And yeah, that's my biggest problem with the whole "Mike knew what he was getting into" thing. I'm sure Mike thought a) it was safe, since his hero did it, and b) that if he did have any problems, somebody would call the french equivalent of 911, not leave him lying there like road kill.

Well, Mike's never going to win any points for intelligence, in my book. But he's only like 18 years old or something. And obviously gaga over Byron, lacking the right personality to battle that particular ego, that's for sure.