Reynold, someone who supposedly hates Penelope uncompromisingly (judging by his attitude towards her until now), is suddenly shocked and at a loss...out of compassion, of all things? And Penelope, someone supposedly with a "do whatever it takes to survive" mindset, suddenly completely ignores the favourability drop and goes "I am sick of this"? The whole scene feels like an excuse to wrap the season up. The change itself is not surprising, but the dramatic effect gets ruined by how fast both characters' attitudes do a 180 without working up to such a [drastic] change, it "just happened".