[theory] I think Jack made a pact to become Bon

[DISCLAIMER: IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THIS THEORY, FEEL FREE TO DISCUSS IT IN THE COMMENTS AND SHARE YOUR OWN. I WON'T BE OFFENDED AT ALL, THIS IS JUST MY THEORY AND MY OWN TAKE ON A... MOVIE, BRO!]

I think it’s pretty much common knowledge in the community by now that the one editing the tapes and telling us the story is Bon / The White Guy. To me, the most interesting point of this post is the theory that he is actually Jack through some kind of pact.

What made me consider this was Jack’s last phone call to Rosemary; the dialogue between Jack and Sophie right before it makes it clear that Jack was trying to protect both of them in that situation, since he had already failed his other two kids. The phone call has two very contradictory key phrases: “I’m scared” and “everything is gonna be okay.” That’s not the kind of thing someone who gave up on their family and was going to just “vanish” would say in the same breath, unless... he had a solution for that grief. Something that would bring a “new beginning, new life, new Bliss”, the exact same bargain Bon used to convince Rosemary in Episode 5. To me, that would give him enough determination to choose to disappear, because it wouldn't be that bad since they’d all meet again soon in the Wonderlands. This might have been the way he found to protect his family.

And how would he do that? Well, it's already in the title — I'm just being overly dramatic here —, a pact made with what we know so far as the supernatural (based on the info I gathered, I couldn't think of anything else, since in this logic it would be an entity above Bon). I think this will be the next reveal that Martin Walls will at least give us hints about in Episode 6.

Another subtle detail, but one I think is a huge hint from the author pointing to this theory, is the visual resemblance. I mean, come on, who here hasn't noticed that Sha's hair is the same as Rosemary's? And who hasn't noticed how Charles's hair looks just like Boozoo's? He has a habit of giving hints about who's who through their appearance. As shown in the red sky scene starting around 40:00 in Episode 5, where at the end we see Jack's face, we notice his mouth is missing lips — just like everyone else. Even if it's not super solid evidence, Jack is almost always shown wearing a suit, just like the White Man, without glasses, ruling out Felix. Plus, both seem to share the same smile and lack of glasses, which really looks to me like a distorted version of Jack. That's something Walls usually does with other characters: editing and distorting features while keeping the original figure — in this case, just stripping the hair and cranking the saturation to the max.

And where do the animatronics fit into this pact? Maybe you have to put what you love into something that is also loved, that could be one of the clauses in the contract. Because “if there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body (0:33)” as well as the opposite. Therefore, to transfer the spirits of loved ones, you have to place them inside the body of something beloved. For Jack, the animatronics were the physical fruit of Bunny Smiles, built on his effort and determination. Since in his life there were apparently only two important things, family and work, he simply transferred from one to the other.

That’s why Bon didn't hesitate to kill Rosemary and leave the whole room covered in blood. After a scandal like that, they would obviously close the restaurant, gather all the animatronics, and lock them inside a bunker in Saint Juana, where they could stay forever without anyone taking them out of the Wonderlands. Anyone who tried to reactivate them wouldn't leave alive. This explains why, during Bunny Smiles' “rebuilding” phase, technicians were forced to record their journey to the bunker, to prove they actually went there and didn't come back, ruling out the possibility that they just got lost in the forest or abandoned their job, since there were likely a lot of employee disappearances happening at the facility.

That's what came to my mind for now. Feel free to debate responsibly!