Infinity Train Review: S3E4 - Le Chat Chalet Car

The gang find themselves in a snowstorm and take shelter in a nearby cabin, which is the vacation home of none other than The Cat (and Frank)! With Grace despondent over the decline of her number, Simon ends up reliving his childhood trauma, and he has to cope with being around the denizen who abandoned him and the friend who has been giving him the cold shoulder. Hazel and Tuba goof around while Frank makes pancakes. Also Randall is there - EVERYWHERE!
The end of this video features what to expect from this channel next, and yes it's obviously a review of the Obsidian special of Adventure Time: Distant Lands (edit: I may end up doing separate videos on different topics about Obisidian instead). After that, I will be finishing the long-awaited tarot-based analysis of the Stakes miniseries (patrons will be able to view the whole thing early in chunks).
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[@UnorthodoxIndividual]

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[@DingerCity]

Literally just finished Distant Lands and I got the notification for this. CONTENT OVERLOAD

[@tinyakami]

Seeing this episode come out after watching the new distant lands episodes made my day

[@philly_sports1558]

Obsidian was absolutely incredible. One of the best Adventure Time-related things ever.

[@DecafInvidia]

I wonder if Frank got his shades from Jesse. Jessie was putting shades on almost everybody he met on his journey through the train.

[@aidanthehumanmiller9302]

That’s kind of random but it does make sense. Fun theory.

[@kaieversfield1025]

That would have been awesome, but sorry to burst your bubble. Frank was one of the cats bodyguards in book two and he was already wearing sunglasses when the gang met him.

[@aidanthehumanmiller9302]

@@kaieversfield1025 Really I didn’t notice. wow

[@randomgirlwithpurplehair1722]

@@kaieversfield1025 dang that would have been really awesome if jessie gave him the sunglasses

[@cartooncottage2024]

Good point.

[@kanerogers2555]

Simon's whole past is just "it doesn't justify his actions, just explains them"

[@jaygooese4242]

I feel sorry for Simon

[@CoolCrimsonJaguar]

I also really liked this episode- and I kinda find it funny that if the cat had properly examined Hazel in this episode, she might have figured out that she's a denizen an episode early. You could totally see the gears turning in her mind when Grace and Simon told her that One-One turned off Hazel's number. She's an old denizen, she knows what's up. (And Frank? I love him. Amazing. He did like, exactly three things of note in the entire series but he's already become an icon.)

[@zer0w0lf94]

If I could expand on Simon’s prejudice against denizens, have you noticed that Simon refers to One-One as “The False Conductor” more often than Grace does? I counted five verbal uses for Simon - six counting the time he used “fake” in place of “false” in The Jungle Car. The phrase “Down with the False Conductor” is shown spray-painted on the floor of the Mall Car after Simon assumes command of the Apex in The New Apex, giving him a seventh use. Grace and Amelia said “False Conductor” once each in response to Simon’s use of it in The Hey Ho Whoa Car, giving us a total of nine uses in Book 3. Grace prefers to refer to One-One with negative adjectives, calling him “fake,” “fake little robot,” “horrible little robot,” and “evil robot.” Interestingly, Simon and Grace refer to denizens as “nulls” with about the same frequency in Book 3. Simon uses the word eight times and Grace uses it nine times. If we don’t count the three uses from Grace’s explanation of denizens to Hazel in The Color Clock Car, Grace is left with six uses - less than Simon, but still close. With this in mind, I think it would be accurate to say Simon’s prejudice is mostly directed at One-One, the latter’s perceived usurping of the “True Conductor” serving as the ultimate proof that denizens are the enemy.

[@metafight3073]

I think it's important that at the end Simon says "Au revoir" which could indicate him coming to see the cat again one day and not A dieu which would mean he never would see her again.

[@LordTelperion]

Fun facts: dieu’s root is deus, “God”. And “goodbye” is a contraction of “God be with you”.

[@cartooncottage2024]

@@LordTelperion Really? Wow! That is an interesting etymological fact.

[@birdsareasocialconstruct5083]

@@cartooncottage2024 yeah, a lot of languages have expressions with god ans saying bye, exemple: portuguese (br at least) has the expression "adeus" (goodbye) meaning "to god". Is really interesting if you think about it

[@beaverrac]

I finally decided to watch Infinity Train and man, I can’t believe I waited so long to watch this show... It’s freaking amazing! I still can’t get over how well this show builds characters and environments, I got sucked in so fast! The crazy thing is, I probably would have never watched this show if not for your videos. I didn’t even know it existed before I saw your uploads, so thanks for that! Always love hearing your thoughts on shows like these, at times these reviews feel like a second show to watch after finishing the source material. I guess I went on a bit of a tangent here; anyways, thanks for making such awesome videos, and thanks for introducing me to the amazing show that is Infinity Train!

[@Mediados]

I only started watching it because if Ashley Johnson but damn, I kept watching for entirely different reasons.

[@LordTelperion]

Excellent analysis! Simon is a tragic character to be sure, instead of growth and healing, this poor soul was basically kidnapped as a child, his life stolen and potential twisted, leading to his horrific fate. At best the Train utterly failed him, at worst the Train murdered him.

[@bleh329]

Yeah, I don't feel much in the way of sympathy. He had every opportunity to turn around and make a change. But he not only spat at it, he murdered an innocent person who'd done nothing against him instead. Simon never believed nulls were mindless toys. He's always known they're intelligent individuals. And he took joy and satisfaction in hurting and killing them. And when Grace started going against it, he had no trouble turning on her and torturing her with her own memories. Not to mention ordering her death because she was now saying things he didn't agree with. And that, to him, counted as betrayal. Even though Grace stuck by him and tried to save him until the very end. Simon was toxic trash and got the only end benefiting someone who refused to change.

[@LordTelperion]

@@bleh329 True, he made his own bad choices, but we must still consider his life was stolen from him at a very young age and perverted over many years in such a way his dark fate was sealed. If he had never been kidnapped by the Train he'd be alive and normal citizen like the rest of us (even if whatever internal struggle the Train kidnapped him to resolve was never resolved). His family will never know what happened to their little boy nor obtain his body, and that's a tragedy.

[@bleh329]

@@LordTelperion The train is not necessarily what lead Simon to becoming a self-centered and abusive serial killer. We have no idea what kind of life Simon had off the train. All we know is his mom thought sandals and socks were practical. And he was really into carving miniature soldiers and military-related stuff for some reason. The best we can do with what little we actually know is guess. Anything more than that is faulty. I do have to question the train taking on such young passengers, though. I wondwr if that only happened when 1-1 wasn't in charge.

[@LordTelperion]

@@bleh329 It's the classic dichotomy between a Tragedy and a Comedy: a critical flaw is not overcome and leads to disaster/punishment for the character, or a critical flaw is overcome and the character is rewarded. Simon is very much a tragic character for not overcoming his critical flaw like Grace did. I still must call on the ethical existence of the Train beyond a plot vehicle (literally). It doesn't have a great track (pun intended) record for success. Also, if the artificial constructs the Train creates, as tools for the personal development of the people it takes, are actually alive, that opens a whole other can of worms.

[@ZyroShadowPony]

@@bleh329 i wonder that too, maybe its a sort of oversight from the creation of the train?

[@elaias8528]

i know the real reason it took him all this time to upload this review! it was because he was practicing the pronunciation of "le chat chalet"

[@trollmaster7979]

crazy coincidence I watched all of ur infinity train reviews again today and was really hoping you were going to continue and it’s 4 am and my jaw drops to see this upload!!! so happy I love ur reviews very nice work yet again! :D

[@pedrokatcradle]

Im impressed, well done. Yeah there's studies that prove premature separation can cause children trauma, that seems to stay with them well into adulthood. Causing some kids to form separation anxieties. Also kids who feel that they have been abandoned tend to excibit: especially male children unique traits that are usually self deprecating. In the world of child psychology there are kinship bonds that kids will make in order to get a grasp of the world. If these ties should sever the child would most likely try and find them again but only if they feel it's safe. There are kids in adoptive care that secretly keep there original names despite of what their new parents/ home / school/ government might call them. For them the trauma of separation weighs heavy and only serves to call out their otherness. Never truly safe and tending to move away at a moment's notice these kids form quick easy attachments and regidity in personality. Such trends leaves kids sceptical of any motive that does not forth right become beneficial. Simantha not exactly the best role model we'd probably see Simon go through systems of confinement: if this were the real world, more than a few times. I love Simon though in a fatherly way. [Jake the dog voice] "You're so cute I could just maul you to death" Sad though.

[@LordTelperion]

Well said.

[@sheop874]

Really happy you're doing well enough to continue content and I hope you get better by finding yourself in favourable circumstance.

[@bleh329]

((Spoiler warning!!)) Excellent video, always glad to listen to your fresh take! Also, hope you're doing better! The ol' depression and anxiety is hitting pretty hard right now. It's a struggle to accomplish just about anything. On the point of Simon creating a wedge between denizens and passengers: I think it comes from more a place of hatred for denizens rather than helping passengers. It seems to me Simon has little to no regard for other passengers. He acts more irritated and impatient toward Hazel than anything else. Even members of the Apex, when he has the opportunity, he treats little better than pawns to obey his commands. I think Simon understands that denizens are fully capable, individual and intelligent people. But because of what happened, he's hates each and every single one of them. And this is how he "copes" with his trauma. By treating them like garbage and hurting them whenever he can. And taking a good, positive relationship away from them is just another way he can do this. I think this is also part of why he's so attached to Grace. She encourages this behavior with open arms, and even partakes in it. The creative team has described Simon as a classic narcissist. And this is backed up with much of Simon's dialogue and actions, especially in the next episodes. Simon sympathizing with Tuba is the very thing that leads to her death. If Simon allowed Tuba to get close, he risked getting double crossed again. So he acted before she hypothetically got the chance to. This is how he maintained power and control in this scenario. And narcissists are all about power and control. TL:DR, Simon is strictly acting in his own interest. Making life hard for denizens and even hurting them satisfies him and makes him feel in control, which is the thing narcissists thrive on.

[@heall_8589]

God I wish you got more recognition for your work. Everything you put forward is such high quality content and feels to have so much more of a point as opposed to some other channels analysing cartoons. Thanks for the video, great as always!

[@philly_sports1558]

I know that he's an absolute piece of garbage, but I loved how they handled Simon's character.

[@bleh329]

He's a fantastic example of how a person can become a villain.

[@cartooncottage2024]

Same.

[@cinnamonpumpkin7655]

Hey ! Welcome back !! Seeing this again made me realized that Simon was always dependant on someone ! First Samantha, then Grace ! Maybe that was the reason he came to the train in the first place ?

[@rva3919]

Here after watching Obsidian... I won’t spoil but I’m crying and so happy ok bye

[@NOOB-ps8km]

Welcome back man. Your vids made me binge all the 3 seasons. Thank You. Also i too was like "i know how that feels Simon"

[@thecrimsondragon2379]

Aww. take as long as a break as you need. We care about your mental health : P

[@Duckispiano]

Dude i just finished binging ur whole channel and i dont know what to listen in gym anymore, love ur content

[@shockingheaven]

I didn't expect to hear about Randall being a blood bender, but here we are

[@enderwiggins8248]

Always lovely to see your videos in the morning!

[@dragonelexus4988]

I was so glad to see you're back for this! Hope your mental health is in a better place, and awesome work as always!

[@nin633]

I love these reviews! I hope they end up finishing them

[@acrohasatablespoon1408]

My bad I don't speak French is probably the best excuse I have ever heard Oh yea, and the army drum that he was talking about is actually a Taiko Drum

[@confusedninjax1816]

Welcome back! Take all the time you need to take care of yourself! I'll still be here whenever you get back. You do really great reviews, and I enjoy your channel a lot

[@erickpeculiar823]

I always love your analysis

[@sersmiles1635]

i love how you stop at my most looked forward to eps. This and the wasteland

[@uncivilizedelk]

Yeah, my baaaad, cause it may be a while before I return to Infinity Train reviews. I definitely will eventually though.

[@naylazahirah1152]

Our favorite elk is back! :D

[@Hyphinn]

Soup

[@Cinnamon420]

I'm so glad I found this channel it makes me appreciate this stuff so much

[@yoogrldude]

I’m so sad this is the last episode of your series! This season was my favorite and I really wanted to hear your analysis of the (absolutely heartbreaking) later episodes of the season

[@uncivilizedelk]

Last one for now, haha. I still want to talk about the rest of the show; I just currently don't know when that will happen.

[@yoogrldude]

@@uncivilizedelk 🤞

[@uncivilizedelk]

Not the last one now, haha!

[@mikechicago6200]

The Cat is a cool character and i wonder if Book 4 will have her as a main character!

[@bleh329]

That would be interesting, since we did get a denizen as a lead before. In the form of Lake.

[@zer0w0lf94]

She could round out the trio set up by Hazel and Amelia. She already has the perfect reason: help Amelia with her work so she can leave the train sooner. Maybe they could all discuss their dead loved ones and help each other cope.

[@isamario]

I really love your analysis and attention to detail. :)

[@Purey97]

Good video and glad to have you back :)

[@FuttheWuk]

Glad to see you back friend! I love your videos! great breakdowns!

[@Kai_Arrid]

its always nice to see elk upload

[@imperialguard451]

the part i didnt get about apex is,,, you think SOMEBODY would notice “hey my number goes down when i act like a decent human being and it goes up when i commit atrocities, maybe the number should go down”

[@internetgal38]

great analysis! a lot of people ive seen just write simon off as being pure evil or irredeemable but you really seem to understand the tradegy of his character

[@Mediados]

The fact that so many people are unable to understand Simon tells a lot about society

[@dianarendon4037]

Don't worry about consistency Elk, your videos are worth waiting for ♥ Small independent creators like you give life to youtube, keep up the good work *thumbs up*

[@hrhr3300]

Hey, welcome back Elk, hope you are doing great now, good video :), waiting for your next ones too.

[@jordanekl5383]

Consistancy, Smonsmistancy! As long as you keep making videos. I will always be there to watch them!

[@SXJAYSX]

Lovely to see another video from you! Self care first so drop them as you're able 😊

[@milkbox103]

i'm glad youre back!

[@MyZedar]

when I tell you I still love Simon.... PLEASE UNDERSTAND I'M NOT A SOCIOPATH I SWEAR

[@incognitomode5945]

Call the police We finally caught you MyZedar

[@MyZedar]

@Ethan Jelly it depends on your opinion of Simon 🗡🗡🗡

[@jonathanhall3640]

Same here lol

[@bleh329]

Very incorrect used of sociopath. Also, Simon can suck it. ... ... ... Like how that gohm sucked him into dust!!! 😲 ... how to spell gohm? Gome? Ghom?

[@LordTelperion]

Simon is a very relatable character and I was praying for his salvation, alas it was not to be.

[@grantlauzon5237]

Some of Randle could escape into the real world like Lake.

[@carlosv4782]

love all your videos!

[@shockingheaven]

I'm sure I'll love it when you review Obsidian

[@Radver0]

I can’t wait for the obsidian review!

[@cammyboig]

Good to see you back, looking forward to your thoughts on obsidian!

[@thec0nductor537]

Yay, Another infinity train review! Also, I hope your mental health stays good for at least a while, it’s sad to hear that your struggling with that.

[@KalinTheZola]

Simon's voice actor is the same as the Shigeo (Mob) from Mob Psycho 100. I think you can only really hear it when Mob goes full 100%

[@bleh329]

Cool, I did not know that!

[@KalinTheZola]

@@bleh329 I found it completely unsurprising that Simon's voice actor was an anime voice actor, especially towards the end of the book lol

[@bleh329]

@@KalinTheZola Because of all the unnecessary little noises he kept making? Especially when he was trying to be quiet? Or the very anime-inspired villain costume he sported?

[@KalinTheZola]

@@bleh329 Yeah they definitely have a lot of those little noises. Which was obviously intentional on the part of the creators given they could have easily not included those bits if they wanted. I was more or less referring to the last episode on his super anime throne with billowing bad guy hair lol

[@bleh329]

@@KalinTheZola lol, nice

[@casualbird7671]

Just saw this got posted, didn't even watch yet, so happy to know you're still around. And wow, what an excellent review! You always have an interesting way of looking at it now that you've gone and seen the entire season, though I suppose a lot of that is probably just hindsight letting you reflect on it so much more~

[@morningowl43]

Simons character is horrific and borderline Shakespearean and his trauma come from not just from being in the train for so long and Samantha leaving him for dead, but being on the the train for so long with Amelia as the false conductor caused a considerable amount of abandonment issues and childhood trauma. In season two when 1-1 looks for Jessie through the trains computer, you can see grace’s profile and number briefly, the picture of her on the computer is the same age as she is in season 3 which would mean that both her and Simon grew up with the false conductor, both unsure of their purpose on the train.

[@lucasfreire1090]

Yaaay I've been waiting for this! Ty Elk

[@babygorilla4233]

On the twelveth day of sober an old freind gave to me. A reminder of why I like cartoons. Just left a dark forest hows my favorite elk doing?

[@limerer]

so glad you're back... for now.

[@zemox2534]

This episode is more tragic when you see the next one's after it.

[@thesandwich5321]

Just found out you have a heccin lizard. Love em! And don't worry about your upload schedules, we'll be here whenever you're ready.

[@Kirill-Ivanov2002]

Good rewatchable content.

[@hburton7176]

Welcome back! I missed you

[@zwalde]

I’m glad you’re back but take your time.

[@benwelldone2431]

Elk out here with the 2 am upload :)

[@meluncholy]

why Randall kinda remind me of a Ditto tho Like this soulless creature just standen there smiling at you

[@DecafInvidia]

I infer that your ceasefire of content creation has ended. And am looking forward to your next puissant move, Sir Elk!

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The king has returned!!!!!

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The return of the king!

[@rudysantayana4252]

Can’t wait for the next video

[@Rodoadrenalina]

Cant wait for you to feel the rage of the end of Obsidian, they really drop the ball.

[@arischmari8440]

The collection room kinda reminds me of the room with all the puppets in it on The Polar Express. Funny enough, also a train car lol, and boy was it CREEPY.

[@_divergent1797]

We miss your adventure time reviews man ... Realy ... we hope you will review Obsidian and all the other specials

[@titouanmahevo7086]

Man, Simon is so tragic

[@colemanbrenner6555]

Welcome back from the two month absence. Looking foreword to more

[@Angelfoodcake2001]

OH THANK GOODNESS! I’m so happy to see this notification!!!!!!!

[@PaperRabbits_]

Just take your time! I'd rather wait for a video you're comfortable with than rushed videos that are bad for your health. You're doing great!

[@shockingheaven]

I would wait even a lifetime for one of your videos if that means you'll be okay. I really care about you, Elk.

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Finally its here! Im happy

[@rabiii3]

BRO NEW ADVENTURE TIME EP OBSIDIAN !!!

[@cutiepie120048]

I agree with everything. Hope the mental health's gets better 😄 Keep Up The Good Work~!

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It’s alive!

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I MISSED YOUR UPLOADS SO MUCH :((

[@hadarsnorlax]

pls one more season of this...

[@rapha1777]

I hope you get better man, because I really like your video. Also I’m french, you’re pronounciation is good ; )

[@zoe-kk2wy]

Loving these analyses on Infinity Train! Got hooked to the show because of you after binging your Adventure Time series. After Infinity Train, would love to hear your take on Obsidian. Personally, I didn't like it since it seemed more of a fanservice for Bubbline fans and didn't offer anything much for the AT series, but I might be wrong!

[@Shinji_kinn]

Damn, I feel so bad for Simon

[@ZavMelhor]

so that pilot really got a series

[@taimi1.0]

Finally your back

[@themediamcguffin1953]

Hi Elk, welcome back, I hope you got better if that was the reason you were gone, but I'm happy your back

[@themediamcguffin1953]

ok, finished the episode, still glad your back and have a stable mental state for your sake, I hope you keep it. love your videos

[@body_blocker]

Love the content

[@mister_windmill]

You are alive! Again...

[@TheCubecrafer]

please continue your adventure time Analysis you had some many ideas coming out

[@mikamekaze]

If I had Rhys Darby in my blood.... I think I'd be okay with that.

[@MoxMillelith]

ADVENTURE TIME OBSIDIAN

[@hearmywubz]

I want to see Episode 5 please Elk I love this series

[@Kirill-Ivanov2002]

Frank was in book 2 btw.

[@mitchboynunn]

Get on those distant land reviews. I cried on obsidian

[@entity1719]

Are you gonna do an explain episode on adventure time obsidian cause I really wanna see what Easter eggs you found

[@TreoHD]

OBSIDIAN

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Dude u should have 1m subs hope your doing good but plz take your time

[@zatalos3696]

Will you do a Distant Lands Ep 2 review? My girlfriend and I have been excited to see what you have to say about the episode!