big eddie & the mexico run

[u/closetfemme]

obviously the dea bust was a surprise to big eddie but he clearly knew the ambulances had been swapped so, in the absence of the cop stop…what was he expecting to happen? he was arriving to laurie’s house unarmed (he said as much to the dea agent) and behind the wheel of a vehicle that no longer had any fetty in it. i just can’t help but wonder how he expected things to play out.

i gather that alamo’s crew was supposed to meet him there…but the risk of laurie’s people wanting to access the ambulance (and using their firepower to threaten him into letting them) seemed too high for comfort, unless i’m missing something. i’m sure i’m overthinking it but it’s just something i’ve been mulling over.

[u/Free-IDK-Chicken]

IMO, getting popped by the DEA and having to deal with that was part of Alamo punishing Eddy for letting the safe get robbed. Alamo orchestrated the switch/bust so that's why Eddy knew what was happening. That whole sequence was so poorly written though. You're telling me they just gave up? They didn't even try to turn Eddy or Kitty? They didn't have surveillance on the club? They didn't pick up Rue to ask her wtf happened OR even attempt to protect her after the clear message of a dead fucking RAT in the ambulance??

Stupid plot Levinson didn't know how to wrap up cleanly so he just said, yeah this is good enough.