The mystery and excitement of Ryan's life takes place in a unique fourth season where Ryan helps his mother adapt to her new life as Wilfried deals with a new enemy. Freid convinces Ryan to hold sensitive information from Jenna. Ryan fears there is a future without Wilfred, More severe. Drew returns from Wisconsin. Ryan finally learns about Wilfred and his life.
[It is] at its best when it walks a tightrope between answering the question [Who is Wilfred?] in multiple different ways, [and] "is Wilfred's nature important..." In the grand scheme of things, not answering those questions is the best move for Wilfred.
While there was a bit of backtracking involved, the events that transpired in "Amends" were nevertheless intriguing, eccentric and at times very dramatic -- true to Wilfred form, at least in recent memory.