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* The Haunting of the Hinsdale House
** The 3D overview of the house has a brief appearance from [[WebVideo/PuppetHistory the Professor]], roasting a marshmallow at a campfire in the back yard.
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** Shane gives us one of the most bizzare EveryoneHasStandards ever in response:
--> "Look. I don't respect Robert the Doll. I'll happily drag his name through the mud. But he was not responsible for Hurricane Katrina! You can't pin that on him!"

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* The Haunted Home of the Duyck Family has a chicken coop with living chickens, which distracts Shane greatly

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* The Haunted Home of the Duyck Family has a chicken coop with living chickens, which distracts Shane greatly
-->'''Ryan:''' Could you put your chicken boner away and focus on investigating some ghosts?

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* In "Are You Scared of The Cave", they tell the story of Literature/TedsCavingPage... except they only do the final entry, changing the story from a man exploring an increasingly more horrifying cave to [[PacifiedAdaptation a man]] ''[[PacifiedAdaptation thinking]]'' [[PacifiedAdaptation about scary caves while considering going in one.]] Shane gets increasingly frustrated

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* In "Are You Scared of The Cave", Cave?", they tell the story of Literature/TedsCavingPage... except they only do the final entry, changing the story from a man exploring an increasingly more horrifying cave to [[PacifiedAdaptation a man]] ''[[PacifiedAdaptation thinking]]'' [[PacifiedAdaptation about scary caves while considering going in one.]] Shane gets increasingly frustrated



* In "Are You Scared of the Missing", the narrator comments with annoyance that the after the disappearances, the town is besieged by journalists, out of towners and... mystery solving youtubers. Shane and Ryan take offense.

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* In "Are You Scared of the Missing", the narrator comments with annoyance that the after the disappearances, the town is besieged by journalists, out of towners and... mystery solving youtubers. Shane and Ryan take offense.''great'' offense.
* At the end of "Are You Scared of Mannequins?", a psychological horror story about a man whose wife becomes dangerously obsessed with a collection of creepy mannequins she found in the woods, Ryan muses that it could be a metaphor for how relationships break down when partners don't clearly communicate. Shane muses that it could also be a metaphor for how relationships break down [[LiteralMetaphor when one partner goes insane and begins filling the house with mannequins]].
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* In "Are You Scared of the Missing", the narrator comments with annoyance that the after the disappearances, the town is besieged by journalists, out of towners and... mystery solving youtubers. Shane and Ryan take offense.
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* In "Are You Scared of The Cave", they tell the story of Literature/TedsCavingPage... except they only do the final entry, changing the story from a man exploring an increasingly more horrifying cave to [[PacifiedAdaptation a man]] ''[[PacifiedAdaptation thinking]]'' [[PacifiedAdaptation about scary caves while considering going in one.]] Shane gets increasingly frustrated
--> "For god's sake man, ''get in the cave!''"
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* * In " Are You Scared of the Voice in the Walls?" the wife starts screaming "Man in the mirror!" as the house gets more haunted. It's genuinely unnerving...[[{{Narm}} until]] the narrator specifies [[CaptainObvious she wasn't talking about the Micheal Jackson song]], much to Shane and Ryan's bemusement.
--> "She just comes out and screams 'M-man in the mirror! It's a fucking banger!'"

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* Shane attempts to actually fight a ghost in the Hull-House Museum. He even punches the air and even better, the Spirit Box proceeds to have moans and a voice saying "stop" and "back away" ''implying it worked''
** From the same episode: after almost an entire episode trying to contact the so-called "Devil Baby," Ryan begins his solo adventure into the house. He hears a baby crying sound, and almost runs out of the house...until he realizes it's just [[{{Troll}} Shane on the walkie he hid]].
* The Hobo Hill House investigation's Estes session gives the Ghoul Boys gems of results (reported by Ryan) such as [[CaptainObvious "Tell you what... I'm dead"]] and, after a momentary devolution into repetitive "oh-oh, oh-oh"s, responding to "Why are you grunting like Creator/TimAllen?" with "I want to."

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* Hull-House Museum:
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Shane attempts to actually fight a ghost in the Hull-House Museum. He even punches the air and even better, the Spirit Box proceeds to have moans and a voice saying "stop" and "back away" away", ''implying it worked''
worked''.
** From the same episode: after After almost an entire episode trying to contact the so-called "Devil Baby," Ryan begins his solo adventure into the house. He hears a baby crying sound, and almost runs out of the house...until he realizes it's just [[{{Troll}} Shane on the walkie he hid]].
* The Hobo Hill House investigation's Estes session gives the Ghoul Boys gems of results (reported by Ryan) such as [[CaptainObvious "Tell you what... I'm dead"]] and, after a momentary devolution into repetitive "oh-oh, oh-oh"s, responding to "Why are you grunting like Creator/TimAllen?" with "I want to.""

!!Mystery Files Debrief
* Decoding the Devilish Chupacabra: Ryan and Shane discuss which cryptid they would want to hang out with and the possibility of riding Mothman.
-->'''Shane:''' Mothman is on my list.
-->'''Ryan:''' Mothman's gonna get you horizontal one way or another, either on the bed or in the air.
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'''Ryan:''' [While still laughing] I want to make it clear. I didn't mispronounce that.\\

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'''Ryan:''' [While (While still laughing] laughing) I want to make it clear. I didn't mispronounce that.\\
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'''Ryan:'''[While still laughing] I want to make it clear. I didn't mispronounce that.\\

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'''Ryan:'''[While '''Ryan:''' [While still laughing] I want to make it clear. I didn't mispronounce that.\\

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\n* In the final episode of the 2023 travel-themed season:
** When Steven (finally) made a delicious drink on par with Ricky's, he bids farewell and happily runs into the darkness, away from the filming location and doesn't come back for the rest of the episode.
** If you think the Robert the Doll story is the funniest story, think again. The final story takes the cake for making Ryan and Shane laugh the hardest and longest in this show, as the former struggle very hard to finish the story without wheezing and giggling. It all starts with the opening line...
-->'''Ryan:''' "When I was a wee child I have the the ability to swallow meatballs."\\
''[Both instantly laugh, with Shane clapping]''\\
'''Ryan:'''[While still laughing] I want to make it clear. I didn't mispronounce that.\\
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-->'''Ryan:''' "Long story short, my grandma did not ask permission." Oh my God.
''[Ryan throws the card down in laughter]''
'''Shane:''' And then she died? Is that what happened? Did Robert the Doll k-word her ass? Did she get IBS? What happened?
'''Ryan:''' "Long story sho-"
''[Ryan again begins to uncontrollably laugh]''
'''Shane:''' Lot of "long story shorts" and "needless to say" in these, but...
'''Ryan:''' "Long story short, my grandma did not ask permission to take his picture, and the next day..."
'''Shane:''' What?!

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-->'''Ryan:''' "Long story short, my grandma did not ask permission." Oh my God.
God.\\
''[Ryan throws the card down in laughter]''
laughter]''\\
'''Shane:''' And then she died? Is that what happened? Did Robert the Doll k-word her ass? Did she get IBS? What happened?
happened?\\
'''Ryan:''' "Long story sho-"
sho-"\\
''[Ryan again begins to uncontrollably laugh]''
laugh]''\\
'''Shane:''' Lot of "long story shorts" and "needless to say" in these, but...
but...\\
'''Ryan:''' "Long story short, my grandma did not ask permission to take his picture, and the next day..."
"\\
'''Shane:''' What?!What?!\\

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* When Ryan reads the story regarding Robert the Doll and needing permission to photograph him, the sheer absurdity of the final line leaves him a giggling mess, causing him to take three attempts to even finish the tale.
-->'''Ryan:''' "Long story short, my grandma did not ask permission." Oh my God.
''[Ryan throws the card down in laughter]''
'''Shane:''' And then she died? Is that what happened? Did Robert the Doll k-word her ass? Did she get IBS? What happened?
'''Ryan:''' "Long story sho-"
''[Ryan again begins to uncontrollably laugh]''
'''Shane:''' Lot of "long story shorts" and "needless to say" in these, but...
'''Ryan:''' "Long story short, my grandma did not ask permission to take his picture, and the next day..."
'''Shane:''' What?!
'''Ryan:''' [[CrossesTheLineTwice "Hurricane Katrina hit."]]

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* Ryan's discussion of ''Film/StarWarsThePhantomMenace'' in Top 5 Best Worst Movies culminates in him singing "Duel of the Fates" with ''furious'' intensity.
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-->'''Shane:''' I'm in love, I'm in love, and I don't care who knows it!

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-->'''Shane:''' --->'''Shane:''' I'm in love, I'm in love, and I don't care who knows it!

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* Ryan and Shane play a bingo game throughout the "Elegantly Reading" round of TMS, and are out of it enough by the final episode that they at one point squabble over whether Shane can "double bimbo" Ryan. They also finish off the episode by eating whole lemons and enjoying it.

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* At one point in the "Elegantly Reading" round, Shane prepares to give his score for a story, donning a fake Boston accent as he says that "I feel it in my bones and my heart". Ryan seems confused… before a moment of realization hits him and he admits he misheard him as saying, "I feel it in my bones, and I'm hard".
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Ryan and Shane play a bingo game throughout the "Elegantly Reading" round of TMS, season, and are out of it enough by the final episode that they at one point squabble over whether Shane can "double bimbo" Ryan. They also finish off the episode by eating whole lemons and enjoying it.

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* In the Eric Nam episode, Steven and Melody's Phone a Friend tip session with chef Deuki Hong winds up involving Deuki waving what appears to be a knife at Steven as he chastises him for joking about burning truffles.
-->'''Steven:''' Is that a fake knife?!\\

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* In the Eric Nam episode, Melody mentions she often confuses the Korean words for "tasty" (''"masisseo"'') and "handsome" (''"mosisseo"''). When Steven asks if one can't be both tasty ''and'' handsome, a grinning Tony turns the camera on himself and quips, "That's me," with an impromptu subtitle that even ends in a little "[[{{Emoticon}} :)]]".
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Steven and Melody's Phone a Friend tip session with chef Deuki Hong winds up involving Deuki waving what appears to be a knife at Steven as he chastises him for joking about burning truffles.
-->'''Steven:''' --->'''Steven:''' Is that a fake knife?!\\

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** Ronny winds up having some rather [[BrutalHonesty frank criticism]] of the non-drink portion of the lunch Steven makes him, praising his creativity and presentation but pulling no punches in pointing out the ways in which the lack of authenticity and experience behind it result in a lackluster taste for a Malaysian street food connoisseur. It's a DownerEnding by the standards of the show, given every other guest up to here has been happy with their meal or dish... but the tone's softened by a credits outro that sees Steven sitting on his stoop by dusk, eating a sandwich and staring wistfully off into the distance as [[StylisticSuck very fake-looking rain]] [[GrayRainOfDepression starts splashing against his back.]]

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** Ronny winds up having some rather [[BrutalHonesty frank criticism]] of the non-drink portion of the lunch Steven makes him, praising his creativity and presentation but pulling no punches in pointing out the ways in which the lack of authenticity and experience behind it result in a lackluster taste for a Malaysian street food connoisseur. It's a DownerEnding by the standards of the show, given every other guest up to here has been happy with their meal or dish... but the tone's mood's softened by a credits outro that sees Steven sitting on his stoop by dusk, eating a sandwich and staring wistfully off into the distance as [[StylisticSuck very fake-looking rain]] [[GrayRainOfDepression starts splashing against his back.]]




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* In the Eric Nam episode, Steven and Melody's Phone a Friend tip session with chef Deuki Hong winds up involving Deuki waving what appears to be a knife at Steven as he chastises him for joking about burning truffles.
-->'''Steven:''' Is that a fake knife?!\\
'''Melody:''' That's a real knife, huh…\\
'''Deuki:''' I don't know why I have this with me. I'm sorry.
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* Zach Kornfeld requests a cake shaped like his face. When Steven and Tony eventually show him the final result, which is modeled after his entire ''head'' and which is kind of hilarious and terrifying to look at in and of itself even though it's actually not that bad of a likeness from two first-time food sculptors, he cracks up and throws a few good-natured roasts out at the most obvious aspects of it that aren't exactly lifelike... but then ''leans in and slowly kisses it on the mouth.'' And then he kisses it ''again'' before it's time to dig in, which devolves into ''all three men full-on attacking the cake with cleavers and hammers.''

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* Zach Kornfeld requests a cake shaped like his face. When Steven and Tony eventually show him the final result, which is modeled after his entire ''head'' and which is kind of hilarious and terrifying to look at in and of itself even though it's actually not that bad of a likeness from two first-time food sculptors, he cracks up and throws a few good-natured roasts out at the most obvious aspects of it that aren't exactly lifelike... but then ''leans in and slowly kisses it on the mouth.'' And then he kisses it ''again'' before it's time to dig in, take a bite and start everyone off on chowing down, which devolves into ''all three men full-on attacking the cake with cleavers and hammers.''
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->'''Shane:''' Ryan is a believer, I'm a skeptic, yada yada, you know the horse shit, you've seen it a thousand times.

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->'''Shane:''' --->'''Shane:''' Ryan is a believer, I'm a skeptic, yada yada, you know the horse shit, you've seen it a thousand times.



'''Steve:''' I just had to make sure you were legit.\\

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'''Steve:''' '''Steven:''' I just had to make sure you were legit.\\

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--->'''Steven:''' ''[Silent gasp.]'' ..."Marry"... is when two people [[ShapedLikeItself join together and get married.]] "Marinade" is when you bring flavors together and join them -- is that a coincidence...?! Do you, marinade, take this chicken to be the... person that you marry... nade...

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--->'''Steven:''' ''[Silent gasp.''[JawDrop.]'' ..."Marry"... is when two people [[ShapedLikeItself join together and get married.]] "Marinade" is when you bring flavors together and join them -- is that a coincidence...?! Do you, marinade, take this chicken to be the... person that you marry... nade...



* While Steven's serving Creator/SimuLiu the boba drink he's concocted for him, he tells him that he made the ice cubes for it out of tea so they won't water down the drink when they melt. Simu, whose entire demeanor has been laid-back and upbeat up to this point, practically ''snaps'' back, "You son of a [[PrecisionFStrike bitch]], that's genius!" in a tone like he's ''genuinely offended'' he hasn't thought of putting frozen tea in a drink before.



** Ronny winds up having some rather [[BrutalHonesty frank criticism]] of the non-drink portion of the lunch Steven makes him, praising his creativity and presentation but pulling no punches in pointing out the ways in which the lack of authenticity and experience behind it result in a lackluster taste for a Malaysian street food connoisseur. It's a DownerEnding by the standards of the show, given every other guest up to here has been happy with their meal or dish... but the tone's softened by a credits outro that sees Steven sitting on his stoop by dusk, eating a sandwich and staring wistfully off into the distance as [[StylisticSuck very fake-looking rain starts splashing against his back.]]

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** Ronny winds up having some rather [[BrutalHonesty frank criticism]] of the non-drink portion of the lunch Steven makes him, praising his creativity and presentation but pulling no punches in pointing out the ways in which the lack of authenticity and experience behind it result in a lackluster taste for a Malaysian street food connoisseur. It's a DownerEnding by the standards of the show, given every other guest up to here has been happy with their meal or dish... but the tone's softened by a credits outro that sees Steven sitting on his stoop by dusk, eating a sandwich and staring wistfully off into the distance as [[StylisticSuck very fake-looking rain rain]] [[GrayRainOfDepression starts splashing against his back.]]
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!!Dish Granted
* At the end of Ryan's episode, he's absolutely ''delighted'' by the souped-up homemade Cheesy Gordita Crunches that Steven makes him... and decides he can't contain it.
-->'''Ryan:''' ''[Yelling off of Steven's balcony.] Hey, everybody! I'm eating an amazing taco! This is the best day of my life!''\\
''[{{Beat}}.]''\\
'''Random Unseen Pedestrian Below:''' ...Okay!\\
'''Ryan:''' ''Thank you!''
* Steven wants to make a side of hand-pulled noodles for Keith in the fourth episode. He enlists chef Kiano Moju's help getting his dough to cooperate, and once they've gotten into a roll in getting the noodles pulled...
-->'''Steven:''' Oh, no - mine folded...\\
'''Kiano:''' It's because we were slapping them around like schoolchildren.\\
''[GilliganCut to a beaming Steven and Kiano slapping their noodle dough around on the counter like schoolchildren.]''
** Steven drifts off into some [[CloudCuckoolander interesting]] musing while prepping the marinade for his chicken.
--->'''Steven:''' ''[Silent gasp.]'' ..."Marry"... is when two people [[ShapedLikeItself join together and get married.]] "Marinade" is when you bring flavors together and join them -- is that a coincidence...?! Do you, marinade, take this chicken to be the... person that you marry... nade...
** Keith ''loves'' his chicken meal and remarks after Steven sits down to join him that he's upset he's already eaten half of it. Steven affirms, saying they should probably save some for the crew.
--->'''Keith:''' ''[Deadpan.]'' [[BrutalHonesty No, that's not gonna happen.]]
* Steven makes guest Ronny Chieng a cocktail to go with his meal using the beverage Milo, which is popular in Malaysia. He asks, just to be sure, if he's familiar with the drink, leading to this bit of banter between courses.
-->'''Ronny:''' I love how you were like, "Do you know what Milo is?"\\
'''Steve:''' I just had to make sure you were legit.\\
'''Ronny:''' [[DeadpanSnarker That's like asking Americans,]] [[BlackComedy "Do you know what gun violence is?"]]
** Ronny winds up having some rather [[BrutalHonesty frank criticism]] of the non-drink portion of the lunch Steven makes him, praising his creativity and presentation but pulling no punches in pointing out the ways in which the lack of authenticity and experience behind it result in a lackluster taste for a Malaysian street food connoisseur. It's a DownerEnding by the standards of the show, given every other guest up to here has been happy with their meal or dish... but the tone's softened by a credits outro that sees Steven sitting on his stoop by dusk, eating a sandwich and staring wistfully off into the distance as [[StylisticSuck very fake-looking rain starts splashing against his back.]]
* Zach Kornfeld requests a cake shaped like his face. When Steven and Tony eventually show him the final result, which is modeled after his entire ''head'' and which is kind of hilarious and terrifying to look at in and of itself even though it's actually not that bad of a likeness from two first-time food sculptors, he cracks up and throws a few good-natured roasts out at the most obvious aspects of it that aren't exactly lifelike... but then ''leans in and slowly kisses it on the mouth.'' And then he kisses it ''again'' before it's time to dig in, which devolves into ''all three men full-on attacking the cake with cleavers and hammers.''
-->'''Zach:''' ''[Cutting a slice of the cake's face.]'' They say that eyes are the windows to the soul, and I've always wondered what my soul tastes like!
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* The premise of the show is already quite funny: Ryan and Shane reading spirit stories while drinking spirits (alchoholic drinks) provided by Steven. The whole season was recorded in one night, so each episode will feature the boys more drunk than the previous one.
** Added to by the fact that Steven has no experience mixing cocktails and isn't overly familiar with the general units of various spirits, meaning he regularly adds massive quantities of alcohol to the drinks he makes.
* In the first episode, the drink Steven came up with is named "Boozy Beer-gar-ita". Shane and Ryan are ''delighted'' by it.
** Shane's explanation for their dynamic:

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* The premise of the show is already quite funny: Ryan and Shane reading spirit stories while drinking spirits (alchoholic drinks) provided by Steven. The whole Each season was recorded in one night, so each episode will feature the boys more drunk than the previous one.
** Added to The inevitable chaos of the show is compounded by the fact that Steven has no experience mixing cocktails and isn't overly familiar with the general units of various spirits, meaning he regularly adds massive quantities of alcohol to the drinks he makes.
makes. His [[LethalChef bartending style]] is extra funny in and of itself when contrasted with how his other shows on Watcher revolve around the fact that he's a foodie and actually pretty great at both cooking and concocting drinks when he's given the time to plan and test-run his experiments.
* In the first episode, the drink Steven came comes up with is named the "Boozy Beer-gar-ita". Shane and Ryan are ''delighted'' by it.
** Shane's explanation for their of his and Ryan's dynamic:



'''Shane:''' …[[CrossesTheLineTwice "But it do feel all right, though…"]]\\

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'''Shane:''' …[[CrossesTheLineTwice "But it do feel all right, though…"]]\\right…"]]\\
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** From the same episode: after almost an entire episode trying to contact the so-called "Devil Baby," Ryan begins his solo adventure into the house. He hears a baby crying sound, and almost runs out of the house...until he realizes it's just Shane on the walkie he hid.

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** From the same episode: after almost an entire episode trying to contact the so-called "Devil Baby," Ryan begins his solo adventure into the house. He hears a baby crying sound, and almost runs out of the house...until he realizes it's just [[{{Troll}} Shane on the walkie he hid.hid]].
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** From the same episode: after almost an entire episode trying to contact the so-called "Devil Baby," Ryan begins his solo adventure into the house. He hears a baby crying sound, and almost runs out of the house...until he realizes it's just Shane on the walkie he hid.
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** While Steven adds honey to the cocktail he's preparing at the start of the final episode, there's a sudden cut away from his spiel to a completely blank-faced Ryan saying the word "honey" in a strange, deadpan, overenunciated tone like he's an alien unfamiliar with the food, which no one reacts to before the camera cuts right back to Steven.

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** While Steven adds honey to the cocktail he's preparing at the start of the final episode, there's a sudden cut away from his spiel to a completely blank-faced Ryan saying the word "honey" in a strange, deadpan, overenunciated tone manner like he's an alien unfamiliar with the food, which no one reacts to before the camera cuts right back to Steven.

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