Mr. Samuel's Teatime Stories: The Show You Always Remember

[@NightMind]

Mr. Samuel's Teatime Stories Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLgW7lLUjcHAh6_Q5oZvyq6vzl00FxbmRF

[@MrCommentGod]

I can confirm the link works *Definitely not a Rick roll*

[@HeartfulSilent]

Gonna have to listen to this one blind, can't watch videos at work after all!

[@leonardogsperin]

HEY, it's 2:30 p.m on Brasil, Go to sleep

[@tibby4503]

Hey Night Mind just wanted to say you're really cool 👍

[@JornMolt-mf6qo]

Sucks when the series has 8k views on some videos and the review has 14k. I hope it gets more.

[@maryanniep]

My mom died of dementia last month. It hit me right away when I watched this series. My mom always wanted to go home (when she was home.) she wanted her mom who 'lived in the backroom' but she passed back in the 80s. etc. This series was like watching my mom the whole way through.

[@stan8479]

My condolences. Losing your parent must be devastating. I also caught the dementia metaphor way before NM brought it up, because I can see my grandmother with dementia in Mr. Samuel. It's so, so sad.

[@StuartTempleton]

my family is going through it right now and it hit me like a ton of bricks almost immediately

[@jjenk911]

My condolences :(

[@maryanniep]

Thank you all. I greatly appreciate it.

[@maryanniep]

@StuartTempleton I am so sorry, it is such a terrible disease. 😞 It is very hard to watch Mr. Samuel because he captures the expressions, the thinking times, the confusion with contradictions are so legitimate. But I'm glad that people are calling to attention what happens and that it's not like in the movies where the person is just a comedic character who forgets silly things.

[@Ladyrhan]

"Make your bed every day. You should make your bed." That line alone clued me in. My mom is getting along in age and she's adamant about making her bed every single day. Once, I asked her why and the only reason she gave was "that's what we always did growing up." It's her connection to familiarity among her worsening memory. She forgets so much now but she never forgets to make the bed. It's also interesting how Ms. Madaline's singing is far away and soft, like she's not fully getting through to Mr. Samuel but still a comforting presence.

[@akhenotenfice6343]

Yeah. I hope your mother is doing well.

[@paulpower9959]

I came to believe the viewer was Samuel’s briefly returning lucidity

[@starlightlion8603]

yo this is such a good take - it really slams the *who do you talk to when we're not here* line into hitting different

[@BeepYoutube]

Definitely agree, we forget when we're not there, but remember when we return. Plus the last entry seems to resemble Terminal Lucidity.

[@austinrimel7860]

That is a very interesting interpretation.

[@anothercarttogo1819]

I love this take, because it makes the whole lines from Mrs. Madeline and even Mr. Samuel himself saying, "Oh, I wasn't expecting you," and "You know. I never expect you to come back. But you always do. You never really leave. Not in a way that matters," a lot more bittersweet. Since, it can all be interpreted as someone not being able to leave a home they've been placed in, but I feel like it can be read even more as your inner self still being there as your mind deteriorates; you're never really gone, you just forgot how to access the experiences and expressions that make up you.

[@Avecielo]

There is a song by David Bowie called Slip Away about an old children's show from the point of view of the puppets. Seems oddly fitting to this

[@cuddly-toy7646]

Oh my favorite Bowie song ever?

[@Avecielo]

@@cuddly-toy7646 Some of us will always stay behind

[@itsbootoon]

“Make your bed everyday.” Struggling with my traumatic brain injury, some days are more difficult than others. I get so incredibly frustrated when I have days where I can’t do what I used to do before my injury. One thing I’ve learned is that some days all you can do is one thing. And if that one thing that you have the strength to do is make the bed, then do it. You can always try again tomorrow. Home is always here.

[@jackhammer4499]

Sounds exactly like my mom ever since the car accident a few years ago. But she's getting better. Hope you do too.

[@user-jt8cc9rs4s]

I watched Mr. Samuel's Teatime Stories and felt this awful feeling in my gut. My grandmother is in a residential care facility, as of ~3 months ago, because she could no longer take care of herself. It has been difficult these past few years to observe her long, slow decline. Repetitive, nonsensical sentences; basic memories no longer there; weeping and depression from the fear and despair she felt. She constantly expressed how she felt she didn't have much longer and knew it. Finally, just a couple months ago, for the first time, I called and she could not remember me. She was polite, as if she were speaking to a stranger. She told me she was happy they were bringing her tea. No mention of imminent death, as I'd gotten used to. I hung up with a cheerful tone, and wept on my spouse's shoulder. This made me imagine the way she must have felt; confused, afraid. I have a lump in my throat. I hope she isn't anymore; I hope at least we have that mercy.

[@ag-13studios51]

I hope you and your family are doing better after that. God bless your souls and hopefully give you all peace :(

[@TheGoddessluna]

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[@binsoku6]

As a caregiver in assisted living, I understand and felt the same way as I watched the series.

[@drakath5727]

Oh yeah, definitely saw the parallels in message to Everywhere At The End Of Time. It was a much needed second perspective to circumstances I'm not able to relate to but deeply understand. While Everywhere At The End Of Time primarily focuses on the perspective of the victim through music, Teatime Stories focuses on the relation between the victim and their family. The kid of Samuel all grown up, probably housing a family, and deeply confused, asking for advice on how to raise their little horrors and not being able to get the support they need from the ones they learned the most is the single biggest gut punch once you have the full picture and go back to square one. This is the kind of short project you can only truly understand on a second watch. Thank you for bringing attention to it prior to the upload.

[@Jettison42]

Literally started to listen to EATEOT yesterday and was working on it more today, and then watched this and now this video. I swear if I develop dementia down the road and this is all I can remember, I’m going to be pissed

[@NadDew]

damn the gut punch realization i got from your comment made me tear up in front of my mother of all people 😭😭

[@CheezChopper]

Hey, everyone! I know NM already said it but PLEASE, I watched the 4 episodes and it REALLY is more than worth the watch. The emotions loosened by watching it yourself are... bafflingly strong and pure. You don't know what it's about. But you feel it. In your bones. Thank you for pointing us towards this... art. This beautiful, sad art. ❤ we love you, NM.

[@JeraWizard]

Agreed!!! It was really beautiful. And I love to see puppet media

[@patrickstonecrusher]

Also the channel has a "fifth" episode where Gloomy Madeline talks to a crow lady, check it out

[@Li-rh1bv]

Both my grandparents had dementia. Grandpa’s gone, Grandma isn’t dead but somehow is. I stopped being able to visit her years ago. I haven’t seen her in ages. Now my Dad is getting closer to being confused too. It’s horrifying. This hit me in a place I haven’t felt since “I remember you” from Adventure Time aired when I was younger. This project is truly, truly special.

[@SpookyGhostpeppers]

The funeral song nearly made me cry- but then the reprise during the credits of the last episode as it dawned on me as to what was happening? Torture on the soul. This was a nice mini series and as always I'm glad you're able to introduce us to works like these.

[@_fable_]

i rarely watch the original projects shown, mostly because a lot of horror unfiction has jumpscares that are terrific (which means i cant handle em lmao). its small, psychological horror projects like these that i always love, because i can experience the dread without fearing too much. mr samuel’s teatime stories is the perfect example of stuff i love in unfiction, and it feels so strangely comforting despite the sad subject matter. the aesthetic reminds me of those liminal space images of party rooms and playgrounds, which are some of my favorites. the inspiration from dhmis is clear, but it takes on the psychological horror puppet show thing in its own beautiful way. a little less mental overstimulation and a little more melancholy, if i had to put it to words. a shot i saw a lot of people talk about in the comments is the one from the last episode, where the sun puppet says “i am the sun” and reveals madeline’s puppeteer behind the window. chilling stuff. the end where “a funeral is a party” is reused made me tear up a little. i knew what was coming based on prior stuff from episode three, but it was done so well. major props to the team behind this, it was a beautiful experience.

[@noname9482]

Th. The inherit confusion that's felt during the transition from childhood into adulthood. The realization that death is imminent and will eventually claim the lives of everyone you know and love, as well as yourself. The carnal fear and devastation that comes with that epiphany. The knowledge that time is neverending and will stop for nothing and nobody, but you just want it to go back. To stop. To rewind. To go back to the good old days. But that won't happen, because that's not how it works. The fact that you can do nothing but watch as you age and your mental state deteriorates. As you lose your memories and you lose yourself. The feeling of eventually knowing that you're teetering on the edge of death, and soon, you'll fall into that void just like everyone else. The way this series portrays all of that so brilliantly. You never know exactly what's going on, but you know enough to tell that Something Isn't Right. The atmosphere making you feel so, so melancholic, but also nostalgic. The way the foam letter and number squares spiral around Mr. Samuel's home in the nothingness, potentially being a reference to spiralling down a path of dark thoughts, or one's physical and/or mental health spiralling down as they get worse and worse with age. The fact that everything in that space is so childlike, making you long and yearn for a time long past. OUGH.

[@lunadetta]

yeagh... thats what killed me. thats really what killed me. you put it beautifully, absolutely beautifully. ty for typing this cause i cant type anything through the tears OUGH indeed

[@noname9482]

@@lunadetta Of course, and thank you for the kind words! Sometimes having a brain that constantly yaps can be a good thing, lol

[@cosmocha6774]

my read on Mr. Samuel is that he's a man at the end of his line- maybe facing some kind of disease, maybe dealing with dementia/alzheimers (there's this persistent theme of recognition as things are slowly distorted that very much reminds me of people in my life who have dementia), and trying to reckon with how he got to that point in his life. to enjoy the simpler times- snail mail, puppet shows, and talking clocks even though they've been gone from his life for decades.

[@sethmatthijssen6503]

Long term Memories are things our brain build from scratch each time they are recalled, not the movie clips we often imagine them as. Memories of old comforting TV shows could be recalled as something comforting but then you go back and watch it in hard times you find it... smaller and not as comforting as you remember. Now the memory is colored differently but it is still comforting. This is I think what happens with this show. Each time we visit it doesn't comfort as much as we think it should and gets darker and darker until we no longer return and seek comfort somewhere else. What happens when a TV show is asked by adults to be more than just a children's show?

[@Atlas_Artwitch]

Literally started crying on the funeral is a party episode. I lost my grandma last month and the lyrics really got me

[@NihilisaFrank]

I had a similar reading; I worked with dementia patients at my last job as a nurse and the good time vs bad timing I read that as “sundowning” which usually happened with some of the patients where they would become more agitated as soon as the sun went down. They would always be happy to see me too, they wouldn’t remember but they would always remember I made them feel comfortable. It still breaks my heart thinking about them 🙁

[@ryn3872]

Thank you for being there for them, those who help us care for or outright care for our struggling loved ones are so important. My grandmother would have been far less comfortable during her passing if it wasn’t for the amazing hospice nurses

[@sauvagess]

5:37 "There aren't any jumpscares or difficult moments for those of you sensitive to horror who enjoy it only by having me as a walkalong guide. You can safely watch Mr. Samuel's Teatime Stories." Me before: Okay! That's so relieving I don't have to brace myself for this experience. Me after: Letting my guard down was a mistake. My chest is tight and my thoughts are compromised. I would have preferred to be scared out of my gourd.

[@shemasmcguire3999]

It hits like a train doesn't it

[@mantis1331]

I think I related to it in a way that was never intended but felt so cathartic. Due to various disorders and factors in my life combining in just such a way, I have found myself missing a home that never existed my entire life. And yet I dream of being lost in winding corridors, the very concept of being in a home leaving me terrified when I wake. I created a home for myself in my mind but every time I remember it exists and visit it, it reminds me that everything is wrong inside. The glass is all shattered and there are people inside who shouldn't exist and I am always there, wether I remember it or not. But seeing it on screen, so lovingly crafted, made it feel so much less shameful to have these abnormal feelings. It was really lovely.

[@shemasmcguire3999]

2:58 dang it man you could have warn me that it would make me weep like a child its so good and so heartbreaking

[@madambluewave]

Man, im 53 years young and healthy, but this really hit home for me. Its beautiful. 💙

[@mediathenetrunner1674]

It feels like an adult going back to their childhood home, but things have changed. Like never realizing that your hometown has a certain smell until you've been gone a while, or seeing the desk you used to sit at in elementary school

[@flawed1]

So my first reading of it was the idea of creating your own safe space in your mind as the world around you begins to fall to pieces, but eventually, even the world you created in your head starts falling apart

[@Birbles-birbington]

wow I decided to watch it before continuing the video because of how short it was and honestly wow I have never felt so many emotions together it’s beautiful but also terrifying and made me cry but in the quiet way where you just sit there in silence and now I’m sitting here with tears falling down my face as I type this it’s incredibly how it could do this in about half an hour and honestly I might watch this video later just to give my brain a bit of time to settle while I go pet my cat.

[@d1gitalgraveyard]

The moment I got through everything, all I could think was that Mr. Samuel reminds me so much of the residents in the Legacy ward of my nursing home job. Even down to the expressions, the wide eyed looks and the confused blinks and the ways he stammers through sentences or the way he reads the letter in episode one. It looks exactly like the ways the residents I worked with would act in conversations. Like they know what's in front of them, but they just can't understand it or process it correctly. Talking about how much he wants to go outside and asking where we/the sun go, he sounds like our exit-seeking residents; they would tell us that they wanted to "go", but they couldn't ever say *where* - just that they wanted out. My great-grandmother passed from dementia when I was about 17. I could never bring myself to visit her when it got bad because the idea of someone I loved so much forgetting about me made me the most uncomfortable and distressed I had ever felt in my life. The night she died, the nurses said she stood up suddenly (having been wheelchair-bound the entire time I had gotten to know her), digging through her drawers and telling them she needed to find "it". They put her back in bed and she died that night. Nobody ever found out what she was looking for. One thing I'd like to note about Mr. Samuel is the way he says "you always remember when you're here". A common thing with dementia patients is something called "terminal lucidity". It's a sudden return of cognition/memory just before they pass away, and tends to happen a week before they pass away. Maybe him saying that in the first and last episodes is similar, in a way. In the final episode, he seems to understand more what is going on. Maybe his final conversation with the sun was a brief moment of lucidity before everything "goes black", so to speak -- the void in the floor could be his brain function / mental state deteriorating. He's the only one left in the end, aside from Mr. Sun (maybe a nurse? or a family member, since Mr. Sun seems to be able to come and go). It's a horribly sad idea to consider, but maybe the ending could mean that Mr. Samuel passed from the illness; it could explain Sun singing the funeral song again, too, in a way.

[@Josapr]

One of the rare times I've actually fully experienced a project before Nick makes a video on it. I'm so happy it's getting shared more

[@patrickstonecrusher]

Same here

[@ResidentInsanity]

Aging, dementia, the ravages of time. These are all scary but unfortunately normal parts of life. We are all touched by these things sooner or later. I felt a deep ache watching this, having lost my father during the pandemic. There's a very real moment when everyone knows the time is near. There is nothing more to do but just be in the presence of your loved one, for as long as you can, because you're painfully, vividly aware that that time is almost gone. This series was shockingly reminiscent of being with my father in his care home those final days. It is quiet and it is sad and it is beautiful. Thank you for bringing it to more viewers, Nick.

[@steffymuze]

I lost mine as well. This expresses, explains? that moment. The one I've never been able to because there were, are, no words. It was pure beauty, peace and grace.

[@microwaveblues]

Thank you for this thoughtful and heart-warming video, It means so much that you watched it and took the time to discuss it in such an intricate and lovely way. Lots of love to you 🖤

[@bittersweetvictory8541]

the worst part about the "make your bed" advice falling apart is that i can kinda see where it came from. there was a wisdom in it, years ago, but it's left him in his age. it's not completely terrible advice - control what little you can when you feel like your life is completely out of control, declutter and maybe it'll be easier for your brain to function. even if it's just a little bit. and if you do it at the same time every day, you can rekindle some sort of sense of time.

[@julesucodecaixinha]

I watched the series before this video and I just couldn’t stop crying, not even being able to pin point why. Now, I think it just brought up grief that I thought I had gotten through, it really is comforting in a sad way.

[@ShinjiSixteen]

"This is a fever dream we didn't know we needed to experience" Such a wonderful way to describe this project. Fantastic discussion, and thank you for helping highlight this project

[@mangledthing]

ah yes, a super emotional one to make me cry the day before my college graduation. thanks very much nick

[@doriangrayapologist]

im a week away from graduating highschool. this series hits different during a big transitional phase huh. congratulations !

[@mangledthing]

@@doriangrayapologist and congrats in advance to you too

[@kayro2234]

NM said it in the vid but I cannot stress watching the originals enough they’re so GOOD

[@riversongpond2212]

To me, this series is a memory. warning, this is sad and incredibly dark, but also funny in a way. My great grandmother lived with us when I was a kid, she had dementia and it took a toll on her ability to understand us. One afternoon, me and my little sibling were playing on the floor. She panicked, scared, screaming "They shouldn't be here, they can't be here, they are too small, god can't take them yet". I didn't understand fully at the time, but she thought she had died. Her mind's only explaination for the strangeness was that she had died. And this went on for a few days until my father turned to her and said. "Grandma, you can't be dead. You don't smell." And she sniffed herself and said "Oh, you're quite right." And then finished eating her dinner. Of course, it was a temporary relief. She went downhill furher and further. I just remember, sitting on the porch with her, eating a grapefruit. She would feed me a bite. And before she lost the ability to read, she's read books to me. I miss her.

[@Buddhalover500]

Beautiful art, and from my home of Lebanon. Thank you for sharing and putting some light on this studio's work, Lebanon and her people have gone through so much, to see creators receive recognition for their work from their does my heart joy.

[@zapato3003]

This series actually made me cry so much, so OF COURSE I'M EMOTIONAL

[@CherryTreatsArt]

That opening jingle…it slammed me back in time to 2016 like a slap in the face Also this is one of the first I felt confident enough to watch directly from your recommendation! My exposure therapy for horror is really coming along! Thank you NM

[@Xanatrix]

As someone who has actively listened to the 6+ hours of Everywhere at the End of Time, this small exploration of the degradation of someone nearing the end of their life was like getting kicked in the teeth again, but in a much shorter time frame. Every time I see videos with the surreal nature of mortal decline, I am always reminded of my mother. She is elderly; I do not know how long she has left here, and I do not relish my future without the comfort of her presence. Even if we only talk every so often, the fact that she is tangibly there - that I can always reach out - is an unconscious comfort that I know I take for granted, and should be cherishing like a priceless treasure. My mother would tell me that I need to stop worrying; that everyone dies someday, and when she does, she wants an old-style wake where it's a celebration of life instead of a somber recounting of fact. I can't stop crying right now; typing this and having these thoughts always brings me to tears. It's still beautiful, though, and like Yara and the crew said, sharing the sadness for a moment is a moment we're not alone.

[@khvwave5579]

I'm a simple man, I see a Night Mind upload, I watch it

[@AnthongtheGay]

Gotta plan my whole day around watching a Night Mind video

[@kaeyannaalers3126]

So am I, as a simple woman.

[@kristenkalinowski2551]

Likewise!

[@GothicVioletVixen]

Yep, doesn't take much. Night mind and a quiet room. Happy woman.

[@redrasegarden]

I like your simplicity

[@BreYonRoxVR]

I think it’s about dementia, lucidity, time, death, and acceptance of the things that are out of our control as human beings

[@elibeetle-owo7]

Mr. Samuel looks like a goddamn oil painting and I need this man to grace my office walls.

[@waywardjellyfish8353]

It reminds me of the spaces and rooms that occupy my mind. i have D.I.D and i often forget long stretches of time, losing whole months sometimes. The videos gave me the same feelings i get during those times im no longer aware of the things that are happening, nor in control of my own life. Its confusing but comfortable. eventually you are living some place different, with people who are different, facing situations you dont have a firm grasp of. but then, im pulled back into my head and water fills my lungs and its comfortable. The yearning to be home while being at home is something i relate to a lot, maybe one day i'll finally find a home that stops that yearning.

[@ArtsyHumanbean]

I am horrified of time.. and this made me cry a little. Thank you for covering this interesting and amazing series ❤

[@breadeater1194]

I got a vibe of existential panic. Feeling trapped in your life, in the rules of existence, because you can't take a break from being yourself. The inevitability of death. And yeah all the comments I see about dementia make a lot of sense - grabbing onto the familiar as the signs point to things ending sooner than you'd love.

[@lilyrose4393]

"you look emotional," im sobbing thanks for noticing

[@jamies5621]

i’m so glad this project is getting recognition. i was lucky enough to find this series when only the first part had been uploaded and i knew i had stumbled upon something special. they’ve managed to make something that’s liminal and surreal, and comforting yet terrifying. you’re trapped inside mr samuel’s mind without any means of escape. time and reality slip away by the minute (which ironically means nothing) and you’re left to fend for yourself on a desolate plane of a memory that used to mean something, but was forgotten. also please check out more of yara asmar, as she makes both incredible art and music outside of this project.

[@NikaHarper]

This is a GORGEOUS series, thank you for sharing it. I got a very different perspective upon watching, likely from my own current nostalgia. I was thinking of an old book I read when I was a kid, and trying to remember what happened in it. That is what this feels like, an adult's memory of a show, except tempered by their current state. The puppets don't look quite right. A felt star that reminded a child of a cookie looks VERY much like a cookie now, it's superimposed in our brain. Maybe there was an episode about... home, and Snail Mail's home on their back... and there were songs, but what were they about? And our adult, despairing mind fills in the blanks. Offers us our own thoughts but framed by our nostalgia. Our questions don't get answered. Samuel said I should make my bed every day. But why? And each episode goes further into our lives, remembering less details. We don't remember the show often, so things slip. We forget the clock character even existed. The memory of a song comes back, but we overwrote the original by remembering it as a funeral, and when we visit it a second time the funerary version is the only one we remember. What did the set look like? I only remember a window, and the cookie sun, and Mr. Samuel.... To me, this series is about us, and the lenses of adulthood and sorrow we apply to our comforting nostalgia, searching for breadcrumbs of answers we once got and only remembering we were told to make our beds.

[@Augmentationed]

Oh god, I just realized if the window would get sucked in - nothing further can join Mr. Samuel. Nothing can peek through the window at him. It's metaphorical death, too. What a beautiful project. Absolutely beautiful.

[@raythered8075]

Goodness Nick, your timing, covering this project right after I just came back from visiting family out of state, including my great aunt whose experiencing the early stages of dementia; this series gave me a very similar feeling from spending time with her, comforting, yet sad in a deep way . She's relatively fine at the moment, mostly just repeats questions a lot and forgets newer people in her life. I'm just hoping I can find the time to go see her again before more of her slips away.

[@veppotoast3507]

Is it the best series ever? No.. but I've never been more glued to a piece of media in such a short amount of time

[@Parzivle]

I’m really glad you’re giving this more play. I remember seeing this the same day episode two came out. The confused adults bit of the title really drew me in. The atmosphere sent me into almost immediately into tears. The home song really destroyed me. I’ve been homeless twice. I moved around a nearly every year as a kid. I’m housed now but I’m not sure anywhere has ever felt like home. It’s just wherever you are. My family moved across the country and I really hoped the change in scenery would rekindle an interest in the world but you really can’t run away from your internal problems. I’ve let my early 20s slip through my fingers with nothing to show for it. I find myself unable to talk to those I somehow still call friends despite them reaching out. There’s a big hole in the middle of my living room floor and I’m watching my life spiral right in. It felt good not to be alone in that feeling even if it hurt to face it head on

[@whysomy]

i instantly picked up on the allegory for dementia as soon as mr. samuels said, “make your bed”. my grandmother passed away last august because of alzheimer’s related complications. for around two years before that, we had to move her into a memory care home because she couldn’t live on her own anymore and we didn’t have the ability to take care of her at home. growing up she was very close to me and my sisters-going over to her house almost every weekend. she’d be there at every school event, always with a smile on her face. not only that, but whenever we’d go over to stay over at her house she made sure it was extra special for us. she’d always cook our favorite foods and cut coupons from newspapers for us to pick out ice cream and candy from the grocery store. and the thing i remember best is that she’d collect plushies and blankets from rummage sales and whenever we’d stay over, she’d make our guest bed up extra nice for us, just to make it feel a little more like home. she kept a clean home and taught us well to keep things not just tidy, but warm and welcoming. it wasn’t about presentability or appearances for her, but rather showing respect to your space. one of the key signs of her condition getting worse, then, was that she stopped making her bed. i cried watching mr. samuels tea time because it brought this memory flooding back to the surface. the feeling of soft patterned blankets against my skin, the warmth of a cozy bed, the mix of smells-dryer sheets and dust and granny’s perfume. it feels like watching this transported me back to being seven and listening to the house settle at night, staring through a haze of familiar darkness at glow in the dark stars on the guest room ceiling. for a minute i was waking up from a restful sleep, sunlight through the soviet-style lace curtains on the windows, with the sound of pancakes sizzling on the stove. i might not be a confused adult just yet but i’m certainly getting there. i just wish that granny was around to see it too. i love you, granny.

[@lousygoose]

This mini series is absolutely worth the watch! A bittersweet goodbye to a friend. Then wondering when it will be your turn to go :(

[@TheBiggestJohn]

Haven’t watched your channel in a while and come home from class today to find out the stars have aligned and you dropped a new banger (algorithm doing it’s job for once). Makes me forget about the bus that just burnt to a crisp outside my house. Good videos by the way, got me through lockdown. I rate the immaculate night mind vibes and experience 10/10

[@topazstars7734]

Thank you for showing me this series, it was something I really needed. The feelings of having no home speaks to me as someone trying to move out of a toxic household. Feelings here are so strong, it’s beautiful.

[@lizabee484]

Oh. I didn’t really get the series until now. God that hits home. Thank you Nick. And thank you Yara and crew.

[@xanderguyer7512]

I'm so glad youtube somehow handed Mr Samuel's Teatime Stories to me as soon as the artist uploaded it. Yara Asmar is a really good artist, even outside of this series. It's an incredible series, and I was waiting for Night Mind to show up.

[@bearianna]

I literally just watched all 4 installments this morning! Didn't expect you to post this fast Nick. But it's very much appreciated! 🖤💜💚

[@sarakayphoto]

As a video artist whose work is centered in memory and death, this series was absolutely sublime and beautiful- so much here that can’t be expressed with words

[@anti-phosphorus]

my goodness,,, i didn't expect to cry during literally every one of the episodes - i'm so glad i listened and actually watched it myself before coming back, so thank you!

[@Czarro672]

Okay, here's my interpretation of this series. It's not about dementia, it's about childhood trauma. As someone who has been through some not so nice things in their childhood, I can DEFINITELY notice some of those themes here. A lot of people who live in abusive situations don't try to get out of them, because they cam't think of anything better. There's a strong emphasis throughout the entire project on either feeling trapped or feeling like things that used to be good are now bad somehow, with lines like "Home is nowhere because everywhere is hell" and "Time is shaped like a labrynth where all the ends are closed." One of the lines in the song about the sun being different is "It kills what it should feed." That ONE LINE was what solidified this theory in my mind. When people who suffered childhood trauma think about memories from when they were young, even if those memories are completely normal, they feel wrong. Tainted. Something that should feel happy feels rotten. And you can see that idea in so many parts of this project.

[@zay-lias]

I teared up watching this… watching my great grandmother go through this and my grandmother going through this now…

[@organchaos1039]

I watched it before watching this video. I couldn't help but cry. I lost both of my grandparents back in 2020, so the videos hurt. But it was a necessary hurt. I need a hug, but I can't have one. I will live.

[@ShadeMeadows]

*THE CAT POSTED.* 🖤💜💚

[@cheapchianti6478]

I'm a little older than the average audience for this, and I'd like to say that this makes since for me, being over 50, without the dementia reading. For me it can be read simply as the anxiety that comes with aging normally, knowing that time is short, and having what once was comfortable ( like a kid' s show) no longer brings that comfort. There's layers and layers here that can be interpreted, and I think the age of the viewer has a lot of influence on that interpretation.

[@Soulraven2735]

Something I really appreciate about the series is how soothing Madeleine's voice is: there's just something about her accent that is very comforting to me.

[@Nastee-The-Slug]

i think a video that really completes this series is "Do you remember see-saw hill", it doesn't necessarily provide much in terms in context to the story, but it does add a bit of characterization to Gloomy Madeline, and its something i really recommend everyone see after watching the main series.

[@ShinReska]

Thank you for showing this! Always love that you link to the original videos so we can watch that before our sit down with you. Just got done watching through the Mr. Samuel's Teatime videos and now I am watching your video.

[@madambluewave]

Finally night mind comes back to pull me out of my light and put me into my darkness, where my happiness lives. 🖤

[@yutubunn8826]

I have returned from the playlist with tears in my eyes and a new piece of artwork I will never stop talking about

[@kaylabuchtel2668]

There aren't many times a piece of media manages to unsettle me or cause me to start crying, but this managed to do both so props to the creators and actors.

[@kyusei9144]

This is one of the projects I did actually go to watch myself. Normally I don't because I don't have the time, and I really can't handle some of the horror that you walk us through, and I'd rather not walk alone. I'm glad I watched Mr. Samuel's Teatime Stories alone, though. I am a confused adult, and while I definitely got the dementia themes, the idea of losing your home and childhood in such a way struck me so hard. I'm getting to the point in my life where I need to start growing up, but it's all so much. And the pressure to grow up builds the more time progresses, as the world goes on and things become more uncertain. I have dreams and I want to move onto my next phase in life, but can I afford to do it? Will I still have my family and friends and partner at the end? Didn't really get the answers I wanted watching it or this, but at least I don't feel alone.

[@NovaZero100]

That was... Unsettling, phobic, and uniquely painful. I've lost a few family members to dementia, and recently, my partner's grandmother. It's hard to see people steadily come apart like that, and this captured that feeling of watching something loved and central slowly unravel and come apart. It's something I'm scared to go through. Imma go sit with this feeling.

[@beatymcfisty7175]

My grandmother suffered with alzheimers/dementia for years, and passed last december. It's a masterful piece that embodies the horror and tragedy of this affliction, and with such incredible brevity. This series is cathartic in its pain.

[@Trashboat444]

Ive been doing a lot of self reflection and introspection lately and trying to make changes within my life... This was a perfect series to keep it going. Thank you so much

[@LSERProject]

“Always make your bed” made my heart shatter. I immediately knew where we were heading and it gave me a better scope to view this project in. It’s harrowing. And beautiful when it comes to showing us the destabilizing of the mind.

[@blobofdespair]

This is such a special project. I'm absolutely enamored with the set. It does hurt to watch though.

[@EmpathNaga]

I don't know if anyone else has said it but reading/drawing analog clock faces is something that people with dementia lose. I can't believe that was a coincidence.

[@MotherHelp911]

You’re voice is so calming😭

[@rosejoy6984]

I actually left to go watch it and came back before doing the review. “I knew you’d be back, though look just a bit emotional.”. Bro did not need to call me out like that☹️ This series cut deep. My grandmother died to Alzheimer’s just around 2 years ago. The themes presented were not only on point but the mannerisms of Mr. Samuel were spot on. During the running time of the show in episode 3(the funeral is a party ep) were he’s not speaking he sits there with his eyes closed and arms lifted. My grandmother did this during her severe stages. I was usually the one to watch over her when my grandfather couldn’t and she did this a lot. It was as if she was in her own world, humming at some points but she’d just sit there. I don’t know I might be stretching but it confirmed what this show was about after I saw that. Another thing is the use of the theme “home is a prison”. My grandmother was kept inside for most of her stages. Sometimes she’d slip out and walk down the road completely lost. As you can think this was unsafe, leading to her having to be constantly watched and locked inside. The only time she did go outside if is if someone was with her. Into her later stages though she never did try to leave. This whole show was just a reminder of it all. The mannerisms and the themes and literally everything spelled it out perfectly. It’s honestly incredible how easily you can connect to it. Not to mention the use of “funeral is a party” after the last episode. Mr. Samuel losing his grip on himself, time, and the outside was horribly correct. I miss my grandmother dearly, and I only wish I could have done more for her in those stages.❤️

[@bunnycat5552]

I tried watching the first video and it gave me a MASSIVE derealization+anxiety combination, so it's not as safe for Everyone as you say, but it does feel very very unique. So, if anyone is not as affected by it as me, go give it a watch, this project is beautiful

[@them3otherguys]

My first impression of this art piece: I didn't like it, but it fascinated me. And isn't that what art is, a juxtaposition of emotion and understanding? Pretentiousness aside, I experienced a range of emotions, albeit most of them unsettling. But I didn't understand why until I heard NM's take on it. And the answer was painfully simple: I *am* Mrs Madeleine. Not literally, but I work in home care with many clients with dementia. Hearing NM describe it in their dulcet tones gave words to the emotions I was feeling, an experience that I've dealt with on a daily basis, to the point where words were not needed. As much as I was unsettled, it *was* comforting to know that somewhere in the confusion of adult life and the slow decline into elderhood, there are those that *do* understand, in ways that words can't describe. Thank you.

[@Zoopop13]

oh god i didnt expect to cry this one out. it just hits so hard. as an extremely confused adult who feels like a scared child, it hurts. the songs are so peaceful yet so haunting. its so beautiful yet so real and painful. thank you for giving me a good cry. so bittersweet. i didnt know i needed to be called out at 2am on a Friday.

[@clusterf0xx]

watched this series the night before the funeral for my husband's grandmother, a woman i never got to know because of her dementia. it was a beautiful striking piece that is worth watching over and over again. i think it will be something to comfort for many years to come.

[@rainofda0w024]

Mr samuel…felt like a mixture of all the tv figures(bob ross and mr rogers) and my grandpa on my moms side i had growing up…mixed into one…it was an emotional ending to hear the same funeral song at the end…man….

[@moxxym]

I read it as Mister Samuels accepting his own death, in episode 3 he is trapped behind a window which to me symbolises being trapped in his own mind. Something people at the verge of death seem to be while the body slowly loses all function and near the end that reflective sadness with a hint of joy struck a chord with me after losing my grandpa yesterday

[@nessie3682]

Okay went to go watch (thanks for the no jumpscare warning! it was unsettling enough that I was nervous) Was well worth the watch and even watched Yara'a latest video! Very interesting and some phrases are a absolute gut punch of oh? *oh...* Thank you nightmind for bringing this creator to light I've subscribed and eagerly await for what Yara and their team cook up!

[@katievalant1951]

I haven't watched the video yet but I had to comment that I came across the video series when only the first one uploaded and it had like 60k views. I was, "I can't wait for night minds video on this!" I couldn't stop thinking about it all day and even showed my husband, he said I'm not allowed to show him stuff anymore lol 😂

[@bounceysteve]

I’ve already seen the comments about dementia, I just enjoyed the feeling of exestential calmness the whole thing had, I only barely caught on to the feeling of decay first watch though.

[@Shadowstar1311]

Just some feed back. You gave a warning those sensitive to horror. I am not one of those people. Most any horror project doesn't truly bother me unless it depicts chifd abuse. But I did find a few moments of this project deeply upsetting, and not for any logical reason. Its something about the melodies that evokes a feeling of despair and isolation and hopelessness. I think it's just a strange neurochemical reaction. That being said, I found some of Mr. Samuels introductions deeply nostalgic and comforting. It was the instumentals of the Madeline songs, and the melodies she sang, (not the lyrics but the actual melodies) that triggered a feeling of powerlessness and impending annihilation. Not that I'm complaining, I'm just saying, straight up horror isn't necessarily more upsetting than abstraction.

[@TapDat52K]

For me, the show is a reminder that time will make us all forget. You'll first forget the things people say, you'll next forget the actions other's do. But you'll lastly forget the way people made you feel.Up until you forget it all.

[@kyaksachan502]

Honestly your reading really does fit; I reminds me of an uncle I deeply respect who we're unable to visit consistently due to our own issues somewhat beyond us. The theory I had was a very typical reading I suppose': mine was the plain ol' selcusion of social attivity and just over-indulging into unhealthy nostalgia until it distorts and distorts as the unpleasantries of irl inflect it as the old teaching from our haydays no longer hold up like they use to. Forcing our mental state to keep time still and refusing it to be kept, which cannot be kept, making up advices from imperfect memories like shows like Bob Ross, Sesame street, and Mr. Rogers and falling short in understanding them any longer. Indulging without really pondering, thus we decay and decay from of misremember of ourselves and others and the void of everything around us just covers us despite our desire of isolated salvation that fails us. Yadda, yadda, same ol' same ol' trope. At the end of the day, our homes which keep us oh so safe also ends up isolating us and poisons us in equal measure.

[@strawberrytwinkies]

This nearly brought me to tears the message behind it is so powerful and they conveyed and executed it so well

[@adris412]

I'll be lying down and staring blankly at the ceiling for the next few hours, ten out of ten, incredible series, good night.

[@KorilD]

Just watched the series. Very unsettling. Especially since Mr. Samuel looks a lot like my elderly father.

[@trulyjaada]

dude i wasn't expecting an upload so soon BUT IM SO PUMPED FOR IT

[@greenhowie]

Glad this is getting Night Mind eyes on it, the artists behind it seem really nice and are happy to tell you exactly what influenced them and stuff, brings back memories of the This Is It collective - projects like this are what Art should be about.

[@Slipping_Lately]

While i know I'm probably wrong for me this feels like heavy dissociation. I keep mentally running back to an safe place that just doesn't exist anymore while my physical body is somewhere else. Nothing feels right anymore but the place I run to even as it breaks apart feels like comfort. Even in that broken space, sitting with someone i needed to exsist yet they don't i feel safe. We're confused but its home. We'll remake home from those broken bones, false comforts and whatever else until we have nothing left.

[@MystearicaClaws]

Ok. I left to watch the Playlist and omg another amazing recommendation! The visuals, the sound design, the puppets.... it's so well done

[@NasikaSakura]

I am so tickled that you're covering this one! Look forward to watching after work later. :3 Thank you, Nic!