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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.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:35am
That's not necessarily the same person
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:38am
His name was Augustus St. Cloud, so... yes.
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Jun. 3, 2013, 1:44am
  • by The Mysterious 'H'
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Yeah, he explicitly said he was.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jun. 5, 2013, 12:29am
Apologies, you're right- someone pointed it out his name was actually Todd. That humble pie is looking pretty good right now.
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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 ...
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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
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Jun. 3, 2013, 7:23pm

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