Killing Cayde established stakes.
Since then, no one had stayed dead. Savathun, Eramis, Osiris, Crow anyone and everyone in between.
In the final cutscene of the season, Elsie says to Anna look as a glow that seems reminiscent of a Ghost Revival lights the room.
If Ana gets her self programmed boyfriend back, then what is at stake here? Is this an epic sci-fi franchise or a soap opera?
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Just remember, ultimately speaking, Rasputin is a computer. As long as any memory retaining hardware exists, some part of him does. He was on every planet in the system, so unless the Darkness is drilling any drives they find...