#lollipopplestalks

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I think the lore idea that Gem is a listener agent is hilarious.

Like-

Gem: So why do you need a new listener agent anyway? Don't you already have two?

Listeners: ...

*Camera Pans to Jimmy and Martyn having the absolute worst time of their lives*

Listeners: Not... Not for long-

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The whole game of Blood on the Clocktower is so much funnier if you consider Impulse's fandom design.

Like "Man I wonder who the demon could be?"

*camera pan to Impulse who has horns and a pointed tail*

"I guess we'll never know."

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Bad Life Series Idea I though was funny:

Reverse Life. Greens are violent and can kill anyone. Yellows can only kill reds. Reds are peaceful.

The only way reds can kill people is if they are a boogeyman (which is now red exclusive) and if they kill someone, they get a life. If they don't nothing happens.

Additional Rules:

-You can only wear a helmet

-Only level 30 enchantments

-Everyone does Watchers lore, except Martyn, who is explicitly NOT allowed to do it.

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Ya, didn't 'ya hear? *takes a sip from flask* TIES broke up. Etho got back with his ex-wife and Impulse joined another band.

It's just Tango and Skizz now. They're rebranding to "The Heart Foundation".

I know, sad, right?

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Guys. Guys. We're all excited. But remember, Youtube is ALSO a numbers game. We need to SHOW our excitement. So, when Season 10 launches, go to BOTH of the new hermits' videos. Watch the whole way through! Like the video! Comment something! Even if your comment is just that you're excited!

It's completely free! And commenting positivity en mass will also drown out the few contrarians who might unhappy for some reason.

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Scott died on purpose

EVERY

SINGLE

TIME

Not once did this man go out accidentally, or in a fight,

NOPE

In the end, even Impulse went out for the last time to an enemy.

But Scott always dies by the hands of a friend.

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Current predictions for how the Ministry of Ministering will go:

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Fun Fact:

Scar has gotten 9th place in the Life Series 3 times in a row! The times when he *doesn't* get 9th place he tends to do RIDICULOUSLY WELL.

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I hate it when the dog dies in movies.

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YO I KNOW IT'S A FRACTION OF THE UPDATE BUT IM SO HYPED FOR COPPER GRATES

LOOK AT THEM

THEY ARE COPPER AND ALSO GRATE

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Cleo: Hey Jimmy, wanna see a cool trick?

Jimmy: What?

Cleo: JIMMY'S DEAD- OH MY GOD- HE'S SO DEAD HOW SAD-

Jimmy: Excuse me-

Cleo: shut up- HE'S DEAD!

Watchers: Oh, okay cool.

*Ldshadowlady fell out of the world*

Jimmy: That worked?

Watchers: HEY WAIT A SECOND-

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Martyn in the Life Series is like the opposite of the romanticization of a "lone wolf". Like everyone pushes the whole "Martyn is really loyal and in a team all the time." But you actually watch his videos and it's "Day 35 of wandering alone in the woods, running into random people and causing problems on purpose." And that's true even when he is supposedly on a team.

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Ngl "The Heart Foundation" sounds like an mlm.

No, no, no, the other kind.

Multi-level marketing. A pyramid scheme.

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The Missing Link in Scott's Characterization

(Wrote this in a random document and I think it's good so I'm loosely transcribing it here)

These are some of my thoughts on a crucial facet of Scott's character in the Life Series that I think is overlooked by the fandom.

From my personal viewpoint, people put a lot of emphasis on Scott's caring about his allies over everything else. I think this is an important characteristic. However, I think this being shown as the most central trait is a detriment to how people read his involvement with the overarching narrative. It might be less of a problem if he wasn't directly involved with the final fight of nearly every Life Series.

Because of this combination of things, his main interaction with fans' reading of the final fight is being willing to do anything to make sure his friends win. It gives people the tendency to attribute some victories partially to him, which upsets people who want main read of the story to focus entirely on the winner. But this also has meant that one of Scott's main traits is overlooked.

Just as much, and often, more than Scott values his allies, he values fairness. To showcase this, let's look at Limited and Last Life, where he had the most control on how the final fight took place.

In Last Life, when it's down to the final four, Scott *could* have teamed up with Pearl, his ally all season, to kill Martyn and Ren. That aligns with wanting either your or your allies to win, no? But he doesn't. He suggests they split to the 4 corners of the map and have a fair fight on equal footing. Very fair.

With Limited Life it's even more apparent. Scott and Martyn have an impressive amount of time. They could both still die multiple times. Impulse is running out, and there's a numbers advantage. They could have killed Impulse and Scott could have let Martyn win, or Scott could have given Martyn his time to fight Impulse alone. But instead, he suggests they all go down to the same amount and have a fair fight.

In both situations, Scott puts fairness *over* an alliance victory. Even though Limited Life didn't end up ending fairly, that had nothing to do with Scott.

Double Life certainly has the strongest claim on Scott "letting someone win". That his death is an apology for abandoning Pearl.

But if you listen to what Scott says in the finale, he never apologizes. He says he didn't think they'd get this far, he says she deserves this more than him, and then he says the iconic "Tilly death do us part."

Scott didn't fight Pearl. But I don't think it came out of remorse. I think that too, came from a sense of fairness. Which is that Pearl, by all accounts, DOES deserve this win. If they fought it would basically be up to a draw. To chance. Scott has every chance of winning. But if you go over the events of Scott's final episode, he mostly runs. He survives. While Pearl 1v2'd two separate pairs and won! The only reason Pearl hasn't killed Scott already, who has been her enemy all season, is because they were randomly assigned to be soul-linked. A concept Scott has fought since the very beginning. He knows that while he never hurt their chances, Pearl is the reason they are here, and Pearl is the reason he is here. It wouldn't be fair for Pearl to lose to what is basically a coin flip. So, he doesn't leave it up to random chance.

So yes, Scott is loyal and does care about his allies, he proves that again and again. But the way he is involved in how the series end shows that his sense of order and fairness are equally important. Also, I think viewing his contributions from this angle help remedy some of the reasons people don't like his usual characterization because of how it effects the agency of other characters.

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First to die-

Last to die-

Different in so many ways.

But there was something they shared.

Both were entirely...

alone.

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Honestly the whole "covering the perimeter" thing kind of works with Doc's cartoon supervillain vibe. It's a totally inconspicuous normal area with nice trees and flowers and nothing there are all and than underneath is a GIANT EVIL LAIR