I love this. I love this so much because it really does get at the core of the message I was trying to send. The story of sheer faith and perseverance through what seems bleak and “the end of the world” is something I felt wasn’t explored enough in this type of horror, and I love that this is the takeaway. The story of war and PTSD that can cripple someone or make them stronger.. And then a lot of inspiration from old obscure cursed internet videos that scared me as a child.. but the core being that no matter how evil some monster or prison camp guard is, the human spirit will persevere if it really wants to. Thanks so much to Lee and others at FT. Dream come true

Don’t forget the Fried One, the Blended One, and the Diced One. There’s also the Baked One, but we don’t talk about it

The boiled one looks like something a 5 year old would draw and then proudly show to their parents with pure joy and happiness as the parents look at the picture in horror and pretend like it's adorable

"Locked-in syndrome" might just be the funniest sounding, real condition of all time

I knew there'd be a jumpscare at the start because there almost always is, and it STILL got me. The boiled One really is one of the more scary creatures to come around recently..

That face has always TERRIFIED me lol

Didn't know PHEN-228 was chill like that

Mutsuhiro Watanabe's spirit being behind the Boiled One makes a lot of sense, and it's no surprise someone as vile as himself would return and continuously want to cause fear and pain and terror. He was an unhinged sadist in real life, he'd randomly physically attack and torture American POWs. Sometimes he'd burn letters/pictures of their loved ones or falsely tell them their loved ones are dead just to see their reactions. Sometimes he'd act friendly and kind and give them gifts only to put them on edge when he'd randomly turn violent and antagonistic again. He also died a coward as Zamperini forgave him, so it makes sense for him to come back as this evil entity. His spirit thrived on agony and fear and power.

I love how the newer generations of analog horror are specifically dealing with forgiveness and empathy, like how The Man In The Suit shows how Japan actually has moved on from their nuclear trauma of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and now with The Boiled One Phenomenon where an actual real life soldier forgives their torturer from their past. It's so wholesome and pure, even though packed with terrifying visuals. And to quote Doctornowhere, the human spirit will persevere if it really wants to. Such a good message! It's so good and I hope all these young creators succeed. Thank you to Team Theorist for making an episode of this!!

2:50 - This is not what cognitohazard means! This means infohazard! Cognitohazard means dangerous to percieve - not to know!

Honestly, I think the reason why I (and so many others) love The Boiled One Phenomenon so much is because of it’s core message. Remember folks, grief does not shrink or ‘go away’ with time, but rather, life grows around that grief, and it is a journey, not a place to stay :). I think that Zamperini forgiving this horrid, mangled mess that is now Watanabe and still going ‘I forgive you’ is such a befitting and amazing defeat. Uhhh something something Boiled One vs The Indomitable Human Spirit

We don't talk about the oiled one...

The boiled one genuinely creeped my out the first time which analog horror hasn't done in a bit

The message that forgiveness is the best way to overcome hate and pain is a lesson you might not expect in analog horror, but maybe that makes the message ever more important.

I got all the Revelations references, but I had no idea about Zamperini's story. Truely a blessed man and a wonderful story

i saw that thing first in a meme "okay, hear me out" and thankfully it removed all scariness of it

matpat trained him well, i can tell his life essense was taken by pure theorizing

The connections drawn to biblical lore, World War II, and real-world incidents, are all thought-provoking. The interpretation of forgiveness as the ultimate weapon is quite impressive.

This series scared me so much more than the other analogue horrors for some reason, maybe because I already always hated the dark 😭Not even the main guy, but the section where they said "There's no one behind you when you turn off the lights" or something like that, now I can't stop thinking about it

The boiled one is the only analog horror that has actually made me scared in years. Especially having dealt with sleep paralysis for years

This is one of the most underrated analog horrors. It is pretty original and horrifying. I love how it combined history, science, and bibilical lore.

I feel like the switch from Matthew to everyone else was pulled off so well.

Watching this in the middle of the night is a great experience

Oh my god my heart at the intro. Why did that get me more than ACTUAL analog horror usually does!?

This dang series gives me a primal fear that I didn’t know I had. I don’t usually get scared by most horror stuff, but holy moly, this thing freaked me out SO bad. Edit: I hate to be that person, but thank y’all for 1k likes!

This thing unnerves me. Idk what it is about it, usually I'm not at all affected by most scary creepy entity pictures but the boiled one somehow makes me feel physically uncomfortable just looking at it. Not even scared, just weird and dysphoric.

13:17 so we have another scarlet king situation here

2:42 Small correction, that's the definition of an infohazard. A cognitohazard is something that can affect a person by detecting it with the senses (sight, touch, etc)

You can’t deny it. The Boiled One has some charisma.

As a Christian the fact it shows Christianity as some of the answers to this and the trumpets and the sky opening up is my favorite part. God bless

Archangel Michael got me covered

2:45 Just something i want to point out, the definition provided here is not a Cognitohazard, it is an Infohazard, there is slight difference. The difference is that you don't need to know you observed a Cognitohazard for it to be hazardous, you only have to observe it. Meanwhile, with an Infohazard, you actually have to know you have observed it.

i like how the name “The Boiled One” just sounds funny when you mistake “boiled” for “baked” which is already a term used to describe people who look high out of their minds. “The Baked One”

Fun Fact! Near the start of the video when it asks you to write the blue text on the paper, red text appears and says "I can't see this paper. I have no hand. I can hear the laughter of thousands. I can hear the feast. I cannot move nor do I want to."

I'm glad that this video reminds us that analog horror is never dead until creativity is

Me: Huh this intro actually seems pretty tame I wonder what- 0:38 OH SWEET MOTHER OF GOD-

fun fact: doctor nowhere, or silas orion, is only 17 years old. he is so talented.

I just wanted to let you know how great you're doing. Taking over a channel like this must be a crazy amount of work but you are fantastic and a worthy successor. Can't wait to see more of your work.

Probably not a good idea to watch this at 10:14 at night lol

the concept of forgiveness has been absolutely bombarding me lately. The universe wants to tell me something, I'm sure. My definition of forgiveness isn't saying "its okay what you did. I am allowing you back into my life, despite you hurting me/others. I forgive you and now you have my trust again." No. My idea of forgiveness is being able to look at what someone did. See that they hurt you and/or others and go "I am hurt. I am mad that I was hurt. I didn't want to be hurt. I didn't DESERVE to be hurt. But I will no longer wallow in that sadness. I will not become vengeful and I will not let this take over my life and make me mean and bitter. I see what you did, and I hope you never do that again. I hope that justice finds you and I hope you grow. I hope you see what you did and learn from it. I cannot give you my trust, but I can give you my hope that you become better. That you grow into a person that no longer hurts others. I will not be the one to help you on your journey because I don't deserve to go through being the care giver to someone that hurt me, but I do genuinely wish that you become the best version of yourself." Letting go of the rage, the vengeance, the desire to do harm, that, in my mind, is forgiveness. You don't have to give that person trust again. Or even let them back into your life. Heck! You don't even have to TELL THEM that you forgive them. All you have to do is say it to yourself and mean it. You are never obligated to make the person that hurt YOU feel better. If facing them is what makes YOU feel better, do it. But if not, then don't. And its not about "forgive and forget". Keep the lessons you have learned. Use your experience to avoid possible future red flags and bad situations. It's not about 'getting over it'. Forgiveness is about healing YOU, letting you live in peace by letting go of the rage, not about absolving other's of their crimes. I wish everyone peace. Stay safe my theorist friends!

I always love it when analog horror uses real life events and places as a base. It makes the horror feel even more real and relatable.

It’s cool to see the channel evolving and changing, but I will still always miss MatPat

2:35 SO! fun fact, Ephrata (pronounced eff-ruh-tuh) is a real town in Lancaster county, PA. its honestly really awesome to see something like this take place in the place where i live and grew up!!!

The Boiled One must be chunky after eating my pain

The fact that when Louis Zamperini went back to Japan to forgive watanabe, it was watanabe who cowered in fear is really something

doctornowhere´s content is one of my fav, im glad hes getting this attention now :) i hope you will also cover people like localbreadman

The i will be there made me think of boss baby💀

I feel like the watanabe bird segment is more metaphorical. To me it feels like a response to the victim wanting to be referred to as Zamperini, almost as if the boiled one is saying "I am your tormentor, I bring you your torture, I am the Watanabe to your Zamperini".

I like how both this series and this video prove that forgiveness is not being too weak to confront and punish your tormentors, it's being strong enough to break the psychological chains that your tormentors put on you, to drop and let go of the mental and emotional burdens that they put on you.

trumpet references= the rapture??

Fun fact: the boiled one is actually partially inspired by a meme of a green sackboy from little big planet with the caption "the green one is here", this has been confirmed by the creator on twitter

That one quote where it says, “Nothing follows you when you turn out the lights,” still haunts me. As someone who already hates the dark, that still is in the back of my mind sometimes😭.

It's funny how interested I am in Film Theory videos surrounding series I've never watched.

Please keep these vids coming ! Analog horror is my favorite

glad im watching this at 3am. no sleep for me

thats honestly an amazing message to have for a horror story, and it fits perfectly since forgiveness is the hardest thing to give in life

"Something would highjack the broadcast." cuts to ads love it

As a long time fan of the theorist channel seeing how it’s evolved makes me feel so happy.

FINALLY I WAS WAITING FOR THIS THEORY!

As an scp fan there's one detail that bothered me 😅 Congnitohazards aren't dangerous informations that hurt you, It thing that hurts when you sense them with any of the 5 senses, for example, seeing the boild one Infohazards are the knowledge that hurts you when you know it

As a born-and-raised Pennsylvanian, this is so, so scary. For example, at 8:53 Lee mentions Lancaster County. I know that place! I've been in Lancaster so many times. It's just so scary for an analogue horror series to take place so close to home.

For those who want to learn more about Louis Zamperini, hi! I live in Torrance which is the city he grew up in. He was known as the Torrance Tornado here, one of the best runner in track and field. There’s a book and movie called “Unbroken,” which details his story. I’m pretty sure the movie is still on Netflix.

i love how you can see MatPat peeking at 1:27 in the backrooms example

4:23 "something else would hijac in the video" youtube : "perfect moment for an ad"

0:33 the way this jumpscare literally made me curl up into a ball

OH MY GOD THAT INTRO PETRIFIED ME

This is the first time i got into a fandom of analog horror, and i'm pround to be one of he's first subscriber !

The trumpets are just The Boiled One wanting you to listen to their ska band.

The forgiveness thing at the end is just😔😔😔🫶🫶🫶 he's a very very strong guy

It's crazy how fast the bots jumped on people's comments.

Thank you Mr. Theory.

When you see the boiled one so you gotta lock in

The Japanese Translates To " It's just a theory" 0:23 How clever🤣

Louis Zamparini and Watanabe being the main character inspirations for this is so interesting, because Watanabe targeted Louis so heavily during his captivity. The book "Unbroken" is a pretty good detailed telling of his time in captivity. Also- some of the quotes from the boiled one/Watanabe are real quotes. I believe, but could be wrong, the quote about it just being him and Zamparini is something Watanabe had actually said to Louis, either during or following the captivity

Glad to see the channels still doing good even after matpat leaving :D

Ayyyee Ive been waitin for this one

05:25 I’ve heard the re-reversed audio, and the Boiled One’s voice is actually rather calming and reassuring compared to the ominous inflection of the voice-over in this video.

I punched my screen as a fight or flight response. Thanks Film theory.

The Boiled One's design makes me uneasy. I like it. It's also nice that the story has a positive message.

Ah finally I can come back and start watching this channel properly. Years of waiting

Phen, to me, seems like a messenger rather than the main bad of the series

That Jumpscare at the start seriously got me.

i think youre the best matpat replacement of the four! i really like these vids

"Domain expansion: UNLIMTED VOID." (That's why you can't move when you look at him)

This has become my favorite film theory episode just from him saying the scp foundation once

The most disturbing part of this was the pronunciation of Ephrata (EPH-ruh-tuh)

Easily the best recent horror short

That cheap jumpscare at the beginning got my nephew sent to the ER for heart palpitations ☠️

Zamparini is such a strong man. I watched Unbroken, the movie about his capture. And it truly struck a chord, he is possibly the toughest man there would ever be on this earth.

0:34 that got me

This video has been harassing my feed for a week now so I just decided to watch it

I'm born and raised in Lancaster, and I have to correct the pronunciation-Ephrata is "effort-uh." Nitpicking aside, it's surreal to see my county (especially a town so close to me) referenced by a super cool horror webseries ❤️

4:50 I thought I heard him say "please help me"... Maybe he's crying out for help and we don't understand him...

Silas Orion might be one of the most badass names I ever heard. I mean, Orion was Optimus Prime's original name, that's awesome.

I recognized the trumpets right away whenever they were reacting and they didn't say anything then so I'm glad this brings them up

i pogged when i saw that this video has custom subtitles. thanks for the subtitles. or captions or whatever they’re called lol

the intro was like "HOT SINGLE COGNITOHAZARDS IN YOUR AREA!" 🤣

I’m so happy that Dr Knowhere blew up like he did, I’ve been watching him since the first video and it’s been great to watch him become popular (as he rightly deserves to)

Isn’t it lovely when you’re just scrolling through yt videos at night and see this?

whoever put the jumpscare on the beginning... you got me good