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by ZJS
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Just going to repost what I said down yonder at the AV Club:

I don't think I, or any of us expected for this to be as great as it was. I don't know if it's because I've been waiting two and a half years for this, but I think this may just be the series' best episode yet. It seems like it was the first one to actually manage to master the balancing act of pathos and humor Season 4 attempted to do with mixed results. And the reveal that Girly mag scientist was the quizboy who called out Billy in 'The Invisible Hand of Fate'? Brilliant.

Jun. 3, 2013, 1:35am

by Hojo
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That's not necessarily the same person

Jun. 3, 2013, 1:38am

by ZJS
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His name was Augustus St. Cloud, so... yes.

Jun. 3, 2013, 1:44am

by The Mysterious 'H'
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Yeah, he explicitly said he was.

Jun. 3, 2013, 1:47am

by Cheb Ghobbi (it won't let me log in)
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He said he'd lost to Billy on a rigged gameshow. Lots of other contestants lost to Billy before the rigging was revealed. They're not the same character and looking nothing like each other.

Jun. 4, 2013, 6:12pm

by The Mysterious 'H'
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Well, Billy was only made to cheat once. He seemed genuinely surprised in Invisible Hand Of Fate that his answer had been changed. He'd gotten by on his own skills before then. And people can look different when they grow up, especially if they're rich and can afford plastic surgery.

Jun. 4, 2013, 9:59pm

by Bill
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This was my interpretation, as well. Billy was only made to cheat once, but Todd's discovery would have destroyed Billy's credibility. The other contestants who had lost to Billy would wrongly conclude that he had been fed answers. St. Cloud would have been one of those earlier contestants.

The boy next to Billy in "Invisible Hand of Fate"--the one who calls Billy on his incorrect answer--is named Todd and looks nothing like St. Cloud. He also sounds nothing like St. Cloud (here I'm not talking about pitch, which would've changed with age, but rather about his verbal affectations). I don't think we're meant to conclude that they're the same person.

Jun. 5, 2013, 12:29am

by ZJS
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Apologies, you're right- someone pointed it out his name was actually Todd. That humble pie is looking pretty good right now.

Jun. 3, 2013, 1:56am

by The Mysterious 'H'
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Well, might not be his real name. Or Todd could be a middle name. The resemblance is uncanny though ...

Jun. 3, 2013, 2:07am

by Dingleburg
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Todd is blonde...

Though, St. Cloud's hair is confirmed as being wigs (Pe Wei is seen brushing one of at least 20!)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq3abPnEEGE

Jun. 3, 2013, 7:23pm

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