Harvest is the thirteenth episode in the Salad Fingers series.
Plot[]
The episode starts with Salad Fingers pulling a dead plant from the ground, saying that "this year's grand feast will be a disaster" and worrying that he'll be "the fool of the town". Sticking his fingers into the ground, he prays to Grandmother Growth. When he gets no response, he provides Melvin Wishcake as an offering. Grandmother Growth appears out of the ground and sticks her tentacles into Salad Fingers' mouth; he appears to be drinking something. Grandmother Growth then opens her mouth, revealing rows of eyeballs. Salad Fingers pulls an eyeball out and eats it; Grandmother Growth then decays and dissolves. Unphased, Salad Fingers pets Bartholomew Degryse, telling him that he expects him to "attend the luncheon".
Salad Fingers is then seen standing shirtless in front of his bedroom mirror, holding a stick and talking to Hubert Cumberdale about inviting guests from the "higher society". When he scratches his back with the stick, he scolds Hubert for having used "the naughty stick" again, causing Hubert to shed tears. Salad Fingers then throws him onto the bed. A face appears out of Salad Fingers' back and tells Hubert to listen to him, as he is his father and knows what's best.
Salad Fingers walks through the Barren Wasteland. While he is proposing an invitation to "Lady Etheridge", a now fully formed head pops out of Salad Fingers' shirt and mocks him. Salad Fingers tells the head to hush; an arm rips out of the shirt and, telling him to walk faster, smacks Salad Fingers' head. Salad Fingers agrees, commenting on his sudden slow movement.
At night, while Salad Fingers is sleeping, the appendages, having formed into a whole being, crawls away from Salad Fingers and sits at the edge of the bed. The two greet each other, with Salad Fingers calling him a "miniature Mr. Fingers", and proceed to have a small conversation.
Salad Fingers is then seen giving Boy Fingers a "bath" while speaking in literal tongues. Sprinkling crumbled dust over Boy Fingers, Salad Fingers says that "we'd best get [him] in training".
Out in the Barren Wasteland, Salad Fingers tells a noticeably older Boy Fingers about the close-by "Edge of Forever". Walking back home, Salad Fingers then describes an important "arriving" guest to Boy Fingers. Boy Fingers is then seen doing various household chores, such as floor sweeping and wall painting, with Salad Fingers watching over him and commentating.
Boy Fingers watches Salad Fingers pull out another dead plant from the ground; despite his disappointment, Salad Fingers eats the plant. Boy Fingers, using a bottle as a telescope, then spots Lady Etheridge. The two then have a brief, philosophical conversation. Salad Fingers introduces Boy Fingers to Bartholomew; Boy Fingers asks him if they can take Bartholomew inside to warm him by the log fire, which Salad Fingers approves. He picks up the rock and the two head back home.
As Bartholomew sits by the fire, Salad Fingers talks to Hubert, Marjory Stewart-Baxter and Jeremy Fisher about being on their best behavior for Boy Fingers. Boy Fingers, who now looks identical to Salad Fingers, uses Bartholomew to smash Salad Fingers over the head; Salad Fingers simply states that he's honored to Bartholomew before passing out.
A visibly pale and weakened Salad Fingers awakens to find himself in a boiling cauldron, with Boy Fingers stirring the liquid. He scolds Salad Fingers for fidgeting. When Salad Fingers eats a piece of flesh off one of his fingers, Boy Fingers taps him with a rusty spoon and scolds him again, telling him that "it's not ready yet". Salad Fingers mentions some tangents; Boy Fingers reassures him. Salad Fingers tells Boy Fingers to "give his regards to the Colonel" before playing a song on the trumpet and sinking into the liquid.
A now deceased, cooked and dismembered Salad Fingers is served on a platter at the kitchen table. Boy Fingers is seen waiting at the table with a plate, along with the finger puppets and Bartholomew. Noting that the guests are late by looking at his wristwatch, Boy Fingers decides to "start serving" by eating one of Salad Fingers' fingers. After reprimanding Bartholomew, he continues eating Salad Fingers' remains by himself.
Character Appearances[]
Debut[]
Trivia[]
- This episode shows the physical death of Salad Fingers. However, it also shows a symbolic reincarnation of a new Salad Fingers, as Boy Fingers assumes his identity as he eats Salad Fingers' remains.
- This has lead to new theories about Salad Fingers being replaced by a clone every so often, as well as Salad Fingers having possibly been replaced throughout the show's run.
- This episode expands on the geography of the Barren Wasteland, as Salad Fingers discusses the "Edge of Forever".
Gallery[]
| Salad Fingers Episodes |
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| Spoons • Friends • Nettles • Cage • Picnic • Present • Shore Leave • Cupboard • Letter • Birthday • Glass Brother • Market • Post Man • Harvest |