#I have a midterm presentation to work on and yet I'm doing this instead 💀

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PUPPET HISTORY FANDOM (SPECIFICALLY PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING S7 THROUGH YOUTUBE) LISTEN UP I JUST FOUND SOMETHING

HOLY FUCK AS I'M TYPING THIS I'M THIS CLOSE TO EXPLODING OUT OF SHEER !??!?!??! YOU HAVE NO IDEA OH MY GOD

OKAY SO. Dr. Hoagy Sprat.

Strange name, don't you think? "Hoagy" meaning a type of sandwich with a long roll and "Sprat" meaning a species of herring. BUT let's be real, Shane Madej didn't just pick that name out of nowhere though honestly it's also possible he just did for the funnies.

Well guess what, I plugged that name into an anagram solver, and

IT'S PYTHAGORAS ALL ALONG.

— What could this mean? Theories under the cut! —

The most obvious answer is that Dr. Sprat is a reincarnation of Pythagoras especially considering the episode has a significant focus on reincarnation. This also pushes the idea that he is the ultimate mastermind behind everything even more. For instance, where could Elmer Walter Williams be getting the Phorgedytol supply? Who are the "fine folks" he always mentions? It would make sense if one of the smartest people in darn history is able to create a medicine that degrades your memory. Do you think he could be using the Phorgedytol to slowly take over the world and reassemble his cult?

For some less obvious threads:

Pythagoras sending one of his triangles to Purgatory isn't as nonsensical as you may think. For starters, cult leaders have a long history of killing their followers with the promise of a glorious afterlife which is exactly what Dr. Sprat did. Moreover, this could be a ploy to get the Triangle to indoctrinate the puppets in Purgatory and recruit more members in his cult.

Where did Estranged Producer Shane Madej go after he left the headquarters? His musing of death being at his doorway and warning of ominous forces plaguing the place may indicate he died on his way to the carriage. In that same episode, Pythagoras was alleged to be a murderer of one of his followers. Could Dr. Sprat be behind the murder?

The Professor mentioned that Pythagoras would probably be a coder had he been alive today. Could this imply the Substitute and Dr. Sprat working together, allowing the Substitute to go back and enact his revenge?