I have seen a criminally-low amount of appreciation for the best character in phm: Carl. he's a straight-talkin' security guy with a sense of humour. he's Grace's scientist-minder and biggest enabler. Mr 'we don't have a budget... but hey the sun is dying money'll be worthless if this fails anyway so have at it'. he's bowling with tape and tinfoil in a home depot. he's rocking the sunglasses. he's buying 40 packs of skittles and handing them out to everybody in the building. he's with the government. all of them. he's the layman to Grace's scientist who can provide the outside perspective he needs to solve the astrophage conundrum. he's "Carl, are you sitting?" / "No, I'm standing like a grown man." / "We're fathers." / "Now I'm sitting." he is one of the characters of all time
