Half Rant Because I'm Tired Of People Interpreting That One Scene As Confirming Mephone As A Child--

HERES MY FIC FOR KNIFECASE WEEK I SWEAR I DIDNT FORGET

WAAAHHHH THIS IS AMAZING AND IN A WEEK WOWWWW

billford animatic i made to the song 'confrontation'! ^^

Episode 17 isn't the end.

This isn't a cope I promise lol. Also...

Obvious spoilers for the newest episode!

I have some actual points and theories why it's not the end and I'm gonna explain.

For one, each season of Inanimate insanity has had 19 episodes

It seems odd to break this trend with such an ending that episode 17 did have. Plus there's still many plot points left unanswered.

Where are Mepad and Toilet? What about Bot? Are Bow and Dough ok? Where are the egg aliens?

So here's my other reason. As early as just a month ago are theys still hiring animators for II

I highly doubt they finished episode 17 in the span of one month. Considering how long it takes to make each episode, not to mention the length being 30 minutes long.

I'm guessing they had around 80% present of the episode done when they created this post. There wasn't a scene that showed any increase budget except for maybe the fight scene. They wouldn't have hired more animators if the episode was already almost complete. Episodes 18 and 19 are likely in the works as we speak.

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Now for my in universe theories of what's going to happen.

The aliens are still there, they didn't leave when the ship was destroyed.

They're likely still there, looking for the baby egg.

But...Mephone IS the baby egg, as explained by Fan, It's why Cobs refers to him as a child. He IS a child, a child who was taken away from his home without even knowing it.

There was actually foreshadowing to this as far back as episode 14. Mephone was the only one with a reaction to Egg's sound, likely because they're the same species.

Mepad nor the contestants were affected by this.

This will likely come into play with the next episode. The aliens are gonna take mephone home where he belongs, way from the expectations of cobs.

Mepad, Toilet and Bot are the only ones left. They will try to reach mephone for answers

As for the contestants I could see a scene where Mephone tries to bring them back but cant. However, as he starts his life again in his home planet, he'll notice things changing and...the contestants appearing, just like he explained it happened previously.

This time though, he'll let them go, no longer tied to being on the show anymore.

My prediction for episode 19 is that it will be an epilog. Showing how and where everyone is.

Ok that's my theory hope you enjoyed!

MEPAD AND TACO MUSICAL NUMBER REAL?!?!???

IS THAT WHY HE WANTED TO PLEASE HIM SO MUCh

guys do you ever think that mephone made fan a diehard fan of II was so he could have someone appreciate his work and praise him because cobs never did?

steve fucked this kid UP

"use chatgpt" that's the devil talking. buy four caffeinated drinks and pull an all nighter. this is the way.

I’ve seen some people confused about the vacation line from MePhone and admittedly, I’m a lil confused about it as well, but I’ll just go outright and give a probably shit explanation

mephone’s arc in the 3 season wasn’t prominent in II15 presumably because the vacation line hinted at the fact that he was GOING to run away during II16 since the show is finally ending

that or I’m just too dumb to make reasonable thought processes

do you have what it takes to take care of your virtual bulb?

Follow Up Post [How the show hints towards MePhone4's creation of the show & his trauma]

The characters could've been based on his experiences. For example, Fan could've been created as a diehard 'fan' [haha] because MePhone wanted appreciation for what he created without strings attached. He wanted validation; this is obvious with his reactions to Ballpoint Pen's review.

Look at this. Doesn't praise him, doesn't congratulate him. Just expects results. Meanwhile fan knows everything about the show.

More examples include Yin-Yang hinting at MePhone and 4S's past relationship [I STILL BELIEVE THEY SHOWED THEIR CHILDHOOD ROOM], Knife being violent as a hint towards 4S [stretch but i digress], Balloon could be a reference to how MePhone himself has changed over the seasons, Lightbulb being, well, herself so MePhone didn't feel invalidated for his weird quirks, The Cherries being the epitome of a childhood he couldn't have [aka with 4S], Taco being an example of how you can be the victim and the 'abuser' at the same time, I could go on but you get the gist.

2. The foreshadowing. Aka, the characters not remembering who they are because they don't have past lives. This is an obvious tell but MePhone COULD'Ve given them fake memories, but he didn't. Why? He didn't want them to leave, searching for said pasts. He wanted them to stay so desperately. He probably despised his childhood so much that thinking that his characters could've had good lives had him jealous, even.

"It pains me too much to remember." JUST LIKE CABBY IT HURTS TO REMEMBER

[btw this doesn't invalidate her arc. she can be created and still be ableist representing]

3. Time perception. MePhone canonically has a bad perception of time, so he could've unintentionally warped the time perception of everyone, including himself, to make it seem like he had only been gone for a day during season 3.

4. MePhone's lack of knowledge about the world. As Cobs said, the world he created is fantastical, though out of his control at times. He doesn't get food, proportions, and even more, because he wasn't taught about the world. He was couped up in a dome, but he does learn from his mistakes.

He has an imagination because Cobs limited and shunned his to near demolition.

For all we know, 4S could've been a figment of his creation during season 1 because he longed so much to have him back. I doubt the theory of 'he never existed in the first place', but MePhone could've brought him back, and let himself die just to see him again.

And yet he pushes MePad away because of their creator, and his own fears.

also bot got mentioned once

ONCE

Edit; nvm I found her but still