Half-Life VR:AI But The Cast is Commentating (ACT 3)

After 3 long months, Gordon finally finds the bathroom. But what will he find IN it..?
As HLVR:AI was a series that we had to be very secretive over during production, I thought it would be great to get the cast together and give HLVR:AI some Blu-Ray Disc Special Features. Join us as we re-watch the entirety of the series and talk about our favorite parts, what went wrong, things that didn't make it in the final cut (or just plain didn't show up on stream), *secrets*, and more. And on top of that, the last bit of this video features RARE Behind The Scenes footage recorded by our stagehand. Which means you get to see the series from outside the VR perspective. and hoo boy, Gordon isn't as pretty as you'd think.
This is a longer video: barring the intro and some quality of life edits and additions, this is mostly how it went down on stream.
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LINK TO ACT 3 Q&A SEGMENT: • Half-Life VR:AI - Cast...
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[@wayneradiotv]

hello once again! i am sorry for the long wait. these commentary videos are not complicated edits, it's not like i took 3 months to make it. we recorded it months ago! this summer has been rocky for me, i won't go into details here. i have really only had energy to focus on the livestreaming aspect of wayneradiotv, and my Vid Planz have been largely delayed. im hoping with this video up that i can get back on track! enjoy the commentary, and i hope you're enduring 2020 safely. thank you !

[@doctorclownn]

thank you Wayne for this wonderful video, stay safe! 🧡

[@jennifertottenham2995]

Lets hope!

[@exposurelabs7804]

No worries wayne just remember not to overstress yourself.

[@ct-df8wn]

Got a question will there Come a half life 2 vr but the ai is self aware?

[@merlinmac]

any content from wrtv is a blessing :)

[@dullaham8444]

Gordon not flushing retroactively justifies all attempts on his life

[@lilacsmile4321]

He didn’t wash his hands either and I’d say that’s even worse.

[@someoneunknown7655]

Lilac Smile In his defense Benrey was in the way

[@whyle5318]

No but he is a traumatized individual so I dont think this can be counted.

[@MithrilRoshi]

A nerd who doesn't flush or wash his hands. ... Agreed

[@user-ks5eq1vc3f]

Which half of it?

[@abyvs]

Can't believe they came back with a piss scene

[@Skritt-Stonemaw]

They Duke Nukemed

[@Wizuu0274]

@@Skritt-Stonemaw Pro Duke Nukem Forever when Wayn-- wait no.

[@AxxLAfriku]

GAGAGAGAGAAGAG this is wonderful! PRANK! It is terrible! I looked in the mirror and saw something UNPRETTY: my face. GAGAGAGAG! But I am happy again because I have TWO HOT GIRLFRIENDS and I make cool YT videos with them! Good evening, love and peace, dear aby

[@oysterscrolls]

@@AxxLAfriku jesse what the hell are you talking about

[@MegaIceNine]

waynerPiss waynerPiss waynerPiss waynerPiss waynerPiss

[@Duterasemis]

I just gotta say that "THE FREE ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA THAT NO-ONE WILL EVER EDIT AGAIN" is by far my favorite line in the series

[@robertkluck1510]

A friend referenced it and that's what got me to watch the series, great decision

[@HandmadeGoose97]

It's kinda funny how the Skeleton potentially being Gordon Freemen means he indeed does die in All Dogs go to Heaven 2

[@DukeOfBepis]

The bad ending

[@chippler5822]

My head canon is that the skeletons are benry and the you is referring to hiiiim which is why he shifts so drastically after the skeleton ragdolls like he's coming out of being unconscious

[@zebitus5731]

the hev bodies in xen are all the times people have seen Gordon die in all dogs go to heaven 2

[@redgunnit]

My theory is that Benrey IS friends with Gordon in that timeline. It's just that Benrey's mind is hundreds of timelines crossfaded together.

[@SighFi]

gordon "i'm being high-school bullied by an alien god" freeman....... exquisite

[@presidentraiden9203]

-that's supposed to be dead."

[@presidentraiden9203]

@Pee Pee Gordon says that's supposed to be dead, I was just finishing the quote.

[@Assassinbunny]

Brand new sentence

[@quantumblauthor7300]

Effervescent

[@thesuperpunmaster6369]

*feetman

[@fancyborscht]

Benrey unlocked SHINY HELMET after killing his 1000th Black Mesa scientist

[@quantumblauthor7300]

The endgame

[@slickcalf985]

He cheated, he binded give monster_scientist to B.

[@walterwalter8862]

No he beat the staff ghost

[@sleepycaprine]

No, he beat the Staff Ghost in the race. (Edit: someone already said that ;-;)

[@hunterholly9781]

100000 and he unlocks gold

[@jdjk7]

The skeleton is future Gordon, who is Benrey's friend. That's why Benrey, who doesn't understand the concept of time, thinks Gordon is his friend from the first time Gordon meets him. It also explains why the skeleton's passport, when presented to Gordon, says "You".

[@bismarckswalkingstick]

Thank You, Kind Stranger.

[@incrediblyangryskeleton]

Wow...

[@ajc0072]

It's like the skeleton is warning future Gordon

[@Postsager]

About the whole “no one can play scorpy’s character better than scorpy” I am convinced that because scorpy more often than not seems to just not remember anything about the recordings, that Benrey just fucking possesses scorpy sometimes

[@redgunnit]

Benrey is Scorpy's ID made manifest.

[@tentativegazer]

Everywhere I go... **pan to Homestuck logo** I see its face

[@quantumblur_3145]

​@@tentativegazer*its

[@JayzzzTV]

@@tentativegazer you cant fight it

[@ghostbustersfan413]

@@tentativegazeryou cant fight the homestuck.

[@mayaespinoza5139]

scorpy "i dont remember saying 'welcome to wikipedia server room'" "i remember making the hotted woman joke a year ago very vividly" socpens.

[@Loswiwi]

"I'm barely human anymore. Are you still human after you killed thousands of people?" Sounds like a line straight outta metal gear not the half life funny benny videos holy shit

[@potatoparrot2464]

MOTHMAN WHY ARE PLAGUING MY LIFE- EVERYWHERE I LOOK YOUR THERE- Vskwiqnwohwow8qjwjwiwowhks

[@Loswiwi]

Potato Parrot 🙂

[@kabbablabba4073]

sounds like a hotline miami line lmao

[@davidaurus9349]

benry was never human tho

[@ohokay4663]

Raw line collection, feel free to add more: "I'm barely human. Are you still human after you've killed a thousand people?" "There are no predetermined deaths." "Its an ANIMAL." "Can I call *you* an animal, Gordon?" Cant remember any more but you know

[@loroleibusser5993]

I love the way Gordon calls the G Man Mr. Coolata. Ofc he has no other name for him but it has such 'hanging out at your friend's house' energy for this 30+ year old theoretical physicist.

[@emery_orion]

"benrey is the last man you want to encounter on the battlefield" "benrey is the last man you want to encounter in the desert" no no, benrey is the last man you want to encounter.

[@alexandrehenrique7203]

benry is the last man

[@emery_orion]

@@alexandrehenrique7203 all the others transed their gender or perished. its just Him now

[@kappnk9821]

@M4m4 Lu191 Benry is

[@Router-we2eh]

@@kappnk9821 Benry

[@roboboi1016]

@@Router-we2eh Ben

[@meow_moment]

Headcanon: the helicopter heap was called in by Forzen so he could distract the G-man and kidnap Sunkist

[@olivierluisin1790]

Second headcanon : this thing is a eldritch helicopter

[@deetee2011]

Third headcanon: it was benry using his powers form the antichrist to try and murder gordon

[@notehden]

@@olivierluisin1790 no no no, there is such thing as an eldritch helicopter heap. But this wasn't it. There's more out there...

[@gagejohnathan9641]

@@deetee2011 all three of these headcanons are valid.

[@thebiolibrary5572]

Headcanon four: The Helicopter Heap is COMPLETELY unrelated to any side and only exists to destroy.

[@dragonBMA]

Oml at 2:56 you can hear Scorpy laughing while trying to improv xD “Why is there a baseball; What’s wrong with you”

[@hendrickshappyhour4020]

you can hear him laughing through a lot of it lol

[@Dogman_35]

I think that's the first time you hear anyone but wayne crack in the series

[@teenytinytwoo1375]

@@Dogman_35 There are a few examples of people cracking. One of the main times I can think of is when there was a scientist on the floor and Benery tries to shoot him and then he's like "oh I forgot this is one of our holograms" then Coomer just like fucking decks him off of the thing and you hear Benery laugh.

[@elliswrong]

Then Wayne did the Howard Dean scream.

[@magicalboymlm]

i cannot fucking think because holly said "benrey sadstuck moments" and it's actually killing me

[@orc_gummies3274]

WAIT DOES THAT MEAN HOLLY IS A HOMESTUCK

[@mira7334]

@@orc_gummies3274 she was on a homestuck podcast once

[@ruansasa289]

@@mira7334 homestuck cant die can It?

[@average289]

HOLY FUCKIGN AHRINOOOOAJHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@quantumblauthor7300]

Thought inhibitor

[@bornofpixels]

The biggest antagonist of this whole series: Holly's internet

[@NYCWalIcrawler]

Also the biggest ally (because funny)

[@MemeMachine-po9zo]

Him calling the science team "his boys" and saying he loves Tommy was heartwarming.

[@jiminyjustin]

There's something almost surreal about seeing Benry's mortal form again.

[@futurecar6750]

Fucking same!!!

[@fearanger1]

With a better mic, even!

[@user-ds2rb7nl9l]

Death only made him stronger

[@MrGrimmXM8]

Blood For Sex playing over seeing Benrey again really made it even more surreal.

[@kaukospots]

And he still just phases through the wall

[@sirsponge9633]

Benrey is the only character I know who *APPEARS* under mysterious circumstances

[@MailMainbutnot]

i honestly think he might be behind me and i'm too afraid to look

[@theMyRadiowasTaken]

​@@MailMainbutnotyou should've brought your passport.

[@quantumblur_3145]

Doctor Who

[@batturing]

wayne says baaulp's acting after gordon loses his arm made it seem like tommy was also going to betray gordon, but i always interpreted it as tommy just being so confused and not even understanding what had happened that the severity of the situation didn't register with him. and i interpreted tommy pulling a gun after gordon asked if he could trust him as tommy's way of saying "yeah, i've got your back! i can protect you! i'm a great shot!" (and it's not like he had reason to fear for his own safety, since his dad is gman)

[@mkvee4145]

Both interpretations could be possible, in a way - Gordon could interpret Tommy's odd behavior as Tommy plotting to backstab him later, while Tommy genuinely means well but doesn't know how to convey it. Adds a little more complexity to the situation!

[@NoriMori1992]

Same.

[@StarrChild.]

Hearing Wayne admit he had a panic attack mid stream but kept going on with the act just so he didn't disappoint was so sad. This man tries so hard to keep us entertained.

[@SlightlyCreative]

Yeah, it makes me feel bad even though we couldn't have known without him explicitly saying anything

[@lifewithkids5231]

timestap??

[@SlightlyCreative]

@@lifewithkids5231 44:51 Here ya go

[@birb125]

@@SlightlyCreative i haven't watched the stream yet, but what was happening?

[@1x1boop28]

serious dedication.

[@korokonas]

Wayne: Now get angry Scorpy: *(CONSUMES MIC)*

[@Estigfend4367]

MMMMNNNEEEEEUUYWWEEEEYUGH

[@FancyMcSchmancy]

*sounds that definitely shouldn’t come from a human*

[@load-bearingcoconut5586]

@Your Everyday Cosmic Horror don't-don't worry, he's not human.

[@catlover-db1rj]

​@@FancyMcSchmancy well he isn't human after all

[@helagrow]

@@FancyMcSchmancy Thankfully, Benrey isn’t human, so it fits perfectly fine.

[@Nekrotix12]

My headcanon for Benrey has always been he's just some stoner security guard who's trying to do his job but he's so goddamn faded and out of it that he can't properly speak or even remember he is or what he's doing. When the resonance cascade happened, it affected him more than anyone else by giving his inhuman superpowers that he uses to harass Gordon for his passport, the only thing he can remember how to do. I dunno why but, as antagonistic as Benrey seemed, he never came off as like. Malicious. He just seemed really stupid and completely lucid and I was expecting the end to be Gordon just handing him his passport and then everything'd just go back to normal.

[@B.E.N_]

So he is Barney but warped, I love that concept so much

[@callie-flower3177]

yeah he never came off as intentionally malicious to me when i first watched it lol. just seemed like he was constantly out of it. man fried my brain but i also love this interpretation too

[@tentativegazer]

​@@callie-flower3177 I don't think he was ever malicious as much as he was antagonistic. He's never evil he's just a little shithead with god powers and we love him for that

[@incrediblyangryskeleton]

Benry is truly a stoned gamer

[@quantumblur_3145]

I wish I'd seen this interpretation earlier. Similar vibes to "Gabbro smoked a bowl 23 minutes ago"

[@phoenixthedutchie149]

Idk why but him quoting chat as “I like the funny scientist but I don’t like straight man Gordon cuz he doesn’t tell *J O K E S* “fucking killed me 46:00

[@JeremyBell97]

I love how all of Scorpy’s behind the scene info was basically “oh, I don’t know why I said that I don’t remember”

[@nerd_5615]

I'm fully convinced that Scorpy is never in a conscious state of mind when he plays Benrey

[@bluestarr9]

@@nerd_5615 Because Benrey takes control

[@thebiolibrary5572]

Chaotic Dumbass brain takes over

[@persocomz]

in one of his streams he explained that "all [he] remember[s] are the characters names" and frankly.... that scares me

[@bluestarr9]

@@ninjadeveloper2442 she's trans, have some respect

[@marsh4329]

scorpy is having way too much fun in the beginning lmao

[@localspaceangel8199]

yeah i know lol, honestly i'm just happy for him, scorpy's a cool dude

[@owl6637]

Nice Snatcher Pants profile pic. And yeah, Scorpy's definitely enjoying the character he voices

[@TheExperienceYT]

He's trying to hold back his laughter and its adorable

[@vahlok1426]

Gordon: "I see you in the mirror, I see what you're doing!" Benrey: "aHAaw FUCK!" *Casually noclips through the stalls* I missed this, so much.

[@jackmoseley4959]

Benrey is weak to mirrors apparently

[@amberthomas8511]

I feel think that was scorpys genuine reaction

[@DissedRedEngie]

I like how some viewers are surprised that the characters in this series break the fourth wall or do stupid things. The main premise of the series is that the fourth wall is broken and the characters are AI.

[@some_random_merc]

1:02 you can hear how badly scorpy is holding back laughter while asking "want some soap?"

[@fabrizioguevara2938]

i love how scorpy is honestly confused for what was happening in the toilet

[@docca2077]

He sounds 10x happier than the beginning of the series

[@ScruffyGamerAnimations]

@@docca2077 I feel like they were just messing around more than acting

[@thesolidestsnake]

I always thought the "Hotted Boobs" up ahead was a joke about how a scientist in the game would say "Watch out, Spotted *alien name* ahead. It's a big one." Like it was ytp type joke

[@irradiatedpacific]

i love how gordon and tommy are talking about how if they run into the ex-science team members they'll probably die, but then they say "maybe we could take on bubby" and gir just says "no"

[@garrettcarter5622]

I want fan-art of Benrey yelling "FLUSH" while a bird flies at the viewer like he's casting a spell.

[@blueberry4377]

Garrett Carter oh that would be so cool

[@yuhuh2420]

flush roh dah

[@camhedmr_5593]

@@yuhuh2420 You had Me laughing too hard. I hate you.

[@forrygaming1617]

Challenge accepted

[@forrygaming1617]

@Garrett Carter www.deviantart.com/forrygaming/art/HLVRAI-FLUSH-858476259?ga_submit_new=10%3A1603039030 Hope this is what you wanted... or not... either way it is. Can somebody show this to them? or just mention them? I'm too stupid to do this.

[@The_Sludge]

I'd like to think that all of Dr.Coomer's processing power is spread out among each interval of Coomer, and that certain Coomer clones kill each other for more RAM.

[@dragan2324]

That's genius. With enough processing power, the main Coomer is able to grasp the true nature of his reality.

[@quacked4024]

@@dragan2324 lets just hope he doesnt have chrome installed

[@Zawmbbeh]

Coomer Omega

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

each clone coomer kills brings him one step closer to absolving himself of the curse of sentience

[@The_Sludge]

@Shiva R Live in fear

[@Johnwicklover1994]

Gordon in the opening sequence not only doesnt flush the toilet, but also doesnt put *it* back in his pants, touches his face, and doesn't wash his hands before bringing food to the rest of the group (also after grabbing something else out of a different toilet)

[@LifeOfAZSuperman01]

yeah benry that makes sense

[@solaeris104]

Well he is a nasty little sewage boy

[@quantumblauthor7300]

It WILL happen again

[@jogolord8122]

So he had ANOTHER DICK SLIP?????

[@girldawgcity]

No manners!

[@StarflameCrimsonOfficial]

You can tell scorpy began to lose his shit once he saw the baseball in the bathroom stall.

[@absisanerd9582]

gordon is the jock in a world of nerds meanwhile benrey is a highschool bully in facility of nerds

[@Ribbons0121R121]

you got freeman backwards

[@absisanerd9582]

Ribbons0121 R121 ok

[@GamerPossum]

gordon is somehow simultaneously the jock and the nerd

[@absisanerd9582]

Alyx Oakley ok

[@GamerPossum]

@Raccoon Boi ok

[@somethingbanter]

its kind of fun that scorpy's voice isn't being eaten by the gmod proximity audio he sounds endearing

[@alchemispark7751]

*something funny happens* Everyone: *chuckle* Holly: *DERANGED GOBLIN SCREECH*

[@bloomingallium]

I high key have never met a trans person without a goblin screech laugh and Holly is no exception

[@ketaminepoptarts]

hollys laugh is a keysmash irl

[@leviathxns]

@@bloomingallium you're really gonna call me out like this?

[@TiredLowBrass8048]

@@bloomingallium same, before I came out as trans I had a pretty normal laugh. As soon as I came out as trans, my laugh turned into a hellish witch cackle, which is ironically enough very gender affirming lmao.

[@PuffishSwish]

@@bloomingallium every trans person needs a deranged laugh thats just how it works

[@Grabnok]

I love the idea of Coomer hearing Tommy talk about wanting to drink out of batteries, and just pausing for a moment, eyes wide with confusion, and responding with "They're...not soda." I love these singular moments of lucidity, as they said, of the AI just not processing some bizarre shit another npc said, and refusing to accept it despite all the weird shit they've accepted

[@incrediblyangryskeleton]

Yeah I guess I'll incorporate that into my head canon

[@Grabnok]

@@incrediblyangryskeleton Rad.

[@garbage3970]

Knowing that the helicopter heap wasn't even generated by the cast and was just a complete anomaly of the Source engine is terrifying

[@greatness9428]

The Source Engine in of itself is pretty damn terrifying. I'm actually kinda surprised more spawning/physics fuck-ups didn't happen.

[@SlimeBeast-xp7xf]

That's the power of source spaghetti!

[@theweakestbrazilianmale3398]

For every bug fixed, two more take it's place.

[@eliezra83771]

Actually there was a warning text stating that in the episode

[@therealkolpila1462]

Look a Pokemon

[@ReaverTheSurvivalist]

“Assassins killing him! My favorite!” Has the same energy as “Rambo is dead. And it is good that he is dead”

[@hextheprotogenfox]

Oh my God it does

[@lemonthesour2784]

Dear god

[@neobowser3221]

"I think it's good that he died."

[@quantumblur_3145]

Different foods but similar spices

[@markhaus]

I just realized "gorilla pose" is actually the "slav squat"

[@connorgolsong290]

Nice

[@spaceybunny00007]

The fact that Gordon refers to Gman at the beginning as ‘Mr. Coolata’ implies Gman took Tommy’s last name when he adopted him

[@hansergrub6036]

"After 9 years in development, I hope it has been worth the wait."

[@spinegun]

My favorite class is the spy

[@starseer986]

I did NOT expect benrey to just fly out of the mirror.

[@temmieschannel]

[REDACTED]

[@IOSIRIS]

@@temmieschannelit’s been 8 months. Are you proud of this comment? I hope not.

[@temmieschannel]

@@IOSIRIS No I am not and will be promptly deleting said comment.

[@IOSIRIS]

@@temmieschannel lmfao

[@fleshdadbot6852]

@@IOSIRIS what were they saying

[@sunsetwolf7188]

I like how it's pointed out a lot in this act, but the subtitles are one of my favourite things about HLVRAI. Not only are they done well (with no intentional mis-subtitles for the sake of a joke, which is a BIG thing in most online productions), but they're distinct and easy to tell apart. The font choice also makes it more obvious about who's talking, which I love. But the way they're used for visual gags is my favourite thing - particularly matching the location of a character and being cut off when the character goes behind doors. The subtitles can still be read without pausing, which is the best thing, and I like how they're played around with a bit in the medium, while still maintaining accessibility.

[@dapperblueberries9779]

Benrey asking why Gordon didn’t flush at 1:34 has the same feeling as GLaDOS telling Chell about how much she was busy being dead after she murdered her

[@alliellama233]

i love the fact that gordon doesn't even seem mad about benrey being back. he's just like "welp. shoulda expected that i guess." and then jokes with him. it's so good.

[@hotlinerevachol5436]

Homestuck pfp

[@alliellama233]

@@hotlinerevachol5436 YEAH..........

[@ferrisite]

Homestuck pfp

[@alliellama233]

@@ferrisite I KNOWWW,,,,,,,,,,,

[@Cudge1]

@@alliellama233 ...homestuck pfp?

[@IfindAnimeHot]

Benrey sounds werid with a more HD voice.

[@chloe_gospinny]

I feel like I've seen you somewhere before

[@emaildotgov]

Scorpy rock band mic broke

[@captaincornflake]

@@emaildotgov NOOOO WE NEED TO FIND HIM A NEW ONE

[@green-6508]

I find this change very fucking disturbing.

[@krokodile6611]

Still sounds like benrey though - thats fortunate)

[@cottoneyejoesfm]

Gordon's announcing of his moves was always one of my favorite parts of Wayne's Gordon.

[@yourlocalcryptid365]

NPC: "Why are you leaving me here?" Bubby: "STOP COMPLAINING!" *shoots him*

[@boymachine9000]

Gordon’s posture and gestures make him look like he’s begging for his life

[@saultfry501]

It's very menacing and bizarre that the passport says "You", as if the skeleton IS Gordon, or rather a part of him.

[@redgunnit]

It's his corpse from the end of All Dogs Go To Heaven 2, pulled into our reality.

[@booperdee2]

every person contains a skeleton!

[@arcadebot4735]

what if the original skeleton is the dead man in the hev suit in Xen

[@robynthethird4776]

You should have learned that in third grade!

[@krig2052]

“Sadstuck moment” i see you Holly. I see you

[@Cuiasodo]

I love that "the HL:AI crew is going to get back together and rob a bank!" Was an offhand joke that ACTUALLY happened in a stream later, when they played Payday with HL models.

[@Mushroom_Man]

Benry flirts by gently bullying gordon and i never get tired of it

[@LAngel2REAL]

They really are just tsunderes for eachother

[@yangerdanger7744]

It's a pretty one sided relationship

[@datamancy138]

"gently"?

[@brinonymousredacted3809]

To be fair, benery has tried to kiss Gordon many times

[@swordswaltzing]

quoth the raven in the movie theatre “yo u got your passport?”

[@moleculegirl]

im absolutely floored at hollys laugh, thats amaazing. she sounds like her lungs exploded and i cant stop laughing. all their laughs are amazing but hollys audio barrier peircing laugh is absolutely amazing.

[@specificdaughter]

58:04 Not really hlvrai, but this moment always reminded me of some of the times I've had a breakdown/panic attack at school. If I had a nickel for every time a teacher offered me a soda while I'm still sniffling and shaking from a panic attack, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happened twice.

[@anjoliebarrios8906]

I'd imagine increasing your heart rate with caffeine wouldn't help with a panic attack

[@pensamiento3867]

nice p&f reference

[@shadowwalker4144]

@@anjoliebarrios8906 soda

[@ketaminepoptarts]

@@shadowwalker4144 soda

[@MrTastelessVideos]

By drinking soda while sniffling will help you cry faster, OP!

[@paralyzedspirit]

THE REFLECTION OF PERFECTION

[@Mega-Brick]

Benrey's bathroom shenanigans are just mild, passive-aggressive attempts at revenge for his death.

[@BananaHoovyJ.Rabbit]

It's almost like after his death he reflected on what he did and realized he mistoke gordon for his friend and is desperately trying to make up. However he is still a little angry at being killed so he comes off as passive aggressive. Or maybe he just wants to piss Gordon off instead of killing him. After all, he is a gamer and would be no stranger to Trolling.

[@quantumblauthor7300]

GLaDOS type beat

[@pathetic_girl]

i love how hes just always on the verge of laughing in that

[@ELIXFUDIDO]

He is just doing a little trolling

[@DallyASMR]

GLaD0S definitely wanted Chell dead, she had that neurotoxin room ready.

[@anamusingidiot2565]

"I'm completely alone in this movie theater..." Benery: "Unfortunately, history will not see it that way."

[@TheEepyMagi]

I just noticed how well the main group fits into the five-man-band trope. Gordon's the leader (makes most decisions, corrals the group towards a single goal) Bubby's the lancer (challenges the team's ideas, though mainly Gordon's.) Coomer's the big-guy (When he gets back on Gordon's side, it's a relief. Coomer's reliability in combat protects everybody.) And Tommy is the Heart. (Everybody wants to keep him safe and likes him a lil bit, causing everybody to stick together.) Only trope that's missing is the Smart Guy, but it's fine since EVERYBODY here is a smart guy- they're theoretical physicists. You guys made a masterpiece of character dynamics completely on the fly

[@victoriaasenjo524]

Darnold is the Smart Guy (makes Potions)

[@gunny8633]

I love how Gordon isn't even mad that Benrey just appears out of a mirror and still finds all his antics funny

[@pixelpd6834]

I have never felt so awkward watching a ghost god float through a mirror and tell a grown ass man to flush a toilet- This is America- no one flushes public toilets....... yeah.... I’ve been paying attention.............

[@cupofspiders5830]

flush the heckin toilet srsly

[@Gyovali]

I'll have to be honest, I've never actually seen any unflushed public toilets anywhere I've been, you must just live in a gross place

[@nexieadr]

@@Gyovali Yes, and that place is America.

[@cactus_juice3217]

As a Floridian I can safely say that the only public places where you find unflushed toilets are high schools, what kinda shithole do you live in?

[@FilmsNerf2]

@@Gyovali I've mostly seen unflushed toilets in schools, even college. Some people just sometimes forget to flush. I think its especially a problem in school because a student could have a bunch of things on their mind and one of them not being to flush. I've caught myself doing it a few times as embarrassing as that sounds for the reason that I had a bunch of other stuff on my mind. Another reason that some students forget to flush is their time limit of being there. Maybe the teacher only gave them 2 minutes and their rushing along trying to get back to class on time.

[@on.ya.]

The "Waaaah~!" is my absolute favorite part of the whole series because the way Holly does it literally just sounds like an anime girl, so whenever I watch that, I just picture Dr. Coomer with big ass anime eyes.

[@Dargonhuman]

1:24:15 Hands down (pun intended) my favorite "meta" joke from the entire series is the characters convincing each other that there will never be an audience or future for live streaming video games ... while they're in a live streaming video game. I've always loved lines like that in fiction, like movie characters going, "This isn't some movie! This is real life!" because, in the moment that I'm watching it, I'm like, "Yea, you tell them!" then something in my hindbrain goes, "Well... actually...."

[@sundewmuffins1997]

The buh door scene has lived in my brain rent free from the moment I saw it

[@SPLARKK]

hearing benrey genuinely laugh while trying to speak has filled me with serotonin

[@ob2kenobi388]

Headcanon: The reason why Coomer lost the ability to feel pain 3 years ago is because that's when the clones were made. He feels everything they feel, but can't feel anything for himself.

[@ajc0072]

A god of war baldur situation I see?

[@ob2kenobi388]

@@ajc0072 Never played god of war lol

[@dani.2479]

​@@ob2kenobi388 explaination: Baldur in god of war 4 basically has the gift of being unable to die at the price of being immortal he also cant really feel his body in any way shape or form. ..Yes not even ”that” will make him feel a thing, for fucks sake Kratos fucking snapped his neck and he comes back a few main quests later back up and unhurt. As if not a single thing happened

[@ob2kenobi388]

@@dani.2479 Got it, thanks!

[@dani.2479]

@@ob2kenobi388 No problem, now you go have a very nice day

[@AngelofGrace96]

Man, the hlvrai group and the realtime fandubs group teaming up would be unstoppable

[@arcadebot4735]

THAT WOULD BE CHAOS, I NEED IT

[@IOSIRIS]

Holly is the bridge

[@flask223]

You’re in for good times

[@catchara1496]

Holly is both

[@benitoswagolini3410]

"I'm pissing on ZEEEEEEEENNNNN"

[@Medikuma]

"Ummm... Do you want a soda" has the exact same energy as Zuko going "That's rough buddy" and I live for it.

[@davrow2319]

Lol

[@amberthomas8511]

Friendship soda

[@magicsasafras3414]

My girlfriend turned into the moon, Umm... do you want a soda

[@jenger9596]

Hello, Wayne! also i adore how benrey was trying his absolute hardest not to break his entire character

[@mr.personalspace7831]

What “character”?

[@trystanmitchel9169]

@Eye Tatcher he's a great cool

[@TheKingEd1tor]

@Eye Tatcher socpens

[@nonomen6665]

I mean, practically anything could be a believable benrey line.

[@imotekh6110]

@@nonomen6665 When borderline Schizophrenia and powers of a god are the defining parts of a character, fuckin' anything goes man.

[@silas-whatever]

17:39 "The hardest part of making a machinama show is playing the game." -Baaulp, 2020

[@WINXaIZaPIXIELOVER]

"It turns out the clown-shoes hell world you've been living in--is real!" - Holly

[@rosePetrichor]

Holly laughing at her own Dr Coomer bits has such a good energy

[@aaronisveryawesome]

ong

[@Varmah52]

The funniest thing about these videos is finding out that Benry is less of a character and moreso just Scorpy channeling himself.

[@load-bearingcoconut5586]

1:04:52 that also gives great context to Coomer saying "I haven't felt anything in 3 years" in an earlier act, HE'S FELT HIS CLONES' DEATHS SO MANY TIMES HE JUST WENT NUMB TO IT.

[@Grabnok]

I love Dr Coomer being genuinely helpful at times, like at 1:04:00, Gordon is going off about how he's gonna strangle Bubby, and Coomer just, with pure enthusiasm, asks "Can I help?" It's so wholesome

[@ashb712]

My headcanon: Coomer's ability to feel EVERYTHING his clones felt is him saying he felt not just their pain, but their emotions too. Their hatred and rage, and their sinister desire to wriggle inside of Dr. Freeman in order to escape. The more clones that are in his proximity, the stronger his true eldritch nature becomes, and the more of it is revealed to everyone. In short: It's only ever safe to be around Dr. Coomer when he's alone. It would explain why he stopped going berserk when his army of clones were completely killed. Almost as if the concentration of clones were creating a massive feedback loop of Coomer's stream of consciousness, infinitely amplifying his insanity.

[@ImperialFister]

"Safe" to be around coomer

[@tenacityxl]

Imperial Fister that is a paradox

[@sheepertheclassical6597]

That... Makes a ton of sense.

[@gabrielpineirogarcia2078]

Yes. The lore is deep

[@demonicwillow7339]

My theory is that Black Mesa cloned him to divide his power into small pieces, and whenever he kills a clone he claims back a bit of power

[@gabbyjass1504]

Something that should have ticked us off that Tommy was g-man's son is G-Man refers to Gordon as Mr Freeman so does Tommy everybody else just refers to Gordon as Gordon

[@ColorHeartCarlie42]

Oh my gosh I just realized that.

[@Dargonhuman]

Huh, I never made that connection. In my defense, G-Man refers to Gordon as "Mr. Freeman" in the real games so it didn't seem out of place to me and Tommy has the mindset of a child, and I'm also used to children referring to adults as "Mr./Mrs. [name]" so that also didn't seem out of place.

[@ruerue244]

@@Dargonhuman that’s probably what they were thinking too, it’s more likely a fun coincidence than something they did on purpose.

[@gabbyjass1504]

@@Dargonhuman and that's on good story telling

[@D3niz3n]

g-man calls him dr freeman a lot too

[@audacioustabby2774]

Holly's "Waah" at the tank section always makes me think anime girl.

[@sfvmexe]

Number one, that’s terror. Number two, that’s terror.

[@dawnartisty1136]

My theory is after the commentary series we are gonna go straight into HL2, and the movie theater is where they all where for 20 years

[@Mega-Brick]

I'm really hoping for that. I'm not really sure how they'll work with HL2 though, it's a lot heavier on the scripted sequences and reliance on named NPCs.

[@tenacityxl]

Rhas 'Churol what they could do(this is just an idea) is make versions of the map with less or no scripted sequences in it. You’d need the big ones(the teleported sequence, the GMAN stuff, etc), but a lot of the minor interactions could be changed or altered in some way.

[@Mega-Brick]

@@tenacityxl True, I suppose that's possible. That makes a lot of sense.

[@N8crafter]

@@tenacityxl replacing the scripted sequences with their own semi-scripted sequences could work, especially in regards to when Gman appears. I’m just wondering how they’ll handle stuff like the vehicle levels.

[@TheMultiGamerOfficial]

Probably Blue Shift or Opposing Force? Day One, Uplink, Decay. Maybe even Portal 1?

[@bluescreening]

I had no idea Wayne was having a panic attack during the hand-less Gordon bits... Absolute kudos to you my dude for carrying on... Madlad

[@LewdnCute]

What was the chat debocle

[@yahooanswers4843]

@@LewdnCute a lot of transphobia if I'm not mistaken :(

[@gagejohnathan9641]

@@LewdnCute so. You know coomer's va? Holly? She's trans, which I had absolutely no idea was the case. But damn she does a scientist impression, anyways, the chat went a bit beserk with transphobia, aaand wanye decided to cut his losses and disable the chat for the rest of the series

[@mozarteanchaos]

@@LewdnCute the transphobes attacked

[@TheZigzagman]

People spammed pro-trans comments and chat sperged out. It was all very silly.

[@steamworthy3823]

Holly’s laugh is a treasure

[@coltforceplayer]

😎

[@mentalhooch]

That moment when Holly randomly said “I’m gay”

[@arcadebot4735]

It was important information

[@mentalhooch]

@@arcadebot4735 true

[@malachiatkinson7245]

"I'm gay, you're gay, keep scrolling." - Alfred Coleman, "Alfred and the Ultimate Sleep"

[@thesadisticskitty7665]

I think that was her explaination for why she mentioned the Hotted Boobs

[@OutbackCatgirl]

i, too, gay

[@proxysrandomness9947]

I gotta say even though they didnt physically hurt, the coomer clones HELLO GORDON definitely did some psychic damage.

[@somelass231]

take damage NOW

[@justaskeleton9087]

Take damage NOW

[@Victor-um9ce]

What's also sad with the skeleton being "You" is that it can also be interpreted as Benrey making up that he has friends and making these skeletons to not seem like a liar, but in the end they’re just him.

[@KidzComedyify]

I’m so thankful for these opening skits because it allows us to explore unanswered questions about the characters, such as the bone chilling question of “what if you attempted to use the public restroom and benrey was there?”

[@aguywithahat7085]

In the same way Holly set it up so that Coomer shoots his clones and feels it, Wayne set it up so that Gordon would have his arm amputated just because “Haha minigun arm go burrr”

[@Techhunter_Talon]

1:08:07 People acted much the same with Freeman's Mind where they failed to understand that the series wasn't a LP. It was just a machinima where the guy is playing a character and using cheats where ever he felt helped to make things progress smoother or make progress more interesting.

[@TheD736]

The game is not the focus, the game is the stage. The game is the theatre, and the players are players both in an actor and gamer sense. It would be incredibly interesting and could probably blossom into an artstyle of its own but also it's so fucking niche that almost nobody even tries it

[@gamingoose5033]

I treated it like it was SUPPOSED to be a let’s play

[@deaddymanny7309]

This all kind of thing is pretty weird by itself since meta-narrative suggests that Gordon is just playing some game where he is named by NPCs as Gordon (every time you go to sleep I can feel my body ripped atom by atom = every time you shut the game I feel it) so it's kind of like some guy just playing half-life but at the same time he is embodying the character? Idk, this whole series is just blend of roleplay and meta-narrative in a unique and unhinged way which is still awesome.

[@FL4KPlus]

Benry : *tries to do something spooky* Gordon : I can see you in the mirror! Benry : AHAaw FUCK That fucking killed me. That was great.

[@goose4349]

fun fact : When Dr. Coomer says: Delirium, Exhaustion, Death the first letters of the words spell out "DED" not important, I just thought it was neato.

[@sunkyfromdiscord5]

Fun fact: when dr. Coomer says: delirium, exhaustion, death the third word is death Not important but I thought it was cool

[@goose4349]

@@sunkyfromdiscord5 yeah I guess that's pretty cool.

[@DeadPanTV]

My headcannon is that since black mesa owns Wikipedia, Aperture Science owns wikifeet

[@littlechickeyhudak]

or WikiHow

[@haydenbehm6985]

Wikihow makes sense but wikifeet is fucking hilarious so Im going to support this headcannon

[@danklemckspankle9979]

Benrey's back, back again Benrey's back tell a friend

[@king_poyo64]

Benery's back, and Steve's in Smash! This is a very very good day.

[@strateupgamr7]

Benreys back Benreys back Benreys back Benreys back **Music**

[@danklemckspankle9979]

@@viviliceuse what?

[@king_poyo64]

Vigo ?

[@viviliceuse]

@@danklemckspankle9979 woah i was in a whole other fuckin thread dunno what happened there

[@TwoPlyGaming]

i love dr coomer holding out the knife in front of his face like hes about to deliver a soliloquy of Shakespearean proportions but its just "hello gordon!"

[@Josbird]

he tanked a fucking panic attack and just kept acting oh my god