Film Theory: The Broken Mind of Salad Fingers (Salad Fingers 11 Glass Brother)

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After many years, Salad Fingers has returned with a new episode! Episode 11 picks up right where the series left off with our creepy protagonist. His friends have left to potentially continue fighting in the Great War and we are left with Salad Fingers and his... "family". Episode 11, Glass Brother, focuses heavily on Salad Finger's personal life and man, did I call a LOT of this in my previously theories on the series. Today, I want to explore how this episode has forever shaped the universe of Salad Fingers and what it means for future episodes to come! Let do this!
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[@Groovy_Oranges]

That’s why he likes rusty spoons, he can’t see his reflection, so he can’t see Glass Brother.

[@leydysanchez7236]

Bro....🤯👍

[@Lawful_Mango]

That makes a lot of sense

[@toastedbun9672]

YO????

[@jennawright3151]

yo thats so true tho

[@blake2697]

Its also because of the texture.

[@nastygumbo8426]

6:13 Ahh yes, i remember when i was born and my parents called me "thunderthighs"

[@Germinator08]

LOL

[@symphonysheehanigan713]

I honestly know people who would jokingly say there babies have thunder thighs ... cuz there chunky

[@nonchalantce0720]

Made my day better man😂😂 Ah yes, I too remember being called "thunderthighs" by my parents also

[@nastygumbo8426]

@@nonchalantce0720 good times, wasn't it?

[@nonchalantce0720]

@@nastygumbo8426 yes, yes it was simpler times until the suddenly out of know WHERE English teachers suddenly came out the corner and have started to correct 21st century sentences what a sad world it has became

[@katherinelui-golian2476]

So this may be a little late but the “hip bone” in the drawer is actually a cervical bone. Which is one of the bones in the upper spine or where the neck would be. Which makes sense based off of the anatomical size and relative shape. I’m not sure where this would go by way of theories but I thought it interesting to clarify here.

[@tatianemiranda3057]

maybe the bone is in there to symbolize that salad fingers couldnt stand up, look up, and slowly dying because of it, but with cumberdale everything changed, because he changed, and he completely ignored his mother thanks to being a father

[@nianivon8758]

I just thought it might have been a bone from the kid he cooked by accident in episode one because all of the other things in there were from other episodes, but now I don't know

[@chloedoughty977]

He's my take: Jeremy got a young woman (probably the flirtatious persona) pregnant between the time he enlisted and the point he left to fight (flying out to find France) Once he realised, likely from a letter he received, he took leave (the letter about not coming to the front) in the hope that he could do right by her and marry her, perhaps he really did care for her. But when he got there her father was waiting, the reason he was so sure of Jeremy's intentions was because he had proof of them. Not wanting his daughter to marry Jeremy he killed him instead, possibly to prevent them running away if he simply said no. Thus leaving the soon to be mother to parent alone, likely disowned herself for what she did. When Salad was born his mother may have needed a C-section (Yvonne being born from Salad's stomach and the horse scene suggest this) Salad was fine but his mother, who was alone (the concerned 'mother' reassuring her was likely a midwife) developed some complication, maybe infection. Knowing she was seriously ill and possibly going to die she decided to give away her baby to Aunty Bainbridge, a woman who had just lost her own son Kenneth. Bainbridge took Salad in but she was still grieving, constantly comparing salad to the son she lost. The brother he never knew but was lead to believe was so much more a man than he was. Bainbridge and Kenneth are where the glass family comes from. They *are* Salad's inner self hate but manifested as the two people who lead him to believe he was less. The reason glass brother looks like Salad is likely a mix of hating his reflection and the fact he never met Kenneth. The 'real boy' symbolism and the fact that the baby Salad gave away could mean one of two things: either Salad was born baby Yvonne (or even Marjory when you consider the hair cutting) and Bainbridge, after losing her son decided this child could be her new little boy then when Salad grew she criticised him for not looking and acting like one. Or it could just be symbolism for him being less masculine than what was expected. Either way it's possible Hubert Cumberdale wasn't Salad's birth name, the radio insisting he get rid of his hair collection seems to imply Bainbridge wanted to erase his 'old family' from his life completely so he can be her property because that may be how she veiws children- As property. Which would also explain her willingness to shut down any form of self-expression because she needs full control.

[@GalaxyBunny902]

🎉well done for piecing together the timeline

[@audritarr4220]

MatPat: *deep theory about self-hate and abuse* Saladfingers: flesh-boy

[@keeleymcmanmon]

FleSh BoI

[@Dressup_Doll]

Let’s not

[@thebraveblade]

**Wheeze** Yes

[@froppyasui4837]

THUNDER THIGHS

[@coolrowan6449]

When I heard salad fingers say flesh boy I just see a picture of Bender from futrurama saying meat bags

[@kevinayuso7986]

can we talk about how the animation improved soooooo much...

[@jamesfinch9987]

I know right

[@gavinzurmely7998]

I can’t be the only one who wished the older animation quality stayed. It just felt more jarring, disturbing

[@jjaa_joyjoyartist]

@@gavinzurmely7998 I agree. It really added to the mood

[@keeleymcmanmon]

OmG iTs ZiM iN uR pRoFiLe PiC

[@Nyax50Lopez]

Well he did said he used his mouse for the animations and got proper animation equipment. but yes! ITS HELLA GOOD AND NOT THAT SPOOKY ANYMORE ewe XD well the trailer did made it less scary ngl

[@mintnmyrrh]

Well Matt, you were wrong about having to wait six years! Episode 12 comes out today in half an hour

[@raresr9698]

The video was 3 years ago

[@mehbby]

@@raresr9698 welp guess who didn't understand the joke?

[@rift7573]

@@mehbby y3llow im pretty sure rares r didn't understand the joke

[@Amber_Scarlet]

legend says Mat is still working on the episode...

[@Daveaintreal]

@@Amber_Scarlet I'd imagine he's just stopped cause it's taken a toll on him.

[@freyexists.3657]

i love the theme of internalization in this series. everything salad fingers says to the puppets seems to be directly inspired by what his family has said to him, glass brother is literally the voice in his head telling him he's not good enough, glass mother is the trauma and past of abuse that he can't let go of, and the entire storyline of a child abuse survivor having a child of their own which causes them to start dealing with and healing from their own trauma is very popular and an amazing way to explore a character's psychological complexity.

[@mrx4022]

*salad fingers appears in my recommendations* Me: _Aw shit here we go again._

[@nonchalantce0720]

Yes, yes dear brudda we are here after like 2 years? I think idk lol

[@adesalvo7380]

@@nonchalantce0720 Yeah Now we gotta wait 4 Years For another But Yeah :/

[@noaht.7639]

i wanna like but 666 likes and i dont wanna ruin it

[@brockgoblinlord7412]

Yeah ikr

[@bxn141]

What are you watching?!

[@j.bailey5619]

I think glass mother is the aunt from the ink baby episode!! And when his real mother died in childbirth, she stepped in and abused him. I mean, why would his own mother call him a "dirty immigrant" for being mixed when she was the one in the interracial relationship in the first place?

[@ColinCartoons]

Glass Brother

[@ColinCartoons]

Or is it glass mother

[@ColinCartoons]

As in, the mother in the mirror (the old lady)

[@hopedouglas4362]

Yes, in the previous film theory videos he stated that he believed his mother died during child birth. And the idea that she belittled him and was prejudice is confusing sense she had an interracial relationship. This makes more sense to me.

[@j.bailey5619]

@@hopedouglas4362 yes! Lol I watched this one first and only saw the other later 😅

[@artxyadl941]

I also really like the idea that Salad could be ending generational trauma - as though he’s noticed himself pushing his upbringing onto Fleshboy (shown by him being taken into the mirror world) and instead choosing to become the parent he always wanted to have. It could also give a bit of clarification to the last line of “wait til your father gets home” because Salad was born without a father, but knows he doesn’t have to wait for it anymore, because he’s a father and isn’t going anywhere.

[@burndawitch]

TWO THINGS: 1.) I can’t help but think that glass mother and possibly father are actually his grandparents… saying that his dad ran away and his mom may have died in child birth SO his grandparents (who hate him not only because of racism but because he “killed” their daughter) are forced to raise him 2.) I LOVE how this series addresses trauma at the end with the book. As my therapist has told me, my trauma is in a little shoebox in the closet. Sometimes I take it out, look at it, understand what happened and how it affected me, but at the end of the day I can’t put it away.

[@fahadtherandomguy4981]

Imagine Salad Fingers Father. If his mother is already so mean, imagine the father. Because when glass mother said “wait till your father comes home” this was indicating the the father may be more mean.

[@liberalistbat6352]

Still think salads father is represented by the guy who bangs his head to death and is hung from a meat hook. His father was abusive or did something to punish salad that backfired and killed himself.

[@kathymisner1693]

Or at least she thinks the father is going to punish him but I doubt that I'm sure he'll save salad from that old hag

[@unicornsprinkles3277]

I thought his father was represented by the black puppet

[@dio44492]

I think the father she talks about is a step-father, when Jeremy was the real father but probably killed by the Ku Klux Klan.

[@PhoenixValkyrie]

@@dio44492 the KKK did not have a presence in the UK.

[@bron-yr-aur7990]

Salad Fingers is the kind of show MADE for theories.

[@magicchocolate9120]

You sayd it

[@leahflops9425]

Same with dhmis

[@MsSummerwinter]

cheesebutt620 what's fnaf

[@bron-yr-aur7990]

Cheesy Marshmallow that too

[@peadaromaolmhuaidh8543]

@@MsSummerwinter OK

[@dr.diamond9868]

People can say Salad Fingers is creepy all they want, but his face after he creates Hubert into a real boy is so cute, his big eyes and smile are so adorable

[@battleblitz2581]

The ending of this was so touching...I was kind of scared of Salad at first but now I'm genuinely rooting for him and can't wait to see what the next installment is going to be like.

[@cthulhuwua5354]

I don’t know why, but when salad fingers was having a mental breakdown about not being able to give glass mother the porridge, I felt really bad.

[@patricktrowell7115]

me too

[@Pastidellia]

*i’d rather starve than watch this pathetic display*

[@pillowmoment]

I was eating and watching the episode when that happened. I almost threw up. No kidding

[@ivetta8498]

that moment felt oddly relatable

[@arilovesbingus8626]

@@pillowmoment same, watched it from picnic till the end while eating lunch and by the end of it I couldn’t force myself to swallow

[@BulletsThroughDoves]

"The way Salad heaps compliments onto him like you would a newborn baby" t h u n d e r t h i g h s

[@Griftyfox]

Ah yes, how everyone compliments a baby :D

[@samuelflipaclip7415]

Lol

[@samuelflipaclip7415]

Also when he says he is blessed or something he is using the middle finger

[@Charcoal2023]

@@samuelflipaclip7415 He only has three fingers, he was basically forced to do that. ;-;

[@samuelflipaclip7415]

@@Charcoal2023 he can use the other fingers bro

[@gawlaxsy4743]

Thank you, seriously, thank you. I have a pretty bad life. I have family issues, friend issues, and overall a bunch of mental illnesses that make it really difficult to just live. I have a tendency to just give up. I make other people's lives bad because I hate my own, and I completely give up on using those bad experiences to learn and grow as a person. But this video was very eye-opening for me. When I first saw this a few years ago, I was much less mature and didn't think about it much. But when I watched it today, I realized that I don't have to let my bad experiences control me or my life. That I can go through bad things and still be my own person. I can't even begin to tell you how much this has changed my mindset, and for that, I will forever be grateful. Thank you, so much. -Noah

[@RivkahSong]

I love the symbolism of that final bit of glass. In the world of fiction writing we call a character's fatal flaw, the thing holding them back from achieving their goals, the "shard of glass" since no matter what they're doing how or hard they try until they stop and address whatever bad memory or mistaken belief is causing them to make the wrong choices they won't be happy. Salad Fingers finally confronting his abusive childhood and self-hatred and putting away the, now tiny and far more manageable, glass shard is a much more uplifting and hopeful ending than the original episode 10 ending.

[@portianoel]

*me age 98 when salad fingers episode 30 comes out* Welp, see y’all in 6 years.

[@autumnbabii16]

Portia Hurst lol

[@-khushlush]

same

[@mementomori1871]

Portia Hurst you mean Over 1m when salad fingers Episode 12 Comes Out

[@RisingWellness1111]

Kitty Cat Like ́s To play Games And LPS mhm

[@brikimbran]

2042: Salad Fingers is his own mother who travelled back in time after he sowed himself together from the future.

[@mono414]

“My little flesh-boy” is the highest compliment now

[@adamleed4514]

No it’s “thunder-thighs”

[@Dressup_Doll]

No just no

[@salthesock1546]

Flesh boy and thunderthighs.

[@ugoiba5357]

I like it when my boyfriend uses this pet name

[@madfoot]

Y E S YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES

[@Grey-jk2gc]

I think it's kind of comforting that salad fingers is taking care of Hubert, it makes me think that he might be (potentially) seeking out for help, or finding inner peace with himself.

[@001baaaayyy]

THERE ARE TWO NEW SALAD FINGERS EPISODES WE NEED A NEW SALAD FINGERS THEORY FOR THE TWO

[@thepokecrafter7915]

Matt, the reason salad fingers cuts himself on the shard is to show that he is using his wounds to make him a better person, by blocking out the negativeity, or atleast thats my thoughts

[@terryatgptv]

You mean a theroy a FILMTHEROY

[@osamav1nceladen583]

ANDDDDDDD CUT

[@osamav1nceladen583]

BUT THATS JUST A THEORY A FILM THEORY AND CUT

[@victorarsola1415]

like they say learn from your mistakes.

[@mrreyes5004]

In a similar way, the way this episode trails after "Birthday" reinforces the theory; in that episode, Salad came across a "family" of other Salad Fingers. Note that they were all disfigured in some way - *monstrous* - and they didn't even acknowledge his existence, but he loved them anyway, just like his Glass Brother and Glass Mother are his family but are undeniably horrible. If "Birthday" was about Salad finally finding a family to fit in with, then "Glass Brother" was Salad realizing that that family was only hurting him and escaping it to live more positively with his upgraded son/self, Hubert Cumberdale.

[@octomarz268]

Salad Fingers got over depression and we Stan character development

[@sav2378]

Yes we stan character development

[@cheytheratking266]

Yes

[@wlnyuh2330]

True but speak for yourself dude.

[@user-wd1tx5dv7f]

This comment is gonna be my Like because I don’t wanna mess up the count 😂

[@finnlin.]

666 likes... huh

[@ChocolateSparerib]

Time to get your theorizing hat back on, Mat! The post man has arrived

[@AceIndiana]

The wait is over. Episode 12 is out. And has been out for almost a year now. David Firth has delivered

[@mapelithe3rd]

Has anyone noticed how long glass mother's fingers are? I can't wait to see how long glass father's fingers are

[@justasalamander2621]

Thats hot

[@ice-consumer]

rapunsel's hair long

[@stillchill1121]

kono dio bites za dusto , sir are you okay.……?

[@justasalamander2621]

@@stillchill1121 yeah im STILL CHILL

[@Lemon.pk3]

He is gonna salad finger her tonight

[@Sfoof]

Salad fingers is truly one of the most tragic fictional characters Ever

[@coolbeanstalk7883]

ikr? Like as creepy and unlikable he's set up to be, there's that bit of relatable-ness that he has, and just makes you feel sad for him.

[@dr.ham101]

And misfortune

[@axthxrn]

Nagito Komaeda: Well, I guess I just dont exist huh- (Just a brief summary for his character, he has cancer, dementia, his mom and dad died in front of him, he was kidnapped by a murderer, he was forced to become a servant to some of the most evil people in their world, and was forced into a killing game were he stabbed himself in the legs, arms, and in the chest with a spear.)

[@charadreemurr5121]

i love your pfp and name

[@Sfoof]

@@charadreemurr5121 thanks

[@loganspencer212]

First video I've watched from this KZbinr cuz I just went and watched the whole saladfinger series... I really gotta say, that sign off was hilarious.

[@beargreen1]

Salad Fingers is coming back to relevancy once again and still is uploading till this day

[@cats.cant.contour8812]

I took him cutting his finger on the shard of glass as "This is the last time you can cause me pain, I will use the product of it to shield you from me."

[@claudiagomes1104]

Adina Reeves that’s a cool take on it

[@nikolasgilliam4666]

A lot of the power in it comes from the symbolic recognition of flesh/the body, mirroring the process of flesh-Hubert in the rest of the episode. Glass Mother isn't "just" a reflection or a memory or entity; she is something that HURTS him. She hurts his emotional body(the entity represented by Salad Fingers) and she hurts his burgeoning connection to his physical body(flesh boy) by denying him contact with it(self). By ritually enacting the harm caused by Glass Mother(being his own self-simulation of parental trauma), he's able to turn it into a tangible artifact of PAST harm, harm that HAS happened - rather than being always and forever still-happening, as it seems during a state of neurological trauma-arousal.

[@justalittleaspie8464]

FILM THEORY DO ONE ON THE EDITOR WILBUR CONSPIRACY

[@droseradrosera2592]

nah i think hes just a fuckin weirdo

[@discorice1175]

My eyes popped out of my head when he said "Thunder Thighs"

[@lunabearsong2043]

The way he said was so sweet and soothing.

[@user-zy8oh7vw1f]

s u g a r c h e e k s ;))

[@danielamilenkoska4999]

@@DartGS2 hhbb dddtz nnmmnn? Ж

[@hamluk_]

what thighs

[@nomorekarma5237]

Is that Salad Fingers in ur profile pic??

[@Spoon.capcut]

We need NUMBER 12

[@Seek1725]

Excuse me- but those nicknames: Green hero , little green boy ARE JUST AMAZING

[@thereligionofryden8521]

David Firth: Exists Film Theorists: it's free real estate

[@sleeps9761]

🙏

[@DreamingV0id]

Lol 😁

[@wadegiefert3323]

Lol

[@Wunked]

Boo

[@justalittleaspie8464]

FILM THEORY DO ONE ON THE EDITOR WILBUR CONSPIRACY

[@aimeeisdead]

*Salad smashes his mirror, licks the pieces, and lives happily ever after with Flesh Boy.* Right ok

[@bropil7545]

Well, the cristal DUST is not harmfull. Is like eating sand. If it were cristal shards, it would be death

[@it.sy.]

It’s salad fingers. Need I say more?

[@cj-bi7hz]

doesnt everyone cope like that?

[@violet2585]

i think Salad doing this is showing he’s moved on (smashing the mirror) but isn’t forgetting, it will always be a part of them (which is why they ate the pieces, it’s inside of them.)

[@RealityCheckBandd]

just finished watching, and I have to say its good to watch all three of these videos in one sitting especially before bed so u kind of get closure and can relax.

[@abdulhamidozturk]

The way you call out the animal names, especially with the smirk in this video is super cute. We really appreciate you and the educational value you bring in your content as well as the humor 🐣❤️

[@trustywhale6956]

I think glass mother is salad finger’s grandmother in the real world because his mother died in childbirth and the grandmother had to take care of him after she died. This would explain why she doesn’t like salad fingers. His birth caused her daughter to die and maybe sent her husband to jail for killing Salad’s father. Salad’s father would be the character leaving to France (or back to the war) to escape his possibly accidental child. He comes back early only to find that his girlfriend died in childbirth and he is then killed by her father. Salad is then raised by his angry grandmother as she waits for grandfather to come back from jail.

[@katiemaymcdaid3920]

Nzje xjsnxoabdis waht !!!!

[@brannon805]

I honestly think your right

[@djulianamae]

I agree with you

[@San._.Junipero]

I think it’s the aunty bc the father didn’t want Salad fingers so he dropped him off at his aunt’s

[@whatisthis1958]

Yeah, that makes sense, I feel like salad was raised believing his grand parents were his birth parents

[@mr.cringekid5117]

It's has been 6 years since the previous episode. WW2 lasted 6 years. WW2 theory anybody?

[@melz4766]

Maybe that's why the Glass mother at the very last moment mentions his father coming home like from the war. :0

[@unusuallyretarded8072]

@@melz4766 hopefully the father is dead. Poor salad fingers

[@kade6509]

@@unusuallyretarded8072 when I heard that I was like "another videooooo?"

[@keapscrolin6912]

*ILLUMINATI MUSIC*

[@sebastianneking3399]

Insight did a quick interview with David Firth pretty recently that answers some of those questions :)

[@NuckleChuts0]

“Now we wait another 6 years for episode 12!” David firth: little did he know

[@almogxchq5282]

When Glass Brother talks, Salad's head doesn't mimic the movements of his reflection. But when he talks, the reflection in the mirror mimics his movements. That's an interesting detail to note

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

When your battery dies and you see your own glass brother

[@glitchingsky58]

kremit the frog RIP 😭

[@holasoygayyayyy]

relax, he's just a glass brother, he wouldn't *relate*

[@kr1sistired161]

Lol

[@zalz]

Been thinkin biut u glass brotha

[@Duck89111]

Your like Justin Y but better And you keep popping up in my feed

[@ollekattunge9670]

The impressive thing is that this absolute beast David Firth actually had a theme and underlying story in the series of salad fingers 15 years ago. Then he decides to continue it after all this time, while the animation is so much better yet it still has its unique style to it. If that aint commitment then tell me what is

[@AnimeLoveLover123]

Why am I genuinely happy for a creepy internet mutaited monster?

[@atomicunicorngaming]

Jeez mat, really going all out on these intros... I LOVE IT. :)

[@haleyw5677]

aww he is trying to give himself the positive parental figure he never had. I never thought i would be so emotionally touched

[@innusafar9438]

Aww

[@user-qj2qh9ex2k]

Tbh, I'm not really scared of Salad Fingers anymore. I feel bad for him. Yes, it is still very creepy and unnerving, but listening to MattPatt theorize about how Salad was abused and all that, it makes me sad.

[@beo919]

Shut up anime profile picture

[@Blake_244]

@@beo919 dude they didnt do anything wrong

[@oilcubebottle6389]

@@beo919 you're so weird. Why are you getting triggered over a picture?

[@xlivingxdeadgirl]

@@beo919 bruh

[@pegasus_1018]

@@beo919 whats wrong with liking a character

[@BinaryGleam]

So there's a new episode and even though i'm not sure about matt's theory, I went back here for the fun and the lols

[@seth-the-inactive]

I am also 99% sure that the flesh that the many Salad Fingers were eating was the flesh of the newly skinned Mildred Cubicle, because it’s not just the skin that’s missing but also all of the internal organs and muscles and such.

[@DanielSambar]

And so... _The plot thickens once again._

[@whatthefridge1o1]

Oh how the tables have tabled

[@anonymoususer6526]

Thunder thighs thiccens

[@xxdeadcatxx9383]

Ha THICC

[@anonymoususer6526]

@@zaradoth Hmmm ;)

[@woodrow4970]

I like you

[@jaxguthrie9459]

i'm late, but if you ever call a baby "thunderthighs" while complimenting it, you're gonna be arrested

[@sugar7845]

Jax Guthrie JSJSJSKSJSKSKSK-

[@mercurywise4047]

Lmao

[@velenoventosa]

A fellow unus?

[@butterygoodness8242]

FBI OPEN UP

[@lordarbys3676]

funny how he calls him "thunderthighs" yet he has barely any legs at all.

[@aelamanning9258]

12 came out like 5 days ago and I am so excited for that episode

[@selenagolden2712]

I looked up salad fingers and I was thinking "when will he do the new vidssss" and he has blessed us with anotherrr

[@existingintensifies]

9:24 "And you know when someone's mom symbolically shows up in the mirror we're gunna be geting into some psychological issues" *breaks down in Azula*

[@sammygecko_]

I haven’t even watched Avatar and she was the first character that popped into my head the second I heard “mommy issues”. I did get the info from a meme comparing people with mom/dad issues where people with dad issues end up being people pleasers, but people with mom issues turning out as psychopaths - someone responded with a picture of Zuko and Azula

[@rastislavvassilev8157]

@@sammygecko_ Well they might turn out as sociopaths instead of psychopaths. Psychopathy is something that people are born with. Sociopathy can be unlocked by childhood trauma. Most people with high levels of psychopathy are just lying manipulaters. They will simply use you.

[@edwardbo4666]

@@rastislavvassilev8157 unlocked? Like a video game trait?

[@Anna-to6zu]

DHMIS ending - they're finally free Salad Fingers ending - He's finally free Llamas with hats ending - Carl's finally free

[@maxwolf001]

Llamas with Hats* But i would also like to see how they look with Hands too LMAO

[@Anna-to6zu]

@@maxwolf001 how did i even write hands 😭

[@chiffonlime643]

L l a m a s w i t h h a n d s- Actually sounds scary

[@maxwolf001]

@@chiffonlime643 Like the original series wasn't already scary LMAO Both concepts are and will be funny too btw

[@seanmessick9330]

Llamas with hands: I had a hunger that only hands could satisfy!

[@wikipediathefreeencyclopedia]

I know it's kinda weird to comment on such an old video but I wanted to put my personal opinion out there. I think Glass Mother and Brother aren't entirely manifestations of Salad's self hatred, but also represent how trauma breaks you. How you see your abusers in everything. Everything reminds you of what happened to you when you haven't healed, or been allowed to heal in the first place. Glass Brother looking exactly like Salad also makes me think of how some people see their abusers even in themselves. I think the ending is really touching, especially for someone like me who has experienced childhood trauma. Salad understands that the abuse he endured will always affect him and be a part of him, but he doesn't let it define him. He doesn't hang on to it. He lets go of what happened in the past and moves on to the future, as seen when he locks the shard in a box. It's similar to this but I think my opinion is more accurate. Sorry if this comment is a bit jumbled or anything I just wanted to get my thoughts out

[@eq4742]

I’ve been looking for a real life flesh boy for so long, I had no idea you could make one at home!

[@TheGlitched64]

6:10 "How he praises him like a newborn baby" "Thunderthighs" Aaaaaalrighty then.

[@teacoon6399]

*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK* FBI

[@qures5763]

😂😂😂

[@catherinestickels2591]

I know MatPat's a dad, but if he thinks that's how you talk to a newborn baby I'm not sure he shouldn't have his license revoked. Little Ollie might be growing up a little confused as to why his dad is hitting on him... (Fine print: because this is the internet, I have to make clear I'm joking here, I'm sure he's a great dad and I know parenting licenses aren't a thing) (Finer print: it's stupid how I knew I needed that fine print. Humanity, amiright?)

[@smolnightmaresans6830]

6:18

[@tylerlloyd8134]

@@catherinestickels2591 wait HE HAS A KID?

[@theli3143]

Hey grandpa? Yes son? What is your favorite scary movie? *Searches salad fingers*Watch this son.

[@hiiro-xentral3171]

Rule number 1, never trust anybody

[@spacedandy6924]

-searches 2 girls one cup-

[@allmight9602]

son: BoMbOcLauT

[@justigz992]

When you've only released 20 percent of your power-

[@skyisherelol3492]

Timmy: WOWEE!I LOVE IT!!SUCH A NORMAL AND STEREOTYPICAL HORROR MOVIE!! LOVE IT!!!(clapping)

[@dkjcb3993]

Matpat, how dare you make me develop an appreciation for Salad Fingers.

[@Slavikrodionova]

OMG PART 12 HAS BEEN RELEASED. cant wait for the next upload

[@echo3667]

Wait...wasn’t Saladfingers’ “child” a daughter? Well, what if Saladfingers was born as a girl? And the mother wanted Salad to be a boy and has been abusing him and forcing him to be a guy. Maybe that’s why Glass Brother was saying “You’ll never be a real boy.” And why Salad was like “you’ll finally be a real life flesh boy”

[@Official2Shitty]

I think that he was born a girl but wanted to transition to the dismay of his mother. That’s why he made Hubert a boy because that’s how he feels even though his family tells him he’ll never be real boy

[@rampantmanatee8833]

I think there's way too much thought put into this than intended, I honestly feel like what you see is what you get and there's not really a deeper meaning, because as David firth said "we just thought he should have really long fingers, and that he should be looking for spoons" and also "he's just a happy guy" 🤣

[@A.H.078]

Conspiracy

[@Laurintius]

Good theories all around.

[@rkerner2258]

YES. THAT HAS TO BE IT.

[@erickaholmes7571]

Matpat: *sips coffee in peace* ahh finally peace Salad Fingers: Haha _You thought_

[@thetaco456]

Ericka Holmes very funny!

[@andanmmartens2297]

The Taco bot

[@Starwalker168]

GOOD LUCK FIGURING OUT THIS ONE MAT PAT OH WAIT

[@kn1ght-788]

The salad fingers drag him into the void again

[@Kabbwashere]

you thought wrong honey xD

[@SanTahaki]

Years later, I still want more stuff about this since some new episodes dropped

[@Showtunediva]

Thank you for introducing me to this series. Started it tonight & will finish it tomorrow. Very interesting,

[@ivanavrbaski8614]

Girl from the ring: ima the scariest person on the internet. Salad fingers: *hold my finger puppets*

[@vhugnoj30]

I read that in his voice lol! 😂

[@TezNax]

BIG BRAIN

[@Ninjacookie5678]

soccer magic13 omg same here

[@ithurtswhenipee4526]

Samara

[@froppyasui4837]

Hold my rusty spoons

[@gophanes]

That's not a hip bone. That's a vertebra. Precisely the second cervical vertebra (C2), also know as Axis.

[@TheRealMichaelH]

I was looking for this reply. Thank you. This needs more upvotes so that it is seen.

[@beesgold1487]

Hmm

[@dudacampos6841]

I don't think ir's the axis. Doesn't have the transverse foramen. But it could not be anatomically 100%correct

[@justabiscuit1794]

Yeah dud... anotomy and... stuff...

[@filmsestphael1844]

You're totally right, first I thought it was the Atlas because I couldn't see the "Dens" of the Axis, but the rest of the anatomy match the Axis (thanks to Wikipédia)

[@not_the_only_cannoli_]

There are two videos after episode 11. 'Salad Fingers 12: Post Man' and 'Salad Fingers - Market'.

[@bassmanxan3544]

Hey, I watched this and looked to see if #12 had been posted since, turns out it was posted today! GET ON IT MATPAT!

[@megabytemiles4712]

Ah the age old baby compliment *THUNDER THIGHS*

[@demigoddaedra4327]

MegaByteMiles don’t forget sugar cheeks

[@UNCONCIVTIONAL]

When I first watched this I was creeped out by the whole real boy thing but then he said thunder thighs and I laughed. damn dat boi thicc 😂

[@marcoantoniotorres4924]

*DaZZlInG drEaMBoAT*

[@noobo569]

Dazzling *dreamboat*

[@ponds91st]

Salad Fingers? Now that's a name I haven't heard in a looong time.

[@kemoiii]

Hello There!

[@rainwinggamer]

Ok, this is very old but I’m rewatching it and I’m beginning to wonder…what if Hubert was Salad Finger’s twin brother or a form of his brother. It would explain why the reflections would be the same, why their birthdays are the same and stuff, and maybe why Glass brother wanted to kidnap him. What if Glass brother was like Salad finger’s real brother in the real world and Hubert is like a toy used to cope and pretend as if his brother was nicer? Now that wouldn’t explain how he sometimes refers to Hubert as his kid or flirts with him but again he could be a toy and kids use toys to cope with and process different scenarios. So Hubert was everything but was mostly used to handle the cruelty his mother and brother brought upon him. Idk just thought of that randomly.

[@user-il1ul6im4l]

I love Salad Fingers! And now I just found out that there's a twelfth and a thirteenth episode on Salad Fingers. I hope Film Theory does on video on those two next, I wanna see if Salad finally gets some strength against his father a fan for so long of you guys hope you have a wonderful new year!

[@RemusNeo]

But is Hubert ok? He looked quite dead in the last shot.

[@hubril7921]

oh~he is just sleeping like a good boy!

[@iMernerner]

Salad Became Hubert

[@c0nn0r0hagan]

being a real boy is real draining he is just taking a rest

[@AB-it8hd]

Remus he has no pain receptors he’s just skin

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

@@c0nn0r0hagan I'm hoping he is cos' yeah, he looked very dead...

[@LoadedDuke1]

See Ya Guys In 2025 For Salad Fingers 12: Daddy Issues.

[@Sonnenblume997]

Harder daddy

[@TWENTYTWOBeats]

Ima tweak if the next episode is called Daddy Issues

[@WolfiePH]

Jinx it.. *I DEMAND YOU TO JINX IT RIGHT NOW!*

[@ceaselessslayer]

@@WolfiePH more like JINKX MONSOON it! Hahahaha... no?

[@evilshuake]

ralsei lover :3 I USED TO HAVE THE SAME PFP AS YOU. YOU HAVE CULTURE MY GUY. dragon maid is amazin

[@Cockroach_Queen]

When are you going to do episode 12 of Salad Fingers??? Please do it soon. Your analysis is top tier

[@Same_Local.Insomnic]

Episode 12 has been out for a month, can’t wait for the next theory

[@Rystic]

Did anyone notice the larger mirror is broken in both worlds? If the mirror world is symbolic, that might mean it was Salad Fingers was in his room the entire time, and smashed the mirror.

[@bills1968]

There was also puke on both sides

[@mcuniboob5751]

This episode is scarier than the actual salad fingers video

[@waleedathar102]

I think it's because of that background music. Like God damn matpat

[@taichikamiya4883]

Yey he made it!

[@-hello6177]

of course, salad fingers is adorable

[@DreamingV0id]

Lol same

[@M7MDDEAD]

nah your profile picture is much scarier

[@ramdonperson9531]

Hey! I love your videos and there is more of salad fingers

[@DreamersArcadia]

Will you ever continue this series and cover the 12th episode? I'd love to see it!

[@bigpoppashawn8975]

Matpat: *deep theory about self enlightening and parenting* Salad fingers: lick the glass off the fleshboy

[@hignososs4984]

It’s also important to notice how at the beginning of the episode he rips of most of Margery Stewart Baxter’s hair leaving a few strands left and then Glass Mother also only has a few hairs left. You know because she’s Hubert’s mom and Glass mother is Salad’s and they’re the same person.

[@bills1968]

No she’s not

[@anguspollerd442]

Maybe salad fingers at the time was taking the role of the father and is also abusive to the mother

[@hignososs4984]

Angus Pollerd That would make sense, if we are to believe that the 3rd puppet (can’t remember name) is the father

[@hignososs4984]

Mills Bills I thought Mat said she was?

[@hignososs4984]

orlando gomez Salad fingers = tru homie

[@Brooklynwhitehead666]

Ok, now there's a chapter 12 pls do it I love these videos. And a 13 too!

[@cachuatomato.]

the face in the top left corner at 7:10 got me spooked for a second 😅

[@lol_baj648]

Mat Pat! That's why he likes rusty spoons! So he can't see his reflection! Edit: Thanks for the likes. I was the OG to think of this, some others just decided to copy it.

[@aoifek9709]

Oh. My. God. Genius.

[@cousinmajin]

DAAAAAAMN

[@inessa5923]

That's incredibly smart, I hadn't even thought half as far

[@skidaddleskididdle196]

When will my reflection show who I am.....

[@kmac291]

Since the beginning Now it’s the end... I think

[@theartreaper597]

I love how episode 12 was a huge unexpected episode, just going back to normal, not acknowledging anything, even kinda calling his mother a shoe as if we didn’t just see her

[@romanhasfallen]

that was a special called 'market'! ep 12, postman, did go back to normal, also unexpected, but oh my god its way weirder than the special

[@blu8025]

Salad fingers update with episode 12?? I’m a huge super long time fan of your channels and I’d love to see you make an updated episode on salad fingers

[@code9mill]

With the new knowledge from the latest episode I think this is how it happens. Salads father was a soldier in the war, they went to England to help with World War I and he met a young lady, they had a fling and she got pregnant but her father wanted him arrested because she was under age. As a sign of good faith he returned her to her father who was not very supportive of the baby and daddy salad fingers left off to go back to the “war“ and never came back. The father of the girl helped her raise the child(salad fingers) and was very abusive till he passed away likely as a civilian death from the war. She then raised him the same way her father did and even tried to end his life numerous times. Threatening him saying “you just wait till your father returns from the war” later in life she has another child by another man(Keneth) who they raise like a normal child in a non abusive way, instead now salad fingers had a mother and a new father who would take their frustrations out on him for his physical disability and his developmental problems which came from his upbringing as well as the fact that he was very feminine. After the step father died and Keneth went to the war he was left alone with her until she herself after many years died as well. Now he’s living with his past alone in a abandoned shack in the desolate wilderness, with his collection of rusty spoons and memories

[@Jenna-in4br]

The relationship between flesh boy and salad fingers remind me of a trauma response where children that were neglected grow up and care for thier "inner child".

[@ttylxoxo1929]

Im literally obsessed. Got to be the most interesting series on youtube. Haven't been able to forget about it all these years.

[@JamieKitchens6]

Me too.

[@annabanana_367]

thats because its disturbing enough to scar your brain forever

[@ttylxoxo1929]

__ıllıllı__just__me__ıllıllı_ _ nah, just very interesting to me lol

[@aguywithamustacheggg405]

FNAF

[@fraklord7415]

IT'S BACK BABY

[@junebugss..]

What a good message coming from **that** type of story 😭😭

[@melissakoop5459]

Am I the only one who thought the flesh boy’s first lines/voice were adorable?

[@sugarbear4865]

Nope

[@ripcanalgerfesongaymaldito4366]

Yup, that voice is disgusting. I can hear the flesh

[@scroll9728]

Ikr, it was rlly cute in my apperance

[@DeFactoLeader]

He was a happy little baby boy.

[@Gurtanator-xw1uk]

Yes

[@ASAGamingASAGaming]

couldnt have chosen a better time to eat

[@victoriaperry5256]

ASA Gaming bro same i j finished eating

[@Z4G.]

Mistakes were made

[@SammyJay107]

Same here

[@_wowzaimshook_9368]

I’m eating popcorn xD

[@autumncox2606]

Same, I was enjoying some fries and afterwards i just couldn't.

[@Wildeagle-wj6zr]

I love your introductions

[@canned_crickets]

I never thought I would hear Salad Fingers say “Thunder Thighs”