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Inquiry about a specific scene: (SPOILER!)


If Madison and Gabriel were the "same person", how were the detectives talking to Gabriel on the phone while Madison was sitting at the table.

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They share the same body, and parts of the same brain.
But Gabriel is basically the consciousness of a conjoined twin that they were unable to fully excise from the surgery.

I don't want to get caught up in the semantics but basically you can basically think of it as two spirits occupying one body. And the ending has Madison basically trapping Gabriel completely in a corner of her own brain.

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Ummmm....
That doesn't answer the question.

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Then clarify your question further. You asked, how do the detectives talk to gabriel while madison is at the table.

And I answered. What exactly is your issue with gabriel being able to talk while madison is at the table? They're not the same person.

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Gabriel had telepathic powers. Speaking over the radio. Controlling lights, etc.

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Oh, maybe that's what OP was confused about.

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Thank you for that. I didn't know his telepathic powers would give him the ability to make phone calls. Seemed like a major reach.

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i think everything can be considered on the table, given everything you're asked to accept in this movie, lol.

i'm not complaining. i loved it. people i work with are getting sick of me talking about how much i loved this silly, absurd & completely fun movie.

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The movie established he could talk via electrical equipment in the first five minutes of the movie.
And you think that's a reach compared to later on when the movie suddenly displayed his:

-super human strength
-olympian level agility
-ability to manipulate electricity
-the dexterity that would allow him to place first in american ninja warrior ever single time

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I guess I missed that the movie established that he could talk via electrical. Thanks.

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