Sonc the Blue Rat 3

"**SONC THE BLUE RAT 3**" is a video uploaded to the channel "SONC THE BLUE RAT" on September 16, 2021. It features Sonc as the host, teaching the audience how to not be sad, and that "it could always be worse" through a song.

## Transcript

Sonc the Blue Rat and the yellow character are in a crayon drawing of a happy green meadow. The mountains, and sun all have a smiley face drawn on them.

Sonc: "Hey kids, it's me! Sonc the Blue Rat, your best friend!"

The camera starts pushing in on the yellow character who looks a bit sad.

Sonc: "Uh-oh, what's the matter, friend? Are you sad because everyone hates you, you're all alone, and the guilt is making you horribly depressed?"

There is an awkwardly long and silent pause.

Sonc: "Don't worry, friend. I can help ya. When I get sad, I just remember these five simple words."

Song begins, with Sonc in outer space, and the lyrics floating around him.

Sonc (singing): "It could always be worse. It could always be worse."

"You could lose all of your hair." The yellow character's hair falls off.

"You could fall off of the stair." The yellow character falls off of a staircase.

Orange character: "You could get hit by a train." The yellow character gets hit by a train.

Tree: "You could crash inside a plane!" A plane is heading downward in the background.

Sonc (back in space): "It could always be worse. It could always be worse. Take your frown, turn it upside down! 'Cause it could always be worse." The yellow character's frown is digitally turned upside down.

"You could lose all of your friend." The yellow character is standing with the sad pink character who digitally disappears, leaving behind a black scribble.

"Your insurance could just end." A clipboard with health insurance papers falls onto the black scribble, then catches on fire.

Orange character: "You could get pushed off a roof." The yellow character gets pushed off a roof by a long human arm.

Tree: "They could find out the horrible truth!"

Sonc (back in space): "It could always be worse. It could always be worse. Take your frown, turn it upside down! 'Cause it could always be worse."

Video suddenly cuts to a live-action shot of Mark (The Cynical Critic) in the dark watching a video a silhouette of a person while Sonc's song continues to play faintly in the background. A deep voice can also be heard mumbling. Mark looks around.

The video suddenly cuts back to Sonc and the yellow person (who still looks distraught) back in the animated meadow. The song ends.

Sonc: "Don't ya feel better, friend? And since you've been such a good friend, I've got something special for ya! I've got a brand new friend, just for you! Gotta go fast!"

The camera pulls back like a normal end of the episode, but with no outro music.

## Analysis

* The yellow character feeling sad and guilty represents Mark.
* The pink character represent's Mark's mother, Cecile, who he could lose to her sickness.
* The insurance ending is a direct reference to Mark's health insurance suddenly ending.
* The yellow character getting pushed off a roof suggests that Mark could have pushed his friend, Anthony, off of a roof.
* The tree saying "They could find out the horrible truth!" suggests that Mark did something horrible, like killing Anthony.
* The shot of Mark sitting in the dark, hearing the song, might represent his thoughts and guilt.
* Sonc offering the yellow character a "brand new friend" is a reference to Mark's new cohost, Antonio, who first appeared on Mark's channel a few weeks after this video was posted.

## Additional Info

* The meta tags on the YouTube video are: "THINGS", "COULD", "BE", "MUCH", "WORSE", "MARK"
* The train that hits the yellow character has the letters "HMF" on the side, a reference to Happy Meat Farms.