The ropes and guillotine prop look ominous, but the crew has a more practical concern: getting the dialogue and timing right. In SML Anthony's "Is Brooklyn Guy ☠️? #sml #secretdoor", puppeteers rehearse a captive character's pleas, perform the threatening exchange and finish with an off-camera call of "Cut." It is staged puppet peril, with the people making it plainly in view.
That glimpse of the work behind the scene is the channel's most active upload right now, drawing about a thousand views a day. "New SML puppets! #sml" is next among the active older videos, followed by "Pooby's Baby Back Ribs #sml #chilis". The puppets themselves and the crew around them are supplying the week's viewing without anything new being posted.
SML Anthony collected roughly 86,000 views over the week. Daily viewing is close to its usual level, and the subscriber count was unchanged. Nearby comedy channels PovGirl8995 and Merloys had much larger weekly audiences; here, the useful detail is smaller and more revealing: a few seconds of rehearsal before the characters take over.