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[Lytrigian]

[Wondertje]

[Sha Noran]

No need to apologize, and no need to spoiler that excellent reminder as to the exact nature of Occam's Razor, which is too commonly used incorrectly, leading to fallacies.

I just want to say that any time you start making assumptions of almost any kind, you've stepped out of fact territory and are instead in the theory zone. The theory zone is like the Twilight Zone; anything is possible in your construct, but that doesn't mean it is also possible within the framework of the reality you're discussing. To prove that requires evidence, facts, which are a notoriously sparse commodity in MH.

[paladin181]

[toclafane212]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, I haven't read all the thread. But the objects behind the hut looked like masks to me. It was just after Jay said "I'm seeing things I know can't be there". I think that there is a connection between Jay and his camera. Perhaps, and I know this is a long shot, the operator isn't real. All the characters can control what their camera can see, and the ark is the thing that is controlling it. TTA is trying to make the characters know this by "breaking the ark". Just a theory

[Lytrigian]

[JAL13]

[Wondertje]

[JAL13]

[Wondertje]

Please do, and don't forget: for the highest grade you also need to be able to apply your work with real life examples, since applicability is what it's all about!

[Sha Noran]

Don't twist manipulating fact to fit a theory with using a theory to explain facts that don't make sense.

[Marble Hornets]

Ok, so after rewatching all of seasons 2 and 3 today I'm pretty convinced that everyone involved with the operator has split memories. We've always assumed when they black out that they just lose their memories, but what if their "alternate personality" (such as Masky) has it's own set of retained memories from all the blackout experiences?

Alex has also shown two personalities: the sane one that genuinely wanted to help jay/not get jessica involved, and the pissy one that kills and sacrifices people. The latter has an interest in the tunnel. If this ends up being true, I bet there will be a twist that Alex killing Jay will be "sane" alex's doing, not crazy alex's.

If this is true, it could mean that the second personality retains the memories of the first personality, but not vice versa. Or, it could just mean that the second personality finds out about what the first experiences through found footage.

It could also mean that totheark could possibly be Alex's "sane" form. A lot of the videos could be interpreted as self-reflection realizing that his other personality is a monster. The only thing disproving this are unique shots of hoody.


I also theorized that some elements from the sickness (such as headaches) are caused by a lack of sleep. If their alternate personalities are awake during the blackout time, this would mean that people could be staying up for long periods of time without realizing it. That would cause headaches, along with the purple under the eyes we keep seeing. Also, the operator must emit some kind of gas that immediately attacks someone's respiratory system. This causes the coughing/collapse, the coughing up of blood, and the desire for water.

[Wondertje]

[Marble Hornets]

because we can't assume that masky is actually insane, he might be perfectly rational. remember that he did appear to save jay in 52 and also tried to lead him through the tunnel, implying there is some thought process involved in his actions (whereas batshit alex's actions seem to be impulse)

[Wondertje]

On second thought, you're right. The appearance of Masky's irrational behaviour when he first appeared in the series might have been because they were attempting to scare Jay off to start with.