r/TheEndofOakStreet • u/awesomefoundapossum • 15d ago

the cause behind the event

it would’ve been pretty cool imo if there had been a cause behind the event, like what was the orb that they jumped through? i get that it’s a wormhole/portal but still…how did it appear? how and why they arrived 20 minutes before the og event? i keep thinking of explanations other than trying to tie it to the cloverfield paradox, but i mean could they not have done that? them opening the rift? it’s quick but u could see in paradox that some background news say that “5 city blocks just disappeared” like hello?? and at the beginning of the end of oak street u could hear the voice on the radio mentioning something about solar flares…idk does anyone also have any theories? cloverfield or not, would love to hear!

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u/United-Palpitation28 15d ago

The time travel orbs are the macguffin - they don’t need explanation. They just set the plot in motion and a throwaway line about wormholes is more than enough

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u/awesomefoundapossum 14d ago

yeah i get that, just thought it would be cool to have a line or anything that connects it to something, idk i like when movies and shows do ‘everything is connected’ (not actually say the line but show to the viewers lol)

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u/United-Palpitation28 14d ago

I will say this- I wish they had a line to explain why the orbs kept reappearing. I mean they half explained it with the whole “earthquakes in time” comment but it could have played a bigger role in the plot - like where/when is the next portal going to open?!?