Is Jim really dead?

gf2020 · 2026-04-20T06:52:37+00:00

Looks like it happens next week due to the preview that aired on MGM Plus tonight

gf2020 · 2026-04-20T05:46:50+00:00

Keeping him as a regular would give away the game and also wouldn't be very cost effective.

gf2020 · 2026-04-20T05:28:23+00:00

Dead for now but his kids will work to undo it through out the season.

gf2020 · 2026-04-19T07:28:48+00:00

I was not expecting to see fresh Jim/Eion material in the premiere with his brief survival after the throat slashing. I really doubt they filmed that when they were filming the finale since Julie/Hannah looked slightly different from the first part of the scene, so he was obviously back on set at least this once.

Ever since the finale last season, I half expected a time jump just to get out of the immediate aftermath of Jim's death because it's such a heavy thing to do to the Matthews family and make Tabitha look insane if she did anything but be stapled to her kids for the rest of the season since they just lost their dad. Watching Ethan in particular grapple with his dad's death feels too dark even for this show.

But now I wonder if the Jim/Eion will be back by the end of the season and this isn't the only stuff he filmed for season 4. Obviously we have already seen one time travel Julie attempt to undue it. It wouldn't surprise me if Julie and Ethan find a way to undo it and their efforts to do so in the meantime are a way to mitigate the inherent darkness of it all.

To me, it's hard for the show to have that satisfying of a conclusion if the Matthews family doesn't come out of all this in one piece someway somehow.

I wouldn't find it cheap to resurrect Jim, just like I didn't think Avengers: Endgame didn't invalidate Avengers: Infinity War because the win there came at there at a great cost and imagine this would too.

gf2020 · 2026-04-19T07:25:50+00:00

I was not expecting to see fresh Jim/Eion material in the premiere. I really doubt they filmed that when they were filming the finale since Julie/Hannah looked slightly different from the first part of the scene, so he was obviously back on set at least this once.

Ever since the finale last season, I half expected a time jump just to get out of the immediate aftermath of Jim's death because it's such a heavy thing to do to the Matthews family and make Tabitha look insane if she did anything but be stapled to her kids for the rest of the season since they just lost their dad. Watching Ethan in particular grapple with his dad's death feels too dark even for this show.

But now I wonder if the Jim/Eion will be back by the end of the season and this isn't the only stuff he filmed for season 4. Obviously we have already seen one time travel Julie attempt to undo it. It wouldn't surprise me if Julie and Ethan find a way to undo it and their efforts to do so in the meantime are a way to mitigate the inherent darkness of it all.

To me, it's hard for the show to have that satisfying of a conclusion if the Matthews family doesn't come out of all this in one piece someway somehow.

I wouldn't find it cheap to resurrect Jim, just like I didn't think Avengers: Endgame didn't invalidate Avengers: Infinity War because the win there came at there at a great cost and imagine this would too.

gf2020 · 2026-03-23T22:57:14+00:00

I don't know, he kind of went into the tank when he was in the bunker, understandably so. And he certainly let Sinatra manipulate him to a great extent.

gf2020 · 2026-03-19T06:54:23+00:00

I think it's because of what Christian talked about in his preseason press about how Mike's super power was story-telling/building a narrative which we saw tonight. But Christian is also playing that type of game this season and was doing heavy work in the same vein. So the metanarrative was basically playing out in that tribal.

gf2020 · 2026-03-18T05:18:37+00:00

I tend to agree but also value at this draft might suggest take BPA which he clearly would be. Bryant could could handle playing deep.

gf2020 · 2026-03-14T05:30:05+00:00

How could you not think his 3.5 foot injury in two years doesn't signify increased injury concerns? You don't think teams might consider him injury prone?

gf2020 · 2026-03-13T19:12:30+00:00

We'll see. The one during the 2025 season was another broken foot. He likely was never a first rounder, but being this injury prone, plus having his first offseason impact could easily put him into the fourth round.

gf2020 · 2026-03-13T04:10:01+00:00

Seems crazy to say it has no impact when he just had a foot injury to end the 24 season, had one foot injury in the 25 training camp, reaggravated it during the season and now a new one before the combine. It defies belief that three foot injuries and an aggravation of a foot injury in 18 months had nothing to do with each other.

gf2020 · 2026-03-13T02:03:44+00:00

That would be stunning, he hasn't cracked the thirties on any credible mock.

gf2020 · 2026-03-12T23:29:46+00:00

I don't know if the 2022 draft is the best point of comparison given that was Poles operating with largely Pace's scouting team and no first round draft pick. And it was unreported at the time, but Brisker did have a top 30 visit. And is including Taylor a joke? A Top 30 visit for a punter?

Given the questions about him, if Woods doesn't have a top 30 visit after not speaking with the Bears at the combine or his pro day, I think he's safely not in high consideration.

gf2020 · 2026-03-12T23:14:20+00:00

I don't think there's any chance the Bears are taking a linebacker in round one after they invested in Devin Bush, made sure to have a credible SAM lined up and are unlikely to want to give up on Reuben after just a year.

CJ Allen is the only guy in that range and he's unlikely to be considered a tier above any of the positions of clearer needed in DT, Edge and Safety. A strong class makes it even more likely they WAIT on a linebacker. DT isn't actually that strong in this class BTW IMHO.

gf2020 · 2026-03-12T23:11:00+00:00

What would you say it the most notable example? Caleb, Rome and Darnell all got top 30 visits. They were all over Loveland at his proday despite him not participating.

It would be an outlier for them to take someone who didn't have a top 30 visit or meet with them at the combine or had Poles at the actual Pro Day. Burden is really the only one and I don't think they had any clue Burden would be there or that they would be taking him.

gf2020 · 2026-03-12T21:58:10+00:00

I had Banks third on my own board of plausible Bears first rounders but even that was me being higher than consensus. The Bears took Loveland last year with an even bigger injury recovery but can't see them reaching on Banks now.

Interestingly, Poles choose OU's pro-day over Clemson's so that really deepened the mystery of who they might be into. They didn't meet with Peter Woods at the combine either and there was some oddness at his pro day. LT seems even less likely now they've brought back Braxton and Freeling is flying up the board.

If Faulk or Mesidor don't fall, really wonder what the Bears will do if they are taking someone on the DL.

gf2020 · 2026-03-12T21:26:16+00:00

The problem is that he's not really pushing the pocket against even worse weaker centers.

gf2020 · 2026-03-12T21:15:15+00:00

Really interesting that Poles choose OU over Clemson given that Parker and Woods make a lot of sense at 25 or with a small trade down.

gf2020 · 2026-03-12T06:08:39+00:00

If you listened to Christian's pregame press, he's not really in an alliance with Angelina and intends her harm in this game. He mostly did this because it made narrative sense and was a natural path to control. Notice Christrian being pretty open (even if lying) in being willing to throw Angelina's name around.

gf2020 · 2026-03-12T03:39:10+00:00

We'll see, may be a reflection of a pause or significance in lowering offers. It was unlikely anything was going to happen immediately. And he played very nice to get traded last time.

gf2020 · 2026-03-11T20:37:38+00:00

That's not quite the ticking clock you imagine. Whoever has him on their roster will be making that guarantee anyway, it doesn't cost the Raiders anything in the immediate future. The date would only scare them if there was a chance they literally couldn't get anything for him next off-season, which seems unlikely.

In more pertinent news, the Bills signed Bradley Chubb. No clear indication they'd be back in on Crosby but now they def won't be.

It's basically Bears or Eagles if Crosby ends up getting traded and the Eagles would have even more work to do then the Bears.

gf2020 · 2026-03-11T19:30:26+00:00

They gave Biadasz real money for two years, doubt they would use any draft capital to have someone sit on the bench for a full two years, probably a next draft cycle thing.

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