History Recap / FilmRerollMemento

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The story now ends with Leonard getting a new, comparatively benevolent manipulator in the form of Anne, who might be able to give him some closure and help him move on with his life. Paulo Quito’s describes this as just about the happiest ending he could have gotten, given the circumstances.

* UnreliableExpositioner:

--> '''DM Paulo Quiros''': [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings The ring on your finger seems to be glowing with some sort of text on it.]]
** [[ParanoiaFuel ”What? You never thought somebody else in the world might be able to imitate your handwriting?”]]

* CarFu: Pitr!Leonard engages in this with Chris Manfield, [[RealityEnsues which ends up utterly wrecking both cars.]]

* AdaptationalVillainny: Unlike in the film, Teddy ouright refers to Catherine’s death as a murder, and never implies that it was an accident (or a SuicideByProxy.) Depending on whether his story is true or not, this trope either applies to the culprint, or to Teddy himself.

* AmbiguousSituation: We never really learn for certain just how bad the Our Lady of Good Harbour church is. Many of its members ''are'' former criminals (and possibly unprosecuted, given how easily they accept "Brother Pontoon" despite him coming straight from a gunfight), but most of the creepy culty stuff turns out to have simple explanations. Michael accuses them of killing Sister Lily, but finds no evidence for this. Even the finger cutting may or may not just have been an accident.

* CorruptCop: The detectives interrogating Carolyn!Leonard agree to let him go and destroy the incriminating evidence in exchange for the stolen money ([[AchievementsInIgnorance which Leonard was legitimately trying to turn in as stolen loot.]]) They suspect him of being an assassin sent by the Russian mob, which they really don’t want to mess with.

* SacrificialLion: Arthur Kane has Morgan shot dead just to show that he means business.

** DM Paulo Quiros makes it a point that Teddy is likely one, and that he doesn’t see the character’s TheReasonYouSuckSpeech at the end of the film as [[TheEndingChangesEverything the one explanation for the story]], but rather as [[RashomonStyle yet another possibility brought forward by a dubious source.]] Notably, the equivalent scene in the campaign has Teddy mention supposed facts not stated in the movie while omitting others.

** DM Paulo Quiros makes it a point that Teddy is likely one, and that he doesn’t see the character’s TheReasonYouSuckSpeech at the end of the film as [[TheEndingChangesEverything the one explanation for the story]], but rather as [[RashomonStyle yet another possibility brought forward by a dubious source.]]

* UnreliableNarrator:

** ViceCity: Los Angeles is portrayed as such. Gang wars are running rampant, the PoliceAreUseless or corrupt, a charity organization is a front for organised crime, the local church might be covering up a murder, and the basement of a homeless shelter has been taken over by a lunatic. There are very few truly good characters and most of them end up either dead or miserable.

** AdaptationalVillainny: Unlike in the film, Teddy ouright refers to Catherine’s death as a murder, and never implies that it was an accident (or a SuicideByProxy.) Depending on whether his story is true or not, this trope either applies to the culprint, or to Teddy himself.

* DeadAllAlong: Chris Manfield claims that this is the case with Jimmy Grants, something later backed up by Leonard’s notes. Eventually confirmed when his dead body is discovered.

** [[ParanoiaFuel ”What? You never thought somebody else in the world might be able to imitate your handwriting?”]][[InUniverse]]

** [[ParanoiaFuel ”What? You never thought somebody else in the world might be able to imitate your handwriting?”]]