Mr Puzzles has suddenly returned only 3 weeks after the meme factory mini arc concluded. Is the latest Puzzlevision episode, SMG4 INSIDE OUT, a stand alone episode or the start of something big?
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Hey all, No Null here. So once again something unexpected happened this year regarding the direction they’ve taken with mr puzzles’ character. Only three episodes since the meme factory mini arc that featured mr puzzles’ last major plot, he has suddenly returned with a new episode of puzzlevision, SMG4 inside out. Is this marking the return of mr puzzles for his next evil plan and a new arc, which could potentially lead into war of the fat italians 2024, or is this just a stand alone episode of puzzlevision with no major story significance going forward?
Personally, I think this was just a stand alone puzzlevision episode. For starters, except for possibly the ending scene, there were no loose plot points left unresolved, no cliff hangers and no major hints towards anything greater going on. We also see a special intro play rather than the usual smg4 intro animation, which I imagine will be the intro animation they play before any future puzzlevision episodes. That new intro definitely gives off vibes that this episode is not significant in any way. Moreover, the simple fact that this episode only released 3 weeks after the last major story arc makes me highly doubt that this episode is the beginning of a new story arc.
The only part of this episode that raises eyebrows is the ending. We see Meggy suddenly transformed back from her leggy form by mr puzzles. Upon seeing mr puzzles, she recognises him and it appears like she gains awareness that she is in a TV show and begins questioning everything as the show’s production team comes out and filming is wrapped up as the puzzlevision show ends abruptly. This could suggest that meggy has once again been sucked into mr puzzles TV head so that she could play the protagonist role in this puzzlevision episode, and possibly only meggy was sucked in since we don’t see the other characters react to the production wrapping up at all and we know mr puzzles can create false versions of characters. Meggy also appears strangely suspicious for a brief period when she notices mr puzzles on the juice box that smg4 is about to drink from, while the other characters react as you'd expect considering the roles they are playing in the show. Personally, even if this theory about meggy is correct, and it does seem to be, I still think that this was a standalone episode and that the ending will have no story significance in next week’s episode. The ending being the way it is is likely just because it is a puzzlevision episode after all, and they wanted to briefly highlight how the events of the episode were orchestrated by mr puzzles as one of his shows and did not happen in the real world.
However, suppose this was the start of an arc, perhaps mr puzzles misses the companionship he felt with leggy, and so specifically kidnapped meggy and is brainwashing her within his TV head so that she is forced to stay with him and hang out with him by being an unwilling participant in his puzzlevision shows. This may also explain why mr puzzles transforms meggy into leggy at one point in the episode. But i think the premise of this episode, and future stand alone puzzlevision episodes, is that mr puzzles kidnaps certain members of the smg4 crew and forces them to act in one of his shows and then supposedly lets them go. Or perhaps stand alone puzzlevision episodes like this one are non canon to the smg4 series like the remastered 64 videos.
Either way, if this is the start of an arc or a stand alone episode, i don’t really think this was the best way for mr puzzles to first reappear following the meme factory mini arc. They should have built up to his return, as his next plan sounds like it will be more threatening since he seemed very enraged and thirsty for revenge at the end of the mini arc. What I would have done is, after his next defeat, is have mr puzzles be pacified somewhat, with him taking a step back from being a major antagonist in story arcs and taking on a less major role as a classic smg3 type antagonist who also is more focused on creating puzzlevision episodes. That's when i would have started releasing these stand alone puzzlevision episodes, as there would not be a great anticipation for mr puzzles’ return among fans, as smg4 inside out is a bit of a confusing way to bring him back immediately following the events of the meme factory mini arc. Also, as a minor nitpick, why is the smg4 logo used in the thumbnail despite this very clearly being a puzzlevision episode and not an smg4 series episode. Despicable mr puzzles used the puzzlevision logo, despite still using the smg4 intro at the beginning. Anyways, I suppose we’ll have to wait and see what happens in next week’s episode to definitely see if this was a stand alone episode
