: This episode reveals his personal motive—the rape and disappearance of his wife, Becca—which he uses to manipulate Hughie back into his worldview of "us vs. them".
: Flashbacks to his isolated, lab-grown childhood provide a disturbing origin for his pathological need for love and his complete lack of empathy. [S1E6] The Innocents
: The discovery that Compound V is used on infants (disguised as polio vaccines) reframes Supes as lab-grown products rather than divinely chosen heroes. : This episode reveals his personal motive—the rape
: Her evolution from a naive believer to a woman who understands "the house always wins" marks her loss of innocence, echoing the episode's title. echoing the episode's title.