Hmm, this has distilled into a Jodie Foster gendre. We have either "Panic" or "The Brave One" as examples. In both movies, she plays a would be victim. In the one case, she defers to the defensive, in the other, she opts to become the pursuer.

Is it a tenet, or a cliche, then, of the saying "the best defense is a good offense"? I think Jodie, as with Chuck, would lead us to believe that fighting back is almost always going to be preferable, provided that you have a reasonable skillset, the right mindset, and a bit of the element of surprise on your side. I think it is quite possible to actually prepare in such a way as to stack the odds in your favor in most such chances of confrontation.

I grew up having a huge crush on that woman...still do. She'd never put up with me like the wife does, so it will forever remain an unrequited fantasy. Some things are better left in the shadows I reckon.