#Samuel Dalton Reich

[gothboyboogie]

[squash1-squash2-squash3]

I'm calling it right now, in next week's behind the scenes they're going to comment on the video/audio degradation and intercutting of home movies and be like "there were unexpected complications with the upload but we did our best"

I've only just begun to pull the thread on this sweater, friends

[captainpondlilly]

Former United States Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, posted a Brat edit of his son, Sam Reich, for Sam's birthday. That is all.

[bounded-accuracy]

all those looping youtube shorts — my god — he’s been here the whole time

[thealexandriaarchives]

The Season's Been Laid Out in the Cards...

The above are a direct depiction of the editing of the show:

Lou views the wall of evidence with Sam Dalton, and says 'So it seems like it's about Objects. Do we have these things? Do we put them on the numbers? (This is correct to escape the step)

The lore provided for Sam Dalton's disappearance reads: "SAMUEL DALTON PRESUMED DEAD Friends and Colleagues gathered this past Saturday to mourn the passing of Samuel Dalton, who disappeared during his magic act last July. Dalton had encircled himself with household objects over the numbers of a clock when a bolt of lightning struck a magnet overhead leaving behind only his smoldering footprints. He is survived by his two sons, Ray and Bolt Dalton, who have since denounced the magical arts."

Brennan suggests someone goes out to start collecting the objects they need, and someone else "stay in here and see if they exist in this space". Sam looks shocked and delighted, looking offstage at someone, and biting his hand to stay quiet. Brennan notices, and asks "What are you biting your hand about?" suspiciously. Sam dramatically mimes zipping his lip and says nothing.

A couple of things that are not in the editing but personal theory notes:

This editing compared to the fairly clear and concise wrap-up on rewatch, especially Sam's over the top reaction to this bit, and the multiple maintained clips that carefully compare the red room to hell/purgatory (Siobhan calls it Sartre-esque, etc) while we are now seeing a decay makes me fairly sure it's foreshadowing.

Escape the Room aired in March, but if we have a 13 episode season again the finale will be in July, when Samuel Dalton disappeared.

I do not know if the episodes are meant to be in order, or if they're exact #s, but there are many things Sam has given this season (Plant, Watch, Jacket) as either prizes or challenges directly, OR episodes could be more metaphorically interpreted (Ace of Cheetos - the single episode designed to torture the snacker, Two of Pillows for the Newlyweds)

Episodes like 6x03 the Three of Coats for Sam Says 3 with a wardrobe challenge or 6x06 Deja Vu with a with a watch prize and time theme have all of the above etc

The Playing Card Items: Ace - Cheeto, 2 - Pillows, 3 - Coats, 4 - Lint Rollers, 5 - Plants, 6 - Clocks, 7 - Vases, 8 - Shoe, 9 - Fire Extinguisher, 10 - Guitar, Jack - Smoke Detector, Queen - Surge Protector, King - Paper Clip

The Other Items Surrounding Samuel Dalton: Scales, Phonograph, Typewriter, Rotary Phone, Photo Camera, Video Camera, Pocket Watch, Bowler Hat

[lumosnite]

Blah blah blah ratfish this ratfish that

THE REAL CONVERSATION WE SHOULD BE HAVING IS THAT SAMUEL DALTON HAS ONCE AGAIN POSSESSED SAMUEL DALTON REICH AND HE IS BEING EVEN SNEAKIER ABOUT IT THIS TIME BUT POSSESSING HIS WHOLE ASS BODY INSTEAD OF SIMPLY KIDNAPPING HIM AND RATFISH IS HIS INCREDIBLY UNSUBTLE WAY OF SIGNALING THIS. HE MADE A WHOLE FINALE ABOUT PEOPLE PRETENDING TO BE ANOTHER PERSON UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME JUST LIKE HE HAS BEEN DOING HERE THE WHOLE TIME

AT THE END HE EVEN SAYS ALWAYS BE YOURSELF UNLESS THE USERNAME IS ALREADY TAKEN. BUT SAMUEL DALTON’S NAME HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN SINCE SAM REICH’S FULL NAME IS SAMUEL DALTON REICH JUST LIKE SAMUEL DALTON COINCIDENCE??? I THINK NOT

As many have already pointed out Samuel Dalton probably possessed Sam during Deja Vu and now all he is doing is making himself the true ratfish of the game by being a pretender amidst the cast and crew. Pretending to be Sam Reich

Also idk it’s pretty sus that when Grant asked for a town with an Ivy League school that Sam didn’t immediately say Cambridge Massachusetts and he used a different Ivy League town. THIS IS NOT MY SAM

[amatalefay]

i feel like samuel dalton reich and rod serling are on opposite ends of the "eldritch entity hosting a tv show as an excuse to put humans in fucked-up situations" spectrum and i don't know what to do with that information

[akafred32092]

I've said it before & I say it again:

Samuel Dalton Reich has altered the way my brain processes information.

In the intro to "Beat The Buzzer," there's a cut.

Normally I'd just chalk it up to an editing choice, but this man has taught me to take nothing at face value.

[sadqueerenergy]

how many times a week does Sam reich have to hire clowns.,, so many of them

[peace-of-the-sea]

okay has anyone talked about Sam Reich’s little hand thing he does at the beginning of every episode this season?? Like why?? What is it about? It has to be a hint to something and I need some kind of closure. I’m convinced this season isn’t totally over, especially with the evil laugh at the end of ratfish 2

[skuttlesstrawberry]

Important Game Changer datapoint: Deja Vu was created with the help of the same mad genius who helped Sam come up with Escape Room last season.

[dumpster-fire-sapphic-failgirl]

okay, but all of the truly mind bending shit in that episode was added in post

our improveers were trapped in a repetitive loop

but after they wrapped, someone made the decision to open up the gates of hell

that episode was bespoke torture, created especially for us at home

[how-queerious]

SAMUEL

A new Make Some Noise is out now on Dropout - with Izzy, Brennan, and Erika!

[a-somewhat-wiser-sicilian]

I had to go back and check because I had a feeling but

Computer... Enhance

My suspicions were confirmed

THAT'S what was filling me with dread this entire time. They not only had the guy who made one of the best horror shorts I've ever seen as a silly character, but as a consultant because they decided they ALSO wanted to do some fucking scary VHS timeloop stuff.

[akafred32092]

I think Samuel Dalton Reich has altered my brain chemistry over the years to where I see potential clues everywhere but I have no idea what any of them could mean

[counterspellthisyoucasual]

Sam Reich should be studied by the CIA on how to psychologically torture someone

specifically Brennan, because that man was in so much despair. And Lily decided to become a gymnast she was so confounded.

There has never been television like this, I desperately want more mr Samuel. Please.