You Can See Everything teaser memes started appearing almost immediately because Nathan Fielder somehow found the one person capable of making Nathan Fielder look like the normal guy in a conversation. The first teaser for his secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary is basically Holmes insisting she’s being completely real, Fielder staring back at her, and several uninterrupted seconds where you can physically feel every person watching become less comfortable in their own home.
That’s the trailer.
No explosions. No dramatic narration. Just eye contact that should probably require a waiver.
The A24 documentary, co-directed by Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, follows Holmes beginning 34 days before she reported to federal prison in May 2023. What started as that access reportedly turned into a three-year filmmaking process, culminating in a surprise Telluride screening this weekend. (abcnews.com)
And judging by the initial reactions, audiences have no idea whether they watched a documentary, a psychological experiment or Nathan For You: Theranos Edition.
You Can See Everything Teaser Memes Are Mostly About The Staring
The teaser’s greatest special effect is apparently nobody blinking.
Holmes looks directly at Fielder and insists she isn’t deceiving him. Fielder responds with the facial expression of a man whose soul has opened a second browser tab to research escape routes.
The Larry David comparison is perfect because there is a very specific kind of suspicious eye contact where the conversation has technically stopped but the investigation is still active.
Except Larry usually breaks after six seconds.
This feels like it could continue until somebody confesses to something.
TV Insider collected viewer reactions comparing the trailer to horror and generally expressing some version of “what exactly did I just watch?” (tvinsider.com)
That is generally a very good sign for an A24 marketing campaign.
Nathan Fielder Somehow Found A Project More Nathan Fielder Than Nathan Fielder
The bigger joke is that this project sounds fake even after you know it’s real.
Nathan Fielder secretly spending years embedded around Elizabeth Holmes before prison sounds like something HBO would reveal halfway through The Rehearsal as evidence that the previous six episodes were merely preparation.
And apparently even Fielder is struggling to explain what happened.
At a Q&A after the Telluride premiere, he described the experience as something he still hadn’t completely made sense of, while early critics described the movie as surreal, shocking and deeply strange. Business Insider’s roundup makes it clear that the bewilderment extends well beyond meme accounts. (businessinsider.com)
That’s reassuring.
If Nathan Fielder comes out of a Nathan Fielder project saying, “I’m honestly still processing it,” I would like to know what the rest of us are supposed to do.
This Trailer Is Apparently An Oscar Campaign For Silence
Some people are already joking that the teaser itself deserves awards, which is absurd until you watch it and realize a minute of two people quietly examining each other is somehow more stressful than most $200 million action movies.
Why it matters: the reaction isn’t just “Elizabeth Holmes is back in the news.” Fielder’s entire career is built around blurring sincerity, performance and social discomfort, while Holmes became famous in part because people still argue about where performance ended and belief began. Putting those two energies in the same room was always going to create something unusually hard to categorize.
The meme audience is basically responding to that collision.
The Secondhand Embarrassment Warning Labels Have Begun
There’s also a practical concern for anyone who struggles with Nathan Fielder’s particular flavor of comedy.
You may need to train.
His shows already make some viewers watch through their fingers because every conversation feels three seconds away from becoming socially unrecoverable.
Now add Elizabeth Holmes.
This is like deciding your first roller coaster should be one that technically hasn’t passed inspection.
The full movie arrives in theaters in October, and the early response suggests the teaser hasn’t even begun to explain whatever Fielder and Oppenheim actually made.
For now, the internet has one minute of footage, thirteen different psychological diagnoses for the staring, and absolutely no intention of looking away.
Alex Thompson writes about internet culture like it’s a competitive sport and considers prolonged Nathan Fielder eye contact a legitimate form of cardiovascular exercise.
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Alex Thompson has been chronicling internet culture and meme phenomena for nearly seven years. Starting at CollegeHumor and later becoming lead meme editor at Mashable, Alex has covered everything from vintage internet memes like Rickrolling to recent viral events such as Corn Kid and Grimace Shake. With a keen eye for what connects and entertains digital audiences, Alex writes with humor, relatability, and deep knowledge of online culture. At Thunder Dungeon, Alex is the go-to source for meme analysis, viral breakdowns, and internet nostalgia.
