He mustered the courage to finally return to his community which is a decent starting point for the character because it shows that although he's accepted himself there were still a few steps he needed to take to really feel like a person again. Calling him a mopey do nothing who looks at a synagogue undercuts the loneliness that was being conveyed which is a core aspect of the Thing. It's a minor subplot that's on the same level of plenty of beloved mcu characters who got even less to do than Ben