LISA: The Pointless - Dinner Scene

[@mirroreduniverse9044]

I just realized that where Alex and Joel are sitting would’ve been where Jessie Mack and Silvester would’ve been sitting

[@CheeseYourself]

Never thought I would see a middle-aged man yelling "No school! Hell yeah!" while savagely bludgeoning another man to death with a stool

[@Funtermore]

Welcome to LISA! Nothing matters!

[@Ivanmolari]

He’s like 80 or something

[@Somespideronline]

@@Funtermore it's painful and pointless

[@alperenakdas3479]

i do think he is more than in his middel acording to wiki he is older than alex

[@shen5533]

***Middle-aged EMO man

[@eboloid3192]

The way Alex puts a hand in the table and tests his head on the other, still talking to Joel and Ottoman while shit goes down around them. Jesus this was an experience

[@drakep.5857]

It's such a badass, cool little moment between Alex and Joel. It shows just how weary they are of the world now, and how strong their friendship still remains, despite all the violence and pain in life they have to ignore.

[@Jack_Pepsi]

Despite the lack of context I feel that it adds to these characters and their downward spiral into nobodies. They play these "games" of groups of people pretending to fight each other and the moment an actual violent force comes along their influence basically evaporates. They don't have any guards, letting two random old dudes just tag along because two of them are already gone, and another pair already defected before figuring out how to combat the franchise. We meet them in the middle of all this because in a way they're like the salvation rangers, comical LARPers who disregard anything better to do because of this obsession over a made up game. They're no better than the trash people in the first act, and just like them they're bound to die off, forgotten.

[@shen5533]

Except Lester, I love Lester.

[@djangogames3720]

Nah these guys were real players. Like they kicked some fucking ass!

[@parkeypence5974]

“Enough bad blood and old beef between us to fill a bovine lepper colony” That’s such a good line

[@coffee_bagel]

I love the absolute biggest checkov's gun of putting a self-detonating fucking man, AND a cannibal chef at a dinner party. I adore this game's humor

[@keemstarkreamstar7069]

Not to even mention the literal Chekov’s gun held by the deuteragonist. Though we haven’t seen the pay-off yet…

[@Zuuh-su7oy]

Fun Fact: You can see Long Leg Lennie in the intro scene. He's in Alex's highschool, to the far left.

[@the_ceo_of_funny1014]

yeah finally somebody see it

[@megadonk800]

You play as Lennie on the second chapter of lisa the pointless phone crew

[@megadonk800]

And you get to kick people in the groin

[@alexis_electronic]

@@megadonk800 it's a fanmod, and therefore non-canon, but ideas were certainly taken by the original mod team

[@megadonk800]

@@alexis_electronic yeah i figured it wouldn't be canon but phone crew was really good

[@thegooglebell8159]

After you watch this enough times you start to feel like this has to have happened somewhere at some point in time. The dev went above and beyond in this scene in regards to both the writing and the ambience

[@keemstarkreamstar7069]

A lot of the characters in LISA: The Pointless are based off of real people Ed knew. For example, Gold Diamond/John Johnson is based loosely off Clovis (also another dev).

[@JackPork]

​@@keemstarkreamstar7069 Another example can be this piece of information that I found about a garbage island npc named Imp. D in Pointless' wiki "Imp D. is based off of a neighbor Ed had in his flat block as a child. This neighbor had an awful smelling apartment, and would often go out to fill plastic bottles with puddle water. Not knowing his name, Ed and the neighboring kids simply referred to the man as "Imp.""

[@tallgrasstussle2390]

I'm just happy Lester didn't end up dying like the others

[@NotACutie]

What if he got them to kill eachother?

[@bruh1619]

I like how desensitized and unfazed they are, really adds to the theme of hopelessness and pointlessness. It kinda feels like they’re talking past each other too. Really makes you feel like it’s over, pointless.

[@i-cweezy6064]

I think the funniest thing about this scene is that Fringe boy is actually really strong, like on par with Arnold. But he looks like and acts like a joke character.

[@Mr.Rendo1]

pretty sure everyone in that room is sorta strong

[@alexis_electronic]

@@Mr.Rendo1 yup - even Tic-Tonic, though he only gets one go at it.

[@headofsecurity1478]

I would put the entire "Game" around with arnold when it comes to power. They're all gang leaders or high enforcers (in the case of Lenny) but they're all concerned they're losing members out of the franchise I really wanna see a fangame that explores pre-franchise Downtown

[@headofsecurity1478]

@Buck Dewey I mean, phone crew goes toe to toe with pointless' actual time and it follows it but yeah at least we get to see people like the corps and such

[@ils4844]

@@headofsecurity1478 From what I remember hearing and reading about "the game" the entire thing was mostly just a massive post apocalyptic LARP where nobody actually got severely hurt most of the time until the Franchise moved in. Although I wouldn't doubt some of the gang's members actually being powerful.

[@ripleyandweeds1288]

why they gotta tease us with the possibility of Ottoman joining?

[@owlismyfavouritecolorflame2325]

Someone said he will appear in agony mode, but who knows if its true Probably the creator

[@heavygunner4039]

@your boi dimples and then scholar of the wilbur sin happened

[@Hidden_Egg]

Not gonna lie, I totally wanted Ottoman to join the crew, he genuinely seems like a good guy. Hope to see more of this, and some of these characters (Long leg and, Pike) become recurring characters.

[@lolniceinreal]

Ja Boi bummer he died

[@conservative9951]

Nah bro hes alive

[@crepsecularcorvus1674]

I heard Ottoman will become a party member in Agony Mode.

[@Hidden_Egg]

@@lolniceinreal Who? Ottoman or Long leg? Because if the latter, his status is totally up for grabs ATM.

[@lolniceinreal]

Ja Boi ottoman. Seemed like a pretty cool dude. :(

[@bruh1619]

Each character has so much personality and they all look so unique, despite the fact that they are only really around for this one scene, I really appreciate that

[@Komnen0s]

That shift at 6:17 is surprisingly unnerving. Like, the dialogue is funny, but there's this dream-like quality that disturbs me. All this horrific carnage has occurred and Alex barely reacts before having a casual conversation with Joel and Office. It feels like some horrible nightmare where inexplicable, disturbing things keep happening and no one comments on how wrong it all is.

[@Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2]

True Madness is the only true horror.

[@darkwingduke1631]

Just like in real life anymore

[@factualopinion8849]

Considering this is the world of LISA, I think the whole concept of violence and gore has been a desensitising factor. Nowadays in the world of Olathe, you'd probably see somebody blow his brains out with dynamite and you wouldn't flinch much.

[@coolbro9782]

idk if its just an over sight, but once the lights go back on at the top of the house where the wall meets the ceiling gets lighter as if its dustier. it to me implies that time has went on and aged the place up a bit.

[@lolrus5555]

In wake of SOTWS, it seems like Geen shares that sentiment. I just laughed my ass off at how he's just like 'okay, y'know what? _I'm good._ I'm gonna go out for a smoke. Come get me when you two are done with all... *this.'* while Alex and Joel are still completely nonchalant towards it XD

[@beerbub2641]

jesus christ this scene has the feeling of a quentin tarantino scene, its fucking insane

[@thegooglebell8159]

First few times I saw this the dialogue felt purposely meaningless, then after a few more watches the dialogue makes more and more sense. Beyond surprised at how ‘deep’ the dev got in this scene considering the context, I shouldn’t be though, after all it’s a LISA game.

[@giovanniprovost]

This is one of the best scenes in video games imo, and I don't think the dev even realized it when he made it. To me, its a perfect blend of all aspects, timing, context, narrative, sound design, writing, cinematography. It's all fire.

[@maxluong2]

From left to right... Long Leg Lenny left to make a call Tic Tonic - blew up John Johnson - killed by Fringe Boy Fringe Boy - defected to the Franchise, killed by Tic Tonic Shef - defected to the Franchise, killed by Ottoman Zein Ka - killed by Shef Shef - choked on his food Ottoman - killed by Shef the central powers get wasted by the 88. Presumably, the franchise's next target is The City

[@Pudding404]

If I were to see a scene redone in MU, I would definetly want it to be this. Just the thought of Fringe boy looking more like muscle man and a dripped out John J just makes me smile.

[@miguelantonioreinacardona7109]

You know It’s funny how this warlords are different to the ones in joyful. In the main game the warlords are figures larger than life, lords of the beat down ( big Lincoln, Cindy gallows’s ) meanwhile in this game the warlords are just old people who are wearing fancy clothes or just joined the franchise

[@deeznuts-kw6yv]

@@m.p.4205 I think that joyful warlords once were as powerful as joyful warlords, its just that the franchise if destabilizing them to the point where they are barely gang leaders at that point Remember, the warlords we see in the game had their forces get consumed by the franchise

[@WitcherSoda]

Also, keep in mind the Joyful comes from the perspective of Buddy. One of the hall marks of Lisa is the unreliable narrator. To Buddy the warlords could be larger than life figures, but to Alex they are just old men like him.

[@sentinel8758]

The pointless is all about wimpy dorks fighting other wimpy dorks.

[@rafaelluisi7832]

Too people that dont know what happened in this scene, here a little explanation; this guys aree the central powers, the leaders of The Game, a big friendly gang war that works likes a literal game where people fight in a non-letal way for fun. Thing is that the infinity franchise is making people start killing each other, and therefore damaging The Game. The central powers them are in this dinner to talk about what they can do to stop the Franchise actions. The central powers are; Long Leg Lenny, Tic-Tonic, John Johnson, Fringe Boy, Shef, Zein Ka, Office Ottoman. They also talked in the dinner about how 2 ex members leaved the game; they are Jessie mack, that joined the franchise, and Silvester de Maistre, that have already leaved more them one time. In the dinner we can see that both Shef and Fringe Boy where also with the franchise and killed almost all the members, with the exeption of LLL that leaved the meeting so he could leave the dying game and go back to his own affiliation, The phone crew. Lester is also a semi-member of the game, because he is the principal food maker of downtown and this makes him a very important person, he is still alive after the meeting. with the death of the central powers, all the gangs that they ruled now are; or dead, or leaving downtown, or joining the franchise.

[@Jack_Pepsi]

got any more info on the Phone Crew? We see Lenny in the beginning of the game, you think we'll see him again or recognize Alex even?

[@rafaelluisi7832]

@@Jack_Pepsi Ever creator of fangames about The Pointless is waiting the monster update and the chapter 2 so they can continue making stuff without messing up the canon of the game.

[@chippedgoat]

Rafael Luisi You cant BLAME people for not getting what the hell is going on, when most of the lore is being put on the wiki, or is obtuse to get to regardless.

[@haf-tone9063]

Too bad for Office... He could've been a lethal-fresh party member to have along.

[@ImFangzBro]

Well, he will be. When Agony Mode comes out.

[@plumpo4047]

Kibchi Redanlae Really?

[@ImFangzBro]

@@plumpo4047 Yeah- he'll be an Agony mode party member only.

[@owlismyfavouritecolorflame2325]

monster update = half life 3

[@owlismyfavouritecolorflame2325]

@@m.p.4205 oH BOY

[@WhenYouCantThinkOfAName]

“He’s dead.” *Laughter erupts.*

[@ZannyAisling]

this whole scene is sooooooooo goooooooooooooood holy sh!t

[@bonkdonk6005]

*serbian knife fight*

[@kromodp4803]

Yo no underestan ?

[@phantomnoodles8496]

serbian knife fight

[@cogafireese5290]

psst..... ,kinfe fight?

[@scrunchyhoward8400]

You know, I expected this fan game to suck and stray away too much from the source material's themes of child abuse, rape, isolation, mental illness, and drug abuse but I love the Eraserhead vibes I get from this scene and the part where Alex talks about his aunts warmed me up to the game focusing on humanity's dwindling numbers so I'm intrigued by this and I will be giving this game a try. Plus, any music from Lisa the First is always welcome (I just hope "Fuck It" makes an appearance).

[@eeeveeeve]

Scrunchy Howard if what you mean is the middle finger that appears on all of the long rope mountains, yes, it does, but its horizontal, not vertical.

[@ilikegrapes6399]

no it's a trashy horible ear rape song that didn't make it into any of the games but is in the OST

[@lasternoel646]

Scrunchy Howard

[@mouthwide0pen]

I Like Grapes No, thats Fuck You. Fuck it was in Lisa: The First

[@ilikegrapes6399]

oh, my bad

[@razen9082]

For almost a moment this almost felt like a family dinner -Alex Churchland

[@Xx-sneezyanusXDMLGPUZZYSLAYER-]

Haven't been to many. -Joel miller

[@Stefano-qi3de]

​​@@Xx-sneezyanusXDMLGPUZZYSLAYER- Do you like family dinners?

[@Xx-sneezyanusXDMLGPUZZYSLAYER-]

@@Stefano-qi3de theyre decent, sometimes gets a bit political bit otherwise theyre nice

[@Stefano-qi3de]

​​@@Xx-sneezyanusXDMLGPUZZYSLAYER- Last question: do you eat like a pig? Like, XX-sneezy swings ( with his mouth agaist all the food ) with full power!"

[@its_sasha02]

Yeah this is pretty much how it feels to be invited at other people's family dinners

[@Cessated]

i like the random jazz thing after they start killing eachother

[@glitchmaster2672]

*what a big happy family we got here.*

[@Pudding404]

Then suddenly muscle man and chef boyardee kill everyone

[@chefboyardee5915]

@@Pudding404 somebody called

[@Gecko18045]

its like watching mini david lynch movie

[@mr.monotone1908]

Everyone at the scene dying slowly: Jessie and Silvestre: Party noises.

[@Cessated]

lenny: hold on i gotta go for a bit

[@mr.monotone1908]

@@Cessated Lenny: *disconnects from the call*

[@philmcfadden7749]

This world feels much more David Lynch. Time is stretchy. Alex has been wandering for centuries.

[@murielleladouceur6414]

Alex : “Do you ever miss them, Joel?” Joel : “What do you mean?” Alex : “Women”

[@CoalEater_Elli]

"Women is a myth, Alex. Sex is a joke"

[@angrycoffeekid]

forget women, embrace gay

[@megaDbeam]

@@angrycoffeekid YEAH BOI!

[@Vi3Voide]

@@angrycoffeekid based

[@TrillionCakes]

Fringe Boy sends you to FRESH HELL.

[@scrappi2926]

lethal fresh

[@kretes336]

No one gonna talk about how fringe boy is straight up muscle man from regular show ?

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

He even says my mom

[@Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2]

If you ever consider taking synthetic acid, just watch this video first, before you decide.

[@poopyjoe7883]

this is what it feels like attending a family reunion

[@LolaTheGardevoir]

I’m still incredibly salty that Ottoman doesn’t join the party.

[@Beltboy]

afaik he joins us in the MU update

[@changvasejarik62]

@@BeltboyI haven’t heard much about the update for 3 years. Think it’ll happen?

[@Beltboy]

@@changvasejarik62 Yeah, Christmas teasers just got released and it's looking pretty radical so far

[@changvasejarik62]

@@Beltboy please send link.

[@Beltboy]

@@changvasejarik62 Can't send links cus KZbin will automatically delete my reply but the video teaser is up on YT and there's an analysis video that shows all the recent teasers

[@thegooglebell8159]

This shit is like a drug to me, dream-like sequences with no sense of acute direction.

[@keemstarkreamstar7069]

I feel like Ed being a non-native English speaker adds to the Lynchian atmosphere of this scene specifically. He knows English well but the overly-formal phrases and quaint word choices really conveys the absurdity of what are essentially a group of old men LARPing as warlords in a years (decades?) long play gang-war suddenly having to reconcile with mortality and the final death of hope in a doomed world. All-the-while speaking in exaggerated slang and staying in character as the influence of a supernatural death cult causes them to murder each other.

[@changvasejarik62]

Sometimes the best drug is a sober mind, and lynchian style I have no clue what I’m watching.

[@sonicletrol4501]

8:26 never realised chef had the 88 on him that why he talked about infinity Too bad ottoman got stabbed by him Luckly lennny long leg escaped before the massacre

[@kewadee490]

I never completely understood this scene

[@ImFangzBro]

I just realized, there's two seats not occupied by warlords, and two warlords absent from the dinner meeting. That makes it feel kinda processed.

[@NotACutie]

in what way?

[@ImFangzBro]

@@NotACutie It makes it feel like it's set up so Alex and Joel can sit there instead of the other, absent warlords. If there were more seats, say, one unoccupied, then it would feel less contrived.

[@beerbub2641]

@@ImFangzBro well i think we can agree to disagree then

[@ImFangzBro]

@@beerbub2641 Does that include disagreeing on what your comment is? Because honestly, it feels like a put down. I HATE those. I had to deal with an emotionally abusive teacher who'd say nothing but "you're entitled to your opinion," when I got upset over her bullshit.

[@beerbub2641]

@@ImFangzBro i have no idea what your teacher did and i dont want to know really, im saying that i absolutely dont feel that way about the scene dude.

[@firestar4407]

Um... Can someone explain why did they start killing each other, and why didn't the protagonists react?

[@lilhogfella]

Two of the people there ended up being from the infinity franchise, a group that viciously kills people as a means of achieving power/enlightenment. The protagonists have seen so much violence and depravity from this gang, and from Olathe in general, that they're desensitized. Basically, they found the sight of people actually sitting down and enjoying a meal at a table more surprising than them brutalizing each other.

[@QuantemDeconstructor]

Kill Kill Kill is the gateway to infinity

[@darkbrewcoffee2818]

Who were the people from the infinity franchise well other than the chef

[@mysteriousmaximus8037]

@@darkbrewcoffee2818 Fringe Boy.

[@aasdkoaskdasddad6515]

P

[@nothoughtsheadempty3097]

I swear to tibby I had a dream like this once

[@brandonwilbur2146]

Yeah I had no idea what was going on at this point 👌

[@LolaTheGardevoir]

I’m interested in Lenny, I wonder if he’s gonna be important later in the game, or show up at all.

[@changvasejarik62]

Honestly there is a genuine mystery to Lenny. Did he know? If he did why not tell the others? Did he orchestrate the death by introducing the two into the franchise? If he did what does he gain? If he did have a call who was on the other line? Does he remember Alex? Why was he the sole survivor?

[@LolaTheGardevoir]

@@changvasejarik62The phone call was either El Elephante, Imp D. Or Prizmik

[@nothoughtsheadempty3097]

So apparently during the ending scene, that's fringe boy on the table besting John Johnson with a stool (says so on the wiki) but I can't tell how thats fringe boy and I don't see a stool in his hands

[@imunoriginalokay4400]

Legend of Zelda ytps be like

[@ness6714]

_It's so awkward._

[@zelpyzelp]

Anyone know the song that plays while everyone is entering the room, like, before the role call.

[@jemmykanga2311]

Its called "My Love for Hell". Sorry if i'm too late.

[@ultimateinternetman4335]

this part was so weird, this is why i love these games

[@croissantboy1623]

"Hilarious!"

[@watchongezellig]

fridge boy my beloved

[@shen5533]

Does someone know what is the song at 6:25?

[@thegreatchihuahua6]

It's the creepy sax music from lisa the first

[@slugofborg6532]

Can anyone put a name to the first song that plays? It's not a part of The Pointless' soundtrack so I'm guessing it belonged to one of the earlier Lisa projects... and goddamn if the catalogue of songs for those isn't gigantic.

[@slugofborg6532]

It took some digging, but I managed to find it. For anyone else who might be interested, it's "My Love For Hell" made for the MISERY fan project, by Taitoki. Track #76 on her bandcamp as of posting this.

[@slugofborg6532]

Cool.

[@heathermallghoul498]

actually taitoki's a she

[@slugofborg6532]

I know, it's just not worth arguing over.

[@SueRoboblasts]

wait taitoki is a girl

[@smilemore7431]

Where did long leg Lenny go after the lights went out? Did he die? I didn’t see him so I don’t know.

[@lukevankleef4245]

Is the guy punching Tic Tonic supposed to be Fresh? Because he doesn't look like it at all. Also, is he really punching him? There is a punching sound, but the sprite is super weird. Like, why is he turning around all the time?

[@ouroboros5271]

Luke van Kleef he's beating Gold Diamond to a pulp with the chair he was in.

[@lukevankleef4245]

I see...?

[@ouroboros5271]

Luke van Kleef ok so tic tonic is just sitting, possibly choking. Fringe boy is beating gold diamond with a chair. Chef is eating Zein Ka, who got chopped up like ham. Officer Mack gets stabbed right before chef kills himself by choking with an infinity jersey.

[@spanishnameisjesus]

He's hitting him with a chair. How do you not see that?

[@jimmybuba2683]

I was also confused at first. The things i think you confused as eyes are his hands holding a piece of the chair

[@CunnyRape]

yo that's whacky, bonkers, even.

[@Power-xl8vh]

Nice

[@gabrieljoaobarglini8867]

I've never understood what happens here.

[@transfemengimain]

Buck Dewey Another thing, Joel and Alex have seen so much violence they were more surprised when they saw everyone just eating dinner. That’s why they don’t react once they kill eachother

[@NileFive]

two men come into house other men come into house aswell other men big and strong two men sit other men sit other men go insane other men kill each other two men no react because they do violence a lot two men go outside the end

[@kkvam6068]

whats the ost at 6:30

[@MarabouPatriot]

Creepy sax from lisa the first

[@newersoup5202]

i still dont completely understand these guys

[@nobody7204]

Not Ottoman!

[@Taylornthebois]

So was it a hallucination?

[@vicentereyes8463]

Nope

[@Redman493]

Zein Ka Robust sliced serpent xD

[@coolbro9782]

Ugh! That name is so bland. -Office Ottoman

[@MadnessJackey]

who killed them anyway?

[@SoldadoAbel]

They were killed by Fringe Boy and Shef. Turns out they were with the Franchise

[@ZannyAisling]

and afterwards, Fringe boy got taken out by the Amazing Self-Detonating Man, and Shef choked on his food. Long Leg Lennie lived.

[@jetabyss13]

Foxtongue Long Leg to be the main antagonist for sure. Or at least playing a bigger role. He's been shown in the beginning flashbacks I heard.

[@diegocastano6238]

@@ZannyAisling chef didnt choke on his food, look at his sprite closely, and it seems to be that he strangled himself with a jersy

[@throwachair4574]

Or perhaps with a long pair of legs...

[@noryenriquez912]

Playiable:lenny imp alex joel georgy