[Zathura] A comprehensive theory: Walter never cheated, the game glitched, and it changes the meaning of the original timeline.

Theory Briefing

• The fan theory argues Walter never cheated — the game's magic short-circuited trying to track two versions of Walter simultaneously.
• Walter surviving the space ejection is offered as proof the timeline was already altered, since his older self didn't exist yet to save him in the original run.
• In the proposed original timeline, the turn-order shift never happened, meaning Danny drew the wish card instead of Walter.
• The theory reads Danny as a child who felt like a burden, making a wish to erase himself — the darkest possible reading of the film's emotional core.
• The Astronaut's lie about making the wish is reframed as an act of protection, sparing young Walter from knowing his cruelty drove his brother to self-erasure.