Judgement Day (segments)

**Judgement Day** is a two-part segment from Channel -12 News that was released on March 22nd and 24th, 2021 as part of the first season's first and second episodes. The segment follows protagonists Sean and Elliot as they live through the end of days and fight to get into heaven. A third, finale part was planned to conclude the storyline and serve as a stand-alone video, however, it was never released.

## Outline

Part 1 of Judgement Day begins with Big Ben ominously chiming, before showing Elliot Evans worriedly running around outside under a deep red sky. He soon encounters Sean Montgomery, who promptly informs him that Judgement Day has arrived and that everyone in the world is doomed. Elliot panics, lamenting that he does not want to die so young, before starting a family, but Sean reassures him that Heaven will be enjoyable. Elliot questions whether Sean will go to Heaven, before Sean quickly shuts him up, stating "We don't talk about that night." Elliot continues to lament while Sean points out that he didn't have much of a life in the first place. Their conversation is interrupted by an oncoming tsunami, which kills them.

In Part 2, Sean and Elliot (now played by Linus Ma) arrive in Heaven, and celebrate their apparent success in making it to the afterlife. They find Saint Peter sitting in front of the pearly gates, who is less cheery than the two expected. He asks them their names, however, Peter informs them that they aren't supposed to be there, and when he snaps his fingers, Sean and Linus fall down into Hell. Upon arriving, they complain that their placement is completely unfair as they have never sinned. Suddenly, an unknown voice tells the two to "sue 'em". The voice is revealed to be famed lawyer Neil Alibastor, who was in Hell visiting his father. The three then agree they are going to sue God, ending on a cliffhanger.

## Background

The original idea for a segment about the end of days came from Sean Montgomery. Russell Johnson then decide to take on writing the segment as well as directing it, filming outside Abbey Park High School. Oliver Beckwith edited the segment, and enjoyed the final product so much that he decided to take over and write a second part to the segment, as well as a finale (while part 1 ends with a "To be continued" tease, a continuation was not originally planned). Oliver directed and edited the second part, with Linus Ma taking over the part of Elliot Evans as Elliot preferred to be behind the camera.

## Soundtrack

* **"Advent: One-Winged Angel" -** Plays throughout the entirety of part 1. (Shirou Hamaguchi)
* **"Shangri-Spa" -** Plays when the protagonists are in Heaven. (Yoshito Sekigawa)
* **"Everywhere You Look" -** Plays briefly during a freeze-frame parodying TV sitcom endings. (Jesse Frederick)
* **"Beware! Bowser's Castle!" -** Plays while the protagonists are falling from Heaven into Hell. (Yuka Tsujiyoko)
* **"Requiem" -** Plays during the ending of part 2. (Mozart)

## Trivia

* Judgement Day Part 1 was the first segment to tell a story about multiple cast members playing themselves, interacting with each other.
* Judgement Day Part 2 marks the first and only time a cast member has played another cast member, not counting voice-overs.
* Part 2 also marked the first time segments had canonical cross-overs, confirming Neil Alibastor exists within the larger Channel -12 universe.
* The canceled Judgement Day finale would have centered around the court case against God, with Neil serving as the protagonists' lawyer. It would have also tied together the lore and canonicity of all the segments, as well as Channel -11 News.