Connecting the Dots (MAJOR SPOILERS)

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Originally Posted by Mirko

After Sam wins he says something like: "Specs! I'll get you for that, even if it's the last thing I do! Right after I get back from Mount Rushmore."

Thanks Mirko. My original reaction was more of a "Wow, that was a really nice fact that I didn't catch" more than "Wow, I don't believe you" in case I didn't come off correctly.

[fajerkaos]

Originally Posted by Zeek

I just remembered something that may cancel out my original theory.

Max has a metal plate in his head. I don't know if there was a referance to that in the game so far, but it is mentioned both in Hit the Road and in the cartoon at one point or another.

Then maybe Max was referring to himself then he said that they should go and find somebody with a metalplate in his skull, and redecorate his forehead.
That sick creature never stops to surprise me.

[Zeek]

The funny thing is I tried to use the magnet on Max, but Sam wouldn't do it.

[Zeek]

Found it in Episode 2!

Put the plate on the cow's head and then state the obvious when Mr. Featherly asks who the guest is. Max will state that he has a plate in his head.

However...Max's metal plate can also affect his head. Remember that pinging sensation he got from the Mystery Vortex? That means there may be a chance Max is really hypnotized if someone or something found the right frequency to affect Max's metal plate, thereby controlling him!

[Maratanos]

Support for my theory about SOMONE trying to hypnotize all the really famous people seems to continue to accrue. First the Soda Poppers, then Myra, then Abe Lincoln, who seems to still be president.

[Welshy]

Originally Posted by Maratanos

Support for my theory about SOMONE trying to hypnotize all the really famous people seems to continue to accrue. First the Soda Poppers, then Myra, then Abe Lincoln, who seems to still be president.

He didnt look very Abe Lincoln-esque to me

perhaps....'Evil Lincoln is baaaack!!!'
http://jmwink.people.wm.edu/images/Evil_Lincoln.jpg

[Zeek]

We don't know if that is Mr. Lincon or not. For all we know, they may just call him "The President" so they can avoid the universe collapsing in on itself.

Also, it seems that the people they are hypnotizing are not so much famous people, but people in some kind of power. Brady Culture and his Home kind of makes him the boss in a twisted kind of way, thereby making him an influance on washed-up child actors. Myra has the Opra effect working for her, so her sphere of influance affects anyone who watches her show. Harry as the mole had some power over the police in the matters of the Mafia, but he also had power over the Mafia since he did become the last Don Ted E. Bear. Hypnotizing The President just seems like a logical thing to do. Why didn't they do it sooner?!

[Maratanos]

Well, okay. But you have to admit that Abe Lincoln still being president would be suitably weird for this. Remember how Featherly says "I didn't realize Abe Lincoln was still alive". And in OUR world, Abe Lincoln is dead, so he can't be killed again. So although, given Sam & Max, the truth may be even weirder, it's too soon to tell, and there's no contrary evidence yet.

[Maratanos]

Well, Ep 4 ios out on GameTap and I'm wrong about Abe Lincoln... But I'm getting more and more convinced we're right about Hugh Bliss...

[AdamG]

These are major story ruining spoilers, so don't look at it if you don't want to know the ending of episode 4, and theories about episodes 5 and 6. I warned you!!!

At the end of episode 4, Chuckles the undercover Secret Service agent is, erm... Well, taken care of. His earpiece comes off and you can hear that his commands are comming from some kind of machine. So, apparently a machine is behind controlling the Secret Service. That must be why Episode 5 is called "Reality 2.0", because it's going to involve the computer. But there's probably something controlling the computer too, and probably an alien... Because there has been some hints from Telltale that there would be a setting in space or on other worlds or something.

Also... More major spoilers!!!

I doubt Brady Culture, Myra, were more then unwilling pawns. They were hypnotized by the bears that the factory run by the Mole was making, and the "Secret Service" was watching over the Mole's operation. And Chuckles, the "Secret Service" agent watching over the factory was taking orders from some kind of machine. Whatever or whoever the mastermind is, they're probably not even human or from Earth. They could be, but because of the rumors of a space setting it's possible they could be aliens. That would be fitting, with Sybil's alien tabloid and the refrences to aliens sprinkled around the season so far.

[Zeek]

I have to remember to look at the posts above after March 8th.

Gah... just a little under two weeks away for me.

[AdamG]

Looking at your original post Zeek, I think you're right about Hugh...

I think Hugh Bliss is an alien, who has some kind of super computer that gives orders to the "Secret Service", who are also probably aliens. Chuckles, the 2nd in command to Hugh Bliss (except for the computer), created the toy mafia to make the hypnobears, which were meant to hypnotise the victims so they would... Uh... Keep everyone busy I guess while the aliens took over the planet. I guess Brady Culture was really just a wannabee who wanted to take over the world for himself with his learned hypnopowers. Maybe Brady was a former partner of Hugh's, and was an alien as well? :/

[Zeek]

The President has an Emetics book.

Coincident?

www.maxforpresident.org

[Dangerzone]

i am starting to veer away from my previous assumption that hugh bliss is behind the hypnosis ring............... he just seems too, i dont know........happy

and if you recall all of the hypnosis schemes deal with control, money, and power.............. hugh bliss does not seem to need any of the 3

although i think he is involved in some minor way, i now doubt that he is behind the take over the world hypnosis scheme (if that it what this is about) and thats assuming that the hypnosis cases are indeed connected.................. we all learned at an early age to ignore the obvious (unless the obvious puches you in the face and calls you a $*@%!)

no, i think that we have yet to meet who (or what) is behind all this

[Planeforger]

I think that the series' overarching villain would have to be someone referenced to in every episode...which means that Hugh Bliss is the most obvious candidate.

[ensignyu]

Clearly, because Hugh Bliss appeared in Episode 2/4 with only a minor but mysterious role, he's NOT the one behind everything because it would be too obvious. But wait, that's what they expect us to think, so maybe he really IS behind everything. Then again...

Well at the very least he's probably an important character somehow, just because we'd kill Telltale for the answer if we didn't get a hilariously expository backstory (or at least major plot involvement) on him.

[BarneyG]

Just found that on Google for Hugh Bliss ! Disturbing... !!
(just search for hugh bliss on the page )

http://www.simplysearch4it.co.uk/pdi...dom/asc/1.html

[Plan3]

Hugu Bliss is an ex-hockey player, did dancing in the late 1800's and is now a kayaking teddy bear!

[AdamG]

Ohhhhh, what a bizzare and awkward bit of information. I wonder if Telltale knows about Hugu Bliss and the real-life Hugh Bliss teddy bear.

http://www.teddybearfriends.co.uk/te...ns&siteid=1574

As Bosco would say, "I smell a conspiracy!"

[Mirko]

Ah ok... Not what i predicted, but Mount Rushmore indeed was part of the plot!