This meta series of yours is terrific. That final scene at the funeral always grabs me when I watch it. They're both so alone and so unsure of reaching out, Connor also has to deal with Caroline's betrayal in addition to everything else.

Everyone always plays him for a patsy, Caroline took advantage of him, Burton took advantage of him. If there is a series 6 I would expect Connor to be a lot more leery of strangers being nice. Which is kind of sad.