{"id":23560,"date":"2022-10-11T14:21:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T12:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1719956"},"modified":"2022-10-11T14:44:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T12:44:11","slug":"dont-hug-me-im-scared-ending-explained-creators-unpack-trippy-finale","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/dont-hug-me-im-scared-ending-explained-creators-unpack-trippy-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Hug Me I\u2019m Scared ending explained: Creators unpack trippy finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 11 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Since becoming a viral sensation more than a decade ago, Don\u2019t Hug Me I\u2019m Scared<\/a> has never failed to generate wild speculation on its hidden meaning \u2013 and that tradition continues with its Channel 4 return.<\/p>\n

At the end of a blisteringly funny (and occasionally haunting) season, creators Joe Pelling, Becky Sloan and Baker Terry craft a gripping finale, which peels back a new layer of the DHMIS universe.<\/p>\n

After getting some long overdue replacement batteries, Yellow Guy suddenly becomes the most intelligent character in the show and goes on a journey through the upper levels of his nightmarish home.<\/p>\n

The creative team have long said they would never confirm exactly what\u2019s going on in their surreal horror-comedy, but they did offer some insight into the finale\u2019s key moments during an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read on for what they had to say, but be warned that major spoilers<\/strong> follow from this point on.<\/p>

Who is the woman in the house?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Yellow Guy\u2019s unnerving journey through his disorienting home sees him encounter older versions of his pals Red Guy and Duck, before arriving on a level inhabited by a strange woman, named Lesley in the credits (played by Vivienne Soan).<\/p>\n
Intriguingly, there are hints that she could be controlling what happens to our long-suffering trio, as she owns both a dollhouse that reflects the events of the show and an enormous book that she promises contains answers.<\/p>\n
However, co-creator Joe Pelling tells fans that much uncertainty remains over who is really pulling the strings in Don\u2019t Hug Me I\u2019m Scared, explaining that they \u201cdidn\u2019t want to put a full stop on it\u201d.<\/p>\n
He posed the question: \u201cIs there someone in charge of her?\u201d<\/p>\n
Of course, many will be wondering who Lesley is, but another valid question is what\u00a0<\/em>she is. At first glance, she appears to be the closest thing to a \u201creal person\u201d that DHMIS has seen to date, but that\u2019s not necessarily how the creators envisaged her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t even know if I see her as a human,\u201d said Pelling.<\/p>\n
Becky Sloan added: \u201cWe wanted to be a bit ambiguous. She\u2019s got this teddy stuffing coming out of her face, so she\u2019s somewhere in-between their world and human.\u201d<\/p>\n
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