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I beg of you if you do not know where this meme comes from PLEASE watch this video, this entire series is part of internet history

Craig Digsby

Entry #7 Uploaded 7th July 2009

In which Brian makes his understated debut, taking up residence in our collective hearts forever. Jay lets us know that this entry consists entirely of raw footage from Alex Kralie's Marble Hornets production, and we see just how terrible this film was going to be, as Alex films Brian in the front seat of a car. They make reference to another character in the back seat, but she is neither seen nor heard. After some endearing pre-take chatter, Alex calls action and shoots an adorable but unconvincing take of Brian delivering Alex's horrendous dialogue (”maybe this town has grown up”), before spotting a familiar sinister silhouette in the distance. Alex declares that they’re done shooting, and despite questioning from Brian, fumbles with his keys and starts the car. There's a burst of Operator Distortion™ and the entry ends.

Brian's a sweetheart, and the inclusion of genuine banter between his character and Joseph DeLage’s Alex at the beginning of this clip really help sell their relationship and the realism of the entry as a whole. The "movie within a webseries" framework presents Brian's barely concealed smile and stilted delivery as part of his character, and I'm genuinely creeped out every time the tone turns sour near the end as Alex panics. The scare in this one is understated and more driven by Alex's reaction than it is by the Operator's lurking background presence, and these early entries are notable for lacking the varied distortion techniques used to signal the Operator's appearance (and frighten us) later in the series.