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[The Spirit of Christmas]

I'm not disappointed, like most people seem to be. Surprised, but not disappointed. This entry was just ambiguous enough to be perfect - perhaps he killed Jessica and is now in full Masky mode, or perhaps he truly did just do what he said he was going to and leave. The idea of these two possible directions is certainly reinforced by the two way road sign at the end.

I'm inclined to believe that Tim did in fact kill her. Alex said: 'If there's somebody left, you have to kill them, then yourself'. The scenes of Tim being so contemplative and troubled looking really suggest he's having to make this decision. Then, sure enough, the scene with Jessica goes into a distorted coughing fit then cuts out, and then the entry ends with the very suspicious 'Everything is fine.' I think he killed her, and after uploading, killed himself too, knowing he'll never truly be free, and wanting to rid the world of the Operator.

Those who are complaining that we didn't get enough 'answers' must take the entire series at a very superficial level. Jessica being alive didn't just come out of nowhere - it's been clear since #75 that Tim's been hiding things about her. She disappears at the end of #76, but it's certainly plausible that Tim saved her from Alex and the Operator, as we see him limping into frame at the very end. He was then keeping her being alive a secret from Jay, as he didn't want her to drag her back into things again - very reasonably so, as last time Jay got her involved, she was nearly killed twice.

'But what's the Operator's motive? What is the Ark?'
There's simply no way they could have revealed this sort of thing, as none of the human characters really understood it. Sure, they could have made it so Alex in fact did understand the Operator and his motives, and had him go on an expository rant about it, but would it have really been better that way? I don't think so at all. The Operator is much more interesting when we don't know what it wants, and there's no way they could have revealed its motives without coming across as incredibly forced. We don't need everything spelled out for us.

Same goes for the nature of the Ark. It was never explained explicitly - it's quite possible that Tim doesn't even remember how he came up with the phrase 'to the ark', as it was probably in his Masky state. The logical thing to infer is that the Ark is that dark world where the Operator's victims are taken, or simply death in general. So Brian did finally get to go 'totheark', in each of those meanings. He was certain that death was the only way to escape the Operator, so that's what he sought, but wasn't willing to die before revealing Tim as a liar.

[Jack Slenderman]

Im hoping for one last to the arc videos, just for the creepy open ended feels

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[TheJoker]

I would argue that this is not necessarily the ending, for the simple reason that they indicated before that they were not planning on doing a "big twist" ending nor leave it feeling overly unresolved or ambiguous, and this entry doesn't meet any of the criteria they established. Thus, while this could be the ending (in which case I am mildly disappointed though not as incensed as some of you people), I'd say there might yet be one left.

Could someone try asking Troy if it's over as a direct question? He'll probably dodge it if it's not, since with the driving shots we're clearly expected to think it's over, but if this was the real ending I think he'll probably give a straight answer.

Also, Jessica was almost definitely killed by Tim during the cut, yes the sirens are real, and if Tim did indeed kill Jessica I'd say it's a fair bet that he committed suicide shortly after uploading (thus fulfilling Alex's final instruction.)

So what could be left at this point, if I'm right and this isn't the end? Possibly a cryptic upload by an anonymous party with no purpose other than to fill in one or two holes and answer a couple of questions? I'd love it if they closed off the series with one final flashback tape to 2006 that gives some clarity.

Also, Alex is actually pretty shitty at killing people (and appears to be unaware that he doesn't actually kill almost anyone), if you look at it. He tried to kill Tim in 2006 and repeatedly in the present but never succeeded. He tried to kill Brian in 2006, but it was ultimately Tim who killed Brian in 2014. He tried to kill Jessica, and... yeah. He killed Jay eventually, sure, but that was, y'know, Jay, and that was after several failed attempts. I wouldn't be surprised if Seth and Sarah are both alive and well too at this point.

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Re: Jessica

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[KTsteve]

Wait, why are people saying this is the last entry? That didn't even remotely feel like an ending, more like a pre ending buildup.

"I'm going to be gone for awhile too", possibly saying that's there's a chance of him dying (since he said jay left, but really he died). He's going to go, and either kill himself next entry, or get killed trying to rid the world of the operator.

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[PieAvenger]