Why did Adelaide think that Tethered didn’t know that they looked alike?

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In Us (2019), Gabe and his family are watching news which shows evil doppleganger attacking people with scissors:

Gabe: And they look like us.

Adelaide: They don't even know that yet.

Why did Adelaide think that Tethered didn’t know that they looked alike?



Best Answer

I believe that the "they" she refers to in that situation was the news people who were reporting on the attacks; not the tethered. She was commenting on the fact that the news was reporting these random attacks, but the news didn't mention anything about the people who were attacking looking like those who were being attacked.




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Did Adelaide know she was a Tethered?

But Adelaide doesn't seem to know that she's the kidnapper who originally grew up Tethered \u2014 that is, until the final moments of Red's life. In the film's climax, Adelaide has fatally wounded Red; Red uses her final moments to do something unexpected: She whistles.

Did Jason know his mom was Tethered?

But there's one more subtle twist at the end of the movie that complicates it further. Jason looks at Adelaide in the car\u2014who we now know is a Tethered\u2014and some sort of acknowledgement passes between them. This seems like an indication that Jason seemed to realize that his mother was actually one of the Tethered.

Is Jason also a Tethered?

One of the most popular theories about "Us" claims Jason was a Tethered the entire film, but Peele is pumping the breaks on that claim. On top of critical acclaim and strong box office, Jordan Peele's \u201cUs\u201d also inspired countless fan theories about the story's secret meanings and ambiguous plot threads.

What was the point of the Tethered in Us?

The Tethered are the result of a botched experiment in cloning. The government mastered the physical act of cloning, but it's speculated that they could not figure out how to replicate a soul. In order to hide their failure, the government sentenced the Tethered to a life underground.



Us (2019) - Red Kills Adelaide




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