Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25867149-20160717162323/@comment-25584850-20160722184014

Hah, what makes you think it's not? But yeah, it really did shift the status quo in quite a dramatic way, not least because it showed that the main characters aren't invulnerable. If you think about some of the story arcs that went immediately after, it went some really interesting "directions that I think showed some real character growth, having to move on and deal with changes. Plus I loved the idea of evil genius Spencer plotting his revenge from his grotty basement,"

I almost forgot about to mention the part about vulnerability. For a while it really did seem like Maloney was gone to good, the way he died seemed to be a valid explanation of him never returning. When he finally did come back, he was stuck on an asteroid that used to be in the first dimension. So you can say he was simply stuck in another dimension to whole time. Not that it makes his return any more satisfying, but at least the thanksgiving events aren't retconned either.

"Ah yes, the last great enigma in the VT lore. Personally, I think she's the same girl as the one mentioned in that prop hunt episode, you remember that one? I think it was the British Disco one with Aimée and Maxwell, episode 19."

Hmm, I faintly remember the episode, not all that much about Katrina though, I remember Johnny saying maxwell hated and haunted everyone, I remember it being implied that Aimee died when she was fifteen, I even remember a screaming flaming toilet oh wait no that was another episode.

"True, though it's still debateable how much of those episodes can actually be considered canon, so I tend to take most of it with a metaphorical pinch of salt."

Yeah fair point, but in all sense you should take EVERY episode with a pinch of salt. Cause you never know what's gonna stick or repeat in other episodes sometimes.

"No, I wouldn't say it's silly at all, but yeah gmod canon is definitely the most malleable, which is most likely because of the style of gameplay within gmod. All the other games have lore and storylines and ruse prewritten, which is something you just don't get with gmod. You basically get free reign"

Hmm, I staring to get some sort of fan fiction idea in my head going. One without a direct storyline per say, but rather how one guy views understands and lives in the gmod universe. It would talk a lot about lore, what too due when meeting certain characters, and how to survive. Basically a hitchhikers guide to the universe gmod edition (the actual guide not so much as the story itself.)