Castlevania - 2x4 Broken Mast - Group Reaction

[@miguelgomes2542]

"I have no fear of death, it always sounded peacefull to me"- The GOAT

[@raphael_2d878]

My man be listening to Pink Floyd

[@TheGreater-ScopeVillain]

*_"You gopping little shit!"_* - Death's likely response

[@Volkrad]

Imagine telling Dracula's number 1 fan and best friend about your plans to betray him.

[@acrabdevis]

Imagine thinking that he knew this guy he just met no long ago, was Dracula's 1 fan and best friend, and he still chose to tell him.

[@sapouso]

The ONE guy Godbrand shouldn't spill the beans to

[@divictus4835]

that was so unlucky of Godbrand lol

[@ErinaBleu]

I have a soft spot for Hector. He is a sad character, Isaac isn't wrong when he says that he's a child in a man's body . He sees things in a very childlike (even if it's dark) way, and he's easy to manipulate because of it, which is why he "flipped" so fast. Carmilla knows what to say to him, because she's the epitome of gaslight gatekeep girlboss lmao

[@PROTVGONIST]

thank you!!!

[@mr.stuffdoer8483]

Fuck “the epitome of gaslight gatekeep girlboss” is legit a perfect description

[@johnnyblue07]

That's my boy Isaac! Godbrand was funny and a cool concept for a vampire, but he's a drop in the ocean that is the sea of Isaac. You've only seen the shores, so sit tight and enjoy Isaac's journey.

[@tango33w]

Don't sleep on Godbrand, if he would have had as much screen time as Issac did through the entire series he'd be a fan favorite

[@lordtouchme]

@@tango33w i can't imagine him having much of a character development

[@tango33w]

@Lord Touch Me Oh he wouldn't have been liked for character development.

[@uhohmykokoro1616]

@@tango33w yeah development is not the only way to make a character enjoyable to watch lol. Sometimes you just want someone to bring the chaos

[@Cybernautz]

this sounds like a cult

[@frnknstndrgqn]

Sypha describing Alucard's loneliness makes me so sad everytime.

[@roguejacket]

Hector wasn't a flip. He preferred dark creatures, but knew that needlessly killing was wrong. That was why he was told they were culling and containing. He was told a lie and followed the path the lie was on because he was concerned not only for humanity, but also for Dracula going to far. That is why he in his innocent mind trusted carmela

[@batsignal3469]

Hector represents the emotional side of his brain and Isaac represents his logical side. So if you think about Dracula let's Hector betray him because he feels what he is doing is wrong. That's why he talked to Isaac and not Hector because he knows if he talks to Hector he could be persuaded to give up on it.

[@pebrockk]

"Hector flips too fast" Words from someone not paying attention.

[@josueroberto7356]

Dracula: “If nobody else got me, I know Isaac got me.”

[@breakwoodhopper6739]

Dracula isn't dumb he can see there's some trouble brewing he just truly doesn't care anymore the one thing that made his life interesting and worth living is gone now basically

[@mamaslillele]

Rest In Peace Godbrand. We hardly knew yee. He was the starscream. An idiot who was way too vocal about his plans to overthrow Dracula, but all of the best lines were around how hated he was. "Everyone you talk to you either kill, fuck, or make a boat out of." and "I don't plan on fucking Godbrand. Not unless all the vampire men, half the women, and some of the animals are dead."

[@notjohn5988]

Ahhhh, the beginnings of Isaac, arguably the best character in the show

[@kylekris5798]

Idk if anyone here remembers the 2004 movie Van Helsing with Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale. The movie explains that the reason Dracula/vampires don’t have a reflection in the mirror is because every mirror suddenly becomes a mystical portal or door of some sort. It was so cool to see the same concept applied here i just got nostalgic lmaoooo

[@Volkrad]

It was actually just the mirror in the in Valerious castle, other mirrors don't turn into portals. I don't remember if in the original Castlevania games mirror-portals were a thing, but in the reboot Castlevania Lords of Shadow mirror-portals were indeed a thing they may have taken inspiration from Van Helsing for that game, and the show may have taken inspiration from Lords of Shadow

[@kitasukirimi988]

I think they missed the fact that belmont’s mirror is just a viewing mirror and not a teleporting one like the one Dracula has.

[@3044Smike]

The reason Issac took down Godbrand so effortlessly is because his whip is a "holy instrument" he wasn't joking when he said the self flaggelation was holy work. Godbrand was just suddenly unable to breath or speak, his throat ripped out and basically on fire (not literally). Issac is fucking terrifying when he needs to be.

[@Egw1103]

🚨Umm guys, What Isaac describes about ppl wanting to use his body parts for Spells & Potions IS A VERY ***REAL*** thing & happens Today to Albino’s mostly. They grind their bones etc sometimes to keep the local Shamans reserves in stock it’s truly tragic. There’s this KID in 1 & he has liiike almost No Fingers. His own neighbors came in the night to drag him from his home & chop him up for spells/potions. This is ReaL😞

[@dept308]

jesussss

[@rangamullet5815]

that is fucked up

[@Sheija]

The Mirror of Erised is what you're talking about (it doesn't teleport you, it shows you your heart's desire).

[@emanymton713]

Hence the mirrored name Erised / desirE.

[@watershipdowneyjr]

They're actually combining the Mirror of Erised from Philosopher's Stone and the Vanishing Cabinet from Half Blood Prince.

[@ayaehab]

they somehow got the mirror and the vanishing cabinet confused lol

[@Cybernautz]

Bazinga

[@PROTVGONIST]

I never really saw Hector’s decision as a “flip,” tbh. Dracula brought that man to his court under false pretenses and Carmilla recognized how to take advantage just like Dracula did. I was wondering what Dracula expected. We just like Dracula a lot. Atm, Carmilla was making sense.

[@mizzy5193]

Y’all have been underestimating Isaac from the start I’m glad you finally see his quality and conviction

[@dannybob42]

Well RIP to Godbrand, he stated his intentions to the wrong forgemaster. Isaac doesn't care about humans, he knows it's a genocide and he's okay about it, too loyal to Dracula to turn on him. Hector however has already been lied to, so it's easier for Camilla to manipulate him for her own plans.

[@Kal-213]

I think Carmilla might have sent him. So that if Isaac was loyal to Dracula, she wouldn't be the one he suspects. But Godbrand's big mouth let Isaac know that she is in on it too.

[@domothebro2435]

When I first saw this my respect for Isaac shot way the hell up because I didn’t think any single human that wasn’t a belmont could solo a vampire general, even with a surprise first strike

[@spinny1737]

Isaac is the best character in the show, hands down ! wait for the greatness

[@goliathxanatos706]

Isaac is my favourite character. Hector is the most naive and complicated character. Two diametrically opposed characters who have their own interpretations of Dracula’s will. Hector annoys me because of how gullible he is and he ends up paying for it later. Isaac on the other hand is so stringent in his thinking that you can threaten him with death and he’ll just smile. The show wouldn’t be the same without either of them.

[@baron6797]

You're confusing the mirror of Erised in the philosopher's stone and the vanishing cupboard in the half blood prince! The mirror shows you what you most desire(erised) and the cupboard 'teleports' you between 2 cupboards

[@ThoraxetheImpaile100]

To clarify, the mirror Trevor and co. found allows one to *view* different locations. The one Dracula was using allows one to travel.

[@keeganbate8935]

Pat: "hector a little bitch" This guy gets it

[@Trepanation21]

Pat barely gets anything 😂

[@noirnoir4276]

PLEASE NOTE : Isaac, necromancy magic/dagger . Is poison to a undead vampire. Which makes it a good weapon and deadly.

[@nairagar7338]

How and why? How about Hector’s hammer tho??

[@TricameralPerspective]

Wow loving your reaction to this series. Isaac is the man

[@KenBiggs]

man, isaac is the best character in the show.

[@Samiii90210]

fr

[@faithgausi89]

my man Isaac has just began. He was the reason i finished this series

[@Jjop017]

I was saddened they killed Godbrand so early. He was far more nuanced than I expected. He is boisterous and brash, but also thoughtful and strategic, and surprisingly diplomatic when he wants to be. He was foolish here in speaking his thoughts to the wrong person. I would have loved for Godbrand to have died in the end of the season at least. Me personally I did end up liking Godbrand more than Carmela. I liked her at first, but the third and final seasons killed her character for me. Dracula is a great villain and he can understand how his subordinates are gradually turning against him. I found it interesting how Dracula wants to die, but also take both humanity and the vampires with him. It is like he is punishing all life for his loss. I wish we had gotten more of the other vampires part of the war council. These episodes are great and I love the vampires, Issac, and Hector’s interactions. I can only imagine how much more we could have gotten if the other vampires were more than just background characters.

[@Bloodyshadow1]

I mean dracula lied to hector first, why should Hector stay on his side once he realized that?

[@manzanasrojas6984]

3:30 navi mistaken the mirror with the teleport cabinet

[@Vendrix86]

she mistakes a lot of things

[@manzanasrojas6984]

@@Vendrix86 ye, sometimes she just talks (stupid things about the show theyre watching) for the sake of just talking about it, taking part in the convo lol

[@ragingraichu219]

The Harry Potter mirror you are thinking of is The Mirror of Erised, which was only seen and used in the first book and movie.

[@silverblade357]

Hector is the Theon of this fucking show!

[@ShasOFish]

Most people: "Isaac isa ride or die kind of guy." Isaac: "...why stop there?"

[@jobinmcgooch]

RIP Godbrand. Gonna miss hearing Peter Stromare 🪦

[@amarlene94]

Ah! I was waiting for this. You guys really make my week ❤

[@blanktip1]

9:55 Japanese performances.

[@demonzabrak]

The mirror from Harry Potter is “the word desire spelled backwards,” because it is a mirror that shows what you desire. Erised.

[@PeverellTheThird]

What's with the quotation marks?

[@mythman30]

in the original series the mirror of erised was never in the room of requirement, harry found it in some abandoned classroom one day when he was just kinda wandering around hogwarts then they moved it somewhere more hidden cause people would get obsessed over it, which turned out to be some secret catacomb of hogwarts somewhere under cerberus where harry ran into quirrel in the first movie. although according to the internet it is mentioned at some point that it USED to be stored in the room of requirement for a long time i think during the fantastic beasts movies but idk cause i haven't watched past the second one also in the deathly hallows part 2 i think its in the room of requirement in the background of a scene with draco and harry before the fire snake thing but idk they might have just reused the prop cause they needed junk to fill the room with.

[@DrWatson4]

Isaac ain’t no weak human he can take on and kill the vampires just as easily

[@Grimjr7]

Hector wants population control and Dracula wants genocide. Dracula lied to Hector which he admitted to Isaac that he did and you guys are surprised and or faulting Hector for betraying Dracula?

[@JaeCyphe]

Isaac hands down best character in the show

[@darknessunknown4384]

You're getting a small peak into Isaac's inner madness; born from his past abuse, and hatred of humanity as a whole. This episode basically sets up part of the prologue of Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. In the prologue, Hector turned on Dracula (having had enough of his brutal ways) and abandoned him during the events of Castelvania 3; so Hector's heel turn, this episode, isn't too surprising.

[@sku242]

godbrand in the opening scene is everyone playing the v rising update lmao

[@officiallyjan8596]

IMO, the relationship between Hector, Isaac and Dracula is more accurate to describe in terms of "perceived equality" rather than "friendship status." I think Dracula is a "friend" of both Isaac and Hector and he does care about them both to comparable extents, but the major difference in Dracula's relationship with Hector versus his relationship with Isaac is more about how Dracula can't engage with them in the same way or to the same extents. Isaac is closest to being a like-minded peer while Hector is someone Dracula admires for his honestly and purity, like an adult admiring the honesty of a child free from the cynicism and pollution of having lived an adult life. Much in the same way that an adult can be friends with a child but not engage with them as "equals," Dracula values Hector for what he is but he's not able to engage with him on his level without lying or pretending due to his own flaws and jaded nature. The adult may value and love the child deeply, and the child may be (arguably) inherently the better person between the two even, but adults are generally too jaded by the events of their lives to truly connect with children as friends, because they view the world from a much more straight-forward point of view which "adults" just can't get back to. To Dracula, Isaac is an equal and Hector is an ideal, both treasured but valued and engaged with differently from each other.

[@raphael_2d878]

GODBRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND just died

[@liamphibia]

Let's A Go... To the Super Mario Bros Movie.

[@cklambo]

Isaac: so u hav chosen death

[@raphael_2d878]

I love the fact that even the horses the vampires use look demonic. Also I don't want to spoil anything if you haven't finished but I wish we actually got scenes with flashbacks showing if Alucard had a good relationship with Isaac and Hector before the war that we see on this show. Of course we know that since these vampires and forgemasters are on Dracula's side they're obviously enemies during the show. But it would be cool to see how Dracula's life was with his family and friends before the church killed Lisa.

[@Mr10before9]

The interesting thing to note about Leon Belmont, is that in the Castlevania lore...he was haunted by the darkness and eventually consumed the Fallen Lord, transforming his body and soul, then renamed himself as Dracula. The lore has Leon as not only the first Belmont, but also Dracula...making Dracula the progenitor of the Belmont family.

[@Tremain]

This show is short and has very few episodes so expect things to happen fast. RIP godbrand.

[@houseofaction]

hector simply wants to limit human numbers while the super simp Issac wants to kill absolutely ALL HUMANS including himself

[@maxdon2001]

Great reaction!

[@tj54441]

Isaac is the star of this show

[@lbrelenh]

Be ready for the GOAT that is Isssac

[@HorrorGeek9]

My boy Isaac 💙 🙌🏾

[@mab2187]

The Japanese vampire is an awesome and sexy design ngl.

[@FabianDenzel-hs8ql]

why the killing scene are not in the reaction ?

[@bloodyynox2033]

"Godbrand was determined to not survive this season"

[@chance757]

-lupa 🤣🤣🤣

[@chillcat7565]

uh that is not the mast he run to... a ship's mast is the one on the sails

[@baron6797]

Damarin said Chinese, everyone take a drink!!

[@ivanhernandez8070]

Isaac is actually a Sufi, which is a sect of Islam. One spiritual practice in Sufism is actually self-flagellation, which is why he whips himself. It’s a much less common practice in today’s world, but probably more prominent around the time this show takes place.

[@robe.1084]

Isaac learned the self harm from the priest he was with when he was a child. It’s not a practice of sufi.

[@ayaehab]

nope, that's misunderstanding of "Sufi" people. Or any sect of Islam at all.

[@Trepanation21]

r/confidentlyincorrect

[@ivanhernandez8070]

@@ayaehab if I'm mistaken, I apologize. Please enlighten me

[@ayaehab]

@@ivanhernandez8070 Sufi people are one of the most peaceful sect in Islam (Islam is peaceful but they are on the top there) They are so peaceful that they detach themselves from everyone else. Perhaps you got Sufism mixed with Shiaa (some of them, the extremists) actually whip themselves on the day Hussain was murdered, day of Ashuraa. but these are the extremists.

[@c3p6]

Can someone please explain to me the “throwing the cloak through the mirror” thing

[@chance757]

vlad wanted to unalive himself; he threw his cloak through into direct sunlight but decided not to step through as well.

[@galaxylucia1898]

No I’m pretty sure he was testing it for Isaac (later in the season)

[@calebrichardson5259]

I sense a massive misunderstanding of Hector's character brewing 😂

[@robertcampbell8070]

The Normies completely misunderstanding a character?? That never happens 😂

[@jackalope_hunter]

i mean hector kinda sucks tho. isaac is where it's at

[@mafuyusato3028]

Kimetsu??? Ep 8????

[@grovegang1078]

6:40 same in reality theres nothing new under the sun remember kurapikas whole clan and there eyes its all based on truth intentional or not😶

[@Nickfurry08]

Hector is gonna be his God lol. It has nothing to do with God 😅😅😂

[@ILOVEPANCAKES2K]

Bloody Tears

[@reginaldmccory5430]

Watch Troll hunters please

[@minuette1752]

The normies need to play a game of who is going to bang who. At this point it is mostly up in the air.

[@ThePenpachi]

I blinked and this reaction was over wtf?

[@Trepanation21]

a 15 minute blink is just dozing off bro.

[@TK-nm3zz]

Where's Demon Slayer new episode???

[@s.dilipkumar6421]

John Wick chapter 4 movie reaction please 💖💗💓💞

[@moonleafteaofthemonth]

Wow I think you guys skipped ahead? Yeah aren't you only on 2x1? Like you finished 1x4 last week.

[@andrewlynch8777]

If you go on the premium link of each week they watched 2 and 3 the last couple weeks

[@chaoticcandy6803]

More bleach please

[@traydevon]

One 20 minute episode a week is just silly. Exactly why I'm waiting until you finish Season 2 to watch all the S2 reactions at once, same for Seasons 3 and 4 if you keep dragging this show out to 32 WEEKS total (8 months), if I don't forget about it by then.

[@officiallyjan8596]

This episode has probably the first major misstep in the series which couldn't simply have been addressed later due to the finality of it; the wasting of Godbrand, the one voiced and characterized general of Dracula's war council other than Carmilla. It came far too early in the narrative without having utilized him much, and reduced the number of "players" at Dracula's court down to... well just Isaac and Carmilla really, and the tension is undermined greatly by another aspect of the court which episode makes very clear; None of these shenanigans are actually escaping Dracula's notice, and the only reason he's "tolerating" them is because he's literally too depressed in general to bother with anything and really would rather just leave it to Isaac and wait, not because he can't or because any of it is actually threatening or clever. Godbrand was essentially the show's golden chance at a believable wrench in everyone else's plans, one that was dangerous to *everyone* because he was sensible enough to see through bullshit but also flawed in ways that kept driving him into conflicts even when it's not wise of him to have done so. Predictable, because we understand his drives and desires and they are very human, but also unpredictable because he's simultaneously deceptively astute and prone to emotional decisions and pushing his luck. In other words, he's *believable, relatable and likeable.* Contrast him with Carmilla, who's primarily motivated by misandry, ego and unwarranted confidence in herself despite her plans continuing to either fail or be proven to have been entirely pointless in the first place. She's not relatable or likeable, nor is she believable or impressive in how she accomplished anything that she does, because she just keeps being lucky then patting herself on the back for pulling off some "scheme" where she was the only player. And yet, Godbrand is the one who bites it here while Carmilla lingers. Still, the show is good in general, just hampered by missteps, with this being one o the first major ones. YMMV.

[@thesauceisme]

taking black peoples parts and using them in that way was actually a thing