Shaw was wearing plot armor. There is no way in hell you don't take that shot.
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