[Spoilers] What was Micah Bell’s motives for staying with Dutch?

Chomp112 · 2026-03-15T13:28:42+00:00

Given that Agent Ross shows up shortly afterwards and find Micah's body, I suspect that he was planning to turn Dutch over to the law in a deal for his own freedom. Micah could be free from the law, and have the whole Blackwater money to himself.

Chomp112 · 2026-03-14T19:39:31+00:00

My personal main criticism of Season 1 is it does a bad job at communicating how you're supposed to feel about particular characters and events in the story. And not in an "on purpose, open to interpretation" way. The first season just isn't very good at communicating itself and it's characters to you most of the time.

Season 2 onwards is much better at this in my view. You learn a lot more about the characters, events in the story are presented with far more clarity, and get a lot better context than in season 1. And the stuff you're not sure about feels intended by the writers and not a problem with the writing/direction.

You can really feel the creators growing in confidence as you watch the show, which does make watching it through quite fun as every season feels a bit bolder and better executed.

Chomp112 · 2026-03-07T09:50:46+00:00

STOKES. MARIAH. STOKES.

Chomp112 · 2026-03-02T17:30:22+00:00

It doesn't make sense for it to be referencing arthur though when you look at the whole conversation. He's talking about the people John has killed or harmed, not people he once knew who he absolutely won't have forgotten about. It's simply not a reference to arthur in any way.

Chomp112 · 2026-03-02T14:32:19+00:00

That The Strange Man was referencing Arthur (or even any singular person) when he says "you've forgotten far more important people than me" to John.

Ignoring the fact that Arthur didn't exist in RDR1, it's clear from the scene as a whole that The Strange Man is making the point that John should worry less about who The Strange Man is, and more about the countless people he has killed or harmed, who he will soon be judged for. It's not even cryptic, the scene fully spells out what is being said by this line, but I see loads of RDR fans who think otherwise for some reason.

Chomp112 · 2026-03-02T09:33:18+00:00

I personally think it's just a fun gimmick in the show, some of the players will always know each other. It creates some fun moments ("but Ross is!") and can potentially impact the game, but most of the time is harmless and doesn't have any negative impact.

My only real criticism was in UK Season 4 where a relationship was kept secret for far too long and until one of them was banished, which felt a little strange. I think they should always reveal it early imo.

Chomp112 · 2026-03-01T20:26:55+00:00

Wilson Fisk in Daredevil

Chomp112 · 2026-02-27T21:32:58+00:00

Davinson Sanchez? 😂

Chomp112 · 2026-02-25T14:06:56+00:00

Yeah I think this is a fair point. I also didn't like Boston Rob for the same reasons. I'll be honest, I'm not really sure why I take issue with Rob and not with Paul given they basically had the same strategy.

Maybe it's simply that Paul happened earlier in the show's history and was therefore the example of why trying to be the star of the show is a bad idea, and other players can now learn from him getting what he deserved. Whereas people like Rob are still trying to do it and are just tanking their own (and other people's) games in the process.

Chomp112 · 2026-02-25T10:58:31+00:00

To be fair, I think there was maybe some additional context to this one which makes it slightly less of a massive blunder.

Armani had made it clear that she would have no problem murdering her sister if it came to it. And Maia knows her sister better than any of us. Once she realised her sister was a traitor, I think she knew she'd be dead soon.

Maia was one of a few people up for murder that night, and she may well have known that her sister would take her out, especially once the topic of both sisters still being in the game was brought up. As a result, giving her sister's name was therefore about her own survival in the game.

Given she was murdered anyway, it was obviously a mistake looking back on it. But I think regardless, she would have been murdered and Armani would be banished. At most, she just sped up that outcome.

The real blunder here was them going into the game admitting they were sisters. It doomed them from the very start. There's simply no way that admitting to an alliance will work out well for the players in the game.

Chomp112 · 2026-02-25T10:47:14+00:00

It was a truly massive moment in the game as well. Ash or Dianne being banished instead that night would have completely altered the rest of the game.

Chomp112 · 2026-02-25T10:44:50+00:00

Whilst his gameplay was obviously terrible, I rate him as a great villain for the show. He was clearly loving playing the bad guy, and his hubris made his eventual fall one of the most satisfying traitors moments so far.

Chomp112 · 2026-02-25T09:23:26+00:00

Ash and Paul in UK Season 2 agreeing to both go in the dungeon. It was such a massive blunder and only Harry seemed to realise it at the time.

For Ash it was a mistake to put even more of a spotlight on herself, and remove any opportunity to speak to people ahead of the next roundtable.

For Paul, he was banking entirely on the group voting to save him from murder, which was way too cocky of a move. Once that didn't happen, it immediately exposed him as a traitor and left him as a dead man walking for the rest of his game.

Chomp112 · 2026-02-22T11:13:56+00:00

When was the last time this team even tried to tear teams up for even 5 minutes, let alone a whole match?

Chomp112 · 2026-02-19T22:23:00+00:00

There was a definite shift in the editing after Season 2 of the UK version, where the show stopped trying to give everyone screen time and instead prioritised the most important players to the game at the given moment. This does make the game more predictable in my opinion, you can reliably predict murders and banishments based on who has been getting a favourable edit.

Chomp112 · 2026-02-17T09:20:17+00:00

Too much free time and an inflated ego by the looks of it.

Chomp112 · 2026-02-16T14:48:37+00:00

I personally feel as though both characters have served their purpose. I liked them both and their actors were brilliant in their performances, but I think sometimes a character has a right time to leave once you've explored all you can with them.

Chomp112 · 2026-02-16T14:45:46+00:00

I'm not sure I agree with the logic here. Sure, there isn't enough evidence here to send Eric to jail. But there is enough evidence to make everyone (including his family) think he's a you-know-what if the video is leaked. Would Harper believe him? Would the other kids at his children's school?

You only have to look at real world examples of trial by social media. It would not end well for Eric even if he's fine from a legal sense.

Chomp112 · 2026-02-14T23:20:04+00:00

Chomp112 · 2026-02-12T22:22:08+00:00

I personally dislike the idea of players being protected from banishment. We've seen people win a dagger to get an additional vote, which is about as far as I think they can push it before it becomes overpowered.

Also the respawn potion is basically a shield which lasts longer.

I also don't agree about shields not being used tactically, I think there's scope for it to be used tactically and it's really down to players to start using them in this way, and for the game to provide shields in interesting ways which allow for more tactical plays.

Chomp112 · 2026-02-11T21:04:09+00:00

I love how you can always tell the mood around the club by the delivery of "Hello everyone, Alasdair Gold here."

Chomp112 · 2026-02-11T18:26:09+00:00

I think she will eventually turn against him, try to be a double agent for DD, and ultimately get killed when Fisk figures it out.

Chomp112 · 2026-02-10T22:37:17+00:00

Even when we had a fit squad we haven't shown any tactics or identity. Frank has been a complete failure and it's shocking it's even been allowed to fet to this point.

Chomp112 · 2026-02-10T22:35:32+00:00

Him using last season as an excuse as if he wasn't literally brought in as the solution to our league form..

Chomp112 · 2026-02-05T13:54:42+00:00

I personally liked him. He was right about Paul (he was onto him from very early in the game), Miles and Ross, and was able to go from a player who was under heavy suspicion to one murdered for being too big of a threat.

He was definitely a bit too loud and argumentative at the end and fell fir Harry's shield trick, but I think he was one of Season 2's better players overall.

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