The Petscop Investigation - Part 7

[@NightmareMasterclass]

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[@orvilleredenpiller338]

“I don’t like explaining things.” We know, Petscop. We know.

[@theminakins815]

I'd say "omg I'm dead" but I'm not lina

[@apollo-sen]

we

[@viktorvaughn8192]

@@theminakins815 lol

[@p1xelat3d]

Timestamp

[@orvilleredenpiller338]

@@p1xelat3d If you still want it, its around 1:17:20

[@basilminitiate8332]

Oh my God... Just realized that a person after being reborn as someone who's dead would be "playing the same inputs in a different generation"

[@richariot8325]

I'm really sorry, what does that mean?

[@tehSupernerd]

Richariot if you were reborn as a dead person and you performed their inputs exactly, this situation could be interpreted as the dead person herself performing the inputs. The difference is that it’s not their generation when they’re performing the inputs, but your generation. Same inputs, different generation.

[@borthelcash6046]

The Petscop author gives more insight on this quote: twitter.com/pressedyes/status/1196617039181422592

[@hybhrhrnhtnhrh76]

OH SHITTTTTTTT

[@maskedsalesman2020]

That's one way to say "Same shit, different day."

[@dog-ez2nu]

I remember when watching when Paul's guardian gets hit by the car and genuinely jumping out my seat. This series is proof that horror can be as simple as a sprite being 'run over' after a crudely animated glowing orange car hits it to be jarring and startling enough to freak me out after all these episodes.

[@inkpot9359]

Bro it really scared me bruh. Like i just can't stop thinking how paul was taken and how his friend too over and over . Like just 5 minutes ago i was sleeping but i keep having these little flash backs that I.... I rlly need pyro or mat to make a vid on this

[@layneisinpayne2473]

@@Exigentable oh shush you.

[@shrilleth]

And to think, this is a horror series, and the first “jumpscare” was over 20 episodes in

[@bas777ien]

Same. Petscop conveyed a new experience of horror in my opinion. The windmill scene in video 6 (IIRC) where Marvin's shadow approches the camera genuinely got me frozen in fear, although there was no jumpscare.

[@CocTheElf]

"If you see her, I mean... not everyone can" "They didn't see her"

[@MegaLpso]

OUGH- THAT FELT LIKE A PUNCH TO MY FACE

[@PixlPixel]

*clap* Footnote: Happy Halloween!

[@lordcharles9786]

Clap Footnote: Thanks

[@NathanJakobMichaelThomas]

Estevan Garcia *clap* Footnote: You too!

[@moved8575]

*clap* Footnote: Happy Thanksgiving! :)

[@spiritelectric4998]

When Marvin tries to open a door in the gift plane, the text says "The door is locked." This provides more evidence for your idea that Paul not being able to open doors is a joke made specifically about him.

[@fatalbert2055]

Paul isn't the smartest guy after all.

[@ZophyteOfficial]

i just think this series is getting progressively more tragic as more instalments are added. the idea of marvin digging up the graves of children; the idea of children's bodies being stashed around a windmill; children being trapped in abandoned schools and being taken to counsellors... speaking from experience, i think whoever made this series has absolutely experienced child abuse. the chaos, the counselling and the atmosphere are all so perfectly done to give you that feeling of being a lost kid in an unsafe world, that scares you for reasons you can't explain. incredibly tragic

[@JanoyCresvaZero]

FE Rebekah It has more to do with underground rehoming, a term usually reserved for adoptions of animals, there is an actual underground trading network of parents who are dissatisfied with their child. Usually the child has behavioral or mental problems, and it’s more akin to craigslist ads than it is an actual adoption. The parents accepting the child don’t have to have any kind of qualifications or any kind of paperwork... Like those kind of people who trade their children (or worse, their child’s body) for crack. It’s a really fucked up world. Not that your theory is any less valid, I just don’t really get the sex trafficking or pedophilia ring thing. There’s way more to do with death, and right at the end, it’s pretty much shown that Marvin murders Paul.

[@kviiiie]

These videos are the only ways I can understand this series anymore

[@xoxopuppies12xoxo]

Same honestly it gets real confusing.

[@solarprogeny6736]

The 'Document' could help you if you want to deepdive into it. It features every canon information as well as every theory the info implies.

[@solarprogeny6736]

@@WobblesandBean That is not how art works. Many interpretations can be made, but a true explanation doesn't exist in art. Moreover, the document DOES provide many theories and interpretations for the story and the in-game occurences. Are you sure you read it in its entirety?

[@Exigentable]

@@WobblesandBean there's a lot of hard to follow narratives in the world. Twin Peaks isnt for everyone either, just saying. Its clearly experimental. would you have written angry letters to ABC to find out who killed Laura palmer? The question is the point. The answer may have never been intended to be revealed, and to do so would destroy the heart of the story.

[@Thor-Orion]

@@Exigentable they should have never let themselves get bullied into answering “Who Killed Laura Palmer?” So early on.

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

Did anyone else notice Belle’s sprite gets visibly “frustrated” when Paul can’t figure out what it wants? The corner of the mouth turns down in distaste and the eyebrow lowers by a pixel or two.

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

Wobbles and Bean I feel like there’s a technological/scifi element that could explain them going into the game as a separate consciousness. But the whole thing is borderline esoteric/occult in undertones so who knows at this point

[@anicsr]

@@Pleasestoptalkingthanks Or perhaps dial-up internet cutting the phone line and connecting belle's game to the server

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

Anic The scene does end pretty abruptly after that

[@tgreaux5027]

@@anicsr Playstation 1 didnt have online access like that and if it somehow did she would have had to literally done a P2P connection because there was no server that game was being hosted on. Belle wouldve had to literally dialed pauls number to access his modem so paul wouldve known she was doing that and not stayed on the phone asking if she was still there.

[@travdump209]

I believe all of the ghost rooms are linked together, and Paul is in one while Belle is in another. She drops the call while trying to communicate with him in the game.

[@THEFRISKIESTDINGO]

Paul: “what the f-“ Game: “kids shouldn’t say swear words” Me: _intense horror_

[@theminakins815]

Turns out she's John cena

[@mayhemical]

But he’s over 20 lol

[@frillydress]

Timestamp?

[@engineergaming9057]

@@mayhemical his voice like a kid from mw2

[@mayhemical]

@@engineergaming9057 ehhhh

[@william_williams]

Someone put this in a comment somewhere and it stuck with me-- the ship in a bottle text. If the ghost room is a ship in a bottle, then whatever that's in there is not coming out in one piece.

[@NightmareMasterclass]

UwU

[@peppermorrison]

Such an excellent and creepy ass comment.

[@peppermorrison]

@@NightmareMasterclass both the OP and the UwU

[@luckyducky7819]

Unless we break the bottle open in a delicate way, like cracking an egg.

[@engineergaming7407]

@@luckyducky7819 Break the world around you, and the only thing left intact is the ghost room.

[@justbob822]

Hey :D I'm a long-term, quiet viewer of Petscop/r/Petscop/your videos and I just wanted to say, thank you for all your hard work in putting this series together. Your analysis is always a breath of fresh air; I mean, I do love the Petscop subreddit for its ideas, memes, and the general level of kindness and respect I've seen it show, but I feel that the theories that get the most attention there tend to miss the mark. I think it's a consequence of viewing Petscop as a puzzle to be solved, so 'theorists' become fixated on decoding the narrative events of Petscop over considering narrative intent, which, yeah, you can't consider narrative intent without a narrative, but the almost memetic hysteria surrounding some of the proposed theories (especially around New Video time) tends to muddy the water of what Petscop is, the story it's trying to tell, and, most importantly, the reason it is telling *this* story. This has always been my stance throughout my journey with Petscop; I learnt about it from MatPat's first video on the series, and as someone who isn't a big fan of horror, especially horror that references real-world tragedies, I would've given it a miss. Except a line in the description caught my attention (this was back when it still featured the proprietors), I think it was something like: 'We aren't as concerned about these things now'. Something about it, considering what I'd been told about the series at that time, struck me as being so angry, utterly furious. I expected the series to be a scathing condemnation of us, something to the effect of, 'look at these children you've failed, how dare you play the bystander in this'. Of course, my thinking on Petscop has changed a lot since then, because as we know now, Candace Newmaker was just an allusion. A motif. Looking back on it, I think maybe I was the angry one; there's a part of me that is still incredibly bitter about how the community just 'moved on' from her story once it stopped being relevant, and nothing significant ever came from her story's involvement. Because she was a real person as much as she was a theme: we failed Candace, just as we fail Paul, and Care, and Belle, by playing the bystander. It's like you've said before, to consider Petscop solely as a puzzle to be solved is to play the abuser's game, so to speak. To ignore the lived realities that Petscop is trying to invoke, the lives of abused children, is to fundamentally misunderstand Petscop. Yes, the story is fascinating and yes, we all have our own ideas on it; even I have theories, though I feel everything I could possibly say about Petscop would be a case of 'different roads, same conclusion', but completing the jigsaw of the narrative isn't the same as learning from the experience. And that's what I feel Petscop is trying to be, a learning experience. It's why the only question I've ever had for the series is, 'why are we being shown this?' I'm guessing the answer will be, 'to help you close the loop'. Because there are so many Cares out there. Basically, what I'm trying to say in a very roundabout and rambly way is, thank you. Thank you for contextualising Petscop, for 'reading' it as a piece of art, for considering its themes and intents like so few others seem to do. Even if the story does come to a completely different conclusion, I want to thank you for helping me reach mine.

[@lordcharles9786]

Bob Bob That’s genuinely interesting

[@bananasinfrench]

YES I wholeheartedly agree. The very purpose of good horror is to bring our attention to a problem. Horror with those themes are often the strongest. Petscop features these themes of abuse in a subtle, yet heavy way if you’re looking for it. I wholeheartedly believe this is the purpose of the story; to bring the viewer’s attention to the horrors that many children are subject to, treated like property instead of people, to make them upset or angry or guilty on that front, to desire to change, perhaps. So yeah, imo you nailed it lol

[@TheSimonCle]

Wow, that is such a good comment. I feel pretty sure we'll never know the answers to everything, but that's not what Petscop is about anyways.

[@GJameso]

Went to bed watching this. Had the most intense dream I've had in a long time. 10/10 would recommend

[@greenhowie]

Dude I can't stop thinking after this and the dawn chorus is starting. Teach me your wise ways.

[@Theevil6ify]

What did you dream of?

[@tyler9004]

Why did you dream?

[@jadendafinger]

what kind of dream are we talking about here ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (i am not sorry)

[@lishanglong6762]

jaden da finger Stop

[@semantick]

I just realized, if Petscop is over, and it was being developed shortly before Mike died in 1995, it's been 24 years since petscop was created and Mike passed away. 24 episodes of Petscop. Sounds nifty to me.

[@jadendafinger]

Petscop Ost video: OH HELLO THERE!!!

[@SendyTheEndless]

I like how the "daylight" at the end is just the darkness but coloured blue. It's suitably creepy.

[@makotoyukikinnie]

I probably said this already..But here it is: I believe that the accident board game icon of the yellow connecting to the red is Care slowly turning into Paul,because Care's text font is yellow,while Paul's text font is red. Also,when Care B is put into the machine,Paul plays it's wrong and what comes out is a yellow and red egg...So what im saying is...Paul is a literal accident..

[@jadethunderhoof288]

@@WobblesandBean Soul transfer, maybe. Rebirth.

[@K.Marie119]

@@WobblesandBean Dissociative Identity Disorder, maybe. Alters don't, necessarily, share memories.

[@maniczzz]

I know I’m a whole 3 years late and idk if this was ever pointed out by anything, but I love Marvin’s speed being increased on this video when, looking back at when he was guiding Paul through the school, he was slightly faster than Paul. A nice bit of continuity there.

[@axllow3914]

No one is ever late for this absolute masterpiece of a series

[@imnullandvoid1224]

51:14 also note the lyrics "I saw the sign. It opened up my eyes." Now think back to the image of the "guardian progression" design. He goes from having almost closed eyes, to eyes wide open. And the iteration of the guardian that care just so happens to be playing, has wide open eyes and the final design of the guardian.

[@robertcornhole5197]

Interesting things about ships in bottles re. the Ghost Room: The ship is built inside the bottle, entirely from the outside. Once the ship is complete, it can't be taken out of the bottle without breaking it.

[@t8r507]

No, how they actually do it is, the entirety of the ship is made outside the bottle, how the put it in the bottle is the mast and sails are laying flat on the tiny ships deck, once the ship is put in the bottle a wire is used to raise the mast and sails buy pulling it forward vertical raising the mast

[@snorlax42]

I'm surprised that you didn't mention that when Marvin starts to ask the tool a question, he starts to ask "did you dig" and then he says "did you find Lina?" I think Marvin suspects that Rainer dug up Lina's unmarked grave

[@katcrow]

I could be wrong! But it sounded to me like cares mother said "no, honey, it's me mommy" and to me that always implied she was confused as to why care was calling her Jill. It's almost like Paul's conversation just got dropped in somewhere where it didn't belong and the mother reacted as so

[@katcrow]

@@WobblesandBean I don't think so! Only because he refers to Jill as Jill and in other places refers to his mom as mom :)

[@lucyinchat]

@@katcrow based on Paul's wording, that's not an accurate assumption. Care and Paul Leskowitz are more than likely the same person.

[@katcrow]

@@lucyinchat I agree!!! Especially when he points out that sometime yellow text bleeds into red. I feel like the failure of turning care into tiara resulted in Paul and maybe his family wants him to remember who he was?

[@lucyinchat]

@@katcrow of course, it could be like my relationship with my sister, (I'm trans), and she refuses to use my Name, consistently calling me by my dead name.

[@katcrow]

@@lucyinchat I'm so sorry you have to deal with that :( you deserve to be called by your real name! Your gender identity is valid and thank you for your input and theory ❤️

[@ChessQuestionMark]

GET A LOAD OF THIS GUY, YIKES!

[@sonmiagaylord4659]

hudson does look kinda shifty ngl

[@jadendafinger]

he kinda looks like a lightbulb, a tear drop, or most likely a buttplug

[@maxklassen3793]

Yike

[@AnEphemeralCollation]

There are few things I find more calming than you raking over this thing we both love with a fine-toothed comb. One important thing I haven't seen said either by you or on the r/Petscop subreddit is how Marvin's inventory seemingly only having Toneth in Petscop 20 (we don't see if he's in possession of any phase of Care) reflects that Marvin may have caught Toneth by running over him with his car, a conclusion made feasible by the mythology intimated elsewhere by the series. Given how we know that events in the series repeat across generations and that what we are witnessing may not even be truly reflective of our present (case in point: Paul's repeating movements in Petscop 9 reflect the possibility that all of this has already happened), it's possible to theorize that Petscop might play host a protocol which ultimately depicts and executes a static and seemingly unmodifiable cycle of actions and that the characters fulfilling the roles in the '[x] hits [y] with car' scenario (or any other in the series) are interchangeable; thusly, the game's admonition that a player can 'break the cycle' would require them to be a wild card. As Paul is likely a latter-day adjunct for Care, he would not be able to change the course of events alone, but given the ostensibly anomalous presence of Tiara in his game (she's not family, after all, so she might bear no analogue within the game and could therefore be immune to its scripted events) as well as the phoned-in 'genius' of her 'real-world' counterpart, Belle, deviation from the norm is more possible than in any other generational playthrough we've been shown. In fact, the recording FUCK-FUCK-FUCK seems to coincide with either Tiara's arrival/creation or the apparent thwarting of Marvin's plan as seen in Petscop 23. If this is the case, Petscop 24's description could be a way of avowing that anything shown to us from this point on will reflect the going-ons of Petscop in the scope of our own contemporaneity. By making our way through the materials provided to us, we have, in effect, caught up. We are the latest generation of the growing organism, and all that remains is 'Now:'.

[@glitchyglitchy3925]

It felt like you kinda rushed over the latter few episodes, which imo are some of the most interesting and creepiest yet, so I'm glad to hear there will be another video. I believe the rotation of the Garalina logo is meant to represent the 15 generations of Petscop. Rotation seems to have something to do with the Room Impulse dial that appears in the bottom left corner. Tbh one of the creepiest moments in the whole series was when the Guardian went up to the Garalina office in the school. The music, the spinning pieces making the weird noises, the 8 rooms with computers featuring a spinning Garalina logo in front (and what else has spinning been associated with in this series?)... then they all go dark when you dismantle the pieces (aside from #7, which has already gone dark). It almost seems like killing something... Then of course when Marvin goes after Paul after learning the room he's in for unknown reasons... and Paul dumping the items representing Care into a grave... Something that bothers me is that it's been said Care was lost but arrived home on Nov 12th, but Petscop 23 makes it seem like Rainer was the one who found her. There are still unanswered questions so I don't think the series is over yet, though it feels close to the end. It might be the end when we finally see the "family" recordings. Ahhh, the was one more thing that seemed eerie to me. The eggs are a symbol of someone being reborn, but it also reminds me of the quote of the ghost room being a ship in a bottle. The only was to remove what's inside is to break it.

[@Sibunafan221]

"who is tiara" "petscop kid very smart" petscop kids/book of baby names belle = smart ah

[@oUnfitNinjao]

Right before the "The Passageway" footnote marvin is shown a picture of what you described to be a blackboard with a wall behind it. Look closer, that in fact, is a silhouette of the park bench previously mentioned. This bench was also depicted in a picture in an earlier video on the wall in the room in which Paul uncovers the spinning censored object. At the time it had a piece of cake on it.

[@stoplight2554]

timestamp?

[@iPi314]

@@stoplight2554 45:00

[@CanaldoZenny]

The missing girl's father used to sit on a bench with cake and "birthday girl" signs, waitting for his daughter to return home.

[@xoxopuppies12xoxo]

As an adult who didn’t have Halloween plans, I’m glad I do now😩 two hour analysis, we aren’t worthy!

[@redtukeguy4263]

Excited for this analysis. :)

[@NaipesInk]

In the letter at 1:31:00 remember that Care's mother (Anna) is the SISTER of Lina (which Marvin married), according to the story that Rainer told Care back when he asked her to retrace her steps. So it is Anna Leskowitz, not necessarily just Anna Mark. Up until this point I thought Anna did not have anything to do with the whole rebirth thing and it was just Marvin. But now I've got the feeling every member of the family is actually a little bit involved with the rebirth process. Also, the letter in petscop 11 is addressed to Rainer so he could stay the night (or so I read some time ago). Now, if the letter in the locker was not written by Anna, it was most likely written by Marvin himself to convince Tiara of her new life. Keeping in mind he was obsessed to make Care someone she's not, it could be a possibility. Keep up the great work! I love to listen to your videos while drawing, they're just so good! Thank you so much for the effort on the petscop investigation and happy halloween!

[@KylaTea]

oh my god that room bit when I first saw it scared the living crap out of me and you pointing out that message on the screen with the room layout just made that scene even scarier. I got chills.

[@captaindapper5020]

"Rainer" is a word that would should up in the database of words used by P2 phonetic spelling, and it's fairly close to Daniel in English spelling

[@frogman4840]

I'm very late to this, but I just thought of something about the letter after re watching this series. The sickly sweet way it's written feels very facetious. Almost like a person trying to "make up" for previous actions. Often, an abusive parent will be "inconsistent" in their abuse; one day they may be awful to their child, the next incredibly kind and supportive. This is to make the child doubt themselves ("they can't be THAT bad, they're nice to me right now"). Given the "new life" comment, I would guess that this letter is addressed to a child after them being "reborn," an incredibly traumatic experience, which the parent is now trying to "make up for" by being uncomfortably supportive and loving.

[@roseivy5956]

Yeah that letter reads EXACTLY like the shit my abusive mother would send me nonstop after I cut her off to the point that reading it made me uncomfortable. Before I heard everyone else's comments I thought that tone was normal and I was just an asshole lmao

[@juggernaut4463]

"Your footnote will be a fine addition to my collection" amazing video as always

[@spritelady4669]

That moment with Belle/Tiara moving her head and just standing there will always freak me out. Seriously creepy stuff from a character that is essentially an armless stick figure.

[@gnoname5940]

There's one thing in Petscop that always bugs me. To Marvin, it must be obvious that Rainer knows about all the things he has done. So... Why continue to play the game? Why do anything for someone who is seemingly against you entirely? Is he being forced to? I feel like I'm missing something important, I was never that great at keeping up with all the details in the series. Excellent video by the way. Enjoyed it the whole way through. You always make it so much clearer, even if I still don't understand it completely haha.

[@cyncynshop]

Personal guess: I think Marvin doesn't think he is wrong and he seek to influence the game. But yeah I have the same questions as you.

[@kurbusmax]

“Push bed against hidden door” That’s HAUNTING considering what happens next.

[@GolfhausYT]

37:50 The attention to detail in Petscop really raised the bar for analog horror in so many ways. Why did Marvin use MVM instead of "Mark?" Because he's a child of the 70s, when video games were in their infancy, and if you were good enough to make a high score, you were limited to the three characters of your initials... unless you were like me and millions of others, and entered "ASS" instead. Because at one point, we were ALL eleven year olds.

[@occamsbutterknife9186]

Petscop is turning out to be the longest slowburn horror series ever. I love it!

[@becketclark9942]

*part comes out* Me: 84. Care Says "Uh-oh" Me to my next 2 hours: 85. Care Says "Bye-bye"

[@johnsilverman656]

Yessssss, today’s workload just got ten times lighter... love these essays, best analysis of Petscop on KZbin

[@gaintxander3666]

Idk why but NM saying “disheveled” is oddly unnerving to me

[@NightmareMasterclass]

disheveled

[@jamesbryan558]

The worst part is I realize what channel I'm on and still thought NM was Night Mind

[@Candyrock15]

@@NightmareMasterclass spooky

[@FuzzyLittleBastard]

@@jamesbryan558 I stopped watching NM a long time ago and thought the same thing Oh memories...

[@twilightvulpine]

@@NightmareMasterclass truly the master of nightmares

[@medicindisquise4271]

The machine is just so ominious. It's horrifying without doing anything graphic, especially with how Tiara (and Paul) seem resigned to having to play for Marvin. Something that could easily fit on TV Trope's "Does This Remind You Of Anything?" page. It's why I like Petscop. It's horror without cheap jumpscares or hyperrealistic blood. Just some basic shapes and recognizable details placed in an unnerving fashion calling to mind sick actions committed by regular old human beings.

[@colinchildress1251]

Only Nightmare Masterclass could fit the word humdinger into a video.

[@donniejefferson9554]

When I saw this video in recommended I wasnt sure if this was the same analysis series I had watched before. I checked the first video to see if it seemed familiar. It took me until footnote to be sure

[@wrenbirde]

With regards to the bit about the player(? the guardian? Care?) being left handed, it could connect with left and right getting mixed up (most notably, when the controls are shown). Adults used to always use "you WRITE with your RIGHT hand" to teach kids the difference between left and right. As a left handed person, this has caused me, and a number of other lefties I've met, to have a lot of trouble differentiating between left and right. Writing is taught to be associated with the right hand, but we use the left. It gets everything all mixed up. This doesn't really effect the story as a whole (maybe it's a subtle hint at the gas lighting that would most likely go into the brain washing Marvin subjects the kids to?), but I thought it was interesting.

[@Roxxie]

hell yes, im so excited!

[@nova_art_maker]

;)

[@lizlazmccringe2043]

Didn’t expect to see you here hehe >

[@losh4660]

i love the humor littered throughout this video. great as always

[@xiao668]

"I don't like explaining things" Nightmare Masterclass: describes Battleship out of spite

[@peppermorrison]

Only finishing this at 3:40am My dreams will be fine, I'm sure

[@yummygirlarcade4444]

im starting this at 4:14am. My dreams will be fine. My body is just sleep deprived now

[@peppermorrison]

@@yummygirlarcade4444 I believe in you! Get through today xx

[@zero132132]

At around 59:00 you're talking about using the real world to find out where something is in the game. I think you might have it backwards. I think he might be trying to find something in the real world based off of in-game landmarks.

[@squidddinator]

Exactly my thoughts; if they can get a sense of scale and landmarks, they can locate things IRL that are in the game... like graves...

[@TheWesterlyWarlock]

@@squidddinator Place your windmill. Place your first grave. Place your second grave. Place your third grave. You should dig often. It helps you win.

[@djparadroid]

This has probably already been established but as I watch just want to throw it out there. The fact that Carrie is referred to as Care and Rainer is potentially Daniel to me seems like the game's inability to parse nouns in its dictionary. Much like Pall for Paul/Bell for Belle.

[@willem-dafemme]

I find the "strange situation" mention incredibly important to this idea for "re birthing" a child. the "strange situation" experiments were a series of experiments to measure the attachment style of children/infants to their caregivers. the categories are secure, avoidant and ambivalent. the parent is asked to leave the room for a moment and then re enter and the child's response to their re entry is categorised by either of the three depending on how they interact with their parent or caregiver. secure is when the child is comforted by this. avoidant is when the child does not acknowledge their caregiver and ambivelant is when they get upset at them or emotionally confused. the last two are unhealthy or insecure attachment styles. it's often used to examine the attachment style of a child as well as their bond to a care giver when a child is adopted. considering the want to "rebirth" someone who's "not in the family" to me suggests that maybe someone (probably belle) did has a insecure attachment style (avoidant or ambivalent) to their adopted mother and the mother wanted to "rebirth" her (possibly as a dead kid) in hopes to bond them. but as we know, this doesn't work in real life or in the context of petscop. Just some food for thought from a psych undergrad!

[@johnsilverman656]

Leigh Fredman that’s super interesting and no way is it a coincidence

[@RaidenTheRipper88]

That's so dumb

[@johnsilverman656]

Aki H. Another win for KZbin comment intellectualism

[@katiem9128]

Omigosh... 11am Australian time.. I will SO be here for this!

[@dommiesgrl]

Haven't finished the video yet, but it's interesting that in one of the first save files, it says "you've captured all the pets except Toneth, who isn't here yet", but then in Marvin's game he's only caught Toneth and none of the others :/ yikessssss

[@morganlak4337]

Why is that significant? I just can't keep all the details of this show in my head, could you explain how those are connected?

[@dommiesgrl]

@@morganlak4337 I'm not certain exactly of the broader implication, but since Marvin is largely considered to be a person who possibly kidnaps and murders children, according to the lore of this game, it's unnerving that in Marvin's game, he has "caught" only one "pet" (aka child), and it's a child who was missing from someone else's game.

[@qwertyuiopoiuytrewp]

I can just imagine Mike going Easter egg hunting, and while looking for the last egg he boots up petscop and finds it.

[@prakharbhatt339]

just binge watched the last 6 classes and this pops up now. Ideal!

[@MegaLpso]

Something i just noticed, and surprised that you did not notice, is the fact that woman who is writing in the "end credits" Seems to be the same person who asked if they chould "please stay over night if you can" Because there husband might come by. Like in the "end credits" the woman also rights "so so so" Three times, Just like in the letter to the person staying over, "Thank you so so so much". And in the letter, there is a symbol, that symbol looks like a flower. And then in the "end credits" there is also a flower symbol.

[@landrigarcia5728]

it's my theory that the woman is Anna, since we found her letter in Care's house, and we know that Anna is Care's mom. but why would Anna be at the end credits?

[@CinammonCynic]

Damn dude, finally! One of my favourite series on KZbin

[@Yecobb]

Two things that weren’t mentioned that I find interesting to think about: 1. In the counsellor’s room when Paul is selecting a game to play there is a green hat there that looks very similar to if not exactly like the one Amber wears. I’m not sure what this could mean but it’s something to think on. 2. In this game we’ve never seen the same colour be used for two different characters, only the “reborn” versions of them. Paul’s colour is shown to be red, and the only other thing that has had red text/a red text box in this game is the Tool we originally speak to. Yet again I’m unsure as to what this could mean but hopefully these observations can help others form some theories.

[@orvilleredenpiller338]

“If that’s the case, then I think it’s fair to say...” It’s kind of amazing how fair and measured you are with your analysis. I’da been like: “DANIEL IS RAINER CONFIRMED. I don’t wanna hear anymore about it.”

[@katcrow]

I hope it's not over bc I rly want to know how Paul fits into this family! I really think he may be Care. That theory has a lot to it.

[@greasygerbil]

I get just as exited for these videos as I do for actual Petscop videos. Thanks NM!

[@monicaraybrandt]

17:43 footnote: that's a dead kid

[@joannaalston469]

I think the answer to “where was the windmill” is the five words written on the chalkboard. the four caskets seem to be representations of the censored items, and it’s strange to introduce a new censored item after the mystery has been “solved” by marvin. thus, the tool’s hidden answer at 54:40 should be something previously censored. also, casket three talks about stencils on the wall. it seems very similar to the orange background of the secret menu in videos 18 on. perhaps those are the drawings marvin stencilled on the wall, or related to them. stencils also call to mind the floor patterns in the child library rooms.

[@RemedyofSoul]

Ive been very excited for your 7th installment. I love your petscop series as Well as your series on interface. I plan to support your patreon soon keep the good content flowing and thanks for all the great work you do.

[@sntjana9348]

Never has a game made me this terrified

[@TheErer1243]

I like how you talk to the beat at 1:35:20 reading Care B's description. Its like you're rapping it

[@hannahbrown5465]

22:01 GET A LOAD A THIS GUYYY

[@maxmax-k4z]

hannah brown yikes

[@queensugar9625]

In 48:16, it sounds like a child asking, "Do you know what this is?"

[@KoldSolSeaHazy]

I also heard "see what this is" "what this looks like"

[@thecomicman6890]

Maybe it’s the voice of Lina, mike or care? They sound young.

[@TomZufps]

we gonna ignore the fact that this person's username is Candice N?

[@willnyanyan]

MAYBE IT’S ONE OF THE DEVS OR CHARACTERS WARNING US OR GIVING YS HINTNSMSUSSK8SMS’’S,S

[@IrishMorgenstern]

The whistle at the beginning tripped me up! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!

[@knatspray]

I just want one of these to actually be haunted games that are found by random unsuspecting people

[@coupdegrack]

FOOT 👏 NOTE 👏

[@mattparsons946]

Oh man... thanks so much for this, David. Just settling down to listen. Love your work, sir. Cheers.

[@choicebarrelscrotes2732]

After a long day, I've poured myself a generous amount of Writer's Tears Irish Whiskey into a Glencairn and am kicking back and watching. Life is pretty good right now.

[@tristandurr6371]

5 seconds into the actual analysis: *Petscop clap* footnote, let's learn about the wonderful world of ships in bottle uwu

[@AdrianJimenez70]

The Rudd part was so unexpected that I had to check it out... Well played mate... Well played. Also, new Patreon supporter dude. Godspeed

[@noviolam2618]

A absolutely adore your videos and I’m always so exited when I see a new one, especially petscop! I know what I’m watching this spooky Halloween night! ;) (also 17:44 made me choke on a snickers: :/)

[@tgreaux5027]

In the PETSCOP KIDS Book of Baby Names credits it has Tony listed as .....DUMMY. That's pretty funny as Tony is the guy who created and made Petscop. lol

[@antshield]

I think Bell made her own face by altering the sprites.

[@irisaferg2524]

Ooooo that's smart!

[@LeanDoughnut]

Dave - quick question: Have you noticed that Paul's Audio cuts out in Petscop 1 when he's describing the video game to his friend? Are there audio censors as well? "obviously it'll be exactly as I described it because it's a...."

[@peshecito1335]

TOO SPOOKY FOR ME DUDE. X//D I HAVE TO PAUSE EVERY NOW AND THEN BECAUSE OF GOOSEBUMPS. Thank you very much for the video, NM! You are the best! ^w^

[@kachow5830]

Jessica Paola Mendieta Cardoso uWu Cx

[@yomilemondragon1721]

48:35 Ok, is no-one going to talk about how the symbol on that particular box looks like a grave? It's a crucifix with the outline of a small hill around the base.

[@jamiegonsalves9958]

Cults are the worst. EXCELLENT analysis, love. All the best!

[@thelagradionetwork1301]

Amazing work as always! Also fun that we put out our new podcast within hours of you dropping this epic video unexpectedly.

[@YourFoxFriendYT]

To me it’s normal to have someone every so often come around and ask me to play a game with me to talk to me. I didn’t really realize that was to make me open up.

[@Sonia-wz1sk]

It's probably a stupid question, but if the sounds called "????" are the ones that haven't been heard by the player in the game, why can we listen to Care say bye-bye or uh-oh?

[@HumanTimeCapsule]

They aren't in chronological order. The sounds available are the ones that have been encountered in that particular session. They've just missed some along the way

[@Sonia-wz1sk]

@@HumanTimeCapsule Oh so you mean that we might hear these sounds in the next videos?

[@HumanTimeCapsule]

Sonia I’d say it’s completely possible. Remember Paul said at one point that Petscop doesn’t care what you encounter or don’t. Every play through is different and also there’s tons of backtracking. For instance, Paul could run into something in The Newmaker Plane he’s never seen before and it could cause an unknown sound, or he could never hear one at all

[@Sonia-wz1sk]

@@HumanTimeCapsule I see, thanks for the clarification ^^

[@Juan-jd8zl]

It's a nice theory, but remember that there is content on the videos that was cut, maybe it was heard but it was cut out of the footage.

[@securitysystem]

I don‘t know if the series has ended, but I‘m certain Paul has completed the game.

[@Emma88178]

Securitysystem if that’s true, I definitely wonder where he is at the moment...

[@niteowl9491]

just started watching this vid yesterday, and sure enough Petscop comes out with its finale today TT_TT looking forward to your next vid incorporating the ending!

[@silentbill8136]

Assuming that you are still intending to release the petscop comprehensive analysis video, I wanted to suggest a piece of research that I suspect may have been referenced in the episodes covered in this video and which I feel is obscure enough to miss. Not to insult your method, but I think it may be important and wanted to make sure that you were able to evaluate the possibility of any connection to the work yourself, if you feel it is worth your time. One of the recording files titled “strange situation” may be a reference to a series of psychological experiments performed on children regarding separation anxiety and their overall response to being taken away from an object of comfort, usually a mother, and exposed to something unfamiliar. Just something to consider. I love your work and wish you success in the future! Thank you for the hard work so evident in this series!

[@RekiWylls]

Almost 2 hours, holy damn. Thank you for this bountiful harvest

[@jacobhu4431]

At long last, our hero returns.

[@tl2071]

Great work. Very in depth, and clear you took your time putting thought into this. Thanks for the hard work!

[@freebreadsticks2304]

Your Petscop videos are THE BEST!

[@RESGorilla]

0:31 is maybe my favorite part of this whole video.

[@AzelinArts]

Another amazing video, thank you very much for your hard work towards this series. It's also helped me get through the work shifts here

[@SerMattzio]

I found the scene where Paul stands on the precipice of that huge drop into the darkness really creepy. Even more so when he pushes the photo of the kid into that black hole. It almost looks like mementos of someone from a funeral or something. Is it perhaps significant that is the first real photo of someone we've seen in the series?

[@moonman57]

okay, so, yes, i know this is a two-year-old video about a four-year-old webseries, but is it possible Paul is Care's reincarnation, like how Care herself was supposedly a reincarnation of Lina? this theory is based on half-remembered information, but bear with me: - there are many instances where Paul seems to 'stand in' for Care, such as at the birthday party - they have the exact same birthday - Paul has stated that they look alike, and "Paul's room" was accessed by putting Mike's eyebrows on Care's face - they seem to be associated with the same color (yellow), like how Belle and Tiara are associated with the same color (purple) - in Petscop 23, Tiara is shown to be 'Tiara Leskowitz' - Lina's surname was also Leskowitz, Care's mother's maiden name was Leskowitz, and we've seen some indications that Paul's last name is also Leskowitz; it's possible that this whole reincarnation business is something inherent and exclusive to the Leskowitz family or 'bloodline' - despite all of this, Paul seems to have difficulty remembering Care at all early in the series, like his existence is mutually exclusive with hers or something the one big, BIG mark against this theory is this: - because Paul and Care were born on the exact same day, they were, until Care's death, both alive at the same time if Tiara Leskowitz existed as a real person alongside Belle or something, this could be explained, but unless i'm missing something i don't think we've seen evidence of that

[@loonachan]

Watch November 10-12 for the next set of uploads, if there are any more.

[@byssted]

Near Christmas also seems likely, considering the whole "Given as a Christmas Gift in 1997 and 2000" part.

[@thecomicman6890]

Could it be 1 video on the 10th, one long one on the 11th, and one on the 12th?

[@Tauva]

Halfway through now, nothing so far

[@jtotheroc]

I may have a slight theory as to why the proprietors wrote "thank you for watching!:). I do not think the series is over, far from it. However, what I do think has ended, is Paul's story arc and his place in the story for the time being, as he may end up coming back. As for the real world reason, they probably ran out of content to create, or are still in the process of coding, writing, and editing the next batch of episodes. I honestly think, that once the series ends as a whole, Paul will reveal himself, either in a video explaining everything on the petscop channel, or by making a IAMA post on /r/petscop subreddit (since the account /u/paleskowitz belongs to him, and that is the first place he made everyone aware to petscop), and I think we will get the reasoning behind what "Petscop" actually is, and what it represents/means.

[@nicolasbajwa691]

I dont think the creators will ever come out and explain it to us. It ruins the whole point of making a cryptic series like this.

[@Infinite_Archive]

I wouldn't say the creators would just come out and say what it means, maybe they'll just answer questions as to how they made the seiries.

[@sliceof_hellcake3038]

Don't quote me but I feel like there is a high likelihood we'll get more petscop episodes during Thanksgiving or Christmas

[@thefatherrabbit]

Hawkens15/ FrοsτBιτε Hasn't the creator since come out and said Petscop is over?

[@Infinite_Archive]

@@thefatherrabbit No? Not that I've heard.