It's not just that. Ironwood had always been a 'if every problem is a hammer' person, and his hammer is a giant army. This volume has made it clear that on top of that, even when he means well, he doesn't really understand or appreciate civilian suffering unless someone like Nora hammers it into his head. He considers the civilian government to be getting in the way of him Doing What's Needed, and the Council even called him out on ignoring the laws and regulations that are in place to prevent abuses of power.
And then we have the PTSD, which RT has treated far more realistically that. A lot of shows. In any proper military, he'd have been quietly removed from his position for everyones own good, himself included. But everyone around him is more loyal to him than the law. So he stays in power.
And all of that was before this do, when he flayed the skin off his arm. He's likely in shock, and on so many painkillers. Hell, if Salem hadn't shown up, he'd probably have hallucinated her anyway.
He's a tragedy, he's going to get a lot of people killed pointlessly, and I am utterly disgusted at the Ace-ops. Except maybe Marrow, they seem to be setting up a Sam Vines moment there.
And then we have the PTSD, which RT has treated far more realistically that. A lot of shows. In any proper military, he'd have been quietly removed from his position for everyones own good, himself included. But everyone around him is more loyal to him than the law. So he stays in power.
And all of that was before this do, when he flayed the skin off his arm. He's likely in shock, and on so many painkillers. Hell, if Salem hadn't shown up, he'd probably have hallucinated her anyway.
He's a tragedy, he's going to get a lot of people killed pointlessly, and I am utterly disgusted at the Ace-ops. Except maybe Marrow, they seem to be setting up a Sam Vines moment there.