The Continental: From The World of John Wick
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Frankies body goes up in flames.
The warriors funeral, Jedi energy ascending, and so forth.
Winston and his new assembly of confidants stand around Frankies ashes.
The streets have already given word that Cormac never got his coin press.
Hell be desperate now, and Winston sees the hands of fate opening a window of opportunity.
So whos on the roster?
To Winstons immediate aid, weve got Miles, Lou, and Lemmy.
It takes Lou a minute to opt in.
Lou isnt having it.
Levels a whole-ass group of the Orphan Masters cronies,Cleopatra Jonesstyle … twice.
No guns, Lou tells Lemmy during a bit of a hatchet practice.
Wouldnt make sense for me to live any other way.
With hand-to-hand or any other weapon, you have a choice: life or death.
With a gun, there is no choice.
Something tells me the hand of fate is itching to complicate things for her.
And the crew still needs more trigger fingers on their side.
Its hard to find a professional in this town who isnt already in Cormacs pocket.
Its an offer he cant refuse.
Take it from one of the old guard: Suicidal or not, yours is a righteous cause.
If anybody ever deserved to be eliminated, its Cormac OConnor.
Just so happens that thinking Cormac should die is the first criterion for joining this crew.
Her rage is thunderous.
Shes still sour at Winston but yoked to him spiritually, on the same path of vengeance.
With the main players all lined up, its time to gather some outside troops.
Nobody knows precisely what it is or who works for her.
Is Mazie the Bowery Kings immediate predecessor?
Perhaps an answer for a different prequel.
However, things get more civil up on the rooftop, where Mazie and Winston hold a steely palaver.
Winstons ready with a cash offer.
Whatever her price to secure her armys services, hell pay.
But Mazie doesnt deal in dollars.
Gave that up a long time ago when she rejected the comforts of her wealthy family.
Under her wing, they see themselves.
Love, can you dig it?
Mazie and her army cant be bought, but they can be enlisted by the right story.
For now, it seems Winstons procured the love of the Bowery.
And with Ronnie, the helicopter pilot on deck, this crew of avenging angels is nearly assembled.
The only thing missing is an inside man.
And who better to work the inside than the concierge?
Back in the day, Cormac was a mid-level gangster who made collections in Winston and Frankies neighborhood.
With Cormac, every relationship comes down to you or him in the end.
Im offering you the chance to decide who you wanna be, Winston tells Charon.
Before its too late.
Charon returns to the Continental to find Thomas in a bloody mess on the ground.
Cormacs not-so-veiled threat is clear:stick with me, or youre going down.
While were at it, the hotels in need of a new musician, someone they can trust.
How about your father, Charon?
Our righteous gang of thieves has just found their inside man.
Agreed, which is probably why Im most keen on Yen and Lou going into the finale.
Their characterizations are yoked in their physicality, and their physicality plays as a meaningful extension of their will.
Simply too devious a nod to Mels infamous, uh, passions for the Christ to pass up.
Did Mel even know the camera was rolling during that scene?
