
Hermit’s reunion with his sister is complicated and painful. He still remembers burying the person he believed was her, and now he questions if this woman is truly the sister he once knew. He struggles with whether he can feel the same familial love for her, given their changed circumstances. This tension comes to a head in the episode “Emergence,” where a fight between Wendy and her synthetic allies and Hermit’s military team turns violent. Thinking Nibs, a young girl who carries a stuffed animal, might harm one of his teammates, Hermit shoots her. Wendy is horrified and reacts with an outburst of anger. Hermit, equally shocked by his own actions, immediately drops his weapon. This event breaks something fundamental between the siblings, exposing the deep divisions between them – in their bodies, their minds, and what they’re made of.