Neither does it show David demonstrating an obsession with Lana strong enough that it’s believable that he would resort to murder. David easily could have become detached enough from the realities of Earth by spending weeks and months effectively alone in space, but the episode doesn’t spend time to show David being isolated after he first uses Cliff's replica. That’s not to say this idea couldn’t have worked. Even with his relationship with Lana severed, it feels weird that he would care enough about Cliff to lash out at her to get to him based on everything the episode shows us. David and Lana have conversations about their shared interests, discussing art and books more than we ever David and Cliff talk about anything that’s not work-related. Because the episode spends so much time with one of the two men using the replica, we don’t have much time to get to know how they act around each other. And it’s especially hard to imagine David acting against Lana, whom we see him form a genuine connection with more than he ever does with Cliff. Yes, he hits Henry after the boy smears his painting, but that doesn’t feel out of place in the episode's 1960s setting. Nothing we’ve seen so far indicates that he’s capable of such violence. David’s violent turn doesn’t work because the episode doesn’t put in the effort to set it up.
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