Hiya, I know you haven't mentioned it in a while but i just gotta know. How does Ethan react when he tries to break Ben's conditioning post capture and it seems to be working until something scares Ben and it doesn't work.
ethan put his life and soul into trying to recover ben, so when it blows over after one little setback, it’s devastating.
they made pretty good progress after aaron gets arrested. ben was able to come out of his room, eat with everyone, he even let ethan touch him. but one day the tv was left on and the name “aaron” was said out of context.
it was like all the progress had washed away.
ethan actually left for a couple of days after that. he was in a really bad place in his mind and as much as he hated to admit it, he needed to be away from ben for a bit.
when ethan came back, chloe was already starting to put the pieces back together. it was hard for her to do on her own, so she was glad to see him back.
it may take a couple more months. maybe even years. but eventually, ben becomes himself again.