Was Dylan Rhodes a member of the Eye when he frames Thaddeus Bradley?

Was Dylan Rhodes a member of the Eye when he frames Thaddeus Bradley? - Woman in White Robe Wearing Gold Earring

In Now You See Me 1, Dylan Rhodes framed Thaddeus Bradley, who was the head of the Eye as revealed in Now You See Me 2. Was Dylan working alone to frame Thaddeus? If so then did he lie to the Four Horsemen about being a representative of the Eye?

If Rhodes was working alone and not a member of the Eye then how did he know about the secret carousal entrance?

If he was a member of the Eye, then why did he frame the head of his organization? Also did he not help the Horsemen cheat to get into the Eye by giving them all the plans?



Best Answer

As a secret organization, The Eye’s structure and leadership might not be known to all but its most trusted members. As a low level Eye member (which Dylan seems to be, based on the sequel), he especially would not be privy to that information.

It appears as if Dylan is handed down assignments from a secret leadership on a regular basis (based again on the sequel). As if he is a field agent grunt. His private vendetta scheme was probably off the books (not sanctioned by leadership). Which is how and why Thaddeus got caught up in it.




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Was Dylan part of the Eye?

Dylan later arrives at a secret library where he learns, much to his shock, that Thaddeus is a member of the Eye and was Shrike's best friend. The two played the roles of the idealist (Shrike) and the realist (Thaddeus).

Why did Dylan frame Thaddeus?

At the end of "Now You See Me," the entire film is revealed to be Dylan's elaborate revenge plot to frame up the magic-debunker Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman) for stealing because he goaded Dylan's father into a deadly escape performance 30 years prior.

Was Thaddeus Bradley part of the Eye?

Biography. Thaddeus Bradley is a former magician who now makes a living by revealing the secrets behind other magicians' tricks. In secret, he was actually the Grandmaster of The Eye, an ancient and powerful society of magicians.



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