Damsel out of Distress: By the time Dalton reaches Ellie in the sinking boat, she's on the verge of escaping by herself and in fact Dalton only escapes also through the way she did.
Ellie doesn't save herself. Dalton arrives to rescue her and sinks the ship. She's trying to escape the sinking ship by bashing the window when Dalton opens the door for her. A villain then shoots the window out, and she succeeds in surfacing safely. She's then immediately recaptured, and Dalton continues his rescue attempt. Through the whole sequence, what fleeting freedom she does enjoy is only because Dalton is in the process of rescuing her.
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Ellie doesn't save herself. Dalton arrives to rescue her and sinks the ship. She's trying to escape the sinking ship by bashing the window when Dalton opens the door for her. A villain then shoots the window out, and she succeeds in surfacing safely. She's then immediately recaptured, and Dalton continues his rescue attempt. Through the whole sequence, what fleeting freedom she does enjoy is only because Dalton is in the process of rescuing her.