Froegerer
Froegerer t1_iui3vjs wrote
Reply to comment by CMelody in The Thing (1982) -- the scene with MaReady checking on Blair in the cabin by darthvirgin
Man, it's not great but I totally enjoyed the 2000s prequel. Solid 6.5/10
Froegerer t1_iui3mdp wrote
Reply to comment by Slick_36 in The Thing (1982) -- the scene with MaReady checking on Blair in the cabin by darthvirgin
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.
Froegerer t1_iui23hd wrote
Reply to comment by WR_MouseThrow in The Thing (1982) -- the scene with MaReady checking on Blair in the cabin by darthvirgin
They make it sound like you somehow keep your consciousness until it decides takes over. Like it assimilates everything but the brain or part of the brain so the host has no idea and makes it impossible to identify without something like a janky hot wire blood test. Some character said something like, "you could be one of those things and not even know it!".
Froegerer t1_ix5zw7p wrote
Reply to comment by DarkMatterLuigi in The Last Kingdom by DarkMatterLuigi
His death was so, so lame. I was almost impressed with how lame it was.