History WebVideo / StanFrederick

* TheBlank: [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos The Slender Man.]] And, in Season 3, [[spoiler:Stan/Evan himself -- or, at least, his corruptelam form.]]

** TEACHER from [[Recap/TheSlenderManMythos ICANSEETHEGIANT]] appears in "42. New Semester," and is revealed to have served as Stan's mentor in the gap between Seasons Two and Three.

Stan Frederick is a 20 year old man who lives on his own in Maine. He has a wife named Susan, a therapist named Serena, and a steady job of helping people out whenever he can. Then he gets followed by a [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos strange man in a suit...]]

[[AvertedTrope Or, more accurately]], ''[[AvertedTrope he's]]'' [[AvertedTrope the one following]] ''[[AvertedTrope it]]''.

Stan Frederick is a 20 year old man who lives on his own in Maine. He has a wife named Susan, a therapist named Serena, and a steady job of helping people out whenever he can. Then he gets followed by a [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos strange man in a suit...]]

[[AvertedTrope Or, more accurately]], ''[[AvertedTrope he's]]'' [[AvertedTrope the one following]] ''[[AvertedTrope it]]''.

In reality, Stan Frederick is another entry in Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos, this one being a soft reboot of "[=StanFrederickBTS=]," which started in 2012 and ended in 2013. This unique series serves both as a primarily character-driven story and a minor {{Deconstruction}} ([[spoiler:[[DeconReconSwitch and later]] {{Reconstruction}}]]) of/meta commentary on the tried-and-true Slenderverse tropes. It has an in-game Website/YouTube channel, which can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/user/StanFrederickBTS here]], and a Website/{{Twitter}} page, which can be found [[https://twitter.com/stanfrederick0 here]].

* AmbiguousEnding: For every season so far. Justified, as the creator wants to leave room open for future seasons, but he won't go through with anything unless he finds a story worth telling. [[spoiler:Averted with Season 3, which definitively ends the series as a whole.]]

** "False Alarms" has Stan telling a story about a possibly-legitimate monster case that involves a monster under a girl's bed who [[WebOriginal/TheRake whispers a baby's name. The baby dies in a miscarriage one month later.]]

** "My Name":[[spoiler:"Stan" isn't Stan's real name]] and the previously mentioned repellent also extends to WebOriginal/TheRake.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Stan is willing to go to nearly anyone to get information on the Rake. [[WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID HABIT]] is '''not''' one of those people. Given how annoyed HABIT was at Vinny (someone significantly important to his plans) for trying to summon him to get answers, one could imagine how pissed he would be at a nobody like Stan trying to ask him for help...

* MissedHimByThatMuch: "Pit Stop" has Evan and Serena travel to Doctor Corenthal's mountain home before the events of 2018 in order to find HABIT. Unfortunately, HABIT just so happens to not be home at that moment, so they settle for having a small conversation with Vincent instead.

* ShoutOut: Episodes 22 and 23 are titled [[Literature/TheShining "All Work, No Play" and "A Dull Boy,"]] respectively.

* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: Season 3, which premiered in 2020, mostly takes place during 2018. However, the timespan of Evan and Serena's exploration of the multiverse is revealed to have been ten years at the least. %%In a deleted scene, Noah Maxwell implies that they may have actually been doing this for over ''one hundred'' years.

%%* TheAtoner: Stan.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: [[spoiler:Serena]] gives one to Stan after he wakes from his dream, which reveals he had something to do with [[spoiler:her brother's death]]. Given that [[spoiler:Serena]] can now [[TouchTelepathy transmit memories via touch]], the slap also serves a dramatic function.
* TheAtoner: Stan.

** Stan himself has popped up in other works, such as [[WebOriginal/TheArknMythos acryfromwinter]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwob15R-B5N8GdSj2k9-1wg Archive Enrichment Center]].

* AwesomeMcCoolName: Stan calls himself a "Signal Disruptor" because he can keep the Slender Man from going after people for an extended amount of time.

** FIFTY editorsnote: In TEACHER's room full of alternate dimension trinkets, we can see a ''[[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 Sonic the Hedgehog]] Blu-Ray with his [[UncannyValley original design]] on the cover right next to a 2004 UsefulNotes/AlGore re-election campaign ad. Later on, next to the tape recorder, there's a [[Anime/YuGiOh Disgraceful Charity]] card, which was never physically printed. [[spoiler:It serves as subtle foreshadowing that Stan doesn't make it through the series alive.]]

In reality, Stan Frederick is another entry in Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos, this one being a soft reboot of "[=StanFrederickBTS=]", which started in 2012 and ended in 2013. This unique series serves both as a primarily character-driven story and a minor {{Deconstruction}} ([[spoiler:[[DeconReconSwitch and later]] {{Reconstruction}}]]) of/meta commentary on the tried-and-true Slenderverse tropes. It has an in-game Website/YouTube channel, which can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/user/StanFrederickBTS here]], and a Website/{{Twitter}} page, which can be found [[https://twitter.com/stanfrederick0 here]].

* FiveFiveFive: Susan's phone number, as revealed in "49. Slender Man", is 1-555-[[ShoutOut 902-]][[Series/BeverlyHills90210 1010]]
* AmbiguousEnding: For every season so far. Justified, as the creator wants to leave room open for future seasons, but he won't go through with anything unless he finds a story worth telling. [[spoiler: Averted with Season 3, which definitively ends the series as a whole.]]
* AndTheAdventureContinues: The second season's ending gives off this impression, as Stan is [[spoiler: practically immortal and is still dedicating himself to helping people.]] {{Subverted}} in Season 3, where it's revealed that [[spoiler: Stan didn't go back into it, and has spent ten years traveling the multiverse. He acknowledges this in "Video Update".]]
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: "45. Good Times" opens on Susan's POV before switching to Stan's. [[spoiler: In actuality, this is a {{Subverted}} example, as it is still Stan, just shapeshifted.]]
* AnyoneCanDie: {{Downplayed}} compared to many other Slender Series, however many characters do end up dying, particularly in the DarkerAndEdgier Season 2. Season 1 only has [[spoiler: Nathan and Serena]] die, but in Season 2, [[spoiler: Oscar and Connor die. Stan does too, but it [[BackFromTheDead doesn't]] [[CameBackWrong take.]]]] Season 3's death toll includes [[spoiler: Susan, Willow, and Dominic. And then Stan. [[TheHeroDies For real this time.]]]]
* ApocalypticLog: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. [[spoiler: At first.]]
* ArmorPiercingSlap: [[spoiler: Serena]] gives one to Stan after he wakes from his dream, which reveals he had something to do with [[spoiler: her brother's death]]. Given that [[spoiler: Serena]] can now [[TouchTelepathy transmit memories via touch]], the slap also serves a dramatic function.

* BadassNormal: Aside from having the ability to repel Slender Man, he's pretty much a normal guy, trying to do what's right. [[spoiler: As of season three, the title of "Signal Disruptor" has passed on to Angel, a member of the support group, and she's just as willing to help as Stan is.]]
* BadassBoast: An understated one from Stan in "Just Another Monster".
--> '''Stan:''' ...I'm not afraid [of the monsters]... I've been through worse. I've been through ''years'' of this shit. Being stalked by these things. And I've learned a ''lot''. It's- It's like I said before; people are a lot scarier than these things. These things can be learned about. [[spoiler: And Connor? You're not a person anymore.]] You're [[TitleDrop just another monster]]. And if I don't know everything about you now, ''I'm gonna learn''.
* BeardOfSorrow: Downplayed, but present in "Just Another Monster", where Stan is more noticeable disheveled, having grown some facial hair in the wake of Serena's death.
* BerserkButton: Don't ''ever'' make a joke out of what the Slender Man's victims are going through in front of Stan. [[spoiler: And, as of "Children", don't mention kids either.]]
* BilingualBonus: Corruptelam ([[spoiler:Connor/Lines']] initial name) is Latin for "distortion".

** Season 2: [[spoiler: Stan finally kills Connor with assistance from the Slender Man, pissing off the Rake in the process, but kills himself when it becomes clear that Slendy will never let him go. However, as an after-effect of being killed in Slender Man's presence, Stan becomes a Corruptelam and goes out to continue to help]].
** Season 3: [[spoiler: Stan allows Slender Man to take him and, as a consequence, erases himself from the timeline thanks to time travel, but this also has the effect of bringing Susan (along with, presumably, Serena and Willow) back to life. As TEACHER puts it: THE MEMORY OF A GOOD DEED LIVES]]/
* TheBlank: [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos The Slender Man.]] And, in Season 3, [[spoiler: Stan/Evan himself -- or, at least, his corruptelam form.]]
** To an extent, "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lines]]". [[spoiler: Especially his true form, Connor, which deliberately emulates the Slender Man.]]

* TheBusCameBack: Oscar, the {{Jerkass}} from "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qBbBfu6tYM The Oblivious]]" returns in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reSzcrEMRHE All Work, No Play]]", only this time he's [[spoiler: completely under Connor's control.]]
** [[spoiler: Serena White's spirit]] returns in Season 3, retaking her old position as [[spoiler: Stan's therapist.]]
** TEACHER from [[Recap/TheSlenderManMythos ICANSEETHEGIANT]] appears in "42. New Semester", and is revealed to have served as Stan's mentor in the gap between Seasons Two and Three.
** In "44. Support Group", Dominic, the Proxy from "Don't Shoot the Messenger", returns and invites Stan into a small support group of current victims of the Slender Man.
* BusCrash: In "Support Group", it's revealed that Kate, the client from "Don't Shoot the Messenger", was taken by the Slender Man.

** "Neighbors" features several characters from orphaned, deleted, or on hiatus Slender series (and [[WebVideo/TribeTwelve Noah Maxwell]] again) as cameos, the majority of them telling Stan that [[spoiler: that they managed to get Slender Man away from them by turning the cameras off.]]

* ChangingOfTheGuard: In Season 3, Susan is revealed to have taken up Stan's job in his absence. [[spoiler: It's ultimately what kills her.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Season 2 definitely takes this route, introducing darker storylines, upping the body count, and an exploration of themes such as depression and [[spoiler: child murder]].

** In "Reaching Someone", Stan subtly makes fun of the ApocalypticLog nature of the Slenderverse by calling the series some "quality entertainment" for the people who don't believe that it's real.

** In "Something New", Stan states that he's met a lot of entities that "mess with technology". This is a common trope in these series.

* DespairEventHorizon: Stan seems to have hit this as of "Susan Frederick", [[spoiler: if the scene where he begs the Slender Man to take him is anything to go by.]]
** He fully crosses it as of "To Die" where [[spoiler: he tries to kill himself]]. The description even lampshades it.

* DistantSequel: From Stan's perspective, the gap between seasons two and three has been ten [[spoiler: years. Since he's now a Corruptelam, he hasn't changed all that much.]]
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Evan himself in season 3 due to [[spoiler: becoming a corruptelam. He can now teleport, time travel, shapeshift, and travel to different dimensions.]]
* EnemyMine: Stan has it in with The Rake (though unwillingly) and briefly teams up with the Slender Man in "Amendments".

** In "An Interesting Room", Nathan (Stan's client at the time) says that he has a broken camera that is the exact same model as Stan's sitting on his shelf. [[spoiler: Said camera turns out to be Stan's own camera, caught up in a StableTimeLoop and making [[TheSlowPath the long journey back to the present]].]]

** At one point, Stan and TEACHER travel to the Yeti dimension, which establishes the concept of a person having a clone with no eyes who dies with them when they die. The final shot of the third season ([[GrandFinale and the series]]) is [[spoiler: Susan's Yeti clone.]]

** In "Working Late; Let's Talk", Stan briefly pans over to a book of information to show the audience what he is working on; on the page is mostly reflected in what Stan says in the video, but also mentions "frequent nightmares about (REDACTED) and upping his Benadryl dosage.

** In "Busted", when Stan reaches for his camera at the end of the video and minor distortion appears, you can briefly see what appears to be a shadowy figure in the window of the house behind him.

*** A To-Do List, one of the bullets instructing Stan to "call Susan, ask about David's progress on the book".
*** A folder that reads "New York's Month of Night". (see: MythologyGag for more.)
*** A document entitled "CASE STUDY: Corruptelam", which gives insight into a new kind of entity [[spoiler:that is later revealed to be what Connor has become.]]
** In "Just Like The Old Days", the Slender Man can be seen three times in the video by pausing at 3:06 during the hurried whip-pan, in the background at 3:11, and then again in a single frame at 3:17.
** In "People", when Stan's phone is glitching out, there's a brief frame which [[spoiler: reveals Stan's real name: Evan]].
** Also, towards the end of "People", [[spoiler:as Connor exits]], the screen distorts and, in red letters, the message "Goodbye For Now" is clearly legible.

--> That is always what I attempted to tell myself, as the plans and decisions were made; as our intentions became clearer with each passing day; as the bodies began to pile up. Between every monstrous idea that escaped from our mouths, I found myself grasping at multitudes of excuses - lies that I forcefully developed for the sake of justifying what was being done. The most prevalent one was that ''we are children''. Naive. Unaware of the damage we are causing. We are aimless and afraid. And it is because of this that we are doing these horrible things.

--> I did not realize how literal this game was becoming until we [[spoiler: sacrificed our first child to the man in the suit.]]

** In "Amendments", there's a brief bit of text hidden in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen at the tear in the beginning that reads "July 1, 2017. My Real Home"
** FIFTY editorsnote: In TEACHER's room full of alternate dimension trinkets, we can see a ''[[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 Sonic the Hedgehog]] Blu-Ray with his [[UncannyValley original design]] on the cover right next to a 2004 UsefulNotes/AlGore re-election campaign ad. Later on, next to the tape recorder, there's a [[Anime/YuGiOh Disgraceful Charity]] card, which was never physically printed. [[spoiler: It serves as subtle foreshadowing that Stan doesn't make it through the series alive.]]
* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler: Willow.]]
* GrandFinale: "Thirty Nine" seems to be this, what with Stan [[spoiler: preparing himself for a HeroicSacrifice to stop Connor.]]

* HeroicBSOD: Stan has hit this as of "New York", privatizing his Twitter page, uploading videos of better days between him and his little brother, and eventually [[spoiler: quitting the investigation business altogether]]. The creator likens this to Stan "locking himself in his room". He snaps out of it, as of "Final Chapter".
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Stan seems to be suffering from this as of "42. New Semester", [[spoiler: where he uses his powers to turn into a Slender Man {{Expy}} in order to frighten two kids as a way to show off to TEACHER.]]

* ICannotSelfTerminate: [[spoiler: Evan]] faces this problem in "To Die", as he tries to jump off a building but finds himself teleported to the roof before he hits the ground. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler: TEACHER]] is the one that's stopping him.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Stan's parents and little brother, Erik, pre-series, Nathan (a client of Stan's) and Serena in the first season, plus Oscar and Willow in the second]].

* MonsterMash: So far we have Slenderman, the Rake and [[spoiler: the Seed Eater(s)]].

** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOUvvCpnQVs Fourth Wall Horror 2: The Camera]] (a short sketch by the series' creator Evan Santiago), Mouktar (the man playing Olivia's brother in "My Name") is [[ItMakesSenseInContext hit in the face by a]] [[spoiler:[[ItMakesSenseInContext floating, possibly sentient]]]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext camera]]. Come "My Name", it's happening all over again. [[spoiler:Minus the "sentient" and "floating" parts. It's Stan who does the dirty work this time around.]]
** One of Stan's papers in "Tonight's Homework" references New York's "month of night", a reference to "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HeLmkarMSk Dark Days]]", a canceled Slenderseries made by Evan Santiago, the series' creator.
*** In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m44uba9qa4M New York]]", the project is [[spoiler: confirmed as having canonically happened between BTS and the new series]].

* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: As of "Amendments", Stan is [[spoiler: now a Corruptelam]].
* PassingTheTorch: Angel from the supernatural support group is revealed to have the same powers Evan once had in banishing monsters and protecting people. Evan decides to teach her how to "fuck with them" and she heads off to the nearby forest to confront Slender Man, with the title of the video implying she's taken up the role of "Signal Disruptor".
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: "Best Friends" has this happen between Serena and Stan. [[spoiler: {{Justified}} in that Serena has just found out that Stan was responsible for her brother's death]].
* PrettyLittleHeadshots: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] [[spoiler: Serena's death]] is masked by some screen tearing and general distortion, but what we ''do'' see is anything ''but'' pretty.

** "Change of Plans": [[spoiler: "Lines" has been stalking Stan and is working with the Slender Man and the Rake, the most notorious RedOniBlueOni pair in Creepypasta history.]]
** "Unsatisfied Customers": Stan has been in contact with [[WebVideo/TribeTwelve Noah Maxwell]] and [[WebVideo/MLAndersen0 Michael Andersen]], who reveals that [[spoiler: his brother, Shaun, was [[KilledOffForReal killed]] by [[WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID HABIT]]]].
** "Just Like the Old Days": [[spoiler: the Slender Man is able to [[TeleportSpam physically]] [[IncurableCoughOfDeath affect]] Stan again]].

** "The Sixth Percent": Stan has [[spoiler: the secret of interdimensional travel under his belt, which was given to him by someone who is implied to be [[WebOriginal/TheArknMythos Alex Winter]]]].
*** [[spoiler: As of 2020, the person who gave the secret of interdimensional travel/the Traveller's Call to Stan appears to have been canonly retconned to be none other than Joshua Kingsley, the rival monster hunter from the Slenderverse series [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyoBlyQx_7B2pSI3mnR13iQ "Recollect".]] We learn more about how it works in that series. ]]
** "Neighbors": Every year, Stan checks up on people stalked by Slender Man who haven't updated their channels to make sure they're still alive. He [[spoiler: is told that they managed to get Slender Man away from them by turning the cameras off.]]

** "New York": [[spoiler: "Dark Days" canonically happened between BTS and the new series.]]
** "Children": [[spoiler: Stan sacrificed children to the Slender Man]].

* ShoutOut: Episodes 22 and 23 are titled [[Literature/TheShining "All Work, No Play" and "A Dull Boy",]] respectively.
** At the beginning of "Indebted", Stan places his camera on top of a box in such a way that replicates the numerous "object POV shots" in Series/BreakingBad. Soon afterwards, Stan tries to call [[WebVideo/WhisperedFaith Lee]], but gets no answer. Then Susan suggests calling up someone who is implied to be [[WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID HABIT]] to get more information about the Rake, but Stan shoots her down, saying that they're not ''that'' desperate.
* SmashToBlack: Taking a cue from Series/TheSopranos, the (thought to be) last shot of the series is Stan [[spoiler: smashing his hand down on the dimensional portal before distortion cuts the camera feed.]]

* TookALevelInJerkass: Indicated in "42. New Semester", where Evan/Stan [[spoiler: uses his new spirit powers to badly frighten a couple kids in the woods.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: Surprisingly, TEACHER from ICANSEETHEGIANT in this series, serving as Evan/Stan's mentor and expressing disapproval when Stan [[spoiler: uses his new powers to scare innocent people.]] [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Then again]], BlueAndOrangeMorality may be in effect here.

** A subplot in Season 3 is Evan trying to figure out how to do this with TEACHER's help. The key to this, as revealed in "48. Time Room", is to [[spoiler: be in physical contact with someone who you have a personal connection with.]]

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Downplayed. When Evan talks to Serena in "With Me" he reveals that one thing he hoped would happen when [[spoiler: becoming a corrputelam]] was losing his anxiety and other mental illnesses. Now that he's basically [[spoiler: a being made from intent and thoughts]], taking his medicine doesn't help anymore.
* WhamEpisode: Fittingly, "Answers". [[spoiler: Connor, as mentioned above, is Lines]].
** "People". [[spoiler: Serena is killed and Connor lives to fight another day.]]
** "New York". [[spoiler: Willow, the child haunted by the Seed Eaters, is killed along with her guardian,]] plunging Stan headfirst into a HeroicBSOD.
** "Children". [[spoiler: Stan quits the investigation business for good.]]
** "Thirty Nine". Stan [[spoiler: intends to perform a HeroicSacrifice to stop Connor, and uses the dimensional portal to say goodbye to Erik.]] [[GrandFinale End series.]] [[SubvertedTrope Or so we thought.]]
** "Amendments". Stan agrees to [[spoiler: be hunted by the Slender Man again in exchange for help stopping Connor. It works. Soon afterwards, Stan kills himself in the Slender Man's presence and ''becomes a Corruptelam''.]]
** "Signal Disruptor": [[spoiler: Stan finds a new Signal Disruptor in Angel, a member of the support group he's been going to.]]
** "Best Friend": [[spoiler: Stan is revealed to have killed Serena's little brother through Slender Man when he was working with Connor.]]
** "Susan Frederick": [[spoiler: Most of Stan's old clients are dead, and Susan has died while on retirement.]]
** "The Messenger": [[spoiler: Willow has turned into a half-eaten Seed Eater, who Stan puts down. He then goes back to the support group and reveals his murder of Susan's brother to the support group. All except for Dominic leave in disgust. In a fit of rage, Stan attacks Dominic, sending him back to when he and Stan first met, and reveals that Dominic was the one who turned Kate over to the Slender Man, and Stan knew the entire time. He then kills Dominic, erasing the support group from the timeline.]]

--> '''[[WebVideo/MLAndersen0 Michael]]:''' [[OutOfCharacterAlert His brother]] [[spoiler: [[KilledOffForReal got cut up into pieces with a]] ''[[LudicrousGibs chainsaw]]''... a fucking ''chainsaw'' by [[WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID a being]] who, I don't... I don't know is he immortal?]]

--> '''Michael:''' Oh, God! [[spoiler: [[SplitPersonalityTakeover Hi, I'm Patrick.]]]]

--> '''Stan:''' So, I talked to Susan this morning, David, so I don't- I don't know if she told you yet, but [[spoiler: I'm not doing investigations anymore. I don't mean, like, I'm pushing them. I mean... I'm done.]]
** And even more recently, from Stan's Twitter, solidly confirming that [[spoiler: Willow is dead]]:
--> '''Stan:''' [[spoiler: they found her body in the garage. between the 2 of those things they only finished about half of her and dumped the rest. you can stop now]]
** [[RuleOfThree Three]] in "Thirty Nine:"
--> '''Stan:''' So, this is gonna be [[spoiler: the last video that I post on this channel.]]
--> '''Stan:''' [[spoiler: I've known how to stop Connor for over a year now.]]
--> '''Stan:''' But I, y'know... I had to [[spoiler: go and get myself killed]] before [the number of episodes on the channel] was even.
** In "Amendments", Stan [[spoiler: seems set to kill himself and pulls the trigger. Nothing happens.]]
--> '''Stan:''' ''(to [[spoiler: Connor, who he knows is in the room]])'' Gotcha.

--> '''Stan:''' (''to Slender Man'') ''You can't have me.'' (''[[spoiler: [[TheHeroDies BANG]]]]'')

--> '''[[spoiler: Corruptelam!Stan]]:''' ''Well... he can't have '' all ''of me'', anyways.

--> ''[[spoiler: [[LateToTheTragedy We're sorry, you have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service.]]]]''

--> "''Without me... [[spoiler: she would still be alive.]]''"
* WhamShot: [[spoiler: [[ParanoiaFuel We watch.]] [[CallBack We listen.]] [[ArcWords We are.]]]]
** In "The Bedrock", Stan walks into his room, only to find [[spoiler: the Slender Man staring at him.]] What makes this especially whammy is the fact that there's little distortion; this is [[spoiler: the clearest footage of the Slender Man in ''the entire mythos''.]]

*** First, Stan [[spoiler:drives to his old house that he lived in with Erik. Then he pulls out the dimensional portal from "The Sixth Percent", THEN, when Stan goes up to the door, an older version of Erik appears, and Stan hugs him.]]
** At the end of "Amendments", [[spoiler: an older Erik walks up to the camera... and then speaks in ''Stan's voice''.]]
** "New Semester" has Stan [[spoiler: scare a couple kids by growing to [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything ten feet tall, changing his clothes into a dark suit-like attire, and evoking]] TheBlank [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything via]] KubrickStare.]] All in all, it's not a good omen for Stan's mental state.
** "Support Group" reveals [[spoiler: Stan's new form.]]
** "Susan Frederick": After a few minutes of rummaging around his old house Evan finds a list of his old clients [[spoiler: and nearly all of them have been [[KilledOffScreen crossed off]] with black and red sharpie]].
*** Later on in the same video, Evan stumbles upon a [[ShrineToTheFallen shrine]] [[spoiler: dedicated to his late wife Susan, firmly confirming that she had died while Evan was on retirement.]]
** The last shot of "59. Reaching Someone" is [[spoiler: Susan's Yeti clone, filming everything from her POV, meaning that [[BackFromTheDead Stan's plan worked.]]]]
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: Deliberately [[InvokedTrope invoked]] on the part of the creator. In "Tonight's Homework", Stan has a Bible page regarding Christ and Satan open as part of a FreezeFrameBonus. The fans went into a frenzy trying to decode what it meant. Stan responded with [[https://twitter.com/StanFrederick0/status/755532966097485824 this tweet]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: So what exactly happened to [[spoiler: Future/Present!Serena's body? A FreezeFrameBonus reveals that the Rake took it from the morgue, presumably to its home dimension.]]

%%* BeardOfSorrow: Stan in "Just Another Monster".

** Season 3: [[spoiler: Stan allows Slender Man to take him and, as a consequence, erases himself from the timeline thanks to time travel, but this also has the effect of bringing Susan (and presumably Serena) back to life. As TEACHER puts it: THE MEMORY OF A GOOD DEED LIVES]]/

** To an extent, "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lines]]".

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: "45. Good Times" opens on Susan's POV before switching to Stan's.