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@JCB95 Wounding a bunch of redshirts wouldn't have the same impact as wounding Miller and Gaia. We wouldn't have cared if they get medical attention. If Miller was still fine, he would have led people back and Echo wouldn't have felt compelled to come to Madi, which led to the main plot for these 2 episodes.

I agree that if they delayed Cooper's death to this episode, it would have been more useful. Her death felt unnecessary tbh.

Yes, Raven and Shaw could have fixed the machine gun, but they didn't have time to. Raven prevented it from blowing up the first time but they parted ways right after that. They left Emori to fix it but she couldn't because she's not nearly as an expert as Raven and Shaw.

I used to dislike Murphy but he's changed a lot. He used to be a bully and the one who ruined their plans all the time. But this time, he's working as part of a team and risking his life so many times for them. He's made more development than most characters. Honestly, I don't know how you don't see that.

You can't go around killing characters just for the sake of bringing their story to "full circle." Instead, you can use that to help develop the next story. That's what creative writers do. And yes, you can tell what a character feels through emotions, without them spelling it out for you. Look at Octavia's face as she leaves Polis and throughout the journey. You can tell she feels guilty and doesn't feel worthy as their leader. She hasn't even had the courage to address them. Miller is the one who has been rallying people after her.