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** Or, in a variant of the above, ''Lester Sheehan'' might be from Seattle, a fact which Laeddis knows about his doctor. Teddy keeps mixing up where Chuck/Lester is from, because he's subconsciously recognizing Chuck as Lester, and traces of information about the latter keep bleeding through his suppression of his own identity.
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** Alternatively, after two years in denial, Teddy could be having trouble maintaining his delusion, repeatedly mistaking Chuck as being from Portland when Teddy had previously established him as being from Seattle. Chuck, in order to maintain the roleplay, corrects him so the narrative won't go any further off track.

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** Alternatively, after two years in denial, Teddy could be having trouble maintaining his delusion, repeatedly mistaking Chuck as being from Portland when Teddy had previously established him as being from Seattle. Chuck, in order to maintain the roleplay, corrects him so the narrative won't go any further off track.track.
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** Chuck, who is actually Lester Sheehan, could be merely screwing with Teddy's delusions, who is living in a fantasy world where everyone has a part to play. In Teddy's mind, Chuck is a transfer from Portland, which Sheehan would know, and could be changing his character's backstory slightly to try and throw Teddy's narrative off.

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** Chuck, who is actually Lester Sheehan, could be merely screwing with Teddy's delusions, who as the latter is living in a fantasy world where everyone on the island has a part to play. In Teddy's mind, Chuck is a transfer from Portland, which Sheehan would know, and could be changing his character's backstory slightly to try and throw Teddy's narrative off.
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** Chuck, who is actually Lester Sheehan, could be merely screwing with Teddy, who is living in a fantasy world where everyone has a part to play. In Teddy's mind, Chuck is a transfer from Portland, which Sheehan would know, and could be changing his character's backstory slightly to try and throw Teddy's narrative off.

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** Chuck, who is actually Lester Sheehan, could be merely screwing with Teddy, Teddy's delusions, who is living in a fantasy world where everyone has a part to play. In Teddy's mind, Chuck is a transfer from Portland, which Sheehan would know, and could be changing his character's backstory slightly to try and throw Teddy's narrative off.
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* Teddy twice mistakes Chuck as being from the Marshal office in Portland, Oregon. Both times Chuck has to correct him that he's actually from Seattle, Washington. Learning that Chuck is actually his psychiatrist and thus knows every detail of the story can make these too moments appear off. However, they can also be seen as having several possible explanations.

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* Teddy twice mistakes Chuck as being from the Marshal office in Portland, Oregon. Both times Chuck has to correct him that he's actually from Seattle, Washington. Learning that Chuck is actually his psychiatrist and thus knows every detail of the story can make these too two moments appear off.off compared to their other interactions. However, they can also be seen as having several possible explanations.
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* Teddy twice mistakes Chuck as being from the Marshal office Portland, Oregon. Both times Chuck has to correct him that he's actually from Seattle, Washington. On a rewatch, this can be seen as having one of two possible explanations.

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* Teddy twice mistakes Chuck as being from the Marshal office in Portland, Oregon. Both times Chuck has to correct him that he's actually from Seattle, Washington. On a rewatch, this Learning that Chuck is actually his psychiatrist and thus knows every detail of the story can make these too moments appear off. However, they can also be seen as having one of two several possible explanations.

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