Thinking Through the Darkness — Episode 1: The Maleficent Problem

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You wanted more candid access to how LoreBySpec actually works — and this is it. Thinking Through the Darkness is the pre-production process made public. The part before the script. The part where the threads get pulled and the holes get found and the thinking happens out loud.

A quick note before we dive in: I'm autistic, ADHD, and dyslexic. My theories don't start with me sitting down and writing something out from scratch. They start with me talking — rambling, jumping between ideas, contradicting myself, circling back. Usually into a voice note or with an AI helping me catch the threads I drop. This podcast is that process, unfiltered. It will not be neat. It will not be linear. But if you've ever wondered how a LoreBySpec theory actually gets made, this is your inside look.

This episode: the Maleficent Problem. How does she know what she knows? Why does she keep showing up across the timeline when nothing Xehanort is doing actually serves her? And what does the Road to Timeless River tell us about time travel mechanics that Kingdom Hearts 3 seems to have conveniently forgotten?

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