mars the red

Doug’s little bromance with the Union major. It ends too soon. You get the impression that Doug likes it when a rugged handsome guy starts giving him orders. Then Machiavelli shoots him. Doug gently fingers his perforated lung, but it does no good. :(

Doug spends most of the ep in the awkward position of trying to keep Tony alive while Tony’s trying to kill him. It’s not played for angst (that’d be too character-driven. this is a running and jumping show) but there’s a moment of something when Doug says he’s Tony’s only link to the future. As we’ll see next ep, Tony cares less and less about that as these adventures wear on. 

Machiavelli is Malachi Throne, which is a great name, and I like his cape.

I suppose Tony deciding to join the Confederates because they killed a young man right in front of him is the sort of impulsive thing he would do. He’ll do a lot when his anger gets the best of him.

Does he even know they are the Confederacy? What that means? It’s not clear. Doug doesn’t mention it. Hey bud, how’s that war in defence of slavery going?