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HOLY FUCK OH GOD
GUYS TWO MIGHT THINK GATEY GOT ERASED BY THE TIMELINE SHIFT
WHEN EVERYONE TALKED ABOUT A FEW CHANGES IN THE CURRENT TIMELINE, TWO SAID "a few changes...." AND CHECKED ON GATEY.
GUYS THEY DONT KNOW ABOUT ONE, TWO MIGHT JUST THINK GATEY HAS BEEN ERASED FROM THE TIMELINE
GUYS THIS IS REALLY BAD
TPOT19 SPOILERS
Alright full analysis and opinions on the emotional gut punch that was TPOT 19.
Getting into action right off the bat it seems, One is clearly not happy and oh god the crack is going insane hang in there Black Hole.
This is not as surprising as I thought it would be, I mean Four had to be sending contestants to Two's elimination place somehow. The fact they are so depressed they're just lying these is sad to watch tho.
Oh they can just absorb the power like that? Okay makes sense I guess.
Look at everyone working together this is kinda cute and will definitely last (foreshadowing)
More post splitters? Alright I wont complain. Poor souls are so confused they have no idea. Look at X tho they know something the way they tried to scurry off, either that or they're worried about Four.
MORE FIREY AND 8 BALL YES. He's so worried about his wife. Honestly wish I had more to say about these two but the scene is pretty short.
Confirmed location of another E.X.I.T member, Braclety ended up in Roboty's waterfall I think? Unless he can TP to other locations. That also brings up how she got there and also what the hell is even happening. Roboty seems almost concerned by the frantic beeping, perhaps they became friends between episodes?
Snowball and TV are eliminated.
Wow eliminations going exactly as I predicted is a first. Sad to see Grassy lose the one person who stuck by him, that elimination struck harder then I expected. Snowball repeating the NOOO was some good comedy relief, god knows we need it.
NOW ONTO THE CHALLANGE, his ass knew exactly what he was doing when proposing a battle royal. Maybe not exactly but you get my drift. He wanted conflict. Honestly expected DPYA to have a slight stronger reaction to a challenge based on killing everyone else but I guess they all had bigger priorities.
Liy going on a psychotic murder spree was not on my bingo card of people I expected to go insane this episode. I ended up going back to re watch her elimination and it didn't seem all that bad, or is that just me? I'm putting it on the years in the E.X.I.T letting emotions fester and distort and shit. Poor Price Tag tho.
Pencil's murder spree was a lot more expected, kook at that face she is so mad with power. It makes sense, after being powerless in the E.X.I.T for so long she's scraping for any bit of power she can hold over the situation and the other contestants. I guess Pen's talk did jack shit no redemption arc here. Also I feel the need to point out Pencil's overwhelming beef with Fanny, the abuse she puts Fanny through was something to say the least. Now if I had a nickel you get the joke right? This is the second time Black Hole's gravity has been used to rip apart a teammate in this way.
YES MORE OF PURPLE FACE THE QUEEN. He's so full of whimsy I love him every moment he's on screen. Since when was the door to E.X.I.T classroom re locked though? Also Bell being so distraught like 'OH GOD THERES MORE PLEASE NO'. Can't blame her at all. So that was definitely Three in the jail cell I mean we already knew but now we got it confirmed in an episode. Love this group (do we have a confirmed name for these guys btw or are they just kidnapped by One gang cause I have not seen a name given to the group)
That face of 'oh god fuck shit no not again god please' Donut makes as he realises what's happening is priceless. He does not want to deal with this again.
OH GOD THEY WERE ACTUALLY ERASED FROM THE TIMELINE.
I'd heard the theory that Gatey had been erased but hadn't fully believed it until now. This hit me right in the feels. All that to get the small smidgen of Two's power Donut had, yeah One isn't getting redeemed that much is for certain.
ALSO LEAFY MENTION. She definitely whooped One's ass or something did you see the way she said 'that annoying Leaf'. Good on her for not signing, does make me wonder what exactly she was offered.
ALRIGHT DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A BLACK HOLE / ONE INTERACTION? FAR TO LONG THIS SCENE HAD ME FOAMING AT THE MOUTH. His ass was so pissed learning One was the one behind the crack that has caused him so much stress and anxiety.
Also can I talk about this for a moment like look at the imagery and sound in this scene. Like I deadass though he was about to be hypnotised or brainwashed or something for a hot minute. You cannot tell me it wouldn't fit like the swirl with the slow, slightly distorted music? Please tell me I'm not the only one who sees this.
But no he was just banished to One's room, at least he's kinda okay for now.
Now this final scene, Pencils crash out here I find to be pretty justified here. She's been trapped and tortured within Four for years and lost pretty much everything. She's had this building anger and fear of him since joining TPOT and now has the power over him for once and is able to just let her emotions loose without fear of consequence. She also doesn't know One is present yet so I'm letting her off the hook for not listening to Four since she'd probably think he was trying to justify what he did or something.
Also I found it really emotional that in his final moments before being poofed, completely powerless he call out to X. His best buddy he trusts completely to save him and there is just a certain amount of fear in his voice that can be easily missed I wanted to point out.
Now the final chat between One and Pencil I think serves as a good reminder to just how good of a manipulator One is. She knows how desperate Pencil is for her old friends and Freesmart back and uses that to her advantage. She sympathises with Pencil, using her own experience being trapped by Four to relate. She gains trust by telling Pencil they are one in the same, both victims of a similar circumstance by the same person.
And it works.
Pencil, lonely, desperate and in a deteriorated mental state accepts. And once sending her to the redone timeline One immediately goes insane, switching between childlike whimsy and malevolent psychopath destroying everything around her.
Really gotta feel for Grassy here, alone and afraid with nobody around to comfort him. Gotta admit this made me start crying. And the transition into the voting screen. Brutal.
THEY REUNITED oh god we needed some good news after all the shit that just happened OH THEY LOOK SO HAPPY TO SEE EACHOTHER!!!!
Overall, amazing episode 10/10 I was sobbing by the end. I don't want to have to wait for another episode I am creating time travel just to see more.
Also did you know there was a picture limit on posts? Cause I didn't until now. Had to re screenshot multiple pics together to fit them all.
Thought I'd share some calm art before the inevitable angstfest coming out tomorrow so here's all the iterations of D.E.A.T.H Pact hanging out.
I can't wait for TPOT19, I've managed to avoid spoilers except for the whole 'you guys arn't ready for this'.
Okay so I have a question for the TPOT/BFDI community because I want to gather more opinions on this particular subject since I can't decide.
So we know One has made several deals with contestants in return for a blank cheque favour, right? So what actually happens when said favour is called in because I doubt whatever she calls in would be something they would do willingly. Now I have two leading theories on what exactly would happen.
1. They are just straight up mind controlled.
In this scenario they lose control of mind and body, only lifting when their end of the deal is complete. Whether they remember what happened during this time after is up to interpretation but I'd be leaning towards no should this be the case. There's also the question of if their mind controlled self could act like their regular self or if it would be a zombie like state. I can also imagine their eyes turning blue of something so signify One's control.
2. It's like puppeteering
In this scenario they would still be conscious but lose control of their body, unable to move or speak which would be a lot more traumatic for the unlucky objects trapped in a deal. In this they would probably know what happened during their time controlled which could lead to some interesting scenarios.
Either way it would make for some great angst opportunities, like imaging Two coming into contact with a mind controlled Gatey and breaking down just🤌
Also if this does happen I'm calling it now there will be a scene where RF sees a mind controlled BB as says something along the lines of "She did everything to save me when I wasn't me and I want to do the same."
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You know what's even more fucked about this, it Benefits One to have Two believe Gatey was erased. In fact it's possible it was even in her plans to do so.
Because if Two did know Gatey was taken away, they'd do everything to get her back, potentially thwarting One's plan as soon as they discover. She's done her best to avoid getting found out so I'd doubt they'd just suddenly do such a reckless move.
If Two thinks Gatey is gone forever, they won't look because they'll believe there isn't anything left to look for.
(Plus from a writing standpoint we're kinda halfway through the season and we've just had a very intensively lore heavy episode so it would make sense to not go immediatly back into action)
All I'm saying is it would be extra fucked up if One doubled down to make sure that Two didn't know that Gatey still exists.
So I've created a little smth smth that I usually don't do but TPOT 15 has hurt me emotionally to the point I need to get this idea out of my head.
We love doomed yuri in this house
So with the release of TPOT 16 I’d like to give my own perspective on who One might try to make a deal with next, this will be a long one so be prepared for a lot of text.
First is pencil which seems a bit obvious, One having rigged the system to allow her to join alongside liy so we know they wanted Pencil on the game for some reason. I believe this to be because she would be pretty easy to manipulate into a deal, we’ve seen once she becomes a contestant again she immediately goes over to Book and Icy to try and start the Freesmart alliance back up despite the fact that both the others have moved on from it. She does this on multiple occasions and from what we can see both Book and Icy seem kinda fed up of it and annoyed and Pencil since the alliance has been out of commission for a while and seemed to cause a lot of their problems during BFB in my opinion.
So I think i’ve made it a little obvious that One would offer a deal with Pencil to start back the alliance and get her friends back, with Icy eliminated she’d probably try to get a new member but I’m not sure who that would be. As for how One would pull it off I do have a theory. For starters I don’t think One can just control them or change their will to make them like Pencil, if they could do that then what would be the point of making deals instead of just making the contestants do what they wanted. Instead I think One would manipulate the next challenge in order to engineer a situation where Pencil could heroically save Book + and ‘alliance’ members promised, causing them to like her enough to team up with her.
My other theory is actually Black Hole. First of all when Icy and Fanny are watching One from Two’s room we see them watching BH up in the sky dealing with the crack formed from the timeline getting messed up so we know One is keeping an eye on them. Not to mention that this guy is STRESSED for most of the dammed season, it’s visible in his voice. First was trying to enact the Death prevention pact the team promised to adhere to despite the many MANY deaths around him. Admittedly that got sorted in TPOT 10 where he and Fanny both agreed to focus a little less on the pact due to their dwindling team. But even still the man can not catch a long enough break with the ENTIRE COLLAPSE OF THE TIMELINE. For most of TPOT 15 BH sounds like he’s about to have an aneurism, only alleviated when everyone remembers the timeline distortions and when it suddenly stops due to One’s influence. Even now he’s still dealing with the crack in the sky and he seems to be able to deal with it pretty well but is obviously stressing about it.
Safe to say One would probably try to take advantage of that to coerce BH into a deal. While I’m a little more unsure of what One would actually promise to BH I imagine it would likely be help with closing the crack as we’ve seen them able to do it before. Furthermore I feel like BH had a chance at not agreeing to the deal, or at the very least being VERY weary of One like BB and Gatey. He would not trust One and I could feel up but would probably end up sweet talked and manipulated into accepting, if not just blackmailed like Gatey.
Thanks for listening to me ramble and put your own theories in the comments, I would love to see other peoples opinions on this.
The track associated with Gatey and Two (the one that shows up in their first couch scene) is called "Yourself".
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