While discussing his mother's dementia, Owen paraphrases an observation from theologian and Trappist monk Thomas Merton. While he does acknowledge the difficulty of losing the person he knew, Owen also sees something beautiful in the change. "Once we get past consciousness, and identity, and all the things that occupy the front of our brains." That paraphrased observation was actually a quote from one of Merton's books, New Seeds of Contemplation.
This episode revolves around Hannah and her life at Bly Manor.