Ben Theory

the question that has plagued me since the show started is why are the adults are so secretive about “what happened out there”. Sure I can understand the deep guilt and shame you would feel after eating your teammates, and not wanting to admit it, but given their situation i don’t think the public would be absolutely shocked. And while i say this i have to note that as of yet they have not outright killed anyone to eat which is an important distinction. they were prepared to kill nat but then the whole javi thing, but they didn’t save him, but TECHNICALLY didn’t kill him. Im confident this will change. I mean pit girl kinda confirms that but at some point someone’s getting killed for the soul purpose of being eaten. while this is a bit worse than eating someone who accidentally died it’s not as bad as what i think may happen.

I’ve been a ben is alive truther since the beginning buttttt…. its not looking good for him now ill be honest. and i think this is the hush hush secret. it’s currently springtime they have animals for food (if we are seeing their camp through the eyes of a reliable narrator) they are not starving they have no reason to kill anyone. but i think its possible they bring ben back for his “trial” find him guilty and they will kill and eat him as to not let the meat go to waste. this will be the most senseless murder they commit out there as it’s not out of necessity for food. the more moral thing to do would be to exile him from the group but he had already exiled himself and they drag him back to kill him.

not to mention i do believe him when he said he didn’t start the fire. maybe the girls realize this after they’re rescued and then it’s even more senseless in a way.

high school girls soccer team/cult kill and eat their one legged helpless coach in the middle of spring, despite other food sources being available, as revenge for an offense he did not commit after he ran away from them due to ritualistic cannibalism. now that’s something to keep hush hush about it the adult timeline