It is a talky episode in the best sense: every exchange is a small duel, and nobody brought a shield. The flashbacks are back, like an uncle who tells the same story at every dinner. It is a side quest, the sort you would skip in a video game and feel briefly guilty about. "I'll never find him!" is the kind of line people quote at dinner parties to seem mysterious. Middle of the road, but at least the road is paved.