I watched the episode of GA in Italy today and couldn't believe my eyes. Literally. All personal opinions of the show/topic/believer-or-not aside, I'd like to hear what others thought of one particular segment of the show. I have a hard time believing it didn't catch someone else's eye. Perhaps an irregularity in my screen or a glitch in the video but I suspect not.
From the point after Zak digs up the skull and the scenes are on/around the bridge. I believe they're on the "Plague Field". I've rewatched this segment of the show a few times now but can't seem to make up my mind if it's a great play of light or if there's actually someone standing next to that bridge.
Left side, the last 2-3 segments of the bridge. X marks the spot, since the letter seems to carry great significance in this show. :) I don't have special software to analyze this further or play it in slow motion; though it would be fun to hear what the video looked like from someone with editing/analyitical experience.
What my eyes saw was what appeared to be a man (with glasses?) standing next to the bridge, at times resting his hand on it. "It" shows up several times in the same area when the bridge is shown. I had to stop the video when I first noticed it, because it just didn't seem to fit. I think I was supposed to be watching for something unseen above, but that area of the bridge immediately caught my eye. There are tall, thin reeds in the surrounding area, maybe some vegetation around that could possibly have a more dense/leafy top on it, with the play of light and a slight breeze, giving the appearance of someone moving.
I was ready to write it off as a great play of light, but "it" looks closer than the surrounding plants and seems to cast a shadow into the next (closer to camera) section of bridge at times. It's hard to tell because of the cross sections of the bridge and that the lower quarter is covered in shadow. It does look/sound like there is a slight breeze during this segment, and I didn't hear any running water, which could lend to the plant theory.
So…. Plant, Person or Ploy?? A crew member they're not suppsed to have? A weed gone wild? Maybe a ghost is hunting the hunters.