Human existence , always seeing pattern in things that are n’t there . But part of being a fan of something is all about discussing theories and diving into interpretations of the franchises you ’re obsessed with . Here ’s 7 of the unknown , and sometimes featherbrained , Fan theory about the goggle box , Films and Games we sleep together .
Warning : Some of these theories , particularly the two at the bottom of this berth , constitute asSpoilers for their respective franchise . If you ’ve ( somehow ) not finished the Mass Effect trilogy or ( intelligibly ) have n’t get under one’s skin round to reading all the A Song of Ice and Fire books , you might want to avoid read further !
7. The Unified Pixar Movie Timeline
This is either the longest string of coincidences , or the maven over at Pixar are playing and dreadfully convoluted long game . That does n’t stopJon Negroni‘s timeline connecting every Pixar serial into a cohesive universe from being any less of an awesome storey of obsessiveness fan can have for the media they love .
We covered Negroni ’s theorywhen it get going throw the bout last yr , but to sum it up – the Pixar movies are essentially , starting with Brave , the story of Humanity co - existing with ( and battling against ) the rise of advanced sentient animals , grow sophisticated engineering to sabotage them , before say technology gain sensation and rises up against us ( culminating in Humans abandoning Earth in WALL - E ) . It ’s harebrained , but the way it connects each franchise is pretty neat , so you should check out one of the links above and give it a exhaustive read .
6. Skynet wants Humanity to survive – Terminator
When Skynet earn sentience in theTerminator franchise ’s traditional knowledge , it nukes half the human race in oblivion , and then sends Terminators back in time eliminate the ancestors of the Human opposition ’s loss leader , John Connor . But if Skynet could atomize half the satellite bushed , why not go the whole hogget and nuke all of them instead of plight in some clock time - travel nonsense to finish the job ? perhaps Skynet needs Humanity alive , to resist it , to give the deranged computer a aim .
The possibility goes that Skynet is not only fulfil some sort of quasi - predetermination - paradox by broadcast Terminators back ( and the same for Connor ’s own macrocosm with Kyle going back and fathering him in the first film ) , but is manipulating sentence to keep Connor alive and to ensure some of Humanity survives … just so it has mass to be a giant dickbag to in the hereafter . Seems a bit purposeless , but hey , even Skynet needs something to do when it ’s bored , I guess .
5. Batman Forever/Batman & Robin exist in the Burton Batverse
Although they ’re sort of loosely meant to be protraction of one dealership the divergence between Tim Burton ’s Batman and Batman Returns and Joel Schumacher ’s Batman Forever and Batman & Robin are … well , permit ’s say austere to the say the least . The darker , grittier humanity portrayed by Burton becomes tacky and ridiculous in Schumacher ’s movie , and the shade is radically different – as is even Batman himself . So how on globe would they all co - subsist in one universe ? By making Forever and Batman & Robin fictitious in - existence too .
This theory posits that Burton ’s Batman , broken by the impression that Catwoman is dead , hang up his bonnet – but then along comes a Director who decide to capitalise on the Batman tale and make a serial publication of campy , gaudy movies about the ‘ real ’ Cuban sandwich . George Clooney and Val Kilmer are merely actors charter to recreate the Keaton Batman , Billy Dee William ’s Harvey Dent gets whitewashed into Tommy Lee Jones – and there ’s a slightly justification for all the dull product tie in nonsense that means , as if it ’s just an extended serial publication of advertising for Batman - related Merchandise … or Credit visiting card .
I ’m not sure I can give the time of day to a theory that seek to validate that one .
4. Stan Lee is Uatu – Marvel Cinematic Universe
Now here ’s one that sound jolly nifty for amusing book fan at first , but then when you jump to get … well , comic Quran fannish about it it go down apart a bit .
As you could see from the above video ( which does n’t admit the multiple cameo he ’s made in this class ’s Comic book movies ) , Stan Lee likes to crop up in a superhero movie now and then . Oh okay , not now and then , practically all the time . But what if he was n’t playing Stan Lee , comic fable , but someone far more of the essence to the Marvel Universe?This theory claim that Stan is playing the human configuration of the omnipotent superbeingUatu the Watcher , a Cosmic Marvel type known for being able-bodied to see and observe next upshot thanks to his immortality and time travel shenanigans . Uatu was tasked with watching over Earth , sworn only to detect , never to intervene in its exploitation .
But , as our own Rob Bricken pointed out originally this class , it rather does n’t make sense for Stan Lee to be Uatu because all of his cameo orbit around him either not see things , or in some direction directly attempting to interfere with established events ( like him trying to switch Mjolnir in Thor ) – both of which go against Uatu ’s established character . Sometimes , Stan Lee is just … well , Stan Lee .
3. The Gandalf/Eagle Theory – The Lord of the Rings
You find out it every time someone remember they desire to be clever about The Lord of the Rings : ‘ Well , if the Eagles are so awesome , why do n’t they fly Frodo and the Ring to Mordor ? ’ . Well , aside from the fact itdoes a great disservice to Tolkein ’s intent with the Eagles that underlies the ignorance behind the snarky note , what if that was the design – and a little worriment like death got in the means of enact it ?
This theory blew up earlier this year after a Redditorshared their fan theory(which they admitted came largely from cognition of the movies rather than the account book ) , and basically assumes that Gandalf had always planned to limp a feathery flight , and then his close brush with the Balrog put a stop to that . Gandalf leads the fellowship towards the Misty Mountains , home of the Eagles , but they have to go through Moria . When he meets his hypothesize end there , he infamously cry ‘ flee you saphead ! ’ , puportadly a subtle - as - a - brick clue to the rest of the crowd to find the Eagles and get a ride . So why not restart the plan when he get along back as Gandalf the White ? Well , apparently it ’s a small Wizard amnesia , and also at that point Gandalf has no idea where Sam and Frodo are ( and there ’s also bigger problem , like Saruman ’s spring up army lash out Rohan ) . So no insta - Eagle gratification for you !
Yes , it ’s a bit silly , but still , at least it ’s a bit fresher than all those tired Eagle - hack antic .
2. The Indoctrination Theory – Mass Effect
Image credit : Not buff art , but real early concept nontextual matter for Mass Effect 3 featuring an Indoctrinated Shepard , by Bioware artistMatt Rhodes .
When the last game of the Mass Effect trilogy follow out , you might remember there was a mo of a furor over the way the game end . Well , I say there was a minute of a furore – the great unwashed were livid . They felt cheated out of a right conclusion to their character ’s stories . They set out fan campaigns declaringthe need to ‘ retake ’ the series from Bioware . They sent raging Cupcakes to Developers . They plain to the FTC . Meanwhile , those who could n’t consent the way the game came to a close , began search for something , anything , they could interpret from the series that solace their frustrations . And thus , the Indoctrination Theory was born .
The theory , drawing on bits and bobs from the last act of Mass Effect 3 to number to the conclusion that the final moments of the biz are all a hallucination in Commander Shepard ’s forefront – like the Illusive Man , Shepard ’s law of proximity to Reapers over the grade of the series has precede to them come under their thrall ( a cognitive process call Indoctrination in the game ’s traditional knowledge – and a mirror to the first secret plan ’s tragic villain , Saren ) , trap in a eldritch illusion to make them believe they had end the Grim Reaper terror , while the literal fact was that everything had gone to hell and Shepard ’s plan had fail . If you ’ve suffer the time , here ’s an hour and a half long infotainment that report the whole thing in detail :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CKHLDgz2zE
Yup .
The theory was wildly pop at the height of the controversy over Mass Effect 3 , but as Bioware moved to try and rectify masses ’s anger , including an ‘ extended cut ’ DLC that aimed to plow most concerns , people have sort of decline on the theory . There are still plenty of diehard who hold it to heart though .
1. TyrionLannister Targaryen – A Song of Ice and Fire
Ah , Game of Thrones . I do n’t imagine there ’s been a recent phenomenon ( well , the show at least – the book theory have been go around for years ! ) that ’s revolutionize so many possibility . Everything from the ill-famed R+L = J – I go forth that for you to Google – to even therecently debunkedconspiracy that George R R Martin had completed all the playscript and was holding on to them in some sort of gonzo seek to make more money . Hell , there ’s so many of them we havea ready to hand - dandy guideto the ace you absolutely need to cognize ! But one stand above them all as one of the wackiest theory : What if Tyrion Lannister was actually of Targaryen blood ?
Here ’s the grounds : the Mad King Aerys Targaryen was infatuated with Twyin Lannister ’s wife , Joanna – and that some point after Tywin ’s marriage , he slept with Joanna , getting her pregnant with Tyrion . In the al-Qur’an Tyrion is described with physical property that are snug to the Targaryens ( light , ashen - blonde hair and Heterochromia – one center being a color alike to that of Targaryens ) , and has a mysterious enchantment with Dragons . And Tywin ’s last words declaring Tyrion ‘ No son of Mine ’ , along with his steady condescension that he has to do by Tyrion as one of his own has learn many fans render them as subtle jibe that Twyin knew that Tyrion was secretly Aerys ’ tyke . So if some theories hold to be rightful , the three heads of the tartar prophecised to Daenerys at the House of the Undying are her , Jon Snow and Tyrion .
In all honesty it does sound like a bit of fanservice – Tyrion is far and away one of the most popular characters in the serial , so tying him into the overarching story like that seems almost like it ’s hoi polloi trying to like him into some sort of Anti - GRRM patch armor . But at the same fourth dimension , there ’s already another Targaryen running around in the books now : Aegon , develop up having survived the sack of tycoon Landing and returned to Westeros to take what is his , complicate things a routine more . We ’ll see how the series tear apart out , whenever George gets pear-shaped to it – but it ’s definitely a uncanny one .
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