Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26500342-20160129032521/@comment-26247132-20160129045204

76.66.147.121 wrote: Didn't anyone else get the idea that Pike was lying and Monty's dad died another way? Maybe I need to rewatch it but it seems like Pike jumped in at the last minute to save Monty's mom (as she seemed really hesitant) and give Monty a different story.

I didn't really understand the story at first and thought it was some kind of killer snow or something. The story was so anti-climactic to her not wanting to tell him that it made me wonder if that was the truth. If not, what are they lying about and why? They went full Donner Party was my guess.