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Originally Posted by Kylon99
Anyways, my idea was that the 17 person limit (and now the 16 person count at the end of EP6) is a red that applies across all games because it is a Core Truth. In other words, the writers who must know the truth must know that only 16 people were on the island that day (And I bet they know exactly which 16.) Then they're free to introduce a 17th Person X for whatever purpose... although of course they can't take part in the murders because of Knox rules.
You may not believe this one applies, but there are going to be reds which we thought didn't apply but actually do. When I get home... (as I'm pretending to work right now  ), I'll go through the reds again... |
It doesn't have to be 16 for that red to work though. Erika just can't be included among the 17 or someone has to be written out for her to be part of the 17. That's why they say EVEN IF she's included it's still seventeen.
We're very sorry,
but even if we welcome you, the number of people is seventeen.
Emphasis mine.