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The problem with that, however, is Howard and Howard Prime are not like identical twins.
Theyre literally the same person, copied into separate worlds.
Their souls are as aligned as their bodies.
The most important scene in Shadow Puppets lands Howard in Yaneks office for another interrogation session.
Im not getting through to you, he says.
Its like youre determined to defy me at every turn.
And in this metaphysical conflict, the dark side always wins out.
Faced with survival, Yanek continues, we all give in to our darkest self.
Though Howard rejects Yaneks grim view of human nature, weve seen that meeting his other has changed him.
(And steering it in an extremely perilous direction.)
But it does throw into question the uneasy detente thats been maintained by the two worlds for 30 years.
For now, theres a lot of cleaning up messes by creating new messes.
And shes kept that knowledge close to the vest.
Hes a more pivotal figure in the intrigue between the two worlds that even he seems to realize.
As they say, its better to be lucky than good.
Maybe hell have a late-season resurgence like Clare in season one.
Before hes killed, Lambert lives in defiance of Yaneks assumptions between peoples relationships with their other.
Double the fun, as he says.
How will their renewed affection affect their political allegiances?
Theyre too busy shagging to sort that out.
Howard Prime continues to be terrible at imitating Howard Alpha.
His attempts to cover up his uncharacteristic outburst at the evidence room clerk are hilariously half-hearted.
It seems clear to me that J.K. Simmonss Prime self has thoroughly devoured his weaker half.
