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Whts with hiding from alex at the end..


Can anybody tell me the reason why everybody was hiding from alex that his mother has already been told of the whole wall fall thing.Was alex a heart patient too??

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hello??

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Personally think it's only Lara and Alex's Mom.

Lara won't tell him a thing because he she knows that he didn't want anyone to tell her, and his mother (and maybe Lara too) doesn't tell him because she appreciates what Alex did for her / did to hide the truth from her. (That's also why the scene when she's looking at him, during the final broadcast, is so ironic)

About the other people: I'm not sure if they know about it, but I doubt it.

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I agree. And I think she realized all the effort he went through to keep her safe and healthy and she didn't want to take that from him. He looked so happy that he was doing right by his mother. And she wanted him to keep that feeling and memory.

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What's the best for his mom? Dying with the truth or dying with a white lie?
Lara revealed the truth and Alex remained but ended the charade even more dramatically.

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Because he was clearly retarded, and couldn't handle the truth.

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