FREESTYLE - Dances Moving! Ep. 7

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[@CabinBoyProductions]

I feel like Laura Kathryn Gilbert doesn't get enough credit for this, her direction is fantastic in this series. The way the shots get longer and longer as the series goes on, ending with this long unbroken take, it's so good

[@daemondoodles]

right?

[@mhiggins2541]

You get it

[@McDodgerMan]

The absence of High Knees in the last dance means that the move was created specifically to threaten Declan in ep5 #justicefordeclan

[@hotdog8109]

Arguably 2:11

[@strbourne]

I mean the move was about fake confidence, it was him convincing himself that his worth is tied to how high his knees can go. That's why Declan hated it, and that's why he's not doing it here: he's learned that he doesn't need some arbitrary factor to express his self worth. In the same way that he's no longer doing an effort to "dance properly", and is instead focusing on dancing in a way that makes him happy.

[@TotalElipse]

I know people love to talk about how good Brian was in this series but damn Laura went so hard on the directing. That long hold on Brian alone in the chair...damn.

[@maikeschafers9569]

Fucking perfect, right?

[@wackyanimations3326]

@@maikeschafers9569 more than

[@MrZombieZealot]

I love that this dance is just for him. He's not doing it for his ex or for the show or for the group, or even for us. He goes around and turns off all the cameras and stands there without a plan and just lets it all out.

[@oojamaflip7192]

Yeah! It's genuinely fantastic

[@ruchay]

Did you ever wonder how can we see bdg?

[@largeboi4678]

@@ruchay ghosts! We’re all ghosts

[@strbourne]

And as he points out, his dance doesn't have to be great or even good, as long as he keeps dancing for the love of dancing and not to impress anyone else. His dancing style changes a lot in this episode compared to the previous ones, but he is still incorporating the dances from before. He still keeps his memories from before and uses them to grow, but he is entering a new chapter in his life so he doesn't cling to the meaningless rules that bound them before. He's not here to "dance properly", just to dance.

[@leesmith5685]

I can honestly say, this is 100% a gesamtkunstwerk. Absolutely beautiful and heart wrenching, thank you for this series

[@Onceortwice45]

spooker dooker is Gesamtkunstwerks an English word?

[@Cl0udlight]

it's a german word, Brian used it in his pokerap talk at PAX. It basically means a production that uses many different forms of performance art to make the production more grand, but we've been using it to mean a video that is really passionate and meaningful

[@Onceortwice45]

@@Cl0udlight I know that it's a german word I'm german myself. But that's why I was so confused. Thanks

[@Cl0udlight]

@@Onceortwice45ah, ok 😊

[@AdrianHereToHelp]

I'm not sure I understand, are you not referring to the architectural understanding?

[@dallasmishey9779]

I'm so glad Brian found success making videos at Polygon, because he's one of those mad, irrepressible geniuses who either achieves fame doing what he loves or keeps doing what he loves until it kills him.

[@endermeap6488]

Or *both*

[@shumeiyang1024]

@@endermeap6488 unravel will be his undoing

[@aishas.6895]

I HAVE NEWS

[@dallasmishey9779]

@@aishas.6895 Yeah. I'll miss his Unraveleds, but I'm confident Polygon was a stepping stone to further greatness for him.

[@aishas.6895]

@@dallasmishey9779 oh i fully agree- dances moving itself is a testament to that. genuinely can't wait for what he does next

[@shannonmcguffey9971]

I can't get the phrase "the pious hunter stops stalking prey" out of my head why is this very wiggly boy producing poetry?? Also "peep my crabs, all my peeps is crabs," but that's slightly different

[@OrchidAlloy]

I can't get over the lyrics either. It's about depression, isn't it? That's the slip that was tying him down, but has now begun to fray. That is why the sun is finally rising, which he never thought he'd see. But I have questions: -Why is the slip described as "sleeping"? -Is the pious hunter his inner demons, and the prey himself? Or is he the hunter, and he has finally found what he was seeking? Or maybe he's the hunter, and he has given up on an impossible goal in order to be free? -What was the lore being written, and was it a good or bad thing? If it was good, it could have been part of his search for more. If it was bad, it could be a warped view of himself and the world, that he now chose to let go.

[@loldoctor]

@@OrchidAlloy As a songwriter myself, I think these lyrics are absolutely stunning. Even outside of the context of this series, it's a beautiful song, but within that context it's simply brilliant. That said, I don't know if this song is exclusively about depression. It seems to me to be more about coming out of a period of inaction/uncertainty (periods which are often accompanied and perpetuated by depression) and confronting a moment when the narrator has chosen to act despite that uncertainty. But that moment of choice is scary because the uncertainty is still there, we will never know what the future brings. The tension of that confrontation between hope and uncertainty drives the song. On the one hand, the lyrics convey a sense that there's a light at the end of the tunnel, a promise of the future, while on the other hand, they convey a sense of fear of what that future might bring, of not knowing what's at the other end of the tunnel. The narrator is asking a question: is being hopeful an assurance of being happy? And the song implies there is a answer: living without assurance is okay, acting on hope is enough. As for the "meaning" of the lines, it's important not to ignore the context of each unique verse/how they are each related to the lines "I never thought I'd see the day" in stanzas 1 and 3 and "I can't quite tell what I'm hoping for" in stanzas 2 and 4. The song is actually incredibly clever in how it plays with different ways of reading (finding meaning in) these repeated verses. For example, look at the opening line "the sun is rising up half the way/I never thought I'd see the day". This is, in my opinion, an absolutely brilliant opening lyric. Sunrise is the literal beginning of "the day", the end of a period of darkness and the start of something new. In this sense, "I never thought I'd see the day" means "I never thought I'd experience hope." But "I never thought I'd see the day" also means, in a colloquial sense, "I never thought this would happen." So he's playing with the concept of "the day" in two senses, both the metaphor established in the first line and the colloquial meaning it has in that phrase. It's incredibly clever. At the same time, there's also a contrast in the first line that conveys the sense of uncertainty that's prevalent throughout the song. On the one hand, he says "the sun IS RISING", indicating that it will, eventually, rise completely. On the other hand, it's only risen "half the way", it isn't complete yet, it's just beginning. So while that beginning ("is rising") implies a literally and metaphorically "bright" future, it's still in the future. "The day" also has an additional meaning, which is most evident in the second half of the song but we can sort of read it into the first half. In addition to its metaphorical/colloquial meaning, he uses it to refer to a specific day (or moment) when he's confronting his plans, the moment when he has to commit to putting those plans into action, which is moment of a confrontation. In this sense, he's using the colloquial meaning of "I never thought this would happen" but applying it to a literal day/moment in time. He's more or less saying "although I knew this day/moment was coming, I never truly believed/internalized the fact that it would come." The second half of the song is about how he responds to this realization. As for the lyrics you mention, I think the "sleeping slip" is likely referring to a type of slip you wear when you sleep (also known as a nightgown). Writers often use frayed cloth/clothing to represent the passage of time and/or the (negative) effects of (negative) life experiences. "The sleeping slip has begun to fray" indicates that he's been sleeping (not acting/being depressed) for a long time, long enough to cause the slip to begin to fray, and possibly (although I personally wouldn't agree) that this period of sleep has had damaging effects. By invoking this negative metaphor, he seems to be acknowledging that he's been asleep for a long time, for long enough if not too long, and that it's time to move on. When read against the next line, "the day" is literally referring to day as the moment when we transition from a period of sleep to a period of wakefulness, from inaction to action, which reinforces is the metaphor he's deploying throughout the song. Again, very clever. Within the context of the entire 3rd verse, "I never thought I'd see the day" is also conveying surprise/unexpectedness when a specific moment arrives. Although he's been planning this transition for some time, he never truly understood/believed that it would come. Taken together, he seems to be saying that the day has finally arrived when he'll leave his "sleeping" life behind and move to a new, "wakeful" life--or, in the context of the videos, a new city--and that he's only just now realizing what that means. "The pious hunter stops stalking prey" is also about telling himself it's time to take action. What "the prey" is doesn't matter, in my opinion. What's important is what the hunter does, his actions. He's saying that a truly devoted ("pious") hunter wouldn't just stalk prey endlessly, eventually he would take his shot. Similarly, the narrator recognizes he's planned/stalked his plans/prey long enough (this is especially evident in the context of the "lore" line) and that it's time to act/shoot. I get the sense that he's telling this to himself to work up courage because, again, he never thought he'd see the day when he had to pull the trigger, he didn't realize how hard it would be, he recognizes this is a decisive moment and he's anxious about that. Both in the way he seems to be convincing/reassuring himself, and the sense that he wasn't fully prepared for "the day" to "come," these two lines seem to capture the hesitance/fear/uncertainty he feels, as well as his dedication to pressing forward with his plans. Finally, "spent too much time writin' all the lore" has to be read within the context of the entire 4th verse, which is overall about accepting uncertainty as a part of life. I think the "writin' all the lore" is a metaphor for planning/imagining what he could do with his life, which he's been doing for too long. He recognizes it's time to do something else, that there are no perfect plans, that things will always be uncertain. So even though he "can't quite tell what [he's] hoping for", he'll "live [his] life being so unsure", and he seems to be okay with that. It's worth noting the contrasts between the first and third lines of this verse. First, "spent too much time writin' all the lore" is in the past tense, whereas "I'll live my life being so unsure" is in the future tense, whereas the rest of the song has been in the present tense. This implies the narrator is in between the past and future, at this decisive moment, as I discussed above. Second, by saying "too much time" he's criticizing how much time he spent planning and making a judgment about his actions. He recognizes that planning endlessly is the wrong thing to do, and accepts that living with uncertainty is, if not good, at least *better* than not doing anything at all. So he'll live being unsure, because at least that's living--not sleeping, not writing lore, but living. Anyway, super long comment but I adore these lyrics. Very inspiring song!

[@smalls1485]

Michael Ian Ross hidden in the replies of a comment, I find this. Absolutely great

[@loldoctor]

@@smalls1485 Ha, I wasn't sure why I took the time to write all of that out, but I'm glad to know someone read/enjoyed it!

[@taakotuesdays]

@@loldoctor you're an absolute genius but fuck you for making me cry over this song for like the 8th time

[@TheBoomamatic]

This was the last series I expected to deliver a genuine emotional performance from...

[@zarballa517]

Bro same

[@genuineinterest]

No, listen. This is actually one of the best tellings of a story I've seen in a while. I thought it was going to just be a silly video series that you eventually stopped making cause you got bored and moved on, but I wasn't prepared for the trajectory this was about to take. Each video slowly had more development and more significance and built up more and more. The partner dancing episode was what really served as the breaking point to the rising action, and it created a point of no return for the story arc. Part 6 began on an immediate 'something is terribly wrong' note and was the fall of the protagonist into despair as all his friends abandon him, concluding with Declan as the symbol of all he'd taken for granted. This was... the absolutely perfect conclusion to the story, a quiet moment of solitude, a lesson told to oneself rather than a class, a reflection, and a slow re-emergence. You can see how much the protagonist has grown and changed, in the seriousness and emotion with which he performs his final dance, as though finally realising what it means to him, and how each of those classes with his friends taught him something valuable that he carries forward with him. His moment of decision as he gets up from the chair here spurs his rebirth, slow but sure, and the song choice is perfect (it made me cry a little.) As he walks off the dance floor I find myself wondering if he'll ever dance again, or if he's moved forward from that point in his life, but either one makes for a satisfying conclusion. In the end, he moves forward, but he is alone. Anyway, THAT'S how you use a creative writing degree. Well done, sir. Edit: iirc i wrote this very late at night in a haze of "omg this is so beautiful and im so tired" so please forgive me for sounding kinda like a 10th grade student pretending to be a literature major and kinda like a pretentious knucklehead

[@unblorbosyourshows9635]

Me: I'm over this video and song and watching it doesn't make me cry anymore. This comment: haha no

[@taakotuesdays]

This comment is fucking amazing

[@moviehaus3492]

thank you

[@paz9044]

Este comentario es tan bueno que no encuentro palabras en inglés para expresarlo

[@pied9882]

Very well put, Nazish. It was painful to watch all the way through, but that decision to turn the music back on at the end, followed by dance echoes was beautifully poignant.

[@shiisiln6122]

I'M NOT CRYING, THERE'S JUST OLD BAY IN MY EYES ;_;

[@islaschrader1498]

you're gonna be blind but tasty

[@jellyrolls2765]

You should be crying for the sin of wasting Old Bay by getting it in your eyes

[@missseaweed2462]

Time to rewatch New Shoes and Old Bay now.

[@benniferthepotato8499]

are your eyes crab claws now?

[@therealbeanbot]

It should be in your ice cream

[@mads_in_zero]

I love that in Episodes 1-6, the dances feel really lame and strained. But the way this final dance shows each individual move, flowing seamlessly... it reveals a whole greater than the sum of its parts. I think that's a really important message about art and life in general. Bravo.

[@ellastarburst736]

What about 5?

[@DonNinja05]

@@ellastarburst736 He does a singles' version at 3:33

[@LocutusBorgOf]

Gesamtkunstwerk

[@long-dead-king]

@@pokkiheart I think when he got off of the floor he pulled his knees up! high knees seem like they sucl so it makes sense he'd use them sparingly

[@limit9897]

How dare you call the crab lame

[@sallybradshaw4576]

Intro to Ordinary World: BDG is a dance instructor Call to Adventure: He feels he should leave Baltimore Refusal: He doesn't want to leave his friends and girlfriend Meeting with Mentor: BDG IS the mentor, he has no one to guide him Crossing Threshold: He leaves Baltimore Tests, Enemies, Allies: Declan is a nuisance, he struggles with loneliness Approach Innermost Cave: BDG and his girlfriend break up Supreme Ordeal: People start leaving the worm dance Seizing the Sword: Declan finally leaves Road Back: BDG finds himself alone next practice Resurrection: He turns on the music and begins to dance alone Return with Elixir: BDG realizes that he can still dance alone, and he finds self worth and individuality I accept constructive criticism

[@distortionportion5455]

Sally Bradshaw no you summarized it perfectly wow

[@baxkill]

But what about destructive criticism *pulls out gun*

[@sallybradshaw4576]

@@baxkill Yes, upon observation of my list, I forgot the crucial step of "nort a boy" you may commence with the destructive criticism.

[@superglump]

@@sallybradshaw4576 Nah, you're good, that's part of the Villain's Tridecagon

[@geronimobellicoso1438]

Why would Declan be his enemy. He's his friend through and through, no matter how much Brian berates him for not following the script. He bosses him around, taking it (the classes) way too seriously. It's the start of his fall, when he can't even enjoy dancing anymore because he's just been doing it as an obligation.

[@arwynkim8975]

i enjoy him giving up on step-touching in 7 after explicitly telling us it only works in 4

[@Zoe-bx9bp]

Technically it works perfectly well if you slow it down. The partner dancing is literally step touching in 3/4

[@owenb3962]

I felt it as a bar of 4, a bar of 2, and 2 bars of 4, so I think it could work just fine here

[@pieroschlochauer2186]

@@owenb3962 It's either 3/4 + 4/4 or 7/4 . Definitely not 4 + 2 + 4 + 4/4.

[@reedplaysgames]

Why can’t bdg make a song in a NORMAL key and a NORMAL time signature aaaah

[@pannyrocker]

I enjoy that you can also perceive it as a metaphor for his growing up, his change in attitude: In the first episode he claims that he knows all of the songs and the step-touch fits all. In the last one, he starts by stating that, yeah, sometimes your moves will fail, and the step-touch predictably does just that. That's life. It's naive to have expected otherwise.

[@lily_lxndr]

i'm reduced to a blubbering mess by a man wiggling his arms around in the air

[@deckofcards]

My sibling walked in and laughed at the dancing and I was like DON'T LAUGH THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT

[@user-ux4gu2lh8c]

I dont understand. Ive been depressed and unable to feel anything for months, and this video made all my emotion come out. just...thanks

[@Dreeraven]

ᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟ Hang in there. I was the exact same way for a solid six months at the beginning of the year, and I’m doing a lot better now. It truly does get better ♥️

[@Anuc13]

... Where is your account name wtf 😂😂 also I hope you're doing better now👍🎈

[@alienbang]

“here’s the secret to life- it won’t suck when you’re groovin’. ”- bdg (step touch) 💓

[@meaninglesscommenter8457]

ᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟ it’s a year later... are you doing better? If not then much love and hope for a better future and 2020

[@matheusrabello310]

Hope you are feeling better now two years later! Much love from Brazil to you all! Damn this series gets in the feels

[@BeefBronson]

I don’t exaggerate when I say that this is the single most influential KZbin video I’ve ever seen. Somehow, I always come back to this series, and this video in particular. The themes of change, transition, moving forward, being unsure about the future... I’ve revisited this video when I moved out for college, when I changed my major from mathematics to film, and when I came out to my friends. It’s comforting to know that no one knows what comes next, because it means it’s up to you to make things good. Thank you, Brian.

[@worsado2132]

I feel the same way - I've just come back to it whenever I've needed it most.

[@the.fiddl3r336]

This is the most artistic series i have seen in a long time, there is great story telling here, the passing of the story is great, it is creatively shot and the acting is great. The way it started as just a comedic series roping me into thinking oh this is going to be a series with no greater point other than to make me laugh then dropping that bombshell of inner term oil. And you ending it with a freestyle coming to terms with what happened and bringing back all of the dancing in the beginning really made me realize how meaningful this story was to you. I really did enjoy it and i hope you have a great day, goodbye.

[@stahppls2293]

I also suffer from inner term oil

[@ginodicarlo5006]

Yeah fam its turnoil

[@sunnysea24]

It was also a nice artistic touch that none of the previous dances fit w the meter of this song

[@BubblyBatty]

@@ginodicarlo5006 I love that you correct him with another wrong spelling lol. Turmoil btw

[@alexbombbird353]

That was the joke

[@valois4771]

I think as a comedian, musician, and performer you've really managed to bring something to this era of internet comedy that was SORELY lacking. I love that you can make something that's so silly and strange tell a really relatable story with a full emotional range. I find there's such a cynicism that's permeated into all the weird comedy that I've enjoyed for the past little while, it's really, really special to see someone who can make something that's genuinely uplifting while still ticking all the boxes to make it funny. You and your sister deserve lots of kudos for this one!

[@SuperPajaroto]

This is exactly what I wanted to say too, so, ditto

[@nightbirds7]

i watched this again after watching the pokerap video and it was a Real Emotional Experience

[@animanya394]

Same

[@strbourne]

Don’t do this to yourself, that’s too much emotion for one person to handle!

[@KazakhToon]

I've never played pokemon, cards or gameboy or anything, and that tangly boy line just gets me right there

[@liamolaoghaire]

Damn, the feels. This series was actually so well shot and directed you and your sister have some talent. I hope your channel and brand blow up soon

[@rook37]

ayy he just got hired by Polygon so there's that

[@jebbush1222]

We were here before he was a big shot over at the polygons

[@archivised6436]

i don't know if you still care but he just had a life show at pax a moth ago

[@gemwolf-schwaiger1286]

hey, you got your wish!

[@george9371]

He’s super popular now!

[@collins2509]

I didn't anticipate a 7-part video series ostensibly about dancing and my own hometown would make me feel this way. I guess you could say I never thought I'd see the day.

[@GDNachoo]

did you move to NY yet?

[@radikablackbelt]

these past few months have been perhaps the worst of my life. but dancing through the whole dances moving series (yes, even high knees) and ending here (“so I’ll live my live being so unsure... because I can’t quite tell what I’m hoping for) is the most cathartic experience. I haven’t felt this comfortable with the inside of my own head in months.

[@fionakriner5848]

Me too. I hope you're doing better nowadays.

[@RickyRatte]

This song is in a 7/4 measure, which is a really, really unusual measure. I'd say there's likely not a single dancing school jn the world that just teaches dancing to 7/4 music, which makes this even better. It's weird, it's unusual, but that doesn't matter. Nobody teaches dancing like this, but it doesn't matter. He just dances.

[@ScottSweeney]

The song is not in 7/4. The singing kinda is, but in charting the drums you're going to run into issues as the drums do not follow that pattern. You could call it 14/4, but then you'll run into issues in the "somehow maybe now" part as adds an extra 2 beats there. If trying to count along, the easiest way to segment it is changing between 4/4 and 2/4. When I count along here's how I count... The sun is rising up half the 1-2-3-4-1-2 way 1-2-3-4-1-2-1-2 I never thought I'd see the 1-2-3-4-1-2 Day 1-2-3-4-1-2-1-2 and the somehow maybe now part Somehow maybe now I'll 1-2-3-4-1-2 Find the words to 1-2-3-4 Say Never 1-2-3-4 Thought I'd see the 1-2-3-4 Day 1-2-3-4-1-2-1-2 You'll notice in this entire time there's never a moment in the song where you can segment a section into 7 beats. 6 beats, 8 beats, 14 beats, even 16 beats in one part... but never 7 beats.

[@RickyRatte]

@@ScottSweeney okay, thanks for that correction. In fact, that makes it even more amazing and unusual to dance to

[@sjoerdquaak5431]

Guys. His sister directed this right? His sister was in this only one moment... As a witch who cursed him. So yea, she destroyed this Brian's life.

[@Who-zy6mf]

I am the 500 hundred like ( i just want to fell special ) I hope i got you back to watch this great video

[@Dreeraven]

This is so fucking beautiful, Brian. I truly want to thank you. As someone who suffers from mental health issues like anxiety and depression, I cannot even express how incredible it is for someone not only to create a series like this, but also to make it hilarious, outstandingly artistic, breathtakingly beautiful, and overall so emotion-inducing. Thank you. Truly and utterly. Thank you. On another note, the writing for this entire series has been wonderful, but this song in particular is so simple, yet intricate. It’s deeply distraught-sounding, yet optimistic. The lyricism is truly overwhelming. Your voice is just beautiful- soft, clear, almost innocent-sounding. Perfect for the song. You’re an incredibly talented person. Thank you for doing all that you do- whether that be a 10-second comedy video to light up someone’s day, or a deeply relatable and artistic series like this. Thank you. All my love and support, -Sylvia Cornell Terman ♥️

[@taakotuesdays]

Jude Raven this comment made me start crying again fuck you (jk ily and I can relate)

[@caela1272]

Lyrics: [Intro] Welcome friends, I’m BDG And I’ll teach you how to dance properly Seems like everyone has all gone home So I guess I’ll teach you this on my own But here’s the thing about life and dance You can’t tell what’ll happen in advance Sometimes your moves won’t work so hot But it’s best to keep dancing with what you got And even if you are whittled down to one Remember that you started all this for fun You haven’t really thought about it for a bit But your love of dance is why you started it You focus too hard on how others feel Your anxiety and worries will start to seem real But the truth is your dancing doesn’t have to be great You’ll have more fun if you don’t concentrate And the best way to get you back to a smile Is to give yourself the chance to freestyle Are you ready? Here we go Thre- [deafening silence] [song] The sun is rising up half the way I never thought I’d see the day The moon is crumbling but that’s okay I never thought I’d see the day The sea is bubbling beyond the shore I can’t quite tell what I’m hoping for Dive out of nothing and into more But I can’t quite tell what I’m hoping for Somehow, maybe now, I'll find the words to say Never thought I'd see the day The sleeping slip has begun to fray I never thought I'd see the day The pious hunter stops stalking pray I never thought I'd see the day Spent too much time writing all the lore I can’t quite tell what I’m hoping for So I’ll live my life being so unsure Cause I can’t quite tell what I’m hoping for Somehow maybe now I'll find the words to say Never thought I'd see the day

[@isupor]

"deafening silence"is the best possible phrase to describe that

[@unnaturallynatural8885]

The words "I can't quite tell what i'm hoping for" is resonating with me SO so much, going through the motions of life so aimlessly has always been my worst case scenario

[@youraveragetheatrenerd2330]

Brian, I thought this was just gonna be some silly dance sketch series, but you did the unexpected. You turned it into something relatable, and good. You made some awesome content. I never thought that you would turn it into something emotional. Thank you for putting your ideas and own story arch into this series. And thank you for doing your own thing! Keep doing what you do!

[@renthehag]

Notorious B.D.G. hitting us with the FEELS! This was great. I loved it. Everything about it. Please do more, this was a treat from silly start to bittersweet finish.

[@mostlyghostie]

I haven’t been able to cry because i’ve been subconsciously supressing (or repressing?) my emotions, and this episode just made me bawl, and honestly, thank you, because i really have needed to. this is such a great series, i loved it.

[@DrawnByDandy]

This was a spiritual experience The dancing incorporated the previously learned steps and watching it performed as if for no audience but BDG's own relishing of the movement for it's own sake was cathartic I'm so glad I watched this

[@rook37]

1:32 if you just came here to listen to the song again 'cause i know it keeps bringing me back

[@jazwhoaskedforthis]

Rook this is exactly what I hoped to see in the comments

[@OcarinaSenpai]

His band have released a full studio version on spotify!! Search The Altogether!

[@farateq]

OcarinaSenpai is it on youtube? i don’t have spotify

[@junetunes3797]

@@farateq It is on youtube! Hope you found it.

[@tonyg1887]

"See the Day" by "The Altogether" on "Silo"

[@PandWanda]

Started as just comedy and ended as like... the most meaningful freestyle dance to ever have existed. Friggin' well done

[@aloeburn7825]

This series is fantastic. One element that really stands out is how it resists the urge to resolve things in a fully traditional sense. His problems aren't fixed, all his friends are still gone, he's still away from his partner who he may not even be with at this point in the story but he just goes and it's not fully beautiful or elegant it's clearly him letting out emotions in a way that is so real and raw. Honestly though the song is what makes this, I enjoy the song so much that i dont have it on a playlist on spotify because i only want to experience it when im emotionally prepared too

[@kyro8559]

The songs and jokes of these videos actually make me feel legitimate feelings now that the ending is thrown in, good job BDG. It even adds a lot of extra light to some of your other videos, and I think you’re a great artist. You’re doing great at making stuff in NYC with Polygon, and I hope you’re happy, too. Thanks for being an incredible content creator and a wonderful artist, Brian.

[@russell1096]

I'm so glad this boy came to Polygon so that I can watch him for the rest of my life. Just a gorgeous human. Don't be a Nick Robinson. we need you

[@user-ux4gu2lh8c]

He will never be someone like that Brian seems to wear his heart on his sleeve, whilst Nick was always just a dude no one knew much about

[@taakotuesdays]

Brian will never become a Nick Robinson he’s too good for such a thing

[@Huntersthomphson]

Who is Nick Robinson and what happened to him?

[@xyrissavage4983]

@@Huntersthomphson Nick robinson worked with polygon until he was fired for making creepy sexual advances to people on Twitter. I dont exactly know alot about this case but yeah, if you want to do more reaserch on to it, go ahead. Just know there was this creepy Nick robinson guy at polygon who did creepy thinsg and got fired.

[@matheusaragao7640]

@@xyrissavage4983 Not the same Nick Robinson I'm thinking of right? The Domino's Hatsune Miku guy?

[@ogolthorp]

You’re probably not reading comments to this anymore but this is legitimately beautiful and touching. You’ve managed to capture coming through the other side of depression using silly musical instructional dance videos.

[@fr33man51]

I know that no one will see this, and that may be a good thing, but I just watched this whole series through. I... needed this. It's been a rough time these last few months and I guess that I never really learned how to deal with the emotions that I was, and still am, feeling. This series made me tear up, which I haven't done in years. I thought about the things that I was dealing with and the things I have dealt with in the past and I saw them in Brian. I guess it's kinda silly, but... the freestyling, the dealing with the baggage, the loving yourself and the world around you no matter what, I needed that. So, thank you Brian David Gilbert. Thank you for reminding me how to feel things. I think I'll cry every time I listen to See the Day now. I think I'll go listen to it, in fact. Thank you.

[@cogspace]

This is, without any hyperbole, one of the most incredible works of art I have ever witnessed. You should be really goddamn proud of this Brian. It still brings me to tears every time.

[@WaalkR]

Re-watched all of it today and got motivated to dance a lil longer. Thank you BDG

[@chonker2454]

i love you

[@taakotuesdays]

This comment and the “here’s the thing about life and dance, you can’t tell what will happen in advance” made me think of that After All lyric “the world is dancing so you might as well” both somber in context but outside of that, fairly uplifting and motivating almost. Just wanted to share

[@pcg13]

listen, i knew i was stressed out and anxious about stuff, but i didn't expect this video series to make me almost sob cathartically upon finishing it. this was lovely! thank you for sharing.

[@AttorneyForCats]

I don’t know why it took me so long to watch this series. All the time wasted to get here when I could’ve just been here all along.

[@alihart7849]

I’m 3 years late but I found this at just the right time. I just completed a degree in music, the thing that I love, but it has completely sucked all the joy out of it for me. But, as a recovery from some seriously shitty mental health I got back into writing songs, and it reminded me of what I love about music, and this video just resonated on a really personal level, so thank you

[@Ishant4President]

I loved how you did all the dance moves from the previous videos

[@DragonsDeus]

This is probably the one artistic creation i'll have deep under my skin until the day i die. It was here for me when i never thought i'd see the day. Brian, you're the most amazing person in the world, it may seem to you that you did all that only for expressing yourself, but it has deeply resonated with a lot of us. Your voice was here when nothing else was, and it's the only reason i've been able to move forward and continue every time i thought i'll never see the day. You made me what I am today, and I wouldn't be here without you. Thank you for staying true to yourself, for expressing your emotions (or what I think they are) in a way that happened to match with mine. On top of all that, i truly enjoyed every second of this series, the musics were amazing. Every person that had something to do with the creation of it did an amazing job and the alchemy of it is extremely strong and well put. I was forever changed stumbling upon it, and 100% happy with how it happened and it's probably the best thing that ever happened to me. Thank you Laura Kathryn Gilbert (x3) Thank you Brian David Gilbert (x❤️) Thank you Alisa Glenn (x2) Thank you Meghan Stanton Thank you Ben Kleymeyer Thank you Christopher Dews Thank you Zipporah Brown Thank you Matthew Shea Thank you E'tona Forde Thank you Kate Lynch Thank you Nate Palmquist Thank you Laura Malkus Thank you Nicholas Mehrle Thank you Laura Baker Thank you Dominic Gladden Thank you Kevin Flynn Thank you Erik Wicklund

[@BouBoiMD]

I seriously cannot think of another series on KZbin that is so beautifully crafted. I cried for the entire duration of the song. Thank you Brian and Laura for creating something so special and empathetic to the feeling of moving onto a new part of your life. And inspiring me to work on something to help process my feelings of moving as well.

[@HuntinaterH]

Something about being one of the only 340,000ish people to have ever seen this masterpiece just…. Feels

[@enderhawk134]

I think what made this series so wonderful was the complete lack of irony and cynicism. It's hard to find much comedy, or media in general really, which doesn't have at least a little of both

[@yuruyenmorerik]

My depression has brought me here. I’m glad it did. This series has helped me more than anything I’ve ever tried in my entire life. I also love reading the comments. Seeing that I’m not the only one feels kinda reassuring I guess. I’m so glad this video exists, I thank everyone who made it possible. Edit: It’s been a whole year since I posted this comment. I have found the strength in myself to seek help. I’m really happy to say that I no longer feel depressed and I continuously work on improving myself and taking care of my mental health. I’ve watched this series countless times over the past year and it captures navigating change so perfectly that I keep coming back to it whenever I struggle with change in particular. I’ll forever be grateful for this piece of artwork. It might have saved my life.

[@fionakriner5848]

That's amazing! ❤️

[@ace-pergerssyndrome1643]

Did anybody else come here after the final unraveled episode For real though, this felt important to revisit now. This seven episode series is like, less than half an hour total, and it managed to tell a story that was poignant, and painful, and hopeful, and generally just really incredible. I’m gonna miss the hell out of unraveled, but I’m looking forward to what bdg gets up to next. Because when he has a larger scope to work in, he makes some remarkable things. I look forward to unraveling his future work with my friends.

[@tomepsilon]

“Spent too much time writing all the lore” THIS MAN JUST FORESHADOWED HIS POLYGON CAREER

[@wilstevens]

I knew this series would be sad but I never knew it would be THIS FUCKING HEART WRENCHING

[@wilstevens]

This is why BDG is one of my all time favourite people on KZbin

[@memnun5615]

this video has saved my life on more than one occasion. thank you, brian david gilbert.

[@shhshhh5139]

Started this playlist ready to dance. Now I'm crying.

[@lukadjordjevic3716]

This series is genius. It eases you in with a silly concept, and gradually worms in a series of emotions that BDG is trying to convey. And the simplicity works because in the end when Brian is just dancing haphazardly, it's so simple but so honest, that you can FEEL the emotions he would be feeling. This is a short and simple series, but at the very end, you just feel connected to Brian, on a level higher than a lot of other things you can find on this site. Masterfully made Brian, hats of to you!

[@SW-ef5oy]

It's videos like this that slap you in the face with a reminder he's got a creative writing degree.

[@combogalis]

Me, on episode 2: Oh he's gonna try to give it an actual plot of some sort? But it's so silly I can't take it seriously. Me, on episode 7: Why can't I stop crying and replaying the video?

[@MilesEasler]

Man, it's so unfortunate how none of these have over 300k views. This series' storytelling is phenomenal.

[@whenthepigsfly605]

Coming back to this video after a couple years I realized something... Is it just me or is Brian's dance INCREDIBLY similar to the plantar's family hunting dance in Amphibia? I know it's probably a coincidence but *GOD* something inside me wants to believe someone in the team that made the show was watching this video with tears in their eyes going: _"sniff... Holy shit, I have to honor this masterpiece."_

[@jackdesy2127]

this is unironicly the best thing on youtube

[@ashleylightheart126]

The whole dance segment is almost like the sequence of someone discovering and trying something new be it dance or art or a sport, etc. Trying out something new with the hesitation behind it. Pulling off that really good moment the first time. Learning the "fundamentals" behind it (crab arms/wiggle arms) that seem like total nonsense but then you realize they're foundational building blocks somehow. Not understanding how the "fundamentals" connect with what you've been doing for so long. The depression. Rediscovering why you love this thing. Just throwing whatever ideas you had, ignoring everything you were thought, not realizing that the fundamentals were subconsciously flowing in. Trying all the new and different things you're learning and understand experimenting and combining it with your experiences, working with others, etc

[@levyelliot5648]

i... don't know what inspired me to click on this playlist specifically, but i woke up at 2 pm today after a rough night last night and i havent been able to get out of bed. the series hit me hard and means a lot to me. thanks bdg!

[@levyelliot5648]

this song got me out of bed and encouraged me to walk downtown for a nice coffee and an almond apricot croissant and to work on some schoolwork. reminded me it's ok that i missed the day of classes and that i should just keep going. thanks again bdg

[@beckel3593]

@@levyelliot5648 good

[@caseofthe6.541]

Hey Brian and Laura, I know this was posted like 4 years ago and you guys probably will never read this... but thank you. This series means so much to me and Its one I come back to constantly when Im at my lower points.

[@PigeonPerch]

I remember how touching this song was for me the first time I watched it, years ago. Back then it kept me up crying night after night, hitting me right in the heart in a way that felt so deeply personal. Thank you forever and always.

[@nathangaynor735]

i know this is three years old, but i just really need to say this. I needed this video. its 2:32 am and honestly i wasnt feeling to good. i recently got out of a relationship that, at least to me, was my fault for failing. i blamed myself so much and i put myself into a place where i thought everybody ive ever known somehow hated me. and idk i guess i kinda just needed this series. this song made me kinda just fall into, well, dancing. i have zero idea how to put my feelings into words anymore, but thank you. this song, this series, this video, saved me from myself. so thanks brian, i didnt find the words to say, but really didnt think id see the day

[@MildExplosion]

Sending you love 💕

[@AnnikaVictoria24]

This is maybe my 50th time watching this through and I still get chills every single time.

[@dylanbain9198]

This was an unexpected masterpiece

[@limlimlimlimlimlimlimlimlimlim]

I just got done rewatching this, and it literally brought me to tears. I don’t know how a series like this could have such a gut wrenching and relatable story, its just a masterpiece. If you haven’t watched it yet, do that right now. The 20 minutes is worth it. I’m not going to spoil it, just watch the whole entire thing no breaks, no pausing, just watch it.

[@LawffleCopter]

Being alone on New Years eve, I wanted to watch something that gave me comfort and would help me feel better, and this is the first thing that came to mind. After a good cathartic cry, I feel a lot better. Thank you BDG.

[@swordswaltzing]

rewatching this right before i move 8 hours away for college and it's genuinely helped me a lot.

[@micayoung5578]

Brian, i know the chances you'll read this comment, especially on such an old video, are slim to none, but i need to put this out there. "never thought i'd see the day" is one of the most moving songs i've ever heard, and it makes me able to shut off my brain for a few minutes and just move and dance and sway... it's been a long time since something touched me so deeply, and i needed this. thank you so much, Brian. i think everyone did.

[@JeffersonCalaway]

This series starting as early as wiggle arms, but this episode in particular: it's like a glitch for me. Collectively they're rather short. They're sentimental, yeah, but super goofy and the sentimental stuff seems like it should be a little trite or something. Except this video reliably makes me bawl. I can't explain it. Again, it feels like a glitch. It seems so sad, so vulnerable. Genuinely positive, but still genuinely and unabashedly sad. I genuinely hope for as long as he wants to, that Brian has the opportunity to make media he enjoys. He is very good at it.

[@brotherwill2107]

This series has been so good! Sad to see it be over

[@crystalland3955]

I started watching this series because I wanted some more BDG comedy a la Saturday Shorts. I did not expect to be sitting at my computer sniffling and crying (just a LITTLE crying, okay?!?) at half past midnight. Anyways, this was fantastic. 11/10 would recommend, tears and all.

[@goodaldred402]

Stuck in isolation and feeling pretty awful despite not having the virus. See The Day has been on all day because it's one of the few things that feels comforting right now. Thank you

[@HowdyHowdy_]

This is criminally undervalued. What incredible art, expressing so much in such a subversive way. I'm mad at myself for being a bdg fan and not seeing this sooner. I'm incredibly excited to see him shifting back to this style of video again.

[@soupsoup4245]

I'm very casually in love with BDG at this point..

[@taakotuesdays]

Aren’t we all

[@VinCactus]

I'm competitively in love with BDG.

[@user-lguqrux]

Oh.... he did a... a thing with feelings. Oh. I didn't know there would be feelings involved. That was sneaky. Excuse me, I require a tissue.

[@derekconwaygd]

First watched this series in June during lockdown, it still makes me cry now. BDG is truly one of the most innovative content creators on this platform Edit: 2 years on and this shit still hits. No other video on the platform will take me back to sitting outside in the back garden, animal crossing to one side and absolutely bawling just as a release from that godawful year than this video. Thank you, Brian, for the best video series on this platform

[@manu_elle_gago]

This song has got to be one of the prettiest thing I ever heard, and i just can't hold it, sometimes I feel like with so much stuff on my head, and whenever I need a rest for myself and just let me feel, I listen to this and inmedeatly my eyes turn red... just thanks for this series and this song that I will surely keep coming back to

[@thomasweddell1105]

i just did my own freestyle dance to this song using all the dances from previous videos and it was SO cathartic. i cant dance and i probably looked really stupid doing it by myself alone in my room but it made me feel really free and happy and hopeful. i keep coming back to this series and this song because theyre both incredible. thanks for the lessons 💖

[@LisaMichele]

this is art

[@HaganConnell]

this is the spirit of gesamtkuntswerk

[@farzana_shampa]

@@HaganConnell whats that

[@sophiemollo5374]

I first watched this series a few years ago and it helped me, and I just watched it again now and it helped me. I think it will likely help me again at some point in the future. Thank you to Laura and Brian and all of those who helped to create it.

[@jennyolson4448]

i love this sad little series and the finale always blows me away. the false start becomes total dejection, then we get to see him start again from square one. and it's funky at first but he works it out and it suddenly becomes so fluid and vibrant!! wowowow

[@thegalaxydonutshow]

HE HAS THE VOICE OF AN ACTUAL ANGEL LIKE HOWWWW

[@zacharydzieciol531]

I'm not crying you're crying This was beautiful

[@arcade3198]

ur right, i am :')

[@ondrabergmann2955]

@@arcade3198 yeah, we are

[@JonMayBowles]

I cry at this every time, then laugh because I'm crying at a man dancing like a crab

[@Nannada1212]

This is the definition of fearlessness. Thank you for helping me to never be afraid to dance like no one is listening.

[@NekoRyuukiChan]

Holy shit, this is beautiful. I love this whole narrative that’s been built, and I love how well BDG has captured the feelings of depression in what feels like has been an actual depressive spiral, but while being productive and motivated enough to see this project through. Or maybe he’s just an incredibly good actor and I’m projecting. But this episode was finally the one that made me start crying. Not when he gave up and couldn’t do it anymore, but when he started to actually dance and just throw his emotions into physical movement. Absolutely beautiful.

[@oliviasanchez274]

The first time I watched this i couldn’t focus on it because it hit WAY to close to home and I was not ready to deal with those emotions, but I have grown so much since then and now that I am ready for it I can’t stop watching it over and over.

[@Achw3l]

I'm tearing up over here, damn this was powerful

[@NATHAN-gl9ns]

I really hope Brian tries to produce another miniseries like this in the future

[@nope1018]

I'm glad I discovered your former youtube channel. I'm a fan of your work on Polygon, but this series gently caressed my heart. Thank you.

[@strongestintheworld]

I've loved BDG since his Polygon days. I hadn't seen this series until I was covid-positive and quarantined and incredibly stressed managing the closure and re-opening of my workplace (I manage a bookstore). The day I was released from quarantine my mother-in-law (who I loved so much) passed away after a harrowing few months battling pancreatic cancer. This series has given me joy and laughter and meaning in one of the darkest months of my life. If BDG can make sense out of nonsense and art out of pain and can get up and dance even if their enduring horrible circumstances, then maybe I can too. Thank you and thank you and thank you, BDG.

[@imeantherearethedarktownsy5210]

this video. this fucking video. for the last few months i havent cried. i’ve teared up, and i’ve vaguely stress-cried for a minute in silence but otherwise i spent my many hours of youtube a day emotionless on all of the videos where all of the comments were sobbing. i felt even worse for this and blamed myself and everyone around me and then felt worse for blaming both in an endless cycle where i hated being a cliche; i hated feeling the need to justify having emotions. then i watched this video. i was at my cousin’s house, and i couldn’t sleep. we were getting ready for a holiday and my mother was getting surgery (nothing dangerous, it just meant she was far), and a fairly distant relative had died. i was thinking about how loneliness and fear really worked and honestly freaked myself out so i binged youtube for an hour before i decided to watch that strange bdg series that people said was sad? i watched the first few episodes mostly to keep myself for thinking of anything else and i thought it was a weird throwaway dance series. i watched on and grew curious, and i reached this video. at 1:42, i bawled my fucking eyes out. in my entire life i have never done this and i realised all of the guilt and hatred and loneliness i was going through and how i prevented myself from thinking about the fact that i had depression by thinking that i just want validation/ o had thought about thiss so many times but it just fit together. and especially seeing brian david gilbert, a person i wholeheartedly admire put out such a heart-wrenching series was absolutely astounding. i rewatched all 7 videos three times after that and realised i was soaked in tears. but i was never sad. brian david gilbert you are a fucking genius, and this is genuinely something that i will never forget a moment of.

[@aubreylabarre]

Finding this now... I lived out west over the summer in a place that felt like home, making great friends I hope last a lifetime and starting a new relationship. Then I got a job opportunity of a lifetime, and now I’m out east, alone and unsure. I’ve been watching all of BDG’s videos as a welcome distraction from the loneliness and confusion - to help an anxious girl feel at ease - but for some reason, I hadn’t watched this series until now. And I wish I had watched it sooner, because this was just the kind of story I needed. Remembering to freestyle - to hold onto your roots, but to go with the flow, and to keep dancing even when the world feels like it will drop from under you. Good times will come again. Let yourself feel, and keep moving forward. Thanks, Brian.

[@garageman2236]

BDG taught us all to dance properly. He has step touched every single one of us. Each day until may 6 2030 is a treasured memory

[@lemhicks4410]

That “thr-“ and then silence really got me