Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-31752015-20180120173417/@comment-10390252-20180120173808

It served two purposes: It showed how Blake has grown but, most importantly, it showed how Adam has regressed - having lost his subtlety and skill to his growing psychosis, obsession with Blake and fixation on 'punishing' humanity no matter what the cost.

To be a decent fighter, you typically need to be sane. That's a prerequisite that Adam is quickly losing.