yep it's our opposition, we're at least agree on that. ^^
For the Talos, I disagree with you. As you said, it's not a rule but an effet, so the effect is, at the start of the target's activation, the Talos player unburries the target of an ennemy model of the Talos. Because cards are written with the point of view of the model.
and really, what do we do if the Talos dies? The rule says that you have to choose one of your models with unresolved effects. What do we do if a model is removed from the game? Does the model remain in the void?