"The Watchers" HUMAN IMPERSONATING CREATURES Explained

[@RoanokeGaming]

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[@kingshadow8782]

Happy Friday!

[@kingshadow8782]

😊

[@bigred-gd7iw]

Oh roanoke u are a sigma u have so much rizz please sign my baby's forehead ❤

[@creeperking346]

finally gaming channel

[@bigred-gd7iw]

Every time you eat a green m&m think of me - dr phil the green m&m

[@BizarroJoe]

In mythology the Fae are weak to iron, imprisoning them underground near a large iron deposit was a nice little touch that I appreciate.

[@gammothdraws]

I love the theory that the reason why they are weak to iron is because iron is one of, if not, the most stable element

[@shoulderpyro]

And thus causing conflict with other Fae.

[@Umbra_Ursus]

Where does any of that come from, by the by? Fae don't like iron, werewolves don't like silver, gold apparently holds some religious value...

[@shoulderpyro]

@@Umbra_Ursus Fae are tricksters, thus unpredictable. A stable element like iron is a direct opposite Werewolves require a full (silver) moon to transform, thus silver is their weakness and gold is just shiny, i guess.. that's my best guess at where it comes from

[@marystone860]

I was about to comment about this very thing! I'm a practioner of magick and the occult, and have studied it for years, and it says that iron is deadly to the Fae, and if one works with them, take great care to NOT have iron in the same magickal/ritual area as the Fae, because it can severely hurt them, or, make them angry! Just something.

[@NautYourAverageAstro]

Sticks and stones may break cryptid bones, but Roanoke will always educate me

[@cgusiec7039]

rock and stone!

[@godzilla44556]

NO

[@cgusiec7039]

@@godzilla44556 why :(

[@godzilla44556]

@@cgusiec7039 because The Watchers fairies are build different

[@Squizziles]

Legit a huge reason I passed my medical biology tests 😂

[@shark899138]

"I don't believe it's anything magical." Sounds like something the Fae would say to get you off the trail of the Fae

[@InVinoVeratas]

The Fae's are turning the freaking Frogs Ga-

[@Steve-sf8fv]

@@InVinoVeratasGae

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

​@@Steve-sf8fvAh, you! 😂😂

[@Vindictator1972]

I like how Roanoke just skips over the whole Fae are Magic thing. Magic, AND STILL Get stomped by Humanity.

[@gmork1090]

Magic? You must be new here.

[@CorruptDemocratsJ6]

Iron sword/spear and Man-Muscle beats Magic thing. Never underestimate Masculine Men willing to get their hands dirty, especially for survival, magic beings be damned.

[@wren7195]

Not "ironically" but factually, in folklore the Fair Folk are afraid of iron. Hence why it'd be a good idea to stick them in Ireland, if it's all volcanic iron and stuff. We TOTALLY did that.

[@bhart3321]

Well Fae are physically weak they rely on their magic & trickery to survive. It's why when much stronger races like the Fomorians showed up they went back to their realm (Avalon) rather than mess with monstrosities wielding iron weapons & armor.

[@cyriell]

Idk man, main issue with modern media magic like harry potter fir example is that the projectiles move relatively slow, if we compare it to a gun especially closer distance will pretty much hit their target instantly, like how can for example voldemort respond to that? Or the exact opposite when a sniper can hit a target kilometers away, the recent new record being a ukrainian sniper hitting his target 3800m away (4156 yd) and i highly doubt the shot was heared by the russian soldier Tldr; modern media magic is underwhelming on how its portrait compared to modern weaponry, so if this "new" movie is like most other modern magic usage its quite lackluster but visually really pleasing P.s I do NOT Know enough about older magic so i wont speak my mind about it

[@dylanthomas385]

The Watchers are supposed to have lost their wings, magic and ability to endure the sun after being banished from the surface by humans in the past, but when Mina persuades Madeline to accept her human half as well as her Watcher half, she suddenly grows wings again. This suggests that the history both humans and Watchers know may be wrong, and that the Watchers' disfigurements have been caused by inbreeding without an infusion of human bloodlines after the two peoples had become estranged. Madeline, being a halfling, once again is what the Watchers used to be.

[@j.g.3293]

This is honestly a really good theory

[@dylanthomas385]

Full disclosure I copied it from tv tropes head scratcher section

[@treintaydos4830]

​@@dylanthomas385we appreciate the honesty

[@blackdragon227]

But Halflings are Hobbits. :P

[@KateeAngel]

Hybrids are great, I love hybrids. Bird species hybridise often, look for example at black and hooded crows

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon7267]

That idea that the uncanny valley is the latent feeling of something that is close to you but isn't you is always fun

[@thetitaniumviper4734]

Yea it means at some point or another humans had to deal with something that looked like us but didn’t get it quite right

[@Odin_Allfather]

@@thetitaniumviper4734it’s diseased people and corpses, because being around those could be deadly.

[@m.a.r.p2772]

And algo some other human species such as neanderthals and such

[@AnomalyINC]

@@m.a.r.p2772 Neanderthals weren't a different species from us, as evidenced by us interbreeding.

[@Koifin3]

@@thetitaniumviper4734this is a fun theory but unfortunately it’s literally for the sickly and dead to avoid disease. Science is often boring.

[@bubbles69138]

what made the "old woman" change in the end was remembering love... empathy.. the positive emotions.. the fae lost that living underground filled with hate and revenge.. thats part of the reason they lost their wings

[@booboodavila]

Ooooo interesting!!

[@TheWorldVault-rw5jx]

I love Roanoke's refusal to acknowledge magic 99% of the time. *Radio showing Nordic runes* Roanoke: "Clearly, this is just electromagnet interference."

[@karmicdisaster12]

Thank you! I was wondering why no one seemed to notice that. It’s an ancient for of Germanic runic alphabet and these creatures are very likely Fae. Their curiosity and violence towards humans completely vibes with most stories about the Dark Fae too.

[@TheWorldVault-rw5jx]

@karmicdisaster12 The fact that he showed a still of the radio multiple times, feels Iike he was trolling. Based on a quick Google, it looks like Elder Futhark, I don't have the patience to try and figure out what (if anything) it's supposed to mean.

[@kogg980]

The Dimond rune (ingwaz): fertility, gestation, or internal growth The fork rune (fehu): wealth, abundance, luck, energy, creation The arrow (thurisaz): reactivate force, defense, combat

[@TheWorldVault-rw5jx]

@kogg980 Yeah, I found the definitions, but I'd be curious if they're meant to mean something more specific, of be a reference to something.

[@kogg980]

@TheWorldVault-rw5jx I figured you had. Most everyone would. Could be an old challenge like " Enter and grow stronger via combat " or a warning " Beware supernatural Ra-PinG, defend yourself ". 😆

[@FireFreddy02]

17:10 , "Bike is also short for bichel" is an underappreciated line my guy

[@House.Of.Pain.]

He has a twin brother named Bikelangelo but sometimes he goes by Bikey I heard.

[@jakeking974]

Anyone ever: "May I have your name?" Me, eyes narrowing: "... No, you may not." Better safe than sorry

[@LuckyBones77]

My friend blames the fae for their ADHD 😂 Says that a fae must have asked him ‘may I have your attention’ when he was a kid

[@rudeboyjohn3483]

This is why I use different nicknames with different groups of people. Fae changelings ain't gaining power over me, nosiree

[@raidmaster6879]

"Trust the system" is the fastest way to get me to distrust something, and I immediately question everything.

[@dnatsrednUouYoD]

Yessss. As soon as I hear that all I can think is "BITCH WHY. MAKE ME." 😂

[@YourLifeWasting]

Trust the Roanoke system

[@____Carnage____]

Trust your immune system

[@canadiancanucklehead8310]

System the trust.

[@SilverStarHeggisist]

Trust nothing, test everything

[@rpNerd]

I lost it at the "Paleness can be explained through the existence of Nordic people" XDDD as a pale nordic person, i applaud you

[@TheChildofAuraReborn]

Don’t think many people will get this reference, but the fact that this movie takes place in Ireland and the guy Daniel hunting crows just reminds me of “There’s nothing better than unloading a shotgun on an unsuspecting crow”.

[@daysonduncan6100]

love oneyplays

[@LaserbeamXperience]

"I sometimes wish it was my classmates"

[@razzaus1570]

I know the feeling

[@BlackReshiram]

bro what 😆

[@solidsnake4567]

Makes me think of hunting Morgan. Since her symbol is crows/ravens. The Irish death goddess

[@FreelancerM4A1]

The Angler Fish Mafia sends its regards

[@Phantom682]

TMA fan?

[@FreelancerM4A1]

@@Phantom682 TMA isnt ringing any bells right now, what does it stand for?

[@Phantom682]

@@FreelancerM4A1 The Magnus Archives. It’s a horror anthology podcast about fear.

[@Phantom682]

The first episode is about a creepy not-quite-human figure in an alley called The Anglerfish

[@chrisrawe3799]

@@Phantom682nah papa Roanoke just really hates angler fish. I don’t blame him either

[@KanikSuden]

Apex predators hearing humans talk in the woods is like humans hearing the bigfoot sierra sounds in the woods. lol

[@Dakuu75]

"Someone was clapping Fae cheeks~" lmfao. I love this channel.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

I was gonna say it could be the other way around but then I remembered we are talking about humanity.

[@AF-S1N1A1]

I lost it when he said that!! 😂🤣

[@kylecampbell2164]

10:15 You can't just casually drop the fact that humans have a dominant 6 finger gene and walk away. I NEED MORE ROANOKE!

[@bentrieschmann]

Except dominant verse resesive would mean majority of us would have 6 fingers not 5. He had that backwards.

[@ziziorens348]

​@@bentrieschmannno, he said that the recessive gene is just much more prevalent. If I understand it correctly, if two people with polydactyly (specifically 6 fingers on each hand) would have children, there'd be a MUCH greater chance of them also having that specific polydactyly.

[@JeRefuseDeBienPrononcerBaleine]

@@ziziorens348 That still make it recessive. If it was a dominant gene, having a single copy of it would make have it.

[@WoRstVoRt3x]

My cousin was born with a little 6th finger growing off his pinky. His parents had it removed tho when he was a baby

[@free_live_free-511]

@@JeRefuseDeBienPrononcerBaleine the polydactyl trait is autosomal dominant. if 1 parent has it, the offspring would have a 50% chance. but everyone has the 5 finger recessive. both parents need to have that, which everyone does. so the 6 finger expression is rarer.

[@kjstyles2xtreme]

her ending up in the forest is easy to explain when you consider fae buggery

[@shoulderpyro]

long story short: Live and let live. Dont mess with Fae

[@kjstyles2xtreme]

@@shoulderpyro and if you have to interact with them, mind your manners, don't accept gifts, don't strike deals, watch what you say, and always carry an iron bar

[@shoulderpyro]

@@kjstyles2xtreme carrying iron can be seen as a threat. Watch your manners and words, aye, but friendly relations can be formed so long as there's mutual respect

[@kjstyles2xtreme]

@@shoulderpyro true, but I always love by "stay strapped or get clapped"

[@okaminokuro]

@@shoulderpyro As a ground- type pokemon trainer i have a nidoking and a steelix on my team, i don't fear sylveon.

[@DanTurner-x6z]

Actually, leaving somebody's office untouched out of respect, isn't totally unheard of-- Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Astro Boy passed away in 1989, and it wasn't until 2014, that his daughter finally went through his desk.

[@Obiwancolenobi]

My first office job a few years ago had an office with a giant fake fish in it. I inquired on who had that office and they said Vern. Vern died about 12 years ago when I heard that, lol. Wasnt out of respect, though. They were just lazy and settled into their silos.

[@bigdaddylonglegs2165]

22:33 Roanoke when a human being shows empathy for another human’s suffering/death: WHY ARE YOU CRYING??

[@Psycho_187]

Right ? 😂

[@Kikeeks]

Would love to see Roanoke’s take on The Cabin in the Woods, particularly the way the government agents are manipulating the chosen ‘sacrifices’ as well as some analysis of the various horrifying monsters kept in captivity for the ritual.

[@coffeebean_tamer]

Yes I'd love that ❤

[@nothappyboi9453]

Color out of space would be a banger video idea! Would be interesting to see how a color could mess us up so badly Plus nic cage unhinged.

[@LegendStormcrow]

Cage movies are always a hoot.

[@XenomorphXIII]

Agreed, that movie is a blast.

[@porterwhittenber2115]

I'd probably end up being one of the adventurous humans to be with a fae. The way they looked in that mural was interesting.

[@SavedByFaith9981]

You and the 13 people who liked this are all the type of people to possessed by a demon because it convinced you it wasn’t a demon.

[@Marsyas01]

"We all know what mankind does to other hominids." Interbreed with them to the point that we are no longer separate populations?

[@MiGLifeCrisis]

can imagine a cave man typing this bashing rocks together, thinking they typed some spirit bomb of a comment 😂

[@muffinmuffin8946]

Fight, flight, or have so much sex it creates a whole new strain of human, the only thing more horny on main is citrus and oak, thats how we got lemons and literally any oak

[@adamc117]

@@MiGLifeCrisisHe’s completely right though. Race mixing is the death of all races. Better to preserve all of them by keeping them separate

[@Cilent__]

"Bike is short for Bicheal" made me laugh way more than it should've 😂😂😂

[@Baxter9743]

There is a TV show called Surface that aired from 2005-2006. Unfortunately there's only one season of it, but I think there is enough information in that season that you could make a video about the main creature from the show. I find the concepts in the show fascinating and I thought it would be something right up your ally.

[@soral94]

🎉🎉🎉

[@TalkedMat]

Wow. No pin?

[@SoullessAIMusic]

Dude I remember Surface, I seen every episode as it aired. It was a bit of an event when it was on. I recently re-watched it last year and it wasn't that bad.

[@jellybean7283]

Omg i loved this series. I was 7 or so when it came out and only recently found out it wasnt a fever dream lol.

[@jayburn00]

Genetically engineered intelligent electrical salamanders basically if I remember correctly.

[@Scarlet_Soul]

They see you when you're sleeping, they know when you're awake. They know if you've been bad or good so be good for Roanoke's sake

[@CallMeJamezCuzDatzAGiantPeach]

That was dumb....

[@Scarlet_Soul]

@@CallMeJamezCuzDatzAGiantPeach Merry Christmas

[@Ash_quacks]

😂

[@TheTrueUltimateGenLifeform]

@@CallMeJamezCuzDatzAGiantPeachdoes it grip?

[@Gravedigger933]

Fun Fact: Santa is half fairy.

[@ThomasOMahony-x7q]

As an Irishman, I love the impression people get of Ireland from the films Roanoke reviews on here. And ah yes, our road network is for real like that.

[@markgallagher1790]

Those roads indicate the West or the North-West. No chance that professor is getting enough lads to make a bunker without suspicion

[@kai_plays_khomus]

Still not as bad as East Germany I'd say.. 😅

[@MatthewTheEmperor]

Wait they really are like that?

[@markgallagher1790]

@MatthewTheEmperor sometimes. Mainly in rural areas in the west

[@MatthewTheEmperor]

@@markgallagher1790 Huh the more you know!

[@lunerblade13]

21:09 if memory serves in some ancient stories metal and iron are suppose to be fatal to faefolk like trying to touch and hold heated material it’s suppose to burn them just like what the sun is doing. Unless these Changlings are so deprived or have mimicked humans enough to just bypass or endure the pain.

[@stuglife5514]

Not even super ancient. I’m Pennsylvanian “Dutch” (we aren’t really we’re what we call Deitsche in our dialect) and we hang up iron red stars on our houses to keep away the schnellghast. Winged demon that stalks overhead roads and houses at night, so they say. Anyways, those stars are now for some reason “rustic an Americana” and all over the country. But the proper ones are about a foot and a half or so, iron, and a dark red color. (My boyfriend, who’s from Arizona, calls them pagan hahaha) but yea those stars cropped up around the mid 1700s from what I know

[@blakemcmillan5680]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@stuglife5514I’ve never heard of the schnellghast before, is there a different name that they go by? I’m curious and want to know more about them but the only thing that pops up when I google it is the ghost from Minecraft

[@petercampbell8694]

Miners always used to take Canaries down the mine to detect Carbon Monoxide (and yes, the canaries were yellow)

[@AnomalyINC]

"If no-one who enters the forest comes back, where did the stories come from?" From the people who didn't enter the forest, I'd presume.

[@leroyjenkins1032]

I think maybe the fey are suppose to represent fallen angels? So their off spring would be the Nephilim? Also would explain the whole "we were gods once", and why their jealous of humans, and them being locked under ground similar to hell. Also the term "watcher" can also be a reference to certain angles iirc.

[@quinnmartensbobbitt3704]

The myths behind the aos si or daoine sith, meaning “people of the mounds”, goes back farther than Christianity and the concept of “nephilim” or fallen angels. They were a part of the pantheon of deific figures going back to the days of pre-recorded paganism, during a period of history when wise men and druids and those who had knowledge of the old traditions communed with the spirits and saw them for what they were. Even today they’re still paid some reverence by some people, though the myths and legends of them have passed into history. They’re literally godspawn- offspring and descendants of the Tuatha de Dannn, or People of Danu- the Celtic deities of the Gaelic peoples, from Ireland and Scotland. In myth, they supposedly inhabit a parallel plane adjacent to our world and the world of spirits, wherein nature is fully bloomed year-round and filled with everlasting beauty and life, albeit also filled with infinite dangers and tricksome creatures. In modern day, people view them as leprechauns, goblins, faeries, sprites, redcaps, brownies, hobbs and kobolds, among many others. Some people, myself included, theorize that many of the myths around the world of similar beings may simply be separate groups of the same species that people have encountered throughout time. There are legends of them as far east as the Middle East and as far west as Canada and Iceland.

[@leroyjenkins1032]

@@quinnmartensbobbitt3704 Christianity specifically yes but the mythology that Christianity belongs to along with Judaism and Islam is older I believe, tying with Hinduism for some of the oldest "religions", the mythology the religions are based off of being older even.

[@quinnmartensbobbitt3704]

@@leroyjenkins1032 Most of the myths and legends of Christianity are inherently tied to old Hebrew manuscripts going back ages past. A lot of the translations of events are inaccurate or misinterpreted, especially since the transfer from Hebrew to Phoenician to Latin to Proto-English to modern English is bound to have a number of alterations. Similar to how people often misconstrue the myths and ideals of Satan and Lucifer, when neither figure really existed until the formation of the Christian society. Many myths were invented in the aftermath, drawn from allegory and older myths tied into pagan religions, including the Kemetic myths and legends, those of the Jewish folk, and after that the Hellenic and Eastern European folklore. Unwinding the history of their legends would take more time than it takes to basically say that they appropriated literally every aspect of whichever religions they came across to create their mythology.

[@feelyoung79]

​@@quinnmartensbobbitt3704nah little buddy.. the Bible teaches all this along with the wicked sides reasoning.. the prophet's wrote of the coming messiah and that happened already when Christ historically walked this earth! Ever celebrate a birthday or look at a calander and wonder why we're in 2024? Ever hear of BC and AD?? Archaeologist are always proving the Bible correct whether they want or by accident.

[@feelyoung79]

​@@quinnmartensbobbitt3704😂😂You're way off.. education is piss poor!! Prophet's wrote of the coming messiah and Christ fulfilled that and that's a historical fact! Bart Ehrman who's not a christian in any sense say's that Jesus walked this earth and was crucified but he obviously doesn't believe in His divinity and why would he.. All.around the world you have a flood story which is what we'd see from people passing down their stories from generation to generation. China worshipped what would seem the God of the Bible and had a genesis story very similar to the Bible.. sea shells a top large mountains, tree's standing through supposed million's of year's of geo columns and also upside down, not long ago DNA tissue from dinosaur's being found which they never tested for because they were supposedly million's and billion's of year's old. It took the lady who diacovered the T-Rex thigh area tissue DNA year's to come up with a bs excuse on why it exist's! Find a good documentary on youtube like "Man walked with dinosaurs proof" which should start you in the right direction. Dinosaur's were called dragon's before the 1840's... matter of fact if you research very old dictionary's you'll see dragon in it and is said to be very rare. Once you watch a good doc on the subject you'll start to realize.you've been lied too your whole life.. Gobeklitepi!!😂😂😂 All of a sudden they want to cover it up!? Look up "Expedition Bible" and.you will have plenty of evidence and maybe you'll find some actual Truth and stop comparing the fake to the real. @quinnmartensbobbitt3704

[@Liam-xo5ec]

The Uncanny Valley theory is one of my most favorite things to think about, especially it’s answers, one of them being the idea of a predator that mimicked us to hunt us when we were cavemen. While not totally like this movie, I imagine the Uncanny Valley influenced this movie at least a bit.

[@BriEnr]

The actual basis is that there were other species of human (literally us but different), and also sick/dead people (us but wrong). Both of which it was safest to avoid.

[@Liam-xo5ec]

@@BriEnr those are two of the theories, scientists haven’t fully understood why the Uncanny Valley exists but there are many ideas why. We have no definitive answer as of now

[@AveSicarius]

​​​@@Liam-xo5ec It's incredibly unlikely that there was some hominid superpredator hunting it's own genus, mostly because hominids aren't predatory and were fairly low on the food chain for a very long time due to the sacrifices made in order to a) become bipedal and b) evolve larger brains and greater intelligence. An obligate predator that literally evolved to eat human's is even less likely than this, because human's had relatively small populations, were relatively spread out regarding said populations, and tended to not be great sources of food due to our low fat content and basically just being scrawny lanky things compared to most herbivores. We also weren't exactly hard to catch for a long time due to being slower and pretty fragile in comparison to most predators, with a lack of the arboreal talents of our primate relatives to give us the greater protection of trees, and not really having the means to protect ourselves from large predators until relatively recently (until the advent of stronger spear heads, or the Atlatl, we didn't really have a means of taking down larger animals as their hides were too thick for a wooden/stone spear thrown by a human to pierce through to the organs, and holding the spear while trying to stab something would likely result in a very bad time unless you had cornered a single animal that wasn't too large) means that any obligate or even just somewhat adapted predatory species would be able to consistently hunt us without needing such specialized adaptations for most of our evolutionary history, and it's only really in the last 20 thousand years or so, since around the end of the last ice age, that this changed as we rapidly developed new and better ways to control our environment and influence the other animals in it. If an animal was intelligent enough to do something like that, it would likely have focused on hunting more plentiful and bountiful species, and would likely have had the means to do so if it had adaptations towards predation (like stronger muscles, evolved weapons in the form of sharper nails or teeth, better vision, etc). Human's aren't particularly hard to hunt in a natural environment, and even if you had a gun, a tiger could very much kill you before using it if you didn't know exactly where it was (because they attack from behind) and it was so inclined to eat human that day. So having such extreme and specific adaptations would likely never be selected for when a bog standard predator that could simply hunt other food sources and occasionally might eat one of our ancestors would be infinitely more successful as a species, and wouldn't be pigeonholed into an extremely small and potentially unsustainable population (again, Homo species were fairly spread out, over both geography and time, and tended to have relatively low populations, to the point we were almost wiped out several times, shown by genetic bottlenecking, an obligate predator arising in Africa or even in Europe with Erectus would likely be limited to potentially under a hundred, or a thousand once we spread to Europe in greater numbers) members of its species if they focused on eating Hominids and had to eat as often as other mammals, we reproduce relatively slowly, usually around 14-16 years before we can reproduce, and it took serious time to build our population up, being constantly hunted by a predatory species that speicalized in Hominids would have almost certainly wiped out many Hominid groups way before they went extinct from other causes, and given the extent of development such a predator would have towards hunting us, we, as a species, would have significantly more adaptations to dealing with it beyond just "oh that looks weird not gonna go there" (because if you can hear/see something at a distance to recognize it not actually being human you are probably fucked), a factor which we see in a variety of predator/prey relationships with preferential predators. It's likely an adaptation that is found in many species, because most are wary of other species in their genus or even subspecies inherently due to being uncertain if it is a potentially competitor, friend (for social species), mate, or something that can be ignored. We just focus mostly on eyesight as our primary sense, so in turn it is a visual phenomena moreso than an auditory or smell based trigger.

[@Balthizar101]

One of my favorite stories involving this is a sci-fi novel called Blindsight which presents the idea of vampires being an evolutionary offshoot of homo sapiens. These vampires were obligate cannibals that preyed on humans and evolved to be stronger, faster, and smarter than us. They looked mostly like us but were just different enough for humans to notice and develop an instinctive "uncanny valley" response.

[@roberthernandez5802]

​@@Balthizar101I love that book and there's another, it's not a direct sequel but its connected, I think they made a movie or a short about it, would be cool if Roanoke did a video on the vampires and aliens in blindsight.

[@zachw2906]

22:19 Townsfolk: "Hey, let's accept jobs from this nice old stranger" "I don't see why not - I knew a guy who took a job with this fellow and he made enough in one day to disappear off the face of the Earth"

[@supersaiyanbino]

"Clap fae cheeks" is the greatest thing I've heard all week

[@jakeking974]

>ends up in the middle of nowhere by simply continuing to drive despite no signs of a road She must secretly work as a trucker for Swift

[@Nightcall.]

He thought we wouldn’t notice The Forest OST in the background. No game made me feel as subtly creeped out as that one, perfect music choice here

[@perpetuallyonfire7768]

Anniversary mass is a big thing here. Its a bad look to not go to your own mother's even 15 years on.

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

Weird. I still have my mother in a box inside my closet. At least that way I don't need to go to some cemetery or riverbed.

[@perpetuallyonfire7768]

@jaymevosburgh3660 still drawing the pension

[@mprojekt72]

@@jaymevosburgh3660 Geezbuts crickets. At least have the decency to take her out to get some sun every day or give her vitamin D when you bring her meals.

[@brotherkhrayn3525]

Ok, the Established Titles joke got me for a second 🤣

[@Ohk_15]

Had to scroll so far to see that

[@ramiavt]

oh wow I love finding new movies to watch from you. I very jumpy and anxious so watching your summary and breakdowns first really help me enjoy the movies more!

[@MaskedVengeanceTV]

" aliens better stay away from humans because some humans going to look at an alien and be like yeah I'de hit it...." Maybe this is why aliens don't visit us.......

[@MachineMan-mj4gj]

Earth: The Horniest Place in the Galaxy.

[@Zerker6064]

Aliens if you ever dare to try to take over earth we will clapp your cheeks.

[@petrvacek8501]

Trully shame. But true, I would definitely clap chuthullu or any monster.

[@avataryellow]

When she sayds to get over it, she's talkimg about getting over being the cause of the accident. She needs to get ober that so she can start attending things, like memorials, and atop avoiding everything. This is reinforced throughout the movie.

[@mattj.7756]

5:12 To quote a vine, “Ireland has got to be home to some of the most unbelievably *pointless fucking traffic lights”*

[@carlospizarro915]

My favorite Roanoke videos are definitely the magic ones. His bridging the gap between magic and science is what makes this channel unique and has always kept me hooked (along with other info I can appreciate as a fledgling biologist). Keep it Ro, never changed💪💪💪

[@dirpdanger8839]

This movie was a decent watch, but that memorial paradox bugged the crap out of me too.

[@DiscordOfDave]

Government: “Do not disobey. Follow orders.” That has real “pick up that can” vibes.

[@Touch-Grass-Now]

I hereby propose a motion by which anglerfish are to be considered as an SCP 001 proposal.

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

Denied.

[@colohaust5332]

Are they an Epsilon level threat? No? Then they can be SCP-whatever the next fucking number is now

[@prehistoryenthusiast]

Nu uh

[@atimidbirb]

SCP "Lamplight" IS A COLOSSAL SPACE ANGLERFISH ACTUALLY

[@KiiC.]

5:01 💀💀 Google Maps said take a right at the fork 😂😂😂

[@BryJamie]

The iron in the ground explains why it was a prison for them. Not the people

[@fenndragon9233]

It's also possible the tv was able to run without power because it being on/the show was a hallucination.

[@JônatasNunes55]

Anglerfish

[@canis2020]

One could argue that the forest could produce hallucinating effects through spores of fungus.

[@bigsad4372]

2:55 that bearded dragon looks so disinterested lmaoo

[@sAINTDeVille]

16:30 the reason she asked him what book she's reading is because he picked that book out for her so if anybody should know he should know!

[@RyneLanders]

The premise sounds very similar to the TV show 'From'. Pretty cool, would be cool to see a comparison of the two species and general storylines

[@godemperorofmemekind4170]

I’d say the creatures from from are far more evil, far more sadistic, they don’t even eat their kills they just want to inflict pain for the sake of it

[@randyfulcher1470]

here goes my suggestion for a video- i've been bloody dying to hear your explanation on the kharaa bacterium from subnatica so i would love to hear your thoughts on it and how certian things happened like how sector zero is alive!(also if you already did a video on it and i missed it im going to die of embarrassment-)

[@villager736]

I mean, if human watcher hybrids are possible, just do repeat what we did with the Neanderthals.

[@DH-xw6jp]

Extinction by snu snu

[@trail-wolf4x4]

Hey Roanoke can you do a video on the old "Watchers"movies of the 80s,90s it had what I always thought was an odd but interesting concept Also hoping to join in the Dogman trip!

[@ryanmaloney7691]

licking doorknobs in defiance is such a fuggin power play 🤣

[@Clancynet]

As an irish person i can confirm 90% of roads in ireland are like this

[@GrzmotOfficial]

I’ve said it before and I will say it again. The only reason that man is the king of this rock. Is because we got rid of anything else that posed a threat. But hypothetically. If tigers one day picked up force multipliers and spontaneously started walking around in a bipedal stance, we would have to find a new rock because we would be absolutely boned 😂

[@ferro9926]

You can row a boat But can you row an oak?

[@ferro9926]

Get it? Row an oak sounds like roanoke when said aloud haha

[@hopelessdecoy]

​@@ferro9926 if the boat is made of oak, yes

[@proteus5873]

"Get good GG easy" never have i heard such beautiful and poetic words in my life 🤣🤣🤣

[@goldenthrone9268]

I love when Roanoke refuses to believe the magic creatures aren’t magic it always makes me smile

[@ShadeMeadows]

Even when I'm not a fan of the movie/game, your videos are always entertainin'~

[@bigjohnson3381]

The strain series from Fox. Please do it. Literally tons of material, you could even break it down in different episodes.

[@taylortrombley9903]

This is the quickest I’ve gotten to a video! Keep up the amazing content Roanoke, best KZbin channel by far.

[@cthulhuprods6563]

All the still frames of the watchers scared the shit out of me. Thanks.

[@dmolegend1699]

19:15

[@ericcooke2661]

11:13 "Let's get into what is happening here to induce these hallucinations" RABIES!!

[@knv_elite7733]

I absolutely love the fact that you used the game the forest music theme for this, It made it way more unsettling for me (in a good way)

[@grimreaper2301]

Awesome video dude! I hope the next one is for either the tardigrade monster from harbinger down or the ancient enemy from phantoms!

[@mstcrow5429]

What's out in the woods? Woodchucks! WOODCHUCKS! Is the Summer Glau? She can do ballet.

[@arisoapi]

i went into the wrong theatre when this started playing instead of inside out 2…

[@Balthizar101]

Roanoke would love Celtic (Irish) mythology. As far as I remember, it's one of the only mythologies where the humans wage a full-scale war against their gods (the Tuatha de Danann / Fey) and actually won. Chalk one up for human supremacy.

[@katooga9749]

I’m so happy the bird lived

[@WolfHero]

3:49 the greatest disguise😅

[@DemonologyGaming]

It was awesome getting to watch this movie in the Discord with you!! Everyone loved it and we can’t wait for the next one! 💯

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

So the Faery look like Satyr Wongraven & Frost? That makes sense.

[@Ravington]

your explanations are always super interesting and its so cool that youre able to bridge such concepts into the media!!! youre the goat

[@davidkwiecien415]

37:16 I thought the proved recently that genetic memory is a thing. Some study with rats where they traumatized one half and then 5 generations later the new borns showed signs of PTSD

[@binaryblade2]

Genetic memory is not a thing, but stress can trigger epigenetic changes which can result in anxiety in future generations. They aren't memories, but changes to how our existing genes are expressed.

[@heraadrian7764]

@@binaryblade2 Sounds like a plausible explanation why some people are friendly or horny at first sight. Their ancestral bacon was saved by another that looks like the one you see in front and that triggers a positive bias. Maybe at least temporary before they wisen up from incompatibility or get a lucky draw and they obtain the second coming of the olden ally.

[@binaryblade2]

@heraadrian7764 no, that's just evolution at work. These epigenetic effects aren't directed like that. It's more like that it's possible to experience trauma so severe that it damages you genome.

[@venga3]

​@@heraadrian7764What you said is utter nonsense. Please go to school and do your biology.

[@heraadrian7764]

@@binaryblade2 Yupp, corect on all fronts. I just wanted to play the devil advocate so people get the complete idea by having some entertainment contrast. Answering logically and calm speakes well for you as a person so kudos to you. Like the experiment with the crickets armored in wax exposed to a spider attack and their offsprings show sings of fear when they smell the spider has showed it works with fear but nothing about pleasure or positive reinforcement.

[@Fink-id6yg]

I love Roanoke gaming so much. My life is spent waiting for video drops.

[@Dramn_]

Something to note about hallucinations is that even if you know they are not real, your brain a lot of the time doesn't care and so it causes stress and influences you anyway (obviously not as much if you know they aren't real but still)

[@roanokesbestfriend]

Hello Roanoke, we love you!

[@pelodofonseca6106]

You chose a nice background theme, The Forest is goated.

[@gamingwarlord9184]

I know dullahan can't cross flowing water, can't remember but I think fey had the same rule? Also you were curious and unsure about how calling the fey half human changed her or whatever the truth has power over the fey typically in lore, using their true names, making deals, ect

[@CidTheDude]

I really hate how it seems like some of my favorite channels have become victims of the most recent change in the KZbin algorithm. I can see some of my favorite channels abruptly start and continue struggling and I can see how my own feed and recommendations is pushing my preferred content less and less😢

[@raitoiro]

As any good FGO player could tell you : total fae death is not only good, it's necessary. And that movie only reinforce it.

[@tigerdye]

Officially marks day 8 of asking Roanoke to do a Ghosts of Mars breakdown.

This movie had some really interesting tidbits of lore and mythology. From Norse runes on the radio to things like Iron weakening them and a whole bunch of other small things.

[@redx2554]

Wood chipper beats everything just like holy fire does.

[@monsterstoner]

Love your videos dude I can tell you put a lot of work in

[@AvoidTheCadaver]

Weird story. Many many Years ago I went to Korea for a holiday and ended up injured. Spent some time in hospital and got a blood transfusion. When I returned home, I started craving Korean food pretty much every day and started cooking it. Also started making own kimchi. It got to the point that I started learning Korean. Prior to this I had never had much interest in anything Korean.

[@saw-blade4194]

Best channel out of all others that make this content definitely. I love how you bring science into it, that's the most interesting part about it.

[@CamillaDrakenborg]

The rune symbols kinda bugged me as a Nordic. Granted there was vikings on Ireland but why would they use old Norse runes & not Celtic ogham?! & it feels like they just threw random ones in cause like in the car the 2 seen stands for wealth & challenges. Just felt off seeing them in an Irish folklore tale.

[@ericlamb4501]

I recently saw a video like a month or so ago going into some Native American lore, and how they literally considered a tribe to of people to straight up be cryptid ass cannibal monsters, but they were just regular ass Humans with some tendencies. So I'd like to think, all these tales we have of cryptids that originate from like thousands of years ago, the uncanny valley effect, etc; are just stories about the outliers of pre-society

[@opalglass8101]

hmm its an interesting concept but I think a plot like this one needed to be stretched out over more than one movie or in a book. It's the kind of story that would have benefitted from more fleshed out lore. Like why were they sealed away when they were humanity's friends??? what did they do???

[@ayanamieivrashnovaa8939]

Finally!! I been waiting around for you to release a video about this movie 😂❤🎉

[@deetzyboywonder9312]

Can you look at the tooth fairies from Don't be afraid of the dark

[@youpelistic]

damn, egyptian memes in a roanoke video is what i never knew i needed