bendy and the ink machine chapter 5 ending

This is why Henry keeps having flashbacks, as if he’s been here before - because he has. Note how Joey says he’s early - probably because he wasn’t all the other times. At the end, he goes back trough the story again at Joey’s nieces request. The Henry that we know is based off of Henry Stein, but he’s actually one of Joey’s characters. All those characters, the studio location? It’s all real, physical stuff that exists in the real world, even if it’s all technically ink. If you don’t understand what I’m getting at: While BATIM may be a story, it’s literally real - because Joey made it real using the Ink Machine. The Ink Machine - the thing that creates cartoons - in Joey’s IRL home. And the story repeats - which lines up perfectly with Joey’s niece asking him to tell that story again (what kid doesn’t like demonic sacrifices?). Henry is able to walk into the studio, which is an actual thing connected to Joey’s house. This means that Henry someone who Joey can interact with (specifically, he’s based on Henry Stein, who was indeed Joey’s old coworker). Henry? So soon? I didn’t expect you for another hour yet. However, before you flip out and start crying about how this was all fake, consider: Not to mention “Little Miracle Radio and TV Service” - you know, stations.Īnd Joey’s storyboarded out some ideas for the plot: Even the overdue bills are a nod to the studio’s debt (though that part probably actually happened). So first, all the employees are based off of real-life people who worked for him - Wally Franks used to work at the studio and now has grand kids, Allison found work elsewhere and married Thomas, etc. But before you get upset, let me finish, because it’s not in the way you’re thinking.

So here’s what I think is going on: BATIM is literally a story. Then, there’s the real world: It looks real. Okay, so first, we need to split the Bendy-verse into two: There’s Joey Drew Studios: This is just my immediate reaction/theory.Īlso, I’m not sure how much of this has been said/explained, so forgive me if someone else has covered this. IMPORTANT: We are probably missing info at this point and there may still be hidden endings.

Bendy and the ink machine chapter 5 ending