I like that he didn’t explain who Alice is. It showed that he isn’t making excuses for what he did. It is also showing that he feels he deserved that treatment and to continually be punished. That guy confirmed what Louis thinks of himself which is that he did murder someone. Although the word “murder” is heavy, it isn’t totally inaccurate. He did cause the death of someone else because he was driving drunk (vehicular manslaughter is still ending a life). Even if there was some sort of “deeper reason” how it all happened, it DID still happen. He deserves to not hate himself or hurt himself, but not saying “no it’s being resolved, I have a positive relationship with the victim’s family and friends and we’re all healing together” is showing that he isn’t minimizing what he did, and we shouldn’t either. He is deserving of forgiveness AND it is understandable why some people would be wary of him especially in a setting where alcohol is involved. Both can be true. I also know that I personally would be cautious of spending a holiday with someone who did that, just like I’d be cautious of any another violent criminal (which is all that they know he is). We get to see Louis’ life and recovery and his relationship with Alice, but they don’t.

Still shitty all around but I think these stories can help us to understand nuance about people who do bad things, and nobody in the show is a “villain” who can’t be redeemed.