User blog comment:ThePremierArbiter/Requesting Assistance/@comment-25573194-20150209190113/@comment-5108785-20150209203551

That would all be down to what each fear thinks the gate DOES. EAT would likely want to study it, being a creature of intelligence, or so it is often portrayed, and hence would want the information Gabriel has, but not neccessarily to open it. So yes, having EAT trying to tempt Gabriel to become one with it- to drink of it, absorb himself to the camper and so ease all the troubles of his life, no longer having to worry about the enlightened, would be an interesting thing to do, and very much in character for her, and an interesting dillema for Gabriel too.

Archie and (In my headcanon, not really supported by many blogs) the Choir are both VERY big on The Great Game. The Gate would be one of two things: A major figure in the game, or a massive threat to it. Either way, it'd make sense for them both to act out to try to keep it closed. The Choir is GREAT for anything with ARG elements as it can distort information. Turn plain data into a cypher to crack, mess up an audio recording that has to be reconstructed, or just turn something in a video into static. It can turn real clues into red herrings by making something misheard, provide REAL information people think is a lie, And the best part is the only thing you need to film is is a bit of grey spray-paint, or even just a characters word that they heard one thing while another was clearly what was said.

I still think The Archangel is the obvious explanation for Alex's "Ressurection" by the way, if you want to use that as a way to control Gabriel. Have him pose as a dead friend and try to guilt or trick Gabriel into doing what it wants, perhaps?

Edit: A further idea: The Nightlanders may view it as a path to The Empty City, which would result in them being hell bent on keeping it shut, and far far away from it themselves. It'd be very interesting to see them trying to keep the gate shut while keeping as much distance between themselves and anything to do with it- essentially trying to manipulate but fleeing at the first sight of The Enlightened, Gabriel, Capper, or anything else to do with the object of their machinations.