The game was universally panned and received heavy backlash even before release, with the developers being involved in asset flipping and lying to their fanbase. You are ignoring the author of this comment. When Mitchell meets Nick for the first time, long before the Resistance has been formed, there are, Gordon Freeman is initially assumed to be this plot-wise, who later is revealed to be, Subverted with Boston Joe, who initially volunteers to be this since the factory he's in has a gas leak that could be ignited by gunfire, but switches to a shotgun almost immediately after and the crowbar, When the G-Man promised Mitchell 'authority, power, and time', he.
However, this is subverted not much later, because the G-Man himself explains the deal to Mitchell and gives him all the clarity that he was looking for.
Mitchell and Sasha recognize each other despite the fact that they very briefly met each other 17 years earlier, once again. Mitchell barely even reacts to Sasha being killed by Adam and doesn't seem to care, as she is never mentioned again.
