#drschneep

I’ve divided the main decisions every theory has to choose between at this point, as there’s no sure way to tell either way, and they contradict otherwise.

Decision 1: Is Jack actually in a coma? (Yes or No)

Decision 2: Is what we’re viewing happening in order? (Yes or No)

Decision 3: Anti: Puppet master, possessor, or directly involved?

That generates 12 possible options already, and that’s only the beginning of this rabbit hole. If you focus on Anti as possessor, who is he possessing, is switching vessels, etc? If Jack’s not actually in a coma why would Chase say he is? If Jack’s in a coma who the hell woke up and said “I remember what he did to me.” Seriously, this is a huge ball of contradictions...

Jack isn’t comatose, we haven’t been viewing things in order, and Anti is puppeteering like a pro.  First things first, the coma issue. Jack was awake for DDLC as Anti directly speaks to him saying, “It kind of sounds like you don’t want me around, Jack.” Which is why I don’t think that the coma situation is literal, especially adding Jack’s sudden recollection after Untold Stories. To handle Chase’s words, I imagine that’s Anti’s doing. A child lost a hand at some point, assuming that it’s one of Chase’s kids, Anti could be threatening his family if Chase attempts to act out of line while pretending to be Jack. On the other side though, I don’t think Anti did that before Chase acted out, that is not before TIE. Here’s where the out of order comes into it, where Barry has a secret, occurs after TIE. Chase acts out of line, letting information slip such as talking about his kids, and thus one of the kids pays the price for his inability to preform as Anti wants him to. This threat also applies to Marvin, who being a magician, likely likes children. It’s why the hints at their identities are subtle, the repetitive use of the word ‘magic’ is Marvin’s distress call, along with the faint ghosts of images.