I paid even closer attention to the art in the scenes this update. I always admire it, but this time I studied it very carefully. And Damn! Every single scene is just so meticulously crafted with it's use of props, lighting, perfect posing, and facial expressions, that are all so well done that it's not even necessary for the dialogue to express what a character is thinking (namely Sophia). Another game that does this very well is "Primal Instinct". It is even more necessary in that game for the lighting, posing, and expressions to be plot devices of their own, because that one has a much deeper and emotional story. But I digress.
It is understandable why it would be very difficult for L&P to hire help with rendering and scene creation, as anything less than the aforementioned details would be noticeable and Immersion breaking. As he said, he would probably need to open a small office and have his helper(s) there with him physically. And I'm sure this would require yet more support. And they would need to have the same kind of attention to detail, and would need to study his craft very carefully.