Okay, look, I get it - Merle was always supposed to be the one to come up with the Third Option; he was the one who talked to John, he had the clues, he's the Peacemaker, I understand I get it I do
BUT
But Taako being the one to come up with it is what made Lucretia's betrayal worth it
Because for all that Taako tried to find a way to stop the Hunger during the Century, he was primarily concerned with the survival of himself and the other Birds. He wasn't invested in saving the worlds they encountered, because everyone on them was dust
But Lucretia's betrayal changed that. It forced Taako to live alongside the people he didn't care about saving, it forced him to build bonds with those people, because he didn’t know not to
And so he dated Kravitz. He tutored Angus. He handed out macarons for Candlenights.
And those connections, those bonds, are what forced him to think outside of the box. Because suddenly he didnt just care about saving himself and his family, he cared about saving the world. And it was that motivation that led him to come up with the idea that stopped the apocalypse for good. And it wouldn't have happened without Lucretia.
Just. Hhh. Ugh.
I get it, I do, I do, I get it.
But.

















