Chapter 5 feels inevitable, and there is one fan favorite supporting character who needs to return after missing out on two sequels.

While it’s a relatively tame beating by R-rated ... John even gets slammed up against a lamp post by Chidi to finish his fall. It’s not impossible for John Wick or anyone else to survive ...

but it's still impressive they managed to beat him at all. The hook of John Wick was so sad and so devastating that it spends the rest of the series making up for it in all the best ways.