The real-life Broaddus family (the inspiration for the Brannocks) reportedly remained a united front. The subplot of Nora suspecting Dean of being "The Watcher" was created for dramatic tension.
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Ellie discovers a Facebook group for former students of an English teacher named Roger Kaplan , who used to have his students write "love letters" to houses. This makes Roger a primary suspect for the origins of the Watcher's poetic and creepy writing style. Fact vs. Fiction The Watcher s01e05