Hanging Out With My Brother - People Watching Season 2, Episode 2

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[@cracked]

Episode 3 of 10 drops on Monday, August 27!

[@iloveurgirl]

Godspeed ✌

[@jacejames3853]

Where is the other creators

[@DampeS8N]

I lost my brother 10 years and 10 months ago. The catharsis from watching this will probably be with me for a while. Days at least. Thank you. I can't stop crying.

[@MissiPlaysWithMoney]

Why are they being released in rapid succession!? I like a nice slow burn.

[@jadarenee6107]

replying again because I do not know how you do it - like I know this isn't a specific episode just for me but it still got too real for me that it felt like it was. This year I've lost two ppl (one as recently as last week) and the loss is exactly this like this video is exactly how I feel when I stop and realize they're not here anymore to say this or do this or just even exist. But my memory of them works in their absence telling me what they would do and say if they were so they live on which freaks me out occasionally cause yeah it's like what is life after death. Long comment I'm sorry but yeah another great one thanks !!

[@gregbasore2108]

It's a sign of a good story when you can see the twist coming miles away and it still works.

[@victoriauwandu3858]

So true

[@LTharrier]

There's an idea I can get behind

[@fyodorbocalbos7997]

Very fucking true

[@PhilieBlunt666]

The blue hoodie kinda gives it away... but ya... this was probably the best episode of this imo

[@cort1640]

Really got to stop reading the comments before the video

[@xle-mort-vivantx2009]

“Like, he’s not literally there as a blue ghost. It’s just symbolic.” *His brother is wearing a blue jacket.* (I love symbolism.)

[@danielriley7472]

plus the calvin and hobbes painting in the beginning

[@TheRealCeeJai]

...and he's wearing a shirt that says "Yeah, No" which I take as also very symbolic to the "twist". You're thinking one thing, then "no".

[@taylorcranwell7561]

It’s just such a detailed story aughhh. I just love

[@alicia1463]

And he doesn't eat.

[@YungM.D.]

@@alicia1463 and even the first time I watched it, I noticed the brother seemed kinda young to be the ‘older brother’

[@cocabug4]

Honestly whether you predicted the twist or not, whether the brother was alive or dead, it doesn't really matter because the message is still there and still rings true.

[@johnarvinreola7244]

true

[@morgantorium]

yeah, i saw it coming and it just made what he was talking about more powerful

[@pattykrabbies]

Whether he was dead or alive, it still feels like he’s there, that he still lives on in your head Ah, shit man

[@JR-zi9vj]

Schrodingers brother

[@aerialjordan2683]

He lives on in how he makes his brother feel. That the conversation meant a decision toward action, and that action made a difference. I'd talk about it more, but I got invited to watch a movie online with some friends. So I'm going to bump my blue ghosts' fist and go spend quality time with someone. Come along if you want.

[@somechick4218]

Does anyone else rewatch this series as a way to feel company? Like, you don’t even really watch it, just have it on in the background so you don’t feel alone

[@julietdayandante8719]

this is indeed me,

[@Moonlightkitteh101]

Yep. Adding this comment makes me feel less alone too.

[@raquelbaldo8727]

First time watching this series and really watching! But hear the same musics over and over os my way to fell company.

[@flizix3440]

​@@raquelbaldo8727I absolutely do that to maan

[@Where_is_Waldo]

I wish it was still going with new episodes, they were all great.

[@eb4581]

"Hell is other people, but life is other people if you care about them enough." I'm going to keep that quote. Thank you.

[@THRASHATTACK]

john paul sarter from his play no exit

[@TheWordMercy82]

Father forgive them, they know not what they do.

[@loughlinmckay7359]

The bench Jackson is sitting on says, “In memory of Martin,” and you find out in the next episode that Jackson’s brother is named Martin.

[@megasuperhappy8181]

You can also see his name is Martin in the credits of this episode

[@YHWH-XY]

fucking spoiler

[@ewildk]

Also in the subtitles

[@WordsFlowMagnetic]

"No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away..." Terry Pratchett

[@tineresnt5505]

Then no one ever dies cause no matter how small the ripple it never disappears altho you might no know who that ripple is.

[@emcrandal9208]

Ayyyy a fellow discworld fan!

[@WordsFlowMagnetic]

Emira is an eejit always Ayyy it's always nice to meet another fan! :)

[@visko6203]

Its always great to meet a fellow fan so unexpected in this comment section

[@emcrandal9208]

Ivan Casual Yeah! Exactly!

[@owenrobinson3218]

Every so often I come back to this series just so I can feel back to something. I used to watch these alone in my room and cry so so hard. I still do the same now because I have a hard time letting myself feel anything especially in public. It's nice to have a story or a series or a book or something to come back to and be reminded of me. I hope the people who made this know how important they are.

[@ArkadianDream]

I really love this comment. hope you're as okay as you can be

[@sanmerci]

@owenrobinson I just found this comment and it hits. I just found this series and I've been binging for the last couple hours and bawling my eyes out. Hope you're doing well.

[@fatemehosseinzade8291]

​@@sanmercime too, your comment is a month old so it's not hopeless that you receive my reply and I wanted to say me too. Especially the episode with "the one self help group we'd actually join" I have surface level connection with people but no one I can call a friend, no one who checks up on me it's always me who reached out and for that I feel like a gigantic loser. I try to be as kind and welcoming as I can but my mind just keeps telling me I'm boring and no one wants to hang out with me twice. So here I am, writing this comment with an ache in my throat cuz all if it just hurts. I hope you're doing better than you were a month ago

[@sanmerci]

@@fatemehosseinzade8291 I have to be honest- I read your comment, and I'm in kind of the same boat. I never know how to respond. I can say that there's a definite ebb and flow to feeling depressed, but the strength of your feelings might be too strong to handle entirely on your own. Know that you have value and you are seen. I find that helps me, in any case.

[@danhan67]

Here

[@HoodedHavoc]

Pretty sure a lot of people saw the twist near the beginning, but that's what I think is so great about this show. You don't NEED a fancy revalation or surprise ending for the show to convey a very real and heartwarming message. You can watch an episode over and over again and it still tells the same story. I don't think I'll stop loving this show anytime soon because of that.

[@jamesanthony5874]

Took me till he was on the bench before I saw the twist coming.

[@tobybartels8426]

@@jamesanthony5874 : The plaque on the bench spells it out, if you know the characters' names (or read the captions).

[@superphantom100]

James Anthony same that also when it hit me too

[@tgraham8405]

Thank you!!

[@themoribundapathetic4530]

I didn't get the twist oh well. The brother is a cool guy I see myself in him, it's even cooler that he's dead though, he still lives on yeah. Even if I die I'll for sure live on. 👌 👌

[@braveheart6585]

damnit I started crying as soon as I realized what was happening. I could never get over losing my brother. and I might do that same sort of thing. I Love you Bro.

[@Harutson]

the hardest same.

[@027betz]

it sucks losing your dear brother doesnt it

[@iwantsifegold]

My condolences this episode can be emotionally draining to a lot of people

[@stevenbeckwith6307]

Yeah man

[@caxolog]

This is the only reason I haven't wound up dead. I love him and I can't bear the thought of him growing up thinking his big bro left because I hated my life or self more than I loved him.

[@gravestoneXD2]

Saw the ending coming but it didn't stop it from pulling the heartstrings

[@ookamigrrl]

Especially if you recently lost someone and had the same thoughts. I just lost my mom a few months ago so it got hard... but in a good way.

[@z_movie_dan]

So true

[@DizGrl]

Ditto...oh tugged hard...

[@DizGrl]

*sniff* then why are we reaching for the Kleenex box?

[@iepthaeantoninus6392]

So true. I'm not crying. Something got into my eye.

[@GoddessCynthia]

I dont know why but as soon as the “In Memory Of Martin” Came into view, I saw the twist coming, and i just started bawling. God fuck this show, i love it so much.

[@LittleBitVic]

The hardest one is when you loved them just as dearly, but they were so unique and unpredictable that you never know for sure what they would have told you. You'll never hear them run to you to share an amazing joke they just made up. They'll never tell you the words you need to hear but are too far from your mind in the heat of the moment. When people talk about death to you, they always tell you the hardest part is saying good bye to your loved one. Yet, the actual hardest part is never hearing *them* say good bye if they never had the chance.

[@ChestersonJack]

God, this hit me so hard. I have a sister, and a little over a week ago she left for college. She’s been away from home before, for academic trips and long parties but... It’s different because she’s so busy and I KNOW it’s long term, unlike before. It’s so weird because I know and have known for years that I love her and I think about her every day and I would do anything for her but I just... this made me have to confront it? Her moving into her dorm, I mean, not the video. Like, every time we have to drive two hours to drop something off for her, no matter how much I have to do, I will make the trip just so I can see her again and it... it’s crazy. It’s crazy what I would do because she lives in me so much and without her I find myself seeing things in the house and just imagining her response like she was still staying here. She’s always had a fear of death and so we’d spend time talking about what would happen if one of us were to die but, I’m thinking about it more now. The idea of living without someone you thought would be by your side forever. There’s a lot more anecdotes I could put here that would just be driving home the point, but I won’t, because it wouldn’t change how I live in the minds of whoever’s reading this but I have to say SOMETHING. Just so I can get it out there. I was always there to talk her down from a panic attack, where Mom and dad couldn’t. Her boyfriend’s going to the same school so they’ll have each other but I... I hope in her head she’ll think of what I’d say when university stresses her out. That’s all I can hope for.

[@callmealpha7548]

Man. you're a great brother !

[@ChestersonJack]

That one guy Thanks. She’s home now, taking her classes online because of the quarantine, but it’s really changed out I think about our relationship.

[@ChestersonJack]

Amine Thank you!

[@112zombie]

@@ChestersonJack the moment my big brother left home for a while changed how i view life and my relationship with him too

[@chelseashurmantine8153]

Damn. Shit got me balling...... You guys make the most poignant and beautiful art that hits me right in the feels.

[@garycpriestley]

😣😥😪😫😭...me too

[@frankwolftown]

*Ned Flanders voice* Right in fiddly feels...

[@illuminati666]

Chills😨and feels😭💯

[@bertogonzalez2396]

"Youre still the master" as an older brother having raised his younger brother this is the saddest thing to me. Idk what happened to his little brother but that sucks knowing he put so much into this person only to lose them. Didnt sign up for this feels trip.

[@randomdude9217]

He committed suicide. look for video diary ep. He didn't survive in his 20s

[@shadowrain1024]

I really missed this show, and this episode hit home in a way that a KZbin comment section isn't well equipped to express, but I just wanted y'all to know

[@dulceromero5065]

shadowrain1024 me too in a weird way I really needed this show back

[@exZell]

Same here. I didn't even realise how much I needed this show till this new season started airing. Wiping away some manly tears btw

[@DanielaGREY]

Yes!!! I can’t even express in words why these videos mean so much, I just feel it

[@dantezco]

We're there right along with you, bro.

[@keithmorgan257]

I watched a couple of the other episodes of this season but this one hit home in a big way.

[@KlayExterior]

I started getting chills after when I realize that his brother was dead

[@travismathis3279]

Same. Then came the tears.

[@redwolf1015]

Once the episode confirmed it I immediately thought "oh my God they went for it" and the tears started to flow 😭😭😭

[@Aly9315]

So that's why the brother wasn't there when they showed the guy from the side of him

[@urface151]

Alright that’s two in a row that made me cry phuck why is this show so emotional every time I watch an episode it’s like “that’s exactly what I needed to hear” thank whoever makes this series bc 10/10

[@netgeekdoggirl]

honestly this show is underappreciated af

[@iggy880]

This show is targeted for millennial introspection. I don't mean that in a bad way either. I generally like it too, even if it is occasionally a little heavy handed

[@technopoptart]

i can't think of anything that speaks to it's generation that doesn't occasionally come off as heavy-handed. too gentle a touch won't make an impact and the bulk of people are ok with something being a bit on the nose if it means it's not so ephemeral as to go over their heads

[@specsa.1426]

im 23 and ive lost my father, brother, and mother in completely different incidents. this was the first time ive ever related to a clip about coping with death. most people want to portray it as some terrifying looming fate that keeps you up at night but its not like that at all. not for me anyway. its mostly just annoying and angering.. you just feel like its bullshit that someone just doesnt exist anymore even though theyre clearly still somewhere inside you, telling you how much they want you to keep going. even though ive lost almost everyone ive ever been close to to some disease or accident, and i almost constantly feel like im going to die alone and miserable because of this, there are some days where i can hear my brother laughing along with me when i play the videogames we used to fight over. some days, i can watch old shows my mom and i would obsess over and i can still feel her love. and i lost my dad when i was 12, so my best memories with him will always be going to concerts and talking about music. there isnt much of a point to this comment. i just.. i really appreciated this video. i cant believe how much i relate to this guy, in each video ive thought "wow, we have the same demeanor and social hangups" and now i get around to seeing this one and now i know why. the writing in this show is amazing.. anyway. thanks. this makes me feel a little less alone.

[@josuebartley7272]

The series was already funded, I'm glad this series is back, but the rest of cracked isn't coming back

[@thesssradio5008]

CAN WE GET AN F IN THE CHAT BOIS

[@brucethedruid]

But dont they live on in their work already produced? We just have to follow them into the after (cracked) life.

[@MOTat18]

What happened to Cracked?

[@josuebartley7272]

MOTat18 If you want the cracked team back, a lot of them are now on "Small Beans", buuttt........ Cracked ended (as I understand) because a new company bought it over and found that the KZbin channel cost more than it made (which is why there was more but lower quality content before it stopped - also why the news paper is still going)

[@NWPaul72]

Wasn't there a new "Some More News" today?

[@reecethe]

Lost my little brother to luekemia almost 10 years ago and I still think about him everyday. Thanks for making me feel like he's still in my life. Miss you to the moon and back, little man.

[@bradenclark9996]

I love the little details had an a way like the “memory of Martin” on the Seat in the park at the end and the Picture of his brother and him on his bookshelf in the beginning along with a picture of candy for some reason and also the reference of him saying that he hate Star Wars from season one in the confession booth so good

[@grantsieberg9648]

Like an idiot, I did not see that coming. That really hurt, but I also enjoyed it.

[@KitemChante]

Grant Sieberg just because you didn’t see it coming, doesn’t make you an idiot. Don’t be so hard on yourself

[@SolomonKeenan]

If you're an idiot, then so is the majority of the audience watching, so don't worry about it. Often, it's the sad things in stories that give a raise in what they are, and it's the message that counts the most.

[@qwerty-zz8er]

I didn't see it coming the first time I watched it. Doesn't make you an idiot. If anything we got to experience this in a different way to others and on rewatches you focus on different things.

[@Xandrapeach]

What he is talking about is essentially the study of memetics: how a person or idea is passed down generations or through a population by intangible non-physical medium. Internet memes, for example, have carried on the legacy of Stefan Karl through his song, “We Are Number One”. Excellent metaphor.

[@Tioko]

5:05 OOOH, this reminds me of a story I once heard. A museum in Russia wanted to exhibit a certain WWII plane, but the problem was, it was discontinued a long time ago, there were no intact planes left, and no blueprints survived. What they did was take a bunch of workers who used to repair such planes all the time during the war, and had them build it from scratch. And they did. Because their muscle memory, the automatism of doing the same thing over and over again, it stayed with them after years passed. And that’s how the plane was restored.

[@carlafuqua1685]

Cool concept, but I can't find this story online, do you have any more details?

[@Deadlyish]

God I was not prepared for how vulnerable this episode would make me feel. Amazing moving content like always, I just wish I had been in a better place to watch it

[@matchocassidy619]

If you care about this show enough, it doesn't matter if they put out a season three... it still exists here in your heart and your head.

[@courtneehudson3182]

This and the previous episodes were really comforting. My mom, who I’m really close to, died in 2016. Which made 2017 I horrible year for me because it was the first year of my life that I had to spend without her. This video comforts me so much because it reminds me that my life can still be enjoyable and her life can continue as long as I keep spreading the lessons she taught me and memories we made. She lives as long as I remember what she would say. She lives through me and because of that I’m not alone. Thank you guys for this. I can’t wait for next episode.

[@Gadgetman1989]

Goddamn....this hit...hard...been binge watching this series, and must say, I'm choked up on emotions rn....in the last 5 years alone I've lost about 9 friends, not counting ones who have moved on from my life, my dad, my grandma, and various others close to me, now I spend my days not talking to anyone except my partner or kids or as required for my work, I keep all those who have died close in a part of my brain to remember them for the good things that I had with them, not all their faults and remember the last thing I said to each of them....amazing series and I just....I feel that they all live on inside my heart...even if it's just me and my mind at the end of each day when sleep hits

[@justinperry7507]

Everyone's like "They're Back!" Me: Oh my god, this hit me right in the feels

[@Moct3zoom]

I know, I havent had someone very close die on me in quite some time (soon to be 5yrs) but, recently, I had a list of memories posted on someones profile on another social media that once stood by my side and meant the whole world to me, and still does, and found out she deleted all my memories, all the stories I worte on her forgotten profile, songs, all memory of her, gone. Back then, a few days ago, I didnt know what to feel, or think, It felt as if she wanted me dead or she really hated me for something, even though she decided to break up and not me. Her actions made me feel quite sad, even more than her actual break up. This video actually made me understand her hateful feelings towards me and that saddens me to the point that it actually made me cry, as if the break up wasnt painful enough, this, her deleting the memories, actually hurt far greater than the action. I miss her, and sometimes hold conversations with her in my dreams, and we always end up discussing about what should she have done, and what should I have done, we always end up feeling sorry for one another not in a way that might make us feel diminished but, we end up pleading forgiveness for not been the person we are in our heads, but in real life. I guess, I had a much more passionate loving human in my head than what she really is in real life, and I guess, I wasnt as loving and caring for her in real life as she imagined I was. in the end, we were not the memories we thought we were and maybe, she hates me for not been the person she dreamed of and I might be in love with a version of her that only exists in my head and heart. maybe it al was just a made up dream maybe all the memories we once had, were inventions of each others, and the experiences we had were nothing like we thought they were. maybe, there is a possible chance, that I have dreamt it all and none of that which I remember, ever happened. then again, dreams are but the ecoes of vague memories.

[@pugaOP]

Mocte Zuma thats a pretty crazy way to think about that man and i think i feel the same way with this other girl that i had dated in the past, she didnt have memories of me on her social media or snything but she did cut me off in most ways, so im not sure what to think

[@klarapivovarova2739]

This broke me. Ever since my dad died, I imagine a sound of the sea before I sleep, at least every time it's not too painful. He loved the sea so I always imagined that's where he would like to be. As the sound grows stronger I imagine coming to pebble beach he's sitting at. He greets me like he didn't see me for quite some time. At this point, I'm usually crying a little even though it's been a whole year since it happened. And he comforts me. And I know exactly what would he say. I then tell him about my day, about what's been bothering me or what made me happy. And he react exactly as I know he would. I always thought about how he's never really gone because I knew him so well I can imagine every his reaction. It's probably silly, but I never thought that other people feel this as well. Thank you for this video.

[@TimothyRobert93]

It took me 7 minutes to figure out the twist, but I cried when I did.

[@ThousandTimesBefore]

Timothy Robert Me too, it really dawned on me around minute 7. I rewatched it immediately afterwards and started crying at the same point again! It's just too relateable and a very strong message.

[@scottbeater-man3714]

Me too

[@wolfjmk]

Thank you. A few days ago I lost A very close friend. She had past away from a very serious illness. Long story short the illness sound like it was getting better but the she past in her sleep at a very young age...that being said. The brothers where a lot like me and her.....so this is something I think a lot of people need to see.

[@elliotwright1626]

Just went through a VERY similar situation. She would be the 7th person I have lost in 2 years. Shit like this really helps.

[@tinseltina]

i saw it coming and it still hurt. I really love this series, it feels comforting, even if it hurts with the truth sometimes (like the depression episode and the speed dating episode)

[@Nehway]

Cristina the depression episode always gets me, this series is a godsend

[@tinseltina]

@@Nehway RIGHT?! only the most relatable of feelings on this show.

[@GoldenBearBecca]

I did not see the twist coming. I was so into what he was saying in general, but I wasn’t watching it, I was just listening.

[@seidi143]

Thank you thank you this is the only place on the internet that so eloquently depicts what I can't express

[@jonathanpruitt8809]

My grandpa passed away last week and I've struggled with grieving him. I remembered this video and re-watching it helped me be able to feel that grief, and cry, and also smile because I know that he's still alive in my mind and in the lessons and habits he passed on to me. That you for the this beautiful reminder Winston.

[@princeps138]

Did Cracked just come back from the dead?

[@devanwetenkamp4781]

Nope. People Watching is a different creative team and just us the Cracked KZbin as a way to distribute content.

[@jacobschermerhorn8578]

@@devanwetenkamp4781 that is disgusting. I want cracked.

[@melodysketchdraws]

They we're never dead, did you watch the video

[@haiggoh]

the old cracked lives on in our memories. Just like old Ben Kenobi

[@Fillup82]

I certainly hope so.

[@FABIOh1976]

I love this series. Deep conversations.

[@freeman4ok]

this is the first time I have ever watched this series I must say you have done a very touching amazing job. I have lost my sister about three years ago, and you might say that I am a bit sentimental type, yet even though I have seen the plot twist a mile away the short dialogue was so well crafted that I could not help but burst into tears. Keep up the good work, and feel free to remind us about all that we have mustered and the loved ones who stay with us even though people think we have lost them. I follow the good stuff you have made and I see your work across other platforms, I may have been displeased by two or three instances, but hey you know what they say about rules and exceptions.

[@fergusofdalibor4264]

I love how the writer makes it obvious what the twist is right as the twist is happening and just keeps running with it and building it. Like they respect the audiences intelligence enough to just let it hang and keep the emotional weight moving forward until they've said all they wanted. This shit hits different as I get further into "adulthood"

[@lillyrith]

That’s actually a great point. The mastery of this episode’s storytelling comes out in how he resists the urge to relieve the tension right away, so you can just sit there and process it on your own terms. It’s really wonderful.

[@fergusofdalibor4264]

@@lillyrith thank you

[@babymxxn1137]

Oh my god this is like that Scrubs episode when JD's brother followed him around for a day and the twist at the end was that his brother was dead the whole time

[@perryjackson2715]

I tried so hard to forget that episode omg

[@carlyfallon6304]

I think you mean Dr Cox was followed by Jordan's brother but the sentiment is the same

[@samweaver7144]

I know the main emotional punch was the realization of his brother being dead, and I don't know why, but the "get drunk, tell someone you love them" hit me hard. I think it's because there's this underlying way of living there, something I've never really been able to do. Living open, and honest, and not caring if you're too emotionally intense, because life is so short, and authentic non-transactional affection feels so rare. At least to me, it does. It's still something I don't quite "understand" in terms of my experience. So is being able to just live without being too scared of what others think or what might go wrong I wish I was brave enough to be honest in that same way, and the juxtaposition of that regret, next to death, I think is what drove it home for me. I doubt any of the creators will read this, but I found the show this last year and it's really helped me, if in no other way than a vicarious, cathartic connection with others. I really wish it would come back, and I'm so grateful for your work.

[@bretbadger7940]

Dan O’Brien got a job writing for Last Week Tonight. Cracked you messed up so bad

[@pullingguard1212]

What!!!!!! He was the best part of cracked

[@HenryCasillas]

These videos always get me through my toughest days and help me draw an honest smile. Thank You, Cracked. You’ve always meant so much ✌️ me 🫂

[@alex_01_uwu]

I first instinct was to send this to my brothers and tell them I love them

[@JohnDoe-zg6fq]

That's what I did

[@soorian6493]

Same man, same

[@RedBlueGreen102]

oh ok.... now im crying

[@prufrock1977]

Why you wanna go and make me cry.

[@ravenwalter8727]

I've watched and rewatched this series so many time at different points in my life and I'm always so grateful for it, I always find something new to appreciate.

[@nacho3354]

every year i come back to this series and it's so cathartic, watching the series with a new point of view everytime

[@JavierRamirez-fm2ws]

Oh hell yeah I've been waiting for people watching to come back for a long time

[@JayJay-gj9bu]

Javier Ramirez me too ❤️

[@MakCurrel]

I like the Calvin and Hobbes picture in the background... Foreshadowing?

[@GreenPowerStar]

It's sad seeing everyone talk about Cracked's YT being over even though this series is still being uploaded, because the ideas expressed in this episode could still apply to those here. Cracked's shows may have ended due to people being cut from the site, but the memories of those shows still live on in our heads, we still revisit those old episodes just like the characters in this revisit Star Wars. Their shows may not be able to continue, but they'll still live on in their legacy and our memories. The ideas those webshows made us think about will still be in our heads whenever we think about those topics again, whether you were here for After Hours, OPCD, Escort Mission, or any other program or writer they had.

[@Ebisii_Xyzii]

I so badly want everyone to look at it from that point of view but all they're doing is complaining. I feel like I need to reply to every comment.

[@meowier]

I re-watch the entire series every year or so and I also find new things I didn't see last time, from a new perspective, and I probably will for the rest of my life.

[@8bitsteev]

I know it doesn't really matter, but thank you. I know it's not the most sophisticated piece of art, but I loved it. I just needed these videos to come back

[@heyitsrach1425]

I knew the end was coming but still hit me like a brick 😭👏

[@ShankarSivarajan]

I really like the Calvin and Hobbes poster!

[@travismathis3279]

I thought that's what that was but wasn't sure until they started talking about Calvin and Hobbes haha.

[@CanthusOfCandE]

Same, was looking at that though out the first scene and was thinking 'is that abstract calvin and hobbs? that sure dues look like a tiger tail and that looks like a boy at the front' then 5:20 hits and yup too much of a coincidence.

[@sharebear9165]

Oh my god. I’m watching this show out of order and I’m realizing everything that connects. In the homeless episode you can see candy on the bus and in this episode you realize the reason why he was looking at his brothers video diaries.... UGH this series is too good!

[@ScandGeek]

I knew it was gonna end that way, and the end still killed me

[@mimzie5635]

Every time I watch this I literally cant help but cry jesus. 10/10

[@bradenclark9996]

God I miss this just this I don’t know what “this” is but I still watch the first season when ever I feel down or need to think ever episode hits me like a sucker punch to the face but a good one the one that you need to wake in the morning and be a better you then you were yesterday thank you for everyone that have worked to make this series happen you amazing and please keep it up

[@McBinnagin]

I still come back to this video from time to time. It both gets me thinking, and tugs at my feels a lot. So well done. The voice acting on it too, so good.

[@CarlitoGio]

Best one yet. Really resonated with and My relationship I had with my older brother was sadly past away last summer. I always have conversations with him; things I wish I had said and knowingly in my heart what his response would be.

[@ChristopherAOwens]

Thank you for the post! It said everything I’ve been thinking for years

[@tomboyprincess25]

That one hit me like a freight train, keep up the good work guys! Love your work on the people watching project

[@rustecohle591]

“Life is other people”....that’ll definitely live on with me....this series is definitely something special...thank you

[@alanaporter1000]

Ommg I'm so happy this is back i bloody love this series!!

[@ariellal3064]

I saw what the video was getting at and I told myself I wouldn't cry, but this show is able to hit you in the emotions so you can understand the message. Thank you for it, even when it hurts.

[@Kentrc11]

video message: Life ends everday, B. You'll be alright. You tough, right? (Cam'ron Voice)

[@primepikachu5]

I had to download this in case it got taken down. it hit so hard to home. I think sometime in the next week I am gonna download the whole show to preserve it. I love the emotions put into this show. while the show itself isn't good the feelings are strong. I want to make sure I can always come back to it and recollect all my thoughts and perceptions. every different understanding I reach.

[@Varatil]

Ahhhh, I love this! Love the use of Empire to correspond w/Peoplewatching's second outing. And as with rewatching Empire, the point isn't the twist, but the execution and impact of the stuff that comes around it. (Also, that whole "If Empire were erased we'd hafta reconstruct it" thing, was that an oblique "Reign of Fire" reference?) Loved the C&H stuff throughout, and the meditation on life art and purpose. Especially enjoyed it as a companion to Candy's take on life and death in season 1.

[@joseaguirre3084]

So I've watched this episode at least more than a dozen times. Why, its because my elder brother passed away in 2017. Whenever i feel like philosophical or a bit sad i watch this. This rings true and still almost 2 yrs. Go by in an instance. I imagine scenarios sometimes that what if he was still here. The potential of those memories to never be fulfilled. I miss him and wish we all had more time with him. This is touching and enduring and rings so close to my heart.

[@baconpantsable]

STOP IT NO. STOP IT. YOU WILP NEVER MELT MY ICY HEART

[@aknopf8173]

"In anger unkind words are said That make the teardrops start Why can't I free your troubled mind And melt your cold cold heart"

[@supershifter2862]

@@aknopf8173 I know this is two years ago, but I gotta ask who spoketh this quote? Was it you if so , I relate to it, both sides that is to say.

[@aknopf8173]

@@supershifter2862 No problem, I got you. I think I quoted this by heart from a Norah Jones song (Cold, Cold Heart). Though I don't know where it's its originally from. Yes, I think it is very relatable, unfortunately. :( Though hearts have a tendency to not stay cold for too long, usually. Also I would like to add, that it should not be ones responsibility to free anothers troubled mind. It's too much to ask and ultimately only the affected person can really do that, anyways. Have a good day, Thomas!

[@supershifter2862]

@@aknopf8173 Appreciate you responding to my question I had, _ Thanks Aknopf! Hope you're doing well today, and many more days ahead of you!

[@Blue-Delu]

I've watched this several times over the years, and hits you right in the feels each god damn time...

[@foxyjai]

I didn’t see it until the end when he started saying certain things but regardless it was GREAT

[@JeremyBerimy]

I love this series and it’s depth, so glad it’s back

[@hamstersandwich9917]

this is the first time i cry on a video , even though i saw the twist miles away but it still hurt so much

[@Way2MuchMayo]

I happened to watch Empire Strikes Back two days ago. Last night my friend happened to send me this video. Today... Would be my brother's 30th birthday. He's been gone for almost 8 years now. I don't think my friend knew how coincidental getting me this video was, but I'm glad he did send it to me. This whole video... It brings me so much hope. So much clarity. It makes me feel closer to my brother. Thank you so much for creating this video.

[@brocklesnarufcchamp1]

I glad that I'm bad at figuring out twists cause from reading the comments many figure it out from the beginning that ending scene was too good

[@gaspartiznado6418]

Martin: “I love you.” Jackson: “I know.”

[@eugeniashedrick4082]

So I was confused by the end. My thoughts still say he was not actually there but I’m split between if his brother is dead because you no longer see him while they talk, you see a hand and then he’s not there. But also? The guy is looking at his phone texting right before the friends show up, so I’m not sure if the texting (a conversation) stands in place of his brother being there talking to him, although existing in a different space and cared for.

[@technopoptart]

ok so they are trying to impress that he is so strongly /there/ that the lack of a body and the lack of new expressions are unimportant. he (as a memory) is as physically present as if he was actually alive and sitting there. the line between existing and not existing isn't supposed to be clear or defined since he is as much existing as he is not existing so there is no contradiction in the contact being seen(by us) as real. the texting was his brother just multi-tasking though

[@reneemischelle7323]

I wasnt ready for his brother not to be there....this broke my heart and made me think about so many people I've loss in another way....i love them...and it makes me rememeber that line from titanic...."he exist now...only in my memory"...this was beautiful

[@hunterofendermen367]

Wow, after more than a year, and Cracked's first video is so deep, dark, and profound!!! I'm pretty damn impressed!!! This video is so ringing true with what they did to half of the staff. So what is life? What is reality? What is art? Can we tell the difference? Yes, we can, and very simply too. We still repeat art in our heads, take for example the Cracked videos. We repeat the things that are already out, except that it's not healthy because it already is out there, and we need more than that. We know the difference because it's new, it's a new event happening for the first time. That's what we need to do, the living brother, knows it would be easier to have that conversation with his deceased brother and it would feel as though he were still alive, but like his brother was saying, it's not. He, no we, need to experience new events with new people or people we know are still with us. That's the difference. We can all keep watching old Cracked videos all the time over and over, enjoying every minute of it, but it's not real, it's not a new video or new event, until Cracked makes this video. I think this is Cracked's way of apologizing and tbh, I forgive them, and hope they make more, new, and interesting videos. Welcome back to KZbin, Cracked!!

[@alejandrog9393]

THANK YOU

[@Cringegothgirl]

I knew the brother would be dead at the end, but I only started crying when he actually disappeared. I wish I was able to manifest my brother like that. I wish I'd know what he'd say if I asked him these things or said things like this. I wish I knew how'd he'd respond to me being how I am today. But he died years ago, I never got the chance to know him. So I don't have much to go off of. But even though I died know him that long, he's still one of the most important people in my life. And I still love and miss him with all my heart.

[@HealingInsideMyMind]

Kudos for “I am Jack’s Diner” Fight Club references FTW!!!

[@theoutsider3309]

Thank you for expressing how many people feel how I feel. I’m crying right now

[@jasonroemhild]

I like the Calvin and Hobbes poster in the room

[@YungM.D.]

“I love you.” “I know.” Not only yet another Empire reference, but frames it in a tragic context

[@reversed2489]

The ending was a bit predictable, but I still think it was beautiful. There doesn't even need to be this huge surprise ending for something to be meaningful, does it? Like, it meant a lot to me. It was hard to imagine, and it made me kind of sad to a point where I'm actually tearing up a bit because I have a brother, and I guess this just really makes me...think. So, even if it doesn't have a big twist that nobody expected, I think it can touch people in ways that are still really unique, and that's what I think gives it a special quality.

[@illuminati666]

This is the only Original KZbin video EVER that made me tear up and get emotional💯 Thank you 🙌😭

[@BloodyMadKing]

My favorite show including cable, netflix, hulu etc

[@undauntedelm9323]

I love the use of the color symbolism, the filling of the world with the things they talk about, the little things all added in. Its really amazing how much detail is in this.

[@honeywasp7839]

Boy you got me having an essential crises when I'm young

[@everclarity0]

I lost my little brother on 2018-10-23 and watch this video about every week. Thank you.

[@sfsophiafernandes]

I love you guys but you still fired everyone we liked sooooo nah

[@beareroflife]

Sophia Fernandes Neves wait really?

[@sfsophiafernandes]

@@beareroflife Yeah like all the guys were fired. Lot of them are doing stand up now I think

[@princeps138]

QuietMuscle Tranquilo As far as my understanding goes, Cracked was bought by an old media company for way more than it was worth, so when they realized it wasn’t pulling in enough money to make a return on their investment, they gutted the video department and fired most of the paid writers.

[@SapphireDragon357]

But this isn't Cracked. This is just posted by Cracked because PeopleWatching doesn't have its own channel (that I can find. Please let me know if I'm wrong.), so your choice is to not watch this amazing series for the petty reason of not supporting Cracked at all, or watching despite the channel it's on for your own enjoyment.

[@Crabappley]

This is what my grams always used to tell me, until she died. After losing my brother last year I really needed to hear this. This leveled me; legit I'm crying like a baby and watching this again lol. Thanks guys! This series is like chicken soup.

[@whoopdee-doo6393]

6:51 I feel like some people might’ve missed it but, look at the plaque.

[@driftercarbon]

That was really heavy, meaningful, sad, and true. You earned making me cry a little.