And in the end, it's his perseverance - not necessarily his badassery - that makes Wick such a fun character to root for. John Wick's poker scene is all about John being faced with the impossibility of him completing his journey in one piece, and still trudging on anyway.
When he throws that card at him and cuts open his neck, it's a firm rejection of the table's rules, which have now been revealed to be far more self-serving and corrupt than the Table high members have presented them. (Admittedly, it's almost certain that John simply faked his death, but for now let's assume otherwise.)īut although John loses the round, he still wins over Killa in the end through sheer blunt force. Although this series has no shortage of such scenes, John's hand here serves as even more foreshadowing of the movie's ending, where John Wick dies and all the bloodshed is finally over. His only way out of this situation, as the movie repeatedly tells us, is through death. COP 2 He has a gun COP 1 Drop your gun or I'll - BLUE Hey, fuck you COP 1 Drop the gun BLUE is shot several times by both COPS. The fact that John's hand is often referred to as the Dead Man's Hand only reinforces all this. He never knew when to keep his fuckin' mouth shut.
