I believe that from the middle of the third season James has come to reconcile James McGraw and Flint within himself. A place where James McGraw and Flint exist together, occupy that space together, and that’s the person we see in the finale.What do you think?

I think that’s exactly what we’re seeing, Anon. I think the dreams of Miranda are significant in that when they end, we see James start to be able to function again the way we’re used to him doing. He goes to the Maroon Queen, makes his speech to her, and it’s the first time all season that we see him actually believe that there’s something worth fighting for beyond vengeance against England for Miranda’s death. He says himself in the beginning of s3 that he’s fighting because of what England did to Miranda (and of course, to Thomas – that’s been true all along, though, and goes without saying). As of the middle of s3, though – that’s when we see him give up completely and then Miranda in his head raises the idea that he’s not alone. Whatever you want to believe she meant, I think that’s the moment that James picks himself up off the ground, dusts little bits of Flint off of himself, and figures out how to live with what’s left. I distinctly remember several moments in s4 when I found myself thinking “oh thank fuck – he’s doing so much better,” and it’s because he’s stopped being just Flint and clawed some bit of McGraw back out of the depths. I think that’s also why he throws himself so wholeheartedly into being part of the Maroons’ cause – because it gives him someone to fight alongside, someone that understands what he’s been saying.