I'd like to think that Gustav's rat is Remi's Mum, and the reason his Dad is against Remi cooking is because it eventually led to his Mother's death (I suspect someone from the kitchen would've seen her and killed her, because rat in kitchen)
I was just about to comment this. We never see Remy’s mother, nor is she ever mentioned. I definitely agree with you on thinking that she was Gusteau’s pet rat who picked up on his cooking skills, sort of like Master Splinter in the original ninja turtle series. Rats are very intelligent creatures and can pick up skills and tricks very easily. Or perhaps the colony used to live in Paris and she learned to cook the same way Remy did, by observing. Perhaps a history repeats itself scenario.
@@mackenzie1555Remy's colony from what we can tell had no trouble getting to Paris and they had boats so it is possible that Remy's colony or his dad knew the way there.
Domestic rats in the best situations only live 2-4 years with the longest living lasting 7. A wild rat is lucky to hit two and do most of their reproducing in the first year. So it would have to be his great great great great and so on grandparent.
@@danielled8665 That is a valid point, however, if the authors did intend this, I highly doubt they'd stick to realistic rat lifespans because that would be completely tragic for Remy's restaurant dream (still, good point and theories never have to align with initial author's intentions)
Maybe it was Remi's mom (or great^5 grandmother) and Skinner caught her outside of Gusteaus hat one day, killed her and then the food went bad and thats when the horrible reviews started that ruined Gusteau and ultimately killed him?!
Ok but rats *aren't* inherently good at cooking. The first 15 minutes of the film is devoted specifically to the fact that Remi is an anomaly in this regard, both in terms of his interest in food AND his ability to finely distinguish ingredients based on smell. That's why he becomes the poison checker. No one else in the colony has a keen enough sense of smell for the job. This is further emphasized later when Emil tells him the rats have been suffering without him. Edit: I realize there's a possibility that Remi isn't the ONLY rat in existence that shares his abilities. That's not the point. The point is that Remi, within the established rules/logic of the film, is RARE, and it's odd to me that SCB didn't even touch on that in their theory, making it seem like any old rat would've been able to do for Gusteau what Remi did for Linguini.
Rats actually are good at avoid poisons, mainly because of ability to smell it. Yes, it costs victims: unknown food is tested by single rat, and if it dies, others rats will know not to trust that smell. That is poison really is not effective measure to get rid of rats. If anything, it is more insult that the only one rat can distinct those smells than expected most of rats can do that.
He's different from all the rats in hiscolany But we could have a how to train your dragon situation where he just takes after his mother who we've never met
I think it would be more likely that the bad recipe came at the end of gustoves career because his rat had died and so he was trying to hang on to his success and when he died of a broken heart it was cause he missed his "little buddy" not because he was sad about the review
And Skinner is the one who killed the rat because he saw it scampering around the restaurant and had no idea what he had done. Showed it to Gusteau thinking he was doing a good job when in reality he just crushed his best friends spirit and key to success...
I've always had the theory that Remy is actually Auguste Gusteau's reincarnation and they've been, unknowingly, pulling an Avatar talking to their past selves for advice. Like Gusteau is not fully aware of how this happened (like Remy doesn't start seeing Gusteau until after he learns he's dead, so it may be the case that he hadn't been at peace with that fact), but he's been subconciously leading Remy towards what was familiar (i.e. his restaurant), and since he passed before Renata could tell him that Alfredo was his son, he didn't know that information, hence his surprised expression at learning he had a son all along. When it comes to fixing the sweet bread, it was Gusteau, subconciously, fixing his own screw-up.
That’s actually pretty interesting cuz when Remy finds out about Linguini being Gusteau’s son, he notices ghost Gusteau’s shocked reaction and ask him how he didn’t know about it. Ghost Gusteau hesitated, stammered, and thought up the reason ‘I’m a figment of your imagination, if you didn’t know how could I?’ Which makes sense but at the same time, why would he fumble?
@@leebulger7112 When Remy is trapped inside the trunk: Remy: I'm sick of pretending [...] I pretend you exist so I have someone to talk to [...] Why do I need to pretend!? Gusteau: Ah! but you don't Remy! You never did...
@@leebulger7112 Yeah, I came up with the theory when I heard that exchange for the first time. Remy is not pretending to be a rat, nor be human nor that ghost Gusteau (or Ghost-eau as I like to call him) exists because they are all true as they way I interpreted it. I just forgot to include it in my original comment.
Relating to art/Art and rats, Remy's name can also come from an actual artist- Rembrandt. An artist who went beyond the expectations of being a painter, like how Remy's own skills go beyond one type of cooking.
I’ve had this theory for a while now that Skinner killed Gustau to gain ownership of his restaurant that’s why Skinner felt threatened when it was revealed that Linguine was Gustau’s son and it would’ve been really easy for Skinner to kill Gustau since we see in Skinners office a picture of the two of them so it’s heavily implied that they not only knew each other but used to work with each other and as for the whole thing about Gustau dying because of Egos review? That was a cover story by Skinner to make himself look innocent. But anyway that’s just a theory I came up with so you can take it as you will.
@@seth8580Skinner was not the best person but he never came across as murderer he tries to kill rats and that's it. I don't think Skinner killed Gusttau.
Now THIS is a theory that's caught my interest. I had never even thought of the idea of OTHER people having animal helpers to do things for them. Good video
Or what if the reason the restaurant started failing was Gusto’s rat died - he tried to keep it going but he lost stars and the place entered a declining road - which is when the bad dish was created. Also it wasn’t the restaurant review that killed him but the death of his secret power and best friend that drove him to depression
I agree with this. When I was younger I noticed the lawyer’s line about the rodent hair and thought that he was talking about Guestau’s rat’s hair, until I watched it again and heard the lawyer say that he needed a hair sample from Linguini. But the saliva from the wine makes so much sense. I think this is also the real reason why Guestau died. Like Linguine, he got caught up in his fame, his rat resented him for it, they fought , parted ways, Guestau lost his cooking mojo, Ego came and gave the restaurant a bad review, and the rest is history.
My theory as a kid was that Skinner killed Gusteau to gain ownership of his restaurant and Remi was Gusteau reborn as a rat and when Gusteau appears in "ghost form" its his forgotten memory or something that's guiding him to make sure Linguine doesn't loose the Restaurant to Skinner
Perhaps Remy's mother or grandmother (grandmother is more likely) happened to be Gusteau's rat? We only see Remy's father, but know nothing about the mother.
What if Remy’s dad was Gusteau’s rat? Because it could explain why he hates humans so much (if Gusteau betrayed him after he got successful) and that could also be why he’s angry that Remy likes to cook. Remy keeps saying that his dad knows nothing about food, but maybe that’s just a cover because he doesn’t want to go back to chef life? Not a theory, just an interesting thought lol.
Interesting theory, but its said at the beginning of the movie that Remy was special because of his excellent sence of smelling, which is why he was so good at finding recipies. His father didnt have this ability.
I like the idea of Gusteau being reincarnated as Remy. If Gusteau did have a rat help him, then I’m gonna assume that something happened to the rat that spiraled Gusteau into depression and eventually his death when he lost a star while grieving the loss of his friend that helped him achieve his dream and not having the skills to continue alone. Remy being the oddball of the rest of his clan, kept going to cooking as his passion and eventually having a little ghost of Gusteau giving him advice. It’s like Gusteau’s past life is helping his current self (Remy) go back to his dream now that he has the ability to do it himself (in a way). That’s when the cycle started over with Gusteau’s son, Linguine, only this time Guesteu is the one pulling the strings/hair. He was helping his son but eventually decided that it was not what was best for either of them given how it ended the first time, instead he let Linguine stand on his own feet doing something he was actually good at (serving) while still being there for him and able to be in the kitchen doing everything he couldn’t when he was human.
Probably not an influence, but a fitting coincidence: In German we use the French word "Remis" for a draw in chess, which is phonetically the same as Remy. It comes from "remettre" which means "to put things back to the beginning"
All I can think of now when I see this movie is the Racacoonie scene in Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, which was a crazy, amazing movie. I highly recommend it
It makes me wonder what happened in order for Ego to give a bad review if Gusteau had a rat and Linguini changed Ego's mind with a rat. Like, did the rat leave Gusteau? Or did the rat die somehow and Gusteau had to make the horrible meal by himself which led to the bad review?
So, I looked something up. Apparently Remys dad was named Django, which means “I awake”. What if Django was Gusteau’s rat? He wasn’t a good cook, but then a rat helped to realize or awaken a strange ability that Gusteau’s family had, the ability to be controlled through the hair. He trusted humans because of Gusteau but then humans killed Remys mother which led Djanjo to feel very betrayed, and this feeling of betrayal led him to hate humans with a great passion. I didn’t expect that I might find anything in the meaning of Remy’s dads name that would make me think he was Gusteau’s rat, but here we are now.
I really hope I'm not overthinking this, but I just can't help but question the probability of a rat being highly skilled in the culinary arts when being grouped in a colony of them, and whose senses can pick up on something that's not complete garbage. Emile's sense of smell is definitely more linked to his hunger than his need for finer cuisine, so I feel like there's less credibility for Django to have that same talent... If anything, even if the loss of Remy's mother checks out as a betrayal and distrust for all humans in his case, it just seems more likely for his mother to have inherited this ability. So what if this means that when it comes the origin of Django's name, "I awake" really refers to just how misguided he was when it came to his own lineage within his family as rats?
I was actually thinking about Ratatouille at work, and my theory was this: what if the rat that was in Gusteau’s hat was Remy’s mother, who had unbelievable talent. Which (I’m bouncing off another person’s, Redbandit’s theory, and using a tiny bit of it as inspiration for it) got not just Gusteau killed by Chef Skinner, but also herself. Which was why the rat pesticide place had such a display window for them. Making me think that was Skinner’s original business before he became head chef for Gusteau, and also why Remy and Emile’s dad had such a distrust and disdain for humans. Lastly, how the rat hair was found in Gusteau’s hat, and launching his success.
Originally Gusto was supposed to be alive in the film while the business was going down the tubes and In a deleted scene Skinner was talking to him explaining that the sale of frozen burritos is what's keeping the restaurant going. Most likely Gusto's rat died and that's why the restaurant started falling apart and why he wasn't able to serve anything good to Ego. It's something Linguine will eventually have to deal with as. well.
Ah, a Ratatouille video in 2023, such a classic. That's a theory that piqued my interest because I'd realised it before. Remy's name being an anagram for remedy makes total sense because he also becomes a Poison Checker at the beginning. That could also imply he is the remedy to the rats, the one protecting them from eating a toxin. Also, Linguini being Gusteau re-born adds a whole new meaning to "apple doesn't far from the tree" amirite.
I think that the specific rat helping Gusteau is Reme’s dad. I also think that the slip of 5 stars was for a reason. I think that Reme’s dad and Gusteau had a big fight similar to the one that Reme and Linguini had. Only this time, it was never resolved. They went their separate ways since Gusteau betrayed Reme’s dad. This is why Reme’s dad hates humans so much and insists they cannot be trusted. This is also why the food wasn’t as good from out of now where. I can be a theorist, too!
I know we've seen remy's family,but I think he has one family member that was also just like him,maybe he had a brother or cousin that wasn't mentioned cause he disappeared or died along with gusteau
This is one of my favourite pixar theories. It's interesting to think about but tbh i like to think it isnt true because Guestue, a legendary, world famous chef, who is admired by thousands, secretly being a utter fraud completely undermines and ruins everything the character is. Everything he represents and stands for in the film
One overlooked fact is probably chef skinners reaction to the rattatouile. It's weird, if the food was incredible he would probably not say "it can't be". What I think: Ego and gusto might have been brothers or something like that, ego wanted to be a chef but was never a good chef, just like gueso. However when gueso met his rat he turned in to a great chef, making Ego jealous, witch explains why ego seems to hate gueso so much. My belief is that chef skinner once ate guesos rattatouile, probability something casual, like a little dinner between two friends. Something great but forgettable in the life of a fine dining restaurant staff. However, getting the rattatouile makes him a little bit surprised, thinking it's a joke. BUT, tasting it, makes him remeber: It's just like Guesto made it, witch makes him run to the kitchen, demanding to know who cooked it (who cooked the rattatouile just like Guesto made it). Because Remy changed it a little bit chef skinner didn't recognize it as guestoes either until tasting.
I'm pretty sure your zoom outline just misinterprets the coloring of the pixels, because you left some white hat outside your outline. But the gray can be shadowed area even if it isn't resting directly on the hat. Also, you are, rather strangely, assuming that rats are just genius chefs in the Ratatouille world by default, but we are shown that Remy is very unique in his cooking interest. The rest of the massive amount of rats in his family are entirely uninterested in flavor (none of the rest of them are even capable of smelling poison). There's no reason to think Gusteau could have possibly found another rat that was not only equally interested in cooking as Remy, but equally an absolute prodigy in that skill.
Scientifically speaking rats should all be really good at smelling poison and being good at detecting different smells and knowing what they mean So maybe his family or the odd ones out when you look at actual rats, There's also the possibility that the rat in this theory was his mother, and we have a how to tame your dragon or a Coco situation with a child who takes after a family member who is no longer in the scene because of a strange hobby or intrest. Possibly one that got the other family member killed or vanished, and is therefore a hobby that is not only misunderstood by the rest of the family but also an approved of by the rest of the family.
I'll see this theory and raise you: It was Remy's DAD (Django) who worked with Gusteau, something happened (Gusteau got too arrogant?) and Django was endangered, fled, resented Gusteau, hated humans, hated the fact that Remy was also just as good of a cook as he was, and THAT explains both his characterization AND, wait for it, the hair. The hair was a RODENT hair, that's why it came back inconclusive at first. It's presumed that Skinner used saliva from the cup, but this is never completely confirmed on-screen; what if he took a hair from Linguini's head that just so happened to be Remy's hair, hence why the tests came back father-son?
after watching this one and seeing the closing screen, i realize....i have followed and watched you guys since my senior year of highschool(class of 2012) and since you came out. im 30 now.....where has the time gone....im glad you have thrived this long and hope for many more years of success for you all.
I was JUST watching Isaac Carlson’s video where he reacts to TikTok Disney theories. He disagreed w it but it’s a cool coincidence that you post this right now when I start looking for a new video
I had the interesting idea of an alternative ending shot for the film, maybe revealing that Remi isn't the only animal helping a human do something exceptional. Would have been interesting, but it would take away from the ending, maybe.
How does ratatouille fit in with inside out . Is a control panel on his scalp. And if ghost literally live on within our memories . Then ghost being a real ghost or a figment of Remmies imagination .
Remy is probably a good cook because rats are like bloodhounds or bears… they have insanely sensitive and precise senses of smell, so he could theoretically build the perfect dish and replicate something perfectly by scent. He would know exactly what spices are in it, how much, how long to cook meats.. etc. all by smelling the specific chemicals and volatile odors that change as they cook. So if he smells a dish, he could probably replicate it and improve on it with no problem. I think that’s how Remy and the other rat did it. I think they just took a skill they naturally have and used it for something new. I like to believe any rat in that world is capable of the same thing if they try, and the human control isn’t about controlling him like a robot… it’s about trust and working together. I always saw it less of “Human Gundam!” and more as a series of signals for Linguini to move. He isn’t forcing him to move, it’s more like riding a horse, you pull the reigns and use your legs to guide the horse and you both work together to get where you want to go! I don’t think there’s any magic or anything going on. It’s just a friendly and passionate rat who found a guy who was open to working together to succeed. That’s my theory anyway!
This is my first time seeing one of your videos that isn't a Harry Potter Theory. I'm glad to see that you put the same love and care in other series as you do in HP!
There are a whole lotta holes in this theory, just in the first 5 minutes. 1. The lawyer refers to the DNA sample "you gave me" (speaking to Skinner). Skinner didn't give him Gusteau's hair. He just took it. 2. We saw the hair he took. It was many, MANY times longer than a rat hair. 3. He only took one single hair. If that had been the sample he had to send back (assuming he only sent part of it in the first time so he would even have any more to send) it would still have given the same result the second time because it was the SAME HAIR. 4. You said Skinner had access to Linguini's saliva, so that "had" to be the DNA sample he gave the lawyer, but we see him rip off Linguini's toque moments before they had wine together. He had access to his hair too.
I never would’ve had any of these ideas until now. This is literally the one movie I’d rewatch on a consistent basis every weekend of my young childhood
This whole theory is based on the assumption the skinner took linguini's spit out of the cup (in a scene that was clearly meant to show sknner trying to get linguini drunk enough to admit about his rat) instead of just taking a hair out of linguini's hat/apron/cooking stating while he is not looking/not around
Not only do I think this theory doesn't really hold water at all, but it's also detrimental to Gusteu's character and I think does a DISSERVICE to the story more than it add to it.
Why do you think it is "detrimental to Gusteu's character" and "does a DISSERVICE to the story" more than it add to it? Is it because it would mean Remy was wrong to idolise Gusteau?
@@snaketooth0943 , it would mean that Gusteau would be as much of a sham as Linguini was, with the difference being that Gusteau never owned up to it. This theory makes Gusteau out to be a talentless liar for his entire career.
@@SgtSupaman yeah, good point. Now that I think about it, it would also mean that Linguini would be talentless from a talentless father, not talentless from a talented father, thus not driving home the message of the movie. So yeah, not one of this channel's best theories.
Yeah and as to the not holding water, I wouldn't really consider the hair sample the lawyer took as "Given to him", and if Skinner didn't give Linguine's hair, why would he not wonder why a rat was in Gusteau's hat?
So, I know it has little bearing on the theory but as a french I have to point out that Auguste does not mean "taste" at all, it's something like "great" or "majestic". It just sounds similar to Gusteau and they probably only chose it for the alliteration...
So... Gusteau's rat should have been a former human cook too. That makes me think there could be a big conflict between cooking rats (who were humans before) and non-cooking rats. There should be another video exploring the theory from the rats' point of vew 🤔
First off, that hair the lawyer presented (and held with his bare fingers, good job smearing your own dna all over it) was too long to be any rat's fur and second, if memory serves dialogue confirms that Remy is an outlier in terms of culinary prowess. In fact, it's what gets his father to value him, because he (and he alone) can smell toe difference between poisoned food and clean food. Now obviously that grey blob that you so eloquently called "grey matter" is in fact actual grey matter! Gusteau's brain is so big and full of gourmet ideas that it is bursting out of the top of his head and that's why he wears the hat all the time.
i'm half joking here, but if we're gonna say that linguni's family has a genetic ability to be controlled by rats then does that mean that linguini and sora are related since sora could be controlled by remy too?
One thing that I find fascinating is when Skinner tastes the dish at the end (the titular ratatouille). He tastes it, and in a moment of shock starts to mumble. I'm 93% sure he says "it cannot be", like he knows this specific recipe from somewhere. The ratatouille causes Ego to have flashbacks to his mother's cooking, and said flashback occurs in the same house from the beginning of the movie. Said house is owned by an elderly woman who loved Gusteau, based on her having his famous cookbook and watching a documentary on him. So I think we can say the dish Remy made might've been an old Gusteau recipe, one that Skinner would've learned about but has since been forgotten by most of Paris. Or maybe I'm just crazy.
What about a Bluey Theory of any kind. J's kids absolutely love watching and listeners of the Pop know that he would enjoy making it. Or even a Disney Cinematic Universe, but obviously different from Séamus Gorman.
And here comes the Disney Trauma: I bet you that the reason the restaurant lost two stars and Gusteau got I’ll and died was because his rat died first. He couldn’t cook after that, both cause of the personal loss and the loss of his “abilities”.
What Remy is related to Gusteau's rat? Hmmmm. Also, one problem I have with this theory is that Chef Skinner's lawyer said,"I was worried about the hair sample you gave me." Implying Chef Skinner gave the lawyer a hair sample in addition to the hair sample the lawyer took from Gusteau's hat. But I agree with the rest of the theory.
By the way the scene where Remy is captured in the jar by linguini you could see in the background stained glass windows from the Notre Dame. I looked it up on Google Maps that there is water that runs through right next to the Notre Dame and on the other side I believe is where the restaurant is that linguine works at.
So, sorry to break it to you, but, as a graphic designer and artist, I could tell that the red circle you drew to define the bottom of Gusteau's hat (3:12) is actually too small. The white of his hat extends outside of the circle, and, if you were to try completing it properly, it would in fact just barely dip behind his head. Much of what you're using as "rat" is in fact what would be best known as "shading" Really intriguing theory, regardless!
I swear I've seen this video before. Yet it says it was uploaded a few hours ago!? I feel like Marty in BttF 3, when he's talking about a episode he likes, and someone says "what do you mean? It's new." Or something like that.
Nothing to do with this video, but was rewatching "avatar: the last air bender"...not sure if you guys have every covered this, but I am pretty sure the reason air bending is so overpowered is because everyone thinks they are extinct. so no one has been planning or working on techniques on how to combat them for 100 years. makes it kinda of easy for a 12 year old boy to defeat a firebending master, and pretty much everyone else he meets. the only person who tends to make him try a bit is Boomy and that's because he is over 100 years old also and probably the only one in the series trained to combat airbenders. Discuss. thanks.
This really cheapens the "anyone can cook" message of the movie, Remy was a special Rat, not any rat could create what he did, cause they don't care about flavor or the process of making food.
I had this very thought. But to take it in a further step. Maybe not only did he have a rat. But the death of the rat he had, not only lead to the decline of the restaurant in quality. But also sent him into a depression and probably the decline in his health. And from there many explanations for his death could be inferenced. Either he let his guard down and Skinner poisoned him to keep the restaurant afloat for his selfish desires. He could have simply died of a broken heart as he is shown to be such a passionate and emotionally rich person. Or on a sadder note it could have lead him to tale his own life and there may be a cover up to save his legacy by Skinner. Skinner being the one who more than l Iikely found him dead in this circumstance.
There is a parasite that can infect rats and make them lose fear of cats and humans. Toxoplasmosis. And this same parasite can infect humans. It is theorized that cat ladies may suffer from such conditions. Therefore there’s the possibility of a genetic trait common to rats and humans that would allow for humans to be manipulated by rats (in the way they are supposedly manipulated by cats into taking care of them)
I'd like to think that Gustav's rat is Remi's Mum, and the reason his Dad is against Remi cooking is because it eventually led to his Mother's death (I suspect someone from the kitchen would've seen her and killed her, because rat in kitchen)
I was just about to comment this. We never see Remy’s mother, nor is she ever mentioned. I definitely agree with you on thinking that she was Gusteau’s pet rat who picked up on his cooking skills, sort of like Master Splinter in the original ninja turtle series. Rats are very intelligent creatures and can pick up skills and tricks very easily. Or perhaps the colony used to live in Paris and she learned to cook the same way Remy did, by observing. Perhaps a history repeats itself scenario.
@@mackenzie1555Remy's colony from what we can tell had no trouble getting to Paris and they had boats so it is possible that Remy's colony or his dad knew the way there.
Domestic rats in the best situations only live 2-4 years with the longest living lasting 7. A wild rat is lucky to hit two and do most of their reproducing in the first year. So it would have to be his great great great great and so on grandparent.
@@danielled8665 That is a valid point, however, if the authors did intend this, I highly doubt they'd stick to realistic rat lifespans because that would be completely tragic for Remy's restaurant dream (still, good point and theories never have to align with initial author's intentions)
Maybe it was Remi's mom (or great^5 grandmother) and Skinner caught her outside of Gusteaus hat one day, killed her and then the food went bad and thats when the horrible reviews started that ruined Gusteau and ultimately killed him?!
Ok but rats *aren't* inherently good at cooking. The first 15 minutes of the film is devoted specifically to the fact that Remi is an anomaly in this regard, both in terms of his interest in food AND his ability to finely distinguish ingredients based on smell. That's why he becomes the poison checker. No one else in the colony has a keen enough sense of smell for the job. This is further emphasized later when Emil tells him the rats have been suffering without him.
Edit: I realize there's a possibility that Remi isn't the ONLY rat in existence that shares his abilities. That's not the point. The point is that Remi, within the established rules/logic of the film, is RARE, and it's odd to me that SCB didn't even touch on that in their theory, making it seem like any old rat would've been able to do for Gusteau what Remi did for Linguini.
yeah this seems like a huge oversight
Yes but no one ever says he is the *first* rat to be that way.
Rats actually are good at avoid poisons, mainly because of ability to smell it. Yes, it costs victims: unknown food is tested by single rat, and if it dies, others rats will know not to trust that smell. That is poison really is not effective measure to get rid of rats.
If anything, it is more insult that the only one rat can distinct those smells than expected most of rats can do that.
He's different from all the rats in hiscolany
But we could have a how to train your dragon situation where he just takes after his mother who we've never met
none of the other rats or humans approved of remi until the end, a rat before him could’ve always kept it a secret, making remi the first known…
I think it would be more likely that the bad recipe came at the end of gustoves career because his rat had died and so he was trying to hang on to his success and when he died of a broken heart it was cause he missed his "little buddy" not because he was sad about the review
Makes sense because rats dont live that long. Explains the fast climb to success and the quick downfall.
And Skinner is the one who killed the rat because he saw it scampering around the restaurant and had no idea what he had done. Showed it to Gusteau thinking he was doing a good job when in reality he just crushed his best friends spirit and key to success...
That’s my theory as well. It’s why the restaurant lost two stars. His rat died.
I had the same idea! But you posted first, darn you! =)
I've always had the theory that Remy is actually Auguste Gusteau's reincarnation and they've been, unknowingly, pulling an Avatar talking to their past selves for advice.
Like Gusteau is not fully aware of how this happened (like Remy doesn't start seeing Gusteau until after he learns he's dead, so it may be the case that he hadn't been at peace with that fact), but he's been subconciously leading Remy towards what was familiar (i.e. his restaurant), and since he passed before Renata could tell him that Alfredo was his son, he didn't know that information, hence his surprised expression at learning he had a son all along. When it comes to fixing the sweet bread, it was Gusteau, subconciously, fixing his own screw-up.
Yeah but supposedly Gusteau was a figment of Remy's imagination.
That’s actually pretty interesting cuz when Remy finds out about Linguini being Gusteau’s son, he notices ghost Gusteau’s shocked reaction and ask him how he didn’t know about it. Ghost Gusteau hesitated, stammered, and thought up the reason ‘I’m a figment of your imagination, if you didn’t know how could I?’ Which makes sense but at the same time, why would he fumble?
@@leebulger7112 When Remy is trapped inside the trunk:
Remy: I'm sick of pretending [...] I pretend you exist so I have someone to talk to [...] Why do I need to pretend!?
Gusteau: Ah! but you don't Remy! You never did...
@@CGaboL That line is interesting now that you bring it up.
@@leebulger7112 Yeah, I came up with the theory when I heard that exchange for the first time.
Remy is not pretending to be a rat, nor be human nor that ghost Gusteau (or Ghost-eau as I like to call him) exists because they are all true as they way I interpreted it. I just forgot to include it in my original comment.
gusteau lost his star because his rat died and he died of heartbreak not because he lost his star, but because his companion died
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@@sarahbarnes9648 hi sarah barnes. i know your boyfriend
Relating to art/Art and rats, Remy's name can also come from an actual artist- Rembrandt. An artist who went beyond the expectations of being a painter, like how Remy's own skills go beyond one type of cooking.
What country is Rembrandt from?
@@leebulger7112 The Netherlands, which closely borders Belgium and maybe indirectly France.
@@amesstarline5482 I was wondering if Rembrandt was French too yeah oh well.
I’ve had this theory for a while now that Skinner killed Gustau to gain ownership of his restaurant that’s why Skinner felt threatened when it was revealed that Linguine was Gustau’s son and it would’ve been really easy for Skinner to kill Gustau since we see in Skinners office a picture of the two of them so it’s heavily implied that they not only knew each other but used to work with each other and as for the whole thing about Gustau dying because of Egos review? That was a cover story by Skinner to make himself look innocent. But anyway that’s just a theory I came up with so you can take it as you will.
Good theory but heavily implied? It’s outright stated that they worked together he’s literally gusteaus second in command
Whoa whoa whoa whoa sir you are blowing my mind. I cant pick up all the peices.
@@seth8580 and in height
@@seth8580Skinner was not the best person but he never came across as murderer he tries to kill rats and that's it. I don't think Skinner killed Gusttau.
@@abraham2172 then why Skinner feel so threatened by him when he found out Linguini was Gustaus son?
Now THIS is a theory that's caught my interest. I had never even thought of the idea of OTHER people having animal helpers to do things for them. Good video
I haven’t watched supercarlinbrothers in a few years, and it’s nice to see their style has stayed consistent over the years. Brings back memories
Or what if the reason the restaurant started failing was Gusto’s rat died - he tried to keep it going but he lost stars and the place entered a declining road - which is when the bad dish was created.
Also it wasn’t the restaurant review that killed him but the death of his secret power and best friend that drove him to depression
I agree with this. When I was younger I noticed the lawyer’s line about the rodent hair and thought that he was talking about Guestau’s rat’s hair, until I watched it again and heard the lawyer say that he needed a hair sample from Linguini. But the saliva from the wine makes so much sense. I think this is also the real reason why Guestau died. Like Linguine, he got caught up in his fame, his rat resented him for it, they fought , parted ways, Guestau lost his cooking mojo, Ego came and gave the restaurant a bad review, and the rest is history.
My theory as a kid was that Skinner killed Gusteau to gain ownership of his restaurant and Remi was Gusteau reborn as a rat and when Gusteau appears in "ghost form" its his forgotten memory or something that's guiding him to make sure Linguine doesn't loose the Restaurant to Skinner
Perhaps Remy's mother or grandmother (grandmother is more likely) happened to be Gusteau's rat? We only see Remy's father, but know nothing about the mother.
It could be a grandparent because rats have short life spans unless they are ignoring that in the Pixar Universe.
@Lee Bulger Even longer. Rats are lucky to see two and a third birthday is very rare. Oldest one I believe lived until they were seven.
@@danielled8665 So great grandparent maybe?
With animals in the Pixar theory is that they evolve to be smarter, maybe they also gain longer lifespan?
What if Remy’s dad was Gusteau’s rat? Because it could explain why he hates humans so much (if Gusteau betrayed him after he got successful) and that could also be why he’s angry that Remy likes to cook. Remy keeps saying that his dad knows nothing about food, but maybe that’s just a cover because he doesn’t want to go back to chef life? Not a theory, just an interesting thought lol.
That's a really good theory
@@mirishikibacchus6862 not really
@Skipper anything Is possible really
Interesting theory, but its said at the beginning of the movie that Remy was special because of his excellent sence of smelling, which is why he was so good at finding recipies. His father didnt have this ability.
I like the idea of Gusteau being reincarnated as Remy. If Gusteau did have a rat help him, then I’m gonna assume that something happened to the rat that spiraled Gusteau into depression and eventually his death when he lost a star while grieving the loss of his friend that helped him achieve his dream and not having the skills to continue alone. Remy being the oddball of the rest of his clan, kept going to cooking as his passion and eventually having a little ghost of Gusteau giving him advice. It’s like Gusteau’s past life is helping his current self (Remy) go back to his dream now that he has the ability to do it himself (in a way). That’s when the cycle started over with Gusteau’s son, Linguine, only this time Guesteu is the one pulling the strings/hair. He was helping his son but eventually decided that it was not what was best for either of them given how it ended the first time, instead he let Linguine stand on his own feet doing something he was actually good at (serving) while still being there for him and able to be in the kitchen doing everything he couldn’t when he was human.
Probably not an influence, but a fitting coincidence: In German we use the French word "Remis" for a draw in chess, which is phonetically the same as Remy. It comes from "remettre" which means "to put things back to the beginning"
All I can think of now when I see this movie is the Racacoonie scene in Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, which was a crazy, amazing movie. I highly recommend it
13:00 Think of Remy as the oarsman and leguini is the boat. Literally the muscle behind the chef
It makes me wonder what happened in order for Ego to give a bad review if Gusteau had a rat and Linguini changed Ego's mind with a rat. Like, did the rat leave Gusteau? Or did the rat die somehow and Gusteau had to make the horrible meal by himself which led to the bad review?
So, I looked something up. Apparently Remys dad was named Django, which means “I awake”.
What if Django was Gusteau’s rat? He wasn’t a good cook, but then a rat helped to realize or awaken a strange ability that Gusteau’s family had, the ability to be controlled through the hair. He trusted humans because of Gusteau but then humans killed Remys mother which led Djanjo to feel very betrayed, and this feeling of betrayal led him to hate humans with a great passion.
I didn’t expect that I might find anything in the meaning of Remy’s dads name that would make me think he was Gusteau’s rat, but here we are now.
I really hope I'm not overthinking this, but I just can't help but question the probability of a rat being highly skilled in the culinary arts when being grouped in a colony of them, and whose senses can pick up on something that's not complete garbage. Emile's sense of smell is definitely more linked to his hunger than his need for finer cuisine, so I feel like there's less credibility for Django to have that same talent... If anything, even if the loss of Remy's mother checks out as a betrayal and distrust for all humans in his case, it just seems more likely for his mother to have inherited this ability. So what if this means that when it comes the origin of Django's name, "I awake" really refers to just how misguided he was when it came to his own lineage within his family as rats?
I was actually thinking about Ratatouille at work, and my theory was this: what if the rat that was in Gusteau’s hat was Remy’s mother, who had unbelievable talent. Which (I’m bouncing off another person’s, Redbandit’s theory, and using a tiny bit of it as inspiration for it) got not just Gusteau killed by Chef Skinner, but also herself. Which was why the rat pesticide place had such a display window for them. Making me think that was Skinner’s original business before he became head chef for Gusteau, and also why Remy and Emile’s dad had such a distrust and disdain for humans. Lastly, how the rat hair was found in Gusteau’s hat, and launching his success.
Originally Gusto was supposed to be alive in the film while the business was going down the tubes and In a deleted scene Skinner was talking to him explaining that the sale of frozen burritos is what's keeping the restaurant going. Most likely Gusto's rat died and that's why the restaurant started falling apart and why he wasn't able to serve anything good to Ego. It's something Linguine will eventually have to deal with as. well.
Ah, a Ratatouille video in 2023, such a classic. That's a theory that piqued my interest because I'd realised it before. Remy's name being an anagram for remedy makes total sense because he also becomes a Poison Checker at the beginning. That could also imply he is the remedy to the rats, the one protecting them from eating a toxin. Also, Linguini being Gusteau re-born adds a whole new meaning to "apple doesn't far from the tree" amirite.
Film Theorists need to cover this ASAP!
As a French speaker, I would never have come up with the meaning of taste from the name Auguste 😅
I think that the specific rat helping Gusteau is Reme’s dad. I also think that the slip of 5 stars was for a reason. I think that Reme’s dad and Gusteau had a big fight similar to the one that Reme and Linguini had. Only this time, it was never resolved. They went their separate ways since Gusteau betrayed Reme’s dad. This is why Reme’s dad hates humans so much and insists they cannot be trusted. This is also why the food wasn’t as good from out of now where. I can be a theorist, too!
I know we've seen remy's family,but I think he has one family member that was also just like him,maybe he had a brother or cousin that wasn't mentioned cause he disappeared or died along with gusteau
I love ratatouille. Cool that your doing a theory of this
A Ratatouille theory video in 2023 I’m speechless 😶
Underrated pixar classic same with bugs life. Both are movies that are so solid its nearly impossible to make a sequel from them.
Day 5 of politely asking the brothers to do a “what if…” Sirius took Harry the night his parents died instead of hagrid and raised him.
This is one of my favourite pixar theories. It's interesting to think about but tbh i like to think it isnt true because Guestue, a legendary, world famous chef, who is admired by thousands, secretly being a utter fraud completely undermines and ruins everything the character is. Everything he represents and stands for in the film
@@darkrai7597 exactly
One overlooked fact is probably chef skinners reaction to the rattatouile. It's weird, if the food was incredible he would probably not say "it can't be". What I think: Ego and gusto might have been brothers or something like that, ego wanted to be a chef but was never a good chef, just like gueso. However when gueso met his rat he turned in to a great chef, making Ego jealous, witch explains why ego seems to hate gueso so much.
My belief is that chef skinner once ate guesos rattatouile, probability something casual, like a little dinner between two friends. Something great but forgettable in the life of a fine dining restaurant staff.
However, getting the rattatouile makes him a little bit surprised, thinking it's a joke. BUT, tasting it, makes him remeber: It's just like Guesto made it, witch makes him run to the kitchen, demanding to know who cooked it (who cooked the rattatouile just like Guesto made it). Because Remy changed it a little bit chef skinner didn't recognize it as guestoes either until tasting.
I'm pretty sure your zoom outline just misinterprets the coloring of the pixels, because you left some white hat outside your outline. But the gray can be shadowed area even if it isn't resting directly on the hat.
Also, you are, rather strangely, assuming that rats are just genius chefs in the Ratatouille world by default, but we are shown that Remy is very unique in his cooking interest. The rest of the massive amount of rats in his family are entirely uninterested in flavor (none of the rest of them are even capable of smelling poison). There's no reason to think Gusteau could have possibly found another rat that was not only equally interested in cooking as Remy, but equally an absolute prodigy in that skill.
Scientifically speaking rats should all be really good at smelling poison and being good at detecting different smells and knowing what they mean
So maybe his family or the odd ones out when you look at actual rats,
There's also the possibility that the rat in this theory was his mother, and we have a how to tame your dragon or a Coco situation with a child who takes after a family member who is no longer in the scene because of a strange hobby or intrest. Possibly one that got the other family member killed or vanished, and is therefore a hobby that is not only misunderstood by the rest of the family but also an approved of by the rest of the family.
I'll see this theory and raise you: It was Remy's DAD (Django) who worked with Gusteau, something happened (Gusteau got too arrogant?) and Django was endangered, fled, resented Gusteau, hated humans, hated the fact that Remy was also just as good of a cook as he was, and THAT explains both his characterization AND, wait for it, the hair. The hair was a RODENT hair, that's why it came back inconclusive at first. It's presumed that Skinner used saliva from the cup, but this is never completely confirmed on-screen; what if he took a hair from Linguini's head that just so happened to be Remy's hair, hence why the tests came back father-son?
after watching this one and seeing the closing screen, i realize....i have followed and watched you guys since my senior year of highschool(class of 2012) and since you came out. im 30 now.....where has the time gone....im glad you have thrived this long and hope for many more years of success for you all.
I was JUST watching Isaac Carlson’s video where he reacts to TikTok Disney theories. He disagreed w it but it’s a cool coincidence that you post this right now when I start looking for a new video
I had the interesting idea of an alternative ending shot for the film, maybe revealing that Remi isn't the only animal helping a human do something exceptional. Would have been interesting, but it would take away from the ending, maybe.
I just re-watched Ratatouille today after watching this video and it gave me a bit to think about during the film.
I wholeheartedly believe Gusteaus rat was Remys mom, and he died of heartbreak after she did because he lost a friend and couldn't cook anymore.
How does ratatouille fit in with inside out .
Is a control panel on his scalp. And if ghost literally live on within our memories .
Then ghost being a real ghost or a figment of Remmies imagination .
We should have a ratatouille 2 with an explanation or origin story for gusteau
Pixar/Disney is blessed to have you both keeping these coming
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Remy is probably a good cook because rats are like bloodhounds or bears… they have insanely sensitive and precise senses of smell, so he could theoretically build the perfect dish and replicate something perfectly by scent. He would know exactly what spices are in it, how much, how long to cook meats.. etc. all by smelling the specific chemicals and volatile odors that change as they cook.
So if he smells a dish, he could probably replicate it and improve on it with no problem.
I think that’s how Remy and the other rat did it. I think they just took a skill they naturally have and used it for something new. I like to believe any rat in that world is capable of the same thing if they try, and the human control isn’t about controlling him like a robot… it’s about trust and working together.
I always saw it less of “Human Gundam!” and more as a series of signals for Linguini to move. He isn’t forcing him to move, it’s more like riding a horse, you pull the reigns and use your legs to guide the horse and you both work together to get where you want to go!
I don’t think there’s any magic or anything going on. It’s just a friendly and passionate rat who found a guy who was open to working together to succeed.
That’s my theory anyway!
3:24 What if, hear me out, what if he has his hair in a bun or in a hair tie standing up?
Yes! A theory from one of my favorite foodie films of all time! Love you guys!❤❤
This is my first time seeing one of your videos that isn't a Harry Potter Theory. I'm glad to see that you put the same love and care in other series as you do in HP!
maybe the rat name was Antoine > rephrased to Anone > Anyone > Anyone can cook aka Antoine the Rat can cook
There are a whole lotta holes in this theory, just in the first 5 minutes.
1. The lawyer refers to the DNA sample "you gave me" (speaking to Skinner). Skinner didn't give him Gusteau's hair. He just took it.
2. We saw the hair he took. It was many, MANY times longer than a rat hair.
3. He only took one single hair. If that had been the sample he had to send back (assuming he only sent part of it in the first time so he would even have any more to send) it would still have given the same result the second time because it was the SAME HAIR.
4. You said Skinner had access to Linguini's saliva, so that "had" to be the DNA sample he gave the lawyer, but we see him rip off Linguini's toque moments before they had wine together. He had access to his hair too.
Exactly! This theory feels very poorly executed.
I never would’ve had any of these ideas until now. This is literally the one movie I’d rewatch on a consistent basis every weekend of my young childhood
I just did a rewatch of ratatouille 😂 perfect timing
This whole theory is based on the assumption the skinner took linguini's spit out of the cup (in a scene that was clearly meant to show sknner trying to get linguini drunk enough to admit about his rat) instead of just taking a hair out of linguini's hat/apron/cooking stating while he is not looking/not around
Gusteau said it best: "Just because ANYONE can cook, doesn't mean they should!"
Not only do I think this theory doesn't really hold water at all, but it's also detrimental to Gusteu's character and I think does a DISSERVICE to the story more than it add to it.
Cool.
Why do you think it is "detrimental to Gusteu's character" and "does a DISSERVICE to the story" more than it add to it? Is it because it would mean Remy was wrong to idolise Gusteau?
@@snaketooth0943 , it would mean that Gusteau would be as much of a sham as Linguini was, with the difference being that Gusteau never owned up to it. This theory makes Gusteau out to be a talentless liar for his entire career.
@@SgtSupaman yeah, good point. Now that I think about it, it would also mean that Linguini would be talentless from a talentless father, not talentless from a talented father, thus not driving home the message of the movie.
So yeah, not one of this channel's best theories.
Yeah and as to the not holding water, I wouldn't really consider the hair sample the lawyer took as "Given to him", and if Skinner didn't give Linguine's hair, why would he not wonder why a rat was in Gusteau's hat?
I don’t love Disney apparel, but that Goofy sweater is freaking epic!
I thought the hair came from Linguini's hat
So, I know it has little bearing on the theory but as a french I have to point out that Auguste does not mean "taste" at all, it's something like "great" or "majestic". It just sounds similar to Gusteau and they probably only chose it for the alliteration...
"We need to take a brief moment to talk about today's sponsor Factor because-"
Because one sponsor wasn't enough apparently?
A little chef will always come to a Gusteauin need
So... Gusteau's rat should have been a former human cook too. That makes me think there could be a big conflict between cooking rats (who were humans before) and non-cooking rats.
There should be another video exploring the theory from the rats' point of vew 🤔
First off, that hair the lawyer presented (and held with his bare fingers, good job smearing your own dna all over it) was too long to be any rat's fur and second, if memory serves dialogue confirms that Remy is an outlier in terms of culinary prowess. In fact, it's what gets his father to value him, because he (and he alone) can smell toe difference between poisoned food and clean food. Now obviously that grey blob that you so eloquently called "grey matter" is in fact actual grey matter! Gusteau's brain is so big and full of gourmet ideas that it is bursting out of the top of his head and that's why he wears the hat all the time.
i'm half joking here, but if we're gonna say that linguni's family has a genetic ability to be controlled by rats then does that mean that linguini and sora are related since sora could be controlled by remy too?
Missed a golden opting for a joke in the intro: "Or was a rat pulling the *strands*?"
One thing that I find fascinating is when Skinner tastes the dish at the end (the titular ratatouille).
He tastes it, and in a moment of shock starts to mumble. I'm 93% sure he says "it cannot be", like he knows this specific recipe from somewhere.
The ratatouille causes Ego to have flashbacks to his mother's cooking, and said flashback occurs in the same house from the beginning of the movie. Said house is owned by an elderly woman who loved Gusteau, based on her having his famous cookbook and watching a documentary on him.
So I think we can say the dish Remy made might've been an old Gusteau recipe, one that Skinner would've learned about but has since been forgotten by most of Paris.
Or maybe I'm just crazy.
I find it very funny that while watching this video I was in fact eating a factor meal. 8:18
Gusteau’s rat companion was totally Reme’s mom
Rats only live for 1-2 years though
Since Supercarlinbrothers do a lot of Disney theories, I would love it if they ever did a Miraculous Ladybug theory. Of any kind!
What about a Bluey Theory of any kind. J's kids absolutely love watching and listeners of the Pop know that he would enjoy making it. Or even a Disney Cinematic Universe, but obviously different from Séamus Gorman.
Love your videos
Day 3 of asking J and Ben to make a what if video theorizing what would happen if Harry had a twin sister that looked like Lilly.
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ive heard 'enhance, enhance' before somewhere and its the funniest thing EVER
12:35 when I was little, I thought his name was Meal
And here comes the Disney Trauma: I bet you that the reason the restaurant lost two stars and Gusteau got I’ll and died was because his rat died first. He couldn’t cook after that, both cause of the personal loss and the loss of his “abilities”.
Simple answer: Linguini was abducted by aliens.
Theory falls flat when you relize 2:00 in that the top of Gusteau's head does be bald.
I think Anyone eats Guateau's own prepared food without his rat partner
Art the rat its so simple but clever like a cup coffee
I kinda wanna hear a "these socks are amazing " again just for old time sake, should definitely squeeze one in when we are least expecting it
Plot twist:Gusteaus rat was named Anyone! And he told everyone that Anyone CAN cook @supercarlinbrothers
What Remy is related to Gusteau's rat? Hmmmm. Also, one problem I have with this theory is that Chef Skinner's lawyer said,"I was worried about the hair sample you gave me." Implying Chef Skinner gave the lawyer a hair sample in addition to the hair sample the lawyer took from Gusteau's hat. But I agree with the rest of the theory.
I always thought of that gray thing as an eiffel tower, because of all the eiffel tower imagery
3:24 : "Coincidence? I think not!"
By the way the scene where Remy is captured in the jar by linguini you could see in the background stained glass windows from the Notre Dame. I looked it up on Google Maps that there is water that runs through right next to the Notre Dame and on the other side I believe is where the restaurant is that linguine works at.
So, sorry to break it to you, but, as a graphic designer and artist, I could tell that the red circle you drew to define the bottom of Gusteau's hat (3:12) is actually too small. The white of his hat extends outside of the circle, and, if you were to try completing it properly, it would in fact just barely dip behind his head. Much of what you're using as "rat" is in fact what would be best known as "shading"
Really intriguing theory, regardless!
The layout of the section of the video at the desk was very nostalgically reminiscent of the early days
🎶Oh Remy, the ratatouille, may the world remember your name!!!!!!!!!!!! 🎶
I swear I've seen this video before. Yet it says it was uploaded a few hours ago!? I feel like Marty in BttF 3, when he's talking about a episode he likes, and someone says "what do you mean? It's new." Or something like that.
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great theory 🤔🤔😲 Ratatouille is one of my many favorite movies🎥🎥💜💜💜💜💜
LOL ive had this theory ever since i fist wached this movie and have always thought it was just common knowledge 😂
Nothing to do with this video, but was rewatching "avatar: the last air bender"...not sure if you guys have every covered this, but I am pretty sure the reason air bending is so overpowered is because everyone thinks they are extinct. so no one has been planning or working on techniques on how to combat them for 100 years. makes it kinda of easy for a 12 year old boy to defeat a firebending master, and pretty much everyone else he meets. the only person who tends to make him try a bit is Boomy and that's because he is over 100 years old also and probably the only one in the series trained to combat airbenders. Discuss. thanks.
Did the ending of Ratatouille create beautiful one's
Also can't forget the only other person to be controlled by Remy is Sora in Kingdom Hearts III
One of my favorite things is that rats in the real world are incapable of gagging, so the soup was so bad it broke the laws of biology.
This really cheapens the "anyone can cook" message of the movie, Remy was a special Rat, not any rat could create what he did, cause they don't care about flavor or the process of making food.
Remy's mother was the rat
I kind of assumed everybody knew that he had his own Rat, I thought the movie made it very clear.
Great video by way!!
In Ratatouille verse Gordon Ramsay's expy would have cat under hat
I had this very thought. But to take it in a further step. Maybe not only did he have a rat. But the death of the rat he had, not only lead to the decline of the restaurant in quality. But also sent him into a depression and probably the decline in his health. And from there many explanations for his death could be inferenced. Either he let his guard down and Skinner poisoned him to keep the restaurant afloat for his selfish desires. He could have simply died of a broken heart as he is shown to be such a passionate and emotionally rich person. Or on a sadder note it could have lead him to tale his own life and there may be a cover up to save his legacy by Skinner. Skinner being the one who more than l Iikely found him dead in this circumstance.
You haven't put too much stock into it 😁 I see what you did there!
Emile could also be a nod to Emeril Lagasse
There is a parasite that can infect rats and make them lose fear of cats and humans. Toxoplasmosis. And this same parasite can infect humans. It is theorized that cat ladies may suffer from such conditions. Therefore there’s the possibility of a genetic trait common to rats and humans that would allow for humans to be manipulated by rats (in the way they are supposedly manipulated by cats into taking care of them)