Was Carter infected the thing?

Following the activation of the spacecraft, the two become separated, with Kate falling into one of the craft's vents and Carter proceeding through the main hatch. Hearing strange scuttling noises and raising his flamethrower, it is strongly implied that Carter is assimilated by the Sander-Thing off-screen.
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Was Carter human at the end of The Thing?

The main differences are he is not the main character, does not take charge of the base he is stationed at and does not survive at the end. Carter was the last assimilated human who was working at Thule Station.
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Who was infected by The Thing?

[The Thing (1982)] Childs was infected with the Thing, but MacReady's test didn't work on him because it hadn't completely taken him over. At the end of the film, Macgready offers Childs a drink after they've been separated, and Childs drinks it.
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Was child infected in The Thing?

Cundey suggested that throughout the film a specific light gleam can be seen in the eyes of whichever body is currently inhabiting the alien. A light gleam can be seen in Childs' eyes in the final scene, which would mean he's infected with the Thing under Cundey's theory.
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Was Lars an alien at the end of The Thing?

Lars was one of the three human characters left alive at the end of The Thing (2011).
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Who was still human at the end of The Thing?

The Eye Light Theory And Carpenter's Claim

The eye light theory states that humans were marked with a light in their eyes by the film's director of photography, Dean Cundey. At the end of the film, Childs does not have the eye light, and MacReady does.
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Was Carter infected in The Thing 2011?

Hearing strange scuttling noises and raising his flamethrower, it is strongly implied that Carter is assimilated by the Sander-Thing off-screen. After awaking from the fall, Kate wanders the ship until she is suddenly attacked by the Sander-Thing.
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Was Windows infected The Thing?

Unfortunately, the creature had infected Windows, forcing MacReady to incinerate the now partially assimilated radio operator, putting him out of his misery.
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Did anyone survive the thing 2011?

The final scene of the 2011 version even leads directly into the opening shots of 1982's The Thing. As predicted, the vast majority of the prequel's characters are dead by the time credits roll, though Winstead's Kate has managed to (at least temporarily) stop the monster from escaping Antarctica in its spaceship.
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What is the whiskey bottle theory in The Thing?

MacReady then hands Childs the bottle of whiskey. He drinks from it and MacReady smiles to himself. Now the popular theory is that Macready had filled the bottle with gasoline. As Childs drinks from it and there is no reaction this is why the pilot is smiling.
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How did The Thing infect the dog?

The Thing (1982)

Under the cover of darkness, its head splits into a three-jawed maw and spits against nearest dog with a jet of fluid, then mutates into a grotesque spider-like form and begins to violently assimilate the sled dogs.
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Who drained the blood in The Thing?

It's unclear when Palmer and Norris assimilated, but it's possible that one of them picked up the keys after Windows dropped them, destroyed the blood supply, and returned the keys somehow. With this in mind, most fans have pointed their fingers at Palmer, accusing him of the sabotage.
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Why was there a noose in The Thing?

MacReady and the others later check on Blair, who is having canned food for dinner and seems to prepare to hang himself with a noose to prevent the Thing from taking him.
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How did Kate know he was The Thing?

As they are prepare to leave, Kate notices that Carter is missing his left earring and determines that he is a Thing.
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How did Juliette become The Thing?

Trivia. It is likely that Juliette was attacked and assimilated by Griggs in the bathroom and that the fillings and the blood in the shower belong to her. This is the first and so far only female Thing in both films.
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Did The Thing survive at the end?

So they set explosives to destroy the station, but the Blair-Thing kills Garry, and Nauls disappears. Blair-Thing transforms into an enormous creature and breaks the detonator, but MacReady triggers the explosives with a stick of dynamite, destroying the station and the monster.
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Who was the first human infected in The Thing?

Norris Is Assumed to Be The Thing's First Victim

His character is one of the least seen in the movie but is conveniently one of the first to appear every time some major event happens. He's also hesitant when taking blood samples early on for the test and stays neutral for most arguments.
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Was there ever a Thing 2?

The Thing is one of the best examples of cosmic horror ever put to film, with its slow pace and distrustful tone gripping audiences for over 40 years now. Despite its popularity, The Thing 2 still hasn't happened, with the only follow-up being 2011's The Thing, a prequel that was met with mixed reception.
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What happened to the woman at the end of The Thing?

Like the 1982 film, the fate of the protagonist of 2011's The Thing is left vague in the movie's ending. Kate Lloyd remains in a similar position to the original's MacReady and Childs. Even if she is able to drive the other snow vehicle out across the landscape, there is no guarantee that she will find any help.
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Was child infected The Thing?

With no other choice, Childs sacrifices himself to destroy the creature by blowing himself up while MacReady escaped the sub in a capsule. However, it would be later revealed that Childs was assimilated by the creature, who would later reveal itself to MacReady in Argentina.
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Was Mac or Childs The Thing?

The most common read on the ending of "The Thing" is that Childs is most likely a Thing, and there is some logic to that line of thinking. Childs disappears for the entirety of the finale until the very end when he comes back with a pretty bogus excuse of why he was gone.
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Was Clark infected in The Thing?

Upon realizing that Clark was not infected, Childs denounces MacReady as a murderer.
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Who did the dog infect in The Thing?

For example, in the blood test scene, the Palmer-Thing is tied up arm-to-arm alongside Garry. Yet the blood test proves Garry is still human and he is later assimilated for his troubles. Instead it's far more plausible that Norris was the one first assimilated during the dog encounter.
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What is the true form of The Thing?

The most terrifying aspect of the iconic horror creature The Thing is that nobody knows what it looks like or has seen its true form. The extraterrestrial's entire existence is based on assimilating and replicating the appearance of other organisms, so it's difficult to determine exactly what its original form is.
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How did the doctor get infected in The Thing?

Some people believe Blair was a Thing when he damaged the radio equipment. This is one of the things fans have been discussing since the 1980s. Some are of the opinion that he was infected when handling the dead dog-Thing or the Thing carcasses brought over from the Norwegian camp, and only gradually taken over.
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