nokori3byo
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It seems to me that there is some uncertainty about whether Mossman was indeed a double agent from the beginning of the HL2 story or whether she simply changed sides at an oppotune moment. I, for one favour the former theory, but...
Judith Mossman is a seriosuly underrated character, in terms of both her importance to the plot and her complexity. Recently, while playing through Ep. 1 for the third time, I was struck by the alacrity with which Mossman (in the video transmission) had already gotten stuck in to a major operation against the Combine mere hours after the events at the citadel. Some have argued that such rapid development of events in the plot is not completely believable, and they're probably right. But consider this: in many ways, Mossman seems to be one or two steps ahead of everyone (Eli included) when it comes to planinng and simply being in the loop. She's ostensibly on-side now, but have we really been made fully aware of her motives and allegiances at this point? Is there still more to her than meets the eye?
EDIT: A word of clarification re: poll options:
Mossman as double agent = She was working for the resitance all along, but posed as a traitor to infiltrate the Combine.
Mossman as triple agent = She is ostensibly a double agent for the Resistance, but actually serves a third faction and/or her own agenda.
Mossman as a turncoat = She was actually, at one point, a traitor for the Combine but turned on them out of disillusionment with Breen.
Judith Mossman is a seriosuly underrated character, in terms of both her importance to the plot and her complexity. Recently, while playing through Ep. 1 for the third time, I was struck by the alacrity with which Mossman (in the video transmission) had already gotten stuck in to a major operation against the Combine mere hours after the events at the citadel. Some have argued that such rapid development of events in the plot is not completely believable, and they're probably right. But consider this: in many ways, Mossman seems to be one or two steps ahead of everyone (Eli included) when it comes to planinng and simply being in the loop. She's ostensibly on-side now, but have we really been made fully aware of her motives and allegiances at this point? Is there still more to her than meets the eye?
EDIT: A word of clarification re: poll options:
Mossman as double agent = She was working for the resitance all along, but posed as a traitor to infiltrate the Combine.
Mossman as triple agent = She is ostensibly a double agent for the Resistance, but actually serves a third faction and/or her own agenda.
Mossman as a turncoat = She was actually, at one point, a traitor for the Combine but turned on them out of disillusionment with Breen.