[I in APHID] [VIDEO] 1-16-07 "The Ends Justify the Mean

[xboredomkills]

Whats does Op say when they pan into her eye. Also, if she has the video sound forwarded for once and then name backwards is there a possibility of something to be read backwards in the video? or does anything in the video make sense to reverse?

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Is there a reason 'my' has been capitalized? Sorry if this is a silly question...


From Ops profile:

Rumors of MY death have been greatly exaggerated...

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Some things are secret for a reason. There are people whose lives are dedicated to keepin them that way.

[JuJu Bean]

So I just went back and watched Tachy's video They Are Still Everywhere. The first frame with writing at about .10 says "Needless to say, things haven't gone according to plan."

I think everyone is right about the Tachy/Brother/Gemma thing...seems like Op was taunting her ...Tachy was so confident they had Gemma it seemed like things were going right...but again like everyone's been saying maybe Tachy and Brother played right into her plan.

[girlAnachronism]

Op capatilized the 'MY' b/c she's not the one who's dead. Gemma and Bree's dad are.

[Loki]

Just thought I'd put my two cents worth in, although I don't usually.

1. The reversed text/forward audio at the end

I thought at first maybe it had been done by accident, since the regular distortion was still put on it. But after watching the video a few more times, I think it's probably along the lines of a red herring. Not completely irrelevant, but not the most important thing in the video that Op wanted to be noticed... just understood quickly.

Ultimately I agree with Sad_Panda's assessment (on page 3 of this thread) that Op rarely does things for S&G, although I don't think the people suggesting that this is a look "behind the mask" are completely on the wrong track.

2. Layered audio in the eye pan scene

I think this is probably going to be the most important information in the whole video. I've tried to unlayer the audio to get all of the layers, but my program doesn't seem to want to cooperate with me right now. I'll try again tomorrow unless someone else manages to get there first.

[JustAnotherLonelyGirl.]

I agree with the "look behind the mask" idea.
I thought of a mirror image.. kind of looking glass thing with the ending too.
Also, the zooming into Op's eye, I thought may signify a "look through my eyes" type of thing. like "yeah tach, you think you're smart? check this out." *exposes true underlying intentions*

[diastres]

Audio during red part:

(forwards) "Listen to your enemy, for God is talking."
(backwards) "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
(forwards) "And as such, you will face our wrath."

It was on the first few pages.

I'll ask shifty to add it to the first post.

[Nieriel.Manwathiel]

seems like the Order may be matriarchal. i mean, the FATHER is eliminated, the mother was in a higher position than the father, and did Bree say any babies could be chosen for the ceremony, or just girls?

Sorta a theory, but this possibility could make us sorta "pan out" to take more of Oppy's actions into consideration.

Oh, and Gemma? She was eliminated by Team Tachy, not Operation Oppy. I LURVE the name "Oppy"! Whoever made that one rox my sox!!

::continues to chase her conversational "shiny object":: LOL

[itsreallyreal]

As for the reversed Op at the end and the forward speaking...

What I think is that they are saying...

"What was once clear will now be questionable.. And what was once a mystery will now begin to reveal itself...."

Maybe...

Or they just messed up... lmfai

[Sad Panda]

seems like the Order may be matriarchal. i mean, the FATHER is eliminated, the mother was in a higher position than the father, and did Bree say any babies could be chosen for the ceremony, or just girls?

That's an interesting point. Everyone who has been verified as in a position of power has been a woman ... Op (yeah, don't nit pick .... you know who I mean ), Lucy, Bree's Mom. The only man of authority we've seen thus far is Deacon #1, and that dude doesn't even get a name.

And to answer your question, I'm fairly certain that Bree specified that only females are chosen for the ceremony (just not in so many words) -- I'm at work right now, tho, can't recheck the vid.

[Lord_Cel]

nice work db!

haha it looks like you're saying "nice work douchebag!"

DanielBeast....douchebag, whats the differenece?

[pimp monkette]

I too agree with the whole "behind the mask" thing

I think Oppy's saying "well played" like "okay, you got us, you killed our agent Gemma"

But then she's like "but then again, clearly thing's haven't gont according to plan.. or have they" like "ohh snap... Gemma really didn't mean that much to our plan... this is the real plan" *look into my eye*

then the forwards audio and backwards signature...

I think we're going to be informed on the "actual plan" really soon... through the eye of opaphid... or something like that

[Lord_Cel]

but why MUST it be bree...

maybe there is a bigger picture we're missing...

MAYBE...this story isn't about bree but someone else, but told through bree...

hmmmmm


....
wild imagination..

Bree did say in her video that out of all the young girls in the order only a fraction of the girls develop the right characteristics for the ceremony.

Maybe they need Bree for a/another ceremony...possibly on Feb. 5?

[Loki]

On the idea of Op being matriarchal, that makes sense, especially since every video has been narrated in a female voice.

[Killthesmiley]

and the orders influences are thelma

[Nieriel.Manwathiel]

contrary to patriarchal Western society, MANY indeginous cultures were either fully matriarchal or partially matriarchal. many, if not all, native american tribes were matriarchal, and even in some cultures where a certain man was in charge, who would this man be? The brother of the MOTHER.

so there could be a lot of other influences as well from other matriarchal cultures. perhaps we'll need to look at linguistic hints to look at country and culture hints.

wait a minute... weren't we told to get language lessons?