Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-2601:603:4F00:C360:84C3:164:CC2E:30E1-20200128221549/@comment-43756665-20200206070606

It doesn't have to be ultimate victory for the villains, just a victory. For example, Salem destroying Atlas, obtaining the relic of creation, and killing one or two of the protagonists wouldn't be the same as Salem collecting all the relics, summoning the brother gods, and destroying all of existence. And it certainly wouldn't kill the momentum of the show. On the contrary, it would propel the show, I believe, in a bold new direction.