WHAT Are They?! (Among Us)
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
these crewmates are most likely human.
Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. Hello, Internet! Welcome to Game Theory, the show that always loves a good vote. I wanted to go back and visit an old classic game of voting and deception, Among Us. Why? Because during the Summer Game Fest, out of nowhere, we got an entire 10-episode season of an Among Us TV show drop on Paramount+. I remember when this show was announced and the cast was stacked, and then it just never came out. But better late than never, because I've been itching to dive back into this franchise.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you doing? This is a TV show, as in film? As in film theory? Lee, please, I need this. It'll just be for one episode.
You've never even talked about these little beans before.
How did the Among Us TV show release inspire revisiting the game's lore?
It would be weird to start now.
We've been over this. When one of your things comes to my medium, it becomes mine. That's the rule. Okay, look, can we just not do this in front of the loyal theorists?
Let's just step inside here and we'll... Hey, hey, let me... I learned that from playing James Bond First Light. How's that for a movie video game? Anyway, where was I? Oh, yes. I'm so pleased this show dropped, because it means we can finally dive back into this franchise and talk about the element we all love, the lore. Many years ago, we did an episode about the lore of this game, because it does exist, it's just much harder to find than usual. But a show? That's gonna be full of the stuff. Every show needs a story, right? This one is focused around a regular whodunit story, where one by one, each of the characters are killed off, including the sexiest character of all time, Bloom. Rest in peace, sweet prince.
So the crew has to figure out who the imposter is. I won't spoil the ending here, but there is one thing this story showed us that drastically changes part of our original theory. These little beans aren't human. Their anatomy is a very large focus of this story, from their single-boned bodies to their private back areas. They aren't even wearing suits. The color is just their body, and they wear clothes on top of that. These things definitely aren't human, so what are they? and how does that change what we know about this game and its story? Well, get those pointer fingers ready, theorists, because we're gonna vote humans out of the airlock and figure out the real identity of these beans. Let's just hope we get it right.
Let's start with the biggest factor that changed my entire outlook on these beans, their skin. These guys aren't wearing spacesuits, it's literally just their skin. I suppose it makes sense, if they were in spacesuits, then sending them out into the vacuum of space wouldn't cause any issue, at least not immediately. But in the show, we see them wearing clothes, and at one point they begin to hallucinate and start taking off all their clothes, including their backpacks, revealing their private parts... I guess. It's a very weird show. Regardless, this gives us a few key details to work with. If this is their skin and not a suit, that means this thing isn't a visor, but their actual eye. And we see that in the show.
It squints when they're sus, cries when they're sad, and sparkles when they're in the presence of blue. And who can blame them? He's hot stuff. In reality, this kind of evolution is exceptionally rare. Animals have evolved two eyes because it is just seen as a far superior trait. Two eyes provide you great depth perception, which I'm sure you can recognise is important to daily life, and in the show, the fact that Green struggles to catch the ball shows that one eye lacks that depth perception. However, that's not to say that single eyes don't have their advantages. A single eye, especially one as large as the beans, would provide better central symmetry. Two eyes often have a blind spot that your brain has to make up for.
With us, it's our noses. Technically, you don't see your nose when you're looking forward. Your brain just fills in the gap. But one giant eye means there is no blind spot.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:51
2
How did the Among Us TV show release inspire revisiting the game's lore?
0:51–8:06
3
What surprising anatomical detail in the show suggests crewmates aren't human?
8:06–12:56
4
How does the show reveal the beans' single-eye anatomy and why does it matter?
12:56–14:54
5
Why might a single large eye be advantageous for the Among Us crewmates?
14:54–18:32