User blog comment:Testxyz/21/@comment-75.36.141.250-20140201092802/@comment-75.36.141.250-20140201182542

http://bioshock.wikia.com/wiki/A_man_chooses,_a_slave_obeys

The conditioning probably is simple enough that a new command that conflicts with a previous one likely causes at least confusion (it is not like its a computer program).

Likely The longer since it was issued the more a command decreases in influence (why Fontaine had to lie so much to convince Jack to follow the path largely under his own will - besides the fact that only the doors leading to Ryan opened for us)

Similarly the subjects will on seeing the WYK info may also cause an internal mental fight (ditto Ryans disclosure made verbally). After that Fontaine could have said it again and not claer if Jacks head confusion will cause any rejection of new commands (can just see Fontaine saying WYK over and over and Ryan getting into a yelling fight with him... hehe).

Anyway... We (Jack) did not immediately launch ourselves gun blazing as soon as Ryan opened his door. Then we are hit with immediate use of the conditioning phrase several times - at that point the original kill Ryan order may have sufficiently eroded (except Ryan gives it again himself...)

Heh - I could probably claim Ryan is NOT DEAD simply because using my will I stopped in Fort Frolic to make myself King there (lotsa splicers to keep you supplied...) and never progressesd any further (and managed to NOT move further towards Ryan  even after Atlas got back in communications). SO it dont matter what Levine has said, he didnt write the game program to force me past the place I DECIDED to stop (at least in THAT universe... bleh... sorry no Infinite BS need apply).

But then thats beside the point of Ryan either :

Surviving because of a proven working Vita Chamber (killed by trauma...the body didnt move (I checked before leaving)  but it is never really specified how long that process takes -- for the pixie dust stuff about entagling you back together from nothing, ie-Delta...)

AND/OR   (more likely) the Ryan Amusemenst animatronic now with a crushed/clubbed mannekin head is that corpse and Ryan still there behind the curtain pulling strings to save HIS city (instead of the surrender monkey act the plot seems to want to imply).

Deprogramming angle (zapping Jack before arriving and teams of experts mentally adjusting him to believe the "what we think we saw events" gets too complex a task (would have to be really fast or Fontaine wouldnt start his little rant after figuring out things werent going right - doubt that all was prefabricated, etc...

So best to keep it simple.

Save that for later after Fontaine is dead, so Ryan can recover HIS son from his unwitting slavery.

LONG LIVE RYAN !!!! (heh)