I sometimes feel like I'm the only one who noticed that Ambessa executed the strategy baby Mel suggested during her flashback in S1 when she nominated Caitlyn to execute Piltover's Martial Law in S2.
Remember what Mel suggested in S1?
Find someone with a kind face, whom the people trust, who is good and sympathetic. Let them do your bidding.
That's what happens. From Piltover's perspective, Caitlyn is the most sympathetic figure at the time. As far as Piltover's concerned, she's an idealist who trusted her instincts, going behind her corrupt superior officer's back to investigate crimes that kept happening under his responsibility. From Piltover's perspective, she risked her life and family's name to uncover injustice. From Piltover's perspective, she confronted the Council and was dismissed. She was kidnapped, held hostage, and lost her mother in a terror attack. From Piltover's perspective, she suffered for advocating on behalf of Zaunites. From Piltover's perspective, she is the only one of them who risked everything for the undercity and thus the person with the most moral credibility.
That's flashback!Mel's logic and Ambessa, she can deploy it just as elegantly as her daughter. She deserves more credit for understanding statecraft just as brilliantly as Mel.
Also, notice how Mel plants someone vulnerable (Lest) in Salo's bed to spy for her. Ambessa likewise planted someone vulnerable (Maddie) in Caitlyn's bed to spy.
Mother and daughter are so much more alike than it seems on the surface, but I'm too scared to tap at that hornet's nest.
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