I really love Ally's commitment to playing HJ and whatever he has going on.
His selfishness, protective defensiveness, not-well thought out and unexplained decisions, acting in ways that many do not understand and can't justify with reason while still being someone that loves deeply and is loved by some as well, and by one at most. The consequences of learning about yourself as a white man after 100+ years of no introspection and how the change that occurs is not a clean one.
Yes, he'll still say stuff he shouldn't to a potentially powerful ally because they question a man he loves and literally won't be without. Yes, he'll still use generative AI cause he was never meant to suffer the consequences of that as he never felt remorse about like anything until a couple of months ago. He was literally sobbing while writing about his life and thinking about everything he's done and been.
He no longer wants that power that he came to San Francisco for. Just an easier life. And now he'll have that with the one person he wants to live in eternity with.
HJ Wingstreet doesn't know he's a character and it's the penultimate episode or finale of a show. It's just another night for the books and he's lived 100+ nights. I love that his whole thing wasn't neatly wrapped up for the sake of it being the end of the season.
HJ is just HJ. That's the story, and it's a beautiful messy one.
