It’s so interesting how Michael Shelley (the human) was so trusting, caring and so honest, but that lead to him being deceived, tricked and lied to and made him become the living embodiment of lies, delusion and confusion.
I think that’s why the Distortion chose Helen over him. Michael still had that small human part of him that was the exact opposite of the Distortion.
Michael the Distortion doesn’t want to be Michael because of how the nature of Michael Shelley and Michael the Distortion contradict; one is honest and trusting and deceived while the other one lies, deceives and confuses, and this robs the Distortion of its purpose. The only reason Michael even became the Distortion is that he had the map to help him.
Michael the Distortion wants desperately to be understood, for someone to know the injustice of what happened to poor Michael, and so he lets Jon take his statement and know the honest and bare truth.
Michael got “distracted” with the feelings of Michael Shelley, leading to the door to the Distortion being locked for him and Helen becoming the Distortion.
Leaving Michael once again discarded and disposed of, for simply being too honest and human. Ironic how the first time he’s discarded is when he opens the door, and the second time is when the door does not open for him anymore.
