[SPOILER] Plot Discussion Thread *Spoiler Alert*

[Alardem]

Anyone catch the masturbating pig-man?

Mandus' ending monologue, and the world-warping nature of the Machine, seems to imply that it's an ancient presence that existed deep beneath London far before man discovered it. It may just be me, but I rather doubt that any human could have built such an expansive presence (that is at least capable of consuming London, if not the whole world) in the space of a year.

The nature of Mandus' madness also seems to confirm my own theories about Justine's personality. I always figured that there was something more to her than mere sadism - especially if she was selfless enough to protect all her prisoners - and there are a few callbacks to the messages written on her 'passage of madness'.