Yeah, I managed to put together all the pieces pretty quickly. I seem to recall a lot of recapping going on at the beginning of S2, which is probably where I got most of it.

I cannot actually register the extent of my relief that they didn't go that direction.

Dear god, yes. The rapid aging of the baby in particular made me go D: D: D: (not to mention the SAVIOUR BABY aspect), but the whole thing is just insane.