#thefourthfixed's thoughts

The funny thing is Michael was really really trying to be evil, but he kind of sucked at it. When he first showed up, he was trying to be creepy and mysterious, but instead he just sounded goofy. People in the theater I was at were literally giggling. Then at the end, everything he says and does is just so stereotypically supervillain that he must have been studying superhero comics and Scooby Doo episodes to prepare for this moment. Then he's like "I'm going to continue my father's legacy by killing everyone in the town!" which makes no fucking sense because it's not at all in line with what William does. Then he's defeated before the plan even starts, so he runs away but doesn't get very far before being knocked to the floor by Jeremiah. It's incredible. Listen buddy, this just isn't for you.

I feel bad for the real estate agent trying to sell the Afton house because no one is buying that shit. 😭 Could you imagine the superstition surrounding the family? People would definitely think it was a curse. "The father was the cofounder of the pizza restaurant chain where those kids went missing. He was the primary suspect and was convicted, but the charges were dropped due to lack of evidence and he was let go. Then he dropped off the face of the earth and was never heard from again. The youngest son was killed by the oldest son at his birthday party in a freak accident. The daughter went missing a a few years later and was never found. [Insert whatever happened to Mrs. Afton because it probably wasn't good]. Then around a decade later the oldest son who was the only one left went missing too, and legend has it that the last time he was ever seen, his body was rotting!"

Is anyone else genuinely struggling to wrap their head around the fact that Michael Afton was in a movie. I swear this is so surreal to me like there is absolutely nothing you could have ever done to convince me he'd ever appear directly. If you'd told me that he was going to be in the second movie anywhere between earlier this year and 2018 I would think you were joking. I'd have been like "yeah right." And the fact that he literally introduces himself by name. "I'm Michael... Michael Afton." I was literally losing my god damn mind like huhhh?? It doesn't' feel real. It's almost strange. And the funny thing is I swear no other FNAF character being implemented into the movie would have this same reaction as he did. The fandom was just going crazy and there was debate and extremely polarized reactions. I mean they put Henry and Charlie in and people were excited, but I didn't see anyone going on about how it feels weird and they never thought it would happen. If they put crying child or Elizabeth in I'm sure there would be excitement but I wouldn't find that too unbelievable, especially because Elizabeth had a direct appearance in the novels. But Michael has always just been a special case. He likes to hide more than anyone else in this franchise despite his importance, to a point where he almost felt like a ghost. So it feels like they finally got him out of his hidey hole by poking at it with a stick.

Replaying movie Michael's dialogue in my head is making me want to writhe on the floor kicking and screaming because never in a million years would I have thought I would hear the words "we will always be his" and "I'm here to continue his legacy" come out of MICHAEL AFTON'S mouth. It kind of hurts being shown a version of him that never got away. Like I am losing my mind knowing that this is how it could've gone in another life and I'd just never really thought about what that version of Michael would look like until the movie forced me to. And it's so upsetting because it's just sooooo far off from game Michael. Like it's the complete opposite of game Michael.