The showrunners need to read up on the sunk cost fallacy and recast Henry ASAP. No need to acknowledge the change within the show's universe, just recast and continue on. A better actor would sugar the bitter pill of seeing a different Henry and viewers would have no problem swallowing it after an episode or two.

"She definitely said she heard them talking to each other (as in, two voices)."

Germans use "schade" most commonly to mean shame/pity as in "Das ist Schade."

Apologist: one who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something. You apologist.