Shades is the smartest bad guy in this show
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Nethlem — 9 years ago(October 06, 2016 11:44 AM)
Shades is kind of guy always a step behind, in the shadows, always a second in command kind of guy.
He's actually always a step ahead, that's how he can stay in the shadows and still play everybody else. If you think about it then it's very smart: As second in command he can influence important decisions and even control what the boss gets to know or, more importantly,
not
to know. While at the same time he can deny most of the responsibility by handing it either down (the goon messed it up!) or up (told you this wasn't a good idea!)
Imagine the cops busted the whole organization, the boss will have trouble talking his way out, the second in command (if he can actually be identified as such) can always claim "I only followed orders, I never knew!" and get a lighter sentence. -
nuhor_lir_gurenna — 9 years ago(October 06, 2016 08:20 PM)
I say what I say because when Cottonmouth died he actually wanted to take over and told everyone they all work for him now, but his act thoroughly unconvincing, he just did not look the part. As leader he should have said few words to motivate his subordinates but that just did not seem to be in him.
But when Diamondback was in the room, everyone knew he was the boss, everyone wanted to impress him. The same with cottonmouth.
It is not that Shades did not want to be in charge, he was just not that kind of person.
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ayanami-chan — 9 years ago(October 07, 2016 07:22 AM)
But when Diamondback was in the room, everyone knew he was the boss, everyone wanted to impress him. The same with cottonmouth.
That was probably more because both had the tendency to simply shoot everyone who so much as looked at them funny than out of actual respect.
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nuhor_lir_gurenna — 9 years ago(October 07, 2016 11:48 AM)
That is sort of true. Both cottonmouth and diamondback are intimidating, that is necessary quality of a crime boss. Shades although smart but he is not intimidating.
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theemaster — 9 years ago(October 07, 2016 01:05 PM)
Also he's the only one with pending charges in the show besides diamonback.. he's out on 2 million bail..
Shades was definitely the smartest villain.
A smart villain doesn't get caught doing other villains handi-work -
kullagulla-84456 — 9 years ago(October 07, 2016 01:36 PM)
He's the only one that seemed to understand that you need to be smart and be always had his eye on the nig picture. Cottonmouth was too focused on his money, diamondback was too focused on revenge, and Mariah didn't know what the hell she was doing and could barely stay afloat when the beep hit the fan.
I can't wait to see more from him in the future.
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ayanami-chan — 9 years ago(October 07, 2016 01:42 PM)
Loved the scene where he is sparring with Priscilla in the interrogation room
I was laughing so hard when he suddenly seemed all scared and teary-eyed at her threat of a long jail time! There was just no way he would break that easily.
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king_of_bob — 9 years ago(October 11, 2016 08:07 PM)
Agreed. He's the only villain character that was ever planning ahead and thinking laterally. Everyone else got tunnel vision.
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