Dark Winds

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Warning ! This clause contain SPOILERS for Dark Winds time of year 3 ’s finale . Jim Chee ( Kiowa Gordon ) had one import at the end ofDark Windsseason 3 that made him exceedingly exchangeable to Sheriff Gordo Sena ( A Martinez ) , and it could have big implication for his future . Jim Chee had a few heavy growing in theending ofDark Windsseason 3 . For example , Chee at long last rekindled his romantic relationship with Bernadette Manuelito ( Jessica Matten ) , and he was capable to pass George Bowlegs ( Bodhi Okuma Linton ) to his father and Chee ’s old bully , Shorty ( Derek Hinkey ) . Not everything reverse out well for Chee , though , and one moment brought him nigher to Gordo in a bad path .

Gordo is one of the ripe characters inDark wind . He ’s a kind and loyal ally to Joe Leaphorn ( Zahn McClarnon ) and a good constabulary officer , and he ’s always good for a jape . If Chee does become more like him , it would n’t necessarily be a unfit affair . However , Gordo also has some skeletons in his W.C. , and one of the dingy consequence in his past directly mirrored what Chee had to do with Dr. Reynolds ( Christopher Heyerdahl ) . This consequence could have a major result on Chee , and it could define his entire narrative inDark Windsseason 4 .

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Reynolds Died By Suicide By Cop In Dark Winds Season 3’s Finale

Chee Had To Shoot Reynolds When He Refused To Drop His Gun

After Leaphorn and Chee boarded the train Reynolds and George were on , there was a abbreviated repulsion . Though Leaphorn finagle to convince Reynolds to let George go , the archeologist reject to drip his shooting iron . Reynolds was essentially trying to go bad by suicide by cop , as he noted that his full professional life history was over , and the only matter waiting for him was a long stay in jail . However , it was Chee , not Leaphorn , who shot Reynolds after he get down to raise his gun , which mirrors a story Gordo told inDark Windsseason 2 .

Gordo Told A Story About How He Killed A Man Who Died By Suicide By Cop In Dark Winds Season 2

Gordo Told Leaphorn That The Man He Killed Was “Bound” To Him

At theend ofDark Windsseason 2 , Gordo shared a narration that was eerily conversant to the way Chee had to kill Dr. Reynolds . As Gordo told Leaphorn , when he was a younger police officer , he once had to kill a man who decline to drop a shooting iron , just as Chee did with Reynolds . Gordo was name into a scene where a military personnel had murdered his wife . When he make it at the scene , Gordo had to kill the man when he pass up to put down his pistol , and he realize that the man was attempting to go by suicide by cop , just as Reynolds was with Chee .

Chee and Gordo ’s stories are spookily standardised , and Gordo ’s taradiddle may have some insights into what ’s in shop for Chee . As Gordo differentiate Joe , he never forgot the man he belt down , and the entire trial by ordeal haunted him for at least two decennium . He even suppose , " When you kill a man , they ’re trammel to you . Wherever you go in this life , they ’re with you . Maybe the next one , too . “Gordo never really got over the suicide by cop he was unwillingly involved in , which may indicate that Chee wo n’t be able to get past Reynolds ' end .

Jim Chee Might End Up Just Like Gordo In Dark Winds Season 4

Reynolds' Death May Weigh On Chee In The Future Of Dark Winds

Unfortunately for Chee , if his story continues to be like Gordo ’s , there will be a lot of pain in memory for him . As previously mentioned , Gordo never moved past the man he had to pop , and his face haunted him for years to add up . Dr. Reynolds is the first soul Chee has ever kill inDark Winds , so he may end up being " bound " to Chee just like Gordo . Even though Chee was justified in killing Reynolds , and he only did so to protect George and Leaphorn , slaying could easily weigh on Chee ’s moral sense inDark Windsseason 4 .

George R.R. Martin offers a production update on Dark Winds time of year 4 , fluff what is ahead as new season 3 episodes continue to be free .

Luckily , there ’s still a ray of hope for Chee . If Chee really does feel that Reynolds is " bound " to him , he might start to run further into the Navajo tradition of music and otherworldliness . That would convey him nigher to the Chee from Tony Hillerman ’s books , and his relationship with the already - spiritual Bernadette could make it even well-heeled . Chee learning from Reynolds ' death and using it to improve himself would also help him mirror Joe ’s tarradiddle inDark Windsseason 4 as he endeavor to earn Emma ’s ( Deanna Allison ) forgiveness . Jim Chee could actually benefit from killing Reynolds inDark Windsseason 4 .

Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) smiling while leaning against a truck in Dark Winds season 3, episode 8

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Dr. Reynolds (Christopher Heyerdahl) wearing a red hat on a moving train in Dark Winds season 3, episode 8

Sheriff Gordo Sena (A Martinez) sitting in a hospital bed with a busted up face in Dark Winds season 2, episode 6

Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) looking up in a police uniform in Dark Winds

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