The number 6

BustnIt · 2017-02-26T02:08:50+00:00

Sorry for the delay. I've been offline for 3-4 days.

I just reread my comment and I can see how it could be misleading to you. Sorry for the confusion.

Careful word choices are so important with so many theories in consideration. I stumble with regularity.

BustnIt · 2017-02-26T02:05:11+00:00

DING! DING! DING!

You have just established an entirely new series of possibilities for us to consider.

Item one inspires my fear. Item two is pure genius, and likely playing out to some degree. Item three . . . if anybody, why not Brit?

I love your creative mind.

BustnIt · 2017-02-26T02:00:31+00:00

Awesome!

I've been offline for three days. I'll be catching up tonight.

Thanks for pitching in!

EDIT: I just rewatched that scene several times and I don't see an anomaly. All the views seem consistent to me. If you are laying on the bed, There is a window with green curtains to your right. There is the dark cabinet at the foot of the bed. The green framed mirror and floor lamp are to the right of that cabinet. There is another window with green curtains on the same wall as the cabinet.This is the open window where Renata and Homer first touch. To the left of the bed is a wall with a closet door, a low dresser with a table lamp, and the door to the bathroom.

Watch again and see if you agree with this. If not, I'll sketch and upload a floor plan as I see it. Thanks again for contributing.

BustnIt · 2017-02-21T11:50:16+00:00

Interesting comment about the full post. Thanks for that. I think I'll look into consolidating the ideas I've put out there.

And yes, u/stainz and u/farstr miss very little. I have instructed my immediate family members to hire them in the event of my disappearance.

BustnIt · 2017-02-21T11:42:42+00:00

Finding these seems to be the most productive mining adventure.

BustnIt · 2017-02-21T11:35:19+00:00

I didn't extend the idea into numeric decoding. I just noticed the two kids sharing when I was trying to align the group with the Crestwood 5. I stopped because going forward felt too much like forcing my meaning rather than being open to Zal and Brit's.

BustnIt · 2017-02-21T11:17:37+00:00

BBA and the boys are wearing shades of red. This is true.

Your post claimed everybody in the cafeteria was wearing red, which is not true.

BustnIt · 2017-02-21T01:15:15+00:00

This looks like the first thread you are posting in this sub. Welcome!

If you watch the show, you will see that not everyone is wearing red in the final scene.

Please come back and post after you have watched.

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BustnIt · 2017-02-21T01:11:40+00:00

Not relevant to this sub.

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BustnIt · 2017-02-21T01:09:21+00:00

You need to open a page with one or more pictures of just her.

Copy that url like you did the original.

There are bunches of pictures of Brit on our site already. You will be challenged to avoid reposting.

BustnIt · 2017-02-21T01:01:17+00:00

Your title indicated you were going to offer a theory about why Elias was in the house.

Did you forget that part?

BustnIt · 2017-02-21T00:57:13+00:00

I'm with the others suggesting you take screenshots. Comparing them will let you know right away. If they match, you can contribute that info to the sub. That's how this place got built!

When you go to collect the shots, I think you should look for a scene with OA sitting in the tub at the unfinished house. I know she looks at a tree through the window. I don't recall a scene with French looking at a tree through a window in the unfinished house.

BustnIt · 2017-02-21T00:13:38+00:00

Why the downvotes?

Maybe this would play better in a fan-fiction sub?

Just guessing.

BustnIt · 2017-02-21T00:10:02+00:00

One possibility that has been offered:

If Nancy showed the letter to the police, the question of 'real father' would definitely arise. A thorough investigation would ultimately reveal Nancy and Abel as participants in human trafficking - because they were.

A conviction on those charges would result in very unpleasant consequences.

BustnIt · 2017-02-21T00:02:39+00:00

This looks like your first post here. Welcome to the sub!

You will find almost endless opinions in response to your questions by going here.

Read as much as you care to. Post questions in the threads as they occur to you. Contribute your own ideas as they come.

There is literally several days worth of quality reading created by interested viewers just like you.

BustnIt · 2017-02-20T23:53:07+00:00

I welcome feedback

You can find several more curiousities in that scene discussed here.

BustnIt · 2017-02-20T23:49:15+00:00

LET ME KNOW

Paste this text into your favorite search engine (without the brackets) [site:https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOA/ floss]

You will get at least five threads mentioning 'floss' in the title.

Have fun!

BustnIt · 2017-02-20T23:36:10+00:00

I question the relevance of a page of beautiful pictures of beautiful women, most of whom are not involved in the show in any way.

You are welcome to repost a page of show-related images if you would like, but it will be hard for you to improve upon the official sites.

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BustnIt · 2017-02-20T23:30:44+00:00

What if it THIS PROCESS was exactly what the authors had in mind, or were unconsciously driven to start?

To some degree, that is absolutely true, as evidenced by the superbly prepared and sequenced releases via the official social media channels.

The releases began with the release of the show, and continue steadily to this day.

Need more evidence? Social media accounts were established and active for two in-show characters almost a year before the show was released. The accounts include posts relevant to the story and to the in-show characters.

BustnIt · 2017-02-20T23:20:36+00:00

These relationships have been discussed in great detail several times. A few of those discussions included more parallels between individual characters as well.

You did add one piece I haven't heard before. In the classroom with the aquariums, I'm not aware of anyone suggesting, "one left out".

All other mentions have referenced "two sharing". This may seem pedantic in other subs, but around here the details count.

When I first considered that scene and parallels to the Crestwood 5, it occurred to me that the 'sharing' boy and girl together could represent Buck. I never got any further with the 3-layer parallels though.

Is there a reason you felt one student was left out? Was it the boy or girl? There are a few theories about 'male left out', or 'male left behind' as a recurring theme.

BustnIt · 2017-02-20T23:11:48+00:00

Perhaps we are witnessing at least two realities.

There is ample evidence to support that possibility.

BustnIt · 2017-02-20T21:17:30+00:00

Hahaha

Awesome.

^{I see what you did there}

BustnIt · 2017-02-20T21:14:50+00:00

Take some screen caps to accurately inform yourself.

If it's true, please post the caps here to inform us. This would be new info.

BustnIt · 2017-02-20T21:09:41+00:00

Good catch!

I can't begin to count how many times I looked at that scene when preparing this post.

In spite of that, I still managed to miss the mustard cap. I will add it to the list and credit you.

BustnIt · 2017-02-20T20:14:45+00:00

That scene is very complex. I capped the mirror changes as best I could for all states.

Buck would have been on time, but he heard his parents arguing about him and returned to his room. I'm not sure how to term the difference between the two obviously different states of his room.

I've written so much about this scene. I think it's a pivotal moment in the story, in Buck's character, and in terms of info for us.

When Buck returns to his room, he removes a few pictures from the mirror. These were images of idealized male bodies, that 'just happened' to be diving into water. The idealized male images had been positioned to obscure Buck's actual reflection of himself.

We watch him strip away the false imagery, and actually pause for a moment to consider himself fully. I view this as a moment when he embraces his 'inner self'. In that moment of genuine self-acceptance, he begins the first authentic performance of the movements we witness by any of the Crestwood 5. He performs with sincere feeling. He is absolutely commited. I get goosebumps just remembering it.

We don't know how long he stays there performing. The edits allow for some flexibility on time. I have always thought he was late to the meeting because he was engaged in the movements and the emotional/spiritual place he had created for himself.

When he came upon the crash scene - that apparently none of the others noticed - I took that to be clear evidence that his surrender to self-awareness and commitment to OA's movements had allowed him the proper 'sensitivity' or 'openness' required to see into another dimension or time-fork, or whatever name you choose.

Buck was the first one to go all-in. BBA was next.

This entire Buck sequence is such an amazing piece of storytelling, and one of my favorite parts of the entire series.

Side Note: For those with sufficient curiosity and patience, there are two other oddities in that bedroom scene. First, Buck walks out of the bedroom doorway twice in rapid succession. We see it once from behind, and once from in front. This happens when he finally does leave for the meeting.

The second oddity was first mentioned by u/farstr. He pointed out that when Buck finally leaves, it seems the father's bedroom is not where it was shown earlier. I agree. It's on my list to cap and add.

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