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I rewatched the cave paintings from the beginning of the show and I think I finally understand more of what they mean. They tell the story of the first people who arrived there and they actually got tricked into the same trap as everyone else.

Let's look at the colours used. Everything painted in red is connected to the red entity. Black symbolizes death and is also part of the entity.

White symbolizes everything ordinary, pure, full of life.

So the lighthouse is not a symbol of hope, it’s how the entity watches and reaches into the real world. The fallen tree was part of the trap from the beginning and a tool of the red entity.

After being trapped in the dark with no hope the people made the decision to make a sacrifice to this unknown entity/god out of fear.

But the ritual with the children only made things worse because it was a test. The land died, the harvest failed, shown with black colour, and the people slowly became part of the red entity itself.

Jade and Tabitha were the only ones who passed the test and escaped Fromville, because they simply refused to partake in the ritual. But they keep being reborn and returning as long as Fromville still exists.

Destroying the lighthouse might be the only way to finally end the cycle since it's the red entities tool and eyes.

By the way, I know a lot of people don't think this but in my opinion MiY is this entity or godlike creature. It makes sense also because the monsters are like little copies or "parts" of him just by far not as strong.

I think the reason Julie’s “bookmark” didn’t work is because she tried to create it with something that didn’t belong there originally which would be the pen and paper she brought with her.

My theory is that storywalking only works if the object you use already exists naturally in that timeline/place. So instead of bringing something from the future/present and drawing a symbol with it, she probably has to use something that was already there in the past to create the bookmark.

Basically, the universe/story seems to reject outside objects changing the timeline too directly. That’s why the symbol she made didn’t “stick.” If she used something native to that moment like charcoal, paint, carving into wood, etc.. Maybe the bookmark would actually become part of the story and let her return to it later.

Not sure if I’m explaining it well, but that’s the vibe I got from the episode.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the Boy in White, and honestly, I don’t think he’s a “good” entity as the majority believes him to be. If anything, it feels like we still have no idea what his real motives are.

A few things make me really suspicious:

First, we know that during Victor’s cycle, on the day of the massacre, the Boy in White spoke to Christopher and told him to go to the lighthouse. I won’t go too deep into lighthouse theories here, but I strongly suspect that the version of Christopher we saw back then was already the Man in Yellow.

If that’s the case, then the Boy in White wasn’t helping at all. He may have been guiding someone directly into becoming something worse.

It also raises the possibility that both of them were essentially playing Victor or manipulating events behind the scenes.

Second, and that's really something people have forgotten or don't talk about enough, there’s that extremely unsettling scene after the massacre: the Boy in White sitting on the carousel, smiling and waving at Victor, completely surrounded by mutilated bodies.

That moment never sat right with me.

If he were truly “good,” why would he appear so happy in that context?

And lastly, Harold Perrineau (Boyd’s actor) mentioned in an interview that by Season 4 we’ll realize we can’t trust anyone. To me, that doesn’t just apply to the townspeople. It likely includes the entities as well.

here's a link about what he's said, since I've been asked:

Harold Perrineau - no one can be trusted

So yes, I think the Boy in White might be one of the biggest red herrings in the show.

He presents himself as helpful, but his actions don’t really line up with that.

EDITED: I've added a Link to the interview with Boyd