Man, the speculation about Strike Montanes is driving me nuts! I've been rewatching all his scenes, analyzing every cryptic line, and even digging into interviews with the showrunners. There's this one moment in season 3 where he mentions 'unfinished business' while cleaning his revolver—could that be foreshadowing? The way the camera lingered on his badge in the finale... ugh, my gut says he's coming back, but maybe not as we remember him.
What really convinces me is how the show loves redemption arcs. Remember how they brought back Eliott Vaughn as a hallucination? Montanes' actor just posted vague studio pics on Instagram too. If he returns, I bet it'll be as a ghost mentor or through flashbacks. Either way, my Discord group's already making memes about it.