I've been very critical of this season so far, but this episode redeemed the show for me. Very mature exploration of the complexity and nuance of human relations, guilt, forgiveness and character. People are complicated. Bad guys are not 100% evil and good guys not 100% pure. Wasn't sure where this season was going with Bryce's sob story until now. But it all came together well here. The last season told the victims reality, this season tells the other side. The human side of a guilty man. Guilty, but still human. Conflicted feelings and confusing thoughts are all well explored, so well that the protests genuinely shock you, demonstrating the failure of binary-absolutism to accomodate the human experience. I was just ready to give up on this show, now I will keep watching.