Slick_36 t1_iugm9t0 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:11 AM

The Thing is all about self-preservation, the noose is 100% something only Blair would have put up. Blair was suicidal out of obligation, he's trying to protect the world and prevent rescue. It's very off that suddenly not only would he would desperately want to be inside, but to be around everybody else at that moment too. He was the most paranoid & the most on guard, saying he's no threat to anyone is a dead giveaway it's not him, the only end to the threat was cutting off the Thing from living matter.

darthvirgin OP t1_iugof0z wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:34 AM

I never implied I thought the noose was put up by the Thing though.

Slick_36 t1_iugp5p9 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:43 AM

I wasn't trying to imply that you did, I was just emphasizing the distinction between Blair and the Thing. Who Blair was when he hung that noose up and who we see pleading to be let inside are complete opposites. That's around the time that we see even the blood alone will fight to survive. It's a core aspect of the Thing because that tenacity to survive is normally what makes a hero, not a monster. It's more human than we'd like to think.

Froegerer t1_iui3mdp wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:36 PM

Yep it seems like once you are infected the thing will just chill inside and let the host autopilot as if nothing was wrong until it feels threatened then it takes over. Blair was suicidal so the thing took over and it explains why he's so different when talking MacReady.