"Uncanny Valley" was significant as a summary of Reid's character development, since that particular case pushed just about all his Berserk Buttons: not only mistreatment of the mentally ill and bad fatherhood, but the specific horror of being immobilized and at the mercy of a disturbed person who snapped under a parent's abuse*. That's why he made sure to confront Samantha in the presence of her victims--to make sure that they, too, received an explanation for their nightmarish ordeal (and who was ultimately to blame), as well as reassurance that their tormentor would stop hurting people once she got the heartbreakingly simple thing she really wanted all along.
*Which brings us to another name I've not yet seen mentioned:
Tobias Hankel ("The Big Game". 2.14, and "Revelations", 2.15), trapped in the same skin with his tormentors.
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Date: Dec. 14th, 2013 12:34 am (UTC)*Which brings us to another name I've not yet seen mentioned:
Tobias Hankel ("The Big Game". 2.14, and "Revelations", 2.15), trapped in the same skin with his tormentors.