Explaining the Pandemic to my Past Self Part 5

What would happen if I tried to explain what's happening now to the December 2020 version of myself?
Part 1 here: • Explaining the Pandemi...
Part 2 here: • Explaining the Pandemi...
Part 3 here: • Explaining the Pandemi...
Part 4 here: • Explaining the Pandemi...
1 Year Later here: • Explaining the Pandemi...
Written by: Julie Nolke
Shot by: Samuel Larson
Editor: Alec Mckay
Production Assistant: Jill Agopsowicz
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[@julienolke]

Support the channel by subscribing!! 🤠🌺🤟🤸‍♀️ Help me get to 1 MILLION 😝

[@awesomeduck9994]

Julie, you should do a video about kidnapping the wrong person

[@eorsk]

Please never stop these.

[@iowala]

ok!

[@brittanylynn7690]

How do you not have 1 million yet wtf

[@ramonsilva2205]

Wow I'd say one million "explaining the pandemic" videos is a little much, but im all for it.

[@johnnyharris]

I’ll be here until part 20

[@isaacrockwell1426]

Same lmao

[@maximelepage7664]

We only got part 5 after a year and a half.... I love those video, but I sincerely hope Julie won't have the opportunity to make 15 more.

[@binbin6878]

Let's hope it's not because the pandemic isn't over

[@clarksbar711]

…it came from a lab …air quotes… your video pops into my head… and then you popped up I the chat I think I just had a meta moment.

[@mogdon2834]

wait you are not verified

[@katiescott3354]

When I watch these I forget that Julie is literally talking to herself during filming. The convo is so smooth, A+ acting👌

[@SashenkaKun]

Editing to make it so seamless is top notch as well.

[@clemz9013]

That's the genius of it.

[@coco2.2]

she’s the female Ryan George 💕

[@Gpcas9]

@@coco2.2 Who is Ryan Geroge?

[@stephen9910]

@@Gpcas9 Another KZbinr who does similar videos. She’s done a collab with him before

[@Alice-qk9du]

“I just kinda thought the shtick was over..” *Yet here we are*

[@julienolke]

lol and I love you for that

[@ashwingurbuxani317]

@@julienolke At least someone loves me.

[@OirichEntertainment]

@@ashwingurbuxani317 she wasn’t talking to you

[@arvincharles]

@Jim Allen Sigma is apparently the new alpha. That's the one I'm most worried about.

[@debkunkel5840]

As much as we love it, so did we. ""Sob" so did we.

[@jamelwalker4881]

some kid in 2050 is binge watching these for a history test about covid19

[@madshorn5826]

@@MochiDyr Any spoilers? Are we fossil free yet?

[@bsworld2]

Hey "Kid from 2050" , we're glad you made it! 😊💙

[@ceciliaapellidoapellido5125]

Love this comment

[@anr2923]

Last minute revision. :D

[@thatsroughbuddy1407]

Even though this is a joke this is actually kind of deep, like people born in those times won't have known it... I mean it's not that surprising generation gap is normal, it's the same with WWII. But it's just _WEIRD!_

[@mkbhd]

Very meta down here

[@starwarsorsomething5703]

yo

[@nickb-3]

Patiently awaiting for the next Julie video to feature Marques as a cameo

[@nobetawedielikemysanity]

Hey love your videos

[@MySqueezingArm]

Time to review some vaccine tech good sir.

[@aayushsenapati5002]

ahh nice yt has gone full circle :)

[@sirizalot]

She's not even hinting at things anymore. She's literally just saying what's going to happen, because even the butterfly effect can't make things worse.

[@Sheriff_K]

What if she was the one causing it to be this bad all along?!

[@StewartWani]

Nothing you do to the timeline matters in the middle of an apocalypse.

[@darwinwins]

@@Sheriff_K GET HER!

[@kevinbailey8827]

She danced around Simone Biles.

[@BrownCoatCaptn]

@@StewartWani I understood that reference

[@xtremeskyman]

Julie: "you waited 8 months to come see me??" Us: "I felt that."

[@jimnelson9949]

All things must end. But apparently not this.

[@no_evogel2631]

Honestly it felt like less than 8 months😅

[@julienolke]

Awe

[@EnjoyingLifeMelanie]

I know. I needed a moment, too.

[@jojomojo9823]

It's an inside joke. Wuhan lab.... what's the difference between a conspiracy theory and reality? 8 months.

[@michael32A]

2:00 - "That just kinda feels like a slap in the face." That aged... interestingly.🤣

[@richtravis9562]

hey, there are STILL people who feel that way. I don't get it, but there are.

[@GenericM3]

😂.

[@Duryism]

Past Julie having abandonment issues over Future Julie is the most relatable thing I've seen on the internet in years.

[@mr.b6789]

Awesome comment 👍 Also, you should talk to someone about that 😉

[@Xzero89]

"Do I mean nothing to you?!?!" - Decmeber 2020 Julie

[@fernandod4046]

Yeah my reflection stopped talking to me at the beginning of the quarantine

[@katiejean6493]

Same! I was kind of having Future Julie withdrawls.

[@larrysmith2638]

Except December Julie didn't have to wait 8 months. She only waited since... September? Future Julie waited 8 months, if that was the last video. Man, I hate time travel!

[@ThisIsKiki1]

Lol I like how August Julie isn't even bothering to hide the news of the future anymore. Just "hey yeah hi here's some headlines" and they have a chat because they know that nothing is surprising anymore lol

[@PaulGaither]

Or that Julie of the past doesn't even give a Fuck anymore. Like, what is the worst thing you can tell me? 9/11? Covid? The Holocaust? Child prostitution smuggling ring (Epstein)? Whatever you have to say doesn't matter.

[@rc0ll18]

August Julie: Hey so did everything work out in Afghanistan? December Julie: Huh? Oh right, umm, maybe? To be honest we've all just been so focused on Taiwan lately.

[@axaturdoor7553]

@@PaulGaither I guess the World Wars or the Black Death.

[@GiaMarieCarangi]

I can hear her say "Hey yeah, Hi, here's some headlines."

[@music2012pink]

I know right, their so numb to it that when she went back to June Julie she almost traumatized her, just listing everything to come to the Julie that still had her optimistic innocence. Only for her to back track and say it was a crazy plot of a movie to avoid her having a breakdown.

[@Theomite]

Will this series end with 2022 Julie visiting 2019 Julie by mistake? '22: "Oh God. Oh Jesus. I went back too far." '19: "Why, what's going on?" '22: *laughs like The Joker for the rest of the video*

[@casey6556]

That’s when we find out that 2022 Julie started the pandemic and the origin of COVID-19 was a bootstrap paradox

[@christinemcphee5594]

Lololol maybe she goes back to 2016 when we were panicking over the first election and still thought of 2016 as the worst year shit. Could see a oh hows 2022?!? Must be better than 2016 riiiight hahaha. And then just. Cue historical laughing. Big. Oh honey vibes lol.

[@TheDaspiffy]

Nah, it'll be like 2032 Julie visiting 2019 Julie on accident to deliver the good news.

[@fredesch3158]

@@casey6556 That'd be awsome

[@TheRonanSchuck]

@@fredesch3158 And frightening.

[@petitio_principii]

"Well, at least Australia is not literally on fire anymore" "Yeah, now it's Greece."

[@jasonkovach1354]

Does that make it a Grease fire?

[@thedude9082]

Yeah. Good news. Australia has penal colonies again. So there's that

[@gracecookie4604]

@@thedude9082 WHAT dear gods so much crappy stuff has happened I totally missed that

[@EXOH-le5vx]

​@@jasonkovach1354 💀

[@NuKeRGG]

Someone: "How do you tell how bad a pandemic is?" Me: By the amount of Julie's videos explaining it to her past self

[@Gingerfrost]

It'll be important for future history classes in ten years.

[@HaloPrime212]

@@Gingerfrost maybe even longer

[@Praetorian8]

@@Gingerfrost Julie 2032 is going to be having some eye opening conversations with Julie 2022.

[@jesterinmocrazy8686]

Through in Biden’s handling of Afghanistan. Ha ha.

[@lisaruttenberg5886]

Yes

[@aditi.solanki]

March Julie : careful in giving information August 2021 Julie : doesn’t give two shits and explains everything in detail while watching herself do a handstand

[@AmalieHafid]

0:48 December Julie: “I have thought about you every moment!” *Me coming back to Julie’s channel every few weeks to check if there’s news for past Julie*

[@TheGamerGoy]

Am I the only one who's like "fight, fight, fight! Kiss, kiss, kiss!"

[@anshumanagrawal346]

@@TheGamerGoy yup

[@reviewsandrevisits2745]

@@TheGamerGoy Yeah, I think you've got the super douche market corned for this video.

[@TheGamerGoy]

@@reviewsandrevisits2745 oh, I guess that RT GIF is about 5 years old now, makes sense nobody remembers it.

[@fajarsetiawan8665]

just click the notification button, sis

[@okkmelissaa9153]

The Omnicron variant is spreading rapidly and I DEMAND a part 6 to lift my immunocompromised spirits

[@Rainlitnight]

You got your wish 😭

[@hunterscrackdealer6650]

I have Omicron… literally had colds 10 times worse than Omicron. I would have been at work had I not had to test for it because my wife got it as well. Don’t concern yourself with Omicron

[@Rainlitnight]

@@hunterscrackdealer6650 they literally said they're immunocompromised so it doesn't matter how you feel about it, it could kill them

[@dovee1]

@@hunterscrackdealer6650 i don't have it as bad as op, but it definitely sucks. My throat is as dry as the Gobi Desert and I've been coughing for days now and can't speak well at the moment. I've had to take time off my education because I'm simply not in a condition where I can learn. Just because you don't have a problem with it, it doesn't mean you can tell other people to not take it this seriously. You don't come across as blasé or cool, you just come off as uncaring and invalidating of the serious experiences a great deal of people have had.

[@MrWhangdoodles]

Omicron*

[@edrocheck9730]

“Ooh just wait till you see the comments section of this video.” That line cracked me up. Outstanding work, as always!

[@andhewonders]

Julie, I am pro informed choice, not an anti vaccination person at all, as you are promoting mrna vaccination, not covid, mrna, could you please tell me the results of the human trials, or were they truly bypassed by an emergency worldwide health declaration, maybe your research is different.

[@Peacefrogg]

What Problem are you saying that people should make their own choice about which risk they will take with their body? Are you saying that people who wait a while before getting their shot have the right to keep social distancing when the rest of the world gets back to normal? Risky statement these days. I have been called an antisocial, egotistical anarchist for less...like saying that 12-18 year olds are old enough to make their own decision considering a drug that has not been long term tested (even though i admit there is a low risk of there being any long term effects, i still think nobody needs to be pressured into this)

[@andhewonders]

@@Peacefrogg The only difference perhaps between us is that the CDC reports are starting to support the potential issues, not saying they are progressing, but we haven't seen three years of vaccination have we, so I can see a higher risk developing, I just want people to be informed, I really don't care if they take the vaccine or not, and they shouldn't care about me, they evolve the virus just as much as I do, scientifically and historically natural evolution weakens the virus, as this mrna technology has never been trialed properly we don't know what will occur, Good Luck.

[@Peacefrogg]

What Problem yes, i totally agree that nature can reach a new balance. Logically, any virus like this would either get less contagious or less deadly, since the only purpose for virus genes is to survive, and more will in a strain that infects a lot more people than it kills. But when have we not been known to think we know better than nature? I know there are lots of reasons to take the vaccin, but i see no reason at all to guilt and pressure other people into doing the same, which is what most people are doing right now.

[@thatoneperson3653]

It’s because of a concept called herd immunity. The issue is that the part of the population not taking the vaccine is actually making it more dangerous for people who are at high risk and can’t get the vaccine (e.g. people with immunodeficiency disorders, the old, and the young). The pressure and the shaming of people who don’t get it is precisely because of this reason. Not because those who get the vaccine disagree with those who don’t’s beliefs, but because they are putting more lives at risk.

[@thebomber45]

I was starting to fear we wouldn't get another one of these, worth the wait!

[@thebeavpercabethftw9604]

I mean, if we didn't get another one, that would probably mean the Pandemic was over.

[@thespyscat]

@@thebeavpercabethftw9604 lmao so we are certain to get more of these😅

[@recoveringsoul755]

I'd really rather NOT get any more of these, unless it's the last one. But fear we may need to overthrow the governments or something. Where I live, we've gone from "Two weeks to slow the spread" to ... "Show me your PAPERS!"

[@01nmuskier]

See you next year for booster #2

[@Gingerfrost]

It's like antivacxers are getting rewards.. more videos!! Aaand some jobs raised pay bribes for employees to get vaccinated. Hurray...,........

[@AlanPieroway]

This series will one day be recognized for its genius and be the definitive record of these times.

[@samh1776]

I wouldn’t call this genius… Ryan George did this almost exact premise 3 years ago.

[@mitchgunzler3737]

@@samh1776 Wow, if he knew about Covid that far back then maybe the conspiracy theorists are on to something!

[@samh1776]

@@mitchgunzler3737 Ryan George started a segment 3 years ago where a reporter goes into the future and reports back calamities. Ryan playing both characters, is then basically talking to himself. So when I say she’s copying the premise, no I don’t mean that it’s about covid, but the whole format of the skit.

[@annabutler2551]

@Alan Pieroway I agree 👍

[@trumphatesyou]

It's been copied many times and thank Jebus Julie lets it go without copyright claims. This is comedy gold.

[@4077]

When I saw this in my feed I literally gasped “she made another one!!!!!” and grinned like the cheshire cat. These videos have been there for me since the beginning of the pandemic, sure brings back so many memories 😂🥰 Seriously, I love these. Please keep making them forever.

[@annamagrina2459]

Totally agree!!!!

[@wolverinechris2]

Please for the love of all that is good, I hope this doesn’t continue forever. But while it continues, Julie is a bright spot

[@drebugsita]

with the caveat of forever meaning as long as we are in this rona panini. and then please continue blessing us with maybe just flashbacks akin to this of current events, cause yes we would still relish Julie's past self videos whenever *fingers crossed* we get through this

[@kustoo]

Didn’t want this to end. So much happened.

[@JohnNoirSmith]

Pretty much summarizes what everyone said about the pandemic

[@kylespencer6461]

@@JohnNoirSmith Too soon man. Too soon.

[@captainfutur3]

Yes. That’s all?

[@zesty9815]

Didn't even mention January ... didn't want to _completely_ spoil Christmas, I guess.

[@adelineburnett3572]

You remember what happened this year? I can't even remember what happened yesterday XD

[@furrysunny1300]

"So, what else?" "Forest fires. LOTS of forest fires." "Oh. We already had those. You remember? Start of 2020?" *awkward silence*

[@HagenvonEitzen]

2025 Julie: You call that LOTS??

[@maitrecorbeau_gm]

Thanks @@HagenvonEitzen I laughed, and then cried

[@willrfrench]

@@HagenvonEitzen oh god, i can't even imagine

[@1317CatBlair]

Greece is also on fire the hole summer 😔

[@ulrikaandersson1463]

And lots and lots of floods.

[@lucymarden9471]

“You came up and then came down. That was.. special.” Well, it’s more than I can do.

[@madamepumpkin]

Tbh, nothing else was that d**ck flight from mr amazon.

[@Konarcoffee]

More than Simone Biles did as well LOL

[@mikerobinson9392]

Just like my hopes for a normal world!

[@HiringHamblin]

You just get up and stay up?

[@alisaurus4224]

I could get up there. Gravity would make me come down pretty fast. Getting up from THAT would require medical personnel and hydraulics

[@MarsM13]

0:56 a Canadian apologizing to herself. We have reached peak Canadianness, and the world will surely be soon sucked into Canadian singularity. Thanks a lot, Julie, you ended the world!

[@BC25citizen]

Actually that sounds like something that might save the world

[@danikac7206]

Ahh, a Canadian. Explains a lot.

[@ssa3359]

I hope no one misses the fact that Julie coordinates the outfits from previous videos so that they all line up well!

[@JasonJayMusic]

The outfits are the easy thing to coordinate. If you go back and check, each julie has her own unique personality which crosses into the eldest episode as well. She really is a fantastic writer.

[@DemetriLoizou]

OMG, didn't even notice! That's awesome!

[@wojo4hitz]

@@JasonJayMusic My favorite is October XD XD XD XD

[@DramaQueenMalena]

Except the color of the nails.

[@Beth_Faber]

Except the nails. But the. She’d have to redo her nails every time she decided to video more of the other Julie.

[@grahamcrackergaming630]

My favorite part is December Julie's use of "very sus" because we were using that phrase incessantly for months after the Among Us craze of October

[@nicokelly6453]

well....sort of...it's a dialectual word from AAVE that existed before Among Us and just only now became "popular" online and is now called internet speak for it...but sure

[@grahamcrackergaming630]

@@nicokelly6453 Aw cool! Would you say it was popularized by the Among Us craze, or perhaps brought into the mainstream? It definitely started popping up a lot more in internet culture at that time.

[@ematuskey]

August!Julie was very nice not to tell December!Julie how dated that term already was.

[@TheDealer1228]

You have to be a 10 year-old (or white as snow) if you think “sus” came from Among Us.

[@ematuskey]

@@TheDealer1228 I'm sure the phrase existed before Among Us, but it didn't (briefly) enter the popular culture until then. It's now not as common to hear, hence my comment, and is probably back to primarily "pre Among US" usages, whatever they are.

[@David_C_83]

The hair style at the end feels like a 2021 mood, the whole "I'm getting kinda tired of all this" vibe. At this rate we'll need a few more of these...

[@Helleynea]

I'd appreciate this to continue beyond the pandemic. I greatly enjoy these look backs of news of the last 6 months and a smaller discussion of them.

[@annamagrina2459]

I hope so too!!

[@justsomeguy5490]

I have long thought that every "news" program should have segments on what was in the news 1 year ago, 5 years ago, 10 years ago, and here is how those issues turned out or did not get resolved.

[@cassidypuatu382]

You: “… beyond the pandemic…” Me from 4 months from now, with infection rates skyrocketing but no one doing anything: 😂😂😂😂 theres no beyond. Just more variants and willful ignorance

[@drebugsita]

agree! here's to be optimistic on many levels. I was just having this monologue in the comments above

[@TurikoSanShiro222]

the smartest way to stop antivaxxers commenting is to predict they would comment hahaha . genius

[@SashenkaKun]

And here I'd been hoping this wouldn't last long enough to end up with a 5th one of these. Such is life. Another gem!

[@01nmuskier]

See you next year for booster #2 episode.

[@SatumainenOlento]

Eh, the pandemic is expected to last next 5 years. It is how other flue epidemics (spanish flue) acted.

[@davidwood5884]

The world is literally burning. Julie could keep these going post pandemic, there will be enough material…unfortunately

[@SashenkaKun]

@@SatumainenOlento spanish flu lasted only two years and was mostly exacerbated by World War 1.

[@daddyosink4413]

@@davidwood5884 yea... this is going to be a long series.....

[@ShaunCheah]

"Not too shabby" while brushing objectively shabby hair off one's face is some real self-confidence goals.

[@Pete...NoNotThatOne]

That was… special…

[@magzmagz2889]

December Julie is not even surprised anymore. She saw it all, just a normal Tuesday afternoon. Now think of it, imagine Julie from August 2021, explaining everything to Julie from March 2020 lol

[@xtremeskyman]

Past Julie cinematic universe?

[@magzmagz2889]

@@xtremeskyman yes, exactly.

[@TheBusyJane]

December Julie is going to be pretty disappointed no one told her about the upcoming insurrection. Edit: I just realized she's in Canada. You don't care about our insurrection. You have your own problems. Sorry.

[@amandasspreadlove1603]

@@TheBusyJane as an American, I was waiting...like vaccine decisions isn't even the most ignorant thing plaguing our public right now!

[@jurekovacic1739]

She would be singing nili joel's wedidn't stsrt the fire but just the pandemic era. It would be beautiful.

[@falcore91]

1:17 this. The whole “they… aren’t taking it?” conversation plays out in my head at least once a day.

[@esperanzahopejaduri678]

SAME

[@delphinebez3045]

Just once a day ?? Lucky you... this has been ruining my sleep for a while now....

[@Lorenzo1972.]

Let’s play this out, shall we? The Experts: “masks don’t work” The Experts: “okay maybe they do and you have to wear them” The Experts: “if the vaccine is endorsed by Trump, we’re not taking it” The Experts: “these vaccines from God must be taken” The Experts: “take any vaccine you can get!” The Experts: “okay, maybe AstraZeneca is not that good” The Experts: “mixing vaccines is recommended - get whatever you can” The Experts: “people are playing a dangerous game by mixing vaccines” The Experts: “get two shots and we’ll be out of this” The Experts: “okay, maybe you need never ending booster shots” The Experts: “when you get a virus and survive, you have anti-bodies” The Experts: “even if you’ve had covid, you must get the vaccine” The Experts: “the vaccine is safe” The Experts: “Pfizer is not recommended for teenage boys” People: “why don’t people trust the experts and just get the vaccine???”

[@csuti6139]

@@delphinebez3045 and why is that when you i assume have a vaccine so technically but not really you are safe right 😂😂

[@delphinebez3045]

@@csuti6139 Yes and still stuck in lockdown where I live because 70% of the populations prefers to die a useless death rather than get the f... vax

[@susanwilliams2392]

I love how August Julie has given up on EVERYTHING. Including being subtle to not break the rules of time travel. She's just spitting FACTS

[@anobservatory4227]

As if they even followed the rules in the first place.

[@1Love2Live3Laugh]

@@anobservatory4227 but in the first couple, she was kinda “worried” about the butterfly effect. Now she’s just - “nothing can get worse it’s already the worst…”

[@anobservatory4227]

@@1Love2Live3Laugh Fair enough.

[@Revengors]

I love how you're not just milking this, you're giving it a new spin every time! Well done!

[@meribor]

Yes, this is one of my favorite things about the whole series

[@anazayas5591]

the comments are a lot chiller than i thought they would be… i’m honestly surprised

[@skylarfinch6444]

Lol same😂

[@kbaylor123]

Haha the comment about the comments section scared them off!

[@Bragga2]

It's early days yet...

[@Sheamu5]

Yeah it's only fans down here right now, the antivaxxers will arrive at some point.

[@ThatBoogieman]

they're trickling in

[@rowanmarlow7402]

I am grateful for these videos because otherwise I wouldn't remember all the major "oh shit' moments that are minor just from sheer numbers. It's been crazy for so long and my brain is like an old VHS security tape that got full and i've just been reusing the same tape over and over for the last year.

[@MrFancyDragon]

The best part about this is that Julie from December finally had some company. Which was very wholesome cause I was going to be sad if she didn’t have anyone XD

[@bradnarraway9141]

I mean that was a solid handstand, August Julie needs to give December Julie a little credit! :P

[@cesartalves]

right? That's not so easy

[@Lunaris3-in-1]

But she was leaning against the closet door 🤣😭

[@KevinLyda]

@@Lunaris3-in-1 Or was the closet door leaning against her?

[@Lunaris3-in-1]

@@KevinLyda I-- 😳🤦🏽‍♂️😫🤣🤣🤣💀👏🏼👏🏼

[@mercurielle0]

I was mostly watching in horror like, "maybe don't do a handstand while you're drunk, drunk Julie..."

[@gaya3]

Oh never even waited for TENET like this! Cannot get enough of these, Keep em coming Julie

[@trinaq]

Agreed, if there's ONE bright spot in this current situation, it's Julie's Pandemic videos!

[@sanjusabu5488]

Hi chechi🙌🙌

[@silver6kraid]

As much as I love this series I'd rather it came to an end for the world's sake

[@CatOnACell]

Bit if she does keep them coming then that means the world is still providing inspiration for pandemic videos. So while I love the videos the world needs to stop giving her content.

[@julienolke]

😘😘😘😘

[@tyaccornero5301]

"he's really mastering that Dr. Evil aesthetic" haha

[@megabyte01]

Oh my god, no one in late night made that comparison! (to the best of my knowledge)

[@yeeaahhzz]

manifesting*

[@snowcreep5458]

Favorite line

[@johnlucas6683]

Looks like a giant..

[@filipzarkovic5881]

@@johnlucas6683 JOHNSON

[@becky0710]

When this pandemic is finally over can we have all the past selves together in a video? I’d love to see that!

[@MightyBiffer]

When the pandemic is finally over? Come to America, over half of us think that it is over.

[@moviecats_]

Optimistic of you to assume it will ever be over 😔.

[@dzd2371]

@@moviecats_ Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I think becky meant IF not when, but can't fault the optimism.

[@toriless]

@@MightyBiffer The real problem is the rest do not care if it is ever over so long as they have to act responsible.

[@joellejabbour8225]

OH MY GOD YES ALL OF THEM IN ONE VIDEO I'D DIE TO SEE THAT

[@katiehoraczek399]

“Do you wanna see my hand stand?!?!” “Are you looking!!?!?!!” Lmfao. I needed this today. Thanks as always Julie!

[@Papeeshka]

I do this to my BF all the time. 😂

[@nurturingcompassion]

This is dark but, there are some people who saw part 1, even all parts through 4, who have now died because of this virus. 😥 a moment of gratitude for all of us who are safe and healthy.

[@carolynworthington8996]

Oh…I hadn’t thought of that.

[@furry1975]

Amen to that! Thanks for the reminder gratitude.

[@theonlyjjparker]

Gratitude???

[@brennamunro2841]

@@glaucouswingedgull and there it is, the vaccine misinfo post, as predicted by future Julie.

[@juniperridge8240]

@@brennamunro2841 Seriously?

[@guilhermeteofilocachich4892]

Julie, can you please keep doing these videos even when the pandemic is over? Something like "Explaining the news to my past self". These are so great! Congrats

[@kbaylor123]

Yes this!

[@Wezzeth]

Ah, "when". I wish I still believed in "when".

[@guilhermeteofilocachich4892]

@@Wezzeth I mean, eventually it will be

[@oldmensaguy1118]

You might want to make certain your talent is passed on to your grandchildren. 😢

[@lenochod6]

This is brilliant idea!

[@Bloooo95]

December Julie finally having someone to visit her is all I needed.

[@dede12301]

I love how August Julie is so indifferent with the whole thing. Basically "The more things change, the more they stay the same."

[@breathebeloved]

Rewatched from episode 1, and hadn't seen this one yet. May be reiterating, but, I am thankful for this series. So, thank you.

[@mjmedia9865]

I swear it’ll be 2030 and we'll be on “Explaining the Pandemic to my Past Self” part 100

[@sarahlarock4070]

Honestly it would make sense! There will be so many effects and changes that will become permanent, or come later as a result, that people will forget were not always around.

[@lenochod6]

We can only hope :)

[@SatumainenOlento]

They are estimating 5 years. The same than Spanish influenza and others have done.

[@Sheamu5]

There's always the next pandemic, yay

[@robertrozel7045]

Unfortunately, I hope so!

[@Ramtrill]

When Julie goes back in time like this, is she creating Variants of herself, Loki-style? Is she creating a multiverse??? Is this why Ryan George's world exists?

[@meribor]

To paraphrase Julie from the "...One Year Later" video, it's best we not get too in the weeds and just enjoy the show

[@banditoheat]

Are you implying Ryan is a variant Julie? Because I can get onboard with that.

[@HagenvonEitzen]

@@banditoheat So Ryan is a variant Julie I decided ...

[@banditoheat]

@@HagenvonEitzen wow wow wow wow...wow

[@mikeyo1O1]

@@banditoheat well played

[@Alia-bc3rc]

2021 has the tired accepting vibes - like, 'oh what's the point of telling her bad news anyway' vibe. I like that. Hi Julie who's looking at the comment section. U rock.

[@joviberbz2312]

"oh, very meta" Who knew this was foreshadowing facebook.

[@nathanhirsch5598]

As the Pandemic seems to never stop, Julie is stuck in these pandemic-explation-loops forever (at least we are entertained 😁)

[@trinaq]

Agreed, I hope that she does another Pandemic explanation video in four months' time!

[@akaviral5476]

@@trinaq could you imagine if she accidentally goes to the first one instead?

[@WolfietheheroProductions]

@@trinaq 4 months time? Are you travelling back to tell us that something big is going to occur around Christmas/New Year/Early January? Oh! How bad is it in 4 months from now! 😅😬 (Sarcasm 🙂👍🏻)

[@Hestaka]

The Nolke Paradox since there is always a virus there must always be videos...

[@ashanein]

#freejulie lol

[@msnhao]

Now do one about Afghanistan “I’m you from August 25” “Wait, that’s like only a week into the future” “Yeah, that’s about how long it took for the taliban to take over Afghanistan”

[@daniellin5627]

LOL

[@Hazzelnot94]

Well that's just ignoring the past 10-15 years.

[@egeirmakgulseven8945]

@@Hazzelnot94 welp that is what happend gkfkdlkd

[@Raven_Black_252]

@@Hazzelnot94 20 actually

[@ellatadros]

Yep sounds about right

[@kaishaohta]

As a former competitive gymnast, I wholeheartedly approve of your handstand and your dream to be Simone Biles when you grow up 👍

[@ivnehaas]

Abandoning your teammates in the middle of the competition? What a hero! If she needed a break for her mental health she should have done it before they even went there.

[@ktreznin5538]

@@ivnehaas You talk as if you think she WANTED to do it. You're awful.

[@seltzinator]

Simone Biles is so brave. Like the saying goes, "When the going gets tough, the tough take mental health breaks." Such toughness!

[@ciara2837]

@@ivnehaas yes cause spinning through the air when you have a case of the twisties (aka not knowing where you are in the air) is a good idea

[@randomas8634]

@@seltzinator This, but unironically.

[@csarmurillo]

These videos have a way to make me laugh yet also feel deeply moved... It's crazy how everything's happened. Please don't stop.

[@louissivo9660]

When some news network does a decade in review and touches on the Pandemic this series of videos needs to be touched on. Not just for their brilliance but because I think Julie defines this whole movement of individuals and families using KZbin to generate this sort of entertainment for us sheltered folks.

[@zeroneutral]

No.

[@1chienandalou]

I would agree with you but as the trend has been going for a while, I don’t think there will be much people watching “news networks” in a decade. They’ve already become a joke. And hopefully we will have more decentralized and free platforms than KZbin too. And what you say will occur there.

[@wrapper2]

"Just wait until you see the comment section of this video." **sprays monitor with orange juice via the nostrils** Damn you, Future Julie!

[@Torsee]

The comments aren’t what I thought..right now

[@meribor]

Yes, this line was amazing

[@wurdnurd1]

Wait....is she Future-Julie or Present-Julie...

[@blindleader42]

@@wurdnurd1 Well, she's Present Julie to us, but the video takes place in December, so she's Future Julie in the video, so... it should be clear to anyone with a brain that.... I'm just as confused as you are.

[@alsoknown9881]

The entire point of this video was so Julie could show off her hand stand

[@sarahrundall]

it was special

[@kevinbailey8827]

December Julie.

[@Baby_Llama_Mama]

Oh I thought it was to bitch about people not getting the vaccine. LOL

[@purplewine7362]

@@Baby_Llama_Mama bitching about them is the correct thing to do. second is letting Darwin take his course

[@Baby_Llama_Mama]

@@purplewine7362 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2Kpp3t7mMytatU

[@popsee9745]

“A slap in the face” what the hell!… she can predict things now?!

[@테리스-d1x]

Don't get me wrong i love this series, but *kinda getting worried about how many parts this gon' get....*

[@Elix90]

Very much this, yeah

[@camperkalel]

Well, by the looks of it, at least 1 or 2... With a strong chance for more, much more...

[@david65219]

I'm worried it'll end up having multiple seasons...

[@jd.3493]

It’s starting to be her only real schtick…

[@davidma22]

Hey, it's fine. We'll all just get to learn the entire Greek alphabet together.

[@jeremysolomon7791]

Can't wait for the inevitable part 6!!

[@kenna9836]

Me also an adult, “I’m gonna be Simone Biles when I grow up.” Love her and love that this bit was included.

[@MightyBiffer]

I don't even know who Simone Biles is.

[@flyingpigmonkey1]

@@MightyBiffer one of the greatest athletes in history. She had some personal issues at the olympics and backed out of competition.

[@toriless]

Of course, this assume Julie is going to grow up so I see a flaw in her plans.

[@maralorca6518]

I think when future Julie said "It's not gonna happen", I think it's because 2020 Julie will die before August '21 & the series will be finished. Her tank top looks bloody as well.

[@1chienandalou]

@@maralorca6518 wow my friend, that’s some dark thoughts. And I’m usually the one with the darkest. I mean eventually she has to die but I’m hoping she’ll be around for a while! (Edit: also I think space-time would break if your past self died ;))

[@rpottage]

*Julie from 2 weeks later appears* Past Julie: "Oh crap... okay, how far into the future are you?" Future Julie: "It's not even labor day yet. But it's okay, it's not too bad. I mean there was a major hurricane that may have been worse than Katrina, the Taliban have already taken over Afghanistan, there's a massive oxygen shortage and the US has decided outlawing abortion is okay again... but hey, at least we get to vote in another federal election I guess..."

[@pvw732]

Some of us will get to vote at least.

[@AshleyMLindsey]

She's Canadian

[@rpottage]

@@AshleyMLindsey I know that’s why I added the part about getting to vote in another federal election; we have one scheduled for the 20th.

[@MaximillianRobesphere]

Don’t forget about roe vs wade being on the table ‘cause fudge Texas for wanting to throw it away

[@chanman819]

Wait until she finds out the result! "These are the before numbers." "AND the after numbers! Surprise!"

[@seanwilliams3634]

When Julie 2022 January shows up, she should be eye patched up, with a mad Max vibe going just to freak out Julie August 2021.

[@pamelajayne9044]

Yeeees!!!! Then do a 'na jokes, just trying to lighten mood' thing which she cant quite pull off!

[@insomniacryan9916]

I don’t know, I feel like Julie 2021 is more likely to blow out a heavy breath, stare into the middle distance, and nod grimly to herself. We’re not… innocent, anymore.

[@IndigoIndustrial]

She's been to a post apocalypse themed party, because everything is better and we can laugh nervously about the 18 months where we all peered into the abyss. Hopefully the mess in Afghanistan is the last chapter and we can turn our attention to the climate crisis.

[@Kyrbi0]

I remember that episode of My Little Pony

[@tomgraham3612]

Why wait?

[@geoffg8791]

Awesome: New Explaining the Pandemic video Not Awesome: That we've failed as a society enough to necessitate another Explaining the Pandemic video

[@01nmuskier]

See you next year

[@billthemitchell]

Society has failed? Really?

[@freddiedejesus785]

@@billthemitchell It's just today's narrative. It's almost as if we've never dealt with viral pandemics before.

[@EDMTMLFilms]

40 year old, US Army vet, single dad here and I shrieked when I saw this on my feed. 🤣😁😅

[@enzoli23]

For the next part you should do one where Future Julie is actually from the future and just say random made-up events, and then if any of them actually happens we'll be so freaked out :D

[@usfbull523]

Your hiatus felt like how December 2020 Julie felt for not being visited sooner. I always enjoy your great acting and your comedy! Glad your back! I hope you’re absence was simultaneously productive and restful.

[@perrucheval]

"Just wait till you see the comments section of this video" 😅🤣

[@YonatanZunger]

... I'm a bit scared to imagine what 2022 and 2023 Julie are going to be telling us, but I'm expecting that when the time comes, they'll be just as good as the 2020 and 2021 vintages and oh fuck this is never going to stop, is it.

[@1chienandalou]

Let’s hope the pandemic stops or declines severely but she continues making the “explaining the post pandemic to my past self” videos.. Because anywhere from economic to mental health to how peoples brains have not been getting the normal kind of input/interaction, the effects of this is going to take a while to unfold.

[@JohnGuyJohn]

As a society, we are in long COVID.

[@olivialim7541]

@@1chienandalou and/or events that may hit us harder than even Covid

[@DemoniqueLewis]

💡

[@annaraven]

@@JohnGuyJohn Truth!

[@jiminfested]

Even when the pandemic is over you need to keep going on these. Screw artistic integrity keep coming back to the well, I love this series

[@dagummybearking123]

Plot Twist: This was just made so that Julie could show us her handstand.

[@lauragancarz933]

AND her reindeer headband

[@ddebenedictis]

It was respectable.

[@darrell20741]

She went up and came down, that was really good.

[@boltyboy]

FNtastic

[@alquinn8576]

it goes deeper than that: Julie released SARS2 so she could show us her handstand

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Needed this today 😂

[@charlottegallace9006]

Omg hi

[@sazashleigh]

Wasn’t expecting to see you guys here! Hey brothers!

[@gsiya4023]

Ofc same

[@zacharycrystal2324]

Hey brother

[@ColdNekoAngel]

Wait a Minute...

[@harrowed777]

August Julie is like "This is just life now, none of it even matters or is surprising." I 100% Feel that.

[@wazowski489]

watching this series has really helped me feel like i’m not going crazy and this whole shit show is actually a shit show and not some fever dream.

[@MetaphorUB]

You manage to sell being irritated at yourself, in many cases literally, better than anyone I’ve seen. You embody those emotions so well I sometimes forget you’re not two separate (yet remarkably similar) people.

[@toriless]

Nobody can aggravate Julie better than Julie.

[@JanGotner]

Should have started from "Mass graves in Canada" "Oh God, is it the Delta variant?" "Nah, just the church and colonialism"

[@christianjarvis167]

T H I S S S

[@highlander200107]

Seconded!

[@gnuumyn]

oh shit that was dark but true

[@ncc74656m]

Ooof, that hit.

[@radix4400]

Unmarked graves, they weren't mass graves.

[@Grosvenor77]

Imagine she did one where all these characters are in the same room with eachother. Pointing at eachother like the spiderman meme.

[@RaineWilder]

I'm surprised with you Greg, you meant to say "In the best traditions of Doctor Who specials" but instead... spiderman meme?!?..

[@toriless]

@@RaineWilder At least it was not the Counsel Of Sheldons.

[@sofietstolk]

I'd love that!! 💕

[@RaineWilder]

@@toriless LOL! Admit it - you'd watch that too

[@sarahspindler2914]

Man, January 2020 Julie would be so terrified!

[@andrewjohnson6716]

What’s really sad is perspective. The version of her from December 2020 who seems so naively hopeful by comparison is the same person who seemed so jaded and battle-weary when she went back to talk to her pre-Corona self. That’s what the unrelenting escalation of the last 18 months had done to all of us.

[@snorttroll4379]

not me. I knew from the beginning that it was bs.

[@traviscecil3903]

@Julie Nolke Can we get a "Drunk Julie Explaining the 'Explaining the Pandemic to my Past Drunk Self'" video? I wanna see what those two think of all this.

[@blanketfortressofsolitude5270]

That's a meta rabbit hole I want to go down!

[@1chienandalou]

Ooh, brilliant! At some point Julie gives up and lets drunk Julie do the time travel visit! Let’s hope she sees this comment and it sparks some creative ideas!!

[@1chienandalou]

Could even have a foursome followup… Julie/future Julie, mirror Julie/future mirror Julie meeting! 🤯

[@chelseaclerke948]

Yesssss!

[@psychescede1402]

A 'drunk history' episode about current events.... lol

[@scruffylookinlo6241]

I will always be grateful for this series.

[@pekkaastala]

Kinda makes the whole pandemic worth it, don't you think?

[@tollboothjason]

Some more news from present Julie: We're finally getting out of Afghanistan. Past Julie: Oh that's great! That's really good news! Present Julie: No. No, it's not.

[@monkeyflower3851]

Well she's Canadian, so it wouldn't be "we" for her. Canada pulled the last of their troops out in 2014.

[@randomhuman97]

Everybody's already forgotten Israel and Palestinian republic battles

[@interestingcommentbut....7378]

@@randomhuman97 Because the US and Israel want people to forget that they are genociding and displacing Palestinians. It’s a one sided “battle”.

[@paranoidrodent]

@@monkeyflower3851 Pretty much this. Afghanistan has been foreign news for most of the past decade here in Canada. She could have mentioned the federal election being declared early (something a Canadian would be interested in) but it would be far too nationally specific for her international audience. Julie doesn't hide her nationality but she doesn't fill these videos with stuff specific to our nation either.

[@CorneliusCody]

Yes. Yes it is.

[@iem123]

“The vaccine is the light at the end of the tunnel”. Me in November 2022: ya so much for that 😂

[@cosmedelustrac5842]

Thank you Julie, this series is so good.

[@julienolke]

You're so welcome!

[@danielmothershed8321]

Brilliant! The run of “people choosing to not get vaccinated” lines DESTROYED me.

[@HEROHCR2YT]

So does spike protein fyi

[@TomPVideo]

I felt like there should have been a slap bass riff before that part.

[@HEROHCR2YT]

@Lèmon Lēe I'm so sorry. I hope so too. Please DO NOT TAKE any of the boosters or any follow up mrna shots. Please. I will also pray for your health. 🙏🏼💙

[@its_clean]

@@HEROHCR2YT And you're out here giving a random internet stranger specific medical advice on what treatments to take and not to take because...?

[@HEROHCR2YT]

@@its_clean because "its.not.clean"

[@juliegolick]

"Do they know--" "Yep." Sigh...

[@adampopeens2728]

Newsflash: that's not the problem

[@Stuie417]

You can literally feel Julie hitting her head against the wall in unison with every other rational person .

[@ItsAsparageese]

I love that this video expresses the frustration with the situation WITHOUT crossing over into insulting/belittling the people who don't get vaccinated. I'm vaxxed and all for it, but there's a reason many people (particularly in the disabled/rare illness community and people of color) who are afraid to trust the government and medical establishment about this. The history of abuses and experimentation in this country is disgusting. Black women are still 3-4 times more likely to die in childbirth than white women are, and that's already accounting for differences in care access, education, wealth, et cetera, because they're simply treated differently and their concerns aren't addressed the same. There are countless more examples where those come from. Plenty of people refusing vaccines have valid reason to be fearful. We have to remember to meet people where they're at with education, yes, but compassion foremost.

[@adampopeens2728]

@@ItsAsparageese "Plenty of people refusing vaccines have valid reason to be fearful. " It's mainly *not* fear. A sizeable portion of people not getting this vaccine *right now* are people that have already recovered from it. Another large group are people that are at statistically low personal risk and would like to see a few seasons of how it *actually* works in the real world before deciding whether or not they need it. There was absolutely no reason to turn this into a moralistic us vs. them competition, but, alas, here we are. As far as I can tell, no one is benefiting from this approach at all.

[@ItsAsparageese]

@@adampopeens2728 Just fyi, "plenty of" and "all" aren't synonyms. I'm speaking out in defense of the people whose concerns I think are most underrecognized and who I think are most harmed by "rawr anyone who doesn't get vaccinated is stupid" rhetoric. I didn't say literally everyone unvaccinated is fearful of systemic wrongdoing, I'm well aware there are plenty of people who are just skeptical or otherwise not concerned about their own vulnerability. (Which is still ignorant on their part and still problematic for the population, because they're still enabling transmission and development of variants. I'm incredibly resistant to viruses and had covid early on and experienced it very mildly and recovered fine, just like I always do with viruses, but I still got vaccinated because it's important for public health. The people you describe have dandy reasoning methods, they just lack complete information.)

[@tylerdurden639]

This gravy train is self-sustaining at this point. Whenever anyone from the future comes to talk about the current situation to someone from the past, they can make it as rosy or scary as the future person chooses. Either way... Can't wait to see the next version in however many months it takes. We can see if one comes after 1M subs!

[@CBloodRojas]

December Julie being upset that August Julie waited 8 months to show up is pure genius! Hilarious as always!

[@aidanrogers4438]

Probably best leaving Afghanistan’s current situation till next time. Don’t wait to freak past Julie out too much.

[@TheSuzberry]

This is more a US thing - IMO

[@recoveringsoul755]

and the Delta variant and breakthrough cases in fully vaxxed people, and the Lambda variant, and how some places are trying to unlawfully require to see your medical papers to gain entry to normal stuff even though the vaxxed people are spreading it

[@orton305]

@@TheSuzberry nope

[@YBlvr]

@@TheSuzberry Julie's Canadian, but yeah, this applies to the US as well

[@YBlvr]

Yeah, that and the IPCC's report saying that we're officially screwed due to climate change

[@soulslikefan6760]

If she recorded herself just saying: "nooo", "why are people stupid" and other reactions to stupid things, she could make a video of like 10 year time travel at some point.

[@BarryHenline]

OK, so nearly 80 year old guy here. Bet you didn't expect m(any) of us in your subscriber list. You came up with a good idea and you present well, pretty sharply thought out. Is this a main source of $.. whoo, I see you have merch and over a million subscribers. Good job!. I send out a little newsy, funny blog to about 120 family, friends, former coworkers, etc. so I recognize a video takes lots more time & effort, planning maybe asst camera /alternate hands person, etc. BTW have shared a couple of your vids with them so.. you know, you're welcome! I hope you have a Happy Holiday season! THANKS for the thoughtful humor that never-the-less covers some serious topics. Kudos!

[@davidg5898]

As brilliant and hilarious as this series is, I'm sorry that the episodes are still happening.

[@gidmalu]

I believe that is true for all of us, except, perhaps, past Julie🙃

[@VeX1138]

"Just wait until you see the comments for this video." "Oh, how very meta."

[@robindycus4213]

I busted out laughing at the comment myself!

[@ronja4448]

Well, scrolling through the most recent comments, she was right.

[@DM-ty4jb]

Very 4th wall

[@ashleyn.9166]

December Julie's hair at the end was pretty much how we all feel.

[@AvidLearner11]

this is truth

[@Andres_2004]

quite hilarious tough

[@nuinuio]

“Oh just wait until you see the comment section of this video” 🤣🤣🤣 this is the best! I just came across your latest vid today (where have I been?) and spent the last hours watching your channel. The best!

[@lightningblender]

I just rewatched the entire series. Honestly, it‘s a perfect summary of the last 20 months and I absolutely love every single one of them. Sadly, I have hunch that this is not gonna be the last video of the series but fortunately that’s also good news.

[@1chienandalou]

I have re-watched the series a few times and I don’t think it’s gonna be the last one either. But, I also highly recommend the rest of her videos. This channel has been one of the best finds on KZbin.

[@lightningblender]

@@1chienandalou ik. Some are a miss (for me), but most are superb. The collab with Ryan George is one of my favorites…

[@simonyeomans5021]

I’m scared to see what Julie from August has to hear. We aren’t out of the woods yet people!

[@hellboy19991]

unless we have all the antivaxxers be shot :)

[@baildclark16]

But at least August 2021 Julie will be less surprised, desperate, and chaotic than December 2021 Julie?

[@rinnin]

Don’t mention the woods 🌲🔥🌍😢

[@playdg]

Simple. A basic fast food burger will be $10 (USD). So will a gallon of gasoline. A bungalow in a crime-ridden area will be $1,000,000. Good luck. Keep thinking it's somebody else's fault.

[@snowkitty1914]

@@roblowndes7829 ok

[@Nerdfighter958]

Cannot believe I remember when the first one was released. It feels like a fever dream. I don't understand how so much time has passed

[@deegibb6368]

Hey Julie...it's about time for a new one! Don't make August wait as long as December!

[@TrueIQ21]

Part 6 is out!