A Murder in the Alley | Drawtectives | Midnight Alley, Episode 2

[@hylianmoth]

julia making a room filled with paintings and a full character that only appear for 5 seconds is the most julia thing she could've done.

[@xhantTheFirst]

"I knock the painting off the wall" *broken voice* "...all of them?"

[@torthos1]

The only thing more Julia would be if she learned some 3D game engine and turned this season into an actual playable video game all by herself.

[@rudebega1494]

Absolutely diabolical move on Karina’s part I love it

[@anthonybowman3423]

One of the paintings was covered by a curtain. You KNOW she had another painting underneath that curtain that was hidden that never even got seen.

[@frigginresulrum]

@@torthos1 "Julia, did you learn UNREAL ENGINE FIVE?"

[@naptime23_7]

everyone's already said how good the ending credits and scenes are, but can we talk about how good the music is?? it's so fitting!! also i adore how much the people at midnight alley really look out for each other beyond the exposition, like the areas for community outreach and the pizza menu allowing people to donate slices? i'm obsessed with it already and would die for everyone in midnight alley

[@gavs928]

I love the additional rug pull of midnight alley not being like a sketchy night club crime infested red light district and instead being just a great community hub that has cool vibes and the gimmick of opening at midnight

[@MartyMango0]

I assume Jacob did the music; it's different from the stuff he's released recently but the vibes feel consistent, yanno? It also tracks that they'd keep everything for Drawtectives in house

[@Emma-es4dq]

Yeah, I’m in physical agony right now; Julia just designed and laid out my literal dream neighborhood: 1) Everyone looks out for each other 2) Nothing opens until midnight 3) In the city And it’s *not real* and I *can’t move there!*

[@M.Datura]

@@gavs928 Yeah. Especially since there's presumably fully nocturnal species in the world, and this would probably be a just, chill place to go. Like, I suspect there's probably 24h shopping places if that is true, but it's nice with stuff that's only night time. If anything I suspect it's probably one of the safer places to be during the night.

[@spilledink849]

Eugene making a joke that falls flat and immediately being called gay by his adoptive parental polycule is so funny. It's great to be back

[@BitesforNugget]

THIS COMMENT KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF ME

[@ellespoonies]

PARENTAL POLYCULE

[@SmudgedSketch]

I mean... i showed the new design to one of my friends who's never watched drawtectives and he called him a twink 😭

[@NoDeePop]

god parental polycule is such a cursed description for the main trio, but it's pretty accurate

[@tea7that7is7hot]

Anyone can be zesty!

[@Cutedemonfire]

I love how everyone is now suspicious of the names Julia picks for characters, looking for the joke. Absolute masterpiece, 10/10.

[@electronic_rat]

@@Cutedemonfire the first clue that this was a fake case was the lack of pun names lmaooo

[@marii_ri]

@@electronic_rat all the names are actually anagrams! "the victim" -> "mitch vite", "old rich woman" -> "lona mich word" , "cop floor one" -> "loren of poco", etc (just in case, i did not find this out, the other commenter wrote it)

[@TheDrawfeeBraincell]

@@marii_ri DAMMIT JULIA😂

[@saphrodite1]

@@marii_ri lona mich word is also kinda a pun, as lona word sounds like "loan a word". i wonder if she worked around that

[@swguygardner]

@@marii_ri Cole Parotic is "Police Actor" XD

[@anistarrose9241]

my jaw DROPPED seeing the animation of midnight alley, and then the same thing happened again with the closing credits! this series continues to become even more and more stunning!!!

[@BougGroug]

This show now has a freaking anime ED

[@theodoratheunknowable]

I literally shouted when watching this with my daughter: "IS THAT AN END CREDITS ANIMATION??"

[@neerGdyahS]

Took the words out of my mouth. Almost word for word even. Hard "same" They're serving it up hot this season.

[@nyxnoxnyxnox]

Ngl i legit started tearing up at the "opening ceremonies" JULIA THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FANTASTIC THING HOLY SH!T!!!!!

[@bb_bex]

@@nyxnoxnyxnox Glad to see I wasn't the only one lol. I'm beyond happy to see how far this show, Julia, and really everyone involved has come!

[@steealconwyrick1999]

“We’re never gonna see that hallway again.” You’re bluffing. Calling it now, the season’s big twist will be the cast getting Huck E. Heese to go and they eat it in that hallway.

[@garbomode29]

Buck B. Beese

[@dragonflies6793]

I mean, they did say at the end that there was a problem with the artwork...could be in the hallway

[@ccherry.berryy]

@@dragonflies6793that’s genuinely so funny if that’s true

[@GraceAyers-u4f]

"I didn't ask you Daddy Tambourino!" Is now in my vocabulary for eternity

[@equivalentartexchange7096]

I’m never going to recover from this.

[@taylorkeith4400]

I literally had to stop the video for a few minutes.

[@ashu_ouo]

"i knock the art off the wall" NOO KARINA SHES GOING TO HAVE TO DRAW THAT-

[@clxix]

Fully re-editing this comment. Julia's name work is amazing on this series. I'm halfway through and figured out Mitch Vite is an anagram of "The Victim", Cole Parotic is an anagram of "Police Actor", Adele Nari Quest is an anagram of "Antiques Dealer" and Lona Mich Word is an anagram of "Old Rich Woman". What an amazing brain. I havent got one for Loren of Poco or Doddy Timbers yet.

[@xraystyle00]

Cop floor one!? 😮

[@UnseenElement]

Daddy Timbers: my sordid debt?

[@UnseenElement]

Loren (of) Poco: No role cop?

[@UnseenElement]

Loren of poco: Floor One Cop

[@valkyrie-randgris]

@@xraystyle00 Loren of Poco is DEFINITELY cop floor one, but OH my GOD I can not crack "Doddy Timbers". closest I got was like... "Did rob my... sed" "My diet odds rob"... "story...", "diet", "items"... I got NOTHING. 💀

[@SaritaWolf]

I am so PROUD of the Drawtectives; just look how far they have come! Asking good questions, actually investigating photos and evidence, exploring different options. I’m glad they were kinda given a “tutorial” to warm up with cause it really shows how much they’ve grown.

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

Right? The little trio has gotten so professional... i mean... in comparison

[@an_unraveling_unknown]

ngl putting eugene next to the ‘forget me not’ poster was *diabolical*

[@codered2358]

I just noticed that I’m gonna vomit

[@dallydaydream]

Oh I completely missed the signifiance there, good catch!

[@SmudgedSketch]

I literally said 'goddamit' out loud when I noticed lmao

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

Truly! So many details!

[@parttimedogfish]

Normal GM: "The team are ushered up the stairs into the room" Julia: "I spent a day drawing artwork for this one corridor, to be included for 10 seconds, but don't worry! I took a shortcut by only drawing one flight of stairs, not both!" Karina: 😈

[@DarkHarlequin]

Players are the devil 🙄😋

[@uuh4yj43]

this is a very common problem for gms who are illustrators it seems, not the first time i've seen people do that.

[@stevenrexach9686]

The way I screamed in agony, Julia please! XD

[@pelahnar4]

I bet if she hadn't mentioned her "shortcut," they wouldn't have even noticed; instead since she did mention it, it became a great running joke that the trip past the 2nd floor had been a blur and they had no memory of being there

[@daniellelongacre4067]

Julia's first videogame should be a point and click adventure of the escape room variety, I think she'd have a knack for it.

[@peepytime]

omg I would go crazy for that

[@neerGdyahS]

The only problem is that it's way too hard because there's a bunch of stuff that didn't need to be in the game, including items that don't do anything (but they are awful pretty)

[@handgun559]

I cant tell if theyre getting good at detectiving, or if Julia just knows them that well. The fact that their obsession with getting the couch into such an apartment became relevant to the case, is outlandish. Like Julia calling their demand to see the "settings menu" in the last seasons dating sim.

[@pelahnar4]

and the fact that they looked for differences in the chair picture and the differences were actually there and important to find. Maybe it's because I was watching on a tiny phone screen, but I wouldn't have noticed the difference I also wonder if they're getting better at finding Julia's clues. The first season had so many that they just glossed over and ended up getting it right kinda by brute force? Instead figuring out Julia's carefully put together, if pretty well hidden, schedule that would've alibied a lot of the suspects

[@sunwurm]

after a month of tirelessly theorizing about this man literally the funniest possible outcome

[@SaritaWolf]

I was like 90% sure he was joking around but the drop was still hilarious

[@Sketchythebug]

Real I fear

[@anistarrose9241]

@@SaritaWolf SAME, i saw it coming and i still lost it 😭😭

[@ruusunpuna7749]

I was hoping it would be this and this was the correct funniest choice!

[@SmudgedSketch]

I knowwww 😭😭 all my tumblr posts are gonna look so funny in retrospect

[@yokonamigaara]

So far Julia has done an exceptional job at subverting expectations. She always says you dont need to see previous seasons to watch the others, but shes really set up things to be fresh if you _have_ seen the others too. I cant wait to see what the reat has in store

[@eyeballsoup7310]

Incredibly funny coming from tumblr where everyone was like “here’s an exact breakdown of blonde Eugene’s design, look at these minute line changes, look the bump in his nose is slightly different it must be someone else” to open immediately with “I’m just goofing it’s fine”, absolutely amazing

[@SmudgedSketch]

I know I saw someone like 'he doesn't have the septum piercing it's not the same guy" and I was like 🤨

[@sennveloxavy9413]

My theory was that he was about to have a "plot-relevant sibling" but I didn't think about it too hard

[@fontaine587]

I was one of the last holdouts on the 'hes just goofin' theory but i do love and admire everyone pushing the twogene theories

[@DondarfSnowbonk]

I wasn't web-theorizing but I figured it was somehow related to the fact that everyone was semi-dead in the last adventure. This is way funnier though.

[@dallydaydream]

I think I guessed "twin, amnesia (again), or joke", so the moral of the story is, if you have enough theories, one of them is probably right ; ) On the one hand I can't believe we got a month's worth of suspense for that payoff, but on the other hand, yes I absolutely can XD

[@vapidspecter9065]

I think the part I love most about this series isn’t just the goofs and gags the team does playing their characters but all the genuine love and heart and creativity that Julia puts into making it. This whole show is a masterclass in artistic passion. As a Graphic Design major one of my favorite things to do is to pause when they go to a new room and just appreciate the background and character design and think about how she did it and it’s honestly so creatively inspiring for me. I know the algorithm and views are a fickle thing but I genuinely hope that Julia doesn’t end up disappointed with any of it. Imagine being in a room with hundreds of thousands of people who absolutely adore what you make and that *you* made it. That is nothing to be disappointed about.

[@Wist_YT]

Yorks "you are looking ZESTY my son" sent me to the FLOOR 😂

[@colewykes4542]

Eugene continuing the gay tradition of dying his hair blond during a life crisis god bless

[@kaicompton6539]

York reading the butcher’s receipt is EVERYTHING

[@SnickerFoodle]

Jacob's "we're gonna talk about this later" about the hallway theyre never gonna go through again 😂

[@juriepica1174]

The jump in production value from last season is actually insane like Celestial Spear was already so cool but this is... hats off Julia and the rest of the drawfee crew. Yall did such a good job!!

[@yuki97kira]

Last season's budget was 3 julias..this season's budget is 5 julias. She figured how to clone herself more

[@theodoratheunknowable]

​@@yuki97kirathe funny thing is she still does 96% of the work herself while the other 4 Julia's cover the other 4%.

[@akinanishikawa6193]

RIGHT?!?!👀 It's incredible work!🤩

[@c0smic_p0wder]

Everybody say “thank you Julia” (seriously, this is absolutely amazing!!)

[@RubberDuckKid]

Thank you Julia!

[@sydneydaum9204]

THANK YOU JULIA!!!

[@biblecamp666]

Thank you Julia!

[@lianneye5061]

Thank you Julia!!!!

[@lyrifaun2425]

Thank you Julia!

[@maddygoody]

Could not stop grinning after the Alley lit up, and the ENDING SEQUENCE???!! SO GOOD HOLY CRAP.

[@dallydaydream]

Same! I had to go back and rewatch that "opening ceremony" animation, it was so rad. And the outro animation was so sweet it melted me heart

[@RemnantOfBirth]

The sound that played when Julia Face phased in and out was actually frightening. I didn’t know what it was at first or if it was coming from outside my headphones. Good choice on the edit.

[@evieb-h4b]

The image of Felix helping Eugene with his mental breakdown hair dye is so cute 😭 poor Eugene but at least he has his little buddy

[@lillianb8762]

Felix is the best little guy!

[@wilderwisdom]

can i just say, thank you for the impeccable, dynamic, lovely subtitles! everyone is already complimenting so many things (rightly so!!) so instead of just repeating i will second all that and also show some love to an often overlooked (but necessary and time consuming!!) part of the process. thanks drawfee for making your content accessible whenever possible

[@meganboucher8100]

And thanks to you for pointing that out! Yay accessibility!

[@busesimsek2105]

Secret Sleepover Society VODs also have amazing subtitles, I love how much effort they put into them!! (thank you khaz

[@edzekielcabauatan]

SPOILERS FOR THE EP Jancy really was like "the polycule needs enrichment throw a fake mystery at them"

[@llc358]

literally. I can imagine her feeling the same way I do when my dog is driving me nuts from being cooped up for too long so I throw some newspaper and treats in a cardboard box for him to shred for enrichment time 🤣

[@toonirl6675]

Honestly😂😂

[@lizabee484]

This is Jancy’s equivalent of jangling keys in front of what are basically her toddlers

[@marggarg2778]

@@lizabee484 To be fair, I think the keys would also accomplish the same thing with these three.

[@flippinfloppin]

I really love the subtle York expression changes. Going from neutral expression to slight smirk that conveys incredible self-satisfaction. It’s really good

[@mielunaria]

lmao eugene just having a bleach your hair after a break down moment is the funniest plot twist it could've been

[@doctorworm420]

We’ve all been there, Eugene , at least he didn’t give himself bangs.

[@caritahearts2405]

I wonder if he's ever seen Roar's Wandering House from studio Jiggli

[@kemmli]

@@caritahearts2405I’m crying 😂

[@karensprague8857]

I mean if Julia is going to overwork herself (and I'm not sure there's a power in the universe that can stop her) at least it's in service of making something so damn cool. this shit rocks. Every episode I'm more impressed.

[@ang4973]

obsessed with captain cole’s lil blushy cheeks when they were complimenting his photography

[@juriepica1174]

I like to think it's the first time the actor did photography for the theatre, and it's him branching out into different artistic mediums Or he's like their head of Photography and was really proud of that shot

[@stormdancer8939]

can't wait to see if the artwork crime is when Rose knocked over all the art in the hallway oooh im so excited this is back thank you guys for sharing this with us

[@Sootielove]

Love Doddy revealling himself saying he liked getting put in arm jail by York

[@SlimeyBaron]

it's like a weighted blanket

[@triumphaladarkshadow4388]

Or a really good, tight hug

[@taimasplash]

OH MY GOD! the backgrounds, the characters, the story so far.. AND THE ANIMATIONS.. Karina truly fueled a JJK intro for that end credits scene! this is so well done. thank you Julia, and thank you Drawfee!

[@quantumz1348]

I was laughing about Julia drawing a whole hallway that they could have just bypassed without it affecting the story and come to the end of the episode to find that Julia made a whole entire episode that could have been bypassed without it affecting the story! Julia is just something else! Everything about this was so great! - Sad crab clown painting going unremarked in episode is madness. - Animated Alley opening and closing credits were amazing.

[@spacecadet8612]

I noticed the crawb too. Julia could have literally just put any art in from previous episodes as a cheeky reference, unless some of it is foreshadowing, but there is a big chance she just drew it all herself because Julia.

[@frogonapumpkin]

I fucking love the clown crab

[@alexhead2645]

Drop the time stamp of the crab clown plz and thanks

[@akinanishikawa6193]

Yeah, I was looking at the clown crab too. **squints eyes & ponders over it**

[@SarahNathanielOber]

@@alexhead2645clown crab is in the living room above the floor lamp in the corner.

[@rowanbyrne6133]

The amount of work that Julia puts into this shoe is actually insane, and I am so in love with Karina’s little credits sequence!!!

[@LaLaBrave]

Ok, but did Julia seriously do this entire apartment just for THAT twist????!! Of course she did And we respect her for it

[@varsoonhks3211]

Julia really likes this sort of lead-in misdirect, as seen in the previous seasons of Drawtectives

[@Amelia_Rose_333]

That animated sitcom outro filled my heart with glee!! Damn Julia, with the wall of paintings, the midnight alley montage, and the closing credits!!? You’ve outdone yourself! Incredible!!

[@impossibilityengine]

Boyfriend: "Why isn't his name Loren Order?" Me: *ascends*

[@Bloodanna]

.... omgods. He is Loren from Popo, the law from the police 🤦

[@LincolnDWard]

@@Bloodanna It's Loren of Poco, which as another commenter figured out is an anagram of Floor One Cop

[@3.stacked.raccoons]

"Do you overwork yourself as a bit?" GET HER KARINA

[@ilianceroni]

4:53 well, even if Julia isn’t aware: “poco” in Italian mean “little”, “few” or “just” and the name “Loren of Poco” would be translated with “Loren da Poco” (in case you wander, yes, Leonardo da Vinci was from Vinci) but “da poco” also mean “recently” or “that is not worth too much”. So his name would be “Loren of little worth”. Which means that even if she didn’t know, there is a very convoluted multilingual pun there😂

[@dimecrimes]

It’s an anagram. Cop floor one

[@infernalsquid]

@@dimecrimesFlop core noo

[@kittyoftheskies6146]

The MUSIC this season is so good, as are the animations and the backgrounds, ya'll did such an incredible job, holy shit Julia the wait was so worth it. I am so ready to throw money at whoever did the soundtrack to have more background music to work to, cause it's such a chill focused vibe.

[@eveclass1716]

I feel like julia said on stream somewhat recently that drawtectives music is done by People Need Goals, whose music secret sleepover society uses for intros and drawfee used for the trans rigs road trip stream(s). I believe they are on bandcamp!

[@laraschroeder5195]

The Drawtective trio is so great, the moment you think you kinda understand how they function, they throw a curveball that actually turns out to be a boomerang and you’re confused no matter what. They all take turns being the voice of reason, and once you think “oh Grendan/Grenda is the smart one”, he starts agreeing and complimenting York while Rosé is the logical one.

[@vladgdc]

It's that one drawfee braincell being passed around :)

[@michaelgoldsmith6615]

1:05:31 The list of movies on the wall includes "Bwave" MEROBIBA IS CANON IN DRAWTECTIVES

[@ChargingPirates]

!!!!!! THE ANIMATION AT THE END WAS SO CUTE AND THE LIGHTING CEREMONY WAS BEAUTIFUL AND ALL THE MUSICAL CUES ARE SO ON POINT AND JUILA WENT SO ALL OUT ON ALL THE CHARACTERS??? THERE WERE SO MANY CHARACTERS IN THIS EPISODE ONG WE'RE SO BACK WE'RE SO BACK WE'RE SO BACK!!!!!!!

[@BrewBlend]

Loving that the only shown sections in the music shop are 'rock,' 'cottage-core,' 'druid djazz,' 'astral pop,' and friggin' CELINE DION. Definitely in a prime niche here. Outstanding work Julia. On ALL of this. Thank you guys!

[@thelexicon7294]

Guys. With s1 we got Drawtectives. With s2 we got the intro and the title card. With s3 we got an animated outro. Looking forward to a painstakingly-rendered, lovingly-detailed, fully animated s4 of Drawtectives.

[@velociirapper]

s5 it's a fully playable video game s6 it becomes one with the drawfee ARG 💀

[@electronic_rat]

@@velociirappers7 they become real and solve a real murder

[@anistarrose9241]

don't give julia ideas!!

[@clowntown3]

​@@electronic_rats8 they come full circle and make a show about their murder mystery solving

[@electronic_rat]

@@clowntown3 s9 their characters create their own dnd characters and THOSE characters solve a mystery

[@EverTheFractal]

I don't know if this was just improvised or planned in advance but Cole Parotic having so many creative hobbies that he's clearly passionate about is a genius bit of foreshadowing.

[@Cheezbuckets]

After the discussion about the “shortcuts” Julia took, I was going to make a joke “I’m really proud of Julia for not doing (extra thing she theoretically could have done)” but you know what? I don’t want to give her any ideas! I’m not gonna say it! 😂 Instead, I just want to draw attention to the sad crab clown painting above the lamp, because I love that, that’s my favourite! XD

[@LittleCheebs]

Sad clown crab. That's a great tongue twister, and I'm glad I'm not the only one to notice it

[@cornflakes-does-stuff]

not Eugene just dying his hair and making a little jokey joke jashfjdhs, I fully believed it wasn't him or having memory issues again :""D before I gush about the the alley opening and the ending animation I also wanna shout out the Joker crab painting, I love it, also have you guys noticed the scratch marks on the floor around the chair and carpet where the white outline was drawn? I wonder now that an actual crime has occured if it's relevant? I couldn't stop smiling in pure joy and awe as the Alley opened up and I was like wow the title is super impressive but then animation??????Amazing, show stopping, never the same etc,I'm so in love with this show and how it's continually evolving and when I beleive the production value is already super impressive it always gets even better??? like, wow, I'm just so hyped for this seasopn after this ToT

[@Shame_of_god]

First Deep Space Discounts and now this? We are truly blessed

[@katiereed5038]

+1 (with feeling)

[@aflashofmemory]

somehow i read this as "we truly are bisexual" and honestly? yeah

[@SmudgedSketch]

Real

[@genericname2747]

Crossover when

[@bagandbroad]

I hope this is a sign for 2025

[@Engardian]

“Mitch Vite” is an anagram for “The Victim”

[@nerdadendem]

Julia is absolutely crushing these thumbnails! I would 100% order a series of poster prints or t-shirts featuring this art!

[@scarylion1roar]

Drawtectives artbooks and calendars

[@gorimbaud]

we already needed an artbook for s1 and s2, hopefully we finally get one for all three seasons after this one wraps

[@catalinacojocaru4116]

OH MY GOD i am so amazed!!! the alley lighting up animation, i watched it all the way, then rewound to pause and read all the posters and grafitti AAAAAAAA it truly feels like an actual place that would exist, i love it so much and i see the rats and snakes/eels elements, i wonder if they're two factions in the area, or if something else will be the case. because knowing Julia, i'm convinced it'll come up so excited for the next episode!!

[@hamishwalker9637]

That image of everyone clambering onto York freaken SENT me

[@PROTAsoloproject]

As an actual antique dealer, this is the funniest representation of an antique dealer I've ever seen. I know people exactly like this.

[@jeanraworth6120]

"Im not asking YOU Daddy Tomberiono." (Idk how it's spelt) SOOOO FUNNY IM CHOKING (while Rosé and Gma are just so supportive) love ALL these characters (and the hallway with the beautiful art)

[@Engardian]

*SPOILERS FOR PREVOIUS SEASONS!!!!!* Love that Karina pointed it out, when Daddy first showed up I was like ‘hmm, he kinda sounds like Emery and Leland’.

[@Sart7alex]

JULIA WHY DID U PLAY WITH US LIKE THAT 1 month thinking that Eugene forgor 😭

[@Никитазритель-ш7ф]

And I thought "is Twogene real now?" for that whole time

[@Никитазритель-ш7ф]

And I thought "is Twogene real now?" for that whole time

[@skybladebloodheart4247]

er nor he forgor.

[@3vil0vesy0u]

I love that Julia thought up an explanation for the really long sofa 😂 this is genuinely so fun ❤❤

[@carolingrrr]

the only person who can outdo Julia in anything.. IS JULIA….. ma‘am… I‘m in awe!!!! as always with drawtectives

[@Pypahsart]

THE LITTLE ANIME OUTRO ANIMATION AHHHHHH So excited for this season

[@Sootielove]

Julia deserves to draw as much stark, dramatic lighting portraits as she wants! She's amazing at them

[@danielfredriksson3867]

I’m so adding ”Eating your rats” as an expression for moving on and ”water loose” as opposed to air tight to my own list of expressions.

[@why-f8k]

I love when Julia gets to do her old lady voice :) it makes me so happy every time

[@sand-paper-egg]

Holy crap the new backgrounds/characters/animations look SOOO slick! Julia is god-tier overachiever. Absolutely phenomenal!!!

[@teflontava7102]

I LAUGED SO HARD AT "I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE"

[@EAncients]

The fact that Julia and Karina animated for the show is AWESOME. This looks so good!

[@wowwhatacharmingfish]

I'm so glad Eugene doesn't have to go through more memory issues, the boy

[@SmudgedSketch]

Same I was so worried 😭

[@lucierp]

the animated cutscene(?) of the alley lighting up and then the animated intro ooooh drawtectives gets better every time and i LOVE it

[@user-zj8qe8hj4c]

epic rope (1948) reference julia! i’d recognize that window and long ass couch anywhere

[@TinyDragonOnFire]

Oh my goodness, you're right! Oh, that's delightful, great catch!

[@jeg4011]

the ending animation!! oh my god! and adele's apartment is gorgeous! this whole thing is such a vibe, really excited for more

[@M.Datura]

I love the tiny blue mushroom lights on the wall to the far left so much. They're adorable and super vibey.

[@lizannem.5783]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Julia’s growth as an artist, storyteller, & gm? Like. Jebus Chris that was incredible -Animated a whole town (wtf im awestruck) -Drew every single painting on that wall & allowed them to be knocked down -Drew all of those beautiful backgrounds for what was essentially a (super compelling) one shot that sets the tone for the rest of the season. -Also her characterization of NPCs & PCs through art & voice acting was just so delightful I loved Lona & the little drawtectives (+Eugene) stack jfksjdj I’m totally riveted. Can’t wait to see what happens next :D

[@xatlern]

That was so good! The whole episode was so fun, but that midnight lightning ceremony animation was SO SO GOOD. And then the end credits!! Also I'm already convinced that the high-collared actor is Jane Colson in "disguise." Calling it now!

[@M.Datura]

Yeah, once I saw the "Wanted" poster I thought immediately about that. Especially with the hidden face, the coat that could 100% be stuffed, and the lack of speaking, the voice even seemed to fluctuate between several different modes of speech like the "character's voice" was forgotten.

[@Bloodanna]

That is the logical choice, but I really want her to be disguised as the Nosy Neighbour. XD

[@perkinsjustinl]

Notice if you shorten Jane Colson's name you get Jan C? or...Jancy?

[@Roseytail]

I'm not usually a commenter but when someone puts so much time and effort into something like this, it deserves to be celebrated and praised! Beautiful work! Absolutely loving this season so far. ❤

[@RatOfTheWoods]

Julia did so much for this episode. I understand Nathan, the secondhand exhaustion is palpable! She does so much incredible work

[@RatOfTheWoods]

Oh my god she REALLY did some incredible work!!

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

Truly! And Jacob continuing his never-ending fight to get Julia not to overwork herself!

[@umbreonthough794]

The effort into production already is incredible. Every season has so much love and effort in it, but wow to Julia because it is easy to tell that she is pushing things even further this season. Very excited to see the next episode next month!

[@joseruirodrigues5130]

Just commenting to say this episode was so incredibly fun! And then the ending comes out and I am flabbergasted by the insane work Julia put into this! WE HAVE ANIMATED CREDITS Y'ALL!!!!

[@joseruirodrigues5130]

Just commenting again to keep engagement up! Drawtectives needs to reach even more people!

[@porflock]

Jaw on floor with that last sequence. Gorgeous mysterious setting? Meticulously drawn locations? ANIMATION? Julia, you truly spoil us. It got me so hyped for the next episode!

[@mkgrizfan]

0:42 JULIA THIS WAS NOT FUNNY!

[@lin4lool]

this series is just everything, the designs, the storytelling, the characters, the voices Julia does and just all the fricking work that was put into this!!!! I am so excited for the next episodes. thank you Julia

[@llc358]

Dang, Julia really got me with that bait and switch 🤣 Also the end credits?!?!?!?!?!? JULIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All of this is so incredible, I'm so in awe of how much work Julia put in (including a "shortcut" of drawing a hallway full of paintings that only get's viewed for a few seconds lol). Also, can I just say that I feel like Jacob, Nathan, and Karina did a great job of balancing being the same goofy characters as always with actual solid detective work? It's fun for the pacing of the show, but also realistic that they would actually get better at asking the right questions without Jancy to guide them now that they've got more experience. Loved all of it, can't wait for the next episode! Amazing work as always, especially Julia!

[@imp_lux]

The beautifully detailed backgrounds, unique character designs, wonderful voice acting... and multiple animated sequences??? I feel like I'm watching a fully produced show! I'm just so impressed by all the work Julia (and the whole team) put into making this, it was such a treat to watch the premiere live! 💜

[@M.Datura]

York reads like a severely myopic person who just took off their glasses. Love that.

[@normalhuman9878]

Maybe that’s why it took him so long to learn how to read

[@M.Datura]

@@normalhuman9878 Then he wouldn't have seen the butt cloud. He ain't.

[@pineapplefrostyfruits9225]

@M.Datura Short-Sighted versus Long-Sighted, my friend. He can have issues with words up close but not Large Buttclouds in the sky, far outside.

[@M.Datura]

@@pineapplefrostyfruits9225 I think you mistook what I wrote. I said myopic. As in near sighted.

[@Spiteflavoredsprite]

The end credits were so cool!!! I love the style. Also kudos to julia for all the work she's putting in, its insane but it also gives such intense atnosphere and immersive world feel it's amazing

[@cyan5159]

Ok the ending is crazy!!! The production quality jump between all seasons of drawtectives is amazing and it really deserves more hype

[@pengutotally3064]

Even just the art improvement from the crew is amazing!!

[@orangele8813]

The art is fantastic and the animation was such a nice surprise. And I love Jancy providing enrichment for her children.

[@squeakthefreak]

Friendship ended with Persona 5; now Midnight Alley is my smooth jazz crime boy show. (also, the new end credits are fabulous!)

[@sketcher445]

Hey, you don't gotta end your old friendship to appreciate a new one

[@jeddamartele]

The ending was so gorgeous - both the lighting ceremony and the animated outro. Love all the little references in the background of that and all the details about the community of Midnight Alley. Love that instead of the ‘traditional’ grimy, evil hangout this is a really supportive community for all kinds of weirdos. Excellent.

[@Niinque]

I love that I genuinely don't know whether "Detective Peru" is a play at Poirot or Colombo

[@silly-kitty3272]

My mind went to Peralta from Brooklyn 99

[@MiCKi914]

Porque no los dos?

[@5508Vanderdekken]

It’s gotta be a play on Colombo (Colombia??)

[@dallydaydream]

I had assumed Poirot because it sounds similar, but I like both ^_^

[@GaybrohamStinkton]

Paddington

[@charliedannyshaw5058]

The opening of midnight alley was incredibly well done! Well done Julia you really have outdone yourself!

[@muixc]

The crab clown painting in the apartment is killing me! It's so cute!

[@PieMastyr]

I've never so immediately had a favourite episode of anything but this is just perfection all around. genuinely incredible work Julia and Drawfee! now to watch it like 3 more times

[@definitelynotacosplayer9324]

OMFG The MUSIC the ANIMATED CREDITS this is so COOL Julia you've done it again I love

[@iwastan]

THE ANIMATION AT THE END??? THIS IS PEAK OMG JULIA OUTDID HERSELF I CANT STOP STARING AT EVERY BG, EVERY SILLY INTERACTION, ALL OF IT IS SO GORGEOUS I LOVE DRAWTECTIVESSS

[@JNKs_in_2D]

THE OUTRO!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH I love this series so much!!! Thank you so much for all of your efforts Julia (and team)

[@OtherwiseSix]

So glad the crew is back. Drawtectives is one of my favorite series on the internet and I really appreciate all the time and effort that goes into every episode. Can't wait for next month!