User blog comment:Western Gen/Speculations for Season 13/@comment-26306977-20150907223129/@comment-3496661-20150909125600

But the season wasn't told from Epsilon's perspective, because (unlike what the trailer led us to believe) Epsilon wasn't the main focus of S13. Locus, Felix, Doyle, Kimball, and Carolina had more focus and development, unlike Epsilon. I understand why we don't get to see the result of the fight because the hero technically isn't alive to see the results of their actions. Unfortunately though, we as an audience WILL eventually see the result of Epsilon's actions unless the story of the Reds, Blues, and Chorus soldiers ends right here and following seasons will follow an entirely new group of characters. If we see what happens after the events of the S13 finale then it kinda defeats the idea behind Epsilon's speech.

Regardless, the season doesn't focus primarily on Epsilon deteriorating and finally coming to the conclusion that he must off himself. It's hinted at a few times, but I feel one more season would've given that subplot a better effect. The season is about the Feds and Rebels learning to work together in order to reach a common goal: saving their planet. This is their story, not Epsilon's. We've spent so much time learning and connecting to these characters, I wanted to see them get what they want. I wanted a resolution to this  entire  trilogy.

Sure they may continue where they left off in a later season, but why couldn't they have just done that now? It'd be kinda weird to start off the first act of a new season with the characters realizing their friend is gone, and their still fighting Hargrove, who has already lost. I could get over not seeing a fight, it's not about having a final battle or anything. I just hate how this trilogy ends on a character who was never a main protagonist in any of the Trilogy's seasons.

I also personally kinda felt that Church just gave up. I mean, Doc has a rocket launcher, Grif has his brute shot, Lopez and Simmons have two pairs of alien weapons, Donut is sick with grenades, Caboose has Freckles, and Tucker has a modified Meta suit. I mean how powerful are Hargrove's forces? Couldn't Church have simply activated a domed energy shield to protect everyone? He didn't have to use all the enhancements at once, he just needed to use what he could. At least in Dish Best Served Epsilon tried to push himself to run Carolina's enhancements. Sure he failed, but you like a character for trying rather than just succeeding. It adds development. Epsilon took one look at the Meta suit, ran his calculations, and all of his results led to failure? If so, was his only option killing himself completely? He didn't even try to run the suit.

Another note, after Meta captured Epsilon-Tex in Reunion, she was able to run all of Meta's enhancements on her own. Though I suppose she wasn't as old as Epsilon but she was a fragment of a fragment, right? Wouldn't she be weaker? I don't know. Also, in S12, we see Epsilon is able to harness and use the memories of the other AI. He seemed to be at his most powerful being able to do things super fast. The stakes, IMO, weren't high enough for Church to die. And didn't Epsilon kill himself already while inside Wash's head? All the way back in Recovery One? Did he just kill himself again?

Overall, this season needed a resolution to ALL the characters, not just Epsilon. If they wanted to end it like this, they should've put more focus on Epsilon throughout the span of the season, at least. But they didn't. That's why I was unsatisfied with this ending. This isn't Epsilon's story.