Preventative Measures

Preventative Measures is the sixth episode of Season 2 and the fourteenth episode of the show overall.

Description
''Bryce suggests drastic measures to combat the Scavs. Trevor talks about what happened. Blake asks for something nobody at the school wants.''

Synopsis
Soon after the last episode, Bryce comes to the school with Pepper and Dexter, who is now able to walk, albeit with a bit of a limp. Bryce asks to talk with Blake alone, so they go to the field, where he tells him that he wants to take "preventative measures" and hit the Scavs first. When Blake asks him what he means, he tells him that he has found one of their look-outs and says that he wants to sneak in at night to kill them. Though Blake is shocked by this, Bryce reminds him that the Scavs know where the school is now. Ultimately he agrees. Meanwhile, Pepper and Dex catch up with the others, with Dexter expressing his condolences for Tim's death. Charlie, however, appears to blame Bryce's group for almost getting them killed. This almost leads to a fight before Blake and Bryce return.

When they have left, Blake tells the group about the plan. Though none of them like it, Blake says that it may be necessary for the school's survival. Claire is disgusted by the idea and says that she doesn't want to do it, to which Maeve agrees. Reluctantly, Chloe, Charlie, and Joely agree to do it. This sparks an argument between Claire and Chloe, with the former storming off.

Before they leave, Joely talks with Blake, asking him if this is really what he wants. He tells her that it isn't but will do it if it means everyone will be safe. He then tells her that he blames himself for Tim's death, but she tells him to stop beating himself up for every bad thing that happens. He then asks her to stay at the school, saying that he can't lose her too. She warily agrees, kissing him before he leaves.

In one of the rooms, Claire treats one of Trevor's wounds. He reveals that Phyllis got sick on her own and died a few days later. Soon after that, the Scavs found him and took him prisoner. Chloe then comes in and tries to apologise, but Claire brushes her off.

Blake, Chloe, and Charlie leave for the rendezvous point, where they find Bryce, Pepper, Grace, Dex, Clyde, and others. They sneak into the look-out—a large shop almost scarily close to the school. They sneak in through the back, taking out a couple of Scavs on guard, and slowly make their way through. Blake and Chloe enter a small room where a group are sleeping and, though Chloe looks like she does not want to do it, they kill them in their sleep. Both leave the room looking disgusted with themselves, but don't have time to consider anything as one of the Scavs wake up and alert the others. Bryce orders them to "finish it!" and they chase them further into the shop, picking up the few guns left behind and using them against them. One Scav knocks Bryce to the side and goes to stab him, but Blake shoots his attacker before he can land the blow. Chloe is stabbed in the leg, but Charlie pulls her attacker away and slices their throat.

When they're finished, only a few of Bryce's men have been killed, with all of the Scavs in the building slaughteres. Blake, Chloe, and Charlie don't say anything, blood covering their bodies. Bryce proudly proclaims that they have come closer to defeating their enemies. Though Pepper does not look as enthusiastic as Bryce is, she rallies with the others as they cheer his name.

Quotes
"'There's something that Bryce wants to do. I...I don't like it. At all, actually. But I think...I think it needs to be done, one way or another. There's a look-out, close to here, and there are Scavs all over it. If we can take it out before they can decide to do anything, we might just be able to stop them from coming here.' - Blake convincing the group to fight." "Are you serious? No! We can't...We can't do something like that. That's different from killing people in self-defense, Blake, that's murder [...] Are you seriously considering this? Slaughter? What the fuck is wrong with you?" - Claire to Blake and Chloe. "Are you really sure about this? We're talking about murdering people in their sleep. Are you really okay with this?" - Joely "She, uhh...she got sick. It wasn't them, they came after she...It took her quick. Wasn't much pain. At the end, she just...she said she didn't want me to be alone, told me to come here. I didn't get the chance to. After I buried her, those...peoplefound me." Trevor explaining what happened to Phyllis "'This, right here? This is a win. We just beat the Scavs at the game they decided they wanted to play. We can defeat them. Stop them from hurting anyone again. This is just the beginning, my friends, but we will win. They aren't going to hurt another person again. Once we find Gwyn, we are going to do the same as we did here. This is how we win!' - Bryce after fighting the Scavs."

Deaths

 * Multiple Scavs
 * Multiple members of Bryce's Group