HADES IS A BASS?! | Way Down Hadestown from Hadestown | Reaction/Analysis

[@Rcmkney23]

"that was NOT 6 months!" "why is she mad about going back?"

[@CFEntertains]

In a lot of the interpretations I’ve seen, she loves spending time with her husband in the underworld :D

[@Handwritten-vu]

@@CFEntertains- I think what they’re trying to point out was.. Hades came for her early. “That was NOT 6 months”. Something that has been shown a few times in the show is that Persephone arrives late (No Spring) and is picked up early (No Fall).

[@morrowzoranov]

@@CFEntertains no no you're right, I too would be excited to go to hell and be with patrick page for half the year

[@Bungungus]

@@CFEntertains she does. its the fact that he's keeping her later than she is supposed to stay, and getting her early

[@lydiavalentino]

Wake up, someone's hearing Patrick Page's voice for the first time. I know the guy (family friend) so it's just funny to see these.

[@tiffany02020]

So cool!! I heard him first in the off Broadway Hunchback and loved him in that. 🎉🎉🎉

[@EleaAndreaAlmazora]

OMG that's awesome! First time I came across him was Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and thought he was the best thing about it.

[@themoonlit-wolf3773]

YOOO

[@marveludus]

Oh wow, it's gotta be wild how many people admire him and for you he's, well, a family friend. I was really lucky to see one of his last performances as Hades, it was magical

[@riverroth3688]

Love Patrick Pages voice in this, and in Helluva Boss. What a, legit amazing voice talent.

[@apersonontheinternet9085]

I can see the singular brain cell in Casper's head bounce back and forth between "oh my god his voice is so deep he's so cool" and "oh my god his voice is so deep that's so HOT" the second Hades speaks, and it's glorious. We need more bi panic representation on this channel.

[@phoenix_Talaria]

It's playing ping pong 🤣

[@thebitten1]

I wouldn't say she hates the underworld, it's just as the musical has said prior. Hades keeps holding her back from going topside, so really she's getting frustrated at this point.

[@jessc.994]

I would’ve died to be in the audience for the first time Hades came on stage. That one line and it’s like oh my gosh.

[@cniknik9863]

I saw Hadestown in person without hearing any songs before hand. The man playing Hades wasn't the original actor but also had an iconic deep voice. It shook the audience 😳 you could tell. Some women were fanning themselves. 😂

[@CindersSpot]

God, that reaction to hearing Patrick Page's voice for the first time... We've all been there

[@sodapopworks550]

casper's reaction to hades (patrick page) is so valid because yes

[@glamourweaver]

This story is strongly hinting at Hades and Persephone’s relationship having ups and downs through their history and currently they’re in a down.

[@agoblincandraw]

Oh shoot I can’t wait for him to hear the VOICE on this man!

[@rachaellarson842]

Reeve Carney(Orpheus) and Patrick Page(Hades) were also cast opposite each other in Spiderman Turn off the Dark (musical) as Spiderman and Green Goblin, respectively.

[@EleaAndreaAlmazora]

THAT FACE WHEN HADES SPOKE 😂 I made that same face the first time I heard it because I knew Patrick Page sounds amazing but assigning this deep, cavernous, sub-terrainian sound to a character like Hades is just *chef's kiss*

[@kmcf7209]

He’s actually a low bass/ profundo. Us low voices don’t get enough love this day and age

[@jonathangaming7510]

You did a prophet again, according to your Patreon you have now seen hey little songbird, but it's crazy that you just randomly remembered that and said it would be cool if it was in this musical lol

[@clockwork7255]

I’m am SO excited to see you react to more of Hades ! His voice is phenomenal and the perspective on this story is so incredibly thoughtful

[@taurbeer]

"Wears his heart on his sleeves" is literally a line in Anywhere the Wind Blows. It returns in a later song, and I thought for a second that later song was the only time it's said, so ALMOST an accidental Prophet Casper moment, but no, it's just a line already spoken that he brought up. c:

[@CindersSpot]

Hadestown uses the mythology as a reference/starting point, but it is far from and "accurate" adaptation. I would say that it creates its own mythology, inspired by the original myth of Hades and Persephone.

[@matte5705]

One could argue that is the truest way to adapt myth as maleability and adapting to cultural and temporal changes was a key part of myth and the oral tradition it is based on. There is no single accurate or canonical version of the myth as it varied widely across the greco-roman empire

[@izzyliberty8720]

the adaptation is more about the allegory behind it than any sort of "story" faithfulness/accuracy

[@CindersSpot]

@@matte5705 That is definitely one of the things I like best about Hadestown, that it actively addresses oral storytelling traditions and what it means to tell the same stories again and again. I don't think it is the only true way to adapt a mythological story, but it definitely is a very interesting take that is deeply rooted in the history of the tale.

[@CindersSpot]

@@izzyliberty8720 I agree! And the story of Orpheus lends itself really well to such an adaptation because it is already such an allegorical story. The specifics don't matter as much as that, no matter what, Orpheus turns around. That can mean a lot of different things.

[@renees4577]

I was waiting for your reaction to Patrick Page! Definitely did NOT disappoint.

[@kavtoM]

brain short-circuiting after hearing Patrick Page's voice is something we all went through

[@allisonbergh4429]

Nah, he’s not *a* bass - he’s THE bass! (And if you get tired of Greek myths, you can see him playing a cross between Hades and Judge Turpin from Sweeney Todd in season 2 of Schmigadoon!)

[@J.D.onthego]

Can also find him being a great Frollo in hunchback of Norte dame broadway original cast

[@rachaellarson842]

Also, my favorite Patrick Page performance(after Hadestown)is Judge Frollo in the Hunchback musical.

[@allisonbergh4429]

He was really good in Schmigadoon too!

[@mangacraz00]

There’s a big thing that this animatic leaves out! It’s lovely but this is a case where the staging of the show is doing a lot of the storytelling. During the first breakdown/dance break, it’s basically a Persephone solo dance piece. The fandom calls it the ‘exorcism’ dance. She’s basically transforming to be ready to head to the underworld. It’s a very dramatic (and not exactly elegant) dance number. She finishes right as she starts singing again.

[@themoonlit-wolf3773]

Never apologise for promo for your bestie, king 💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️

[@rhov-anion]

3 words are we all go from "wow Hades sounds awful" to "okay, I TOTALLY understand why Persephone fell for him." NO ONE SPOILER WHICH SONGS HADES SINGS, LET THIS MAN BE STUNNED WHEN IT HAPPENS.

[@Voidgoburr]

great video and i am so excited you are doing hadestown. For your research for your musical i would say check out overly sarcastic production video miscellanceous myths: Hades and persephone. In it red goes over the myth of their marriage and a deep dive into how they were worship.

[@randomchannel9473]

New to the channel, quick question. Have your followers forced you to play/listen to the album of Hades (Supergiant)? And if not, would you consider it? I would like to see you react to Darren Korb's singing voice. Also it's just a beautiful game and I'm always keen to hook up my fellow greek underworld enthusiasts.

[@n4l9bx]

Top tier idea, we all should be listening to Hades all the time 😉

[@alisond929]

There’s so much nuanced stuff even here

[@FoxfurYT]

OML I’m so excited to see his reaction to THE SONG 😂😂😂😂

[@katarinaeames8886]

i love watching people react to patrick page's voice. the first musical i heard him in was hunchback as frollo

[@rhysfayne2221]

Ngl it is fascinating to see someone react to patrick page's low deeper than hell low voice, i knew him as Frollo in the Hunchback of Notre Dame musical before Hadestown (im unfamiliar with other works)

[@margaretjoy_stucky]

i finally had time to check this out

[@glamourweaver]

Patrick Page is “THE base”, not “a base”.

[@wolfitrix]

Well I'm not gonna be missing this And did you remember the part on where I said something about your Hades Design...😊

[@katarinaeames8886]

he's The bass

[@morrowzoranov]

I don't know how far along you are with sfs so it might be too late to change anything with the story but I'd recommend looking into the hades game series, it's the first modern story about hades I've seen that includes his and persephone's son zagreus and I've completely fallen in love with how the three of them are written, the game's also just extremely addicting

[@robzen2713]

Love that shirt.

[@TheLangenator]

I think the musical just cuts the cast down a bit by rolling similar gods into the same character, so Charon's job is given to Hermes and the 3 kings are replaced by just Hades doing everything underworld-related.

[@the0other]

Hades as a villain is probably more present in most people's heads - if you want to have some good "good guy Hades" representation, I highly recommend Lore Olympus! Also, I cannot wait for what you'll be doing musical-wise!

[@imateakettle]

honestly (hope this isnt a spoiler) hades isn’t ENTIRELY a villain in hadestown. hes not great, but he does get his redemption arc

[@TheJinx1441]

I do NOT recommend Lore Olympus as Hades presenting as a "good guy". He...devolves, so as not to spoil.

[@marius8246]

Out of curiosity by wich criteria are the patreon names sortet cause I'm literally on the last slide...

[@mariegeen7676]

❤

[@jasp4193]

He should read lore Olympus Edit:hades is a protagonist and it a modern retelling of the hades and Persephone myth with some changes but hades is a real good guy in it