I think they did planned on Baxter to be Vox’s spy which I like the route better. They didn’t give any reason for him to be at the hotel and boom a sudden change of heart. Baxter could be the side villain/anti-hero for S3. Any mad scientist has a god complex and is inherently selfish. That’s what makes them fun to write. His motives should revolve whatever benefits him and his work alone.
yeees exactly what I was thinking too, like 24 hours to give them mercy before going along with the invasion??? Another good example for “the sake of the plot” poorly executed story. It take 24 hours for the Death Star to recharge, in that given time they could just have him hack the system, open portals, go full fledged with the invasion, turning the capitol into a fascist Disneyland, and leave it as cliffhanger for S3. I would love to see the bad guy win for once (for the time being).
The S3 could covers the invasion working its way up to different heaven levels(how the German did with Europe), this give us a leeway to actually see the Heaven’s power system and the other Heaven characters like more archangels. Vox is a tech guy so he would probably try to hack the entire system and override it. Heaven is more of a celestial force, while Hell’s power is soul-binding power.. that contrasts would be interesting to play around with.