Anyway I don't expect to change anyone's mind. I just want to be on record somewhere saying that killing this woman — and then claiming to be the real victim, with the militarized might of the federal government behind you — is one of the most cowardly things I've ever seen.
In the end, everyone knew. Everyone knew. George Bailey, like Verdine White with Earth, Wind and Fire, or Tony Stark with the Avengers, or Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos, was the glue. The glue that kept Bedford Falls together. And the town came through when he needed them most.