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[aidansean]

At the end of the Entry #77 we get to see the shelves in Tim's garage. There are plenty of gas cans in there, and we know that there has been a history of buildings burning down in the series. I've mentioned this before- maybe Tim is/was the arsonist for some of these buildings. (There's even a gas can in the hospital at the entrance to the maintenance tunnel.)

[Sha Noran]

I always basically assumed Tim (well, Masky more specifically) burned down Jay's apartment. Granted, I think Masky needs someone telling him what to do for him to be of any use, so I'm guessing TTA instructed him to do so or "trained" him to... It doesn't seem like Masky makes any kind of complicated decisions by himself.

[Amethyst.64]

[Ztakk]

Ok Sha, I see where you're theory is coming from and I understand it the more I think about it, but i still can't get on-board. It still COULD be possible.

[TheOperator]

[SilentMedusa]

Just thoughts, various and sundry.

The gas cans in the garage could be for things like lawnmower, weed whacker, etc. I imagine he does that kind of thing himself.

Someone brought up a difference in the way that Jay and Tim film when driving. Jay puts the camera on the passenger seat aimed at himself, and Tim puts it on the dashboard aimed out the windshield. Now to me, the implications are obvious: Tim films to document what's happening, so aims the camera where the action is, or should be (and let's face it; Tim driving isn't that interesting, no matter how much we love him ). Jay's goal is to have a camera specifically on him at all times -just like Alex did. Even in season 2, Alex filmed himself. Even if he was using the chest cam; we see him prop it up on the passenger seat during the drive to Rosswood park, and put it on properly when he arrived.

This got me thinking about something else. In entry #75, after Jay gets in the car Tim tells him to take the camera because it would slide around on the dashboard. But he had it on the dash in #74, and it didn't move. Unless Tim was driving with one hand on the camera the whole time. And he didn't hesitate to put it on the dash in #77, even though it would've been more expedient to put it in the passenger seat at least until he was away from the house. So what gives? I suspect that even before #74 (the first time we see Jay freak out over the camera) Tim realized that camera had become a kind of security blanket for Jay. He also realized the subject was probably a sore spot for him. Telling Jay to grab it so it didn't move gave him a valid reason to engage in an obsessive habit without feeling demeaned.

Which leads to a question several other people have asked: why did Tim refuse Jay's pleas and take the camera with him? I can think of two reasons. 1) Tim saw the similarities between Jay and Alex, and tried to break a bad habit before it lead to even worse ones. We know he doesn't mind taking matters into his own hands if he thinks he knows what's best, so this is possible. Or 2) Since it's now common knowledge that Tim's willing to lie about things if he thinks he's justified, he took the camera in order to prove events happened the way he said they did. Although since he apparently does know at least some basic video editing, his claims will probably still be in doubt (especially in certain places, if you know what I mean ).

And on a much lighter note, seeing a guitar case in Tim's house reminded me that in #19 Jay had one, too. That lead to mental image of Tim coming home to find Jay squirmed free of his bonds, sitting on the couch and playing Tim's guitar.

[Marble Hornets]

[SilentMedusa]

But that's half the fun! Don't you read these forums?

[Sha Noran]

[UnQuantifiable]

[LJonesy]

[Amethyst.64]

[ReverendJ]

[Sha Noran]

He didn't speak to Jay in person because it was blatant manipulation. He and Amy intended to draw him somewhere and eliminate him, but after delivering the tape they were slenderwiped of the entire few months prior back to the actual filming of 26. This caused Amy to run off, insane, and be more along the lines of the Hoody we know today and Alex to seek Jay's help in finding Amy because the last thing he remembers is the contents of 26. It's not really that complicated of a theory.

[Amethyst.64]