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splash1 · 06/02/2010, 04:51 pm

A thought hit me as I was re-playing some moments of Season 2 and the Devil's Playhouse.

What if, since the Soda Poppers are dead, that Hell is no longer an office... It's back to hell; with the tortured souls and the horrid monsters everywhere. So what if between the final Episodes (4 and 5) that Sam & Max have to once again go back to the underworld and put an end to evil once and for all?

Another thing that hit me is that, what if The Devil's Toybox is really... The Devil's Toybox, it could be hinting that all of those toys were part of Satan's childhood, and all of those evil Toys are Kid Satan's toys?

This all speculation of course, but if it's not, do you think the Season will end in Hell?

The Highway · 06/02/2010, 07:07 pm

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Originally Posted by splash1

A thought hit me as I was re-playing some moments of Season 2 and the Devil's Playhouse.

What if, since the Soda Poppers are dead, that Hell is no longer an office... It's back to hell; with the tortured souls and the horrid monsters everywhere. So what if between the final Episodes (4 and 5) that Sam & Max have to once again go back to the underworld and put an end to evil once and for all?

It's still Hell LLC. It was like that before the **** Poppers got there

Sausy Gibbon · 06/02/2010, 10:03 pm

Yeah it's sort of a shame. I found hell very anticlimactic, I thought it would be like a Dante style labyrinth. The hell is an office is the sort of thing I'd go 'heh' at in a Dillbert comic but not really somewhere I'd want to go twice. However I thought the character of Satan was great and would love to see him again.

Hayden · 06/03/2010, 03:29 am

To hell and back again, and then back again?

...I hope so.

Hatley · 06/04/2010, 11:37 am

I loved the form of hell. A boring workplace, with people having thier own personal Hells. I'm almost certain Telltale got the idea of it from the Hell in the Terry Pratchett Book:Eric. The phrase on the coffee cup "You don't have to be damned to work here, but it helps!" is (I think) taken DIRECTLY from the inscription on the sign at the entrance to hell in said book.

Remolay · 06/04/2010, 12:46 pm

I thought that was a play on the coffee cup "You don't have to be crazy to work here, but it helps."

Both versions probably are based on that.

splash1 · 06/04/2010, 01:18 pm

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Originally Posted by The Highway

It's still Hell LLC. It was like that before the **** Poppers got there

I don't remember anyone saying that. Who said it?

The_Hamburgaler · 06/04/2010, 02:21 pm

I believe Hell has been acquired by dunder miflans parper compony. (Sp. I dont really watch the office.)

Chuck · 06/04/2010, 11:39 pm

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Originally Posted by Remolay

I thought that was a play on the coffee cup "You don't have to be crazy to work here, but it helps."

Both versions probably are based on that.

Yeah, I'm a huge fan of Terry Pratchett's, but Eric is one of the few Discworld books I haven't read yet. Sounds like it's going to be next on my list.

And the concept of Hell-as-office came from Brendan, Dave, and Heather, I believe.

Shwoo · 06/05/2010, 12:30 am

I noticed the similarity to Eric, but I never thought it was a reference. Besides, the Discworld version was punctuated differently. (You don't have to be "damned" to work here, but it helps!!!!!)

Murray the Chao · 06/05/2010, 02:44 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by splash1

A thought hit me as I was re-playing some moments of Season 2 and the Devil's Playhouse.

What if, since the Soda Poppers are dead, that Hell is no longer an office... It's back to hell; with the tortured souls and the horrid monsters everywhere. So what if between the final Episodes (4 and 5) that Sam & Max have to once again go back to the underworld and put an end to evil once and for all?

Another thing that hit me is that, what if The Devil's Toybox is really... The Devil's Toybox, it could be hinting that all of those toys were part of Satan's childhood, and all of those evil Toys are Kid Satan's toys?

This all speculation of course, but if it's not, do you think the Season will end in Hell?

Not to mention he said that he'd be seeing our duo again very soon.

Pantagruel's Friend · 06/05/2010, 10:42 am

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Originally Posted by Chuck

Yeah, I'm a huge fan of Terry Pratchett's, but Eric is one of the few Discworld books I haven't read yet. Sounds like it's going to be next on my list.

Eric is a strange book - it starts off with probably the craziest event in the entire Discworld series, and then it deflates quite a bit, and goes on as if Terry was writing it on autopilot. I feel it's like a 150 page excuse to bring Rincewind back after the events of Sourcery.
Pratchett on autopilot is still a good read, though

*Brendan* · 06/05/2010, 06:34 pm

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Originally Posted by Chuck

And the concept of Hell-as-office came from Brendan, Dave, and Heather, I believe.

I'm not sure about that. My recollection is hazy, but that may have been an idea directly from Steve. The only thing I remember for sure about that day is that I made a quesadilla which was momentous because it was the first time I ever cooked something that didn't have a first name.

Flah · 06/07/2010, 08:19 pm

Being one of many victims of drab office life, I have to chime in by saying that Hell LLC is possibly the most nightmarish vision of the afterlife that I have ever seen. Well, second-most nightmarish.

The only reason that the Philly dip commercials wind up at Number 1 is because that office is supposedly the best place in the universe. If that's the case, please, sign me up for the boiling lakes filled with man-eating devil crocodiles, and make it snappy!

06/02/2010, 04:51 pm	#1
splash1 Electric Tuna Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jungle Subway Posts: 2,588	Back to Hell? (Some Spoilers) A thought hit me as I was re-playing some moments of Season 2 and the Devil's Playhouse. What if, since the Soda Poppers are dead, that Hell is no longer an office... It's back to hell; with the tortured souls and the horrid monsters everywhere. So what if between the final Episodes (4 and 5) that Sam & Max have to once again go back to the underworld and put an end to evil once and for all? Another thing that hit me is that, what if The Devil's Toybox is really... The Devil's Toybox, it could be hinting that all of those toys were part of Satan's childhood, and all of those evil Toys are Kid Satan's toys? This all speculation of course, but if it's not, do you think the Season will end in Hell? __________________ *inFamous, is the best game ever and you can't say it isn't cause it would a lie!!! SO THERE! Sam: "This goes down to fiery bowls of America's filthiest city." Max*: "You've been listening to my inner bathroom narration again!"

06/03/2010, 03:29 am	#4
Hayden ...is procrastinating Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 3,485	To hell and back again, and then back again? ...I hope so. __________________ Read that instead ^.

06/04/2010, 11:37 am	#5
Hatley Snake Eater Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hedge End, England Posts: 219	I loved the form of hell. A boring workplace, with people having thier own personal Hells. I'm almost certain Telltale got the idea of it from the Hell in the Terry Pratchett Book:Eric. The phrase on the coffee cup "You don't have to be damned to work here, but it helps!" is (I think) taken DIRECTLY from the inscription on the sign at the entrance to hell in said book. __________________ I hear it's amazing when the famous purple stuffed worm in flap jaw space with the tuning fork does a raw blink on hara-kiri rock.

06/04/2010, 12:46 pm	#6
Remolay Does not compute Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Planet Earth(Sol 3) Status: My head asplode Posts: 1,987	I thought that was a play on the coffee cup "You don't have to be crazy to work here, but it helps." Both versions probably are based on that. __________________ It's Gallifreyan, it doesn't translate Crap I do: Homestar WUW Twitter YouTube Fanfiction.net It says Remolay

06/04/2010, 02:21 pm	#8
The_Hamburgaler Hamburger inspector Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: McDonald land Posts: 126	I believe Hell has been acquired by dunder miflans parper compony. (Sp. I dont really watch the office.) __________________ By Jove! They will let anyone on the internet these days.... ┌─┐ ┴─┴ ಠ_ರೃ

06/02/2010, 10:03 pm	#3
Sausy Gibbon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In a cave Posts: 687	Yeah it's sort of a shame. I found hell very anticlimactic, I thought it would be like a Dante style labyrinth. The hell is an office is the sort of thing I'd go 'heh' at in a Dillbert comic but not really somewhere I'd want to go twice. However I thought the character of Satan was great and would love to see him again.

06/05/2010, 12:30 am	#10
Shwoo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 1,486	I noticed the similarity to Eric, but I never thought it was a reference. Besides, the Discworld version was punctuated differently. (You don't have to be "damned" to work here, but it helps!!!!!) __________________ This is a link to the Sam & Max wiki. This is a link to a Sam & Max deviantART group.

06/07/2010, 08:19 pm	#14
Flah Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 62	Being one of many victims of drab office life, I have to chime in by saying that Hell LLC is possibly the most nightmarish vision of the afterlife that I have ever seen. Well, second-most nightmarish. The only reason that the Philly dip commercials wind up at Number 1 is because that office is supposedly the best place in the universe. If that's the case, please, sign me up for the boiling lakes filled with man-eating devil crocodiles, and make it snappy! Last edited by Flah; 06/07/2010 at 08:20 pm. Reason: Edited for a misspelling

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