diff --git a/repl/bytecode_inspector.c b/repl/bytecode_inspector.c
index da5b2fd..9dd3c4f 100644
--- a/repl/bytecode_inspector.c
+++ b/repl/bytecode_inspector.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ int inspect_read(unsigned char* bytecode, unsigned int pc, unsigned int jumps_ad
 			unsigned int jumpValue = *((unsigned int*)(bytecode + jumps_addr + indexValue));
 			char* cstr = ((char*)(bytecode + data_addr + jumpValue));
 
-			printf(MARKER "READ STRING %u '%s'\n", MARKER_VALUE(pc, unsigned char), indexValue, cstr);
+			printf(MARKER "READ STRING [%u] '%s'\n", MARKER_VALUE(pc, unsigned char), indexValue, cstr);
 
 			return 8;
 		}
@@ -365,13 +365,23 @@ int inspect_read(unsigned char* bytecode, unsigned int pc, unsigned int jumps_ad
 			printf(MARKER "READ FUNCTION '%u' (%d params)\n", MARKER_VALUE(pc, unsigned char), *((unsigned int*)(bytecode + pc + 4)), bytecode[pc + 2]);
 			return 8;
 
-		case TOY_VALUE_ARRAY:
-		case TOY_VALUE_TABLE: 
+		case TOY_VALUE_ARRAY: {
+			unsigned int count = *((unsigned int*)(bytecode + pc + 4));
+			printf(MARKER "READ ARRAY %u elements\n", MARKER_VALUE(pc, unsigned char), count);
+			return 8;
+		}
+
+		case TOY_VALUE_TABLE: {
+			unsigned int count = *((unsigned int*)(bytecode + pc + 4));
+			printf(MARKER "READ TABLE %u elements (consuming %u values)\n", MARKER_VALUE(pc, unsigned char), count / 2, count);
+			return 8;
+		}
+
 		case TOY_VALUE_OPAQUE:
 		case TOY_VALUE_ANY:
 		case TOY_VALUE_UNKNOWN:
 		default: {
-			printf(MARKER "READ %s (unhandled by inspector)\n", MARKER_VALUE(pc, unsigned char), Toy_private_getValueTypeAsCString(type));
+			printf(MARKER TOY_CC_WARN "READ %s (unhandled by inspector)" TOY_CC_RESET "\n", MARKER_VALUE(pc, unsigned char), Toy_private_getValueTypeAsCString(type));
 			return 4;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/repl/main.c b/repl/main.c
index 225828f..5b60fc2 100644
--- a/repl/main.c
+++ b/repl/main.c
@@ -265,17 +265,17 @@ static void debugStackPrint(Toy_Stack* stack) {
 	if (stack->count > 0) {
 		Toy_Bucket* stringBucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 
-		printf("Stack Dump\n-------------------------\ntype\tvalue\n");
+		printf("\n" TOY_CC_NOTICE "Stack Dump" TOY_CC_RESET "\n" TOY_CC_NOTICE "%-20s%-20s" TOY_CC_RESET "\n", "type", "value");
 		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < stack->count; i++) {
 			Toy_Value v = ((Toy_Value*)(stack + 1))[i]; //'stack + 1' is a naughty trick
 
 			//print type
-			printf("%s\t", Toy_private_getValueTypeAsCString(v.type));
+			printf("%-20s", Toy_private_getValueTypeAsCString(v.type));
 
 			//print value
 			Toy_String* string = Toy_stringifyValue(&stringBucket, Toy_unwrapValue(v));
 			char* buffer = Toy_getStringRaw(string);
-			printf("%s", buffer);
+			printf("%-20s", buffer);
 			free(buffer);
 			Toy_freeString(string);
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static void debugScopePrint(Toy_Scope* scope, int depth) {
 	if (scope->count > 0) {
 		Toy_Bucket* stringBucket = Toy_allocateBucket(TOY_BUCKET_IDEAL);
 
-		printf("Scope %d Dump\n-------------------------\ntype\tname\tvalue\n", depth);
+		printf("\n" TOY_CC_NOTICE "Scope Dump [%d]" TOY_CC_RESET "\n" TOY_CC_NOTICE "%-20s%-20s%-20s" TOY_CC_RESET "\n", depth, "type", "name", "value");
 		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < scope->capacity; i++) {
 			if (scope->data[i].key.info.length == 0) {
 				continue;
@@ -300,12 +300,12 @@ static void debugScopePrint(Toy_Scope* scope, int depth) {
 			Toy_String k = scope->data[i].key;
 			Toy_Value v = scope->data[i].value;
 
-			printf("%s\t%s\t", Toy_private_getValueTypeAsCString(v.type), k.leaf.data);
+			printf("%-20s%-20s", Toy_private_getValueTypeAsCString(v.type), k.leaf.data);
 
 			//print value
 			Toy_String* string = Toy_stringifyValue(&stringBucket, Toy_unwrapValue(v));
 			char* buffer = Toy_getStringRaw(string);
-			printf("%s", buffer);
+			printf("%-20s", buffer);
 			free(buffer);
 			Toy_freeString(string);
 
diff --git a/scripts/test_compounds.toy b/scripts/test_compounds.toy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f04d458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test_compounds.toy
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+//array outside a table
+var a = [
+	[1, 2, 3],
+	["alpha": 1, "beta": 2, "gamma": 3],
+	[7, 8, 9],
+];
+
+print a;
+
+//table outside an array
+
+var t = [
+	"alpha": [1,2,3],
+	"beta": [4,5,6],
+	"gamma": [7,8,9],
+];
+
+print t;
+
+//we need to go deeper
+
+var deeper = [
+	[1, 2, 3],
+	[
+		"alpha": [1,2,3],
+		"beta": [4,5,6],
+		"gamma": [7,[
+			"delta":10,"epsilon":11,"foxtrot":12
+		],9],
+	],
+	[7, 8, 9],
+];
+
+print deeper;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/test_tables.toy b/scripts/test_tables.toy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de06324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test_tables.toy
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//snipped out of the tests, this seems fine?
+
+//nested
+var example = [
+	"outer": ["inner": true],
+	"alpha": 1,
+	"beta": 2,
+	"gamma": 3
+];
+
+print example;
+assert example == ["alpha": 1, "beta": 2, "gamma": 3, "outer": ["inner": true]], "nested tables failed";
+
+return example;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/scripts/test_tables.toy b/tests/scripts/test_tables.toy
index 44567fa..e52a877 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/test_tables.toy
+++ b/tests/scripts/test_tables.toy
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ a["beta"] = 6;
 print a;
 assert a == ["alpha": 1, "beta": 6, "gamma": 3], "1-D tables failed";
 
-//BUG: nested tables causes an issue under GDB, idk why the tests pass without it
+//WONTFIX: Nested tables cause an issue under very specific circumstances: run under GDB, in verbose mode, only in github's CI runner. The reason is unclear.
+
 //nested
 var b = [
 	"outer": ["inner": true],