A Low Key Wedding Brings 'Professor T's Season 4 Finale in for a Soft Landing

After the emotional gut punch of losing Lisa in Season 3’s finale, Professor T’s Season 4 conclusion, “The Warrior Gene,” does us all a solid in this turbulent year: it delivers a sweet, gentle story that feels like a hug from the show. Winters gets the emotional catharsis he so desperately needs; after some fretting, Zelda and Wilfred get married; and, following rom-com-style misunderstandings, Jasper and Dr. Goldberg take hesitant but definitive steps towards romance.

Wedding preparations are afoot as we begin the episode, with Wilfred and Jasper in their tuxes, complete with top hats. Dr. Goldberg happens by the shop window, and Jasper immediately worries she thinks he’s the one getting married. In classic fashion, the professor’s social graces make matters worse. He tries to clear things up by clarifying it’s his aunt who’s getting hitched, but bungles things further by not inviting her to the wedding. Jasper eventually realizes his mistake and invites her, but is it too late?

In another story branch we’ll later learn connects to the main tree, Ms. Snares’ friend Lyndon is lecturing on a new drug he’s developing, which may put Jasper out of a job. Initially uninterested, Jasper decides to attend after learning that Dr. Goldberg might be there. He listens skeptically while Lyndon touts “Topranitzol”: a drug that supposedly suppresses violence. This is clearly related to the “warrior gene” referenced in the previous episode. Lyndon’s drug targets the underdeveloped amygdala to eradicate violent behavior, but his talk of gene editing has weird eugenics vibes.