This season 4 has been good so far, with the addition of likable new characters (Mostly John Dorie, a refocused Morgan, and Althea, and the others are less annoying), but this episode slipped back into 'smart people doing stupid things'. The whole stand off at the end with standing in the open with guns randomly pointed was just plain stupid. who wins in that situation? Why would these experienced fighters stage such death trap acting like guns aren't particularly dangers. Answer, they wouldn't.
John's stand off for information at the beginning where the guy loses a finger. Why? Why would the guy do anything like making a dumb move for his gun when they've made it absolutely clear John is a whizz with his guns, and the guy could just lie? Answer, he wouldn't.
John copping a bullet for no reason, stupid again.
Naomi's up to something but they didn't really explain that very well.... which is unlike American tv to under explain something, aiming for its average audience IQ age of 8 years old. Just bad story telling or have they got something up their sleeve?
We had 5 episodes of the characters NOT doing too stupid things, and the last 2 written by Alex Delyle, and Anna Fishko being particularly good, but this one feels like a let down, helmed by Richard Naing. Hopefully this isn't the sign-post for a revert to the old ways.
In case the show runners haven't been reading our comments and reviews NONE of their audience likes being treated like they're stupid and part of that is not getting your characters to do stupid stuff no one would do. Suspension of disbelief is meant for something else, not excusing unbelievable plot points basd on stupidity.