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

Reply to comment by Slick_36 in The Thing (1982) -- the scene with MaReady checking on Blair in the cabin by darthvirgin

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.