The point of faking it all was to make that particular show he wanted, how he wanted. Hopefully enough people believe him that his credibility isn't hurt that much. However judging by reaction it didn't work.
If there was police at the petrol station then I retract that criticism and wipe that anomaly out of my thinking. There are still countless others though.
There is no explanation that would persuade me Keelboots, in my whole life I don't think I have seen anything so unconvincing that is supposed to be genuine.
Either the show was 100% scripted and Matt was just acting it out or there was no script for Matt but he was fully aware of what was going on and was just playing along, which is improvised acting.
If he was in some insane hypnotic state, which when you look at what he failed to see around him and how he acted must be akin to possession of the mind (in which case it still wasn't Matt's decision) with 80% of your active mind shut off, then lets pray the military and worldwide secret services don't get hold of this ability. Need an assassination,no problem, we will do what Brown did and get Joe average to go kill person x which will be suggested to him by kissing a hyena, he will just feel that it is "the right thing to do", then he will go off inhis zombie like, all infleuenced state and do the deed after a few key triggers. As someone said before it is like something out of the Simpsons.