#and then I relistened to 93 today and I have... follow-up thoughts?

[rheineorshine]

mike walters loves to look you directly in the eyes and open episode 1 by lying in the first sentence. he's not here to document the game as an impartial observer, he's here because the post that lead him to w.bg had some kind of clue about the prize.

of course he was so desperate to believe that he was in first place. of course he was willing to cut his own hands off for bonus points. he "started playing WOE.BEGONE because [he] needed [matt] back", and anything that mike can do to increase his standing with the gamerunners increases the chance that mike gets to keep him.

by the time mike hits the fourth challenge, he's convinced that if he plays well enough he can get his hands on the tech. choosing not to play would kill them both. completing the challenge brings him closer to winning the game and having matt back.

the only way to still save matt is to lose him all over again.