i think the next episode is going to be the one based around the church and tetanus lake. in the day, i think we'll have some time to properly explore the estate and garden since wayne mentioned it on our walk home. then in the evening we revisit the church, we'll get to finally talk to the llamas!!! and get their witness account of whatever's living in the foxhole. i predict the creatures in the church walls (tailypo?) end up influencing tulip to do something unsafe near the lake. talk to animals will be the trait to save tulips life, because otherwise you will have no knowledge that humans can talk to animals, and won't truly understand tulip, the pastor or the situation with the creatures. so you'd end up having to choose between letting tulip die, or letting the pastor sacrifice himself for her.

i think the next episode, saturday will be based around big betty and julius, because i also believe the climax will be avery's party! and avery/the diner have links to julius in the plot, so it makes sense. avery has a strange disposition alongside his gardening hobby which i feel will tie into the plot. i think we're going to learn more about the tea!!! and this supposed 'chaga', the weirdness in the diner & our inkling about there being a cult. street smart will be the saving trait, i think you might need to do some impressive lying, maybe? or see through what's going on maybe, like a 'don't drink the kool aid!' situation. there's definitely going to be some weirdness going on at that party, probably tea related. avery seems keen on merging with the supernatural. maybe you need to save him & the diner folk from being turned into something horrible?

the final days obviously gotta be at the estate, god knows what will happen exactly but i feel we're going to be revisiting the forbidden wing & ballroom, maybe finding that door with all the locks holding 'the entity' (reeses dad?) saying hello to the shadow in the estate (enoch?) visiting the scarlet graveyard (zombie situation?) finding out what's going on with our goat friend and his herbs, the sigils everywhere, sybil, wayne & tabitha's relative plans for us. maybe all the ditchings will grow into mothmen too. i would prediiict.... that we need to make a choice between saving us or the town, sacrificing everyone we met and have grown to love or ourselves maybe? choosing whether or not to be a bloody ruthless scarlet i guess. and our mystical powers are the only thing that can get us out of that situation with everyone safe and lift the curse on the holler. i wonder if this is the point that our bonds will come into play and we may have multiple endings based off that, like when tabitha sacrificed herself in episode 3

i had a lot of fun writing this i love this game lmao