This mirrors Courtney’s journey but with a tragic twist. Courtney chooses to believe in a lie (that Starman is her dad) to become a better person. Henry has to accept the truth (that his dad is a villain) to become a better person.

In a pivotal scene, Henry visits his comatose father in the hospital. It is a moment of pure, gothic horror. The showrunners could have easily kept Brainwave as a one-note villain, but through flashbacks and the use of Henry’s telepathy, we see the cyclical nature of abuse. We learn that Henry Sr. was not always the cold killer of the ISA; he was broken by the very powers Henry now possesses. This adds a layer of doomed inevitability to Henry’s arc. He isn't just gaining powers; he is inheriting a curse.