I get that Rafe was trying to humanize Archie by giving him a narrative, but that same thing could've literally been conveyed in one scene. He could've been in a restaurant or some shyt with a main character, gave enough dialogue to convey that he was a good guy turning his life around, then got shot as he stepped out to go in the car. It didn't need to take the whole season. But at the end of the day Rafe isn't a veteran screenwriter or anything so it's understandable.
As far as Tai...his death was inevitable but I always figured they were saving him for next season cause they know he's a fan favorite character. I figured they would introduce another character that he was cool with in Flatbush and enough time would pass for him to feel like the coast was clear. Like they could've associated him with the nikkas that robbed Miz and had him spinnin them to get at Shane or whoever else. His death was way too anticlimactic. At the least he deserved one more scene trying to talk his way out of it.
Another thing that's funny though is that as much as Rafe likes to drive home points...Shane's character is pretty much as cautionary a tale as you need. Making small time money, has a guy who just stopped being scared yesterday as his right hand man, his brother is lowkey scheming on him, and he has beef with like three shooters who know where he lives. Plus he has one body over his head with another possible if Shay thinks he did Tai. What a shytty life. If Rafe ever wanted to convey a message to the youth, it's Shane's character. And all of it happened within the natural flow of the story.
As far as Tai...his death was inevitable but I always figured they were saving him for next season cause they know he's a fan favorite character. I figured they would introduce another character that he was cool with in Flatbush and enough time would pass for him to feel like the coast was clear. Like they could've associated him with the nikkas that robbed Miz and had him spinnin them to get at Shane or whoever else. His death was way too anticlimactic. At the least he deserved one more scene trying to talk his way out of it.
Another thing that's funny though is that as much as Rafe likes to drive home points...Shane's character is pretty much as cautionary a tale as you need. Making small time money, has a guy who just stopped being scared yesterday as his right hand man, his brother is lowkey scheming on him, and he has beef with like three shooters who know where he lives. Plus he has one body over his head with another possible if Shay thinks he did Tai. What a shytty life. If Rafe ever wanted to convey a message to the youth, it's Shane's character. And all of it happened within the natural flow of the story.
nikka why you on ig giving away plots
If not eventually a nikka like ray will end up being food. Killas only truly respect other killas
