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I'm not suggesting that Dante definitely wanted him dead. It's perhaps more credible and at least possible to remove him physically, but it's not totally out of the question either. It's simply too risky to delve too deeply into the intentions of a character about whom we don't know everything at this stage.I was talking about Dante wanting him dead aspect. And, again, people accept James Bond as entertaining stories, despite not being remotely covert.
As for the focus on the arena, I suppose we have to see if that plot continues. I doubt it goes back there.
I understand the James Bond analogy, and therefore the suspension of disbelief, but whereas it's accepted in your example, I don't see how it applies here. Story simplicities or plot shortcuts are conceivable, as are simple neglects. Furthermore, the desire to entertain doesn't prevent a story from being well-crafted and coherent, it just depends on the authors and their intentions with regard to the target audience. However, we can disagree and not have the same perception, where I see simple negligence or disparities in script coherence, you see deliberate omissions. I still don't think it works here.
I don't think we'll be back fighting in the arena either, unless the scenario proves otherwise, which wasn't my point here anyway.
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