Theory: Season 2 will show that Brett is a sleeper agent planted by JR
I’ve heard people theorize that Brett is a secret agent, but I personally think he’s a sleeper agent, aka, he’s an agent whose been brainwashed into being unaware that he’s a spy.
(Keep in mind: I don know for sure if this is true. These are mostly just interesting things I noticed when rewatching the show and seeing a lot of weird coincidences).
@simplyender it’s crazy that this never crossed my mind when writing this, but yes! It would be a neat parallel to Reagan.
Brett has always been Reagan’s foil, so, when it turns out that the man she saw as her father ended up only using her as a pawn, what better way to demonstrate that similarity in Brett by having his father figure use him as a literalpawn?
Also, I’m gonna descend into madness for a bit here:
In the first episode, we see some new employees watching a training video and seemingly getting a seminar teaching them how Cognito Inc functions. A seminar that Brett, notably, does not attend. So, not only was Brett hired with no prior experience, but he was immediately given a leadership position without receiving ANY kind of training or prep for the job, and his position gives him a disturbing amount of power. Almost as if JR doesn’t expect much legwork out of him. Hmm…
It just struck me that JR emphasizes the fact that Brett is a “co-leader”. Not an intern, but a LEADER. As in, he is in the same level of power as Reagan, and Reagan is next in line to be CEO.
I mean, I get that Reagan isn’t the most social person, but in that case, why not make Brett her ASSISTANT, or her secretary, or her spokesman? That way he still has the same responsibilities, but it makes sense for him to be an unpaid intern while she presumably makes a full salary. Why give him so much power for a role that purely seems to be morale-oriented and speaking to the team in a passionate way? And why does he work full time if he’s not even getting paid?
Brett in episode one even mentions that no one has given him anything to do. Everyone else, while they like him, are probably just as baffled as to what skills he actually has that can be put to good use, which is probably why he had the free time to go get bagels. Episode 2 shows that EVERYONE but Brett has a designated job and station (Gigi is in subliminal marketing, Glenn has the war room, Andre is a biochemist, and Myc has the milking room). Brett has no actual tasks that just anyone else couldn’t do, and, unlike Reagan, he doesn’t have much in the way of specialized skills or accomplishments. Of course, Brett TRIES to be helpful wherever he can, since he’s just nice, but it’s never because it’s his specific role. Perhaps it’s just that he’s an intern, and intern jobs tend to be pretty aimless (I would know lol), but, in that case, why does he need to be in a leadership position specifically? Why would JR give someone with nothing to do that much authority?
But this all makes sense when you consider that JR has Brett put there just in case he needs someone to challenge Team Ridley for the power of the company. Brett and Reagan are both on the same level of authority, and, even though he doesn’t really feel like it, Brett technically has the same potential for getting promoted that she does. JR doesn’t need Brett to be especially skilled or smart or anything, he just needs someone who could, theoretically, take control of the company just in case Reagan or Rand are out of commission, and someone who could possibly sway the black robes into releasing him from Shadow Prison X…
AND ANOTHER THING:
You guys know how in the intro, there’s a bunch of imagery related to different theories? Well, one thing has stood out to me. This:
It’s literally just Brett in some sort of weird kaleidoscope? It’s not even related to any real conspiracy or character moment, it’s just Brett in a weird formation. This is even weirder since none of the other characters are portrayed like this; we see Reagan in a robot version of her own face, Gigi and Andre taking a selfie over Glenn’s surgery, and Myc giving his spores to apes. Brett is the only one NOT given an actual scene to do.
It’s also weird to me that his eyes are white here. It’s a little hard to tell, and it’s possible that it’s just an animation error and his eyes are normal, but it weirds me out because exactly ONE other character also has white eyes.
Jimmy Fallon. You know, a sleeper agent. His eyes go completely blank as his mind is overwritten and he obeys Gigi’s instructions to kill the crisis actor.
Gig mentions that the reason Jimmy laughs so much is because Cognito “broke his damn brain”. In Ep. 10, when Younger Reagan asks Brett if he has brain damage, he says that the “doctors aren’t sure.”Hmm… so Brett went to the doctor for a brain issue and the doctors couldn’t “tell” if he was brain damaged or not?
If we’re to believe that Brett is a sleeper agent, than I think the kaleidoscope formation could be symbolic of the brain damage the sleeper agents are forced to endure in order to be “functioning” properly.
just wanna quickly point something out: brett DOES have pupils in this scene. hes also off model and only has 4 fingers.
Omg you’re right!
I guess I had a pretty bad tv to not see the pupils lol. I really thought they were blank this whole time!
And about the brain damage comment: I don’t mean to imply that Brett’s possible brain damage is explicitly because of the sleeper agent theory (especially since the stuff you brought up is incredibly plausible). I meant that the fact that Brett and Jimmy Fallon (the only names character who is canonically a sleeper agent) both had references to brain damage and I found the coincidence to be possible foreshadowing of psychological trauma. I apologize if my post came across as ableist, that wasn’t my intention and I hope I didn’t hurt any feelings.
In this case, I’ll revise my previous reblog; The kaleidoscope effect in the theme song could still be symbolic of the process in which a sleeper agent is; kaleidoscopes represent multiple facets, and I think that could literally mean that there are multiple sides to Brett.
if you look at an abused child with behaviors like aggression, setting things on fire, etc, and your first thought is “omg potential serial killer alert .. so scary” then you’re fundamentally missing the point + causing harm and i hope no child ever needs to depend on you
people learn about the macdonald triad in some true crime buzzword video and decide to let it inform their view of childhood trauma as something undeserving of compassion and “solved” by pathologizing and isolating victims
A series of pictures depicting issues for those who rely on wheelchairs.
A person with glasses sitting on a wheelchair stares at a door entrance located on a set of stairs.
Did you know… Some of us couldn’t even enter our own homes?
A crowd gathers in front of a bus, with a person on a wheelchair on the back, trying to get other people’s attention.
Please be mindful… Of those who can’t “push” their way around!
A woman with a hijab and glasses sits at a receptionist desk. A person on a wheelchair wearing a kippah is unable to reach the top to get her attention.
Simple things like reception desk height actually matters a lot!
A person on a wheelchair wearing a baseball hat backwards is unable to close the door to the restrooms. Despite this, the sign outside is marked as wheelchair accessible.
It is as if… Some doors aren’t meant to be closed!
A person on a wheelchair is frightened as their wheelchair goes down too fast down a ramp.
Did you know… That wheelchair ramps are steeper than recommended?
A man wearing a kippah is about to enter a temple, but covers his wheelchair wheels with a cover to keep the inside of the temple as clean as possible.
Wheelchairs go everywhere… But we can provide wheel covers for special places.
A picture of a parking lot Two cars are parked, one with most space to allow a disabled person to get on and off. A woman holding crutches is angered at a motorcycle parked in front of her car, which isn’t supposed to be there. A person on a wheelchair nearby notices her anger.
There’s a reason why… Certain space is allocated at disabled parking lots. And no, it’s not for your bike!
Two people stand in front of an automatic door. One is a child attempting to wave their hands to get it to open, and the other is a person on a wheelchair.
Notice that sometimes… Automatic door sensors are a bit short?
A bus is waiting at a stop. A person on a wheelchair is unable to get to the stop due to a steep ledge in front of them.
Are you aware that… Despite the upgraded buses, the bus stops need upgrading too?
A person on a wheelchair is using an ATM machine, which is placed at a lower position so they’re able to reach and use the machine comfortably.
In case you’re wondering… Why the new ATM machine designs are lower and slightly uncomfortable to use while standing up…
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my mum took a video (with permission) of a man with no legs scooting backwards up the steps of our local train station, his friend had to carry his wheelchair up for him
I’d seen this guy do this a million times before, but normally he had to drag his own wheelchair up behind him
the video was supposed to bring awareness to the fact that the government was dragging its feet about putting lifts or even a ramp into the station, but when the video went viral a lot of the comments were incredibly ignorant
“why would you film him instead of helping him”
“why couldn’t someone carry him up the stairs?”
“this is so staged”
“why didn’t you carry him up?”
“someone should have carried him up”
nobody stopped to consider that maybe he didn’t want a stranger carrying him up the stairs? maybe he didn’t trust a stranger to carry his wheelchair when he didn’t have a friend to do it?
if you wouldn’t get in a car with a stranger or let them carry your wallet, why would you let them pick you up? why would youtrust them with your only mode of transport?
it really sickened me that people could not would not see the real issue that was there and focused on how virtuous they were because they would have helped the man, they wouldn’t have just stopped to film him like a monster
(despite the fact that my mum had gotten permission to film him for an awareness campaign and not for shits and giggles or internet views)
they also didn’t give any focus or attention on the fact that the station needed fucking lifts, they didn’t care about changing the infrastructure or holding the government accountable, they just wanted to yell at someone on the internet to make themselves feel superior
don’t be like that, educate yourselves, listen to disabled people, hold businesses/governments/corporations accountable for accessibility, take the fight to the source
Able bodied parents I’m begging you to teach your kids about disabled people. Not just because they could become disabled themselves one day but also because even if they don’t, they have a very real chance of being rude to us if you don’t teach them.
Yes, kids just say shit. They have no filter. That doesn’t make it any less humiliating when your child sits near me on the bus and incessantly grills me on why I have a stick when I’m not old. Or laughs at us for things our disability causes. It doesn’t take away the hurt when they bully a disabled classmate. For a large part these things could be avoided if you just taught your kids to respect us. It’s really not that hard.
ALT
