I didn’t read the books but when it came to the “You’re not that guy” scene, I was about to be so pissed if they spared the guy. But good thing they actually turn it to one of the best scenes of the show.
That plays out in the Discworld novels. The idea is, pray the man about to kill you is a bad guy, because he’ll fuck around, gloat, maybe make a mistake. If he’s a good guy, he’ll kill you instantly.
“Good Guy” just kills the “Bad Guy”
Like just fucking do it, stop being a loser.
The Expanse Spoiler
I didn’t read the books but when it came to the “You’re not that guy” scene, I was about to be so pissed if they spared the guy. But good thing they actually turn it to one of the best scenes of the show.
“I am that guy”
💥🔫
That plays out in the Discworld novels. The idea is, pray the man about to kill you is a bad guy, because he’ll fuck around, gloat, maybe make a mistake. If he’s a good guy, he’ll kill you instantly.
There’s an episode of doctor who with a similar interaction (to the spoiler).
BBEG: This is why good men always lose. They follow too many rules.
Doctor: That’s where you’re wrong. Good men don’t need rules.
From memory, so exact phrasing is probably wrong but the idea is there
Good men don’t need any rules. Today is not the day to find out why I have so many.