I disagree. Without Kendra, who knows most of Anna's weaknesses and uses them against her, Anna would have done nothing. She was the key that opened the way for her. + In the past, submissiveness to older men (her father, an old fox (Grant), because Anna has a soft spot for them and doesn't like to hurt others, but likes to obey them. For example, Anna, before her promotion, knew the old fish by sight before (Marvin), he constantly wanted to invite her to dinner, she avoided him like the plague, politely declined because she thought he was weird. And somehow she didn't sleep with him because she thought he was weird. So it's a mistake to think that without Kendra she would have slept with him anyway.Besides, Anna knew Hank Penguin even before her promotion and had heard rumors that he had a thing for young interns in short skirts that revealed their legs. And who convinced her to do so? Not Anna herself before her promotion, but Kendra. And Anna somehow didn't sleep with him when Kendra suggested it. So it's a mistake to think she would have slept with him without Kendra.
Ana doesn't need kendra to open her up..Without kendra Chris Rob Grand Hank would have opened her up....And remember Jake and Marvin might have got closer to Ana than what they are now ...but they didn't because Kendra is controlling them about when and where to collect evidence. Ana would have rejected marvin but not jake. Kendra just gave them hint on how Ana mood is...whenever she feel good and alone and on sex drive, Kendra throw someone to her. Kendra think that Jake and Marvin will get only one chance, if they get rejected be Ana then they might not get another chance for sex...but Kendra didnt know Ana is already getting something from Chris, Hank, Rob on a daily basis. So, it's a kind of loss for Jake and Marvin.
It's Chris who's corrupting Ana the most to open her up.. Kendra doesn't influence her to open up to Chris infact Ana is the one sharing with kendra whatever she do with Chris. I guess the only thing kendra do majorly to help all antagonists is to create a scenario where Ana think that David cheated on her....rest thing all antagonists can do themselves without kendra...Marvin might need kendra but I don't think anyone else need kendra help.
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Couto25 & Sadowdark...
You are talking about a swords function as to which cutting edge does a better job, but there is the thrusting tip to consider. We all have to consider the most key concept Mr. Palmer created at the start of the game... Anna is already corrupt, hidden behind a mask of respectability, norms and expectations. It just means Anna has always been vulnerable to her own desires and wants but was always able to control them, so it's safe to say Anna was always a powder keg in waiting for just the right situation.
If Anna never met Kendra or Kendra never existed would Anna kept faithful? Hard to tell really but something else could trigger the explosion. It just means the longer Anna stayed faithful the more there would be for a midlife crisis... and those are scorched earth kind of events! Take for example two factors... Kendra has nothing to do with David's company's problems {likely not enough on its own to cause an explosion but enough to bring in home tension} and second, how Anna reacts to the attention she is getting from all the men.
Even without the current marital problems Anna would still be making comparisons to how other men are to David. Just now though there is a trigger setting Anna off her temptations and letting lowlifes like Marvin touch her...
All Kendra does is arm the powder keg... so is it the chicken or the egg?
And just like David's business woes, Hank making a play was set in stone... Hank's unavoidable at least as far he's the reason Anna was promoted. All Kendra has done is speed up the Hank route... think he would take getting shutdown once and that's it?
Now going back to the game itself:
*Anna noticing Jake's excitement standing behind her or noticing his cologne is non-Kendra related
*Anna getting attention from Timothy/Dale/Marvin isn't going to stop Anna from liking it with or without Kendra
*Anna expressed to her mother in a scene her frustrations
*Anna is vain and self-aware but still worries about her beauty
*etc...
