with regards to Caliborn mocking John’s childhood, this focus on the purple clown fridge magnet (with accompanying shitty little green monster?) also feels like it foreshadows Gamzee’s appearance; which makes me wonder if Caliborn’s whole family unit - teenage son, father who clowns and bakes, and a bunny - is meant to be a perversion of John’s upbringing?

(Gamzee is a clown because he belongs to the cult of Lord English; so in essence, like John’s dad, he’s only a clown because he thinks his son likes them? while the implication of Caliborn’s behaviour in the credits is that he’s only a clown through Gamzee’s influence; another classic family misunderstanding)