spoilers for C1 episode 79 and 80
I wonder if TLOVM is going to keep Scanlan/Sam not calling for J'Mon Sa Ord / Devo'ssa with the brass flute until the last minute like an idiot. They have to right? Are they going to come up with a better reason for that or let it be a Scanlan fuck up? I know that Sam was trying to keep it in reserve for if they needed it later for some other fight, probably Raishan or even something else. But that was stupid because J'Mon very clearly only agreed to help them fight Thordak, not anything else and they're a person with free will, not a magic item you can hold in reserve for whenever you want. (Sam's usually good at strategy, he's allowed a major fuck up at least once lol).
Here's the scene of J'mon saying they'd help from the transcripts:
J'mon steps forward. "Join me by the throne, please." Steps over and sits down once again. "The cruel red that you speak of, that we once fought, was crushed by our might and my hatred for its kind. This city has many wards, as I mentioned, and I am its protector. I have my ways, which I utilize only when necessary. Now what you ask, what you do, is already a deed of justice in and of itself. I require no recompense beyond that. While I cannot leave my city unguarded for long, I must remain until you are prepared to engage this Thordak head on. When the time comes, call to me and I will come to your aid."
