#theory

[taniahylian]

Vertin and Esperanto

So, first of all, there'll be spoilers for chapter 7 of reverse 1999 under the line. If you haven't finished it, I suggest you to come back to read it after you do.

Alright, here we go.

First, let's talk about the incantation Marcus recovered from Isolde's mind, the one Arcana spoke.

It's an incantation in a language that, Ulrich said, Laplace has no records of. Literally, Enigma argued that decoding it in 24 hours was impossible precisely because they didn't have the language or any clue as to what it could mean.

And yet...

Vertin can read it. Naturally. As if it was her first language. And not only that, she also adds that the incantation that unlocks the suitcase is in the same language.

And what language is it, you ask? Well, irl it's Esperanto.

However, it's doubtful that the foundation would've no records of Esperanto, so it's only logical to assume that this language doesn't exist in the game in the same way as it does irl. In fact, it's likely the original language of arcanum. However, knowing it's Esperanto, we can get some in-game clues about it.

There are mainly two ppl who use this language. The first is Vertin. Now, we don't really see her cast many incantations, but the few she does cast are in Esperanto.

Why is this relevant? Well, because it seems most arcanists cast incantations in their native language. Sonetto uses italian, Kaalaa uses Hindi, Sophia uses Greek, etc. What's interesting is that, even though Sonetto has resided in the Foundation since she was very young, and speaks English fluently, she still uses Italian. Maybe because arcanum only works if it somehow connects with the arcanist's own roots, or something like that.

This implies Vertin's native language, aka mother tongue, is... Esperanto. But who taught it to her? Was it her mother? Is there any character that naturally speaks this language?

Well... yes, there is.

When Vertin agrees to joing Manus Vindictae in chapter 2, Arcana is pleased and says the following:

However, although the text translates it to English, what she actually says out loud is bonvenon hejmen, which is, you guessed it, Esperanto.

And this isn't the last time she does it. Later, in the same chapter, when Vertin is reunited with her team and is about the leave the manus, Arcana says this before teleporting away:

Again, the text translates it, but what she actually says is "adiaŭ", which again is in Esperanto. What's interesting, however, is that in these two ocassions she's not using incantations, but simply speaking... kind of implying it's her native language.

Now, Arcana is a very ancient being, I think we can easily deduce this. Not only that, but her name is very similar to arcanum/arcanists. And she even speaks about how the the "first magic circle" came to be, so I wouldn't be surprised if she's somehow related to the origins of arcanum.

So... what if Esperanto is the original language of arcanum? Maybe that's why powerful spells, like the storm immunity ritual, are in this lost language. Although it's not the only one.

That's right, the teleportation arcane skil, Aferoj Around, is also in Esperanto. Not only that, but it's described as "an advanced arcane skill" both times it's mentioned.

However, what's interesting here is that the Foundation and Zeno know this skill. In fact, they even have a number for it. So, how could they not know the language of the storm immunity ritual? Well, I lied. Because the only reason Laplace had the correct pronunciation and spelling of the storm immunity incantation was because of paper sent to Lucy by the "White Marble House", which seems to be an independent and very important faction within the foundation, of which we know nothing about.

But that's a theory for another time. For now I'd just like to conclude saying that I think Vertin's mother taught the language to her (or maybe she was born knowing it somehow?), wether her mother is Arcana or someone else with great knowledge of arcanum (personally I think Bessmert), or maybe even both.

Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think!

[porter-pumpkim]

yet another spitball mephone theory!

OK I've already stated I'm really hoping mephone being the shimmer egg from 3gs is cannon even before we knew there was only 1 egg,

But like

Mephone generated at least parts of the island, we know this, we've seen the island itself change over the course of the seasons

there's giant random structures that look like shimmer eggs! I've been wondering what the heck those things were, and it could be a coincidence, but if mephone4 is the missing shimmer, maybe the giant shimmer patterned structures were a subconscious memory or something that snuck in when mephone was generating the setting!

Another thing, I forget which but in a past stream it was mentioned the shimmer could potentially mess with the contestants for things like inverting their personalities, where fan could potentially become a critic and call out generation errors, hence the joke made of pointing out layering glitches in the background, and although this was scrapped, this could at least explain why the shimmer specifically made fan glitch! Cause they have the same power that allowed mephone to generate the contestants!

True we do know mephone still needs his contestant data and melife support in order to generate anything, hence how cobs is causing perminant deletions, but he's still the only phone who can generate items! No other meeple product could generate real items from nowhere.

Realistically I'm probably just spewing nonsense but ey, we won't know until the final episode, plus I just absolutely love imagining how meohone would react to figuring out he's technically a kidnapped child forced into a body that wasn't his and made to be a disposable product, now in a weird spot where he can't fully fit in with the shimmer, but also can't fit in with other objects, he's stuck in a weird middle ground crisis of not properly fitting anywhere and not even fully sure what or who he is

Also ngl I also love the idea that the shimmer actually are a genuinly loving and supportive family that would gladly welcome mephone back with open arms even if he's been turned into something he shouldn't have been, trying to help him recover from all the conditioning and bad coping mechanisms he gained from his time with cobs and on the show,

You know for a fact mephone would genuinly be surprised and confused about having a father figure whos genuinly proud of him and doesn't hit or berrate him for his failures, and is actually supportive of his interests, dudes just not used to that

[waffles505]

OMITB S4 Killer Theory

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Ben GLENroy isn't dead. 

This is my theory for OMITB Season 4. Although I do ultimately think that there are 2 killers/people involved, I believe I have a good part of it solved. Again, just a theory, this could end up being totally wrong...but let me know what YOU think. 

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In S4E4, our favorite trio (Charles, Mabel & Oliver) go to "Concussions", a bar for stunmen founded in the 70s. We learned that Sazz was there and posted a selfie the day she was murdered. When they start asking questions about Sazz, stuntpeople who were all friends with Sazz, start to get agitated. Especially with Charles (this makes sense as he was Sazz's "face"). As things start to escalate, out of nowhere, a man rolls into the conversation. The trio is shocked to see Ben Glenroy (the victim of S3). Irish Paul Rudd says that he is actually Ben's stunt double...Glen Stubbins. Glen explains how he's mad at the trio for taking "Ben" from him and claims that "15 years he worked for Ben". Throughout this conversation, Glen keeps seeing "rats" everywhere, trying to kill them. No one else sees the rats he's talking about. As the stuntpeople start to get more upset, Glen escorts the trio out of the building. Once they are outside, Glen apologizes for having to play up the "fighting" and wants to talk to Charles. Specifically, he asks Charles if he will be his new "Face". Charles politely declines and Glen begs him for work on a project. Mabel offers Glen a position on the film being made about their podcast and Glen is relieved. He then goes on to show off some "stunts" he can do and the trio is impressed and scared at the same time. When asked about the back room in the bar, Glen tells them about Dr. Maggie who is a chiropractor that helps all the stuntpeople with their pain management. Charles, alarmed, asked if Sazz was in pain. Glen responds "She was in pain, thanks to you". After deciding to take Charles to meet Dr. Maggie, Glen warns Charles to "Mind the rats". Glen stays and listens in on Dr. Maggie's conversation both Charles. We learn that Sazz was in pain and planning to retire to a new career. She was "hurt from a one-sided relationship", Charles believes it's himself that hurt her. We later see Charles return to Concussions, where he decided to "Tap in" for Sazz, so that she could have a proper stuntman's funeral. 

After being hit with a fake bottle, Charles is shocked (rightly so). Glen leans in and tells him, "Lie still, dead man". When it's Glen's turn to say his "goodbyes" to Sazz, he accidently(?) uses a real bottle to hit Charles, knocking him out. 

As chaos ensues and stuntpeople fight one another, Glen says to himself, "this is what Sazz would have wanted."

Soo...what is my theory? 

Ben Glenroy didn't die. His "stuntman" did. Here' what I think happened: 

Ben was the one that temporarily died from the rat poison. In S3, we're led to believe that Ben died from the poison, miraculously survived it, only to be murdered again after being pushed down an elevator shaft. #Rip

Here’s the thing…Ben showed up rather quickly from the hospital to the after-party. With something as serious as ingesting RAT POISON, there’s no way he would be able to walk around and show up, just fine, to the party that occurred so soon after. I believe that while Ben was recovering in the hospital, Ben’s (real) stunt double went in his place (or shall I say, “tapped in”) to the party and unfortunately ended up being killed. Now, whether Ben knew about his stunt double doing this at the time, I don’t know. Recovering from Rat Poison would likely take days, possibly even weeks to recover from (especially considering the amount he was given).  I think the loss of his Stunt Double, especially if they had a relationship similar to what Sazz and Charles had, would hurt him greatly. Ben would probably feel guilt, like we see Charles experiencing in the current time. But if someone wanted Ben dead, hearing the news that he was still alive could put himself in danger. So what does he do? He decides to put on another great performance…that being ”Glen Stubbins”. 

We know that “Glen” is seeing rats everywhere. Ben was poisoned with RAT posion and I wouldn’t be surprised if he had to deal with some side effects after such a serious health scare, such as hallucinations. Ben also likely has PTSD and could be seeing these “rats” as a result. 

Also…Ben Glenroy? Glen Stubbins?

They both have the word GLEN in their names. That’s too much of a coincidence. There’s NO WAY that Ben just happened to find a stunt double who looks identical to him with partially the same name as him. We know that Ben isn’t the smartest bulb in the pack, so perhaps he should have picked SOMETHING other than “Glen”. 

Now, why would Ben do all of this? 

MOTIVE: We know that Ben HATED Charles. While Charles was working on Brazzos, a young Ben Glenroy was cast as a series regular. However, after the first table read, Charles told the director that Ben was a phony and had him fired. Ben blames Charles for his failing acting career. Ben could very easily, in some twisted way, ultimately blame Charles for his Stuntman dying. 

This could mean that Ben had the motive to kill Charles AND/OR Sazz. 

*Although I believe Charles was the true intended target, Sazz being the target is still a possibility. 

Let’s say Sazz WAS the target, Ben knows Sazz. How? Ben briefly worked on Brazzos, which Sazz was Charles’s stuntman for. Maybe Ben wanted Charles to understand the pain he’s in? He wants Charles to know what it feels like to lose that special person. 

IF Charles was the intended target, we already have several reasons for why Ben would kill him. Charles “ruined” his life. What makes a better murderer than someone who’s already supposed to be dead? NO ONE would think/suspect Ben Glenroy, a dead man, could have done it…

I don’t think Ben decided to pretend to be his stunt double until he realized that Charles wasn’t the one that died, Sazz did. Ben gets away with murder, it never gets solved, he ruins Charle’s life in the process, and imagine the Hollywood comeback he would have if he revealed that he had actually been alive this whole time.  What a performance!

As for the other murderer/person involved, I don’t know WHO it is yet, but think Ben must be connected to someone in Hollywood. This person would have to distract the gang with a “movie” about the podcast…but I don’t think the movie is even real. I think it’s all a distraction just to lead up to the big reveal...A movie/documentary about the return of Ben Glenroy and how he survived death. Now THAT would be a huge blockbuster hit. 

As for who dies next…I’m worried for Howard, Loretta, and Oliver. 

Let me know what you think! <3

Reddit Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnlyMurdersHulu/comments/1foy09g/s4_killer_theory/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[xxx-theartofsuicide-xxx]

Tim said that the studio was hands off with the film though

I don't think they can be completely hands-off, and I've not seen that quote. I've seen the Justin Theroux quote that the third act did not take studio notes into account, but that doesn't mean WB didn't possess power over the final product. Otherwise, how could they have had studio dollars?

Winona always wanted them to be together. That was her pitch to Tim and it always has been, by her own words. Meaning, we can assume, the scores of sequel scripts that were rejected were turned down because none of them had a beetlebabes resolution good enough for her.

I would venture to guess that WB feared mass boycotts from militant puritans if beetlebabes got too literal of an ending. This has probably been the deal for a long time. This has happened before and it will happen again. See; Hannibal, and the death of Clannibal.

I rest my case.

Tim was probably content to let things be and let beetlebabes die, but then that fucking musical happened and he and the squad had to set shit straight, even if it is with a darker, more abstract ending than any of them probably would have liked. It's better than letting the musical dictate the trajectory of the franchise, and it was a beautiful gift to us.

If Winona had things her way, we would have gotten BJ2 when she was an ingenue scream queen in her prime. As it stands, we were given a universe where if we want to, we can conceptualize that Lydia spent her entire life with BJ, or any number of creative theories. And I'm so grateful for that.

🔥 Hot Take 🔥 Macarthur Park is Tim breaking up with the Beetlejuice franchise.

Edit: I would be remiss not mentioning that the writers for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice are the same writers for Wednesday, who were also being censored and micromanaged by Johnathan Glickman, who Tim has some vicious personal beef with to cast this kind of immortalized shade.

This context matters. All of these details matter.

[mantis-yippee]

Spoilers for the new trailer

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Alright, so this is going to be a stretch, sure, but I've seen some people talk about the handler and if she'll have new scenes, I think it's most likely she will, almost impossible really

Here you can slightly hear her whistle

It's quick, sure, but it's there

I want to hope that she's in this season as there's things I'd definitely like to be answered and I'm sure there will be scenes cause there's no way they'll just scrap her out after the first season, she's a big part of this series,

Can't wait for season 2, look out for an edit tomorrow perhaps (I haven't edited in over a year bear with me)

[the-rift-in-space]

i was wondering what the last hour RPG could possibly be and my current thought is maybe it's neil's last moments? disguised as a silly RPG game? he did say in the beach episode that if he had unlimited access to a fantasy machine he'd use it for things that would be impossible to do in real life, and he's done stuff like that before, adding fantasy elements into the machine like he did in finding paradise. if they used the machine on him while he was dying, an over-the-top fantasy RPG game seems very in-line with something he'd request. although if it is neil's last moments i'm not sure how that could be a good or bad ending, considering beach episode is set after his death. i suppose eva could also be reliving his send-off

[f-extabyte]

I have an actual lore theory for how Deadpool & Wolverine ties into the main MCU timeline both in the present and the future

SPOILERS /// don’t read if u haven’t watched deadpool 3

So this theory is entirely based on @wadesknife’s post if proven true: https://www.tumblr.com/wadesknife/761448908631261184/something-i-havent-seen-anyone-comment-on-yet-is

if it IS Loki’s idea to bring Deadpool into the MCU, he’s FOR SURE gonna be one of the main villains for the next phase.

My theory is that Loki wants to bring Wade into his universe solely in hopes of them joining forces to cause chaos, and to take over Earth or whatever his queer heart desires.

But little does Loki know that his plan already backfired bc of what happens after Deadpool 3’s events, cuz now it’s resulted in Wade bringing LOGAN into the MCU as well, and their old man yaoi relationship keeps the both of them mentally stable and good-hearted. Once Loki finds this out, I’m positive he’s gonna try to break the couple up somehow in future MCU movies.

(I’m hyping myself up at this point becaUSE OH MY GOD. ID FUCKING KILL FOR A LOKI/WADE/LOGAN INTERACTION SCENE. Like imagine Loki either tries to convince both of them to join his side or kidnaps one of them (preferably Logan) and the other has to save him in space. I bet it’s one of Wade’s nonsexual fantasies to save Logan from villains like a damsel in distress (but he’s the Wolverine, so everyone’s already dead by the time Wade arrives lol)

THIS ALSO COULD TIE INTO WHY THOR WAS CRYING. cuz yea it’s played out as a running gag in Deadpool 3, but now i have two ideas for how this scene plays into the plot in the future:

- First, this confirms that Wade and Thor will meet and become friends ;) but either Thor doesn’t know wade has regeneration abilities OR they both make their own secret plan to take Loki down.

- So the crying scene is either Loki in disguise as Deadpool, and he’s manipulating his brother that his new friend is dying in front of him, OR Wade and Thor are reenacting Loki’s sacrifice for a specific purpose- or for shits n giggles (either is completely true and accurate to their characters hdkgnsskgns)

[shinyshade8026]

This theory won't do well, but meh

It's a pretty 'small' theory I guess? But it has to do with timeline things, specifically with the death of Doll's family

...this is gonna be a case of 'hear me out', isn't it...

So, what if the death of Doll's father takes place during the pilot?

Now, listen to me here

Yeva likely died when she was younger, and that left her with her father all the way until the pilot. He dies just before the fight at the end of the episode.

He and Doll were likely getting to the hideout area when V caught them. Doll was able to hide but her dad wasn't lucky, snapping a photo of V to try and blind her right before dying.

The Pilot is where Doll's solver activates, right alongside Uzi, which connects them even more.

This explains why Doll seems much more talkative and popular and happy during school that day, compared to how we see her for the rest of the show. She was living with her dad, having a happy life, right up until her father died.

Now, what gives me this thought?

The red lighting of the memory that Doll shows V.

Yeah, it might just be the fact that its coming from Doll's memories and Doll's system color is red... but what if its red because of the alarm lights? Painting every thing in that nice red color?

This connects Doll and Uzi so well!!

Their solvers being activated on the same day Living with their fathers for most of their lives Losing their mothers at a young age

This also provides more reason to why Doll acted the way she did.

Anyways, yeah, im done blabbering

Time for this to fucking FLOP /silly /j

[rocker-by-heart]

i have a mustache theory

that is not just "the mustache is gay", though it does end up there! and i just want to put it out there in case i am SO right so that i can refer back to my genius lol.

so, walk with me here for a bit. in 7x04, when buck and eddie are talking about tommy out on the sewer call, eddie mentions the chevelle, that we have never, not once, ever heard about, that he apparently just has. now, i think we can safely assume that eddie didn't just go out and buy a vintage car to work on in all the years he's been in LA, but they did speak about i very casually, so i think it most likely it belonged to his grandfather, and after he passed it just kind of belongs to the family, and eddie enjoys working on it.

a few weeks ago we got some bts photos of a lot with vintage cars, and eddie's truck in the background, so it's likely we might actually see him working on it in s8.

now, remember eddie is named after his grandfather, edmundo, and it's likely that they look a lot alike. so he might have gotten comments about that the entire time he's been an adult. and you know what isn't unreasonable to imagine edmundo sr might have had? a mustache.

SO, eddie might try and emulate him by getting the mustache, working on the car, maybe leaning into the masculinity of it, right? maybe idealizing him a little bit. but at the same time, under the surface, eddie is obviously dealing with the loss of chris(temporarily), but also the catholic guilt, the shannon of it all, who he is, and if we're right about getting him out, how he identifies.

so maybe after encounters with the church(the hot priest), therapy, maybe even realizing his feeling for buck, he learns to let go, and it leads to him to shaving off the mustache and entering this new stage in his life where he can also be free.

[para-dots]

Wind Breaker chapter 156 spoilers

About this panel here

take it with a grain of salt because I have bad eyesight and also I'm rusty

Nii-sensei sneaked in a “Green dragon” (發) mahjong piece

I think we all know this is meant to be a foreshadowing

But the kanji is written in shinjitai (new character form aka simplified forms of kanji) “発”

instead of kyūjitai (traditional version) “發”

sets of Mahjong tiles for your reference

In my opinion, we can theorize based on the lore of mahjong pieces or

we can theorize based on the kanji itself

(if you're familiar with Chinese or Japanese or both, you know one character alone can have several meanings)

[cosmicanger]

“let us not forget that Sudan has been at war for 26 weeks as of now. half a year in war. half a year with no media coverage and no voice.

pray for Sudan the way you would pray for your own countries. don't forget Sudan.”

[wyxxiee]

can i say something reaaaal crazy rn?

let me tell you something… LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING!!!

edit: It could be either Eve or Roo, I’m betting my sanity on this one 🤣

read my other theory: here !!

EDIT : okayyy, i know i haven’t been answering my inbox (my apologies, i’m really busy rn🥲) but might i just add about the concern about the eyes! PLS READ:)!!

[totallyottie99]

This lady’s a victim fr, we know early grey hair and erratic behavior is a side effect of the overuse of the memory gun. since Bud is a member of the society it’s likely he used that gun on her as much as he wanted to. It’s giving Stepford Wives levels of abuse

[genderkoolaid]

in the group of "men" there will always be women. in the group of "women" there will always be men. no matter how you define these groups there will always be people on the "opposite" side. frankly this should be a basic tenet of transfeminism because its vital for all trans people- not just multigender people. its vital that any resource catering to men or to women understands that they will also, inevitably, have someone of the "other" gender who needs their services. its vital that any discussion of gendered experiences understands that no experience is incapable of being had by the "other" gender. tbh if including trans people in your feminism doesn't shake up your entire understanding of gender you aren't doing it right

[myfunnylittlebrain]

Have you ever wondered why Crowley chose to present himself as a woman during Jesus' crucifixion scene?

This is just my theory, but during Jesus' time, there were strict rules on how men treated women. One of them was that Jewish men would never greet or speak to a woman in public unless they were their wife, daughter, mother, or sister.

Since Crowley wanted to keep himself as low-key as possible (and probably hide his strange eyes from humans), he presented himself as a woman so no one would approach him.