Apparently I used the wrong comic cover in the transition card. Honestly considering all the throat issues I has while recording this and the technical problems that came up while editing I'm kind of relieved this is the only mistake.
Gideon's not just crazy with the whole freezing all his exes and wanting to date all one day. It's theme. Scott forgets all his mistakes, never carrying any baggage and never learning from his mistakes. His growth comes from learning to internalise lessons and not constantly run away form all his flaws. What's the total inverse of that? A person who never lets any part of the past leave, insists exes for Leagues, and who wants all his old relationships to happen concurrently forever. Gideon can't let anything go, and so he can't change or learn.
Not gonna lay, I really like that the movie stated that self respect is greater than love. The whole movie (and book) is about unhealthy relationships and how much they can damage you, it just felt so cathartic
Saw you comment and have to say, self respect is self love and acceptance. Scott can't fight Gideon until his accepted the worst/bad parts of himself. Becuase how can you love someone else when you can't infact love/accept parts of yourself.
To me, Gideon's use of the glow always read as extreme emotional abuse. Cut people off from their friends, gaslight them, trap them in a cycle of dependence and depression, keep them bound to you forever in a prison they think is their own making.
My personal interpretation of why Scott was killed but the others weren't is...intent. Scott never intended to kill anyone, thus did indeed never kill anyone, while Gideon DEFINITELY wanted Scott dead, and thus Scott died from being run through instead of just respawning like everyone else
@@Substitute102 I think he's saying that the reason the death was a true death and not a temp one you can respond from was intent most people fighting just a fight but if you intend on a tally ending someone it's perma unless you get a one up but from the looks of it one ups take awhile to get
See I thought it was because Scott was the player character and the exes were enemy characters. Enemies infinitely respawn, players only have a limited amount of lives.
I always thought that it might be because the respawn only applies to an official one-on-one fight, if it happens outside a fight then there is perma death, otherwise wars would never end and murder victims would just come back.
"the glow" can be seen as the power an abusive person hold over their partener, making them believe that no one else can love them and that they're nothing without their abuser Just my take on it
my interpertreation is its a weaponising of a person's inability to grow, Gideon using it to stop people from growing past their negative qualities and bettering themselves and becoming stuck into being themselves at their worst, so Scott becomes more cowardly and selfish and Ramona becomes less self-aware and mroe jugemental of others and herself becomes cowardly. Notably, Gideon himself states the Glow doesn't effect him and we see he is pretty much ALREADY at his worst and knows it and doesn't give a SHIT.
ok, i might be wrong but my interpretation of Movie Nega-Scott is basically them going "yeah sometimes all you have to do o solve a problem is just talking" & honestly who better to have an anti-climactic just talk than yourself also if i had to explain why Scott's re-spawn rules work like a playable character, i would say is probably because he's the one being challenged by the evil Exes (thus making him the playable character), so he probably re-spawns normally in any other situation
My opinion on Nega Scott is that he's truly the last Evil Ex. Scott was technically Ramona's last boyfriend, so there had to be some kind of embodiment of him. Namely of Scott's immaturity, selfishness, and past mistakes. The fight between the two ends in the way it does because Scott realizes he was a bad person and gains self respect, therefore "defeating" Nega Scott (his past self.)
I always thought Scott just fell over dead instead of de-spawning like everyone else was because Gideon intended to kill him instead of simply defeating him like Scott was. Sort of like changing the settings on damaging other players in double dragon.
@@josephdavis9234 Nope. That's a Co-host. Dystopia Dom has future armor (actually just a bulletproof vest) and a 🔫, and comes from a future where he fights rabid squirrels. He's in the Total Recall review.
The last graphic novel finale is so different than the movie finale, and I love it. The way Scott defeats Gideon in the novel is much more satisfying and cool in my opinion.
PLus I find Gideon a much stronger villain in the book, where he's set up as Scott's evil counterpart and a truly deplorable monster demonstrating what Scott could become if he never changed.
Gideon freezing his exes convinced they'll love him later in live reminds me of those guys who keep their ex girlfriends on their contact list to hit them up after they break up with someone else.
Perhaps, though Scott and Kim were still on good terms, and Scott and Natalie achieved a detente, and Scott and Knives stayed friends, and Scott and Ramona got back together. It's Ramona that has the evil exes...
Darius Watson He dumped a girl at a party while drunk in front of everyone. Yeah they had problems and she was an ass but you don’t fricking do that. That is one of the worse possible things you can do to a person that doesn’t involve full on abusive shit or manipulation (basically not Gideon level bad but pretty darn shitty). He also punched someone who hugged Kim and didn’t tell her he was moving away. He’s not Ramona’s evil ex. He’s debatably Envy’s and Kim’s.
dragoncatoverload I didn't realise you were meaning that he was Kim and Envy's evil ex rather than Ramona's. That makes more sense. Although, I'm pretty sure Envy was the one who dumped Scott at the party. Not saying that he wasn't an evil ex of hers though as he clearly left her with a lot of damage too.
My personal interpretation of the glow is that its kinda a physical representation of depression and Gideon has just been able to harness that power and use it as a weapon on people he wants to manipulate, kinda like real life abusers
I interpret Scott's extra life in the comic as a do-over opportunity. Everyone spends a bit of time in afterlife limbo after dying, and then respawns, and Scott would have respawned, having lost his last chance to fight for Ramona. But the extra life allowed him to come back immediately and have another go.
I personally like the comics more than the movie, mainly because there’s more substance and story available to love, but it’s one of the very few movie adaptations that I like almost as much as the source material. It’s one of my all time favorite movies.
Interesting info to Gideon' nightclub: It's a reference to the pyramid in the Dark World from A Link To The Past. Gideon six ex-girlfriend, which are sealed away in crystals, are also a reference to the plot of the game (the six female descendants of the old wise people were kept in similar looking crystals and the seventh was Princess Zelda, who was captured at the mid-point of the game.).
I remember reading a review for this comic talking about how, in the end, Gideon wasn't that evil, and that part of the comic was about Scott coming to terms with the fact that he was somewhat the villain of his own tale, and my reaction was, "So... how many girls does Gideon have to kidnap and put on ice before he can qualify as evil?"
You should read the comic, Gideon is definitely evil. Scott and Ramona even say he’s the worst, and that’s after Scott understands he is alike to Gideon in many ways
IIRC Gideon tries the "you're your own worst enemies" on scott and Ramona and they shoot him down because surprisingly, people are less inclined to agree after you've gaslit, brainwashed, and tried to murder them.
One other (grim) movie Nega-Scott idea. From the premise that Nega-versions of oneself embody your own worst nature - Scott saying Nega-Scott is a pretty decent guy is Scott excusing/downplaying his own faults. Saying he doesn't need to change because those qualities aren't toxic but actually kinda endearing.
I honestly cant wait to watch Dom trying to keep it together and not scream his lungs out out of anger when he does the last fifty shades of grey review....
He will not be screaming, one of the reasons for quieter voice is he trying to do less damage to his vocal cords. So were going probably see intensity without volume as the new meme
I think Scott chose to push away and forget all of the things he regretted which manifested into the nega Scott and Gideon noticed that there were blank spaces in Scott’s mind so he decided to “spice them up” and fill in the blanks
The idea of the Comic Scott Filter still kinda works, its just the intent that changes. Narratives like to point to leaving childish or immature mindsets behind being preferable, but usually because those mindsets ARE actually toxic to a character. With Scott, having come to terms with his negative side just means he can put that filter and personality to good use. Just a thought while I wait for the conclusion to Dom vs Sub.
While I do love the way the comic handled the Nega-Scott plotline and it was well done, I also really like the film's way almost as much. I like that he actually just talks it out with his darker half and not only accepts it, but befriends it. I haven't seen the movie all the way through just yet, but I like to imagine that the conversation took hours where Scott and Nega-Scott had a serious, heart-breaking, tear-filled, but fulfilling and worthwhile, able to accept one another as buddies. I've actually had experiences in my life where enemies have become people who, while not my friends, have come to a point where both them and I gained some amount of respect and understanding of one another. While I don't really relate to Scott at all when it comes to the drinking, way of handling and mixing relationships, or having friends for that matter, but there was something I did have in common in a way. I was bullied to the point where the kids from school who also happened to live in my neighborhood would sometimes track me down after I would get off the bus and sometimes it would turn into fights. By senior year of high school, I was an emotional powder keg, and my way of handling bullies and attackers had turned from not backing down but remaining otherwise indifferent to using humor against them, which apparently only seemed to spur them on. At the time, I was too naïve, socially inept, and mentally affected by their traumatizing abuse that I was blinded to the fact that in retrospect, my using humor to repel them was only really me pushing their buttons and validating their desire for a fight. I was my own worst enemy on that one I guess, and given that I went to a horrible school where even the faculty members didn't do anything about bullying cases and refused to see my condition (an advanced case of Tourette's Syndrome) as anything more than me somehow, "Disturbing the class," I couldn't go to them for aide, and so I had to learn to be my own advocate the hard way, and it didn't usually go well. These problems continued through my early college years because although I had begun to learn from my mistakes slowly but surely, a lot of my bullies from high school went to the same college I was attending. The first thing I did was make the staff aware of my troubles and did all I could to have them do something about it. A meeting was held between the staff and the bullies who continued to harass and start confrontations with me...and I wasn't even allowed to be in the room while it was conducted. I never got the chance to explain my side to those who were called in to hear what was supposed to be what would determine my future there. The worst of my bullies convinced them that he was trying to, "make friends," with me, and every last one of my bullies got off free of punishment because the situation was deemed as an unprovable case of, "He-said-she-said." I was done putting up with it, and I knew that had I stayed there I would have either gotten into trouble for further fights, or possibly even been pushed over the brink of insanity. I eventually left of my own accord, and the school erased my grades, which had gotten so bad from a combination of frequent illness, serious insomnia, and poor attendance to classes that resulted from my previously mentioned problems. I ended up going to a joke of a community college near my hometown, where I almost got my associate's degree before I suffered a serious back injury that now has left me with chronic back pain and all my money went to medical bills for various treatments that didn't work, but that's a different story entirely. How does this connect back to how I relate to certain aspects of Scott's character? Just like Scott did, I was handling my problems by charging in head-first, both fists swinging, all the while thinking that I was standing up to my tormentors the only way possible. In the end, I was only making myself a bigger target on top of losing myself and my sanity to my problems. Like Scott, I eventually was able to work out things in my mind and learned to find myself again, accepting and owning up to my past mistakes along the way. Sure, I haven't had some kind of glorious final battle, but I did become a better person for it. One thing about that portal they both jump into together, I have my own thought as to what it may symbolize. The way I see it, that portal that seems to lead to who knows what is possibly representative of two people who love each other despite going through past ordeals both on their own as well as together are jumping into an unknowable future with infinite possibilities...together. Anyway, this has been a really wonderful series of videos on these comics/this movie, and since The Dom took the time to share a bit of himself in said videos, I wanted to open up a bit of myself and my own way of relating the protagonist of this comic series, for better or worse. While I apologize for my comment being so ungodly long, I don't feel sorry for sharing it in the first place. To those who have taken their time to read up to this point, thank you for your patience and I hope you all find happiness and success in your lives. ^_^
I think Nega Scott can be more fully understood if you take the game into account. In the comic, Scott accepts that the shitty stuff he's done is a part of who he is and merges with it.In the movie, he confronts his bad side peacefully, accepting that it is there but simply moving on. In the game, he doesn't come to terms with it at all, murdering his bad side and never growing as a person. Scotts ending in the game is a downer, with him breaking up with Ramona and never finding love again. This is reinforced by Ramonas ending, where when SHE defeats Nega Scott(interpret able as her coming to terms with and accepting Scotts past) their relationship works out. It's honestly my favorite part of Scott Pilgrim as a whole, and the most interesting to think about personally.
The ending sketch with the Nega Dom came as a complete surprise and made me smile, in spite of my depression and has kept me smiling since. Got to say thank you for that.
To answer something about the books' and movie's chicken-and-the-egg symbiotic relationship, there was a behind the scenes clip of Bryan O'Malley visiting the studio and saw some of the productions notes for the costumes. He was impressed with the dress Ramona wore for the final act, thinking it was something Ramona would definitely wear, and modeled the outfit she wore in the final book after it.
Now watch Revolutionary Girl Utena. The influence on the Scott Pilgrim comics shows up pretty early on but that last volume man, that last volume. Like I am sure that Gideon is supposed to be the Akio role. The swords from the chest and the weird thing floating down with Gideon's ex's feel very ripped from Utena (even if they are used in different ways).
22:40 I think it's because Scott just gave up and had no motivation at that moment. The main character getting a pep talk after the villain is beating him in final battle (if you need an example, Thor Ragnorok "you are not the god of hammers, what are you/ Electrocutes Hela" moment). Scott regressed in vol 6 and now is about to just give up...then Ramona shows up.
I think the Nega-Scott is another video game reference tied to its real life origins. He is a "Shadow", the repressed emotions and thoughts of a person which left out of control can cause serious issues with a person's mental health. On when Scott confronts it and accepts it he is able to obtain the facade to face life's hardships (or "Persona"). The concept comes from a particular school of psychology.
I can't speak for all of the similarities between the movie and the final volume, but I remember hearing that O'Malley included at least the "Dead" shot with the arrow pointing to Scott because he liked the shot so much in the movie.
I think book Nega-Scott is a lot simpler than what you're trying to make of him. Scott literally explains it in dialog. He states that killing Nega-Scott would erase his memories of Ramona, and what had happened. Scott basically has an ability to split off a part of his memories, and manifest it as an independent being, which he can then defeat in order to erase those memories. In other words, it is Scott himself which is summoning Nega-Scott as a coping method. Nega-Scott is NOT a product of the glow, as Gideon himself notes that Scott's mind is unusually empty, which is why he had to fill it with the fake memories. Every time Scott's mind is shown, it is represented by an empty desert, which references the fact that Scott has been removing all the memories from there. Contrast with Ramona's head, which is far more populated. It would also explain why his head made for such an excellent roadway for Ramona to use. Just before Scott merges with Nega-Scott, he recalls memories of Ramona, probably because they are at close proximity at the time, and that specific Nega-Scott represents Scott's memories of Ramona. Realizing that there are some good memories in there, he basically decides he doesn't want to forget Ramona. Merging with Nega-Scott basically gives him back all of his memories, including ones he had previously erased. This is why, after merging, he ends up remembering everything. All the memories he previously suppressed, by defeating previous Nega-Scotts. The implication here is that every time something bad happened, or he did something bad, he created, and then defeated, another Nega-Scott.
I am really surprised that the common RL interpretation is that dark to make scott into a serial killer. - Personally when I had watched the movie I just interpreted all the fights as Scott having to overcome insecurities when randomly meeting Ramona's Ex Boyfriends for stuff that in his mind makes them better than him, like beeing a Vegan, Great Actor, or being able to do awesome Bollywood Dance moves, while he himself cannot do any of that stuff, and overall being rather a loser.
As I was reading finest hour, I was frequently singing Sabaton song lyrics to myself from Scott's return south onward. Most notably from the song "Smoking snakes".
Has nobody else seriously noticed the obvious Revolutionary Girl Utena imagery? Pulling (emotional) swords out of chests? Not to mention the elevator, and Knives seems rather Nanami-esque (at least in the film version).
Yeah, because it was the final level, there aren’t any checkpoints, so dying means restarting the level. I also love the fact that he acts like every gamer after a death: rushing through previous obstacles just to try and get to the part where he died more quickly
Nice to see another video! I am mostly commenting for interaction because I don't want to lose this channel to the youtube algorithm hell. And I'm too broke to be a patreon.
I actually really like the idea that movie Scott has more power with self-respect than love. While his whole story revolved around getting Ramona, and the hardship he needed to face in doing so, he was ultimately doomed to fail until he managed to stabilize himself emotionally. Without that self respect, he would have lacked the confidence to go into any of these fights, or to rebound when pushed deep into a corner. It also probably makes more sense the comic Scott gets understanding, while film Scott got self-respect as their respective upgrades: - The comic spends a lot more time analyzing Scott on a social level, his friendships, romances, family, etc., so mastering understanding would mean he has achieved the point where he realizes what his actions have done to the people around him. - Film Scott is relatively bereft of these past crimes, and more focus is put on his childishness and lack of direction, hence why fighting for Ramona was so important for him. Finding self-respect means that he has self-actualization and drive in life of his own accord, which is really well shown - in my opinion - by how he disposes of the thugs Gideon sick on him much more quickly on his second go. He has more confidence in his actions and a much more personal stake in this. It's all very context dependent, but I like the direction the film went with it, especially considering the change in character focus it has compared to the books.
On how Nega-scott came to be: I've always thought he was created as a side effect of Gideon's messing and the glow combined, which is kind of fitting as Nega-scott is portrayed as a shadow, something that a light causes objects to cast. I mean, just think about what Scott would have been like during the memories that were repressed. Imagine all those memories confined into one place under a light source that allows people to enter and exit a mystical place that is powered by emotions at will, wouldn't something like that eventually have enough raw power to escape from that place, and since they are Scott's memories they manifested as him Edit: (while I'm here) I never saw the glow as just depression, rather all of the easier to manipulate emotions (depression, guilt, sadness, etc.) that could keep someone under Gideon's emotionally manipulative control
On the comment, "The power of self respect is greater than the power of love," I always interpreted it as being the power of love sword, tempered by self respect, as both swords are the same with the exception of the color of their flame.
This is seriously an incredible series you've made! It really means a lot to me that you've chosen to discuss this story! Scott Pilgrim is one of the best, and most relevant comics ever written. The film is one of my all time favourites. Thank you!
I hate coming back to this so late, but I realized that "The Glow" represents the cycle of abuse in all its various forms and how it stems from not properly dealing with your issues
Can’t wait for the wrap up - I hope your throat is feeling better and I know its difficult for you right now but thank you for still continuing your analysis video going (^o^)
The way I understood Scott's memory issues is that they were because of Scott's inability to learn and grow but Gideon also took advantage of it and made it worse with The Glow.
The idea that, at least in this context, self-respect is a stronger force than love makes sense to me. Love can inspire you, but learning to love and respect yourself gives you a different sort of confidence. A kind not coming from any sort of bravado, but from trusting yourself and growing as a person.
Nope, I thought it was too similar to be coincidental that there were six glass chambers with girls and one empty one and that they were the power source of Gideon's glow ability, aka the Princesses of Light.
to put it up for the record, I think The Glow is not so much DEPRESSION, but rather a weaponised form of forcing people to be unable to grow, to never be able to better themselves and learn from their mistakes, and instead double down on their worst traits, ignore their faults and run away from anything that challenges them. It basically ssuppresses self awareness, stops someone from recognising their bad traits, and causing them to become stunted, entitled, selfish and unaware of their toxicc qualities. The Glow makes Scott mroe cowardly, more unwilling to accept his faults and to reinvent scenarios where he's a hero, and it also makes Ramona judgemental of others, unwilling to accept her own faults and hand in events and makes her more likely to run away when things get tough. Of course, the glow doesn't CREATE these traits, it just makes them stronger and suppresses anything that would make the characters become aware of themselves and strive to be better. And my take on Nega-Scott is that he represents Scott's self awareness, not his memories or whatever but his acceptance of his bad qualities, and a desire to be punished for them. Merging with scott means scott accepts his past mistakes and strives to change, without ignoring them or just blaming and punishing himself.
Actually, the theory of Scott confronting the personificaction of his sins, this rings true in both the comic and film. Speaking as someone in that situation, we can create constructs that personify our own failings.
Soft and polite. Yas. ...this series has definitely been interesting, ya know? Thanks for bringing this to us! I look forward to the next installment! Have a lovely day! 😁
After your videos I’m definitely planning on picking up the hardcover additions of Scott Pilgrim. I do wish I was able to play the video game as well that hasn’t been available for a few years now I missed out.
I think the extra life was like a save more then a respawn. All the others presumably just arrive at their homes roughly the same time, while the extra life took him back in time to try again.
I'm gonna repeat Dom here. Read the comics! The box set of all the comics is really reasonably priced on Amazon and you cannot miss out on the amazingness.
I don't believe the Negascott is related to Gideon's glow or Gideon using Scott's subspace highway. The glow most likely made the Negascott worse but that's a demon Scott's been wrestling with since middle school most likely. All Gideon did was mess with any of Scott's remaining memories like the Kim Pines high school boyfriend incident.
I hope you touch on the alternate movie ending since I think it adds a lot more to the end of the movie than the one they went with. Also, I kind of think having the extra life is what prevented Scott from turning into coins. He was sort of in his head because he was reloading, or he just needed to hit start. I like to think if he didn't have the extra life already, then he would have turned into coins.
I read the comics right before this came out and I thought it was really good. I also saw the movie. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for introducing me to the series.
My interpretation of Negascott is that of peoples tendency to think that it is never their fault and rather have a scapegoat to lay the blame on for all their life issues
Thank you for this series Dom, it's interesting and a pleasure to watch. Also, nice tie! Spices up your formal look a bit. (not that the look is bad, but, you know, a bright detail makes it better)
The whole 'Scott was a murderer' theory wasn't just a theory, it was another alternate ending to the film. It would have ended with the news talking about a killing spree but the producers called a halt to it for being too dark so it was changed that the video game stuff was real.
We need a name better than Nega-Dom. Negative Dom... The Ordom of Operations. Wait, what did I just make? A name, a la Justice League, for the six Doms (Dom, Terrence, Reginald, Utopia/Dystopia Dom, Nega-Dom) we have?
I actually like the "Scott-is-a-serial-killer" theory (thought it is ridiculous), but then again, I just like stories about serial killers. Also, Nega-Dom at the end cracked me up.
That was actually an intended bonus ending for the DVD (in which it would also be revealed that the video game trappings were strictly in Scott’s head). It’s a shame they never had time to film it.
I think the hole Scott not turning into coins extra life thing is because the extra life works like a continue, just being able to start where you left off, and the arrow pointing to him that says “dead” is like a continue screen, or something, I dunno.
Your explanation of the glow is ultimately my biggest issue with the comics; it is where O'Malley's newness as a writer really showed. I get much of the comic can be taken both literally and non-literally, but the glow ends being too convoluted, contradicts other parts of the story, and ultimately makes the story a bit of a narrative mess. It feels like O'Malley needed a good, experienced editor to help him trim its part in the story back and to ensure it what focused on what he really wanted it to say, as opposed to him trying to include everything about it. I do like the comics, but it is clear O'Malley was still finding his feet when writing them.
Apparently I used the wrong comic cover in the transition card. Honestly considering all the throat issues I has while recording this and the technical problems that came up while editing I'm kind of relieved this is the only mistake.
Ironically this comment has a typo.
We all make mistakes, and this one isn't a terrible one.
Have terrance heal you
It's alright. feel better you magnificent bastard
So is "Negadom" becoming a channel of its own now a Patreon goal?
Gideon's not just crazy with the whole freezing all his exes and wanting to date all one day. It's theme.
Scott forgets all his mistakes, never carrying any baggage and never learning from his mistakes. His growth comes from learning to internalise lessons and not constantly run away form all his flaws. What's the total inverse of that? A person who never lets any part of the past leave, insists exes for Leagues, and who wants all his old relationships to happen concurrently forever. Gideon can't let anything go, and so he can't change or learn.
hey, that's pretty good
Ooh, this makes a lot of sense, I like this
...no, he's still absolutely nuts
Not gonna lay, I really like that the movie stated that self respect is greater than love. The whole movie (and book) is about unhealthy relationships and how much they can damage you, it just felt so cathartic
Saw you comment and have to say, self respect is self love and acceptance. Scott can't fight Gideon until his accepted the worst/bad parts of himself. Becuase how can you love someone else when you can't infact love/accept parts of yourself.
To me, Gideon's use of the glow always read as extreme emotional abuse. Cut people off from their friends, gaslight them, trap them in a cycle of dependence and depression, keep them bound to you forever in a prison they think is their own making.
"Goth Lolita Athena" is the best phrase I've ever heard
drawnseeker i love it, i called my ex a “gothic Lolita goddess”
My personal interpretation of why Scott was killed but the others weren't is...intent. Scott never intended to kill anyone, thus did indeed never kill anyone, while Gideon DEFINITELY wanted Scott dead, and thus Scott died from being run through instead of just respawning like everyone else
@@Mecharnie_Dobbs umm, Did you watch the video...? The respawning thing was stated by the author
@@Substitute102 I think he's saying that the reason the death was a true death and not a temp one you can respond from was intent most people fighting just a fight but if you intend on a tally ending someone it's perma unless you get a one up but from the looks of it one ups take awhile to get
See I thought it was because Scott was the player character and the exes were enemy characters. Enemies infinitely respawn, players only have a limited amount of lives.
I always thought that it might be because the respawn only applies to an official one-on-one fight, if it happens outside a fight then there is perma death, otherwise wars would never end and murder victims would just come back.
"the glow" can be seen as the power an abusive person hold over their partener, making them believe that no one else can love them and that they're nothing without their abuser
Just my take on it
So, weaponized gaslighting?
Azmodeus87 it is a light
my interpertreation is its a weaponising of a person's inability to grow, Gideon using it to stop people from growing past their negative qualities and bettering themselves and becoming stuck into being themselves at their worst, so Scott becomes more cowardly and selfish and Ramona becomes less self-aware and mroe jugemental of others and herself becomes cowardly. Notably, Gideon himself states the Glow doesn't effect him and we see he is pretty much ALREADY at his worst and knows it and doesn't give a SHIT.
And Gideon markets this stuff, god he's an asshole!
ok, i might be wrong but my interpretation of Movie Nega-Scott is basically them going "yeah sometimes all you have to do o solve a problem is just talking" & honestly who better to have an anti-climactic just talk than yourself
also if i had to explain why Scott's re-spawn rules work like a playable character, i would say is probably because he's the one being challenged by the evil Exes (thus making him the playable character), so he probably re-spawns normally in any other situation
tbh my movie interpretation is that nega Scott is actually the good version of Scott
@@KazernskyYT
I'm more inclined to Scott being so neutral that his opposite is just him again.
My opinion on Nega Scott is that he's truly the last Evil Ex. Scott was technically Ramona's last boyfriend, so there had to be some kind of embodiment of him. Namely of Scott's immaturity, selfishness, and past mistakes. The fight between the two ends in the way it does because Scott realizes he was a bad person and gains self respect, therefore "defeating" Nega Scott (his past self.)
I always thought Scott just fell over dead instead of de-spawning like everyone else was because Gideon intended to kill him instead of simply defeating him like Scott was. Sort of like changing the settings on damaging other players in double dragon.
artistafrustrado well according to Brian when a character “dies” they respawn at home
Now there is going to be 6 Doms now. The Dom, Terrance, Reginald, Dystopia Dom, Utopia Dom, and now Nega-Dom.
Nothing can stop their World DOMintion.
Well I assume a bunch of subs are very happy with 6 doms...
(I am sorry and I'll see myself out)
Together they make the Infinity Dom
Is Dystopia Dom the female version of him that Terrence turned him into for Fahrenheit 451?
@@josephdavis9234 Nope. That's a Co-host. Dystopia Dom has future armor (actually just a bulletproof vest) and a 🔫, and comes from a future where he fights rabid squirrels. He's in the Total Recall review.
The last graphic novel finale is so different than the movie finale, and I love it. The way Scott defeats Gideon in the novel is much more satisfying and cool in my opinion.
PLus I find Gideon a much stronger villain in the book, where he's set up as Scott's evil counterpart and a truly deplorable monster demonstrating what Scott could become if he never changed.
Gideon freezing his exes convinced they'll love him later in live reminds me of those guys who keep their ex girlfriends on their contact list to hit them up after they break up with someone else.
Like comic!Scott did?
@@vanyadolly true
Sometimes, the softness of the greeting still surprises me. It doesn't bother me though, as the reasoning is more than sound
The reason Scott and Lisa were still on good terms was perhaps *because* they never hooked up.
Perhaps, though Scott and Kim were still on good terms, and Scott and Natalie achieved a detente, and Scott and Knives stayed friends, and Scott and Ramona got back together. It's Ramona that has the evil exes...
rmsgrey because Scott is the evil ex
@dragoncatoverload Well, he was almost another evil ex. He could have been one if it wasn't for the character development he went through.
Darius Watson He dumped a girl at a party while drunk in front of everyone. Yeah they had problems and she was an ass but you don’t fricking do that. That is one of the worse possible things you can do to a person that doesn’t involve full on abusive shit or manipulation (basically not Gideon level bad but pretty darn shitty). He also punched someone who hugged Kim and didn’t tell her he was moving away. He’s not Ramona’s evil ex. He’s debatably Envy’s and Kim’s.
dragoncatoverload I didn't realise you were meaning that he was Kim and Envy's evil ex rather than Ramona's. That makes more sense. Although, I'm pretty sure Envy was the one who dumped Scott at the party. Not saying that he wasn't an evil ex of hers though as he clearly left her with a lot of damage too.
My personal interpretation of the glow is that its kinda a physical representation of depression and Gideon has just been able to harness that power and use it as a weapon on people he wants to manipulate, kinda like real life abusers
Still waiting for Dom's rage and hatred of the Fifty Shades series to give us two more Doms... Sub Dom and Dom Dom.
ChaosSorceror_Davidicus
He's already done the 50 Shades series.
@@CarrionCarriesOn I'm well aware. But I haven't seen Sub and Dom-Dom yet.
@@SolstaceWinters It's gonna be Moon Moon all over again...
Holding out hope for a plot twist that all these timelines has been the doing of a new Dom..... Named DomDomDom!
What do subs and doms have to do with 50 Shades?
I interpret Scott's extra life in the comic as a do-over opportunity.
Everyone spends a bit of time in afterlife limbo after dying, and then respawns, and Scott would have respawned, having lost his last chance to fight for Ramona.
But the extra life allowed him to come back immediately and have another go.
I personally like the comics more than the movie, mainly because there’s more substance and story available to love, but it’s one of the very few movie adaptations that I like almost as much as the source material. It’s one of my all time favorite movies.
we love you please take your time to get better
I'll miss the asmr dom. Quickly, shower the guy with ice creams.
Interesting info to Gideon' nightclub: It's a reference to the pyramid in the Dark World from A Link To The Past. Gideon six ex-girlfriend, which are sealed away in crystals, are also a reference to the plot of the game (the six female descendants of the old wise people were kept in similar looking crystals and the seventh was Princess Zelda, who was captured at the mid-point of the game.).
I remember reading a review for this comic talking about how, in the end, Gideon wasn't that evil, and that part of the comic was about Scott coming to terms with the fact that he was somewhat the villain of his own tale, and my reaction was, "So... how many girls does Gideon have to kidnap and put on ice before he can qualify as evil?"
You should read the comic, Gideon is definitely evil. Scott and Ramona even say he’s the worst, and that’s after Scott understands he is alike to Gideon in many ways
@@Queenof09Nicole I have read the comic; I was making fun of the review.
@@ericemigh3869 Ahhhh sorry about that! I completely misunderstood!
IIRC Gideon tries the "you're your own worst enemies" on scott and Ramona and they shoot him down because surprisingly, people are less inclined to agree after you've gaslit, brainwashed, and tried to murder them.
One other (grim) movie Nega-Scott idea. From the premise that Nega-versions of oneself embody your own worst nature - Scott saying Nega-Scott is a pretty decent guy is Scott excusing/downplaying his own faults. Saying he doesn't need to change because those qualities aren't toxic but actually kinda endearing.
I honestly cant wait to watch Dom trying to keep it together and not scream his lungs out out of anger when he does the last fifty shades of grey review....
I think he might be switching to Twilight instead. There will probably be screaming still
He will not be screaming, one of the reasons for quieter voice is he trying to do less damage to his vocal cords. So were going probably see intensity without volume as the new meme
I think Scott chose to push away and forget all of the things he regretted which manifested into the nega Scott and Gideon noticed that there were blank spaces in Scott’s mind so he decided to “spice them up” and fill in the blanks
Hope your voice/throat is feeling better
The Pilgrimage has got me reading comics again. Thanks, Dom.
The idea of the Comic Scott Filter still kinda works, its just the intent that changes. Narratives like to point to leaving childish or immature mindsets behind being preferable, but usually because those mindsets ARE actually toxic to a character. With Scott, having come to terms with his negative side just means he can put that filter and personality to good use.
Just a thought while I wait for the conclusion to Dom vs Sub.
While I do love the way the comic handled the Nega-Scott plotline and it was well done, I also really like the film's way almost as much. I like that he actually just talks it out with his darker half and not only accepts it, but befriends it. I haven't seen the movie all the way through just yet, but I like to imagine that the conversation took hours where Scott and Nega-Scott had a serious, heart-breaking, tear-filled, but fulfilling and worthwhile, able to accept one another as buddies.
I've actually had experiences in my life where enemies have become people who, while not my friends, have come to a point where both them and I gained some amount of respect and understanding of one another. While I don't really relate to Scott at all when it comes to the drinking, way of handling and mixing relationships, or having friends for that matter, but there was something I did have in common in a way. I was bullied to the point where the kids from school who also happened to live in my neighborhood would sometimes track me down after I would get off the bus and sometimes it would turn into fights.
By senior year of high school, I was an emotional powder keg, and my way of handling bullies and attackers had turned from not backing down but remaining otherwise indifferent to using humor against them, which apparently only seemed to spur them on. At the time, I was too naïve, socially inept, and mentally affected by their traumatizing abuse that I was blinded to the fact that in retrospect, my using humor to repel them was only really me pushing their buttons and validating their desire for a fight. I was my own worst enemy on that one I guess, and given that I went to a horrible school where even the faculty members didn't do anything about bullying cases and refused to see my condition (an advanced case of Tourette's Syndrome) as anything more than me somehow, "Disturbing the class," I couldn't go to them for aide, and so I had to learn to be my own advocate the hard way, and it didn't usually go well.
These problems continued through my early college years because although I had begun to learn from my mistakes slowly but surely, a lot of my bullies from high school went to the same college I was attending. The first thing I did was make the staff aware of my troubles and did all I could to have them do something about it. A meeting was held between the staff and the bullies who continued to harass and start confrontations with me...and I wasn't even allowed to be in the room while it was conducted. I never got the chance to explain my side to those who were called in to hear what was supposed to be what would determine my future there. The worst of my bullies convinced them that he was trying to, "make friends," with me, and every last one of my bullies got off free of punishment because the situation was deemed as an unprovable case of, "He-said-she-said."
I was done putting up with it, and I knew that had I stayed there I would have either gotten into trouble for further fights, or possibly even been pushed over the brink of insanity. I eventually left of my own accord, and the school erased my grades, which had gotten so bad from a combination of frequent illness, serious insomnia, and poor attendance to classes that resulted from my previously mentioned problems. I ended up going to a joke of a community college near my hometown, where I almost got my associate's degree before I suffered a serious back injury that now has left me with chronic back pain and all my money went to medical bills for various treatments that didn't work, but that's a different story entirely.
How does this connect back to how I relate to certain aspects of Scott's character? Just like Scott did, I was handling my problems by charging in head-first, both fists swinging, all the while thinking that I was standing up to my tormentors the only way possible. In the end, I was only making myself a bigger target on top of losing myself and my sanity to my problems. Like Scott, I eventually was able to work out things in my mind and learned to find myself again, accepting and owning up to my past mistakes along the way. Sure, I haven't had some kind of glorious final battle, but I did become a better person for it.
One thing about that portal they both jump into together, I have my own thought as to what it may symbolize. The way I see it, that portal that seems to lead to who knows what is possibly representative of two people who love each other despite going through past ordeals both on their own as well as together are jumping into an unknowable future with infinite possibilities...together.
Anyway, this has been a really wonderful series of videos on these comics/this movie, and since The Dom took the time to share a bit of himself in said videos, I wanted to open up a bit of myself and my own way of relating the protagonist of this comic series, for better or worse. While I apologize for my comment being so ungodly long, I don't feel sorry for sharing it in the first place. To those who have taken their time to read up to this point, thank you for your patience and I hope you all find happiness and success in your lives. ^_^
I think Nega Scott can be more fully understood if you take the game into account. In the comic, Scott accepts that the shitty stuff he's done is a part of who he is and merges with it.In the movie, he confronts his bad side peacefully, accepting that it is there but simply moving on. In the game, he doesn't come to terms with it at all, murdering his bad side and never growing as a person. Scotts ending in the game is a downer, with him breaking up with Ramona and never finding love again. This is reinforced by Ramonas ending, where when SHE defeats Nega Scott(interpret able as her coming to terms with and accepting Scotts past) their relationship works out. It's honestly my favorite part of Scott Pilgrim as a whole, and the most interesting to think about personally.
I didn’t expect you to get so into this series! I REALLY didn’t expect ME to get so into this series!!
The ending sketch with the Nega Dom came as a complete surprise and made me smile, in spite of my depression and has kept me smiling since. Got to say thank you for that.
I can't wait to hear your analysis on the deleted ending from the film. Unless I mistook the hint?
ajmrowland I think he said he’s doing a final wrap up after doing all the parts so maybe that video?
To answer something about the books' and movie's chicken-and-the-egg symbiotic relationship, there was a behind the scenes clip of Bryan O'Malley visiting the studio and saw some of the productions notes for the costumes. He was impressed with the dress Ramona wore for the final act, thinking it was something Ramona would definitely wear, and modeled the outfit she wore in the final book after it.
Now watch Revolutionary Girl Utena. The influence on the Scott Pilgrim comics shows up pretty early on but that last volume man, that last volume. Like I am sure that Gideon is supposed to be the Akio role. The swords from the chest and the weird thing floating down with Gideon's ex's feel very ripped from Utena (even if they are used in different ways).
22:40 I think it's because Scott just gave up and had no motivation at that moment. The main character getting a pep talk after the villain is beating him in final battle (if you need an example, Thor Ragnorok "you are not the god of hammers, what are you/ Electrocutes Hela" moment). Scott regressed in vol 6 and now is about to just give up...then Ramona shows up.
I think the Nega-Scott is another video game reference tied to its real life origins. He is a "Shadow", the repressed emotions and thoughts of a person which left out of control can cause serious issues with a person's mental health. On when Scott confronts it and accepts it he is able to obtain the facade to face life's hardships (or "Persona"). The concept comes from a particular school of psychology.
I like this idea, and the idea of the Nega Scott being his own creation because it makes him overcoming it more meaningful.
"You're not me!"
*Cue I'll Face Myself **-Battle-*
I can't speak for all of the similarities between the movie and the final volume, but I remember hearing that O'Malley included at least the "Dead" shot with the arrow pointing to Scott because he liked the shot so much in the movie.
"Goth Lolita Athena." Fricken brilliant man
One thing I want to say about Bryan Lee O'malley; he draws the coolest shoes and I want all of them.
I think book Nega-Scott is a lot simpler than what you're trying to make of him. Scott literally explains it in dialog. He states that killing Nega-Scott would erase his memories of Ramona, and what had happened. Scott basically has an ability to split off a part of his memories, and manifest it as an independent being, which he can then defeat in order to erase those memories. In other words, it is Scott himself which is summoning Nega-Scott as a coping method.
Nega-Scott is NOT a product of the glow, as Gideon himself notes that Scott's mind is unusually empty, which is why he had to fill it with the fake memories. Every time Scott's mind is shown, it is represented by an empty desert, which references the fact that Scott has been removing all the memories from there. Contrast with Ramona's head, which is far more populated. It would also explain why his head made for such an excellent roadway for Ramona to use.
Just before Scott merges with Nega-Scott, he recalls memories of Ramona, probably because they are at close proximity at the time, and that specific Nega-Scott represents Scott's memories of Ramona. Realizing that there are some good memories in there, he basically decides he doesn't want to forget Ramona. Merging with Nega-Scott basically gives him back all of his memories, including ones he had previously erased. This is why, after merging, he ends up remembering everything. All the memories he previously suppressed, by defeating previous Nega-Scotts.
The implication here is that every time something bad happened, or he did something bad, he created, and then defeated, another Nega-Scott.
I am really surprised that the common RL interpretation is that dark to make scott into a serial killer. - Personally when I had watched the movie I just interpreted all the fights as Scott having to overcome insecurities when randomly meeting Ramona's Ex Boyfriends for stuff that in his mind makes them better than him, like beeing a Vegan, Great Actor, or being able to do awesome Bollywood Dance moves, while he himself cannot do any of that stuff, and overall being rather a loser.
As I was reading finest hour, I was frequently singing Sabaton song lyrics to myself from Scott's return south onward. Most notably from the song "Smoking snakes".
I waited soooo patiently for this for two weeks. Thanks for all the work you put into this.
Has nobody else seriously noticed the obvious Revolutionary Girl Utena imagery? Pulling (emotional) swords out of chests? Not to mention the elevator, and Knives seems rather Nanami-esque (at least in the film version).
I think the movie 1-up restarted the level, rather than taking him back to when he got it
Yeah, because it was the final level, there aren’t any checkpoints, so dying means restarting the level. I also love the fact that he acts like every gamer after a death: rushing through previous obstacles just to try and get to the part where he died more quickly
I'm so impressed that you pronounce Toronto like a Torontonian.
This is anazing. My new favorite video of yours Dom (the whole pilgramathon honesty). Great job and thank you for being awesome!
Nice to see another video! I am mostly commenting for interaction because I don't want to lose this channel to the youtube algorithm hell. And I'm too broke to be a patreon.
I actually really like the idea that movie Scott has more power with self-respect than love. While his whole story revolved around getting Ramona, and the hardship he needed to face in doing so, he was ultimately doomed to fail until he managed to stabilize himself emotionally. Without that self respect, he would have lacked the confidence to go into any of these fights, or to rebound when pushed deep into a corner.
It also probably makes more sense the comic Scott gets understanding, while film Scott got self-respect as their respective upgrades:
- The comic spends a lot more time analyzing Scott on a social level, his friendships, romances, family, etc., so mastering understanding would mean he has achieved the point where he realizes what his actions have done to the people around him.
- Film Scott is relatively bereft of these past crimes, and more focus is put on his childishness and lack of direction, hence why fighting for Ramona was so important for him. Finding self-respect means that he has self-actualization and drive in life of his own accord, which is really well shown - in my opinion - by how he disposes of the thugs Gideon sick on him much more quickly on his second go. He has more confidence in his actions and a much more personal stake in this.
It's all very context dependent, but I like the direction the film went with it, especially considering the change in character focus it has compared to the books.
Loving the ASMR quality
Why is he talking so quietly so much now?!?
@@Fort_Master one of his recent video he mentions he is having some throat problems and needs to take it easy for a bit.
What is asmr ?
absolutely wonderful! hope your throat is better soon as well, take care.
5:14 I don't know how I forgot the casual sex line but it cracks me up every time LMAOOOO thank you
“ A Goth Lolita Athena” Literally the best thing I’ve heard
On how Nega-scott came to be: I've always thought he was created as a side effect of Gideon's messing and the glow combined, which is kind of fitting as Nega-scott is portrayed as a shadow, something that a light causes objects to cast. I mean, just think about what Scott would have been like during the memories that were repressed. Imagine all those memories confined into one place under a light source that allows people to enter and exit a mystical place that is powered by emotions at will, wouldn't something like that eventually have enough raw power to escape from that place, and since they are Scott's memories they manifested as him
Edit: (while I'm here) I never saw the glow as just depression, rather all of the easier to manipulate emotions (depression, guilt, sadness, etc.) that could keep someone under Gideon's emotionally manipulative control
On the comment, "The power of self respect is greater than the power of love," I always interpreted it as being the power of love sword, tempered by self respect, as both swords are the same with the exception of the color of their flame.
This is seriously an incredible series you've made! It really means a lot to me that you've chosen to discuss this story!
Scott Pilgrim is one of the best, and most relevant comics ever written. The film is one of my all time favourites.
Thank you!
Please stay this mellow and calm in your speech even when your throat feels better, it's so much easier to listen to.
YES !!! I wasn't ready for this to be the last video ! Thank you for giving your final thoughts the time they need ! Great video by the way.
This was a very fun series the Dom, you beautiful bastard
I hate coming back to this so late, but I realized that "The Glow" represents the cycle of abuse in all its various forms and how it stems from not properly dealing with your issues
Can’t wait for the wrap up - I hope your throat is feeling better and I know its difficult for you right now but thank you for still continuing your analysis video going (^o^)
Thanks for all this Dom! You da man!
The way I understood Scott's memory issues is that they were because of Scott's inability to learn and grow but Gideon also took advantage of it and made it worse with The Glow.
The idea that, at least in this context, self-respect is a stronger force than love makes sense to me. Love can inspire you, but learning to love and respect yourself gives you a different sort of confidence. A kind not coming from any sort of bravado, but from trusting yourself and growing as a person.
...anyone else see Gideon's cryo chamber and think of Kingdom Hearts or is that just me?
Nope, I thought it was too similar to be coincidental that there were six glass chambers with girls and one empty one and that they were the power source of Gideon's glow ability, aka the Princesses of Light.
@@thirteenfury So what do we call him then, Gide-Nort?
@@brionmyers9640 Nah, gotta add an X in there somewhere. Like Dexgion.
to put it up for the record, I think The Glow is not so much DEPRESSION, but rather a weaponised form of forcing people to be unable to grow, to never be able to better themselves and learn from their mistakes, and instead double down on their worst traits, ignore their faults and run away from anything that challenges them. It basically ssuppresses self awareness, stops someone from recognising their bad traits, and causing them to become stunted, entitled, selfish and unaware of their toxicc qualities. The Glow makes Scott mroe cowardly, more unwilling to accept his faults and to reinvent scenarios where he's a hero, and it also makes Ramona judgemental of others, unwilling to accept her own faults and hand in events and makes her more likely to run away when things get tough. Of course, the glow doesn't CREATE these traits, it just makes them stronger and suppresses anything that would make the characters become aware of themselves and strive to be better.
And my take on Nega-Scott is that he represents Scott's self awareness, not his memories or whatever but his acceptance of his bad qualities, and a desire to be punished for them. Merging with scott means scott accepts his past mistakes and strives to change, without ignoring them or just blaming and punishing himself.
Actually, the theory of Scott confronting the personificaction of his sins, this rings true in both the comic and film. Speaking as someone in that situation, we can create constructs that personify our own failings.
These got me to read the comics! and they are now my FAVORITE comic series! Thank you The Dom!
Stopping by again to say I love soft-voiced Dom
Soft and polite. Yas. ...this series has definitely been interesting, ya know? Thanks for bringing this to us! I look forward to the next installment! Have a lovely day! 😁
I always loved how the Power of Self-respect was literally a giant kitchen knife 🤣. Total Buster Sword
Because of you I watched the movie last night and loved it, and now I have to read the series so thanks
After your videos I’m definitely planning on picking up the hardcover additions of Scott Pilgrim. I do wish I was able to play the video game as well that hasn’t been available for a few years now I missed out.
Im super late on this but it is available on the switch as far as I know
I read the comics because of these reviews, I love them
I think the extra life was like a save more then a respawn. All the others presumably just arrive at their homes roughly the same time, while the extra life took him back in time to try again.
WHOOP, IT’S HERE, FINALLY, I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER!
Picked up the hardcover series to reread for this review series, thank you for that I hadn't read them since the movie. And one more video? Nice!
This is the perfect de-stresser after work!
Finally we meet the dom’s true evil twin. NOT terrence.
I’ve been loving these videos so much!! Can’t wait for the next part! NegaDom!!
1:08 Nerd trivia: That guy on the right would later go on to play Rory Reagan/Ragman in season five of the CW's Arrow.
Instant pickup line. Take me now, and show me your collection of swords, my glucose guardian.
@@alpaczka6078 I prefer Polysaccharide Parent myself.
Kim knew how to handle the Negascott because she knows Scott better than anyone. That's just the relationship they have.
I really love this video. You put so much thought in Scott's character and it's so enjoyable hearing your thoughts on this series!
I'm gonna repeat Dom here. Read the comics! The box set of all the comics is really reasonably priced on Amazon and you cannot miss out on the amazingness.
I don't believe the Negascott is related to Gideon's glow or Gideon using Scott's subspace highway. The glow most likely made the Negascott worse but that's a demon Scott's been wrestling with since middle school most likely. All Gideon did was mess with any of Scott's remaining memories like the Kim Pines high school boyfriend incident.
I hope you touch on the alternate movie ending since I think it adds a lot more to the end of the movie than the one they went with. Also, I kind of think having the extra life is what prevented Scott from turning into coins. He was sort of in his head because he was reloading, or he just needed to hit start. I like to think if he didn't have the extra life already, then he would have turned into coins.
Great series! Can't wait for the conclusion
I read the comics right before this came out and I thought it was really good. I also saw the movie. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for introducing me to the series.
My interpretation of Negascott is that of peoples tendency to think that it is never their fault and rather have a scapegoat to lay the blame on for all their life issues
I HAVE WAITED FOR THIS FOREVER
That was an amazing choreographed love spat
Dom to Nega-Dom: Thanks for waiting! *Fight*
I do so love a polite arch-nemesis, the same way I can't find a better word than 'slimy' for film Gideon.
That's a nifty tie you got in this video! Very nice! would love to see a ton of more pretty and/pr wacky ties XD
Thank you for this series Dom, it's interesting and a pleasure to watch.
Also, nice tie! Spices up your formal look a bit. (not that the look is bad, but, you know, a bright detail makes it better)
The whole 'Scott was a murderer' theory wasn't just a theory, it was another alternate ending to the film. It would have ended with the news talking about a killing spree but the producers called a halt to it for being too dark so it was changed that the video game stuff was real.
The book was written first. The reason for the difference in ending is the film was based on an early draft of volume 6 which was changed later.
We need a name better than Nega-Dom. Negative Dom... The Ordom of Operations. Wait, what did I just make? A name, a la Justice League, for the six Doms (Dom, Terrence, Reginald, Utopia/Dystopia Dom, Nega-Dom) we have?
The KingDom.
I actually like the "Scott-is-a-serial-killer" theory (thought it is ridiculous), but then again, I just like stories about serial killers. Also, Nega-Dom at the end cracked me up.
That was actually an intended bonus ending for the DVD (in which it would also be revealed that the video game trappings were strictly in Scott’s head). It’s a shame they never had time to film it.
I think the hole Scott not turning into coins extra life thing is because the extra life works like a continue, just being able to start where you left off, and the arrow pointing to him that says “dead” is like a continue screen, or something, I dunno.
My gods, Gideon's comic power truly is terrifying!
Your explanation of the glow is ultimately my biggest issue with the comics; it is where O'Malley's newness as a writer really showed. I get much of the comic can be taken both literally and non-literally, but the glow ends being too convoluted, contradicts other parts of the story, and ultimately makes the story a bit of a narrative mess. It feels like O'Malley needed a good, experienced editor to help him trim its part in the story back and to ensure it what focused on what he really wanted it to say, as opposed to him trying to include everything about it. I do like the comics, but it is clear O'Malley was still finding his feet when writing them.