User blog comment:AspieForPeace/A theory on Jason/@comment-3199802-20110218202632/@comment-1953585-20110218203355

True, but most members of the Society also act of their own free will. (i.e. Ms. Andrews acting against Victor's orders by going to save Patricia, Rufus betraying the Society.) There's strong evidence that brainwashing isn't Victor's usual practice. As for why Jason didn't meet Patricia in secret, he was probably afraid that Victor would find out. If you've noticed, very little gets by Victor.