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[Paul_Atreides]

[Yuki]

[awakeasaurusrex]

Maybe there's certain things the Operator can't do directly, and needs human intermediaries for some tasks.

It's worth pointing out that with this Entry it seems that Alex has become the most dangerous entity in MH, at least in the sense that he's the only character in the series (Operator included) who we know has actually killed someone.

[Oscar Langley]

IG, I wonder if the twitpics have been posted yet or not.

[HerpMyDerp]

[TheFuss]

On the subject of #29 and Alex, if you watch carefully there's a split second where the picture is a bit less washed out, and you can see his arms reach almost to the floor. I think it's the Operator, but that doesn't mean the resemblance doesn't mean anything. Whether it's OOG symbolism or for some IG reason.

[Randoman96]

"OOG sybolism". There's that phrase again.

Why, pray tell, would Troy and Joseph add something to the series that means something, but only when not considered within the boundaries of the story? ESPECIALLY in a story where almost everything you see matters.

[tijde]

[SticktheFigure]

[Randoman96]

Yes, but in regular movies, you can have symbolism, because it's meant to be a movie. The viewers in the theater aren't anxiously writing down everything that happens, then speculating it on a forum. Almost everything that's happened in MH has been important in one way or another, so symbolism doesn't really have a place.

If the figure in 29 is Alex, they why would the arms reach so far down, out of symbolism of The Operator? That doesn't make sense, within the boundaries of MH. Unless, Alex is turning into an Operator, in which case, whatever.

[KTsteve]

I don't think it was OOG symbolism, maybe if they had done it before, but any symbolism that's been done in the past has been in game. It just doesn't seem to be trosephs style to make ironic nods that are OOG.

If nothing else it probably was to show that Alex has become evil, or to make us believe he's become evil, since we've come to associate that stance with the main villain in the story.

[Spakken]

[Owlish]

^^ agree. The nature of symbolism is fluid, too. If you prefer not to see symbolism in something, then you don't have to, but I think MH has plenty of material in it, intentionally or not, that can be analyzed in a variety of ways. I can't speak to whether or not Troy & Joseph "put" symbolism into this series, but I don't think it matters. If someone sees symbolism or other literary-type themes, then they do. If someone doesn't, then they don't.

I agree, though, that the presence of speculative forums changes things a little compared to movies or books. I personally like looking at things like this critically, but I understand that some prefer the literal approach.

I'm sorry if I should know this already, but did Troy and Joseph write out the series in its entirety beforehand, or are they making this up as they go?

[sweetgums]

[punxtr]

Incorrect, they had an ending planned out, but scrapped it once they reached a little over 20 entries. They expanded and rewrote it. After all, there wasn't supposed to be a TTA in the first place.