You’re totally right. The show runners got it wrong. The significance and weight of the scene is now mute. Congrats.

He had a beard. He was flying for weeks, maybe months.

Yes they are immune to gravity. They create their own leverage and can push off anything as shown in season 1.

And that still would be suicide if he allowed himself to be swallowed by the black hole.

Which episodes have been filler? Seems like all of them have contributed in some way to the over-all story.

And every tv show ever has some fillers episodes. That’s just how it goes.