🕯️Candlelight! 👩‍❤️‍👨Privacy! 🎵Music! ⚔️Hand-to-Hand Combat!

[@1One2Three5Eight13]

Of course Esmeralda's breathing hard in the fight. Her weapon meets Caroline's weight expectations.

[@JillBearup]

😂

[@jefftitterington7600]

The mass distribution is poor for use as a weapon. It takes a great deal of effort to accelerate the end weight from mid staff.

[@OpusCulo13666]

It's not like she has magical powers

[@anthonyhorn5914]

Immediate laughter from me. Well said

[@warriormaiden9829]

​@@JillBearup A fabulous breakdown as always, Jill! Could I possibly request a breakdown of Sudio C's 'Slo-Mo Replay' and 'Thesis Defense'? 😂

[@George_M_]

This ship was why I didn't grow up to be an incel. Having the girl fall for a good guy who isn't the protagonist (who I strongly identified with) and it being okay is incredibly rare in media and important.

[@cmm5542]

Such a good take!

[@ariwl1]

Agreed. And as time goes on more and more I appreciate that Quasimodo didn't end up with Esmerelda in the end as that would have undercut the whole theme. Both Frollo and Quasimodo desired her and eventually had to face the fact that she didn't want them back (at least not romantically in Quasi's case). But where Frollo just loses his mind over that, Quasi accepts it and let's her go. It's the ultimate evidence in who is really the monster and who is actually a good man.

[@Alexplainshow]

@@George_M_ errr she got pair with the good looking one. I rather Qus being portrayed more villainous and being chosen

[@dumpsterhag]

​@@ariwl1This! The more mature stage musical explores it even further because in that version, Frollo actually assaults Esmeralda in an attempt to make her love him, and it's super traumatic. On the flip side, when Esmeralda dies, she tells Quasimodo that he's such a good friend in a very cliche friendzone. But he affirms the title of friend instead of being outraged like many "nice guys." He recognizes that even though she never loved him in a romantic way, she was still always a kind and good friend to him, and that's still love. This is why he's so angry when Frollo says that he might have loved Esmeralda - Quasi sees that what Frollo did to Esmeralda could never have been out of love, and through that, he sees that what Frollo did to him wasn't love either. So Quasi kills Frollo, and the voices of the saints urge him on because this is not a monster killing a man, it's a man killing a monster.

[@thecosmickid8025]

@@Alexplainshow She explicitly views Quasimodo as a boy. Which he is; he's sixteen. He's a student with a crush on the teacher, basically. He's got a good heart, of course, but if you compare how Quasi interacts with her versus how Phoebus interacts with her, Quasi idolizes her as an angel whereas Phoebus actually connects with her as a person. So the final result is a payoff of this setup throughout the movie, and doesn't have anything to do with appearances. It's really very well done on Disney's part; they could have easily screwed this up.

[@MissCaraMint]

I love how he smiles after she lands her blow. Like he’s actually impressed. Which why wouldn’t you be if someone actually manages to land a hit with something so unwieldy.

[@taytribe806]

You've sold more copies in your first year than Harry Potter sold in its first year! So so cool!

[@UncleNavi]

First romance novel I've read and good lord is it wonderful. For those who haven't bought it already, please do.

[@IamMeHere2See]

It took me a while to get sold on the framing device, but it eventually convinced me.

[@weswolever7477]

Hopefully we’ll hear more from Rosamund, Caroline and company soon concerning the mysterious bag of swords.

[@davidfwooldridge3430]

“I’m Pheobus, it means “Sun God”” is still in my arsenal of favorite lines.

[@rebeccat715]

One of my favs is "you leave town for a couple of decades, and they change everything" and telling his horse "Achilles, heel" (hehehe). Though those are obviously not from this scene

[@papabearlives9995]

Stabtha Christie made me laugh for so long I had pause the video. . Thank you so much for that.

[@aw2598]

Was gonna say similar, found yours, and YEP.

[@papabearlives9995]

I just found out that I got a badge for getting two reactions from Jill . I didn't even know this was a thing but I'm very proud to share with you this.

[@JonTanOsb]

I like that the candles blew out with all that swishing about. I was expecting, it being animated, for them to still be lit. I'm glad they paid attention to the little details. Jon in rural BC, Canada

[@Vinemaple]

Hand-animated in classic 2D Disney style. They'd die before letting something like that slide! Yes, they're drawing every single cell, or at least a massive number of them, so it's easier to catch, but they also put _so much attention_ into making it look exactly as realistic as it needed to be, in every particular specific way that mattered. And still keep it looking like an ultra-pretty 2D cartoon.

[@rhubarbjin]

1:19 It's not just you. I also feel an overpowering urge to follow up every "STOP!" with "...CRIED THE ARCHDEACON!"

[@tedweird]

If Rosamund looks like Caroline, and Caroline looks like you, and Leo looks like Caroline's editor, does that imply Leo looks like your husband?

[@thatjeff7550]

And that C's husband looks like Feebus.

[@khathaway414]

Jill and sword fights. Another wonderful start to a day. Thank you Jill. 😃⚔🤺

[@Flytrap]

Stabitha Christie???? Bwahaha! Brilliant!

[@kilroy00011]

I'll start by saying that Hunchback is my favorite Disney movie for every reason, and Hellfire is the absolute best villain song. Second, Fun Fact: Disney would quite often have live actors playing out scenes for animators to use as reference, which is how they got really smooth, life-like animation.

[@czarkiddy9543]

For people who like musicals, there is a Hunchback of Notre Dame musical that uses the music from the Disney movie and also adds some more songs that are very good. It also incorporates more elements from the book, like Frollo's brother, Jehan, and Quasimodo's deafness. It's like a more mature version of the animated movie, but in a way that does not lean into talking too much about sex and cursing. I highly recommend it.

[@cmm5542]

I like musicals! Also like that they put Frollo's brother back in; he was a significant figure in the book!

[@rowanwood1740]

And it has the long version of Bells of Notre Dame that's soooo pretty

[@annamattos8627]

Have you watched the French-Canadian musical, which was inspired directly by the novel and not by the Disney animated version? It has an amazing opening scene and some great songs, too.

[@cmm5542]

​@@annamattos8627No, but now I will have to.

[@annamattos8627]

@@cmm5542 Search for Notre Dame de Paris 1999.

[@elisabeth2166]

"I have to stop myself from adding 'cried the archdeacon' every time I yell stop, that might just be me." I can assure you that it is most certainly not just you. 41, same problem.

[@seanheath4492]

Just to be nitpicky, candelabra is technically the plural form; the singular is candelabrum. 😛

[@LeChevalierduLys]

Didn't know you had a "kid." - Captain Phoebus

[@nonnativenarnian]

*pft* *snicker

[@jonathanwessner3456]

I made my local library buy a copy. Just to share with all the people in my community so they can read it

[@warriormaiden9829]

I put in a purchase request at mine, but they said they couldn't get it right now. 😭

[@AngelavengerL]

That's so cool!

[@jonathanwessner3456]

@@AngelavengerL It just came in, I should be reading it by friday

[@ekij133]

"Justice has a name, and the name that it has, besides justice, is Captain Hammer."

[@JCSalomon]

“And this 🤜, is not the hammer.”

[@davydatwood3158]

Back when I was doing HEMA, we'd often get people complaining that "you couldn't grab a sharp sowrd by the blade! This only works because these are dull!" So the instructor would get a sharp sword, demonstrate that it was sharp enough to slice a loose sheet of paper (which calls for a pretty fine edge, really), and then grab it, bare-handed, by the blade and give the handle to the largest person around and tell him to pull. And of course he was fine. Swords aren't razor-sharp *anywhere* along their length, you have to slice if you want to cut with them. So as long as you don't shift your grip or slide your hand, you can totally hold a sword by the blade.

[@annbrookens945]

...although my cringe response to this is off the charts!

[@cmm5542]

Noted in Things That Someday May Be Good to Know list!

[@davydatwood3158]

@@annbrookens945 ?? I am genuinely confused.

[@Marveryn]

i think there a youtube video of someone demonstrate the holding the sword with the blade for such move as a murder strike. the main thing is not let the blade slide on the hand. Of course it always safer if you have gloves.

[@VaryaEQ]

​@@annbrookens945 Same. 😬😬

[@swampert564]

One of my favorite Disney movies and definitely one of the most underrated ones. Frollo is easily among the most vile and frightening Disney bad guys because his motives are disturbingly real but I too have violent lust for Esmeralda and I haven't done any wide scale evil so probably just a skill issue on his part.

[@jefftitterington7600]

There's still time to develop your villainy skills!

[@annbrookens945]

I detest Frollo. Please don't go in that direction!

[@swampert564]

@@annbrookens945 No need to worry, my wife would be very unenthused if I were to lean into being evil or get filled with religious fervor and I certainly don't have a cool enough voice.

[@AngelavengerL]

@@swampert564 🤣😂🤣

[@slayer0235]

@@swampert564 In my experience, among married couples villainy and religious fervor are only acceptable in the bedroom. And only if the lady requests it.

[@hoabinh555]

Don't forget world famous author too! 😅

[@rolfs2165]

Victor Hugo? Indeed, he is.

[@DerrillGuilbert]

FWIW, I'm about the size of Phoebus - if not as fit, and I've certainly never trained the way he has, never taken the knocks he probably has. But pain isn't ... pain isn't IMPORTANT to me. Like, it can be good information? Oh, I have a cut, I might not know that if it wasn't for the pain. Oh, that one really hurt, I'd better be more careful. I find his reaction to getting a bonk from the candelabra pretty reasonable, especially given the limitations of the hit that you point out.

[@pettespizzaparlor3245]

I always figured that if it was real and also live action, that 'bonk' would have atleast broken his nose and given him two back eyed for the rest of the movie.

[@deadlypandaghost]

Also I love how at the end they create a heart in the negative space between them.

[@altejoh]

10:35 i mean, this is also still a disney movie and, based on earlier scenes not being immediately fatal, operating on cartoon logic on just how much abuse people can survive xD this dude takes so many concussions like a champ though, i love it

[@annbrookens945]

I really never cared for the Hunchback of Notre Dame book, which made me dubious about this movie, since I was an adult when it was released. However, as a good parent of young children, I purchased every Disney film released, so watched this dozens of times. I adored Esmeralda. A feisty heroine? Perfect! And Phoebus was wonderful. It was unexpected to have the romance occur with someone other than the protagonist and...we were ok with it! Frollo is my most hated villain and I really dislike Hellfire, to the point of fast forwarding through it!

[@FenrirWolfganger]

Interesting Ann. I wasn't interested when the movie came out precisely because of the original story, (and partly cause the mid 90's wasn't a good time). Jill's ringing endorsement was 🤔 but yours has pushed me over the edge. I've Disney+ so I'll give it a shot in the next few days.

[@FenrirWolfganger]

A good recommendation, just watched enjoyed and spot on with your character descriptions. 28 years late isn't bad.

[@l.n.3372]

How can you dislike the best Disney villain song ever

[@suzannelucero86]

Oh, Jill! Such wonderful shenanigans! You've put a smile on my face, and also given a face to Captain Collins. I'll be sure to use it the next time I read Just Stab Me Now.

[@jamesanderson6769]

I like how they show him blocking with the bottom end of his sword. She probably isn't swinging it that fast, but it would still have a lot of momentum.

[@codyhood3061]

“Stabatha Christie” love that

[@ieuanhunt552]

Damn I miss proper 2D Disney animation. Can we bring back Disney Renaissance please.

[@kappagrapes]

I got the book a while ago and only got around to reading it last month, but I really liked it! The characters were so vividly characterized! Never would've thought to compare Leo to Phoebus, but I'm certainly seeing it now...

[@thatjeff7550]

I liked your Stabitha Christie model. I used to fence and even taught/coached for a while. I got tired of explaining "parry by the numbers" and switched to what I call "the four corners/quarters" method--High Inside, Low Inside, High Outside, Low Outside--and explained the four corners intersect where the blade meets the bell, thus they are constantly moving around. Worked pretty well for my 7-10 year old students.

[@PurpleandWhiteStories]

Sees a Jill thumbnail. Also sees Esmeralda and Pheobus. That was a well done flirty fight. I remember being dubious about a Disney adaptation of Hunchback, so I read the abbreviated version of the book. Took my younger self nearly all summer to read it. I watched the film after and thought it was a fair adaptation, given the happy ending it had. Found out later Victor Hugo did an opera version where he wrote the happy ending. The music is excellent! And how they did the rose window impressed me as well.

[@lisa_wistfulone7957]

Learning from you that Victor Hugo wrote an operatic happy ending significantly improves my opinion of his original story! I’ve struggled to get through the book knowing it all ends in tragedy.

[@resurgam_b7]

I'd love to see breakdowns of some more Avatar: The Last Airbender fights. You've done the final Agni Kai, but what about, you know, all the other ones 😄

[@MateodeJovel]

I think Sokka's sword fights might be up her alley

[@ChrisHendricks]

@@MateodeJovel The Piandao fight was my first thought too (Season 3, Ep 4). Other weapon fights include Zuko's first meeting with Sokka (Season 1, Ep 2) and Zuko vs the lazy Earth Kingdom soldiers in Zuko Alone (Season 2, Ep 7).

[@jammer2isme]

... we can't spam the Like button for Stabatha Christie. that's got me cheesed.

[@kohakuaiko]

Cheddar?

[@jammer2isme]

@@kohakuaiko Wensleydale. to go wit the crackers while having tea on the moon of course

[@Dragonmoon1598]

Great review. It's easy to see a "sword fight" and assume it's the same old scene. It is nice to get an outside perspective. Looking forward to your next armor review. 😁

[@emmimiller3677]

I'm not saying I imagine Phoebus whenever a blonde man in armour is mentioned in a book but... yes, this is Leo in my head. 😂

[@BryonHendrix-cs8tm]

Not to mention that she didn't follow thru with the hit with the candle stick

[@knightofarnor2552]

Fun fact: "Quasi modo" is a Latin phrase meaning "Almost as if". I haven't seen the movie (or read the original book) but I'm inclined to assume Frollo named him that because he views Quasimodo as only "almost" human.

[@cmm5542]

Yes, that is spot on accurate, well done.

[@geoffroi-le-Hook]

Possibly. He was found / left at the Cathedral on Quasimodo Sunday, known by some as the First Sunday after Easter; the name of that Sunday comes from the Latin text of 1 Peter 2:2. From Hugo's translated text, found on Wikipedia: He baptized his adopted child and called him Quasimodo, either because he wanted to indicate thereby the day on which he had found him, or because he wanted the name to typify just how incomplete and half-finished the poor little creature was.

[@cmm5542]

​@@geoffroi-le-HookYes, the book was more ambiguous (about everything). But in the film they definitely went for the latter interpretation.

[@lisa_wistfulone7957]

@@geoffroi-le-Hook The statement in the book is likely intended to be light irony. When we first meet Frollo, we are also (like the in-story characters) unsure of his intentions in the naming. Over time, however, we can clearly see that he treats and believes the boy to be less than fully human. The author pointing out the possibility sets the stage for the reader to ask questions, particularly about prejudice and discrimination.

[@3katfox]

Im so glad im not the only one who noticed that animation flaw as a child

[@ShakesZX]

4:56 The reason for the inconsistency is probably that Esmeralda and Phoebus were most likely animated on different cels. You can see Esmeralda react to being kicked before his foot would make contact. So I would assume both characters were drawn separately and then overlayed when filming.

[@SandrA-hr5zk]

I already know I want to hear 9 & 1/2 hours of you bantering with yourself. I've already read the book and passed it on to a friend.

[@WarmLillie]

Lusallie: “I have a candle Abra and I’ll take your sword… I’m scrappy and like to parry!!!” “I have the power of God and Disney’s protagonist energy on my side.”

[@IronmanV5]

Who doesn't like a good flirty fight?

[@alphonsorichardson5635]

40 000 copies? Outstanding!!! Ya done good, Kid, well done - you bloody earned it! I was going to suggest you for the Wolverhampton Literature Festival - various reasons meant I missed the cutoff date. D'oh! I might still try & be a bit cheeky & see if I can sneak a 'suggestion' in.

[@bartz0rt928]

I'd say Disney's Hunchback _contains_ a good movie. The awkward tonal shifts to the shenanigans of the comic relief characters is just... bad. They clearly added it in when they thought "Oh crap, this is supposed to be a kids' movie. Uhh, quick! Let's follow up the beautifully juxtaposed Heaven's Light / Hellfire sequence with a few minutes of the gargoyles clowning about." I'm all for family-friendly entertainment, but that's not what this movie is. It's a mature story (by which I mean it has themes that children just won't understand) that they crammed some mindless children's entertainment into because they were scared to commit to it.

[@EriktheRed2023]

Hello, Ms. Christie. I don't have a candelabra, so please don't stab me.

[@rowanwood1740]

As a note- I really liked the disney musical of this movie. It changes a decent amount of things (no spoilers) but I felt like it gave the musical the somewhat more serious tone while still preseving some of the humor. It returns to the book for a some of the plot plot points, and it also has amazing songs and the modt beautiful 7 minute version of the bells of notre dame. Go see it/listen to it, everyone!

[@lisa_wistfulone7957]

Well said. This!

[@owensmith7530]

Back when Disney knew how to make a good film. They've since forgotten again, for about the third time in their history.

[@azrielwest2810]

I heed the call of the notification! This is my favorite Disney movie, I’m so excited to hear your thoughts on it!

[@andrewshaughnessy5828]

I still have to fast forward through the part where Quasimodo is being pelted on the wheel - too upsetting. Tony Jay made Frollo one of the great movie villains, and some of the songs are real show-stoppers!

[@teresaellis7062]

I have heard you read the first part of you book and YES! YES! YES! I want nine hours of you reading your book. I devoured the ebook in just shy of two days...I had to sleep and work or it would have been just one day. 😏😏

[@cristotheranger4263]

Knowing you made an Animorphs reference in an upcoming video is incredible! Now I’m looking forward to the next armor review even more.

[@anderporascu5026]

Ah, a good episode m'lady. I especially love the message in Hunchback of Notre Dame which teaches the heart is grandly more important than the image.

[@davedujour1]

BG3 armor reviews! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAAYAYAYAYYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@QALibrary]

0:20 Jill “I am all grown up now” are you sure about that? Age is just a number if you don’t know :P

[@classicslover]

MY point exactly! Internet High Five!

[@johnbeauvais3159]

I’ve never grown up, I still love all the exact same things I did when I was 4 years old.

[@danielburgess7785]

Pants stealing is right out.

[@IAmTheAce5]

This is why I love being a patron! I got this early, made my clever comment, and now I get to indulge all over again

[@kristine9823]

Touche! Yes this is an awesome fight. I was old enough myself when Hunchback came out to understand the whole context of Hellfire, enough to be really uncomfortable and like, "wth Disney, this is a kids' movie!" YAY audiobook! And oh yes, I am looking forward to the BG armor review. I had the same reaction, like, okay, a little boob plate, but the rest seems goo--OMG!

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

I’m looking forward to the audio version! Will definitely be buying it no need for a sample for me.

[@mildlycornfield]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL movie, but I never watched it as a kid because it was too scary 😅

[@kenbrown2808]

and I am suddenly thinking "the hatchback of notre dame" should have been an easter egg in Cars.

[@cmm5542]

Same, but I read a 'picture book' about Esmeralda and she totally became my icon 😁

[@lisa_wistfulone7957]

@@kenbrown2808 Which has me suddenly thinking about Easter eggs in hatchbacks and a scene in “Steel Magnolias” with an open hatchback overstuffed with dyed eggs that get smashed just before delivery to the Easter Egg Hunt.

[@TheGreatJohnPlays]

I got as far as the description of his thick wavy blonde hair and assumed Leo was based on Jack who runs Sword and Scoundrel. Certainly that's who I hope you cast in the eventual Netflix adaption

[@FenrirWolfganger]

Not Netflix, they'll cancel it before Captain Collins fishes Rosamund out of the river! But a vote for your casting suggestion.

[@rebeccat715]

My favorite fight scene!!! I was so excited to see this one covered!

[@NW-rc2kw]

I'm so excited to see Jill Bearup do Baldur's Gate armor! Jill, I hope you see this because there's so many different armor sets I would love to see reviewed! You should do a contrast between initial armor sets and end game sets!

[@eliabeck689]

I'm so excited! Just from the clip alone, I know it's going to be a great video!

[@stephanieturner6912]

Your curls are 🤌. Amazing. I love Beauty and the Beast, favorite Disney movie but the music is wonderful for this movie.

[@cmm5542]

I also love Beauty and the Beast 🥰 - but Esmeralda's song just gives me chills every time. And girl swings a mean candelabra!

[@stephanieturner6912]

@ the opening song for Hunchback is possibly the best of any Disney. And the first chord gives instant chills!

[@johntabler349]

The problem with this movie is that kids were too old for it by the time they were old enough to understand it having said that the animators attention to detail and skill of storytelling is superb

[@cmm5542]

Completely agree. Loved Esmeralda and Phoebus' love story (which is NOTHING like the book so they might as well have written something original), but Frollo and his motivations are too dark and complex to go along with talking gargoyles!

[@dancedancelauren]

STABBETHA CHRISTI I had to pause your video to laugh, holy wow. That struck my funny bone just right. (Haha, puns.)

[@WhiteRaven696]

I need Jill to either become a professional author, or become a Hollywood stuntwoman because that would be so cool.

[@cmm5542]

Why not BOTH?

[@chadsmith8966]

okay found a online calculator for iron rods (strange those exist but I'm not complaining) and little guess work for the base and head, the candelabra could weigh anywhere from 13 to 20 pounds. Swinging around that much wrought iron, if it's even made from mild steel, would wear anyone out. It's actually impressive Esmeralda was able to swing it around as long as she did. Side note: If the candelabra was made from lead, it would be even heavier. Weighing anywhere from 16 to 30 pounds easily.

[@saravoaides]

I see Jill. I see Hunchback. I like. 💜

[@stewartsmalls2024]

"Be Prepared" is the BEST Disney villain song. Scar is one of the few characters that actually achieves their goals for more rhan a few minutes. Maleficient is another. He kills the king chases away the prince and spends 2-3 years as King of the Jungle whole his nephew matures. "Be Prepared" is the greatest Disney villain song.

[@courtneybermack]

I favor Poor Unfortunate Souls, but there's so many good ones. This one is just so... adult, and terrifying. It's like they shoved a Sweeney Todd song in there.

[@penguinlove9428]

I would beg to differ that hellfire is the best, primarily because it is pretty much the only "I want" song for a villain in Disney. All of the others are some sort of plan explanation. That said, be prepared is incredible.

[@lisaroper421]

I agree with you, Be Prepared is my favorite!

[@MissCaraMint]

I donne. I prefer Hellfire. It’s so dark and it’s got that operatic choir in it. And Latin. Chills.

[@pettespizzaparlor3245]

​@@penguinlove9428 would the Gaston song be an "i want" song? It is mostly and explanation on how awesome Gaston is, and has a plan I there. But is sold around his 'want'? Hat in the ring, I was the right age when Little Mermaid happened, so I go with Poor Unfortunate Souls. Favorite song from that movie was the Chiefs'

[@cmm5542]

It's been WAY too long since I've seen this. Thank you Jill! 💞 Esmeralda was always one of my role models, and I don't care what anyone says, she IS an official Disney princess! 😍 But my favourite Disney villain song is still a toss-up between 'Be Prepared' and 'Poor Unfortunate Souls!' 😁 Completely Random Trivia No One Asked For: Frollo is WORSE in the Disney film than he is in the book. In the book, being a priest who's supposed to be celibate, he's initially ashamed of perfectly natural attraction to Esmeralda and ultimately projects that onto her and gets sadly twisted. (And for some reason, autocorrect changed Frollo's name to 'Trollop.' I kid you not 💀)

[@James-n6e]

Was just in a production of the Broadway version. Looking up the translation of the Latin chanting in Hellfire made it all the better. It goes, approximately, thusly: It's not my fault [It is your fault] I'm not to blame [It is your fault] It was the Gypsy girl, the witch who sent this flame [It is entirely your fault]

[@cmm5542]

Oooh, now that IS cool! Studied Latin in uni, but forgotten enough to where it's difficult to pick up on in counterpoint! Thanks 😊

[@Caitydid561]

It's funny to me just how long it took me to realize that Phoebus looks the way he does because Phoebus is the first part of one of the titles of the sun god Apollo. Phoebus Apollo. So Phoebus is as golden as the sun. Edit: Also, the thing with Phoebus's foot not quite being in the right position when he trips Esmeralda is the same sort of animation flow trick as Elsa's braid "glitching" through her shoulder in Frozen. Our eyes are meant to be on the faces, not the feet, and it just looks smoother.

[@archmageeldran2567]

It is interesting to compare this scene with the Snow White fight you did a while back as both have an inexperienced female fighting a far more experienced and skilled male opponent who isn't necessarily taking the fight as seriously. I much prefer this one for multiple reasons. For one you aren't supposed to think that Esmerelda is this guys equal in a fight and when she lands hits it is because she is fighting dirty and with assistance which we have seen is her preferred method of dealing with sticky situations. Second is while the guy is being cocky he still seems to understand that his foe could hurt him and he gets punished when he goes too far.

[@sylviariley2637]

Oooo can you review the Green Arrow v. Black Canary sparring match in Justice League Unlimited? It's so flirty and fun

[@delfinenteddyson9865]

3:45 to be fair, I would have a hard time seeing a woman as a threat if she is slender and a head shorter than myself, even if she had a knife in her hand.

[@Kestrel1313]

I always forget how much I love this movie when I haven't seen it in a while, and its always such a joy to come back to. I wanted to be Esmeralda so badly as a kid. I had a doll of her and she was the best because she was fully articulated, supposedly because she was a dancer, but that just meant she was the doll who could go on the best action adventures!

[@celiafaux5514]

I love this!! Have you ever considered doing analysis of the 1982 Scarlet Pimpernel? I love that movie and it seems like it would very much suit your comic/character-development-heavy taste in material for analysis!

[@trevorstewart1308]

Comment of positive support and cheese

[@omiai]

This is my favourite Disney movie, so I'm glad to see some appreciation for it!

[@bobstine3785]

What a lovely episode! ❤

[@Alexplainshow]

"I am losing to a bird" Repeatedly recited by another top selling author/KZbinr

[@chrishandy9172]

Can we really appreciate how strong Esmerelda is? That candelabra would likely be solid iron and weigh ~50lbs (22.7kg). Even if she were a trained combatant weilding that thing would be a pretty epic endeavor.

[@youremakingprogress144]

No wonder Esmerelda gets tired swinging that candlestick around - it looks very heavy and unwieldy. She may not be a trained fighter, but it seems that she is clever in how she uses it.

[@rubz1390]

I didn't realize that Jill has been on KZbin for that long; and that stage fighting wasn't always her niche on KZbin.

[@JillBearup]

Luckily the denizens of tiktok have not noticed that I’m old yet 😁

[@QALibrary]

Jill back back again!

[@larsgottlieb]

So .. When is the sequel coming out? .. 2 .. 1 .. *duck*

[@zigzagperson]

Love that the captions decided "yoinks" should be "yeets" 😂

[@albiesspace]

Iiinteresting, I always imagined Captain Collins as having darker hair

[@jonskowitz]

9-1/2 hours of Jill-sass? Yes please!

[@AutkastKain]

Just reaching the climax of your book, and it would have been really useful to know Captain Collins looks just like this guy so my brain could imagine it all a little bit better lol

[@nigeltrotter2886]

4:46- Ah yes. The old Eowen treatment. 8:22- Especially if it's Lancelot from The First Knight

[@mudcrab3420]

So, Quasimodo is getting on and decides he really needs to hire an assistant to help ring the bells. He places an ad in the market square and goes back to his tower to go about his normal day to day business. Next day to his surprise he hears a knock on the door. So down he goes where he is surprised to find this man who no arms standing there. "Ummm... Hi?" "Quasimodo? I am here about the job as assistant bell ringer that you listed in the market square." "You what?" "Quasimodo. I am here about the job as assistant bell ringer..." "You've got no arms!" "Not a problem. Allow me to join you in the bell chamber and demonstrate my skill." So Quasimodo shrugs and leads the man up the stairs. They go up each and every flight until they reach the bell chamber at the top of the bell tower. Quasimodo, still bemused, stands back and allows his guest to perform his audition. The man looks at the bell, carefully paces up a run up and then turns and launches himself at the bell, headbutting into side of the bronze mass. The bell chimes, pure and loud and swings away. Quasimodo is impressed but before he can comment the heavy bell swings back, strikes the man and knocks him off the bell tower. "Bugger!" says Quasimodo as he looks over the edge to the street below. "Best get down there." So Quasimodo runs down the stairs, pausing briefly for breath and then out onto the street. Outside a crowd has gathered and a police man spies Quasimodo and approaches him. "Quasimodo? This man has just fallen from your bell tower. He is unfortunately dead. Do you know his name so we can contact his next of kin?" "His name?" says Quasimodo, "No, I don't know his name, but his face rings a bell!" . . . I'll get my coat.

[@cmm5542]

Have you got any more? 😂

[@NicolaeHolley]

I've never felt so seen as when you said you have to deliberately hold back from saying "said the Archdeacon" every time you say "stop."

[@cucamongaphilips]

For a sassy fight, there's also the opening scene of Roxanne. That was fun.

[@christina_1313]

Haven't watched this movie in ages. I love your detailed analasys on this fight because I would never have noticed how cool it is :D

[@QALibrary]

Wonder if Jill will do a review of Diablo 1 to 4 games armour - there was/still is? A great review from a player of the games reviewing the amour as a fashion designer or reviewer etc it is very funny and informative and scathing about the different colours especially

[@Repicheep22]

Stabitha Christie! Oh my gosh, I haven't laughed that hard in a while!

[@UpLateGeek]

That shot when you demonstrated 5a was very cinematic. The way your face was framed between the blade and your arm, and the way you were staring directly into the camera made it look like you had just rebuffed your enemy/love interest, and were right about to spring into the fight! Very dramatic.

[@springerjkreb]

I would like to recommend Scaramouche with Stewart Granger. Three major sword fights, three levels of skill on the main character's part, and the third fight is almost seven minutes long.

[@MegMarchSews61]

I just watched this movie for the first time a couple of days ago!! What a coincidence 😂