So basically the idea is that Jonah had planned for Amadeus to be captured, alert the 7 that Hex was there to infiltrate their ranks…
But the way Amadeus explains it in his thoughts, he acts like Hex knew of the plans to have the ship sank, which he could not possibly have known in advance…but let’s forget that and assume he just wanted Amadeus to expose him so they’d all show up in one spot, feeling like they had the upper hand…which necessitated MIRACULOUS timing without precise knowledge that he would be invited to their ranks and given a mission that VERY night…but maybe Hex had someone intercept the telegraph the police sent to Gotham to verify Amadeus’s identity, and THAT is how it is all so well-timed - so let’s move beyond THAT.
In the previous issue, Hex, Hannibal, and Kate had a big ass fight when Hex set out to supposedly go sink the ship…Hex even turned a gun on Kate and threatened to shoot her in the head. What’s the point of all that if Hex had a plan all along? He would have let them in on it. There is absolutely no reason to keep them in the dark, especially when it got to the point where he has to THREATEN them. Beyond that, once they all show up at the dock, kick ass, and do their thing, it was never even addressed, as if they HAD been in on it the whole time. So why the big ass scene where Hex has to turn a gun on Kate? It makes absolutely no sense, unless I’m just not picking up on something. Any input would be much appreciated.
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@buster0kun.50252 Hi 
I’ll attempt an explanation.
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“But the way Amadeus explains it in his thoughts, he acts like Hex knew of the plans to have the ship sank, which he could not possibly have known in advance”
I think the point is Dr. A is “fanboying” Jonah through his opening narrative in issue 9. He’s fascinated with Jonah’s abilities, and that led Dr. A to assume everything that happened was a well-thought out Jonah-plan, and not the half-improvisation that it actually was.
In issue 8, Jonah learned of the plan to sink the ship during his time with the lady in this scene.
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Dr. A learned of the plan to sink the ship in this panel in issue 8, which takes place just before he and Hex were loaded onto the boat. Dr. A’s narrative begins in issue 9. Therefore, Dr. A and Hex knew about the plan to sink the ship before Dr. started his narrative in issue 9.
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“…but let’s forget that and assume he just wanted Amadeus to expose him so they’d all show up in one spot, feeling like they had the upper hand…which necessitated MIRACULOUS timing without precise knowledge that he would be invited to their ranks and given a mission that VERY night…but maybe Hex had someone intercept the telegraph the police sent to Gotham to verify Amadeus’s identity, and THAT is how it is all so well-timed - so let’s move beyond THAT.”
I’m sorry. The full paragraph is one long sentence so it’s hard for me to understand this part.
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“In the previous issue, Hex, Hannibal, and Kate had a big ass fight when Hex set out to supposedly go sink the ship…Hex even turned a gun on Kate and threatened to shoot her in the head. What’s the point of all that if Hex had a plan all along? He would have let them in on it. There is absolutely no reason to keep them in the dark, especially when it got to the point where he has to THREATEN them."
Hex did not start the fight, he defended himself. The only reason he pulled out a gun was because they were physically not going to let him leave.
Once the team learned the ship incident was going to happen that very night, Jonah no longer had a detailed plan to share with them. He was going to go to the docks and improvise to save the people - that’s not much of a plan to share. Sometimes it’s easier to walk away from a conversation and take action than to keep talking to people about a plan you don’t yet have.
Also, perhaps Jonah was mad at them for thinking he’d be capable or willing to blow up a boat of innocent people and that’s why he didn’t bother to keep talking to them and correct their assumptions - he was ticked off at them (I would be too!).
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Hex used the fight to his advantage, he stole the “fancy necklace” during the fight. In issue 9, one of the first things Dr. A mentions is he noticed Hex had the necklace. The necklace gives the wearer extra physical strength and healing powers. Hex was wise to know the necklace was going to be useful in the precarious situation he was heading into. In this issue 9 panel, he used his enhanced strength to escape his binding to the panel, and begin the offensive attack against the baddy.
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“Beyond that, once they all show up at the dock, kick ass, and do their thing, it was never even addressed, as if they HAD been in on it the whole time. So why the big ass scene where Hex has to turn a gun on Kate? It makes absolutely no sense, unless I’m just not picking up on something."
They weren’t in on it the whole time. As previously mentioned, from Dr. A’s skewed and half-blinded perspective, the whole team was in on everything that happened. The first part of the plan was an openly communicated team plan and effort (allowing Dr. A to be captured), but the part with the ship was Jonah’s improvisation.
Hex knew Cinnamon and Nighthawk would follow him and take action against the August 7 when the opportunity was presented itself because that’s the type of people they are. In this scene, they jumped in when the August 7 least expected it (see screenshot).
For the gun on Kate, see previous response about self-defense and that he didn’t start the fight.
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I thought that helps.
My biggest take away from the story arc in issues 7-9 is Hex is extraordinarily good at thinking on his feet and being resourceful.
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I have a lot of things to respond to but am on a tablet and thus, not prime typing hardware…but at the very least I want to say that they were NOT all in on the original plan, as earlier in the story Hex had told Hawk and Cinnamon to “find the idjit doc” or something of the sort. Literally the first they had talked since Arkham was taken in.
Also, there’s no reason at all not to cue the duo into the fact that he didn’t plan on sinking the ship in the first place, and just flat out requesting the necklace…there’s no reason. It would do no harm for them to know. Unless Hex really DIDN’T know what he was going to do yet - in which case Arkham was WAY off in telling the reader that Hex was genius for having a plan all along. This genuinely just feels like a plot inconsistency from the writing of one issue to the next.
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Oh wow, I did not see your first two posts…interesting that you see it as a half improvisation that Amadeus took for genius planning at work. Hmmmm…
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