Forum:Atlas' Family

I loved the storyline in these games but one thing still bothers me a lot. so what the hell was up with Atlas' family? if Atlas could control you from the beginning then why did he mess around with sending you to the smuggler's hideout and not just send you straight to Ryan? He has nothing to gain by making you pissed at Ryan when he can just make you kill him. Did he even have a family in there? The way he says their names during the big twist ending, he either made them up and lied about what was in the bathysphere and we never get to know what Ryan blew up (which annoys me. Ryan probably thought Atlas was just trying to escape which he syas he doesn't because he wants to control Rapture) OR he did have his family in there and he watched them die but just doesn't care (which could also make sense because everyone down there is psychotic now anyway, but it still annoys me because, again, if he doesn't care and it doesn't matter if Jack cares then why did we have to go through that sequence?). I guess i'm just bothered by not knowing...