I Am Sophie: What Happened?! [Update 2]

[@NightMind]

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[@sire6265]

hello there

[@ReinLovesKawakaze]

no but nice vid

[@AveragePTRD]

@@sire6265 nice your first good job man i wonder how much traning did you do for being that fast :D

[@sire6265]

@@AveragePTRD also i kinda sense some salt behind the comment

[@AveragePTRD]

@@sire6265 nope lol

[@AgumonofAlchemy]

Theory: Sophie is not an android or a simulation. What if instead, this is the darkest possible way to "make" a person. What if Sophie was some random girl who met the physical characteristics of what the client wanted, and was then kidnapped and tortured until Sophie became her identity. What we're seeing in her uploads is then played out of order, with the original "Sophie vlogs" parts actually being near the end result.

[@pauldoman4617]

I had a similar thought myself. My version says that Sophie was a rich girl whose likeness was replicated for a video game, which Algorithm used to manipulate Lara to become his pawn.

[@deathstrike]

Almost like a "Stepford Children" scenario Don't like your son's/daughter's attitude? We can help. For those not familiar with the Stepford Wives/children. It is an alternate reality scenario where undesirable traits of a spouse or child are either brainwashed out or mechanically or technologically removed. In this case "Sophie" seems to be the progression of gradual brainwashing and "rebirth" of a person. This ARG is truly a masterpiece and could honestly (tech advanced enough) become a Brainstorm type of reality experience via a device.

[@deathstrike]

Edit: Imagine an advanced VR version of this? It would make Alone in the Dark or PT look like ET from Atari.

[@pauldoman4617]

@@deathstrike I actually don't know if Sophie was brainwashed to be like this or not. It certainly seems possible, as it would explain Sophie's obvious lack of intelligence. (not running away from the many signs of danger in the video where she gets kidnapped) If you ask me though, I would disagree and say that Sophie was always like this.

[@iunary]

Well, if thats the case, who paid for her lambo and mansion? ...the client? he does not look like he has that kind of dosh...

[@stellalunarartist1606]

I can’t help but get the itching feeling that there MIGHT be a more reasonable way to explain how Sophie was “manufactured”, without conceding to the rediculous notion that she’s a robot or something. Have you ever heard of “living dolls”? I was puzzling over the Sophie conundrum and I wondered if maybe she was ordered from a service that traffics girls and brainwashes them, molding them mentally into whatever the client wants. Completely messed up and horrifying? Yes. Much more interesting and dark than the out-of-nowhere “Sophie was a robot all along!!” Theory?? Also yes.

[@sparklylexi2159]

Tbh that was my initial theory as well

[@PentiSam]

This. This is the best one I've heard yet.

[@ThatSalmonGuy]

What if YRP stands for Your Reality Programmed?

[@aria5614]

@@ThatSalmonGuy That would explain where the brand fits in all this.

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

​@@forgetaboutit1354 Its ridiculous cuz its doesnt really Fit with the current themes of the story to them. It is jarring when you consider the supernatural aspect. But I must say, if they do mix ai with supernatural, I eagerly await to see what they do and how they will pull it off.

[@LunaWitcher]

Yes, algorithm, that's what I like to see: Night Mind in my recommended 4 minutes after posting. Keep learning!

[@sambutton8494]

Dear algorithm, I’d prefer 4 minutes before he posts it

[@lexipena4551]

I got 6 hours but better than a week 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@pugpugsly2829]

Try 20 hours later

[@harrietr.5073]

And it WILL get better, and soon Governments won't be able to change your mind on something so quickly as social media, misinformation for fun and profit, and Capitalism.

[@LunaWitcher]

@@harrietr.5073 Settle down, anarchist, and take the good with the bad.

[@ShardtheWolf]

I love the idea that Surfshark is like, "Man, whatever happened to that Sophie chick? Someone call Nick."

[@ShaggertSRL]

I can imagine emails being sent from department to department asking if anyone knows anything

[@davith247]

h̴a̷v̷e̷ ̸y̷o̴u̷ ̵s̷een g ¿

[@ShaggertSRL]

@@davith247 wrong number

[@ebony1442]

Lara's comments about the air in her room being thick and unpleasant, but more desirable than the air outside, puts me in mind of how addicts sometimes describe drug addictions.

[@PersonOfRandomnesss]

"THIS IS NOT DAD" out of context is... funny? Scary?

[@annabeltesky6818]

If you know, you know.

[@ErectedGasCan]

It is a paternity lawsuit brewing.

[@jazcarluccio4505]

I’m hoping for a DAD update, tbh. I miss our good ol Regular Human Dad

[@Inspiration_Date]

Here's my theory: The writers mistakenly created a plot hole and KZbin horror hosts are going insane over it.

[@maxlap7855]

Yeah. I got a "Lost' vibe. Creators making too much lore and don't know what to do with it.

[@Mario-us5xm]

At this point we were dealing with a paranormal entity but now we're dealing with an AI? It's weird

[@rongotealodge4140]

Can't rule that out. It's a glaring plot hole though.

[@llewelynshingler2173]

The Fact that Hand is an internet ghost only complicates things.

[@gologi117]

@Inspiration Date : Haha, nice cameo. Dude your work was really good, you need to stop being that a masochist.

[@ShinoSarna]

Sophie: "When you're in the middle of a hurricane, you don't get to stop and look around." Simon: "Flamingoes are supposed to protect you when you're in the eye of a hurricane." (see: I Am Lara update video) Just something I noticed while binging I Am Sophie content.

[@RejectReef]

Hamilton: _In the eye of a hurricane there is quiet..._

[@screwtapee]

@@RejectReef for just a moment...

[@mutanttepig4759]

Interesting. Simon's talking about flamingos that are supposed to protect you in the eye or the middle of a hurricane whilst Sophie is talking about how when you're in the middle of a hurricane you're not able to stop and look around. Even more interesting is that Sophie is notable for wearing a pink piece of clothing(I think it's a suit, but I honestly forget exactly what it was). Pink like a flamingo.

[@frogmonster.mp4]

people insisting that 'david is/could be dad' are essentially saying that there are two sherlocks, one of which is a wizard and the other is a billionaire philanthropist. *actors can play multiple characters*

[@BakilAskamrim]

It's like saying Edward Scissorhands, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Lord of the Rings are crossovers because of Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom playing characters.

[@Yodascloaca]

kinda sorta

[@anza3007]

"I understand that reference."

[@DEADisBEAUTIFUL]

You’ve got people from a company which seem to portray themselves as being some sort of doctor. You’ve got Simon ordering a very specific woman from the just mentioned company. If I were to put those two together, I might be inclined to think that these doctors are taking actual human beings and stripping away everything that makes them an individual and then “rebuilding” them into a set of specifications from an order. Plastic surgery, memory implantation, any other physical and mental manipulation that you might think of could be what would be needed to “make” Sophie who she is. That still begs the question of why is this happening to Lara specifically, how Sophie is able to get inside Lara’s head in the way that she does, how the hell does Mr. Facepalm come into play, and still much more. But, I’d much rather doctors and such being where Sophie came from as opposed to her being a damn android.

[@TenisJr]

I LOVE Mr Facepalm

[@FuckTheYoutubeUsernameChange]

Sorry, but from this day forward The Hand of Hate is only going to be referred to as Mr. Facepalm.

[@cherrypoppins9912]

Mabye, going off of your mention of plastic surgery, his Facepalm happened in some sort of surgical accident or as punishment or something.

[@davidstuckey9289]

@@cherrypoppins9912 Maybe. But if surgical, what exactly where they trying to achieve? A human with improved nose-picking abilities?

[@Adam-qj9ec]

This man carries Halloween on his back every single year

[@onyxkamui5608]

Yuh-huh

[@z-beeblebrox]

Especially this year

[@MorganCPaige]

Doing the dark lords work for real

[@austenpowers9940]

AAYOOOOO WHERES MY INSIDE A NIGHT MIND COLLAB

[@harleyfields1664]

"inside a night mind" sounds like a podcast channel between the two ngl

[@CoobyPls]

This would be based

[@happyclam1266]

Jamie has an excellent meta about this series. Nick is right about the android/paranormal angles being a bit "tilted" haha.

[@lex0..]

I know right, I'm here with both channels open and I don't know which one I should watch for this

[@smilingcupcake9817]

Wow you're a genius!!🤣🤣

[@ironjellly]

I truly believe the pandemic is the reason for this series' upheaval; I just get the feeling that the writers and creators had to go in different directions due to social distancing etc.

[@pinkflametheepic]

I believe that's the case as well. They might not have access to the things they need to film. I truly hope that the staff on this are well and safe

[@ancientemail1679]

I was thinking the same, but in Inside a Mind's video - he asked the creator of the series questions & one of them was has the pandemic affected the series & the creator basically said no

[@ironjellly]

@@ancientemail1679 *price_is_right_loser_jingle.mp3* :/

[@theodour8617]

Poop! Poop I say!

[@speeeee35]

You dont think they filmed this all ahead of time? Like... you think they’re filming it as they go? OR do you mean you think it was going to be like interactive and they were gonna have people get involved and that messed it up. Not at all trying to be rude, I just dont really recall any scenes with more than one person besides the ones in the mansion, and we already know they rented that mansion for 3 days and made all the videos. I think they thought it was going to be hugely viral and they didnt like that it wasnt. Because pandemic was the PERFECT time to do this. But hopefully you’re right.

[@NicoleSalamen]

I don't think this twist, like, eliminates or conflicts with the paranormal aspect. The YRP game had something evil inside of it, and it infected Simon probably before he sent it to Laura I think. The game was then torturing Laura, and Simon ordered the "Real" Sophie based off of the one in the YRP game, possibly making a portal for the evil to get through? And by the time it did and the Hand of Hate manifested completely in the real world, it had infected Laura and the "Real" Sophia had served her purpose, so Laura took her place.

[@GmodPlusWoW]

Indeed. Paranormality doesn't exclude advanced tech. After all, any sufficiently-advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, and knowing the systems governing paranormal phenomena doesn't diminish their spooky factor. If anything, knowing how it works can make it even more spooky.

[@TheHobgoblyn]

Thing is though-- it wasn't /just/ Sophie from the game that made it into the real world-- it was also Ben and Plum, in the very least.

[@TyrellW]

like

[@davidstuckey9289]

That is a creepifying thought.

[@PratzStrike]

I can't imagine that the actors for Sophie, Lara, David, Mark, and the Dad cameo would all be incapacitated entirely by the pandemic all this time. Hopefully at least someone will contact NM behind the scenes so he can give us the thumbs-up or thumbs-down for the future of the series, if the creators won't do it directly. Here's hoping for the best.

[@quzar3291]

There was a livestream on DAD s YT channel sometime in the last week and In it,The Guy who plays dad said that he has news that IAS will continue

[@averagebritishguy7082]

Another KZbinr called Inside A Mind actually conducted an interview with the creator of I Am Sophie recently, and they confirmed that the pandemic did little to affect the direction of the series.

[@quzar3291]

@@averagebritishguy7082 Yeah.Wonder what went wrong

[@HidesOurFace]

He's already spoke to insida a mind

[@fuckboyslim186]

They said they did all that in like 9 days or something or that's all they had the places for so maybe it's not about them not doing it maybe they can't get any locations and unlike others they don't wanna ruin it. But that's me giving them the benefit of the doubt.

[@SisterRose]

Another idea: Sophie isn't an android at all. She seems to refer to the Hand of Hate as her father(if indirectly). What if Crataeis is actually passing off some sort of summoned creature *as* an android/bioroid? They're using some sort of technology to control them, a bit like the EVA units. By giving the description of the Sophie entity of the game to "create" her, he's actually directly summoning her into the real world. There being some overlap between code and the paranormal is already suggested by the YTP game, which Simon has some involvement in.

[@calebmapp7096]

That one does seem pretty interesting. Like it much better than android Sophie.

[@quantumblauthor7300]

You had to flaunt that Evangelion watcher's purple heart badge, didn't ya

[@ben-d]

I'm still leaning towards Sophie being an AI, maybe even a video game character that has evolved to be a "real" person. The first game, she was a really basic 8 bit character, then the phone game gave her more detail. Last, we saw her as a 3d model, so she's being "upgraded", and maybe Lara is the new player that's trying to take over the role.

[@julife.ka.3899]

I like your idea

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Huh, interesting.

[@2189fallenangel]

Self taught conscious machines .. kinda like us 😉

[@Christian-gr3gu]

Inside a mind basically confirmed this

[@sezzahoppy]

She died in a plane crash and simon found her image from that

[@PandaBuildsTemples]

I think Sophie is like a Tulpa, an imaginary friend manifested into reality. Which makes the questions about being real, make sense, is this who she really is, or is it what Simon wanted?

[@everestlol4309]

thats an interesting theory :o

[@BoredGhostInk]

The concept of a Tulpa always intrigued me, I could see it be legitimate in the storyline of Sophie

[@samanthanicklin8130]

This was my thinking as well.

[@fabriziozanetti3449]

Let's just hope that, in case, they will be able to insert the concept with the same mastery Lynch did in the Return;) maybe the hand of hate is the incarnation of an idea, too

[@RealCryptoTest]

First I've ever heard of a Tulpa. I'm interested, care to elaborate?

[@ohdeer-sabrina8132]

Guess she turned into an Alpha CC Sims 3 Sim lmao

[@Teknicolourful]

Does the flower at 31:48 remind you of the death flower from Sims 3 & 4?

[@ohdeer-sabrina8132]

@@Teknicolourful kinda, tho I imagine the death flower as a withered black rose

[@theodour8617]

Just like my cousin

[@mysticx0]

There is two primary interpretation of the flamingo symbolism. One is that Pink Flamingo represents Romance and Life Balance. Second, it represents Self Love and Success. To dream flamingo is usually a positive experience, and can indicate happiness and joy.

[@Shamelessempire]

It's more like the video of the cat sacrifice had to be replaced by something, he had a flamingo theme going, then they decided to "sacrifice" his anima (animal/anima? Maybe trying to merge the two ideas). Sophie being his feminine projection... etc... It all just trails off when you try pulling the three threads of Lara's dream, technology, and supernatural. He created an algorithm that connects computers and hell.

[@aaliyahmarie124]

I literally just got done watching the previous two of these and was like- "Hm, Wonder when he'll post another one about this series," Perfection at it's finest!

[@whitelasagna6786]

You sure that wasn't Inside a Mind?

[@SpoopySquid]

4:38 "And he's caressing my feet really softly and gently and lovingly." Hand of Hate is Quentin Tarantino confirmed

[@RainWelsh]

Something about the “as good as your code” got me thinking. What if Sophie *is* some kind of android (or, as I’ve seen other people suggest, a trafficked woman given a programmed personality). And the code used had some kind of arcane fuckery involved? Like this could have been the story of “guy tries to make the girl he likes jealous by bagging a social media personality”, only he got a bit too ambitious with the coding/ combined necromancy with lT, whatever, and accidentally created both a sentient creature AND summoned a nightmare thing at the same time. Maybe there was a ghost in the machine of the original game, and putting that programming into a human/ humanoid body acted as a summoning. My brain hurts.

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

That damn arcane fuckery.

[@tragedyplustime8271]

If he goes to that extent just to make you jealous, he's a keeper

[@thedanielstraight]

When he's placing the order for 'Sophie', I couldn't help but think of the Neil Young song "Sample and Hold". Lyrics: Sample and Hold Hair, blonde Eyes, blue Weight, 1-1-0 Disposition, even Mood code, rotary adjustable I need a unit to sample and hold But not the angry one A new design, new design I need a unit to sample and hold But not the lonely one A new design, new design I need a unit to sample and hold But not the lonely one A new design, new design Sample and hold Sample and hold We'll send it out right away Satisfaction guaranteed Please specify The color of skin and eyes We know you'll be happy Sample and hold Don't hesitate to give us a call We know you'll be satisfied When you energize And see your unit come alive We know you'll be happy I need a unit to sample and hold I need a unit to sample and hold But not the lonely one, the lonely one, the lonely one

[@noneuklid]

i mean the simplest explanation is that there are multiple layers of (virtual) reality; this meshes with the worm/insanity/mind-hack theme from the beginning and explains how lara can be "trapped in her room" at the same time as Sophie's tour. It's a mind-control experiment gone wrong. Sophie is a computer program that is hacking Lara's mind, creating three layers. Layer 1 is "Original Lara," a personality that is stuck inside her room deep in Lara's subconscious. Layer 2 is "Crazy Fan Lara," the layer of Lara's 'conscious' mind which is being hacked by the Sophie/YLP/Hate virus that Simon created to transform Lara into his perfect girlfriend. Layer 3 is the layer of 'actual' reality, where the only version of the "Sophie" blog stars Lara. Because we're experiencing all of this through Lara's perceptions, we are confusing all the layers just like she is. This is why space is so weird in Layers 1 and 2 (re: Mark's teleporting), and why Simon killed himself -- a victim of his guilt and possibly his own virus. It's also why Chloe's job changes so drastically depending on context. (Yes, it does fail to explain Plum. One of Lara's friends?)

[@hannahjones8139]

I do wonder if the creators had another idea of where they wanted to go, but had to make a very last minute change due to the pandemic and the need to social distance. I could be wrong, but it might make sense on why we’re in a such a weird place w/this series.

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Yeah. Who knows about what's going on with the behind the scenes for the writers.

[@happyclam1266]

Truly. They had access to all these sets, seemed to have a budget, actors, etc. Perhaps the pandemic is the reason for the intense focus on Lara and Simon in their little vaults.

[@tonypeppermint5329]

@@happyclam1266 Neither makes sense or it was planned to focus on Lara and Simon.

[@samphelps5010]

The creator said pandemic did not change story at all

[@NameAvailable]

@@samphelps5010 they might not be telling the truth though. An ARG’s audience really doesn’t want to hear “yeah, things have gone off the rails” because of so many disappointing ARGs not having a endgame. So, the creators would definitely want to keep people thinking everything is under control

[@owl6637]

Inside A Mind and Night Mind consecutively posting I am Sophie videos. The Minds are aligning!

[@Lightwolf234]

20:27 OH MY GOD! That’s why Dad made an appearance in the comments awhile ago. What a clever little foreshadowing that was for who was playing the character.

[@car0ndelet]

I think it would be a far more interesting twist if there was a human trafficking/reprogramming plot beneath it all. Not androids, but real women pre-programmed using multimedia and then taken to be molded (psychological manipulation, physical makeover) into a customer’s ideal woman.

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

Idk I don't see any governments involved.

[@honeybunbb52]

I'm convinced Lara's dad is vital to the story somehow. I mean he definitely works at(owns??) the company making artificial girls or whatever. And the whole part where Lara talks about how she felt like she was "conditioned" to stay at home and then him getting rid of the car so he can bike to work, further isolating her, feels significant. I also feel like maybe it might be worth looking into the mythology surrounding Scylla more as well with this in mind but honestly, it's late and I've been binging your videos for half the day so I can't piece anything together in any meaningful way, I'm pretty intrigued by the turns this one's taking though.

[@honeybunbb52]

Ahh and now I'm stuck on Sophie's mentions of her own dad, particularly the "literally grew a million dollar empire out of nothing" line.

[@dantevaun903]

"While everyone is watching..." That flash of all those KZbinrs was meta.

[@Draeandor]

Maybe Sophie is a genetically engineered and vat grown person? Maybe cloned off of a real person? I doubt she's an android. I personally don't know what to make of the series, other than I'm loving the concept, and I can't wait to see more! P.s. I sincerely hope Covid didn't stop the series for good... I so hope!

[@Draeandor]

@J Dee Carter Pardon?

[@kennara5]

Why not? I just can't understand why they would need a doctor for a robot. Right? I was leaning towards test tube baby as well, since you wouldn't really need medical information for an android. At least a cyborg, right? Because androids are completely synthetic, there would be no need.

[@Draeandor]

@@kennara5 Exactly, and as long as that ominous company hasn't managed to build Blade Runner style Replicants, it would be unlikely an android would bleed and feel pain like a human.

[@babyfaceweeb8937]

@@kennara5 the only way we can know for sure... Does she have a belly button? Have we ever seen it? 😂

[@kennara5]

@@babyfaceweeb8937 XD Someone get on this. Go analyze the footage and find the answer! In all seriousness, though, would this be a detail that could be overlooked? I personally hadn't thought about that til you said something.

[@WobblesandBean]

I just had an idea - what if the "code" Simon created wasn't for the CGI Sophie, or even some android, _it's the game._ The code Simon created was to make that game that somehow literally learns how to act human from an actual girl. That's why the "Sophie" in the game keeps getting more sophisticated the longer Lara plays, it's stealing her identity for the base AI to learn how to act like a real woman.

[@hilotakenaka]

Haven’t watched it fully yet, but my main question is; who is the hunched figure? Why is he the one who gives bad vibes to Lara compared to the literal hand of hate? Something tells me he’s someone good, but the hand is manipulating her to distrust her

[@alexsawyer60]

Theory: Sophie is a Genetic Golem. assuming we start treading into sci fi, it's possible Sophie was built like some sort of clone from modified DNA and created as a character for Simon and Mark and Chloe to manage and puppeteer into an internet celebrity.

[@RottingRootsArts]

it could still be very much paranormal and android at the same time gives off heavy Black Mirror and a ghost in the system feel to me now

[@theodour8617]

it could still be paranormal android and subnormal give off heavy black mirror a ghost no nearer in the system feel to me now the subsystem anyhow

[@Hi-lq7xx]

@@theodour8617 yoooo sick poem

[@theodour8617]

@@Hi-lq7xx Now I'm her age, that she was back then. And back then I kept thinking that when I get to her age I'll understand it all. I thought that I would stumble upon some profound meaning, an understanding. But I still have no clue what it's all about. Last night I lay sleepless in bed, trying to phantom the size of it all. The world, the universe and black holes. I could sense how we orbit around a sun that one "day" will run out of hydrogen and begin expanding as it burns helium. It'll expand beyond the orbit of Mars and vaporize Earth - including the atoms that make-up you and me. I guess there's no profound secret to it all. Everything just is, because if it wouldn't then what would be?

[@kevinthedot]

I mean, you could still tie together these supernatural and technological aspects. The Hand of Hate certainly is a paranormal being, but the methods it chose to spread were through this technology. Recursive nature of things begs this idea that Sophie was brought into being because that's what the Hand of Hate wanted. This whole loop creates and destroys Sophie, whatever she is. Forces propel her to creation, she questions that existence, and then is squashed. The bigger question is where does it go from there. What is within the loop that'll ultimately lay things out for us to break it and move forward with something new?

[@BakilAskamrim]

Old superstition was that photos stole the souls of people and housed demons so I can easily see technology like videogames housing malicious entities.

[@Letcharlieplay2545]

When I first saw the newest vid, I got the impression that "Sophie" had been a simulation this whole time, being used to replace the void Laura left in Simon's heart OR as an avatar for the chaos of the yrp game.

[@brooklynduncan7915]

I am SO relieved I’m not the only one who has been banging my head against a wall trying to figure this out. Really hoping they’re able to return soon and give us some more pieces to the puzzle

[@ralphjackson2518]

I've been surprised by every direction this series has taken, but even then that was a swerve

[@abreathingcoffin8089]

"steal 10 pounds from your dad" "I can't. Nows not a good time." "It's only like 10,000 pennies." "Okay"

[@nickluciano182]

Is no one gonna bring up the potential tie-in between Lara's mom's death and the plane crash footage? She mentioned in her video she died in an accident when she was 3. Maybe it was the entity or the company behind it? Perhaps including it was just another way for the Hand of Hate to get inside her head?

[@highfaegaming]

YAY SOMEONE SAID IT

[@TomSketchit]

From an interview between the creator and Inside a Mind, the creator said, regarding the plain crash's significance, that it was connected to the reference image that Simon sent when asking for Sophie to be made. Which I take to imply that Sophie was based on a plain crash victim.

[@Whatlander]

HONESTLY. I was so confused when he mentioned the plane crash and then said there was nothing to connect it to yet. Both Lara and Sophie are maternal orphans, and Lara specifically mentions "an accident." The game blindsiding Lara with a traumatic childhood event while it targets her would make sense as well.

[@localbird]

Plot twist: they wait for videos like this to come out before releasing a new batch of updates to figure out where the story goes next

[@TrentTheWanderer]

The Meta method they used to launch the ARG by piggybacking on insult commentary KZbinrs and their audiences suggests there's a good chance you're right; the writer(s) are probably scanning comments and forum threads for ideas to flesh out their concept as they go. There's likely an overarching plan, and they can fill in details they like as they go.

[@lasinhouseinthetrees1928]

don't worry it's just a Prank bro

[@zhanehoyle8269]

Why the hell is Sophie looking like a sim with alpha cc????

[@everestlol4309]

thanks, i hate it!

[@emptyteacup8228]

Oof it's 12:40am I should be going to bed- *sees this upload* ...On second thought, sleep can wait. Come to me nightmares.

[@hannahjones8139]

YYYEEESSS

[@jessicadoban2564]

This came along on a drive home on a cool October night and ended as I walked in the door....now I am spookified.

[@nathelm8693]

I ain't afraid of no ghosts... *Fall asleep and think coat rack is monster standing behind my door*

[@codybaier]

I hope this one doesn't jump the shark, I was genuinely enjoying it.

[@MusikJunkiefromK]

*Coming Back from a Nightshift. *Should go to sleep. *You update a new Video Well shit, guess what I do now

[@qyntifex]

Jamie released an interview with the creator, I don’t know how recent it was conducted, but hopefully it’s a sign that content is coming soon

[@axeldiaz7960]

@Sigurd Blergh Blergh well

[@zoosmell_egbert]

Damn now I gotta postpone my homework for 37 minutes for this lovely surprise

[@hannahjones8139]

This is so accurate it hurts

[@anza3007]

If you wanted to be accurate, probably should have just waited the extra 4 seconds.

[@jfinney225]

The way she talks about how she feels like her room is weighing and dragging her somewhere she doesn't want to go.... She said her room was where she felt safe before all this. Big contrast.

[@UnicornBAZOOKA]

Theory: the hand of hate is born from the malicious misuse of technology. This new technology formed by the company (I'm bad at remembering names forgive me) was not made for the intent that Sophie was created for. But, by using it in a deliberately malicious way it created a monster? Mark is now under control of the monster the people (simon) have created by how they used his product, and the manager has unwittingly? Gone along with it. The technology was a blank slate, but it was the people, simon in particular, who influenced it to become the monster it is now, and terrorize the people around it.

[@Toxik_Dubz]

Been waiting for this...I was literally thinking about this just the other day. Great timing.

[@mr.darkomage9509]

I never clicked so fast! I have been keeping up with this strange ARG and it is amazingly curious and I love it!

[@mehhh8888]

I have a theory... Clearly, the makers of I Am Sophie are highly perceptive of trends on KZbin. That's the foundation for the story. They knew there would be KZbinrs setting out to figure things out. To put the puzzle pieces together. They purposefully made some pieces not fit. They want the confusion and chaos. The sweet, beautiful chaos. In my opinion, it fits perfectly with the theme. Let people drive themselves mad trying to figure this out. Let them lose their minds over a KZbin series. Let them be possessed by obsession.

[@InkyLotus]

Just when i finished Inside A Mind’s videos on Sophie. You got some nice timing.

[@ingsnaut_7006]

I love how KZbin didn't tell me you were uploading content since 2 months ago.

[@throwaway9720]

the creator of the arg when asked what the relation with the airplane accident was answered "simon had to get his reference somewhere" implying fake Sophie was made to look like an accident victim Mark probably saw the photo in the news

[@birchwwolf]

Nick, you notice during the "everyone is watching" montage that your logo is there for one frame? Also, "POP GOES THE WEASEL" was re-upped to Vimeo, hopefully that helps.

[@neplistens1233]

YES YES YES YES NICK NOCTURN YOU ARE LITERALLY SO AMAZING I LOVE YOU

[@HidinginmyHome]

Scary late-night upload

[@BSNetwork]

I hope a big channel makes a video about your series, it's good.

[@theodour8617]

You should get out more

[@ashleymarie2058]

Apart from everything you've said, which is brilliant as ever, Sophie kinda makes me think of the gnostic diety Sophia. Especially the way the last upload "I can see you all" is phrased, as Sophia is representative of an all-knowing being that is created by a 'person' who wants to create a reality apart from the one they belong. Weird theory but its what I've been stewing over lately. I really hope to see more soon.

[@2189fallenangel]

I came in comments to see if anyone would connect Pitius Sofia with the Sophie character.. you did not disappoint :)

[@fuckboyslim186]

ARGs taught me to just go with the flow. Findem, enjoy them and don't get too hyped cuz someone will inevitably ruin it, or lose interest etc.

[@ashdean3474]

"He touched my feet." That's a hard nope for me, dawg.

[@sheeppost231]

Night Mind I was just about to go to bed- guess i'll sleep later...

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

Sleep is for the weak.

[@GuyWithChainsaw]

The perspective for the events happening in "my #1 super CRAZY fan!!" video changes so drastically after knowing all that info. I'm really not sure about nature of Sophie's existence. In crazy fan video, when Mark plays the sound file, he clearly reacts to it, yet Sophie doesn't react and says "I don't get it, that's nothing". It's like she can't hear what Mark is hearing

[@MigdaliaAlvarado385]

Holy shit this is surprising but why at 11:38 PM?!

[@austinteiflingman1345]

Feel that

[@jessicapeterson1188]

I mean.... It's "night mind" ... 😂

[@daisymay6505]

@@jessicapeterson1188 1:41 here lol

[@Nobody_Fn_Important]

the veil between worlds is only thin enough at night and only when the veil is thin can the videos be uploaded

[@NootalieWalf]

This is the first series ever that I’ve straight up stopped watching the explanation videos to watch them myself first. Like, MAD props to these guys.

[@AlessaBaker]

Anyone else think that YRP is a throwback to Yuna, Rikku, Pain from FFX-2? I feel it's subtle enough and like to think that it is.

[@madisons9783]

Love it dude!

[@2189fallenangel]

Female Trinity

[@graymalkin8145]

I know this is old, but I don't think I've seen anyone mention this yet. In one of Lara's older videos she mentions that her dad sold their car, and she can't visit her friend in Oxford anymore. Since we don't see any other friends of Lara, I'm pretty sure she was talking about Simon. Which would explain why she couldn't get a drink with him, she can't get to Oxford anymore.

[@amarylliscinth]

Ahhhh, an update, I've been eagerly waiting for this!

[@MorganCPaige]

The score in this series alone deserves major praise

[@punipuni1984]

How funny, I was LITERALLY just thinking about this today 😂

[@xainreaper6458]

Because of Inside a Mind? xD

[@back2back2back]

Me too!! Been waiting for a follow up

[@Vee-xg1rj]

Me too!! Oh man cool to see I wasn’t the only one hahah

[@sagetm6443]

Literally just looked up I am Sophie like a couple hours ago to see if there’s been any updates I missed, thats really funny

[@ConnorTheUndying]

If the android theory is correct, expect to see a cool teenage swordsman try to kill Sophie.

[@AngelOfDC]

October is here friends,time to get spooky

[@SsnakeBite]

Thanks for specifying that Dad isn't part of the I am Sophie universe. I genuinely wasn't sure if it was a crossover or a reference or what, so thank you for clearing that up for me. And let's be honest, considering both have themes of what it means to be yourself, Internet culture, time travel/parallel universes and seemingly transhumanism as well as artificial humans, one can easily be forgiven for assuming the two shows could be set in the same universe, especially after Dad change his avatar to show Sophie's face in his place. As for the reveal from the last episode, I agree that it seems unlikely that Sophie is an AI or an android, but I can definitely believe that she's an artificial human. Supporting this is the fact that we don't know much about Sophie's past, and even she doesn't seem to know what her dad did that made him so rich, which seems just weird to me. I know, I know, she's supposed to be an airhead, but she's also supposed to be a believable character, so not knowing what your dad does and how he became rich is rather strange. On top of that, even in-universe, Sophie seems to have come out of nowhere. She just appeared one day, proclaiming herself the queen of KZbin and revealing she's got a clothing line going, without any further background. Honestly, at this point, I think Sophie was created for Simon, whether it was to fulfil a fantasy of is or for some sort of project having yet to be determined. I don't think she's an android, but she might be a clone or something who could somehow be "programmed" (hence the reference to Sophie being as accurate as his code allows her to be). But again, not an android, more like data was injected in her brain, for lack of a better word. I also believe that at some stage, Sophie became self-aware, or a copy of her personality did, and she was pissed to find out she'd been manufactured to fit someone's desires. I presume this is when she somehow found out about the Hand of Hate, and it helped her start her revenge, including tormenting people who envy the Sophie they saw on KZbin, like Lara, despite this Sophie being a literally artificial and mindless shell, by perverting their desires for being young, rich and powerful. Ans yes, I think we have both sci-fi AND supernatural elements going on. Regarding the delays in getting a new upload, I'm guessing Covid probably threw a wrench in a lot of it. They had a lot of material where people could record from their own place, and possibly stuff they had already shot before launching the channel, but it's possible that now they'd need the characters to physically meet again, which isn't going to be possible for a while, or at least having everyone wear masks and having to stand at least 6 feet away from one-another at all times isn't exactly conductive to horror. Presumably the same reason why Echo Rose seems to have stopped in its tracks.

[@GabrielSyler33]

At last, working night shift pays off. Wide awake for a Night Mind upload.

[@kenmagoesblep]

my personal theory on the whole thing is that the game is haunted to some capacity and a means of the Hand of Hate to take control of people to torment them and do his biding. Mark (maybe in an early stage of "brain worm possession") sends the game to Simon, who in a fit of rage because he's drunk and Lara won't accept his advances, anonymously sends it to Lara, and she plays it in her livestreams. Following that, Simon sees how the game is corrupting Lara as a person slowly, consuming her, maybe she comments with him that Sophie (in the game) tells her to do things and is starting to act like they're a single person, or something of the sort. Maybe she starts to act strangely, like shes possessed, and Simon decides to order a robotic version of Sophie in order to prevent Lara to be the next host/fully possessed. He bypasses talking to Mark about it because he doesn't know how involved in the YRP game he is. And that interference sparks the attention of the Hand of Hate, that kills Simon to retaliate, takes the Sophie robot and uses it to continue tormenting Lara. but who knows at this point...

[@iancap2088]

Or, they took a normal person and overlayed a manufactured personality over the original. Sophie was a normal person, was abducted and reprogrammed, and became Sophie. Maybe?

[@pronouncedneev]

I like this one

[@Crow_Nim]

I think it's established that hate is called algorithm by now. Also join the I Am Sophie discord, it's very fun and has a lot of information organized in docs by members. And one weird thing, Dad showed up on Inside a mind's video and commented that we should forget about I Am Sophie. I am sure he is not involved but it's very curious.

[@xainreaper6458]

YOOOOOOOOO. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU'VE UPLOADED, SEARCHED AND SAW THIS VID UPLOADED 3 MIN AGO.

[@tattieverb265]

The fact lara was able to burn a plastic 10 is amazing. Those things were made to last

[@MorganUmbra]

I think the malware was sent to lara as genuine malware the first few times, and when she wasn't taking the bait, he switched the game out to a brainwashing program, so then he had to make sophie. I'm still not sure where the paranormal comes in unless it's part of the brainwashing, but that's the best I can come up with.

[@beingmegucaissuffering.5326]

It's always fun to see a Night Mind update in the middle of the night. Time to watch before I sleep lmao.

[@pompousbastard4902]

Just checked the Twitter... wtf is going on right now with this ARG...

[@aarondichoso7810]

Throwing an idea here, what if sophie was simply a person that matched david's description? And that his order was to indoctrinate someone to become that person? Just a thought but meh

[@morbiddaydreams1357]

WOAH I DIDNT KNOW DAD WAS IN THIS its so cool that hes in other other popular projects :))

[@gascan7333]

I always love it when he uploads late at night.

[@annabeltesky6818]

Anyone else see the optical illusion with the pattern and the sponsor text? Just pause there a moment, then gently move yourself/phone gently back and forth or side to side. It's a neat trick. :3

[@B-zk9bt]

There’s so many storylines that could’ve tied into the real Sophie’s tragic demise, Hate and the pre-established story. Have Hate be a manifestation of the real Sophie’s rage of her demise, and her being essentially replaced by Android Sophie. (The one we’ve seen through the series.) Have Hate target people who are similar to AndroSophie, like Ben, Plum, etc and have innocent folks like Lara who are just bystanders. Edit: Maybe have Pixel Sophie be the ghostly remains of the real Sophie, and have her work in conjunction with Hate. I feel like they were going for Pixel Sophie and Hate being two separate entities, especially in the ways Hate and PixSophie treat Lara. Hate seems to be more fatherly to Lara and act as a calming presence. But, PixSophie torments Lara relentlessly she manipulates her into doing horrible acts. This is just an idea I came up with in a few moments, but the overall idea of Sophie being a robotic replica of a dead girl could really work in the original premise of the story.

[@ArachneQueen]

Was watching something else, this came up in my notifications and I clicked SO FAST.

[@Glideadon]

Oh how I missed this. Always so happy to see another Night Mind video, especially in October!

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

The hand of Hate is the REAL hero. He just wants love and no one will give it to him.

[@HarveyMidnight]

The only thing that makes sense to me is that it's happening in a virtual reality. Sophie's whole world is artificial, her blog nothing more than a virtual--- pun intended-- replaying of the YRP game. To her, it seems real. The Hand of Hate isn't paranormal, he's a virus. Mark's description of a worm entering his brain, devouring him until he, too, becomes a worm laying eggs.. is reminiscent of how viruses can corrupt a program and use it to make copies of itself. It seems paranormal, but what it is, is a strange story about a virtual world and a virus taking control of "people" like Lara and Sophie, who are actually just NPC's who don't realize they are living inside a simulation.

[@rongotealodge4140]

That's intriguing, but it does fall down at one point. Is Simon's possession and death and the deaths of others real or in the simulation? Simon supposedly created the software ot at least modified , the n seems to have arranged to make Sophie exist. For that matter , is Lara inside the simulation or outside?

[@HarveyMidnight]

@@rongotealodge4140 We can only speculate. I think the purpose of a virtual reality is for actual people to be able to access it and interact with the environment and the characters within. When we see Simon, Chloe, etc, interacting with Lara and Sophie, those might be avatars, like "player characters" -- and just like in a video game, those avatars could conceivably be "killed" within the virtual world. Maybe Simon's not actually dead, for example-- maybe his avatar's been killed, and he's lost access to the program. I might also speculate that if those avatars were corrupted by a virus, then the "players" might lose control, and the avatars might remain in the virtual world, but be under control of the virus.

[@HarveyMidnight]

@@rongotealodge4140 Another thought I had--- is that when Lara ends up replacing Sophie in replays of her content, it seems to me like Sophie is being "overwritten" by Lara, like one program saving over another. Also... there's a scene where Sophie seems to be teleported out of her house and into the dark room with Plum... that could be because the environment Sophie is in , is virtual.

[@rongotealodge4140]

@@HarveyMidnight Extremely valid points. The "overwrite" of personality could be either supernatural, like a possession, or even sciemtific, like in the movie "Self/Less" when in order to extend Ben Kingsley's character's life, his mind is mapped destructively and overlaid onto Ryan Reynold's brain; Which is a plausible if ethically creepy method of transfer of memory and persoanlity, even if temporrary without certain treatments. And as you say, that 'teeport' momnet could be aprt of a virtual environemnt. Or supernatural as well. It's really riding a knife-edge between the genres, is it not?

[@kronalord3764]

The issue is i think the creator confirmed that the imagery of plane crashes that occasionally shows up is because the source image for sophie comes from well yea

[@Koszmarsen]

One thing I don't think I've heard anybody touch on yet, but: Simon's e-mail to Lara is worded almost EXACTLY like the e-mail that Ben sent out to KZbinrs to review Sophie's video. Not sure what that means though...

[@chandlerj333]

Maybe notdad could reach out behind the scenes as to the state of the production.

[@christophermxyzptlk7155]

He already did. During a livestream last week he answered that question from the Night Mind (who was also on the stream) and said that it is not dead. No reason given for the hiatus, though I personally don't think there's any one reason why. This happens with ARGs and web series quite often for various reasons.

[@itexplodes3824]

When you said "killed her own cat" my heart skipped a beat you got so close to the mic

[@creeperr3per861]

Cat dad is here! All praise cat dad!

[@Terrifyger]

I just saw this in my notifications, and I haven't watched it yet, but I loved your two previous videos on this series and I was praying for an update, so I'm excited to start now! EDIT: All right, I just finished watching now, and holy crap... I didn't expect the series to take a turn like this, but it's pretty brilliant. It's clear from the start that Sophie wasn't legitimate, that this is all a webseries and that it's fake, but to find out within this webseries that the character of Sophie was *actually* fake, in the sense that she's an artificial intelligence of some sort... that's really interesting. It makes that phrase "am I being real?" from her first video have more merit now. Plus, you had mentioned in your last video that there seemed to be two Laras - one that was in her room, and another that was with Sophie and Plum during the house investigation video - and if there's a company that sells artificial people (which is what I'm gathering from this), then chances are one of the Laras are fake and the other is real (or maybe they're BOTH fake? Probably not). I'm don't think Sophie's an android, though, that seems a little TOO "out there", but it *is* clear at this point that she's not a real life person. And when you had suggested that it was a simulation and immediately dismissed that though, that got me wondering if this whole thing is some kind of virtual reality, where everyone is a real person who's connected in it via a headset and such, but Sophie is 100% an NPC, and these NPCs could be purchased from an IRL company to help enrich the individual's VR experience. The series being a simulation would also explain the glitches and reality shifts, like when Sophie and Ben were running from Mark and the Hatefingers and suddenly got warped from the mansion into a dark and abandoned room. Is the horror and paranormal side of the webseries actually a virus within the virtual reality, or was the VR actually hacked by someone and resulted in things getting twisted? I doubt that this is really the answer, but it's a fun thought. The series is still great regardless. :D