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[TheFuss]

[Rogue Thoughts]

There should be more spec about the 56-42. I'm surprised at you guys!

Anyway, just wanted to drop a comment at that book. My first thought is that it looks like a journal you could buy at Barnes & Noble, but I'm not going through all those pages looking for it.
The more I think about it, though, the more I get a creepy children's book vibe. Something like The Monster With No Name from the anime/manga Monster.

[Randoman96]

In 46, the book is visible, but the camera moves too fast for the title and publishing label to be visible.

In 50, the title is visible, but there is also an AUTHOR'S NAME just next to the title, and the publishing label is now covered up by a plastic piece.

As mentioned in the DVD commentary, in 24, they pushed everything brand-name out of the picture to make sure there was nothing brand-name on screen.

This is a regular book, and is highly doubtful it's anything but cow tools.

[czaaaaaa]

56 - 42

if you switch around the numbers, you have the song "25 or 6 to 4" by the horn-adorned band of the seventies, Chicago.

[mokie]

[Camero]

I'm guessing 56-42 is just some way Jay has of organizing his tapes, though it's hard to tell exactly what the system is. But I doubt it matters.

As for what's on it, any specific description would just be wild speculation. But I will at least say that the tape will likely FEATURE Amy in some sense, perhaps giving us an explanation as to why Alex told Jessica he'd gotten in touch with her.

[Mondai]

As for the label, what was it, 56-42?, I don't think the numbers themselves were anything significant to the plot, at that point. I think someone else already said this (but I can't remember who), but if they're anything, I'm willing to bet they're the safe code for Jay's room back in the hotel. And we have no way of backing that up at this point.

[Owlish]

I personally feel that the "56-42" is more significant than the book. I also wonder how many things in this series, items, things characters say, etc., are deliberately included to throw viewers off. Obviously the tape is significant, and I have a feeling the number is, too, but I don't know about all the objects in the room, like the book and the lighter.

Speaking of objects, whatever happened to the Slenderdoll?

[Yuki]

[Tharol]

The video will make interesting commentary for season two weird.

[Camero]

I may have missed it, but skimming through the posts I don't see any MAJOR discussion of this issue, so I think it's worth bringing up.

Why did Alex want Jay in the woods? Before this entry I had personally assumed that he got attacked while changing tapes(and was pretty scared seeing Alex just standing RIGHT IN HIS FACE when he's getting up). But, nothing happened. Alex didn't show him anything. There doesn't appear to be anything "to show" where Alex is standing when he calls Jay over.

Possibilities are as follows:

-Alex hasn't got a damn clue what he's doing--he's just responding to influence from the Operator, who for some reason wanted Jay in the forest but then decided otherwise. "His ways are not our ways" and we will likely never figure out why exactly Alex does what he does, since TO's thoughts wouldn't make sense to us.

-Alex didn't want to show Jay anything, and only brought him out there to find out if Jay had his house key, or to tell Jay that the key he has is for Alex's house.(Perhaps to help him?)

-Alex had been planning to kill Jay. He asks how things are with Jessica only to get a sense of whether Jay is involving her or not. He reasons at some point during the walk that Jessica is sufficiently involved that she will notice if Jay is missing, and may even know where he is specifically(and he's right). So, he needs to kill Jessica too, and figures that he'd better try to take them both out at once, as he'll never get near Jessica if he kills Jay now.

[Mondai]

[tijde]

Re: Alex's motives (again)... Whatever Alex's motives and plans were at the end of #49, it seems likely that they changed at some point. I can't shake the feeling that the amped-up distortion immediately after the tape change is a clue. Why is the distortion *there*? Why *then*?   

In past entries, we've seen Alex cause distortion by getting angry/emotional and by getting close to the camera. Earlier during this hike, Alex was both physically close to the camera and outwordly emotional ("I'm only going to ask you this once..."). Yet the distortion wasn't nearly as bad before the tape change. So did something significant happen inside Alex during those few moments without footage? Is this the point where Alex changes his mind--the distortion serving as evidence of some inner struggle? Considering what we've been shown about Alex's effect on cameras thus far, what else could it be? 

These aren't rhetorical questions; I'd love ideas if you've got 'em. The distortion has bugged me for days, but I can't seem to come up with more ideas. =\ 

EDIT: I would love to see the Slenderdoll come back into play, mostly because I'm attempting a crochet version of my very own right now.

[pinkee808]

[Mondai]

To be honest, I don't REALLY believe it, either. But I prefer wild conjecture to silence, so I figured I'd throw it out there. At the very least, it's a fun crackpot notion, and if it DID happen I think I might have a fit of maniacal laughter.