Its about god damn time that Hitman Contracts gets some appreciation! 
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Itâs not the thing. Itâs the thing that gets you the thing.
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In terms of logic:
The definite article âtheâ thing means whatever this âthingâ is, it is assumed by the author to be a known entity to the reader too, and also it is assumed for the reader, that âtheâ thing is a known variable quantified as a value of one.
So if I interpret this correctly, what you are saying is that this identified variable with a quantity of one as an input, gets you this same variable back in the output with a quantity of one.
profound.
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In terms of logic, The Constant used âthingâ three times in a row which is a pretty bad look for a man with a degree in Communications.
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loving the faces on the reflections
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I have seen people make fun of that line before and I donât quite understand why. To me it makes perfect sense as a summarizing statement on the whole âpower is a toolâ-theme. He is trying to persuade Diana that power is not the goal in itself, but that it can be used to pursue the thing she actually wants (justice etc.). Simplifying it like that makes sense in getting that point across. Is it because people assume that itâs just empty rhetoric because he says âthingâ twice? Maybe itâs just that English is not my first language.
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Generally using thing to much is looked down on since thing is an informal word people use when they are unsure of something. Edwards is an intelligent man with a degree in Communications, so it is especially jarring to hear him use the word âthingâ three times in a row. Especially when he could literally say âPower isnât (just) the end, power is the means to an endâ and have the same effect.
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That might be true. The line goes: âPower is a tool Miss Burnwood. Itâs the thing that gets you to the thingâ. So just two times.
I donât think he says âthingâ because he is unsure or is reaching for words. Itâs just a playful way of simplifying and summarizing the point he is trying to get across.
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Still really sloppy especially since he is still trying to make an appeal. He could have said anything else and it would have been better or he could have simply said power is a tool and left it at that.
It is just stupid no matter how you slice it.
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very well deserved to win it
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This is a bad take and I disagree with you.
For all of IOIâs occasional slip-ups with English, that particular sentence is beautifully written. IMO.
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Yes, there is plenty of dialogue in the trilogy thatâs just below average. The overuse of throwback lines in particular, itâs just too much. Not to mention âBastard! It all fits!â. But with this particular one, I just cannot hear anything wrong.
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I agree. It sums up the matter in simple terms while carrying a slight bit of attitude behind it with his tone. Grey and Edwards have some of the best lines in the trilogy; on the surface, they seem corny and cliche, but when you think them over, theyâre really meaningful.
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âŚhuh? That line is hated?
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No, I donât think it is. It is possibly just a personal thing, but to me it sounds forced like âuuh everyone, youâre experiencing a plot twistâ.
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Sounds to me like Diana having a sudden realisation on who the mole is based on information she has about the colorado contract. Itâs kind of hard to have a Wham Episode without having the wham being acknowledged. It doesnât sound forced at all, as half the point is to find out Greyâs true agenda, but as soon as you enter the bunker, both 47 and Diana realises thereâs a much bigger threat to the ICA; Providence.
I think what @Fleur is trying to say is that it doesnât sound natural, the way she said it. The moment feels wrong, the buildup in Dianaâs emotions in her previous sentence makes the sudden âbastard!â line sound like a scripted line an actor would say, rather than a genuine expression. If she had said it slower, quieter, more menacingly, like this: âthat⌠bastardâŚ.â in a more whispered and measured tone, it would have sounded more genuine.
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Sounded pretty genuine to me. The line didnât feel forced, the buildup was good, and the quiver in her sentance beforehand clearly evoked the tone that she was deeply annoyed, and betrayed by this revelation. Go listen to the cutscene again, and hear her vocal change, itâs really genuine.
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To most, at least most who talk about it online, it doesnât. The reason for it, yes, but the delivery doesnât work.
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Iâm not saying youâre wrong, but at no point have I heard anyone criticize this line. Hence my genuine shock above at it being hated (which @fleur) admitted to possibly being a personal thing, which is fair.
I actively try and find lore problems and bad line readsâŚthis just isnât one of them IMO.
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