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Anonymous wrote:I think Gary is your typical "basement dweller incel video game player" stereotype, masquerading as a nice guy.

He went out of his way to save the kid, pretty nice of him.

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I think when we are first introduced to Gary, we're supposed to think he's that stereotype, but he very clearly isn't. He is uncomfortable when Enis starts speaking in a vulgar way about the nurse. He's clearly attuned to the fact that Bean is neglected, probably abused, and starving. He never does anything creepy and in fact, when it's time to run for shelter, he ASKS Bean if he'd like to come with him, never forces him to at all. He's also a real gentleman to everyone in the bunker. So he's clearly *not* the stereotype the PP suggests. He's just a lonely soul who has finally found a purpose.

In that respect, while yes - he did kill Enis - I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Enis was not the nicest of guys.

I agree that Gary is sort of a nice guy and a deeply sad character. He said something that made me think he was neglected or abused as a child. I think the takeaway from this is that the disaster and living in a hole for years can do messed up things to your brain. He developed a really unhealthy attachment to Terri that was effectively like an addiction, and like many addicts, when someone threatened to take it away from him, he acted violently. I think the Gary thing is really sad. If he was just a really bad guy, I don’t think Terri would have been so set on saying goodbye in a nice way. She understands how sad it is that he never had a happy day in his life until she came into it. She was basically his lifeline, and she knows that. She had the memory of her husband and kids to get her through. He only had her.

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Anonymous wrote:I think Gary is your typical "basement dweller incel video game player" stereotype, masquerading as a nice guy.

He went out of his way to save the kid, pretty nice of him.

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I think when we are first introduced to Gary, we're supposed to think he's that stereotype, but he very clearly isn't. He is uncomfortable when Enis starts speaking in a vulgar way about the nurse. He's clearly attuned to the fact that Bean is neglected, probably abused, and starving. He never does anything creepy and in fact, when it's time to run for shelter, he ASKS Bean if he'd like to come with him, never forces him to at all. He's also a real gentleman to everyone in the bunker. So he's clearly *not* the stereotype the PP suggests. He's just a lonely soul who has finally found a purpose.

In that respect, while yes - he did kill Enis - I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Enis was not the nicest of guys.

Anonymous wrote:My favorite parts of this show take place outside of the bunker. I like dystopian adventures like The Walking Dead, The Road, etc. and that's what it's vaguely reminiscent of. Much more exciting than the sterile world of the bunker.

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Anonymous wrote:I was glad Xavier didn't have to shoot Gary. I feel a lot of empathy for him. He's always been alone, and then when it really mattered, he saved all of these lives. He took care of Bean like he was his own. Yes, he killed Ennis - but Ennis was quite the ahole to begin with. I wasn't sad to see him go, tbh.

It actually broke my heart when Gary was telling Teri how the past three years had been the best of his life. He finally had some semblance of a family and all of that was going away when Teri and Bean left.

Maybe he could focus on not being Cray Cray and learning how to be around other people without hyperfixating. He could have had a friend if he had not been such a creeper.

Anonymous wrote:Are we to believe that Link is actually Sinatra's son? How can this be? And who/what is Alex?

Anonymous wrote:I was glad Xavier didn't have to shoot Gary. I feel a lot of empathy for him. He's always been alone, and then when it really mattered, he saved all of these lives. He took care of Bean like he was his own. Yes, he killed Ennis - but Ennis was quite the ahole to begin with. I wasn't sad to see him go, tbh.

It actually broke my heart when Gary was telling Teri how the past three years had been the best of his life. He finally had some semblance of a family and all of that was going away when Teri and Bean left.

Anonymous wrote:Spoiler below:



With three episodes remaining, I really did NOT want to have almost the entirety of one devoted to Jane. Super disappointed.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder why Gary didn’t simply kill Xavier earlier, when X showed up looking for Teri? Why go through all of that planning with the explosion, etc. if what he wanted to do was eliminate Xavier from the equation altogether? Now Teri will know what Gary did. Seems so counterintuitive.

I actually liked seeing Jane’s backstory. She is a very good actress, I’ve been impressed.

I think maybe Bean told Terri and they fled to the train group. She didn’t seem to be there against her will. I think Gary was going to try to kill Xavier and take Terri back. Xavier realized just in time.

Yes, but why didn't Gary just kill Xavier much earlier, rather than pretend to go along with X's plan? It would have been a lot easier and Teri would never have known Xavier had come for her. Gary could have easily shot him as soon as Xavier appeared at the post office.

Gary never even needed to mention the train, just say that she left and point in the wrong direction. But I guess Gary thought X would help him get Teri away from the the train that was going in the direction that X wants to take her. Didn't make much sense.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder why Gary didn’t simply kill Xavier earlier, when X showed up looking for Teri? Why go through all of that planning with the explosion, etc. if what he wanted to do was eliminate Xavier from the equation altogether? Now Teri will know what Gary did. Seems so counterintuitive.

I actually liked seeing Jane’s backstory. She is a very good actress, I’ve been impressed.

I think maybe Bean told Terri and they fled to the train group. She didn’t seem to be there against her will. I think Gary was going to try to kill Xavier and take Terri back. Xavier realized just in time.

Yes, but why didn't Gary just kill Xavier much earlier, rather than pretend to go along with X's plan? It would have been a lot easier and Teri would never have known Xavier had come for her. Gary could have easily shot him as soon as Xavier appeared at the post office.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder why Gary didn’t simply kill Xavier earlier, when X showed up looking for Teri? Why go through all of that planning with the explosion, etc. if what he wanted to do was eliminate Xavier from the equation altogether? Now Teri will know what Gary did. Seems so counterintuitive.

I actually liked seeing Jane’s backstory. She is a very good actress, I’ve been impressed.

I think maybe Bean told Terri and they fled to the train group. She didn’t seem to be there against her will. I think Gary was going to try to kill Xavier and take Terri back. Xavier realized just in time.

Yes, but why didn't Gary just kill Xavier much earlier, rather than pretend to go along with X's plan? It would have been a lot easier and Teri would never have known Xavier had come for her. Gary could have easily shot him as soon as Xavier appeared at the post office.

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain the train to me? I get that it’s going to Colorado but why are they keeping Teri captive? And why are they still loading it? It seems like they’ve been prepping that train for days.