And in the season finale, 21 came to grips with the death of his friend. He stopped seeing ghosts, no matter how much it broke his heart. Finally, he walked away from the Monarch. He shed his butterfly costume for a SPHINX uniform, and with a little bit of prompting, realized that he wanted to be one of the good guys. He’s not Henchman 21 anymore – he’s Gary, Agent of SPHINX. He was the poster child for the early days of the show, a guy who was basically playing dress-up for a living. Now he’s the symbol of the new order – a man who hit bottom and then realized that his life didn’t have to suck.
