General Discussion

Hello all again!

I had quite a surprise today.  Amy Hennig messaged me out of the blue and wanted to address a few things she read on the forums.  Here we go:

"Hey - I saw people are also confused about Talbot getting shot, and disappearing... maybe I can elaborate a little...

Marlowe's crew is supposed to be a highly-trained clandestine organization, with roots stretching back to Elizabeth I and earlier.  Sort of like CIA/MI6 secret intelligence service type ops... so the idea is they have lots of means to confound their enemies like a secret arm of the CIA or MI6 might, for example. Like Cutter says, manipulating their enemies through espionage, deception, fear.  

This is based on real-life clandestine ops, and "the art of deception". Groups like the CIA really used magician's tricks as well as drugs, etc. to trick and frighten their enemies. So - you can assume there's a rational explanation behind these mysteries... e.g., a bulletproof vest, an escape rope/wire, whatever--which looks "magical" but has a rational explanation, just like a magician's trick.

Magic, tricks, deception, illusion, perception vs. reality - these are themes throughout the game. Abra-godd*mn-cadabra. "

- at this point I interjected a few comments and then asked about the Dead Agent found in the Chateau - Her reply:

"Yeah, the spiders got him. (If you can manage to get a peek at Agent Harris' body in the crypt puzzle room, he looks the same "

So I hope this helps some people who were confused or perplexed by Talbot's disappearance in Syria and getting shot as well as the dead body in the Chateau!

Big thanks again to Amy Hennig - you're awesome!

Proof:

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Here's a link to the other thread I made with the Tarot card explanations from Amy Hennig:

http://forums.naughtydog.com/t5/General-Discussion/Tarot-Card-Explanation-via-Amy-Hennig-SPOILERS/m-p/627565