Yes, the answer could have started in the Well of Forever, and concluded in the Path of Sorrows. Galen discovering the Well, brought Isabelle to the forefront of his mind, allowing him to be vulnerable to the Alien in the Path of sorrows.
I think Matheson's question was answered, after the Well. The Well is in Hyperspace, and that would have been an ideal opportunity for him to land and feel what it was like in hyperspace outside a ship, Gideon fulfilled the answer with the EVA suit gift.