LOTR The Lord Of The Rings is not Sauron. THE LOTR is not even a person.
A cheeky sinopsis of the LOTR movie trilogy is this: we see The Lord Of The Rings for the first 6 minutes of the first film. Then, for the rest 99% of the trilogy, we see how some dudes are trying to destroy his jewelry.
This, of course, asumes Sauron is the lord of the rings.
But what if he is not?
Then, who else is a candidate for being the LOTR? Smea/go/llum? Bilbo? Frodo?
No. The real LOTR would be the person to rule over all other rings.
"In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret, a master ring, to control all others. And into this ring he poured all his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life."
But what if the LOTR is not even a person?! Then...
The Lord Of The Rings is The One Ring itself.
"One ring to rule them all."
I have not checked the books yet, but the films literally tell you that The One Ring is the ruler of the other rings. It seems so obvious, and yet genius in hindsight.
So, the LOTR trilogy is about the existence of The One Ring itself. Sauron, Frodo and the rest are really supporting characters that move the plot forward (JK!)
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The reason Newman hates Jerry. Seinfeld.
throughout the series, it's never said why Newman and Jerry do not particularly like each other. Newman does not like Jerry as he feels like his life is easy. Jerry being a stand up Comedian, means he doesn't work normal hours. He seemingly gets a week or more off, does one or two gigs then he's fine. when he does Work he gets Paid extremely well. as we see Him buying a brand new Cadillac, looks at a very nice expensive New York apartment and nearly rents it. buys a jacket worth over a 1k dollars so on and so forth. He also dates beautiful women, throughout the series. Meanwhile Newman hates his Job as a mailman, has nowhere near the amount of money Jerry does. Furthermore Jerry also inadvertently screws up his and Kramer's money schemes. Newman doesn't dislike Karmer because seemingly everyone likes Karmer. Jerry doesn't like Newman, because he finds him Annoying does not trust him.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks true origins???...
**Alvin and the Chipmunks' True Origins??? (A Dark Fan Theory)**
*Disclaimer upfront: This is 100% fan made speculation. I'm not claiming this is canon, or that the writers ever intended anything like this. It's just a "what if" thought experiment based on the live-action movies' setup. Most likely not true at all but at the same time… you never know. Feel free to discuss, tear it apart, or add to it!*
In the 2007 live action *Alvin and the Chipmunks* movie, we meet the chipmunks living wild in the forest, already fully capable of human speech, complex singing in harmony, and advanced reasoning. Dave just stumbles upon them in a tree, they move in with him, and boom pop stardom. No real explanation is ever given for *why* three random chipmunks can talk, think, and act like tiny humans. The sequels never revisit it either. It's just accepted as the premise.
But what if there's a much darker, more tragic reason—one that the movies intentionally leave unspoken?
Here's my theory: Alvin, Simon, and Theodore aren't the first chipmunks to gain human-like intelligence. Their *parents* were.
Years before the events of the first movie, a secretive research lab (government, private biotech, whatever you prefer) was conducting illegal genetic experiments—splicing human DNA into animals to create highly intelligent subjects. Among the test animals were two chipmunks: a male and a female who, against all odds, formed a deep bond inside their cages. They fell in love.
One night, the pair managed to escape during a power outage or security breach. Unbeknownst to them, the female was already pregnant. The alterations to her genome had been passed on to the unborn litter. The couple fled deep into the wilderness, as far from civilization (and the lab) as possible.
When the babies were born Alvin, Simon, and Theodore they were… different. From the start, they showed signs of extraordinary intelligence: learning to speak almost immediately, understanding complex ideas, even harmonizing instinctively. Their parents realized the truth: the human genome experiments had worked, but now their children were living proof of the lab's crimes.
Terrified that the people behind the experiments would eventually track them down and discover the offspring, the parents made the heartbreaking decision to raise the boys in complete isolation, far from any human contact. They taught them everything they could language, music (maybe the parents had been exposed to it in the lab), survival skills but always in hiding.
When the boys reached an age where they could fend for themselves (chipmunk adolescence hits fast), the parents did something unimaginable: they "abandoned" them. Not because they stopped loving them quite the opposite. By leaving the boys alone in that tree, the parents ensured that no trail led back to the escapees. If the lab ever found the talking chipmunks, they'd assume they were a random anomaly, not the children of escaped subjects. The parents could stay hidden, alive, and free.
And here's the part that really gets me: what if the parents never stopped watching?
Throughout the movies, we see the chipmunks thrive under Dave's care, become global superstars, face dangers (Ian Hawke, the Chipettes' own origins, etc.), but always come out on top. Maybe, just maybe, there are unseen guardians in the background two adult chipmunks observing from the treetops, the shadows of concert venues, or the edges of the forest. Never approaching. Never risking exposure. But always there, protecting their sons the only way they can: by staying away.
It turns the whole "found family" story with Dave into something even more poignant. Dave becomes their dad in every way that matters, but biologically… there's this tragic layer underneath.
Again, this is purely speculative headcanon. The movies are fun, lighthearted comedies, and this theory would add a heavy dose of sadness. But it neatly explains the biggest plot hole (why can they talk?) without contradicting anything on screen. What do
Freddy Krueger is the "Hatman" in his universe
This theory deposits the idea that the when Freddy krueger made a deal to ressurect as a demon, he became the hatman (google who that is) of his universe, this is why he can go into your dreams and cause nightmares and death. Similar to how the hatman is a harbinger of death, so is Freddy.
Evidence:
●Both the hatman and freddy can go into your dreams and cause horrific nightmares
●Both can cause sleep paralysis
●And both can exist in both the dream world and the waking world
●They both feed on fear, (freddy through nightmares, and the hatman through the dream world and the waking world)
●They always maintain the same form.
●They both exploit sleep paralysis
(Freddy Krueger achieves this through nightmares, and the hatman only appears when your suffering from sleep paralysis?)
●They spread through awareness (the hatman encounters allegedly start increasing when people hear about him, similar to how freddy krueger needs people to know about him so he can increase the amount of appearances he makes in people's dreams.
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(Percy Jackson) Why Percy and Nico are SO strong
So this has been on my mind for some months now, and I just realized there is a subreddit for Percy Jackson. So I'm here to share my little head theory I've been sharing with all of my friends and whoever is willing to listen. I'm taking critiques in the comments and I'll try my best to defend my argument, but go easy on me!
Alrighty my theory goes;
So we know that Percy Jackson is the undisputed strongest demigod alive and to ever exist. A case could be mad about Heracles being stronger, physically, but Heracles didn't embody the divinity that Percy shows with master control over his dad's domain.
But why is Percy so powerful? Why is there a disparity between demigods anyway? Canon has established that stronger gods produce stronger children, but why within those stronger gods are there even more gaps between even their children? Doesn't add up on the surface.
So I propose the theory that based on the mutual affection between your mortal and godly parent. My evidence? Look at the two strongest demigods in the verse, Percy and Nico. Poseidon has been shown time and time again that he's deeply in love with Sally. Statements from Sally about him wanting to provide everything for her, show that it wasn't a hookup. Poseidon goes from divine being with world ending powers to an awkward dad trying to make a connection with an estranged son the MOMENT he starts talking to Percy. He calls Percy his favorite son, he pedestals Percy as his champion, he's always watching him, he forged a sword personally for him, the list goes on. Not only is Sally's and Poseidon's relationship mutually powerful, but it's also healthy; Poseidon respects her boundaries and decisions as a woman, especially with their son and the life she wants to live. He simply watches from the sidelines, making them the strongest relationship in the verse.
Coming in at a strong second, Hades' relationship with Bianca and Nico's mother was also strong, he loved her deeply, so much so that after her death he took precautions to ensure the safety of his two children. We never got to see Bianca's potential realized, but she lives on through Nico in spirit because it's very clear that if Percy doesn't exist he's easily the strongest demigod ever. My proposed theory for the power difference between Percy and Nico is the fact, Percy's domain is much more universally applicable than Nico's, making him able to perform more insane feats. Nico's domain is very quiet and chilling while Percy is destructive. Another point to bring up is the unfiltered access they both have to their father's domains. Percy and Nico have access to powers from both their Roman and Greek side, as shown when Percy summons hurricanes or Nico, who only lacks the wealth part of Pluto's powers. The very idea that Hazel is weaker than Nico strengthens my point as well, considering, Pluto's relationship with her mother was very toxic, featuring a lot of yelling. She summoned Pluto for her own personal gain and then resented both Hazel and Pluto for the girls powers because it wasn't what she asked for. But Pluto definitely loved her and Hazel, hence granting her the ability to be amongst the seven.
All of the seven are incredibly powerful in comparison to their siblings. Piper has an unmatched charmspeak ability and her mother loves her. Mars loves and respects not just Frank's mother, but his entire family, granting him blessings in battle. Leo not only has insane intellect and forging ability to make a flying ship and fix Festus, but he can fire bend as well. Annabeth is literally Athena's favorite daughter, sporting the wisdom, level headedness and leadership role of the crew.
The only lackluster demigod amongst the seven is Jason, and there is a reason why. Although a child of the big three, Zeus is known for sleeping around, none of his children have ever been born of genuine love. Jason, for a demigod is powerful, but that's because of his lineage not genuine affection. Comparitive to the likes of Nico and Percy, he's severely lacking. Even
The T-1000 was starting to become self aware, Terminator 2.
Skynet, fixed an issue it had with the older T-800 model. by allowing the T-1000 to learn allowing it to act human, something the T-800 had disable in the original movie. The issue was, the T-1000 was able to think for itself. As the Movie progresses the T-1000 starts to show more human reactions. after Sarah escapes the mental hospital, we see the T-1000 at Miles Dysons house. Which seems like he'd pretty much abandoned looking for John/Sarah all together. it is not until he hears Sarah/John are Cyberdyne on the police radio that he goes after them. He also seems shocked by damage inflicted, annoyed that he can't Kill John during the Freeway chase. He Also keeps Sarah alive in the Steel mill as he's trying force her to call to John. Which seems like it would take some outside of the box Thinking for a Terminator to keep a target alive for any reason. especially the T-1000 who can/does copy Sarah.
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THEORY Shrek Is Secretly About a Cosmic Legal System Fixing Harold’s Lie (And Farquaad Is Snow White’s Shadow)
Alright, hear me out.
I started with one dumb question — “How the hell does Farquaad even fit into fairy-tale lore?” — and accidentally built what I’m now calling the Shrek Unified Theory.
The short version:
Fiona’s curse wasn’t random.
It was the universe correcting King Harold cheating the Frog Prince story,
and the entire series is a battle between fate and fairy-tale capitalism.
Let me cook.
1. The Trigger: Harold Broke the Frog-Prince Rules
In Shrek 2 we learn:
Harold was originally a frog
He took a deal from Fairy Godmother to become human
He married Lillian while hiding his true form
That is the exact opposite of the Frog Prince lesson, which says:
Love must accept the true self BEFORE transformation.
Harold skipped the exam.
So the cosmic system issues a redo clause in the next generation:
➤ Fiona’s Curse = The Make-Up Test
“By night one way, by day another… until true love’s first kiss.”
Not punishment — correction.
The spell forces what Harold avoided: honest choice without cosmetic shortcuts.
2. The Tower Wasn’t a Prison — It Was a Rite Site
Dragons in Arthurian myth guard legitimacy, not treasure.
Towers are initiation chambers.
So the setup in Shrek 1 is basically:
Tower = testing facility
Dragon = constitutional judge
Kiss = consent protocol
Knights fail because they arrive with entitlement.
Shrek passes because he shows mercy and authenticity without realizing it’s a test.
And Farquaad?
➤ Dragon eating Farquaad = LEGAL VETO
He tried to buy kingship using the Mirror and a contract marriage.
The system said “application denied.”
3. The Magic Mirror Is Toxic Tech from Snow White
Big misconception:
Snow White probably never owned the Mirror.
In the original tale it belonged to the EVIL QUEEN.
After her defeat it would be:
seized by the state
treated as dangerous contraband
drift through gray markets
Farquaad didn’t inherit Snow White’s goodness —
he revived the Queen’s ranking mindset.
➤ Duloc = Prophecy Start-Up
His economy runs on:
Mirror predictions
legitimacy brokerage
creature confiscations
spectacle tournaments
That’s why Godmother sees him as a rival — he’s selling destiny without her potions.
4. The Real Power System
There are three layers of magic:
A) Fate Magic (old covenant)
Fiona’s curse
Dragon & Death as auditors
true love mechanics
B) Craft Magic (Merlin)
messy, personal growth
teaches rather than sells
C) Product Magic (Villains)
Godmother = image capitalism
Farquaad = prophecy authoritarianism
Rumpel = contract finance
Every villain tries to bypass growth.
The fate layer keeps saying no.
5. Shrek & Donkey Are the Keys
Shrek = Truth of Self
refuses upgrades
loves before appearances
even in Shrek 4 he reforms destiny after being erased
Donkey = Truth of Others
befriends Dragon without violence
bridges every class and species
fathers the hybrid future (dronkeys)
Together they complete the lesson Fiona’s curse was teaching.
6. The Princess Squad Proves It
Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel all exist in this world.
Rapunzel = last loyalist to Godmother image culture
Sleeping Beauty = passive destiny model
Cinderella = practical realism
Fiona = chosen authenticity
The series is literally moving from old princess scripts → hybrid pluralism.
7. Shrek 4 Confirms Everything
Rumpel deletes Shrek’s birth day and STILL:
Fiona trends toward ogre identity
Donkey relearns him through kindness
love re-creates the same outcome
Meaning the spell isn’t about Shrek specifically —
it’s about the principle he represents.
8. The End State: Hybrid Age
Dronkeys and ogre-human kids break every old category.
New rules become:
Worth over form
Consent over contract
Mixed lineage = normal
Mirror becomes archive, not authority
The world graduates from purity logic to authentic plurality.
TL;DR
Harold cheated the Frog Prince story → Fiona gets the cosmic redo
Dragon is a sovereignty judge, not a
Mind-Blowing MCU Theory: Doctor Doom Isn't the Villain – He's Prepping the Multiverse for KNULL! (Secret Wars Plot That Ties EVERYTHING Together)
Hey r/FanTheories buckle up, because I've got a wild fan theory/spec script idea for Avengers: Doomsday that could blow the MCU wide open. What if Doctor Doom isn't just another power-hungry dictator? What if he's the ultimate stoic mastermind, pulling strings across the multiverse to prepare for a threat bigger than Thanos: Knull, the King in Black from the Venom symbiote lore?
Think about it: Tom Holland's Spider-Man is already crossing over into the Venom franchise (hello, Venom: Let There Be Carnage post-credits!). With symbiotes bleeding into the main MCU timeline, Knull could be the cosmic horror that forces a full reboot, just like the Russos have hinted at. Doom, being the cold, calculated genius with emotional depth, steps up as the reluctant "hero", doing ruthless things for the greater good. This would give us epic crossovers, high-stakes drama, and a fresh twist on the multiverse saga. Even if it's total fanfic, imagine if this goes viral and catches the Russo brothers' eyes? Upvote and share if you want to make it happen!
Here's how it could play out in a DoomsdayXSecret Wars\-style epic (spoilers for vibes, not actual leaks):
# The Setup: Doom's Grand Plan
Doom kicks things off by exhuming Thanos' skeleton when he attacks latvaria in his universe (justifying why he didn't attend the court scene in The Fantastic Four: First Steps). Why? To use it as leverage against Franklin Richards (Reed's god-like son) in some twisted ritual to amp up his powers. This draws the Fantastic Four out of whatever pocket dimension they're hiding in – they escape to Earth-616 as refugees, warning the Avengers about Doom's madness. But it's too late.
Cut to a courtroom scene in the Avengers compound: Doom bursts in like a Latverian mafia boss, flanked by Doombots as bodyguards, riding in on a massive grizzly bear. He declares war on the multiverse's chaos, warning everyone that a greater darkness is coming. The heroes are stunned; this isn't the Doom they know.
# Assembling the Pieces
Captain America rallies the troops to stop him. In a nod to Infinity War, when the Wakandans ask for orders, Cap requests "suits of armor" for the cavalry"... assembling a massive, high-tech army (IYKYK, it's a callback to building an unstoppable force!).
Meanwhile, Doom's conquests ramp up:
He defeats and absorbs the power of the Ten Rings organization. Remember Shang-Chi's post-credits? That beacon/codex thing screams symbiote vibes – similar to Venom's hive-mind codex. Doom hacks it to gain intel on the symbiote invasion.
He torches New Asgard to seize Eternity's power (from Love and Thunder). Thor's trapped in some other realm (maybe dealing with Gorr's aftermath or something), so he can't intervene... yet.
This is where the multiverse cracks open: Loki and the TVA get pulled in, revealing connections to the X-Men (who've tangled with the TVA before in the comics / Deadpool & Wolverine). Mutants flood into the main timeline, adding chaos and alliances. Emotional stakes skyrocket, family betrayals, old grudges, and heart-wrenching reunions everywhere.
# The Fortress Showdown: Peak Drama
In Doom's Latverian fortress, we get a psychological thriller scene. Doom enrages Wolverine, pushing him into a berserker rage to retrieve something (comic people can go wild filling here!). As Logan goes feral, Doom casually drops it in front of him... while playing a haunting classical violin piece.
The twist? The Fantastic Four are "guests" at this twisted dinner party, along with Thor and his daughter Love. They sit quietly at the tables, forced to watch the spectacle unfold over a 3-minute violin solo. Deadpool pops in, trying (and failing hilariously) to calm Wolverine down. Once Logan snaps out of it and grabs the artifact, Thor stands, slow-claps sarcastically, then unleashes Mjolnir to burn the whole place down as revenge for Asgard.
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MCU Dr. Doom will join the avengers and take control of the team.
You don’t just need to read time runs out to understand the core plot of Avengers: Doomsday but What If? Iron Man: Demon in an Armor & Infamous Iron Man (2016-2017) as well. Heck, when they go this route, you 100% need to read the book of revelations as well. That's 3 borrowed plotlines from the comics + an overarching biblical theme.
Everyone’s asking who is on doom's team? the avengers and it seems the sentinels will be his attack dogs throughout doomsday until he inevitably betrays the avengers to create battleworld and/or become god emperor doom. Doom is going to show up unmasked to 616 posing as a Stark variant. Franklin fixed his face to make it resemble Stark’s. Tony is basically Jesus to earth 616 so Doom showing up as marvel Jesus to the sacred timeline just as the world is about to end symbolizes the fake second coming so don't be shocked when they make Doom a metaphor for the antichrist. Doom will also be loved and trusted by most and will perform miracles alright.
Doomsday = End Times, Tony Stark = Jesus, Dr. Doom = fake second coming aka Antichrist. Never seen anyone else make this biblical connection. You saw it here first.
Doom is going to hijack Tony’s life. He’s going to take advantage of his innate similarities to Stark and don the iron man mantle. This is a clever excuse for RDJ to don the red and gold once more before he plays an actual Iron Man variant in secret wars for the inevitable Doom vs Iron man showdown. Doom as "Iron Man" is going to work with the avengers + Loki’s projection to coordinate genuine plans to save the multiverse. He’s a very complex character and deceptively kind so he's going to fund and take good care of the avengers for as long as he needs them. He’s going to talk Sam out of his leadership position. He'll show up to a nomadic Steve Rodgers' house in a green suit as Tony to recruit him to the team for one last mission.
He’s a moron if he shows up to 616 as Dr. Doom because the fantastic four are also there and will rally everyone against him. The avengers will write off “Tony’s” grand return as just multiverse shenanigans. These are the same guys that blindly accepted the daughter of the man that just killed half the universe knowing her shady backstory and sent the weakest members of the team to an unknown planet nicknamed the dominion of death. Expecting real world logic from the heroes is silly lol. They have to make braindead choices for the plot to advance like admitting to your much more powerful, enraged friend you knew your closer friend standing 10 feet away from him killed his parents knowing he would immediately seek revenge after you just held him back from doing so or running your mouth to the guy wielding 6 infinity stones.
It literally just hit me when thinking this that a big reason Rhodey, Banner, Fury, and Spider-Man are absent in Doomsday is because his plan would fail if any of them were around. Those 4 were most closest to Tony out of all the heroes. Doom is human so he’ll inevitably do things out of character for Tony. One of those 4 would call it out and an intense confrontation would happen. Spiderman would sense “Tony’s” strange predatory nature so to avoid this, they’re cleverly keeping them away from each other.
Nobody’s buying Cillian Murphy or Mads Mikkelsen showing up out of nowhere in a green suit claiming to be a Stark variant which is why the Russos claim only RDJ can play their version of Doom. RDJ is obviously doing a double role. “Iron Man” by day and Dr. Doom by night. When no one’s looking, he’s ditching the red, gold and fake American accent for the silver and green and with his real Eastern European accent will jump into other universes and raise hell like he did to the X-Men’s.
As “Iron Man”, Doom is going to hide his sorcery and other abilities from everyone else. Old suits Tony didn’t need anymore will probably be converted to doom bots undercover. Speaking of suits, we’re likely going to see a super sick Mach Doom suit be created so that’s a plus
Blair Witch Project - Heather attracted Mike and Josh into the woods as sacrifices.
Many years ago I saw a theory on some forum or something (it was 2008 or 2009) and I was very young, but it was shortly after I saw the movie for the first time, and it said it was about the theory that Heather premeditatedly took the guys to the forest knowing that the legend was real.
I can't find her anymore, so I decided to elaborate on it. I've seen theories that Rustin Parr was hunting the group and they went back in time, the theory that Mike and Josh wanted to kill her and caused all this, but this one, that Heather is behind it, is kind of disturbing and never talked about/seen before.
Reviewing the film, for this theory to work we have to agree that:
The supernatural is real
The Blair Witch exists
Rustin Parr existed
Heather chose everything: the theme (Blair Witch), the location (Burkittsville/forest), the date, the logistics, and most importantly, who would go with her. Her colleagues, Mike and Josh, join because they trust her, or because they are young men who don't think too far ahead, but the fact is that neither of them shows any real prior interest in the legend.
Traditionally, witches first appear as ordinary women: young, beautiful, attractive, trustworthy, and charismatic. Heather fulfills this role. She also leads and demonstrates genuine belief, a deep personal interest in the subject, almost an obsession, and always ensures that everything will work out.
In folklore, young men enter cursed territories because they believe they have control.
Mike and Josh, drawn in, never truly suspected her. Even when terrified, they argue amongst themselves, blaming the map or the forest, but never consider that Heather brought them there on purpose.
This could be a modus operandi; Heather, also young and beautiful, knew she could use this to attract young men who were easy to manipulate. After all, she invites them to make a "film" in a forest, and even though Josh and Mike are upright, they accept immediately.
Notice in the early interviews, Heather asks very specific questions, she's never truly surprised, she already knows names, dates, and variations of the legend.
She doesn't ask "Is this true?"
She asks as if to say:
"Is it still like that?"
The theory is that Heather could be part of some cult of Elly Kedward, an aspirant or a late initiate, or someone who discovered that the supernatural is real and wanted to belong or be a part of it simply out of some kind of obsession.
Why does Heather never put down the camera, not even when she's desperate? Because recording could be a perfect alibi. If the tapes are found, Heather is a victim, there's no way to accuse her, after all she hasn't been seen since, as she fulfilled her role with the premise of a fake documentary. She could also be reinforcing the legend to the world and thus attracting more "prey" for the witch.
She ALWAYS leads the group astray, the map disappears (and Mike becomes the villain), the compass doesn't work, they walk in circles, Heather insists on moving forward, she never says:
“let's get out of the forest now” and even acts charmed when Josh wants to run away after seeing the branches on the trees, becoming fascinated.
Besides that, she seems to be in a constant state of denial: she always minimizes events, always rationalizes the fear of others, and never validates Mike or Josh's panic. She also seems to have a specific problem with Josh, which is no coincidence; he's the first to disappear.
On the first few nights of noises, Heather seems slow to react, and on the night of the children's voices, Mike panics, Josh takes the initiative to run away, and Heather remains functional, already knowing what happened and being part of the plan.
Josh disappears without a fight, without a sound or a trace. She reacts with shock, but quickly returns to functional mode. Mike is the most affected. The first sacrifice happens off-screen, as part of the ritual.
When we hear Josh's voice in the forest, Mike reacts immediately, and Heather
Fun Marvel Theory: Alioth is a remnant of The Galactus Cloud from Rise of the Silver Surfer
In short, After the Silver Surfer used the power cosmic to kill Galactus, he mostly succeeded. Due to the Galactus Cloud being that of the Power Cosmic, it couldn't be destroyed by the Surfer entirely. Instead, a remnant of the Galactus Cloud survived, as did the Silver Surfer. Nowhere near as powerful, the Galactus Cloud was severely weakened and altered into a new entity. One that Kang - from Earth-121698 (He Who Remains) was able to take and alter into what became Alioth. His experimentation led to the beast retaining a similar cloud form but reduced the intelligence to make it subservient.
Knowing it was once the Planet Eater he used it take out entire other timelines and win the Multiversal War. When he was finished, instead of trying to kill it, he found a new use for it. He placed it at the end of time to finish off the TVA's dirty work. Having changed through the process of experimentation and now finding the hunger staved off by multiversal energy. This new form of the Galactus Cloud "Alioth" was more susceptible to staying at the end of time collecting meals. This allowed Alioth to feed of the multiversal energy Kang exposed it too, satisfying the endless hunger.
As evidence goes, there's really only small fragments that barely qualify. Mostly the fact that it exists in the void like some other Fox-Related creatures. It also maintained the cloud form albeit with alterations. It doesn't seem like something beyond Kang's ability to manipulate, it would tie him to a previously established Fantastic Four continuity, and it would have helped sell Kang as a larger threat having tamed a Galactus (albeit an injured one.)
This can definitely be picked apart, but it does seem like it could be a fun bit of world building that doesn't seem all that out-of-line with everything else the MCU has done.
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Mr. Weasley knew exactly what a rubber duck is/does and was just messing with Harry since that’s the first time they’d met.
Just watched HP and the CoS tonight with my kids, and was reminded how much of a stereotypical dad-jokey type of father Mr. Weasley is. He asks about how the flying car handled before being “reminded” that he should be upset, and he helped raise the twins who clearly have good knack for humor. He jokes around all the time and it’s clear his family adores him.
Onto the theory - Mr. Weasley has worked for the Ministry for years, and knows *a lot* about muggles and muggle “artifacts.” It’s not like Harry and Ron’s generation is the first to be from muggle parents. There are countless muggle-born wizards over previous decades who have had detailed accounts of all the random day-to-day objects in the muggle world. He knows that the question of “what exactly is the function of a rubber duck?” is a strange question that would make his son’s muggle-raised friend stammer a strange response. He knows what it is, and is just messing with Harry since that’s the first time they’re being acquainted. He wants to joke around and welcome in his son’s best friend to the family.
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The southsimp guy theory
The southsimp guy theory
An animated show can have the appearance of predicting the future if it runs long enough and during the right time periods. I plan to flesh this out by first using these shows to prove it with a ratio of episodes to number of predictions come true. I will go over time spans of 1 year, 5 years, 10 years to see what the “sweet spot” might be. Would like to see what shows are best at it and why. After doing all math by either watching and looking up simultaneously (which I don’t have a team or lab to do so) or the most likely method will be using a.i. to aid research. Maybe looking into other variables as well and also diving deeper and deeper into other shows later on. My goal is to prove people like Matt, Trey, Seth and Matt again (also their teams of corse) are quite literal geniuses and have a superpower sort of speak. Some of the world sees these types of shows as “crude humor” or just joking around but to me they are like a bible. Light me up if you want but I think this is extremely interesting and I have some trust in these creators. I don’t want to say too much but I have my reasons. Give me time as I am a college student and a husband/father of two. This is just a fun little passion project I look forward to sharing. I would love comment from the creators themselves on their opinion of this or anyone’s opinions that can offer me a better way of using math and statistics to maybe prove things more efficiently. I don’t expect anything but would love to see how far we can push this. Willing to set up other socials or ways to help if this even has anyone’s interest. Thanks you for reading and I look forward to what you l think, especially anyone who works with these shows!
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Cake - The Distance is a prequel to The Downward Spiral
DISCLAIMER: I am aware of what the band has said about the meaning, so if anyone tries to inform me of such, I am aware. This is just a fun theory.
This conclusion comes largely from the part of the song with a melody performed on horns that bear a similarity to The Downward Spiral Motif as well as the description of the man having some similarities to the protagonist from The Downward Spiral, such as his relentlessness, mental instability and a sort of insecurity and apparent neediness that he seems to have.
In The Distance, we're getting the TDS protagonist from the perspective of an observer, while TDS is the aftermath through his perspective. With The Distance, we get a bit of insight into why "Piggy" may have left him, which could be supported by later in TDS, where his account of things feels like a realization he has come to. But what happened, exactly? Perhaps he was neglecting her? Going by "She's all alone in her time of need." he clearly wasn't there for her when she most needed him, thus "letting her down" and "making her hurt". (songs from other NIN albums also appear to suggest a similar subject matter)
So, if he's needy, how was there neglect? His "need for her" was selfish. Instead of satisfying her with a proper and true relationship, he was using her as a crutch, hoping that she can help him, without thinking much about how he can help her. His neglect for her would be from his own selfishness, and his devotion to his band as TDS is said to be the tale of a rock star, thus his time for "Piggy" would come about only when he needed the things "he hoped she could help him understand". He was relying on her for his problems, rather than learn to deal with them on his own. (this goes with him having a sort of childishness about him, which fits TDS protagonist, as well as the man described in The Distance.)
The motif isn't exactly the same, of course, but its difference (outside of infringing copyright) comes from TDS motif having a "desperately clinging onto slipping sanity" tone while in The Distance, we're getting the events from a more stable-minded/level-headed person where it's a consistent, chromatic drop indicating that, unlike TDS protagonist, The Distance narrator has pretty much accepted the fact that it's over, and his relationship, and perhaps his life, are going nowhere. We, instead, get a melancholy vibe born out of sympathy the Narrator has for TDS protagonist, as well as "Piggy".
I see this song as a sort of prequel to the album, taking place before Piggy, where "Piggy" has already left him, but The Distance is the in between point where he is trying to get her back. And then Piggy comes and he's exhausted, and has given up "going the distance". Some songs later on in the album also suggest a similar obsession with "Piggy", making it more believable that he might have gone "The Distance" for her.
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Jumanji is a covert prequel to Richie Rich because Sam Parrish changed his name to Herbert Cadbury when he decided to be a butler after Parrish Shoes went out of business.
Since Sam Parrish and Cadbury are both played by the same actor, it may lead some to think that the same character may simply be an altered version with a new occupation which also carries a new identity.
I remember when Cadbury escaped from jail in Richie Rich, by ditching his formal attire and went off elsewhere after that or something. So, if Cadbury quit his butler job after being arrested for something he didn't do, well, odds are, he might have have quit Parrish Shoes in the 1970s or something, and went off being a butler when moving out of New Hampshire. So, in the process, he might have applied for a new social security number and used Herbert Cadbury as an alias, since it's likely that Sam Parrish (Herbert Cadbury) might have ditched his family after that one argument he had with his son over going to Cliffside private school.
It seems like Sam Parrish had some experience with communicating with his business executies of Parrish Shoes in formal attire, so its likely that his experience of wearing formal attire in a rich person's neighborhood is how he somehow gained access to a rich person estate which would be the one that Richie Rich lived in.
I gotta say, while Richie Rich movie came out in 1994, the Jumanj movie came out in 1995, so that's why the word prequel was used when describing Jumanji when comparing it to Richie Rich.
Just thought I'd share a fan theory about characters with similar characteristics.
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Flow is an allegory for the evolution of the human brain.
My thoughts watching the 2024 animated film “Flow” on an airplane. I understand that the below isn’t the director’s intent but it was just the way I experienced the movie and it seemed to work.
After some research it seems most people see it as a story about trauma or climate change, but it also works as an allegory for the biological and psychological evolution of the brain.
For me the boat represented a single human psyche (and our collective journey as a species), and each animal corresponds to a different stage of our evolutionary development (The Triune Brain).
1. The Secretary Bird = The Reptilian Brain (The Primal Self)
Birds are the closest living relatives to dinosaurs, and in the movie, the Bird represents our most ancient software. It is solitary, survival-focused, and commands from above. It governs the "fight or flight" response. It’s capable, but it doesn't "bond" like the others.
2. The Mammals = The Limbic System (The Emotional & Social Brain)
The other animals represent the messy, chaotic middle stage of evolution where we developed emotions and social hierarchy:
* The Lemur (The Neurotic Self): Represents our anxiety and obsession with status/materialism. It’s constantly hoarding shiny objects (trash) and checking its reflection.
* The Dog (The Dependent Self): Represents our desperate need for validation and belonging. It has no boundaries and balances the Lemur’s selfishness with blind altruism.
* The Capybara (The Regulated Self): Represents the "Rest and Digest" state. It is the ability to just be—calm, accepted, and unbothered.
3. The Cat = The Neocortex (The Observer/The "I")
The Cat is the Executive Function. It starts out ruled by fear (hissing at everything), but its journey is about learning to integrate the other parts—accepting the Dog’s love, tolerating the Lemur’s chaos, and finding the Capybara’s peace.
The Ending: Releasing the Dinosaur
This theory completely recontextualizes the ending. When they reach the mountaintop, the Bird flies away. This isn't a tragic goodbye between friends; it’s a moment of transcendence.
The "Self" (The Cat) has finally evolved enough that it no longer needs to be ruled by that ancient, reptilian survival instinct. We don't kill the primal self, but we release it. The journey to the mountaintop was the process of letting go of the "dinosaur" brain so the integrated Self could finally exist in peace.
What I really marveled at is while I was watching I realized the movie was constructed in a way that many theories could work at the same time. So it could be the story of your own journey, or the story of our journey as a species, or just a great adventure story of animals finding family.
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you all think—too dark? Plausible? Or am I reaching? 😅
Edit: Almost forgot about the chipettes. It's possible their parents were at the same laboratory. and escaped with Alvin Simon and Theodore while she was pregnant. and the other couple were pregnant as well also possibly unknowingly. They were abandoned in similar circumstances. Or given away to that man to keep them safe. You never know.
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There Will Be Blood Daniel Plainview was lying to Eli about Paul being a successful oil man
At the end of There Will Be Blood, shortly before he murders Eli, Daniel taunts and humiliates Eli by comparing him to his "smarter brother" Paul, to whom Daniel paid $500 at the start of the film in exchange for information about the Sunday ranch. During the final scene between Daniel and Eli, Daniel lies and claims he actually paid Paul $10,000 *"just like that"*, and then also claims that Paul now has a successful oil operation; *"He [Paul\] has his own company now, a prosperous little business, three wells producing $5,000 a week"*.
Mostly I have seen Daniel's story about Paul's success as an oil man taken at face value, but I find it highly implausible. Firstly, Paul knew about the oil on his land and didn't try to turn it into an operation with a stake in it but instead sold off this valuable information for a modest sum, so why would he then go somewhere and start another operation? Secondly, there's no evidence that Paul, the son of a goat farmer, has the requisite know-how to start an oil company, nor does he have the resources, since $500 is not nearly enough, even back then. Thirdly, Daniel already lied about the amount he paid Paul for the information, so why not lie about Paul's current success too?
i don't think Daniel had any idea what Paul was upto. Maybe Paul was successful, maybe not. It doesn't seem likely Daniel would be interested in keep tabs on Paul, especially since they never meet after their initial meeting. But it doesn't really matter. At this point, Daniel seems decided on killing Eli, so the veracity of his story about Paul is irrelevant. He just makes it up to rub salt in Eli's wounds.
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Thalia without her abilities as a huntress is underwhelming.
Other methods have been used to explain Percy's powers in nature, but none of them hold up to scrutiny. Him just being a child of the big three doesn't make sense since others exist and there is still disparity. Him being Poseidon's child specifically doesn't make sense, since Zeus himself is an incredibly powerful god, he wouldn't be ruling them all if otherwise, but his children are just "meh"
Even in ancient history, Zeus has had tons of children that became heroes but features powers that either had nothing to do with the sky or had divine blessings, tie into the fact that they're just tons of them, the median is just "meh." Every child of the other big three have something massive recorded in history, as little amount of children there are; everyone knows who Pegasus is.
Calling Percy the child of prophecy doesn't work either since it could've been any of the children of the big 3. It was Thalia at one point, before she transformed into a tree, then it was Percy, then after she came back, it was Thalia once more, then after she chose to reject the prophecy, become a huntress and then it was Percy once more. If Percy died, it would've been Nico, the prophecy just means you'll make a huge decision, it doesn't grant prowess, or else Thalia would be an insanely powerful demigod and Nico wouldn't be able to compare to Percy so well.
In conclusion, it makes no sense for all demigods to be half mortal, half god. Especially since the canon story shows us something different. I believe that, while the power your godly parent has lays the foundation for your potential, the affection your godly parent has for the mortal counterpart dictates how that potential is realized.
I would even go so far to say that normal demigods are 50/50, but named minor gods are probably 40/60, Pantheon gods make 30/70, Big three gods make 20/80, and Percy and Nico are closer to 10/90 and 15/90 respectively. It might be a leap of a claim to make, but it make sense when Percy does things closer to divine ability than any other demigod. Controlling poison just because it merely resembles water in a liquid sense and threatening the life of a god in anger is proof enough. Holding the sky up alone when Artemis was struggling is proof enough. Fighting Kronos and Hyperion and winning both fights is proof enough, hell NOT DYING is proof enough. Surviving the explosion and evisceration of a volcano is proof enough. Defeating a giant, that requires a god and demigod working together in a 1v1 is proof enough, he only need a barrier god to finish the job, he had him pieced up.
The last bit about the ratio is honestly just speculative, you can throw that out. I was just trying to find a way to explain why physically Percy seems to outclass his peers too. Like, yes he is powerful in domain usage, but he's also physically REALLY strong. If you have any thoughts about that, let me know.
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Peppa Pig Theory
You know how peppa pig tales has peppa and she sounds different, and you all know that ONE THEORY of fake peppa pig...i think the old peppa pig was the fake and the new sounding one is real!!!!
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Farquaad revived the Evil Queen’s ranking tech (the Mirror)
Godmother, Farquaad, and Rumpel are three flavors of fairy-tale capitalism
Shrek + Donkey = the system’s immune response
The saga is about replacing destiny markets with hybrid humanity
this was a late night spiral so what do we think?
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betrayal fuels Doom's rage, sparking a chain of calamities: natural disasters, portal storms, and hero-vs-hero brawls leading to the climax.
# The Climax: Gods Collide
Doom vs. Thor in an ultimate 1v1 - thunder crashing, magic vs. tech. Thor's on the ropes but fights like a beast. Just as it seems Thor might win, Doom removes his mask... revealing a face that looks eerily like Tony Stark (multiversal variant shenanigans?). He whispers, "Sorry, Point Break," and delivers a devastating blow.
Black screen for 2 seconds. Then: Doom drags the defeated Thor by his cape through a portal to Loki's TVA throne. "Surrender the multiverse to me and save your brother... or watch him die." Loki, sensing Doom's plan isn't pure evil but a necessary, cold-hearted strategy against Knull, reluctantly hands over control. He rushes to Thor, who utters his last words in Loki's arms (cue tears: "Brother...", "I am proud of you...", "Finally you got what you always wanted, a throne!", "I know my brother was hero all this long!", "Take care of my daughter").
With the multiverse in his grasp, Doom summons the Beyonder (the Secret Wars architect) and teleports to the final confrontation.
# End-Credits Stinger: The Offer
Doom strides into Klyntar (the symbiote homeworld). Facing Knull in his shadowy throne, Doom says: "Oh, King in Black... I am here to give you an offer you wouldn't deny!"
Boom - cliffhanger setup for a symbiote apocalypse, rebooting the MCU with fresh stakes.
This theory ties up loose ends: Venom crossover, F4 integration, X-Men entry, TVA multiverse control, and gives Doom real depth (not just a Kang replacement). It honors the Russos' love for emotional arcs and big spectacles. What do you think, Redditors? Too out there, or genius? If we blow this up, maybe Russo_Brothers sees it and steals a bit (fingers crossed)!
TL;DR: Doom preps for Knull by conquering everything, leading to epic battles and a symbiote endgame. Viral potential: High. Let's make it happen! 🚀
DISCLAIMER:
1. 100% my own fan theory/headcanon/spec script. NOT leaks or official info. I know hardcore fans will roast canon breaks (Knull's role, Doom's Secret Wars path, power scaling, etc.)... and that's cool! Comics/MCU/ME! diverge constantly. This is just fun "what if" brainstorming to tie up Venom crossovers and multiverse stakes. If it sounds wild, that's the point, pure fanfic for discussion. No shade to purists; love the debates! 😄
2. Its original idea. I feared it and just didn't know how to write it here professionally, so I used AI assistance to rewrite my raw imagination into this structured version. I hope this clarifies.
What do you think? You can also drop your tweaks/counter-theories below! If this blows up, lol.
Upvote/share for more wild MCU ideas! 🔥
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hesitates. She knows it's not him; perhaps the ritual requires the second man to see and follow him.
Later, they find the package with Josh's remains, the most explicit ritual object: teeth, hair, flesh. She doesn't show it to Mike and again follows the pattern, only registering it.
The final scene at the house may not just be Rustin Parr's mansion; it could be the stage where the ritual is performed. The house appears out of nowhere, it doesn't make geographical sense, it wasn't supposed to be there, it only appears after Josh is gone.
The famous on-camera apology monologue MAYBE is regret, perhaps a hint of resentment about what she's doing and confessing, a plea for forgiveness to Mike and Josh, as noted:
“I’m sorry…
Things happened this way…
It wasn’t supposed to happen…”
She speaks like someone who: knew the risk, accepted the cost, fulfilled her role.
Here I think it's already clear, Mike is the second sacrifice, and it opens up many gaps. Mike doesn't fight or react, and everyone already knows what happens. Heather doesn't try to save him, the camera falls, it's "supposed" that Heather fell, and the film ends. There are theories that the witch herself is filming this scene and that Heather fell long before going down into the basement, which is why the camera is shaky and Heather's voice is so distant. In this theory, it's more likely that Heather is still filming but shocked by the presence of what's about to happen and finally physically saw the witch, and her role is over.
We never see Heather die, we never see what happens to her, Mike is in the corner, Josh has disappeared, but Heather is the only one who was in the final camera's perspective; the sacrifices were made, the cycle closed.
Nothing in the film proves that Heather orchestrated them or knew, but it also doesn't prove her innocence. Perhaps she didn't survive the Blair Witch, but was accepted by her and the cult.
Of the other two theories (Rustin Parr pursuing and Mike and Josh as villains), this one makes the least sense. It has far more flaws than the others, such as the character's backstory; it would require a very well-planned scheme. However, this film is so incredible that it opens doors to various theories.
Do you think all this is crazy?
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The T-800 did successfully Kill sarah Connor in the Terminator 1984.
Skynet had little information on who John's mother was, it just knew the city and her full name. The T-800 systematically starts killing every Sarah Connor in the Phone Book. The news Mentions, that the Sarah Connor we see the Terminator Kill was a mother/house wife. what if that was the Original Sarah Connor? yes Kyle had a Picture, but think about this. Sarah was lead to that Specific location because of everything she'd gone through with Kyle. she probably wouldn't have been there if not for Kyle and the Terminator. The whole Thing turns into an infinite loop, after the first movie. There was an original timeline, but after Skynet created time travel that all went out the window. Furthermore Judgment happens in Terminator 3 which is a sequel not a spinoff, or alternative storyline like Genesis or Dark fate. It seems possible.
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Merlin's Childeen
In Disney's 1963 Sword in the Stone, Merlin defeats Madam Mim by turning into a germ, or virus, and she catches him. For this to work, Merlin would have had to reproduce, creating more germs. So Merlin defeated Mim with his children.
Edit: sorry about the title. I can't fix it. I hate mobile keyboards. It should say children.
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The Na’vi aren’t originally from Pandora, and it’s possible Eywa isn’t either.
I was rewatching Avatar (2009) recently after having just seen the new movie a few weeks ago, and I noticed something I’d never really noticed before:
The Na’vi are evolutionarily unlike every other creature on Pandora. The planet’s faunas biology is internally consistent except for them. Most native life follows the same basic template: four eyes, six limbs, similar skeletal logic across species. You can visually spot a shared evolutionary ancestry. But Na’vi don’t fit it at all. You’d expect them to have four eye and six limbs, but they have the same structure as us, two eyes and four limbs.
That leads me on to Eywa and what we now know about it. It’s a literal planet-wide mycelial/neural network that interfaces with every living thing… and can even be passed on to humans.
So here’s my theory. The “Na’vi” were once a technologically advanced race just like us, who travelled through the stars until they found Pandora, an asset-rich world they could colonise. But soon their bodies became infected with the mycelial network which already dominated the planet, and after generations of conflict, eventually all of them were brought under Eywa’s influence— and so they abandoned technology and over hundreds of thousands of years forgot who they used to be, believing that they had always been on Pandora with their “mother” Eywa.
That led me to thinking, perhaps this isn’t the only world or people Eywa has done this too, if she can colonise the body of a human like Spider, then whose to say there aren’t other worlds where every living thing is part of the network…and whose to say she won’t do it again on Earth?
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Could Agent Carter be Tony Stark’s biological mom?
I’m currently rewatching the captain America and it made me think maybe this could happen. I was curious and searched if that was a common theory and I saw a There was a post made on here 10 years ago raising the same question….. thoughts? Is it at least possible?
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Was michael jealous of how close Jim and Toby were?
Going through the superfan episodes rn (while high) and just saw the episode where they mention Michael separating their desks because they talked too much in the past. Also with Jim being a Godfather to Toby’s little girl. It sounds like they were pretty close before Pam came in the picture. Kinda makes sense why michael would hate him and is always trying to get closer to Jim. Was this hinted at in the regular episodes too?
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Sinners about communism
Sinners is an allegory for communism in the U.S. The KKK represents the establishment enforcing a violent, rigged system, while slaves and minorities represent the oppressed working class. The twins show that even business savvy, industrious people cannot succeed when they are excluded from the ruling class. The system itself blocks freedom, literally paying them in slave dollars.
The vampires represent communism as a collective alternative. They never kill anyone and only try to turn people and bring them into their community. They offer equality, strength, and collective support. In the future, the surviving twin says life as a vampire was good while speaking to his cousin, someone he promised not to bite and has no reason to lie to, reinforcing that those benefits were real. Still, most characters cling to the devil they know (capitalism) rather than risk freedom through something unfamiliar.
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