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

Depends how much a lock that conditioning has on Jacks mind. Atlas/Fontaine had to 'play' Jack all along the way instead of just ordering him directly at Ryan without needing to ladle out the phony story/empathy.

It may only hold strongly for a short while, had have to be specific and immediate (and Jack couldnt be run like a robot and had to use alot of his own 'thinking' to get things done)

So the compulsion may not be so perfect and reverts too quickly to employ it that way.

Thus Ryan having to playact -- his rants are pretty excessive and sound like they were staged for Jack (and Atlas that Ryan knew was listening). Also it made Atlas give himself away and likely his whearabouts. Just icing that Fontaine was to be killed by his own pawn (beaten at his own game).