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How the hell was Eastwood the "good"?


Ripping off your partner, and leaving him for dead in the desert? What a great guy! I get that he's an antihero, but come on. Doesn't matter if Tuco isn't the best of people, that's just plain shitty behavior. Having "the good" pop up after that scene does not match the previous introductions at all, and is a bit ridiculous.

I'm sure someone will come in and explain to me how this is all planned and supergenius. "It's the grey area of good and bad, the nebulous nature of truth and meaning in the universe, blah blah..."

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Was he uglier than Tuco? Was he as bad as Angel Eyes?

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Blondie was by far the least bad of the three, if not technically "good".

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It depends on what’s meant by “good.” He was definitely the best shot out of the 3.

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Exactly. The other two set the bar pretty low.

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