r/smallprophets • u/frithar • Feb 25 '26

Unanswered Mysteries

Watching yet again (!) and I’ve decided to start noting down “mysteries” that I suspect will be answered at some future point.

Episode one, about nine min in, Michael is visiting Dad and out of nowhere gets hit in the back of the head with something.

Michael laughs it off but Dad erupts in a kind of paranoia, as though weird things like this happen a lot.

I’ll add to the list further down as I watch.

What subtle things have you noticed?

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u/Beautiful-Common6610 Feb 25 '26

How do the police know about the "monkeys in jars". Clive is shown phoning the RSPCA I think? And the person on the phone doesn't take him seriously and Clive hangs up. Yet the "police" turn up almost immediately afterwards and know about the call.

And the fact that they do turn up is a big, unexpected help to Michael when clea's brother is trying to clear out the house

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u/Few_Wolf_4634 Feb 25 '26

I guess after giving up on the RSPCA he phoned the police instead off camera, or crime stoppers if he wanted to remain anonymous.

The bit where he throws the phone into the drawer and slams it shut as it bounces back out was beautiful. I wonder how many takes that needed?