Was Childs a Thing or not at the end?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Thing
Gemini — 1 year ago(September 24, 2024 10:48 PM)
I think he was a Thing. He never trusted MacCready the entire movie but now at the end he trusts Mac Gready.
He doesn't even ask Mac Gready what happened to him. He doesn't act suspicious at all. He is simply waiting for MacGready to fall asleep so that he can take him over.
Forget out seeing breath coming out of Childs when he is talking. Forget about that theory of Childs changing color coats.
It's about the way Childs responses when seeing MacCready again. Cuz first of all, he sneaks up on MacCready. He doesn't seem to be surprised at the camp being ablaze either like he already knows. -
Cognoscente — 1 year ago(October 21, 2024 09:02 AM)
Unlike his previous outdoor scenes, Childs doesn't have his head covered. More about my Childs theory and other issues:
https://popcultmaster.substack.com/p/simulations-and-assimilations -
-- wot -- — 1 year ago(October 21, 2024 09:15 AM)
As it happens I watched a video about this not too long back. There is a comic book out there and I think it is cannon. I cant recall exactly what happens but I think none of them are the thing at that time. Then they both go on a whacky adventure that takes them to south America and then the black dude ends up becoming the thing. I think.