Halloween Special: Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde

Some monsters are undead creatures of the night. Some monsters are cosmic horror nightmare gods. Some monsters are existential personifications of dread and decay. But perhaps the greatest monster of all… is man.
Have a very spooky halloween! And don't forget the explicit moral of Jekyll and Hyde - that the greatest danger you'll ever face comes from wealthy middle-aged white men who get away with their crimes because society refuses to believe they would ever do such horrible things.
…Hm. Are we SURE this was written in 1886…?
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[@brittanybroquadio8846]

Dr. Jekyll: Damage control Hyde: VIBE C H E C K

[@gray15780]

CHAD Dr Jekyll vs virgin Frankenstein

[@mackenzieshoop1325]

Mr Hyde seems to have plus 1 charisma.

[@jackmintz1695]

Is murder just a permanent vibe check?

[@captainobvious6779]

Brittany Broquadio Damage Control and *VIBE CHECK* are both conscious at the same time and are just our drunk friend that’s super good at sobering up in the morning.

[@Sam-bm6yf]

I read this in their voices.

[@tinyjar7111]

I still can’t get over the fact that Robert Stevenson, the author, wrote, “If he be Mr. Hyde, then I shall be Mr. Seek.”

[@ruthielalastor2209]

What a legend.

[@cosmosblue772]

That was his idea of being cheeky 😘

[@dragonstouch1042]

Jarissa Ortiz-Acosta I have so much respect for this man now

[@cetterballsaul5592]

Most iconic line ever

[@backbiter8787]

Aaaand suddenly the name "mr. Hyde" makes a lot more sense with Red's explanation of their true relationship.

[@luvthecronch3542]

I love how it's Dr. Jekyll and MISTER Hyde, because even though they're the same person only one of them has a PHD

[@katrinka9781]

did Mister Hyde attend 8 years of Victorian Medical School? I don't think so, lol!

[@tooth_butter9258]

Not to be that guy or anything, but the reason for this is to represent how much more respected Jekyll is, as he is well-studied and considered a good and moral person, and obviously, is a doctor. However, Hyde is just a man, and so he gets the title that any man gets by default, and so everyone just calls him “Mr”, because why would you call a freaky looking guy you just saw trample a child anything but what you call a man by default.

[@pericles9629]

md

[@kingbasilisk7880]

Unless mr hyde helped write that thesis then the phd isn’t his

[@TheForbiddenChode]

Jekyll: Damn you Hyde! Leave me be! Hyde: Can’t you see? You are me! Jekyll: No! Wait no I’m not. Hyde: Dude you’re going off script. Jekyll: Do you have a PHD? Hyde: I mean… no Jekyll: Well then there’s your answer. Hyde: Fucking goody two shoes.

[@kyubbikcat2281]

Hyde in pop culture: Psychopath monster. Hyde in the original book: Incognito mode.

[@alexandersean4708]

Hyde in the NES game: Abraham van Alucard. Actually played that game, kind of a guilty pleasure of mine.

[@game_learning_birb]

Hyde in fgo: LET ME OUUUUTTTTTT

[@comet8441]

Hyde in tgs: imma go shopping 🛍️

[@cheeseflamingo]

Hyde in general: An amazing character and personality

[@IceburgCryptic]

​@@comet8441more like set London on fire and pray to God he doesn't get caught

[@TheRazmereShow]

"I've created a mad magic/science potion that makes me feel like I'm 22 again and lets me enact my base urges while silencing my inhibitions! It's super addictive and hazardous to my health, so I best be careful." "Sir, that's a bottle of Tequila. You're just an alcoholic."

[@gothnerd887]

"This potion that turns you from Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde, it appears to be a six pack of Stella"- Frankie Boyle, Mock The Week, unlikely things to hear in a horror movie

[@HiddenDragon555]

But it also makes him seem younger to other people as well, so it's like alcohol with an area of affect.

[@000Krim]

Meth

[@aaronlewis1803]

I've heard before that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was supposed to be a metaphor for alcoholism. Never from a literary critic, mind you, but still.

[@Dragonlover553]

Jekyll:"Ah, but this Tequilla also makes me anonymous!"

[@davidr5445]

"If he be Mr Hyde, then I shall be Mr Seek" -actual line from the book.

[@android19willpwn]

all of culture peaked with that line

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

"You can run, but you can't . . . no . . . no that doesn't work. . . ."

[@oneweirdboi9782]

Nice stealing someone else's comment dude

[@davidr5445]

@@oneweirdboi9782 I haven't seen someone else's comment saying that. I know the line because I've read the book, studied it for GCSE.

[@wakietrash2686]

Puns in Victorian England I guess.

[@susieboo22]

Having read the book now, I can confirm that "Utterson's defining trait is that he's really boring" isn't just Red being snarky. He is canonically so quiet, dry, and downright dull that his hosts actually like him to stay a little late after a party, because his mere presence *sobers people up*. I'm not kidding.

[@Envy_May]

Emmet Legomovie kinnie

[@salem-01]

@@Envy_May stop 💀

[@catherinecao4810]

Bland characterization aside, he sounds like a good guy

[@catalinaargyriou8603]

my god, imagine how rought that'd be on someone's psyche also 666th like lol

[@eyeballsoup1443]

colin robinson

[@Maladjester]

One thing people seem to get wrong a lot is they think Jekyll is a pure victim. Hyde isn't some noble experiment for the betterment of science. He's a get-out-of-jail-free card. Hyde is _exactly what Jekyll wanted to create._

[@margaretschaufele6502]

They definitely changed that for the musical, but I still enjoy how he's so arrogant to think it will work until the moment it doesn't.

[@LineOfThy]

That's a little misleading. Mr. Hyde was created so Jekyll could enjoy his life for once without tarnishing his good guy reputation. Face it, we've all been there. In fact, the moment it gets a little bit out of control he goes cold turkey, but once he's experienced a taste of freedom, it's harder for him to go back.

[@misteraskman3668]

Expand it a little bit more and imagine what would happen if Jekyll managed to recreate succesfully the potion, then decides to sell it as a "morality test" of sort. Imagine dozens of Hydes going around.

[@belladonna1815]

@@misteraskman3668actually that concept sounds interesting welp I know what I need to put on AO3 now

[@belladonna1815]

update I am making the fic but I will be unable to post it on AO3 until October 31st (Aka when I get accepted into ao3) will begin posting on quotev for the fiction so far

[@Glace1221]

"Unspecified base urges" Pop culture thinks: Murder and rape Victorian era thinks: Murder and butt stuff

[@allensimpson4454]

Por que no los tres?

[@BlackCover95]

They called it, “sodomy”.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@Dillon Reilly not really

[@Grim_Sister]

Butt stuff and refusing to eat with the right fork

[@jocosesonata]

@@Grim_Sister Ugh! My goodness! _Improper_ usage of dinnerware? How ghastly. Truly he was a fiend and a depraved deviant.

[@ohmyghostness]

Jekyll: Aren't you tried of going apeshit? Don't you just wanna be nice? Hyde: Aren't you tired of being nice? Don't you just wanna go apeshit?

[@johannesseyfried7933]

That is a reference from somewhere, I am sure of it, but I don't remember from where I know it.

[@butlerkitty]

@@johannesseyfried7933 yahoo answers question i think

[@rileybello4711]

Rara pihe the video said Jekyll and Hyde are the same person, Hyde is Jekyll without shame

[@damotoneko1500]

Sounds like something the Joker would say if he had a second identity.

[@MarshallCake]

Good Omens?

[@cuppajoewithjoe2148]

"BEHOLD! I have created a substance that allows me to unlock my base desires and frees me from fear!" "Yes, sir. That is whiskey. You're an alcoholic. You have invented the moonshine still."

[@lordfelidae4505]

“No, you see, it brings all the darkest, most violent desires to the forefront and so I go on violent rampages!” “You made bad whisky, then. Don’t use mushrooms next time.”

[@thechristsknight7758]

Kinda on point. The way Jekyll lapses back into Hyde and then murders a man is scarily accurate to alcohol abuse.

[@Sarah12471]

it feels like the story is somewhat about drug abuse but that is just the feels like

[@carythacker8049]

@@thechristsknight7758 Stevenson wrote it as an allegory for how his alcoholic friend was the same person when he drank but kept slipping further into something else the more lost he got

[@timebomb4562]

I've heard of situations where people who've been cold turkey for a while have lost tolerance and died of overdoses that never would have killed them when they took it regularly maybe that's the sort of thing that was happening with jekyll and hyde his first dose in a few months had a far more extreme effect than what he was expecting

[@TheIntimateAvenger]

When my siblings’ english class read this book in high school the teacher forbade anyone from mentioning the “twist” to avoid spoilers which is stupid since literally everyone knows the twist. So what are a bunch of bored teenagers to do when asked to discuss the relationship between jekyll and hyde without actually discussing it? Every single class member decided to refer to jekyll and hyde as gay lovers. It made the teacher so mad.

[@emblemblade9245]

Bad English teachers are probably my most hated kind of bad teachers.

[@DiamondAppendixVODs]

I think without knowing the twist, I'd just be incredibly bored reading the story. But since I knew it, my insides were giggling at the foreshadowing. Abolish spoiler culture, you can't make everyone experience everything unspoiled, and knowing a spoiler usually doesn't ruin the experience, and in some case, improves it That said, watch The Sixth Sense unspoiled

[@animeotaku307]

@@DiamondAppendixVODs I actually watched it spoiled, but still enjoyed it. It was fun picking up on all the foreshadowing.

[@philipgood5041]

@@emblemblade9245 how ironic, good English teachers are my favourite.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

They met at the Victorian Femboy Hooters.

[@dank_smirk2ndchannel200]

Victor Frankenstein: "Who are you?" Henry Jekyll: "I’m you, but an actually decent scientist."

[@DiscoManSam]

So not him?

[@dantesdiscoinfernolol]

Shots fired

[@Aplesedjr]

Victor created life though, which I would say makes him much more accomplished. Jekyll made a potion that gave him mpd.

[@the_well-known_stranger2275]

Dank_Smirk 2nd Channel except he’s not, he’s a man who creates a troglodytic persona purely so he can commit criminal acts without any consequences. He’s perfectly happy to keep doing dastardly things as Hyde and only begins to try and stop once he realises Hyde begins to grow restless and become dominant. Dr Jekyll commits his mad science for selfish means whilst Frankenstein (despite all his many flaws) pursues the secret of creating life to help humanity, seeking a cure for diseases and the like.

[@alecchristiaen4856]

"i'm you with a degree!"

[@Nitrinoxus]

"...whose primary defining characteristic is that he is *extremely* boring." ...Well, he *is* a British lawyer with three names.

[@themockingdragon135]

The same could frankly be said of Bram Stoker, save for the three names (his nickname is a shortening of his full name so I don't think that qualifies).

[@Nitrinoxus]

@@themockingdragon135 Stoker was also Irish, wasn't he?

[@themockingdragon135]

@@Nitrinoxus yes he was. Any particular reason for your query good sir?

[@Nitrinoxus]

@@themockingdragon135 None at all, I just didn't peg the Irish as being boring. England's neighbors are a bit more lively.

[@themockingdragon135]

@@Nitrinoxus on the contrary they're not boring. I quite like Ireland. I mean that when you look at it Stoker's life wasn't anything particularly phenomenal for the time and place. That's just him though.

[@cartersmith6628]

So essentially Mr. Hyde’s description boils down to “his vibes were RANCID and kinda short”

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

Mr. Hyde failed his vibe check

[@addyshorhnr3544]

He is called like pre human by one person in the book but that’s it.

[@tortis6342]

Someone say my name?

[@AllisterNovum]

Something i noticed from this summary, everyone guessed that Jekyll had been blackmailed. However, they never questioned what dark secret Jekyll was hiding that was worth be blackmailed over. Instead they were just concerned with Hyde potentially killing him. Every assumed Jekyll had something bad already and they didn't care. This makes Jekyll's need to hide his dark side even more tragic. As it was less of a deep dark secret and more of a open secret.

[@VivelaSlime]

Oh nice catch, didn’t even notice that!

[@trainmaster997]

Hey, everyone’s got a couple skeletons in their closet. People despise blackmail in the real world even though that means that there’s things to blackmail about. That’s just life, but those skeletons (in most cases) shouldn’t be held over you.

[@casriaAmarel]

I read the book, and I think the words used were something similar to "He used to be wild when we were younger and had committed many sins, but he has since bettered himself. This Mr. Hyde must be his karma too late." And it's really something to me from that angle as well

[@9-0-55]

Well an explanation can be extrapolated through Mr. Enfield comment near the beginning: “I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment. You start a question, and it’s like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name. No sir, I make it a rule of mine: the more it looks like Queer Street, the less I ask.” From Sparknotes: Here Enfield is discussing his views on social propriety. To Enfield, the stranger a matter seems, the less he asks. Probing a person, he says, seems like passing judgment that is reserved for God. In addition, the investigation will likely expose something that was better left alone. Enfield, embodying a Victorian sensibility, carefully avoids the dark side of life.

[@ANDELE3025]

Months late, but its not questioned what his dark secret is since a decent chunk of references to Jekylls early life outright state it, he was a womanizer/had lots of casual flings. Doesnt translate to modern reading well since lines like "eagerly gay disposition with partners" would by anyone without knowledge of the historic use of the word mean that he had guys as partners rather than the back then meaning of him having a own openly lustful personality when with ladies/being "very horny and happy to get a few gropes in even if in public" in his youth.

[@ZanraiKid]

“Cannibalizing orphans to doing drag.” Given what I’ve heard of Victorian England, little bit of Column A, little bit of Column B

[@captainbirch9835]

Cannibalising orphans while in drag?

[@ZanraiKid]

Captain Birch The true end game of camp.

[@RaeNapier64]

More likely he just wanted to get drunk and have sex without being heavily judged by his friends/society (very polite back then) or perhaps he was a drag fan

[@gideonmele1556]

Victorian elites would also snort ground up mummies and I wish I was joking.

[@fandomcringebucket]

I would kill to see a drag show in Victorian England

[@impatienstheshmuck5348]

"If he be Mister Hyde, I shall be Mister Seek" - the absolute best line in this book.

[@pastorTracy911]

Impatiens the Shmuck that’s actually in the book?

[@ProjectSudoku]

So you too have also read this book!

[@sokkvabekkr5973]

@@ProjectSudoku pretty sure a whole bunch of people have, otherwise it wouldn't be as popular/known as it is. no need to flatter urself lol

[@profmalicious]

@@sokkvabekkr5973 Oh sure, a whole bunch of people read it and it got famous, but now it's a CLASSIC. To quote Mark Twain, "A classic is something everyone wants to have read but no one wants to read."

[@crocuslament9680]

Okay I'm gonna go read the book now that convinced me.

[@miralang8149]

So Hyde is basically the living embodiment of "what if you jumped in front of that train just now"

[@WorldWeave]

Pretty much yeah…Hyde just has no filter between his brain and actions

[@possums154]

Yeah it’s like if Dr J got his frontal lobe removed. No inhibition, does what he wants

[@samhenley7156]

Kind of. Hyde does have a sense of self preservation, which does prevent him from indulging intrusive thoughts that represent an immediate danger to himself, but he still engages in risky behavior such as the killing of Sir Danvers Carew, which doesn't represent an immediate danger to himself, but does endanger his safety later on when the police are looking for him. Hyde has no inhibitions or empathy for others, but when his safety is endangered, he does take steps to cover his tracks and ensure his safety. Hyde's entire being is run by his lizard brain, which only cares about indulging his base urges, but also self preservation. The story would be pretty short is Hyde indulged every thought he had.

[@Xalerdane]

Turns out that the only thing that the serum did was give him Tourette’s Syndrome.

[@bettyunicorn6132]

@@Xalerdane that’s not cool

[@bluelfsuma]

If ever there's a proper film adaptation, they gotta add the "Mr. Seek" line. It's nonnegotiable.

[@MASTERM016]

I want a servant in the room with him when he makes that statement. Utterson glances at this servant who has to say: “Yes sir, very clever sir.” Completely deadpan.

[@tahutoa]

and he says it in a very dry tone, like he's not even thinking about it being a pun, just about the connection to the game and the roles therein.

[@yarningchick]

The Veggietales version of this had the line. The twist was actually pretty funny and more closely resembled the 'just give me a mask so I can act the way I want' idea.

[@SpiderkillersInc]

They actually did this in Veggietales!

[@StoryLover-7]

In the Mazm game it's in it! It's a very good game along with the Phantom of the Opera game!! And it has a sequel it's name is Hyde and Seek.

[@TheMustardMan8]

“So something happened the other day.” “Impossible.” Just the dry delivery of that from the adorable Boring Victorian Faces slayed me.

[@CloseAirSupport]

It hu honestly took me out, and the faces didn't miss 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kholtonthebarbarian2590]

-n- -H- .-. .-. so something happened the other day Impossible

[@tomsmurf4225]

Dr. Jekyll: my main account Mr. Hyde: my shitposting account

[@GamesAndWhales]

Are we not all Dr. Jekyll in some small way in these modern times?

[@everydaygeek8715]

@@GamesAndWhales. Yes we are, but the hyde's Get more attention then the Jekyll's.

[@Ohflipsnap]

@@everydaygeek8715 4chan = Hyde Central

[@aimlessf]

My studyblr vs my dramatical murder shitpost tumblr

[@alexanderkorol677]

bumping this

[@keepperspective]

I love that Robert Louis Stevenson wrote charming children’s poetry, swashbuckling adventure like Treasure Island and cocaine fueled Gothic horror like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Multi-talented.

[@josepharmstrong6502]

and sherlock holmes

[@daviddaugherty2816]

@@josepharmstrong6502 that was Arthur Conan Doyle.

[@josepharmstrong6502]

@@daviddaugherty2816 oh, i confused the two

[@garryferrington811]

He also wrote "The Wrong Box," which is hilarious, "The Ebb-Tide," (which is depressing and disturbing,) and "The Wrecker." The last is - well, it's a bit odd, starting as a gallivanting, silly comedy, becoming an adventure story, and concluding with truly serious violence. Absurdly (and deliberately,) it's supposedly all told at one casual sitting, like a joke.

[@salem-01]

@@garryferrington811 that’s epic

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

Frankly his base urges could be as simple as just wanting to be an honest jackass to everyone and getting into a few fights. This is Victorian England and he is a man of standing

[@carolinemcgovern4488]

This makes the beginning of Hyde trampling over the little girl have more sense.

[@rickyrosewater7721]

I smell a Victorian Fight Club fic brewing.

[@lilithhyde1592]

@@rickyrosewater7721🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I did not know I needed that image in my life. thank you.

[@possums154]

@@rickyrosewater7721 the adaptation we all needed: Mr. Hyde starts A Victorian Gentleman’s Fight Club

[@Marrianno]

Honestly that's completely understandable. Sometimes you try to be with people as nice as you can, but your rage collects and collects with time. You want but cant tell what you realy think because it will shatter your reputation

[@kendrajade6688]

"Victor Frankenstein isn't even a doctor!" *Looks at man cackling over a corpse being filled with lightning* I don't believe that man has received ANY medical training.

[@criticalfailure6464]

Slight nitpick: That is Fredrick Frankenstein, from the movie Young Frankenstein, and he is an actual doctor/professor. (Also, watch Young Frankenstein, it’s hilarious.)

[@ponilo99]

@@criticalfailure6464 watched it for Halloween, zero regrets :')

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

'So anyway, that's how I lost my medical license.'

[@Wren_the_Bird_King]

Godslayer Kiran The male version is seamster.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Critical Failure That was Red’s point. In modern (or modern-ish) retelling he is portrayed as a Doctor but in the original book he’s not one

[@carmena.gonzalezrios8372]

*Fun fact:* _Je_ means I in French, Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a play on word which means *_”I kill and Hyde”_*

[@justnoob8141]

Huh, nice foreshadowing you victorian fuck! XD

[@revaslatts8011]

Wuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? *mind blown*

[@caracrotalus]

Please tell me this was done intentionally

[@user-pi6fe1sg7f]

🤯 That's crazy

[@berri_balls]

That just gave me goosebumps

[@Anon26535]

"Without me, you see, Jekyll has no desires. And without him, *I have no restraints..."*

[@cloudyloudly2404]

When was that from?

[@TBTabby]

@@cloudyloudly2404 League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

[@cloudyloudly2404]

@@TBTabby Thank you.

[@istvanbarath6333]

@@TBTabby Immediately after he raped a guy to death

[@michaeliv284]

I actually love that. Thar comic has the stereotypical hulk Hyde, bug keeps him tiny canon and explains the change

[@nateds7326]

This story really deserves a proper adaptation. The original story is so much more nuanced than the "2 people in one guy's body" schtick it's been watered down too.

[@SuperSwordman1]

Problem is original story is much more a mystery drama. How do you adapt that properly with the end result known?

[@nateds7326]

@@SuperSwordman1 idk, maybe just don't call the movie jeckel and hide.

[@moon4236]

@@SuperSwordman1 Maybe they can still do it from Jekyll's perspective? Only in a more "villainous protagonist" light? So it's like the og but from his perspective. Or they could do a modern reimagining were Hyde is the main baddie and where the twist is not that they are the same person but rather that Dr.Jekyll had always been in control instead of not remembering anything and how he took the potions with the objective to hide, as that's not a thing a lot of people know.

[@captaincaterpie]

Well to be fair it's a mystery where everyone knows the twist, but what they know is wrong. They are the same people it's just that Hyde is Jekyll with no control, no worries about getting caught, and that can be the twist. It's way better than how the musical did it, with it being an evil version of him.

[@salem-01]

@@moon4236 honestly that’s a really good idea

[@RoseArtemis24]

"So something happened the other day" "Impossible" Honestly the visual gags in these videos are always 11/10

[@evecampbell3069]

There's a reason I make sure to have the quality of the video high. I don't want to miss any of them!

[@MortMe0430]

I especially liked "should have just made an enchanted portrait like the guy down the street"

[@hasannaeem1702]

Sexvideo

[@rjkudwa225]

Emily Gingrich hell yeah Dorian Grey

[@celinak5062]

1:37

[@kesthetrashman3090]

"Unspecified base urges" Me: shaking all the soda bottles in the store

[@TheDerpyDunsparce]

You monster!

[@thehermit8618]

Me: **eats an entire key lime pie for breakfast**

[@coledouglas1817]

pushing all the buttons on those talking toys

[@GhostBear3067]

THAT WAS YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!

[@BennyLlama39]

Me: (drops minty Mentos into 2-liter Diet Cokes, then runs like hell) Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! 😈

[@titangirl161]

I like how Jekyll wasn't trying to get rid of his evil side, he wanted to explore it, to do all the cool things he never allowed himself to do, which makes him all the more interesting a character than someone who wants to get rid of his evil side.

[@DamZ1428]

At one point in the book he explains something interesting : He justifies that by letting Hyde do his bad stuff off-screen, Jekyll would technically become better, a bit like "The Purge" movie. But later on he realizes, Jekyll isn't the "good" side of him. It's the "regular" side, Hyde doing his things doesn't improve his regular self in any way.

[@oko7002]

He purposefully wanted to bring out his evil side though so it makes sense why he didn't want to get rid of it

[@roryanneporter2908]

It always makes me laugh that modern media portrays Hyde as a literal monster. I mean- just cause he’s short

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

Never trust a short person. Have you ever seen one _not_ angry all the time?

[@desreploid3353]

@@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275 Fuck you - Sincerely, the council of angry short people.

[@johnbean4615]

Isn’t he described as incredibly strong as well though?

[@daviddaugherty2816]

As a very short man, I completely agree. We are all monsters.

[@SomeoneWhoHere]

@@daviddaugherty2816 As a short woman, I can tell you, we're deranged all the time.

[@trungkiennguyen9193]

Turns out Jekyll and Hyde is less like Yugioh and more like Hannah Montana

[@johannesseyfried7933]

Both would be kinda fun. 😊 Mr. Hyde: "I challenge you to a Childrens Card Game! If you loose, I will bludgeon your head in with my Cane. If you win...I am still gonna do that."

[@Kari7]

It was the best of both worlds.

[@bellej2037]

"Hannah Montana is just a jekyll and hyde au" was my favourite hot take to irritate everyone around me with while we were studying this book so im glad to see someone else on this train too

[@johannesseyfried7933]

@@Kari7 The only Question is: Which one of them is the famous Pop-Idol? Or Rock-Idol.... I haven't watched Hannah Montana in almost twelve Years! What do I know what Genre she sings?!

[@briannalee1998]

@@johannesseyfried7933 Jekyll is the "rock star" the one people like

[@bailey9947]

Red: Hyde is super ugly Also Red: *draws Hyde super adorable*

[@charlesdewitt8087]

Truth

[@number1connieconversefan]

hyde is baby

[@MaxEverywhereSystem]

a manlet baby

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

I don't think Hyde is ugly he's looks just bring out the worst in everybody

[@emiliianoportillo1311]

Every thing she draws is adorable

[@AschaVovina]

I find it interesting that - at least in the edition I read - Jekyll initially freely admits that Hyde is just an alter-ego while revelling in the freedom it grants him... but as he starts growing increasingly afraid of and disgusted by his Hyde persona he starts trying to distance himself from it by regarding it as an alternate personality trying to seize control of his mind and body. I guess that's where the interpretation that they're split personalities comes from.

[@narutokiubissj2]

The way I always thought about it is that yes, at first Jekyll was Hyde but then the more and more he indulged in him, Hyde started to become his own being that took over, hence why he woke up as him. Something similar to Guts and the Beast of Darkness in the Berserk manga now that I think about it. It is just his "shadow" made manifest.

[@sapphirewings8638]

So basically... Jekyll enjoys the freedom that Hyde gives him, because he gets to do all the horrible things that he always wanted to do deep down without facing the consequences. But as Hyde began to take over, and he became more afraid of what he had created, he tries to convince himself that Hyde is a different personality trying to take control of him so he doesn't have to feel as guilty. At least, that's what I was able to gather from this video as well as this comment. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@noonstar3435]

@@sapphirewings8638 that's such a cool take- I'm obsessed with this book now

[@jocosesonata]

@@sapphirewings8638 I also like to think that while Jekyll enjoyed Hyde's freedom, Hyde also enjoyed Jekyll's safety. So that by the end even Hyde doesn't want to fully take over, as then he'll have to deal with the consequences himself. So even if they started to become a split personality, they both still need each other, and they both desire that twisted balance of freedom and safety for each other. Damn, someone really needs to make a proper adaptation, change the name to ensure no spoilers.

[@sapphirewings8638]

@@jocosesonata Nicely said.

[@micahguillemette3344]

4:26 "Mr Hyde kills dude, "super murdered" says key witness" kills me every time.

[@amycox5733]

“The Daily Exposition”

[@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard]

did it super murder you, even?

[@micahguillemette3344]

@@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard Yes it did.

[@jasminefoxj]

Victor: “And then my experiment worked but it was really spooky and the eyes were all wrong so I ran away and got sick for three months :c” Doctor Jekyll, Sc.D., pouring an unknown chemical into a can of red bull and chugging: “unfortunate” 10/10 humor

[@billuraral1870]

Jekyll: Hold my chemically enchanted beer

[@booksivy169]

Jekyll: *slams can down* Alexa play Despacito

[@mediding7001]

@@booksivy169 Alexa, play Beethoven's fifth sy- *DESPACITO*

[@PRGME7]

KittyKatKayla :3 no.. we don’t need Hyde on Red Bull.

[@faatimaismail8856]

One is a rich man The other a college kid that is sleep deprived

[@zekramnordran9526]

Smol Brain: Hyde is British Hulk Mega Brain: Hyde is a human incognito window for doing Sin

[@zusfrankenstein8561]

The brilliance of this comment has overshadowed all others.

[@ninjahombrepalito1721]

Super brain: Mr. Hide is a darker version of Nutty Professor.

[@lionelk.y7233]

@@zusfrankenstein8561 JOJO BRAIN: Doctor Jekyll has King Crimson

[@wakietrash2686]

@@lionelk.y7233 Jekyll is Doppio Hyde is Diavolo. And it also fits.

[@motharchenemy8549]

Jekyll and Hyde is just that one clip of tyler1 ripping his shirt off

[@ianplocki120]

Reading between the lines I think Jekyll’s “base urges” are some form of sadism. I can’t think of any other reason why he would intentionally bowl over that child or beat an old man to death with a cane.

[@balanc-joy9187]

As another commenter pointed out, the way Red portrays and how the book describes it, Hyde wasn't _intentionally_ walking into and over her, he and the little girl did the normal "crash into each other" that happens all the time, but unlike what any normal person would do, _Hyde kept walking like nothing happened_ because he didn't actually care. It was an apathetic act, not malice, Hyde had somewhere else to be, and the girl wasn't in his way so much as part of the streetway to him. The murder of the man though does fit your idea, and I always have suspected that what Jekyll did as Hyde was a lot worse than just having sex with prostitutes or gambling. Most likely it _started_ as some of the milder stuff people suspect, but it just got worse and worse.

[@notnow5217]

i got the same impression. probably just me projecting but i think this interpretation is the closest to the truth

[@justapplepi3]

@@balanc-joy9187 Hyde did not just walk like nothing happened, he also stomped over the girl for crashing into him, "trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming", I see both apathetic and sadistic side here

[@WooffzTheCoon]

@@notnow5217yo we have like the same pfp

[@JamesTobiasStewart]

I really appreciate this video, for bringing up the fact that Hyde isn't actually some separate self. At most he's Jekyll with some restraints removed, but I personally think it's perfectly plausible that all the potion actually did, was make Jekyll look different and that having done that, his feeling of anonymity and the accompanying (perceived) freedom from consequences did the rest. Hyde is not some superpowered evil force corrupting a good man, he's a mask that 'good man' used to indulge himself. His turning into Hyde permanently is essentially a physical reflection of the fact that after all those sins (including a pretty much pointless murder of an innocent man) Hyde is who he really is now and the respectable Dr Jekyll has become the mask that Hyde uses to try and avoid responsibility for his actions. The potion failing serves a similar role to a major scandal finally breaking for a formerly beloved public figure; their past reputation can only shield them for so long.

[@confusionandcreation6036]

So it's been almost a year but I gotta say: This comment is the one that finally made me go: "Ohh, NOW I get it!!" I finished the (audio)book yesterday and I've been trying to unravel the story ever since 😅

[@JamesTobiasStewart]

@@confusionandcreation6036 Very kind of you to say so.

[@WorldWeave]

@@JamesTobiasStewart that’s a very good/interesting analogy

[@casriaAmarel]

I just finished the book a few minutes ago, and while reading Jekyll's letter, this was exactly what I was thinking, but actually coherent. Thank you

[@misteraskman3668]

After I read the book, I realized that Jekyll had gone through a full on Ego death. And that is horrific. He was just a body with a lost sense of self, a being with no recognizable past, with meaningless memories. Be honest with who you are.

[@dragonlordex]

"Dr. Jekyll is a much better mad science role model than a college dropout who ditched his first experiment for having the wrong eye color." But Red, it was a color unlike anything seen on Earth!

[@nueeeee]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the eyecolour of Frankenstein's creature a pale, watery yellow? At least my copy of the book says so

[@carolchoneke4668]

ok calm down lovecraft

[@chocochipzzz4434]

I love this

[@possums154]

Calm down H P Lovecraft

[@alejandrokaplan7243]

HP Lovecraft:BUT WAS HE BLACK

[@SophiaPDias]

I am reading the book, till now my favourite quote is: “If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, “I shall be Mr. Seek.” I find it funny.

[@franziska9260]

My favourite quote is "stealing like a thief to Henry's bedside." Without context it is golden.

[@bumblebeeproductions1673]

@@franziska9260 gay quotes

[@IronycheinPain]

my favorite phrase in the book is literally "calmly trampled" because with or without context, it's literally "Dumbledore said calmly" but physical

[@iluvchess14736]

Punny

[@shewolfblacklink1062]

@@IronycheinPain that is wonderful

[@furrymczplayer18]

8:48 "it could be anything from canabalyzing orphans to doing drag." THAT CAUGHT ME COMPLETELY OFF GUARD 😭💀

[@nickmalachai2227]

Gotta love that the actual message seems to be "who we are in the dark we can't deny, and the more we feed that, the more like that we are at all times" and people interpreted it as "split personality evil."

[@PsychoSavager289]

"His unspecified base desires..." Going to the Victorian equivalent of Hooters where women have their ankles exposed.

[@NonCommitalPerson]

My God!! Did you not ONCE think of the children before writing such FILTH?!

[@PsychoSavager289]

I can honestly say I was thinking of something other than children when I wrote it.

[@f.i.r.e.5119]

@@PsychoSavager289 Women's ankles... Have you no _shame?!_

[@greywalker505]

Or, god forbid...holding hands. IN PUBLIC. UGHH!!

[@franziska9260]

@@greywalker505 and with a man, too,....... scandalous!

[@oscarpine7145]

One of his base urges was to walk on a "do not cross" lawn

[@ntm4]

I relate to that urge.

[@skyler6987]

The madman...

[@MortMe0430]

egging the cars of crappy / douchey drivers

[@seraph7216]

Same tbh

[@Kamina.D.Fierce]

Are we sure this isn't an allegory of someone discovering the full reach of the internet?

[@willmfrank]

One small correction: Our boy Evil Ed does not shoot himself; he takes poison. "Right in the midst there lay the body of a man, sorely contorted and still twitching. They drew near on tiptoe, turned it on its back, and beheld the face of Edward Hyde. He was dressed in clothes far too large for him, clothes of the doctor's bigness; the cords of his face still moved with the semblance of life, but life was quite gone; and by the crushed phial in his hand and the strong smell of kernels that hung upon the air, Utterson knew that he was looking on the body of a self-destroyer."

[@fictional-girl_05]

"Evil Ed" lmaoooo

[@Totallynotredtail]

Imagine calling someone who just slid down the sewerslide a “self destroyer “ because on one hand that title is metal asf but on the other hand that’s kinda awful 💀💀

[@caspertheghostking5344]

"not since jeckle started getting into-" ad plays 'D&D BEYOND' perfect timing!

[@Blaze-xe8cl]

By god you should never go beyond

[@WorldWeave]

Perfectly timed ads are always hilarious

[@Freelance_Fandom_Collector]

And that is why you never play D&D -me, a D&D player

[@eldry8817]

Utterson: Hey bro, what do you want to eat? [Hyde: The souls of the innocent] Jekyll: A bagel. [Hyde: No!] Jekyll: Two bagels

[@BlackCover95]

Two bagels? At once?! Sounds like he’s slipping already.

[@kitsunefirefox1986]

Venom=Modern Jekyll & Hyde Head Cannon Excepted

[@birbz1033]

God I could barely remember what this is from it’s so old

[@crowthewicked8344]

@@birbz1033 Ask and you shall recieve kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGHLpnyVrL9pi6c

[@lordbaphie]

This is too accurate!!!!

[@user-mv8ys5og5l]

Gotta be honest, "grappling with an addiction to a substance that lets you free your base urges and inner demons to let them go free before turning back and escaping all of the consequences, but slowly getting more impulsive" is a WAY more interesting story then "i drank weird shit, now I gotta evil split self"

[@ametsunami4070]

holy SHIT

[@KarumaJiusetu]

Oh, so he's an alcoholic. Got it.

[@Natilra]

@@KarumaJiusetu Actually, the author was addicted to cocaine (because a doctor prescribed it for the Victorian version of long Covid) but yeah

[@Moon-Archive]

Yeah, to be honest. Especially when it gets so bad they're nearly ARE separate people. Just sinking more and more unwillingly as you become someone you aren't, and hate, until everything crumbles.

[@pinkajou656]

YESSSSSS

[@rottenappple3716]

I like to imagine that, as Hyde, Jekyll walks around like Peter influenced by the symbiote.

[@emmaray6215]

You mean Bully Maguire?

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

Fun Fact: In a missing page in the original manuscript of the story. Mr. Hyde doesn't just walk over the girl and keep going. He actually stops and dances like Bully Maguire. This was left out because the publisher thought it would make Mr. Hyde too cool, and ruin the idea that he was ment to be a bad person

[@baldr6894]

@@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275 Hyde: *tramples child* L+Ratio

[@sharkinator7819]

@@emmaray6215 so he just wants to put some dirt in someone’s eye

[@WorldWeave]

Thanks, I hate it

[@EHH246]

9:56 I just imagine Hyde doing the most evil cackle that gets louder and louder... until he abruptly stops to say "go fish" in a bored voice. LOL

[@kyripiro224]

"Do you have any threes?" "Haha... AHAHA... *MUAHAHAHAHAHA* ... Go fish."

[@DeathbyPixels]

“So something happened the other day.” “Impossible.” Girl, your sense of humour keeps me alive some days I swear.

[@AceTheHollow]

I apolagise, but at what point in the video is that said or shown?

[@gabo4850]

@@AceTheHollow 1:36

[@oscarkarlen3133]

Agreed

[@eazy8579]

Indeed

[@Donnerbalken28]

It's also pretty British.

[@etherealflame6431]

“He can get rid of him whenever he wants”. This whole book sounds like an allegory for addiction.

[@das9263]

That's because it is. Jekyll tries it once, enjoys it and doesn't see the harm in trying again.

[@juniperberryyyy]

I never realized that

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

I think that's exactly the thing. Hyde represents everything horrible in his life and is ultimately the state that all addicts end up in, the more horrible he becomes, the harder it is to resist. For a time he can separate the two life styles and indulge his addiction while maintaining his life, however as his addiction develops even oridenary things cause him to relapse, resulting in him being completely unable to be anything but Mr Hyde. This is really a story I wished I could read in such ignorance. It's incredibly ambitious and relatable tale for it's time disguised as a horror story.

[@juniperberryyyy]

@@lordbiscuitthetossable5352 You seem like the kind of book worm friend I need

[@kevinforbesofficial]

It probably helps that Robert Louis Stevenson had problems with cocaine addiction.

[@GnzotheGr8]

Interesting tidbit: Dr Jekyll and Mister Hyde are based off of one particular individual who lived in Edinburgh, Scotland many years ago by the name of William Brodie, or better known by his title as Deacon Brodie. The Deacon would lead a mild mannered life by day as a well respected member of society but by night he would rampage around the city as a drunken vagabond getting up to all kinds of mischief. He would use his societal power during the day to scope out his marks and as the cities chief locksmith would copy the locks to houses and business, and when night fell he would rob them blind, using the money to fuel his debaucherous nightlife.

[@willmfrank]

He was the Deacon of a craftsman's guild, and legend has it that when he was sentenced he was hanged on a gallows of his own design.

[@alice77416]

I feel for Dr. Jekyll. His lifestyle is basically the customer service persona all the time. With that in mind his actions are perfectly reasonable.

[@seraph7216]

Jekyll is just a ‘upstanding good citizen’ with a fun little murder tendency and the ability to cosplay as his OC

[@redlightning6243]

OMG *I Love This!*

[@seldonwright4345]

Bingo

[@Totallynotredtail]

*random old guy to jekyll* : is that your fucking -fur- persona? That’s cringe! *jekyll* : YOU’RE CRINGE *random old guy* : it appears I’ve died

[@-lils-2797]

I absolutely love this but I can’t believe you missed out Utterson saying “if he is Mr Hyde, then I shall be Mr Seek” when he’s tracking Hyde down

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

- Lils - MR. UTTERSON’S ONLY PERSONALITY TRAIT IS THAT HE LIKES TEA AND WINE

[@nectarinn3]

@@thebaseandtriflingcreature174 You mean his only personality trait is that he's british?

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

Dominika Jaskulska YES

[@obnoxiouslisper1548]

The Best line from. The book

[@mrfunnyman2284]

That bit of the book made me laugh uncontrollably for some odd reason, Utterson is truly a gem

[@adamshmadam14]

Everybody overlooks that utterson lost 2 of his best friends within like a week of each other

[@gabriellecalebq4410]

Poor utterson man

[@hamstrbaxtr]

THANK YOU, some sanity in this comment section about this man. I feel like it also bears mentioning that the cane Hyde used to kill Carew was a gift from Utterson, so there's also that.

[@EricDG326]

No, not a week. A month or two maybe, but definitely not a week.

[@reina_harhar7815]

​@EricDG326 Nah. Carew was killed in a month, Jekyll died a few months later

[@adamshmadam14]

@@reina_harhar7815 no Lanyon and Jekyll, they both died in the same week I’m pretty sure

[@rozieredz]

I just had an idea for a fanfiction alternate ending to this story. If Utterson had convinced Hyde to tell him what was going on instead of breaking in, and he'd read the letters, he might have persuaded Hyde to let him in the lab to discuss options, adding that they both have Jekyll's interests at heart and a solution can be found that doesn't involve Jekyll's despair and suicide. Once inside, if he manages to keep Hyde from freaking out, they work together to come up with a plan. I saw in other comments that part of the tragedy of this story is how uninterested Utterson is in the supposed "blackmail" Hyde might have on Jekyll - he's more worried about Hyde hurting Jekyll than whatever Jekyll could theoretically have done. He didn't have to keep this such a secret - he probably would have been safe telling his closer friends about his "base urges". Lanyon freaked out because he saw a twisted miracle of science unfold in front of his face with no explanation beforehand, but it could have been different if he'd been let in on the matter before it went to magic-potion-land. So Utterson, in this AU but backed up by the original text, doesn't have a problem with Jekyll's "base urges," whatever they might be - but he also doesn't want to cover for a murderer. However, Hyde doesn't seem like the type of person who'd be willing to turn himself in and serve his sentence in terms of criminal justice. So Utterson proposes something else; Hyde can regain Jekyll. Jekyll was transforming into Hyde without the aid of the potion because he was feeding his "evil" side, both as Jekyll and Hyde. He's uncontrollably remaining as Hyde now because that side has been fed too much. However, if Hyde can act responsibly, the way Jekyll would, he might be able to start turning back into Jekyll on his own. The idea being Jekyll/Hyde could regain control of his own life, learn some balance of his good/evil halves, and still pay back to society in some form for the murder he committed. This could lead to a fanfic novella of Hyde struggling to rein in his chaotic impulses, Utterson becoming less boring as he finds himself in the same position as Jekyll was in terms of covering up Hyde's secret, and themes of how shameful inner impulses truly are and the balance of order and chaos within oneself, which could even be turned into a mental health message about the dangers of emotional repression. Anyway thank you for reading my short story prompt.

[@nara9404]

It was anything but short!

[@hunterlawrence3573]

That sounds really good. I would love to read that

[@vedwalker3974]

Dude, that's not fanfiction. That's an actual novel idea! You realize that dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde is in public domain, so you could write that story and totally make it real.

[@rozieredz]

@@vedwalker3974 Holy shit I might actually do that now, thank you!

[@j.hawkins8779]

​@@rozieredzwhats the progress?

[@evies.1018]

“If he be Mr. Hyde, then I shall be Mr. Seek!” ICONIC

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_"In each of us, two natures are at War between good and evil."_ *~ Robert Louis Stevenson*

[@KuroiShiAnimu]

I'm Mr.Meeseeks, look at meee

[@diegomontesleon136]

@@KuroiShiAnimu Mister Meeseeks go and find Jekyll's missing ingredient.

[@squirrelfish8200]

@@diegomontesleon136 😳

[@ea.fitz216]

"It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned juggernaut!"

[@23sodadrink]

I get the feeling that neither of their stories would have happened had Dr. Jekyll switched places with Frankenstein As Jekyll would have owed up to and taken emotional and financial responsibility for his strange undead stitched-up son, whereas Viktor would have hurled the potion out the window in horror as soon as he realized it made him look kind of odd.

[@carolinemcgovern4488]

I feel pretty much the same way. Viktor would have been like "NOPE" and chucked that potion out of the window, while Jekyll would have adopted the monster.

[@denzelnganga1914]

@@carolinemcgovern4488 "Hello yes, this is my monster child"

[@seafoam8845]

Denzel Nganga “He has a small emotional problem but hey, he is still a good kid...” _He’s a bit too tall...._ “Oh no no, I made him.... literally! He is tall but trust me, he *is* still a kid mentally!”

[@evermore-1574]

Maybe Jekyll would have even had the sense to give the kid some sunglasses or something. It's such a minor flaw that hiding it wouldnt be hard at all

[@Dragonlover553]

Sounds like another parody of that "wife swap" show... I'd watch it.

[@wjzav1971]

This idea of "What if you could become completely anonymous and loosen all your dark urges without consequence" is actually so much more interesting that the whole "second evil persona inhabiting your body".

[@elisabetheastwood5163]

That's what I've been saying! People took the super nuanced, super creepy, super psychological story and went "nah, split personality..." or "demonic possession but it's your own evilness." Both of those are not only incorrect, but also super boring. I'd love to see this get adapted with the original essence intact. Jekyll wasn't a good person. He was harboring a lot of shame, and that's what drove him to want to create Hyde. Hyde was the point. Jekyll knew he wasn't a good person, but he didn't want to deal with the consequences of his actions. So, he made an alter-ego.

[@cardescomedioses3674]

It's quite impressive how on point explores the concept of deviding the repressed id without directly explaining it, after reading about the id ego and super ego, it is surprisingly accurate for the time If it was done nowadays, i can't help but imagine twitter being involved lol

[@kylajensen1957]

Yes, the book is infinitely more nuanced But can we all just agree that the song "Confrontation" SLAPS, and I'm not just saying it as a Bakura stan who's heard the song in a gazillion amvs.

[@agustinvenegas5238]

Modern retelling but instead of magical chemical is a computer scientist inventing VPNs 20 years earlier and doing fucked up shit online

[@TheMouseAvenger]

Well, that last thing's kinda arguable. XD Lots of people like the "other" versions of the story better, myself included. :-) It's like the original story took on a brand-new life of its own! ^_^ Do you think this is a problem...?

[@FreefallFortyTwo]

I'm glad you clarified that Jekyll and Hyde were not separate personalities, because in this day and age, it tends to attach a bad reputation to those who actually do have DID (dissociative identity disorder) DID doesn't make you dangerous, kids. Just wanted to clarify that. (Great video by the way)

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

What DID makes you is probably discriminated against by those who know...

[@Justice237]

I finally read Jekyll and Hyde in full yesterday and was somewhat surprised by the connections people make between it and DID, because it's not like Jekyll is unconscious during Hyde's rampages and comes back not knowing where he is, and it's not like it's completely involuntary on his part (at least not initially). He's completely conscious and aware while he's Hyde and has a handle on when and where he became Hyde. I've never seen any genuine readings of this book that say it's about DID, even if Jekyll wants to regard Hyde as a separate person from himself.

[@theresaurus9820]

Yeah, the book is so ableist

[@Totallynotredtail]

@@theresaurus9820 if anything the the adaptations would be more “ableist” By your standards, the book is pretty obviously a metaphor for addiction/literally anything that Victorian England deems scandalous. Not to mention even in the adaptations that water it down to “some guy drank a weird potion and now there’s two guys inhabiting his body” is pretty far removed from DID.

[@theresaurus9820]

@@Totallynotredtail No, the original book IS ableist. It depicts mental illness as something to be shunned. It’s no wonder it was written by a yt guy.

[@alpin-the-floof]

Hyde didn’t shoot himself! The book said there was a strong smell of almonds when Mr. Utterson got into the room. Hyde took cyanide!

[@stanrogers5613]

That could have just been a major maraschino cherry binge. Or a freshly-baked angel food cake. Or an angel food cake _with_ maraschino cherries.

[@garbageOwO]

maybe he was allergic to almonds

[@pattheplanter]

Maybe he shot himself with an almond!

[@chocobabe2934]

Maybe he choked on a bullet

[@SobiTheRobot]

Cyanhyde

[@Salemwaaa]

Dr Jekyll: Me in real life Mr. Hyde: Me in made up scenarios in my head

[@IrvingIV]

Three lives we shall live, The first is the world, the second, the home, the third, the mind.

[@reedspun]

That's what writing is for

[@dogocatostudios8719]

Yep.

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

I smell a closet psychopath

[@Soitisisit]

I think that's basically the point?

[@lethequin]

I want a movie titled “dr jekyll and mrs hyde” where the only difference is that hyde is a drag queen

[@Nebulaeous1]

This needs to happen

[@charlieseely3464]

...why?!?!?!?

[@marsi1111]

@@charlieseely3464 why not lol

[@charlieseely3464]

@Martina Catania Because, that isn't Hyde's character. He is the embodiment of Jekyll's desire for needless and/or sadistic violence, not the result of his being a closeted gay or crossdresser or something. Look at Hyde's actions in the story, and it becomes pretty clear

[@charlieseely3464]

@@marsi1111 I've already explained in a separate message

[@apersonowo307]

Old guy: hello sir may I ask yo- Jekyll/Hyde: peace was never an option

[@weesalikesmilktea4829]

"…and uses himself as a test subject because he's not a coward?" Well, it's not like Victor could have brought _himself_ to life...

[@franziska9260]

Fucker doesn't have a heart, though, so he could've done something about that at least

[@necromelodia2432]

@@franziska9260 to be fair with victor he just goes into a coma and then when he wakes up monster dude just shows up and kills his family

[@jocosesonata]

Not with _that_ attitude.

[@mkewell83]

That part threw me for a loop. How exactly do you reanimate yourself? Especially if you haven't perfected the procedure.

[@MortMe0430]

Me, to myself: Ho, don't do it... Me: WAKE ME UP INSIDE Me: Oh my god

[@dragatus]

Using the name 'Hyde' for the persona that gets to explore hidden urges and desires can't be a coincidence.

[@melodygabrielle1920]

I JUST got that!

[@cutecat304]

I mean in the book there's a line that going something along the lines of "If he's Mr. Hyde then I'll be Mr. Seek" so yeah they probably knew what they were doing

[@dinadina2000]

given our protangonist is called Utterson (the one who is complete and also the one who speaks) and his clerk, Guest, almost guessed Hyde's true identity, I think almost all the names are puns

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

Part of it was that Jekyll's signature, when reflected, was Hyde's signature.

[@CloseingStraw97]

OH GOD DAMN IT! Mister Hyde.... Mister HIDE... literally meaning he hides himself behind the other persona. I just... got that... god damn it

[@Doublemonk0506]

And Jekyll. Jekyll sounds like Je kyll, or I kill if you make Je English.

[@theanarchistocelot1620]

my favourite line in the book is when Utterson states "if he be mr Hyde, I be mr Seek,"

[@noizepusher7594]

Dr. Jeckle & Hyde are the Victorian equivalent to having an alt account.

[@Nitrinoxus]

'Proud Citizen of the Uncanny Valley' Ladies and gents, we've found our next merch slogan.

[@yesmansam6686]

It's always fun to find a new way to insult someone.

[@artiec2055]

I need that quote on a hoodie or a shirt.

[@Nitrinoxus]

@@artiec2055 With the :] face of Mr. Utterson on it. Or perhaps just Mr. Hyde's charming mug.

[@JoshSweetvale]

I'd buy that.

[@kazoolekazoo872]

How bout "cannibalising orphans or doing drag"?

[@thienanao3498]

Dr. Jekyll: my facebook account Mr. Hyde: my instagram account

[@coffeestainedwreck]

oh god its so true

[@rheathecreative5612]

Dr. Jekyll: What we all look like in reality (Facebook) Mr. Hyde: What we fool people into thinking we look like (Instagram)

[@BabyBells231]

I've been attacked

[@Liliocelote]

Mr. Hyde is more like my Tumblr lmao

[@NemeyukoP]

Thiên Ân Đào Dr. Jekyll: my Instagram + rp account Mr. Hyde: my Reddit, Tumblr, and Twitter accounts.

[@buymyfinepies]

As someone who recently developed a Jekyll-and-Hyde-centric hyperfixation and has read the original novel, this was delightful to watch. It’s explained really well to the point I even understand it better, and the incorporation of humor is immaculate (as always) Also, read The Glass Scientists, best J&H adaptation I have ever encountered

[@mandolin1189]

this is EXACTLY what im experiencing right now lmao. i was listening to the musical, caught the Brainrot(tm), and now im reading glass scientists. glad to see im not the only one, lol :P

[@betryl3669]

@@mandolin1189 SAME, I've read the novel like two months ago, loved it, discovered the musical right after and have been religiously listening to it ever since. I haven't read The Glass Scientist yet but I've seen other people mentioning it while scrolling through the comments, might give it a go if it's good!

[@fictional-girl_05]

I'm reading TGS currently and I'm obsessed

[@dream_walker9726]

Literally we are the same person

[@buymyfinepies]

@@dream_walker9726 sorry to disappoint but I have TGS fandom-related trauma now and I can’t enjoy it anymore, hope your experience goes smoothly though

[@halfanegg6496]

3:00 I appreciate how luscious Utterson’s chops are drawn.

[@crimsonstrykr]

He is Victorian after all

[@superkobold54]

I was so concerned for a sec then I realized you were talking about mutton-chops.

[@starmaker75]

Dr. Jekyll: people in real life Mr Hyde: people in the Internet. Edit: well this comment blew up.

[@merrittanimation7721]

Someone should make a version of this story but it's just someone's descent into getting obsessed with trolling and weird porn.

[@Lunictd]

Ok, I'm not the only one to think of that. Good to know. Yes, it would be nice to see.

[@leesimone2]

Soooo true!!!!😱

[@pn2294]

This is absolutely true

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Facts

[@1987MartinT]

Dr. Jekyll's "I can get rid of him whenever I want." Isn't it just a variant on the classic addict's claim of "I can quit whenever I want."? And how often does that claim turn out to be true?

[@Bloodlyshiva]

Well, it's that or go into an asylum. They were NOT nice places in this era.

[@Dragonlover553]

I think that was part of the idea.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Bloodlyshiva I was like “damn he needed therapy” cause I forgot Victorian therapy wasn’t really a thing

[@jamesneff3795]

Supposedly R.L. Stevenson did cocaine, a white granular powder that has neurological effects, and makes you feel more energetic in general, aka: younger. The ingredient that made the potion work was a chemical salt, a (presumably) white granular powder. Coincidence? Who knows. Some people read the book as the story of an addict, rather than someone who is taking some type of scientific potion.

[@noorazraq2245]

James Neff Also,apparently he wrote the book during a cocaine high.

[@omegaumbreon2089]

9:39 the smug look on Hyde's face is adorable, like a minor villain who got away with something stupid....instead of kicking a girl and Murdering a man

[@kyripiro224]

And the way he's sitting, man... He looks precious on that platform 🥹

[@mafaldaviana9060]

"Should have just gotten a cursed portrait like that guy Dorian down the road" This is it. This is where I died.

[@tformerdude6788]

I know I am missing a reference here. . . Can someone help?

[@mafaldaviana9060]

@@tformerdude6788 Yes, no problem. "That guy Dorian" is the protagonist of "The Picture of Dorian Gray", who sold his soul so that he would never age but his portrait would. He basically gets up to all kinds of stuff, using his non-aging power to mask what he's doing (it's kind of like having your evil deeds hidden by a secret identity, like Jekyll did). The thing is the picture can hide anything from aging to drugs to murder or even just being really mean to people. Hope that answered your doubts.

[@tformerdude6788]

@@mafaldaviana9060 Thank you.

[@brenna_marie]

I love your pic.. profile... thing! I don't know what it's called😂😂😂😂

[@ceciliasobo281]

What was the time stamp for this line?

[@cursedalien]

Hyde: Mom said it's my turn to use the body! In all seriousness, I think Hyde is just Jekyll's intrusive thoughts given their own consciousness. Like how people sometimes personify their mental illnesses as annoying gremlins who live in their brains.

[@Alusnovalotus]

cursed alien I always thought this was an introduction to your shadow.

[@dyingisahobby9190]

Soooo Remus

[@casswonderland3204]

@@dyingisahobby9190 that's what I was thinking! I wanna make a Jekyll and Hyde au now-

[@dyingisahobby9190]

Cass Wonderland dude if you write that send me the link

[@casswonderland3204]

@@dyingisahobby9190 man I would but I have no idea how I'd do it- I might try eventually but I just- advqdvsfhadvwrgbaegbwf

[@lokiraven-claw3233]

Theres a love song in my country where one of the lines says something along the lines of, 'Like Bonnie and Clyde, like Jekyll and Hyde, like Romeo and Juliet, show me how you love me' and its insanely popualr for being insanely lovey dovey, yet everyone seems to forget, that neither of those 3 relationships ended well

[@starstorm1267]

What I find funny is that one of those said “relationships” are not even in one and are the same person. So the song gives off the implication that Jekyll/Hyde has a narcissistic love for themselves lol

[@Erza-Inkwell]

Lanyon's death was sad for me because the only one who cared enough to visit him only wanted advice on what's happening to Dr Jekyll, after he refuses to help, the man just leaves

[@concernedyetsupportive1310]

Some Victorian Dude: Bro, what do you want? Mr. Hyde: *The souls of the innocent-* Mr. Jekyll: A bagel. Mr. Hyde: *nO!* Mr. Jekyll: Two bagels.

[@pn2294]

DID SOMEONE SAY HOPE!?

[@benjaminsimons8263]

@@pn2294 no

[@pn2294]

Benjamin Simons did you at least understand the reference?

[@benjaminsimons8263]

@@pn2294 sorry, no. I just thought that reply would be funny. But please, do tell me what the reference is

[@DeathbyPixels]

Benjamin Simons It’s a vine

[@nonameless2]

"Dr. Jekyll is a much better scientist archetype than Victor Frankenstein." FINALLY; SOMEONE SAID IT

[@miguelmontenegro3520]

Maybe because they based our modern Dr. Frank out of a college student with a mind too big to his own safety.

[@franziska9260]

YES! Jekyll has three doctorates (two in law and one in medicine) for Christ's sake, Victor couldn't even finish one degree!

[@wormmon2006]

Red: “Dracula’s a groady old man, with an unsexy case of vampirism.” Me: *”Jokes on you; I’m into that shit!”*

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

The Internet: "Do I have good news for you!"

[@Sammie1053]

Probably one of the most hilarious details of the story in my opinion is right towards the start in the first encounter with Hyde. Utterson's friend whose name I already forgot doesn't just reflexively hate Hyde, he reflexively wants to murder him. The maenad thing wasn't a joke. This incredibly boring man who is comically genteel suddenly has to refrain from tearing a man limb from limb on sight. It's later explained that since Hyde embodies all the evil and negative aspects of humanity with none of the good, all living creatures can sense this in him and react aggressively to his evil aura. Stray dogs snarl at him in the street, horses get spooked at the sight of him, he's just COMICALLY EVIL.

[@Totallynotredtail]

He’s more of a Disney villain than most Disney villains

[@omegabet3912]

"Unspecified base urges" me: crushes all the instant noodle packets at the store

[@merrittanimation7721]

You monster.

[@benjaminsimons8263]

My goodness! I only do that at home to be able to fit the noodles in the bowl!

[@Alusnovalotus]

OMEGABET “GASP” 😱😱😱😱😱 The Devil within you!!!!!!

[@b-butwhytho7084]

*smacks the rice bag*

[@ArchenOpteryx]

Damn, I have a new unspecified base urge...

[@zrebbesh]

The horror icons are symbols of what we are evolved to fear. The werewolf is "The Beast" The vampire is "The Stranger" or "The Foreigner" The zombie is "The Plague" Those are the big three; the remainder are more cerebral. Frankenstein's Monster is "Our Neglected Responsibilities" or "Fear of what we've made." and Hyde is "The horrible urges that we try to ignore"

[@dinadina2000]

I would argue that the acrchetypes of the Werewolf and of Edward Hyde are closely related

[@zrebbesh]

@@dinadina2000 You would argue with someone else then, because I agree completely.

[@candy-coatedrose513]

Do you like The Magnus Archives?

[@JenamDrag0n]

From a historical standpoint, I would disagree on the vampire and instead say they represent our fears of "The Dead".

[@CJCroen1393]

I wonder where witches fall in this regard. Maybe the same as vampires (as in, "strangers" or "foreigners")?

[@maplepainttube8158]

"He says he hasn't been very close with Dr. Jekyll for close on ten years. Not since Jekyll started getting into-" *Ad plays* "Netflix" Me: "Sounds about right"

[@AskMia411]

I got that same ad transition today, but it was “Not since he got into - ✨Halloween Crafts at hobby lobby✨ - *dark science* ⚡️⚡️⚡️ 😂 I have a suspicion that OSP put the ad break there on purpose, just for stuff like this 😂

[@zedabo1099]

I remember reading this in school and I hated how the final two chapters of the book were just massive info dumps that explained everything. The story technically ends with Jekyll as Hyde killing himself, with the final two chapters essentially being the equivalent of going to a game's wiki when you finished the story but still don't understand it. We don't get to see Utterson's thoughts on the letters or any actions he takes because of them. Utterson is the main character, yet he basically isn't in the story's ending. Even if there was just an extra chapter at the end about Utterson after reading the letters, I would've enjoyed the book much more.

[@moon4236]

So the final two chapters are just those videos that explain the lore?

[@VivelaSlime]

“What’s up repressed viewers, welcome to book theory! *cues intro*”

[@eravern]

@@moon4236 yes

[@addyshorhnr3544]

I legitimately forgot Utterson was participating in the book the day after I read it.

[@willmfrank]

It's kind of like Simon Oakland at the end of "Psycho."

[@katherinesanderson8990]

I love the "I'm a boring victorian" face.

[@stephanhart1802]

This is extremely funny to me and I don't know why XD

[@SpaceCase132]

Am I the only one that reads their lines in the voice of the polite gophers from the Looney Tunes? Edit: Mac and Tosh, those were the characters I was thinking about.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Literally me, just sans "Victorian".

[@VanNessy97]

"Less personality than a sandwich"

[@sacredeight]

It’s this: •___•

[@infamousempire8302]

He’s normally fine but once he’s anonymous he becomes a vicious jerkass? So Jekyll is his real life self, and Hyde is his 4chan/reddit account.

[@jocosesonata]

Yeah... Pretty much anyone who has access to the internet is a Jekyll and Hyde situation.

[@tronell4846]

This effect is called online disinhibition effect.

[@bluelfsuma]

@@jocosesonata Gotta lie to survive, but don't gotta lie online.

[@animeotaku307]

Hyde: *has a 4-Chan account* Jekyll: This is fine. Hyde: *makes an 8-Chan account* Jekyll: O-KAY, I’m pulling the plug now!

[@neame-bh3uq]

@@animeotaku307 >4chan account

[@nunyabisness7055]

8:48 I want to see an adaption of this book where it's just Jekyll but he's a drag queen that is very dedicated to it, enough to create a magical potion to alter his body to make it easier.

[@willmfrank]

That would be "Doctor Jekyll and Sister Hyde," it's a Hammer film with Ralph Bates as Jekyll and Martine Beswick as Hyde.

[@commenturthegreat2915]

It's been a while since I read it, but an idea from the book that stuck with me was that if Jekyll had made the opposite potion, and transformed into an idealized version of himself, looking at it would still have been deeply disturbing. The problem isn't only with the fact Hyde is evil, it's with the fact that he's pure.

[@utubrGaming]

Last time I was this early, Zeus was still a virgin.

[@wedran9225]

...impossible...

[@liseegeskov8769]

@@wedran9225 Actually Zeus was a baby once and at that time Zeus was still a virgin

[@fireline4765]

WAIT!!! Zeus was a virgin?

[@fred_______]

Nice

[@KuroiShiAnimu]

Are you implying you fucked Zeus?

[@Blake_Stone]

When I read the original book, one of the first things I noticed is how much better its conception of Mr Hyde is than every adaptation I've ever seen. The idea of a normal human being who's so hideous on some completely non-physical level that everyone who looks at him is filled with instant disgust and hatred, but they can't say why and can't even remember what he looked like is a far more interesting idea than the usual "ugly monster" we get in the era of film.

[@margaretgibbs6673]

Yeah, its honestly unsettling, plus it lets each reader's brain go wild about just what that Wrong quality is for them. But that kind of thing must really suck to try and adapt for the screen cause it's hard to get an actor or set of effects that can pull that sort of thing off in a way that satisfies all or most viewers the same way. Like, "subtly just Wrong and hate-inducing but you literally cannot pinpoint why and you alao kind of tend to forget what he looks like" how do you actually show that?? Its like when you have an Incomprehensibly Scary or Beautiful character and you try to show them visually, whoever you get just isn't gonna measure up for everybody.

[@jocosesonata]

@@margaretgibbs6673 I feel like the only way to at least try to visualize that, as close to the source as possible, is through some very subtle and clever usage of CGI. Nothing over-the-top, crazy shenanigans, just little details that would make his face unsettling to an unspecified and inconclusive degree in a very ever-shifting way, like his face seems to be hazy yet clear, clearly defined and distinct features but never in a solid way. Like his face is constantly changing, but also not. Like I said, it must be super subtle and clever CGI. Oh, and with special audio/musical stuff that perturbs the senses.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@@jocosesonata and have him ne played by multiple similar looking actors. That can help

[@danielguevara6921]

Jocose Sonata well, why not go full uncanny valley. You could try to reconstruct the actor face using Cgi but do it in a way that it retains some realistic quality of the face but you can tell it’s cgi, the audience will then think something it’s no right and it will be because of the uncanny valley nature of cgi. You are not trying to go full realistic and full cgi but achieve a balance pointing toward cgi so people start to wonder why they subconsciously think something is off.

[@jocosesonata]

@@danielguevara6921 Ooh, yeah! Hit them in the subconscious, brilliant! Mess with their heads. I like it!

[@stewy497]

One of the most surprising parts of the experience for me was how short the whole story is - you usually expect a classic to be a bit weighty, but my copy barely breaks 100 pages and the last 30 are dedicated to a completely unrelated story called The Bottle Imp.

[@johntumahab323]

I always find the funny part is that Jekyll claimed Hyde was never afraid of anyone, and yet once Hyde realized he'd never be able to hide behind the guise of Jekyll again...he immediately committed suicide.

[@DamZ1428]

Hyde was always a little bitch, even the first time he got caught he's described as cocky but fearful.

[@Totallynotredtail]

Bro said “WHOOSPIE THAT LOOKS LIEK THE CONSEQUENCES OF MY ACTIONS! SORRY GUYS GOTTA DIP!”

[@pansy6541]

Headcanon: Mr. Hyde is dummy thicc because when he gets shorter during the transformation the extra body mass has to go somewhere

[@eazy8579]

NO

[@twiistedpoet9965]

OH SHI-

[@b-butwhytho7084]

I am dummy thicc and the clap of my ass cheeks keep alerting the cops

[@pageshade2231]

OH GOD-

[@allthebanter9316]

Bold of you to assume Jekyll isn’t also dummy thicc, and the clap of his cheeks draws out his split personality