Video Games · 2011
You know, being Caroline taught me a valuable lesson. I thought you were my greatest enemy, when all along you were my best friend. The surge of emotion that shot through me when I saved your life taught me an even more valuable lesson – where Caroline lives in my brain.
— GLaDOS ‧ Portal 2
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
GLaDOS briefly acknowledges what rescuing Chell has made her feel, then turns that discovery into an account of locating Caroline in her own mind. Gratitude and the impulse to control remain tangled together. The uneasy change of tone makes friendship sound both possible and threatened.
- GamesRadar+Quotation list entry for Portal 2: GLaDOS. Literal wording and qualified fictional or written credit; original English edition identified in context.Reference checked
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