They fell unconscious into a river after diving out of the way of an incoming train and when they "return", they're still in the river, and are seen to need medical care after Wirt pulls them out.
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And what happens after the process is finished? The wood is cut down off so it can be ground into oil and fed into the Beast's lantern to keep him powered. Then roots start growing from their bodies until they turn into a tree with a ghastly look of horror on its face. The victim is rendered lost in the woods, driven to despair until they give in to exhaustion. What makes this scene even more horrifying/tear-jerking? Wirt wakes up and wonders where Greg has gone.Or, even worse, he's too naïve to realize that he might die. The fact that it's Greg who's willing to sacrifice himself to save his brother from becoming an Edelwood tree.Will you take care of Ronald for me? *beat* Okay, I've got to go now. Crossing with Tear Jerker, The Reveal of Greg following the Beast to save Wirt made many viewers shout a Big "NO!" as their hearts dropped right through their stomachs.Lorna probably never acted of her own volition until the very last minute of the short. The conflicting actions of Lorna before and after the evil spirit is banished imply that the spirit was at work the entire time and not just when the reveal happened.If true, that would mean Auntie willingly let Lorna remain under Demonic Possession and many people get eaten out of fear of being forsaken by Lorna once she no longer needed her.
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She could potentially have done this the whole time, but may have been too afraid that Lorna would leave her. A possible Alternative Character Interpretation for Auntie, given her reaction once the evil spirit is banished for good by Wirt.It wants to kill and eat the brothers, as it has done to many travelers before-the musical intro to Episode One shows Lorna tidying an entire catacomb of human bones. The spirit has a terrifying Nightmare Face, even scarier than Auntie Whispers herself, and looks and acts like it came straight out of a horror film. Lorna turns out to be possessed by an evil spirit that Auntie Whispers has been trying to keep contained.Auntie Whispers at first appears to be a cannibalistic witch whose eyes and head are too big with the power of Mind Control, although The Reveal of her using her powers to keep Lorna in check makes her a lot less scary.The truth of Auntie Whispers and Lorna.And when you take into account the fact that Adelaide was in cahoots with The Beast.
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It turns out to be true, but the implication is still pretty gruesome.
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Hell either convince you to become his lantern-bearer or turn you into an edelwood tree. By then, youve lost hope and are willing to listen to what he has to say. Yes, you can simply blow on the lantern to kill him, but is it that easy? By the time youve confronted him, youve most likely wandered the Unknown for days, completely lost. Its scary how manipulative he is and how easy its for him to win you over. His almost gentleman-like mannerisms combined with how hes constantly in the shadows makes for one truly intimidating figure. Hes an allegory for lost souls, hopelessness, and suicide.