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Yellow Guy: David. Roy and Leslie's kid. Killed in a car accident when Leslie was behind the wheel. Died around age 10 but it's been years since then, making him technically 38 now. He mentally fluctuates between the two ages.

Duck: David's beloved pet bird. Very old, gifted to david after his previous owner's death. May or may not be the reason that David is dead in the first place. Unkempt, mean, and a generally awful pet. He was hated by Leslie in particular and possibly Roy, but David loved him so much that the two are inseparable, even in a nightmarish abstraction, removed from memory.

Red Guy: Collaborator on Roy and Leslie's show. Never met David in the flesh, but knew about him and could tell how his memory colored the couple's imagination. Was initially devoted to honoring David's memory, until things started going downhill and he realized that the couple's feelings towards David and towards each other were darker than he could have anticipated.

Webseries is primarily about Red Guy and the allegorical fate of the show. Most of the commentary is about the state of media, its often conflicting agendas, and how it is colored by the personal lives of artists.

The TV show gets more personal, and goes a layer deeper. By focusing David and his mother, it displays a family crumbling in the face of tragedy, and the paralyzing nature of grief.

I dub thee Lesley Gribbleston and Roy Rateyes