Game Theory: Wally Has A Message For You (Welcome Home)

Tom has reached the same level of insanity as matpat’s, and im loving it.

i love that the matpat pose is so iconic that even though he's not doing the theories, Tom practically inherited the pose and its still here.

Tom may never replace MatPat, but he’s definitely cooking

Biggest flex is that Wally responded/reacted (?) to one of my messages from the old guestbook 😅

Votes for Tom to get those nice cardigans, like this comment

I like the fact that the editors make the "crossover" style cameo's from the other hosts seem like they're all siblings living in the same house just yelling out to each other. Amy just hanging out with her style magazines and spreadsheets, Lee watching movies, Santi doing cartwheels in the kitchen, and Tom dabbling in the occult and being possessed randomly.

Just want to point out, Barnaby is the name of the main antagonist in Babes in Toyland which is where the Toyland song is from. Interestingly, one of the first films to notably feature "Beautiful Dreamer" was Jezebel (1933), who's main character is named... Julie, for whom a major plot point is her wearing a red dress.

Since you sort of skimmed over the Halloween update, here’s my favorite detail: In the Halloween record, Happy Hauntings To Boo And Yours, as Sally Starlet tells her story, the audio glitches out for a few seconds, but then stops briefly before Sally's voice suddenly becomes clear. She then begins to sound scared as she describes the kinds of grotesque sounds the “monster” makes. This implies that Sally is aware that Home is the monster that’s snatching up neighbors and preventing them from escaping. And the audio becoming clearer after glitching out implies that Sally is speaking directly to the listener, warning them about Home’s intentions.

Honestly, this moment of Frank calling out to Eddie by his first name just made it a moment that struck me. It shows Frank being a secretive and helpful person, and trying his best, and seeing the complex relationships building in both the negative and positive ways? It’s absolutely fascinating. Welcome Home EXCELS at these little moments that strike you in ways that you don’t normally think of. A pair of human hands here, a first name used there, they’re small, but they make a massive impact.

I love how the hosts keep referencing each other when cross promoting. It kinda makes the theorist team feel more cohesive and stronger as a team rather than when MatPat would make the cross promotions; the difference between hosts working together and a single entity juggling projects and I am here for it.

9:28 Not quite, Tom. The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act - which banned cigarette advertising on US television - passed in 1970 and went active in 1971. So an American kids show creating cigarette ads after that point is HIGHLY unusual.

Every once in a while, I remember when Wally said something along the lines of "you've drawn my eyes many times" and it always comes to my head, and makes me think he's literally talking about US.

THE THUMBNAIL IS JUST WOW💀 my poor boy Eddie

Frank going from calling him 'Mr Dear' to 'Eddie' is very touching. He goes from being formally and impersonally concerned while speaking at an only slightly softer than normal volume, to being informally and personally concerned in a whisper. The use of his first name also shows a willingness to a level of intimacy and vulnerability other haven't expressed with Eddie; he's showing him that he's not alone and can go to Frank if something's wrong or he's upset. Sorry is this reads like word salad, the thoughts were clearer in my head.

Frank being an inside agent just makes sense at this point. And yeah I never noticed how the neighbours kinda do treat Eddie unfairly but this all was actually foreshadowed way back now that I think about it. In the audio of "Eddie's Big Lift" they make Eddie use his strength which has him fall over (I think? It's gone now so I cant re-listen) and the only one who stayed behind was Frank to tell him "He always worked too hard" showing some amount of care and like he knows what's going to happen to him.

Anytime I see a new theory, my thought isn't "hey another Game Theory," it's "oh hey, the new guy made a new Game Theory!" And I mean that in the best possible way. I think you're more than a worthy follow-up to MatPat's position, you rock, Tom!

It’s so charming that all the hosts are making small cameos in the others vids and it makes them feel much more like a theorist family

(1:40) “No one could be evil and wear stylish soft-boy cardigans like that.” - Tom

17:18 building connections! that's it! Home is happy with them bickering, diving them apart so he can take control of them but Frank is slowly trying to group everyone so Home can't get them alone a convert them. ... wait dose that make sense? Frank could just be working to lesson Home's side-effects? and can i just say T^T the concern in his voice for Eddie is just so darn sweet!!

This takes the phrase “home is where the heart is” to a whole different level for me