#ep 50

Do it for him ✊

In ep 50 Alia mentions Arthur and the 'final act', which probably refers to his death. While it could refer to an act of a play, aka this season, imo there aren't enough references to theatre to justify this reading, plus Arthur sacrificing himself would be a firm resolution to s5 and set up some juicy conflict for season 6. Also the description for ep 50 includes the phrase 'one last time', which doesn't bode well at all.

I actually believe that Arthur's death has been foreshadowed since as early as ep 43. The story goes out of its way to establish that if Arthur is dead, then John cannot move, which is an important rule for the episode's plot, but also one I beieve will come into play later on, which is why it's explicitly pointed out in this episode. While this information may just exist to raise the stakes of the story, there's a fair chance that it may be foreshadowing conflict as a result of this in s5/6.

Another element introduced early in s5 that I think will be important later on is The Waylay. We see a glass of blood and sand ordered for Arthur, which heavily implies Parker is in the Waylay and waiting for Arthur to arrive, which, if Arthur does indeed die, can act as an emotional climax for the season. I don't see why the Waylay would be introduced in such detail if it doesn't appear for longer later on in s5/6, and Arthur's death would be an apt vehicle to explore this new setting.

My current theory (mostly speculation on my part) is that S6 will take place in/heavily involve the Dark World, since it's mentioned literally every season despite never appearing first hand. It would make sense for the series to end where it all began, and would make sense as a setting given the increasing involvement of the gods as antagonists. I also reckon Noel will return, since if he wasn't going to then he'd probably have been killed 'onscreen', and the Dark World seems like the sort of place Kanye would have sent him. Hopefully Arthur won't be dead permanently (I feel the talisman might save him somehow), but it is a horror podcast so who knows ;)

Feel free to respond with your own theories/speculations! Unfortunately the only people I can theory craft with at present are strangers online, so I'd like to hear all of your thoughts XD

The first two episodes are really important for Tai and Kari. When they were younger, Tai didn't fully understand what being sick meant and invited a feverish Kari to play soccer.