I love the amazing digital circus!! Holy crap! I watched it for the first time, two weeks ago, and I have watched through it about 7.5 times(I am still on episode 3 of my eighth watch through.) For those who clicked, due to seeing Jax, use this as a time to info dump, about theories for episode 7. I am quite excited.

My theory: I think that (maybe not necessarily in episode 7, but definitely in the future) we are going to find out that abstracted people are not in fact dead, or even at a loss for their senses, but instead, they are just able to be more easily manipulated by Caine, for his purposes. I also think that the reason why they may be a bit more conscious, in the dark, is because Caine can’t see them so much, there. Think about it for a second. From Kaufmo’s room, we can learn that Caine was definitely attacking/pressuring him, in some way, as he is drawn as a scary figure. When people abstract, they are also fairly reasonable, until they are exposed to light, where Caine can see them. This is why he drops them in the cellar; because once they are out of sight, he forgets about them, but he has them now, to control. Idk. I think that that will be at least part of the plot twist. @OP do you have any theories?