I had always hated Matt Jamison's character up to that point: the accusatory, hate-filled reverend that was laying blame of the Departure on the victims themselves, driven by comically unwavering faith. The episode had no Kevin or Nora until the very end, yet Matt's story was an especially poignant journey in a series defined by them.

It was in this episode that you realized how deep his despair with his wife Mary really was, and opened my eyes to how well his character was written.

It's cliche, but for me the episode was the pinnacle of the "emotional rollercoaster" and I rarely get affected by the narrative tug at the heartstrings.