Hidden Meanings Behind Don't Hug Me I'm Scared TV Episode 4 "Friendship" Explained 

"Colin the Computer ends up being wholesome and friendly the entire episode" Colin: *FREELANCERS DESERVE TO DIE*

The fight at the end represents true friendship. Unlike in Brain Friends, real people don’t just constantly accept and validate you, real friendships are often messy. But the important detail is that Yellow Guy didn’t recede back into his head again, but rather accepted reality for what it is. That shows growth on his part.

Something that should be noted, is that in episode 2 we can see an article in the newspaper that Duck is reading that saids: "Worm fired for harrasment".

I love how they just ignore the anti bullying psa and just make fun of the worm

Something I wanted to point out is the "older brother" imaginary friend. Assuming that Yellow guy is indeed an only child, he's imagined his own sibling, more specifically, an older one. A lot of kids who don't have siblings often pretend to have older siblings that would protect/defend them

i like how in the original computer episode, it tricks you into thinking the teacher will be about the globe, then reveals the computer, now, it will make you think the computer is the teacher, then warren appears

The fight at the end felt like an exaggerated reflection of how real friendships are far more complicated than they seem and can't be solved with a catchy slogan. And if we go with the idea of them representing different parts of the mind, it can easily represent an inner conflict caused by mental health issues

I also heard that the worm is a mockery of anti-bullying movements at school, failing to be cool and hip and not actually caring about the person bullied, but instead wanting the bullying to be out of their sight.

The one thing I love about this episode is that in the credits the voice actors recede into their actual voices as if they’re genuinely having an argument on set

dude, i love the way you talk about this show. it's more chill and interesting than the usual "what kind of super-deep metaphor represented by morbid imagery is it THIS time??" that so many people go for when talking about DHMIS.

I think the ending scene is meant to just be for a funny, like we spent this entire episode exploring how friendship is very important and end it with them all going batshit on each other. though I guess it could mean "friendships fight all the time about small things, but it will never end them" or something like that

well it seems like warren is just one of those people who will just become overly attached and clingly. but also feeling deep saddness whenever the main center of affection is not himself. and well the song he sings it is mainly himself being a really toxic person and kinda creepy. such as staying up all night just glareing into nothingess while the others are asleep, but also feeling not treated well when the center of attention and validation is projected onto a cute rabbit/bunny and not him. which is kinda why he starts to worm into the friends inside of yellow guy's head which is kinda like how some people do, they just worm in and can really destroy a good group of friends with their horrible personality, and well it did show some interesting things about Warren which was that he was gonna leave before the brain friends started to validate him and well complimented him, but also went along with his delusions of being an "eagle". so yea a social worm that worms it's way into groups which can potentialy destroy an entire group especialy if someone is so delusional and demanding as Warren is about his grand economic podcast thing which is rather self absorbed when just listening to your own words and then go about bragging about it or talking about yourself and not really investing time into other people. Which can really symbolize things that some people just don't bother actually trying to speak with people and just want to be seen and heard and validated while dominateing conversations such as the one involveing the shy brother or really comming off as rahter passive aggressive concerning the boombox and how he just uses the PSA stuff to get his way or to use it to alter how things are in the perception department, as the whole bleeping out words might not be both red guy and duck swearing but them actually trying to encourage and support yellow guy but Warren just had to come on in and ruin it because he saw a potential group of people who he could sink his teeth into. much like how he in the end became a massive monster as he wants it all to be about himself and only him and to force yellow guy into well becomming his friend and do the things he wanna do and nothing that yellow guy would want

I think the fight was just a joke about not learning anything at all at the end

I think Warren may also represent those annoying people obsessed with “alpha male” stuff. Comparing themselves to “badass” animals, like eagles, having a podcast. It would also fit into his need for validation from the brain friends, and how he blamed his friends (not himself) for their friendship falling apart, he also enter the mind of yellow guy in order to play his podcast, which could represnt how these sorts of people convince others to join them for selfish gain. Ultimately he ties into the theme that there is no one right way to go about friendship. IDK I might be reading a bit too far into it.

I think you should listen closely when red guy smashes that glass on yellow guy he's not defending the duck he said "I'm dealing with it" so he is irritated yellow guy tried to join in and during the credits you can still hear him somewhat defending yellow guy.

I think it's funny that the worm calls himself an eagle, because there was an ex french doctor that said the covid was an invention and that she was an eagle because she could see more than us, and qualify others that didn't trust her as worms. I'm pretty sure it's not linked, but it stills funny

Fun little detail I found during a rewatch, when Warren rewinds to the bleeped out moment, you can briefly see the guy that plays red guy putting his costume on. That aside, great video, really nailed the worm in the brain

The worm turns into a monster, representing that if you don't deal with anxiety it can become stress.

While the “worm in your brain” may stop you from expressing yourself via anxiety, like wearing denim, it also seems that it was stopping other impulses. Think about what Duck says in his part of the song. Or more importantly, how Yellow became very violent with his removed. I think this is part of what the fight at the end might be

I interpreted the song at the end about ignoring anxiety as purposefully bad and preachy. Like how red guy mentioning how he's insecure about wearing denim, despite never wearing clothes. It's like one of those PSAs

I interpreted the fight as pent up stress and anxiety being released

There is a theme of Red and Duck guy being friends and Yellow guy being a outcast. And Yellow guy being worried for the others when they subcome to the madness.

Okay ngl this video analisys hits hard. Only thing im going to say is that I used to be a parasidic friend but after a friendship ended I realized the crap ive done to them and I changed from that experience as I learned my mistakes and treat others well. But still tho the analisys is extremely well made and I hope everyone is having a good day Edit: how in tf did this get a heart-

I didn't get that Yellow Guy was reaching for his imaginary brother at the end. I thought the song was just getting too weird for him and he fell over from confusion.

I also like that when they were fighting the red guy said two things 'You said you weren't going to talk to him like that anymore' meaning they probably had a fight like that before and 'I'm dealing with it.' While swinging at the yellow guy. Meaning I think they probably had an argument like that before and the duck promised to not insult yellow guy like that, but instead did it again, then caused red guy to lash out when yellow guy swung at duck

If you look at the newspaper in the Death episode, you can see that the front page says that the worm was fired for harassment.

I just love how quickly they beat the ever living sh^& out of each other in the end.

i dont think the fight really means anything to be honest, the way Red Guy says "im deaLING WITH IT" before striking at Yellow Guy seems less like an act out of defense for Duck but rather just to finish a funny ending stinger joke

I think it should be considered that the worm was in yellow guys brain because red and duck put it there (since they asked him to go in), they're the one who made him anxious in the first place. Also I think the ending was mostly meant for humor, having such a heartfelt moment ending with them being absolutely awful to each other. Especially yellow guy being the one who escalates the fight into a brawl when he was seen as the victim the entire episode

When first saw the episode I saw it as escapisme First yellow guy goes into his brain to escape the reality, then the worm also goes into yellow guy but stays there realising how he can also escape the reality about how no one liked him

The older brother was actually an individual character back in the pilot episode. On the episode where they are looking for a new friend after the death of the Duck guy all the people in the book were villagers from the pilot as well.

One thing that I find amazingly foreshadowing, but is such a minute detail is that the printout of Yellow’s brain is shown to be charged by batteries

This episode kinda made me think about what I’m like around my friends, and it’s a deep hole too. It’s mostly because of Warren. He invades Yellow Guy’s personal space and doesn’t quit. He thinks trying to be around Yellow Guy, keeping him company, is a way of making him happy but clearly, Yellow Guy doesn’t appreciate it. I on the other hand am always eager to hang out and talk with my friends because of how much I care for them. But unlike Warren, it isn’t constant and I let my friends continue with their own lives and I mind my business. Warren is also shown to be really insecure but shrugs off the insults. I have trouble taking criticism and try not to overreact, but I just can’t hold it. But eventually, I get over it and fix whatever I was criticised about. Then at the end, when Warren is a massive monster, his final words were “You only really need one best friend”. I personally feel that having one best friend sets the other friends away and I start to feel bad. So loving all my friends equally makes me feel a bit better. Not just focusing on one friend, but interacting with multiple others. Warren’s monster form is also kinda what I think my friends see me as sometimes. I have kinda said some rude, insensitive comments before. I never meant any of it, and I am aware that I sort of hurt them, and I blame myself for not thinking about what I say. At least I’m aware of my actions and take responsibility and I am sorry for what I said to them, perhaps too over apologetic. Warren doesn’t realise the harm he is causing to Yellow Guy. Overall, this episode made me reflect on all of the stupid, potentially friendship ending stuff i’ve done. Truly the most emotionally hitting episode for me.

You can briefly see the red guy without his costume at around 3:57 of the episode, during the "how-it-should- have-gone" scene.

I love what they’re each wanting to do with their computer day. Checking their Internet speed, gambling, and using the dark web to look at a picture of a skeleton.

If we're interpreting this episode through the lens of anxiety, I think it would make sense for the fight at the end to be a projection of yellow guy's fears. The appearance of the imaginary brother could be a cue that his imagination is still at play and the exaggerated reactions of the characters (including yellow guy's uncharacteristic fighting back) could be his mind catastrophizing about the worst case scenario. Especially since right before he falls on the new computer, it shows a shot of his brain friends. maybe the brother could come back, and I'm wrong, but that's my two cents. :>

i think part pf what the ending represents is how yellow guy sees the possibility of things he previously thought were only possible in his mind can in fact become real. this leads him to destroy a "distraction" amd since he is no longer anxious he defends himself when confronted. the three fighting could either be interpreted as real friends confronting you when something you did was wrong or if you subscribe to the theory that the characters reflect age groups, social groups or political groups, it could show them actually wanting yellow guy to remain anxious and not realise his ideas

i thought the fight at the end was how mentally and emotionally abused people will eventually snap after dealing with the torment for so long which is something i related to lololol

I felt really bad for yellow guy in this episode

The fact the last computer episode was also episode 4. Well that just hit me. And its brilliant!!!!

Gonna be honest they did a good job at portraying Warren as just a horrible person because he literally felt too familiar to a family member I knew and when he got killed off I was fuckin cheering.

Also something I don't think you noted is that red guy scolds duck for getting mad at duck before yellow guy reacts in turn. It's really just an exaggerated interaction between friends. Things will be complicated and messy sometimes truly

2:00 Ha! Got you! I'm even less accepted in my own mind than in real life!

It's interesting, that after watching electricity, I noticed wires in yellow guys ear, and his x-ray shows a power box in his head as well.

And so many people thought DHMIS was a critique of the media lol. I honestly think it’s about growing up. A channel called Inside a Mind made a great theory about the webseries a few years ago and I think it perfectly correlates.

An interesting thing about Yellow's older brother is that during the now scrapped Waky waky ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sxC5ad5EJc8.html at the 1:42 part during the introduction song. You can, altough the quality of the video is poor, see what appears to be Yellow's older brother rising up behind a fence. I do not know what implications this has. If this is simply just a doll they made that they in retrospect used as Yellow's older brother due to how similar they appear, or if this is hinting towards an bigger something something.

The worm calls himself Eagle because just like insecure people in the real world, like to talk himself up and say he is better than he actually is. Worms are in the bottom of the food chain and eagles eat them, he does not want to admit he is in the bottom of the food chain

I had a friend that reminded me SO much of Warren

warren would be a redditor

Does anybody have any thoughts on why Warren kept assuming he was an Eagle?

the fight seemed like maybe a joke but a show on how they deal with emotions idk?

The Yellow Guy getting those angry eyebrows tho.

one fact here on the chapter death You can see on Duck's newspaper that warren the "Eagle" was fired because of Harrasment really creepy honestly

I think the fight just shows that, even if you are friends with someone, you *will* fight with them from time to time. It's just human nature for that to happen.

Omar never misses

My favorite episode

I notice that this episode doesn't stretch the production budget nearly as far as the other episodes.

Pause at 2:18 yellow guy in this Clip is me Then its summer lol

To being honest, red was talking with green because he was angry at him since he yelled at yellow again, but I'd hit him, so he didn't need to defend him, on the other hand, the answer from yellow was far more violent, therefore, he had to defend him

I love Warren the worm (eagle!)

I think the fight just represents that friends and by extension family from the last episode fight sometimes and that's normal. But Yellow Guy decided not to go back in his head and decided to accept reality.

I just realized that yellow guy has WIRES in his ears

You can see wires in the shot when going into his brain. Is this foreshadowing the final episode?

I think the fight in the end is just supposed to be funny

Red is really the best friend of the Duck. I don't know what they are. David and his mom was probably human before.

What's a PSA? Should I avoid them?

Maybe the fight represents david confronting himself or something

I'm pretty sure the fight at the end was just for comedic purposes.

“In your own mind, you’re always accepted” Hah, as if.

”Pesky bee!”

Fun fact the brother was in the original pilot if you look at the pilots trailer you can see the brother

It’s important to know that when the worm asks for some dinner he is seen as a freeloading pest but when he dose the same thing in Yellow Guy’s head it represents stress eating and how is are lowest of moments food seems to be a outlet.

Is this music from samurai champloo?

My I do have a worm in my head that tell me not to dance on firday at school I did not listen and people love it and I keep on doing to the point that I get stuff from doing it

Champloo in the background

Ok 2 left

The duck is never going to see that skeleton on the dark web again and that makes me angry

i dont understand the concept of anxiety

Am I the only one who thinks Warren kinda sounds like Film Brain?

I think you're looking too much into the computer doctor segment. I personally think it's just a throw away joke making fun of A. The personality quizzes on the internet that have one obvious question that influences the result. And B. The Phony health and medical articles and quizzes that are found on the internet.

No wonder I prefer mat pat’s theories he’s a lot more enthusiastic and energetic which is what makes his theories entertaining for me

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Red guys “worm.” Is wrong! He looks sexy in denim!

The ending represents britan, where people glass each other. No deep meaning. Its to remind you they are british

Im a bit confused on what the main joke with Warren calling himself an eagle is , whats the significance of that? Hiding what he really is or is it meant as a.sort of vague attack to transpeople or smth.

personally I thought Warren was a metaphor for like incel/"alpha malep" culture, just representing how self absorbed those who push all the good and oppression in their life out to just listen to someone who commodifies being above everyone else

I feel like that DHMIS is the most overanalyzed thing on the internet.

One of the worries I had it being a british show, was that Warren the Worm was a transphobic metaphor, but given him being a podcast bro it seems much more in line with the "Alpha" thing or Sigma Grindset, coupled with the sort of messages you might hear on self affirmation tapes. Warren seems to be a collection of different tropes in terms of false positivity and the pitfalls of doing "fake it till you make it" before resolving any internal issues

Now. In the episode. Yellow has a bunch of his friends that correspond to a certain memory. But two kinda makes sense, three are a bit obscure. And that is Saturdavid, the older shy brother, and yumferdinker(?). My guess is that Saturdavid is representing saturdays in the summer or spring. And yumferdinker is probably one of those goofy animals toys where you squeeze it, it sings, and the brain friends did say that "yumferdinker only really has the one song" making me think such. And the shy older brother. What if he was an actual brother to Yellow, and what if he was the one driving the car? The brother in the episode was always seen as distant, which could mean that the older brother was just far away and when he came to visit, he would still be somewhat distant to Yellow. And "what car" you may ask, the car I mean is the one in Yellow's dream of a community(in the transportation episode) where he got hit. But I was thinking this may be when Older Brother came to visit and accidentally hit Yellow, judging by how fast the car was moving the older brother could have been stressed or freaking out which can cause drivers to have more accidents in stress. And this can all circle back go Roy. Yellow seems to have more memories of Roy rather than his mother. Meaning that Yellow could have been with Roy all his life and Older Brother with the mother. Just a slight theory. Gonna take a huge guess that I am thinking too much on this but it's fun to theorize and put pieces together that seem like they can work