A little brain-exploding is probably a good thing. But there will be much more discussion on TDS-the-real-news-show forthcoming, which should make it even clearer.

"Jon" has a place in his own world that he won't want to leave: his job, his kids, his "Stephen". Much as he's beginning to like this Stephen, that isn't enough to make him want to ditch his life and his own "Stephen".

But I'm glad you're worrying about the characters; hang in there =)