re: Edge of Tomorrow discussion (Spoilers)

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No. Cage's temporal abilities (and the Alpha's) are tied to the Omega. Every reset occurs through the Omega. It's like getting pinched on your arm - your arm reflexively pulls away, but the action is ultimately dictated by your brain. Similarly, whenever an Alpha dies, the stimulus is noted by the Omega, and time is accordingly reset to compensate for the deficit. Cage is integrated into this system the first time he dies - thus, whenever he dies, the Omega incorrectly interprets his death as the death of an Alpha and resets time.

In the final scene, Cage injures the Omega such that it attempts to reset. Cage becomes affected and integrated into the system again, but the Omega dies before the reset is complete - this is why when Cage wakes up and lands in London two days prior, the Mimics are already dead. If the Omega didn't die prior to the completion of the final reset, then it would have been fully viable and nothing would have changed.

Since the Omega is now dead and all resets occur through the Omega, Cage is unable to reset again.

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