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a question i was going to ask...

posted 2 years ago by [deleted]
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the carl guy did not exist?

[–] da3ley (231) 2 years ago

he did exist. the smile demon was using him to get to her.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

when she stabbed him it was a hallucination. i don't think he ever existed.

[–] da3ley (231) 2 years ago

I think her stabbing him was ofc a hallucination, but that's what the demon does. he screws with people's mind, and can mimic people u know. I guess it could be possible, but I don't think so.

[–] snuggans (48) 2 years ago

he was real but i think hes a red herring intended to make the audience initially believe he's possessed when he's genuinely mentally ill. perhaps we were meant to compare his behavior to Rose's next patient. it highlights how the general public would react to someone who is possessed by the entity and trying to explain what is happening to them, they'd be considered crazy like Carl, thats what ended up happening to Rose.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

possible. i just don't know.

[–] smidget28 (803) 2 years ago

he did exist.