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[BaronVonCakeman]

[TheAtroxious]

Ah, then it was a misunderstanding. I guess I can see where you're coming from, but at the same time, Alex filmed some of the videos at a time when he was distinctly not scared of SM. I'd say that the majority of his filming later on was caused by his fear, but at first it seems to be an honest, if god-awful attempt at making a student film.

Fyo, I can see that. Water does seem kind of lame as the creature's greatest weakness, but I'm going to hold out hope that the creators of this give it a better twist than Signs did. The water thing really does seem to be a major theme, but at least I'm hoping they pull it off in a non-groan-inducing way.

[fezzik]

Is anyone else starting to feel a little bit nervous about MH? Kind of like when you start watching a new show on TV, and you really like it, but you just kinda think it isn't gonna make it, and you really want them to explain what the hell is going on before they just go radio silent. I was never all that into Lost but I hear that's how people felt about that. Or The Prisoner, for that matter. I'm concerned about the pace of MH; if you project out at the current pace we'll figure out what's going on right about the time The Simpsons goes off the air. Which, honestly, is fine with me - I'm not in a hurry. But realistically considering real life issues, I'm worried the creators will either get bored, get real jobs, or just run out of steam and we'll be left with videos like the ones at the end of Hallucinine. Every time I see a new MH video I breathe a little sigh of relief that it hasn't just faded away.

Not tryin' to be a downer. Maybe I'm just anxious for answers.

[morscata12]

The end of entry 17 seems to confirm that J did go to Alex's old house in entry 16. This also explains why he calls Alex's name before Brian's.

The distortion around Tim's head's shadow and his pained reaction makes me think that Slender Man was specifically targeting Tim. But why? Was he just messing with him, or channeling something through him? It may be the latter: If water does give SM strength, then having his vessel gulp down a whole water bottle would probably make his powers overload. Maybe that's what wiped everyone's memory, and what screwed up the video footage. All the water-related stuff seems weird to me, so I'm hoping we get a detailed explanation. I doubt the creators would ditch out now, as it seems they are not creating content on the fly. Everything is connecting so wonderfully that I cannot imagine they are able to do that without planning - so I imagine there is a nice ending waiting for us.

For anyone who's watched The Prisoner:

[YUtsubara]

This may be slightly off topic but I recalled seeing one of the journal pages in Jafool having Yggdrasil written on it. Yggdrasil had its three roots in different bodies of water and drew its power from them. The water also had powers of knowledge but in order to get it you had to sacrifice something. Odin had to give up an eye for example. Maybe if the slender man is connected to that myth then he could very well get power from water and maybe that's why he has no features.

[Two2teps]

[Ugly Myfanwe]

The Atroxious: I enjoy your fetishizing of Slender Man, if only because I've been inclined towards similarly bizarre figures. That said, a bit of casual asking around among my friends and it appears you will have him all to yourself, not because he's creepy as hell or anything, but because all the other ladies are going to be fighting tooth and nail over Tim.

(also J, according to a few people? Go J!)

I'm concerned about the pacing as well, but I actually think the more discussion we get out of this latest video the more it's becoming obvious that a lot was actually put out there. It's opened up the door to more clues about how and when it's possible to see SM (the "only through a camera and/or when he wants you to see him" theory is gaining ground with this latest installment, considering it's apparently a stationary cam), the water link (although whether it's good or bad to SM it's still hard to say), the loss-of-memory thing, more concrete indications that J was already heavily involved in this and simply didn't realize it (what's up with the jacket?!), and more clues that no one was impressed by the contents of MHthefilmproject--although that may actually have nothing to do with the mystery, to be fair.

Granted, a lot of these are more questions than answers, but I think there's more to this entry than meets the eye and I can't wait to see TTA's reply to it.

[El Mono]

In the theme of some recent totheark replies are we gonna see footage from the window back into the house?

[incedio]

[TNC]

[TheAtroxious]

I'm beginning to like the idea that SM channels his powers through water. Thinking about it more and more, we really don't have any real significant clues one way or another whether water is an asset or detriment to SM's power, but there does seem to be an effect when water comes up, and, thinking about it, it seems to me to be more of an amplifier than something to be feared.

Also, Incedio, the thing with your argument is that we've never actually seen TTA being benevolent toward J, so I'm more likely to think that if his reference to an ark is in reference to a boat, then he's more likely trying to lead J into a trap.

For that matter, SM hasn't proven to be completely malevolent on the other hand, either. I think if he would have attacked them, somebody would have noticed something off when their consciousness and/or memory came back. He does seem to want something, but as it seems, everything he does is psionic. There are far worse things he could be doing to get his way.

[Kilo]

You know, I'm starting to wonder how reliable a narrator J is.

[Yougottaloseallhope]

[kevrock]

[Sirdangolot5]

Don't forget, we still haven't connected JAF and MH.