#the substitute ph

[lastoneout]

I dunno what to call it but I love when fans come up with clever puns/joke names to call characters who are impostors or alternate versions of other characters. Like Madeline in Celete's anxiety-personification being called "Bad-eline" and the person who impersonates Iosefka in Bloodborne being dubbed "Faux-sefka" and how we all called the evil hologram of the Professor from Puppet History "The Substitute" like give me more of that now and forever please and thank you!!

[puppet-purgatory]

listen I don’t have time to draw any fun propagandart for it, but here is why you should vote God for the best puppet history guest in @watcherwiki ‘s bracket:

Literally he is just like you and me, he loves the show and Watcher. Thats it. He didn’t try to skin Ryan Bergara alive (something a bad guest would do). Not to mention he was invited onto the show, didn’t sneak on using identity theft.

and you know now that I think about it, the Substitute was actually a HOST wasn’t he? 🤔sure he sang a song, but the professor did that himself in the very next episode, but He’s not on the poll 🤔 should he really qualify? BUT I DIGRESS…

vote here for god puppet history 2 win

[yuureitoukyou]

Redraws for the two canonical villains in this series[refrences in readmore.]

I redrew the mvs "this is the happiness and peace of the mind committee" by utautaP +t.komine and digital girl by kira for these pieces!!

[doggscape]

Me when I she/her a male character

[crispycreambacon]

Who's, Who's, Who's That? The Star of the Show: Thespian!

Otherwise known as my take on Post-Redemption Substitute/Hologram Professor! Can we all salute the artists who make these types of scrapbook aesthetic art for a minute 'cause holy moly it was so difficult to recreate that aesthetic 😭🫡

Click below to see her unfiltered reference as well as more information regarding her!

Basic Information

Pronouns: she/he (bigender)

Sexuality: Aromantic bisexual

Species: Holographic puppet

Occupation: Stage Actor

Goals

Make amends with Ryan Bergara

Connect with the Professor and form a familial bond with him and his parents

Improve her acting and writing skills at the theatre troupe she works in

Deal with ongoing mental health issues stemming from his past time as the Substitute

Strengths

She has a bombastic confidence that pushes her out of her comfort zone and aids in her acting career.

He can adapt to any situation and switch his way of thinking when necessary.

She doesn't give up easily and is determined to obtain the best possible outcome that she can get.

He can be very detail-oriented and account for the little things that others tend to brush off.

Weaknesses

He has a tendency to overthink especially in regards with the idea that he may one day revert back to his old self.

She can be quite rude and get upset when others call her out on it.

He struggles with primarily thinking for himself without being considerate of how others feel.

She has a problem of lying and not openly communicating about her problems even when she doesn't want to.

Fun facts

He has a knack for technology, specifically in programming.

While she's a theatre kid at heart, she is a massive fan of pop songs, her favourite singers being Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo. She also has a personal fascination with Vocaloids, UTAU and other vocal synthesizers.

He keeps a diary alongside a set of gel pens. If he was feeling a bit dramatic that day, he may pull out a glass dipping pen with red ink.

While not officially diagnosed, she exhibits symptoms of autism & ADHD, and she deals with hypoesthesia as a result of her holography.

[kenmarlenn]

Did not realize just how much bigger the Professor had gotten…

[ssaalexblake]

it's junior bake off time of year and i once again am remembering that time paul hollywood got into a beef with an eleven year old girl over football teams.

[phosphorus-noodles]

Catch me analyzing every last bit of the new puppet history episode searching for that sweet, sweet hidden Lore (tm)

[yourfaveproblemchild]

They’re like two seven year olds playing

via @wearewatcher's Instagram

[waywardmillennial]

PH 7x06 Reaction

yes, this episode aired on Watcher TV weeks ago but my life got complicated soon after that, then I was in limbo about do I post or not? so I decided to wait until it aired on yt for everyone

WARNING: spoilers for the finale and the whole season under the cut!!

THAT FINALE THOUGH!! What an incredible season!

The reveal that Sprat was behind not only Shane's murder but also Dorothy Ruth's?! T_T

Ryan and the Professor being sent to Purgatory!! OMG!!

shout out to those captions - truly a masterpiece

So who is going to tune in next season for Puppet Mathematics! /j

part of me wonders if Dr. Sprat is wearing a hat to appeal to viewers, after all the discussions we've had around the updated Professor not wearing his hat

I would like it on record I pretty much nailed it with Sprat being Pythagoras, but didn't feel like we had concrete clues to really think it was going to happen and not be a red herring

I was so close on some of the theories and directions I was looking into! I feel a little like Dr. Sprat being Pythagoras was obvious but also not? The only time he's referred to as Hoagy in the 7x02 I thought it was spelled "Hoagie" so didn't put the anagram together

Only found this spelling on a rewatch. Turn on those captions y'all!

At least one other Watcherina found it!

I was close though, mentioning the triangle glasses and trying to find a name anagram, but I digress

There was a lot of Lore in that dumpster with the rat, including the hat from episode 6x02 (Wu Zetian) and the foam finger from episode 6x03 (Nika riots). And of course the genie lamp! Sprat may be a genius but he threw away a genie lamp? Lame!

and of course seeing the generator that the Substitute used is so exciting!!

Seeing the Substitute again would be so cool. And it's such a big tease, it's practically guaranteed now!

So what happens next? I've been asking myself that for weeks and I don't know

Open Questions -We never got confirmation on who was leaving messages on Ryan's board in 7x02 and 7x04 and I'm not sure we ever will

-Also, Shane shared this sketch on March 1st on Instagram (which has since been deleted/archived...hmmm) that shows the Triangle from 7x01 in front several other previous puppets, making some of us think we'd revisit Purgatory this season, but we didn't

-Sprat seems like he'd be a main character next season, which has me wondering how they'd make that work with Sam Reich doing the voice work? Maybe they'd defeat him in an early episode and then carry on as normal

-I'm kinda hoping for a 2025 Christmas-ish episode that wraps up a lot of the s7 Lore (like the Wondrium Arena episode) that's not a regular trivia quiz show and that'll get us a little closer to our normal setup 🤞

-We also got this lore drop in 7x06 about the Professor being an eternal being and someone on yt did the math for it

I have my fingers crossed that this means that HISTORY will never die and that we'll soon see the Professor, Ryan, the dino parents, and past puppets rescued from Purgatory!

💙💙💙

Major kudos to Shane and Garrett's writing, Charlie's editing, and Adam's cinematography!! Season seven was so much fun and very high quality!

hahaha remember when the trailer aired and we were all wondering about Liza Minnelli and nothing else? simpler times

[moth-yknowtheartist]

ok. so. that fucking season. (ph s7 full season spoilers)

so ok. I won't get into the incredible subtext of that season because beth has already done that here lol (LINKED THE WRONG FUCKING POST THE FIRST TIME FIXED IT NOW) so I'm gonna ramble more about the storytelling there because HOLY fucking shit.

I honestly wasn't expecting followup on earlier plot threads until at least s8 because it felt like we were getting extra stuff on top for now and those things were going on the backburner a lil bit so like honestly didn't expect much there, didn't expect substitute stuff honestly any "substitute 👀" was honestly just cope. so imagine my FUCKING SURPRISE when Shane managed to deliver on literally every fucking loose thread I could've wanted like

-puppets in purgatory, how they'll be rescued? well shit we're en route

-FINALLY FIRING THE CHEKOVS GUN OF THE FUCKING SUBSTITUTES THROWN OUT BOX? A CLIFFHANGER BUT THE FUCKING SUBSTITUTE

-the shit with Dorothy and Elmer Walter Williams in a way that I never thought there was gonna be like. I accepted the two's whole thing kind of as a side plot that then drove elmer to the forefront as a villain but I didn't expect there to be so much more to Wait a second guys you ever notice that Elmer's initials are EWW. LMFAOOO

along with everything set up in past seasons getting some proper payoff or like getting on the road to payoff, also was REALLY fucking impressed by how well the twists and turns were handled. like, Elmer and Sprat being villains was obvious from the start in a way that seemed too fucking easy, so ofc there'd be more to it in a way that felt both surprising but inevitable- sprat being Pythagoras and Shane working actual history into the narrative AGAIN and rewarding paying attention to the lessons? the reveal elmer was fake the whole time and playing with the use of puppets and how an animated puppet and a puppet being used as a puppet would look identical to the viewer in a way that doesnt feel like cheating and caught me totally off guard? the rule of threes with the retirement room- how we're shown the dread of the room with the telling orange lighting once, twice, until the payoff with Ryan and the professor being suddenly bathed in orange light in a way that made my stomach drop and me go "shit, SHIT, not THAT room." the cinematography in this season in general- shit that makes me want to subscribe to the fucking patreon as well if this is the kind of thing we get when we throw money at watcher, like damn slams credit card on the table???? holy shit????

and like, guys you KNOW who I am you know where I'm fucking getting, so let me get to the punch- I have to hand it to shane for the most masterful, beautiful fanservicey possible substitute return there could have been. I AM the target demographic, I WILL be making fanart, shane madej you sly bitch you've done it again. can we roll back that clip can we get my live reaction

place your bets boys, I think skinned Pythagoras is on the menu.

genuinely you couldn't have grown a better season in a lab. sam reich was perfect, ryan's acting was crazy impressive, cinematography and writing was masterful, TOP. TIER. more thoughts and art soon

[bluew0lf123]

Three posts in a row whoops sorry PH tag-

but I forgot to add this video to my other one

anyway there’s so many ways the Substitute and Professors relationship can go and I hope they’re friends by the end of it but I made this as a silly show of one possible dynamic

Very crappily edited by me in like 2 hours at most

[digital-dumbass]

had an idea so I drew it

the substitute would def annoy the professor for fun

(also can someone please give me some ph fic ideas😫 [preferably ryfessor])

[thecglcatalog]

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[crispycreambacon]

I've been working on an AU for fun in which after a very, very long redemption arc, the Substitute/Hologram!Professor reconnects with the Professor and form a sibling bond with him. During his time away from the Watcher Headquarters, the Substitute changes his appearance to be more like "himself" and discovers a lot such as his inclination towards theater and the arts, his knack for technology and even her bigender identity that manifests in femininity.

This is all a part of my propaganda that

The Substitute, despite his homicidal tendencies, is a teenage girl at heart

If the Substitute got some estrogen or even just experimented with different pronouns, he would've turned out all right.

In this essay I will-

(Last image is an edit of the meme below)

[kenmarlenn]

something something Substitute song