side by side analysis and thoughts from the scout research division - forest of 4.
( SEE MY RECAP POST HERE! )
firstly- im just going to list off some stuff that weve learned from wyatt along with my own incoherent speculation
1 - marble hornets exists within the fiction of forest 44! wyatt hasnt seen it yet, and whether or not mh is considered a work of fiction or reality is still up in the air. other slender series are still up in the air until further notice. i dont want to ask about that kinda stuff till were further in and more of the lore has been established.
2 - slenderman is hinted to be some kinda fae creature. wyatt mentions that local urban legends talk about fae and stuff. which is a cool interpretation of slenderman that i hope they stick with, considering old timey fae are actually terrifying. ( cultists were also briefly mentioned at some some point. possible foreshadowing? )
3 - wyatt seems to be taking some kinda medication. perhaps as a way to ward off slenderman or fae? hes very avoid-y about talking about anything happening to him both to the audience- ( which makes sense ) and to his friends. ( makes less sense? ) it seems like wyatt wants to avoid bothering people, even when injured or sick. ( which is some good early conflict between wyatt, the audience and wyatts friends )
4 - wyatt feels like a unique mix of tim, alex ( mh ), pre inhabited evan, and noah, but in a good way. like, i feel some of his personalty was inspired by these characters, but has a fresh spin on them, if that makes any sense. the excellent and fairly nuanced acting helps ground him into feeling like an actual human ( esp w/ how hammy slenderseries acting can be )
5 - he also can cuss up a STORM, which is pretty funny. if this ends up tying into the slenderverse in anyway, i think wyatt might actually out-cuss noah by the end of their respective series
6 - i worry that some of the jokes/things wyatt says will not go over well here, and is something to be careful of.
overall? Worth watching and keeping an eye on!
