
Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the wickedness of their fathers. - Nehemiah 9:2
Remember when we thought 01 Boxer was the epitome of evil?
Sure, 01 is a crazy bastard and has killed more than his share of people, but if we’ve learned one thing over the last two months it is this: 01 kills to save the multiverse. He kills to save billions. He kills to protect a way of life and peace and harmony with nature.
And while the sons bear the sins and wickedness of the father, we now definitely know where 01 gets his flexible morality. Bryon didn’t kill to save anyone. He killed to send his son a message that he his services were no longer needed. Recognizing his decay was happening too quickly to be reversed anymore, Bryon chose death at his son’s hands over the more painful alternative. What better way to achieve that than to take away he thing his son loved the most? He’d already caused 01’s mother’s death; now it was time to take away the rest of 01’s family.
While that Greek tragedy unfolded across three dimensions, Charlie came home to a harsh, brutal world he no longer recognized and where he no longer belonged. On returning, he caused grief for Sew Sew and Jasmine before they even saw him, but it was poor, sweet Papa Louie - who we haven’t seen since the pilot - who suffered the most from Charlie’s return.
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