Thank you very much to Yama for commissioning this episode!
Wow, this was pretty fascinating. Comparing the original ending to the revision is compelling stuff, and it makes a lot of sense that people had a negative reaction to Duane's depiction of autism as an inflicted punishment to be escaped rather than an aspect of someone's personality. I'm afraid that I focus so much on the comparisons that I don't talk a lot about the actual plot details of these last chapters, but I hope that you will all find it as interesting as I did.
Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with the start of Wizard's Holiday!