Alright, let's get the speculation train going. 

What does everyone think the new season will cover? We do know that Arbiter and Chief will encounter some version of the afterlife, but what will happen next? Will they warp into new bodies? If so, how will they do that unless they go back in time to before "Ignition"? If that won't happen, how will Jon's character figure into the plot? 

So many damn variables. That doesn't even cover the villain, who I personally think will be Adam. Duncan possibly as well, since he got picked off WAY too easily and WAY too early. Either he's joining Adam or he's going to be a factor in the conflict, because his character had potential. Adam on the other hand is the villain, and I will bet money on that. He's a vile character, one that we've seen before, etc. 

I'm a bit tardy to the party in regards to this, but I'm really stoked. I never expected an eighth season to be considered since the ending of season seven was... pretty final. Even I couldn't find a way to make a possible eighth season work, but Jon does apparently.

While I was skeptical at first, I eventually came to embrace the idea rather quickly because of the points Jon made in his recent blog post. I once asked a question regarding how Arbiter and Chief could be living beings even though they are merely plastic toys, and it seems like he might answer that. I really hope this works out, because if Jon is really considering coming back to the series again, then he must have some semblance of faith or something good.

So, for this post, we will be discussing what else we can expect from the season as well as speculating what could be heading our way. 

THE SHOW WILL NEVER END. WE WILL KILL THOSE IN THE TWILIGHT SAGA. - Arbiter.

what

Will happen

I have looked at the names of the last few episodes. The second last episode will be called "Game Over." The finale will be called "Ignition."

I have theorised a few possible ways the series will end, and I was wondering what you all thought of it.

I have come up with three reasons why the second last episode is called "Game Over." Either it's game over for the toys, because they have no more access to Xbox Live.

Or maybe they will use Jon's second console, the one with the "messed up disc drive" to catch Eugene by surprise and ban him from the network. It could be game over for Eugene's clan.

Or it could be game over for Chief's secret about Cortana's disapperance. To get the console with the messed up disc drive, Arbiter would have to go get it from the closet, and the closet is where Chief hid Cortana's stand after her death. In the episode "B&" Chief just stood there while Arbiter searched for Halo: Reach. It's likely that he would probably be smoking by the window or something while Arbiter searches for the console and finds Cortana's stand.

Ignition means to start a fire. The constant mention of the smoke alarm in Season 7 could be foreshadowing something. I doubt an actual fire would take place, though. I think the word Ignition is used to signify that it could start something. As in start a fight between the toys. If my third theory about Game Over is right, the truth about Cortana's disappearance could ignite a brawl between the toys, leading to Arbiter mutilating Chief.

In Greenlit, the scene where the toys talk about banning Eugene's clan shows how much Chief has matured. I think in the aftermath of Chief's death, Arbiter will realise how much he enjoyed Chief's company, and this will make him want to kill himself.

The bullet holes and blood could be caused by Greg, because Greg is not a toy, he is an actual spider, but I doubt Jon has a gun in the apartment becaue Chief would probably have done something with it by now.

Seeing as Eugene has a "faceless army" according to Colin, Eugene might get one of them who lives in Vancouver to teach the toys a lesson. Jon might be returning to the apartment and gets blamed for it, and murdered. This might seem unlikely, but trust me, these days, there are a lot of people who would do anything for money. Especially if they needed it to buy drugs, because drugs are really addictive.

Now we can keep tossing these theories and guesses around, but in the end, they are just theories. The only way we will ever know is if we sit patiently, and wait.

1. Jon said on his blog if Season 7 is not the last season then the following seasons would be like Seasons 1-4

2. Bytes: The figures tend to talk about the show in these and Hypermail. This means they are not actually dead. 

3. Jon has 2 Master Chief figures, so even if one is broken in half, the other one could be used.

These are just some reasons there could be a Season 8 (I highly doubt it but I hope so.)

I've just watched the latest episode. There was a preview of what is to come in the future of this third act of the season.

All I can see is the following:

The time is 5:11. One of the toys had been playing Halo and left mid session, only one controller was in the chair meaning the toys weren't together at this point. There is a close up of the warning sign belonging to a vacuum cleaner. Half of Chief's body is lying still on the bathroom floor. There is glass/plastic shattered and lying on the floor in front of the front door of the apartment. There are 2 bloody holes on the front door of the apartment and the blood has dripped down to the letterbox lid. Arbiter is standing on the edge of an open window convincing himself to jump out and kill himself.

I'm now trying to think of what we can gauge as to what is going to happen from the preview.

My best guess is that Chief's hallucinations of Cortana have guilted him in to confessing to Arbiter that he murdered Cortana. Arbiter after hearing this news decides to kill Chief by using a vacuum cleaner to tear Chief in half. Arbiter then thinks that having Chief is better than being alone and goes to window to consider killing himself.

I'm still wondering why there's blood on the front door of the apartment. Perhaps a human entered the apartment and had a gun with which he shot himself with. I'm going to guess that Euguene discovered the Toy's location or Jon finally shows up.

Please post some predicitons, I don't have much

I believe that the new episode, In Memoriam, will end with a sad death, either Arbiter will do something truly evil but justifiable like ban Michelle because of what Eugene did to Claire, or Madeline will die. The episode could also reveal the truth behind Cortana to Arbiter, he will probably find her stand.

Starting this a little bit early so everyone can get their two cents in if possible.

To kick it off, I think Burned will cover the following points:

- Arbiter's moral degradation. He'll eventually give in to using the hacks, especially considering that he has nothing to lose.

- Chief slowly losing it after "seeing" Cortana the previous episode. Perhaps he'll become more solitary.

- More development of Eugene's character and possibly the other clan members. We don't really know a lot about them and what motivates them to do what they do.

- Arbiter's revenge against those douchebags who confronted him about his voice. Jon wouldn't set up characters like that without some form of consequence. The previous random players served their purpose, but these "rowdy players" seem to have more to display than just their usual "hurr durr i'mma hack you lulz" attitudes. 

Those are my thoughts. As for the title, I think it can reference multiple things. Have a look at these entries that I found interesting on The Free Dictionary:

12. To make angry: That remark really burns me.

13.

     a. To defeat in a contest, especially by a narrow margin.

     c. To inflict harm or hardship on; hurt: "Huge loan losses have burned banks in recent years" (Christian Science Monitor).

     d. To swindle or deceive; cheat: We really got burned on the used car we bought.

So, yeah. 

How the hell are Arbiter and Chief alive? I wonder if that'll ever be explained this season. Hopefully so, because this is the last chance we have.

Since AntC is coming in about a week, I'd like to discuss with you all what the episode could hold. My honest opinion is that the title could be referring to a pretty big event that has a "blast radius"; affecting most if not all of the characters presented so far. Just a guess.

I don't know about you, but I think everything surrounding Eugene Black is just a scam to reel Arbiter and possibly Chief in. The sick sister, the rough life at school, I think everything that has been brought up to develop Eugene's supposed "character" is just a scheme so when the big payoff comes, everyone will be shocked. So, yes, I'm calling it...

Eugene's past and life has all been a lie just to level himself with Arbiter's situation. That way, when Eugene decides to double-cross him, it can be quite the mind-f**k. If that happens, I'd say that Eugene will be the greatest Arby 'n' the Chief villain. Not only would he betray Arbiter, it could scar him for life.