Izzy hauling his ass out of the cellar on one leg after being shot, having an amputation, and attempting suicide; just to shoot his best friend to defend his crew has got to be one of (if not the) most badass moments of the entire show.
That said, while I wouldn't presume to speak for Mr. Brooks, I always got the feeling that he struggled when he looked at himself in the mirror and saw a stranger, clean-shaven and with hair. Like: "Who is this man?" Once Sisko looked like HIM, I think it was a lot more natural for him to channel his innate badassery into the character.
Nothing Keith did over the run of vld beat the sheer badassery of tiny, season 2 Keith taking on an army of BoM bc no way in fuck were they taking his dagger. You go short king.
I think about this ep a lot when I think about Keith. It was so defining for him. Also, he took way more battle damage than they showed lol
But ya know, but without all the hard drugs, being dead or a səx worker, trauma and V a l. I had enough of that during my school days and even more now
Aaravos is a mage, we're probably going to fight him...
ARE WE GOING TO GET MAGE WARFARE IN FUTURE SEASONS???
Like, just imagine Aaravos and Callum duking it out or something, like just flinging each other in random directions and using spell after spell at lightning speed-
THAT WOULD BE SO BADASS DOYFOYFYOVPUPUFY9FY9DST8SITD
While Venjent is always spectacular at finding a beat and making a catchy jam out of it, the lyrics in this one hit particularly hard — and I expect I'm not the only one who'll feel that way.