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Originally Posted by splash1
Even though there are several threads scattered all over the forums about different subjects on the next Chapter.
I just thought I should make an official place to make speculations on the strange thing that happened at the end of Episode 2...
Sam returns from "The Woods" to find a finished movie and a silent bunnie..
Turning around and looking at Max, Sam gets no answer and as he turns... Max's skull has been severed; and his brain cut out!
And now, to speculate!
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First, the only time we have seen Maximus use psychic powers was when Max was using the Astral Projector to join with him. Maximus might not actually have powers with out help.
Second, in the final reel, a being with psychic powers is needed to
cast a spell to summon a being from another dimension. (Yog-Soggoth, in that case.) If Max is the one doing that, via the Astral Projector, he might also be doing it in the modern day basement under the newly created other dimensional Penal Zone.
In other words, I think General Skun ka'pe is set free from the penal zone because of the events that are being portrayed by the Astral Projector in the final reel. He then goes on to be the first one to steal Max's brain. (Arguably a spoiler, but it's the name of the thread and the next episode, so I won't bother to conceal it.)
Third, every previous time that Sammeth and Maximus died in the past, Sam and Max would just rewind the film, and guide them to a different destiny. The only reason that didn't happen the final time was that nobody was guiding them once Max got his brain napped. Therefore, those who were sorry that the grandparents had to die can rejoice. Sam and Max can, if their short attention spans permit, always go back and re-watch the film, this time forcing them to hide in the can of nuts. ...Well, once they get a few matters taken care of, first, anyways.
This is not to say that Skun Ka'pe is the lead villain of episode three. As others have pointed out, somebody planted the note and projector, and I'm sure Skun Ka'pe's release suited that beings purposes more than Skun Ka'pe's.
Still, I was surprised that nobody else had suggested these theories. I had actually thought they were kind of a no brainer, actually.
Pun not originally intended, but enthusiastically embraced.