Bluey Theory: Was Baby Mackenzie Abandoned and he has Anxiety now? (SPACE deeper meaning explained) 

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Calypso magically appearing in front of the slide is just more evidence in favor of the theory of her being a magic fairy protector of children.

The line "you know what is here now. You don't have to keep coming back." Is sooo powerful and it can be applied anytime someone overcomes an obstinate. I love it

One thing I think is cool is while Mackenzie is exploring his trauma, it's as a space mission. Calypso is who finds him, even if only in the memory/dream/him dealing with it. Calypso is also the name of one of Saturn's moons.

One thing that really gets me is how children can end up traumatized just because of how they process the world, and how those feelings can linger. I've got plenty of my own trauma that I don't know where it came from, or why it stuck. It can get even harder when you grow up because you've just lived with it for so long and some of it becomes part of who you think you are. I think I'm not alone when I say that imagining myself back at Bluey's age, in Bluey's class with Bluey's friends and working out those issues is therapeutic. It's certainly not something you want to admit to strangers on the street who are going to look at you all bug-eye, but play for adults is important. Even if it's just in your head.

I messaged a friend just saying "dude I legitimately can't watch "Space" from Bluey because every time I hear Calypso say "Look, you know what's here now, you don't have to keep coming back to this place." I bawl my eyes out"

I still remember the handful of times my mom was late getting me from elementary and feeling my whole world crumble as I assumed I was forgotten... Being left behind sticks with you even when it is as benign as someone being late... I cried every time it happened even knowing she would be there eventually...

As someone who was often told "Hurry up or we're going to leave you here" This episode got to me in a way I didn't expect.

I love how Jack ends his explanation of a black hole with "I think" it just makes him seem like such a real kid

As someone who’s still in the process of healing from traumatic events this episode makes me cry every time. Especially when Calypso says that Mackenzie shouldn’t keep coming to relive his trauma/ come back to the memory that triggers him. This is why calypso is one of my comfort characters, not only is she the an amazing teacher, she helps the kids get through tough times calmly and doesn’t hesitate to encourage them to keep going.

I can’t get over the choice of McKenzie to reference separation anxiety! Border collies are notorious for their separation anxiety my own collie is the same! It’s just that little touch that makes the episode so much better in my opinion

I am really amazed they decide to make an episode dedicated to child abandonment But now that I think of it, I think now I’ve had this exact same phase like getting lost in the grocery store, not knowing where your mother is

This makes Barky Boats sadder with the context of Space. Mackenzie probably thought Captain abandoned him like he believed his mother did

I like to think Calypso wasn't at the playground Mackenzie and his mum were at, and her appearing befofe him and telling him "You know what's here now. You don't have to keep coming here." is a representation of him getting over his anxiety caused by that memory, like how Chili's horse in Dragon sprouting wings and flying away is possibly a representation of her letting go of her grief over her mum's passing.

The thing I like from this episode is that how Mackenzie is trying to chase that feeling again of being abandoned that certain feel of being lonely. It’s very relatable not because of wanting to be lonely but to go back to a time of those feeling again.

Calypso's advice is helpful for all sorts of bad memory loops. For me, it's pet death. Sometimes I get stuck in guilt loops thinking if only I had had more money to take them to the vet, or if only I hadn't let her go outside, etc and it can be really upsetting even so many years after it happened. But thinking "I know what's here, I don't need to come back" helps to break the loop. No amount of guilt or what ifs will change the past, all I can do is learn from the past and move on to the future. Dwelling doesn't help anything

I have a feeling Makenzi is a very sensitive child and that's why something like not seeing his mom at the bottom of the slide effected him so much. My oldest son is a very very sensitive child. He's always been clingy since he was a newborn and silly little things scare the living crap out of him and he always thinks that everyone hates him no matter how much you assure him or how there's no evidence of that. For example, he got in trouble at school for something and he assumed that his teachers and classmates all hated him now and he had a complete panic attack when he walked up to the school bus the next morning. But he's also the most caring and loving kid ever. Today I've been very sick because of an infection in my leg and without saying anything my oldest son tucked me into bed, brought me a glass of water, asked if I wanted some medicine, then vowed he'd go make me something to eat because I need strength. Kids like this are like both extreme ends. They love everyone around them so much but they also are terrified of nobody loving them back or thinking badly of them and silly little things can be blown way out of proportion in their heads and become a severely traumatic thing that they wouldnt be for other kids. Still trying to work on these issues with my son, its gonna take a long time, but he's making progress.

This story hit me in a weird way because I had a similar experience when I was a child, accidentally left behind in a McDonald's play place after a birthday party. I remember panicking trying to figure out a pay phone (it was the mid-90s still), police getting involved, and free ice cream.

Whenever I watched Bluey with my little cousin, as someone with RAD (reactive attachment disorder) I really saw myself in Mackenzie. I loved the ending and how they showed that Mackenzie was never actually abandoned. I can't help feeling a bit envious though. Not everyone gets that happy ending. When I was a baby, my mom abandoned me on the side of a road and never came back. Even though I can't remember it, I think my brain still has some trauma from it.I'm 17 now, and living a good life with a good family, but I still can't help but wish that my mom had come back for me.

Calypso is an amazing teacher. She really does seem to know what her students need to learn and grow.

Watching this hit me. I was abandoned. Sent to an orphanage and thankfully got adopted. But I figured this happened. Also, when I first went to preschool, I remember mom had to leave me for work. I’d cry so bad. I was inconsolable. It took so long for me to adjust. I remember one of the teachers got me to make a fake beard out of paper to try and cheer me up. It worked. I also remember freaking tf out at nap time. Mom and I realized with hindsight that they were traumatizing me caz the cots reminded me of the orphanage. To this day, if I see that shade of gray, at almost 30 years old I’ll freak out. As a kid it was visible. As an adult it’s just this internal cringe. Voldemort in the first movie freaked me out at age 7, I wasn’t scared of him. He was orphanage gray. ET did it to me too when he’s sick n in the stream. To this day I can’t watch it. I rewatched Harry Potter as an adult and the cringe was still there. Once I went to get some vapes and I had to pee. So I used the bathroom at the store. It was tiny, with just a tiny tiny window . I started to panic, for real though. I had to remind myself I’m just in a bathroom not in Romania. Recently I watched a movie called I Remember Mama. Her child gets sick and she visits her in hospital. The movie was black and white. The cribs, the white-ish walls, it made me truly freak out! In a way none had before! For a moment I felt like I was still in my crib looking at the other kids. The mother sang to her child, and I started to calm down as she sang. Poor Mackenzie n me. I feel bad for those of us that never made it out. I was severely abused neglected and malnourished. I would’ve died if I stayed most likely. My true earliest memory I remember having some cheerios and looking to one side n seeing mom holding my Cheerios and on the other side my aunt holding my bottle. Mom said that was in Romania when they came to get me. I have a few active toddler memories. Not true active ones of the orphanage. Not until I Remember Mama anyways. That was a few months ago. I was in tears it was ridiculous. As an adult, I remember my babysitter Melanie did something truly awful. Mom stopped having her as my sitter after it. I didn’t eat my sandwich I threw it out so I could have more of our jello letters. But Melanie got mad about it. She pretended to leave me! Like what the fucking hell!? Didn’t she know I was a fucking orphan!? I realized she was hiding behind a tree because she came back for the cool whip. As an adult, I hate her for it. I had to get documents for a government thingy today. In the lock box where my mom keeps our important things, I saw some of my adoption stuff. I just read through it for the second time in my life. Interesting that this comes out shortly after that…

It’s interesting that he feels that way because border collies are known to get depressed due to lack of stimulation. They are very impressionable breed.

As a Person who also had seperation anxiety, it’s very relatable. This episode made me tear up. Joe brumm makes a Great job touching peoples hearts

This episode really hits deep for me. I have severe abandonment issues, separation anxiety and have an anxiety disorder. It’s really hard for me to cope with and this episode makes me feel heard. I haven’t seen the episode yet but I’ve heard and seen enough about it to have a good understanding of it. I’m 23 now and I’m still far from able to process my childhood traumas

Mackenzie and this episode has honestly sparked an interest in child psychology and mental health for me

My daughter-in-law is currently in labour. I am with my 2-year-old granddaughter, O-Rex, watching this episode while her mum is in another room. The only thing stopping O-Rex from hanging off her mother right now is Bluey. O-Rex has not moved a muscle, even while we have moved her bed from her parents' room to ours. As for me, as a child abandoned by her mother, "Space" gives me all the feels. There is no show on the planet like Bluey. In the time it has taken me to write this, we're now on "Puppets". If I can quote Chilli, " Do you know the great thing about being a no-one? You're everyone." Classic Chilli.😂

When I first watched Bluey, I saw so many people being able to relate with certain things, (for example, Jack with ADHD, the little kid who is deaf in Turtle Boy, etc,) and I have anxiety, due to a traumatic event, which I cannot say what it was, but it had nothing to do with separation. I saw this episode of Bluey, and at first, I thought maybe Mackenzie had autism, as my brothers are autistic and often want to pretend to be ditched or they run off. But when you posted this video, it made so much more sense, and I now relate to this episode even more, with having the flashbacks of the trama that happened to me.

Honestly some kids and people are just anxious by nature. Mackenzie is just one of those kids who probably always has that little underlying anxiety about things. Rusty is almost the polar opposite very little truly scares him and if theres a problem he just figures it out naturally by himself which is why the other kids naturally default to him as the leader of their friend group. Jack meanwhile brings his natural energy - the three of them work well together. I love how even in these short episodes each kid feels distinct and layered.

ngl, I love Bluey and I’m not going to deny it. My Friends say that it’s a children’s show for toddlers. But I don’t think they have ever even given it a try. But imo, Bluey is so much more than a Tv show. Bluey has helped me with so many of my doubts and worries and it has really let me stop and appreciate everything around me. For all of you that suffer under peer pressure, just realize that you are in charge of you, no one can make you do anything. And if you are having any doubts or complaints, you can go to a loved one or even better… you can go to God in prayer or in his word. Just remember, He loves you and will watch over you always.

Ah, I'm a 24 year old man who continued gardening after cutting the tip of my thumb off so I wouldn't shirk my chores, but I cry heavily when watching this episode; Between the genuine writing and the incredible musical score, I find most everyone can find those few episodes that simply strike a chord with them on a deeper level. (A childhood rant here, feel free not to read; One of the few times I had met my father, at about 9 years, I had said 'one moment' while amazed at a wall of toys, as I never went out, and not a minute later I popped off to find him, eventually leading to me leaning up and asking the kind clerk to call in for him before walking to the glass door and realizing he left without me, having then to go back and tell the clerk not to bother trying again as he had gone, I remember clearly trying to hold back tears to give her a reassuring smile. I am sure he had intentions of teaching me a lesson instead of calling me again but some children are made a little different, and to this day I am petrified of being left behind, including bounding out of the house, sick to my stomach, at the sound of an engine. 🙃 Think deeply about the meaning of your actions when you're aiming to teach a child something the 'hard' way instead of being a guide in life. Or they might seek closure from a colorful dog show.)

I rembered feeling abandoned. It was a couple weeks ago actually. I was at a friend's house for her birthday party, & everyone wanted to listen to Taylor Swift, but I'm not much of a 2000's music fan. I usually listen to 80's music. So I felt abandoned since I wasn't able to listen to my favorite type of music. Woah. That made me cry.😢

He doesn’t “suddenly” have anxiety. From what the show has shown, we’re only seeing a glimpse into what he’s always been going through for years. For a child, a moment truly feels like an eternity and Calypso was never there in that original moment, only the daydream in the present moment. He felt completely alone. Isolated like the horror of of being trapped in the silent void of space (like the play session itself conveys). It’s unimaginably scary in those brief but unbearable moments. As someone who has suffered anxiety myself for years (and I still do), I knew exactly how Mackenzie was feeling. It’s a truly horrible feeling being all alone with nobody to help you when you’re a helpless child. Anxiety disorders can last a lifetime even if the symptoms seemingly go away. It’s an awful feeling that can last well into adulthood. The feeling of abandonment. A feeling you can’t trust your partner or if they cheated. It’s a truly horrible experience. Nobody deserves to feel that dreadful feeling.

Very good theory, I totally agree with it. For me, the "Space" episode is one of my favorite episodes as a person with many traumatic childhood events.

I truly think what happened was MacKenzie at the time because he didn't immediately see her, those two seconds before he did see her lasted so much longer for him, and he just *couldn't* hear his mum due to his panic and fear. His memory is obviously embellished a little, as the slide for example is much longer and more colourful than the one he actually went down, and I... don't personally think Calypso was actually there? I think it's another embellishment, especially with what she says. I think she's cemented herself as this safe person for all the kids who helps them with their problems.

When I watched the episode I wasn't sure if this sort of trauma could be present through a misunderstanding of the cituation that got resolved in the moment. And, while watching the video I tried to remember if I've had this sort of trauma and it turns out I had. Quite recently actually. It's not separation anxiety, but to relate it to the episode helps me to empathize and underdtand Mackenzie better in this episode.

Really enjoyed how you formatted this video buddy, like starting from the end and then moving to the start was pretty brilliant. Also the inclusion of the podcast stuff was awesome, admittedly didn’t know there was a podcast talk for this episode from gotta be done haha. As for earliest memory (super fun thing to talk about for this episode btw, really love that) was me waking up on the couch at home all alone not really knowing where I was. I would assume I would have expected to be in my bed but idk lol but I decided to basically run to get help and weirdly enough I just couldn’t recognize my family, like didn’t know who was sister was or my mom or dad or anyone that was there. I’m not sure why that happened but I remember being really scared. So funny that our earliest memories are the scary ones huh. Great video as always buddy 😊

As an 11 year old in America with anxiety I can say IM SO EXCITED FOR TOMORROW

I'm actually starting to believe that calypso is magic because of how she magically appears to tell Mackenzie that his mum is there, and how she appears all of a sudden to calm coco in the episode wild girls. Overall, this episode was amazing because of how perfectly it implemented Mackenzie's trauma from the past and how it teaches other people that have experienced this to let go.

Came here right after watching the episode and I’m sobbing. It feels like it’s healed some parts of my childhood too

hearing calypso say that "you know what here now" line makes me immediately tear up every time. this ep mad mackenzie my fave

My earliest memory is from when I was one year old (I know because there is a picture of it). My parents put me on a small truck for kids to take a picture, and what I can remember it's me looking everywhere and not finding them. I clearly remember thinking "Where is my mom's?", but I don't remember when they picked me up. I got back to that memory with this episode. Bluey is amazing.

I just need to quick say how absolutely adorable little Mackenzie is, they didnt need to make him so cute but they did and I will be forever greatful for that

I’ve just got to acknowledge how phenomenal the actor who voices Mackenzie did in this episode specifically.

i love this episode and the way it makes me reflect, i thought it was great that they dealt with subjects like anxiety/trauma.

Yet another banger episode, one of the biggest surprises of the whole show tbh. BTW, when S3 finishes, have you ever thought about making a "Top 10 Favorite Bluey Episodes" list?

I absolutely love Calypso, she's probably my favorite adult character

Omg I'm just now finding your videos and I absolutely love them!! The first time I watched Space I ended up in tears because it hit so close to home

Dude, I bawled big ugly tears when Calypso said, "you don't have to keep coming here" my wife asked why I was crying and I told her "I don't know". I wasn't even really paying attention up until that part but it hit a hurt that had been buried so deep I didn't know it was there. I'm about to cry just thinking about it. I'm a 43 year old man, I'm tough as an old oak knot, I've seen some stuff and been through hard situations, nothing bothers me but I'll be damned that Bluey has gut punched in the feels harder than Mike Tyson several times. Best dang show on TV I hope it doesn't get watered down or messed up because there's a need for this type of stuff

One of my earliest memories was visiting a small kid park in my hometown called "Safety City" so our class could learn road safety and it involved everyone getting to drive around in cool little motor cars on little streets that went around a little fabricated town. There was a point where I was at the back of the pack and all the other kids got through a traffic light but it turned red just as I rolled up so I stopped and it got stuck on red so I stayed there thinking I'd get in trouble if I ran the red light and I ended up sitting there so long that the tour ended and the teacher had to come get me. And there was absolutely no empathy offered to me for it. Nobody stopped and said "Oh this poor kid he didn't get to drive around like all the other kids let's let him drive around on the course a bit before we leave". Just yoinked me out to shuffle me on the bus so we could get back to school. I cried the whole way. Just one of many times I learned that not only is life unfair, but it will be unfair to you even if you are doing the right thing. You won't get rewarded for it because nobody cares.

As a total Indy, I had lots of Coco friends. I think you're spot on in your analysis of her needing to be in control.

Baby Mackenzie is such a cute little thing.

When you were talking about your earliest memories, the memory that came up for me was when my dog died. A deer was sad for me. I barely remember, but I always can see it and I kind of do remember it.

hi Margie I love your videos so much and I’m so excited for them to come out tomorrow🎉

I literally cried the hole episode space

I like the detail that mackenzies a border collie and that’s a breed that’s prone to anxiety

My earliest childhood memories all center around thinking my family left and was never coming back. I vividly remember waking up and finding out my whole family (Except for my mom) went to the store and thinking I'd never see them again. I had a lot of dreams growing up about being abandoned, but I never really considered how that event affected me as a child. So many things that manifest into childhood trauma are things that, as adults, would seem so silly, but as children are just...terrifying. This episode resonated with me on a personal level. It's so beautifully portrayed, especially as a subject that's rarely touched on, despite so many people having gone through it.

i love Mackenzie i relate to him since he has temper too.

When I was a kid 6 years old when I went to school and I would cry when my dad left and whenever I am at school I can’t get the memory out of my head

this episode hit me hard, i’ve always felt similar to how mackenzie felt in this episode so it felt good seeing a similar experience

i dealt with separation anxiety and abandonment as a kid and still do today

I can relate to this episode. I know it's a kids show but my kids are all young but I seem to watch it more than they do lol.

thank you so much for this explanation! i was pretty lost after watching it... and all i knew after watching it was that it felt deep, but not exactly why it did... so this really pieced things together for me ❤

Just by ur background i can see youre a full time bluey fan 😂 i love bluey sm i watch it for hours a morning alsmost everyday 💙💙🩵🩵

OMG OMG I LITERALLY WAS THINKING MARGIE SHOULG TOETS DO A VID ABOUT MACKENSIE IN SPACE WHEN I WATCHED IT ON DISNEY PLUS LAST NIGHT WHEN THE NEW EPISODES CAME OUT!!!!!!! LOVE U MARGIEEEEEE❤❤❤❤❤

My earliest memory was about 4 and I remember my neighbors backyard was on fire. And I swear I could feel the heat from across the street and the flames seemed massive. My parents told me later that it wasn't that big of a fire. But it seemed massive to my toddler self.

I think I may have had some form of separation anxiety as a child because usually my mom picked me up from school but when she was running late and wasn't there, I started panicking

I love that rusty Jack and mackenzie all have different beliefs like rusty believes in aliens and jack doesn't

i’m EXTATIC for the new episodes tommorow!!! me and my older brother are going to watch them together!

My earliest memory is when i was 2 years old, my parents and I found some kanoos on the side of the road that you could sit in and take a picture of. i still remember seeing the kanoos😅

I can relate, there was this one time I was in a mall with my mom and she went to the bathroom, but she didn't tell me so I cried on the floor after I didn't find her so I asked an employee to ask the mall if they've seen my mom

Yes, all of this and so much more. Makenzie engages in many of the self-destructive behaviors that someone who has experienced ACEs will do in relationships. Makenzie engages in self-sabotage by untying his tether. Then he gaslights his friends by accusing them of abandoning him when he is the one who left. Then he reroutes their destination so he can recreate the traumatic experience because he feels compelled to do so. But then as he is reliving the experience through his inner child (or smaller child) Calypso steps in and helps present-day Makenzie recontextualize the memory, and remind him that he doesnt have to replay this experience anymore. His friends remind him that he is loved and valued. And my favorite part, they do a role call, and Makenzie pauses before answering "here" signifying that he is living in the present, and no longer stuck in the past. This episode unlocked so much understanding of my own struggle that months of therapy had been only scratching at.

When I watch this with PTSD I can see McKenzie with PTSD but he was just so young when it all happened.

Thanks for the video!

This episode and now your video helped me realize what I've been experiencing with being alone or abandoned as a kid and now. When I was little my dad used to leave me alone and hide from me until I was scared and looking around for him, until I started crying, because he thought it was funny. I especially hate being by myself in stores and even at home now. Bluey is one of my favorite shows, and has really stuck with me for this and multiple reasons.💙🧡

I love your videos so much

Rusty is such a cool and amazing character,and thank you for explaining throughly 😢and Bluey is such an amazing show which tackles real issues ❤

I LOVE Bluey, and I have really bad Anxiety.. This episode touched my heart.

When I first saw that episode I was so shocked since I am someone with anxiety (mostly separation), and STILL experience the same type of experiences that were shown in this episode 👴

I had to watch Space twice before I got it. I didn't understand why McKenzie would blame his friends for something they didn't do and how Calypso could coexist in the past and present.

My mother had a job where she had to stay a bit late. So I was always last to be picked up at pre-school. It scared me every single time.

3:21 I barely remember anything up to the fifth grade- whatever I do remember is usually positive 😅

I feel that episode. I have that as well, mainly at playtime growing up. Is it me, or does this episode have hints of Interstellar?

This is like, a special episode I don’t even know how to explain it. It’s just how I was, I am! I was also obsessed with black holes and like wondering what it was to disappear. Idk what it is, but like I just I needed this episode. It spoke to me, and I was alone feeling but this spoke to me.

i dont know why, but i get scared easily. i couldnt even go put mail in a neighbor's mailbox for my mom.

I remember one time that we were at New Mexico and at a hotel and I went into an elevator and the doors closed and my mom wasn’t there so I just panicked and I just pressed a lot of buttons until the doors opened and my dad and my brother were standing outside and we got to do our room my parents just got me in trouble and that is another reason I love watching Bluey bc her parents don’t yell at her, they comfort her😢

thank you soooooooo sooooooo much for this amazing vido you have really helped me and alot of peopol could agree p.s last year (2022) i dealt with some really bad separation angsity

My earliest memory is when I was 2 years old. I climbed out of my crib and I crawled all the way to my parents bedroom. I was dark, the tv wasn’t on and I was alone.

I can relate, there is a memory that I try to process as well that I can’t explain

I have the same felling in preschool i was the last one to be picked up😔 it made me feel disowned

Your channel is great

This was a very good video

this made me cry😭😭😭😭😭😭

Hi love your videos

Abandonment has taken over my life for as long as I can remember. Bluey is healing my inner child, one episode at a time.

In middle school I had undiagnosed depression and anxiety and I became incredibly attached to my mom, I would sleep in her bed almost every night and when I went to my dads house for a weekend I would call her multiple times a day, and if she left for the store without telling me I would have panic attacks and when she went somewhere and I thought she was gone too long I would freak out, I still can get worried at 19 if she got in a car crash and that’s why she isn’t answering my texts but I don’t have panic attacks anymore which is nice

While I don't think I've suffered separation anxiety, regular anxiety I do tend to experience when i'm in a place that feels intimidating. For instance the other day I was sitting in an administrative office waiting for my ticket number to be called; so I could speak with someone about getting my security number card replaced because I had lost it. In the hour of just sitting there I started to feel the intimidation of the place. Normally places like that wouldn't intimidate me, but this somehow did. If I had to tie this to an early negative memory I would have to say my parents divorce when I was 4. While I don't remember everything from that point it did lead to me to doing group therapy with other people on the spectrum; and meeting people I never thought I meet. Sorry if I got off track here.

I love this episode, I'm 23 but it was confusing the first time I saw it But when I understand what happend it was beautiful ❤️

0:37 "The Calypso is always there, Staring into your soul. You just can't see it but it can see you"

It reminds me of one day that my father left me next to a lake. We were eating ice cream and the next thing I knew was him leaving on the car because "I wasn't paying attention" And "eating too slow"

This made me burst into tears