Ollie

i thought it was incredible. the backrooms being a representation of clark’s deteriorating mental state was so genius. the house scene where he admitted he’s “right where he wanted to be” was so heartbreaking because a lot of depressed people feel comforted by their own misery because it’s the only thing they’re used too, and the unknown is scary to them. i think clark also being an unreliable narrator was cool. at first i pitied him but later on with the focus on mary gave the audience a more balanced perspective. he isn’t a bad guy though. he’s just a guy??? you know what i mean?? i could relate to him a lot not in a “literally me!!! :3” type of way just the portrayal of depression was so realistic and well done idk it was so impressive to me… i feel like everyone focuses more on the visual horror (which was amazing!) but the psychological elements were just as impressive to me. i also liked that we never got a concrete conclusion of what the backrooms really is because the whole concept of the backrooms is larger then life itself really. its like an eldritch type of thing which i really enjoy!

ALSO ONE MORE THING!! pirate clark clearly represented the worst parts of clark. by being eaten by the personification of his worst traits show that his depression consumed him. i think mary and clark are two examples of how people can process depression/trauma. mary has experienced a lot of trauma from her mother. instead of letting these feelings consume her she tries to become better (she probably became a therapist to help understand what happened to her mother) but on the other hand clark internalized these feelings and let it kill him. so you can either use your experiences in perspective to become a better person or suffocate in the misery.

thank you for listening to my ted talk

1 - the geese in the background show that the fake coyote doesn't deter geese