oh shit that’s my TT at 9:32!!

16:26 "what Curt wants and needs is to once again be able to trust in others and through that himself" Yes this! Trust comes up throughout this musical so much in such a beautiful way. The way Owen and Curt's trust for one another is so clearly displayed throughout the first scene, the way that trust being broken is the catalyst for everything to come. And then Tatiana feels like a reversal of that. She betrays Curt before they even have a chance to form any trust. But then she saves him and they form a bond, they let each other in and are now able to trust in one another. I think this focus on trust is especially present just by having a gay protagonist set in the 50s-60s. It's very subtle as it's not the focus of the musical, but it's still so incredibly important. The fact that Curt and Owen live in a world where they can't trust anyone with their secret is an integral part of the story despite only being brought up directly in one line. This video is so very well done

6:01 this is the funniest thing i've ever seen fr

Wait ur that ao3 author too ugh you’re so cool 😭

close enough, welcome back hozier and elvis

Owen could have been by a girl and it’d still be gay

Rewatching 40 times a day honestly

They really did this. For us.

LOVE THIS AU

HEY MAN WHAT THE FUCK (<-- in tears)

To honour... hittin on her, gettin on her, stayin on her, and if u cant come in her; come on her. God bless america.

In my mind's eye I was seeing the lights from Twisted over their heads: FÛCK EACH OTHER. 😆

Curt enjoying it wayyyy too much

Curt needs either Owen or Tatiana to keep him in check at all times or he himbos too hard and gets in trouble.

I love this and I love the analysis of the safehouse scene in particular because I love how opening up to someone and making friends completely changes Curt's outlook on life, which is reflected in the music. The fact that there are no instances of the remembrance motifs in the following songs, I love that, it shows Curt is finally able to live his life without the memory of Owen haunting him for the first time. And then how you pointed out that the next time the motif appears it's actually sung by Owen himself - I love that, it's this amazing representation of Curt's memories and feelings getting twisted against him and used to hurt him. This was a great essay, it articulates so well why this musical is so good.

What show is this from???

the game changer audio omg i love it

Me at 4:48 : Lmao it’s so in character hahah WAIT WHAT FID HE SAY-

They really managed to make this number gayer

Watch out! 🍌

This actually destroyed me. I love them so much I can't breathe. The arm thing THE ARM THING. Seriously though this video made me request the 54 Below digital ticket for Valentines Day and now I've rewatched this performance a truly unreasonable number of times. Joey and Curt both sound incredible here, this song is easily my favorite vocal performance for both of them, and they even put a lil sauce on it to give all the curtwen folks a heart attack. I hope every time they perform this song it gets 10% gayer

I'm crying over 6:00 😭😭😭😭😭😭

where did u get the recording of this w/o the editing i cant find it anywhere 😓

Curt's duets with kids as agent curt make my week

I might just get tiktok to follow curt mega. Also I wonder if future mega learned that gay marriage is legal now…

4:37 completely took me out, i had no-idea where it was going 😭😭

suuuree mega, "money lots of money"... i know what you are

Does this whole video exist online?

This video rocks! I'm a huge Starkid fan (obvious if you look at my channel) but Spies Are Forever is the only musical I've watched from their sister company so I love seeing it broken down in this way.

6:36 ummm can we get a version of SAF where curt mega plays owen carvour and joey richter plays curt mega please

I hate what Curt does to this fandom (I love what Curt does to this fandom) I hate what Curt does to this fandom

why did Curt doing the Owen monologue make me almost sob at 1:50am

wonderful video! i always really enjoy in-depth analysis of the musicals i like, and i rarely see these types of videos being done on starkid(-adjacent) musicals, so this was a real treat :)

SPYFALL 😭

the ENERGY i adore the callback to the opening numbers choreography

FIRST ONE HAD ME SCREAMING

4:54 brosenthal is me constantly about Curt and Joey

money, LOTS... of money...

Guess what my new ringtone and phone wallpaper is lol. 9:11

You pointed out Owen's hesitation when Curt brings up their past but you missed a thing that i don't think anybody really notices? i screamed about it on tumblr a couple years ago but i don't think anyone's mentioned it since. The thing i view equally as important (if not more so) is that Owen's gun is _uncocked_ for the majority of the staircase scene. He only cocks it after reprising Coldest Goodbye, having reminded himself of the way Curt hurt him. Meanwhile, Curt cocks his gun *the moment* the staircase scene begins. I will forever be fascinated by this, even if it's just there to make the reprise sound cooler via the clicking sound. It is such a Choice, to have Owen be as good as unarmed during the first couple of minutes.

Wait where did you get this video?

i need to know where to get The Curt Mega Jacket so bad

This show and particularly this video is my roman empire.

At the beginning I automatically went "..Titty Mitty" along with the video without even realising that might be the bit and I absolutely lost it

i’m so gay for joey richter

This is a FANTASTIC essay! I hope you make more in the future. You're very eloquent!

The arm grab is actually cruel I am going to cry

i miss them so muchhhhhh 😭 also loving ur added text in this video lmao

Almost shouted out loud when I heard the Ride The Cyclone audio. Past interests appearing in videos about current interests is like the best kind of jumpscare