I Can’t Help But Wonder | Epic: The Musical | Full Animatic

[@YourLocalAnimations_]

I’m really sorry for being dead for 4 months 😭

[@Orovika]

Rookie numbers, ody was dead for 20 years (really though welcome back :D)

[@orionofvolga]

This made it worth the wait! :)

[@freepalestine123]

This was worth the wait ❤

[@ayanamiayachanJ]

Love how Odysseus is so Kawaii at 1:56

[@ayanamiayachanJ]

Love the touch of Odysseus’s eyes being red at 2:44

[@tanya1145]

I adore the expressiveness! Ody’s face after seeing Athena’s injury is amazing! I think he just realized who fought for him. Like Hermes said

[@moopotatokimchi]

Yes. This exactly. And it's beautiful.

[@annacaligan8352]

The part after Athena left almost made me cry. Same with Odysseus's conversation with her. They definitely needed that closure.

[@TheSpiralSpiderWeb]

Ok, this animatic is the second one for Ithaca that has captured my own personal vision for a song, but having Athena crying as well and the little doll bearing a crack resembling her wound made me go water eyed so shockingly fast 😭

[@teunoldenbeuving]

Totally agree!!!!!!!

[@rosewaterstories0101]

I know he absolutely held Telemachus up when he was a baby and just shouted "LOOK AT MY SON! I MADE THIS!" to everyone in Ithaca XD

[@lilac_20091]

reminds me of hamilton in that aspect

[@percysbluecookies]

PRIDE IS NOT THE WORD IM LOOKING FOR

[@Gooberdajoober]

@@percysbluecookiesTHERE IS SO MUCH MORE INSIDE ME NOW!

[@thaimy2]

Nah he said “LOOK AT THE SON MY WIFE GAVE ME! She made him for us 🥰”

[@freddieadams8435]

​@@thaimy2 We

[@overthedreams337]

2:16 *falls on her knees. Starts punching the floor in tears* 😭

[@donutcat5535]

ODY CRYING HOLDING TELEMACHUS FOR THE LAST TIME BEFORE LEAVING FOR WAR IM SOBBING 😭

[@pingvinbromma9451]

I'm right there with you

[@That_Moon_Girl]

He was probably like: "I DONT WANNA GO ANYMORE 😭😭😭😭😭"

[@overthedreams337]

@That_Moon_Girl gur,l he never wanted to go :'v he even acted like crazy so he wouldn't be sent to war. But they put baby Telemachus in danger to see if he was really crazy and ody had no choice but to drop the act :''''v

[@eclipse8640]

I legit broke when Telemachus was saying how he felt alone looking down at his hands AND ODY REACHED FORWARD TO HOLD THEM AHHJDHEKHF I'm so broken over this THIS IS EVERYTHING I WANTED OUT OF AN ANIMATIC FOR THIS SONG IM IN TEARS

[@Garanseho]

"FFS Ody, I'm a Spartan! Blood is HOT!" I'm dead XD This is so true

[@a.morphous66]

This “bronze age Sparta was a warrior culture” misconception is heinous Lycurgus erasure and it will not stand.

[@tumblingartist]

4:37 AUUUGH MY HEART- Athena with the lightning scars and tears, and Odysseus understanding that Athena was the one who fought for him 🥺🥺🥺

[@Liz-z7o]

The Athena turn around gets me everytime😭😭

[@freepalestine123]

Okay the details in this omg this is literal GOLD! first of all-Penelope freaking out when Ody holds Telly? The subtle color shifts? The change in expressions? The hug between the two of them? Athena’s design? OMG YOUR AWESOME!!! also how did you make telehcmus so freaking CUTE AHHHH

[@freddieadams8435]

The doll with the crack

[@932ForeverLove]

Very cute “Capture wind and sky for you” segment was my favorite

[@joanneadams2179]

cute and ironic (if ya know ya know)

[@Gaia1054]

I adore Telemachus having Argos all through his childhood. Argos would be a constant reminder and close companion as he would be a direct parallel to what he’s going through. Just a boy and a dog waiting for their father to come home. Argos is best boy

[@TheBookObssessedGirl]

The Athena doll😭😭 And Odysseus when he found out Athena never forgot him…and figured who the one who fought for him just like Hermes said…

[@c.s.7400]

3:00 No because in this very scene I always imagined Ody’s head facing down and Telemachus’s head facing up while they sang “home” and you embodied it perfectly 😭

[@Grey___-]

This. This is my favourite animatic for this song. The colour shift, Ody playing with newborn Telemachus and making Penelope freak out just a bit. I also really liked how you showed young Ody holding newborn Telemachus while singing the "i'd make the storm clouds cry for you", instead of present Ody telling adult Telemachus like other animatics. It's so much more heartwarming and tear jerking at the same time, idk why. Edit: TELEMACHUS SHAKING WHILE THEY'RE HUGGING??? HELLO???

[@Queen_Jinx]

Telemachus looks so tiny and innocent 😭

[@mabelmcdonald4871]

That's because he is 🥺

[@freepalestine123]

@@mabelmcdonald4871 he’s twenty lmao

[@Cami_AA4]

​@freepalestine123 But he is-

[@WillyYalad-ep7gv]

​@freepalestine123Still innocent though xd

[@bruhseriously9297]

@freepalestine123yes but he's still a cinnamon roll :>

[@Ravenclaw_Hecate_Kid]

oh my gosh, telemachus' expression as he wiped the tear away with the back of his hand at 1:00 made me tear up. and then the picture of them hugging literally made me full on sob. This is too beautiful for words. Also, Telemachus looks absolutely adorable, i wanna just give him him a big ol hug.

[@meganmay5277]

Yes, I was actually hoping to see this! Oh my God this is so good! 1:45 My heart 4:34 The way his eyes change when talking about Penelope 4:43 Also, he is so like flabbergasted about Athena's injuries, you know piecing it together that she was the one 4:52 HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THAT

[@Noerlyth]

What am i missing?

[@meganmay5277]

@Noerlyth so I noticed that the Athena doll had the same injury as Athena but I didn't notice him holding the doll at the end

[@Noerlyth]

@@meganmay5277 Noticed on the doll too but wonder where it came from

[@meganmay5277]

@Noerlyth Okay so Athena left it behind when they left the quick thought realm

[@Noerlyth]

@@meganmay5277 Wrote unclear i meant where the injury came from

[@ezelfrancisco1349]

THE FACT THAT YOU INCLUDED BABY ARGOS!!!

[@mayfaynezzz]

Odysseus putting his hands over Telemachus' with that soft voice and careful/gentle touch ahhh I was already tearing up with that alone, he holds him with such love, and those memories are so warm, their tears welling up and their eyes so tired, and Athena's mouth as Odysseus talks about how a gentler world is beyond his years, you can tell she's struggling not to cry. Just the whole video was beautiful!

[@reubenbartolome8585]

1. FINALLY A NEW ANIMATIC FROM YOU. AMAZING ANIMATIC. 2. Your "We'll be Fine" animatic is my first introduction to Epic the musical (I still didn't know that there was a story). 3. Your "Different Beast" animatic is what showed me that there was a story. 4. LOVE YOUR ANIMATICS!!!!

[@newromanticstan]

the cracked athena doll???? mirroring the crack on her face???? im SOBBING

[@Amomma22]

1:55 I don't think this animatic would be complete without this scene

[@tumblingartist]

Odysseus: MY SON!!! :D

[@freddieadams8435]

Penelope: BE CAREFUL, DON'T DROP HIM.

[@LUNARSTAR-b2q]

I was actually screaming crying from how cute this is. I love Telemachus so much. I just wanna give cuddles and head pats . I want to forehead kisses. HES SO PRECIOUS❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@harleypowell5274]

This is wonderful! I love the closeups on the mouths and you made the familial resemblance between Odysseus and Telemachus really clear and I love keeping Odysseus’ eyes red but having Penelope in them and the Athena statue and her scar and when they hug and are really truly bawling! Thanks so much for making and posting this animatic! I really enjoyed watching it!

[@feniaksfirings]

Excellent! Such good expressions and from what I’ve seen, you’re the only person who is shown Odysseus’s response to seeing Athena being injured, which I think is an important part of the story. Thank you!!

[@haylicoyour6397]

This is the only animatic that ive actually almost cried for 😭 the part where telemachus jumps into Odysseus's arms is so good 🤌

[@ellapowell1316]

Ohmigosh THIS WAS ADORABLE ❤❤❤ Ody holding baby Telemachus and Penny freaking out in the background😂, THE HUG🥺, Ody's sass when saw Athena🤣, the BEAUTIFUL SWEET ADORABLE father-son moments!!! ❤❤❤ You did amazing, I LOVE this 🥰

[@agoblincandraw]

THIS ARTSTYLE!! LIKE?? HELLO??? THE EMOTION, THE COLOR SWITCH, ALL OF IT- SCRUMPTIOUS!

[@caramelpawzz]

Your Athena design is beautiful! I think you captured the emotions beautifully for this animatic. I loved Athena turning into a little statue at the end and Ody's shock when he sees the scar on her face. The moment where Ody and Telemachus embrace is so beautiful. Wonderful work!

[@AkiyamaIkari]

i always think the reason athena has only one scar over her eye is because it's the literal "an eye for an eye" because ody took the eye of the cyclops. so thats my theory my epic theory!

[@red_alpha_artist]

YESSSSSS! WE PRAY FOR DAYS LIKE THIS! WE PRAY FOR DAYS LIKE THIS!!! No joke this is such an amazing animation! I adore this song so much and I adore your style a lot. This is so sentimental I'm legit amazed 😭😭

[@DoggoGuy123]

I love it on how Penelope does a TRICK to figure out it's Odysseus, even tho there were screams all round the palace, shouting, JUST outside her room and YET she did not believe it was Odysseus, and btw I find it funny how Telemachus and Odysseus are just having a dad and son reunion beside the fact that there are beheaded men, men with arrows through there heads, blood everywhere, the smells of dead people, and there just like "OMG IVE MISSED U SO MUCH" (I just realised, who's cleaning up the 108 body's and how is Odysseus gonna tell the kingdom saying "yo guys um ya know how 600 of us went out, yes it's just me now...)

[@adamthewolfboy]

not the statue, local when i catch you but ugh this was amazing, ive always loved how expressive you draw everyone, really happy you did this song, your telemachus is one of my fave

[@MagnusCX18]

Ody seems like a rlly wholesome dad before the war omg 😭😭😭 wonder how different things could be if he like, in some kinda other AU, actually stayed 🥲

[@pandaheart7584]

I love how the designs of Ody and Telemachus look so similar to one another~ I love the little character designs animators make!

[@NayRaye05]

This was beautiful, and my god, that end sketch 🤣 Thank you for sharing!

[@zenli1407]

athena losing her eye looks very cool, and also feels symbolic. reminds me of gods like odin/horus. she fought for her friend and it changed her perspective on the world forever.

[@zainabi-57]

the way odysseus looks so HAPPY with little baby telemachus is so HEARTWARMING AHHH

[@tacticalmanatee]

Beautiful, simply beautiful. The expressiveness of your characters' faces is wonderful.

[@malvikasarangdixit]

I didn't cry when I first heard the song as I kinda knew this was coming but this Animation was the first one to make me cry bravo BRA GOD DAMN VO!

[@northscorner]

AGH, i love this song 😭😭 you did such an amazing job. Thanks for making me cryy. I truly loved it!

[@TravlerofFandoms]

WELL DAMN was not expecting to sob like that. This was such a beautiful animatic/animation like full tears rolling down my face. I LOVE how you added the flashes between old and young, and both Ody and Telemachus fully sobbing at the end. I feel like it added a touch of human-ness to the characters. And ATHENA’S SCAR OMG literally just how I pictured it, and how she left behind the statue. I also love, how at the very end, Telemachus’ eyes stay kinda tear-stained, again, adding that touch of human to the art. I also love the red eyes that Ody shows, and how it becomes more apparent over the course of your video. AND how imaging Penelope. Unchanged them for a moment, like she was the only thing holding him together. Sorry that was a lot I just really love this so so much ❤

[@lisana_7530]

the flashing back to tiny ody... violently sobbing over here. Stunning work!

[@lchen5319]

Yeah seeing the crack in the doll and ody's realization never fails to leave me rolling in despair. Absolutly amazing work

[@johansenclan7169]

This, is litterally the BEST Ithica Saga animatic I have seen, congats! Also Penelope being so worried when Ody was throwing Telemicus was halarious, and the flashbacks in Telemicus's part were amaseing. And AHHHHH I kinda wana cry AHHhhhH wAAAa

[@ThiefofRPGistheWanderingSoul]

This is the best animatic for this song, hands down. When you added color in the 2nd half I was absolutely flabbergasted. You did so well at showing the pain both of them faced and then maybe it so heartwarming as Odysseus showed how great of a father he naturally is for Telemachus, by comforting him even before they fully embrace. The part with Athena though was so well done especially since I adore your Athena in We'll Be Fine. It just makes me feel so bittersweet. Odysseus having the realization seeing her scar is just such a nice touch. Don't worry I can relate to your plight of watching the Ithaca Saga in public. Also cute Telemachus and Athena interaction. I just have to make a minor correction with your joke in the end. While Penelope is from Sparta she is from the version about 600-800 years before the Spartans became known as militaristic and overly violent. It's a funny joke for certain, but just thought I'd let you know.

[@areiko6245]

Holy cow, this one has the exact raw emotional kick I always envisioned for this song, specially their hug. You're amazingly talented!!

[@3.0universe]

I just love how genuinely happy he is here ❤❤❤ 1:57

[@NinjonicGacha]

*Explodes* Dude, I love this so much. This actually made me cry. Im so happy to see an animatic for this song because I personally found it hard to find animatics for this underrated gem in the ithaca saga. The animatic was so cute and wholesome! 😭😭😭

[@rosekyo]

Wonderful! I loved the flashback moments to when Telemachus was a baby - Odyessues looked so young and happy. And the 2:16 flash of him in his armor bending over before he had to go to war - heartbreaking! Also loved all the flashes of moments from his journey around 1:20.

[@LeneKroeske]

This is fantastic. Every face is filled with so much emotion and all the details are wonderful! The flashbacks, Telemachus looking as his father, mini-Penelope in that one sequence, Athena crying, the doll….Everything, thank you so much!

[@hardlette2950]

Man the expreasions are just so spot on that it made me tear up 😢

[@maxastro]

OH NO THE FIGURINE I was like "okay I've listened to this song a dozen times I'm immune to the sads by now" And then you had to bring back the figurine and I'm fucking bawling. T_T

[@w1ndgeneral226]

4:54 I think we all can relate to the left side of this picture. *Including the other people looking at us like "what happened to them?"*

[@myself2noone]

I find it amusing that in so many of these, Athena is missing an eye. Because it's so ingained in us that a god of wisdom is missing an eye because that is the price of wisdom. Getting a little norse in our Greek here.

[@alyarafaie2794]

This is literally the CUTEST I Cant Help but Wonder animatic ive ever seeeen TEARS ARE STREAMING DOWNNN AT BABY TELEMACHUS 😭😭😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰

[@SarenDracul]

this fit my head canon so well i always seen his interaction with Athena here as him turning away from her in general cause hes home now. And that cracked Statue just fit all to well.

[@royalhightrader2255]

Captured all my desires for this song into one animatic aughhhh your artstyle is so good 🥺

[@JolieAmato-us9lo]

I hear the song: “aw, that’s so heartfelt and sweet” 🥹 Watching the video: *sobs*

[@hunterofartemis7847]

Omg the little statue ody gave her!!!😢😭😭

[@andifishgallery9400]

AWWWWWW my heart is breaking I love this!! The lighting on the scene where Telemachus and Ody finally hug… there’s so much emotions 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Yeonjuns_respect07]

I cried when I saw Athena’s part especially the broken doll😢

[@iceblazetitan]

I didn't cry. This is an achievement because i want to cry so much right now. Like everything was so adorable but heartbreaking at the same time. And the way he holds the doll at the end is just....I'm staying strong. I love the picture at the end though! Both of them! Tele and Athenaaaaa

[@leblancwilliana7513]

AND HERE I WAS WONDERING WHY ATHENA DIDNT TURN AROUND TO FACE ODYSSEUS. I was shooketh, very well played (I cry my eye balls out)

[@Rosegold_sunset]

This one was an absolute tearjerker!! You did amazing on this!! ❤❤

[@Nico_the_supportive_boyfriend]

NO CUZ TELEMACHUS IS SO DAM POOKIE I LOVE HIM SO MUCH 🥺🥺🥺

[@StayGoldBooks315]

STOP THE WAY HE WIPED HIS EYES WHEN HE SAID, “OF COURSE” 😭😭😭MY HEARTTTT

[@KaiXia31]

My tears when Athena's face was revealed T _ T

[@axelotl9812]

I love these designs oh my gods they’re so cute🪦

[@PaulRaiiin15]

This is perfect...now my collection is complete. Keep up the good work and I can't wait to see what's next!

[@bestpriest2224]

I literally love this song so so much. Thank you for the animatic.

[@Nazo-kage]

Odysseus: “If that world exists, it is far away from here~ And I’ll just have to miss it, because it’s far beyond my years~ You might live forever, so you might make it be~ But I’ve got one endeavor, there’s someone I have to see~”

[@CrystalKStearns]

That was absolutely beautiful. Well done!

[@ScareFire]

Thank you for blessing us !

[@WolfsmondAki]

SO beautifull and the dog that kept telemachus company, i feel like almost everyone forgets. And athena crying... but i wish there would me more of forgiveness in that moment of the song. well i cried nontheless at the livestream so yeah xD it hits the spot everytime and seing such a fitting animatic to that is always making me cry more xD

[@kzcreationzmore]

Athena’s face broke my heart- that was so beautiful and unexpected and sad

[@FlamesongsLemons]

Oh my goshhhh. THIS IS SO GOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also, I LOVE the way you draw eyes!!!!

[@Flow_er10]

This is too good. My favourite animation for I can't help but wonder. Enjoyed every second of it!!

[@xenalina2694]

This left me in awe and tears.. Just beautiful.

[@watchout5508]

Wow, just wow! so so many amazing little touches! Thank you!

[@Peppa-ju4sr]

The style looks so delicious ❤️❤️❤️ And I'm not crying, my eyes are just raining

[@mmirzoan]

this is so cute this animatic is very underrated 😭

[@SapphyMariposaVT]

OH MY GOD I LOVE YOUR ARTSTYLE!!!!

[@Libbys__art]

This animatic was so incredibly beautiful!!!! I’m literally crying in my car 🤧🤧🤧 you did an incredible job!!! 💕💕💕

[@aniflowers1998]

2:09-2:13 No, wait. That's so cute! ToT

[@Nehory07]

You make me cry so hard and I have go to my work, AHHHHH!:’):’) I love so much this animatic, I swear! ❤️

[@bcfb21]

My only issue with most animatics is that Telemachus is perpetually 12 in appearance. Dude is at least 20 during this song.

[@That_Moon_Girl]

But he has a baby face 😌👌

[@Carlos-bz5oo]

makes shipping more in tune with greek social norms

[@Dawnsketch]

Gonna say it, my biggest head cannon is this: Athena barges into the room Telemachus following her bugging her with questions about her old friend. She tells Odysseus to collect his son and she can’t stand another young Odysseus and how one was hard enough.

[@Ying_Aizawa]

4:39 Don’t mind my sobbing, mah poor goddess of wisdom, and master of war, she only had one mission…..

[@EricaElena]

2:17 was absolutely devastating 😭

[@santekoy]

this animation is so perfect and you got telemachus looks from his dad, they looked so alike, Son Like Father its beautiful animation I love ittt ❤:)

[@lagtduckgirl7993]

MY GOD this one is so sweet I love how TIRED they both look

[@asylumcosplays18]

currently sobbing wtf this is so good

[@bringbackmaes14]

This was beautiful!

[@claudiuskeat8336]

no man can say he didn't cry to this and not lie.

[@apprendreavecmoi-i1b]

I can't stop craying

[@strawb3r_]

4:39 the way his eyes flash back to how they used to be when he thinks of Penelope 😭🥺

[@Knifetogunfight18]

God I loooove Athenas wound she got from fighting for him. Its incredible

[@MimiWang-gh1ko]

This is the one song that can easily summon tears to my eyes.