I’ve read a meta about BS finale, the author thinks that Flint’s revolution failed because Flint chose Thomas .I’m not sure to have watched the same show. What do you think? thanks

To say that Flint chose Thomas is to imply that a choice was offered, when from where I’m sitting, a threat was issued. The “choice” was Thomas and enslavement/imprisonment or death, and when Flint evidently chose death (remember Silver saying that it took great effort to corral him?) even that was denied him (not that I’m not glad about that at least). Just – Silver’s actions were gross no matter how you look at it, and it’s not that Flint made a choice to end his revolution, it’s that that choice was made for him. In what way does being dragged North in chains resemble a choice having been made?