Englishman Reacts to... Legendy Polskie. Film Operacja Bazyliszek | Allegro

[@RobReacts1]

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[@quessiro]

Rob, I can see you enjoy this little series of films, then I really recommend watching some music videos attached to it, especially "Aleja Gwiazd" (Valley of Stars) and "Cichosza" (Quiet Man), they also add few bits and pieces to the story. And you gonna immediately recognize the music from Legends. :)

[@quessiro]

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[@quessiro]

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[@quessiro]

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[@yakeosicki8965]

There are personal threads in the script in this fairy tale. Actor Olaf Lubaszenko (Bardacha) disappeared from the screens for several years. He suffered from severe depression and gained over 50 kilograms. This is his first role since returning to the screen. That's why he says, I'm going back to service.

[@Robert-ze1vw]

You're right, but you still have this. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKiTc6GKnsSLgMU

[@supreme3376]

Nie Pierwsza

[@paulinarapicka]

Yes, Boruta is the main devil, Rokita being his Second in Command, and that hole in the earth is leading to Hell itself. It was destroyed by Twardowsky's meddling in the Hell security systems, as seen in Twardowsky's movie. Boguś (or Bogusław, Boguś is a short) Kołodziej is a reference to the Piast dynasty; the first known rulers of Poland. Piast Kołodziej (Latin: Past Ckosisconis, Pazt filius Chosisconisu) is the legendary progenitor of the Piast dynasty. The rune on Boguś's hand is Thurisaz (the Durisaz rune); it was used to ward off malevolent beings and to provide protection to the wearer of the rune The thurisaz rune symbolizes protection and strength. The word “thurisaz” comes from the Old Norse word meaning “thorn,” and the rune is said to represent the power of Thor, the Norse god of thunder. Edit: For me, the Basilisk's face looks like the masks used by the "Plague Doctors" (bubonic plague in Europe).

[@westulo2641]

Paulina: - second in a charge (albo XO - executive officer czyli zastepce) a nie second in command; - slowo system w liczbie mnogiej zapisuje sie tak samo jak w pojedynczej; - Norde (jak Nordicwalking) a nie Norse;

[@bartekszczuka2]

Allegro should make the Whitcher not Netflix.

[@sexybrainful]

Allegro, or better CDPR themselves; why, they have the funds and script-writers FAR BETTER than those woke sh*theads at Netflix 😎

[@RafaJurkowski]

It is a pity that Tomasz Bagiński is wasting his talent at Netflix instead of continuing the excellent Legends

[@ancysko]

Nie ma innej opcji, legendy Polskie powrócą, to geniusz w czystej postaci. Fabuła, gra aktorska, efekty specjalne. Fakt wiedzmin byłby sztosem na skalę swiata, netflix zrobil cos, co koło Wiedzmina nawet nie stało

[@madrianzorroonio85]

Begining scene - this big boom is moment, when Tvardowsky destroy Hell SERVers in Tvardowsky 2.0 and free pogans demons.

[@BsB702]

Exactly. It is a continuation of Twardowski 2.0. When Twardowski destroyed servers he released a lot of monsters and creatures (including Basilisk). We saw that the soldiers are experts they have a lot of equipment prepared for everything but they didn't know which creature was here. That was the reason that they were killed by a basilisk not because they were dumb.

[@freuer007]

As you remember, Twardowski destroyed the security of hell. Either physically or systemically there was damage, resulting in a storm and an open entrance to hell. Yes, the bald one was Rokita and he called his boss Boruta.

[@janeq6146]

Rokita is boss and he called Boruta to give him job to do

[@freuer007]

@@janeq6146 Seriously? It's exactly the opposite!

[@AB-ln2py]

Yep.. hence the Paraops had zero clue what they were into... they took stuff but had no time to use it after the basilisk jumped em...

[@MeeWho]

When basilisk was stoned, Boguś actually used phrase meaning "he got bricked up" which in polish mean he is lost for words. When Bardacha rammed basilisk with his Polonez Caro - which is sorta old classic nowadays - he yelled "Na pohybel skurwysynu" which for me is clear reference to Witcher series. Geralt at one point got a sword named Sihill from dwarf mercenary called Zoltan Chivay. When Zoltan displayed sword to Geralt and Jaskier, he said that there is mighty ancient spell written on the blade with ancient dwarven runes. And after some suspense built up he said that runes say: "Down with the motherfuckers!" All the thunders and lightnings, in visions and those that killed fishes, probably refers to Perun - he's sorta like slavic zeus/thor. And yes, at the end those were devils,Boruta on the phone, and Rokita which you saw in Twardowsky. I think you should also look into "Mój jest ten kawałek podłogi" Cover. Matheo & Andrzej Donarski. Because Bardacha- guy who told ex-wife Baśka to kiss his ass, at the end and got back into police, is hero of the music video

[@BuffaloSoldierPL]

Well, it is also worth to mention other music videos of songs covered in the series: Kocham wolność - Cover. Matheo & Damian Ukeje Jaskółka uwięziona - Cover. Atanas Valkov & Georgina Tarasiuk Jezu jak się cieszę - Cover. Atanas Valkov & Skubas Cichosza - Cover. Marcin Macuk & Krzysztof Zalewski Aleja Gwiazd - Cover. Matheo & Anna Karwan All of witch adds up a bit to allegro’s lore

[@xardasdarkmage9101]

I think that the head of basilisk is also based on a monster from the Witcher's Universum called 'Leszy' in Polish version, whose head is similar to a skull of deer or something like that. This creature in slavic mithology was kind of spirit of the forest. The soundtrack in some dangerous moments are also very similar to the analogous in the Witcher video game. Basilisks are there too, but thier look differently.

[@mmosiek2077]

Hitting the basilisk with the mirror is also from The Whither. Someone asked Geralt if basilisk can be killed with a mirror, and he answered "Yes. If You'll hit its head strong enough"

[@ThusMarya]

Basilisk according to Polish legends has the head and paws of a rooster. It has a dragon-like torso with a tail and wings.

[@gregwochlik9233]

Nice episode, loved it. Some of the Polish texts were hillarous: "Behind seven supermarkets, behind five parking lots..." is a play on "Behind seven mountains, behind seven lakes..." is the Polish version of "in a land far, far away". Loved to see the old Polonez (the car, still on the black number plates). Nice!

[@Diveyl]

Za siedmioma górami, za siedmioma lasami/za siedmioma rzekami... Beyond seven mountains, beyond seven woods/beyond seven rivers. And this one got Mistral name on him. Also beads on the seats. And few other "extras".

[@bartoszjasinski]

"Tak czy owak... Zbigniew Nowak" - "Anyway... Hemingway." That's cool translation xD

[@Diveyl]

This is a series, all connected. In previous film, Twardowski 2.0, the titular character has hacked the Hell server and busted all security. That crated/underground is uper part of hell, and the roof of it has blown up. Boruta was that idiot with login 123Boruta and password Boruta123. Rokita was showing Boruta how the system works, and he was calling Boruta at the end of the film, just like in this one. Music videos of the song used in the series tell the stories of characters included in the series. Mój jest ten kawałek podłogi is about Bardacha Aleja gwiazd is about how Lucy become the demoness. Kocham wolność is about Rokita and Mary (introduced in Yaga) Jaskółka uwięziona is about imprisoned Yaga It is all connected, a big one story. Prior to films, a bit over two years before first Twardowski film, the main character, Jan Twardowski, signed cyrograf (hellish contract). He gained knowledge, fame and fortune and in return hell will harvest his soul. But Twardowski has run to the moon before the end of the contract, hence the devils couldn't find him on earth. At the start of the second film Twardowski put his plan in motion, he stopped hiding, traped the demoness "Lucy", hijacked her ship and run from the moon and earth. In the second film "Lucy" jumped from the moon to earth, literally, and has fallen on the field, blowing up a tractor during landing. She and Boruta watched and then called Twardowski via hellish video conference, during which the fool Boruta showed his login and password to Hell Server to Twardowski. With the access to the server Twardowski devised a plan to fuel the ship by committing suicide, and by setting a subroutine that stated that if his soul would go to hell it should be returned to the body at once, he cheated death and was resurrected. His ship was powered and while he fly away the material from Saturn rings destroyed "Lucy"'s craft. But Teardowski also left a virus that activated after his soul was returned to his body. That virus messed up the system by deleting all files and wrecking havock on security of the hellish prison, and the inhabitants of most cells has escaped. And also Lucy managed to hitchhike the ride on the roof of Twardowski's (her old) ship, before he started to fly to the edge of the solar system. Now in this film we see and hear about effects of the Hell system getting screwed. An explosion occured, energy released in that event killed fish in the lake and made hailstorms all over the country. Basilisk was set free and stoned people, that went to check the whole in the hell ceiling, and officer Kołodziej saved the day, by pure luck and supposed genes of his great ancestor, Piast Kołodziej, that was the legendary protoplast of first dynasty of Polish Kings. The last scene was about Rokita visiting the place, ordering the sealing of the area, and calling Boruta to the site. A bit of a spoiler, but not much, in the first scene of Yaga we will se Rokita showing Boruta the damage that Twardowski has done, and reporting about the current situation with repairing the facility and recapture of the inmates.

[@WKogut]

If it was the Witcher universe, Boguś's way of using the mirror would be correct haha, there is a dialogue between Geralt and a guy who hired him to kill a cockatrice that goes something like this (Im translating myself, because I only know the original polish text): "- Basilisk? Cockatrice? What's the difference? - One is a reptile and the other's a ornitoreptile - What? - Something that's not really a bird nor a reptile - So which one turns you into stone? - Neither, it's a myth. - But which one of them can be defeated with a mirror? - Both. If you hit them in the head with it really hard."

[@aurora_auroraverse]

In the scene after the credits, the character of another devil appears - Piszczałka (eng.Squealer) from the movie "Friend of the Jolly Devil".

[@goralka2032]

In Polish fairy tales, there was a devil named Boruta. He lived in castles. The second devil in fairy tales was Rokita, he lived in villages, usually in an old willow by the roads. It was the devil who was in charge of tempting the people of the village. In the legends, the devil Boruta was a devil of a higher category and Rokita a lower category.😃

[@elzbietabetlej4085]

I love Paweł Domagała, he is a genius of comedy!😂 And as mr Policeman here he is absolutely hilarious, especially with the mirror hit😂 . Great shame allegro did not continue this series.

[@ireeus.]

In the last scene they introduced the little devil with the fork "ya coodwaty doornovaty" it was a series about a friendly devil with a broken fork. Probably they wanted to make a story about him but Allegro pulled the plug out an cut the funds for next episodes. I was shit..ng my pants when my older brother was watching the little devil 😂. It was called "Przyjaciele wesołego diabła"

[@TomKot-ve9ut]

Rob ,brachu. Aby zrozumieć te wszystkie filmy i potrafić je z sobą połączyć , musisz poznać nasze baśnie i legendy . Nie wszyscy z młodego pokolenia polaków to potrafią . Więc masz wyzwanie ... .

[@achTeElektryki]

Oj prawda, prawda.

[@szurpatedyle]

Można też używać mniej spacyj, ale to strzegół, ja durnowaty nie wiedziałem... i tak dalej

[@hubik9847]

W końcowej scenie to wszyscy to diabły, ten z pogiętym widelcem (widłami) to wesoły diabeł Piszczałka, ma osobny film z 1986 roku "Przyjaciel wesołego diabła"

[@cmeproone]

Devil Boruta, also known as the mudguard - a fictional character, a devil living in the underground of the castle in Łęczyca (Poland). Boruta should not be confused with another popular devil, Rokita.

[@Diveyl]

But they are both here in the story... Boruta is the skinny "boss", and Rokita is the skinhead.

[@SzymonUruk]

​@@DiveylRokita is a skinhead. Boruta is the boss, but only for Polish hell.

[@Diveyl]

@@SzymonUruk yes, i know. Do not know why i written Boruta twice. You can find my other comments where I have written it properly.

[@tomaszkutrzuba4930]

Rokita used to sit in willow hollows and play various mischiefs on people. A little "my boy", just a urchin. In turn, Mephistophiles, the one with whom Twardowski signed a pact, was ambitious and cunning. He also dressed in the German way, which is often characteristic of such "dangerous" devils in Polish literature. I don't quite understand why...

[@VeneficusCubes]

In poland specifically Basilisk is very much Rooster first, rather than snake. You might have more luck trying to find it under Cockatrice name. (Kuroliszek in Polish)

[@puregameplaysonhard]

19:21 Although the translations for this series are pretty damn good, here's an example of a cultural reference lost in translation: he called the basilisk "four-feeter" which is a reference to a classic short video of the Polish part of KZbin where a guy in a rowboat encounters a small crocodile or alligator. The whole humor of that video is that the guy in the boat is clearly a person who lived for some time in the States and mixes up a lot of Polish and English words and is recording the animal for his brother-in-law. Edit: I think that the whole issue with the Iron Fist not taking the mirrors to the actual pit was that those were probably some scientists of the group, not their military troops. Just like in the other movies, instead of dealing with the problem with force, we have a bunch of scientists who want to study the extraterrestrial or unnatural phenomenon OR a bunch of businessmen who want to make money on it and catch it alive.

[@sytrostormlord3275]

12:19 fanclub of Behemoth -> Behemoth is a polish hard rock band.

[@pawelhuczewski2772]

Fanclub of Behemoth . kzbin.info/www/bejne/fny6oq2ghqapZ5Y

[@HRABIAHERBUGRZYBA]

Czekałem na nowy odcinek jak na święta 😊

[@RobReacts1]

haha More to come!

[@agnieszkazuk]

He he, w sumie ja też :-) Jeszcze Jaga...

[@danielmenefrego]

​@@RobReacts1Rob, you should also react to all the music videos which accompany this awesome series. They often tell a short side story of their own. Great music!

[@agnieszka7231]

Boguś Kołodziej is a reference to the Polish legend of Piast Kołodziej, the one who started the first Polish dynasty - the Piast dynasty. Rokita is the devil, Boruta is also the devil.

[@bastarian___5688]

1. The rune on Bogis Kolodziej's hand is Durisaz 👍 It is a protective rune, which is probably why Boguś lasted so long looking at the Basilisk 🤔 2. It's hard for me to determine what runes were in the symbol of the "iron mountain", most likely they are Tiwaz meaning bravery, Iwaz meaning quest and (perhaps) Wunjo meaning triumph 🤔 3. I am very curious about your reaction to "Jaga" 🤔 I love this part, it's my favourite 😊🤩

[@stachwgrach]

One of the character's name Bardacha in polish slang means also "complete mess" 😁

[@andrzejkoraben4098]

Witaj! Bardzo się cieszę że kontynuujesz serię z komentowaniem filmów Allegro. Co do luster, no cóż, inaczej nie było by filmu :D Jeśli chodzi o dodatek na końcu to jest to kultowa postać z filmów dla dzieci - "Przyjaciel Wesołego Diabła" z 1986 roku (ekranizacja powieści Kornela Makuszyńskiego pod tym samym tytułem z 1930 roku). Omawianie tego filmu musiało być trudne ze względu na powolny rozwój akcji, tym bardziej doceniam. Dziękuję i pozdrawiam.

[@d4n737]

With how the Basilisk is portrayed in the legend specifically: This speciman was rumored to have lived in a cellar/basement of a Warsaw old town's building, you can see and visit the exact location. IMPORTANT- The basilisk doesn't turn the people who look at it into stone, it turns the ones IT looks upon into stone - that's why the legend involved mirrors, as the creature saw itself in the mirror and turned itself to stone Also, in that Polish Warsaw legend, the way the Basilisk is defeated is they make a deal with a prisoner, they hang him up with mirrors and order him to go down to the basement and if he comes out alive with the basilisk dead he can have his freedom back... So yeah, the mirrors are WAY more important in this context than anything else. The basilisk turned itself to stone and it's still there, or so they say

[@forest7317]

Rob. In our culture Basylisc is an Rooster's (Yes Rooster's) egg which were then hatched by snake or frog. This is why our "Bazyliszek" is Rooster/Chicken with snake tail

[@aleksanderdomanski222]

Yes, Boruta is shown in Yaga and Twardowski as second devil (with Mephisto).

[@paulinarapicka]

Mephisto is only mentioned, so the main devil in the series is Boruta.

[@Diveyl]

Boruta was in the previous film, and here we see Rokita, who was in the previous film as well...

[@aleksanderdomanski222]

Wait, Boruta is bald one. And sneaky one from Twardowsky (one holding a paper with pasdword) or one in Yaga was?

[@Diveyl]

@@aleksanderdomanski222 in Twardowski and in Yaga, they are the same, this is one series. Rokita was played by Piotr Machalica. Just type "allegro rokita Twardowski" in search engine. Boruta: "Ty Rokita to byś wszystko chciał po staremu. Cyrograf w teczkę..."

[@aleksanderdomanski222]

@@Diveyl guess i am more confused now than i was before.

[@TheTanadu]

Fun fact: these actors, who plays Boguś and his older uncle Bardacha - these are two like well known actors. The older one is literally legend of Polish cinematography. He's producer, actor, he made many good films and directed few too. His name is Olaf Lubaszenko. Nit pick about this is also that at 100% he had some added value to text of this movie as he's well known Legia football club fan (in each of his movie he add some hidden message about it). That's why at the end he said about it.

[@wolfsw666]

In addition to the usual legends, allegro has released music videos based on characters from these productions. The songs used in them are covers of Polish classics from the '80s: Cichosza. Aleja Gwiazd. Jaskółka uwięziona. Mój jest ten kawałek podłogi. Also, the theme does not end.

[@michaljazlowiecki]

Now that you know that the main hero is a policeman, here's one interesting fact: the guys are driving FSO Polonez, one of the oldest versions thereof. There is an old Polish TV series called "07 zgłoś się" (English: "Calling 0-7") about a militia officer, Borewicz. He was also driving such (or even older) version of FSO Polonez. These two models (the one in "Balisisk" and "Calling 0-7") are commonly referred to as "Borewicz". One more: the bushes with yellow flowers that grow in the background during the "lady stuck in the sand" scene is called "żarnowiec". Żarnowiec is the location of the first Polish nuclear plant that was not finished. The easter eggs about Twardowsky nameplates are scattered all over the "Legendy Allegro" series. You need to rewatch all of the movies, now not focusing on the main topic.

[@andrzejkoraben4098]

Ooo... Na żarnowiec nie zwróciłem uwagi :D Dziękuję i pozdrawiam.

[@dzejrid]

4:25 - "...there's no knights, no princesses..." - as stated by the guy from the United KINGDOM. Take note, dear viewers.

[@Thomas--Anderson]

Why didn't anyone notice at the very end the devil from the film 'Friend of the Jolly Devil' Piszczałka?

[@gizmo9290]

I haven't watch the movie (1986) nor the tv series (1988) but I still remember whos saying was "Ja kudłaty, durnowaty". Well, both are quite old so I'm not suprised if not many people remember them. I really like the novel by Kornel Makuszyński even if right now the language of it could seam a bit... off.

[@AquinasHool]

This strange small devil with big fork in post-credits scene is reference to polish 80's tv series "Przyjaciel Małego Diabła"

[@ansidhe]

And isn’t „kudłaty-durnowaty” by any chance a reference to „Arabella” and Rumburak 😉?

[@AquinasHool]

@@ansidhe Piszczałka (devil from Przyjaciel Małego Diabła") using same words and have big broken fork ;)

[@maciej5866]

The Iron Mountain are those same guys who tried to capture Yaga. They were mentioned and the symbol on explosive device was the same

[@sytrostormlord3275]

25:23 in Twardowsky 2, Main character hacked into Hell IT system and diasbled security in prison... which lead to at least 2 escapes... one of creatures kept there was Basilisk... the other prisoner was (Baba) Jaga -> there's also one movie about her :)

[@Krogolec]

1. Bazyliszek are growe when rooster lay an egg, and after that snakes will be cover egg. When baziliszek broke eggshell he ate all snake and take them poison. That why they call them Overgrow Chicken. 2. In Wither series you hat that sentense: “The essentials. The basilisk is also known as the regulus, is a reptile. The cockatrice, also called a skoffin, is an ornithosaur - that is, half reptile, half bird. It is the only representative of the subclass, which scientist call Ornithoreptilia and after long disputes they came to the conclusion that…” “And which of the two,” Reynart de Bois-Fresnes interrupted, apparently without interest of the discussions of scientists, “can kill or turn a man to stone with a glance?” “None. Those are stories.” “Then why are people so afraid? This thing here isn’t so large. Can it be so dangerous?” “This thing here,” Geralt shook the dead monster, “usually attacks from behind and without error goes perfectly between the vertebrae or the aorta or under the left kidney. Usually all it takes is a single thrust of its beak. With regards to the basilisk, it will kill you no matter where it bites; it has the strongest know poison which is a neurotoxin that kills within a few moments.” “Brrr… Tell me, which one can you kill with a mirror?” “All of them. If you slam it hard enough in the head with the mirror.”

[@adamrymbaba1727]

If you like the series you should also watch the music video clips from the soundtrack. Every video clip is related to the series and shows stories of some characters. They are small masterpieces itselfs.

[@waclawrutyna1274]

What I really love is your way of translating Polish idioms to English. I live in USA for 22 years. Language of Shakespeare and Yeares is not a mistery. So, I know that these translations are most difficult. It’s fun.

[@jakubzych5590]

it's all interconnected, lots about Iron Mountain, "tunnel" from the end etc explains itself in Jaga episode. It was nice re-watching this with you after all these years though, cheers!

[@m4risU]

Oh gosh! You had no chance of recognizing a weird devil reporting the events of what happened. One with weird fork is a reference to Diabeł Piszczałka. I was 5yo when it was in cinemas.

[@LJ.....]

Oglądniesz całą serie wtedy stanie się wszystko jasne Rob, nie będę spoilerować. Fajna seria szkoda że nie było więcej. Pozdrawiam

[@niu9432]

"Na pohybel skurwysynom" 17:30 is another Easter egg.

[@wojtomasz]

When you've finished watching a series of videos. I recommend that you take an interest in related music videos.

[@Melpomena1]

In the end, when Rokita goes to the pit, there is a "demon" calling himself "Shaggy-Dopey" it is reference to the old polish film "przyjaciel wesołego diabła" (Friend of cheerful devil)

[@Divcia86]

Both the rune on the main characters hand and the oak in his visions are symbols of Thor - in Slavic mythology his counterpart is called Perun. Perun will be mentioned in Jaga, the last available movie in this series.

[@wardasz]

No, they are not idiots. And they do not known what they are going against. Yea, they have mirrors. They also had several crates of other eq. They just took half of the warehouse with them, to be prepeared for all cases. Just not take all of it down for the first reconesance. During the fight, there is a lot of easter-egs to the witcher series. In the witcher there are two monsters, bazyliszek and kuroliszek, both symilar to basylisk - neither of them have a power to turn people into stone, but folk tales about them are exactly like in out world. And there is a old witcher joke that you can kill both of them with a mirror - by hittimg them in the head hard enough. "Na pohybel skurwysynom" ("down with the motherfuckers") is also from Witcher, presented (by in-book character) as ancient dwarven combat enchantment. Also the pose Boguś make why showing the phone to the monster is very symilar to pose Geralt made when using Igni sign, like in the trailer in witch he... fight the basilisk

[@podchmurna]

There are 2 polish devils: Boruta and Rokita. At the end was Rokita. In Twardowski was Boruta. You should look at Allegro covers (songs) and videos to them. It make all production complited.

[@uzi1832]

This scene with basiliscus and with mirror was also an easter egg. It was from "The Witcher" of A. Sapkowski.

[@grzegorzbrzeszcz6698]

In our Polish mythology Rokita was ordinary devil, used for daily devil's businesses by his masters, for example Boruta, which was devil - nobleman, higher level devil.

[@kayakastek76]

Great video, thank you very much.❤ You should also watch full videos with music that was used in Allegro movies. Like "Jaskółka uwięziona"(Caged swallow) or "Jezu, jak się cieszę"(Jesus, I'm so glad).

[@tetlik]

Basilisks are popular not only in Polish pop culture. They were even present in the Baldur's Gate game series. They were very irritating, especially if you didn't have any spells or scrolls of turning stone to flesh or protection against petrifaction with you, and they turned half your party to stone.

[@ad_rem]

There are many easter eggs here. 1- Basilisk is one of the creatures that Boruta keeps in the underground (he wanted to feed Twardowski's soul to Basilisk, souls, Baby Yaga). 2 - Radio "Twardowski" - you found it, Rob :) 3 - Boguś Kołodziej has the "igni" sign on his hand - a reference to the Witcher - the hero of Sapkowski's books, The next legend is Yaga" - about Baba Yaga, the sister of the devil Borutha

[@PolishDora]

I am not sure what Igni sign you are referencing, but it looks totally different in the games. It is just unfinished triangle with a space by the top angle. The rune that Boguś has on his hand is the rune Thurisaz, otherwise known as the Durisaz rune, the third rune of the first eight of the Futhark.

[@ad_rem]

@@PolishDora check book, not game lol

[@PolishDora]

@@ad_rem the look of Igni sign is not specified in the books. If you know where the description is, let me know, because I am really interested

[@ansidhe]

„Rybokalipsa….” 😂 (Fish-o-calypse) - this sounds so much like Kapitan Bomba 🤩!!!

[@krewetkashrimp]

And what do you think about polish music hits from mostly 80s-90s used in this allegro legends? I know the lyrics fits perfectly but what about the rhythm and meaning? Old songs has very unique style.

[@xseper]

watch some of Bartosz Walaszek works. I is silly, absurd, and religious. Mine favorites are: "solnik", "mirabelki", "yeti", " galaktyczne lektury 9". Also "kaliber 200 volt" is great.

[@ansidhe]

I haven’t watched those yet but knowing Walaszek I would bet the term should be „sacrilegious” 😜

[@xseper]

@@ansidhe ridiculous.... It should been ridiculous.

[@mhkage9104]

19:32 Hello There General Kenobi! His face look like General Grevious from Star Wars 😁

[@ulllaaaklara]

Next -> Jaga

[@westulo2641]

some details: - the cave where protagonist found Basilisk it was one of cells in hell prison where the basilisk was locked. The Basilisk escaped after tvardowski sabotage; - it was young basilisk i can even say youngling - he/she- it - wanted only play with humans. the basilisk magic is very similar to Medusas magic in greek mythology; - protaginist is a police officer during vacation (oooo you are british so during holiday); - his uncle is former police officer; - iron mountain is a hell organization on the earth (it has scientists, special forces, equipment.....); - in this episode there is a lot of easter eggs that only poles understand like car, military truck whit the sign of Iron Mountain

[@Oninomura]

Yes, "Boruta" is the proper name of one of the inferior devils (in Polish legends, in the film it's rather middle tier). The higher ones were "Lucifer", "Alcybiades". Polish tales and legends mention a great many of their names.

[@peterparahuz7094]

17:28 'idioto' sounds like jeremy irons in moonlighting

[@maciejsobanski1436]

they didn't know what was down there. that's why there are more "stuff" than mirrors. Could be basislisk but could be any other slavic creature

[@MaciejBogdanStepien]

Oh, man. You're doing good. this is just sheer fun. But well-prepared. You're a gentleman and a scholar.

[@kristoferjakistam832]

18:00 Rob, there are no problems, just challenges you have to face 😀

[@robflyrc]

23:25 correct Boruta is "Mefisto" he rules the hell. "Żelazna góra" millitary is kind of SCP Foundation squad. Think about that: What if Basilisek is not a beast but legendary slavic creature, rather puppy with curse of deadly eyes. It wants only make friend. Notice it just defending itself after escaping from hell prison. Boruta jails not only bad peoples, but also old pre-christian creatures, and gods. I don't want to spoiler to much but think about it watching Jaga.

[@adamrymbaba1727]

Yaga is the best episode. It's such a shame they discountinued the series. It's much better than most polish movies. But it's very hard to understood plot for foreigners, because of many nuances, polish phrases and idioms witch are making sense of hole story. It's obvious for poles but , very hard to understood for others nationalities and translation of it just sucks.

[@vanillablossom]

Nah, I actually think the translation wasn't too bad. Sure, the cultural references aren't easy to translate, but it wasn't crap, either. Gotta admit, though, it is such a shame they discontinued it. Their productions were so far superior comparing to what TVP produces.

[@triv4492]

You should react to some songs from accantus or some videos from Darwin. Great Polish content

[@MountainDestroy]

Reacting to Darwin won't happen because of copyrights, as Rob said in one of his videos

[@wojteksabaa8258]

hi Rob,this little devil at the very end is from the novel "The Merry Devil's Friend"

[@marekaureliusz4487]

Boruta is the chief Polish devil, and the action takes place in Slavic hell. He performed in Twardowski. It's the handsome guy

[@marekjureczko9551]

these storms/lightnings and the basilisk on the loose are the result of the fall of the hell system in twardowski 2.0 at the end of the episode they say that the basilisk escaped. the basilisk is one of the slavic beasts that escaped from prison/hell so is Baba Jaga in the one you want to watch next ;P I don't remember exactly, I checked it when I watched the basilisk for the first time. this sign on the hand is the Old Slavic rune "Anger", on the body it was painted by those going into battle or fighting evil. Kind of magic/occultism thingi. in Polish legends, the basilisk speaks with the voice of a child and has more in common with chickens than with snakes

[@AlandarYT]

One cool thing i just noticed myself is that in the bonus scene in Twardowski 2.0 (one after the credits) there is this moment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g17WnKObqr6gnKc which links it to Bazyliszek i Jaga. Aparently because of the mess Twardowski was able to make with Boruta's password, there were two escapees from hell: Bazyliszek and Jaga.

[@Rhakio]

There was close for full movie twardowsky 3.14 but sadly nothing more ever happen

[@agnieszkazuk]

Nice reaction, thanks!

[@hkezbbpb]

They don't know what's going on, they have a lot of different stuff up there, not just mirrors

[@ciawares]

"Ja kudłaty durnowaty" its from Polish serial "Przygody wesołego diabła".

[@Robert-ze1vw]

In Slavic beliefs, the basilisk is closer to a rooster than to a snake. It was well rendered in the film. Close to Slavic beliefs. Although some gods resemble and have counterparts in Greek mythology, there are others. Slavic gods in my opinion are more balanced. There is no king. Slavic Perun, who is the equivalent of Zeus, is not the king of the gods. There is no unequivocal evil or good. Although the Slavic pantheon of gods is less known and less documented, it does not mean that it is poorer. P.S. Lucynka appears in Twardowski. This is a reference to Lucifer. The fallen light bearer. Which is associated with the morning star, i.e. the planet Venus. And Lucifer is associated with lust.

[@adamgajewski212]

Kurcze, słuchałem jakiś czas temu wywiadu z Tomkiem w którym zapowiedział że zrobi legendy w pełno metrażowym formacie, ale chyba pandemia zakończyła temat. szczerze? wolałbym żeby zrobił legendy niż Wiedźmina, to tylko moja opinia , proszę bez hejtu. Pozdro 600

[@RobReacts1]

Yea full length versions would be great

[@adamgajewski212]

Would it? I've been waiting for years, but unfortunately nothing happens, we need to make a love bomb on Tomek's social media, maybe he'll wake up. Regards Rob and all the audience.@@RobReacts1

[@beatryczelupa5411]

Rob, bro. To understand all these films and to be able to connect them together, you need to know our fairy tales and legends.. So you have a challeng

[@KrzysztofTomecki]

Boruta is not a main devil, but he lives in the castle of Łęczyca, so he is a NOBLE... Rokita lives in cave made by some insects, so it is peasant😂

[@thomziq]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Devil Boruta (Polish: Diabeł Boruta) is a fictional character from Polish mythology, folklore and literature, associated with the Polish town of Łęczyca.

[@Pietia91]

Fist duel with Basilisk xd Uncel Bardacha only's (Bardacha means some like Bar's fighter)

[@sawomirmarnotrawny1694]

read about runes dear robert. this character stands for P. however, in runes it's a different story. but a very accurate interpretation from you Sir.

[@Wooki3]

You need to watch The Witcher game cinematics made by the studio which made this: "Platige Image".

[@Scagliot]

Finally!!!😄 Now its time for Yaga! 😃

[@hubertbazejewski7423]

You should watch videos with music from this series.

[@pshq]

I think you should check the USB cable going from your microphone/interface to your computer. It seems to cut out for a moment every dozen seconds from some time ago

[@JaRobot]

@Rob Reacts I would recommend You to watch "Jaskółka uwięziona - Cover. Atanas Valkov&Georgina Tarasiuk. Legendy Polskie" as the prologue to the "Film Jaga". Regards!

[@Bumelant55555]

I'm impressed that you noticed the radio company - Twardowsky.

[@szurpatedyle]

The Impartial AI... wonder who knows more about the basilisks... maybe Geralt?

[@radosawzakosny5013]

So Now Rob, It's time for Jaga :D

[@iruart7131]

22:32 devil Piszczałka - Easter egg. A character from the movie "Friends of the Happy Devil/Przyjaciele wesołego diabła". kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJTHmaygfM2DhMU

[@hubertsuchy9491]

Puść sobie "Dziwny jest ten świat" Niemena i nagraj reakcje.

[@krzysztofgorecki1667]

Dzień dobry Robert 😀they are already imitating you.😀yeah your English friends😀

[@pl-hq5hr]

Ancient or antic history fates (wiki) from the beginning to 400s AD.

[@moijrka]

Yes there is a devil at the end :)

[@quuler1980]

Yes, Boruta is a name of the Devil.

[@sober667]

I advice you to wach covers of songs from "Legendy Polskie" Musc videos add to the story ALOT For example: Cichosza - Cover. Marcin Macuk & Krzysztof Zalewski. Legendy Polskie

[@maselko1100]

see Yaga allegro, it is the best of series