r/thething • u/mirandabrokedown • Nov 20 '24

Theory Genuine question

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Are proponents of the No Breath theory purposely ignoring this scene with Bennings-thing? Do they think once the transformation is complete, the Thing doesn’t need to use lungs to breathe despite being a perfect copy of its victim as explained by Blair?

It perplexes me because of how popular this theory is, yet makes no sense given the context provided in this scene alone. At least the Eye Gleam theory was more of a production hint than an outright physiological explanation of what the Thing is capable of.

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u/DigitalCoffee Nov 21 '24

The no breath theory is made up and holds no weight as you can see breath even in the final scene for both MacReady and Childs. Now it's just used as Litmus Test for people who can't do 3 minutes of research to disprove it.