[tps_header]“I hate to break it to you, but there is no big lie, there is no system. The universe is indifferent.” [/tps_header]
Season 1, episode 8: “The Hobo Code.” Originally aired September 6th, 2007.
While this line may initially seem quite similar thematically to “The Summer Man”’s, there is a fundamental difference. The aforementioned is undeniably true in Don’s life, but this season 1 line teeters on the tightrope between Don’s actual beliefs and the things he says because they are what others need or want to hear. As he evolves through the years, this statement seeps further and further into the fabric of Don’s life. It seems to leave him thinking this could be true, that the universe could truly be indifferent, but knowing he is not fully ready to renounce hope for the opposition.
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