Paradise
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You know what,Paradise?
you’ve got the option to go to hell (compliment).
Youre out here making us love a character and then just straight up killing him off?
At least we could set our expectations.
But Billy Pace?!
Honestly, well played.
And he wore a suit the first time he met Xaviers kids!
And he said Xaviers family was the only thing that mattered to him!
Always take your shot.
Billy, no!!
He was raised by a physically and emotionally abusive uncle who repeatedly told him he was worthless.
Instead, Billy shoots his uncle.
Billy is always violent first, with abandon.
But things change in surprising ways for Billy once hes in the mountain bunker.
Mostly: He meets Xavier.
I mean, how horrifying.
But to then have to watch her literally get deleted from existence with a key swipe?
Especially because Billy seems surprisingly emotionally intelligent for a man with his past.
And not just any Secret Service agent but one of the few selected to live in this postapocalyptic society?
Those are exactly the questions you should be asking.
Two months in and Xavier is mostly just sad about how normal things are beginning to feel.
This new world, this is like a real shot at a do-over for him.
He likes this new normal; hes grateful for it.
Thats when Xavier decides its time to introduce Billy to the kids.
Down there, they all need all the family they can get.
Hes Uncle Billy from that point on, and he couldnt be more excited for the job promotion.
Its gone, he says.
And so Cal sends a team of four scientists, including Susan Donnelly, up to the surface.
In the present timeline, Xavier and Billy are much more out of sync.
They finally meet up at the big annual carnival.
Their conversation gets heated.
But Xavier cant hear it.
He asks Billy point-blank if he murdered Cal.
Billy cant believe Xavier would even think he would do something like that.
I took you in!
I let you around my kids!
And that really breaks the guy: Your kids are my fucking world, man!
But its not just this blowup that upsets Billy hes been off all day.
We learn that those four scientists didnt die from the inhospitable postapocalyptic world up on the surface.
Its true: He can breathe without his mask.
Even if he does look out over a ravaged city below him, there could be survivors.
This seems very bad!
Beavers and Julianne Nicholson are great in this scene, one of the best yet of the series.
She brought more than one killer into the mountain as an insurance policy she isnt an idiot.
Youre gonna send somebody for me?
You better double-check its the biggest motherfucker you got.
Never wait to divulge important and sensitive information when you already have a target on your back, dude!
Was Presley there the night Cal died?
Did she see anything we should know about?
Wow, Xavier has exactly zero game!
Gabriela is very clear their hookup was casual, but hes so awkward in all of their interactions.
Ugh, Billy really did love Xaviers kids.
Dont hesitate, remember?
It was very sweet, endearing at the time.
You know, until we learn Jane is a psychopath.
I want all the logistics on getting this place off the ground.
Now we know there are two football fields worth of alcohol stockpiled in the bars basement.
And enough carnival-game prizes for an annual event?
Copious well-tailored womens pantsuits?
