The Art of Betrayal: Part II

Written by Shae Rufe

Because the first one wasn't filled with enough feels, let's take a look at some more heart wrenching betrayals! What a better way to deal with the middle of your week? There are some that stick with you, and others you knew would happen, yet still irk you. Whether it was knowing Ezma was evil, or not, sometimes the betrayals are so hard to swallow. Also, possible spoilers of things that have been out for a while, but just in case.

Like when Lando sold out Han and Leia to Darth Vader. Total dick move, right? Here we thought Lando was a friend of Han's. Cloud City was a safe place where they could figure things out. Given the events of A New Hope, we hoped that our heroes would get another win. Okay, yes with a title like The Empire Strikes Back we totally knew nothing good was going to happen for our protagonists. Still, Lando seemed like a really cool guy. Sure, he and Han had a bit of a sorted past, but we never expected Lando to betray them in the way he did. I guess it doesn't matter how well you think you know someone. At least Lando eventually came around, and by eventually, I mean he tried his best to save the smuggler and the princess.
 
When we think of older people running spy/assassin organizations we often think we can trust these people. Alright, maybe not. Kingsman: The Secret Service is a favorite of mine, undeniably so. Seeing this film for the first time was the most magical, and tear jerking, mixture of moments. Harry Hart will forever be my favorite spy, I don't care what anyone says. When we meet Arthur, the head of this organization, we know he's kind of a prick, but we still like him for some reason. The actor literally has everything to do with that. Yet as the movie progresses, we eventually learn that Arthur has been swayed by the bad guy, we're shocked, sad, and a little like 'yeah, we saw that kind of coming, but were hoping for the best.' After all, Arthur was fully aware Harry put down an entire church full of bigots, and he felt just as sad when Valentine killed him as we did. Attempting to kill Eggsy was outright rude, though.
 
Lastly, this shocking betrayal came after the most hurting of feels movie. When Steve Rogers thought his best friend in the whole world was dead, and then found said best friend brainwashed and alive and trying to kill him, we were stunned. Unless you read the comic and/or knew anything about the Winter Soldier, at all....in which case, you were probably not shocked. Either way the fallout from Captain America: The Winter Soldier changed the Marvel cinematic Universe forever. Along with that came the biggest shock on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. since who saw Ward being evil? Not me! Granted, Ward had a traumatic past and all, but being HYDRA? That was a whole new level of wrong. We watched this guy bond with our team! He was a part of our team! And suddenly he was trying to kill Fitz and Simmons....and everyone else. Ward's betrayal hit way too close for a lot of our comforts. There's probably a life lesson on be careful whom you trust. But it also showed the true power of HYDRA. Which turned out to be quite extensive.

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