Sweet Vitriol

Cobel's yearbook page shows she was valedictorian and received the Jame Eagan Wintertide Fellowship

Cobel reveals she hasn't used ether since age eight when Hampton offers it to her

Devon calls Cobel twice during the episode, but Cobel declines both calls

Hampton and Cobel kiss after sharing ether in Sissy's bedroom

Sissy pulled Charlotte's breathing tube to end her suffering, which Cobel resents as a violation of her autonomy

Salt's Neck is a decaying Lumon company town where residents remain addicted to ether after the factory's closure

Cobel reminds Sissy that she got Hampton addicted to ether in the first place

Cobel finds her yearbook from Myrtle Eagan School listing her Wintertide Fellowship and valedictorian status

Cobel was indoctrinated into Lumon from childhood, working at Salt's Neck's ether factory where she received the Jame Eagan Wintertide Fellowship

Lumon employed Cobel at the ether factory as a child, using Kier religious indoctrination to normalize the exploitation

Cobel's mother Charlotte died while Cobel attended Myrtle Eagan School, preventing her from saying goodbye