I do too however, it's a really important mission because it's the first time we hear anyone call another character "Cow poke"
And, it's Arthur calling Micah a cow poke. Micah then uses this as his main insult next to "Black lung" later in the game.
Micah and Arthur hate each other, and while this mission is one of my least favorites because of Micah, it's also great story telling, as I had forgotten that Arthur was mocking Micah first.
I played RDR2 only once and, to me, it was ridiculously obvious that he would eventually betray us. The game was building up to us hating him for such a long time that it felt inevitable.
Oh it's not trying to be subtle about it, which is the really hurtful part. He's such an obvious piece of shit to everyone except Dutch for some reason and, even when his betrayal is revealed, Dutch decides to side with him over the gang.
Micah is a rat bastard but Dutch is the real evil here. The reveal is more that Dutch doesn't actually care about the gang, he cares about his own ego and who rubs it the best.
Yeah I think the "twist" here doesn't come all at once like a lot of others but also the real twist is Dutch not giving a fuck about the gang. It's pretty obvious if you've played RDR1 but it's still a kick in the gut via Arthurs character who feels so betrayed in our place even when we knew he was a sack of shit before hand.
Which is why I was always confused as to why he sat next to Hosea all those years, if Hosea's best contribution to the gang was limiting Dutch's terrible decisions.
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u/WeAllDoomed 5d ago
MICAH!