In Waterloo, Napoleon loses the battle. He would’ve been happy to get shot then but his soldiers form a square around him. This is not anywhere in the memoirs. We just hear that Napoleon was recklessly exposing himself to danger and still he lived.

I feel like this has been done to me. I felt I lost and there was nothing but resignation to death but there has been protection.

It’s clear to me Rod was channeling Napoleon in his performance.

“We couldn’t really tell the truth but we did what we could to set this up.”

We see this theme all over. The loss of potential because of suppression. It’s not endurable.

“Things must change now.”