I WAS WARNED | Overly Sarcastic Productions: Journey To The West Part 9 Reaction

[@KachouFugetsu-gx9cv]

As a Chinese speaker, I have to say her translation is pretty on the spot.

[@SerenityM16]

Maybe she has a translated copy that’s very faithful :)

[@Shadow1Yaz]

@@SerenityM16 probably! A thing I’ve noticed with channels that cover mythology or other cultures is accuracy in pronunciation and spelling! 😊

[@sisterlillybug3142]

I thought Red was using a version that was already translated?

[@nulcear5266]

@@sisterlillybug3142 Antony C Young's version

[@poochyenajones1362]

Regarding the weird chinese naming conventions, I would like to drop here that the German name for birth control pills is "antibabypillen". This is not a joke.

[@sam_overthinks9931]

Up in Denmark we call them P-Piller

[@alecLogan]

Weird, I remember hearing both this _and_ a recant of the claim in the same day, but can’t remember what it _actually_ was called, or if it was real replacing an _even more ridiculous_ word.

[@slynthehedgehog8061]

PRetty straight forward, and technically, this is how all civilisation started with their naming convention.

[@TrinityCore60]

Yeesh. “Unterseeboot” has more creativity in the name. That’s a U-Boat, by the way.

[@astxrope]

The butterfly landing on Wukong: like "WHAT IS THIS FOUL CREATURE AND WHY IS IT ON ME, *BEGONE"* "That's a Butterfly, Wukong." "WELL *GET IT OFF ME!"*

[@PixelPower0615]

I actually read that as "The one friend who hates physical touch and gets freaked out by affection"

[@diveblock2058]

I mean his eyes are like supper good so all insects he looks at are on like super zoom

[@KebaRPG]

I think it has to do with lots of East Asian cultures Butterfly/Moth represent the ephemeral fleeting temporality of life. Often in the myths Butterfly/Moth are messengers of Death Spirits. So while in European Cultures having a Butterfly land on someone (usually a young woman) represents the person being kind and gentle; in contrast in East Asia the same event means the person is destined to die young/soon.

[@matthewmac5787]

Airier just to inform you, in the last video they meantioned it has been around 7-8 years since the journey began. Oh wow tripitaka has spen the last 7-8 *years* with only these 3 for company... how is he sane?

[@gokbay3057]

Sandy is a pretty nice person and Tripitaka is a Buddhist monk, so he probably has high patience to begin with.

[@mrroboshadow]

@@gokbay3057 you're leaving out the actual cause of the insanity Pigsy and Monkey

[@littlebitsofterror5788]

Tripitaka is very Dramatic himself and cries a lot. So he’s doing just fine.

[@gokbay3057]

@@mrroboshadow I left them out precisely because they are the cause of the insanity (other than the demons and other issues they come across on the way). Since the OP already pointed out Tripitaka being sane is a miracle in the environment he is in I pointed out the stabilising/pro-sanity factors.

[@oblivion715]

4 of them. The horse is useless, but he's still there.

[@shinraset]

I said this in the previous episode with all of the "pets" that became dangerous but I feel it deserves repeating. A little bit of insight is more dangerous than complete ignorance. A fish listens to Divine lectures attains enough power to take on a humanoid form and decides you know what I'm going to get revenge for all the fish that have ever been eaten by eating children from a very specific village. A bull that was the pet of "The greatest intellectual mind" steals a few handy train kits and skips off from heaven. A scorpion listens to the Buddha himself gets a little snippy stings him and then runs away and ends up becoming a demoness that even the Buddha fears. Each of these proves that just a little bit of knowledge or a little bit of power is extremely dangerous when not handled correctly.

[@omargoodman2999]

"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing... so drink deep." Basically the Dunning-Kreuger effect in a nutshell. And compounded by these all specifically being *animals,* so they run on animal instinct rather than human thinking. So they get enough Enlightenment from their respective masters/tutors to gain power, but not enough to gain the human reason to control it because they were too impulsive to sit still long enough for the full course. Ironically, Wukong is in a similar category, being, after all, an _animal._ But he had enough desire and motivation to learn the end-goal (immortality) from his Taoist master and, so, he at least got far enough in the teachings to be a little more than just a super-powered animal running on nothing but instinct. He's a super-powered animal running on about 85-90% instinct and 10-15% higher reason... but that's better than nothing. And now he gets the added bonus of continually being exposed to the positive influence of Kwanyin, Buddha, Lao Tsu, Tripitaka, etc. that he can gradually become even more reasonable, maybe making it all the way to 20-25% reason. For a monkey... that's an accomplishment.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

First of all, to answer your question, "Ya like Jazz?" is a meme from DreamWorks' _Bee Movie._ Secondly, I was so scared for a minute that drinking from the river was going to turn Tripataka and Pigsy into woman, a gender swap episode. After hearing what it actually meant, I breathed a sigh of relief, before realizing, that that was even worse!

[@jeroenbok7892]

Airier: "Its bugging me." Ha, Bee Movie. ... Had the same thought about the river.

[@fictionfan0]

"They'll turn into women!" : Panik It made them pregnant. : Kalm It made them pregnant. : PANIK! I'm sorry, that's just what that response reminded me of.

[@Batzy-babez]

DAN. WHY ARE YOU EVERYWHERE?? Context; I’ve seen you on Elijah’s channel.

[@treebranches2539]

The reason the scorpion demon fears the rooster deity is because roosters and/or chickens are their natural predators. Enough said. Edit: I didn't realize that autocorrect had changed my "are" to "or". Thanks for pointing out.

[@suohd.sunking6964]

*are* they ARE their natural predators

[@sophiepoore8392]

Actually, monkey did eat people.Its even mentioned in the red boy episode that he would transform himself into something to lure people into traps and then devour them.

[@zl4384]

这只是吓唬唐三藏的，后面的“乌鸡国”部分时会有解释（应该不涉及剧透，孙悟空因为从不吃肉所以口气是清新的，猪八戒则是浑浊的）

[@aokhoinguyenang3992]

Fun fact: The women kingdom is based on the legend of the Amazon that the real life Tripitaka(this novel is based on his journey to India to learn the full Buddhist scripture) heard while he was in India.

[@transyuri4534]

Him slowly realizing what has afflicted tripitaka and pigsy is a hilarious sequence

[@seanmcfadden3712]

27:15 As someone who is openly Asexual and presents as cis-male, this is regrettably accurate. You're more likely to see this happen to asexual women, but it happens to us guys as well. A lot of Allos (short for Allosexuals, which basically means anyone not on the Asexual spectrum) seem to hear "I experience little or no sexual attraction at all" as "I don't like sex" and get strangely offended by it. It gets really annoying. Especially since the "you just haven't been with the right man/woman/person" implies either 1) they think the right person will "fix them", which is problematic for so many reasons, or 2) that you can only really be interested in "The One", which oddly enough describes something like Demisexuality, which is part of the Asexual spectrum. And then there's the people who assume that anything that isn't heterosexual is automatically homosexual and obsessed with sexual gratification, which as a sex adverse asexual who is romantically attracted to women (yes, sexual and romantic attraction are different things, it's annoying how often I have to point that out) I find a bit confusing. That's like the opposite of what I am. Weirdos.

[@fairiesandlillies3471]

Marrage kander to demisexuals dont at me 😅

[@Nitram4392]

Ah yes the difference between Asexual and Aromantic. A lot of things about myself made sense to me when someone taught me the difference.

[@vincentemorales1760]

Airier accidentally says innuendo Yakko: Good night everybody

[@esbeng.s.a9761]

Monkey has literally broke a door while people was drinking tea, in every ep

[@TimeturnerJ]

Welcome to the episode where we are reminded of the fact that YES, Sun Wukong is a king and has been for _centuries_ - he knows how to handle delicate politics, and has established and maintained alliances with countless other powerful demon kingdoms in the past. Reading this part in the book was so neat because we actually got to hear him analyse the whole situation and correctly predict how the court and queen would act with their proposal, and how best to navigate that situation with minimal trouble. It's always really cool when we get a glimpse of his political expertise. It's a skill of his that often goes overlooked.

[@rajasurapaneni3501]

The reference at 25:32 is Bee Movie. The one where the bee flirts with the human. I wish I could say I was joking

[@minasthirith6314]

Just pointing out that the reference is apparently _bugging_ him.

[@Torichan888]

@@minasthirith6314 I died when he said that.

[@xthemystic7879]

Ya like Jazz~?

[@weldonwin]

Well, naturally she's a Queen Bee

[@IAmQueenieBell]

Me watching the start of the video. "This poor fool. This will be fun to watch."

[@KumoriShichiyou]

"That butt isn't vegetarian? What does that mean?" She's saying his butt is juicy, it's not that deep.

[@DragoSonicMile]

But vegetables can be juiced too.

[@estefanahornea1962]

@@DragoSonicMile i'm pretty sure in this context is saying that the butt is "meaty" which means big

[@SilverHairedFreak25]

This book is the origin of a lot of anime tropes, and now there's something else that came from this book! Mpreg! Also, apparently one of the major lessons of Buddhism is "Begone, Thot".

[@gokbay3057]

I mean, Zeus had at least two Mpreg events before this story was written (Diouniysus on his leg and Athena in his head).

[@weldonwin]

So when do we get to the Festival episode and the Beach episode. I think we had the Tournament arc with the three immortal brothers

[@ej8476]

@@weldonwin Nah, next is the Goku Black Arc

[@AugustoEL]

@@weldonwin Jajaja I am picturing all of them for a beach episode and Sun being grumpy because he does not like swimming that much.

[@marmyeater]

@@gokbay3057 *balls

[@uaeoaeoeoi]

For future reference, an easy way to make sense of Monkey not kicking any demon's ass with ease, unlike when he fought the entire kingdom of heaven he is currently guarding his group and now has to hold back to limit collateral damage.

[@anzaca1]

2:54 Like that one Spongebob episode, which I'm certain traumatised many kids.

[@mildsatyr3731]

Since everyone else has been recommending OSP content, here’s me throwing a few suggestions your way. From Red: Troupe Talks and miscellaneous myths. The Wrath of Demeter is less than 4 minutes long and I think it’s a fun one to say the least. From Blue: History Hyjinx. This includes the, suggested many times already, Pope Fights.

[@gokbay3057]

Blue's latest Sparta video was pretty fun. Trope Talks and Miscellaneous Myths are great series (the recent Trope Talk about "phones" was a really great one. Also the myth videos where she is specifically looking at the evolution of a god through time are all really good, even if her coverage of individual myths is very fun as well).

[@smugsneasel]

06:57 The realization that spread across his face is magic.

[@johntraxler5664]

Wow I am surprised they didn't go for the full joke or cliché of mucking it up. Monkey had set up a good plan, things were going smoothly, monkey literally uttered to "be cool" at the near end of said plan to escape and tripataka just had to open his mouth and tell the truth to the queen monkey should of had said "OH MERCIFUL KUAN YIN, YOU HAD ONE JOB TRIPATAKA!"

[@solidonseraindogthetenth1679]

To be fair, this probably hurt Tripitaka's concience, so it may have made him feel better to just tell the truth.

[@thewittywhygaming6487]

Ever since you started this journey, I have been looking forward to this specific reaction! XD

[@Airier]

Did it hold up? 😁

[@thewittywhygaming6487]

I was laughing my ass off! XD

[@Jacen32272]

25:00 Bedroom Music Preferences. Or, what to have playing when they are getting it on... 35:00 Enlighten a Human, and their Soul improves. Enlighten an animal that lacks a human soul, and they gain demonic level power instead. After all, most animals (unlike humans) lack the capacity to choose between good and evil, and thus cannot gain the wisdom through enlightenment to become good. Son Wukong is a special case; next episode will cover just how special...

[@eleanorlanpher34]

WOOHOO, I’ve been waiting for this episode since you started watching osp! This one is so wild. Honestly I’m so happy you started watching osp. I’ve been following both of your channels for a while so your first reaction to them was I was like “Woah”

[@entei7958]

Epesode 2:if monkey had a plan i thot hi wi bi evil. *FORSHADOWING*

[@gabrielswee585]

08:45 I'm not entirely sure if I remembered this part correctly... it may have been re-edited for... reasons... but I could have sworn that after saying the translated name, *Red later in the original uploaded video, jokingly redubbed it as "Mount Abortion".*

[@Pale_Imp]

14:27 Monkey actually did eat people, he mentioned it in lady bone deamon arc

[@rna151]

"... but at this point he's basically Golden Age Superman." Think you probably mean Silver Age Superman. Golden Age characters were fairly restrained, Superman didn't even pick up the ability to fly until relatively late in the GA. Silver Age Supes is the one that could blow away solar systems with a sneeze.

[@Airier]

Ah, my mistake. Good catch.

[@marmyeater]

14:25- Your weekly memory correction: Monkey already said he ate people back with the White Bone Spirit.

[@claudius3359]

I hear that one's debatable.There's a possibility that he's joking about it to convince Tripitaka.That's why he said that.

[@doogles-lq9eb]

The jazz reference is basically love making music a less suptle way would have been to ask if he liked Barry White

[@bruhmcbro2704]

The utter despair on your face when you realized is nothing short of hilarious.

[@DDlambchop43]

I was just waiting for you to cover this; I knew this would cause a serious freakout, it did to me. Thanks for exceeding expectations! The look on your face when you realized it was just as bad as you thought was just....beautiful.

[@CommissarMitch]

Ok Arier. "One of the oldest books" This story was published in the 1500s. CE. As in during the time of the Rennesance in Europe. It is not that old. It is SET during the 700s CE. During the Viking Age in Europe.

[@Airier]

I thought the story was only pulled together in 1500?

[@joseloayza502]

Old like Hanuman

[@HBHaga]

@@Airier The book was published in 1592 and is based, in part, on the epic tale of the monk Xuanzang bringing Buddhism from India in the 700's and had long been a popular tale. Author Wu also threw in a lot of folklore and wrapped the whole thing up in an enlightenment allegory. He basically pulled a Tolkien and drew heavily from older stories. Monkey is pretty clearly a folkloric descendant of Hanuman, the monkey general of the Mahabarata ... who is way more OP than Monkey.

[@ivyinkwell1754]

​@@HBHaga Even more op... I am terrified

[@oldeskul]

@@Airier It was probably compiled from much older oral traditions. For reference, the Prose Edda was written in the 1230's by Snori Sturlson and was compiled together from much older oral traditions. You can very much see the lens of Christianity on it. For some reason people tend to not write down their spiritual and religious stories until much later when another religion has moved into that region and become the dominant belief system.

[@manosbouzoubouzou1386]

Tripitaka and the pig would have quite litteral back door babies...

[@MrSasunaru101]

Did c-section even exist yet

[@manosbouzoubouzou1386]

@@MrSasunaru101 Not in China,it was first used in Rome,first used on Caesar’s son with Cleopatra.

[@neogokiMK00]

24:00 speaking of expressive drawn faces, are you familiar with the webcomic "Megatokyo" ? The Artist is a MASTER of making them. While the update-rate is terrible, the existing archive of pages can last you a while. The Story is also pretty good. Excellent mix of comedy, action and drama.

[@leeshajoi]

Megatokyo is still being updated???

[@neogokiMK00]

@@leeshajoi not since January this year

[@AlexT7916]

Actually by this point in the journey the crew has been travelling for about 8 or 9 years

[@austinalvarez7801]

The slow realization of the about the river water is amazing🤣

[@anobservatory4227]

A video of OSP I recommend is their video on El Dorado, as it's full of shenanigans that makes the hole thing seem stranger then fiction.

[@softmouse]

Currently there is only one more Journy to the West out. You should look into the videos about Troy next. The order I recommend is: Classics Summarized: Iphigenia -- (was made before Red started drawing; events right before the war) Classics Summarized: The Iliad -- (was the first time drew; events towards the end of the war) Legends Summarized: The Trojan War -- (most recent and covers the events surrounding Iphigenia and Iliad) Then in any order you want: Classics Summarized: The Odyssey -- (Odysseus trip home from the war) Classics Summarized: The Oresteia -- (What happens to Agamemnon after the war) Classics Summarized: Aeneid -- (What happens to Aeneas after the war) And optional bonus Blue videos: History-Makers: Quintus of Smyrna and the Fall of Troy History-Makers: Homer

[@marmyeater]

Every storm we ride is its own reward And people die by falling overboard

[@Bardic_Knowledge]

So, it should be said that Journey to the West is not one of the oldest books. It was written in the 16th century. For context, Dante's Divine Comedy is around four hundred years older than it. The oldest known considered a book is the Epic of Gilgamesh, from about 2000 BCE, and the oldest known published novel is The Tale of Genji from the 11th century.

[@robinjameson4261]

By publish. Do you mean only in modern book format? Because there are plenty of things that are published on Hide papyrus scrolls and other formats well before the 11th century AD

[@Bardic_Knowledge]

@@robinjameson4261 I think that by "published" it means distributed in print to multiple people for sale. I'm not 100% on that, but that's what my copy of the book said when I had it.

[@robinjameson4261]

@@Bardic_Knowledge if that is the standard then scrolls would actually sold to the other people just for a whole lot of money far well before the 11th century. And if you're talking about for we just purposes of being given out for free. There were books and scrolls that were given out way before that.

[@jkosch]

4:29 It is not wrong that in some places and times it was done that way (the city of Rome in Antiquity and early modern Paris come to mind), but the concept that no one was drinking water and every drink was alcoholic is misconception. Well water was relatively safe in most places and times. 17:40 Did you ever hear about female spotted hyaena physiology? - Due to the way they are built it is almost the equivalent to that when they give birth ...

[@mikukurisaki3413]

You like jazz? (Smooth Jazz music plays) It's basically a suggestion she wants to ah... fulfil that last part of the "agreement"

[@davidkoudelka10]

7:04 The moment Airier realizes the effects of the river.😂🤣

[@LoreSolver4]

When he paused the vid, I (for some reason) sang the first part of Frank Sinatra's "My Way" for some reason. Don't know why, but strangely fits here.

[@SerenityM16]

7:00 yes, that’s where it’s going, and I find it the funniest thing to happen yet in the series XD

[@esbeng.s.a9761]

It does make sense that some demons are animals as if you get to much bad karma you reincarnate as an animals.

[@marmyeater]

Not exactly, since getting reincarnated as certain animals got you considered a god.

[@deamon002]

26:57 I think it's the character for ice, since he's about to freeze everyone.

[@seanmcfadden3712]

Airier : I'm going to hope you're all screwing with me, because this is the internet, that's a thing, and I'm just going to just convince myself because I know the thing that would hurt me most is that they're telling the truth, and I don't want to believe that. Me : You fool! You absolute fool! You've fallen for one of the great classic blunders!

[@DragoSonicMile]

Never bet against a Sicilian when death is on the line?

[@neogokiMK00]

25:32 I think she means "Smooth Jazz", aka the best music for a couple to get "physical" ...I might be wrong.

[@erhanyilmaz3885]

You are it's from (the Bee muvie)

[@marmyeater]

​@@erhanyilmaz3885 It didn't originate in that movie moron.

[@alecLogan]

10:25 It’s debatable. Hot towels might have a use in general, but specifically in the vein of pregnancy it’s a “you need something to do but nobody who knows what they’re doing has time to make sure you do it right, so here’s some busywork” thing.

[@Rainears129]

1) By the time this video came out, Indigo had joined the OSP crew. Indigo used to edit videos for Blue, before she was given the green light for doing the OSPodcast. She also runs all the BTS stuff for the actual plays DND Podcast Rolling with Difficulty, which Red is on. The reason I bring Indigo up is because she has a degree in Chinese Literature, and thus could easily be asked for any translations. 2) "You like Jazz?" -Bee Movie 3) Tripitaka was raised as a Buddhist monk and was one his whole life. Now some monks do have adult encounters, it's normally not encouraged as those kinds of things tend to lead to Earthly Attachments, which is what you are trying to avoid in Buddhism (I'm not Buddhist, this is my basic understanding, but if I'm wrong and someone knows better, please correct me). 4) All this talk of Cathaders reminds me of the season 1 finale of SAO Abridged. You're welcome to those who know what I'm talking about. :)

[@Jacen32272]

Yet again, a Demon kidnaps the Monk in order to eat him. Just... metaphorically this time, and she wants him to "eat" her as well. Well, at least that part is original.

[@Floki_lucifer]

I guess you could also call this episode another one where the main villain is just a pet. As the scorpion is pretty much the Buddha's pet.

[@jacintacapelety9600]

"Wait he was actually considering it?!" Have you considered the fact that it's possible to acknowledge someone being pretty *without* being attracted to them? It's like admiring a piece of art; just cause it looks good doesn't mean there's anything more than purely visual appreciation to it.

[@Floki_lucifer]

Another funny thing, I find it odd how the scorpion is probably one of the most dangerous and powerful demons in the entire journey, and yet unlike every other demon in the book, she's the only one who doesn't want to eat the monk and she wants to marry him instead because she's lonely

[@raw6668]

You know that instrumental music everyone uses to suggest someone find some hot, and even Red played in that episode (Careless Whispers). What type of music do you think uses a saxophone? The answer is Jazz. Jazz is also considered happy, romantic music for having a really good time before rock-n-roll. Then it became more classy romance music, even with, "It don't mean a thing if you can't make that swing."

[@andrewames247]

8:30 You just GOTTA love a good ol' fashioned monastic BsOD!

[@syabilaazri7834]

I remember watching new season of Lego Monkie Kid and shock and laugh over that they even put this place in one of the episode. Speaking of Lego, guess who going to appear on episode 10?

[@cryptic1999]

This was the react video I've been waiting for since this journey began XD

[@peterwindhorst5775]

5:48 - that is why the Chinese invented tea drinking. Boil the water with some herbs (tea leaves etch) to kill the bugs in it.

[@gokbay3057]

Pretty sure it is the boiling that kills the bugs, the herbs are just for the taste.

[@peterwindhorst5775]

@@gokbay3057 That and certain teas have been known to help with certain ailments such as arthritis and other forms of traditional medicine.

[@GuukanKitsune]

The butterfly scares Monkey because he's a Kirby fan.

[@reecedignan8365]

So a bit of interesting clarification to the second story with the princess and Tak. In the book, it’s noted that in a previous life Tak and the princess’s were two people who truly loved and cared and yearned for one another but could never be due to circumstance. However, they promised one another that on their resurrection, they would seek eachother out and would be together properly married, happy and together. However, here’s the problem. In their resurrection, Tak was born in the path of becoming the special monk who would go on the path of enlightenment to the west. And the princess was born a princess of a kingdom. Two social status apart and two roles in life that could never be together. Throughout the story the Princess try’s to overcome this, hoping that Tak would remember who she was and that they could have that happy union. Tak is understood to know who she is somewhat and actually forces himself never to look at her face their entire time meeting as he knows he’ll collapse and fail as a monk should he. As he would break and would marry her. As such, the story is in many ways the biggest challenge for Tak as he must overcome what many consider the greatest challenge of Buddhism in finding enlightenment. Love. As such, throughout the story Tak knowing truly that this is his one true love, most force himself not to fail and marry her even tho he knows he wishes to so dearly. And it is only at the end just before the deamon captures him does he catch her face and actually begins to cave but is snatched away. And this is why the princess is also extremely ok with everything. As she knows that truly Tak did love and remember her, and it was due to their places in this new life that they could not be together and not that he didn’t love her.

[@joefloggg3257]

Red loves "Careless Whisper". She uses it a lot in other videos

[@bakabunny788]

the major conflict in the next episode will introduce you to a concept that will particularly scare you if you think about it.

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

Told ya you'd love this. Also, about the demon thing: you ever heard the phrase "A little knowledge is a dangerous thung, so drink plenty?" They're basically that. See: the idea is that the knowledge and wisdom of Gautama Buddha and his Boddhisatvas is powerful enough to give greater knowledge to the thinking creatures of the world, including their pets. It's basically like how Karl Marx took a lot of his philosophies from Friedrich Nietzsche. It's THEM who want to enact evils for different reasons (the goldfish for vengeance, the Rhino for battlelust, and the Scorpion because they're all bastards from birth to death), and the teachings of buddhist mentors is what they use to gain the power they want to enact said evils. In this, being a Demon is not so much a physical form but rather a state of being.

[@hussainalmahfoodh7413]

wait does that mean in hindsight FGO xuanzang actually canonically got pregant.

[@arthurlopes2160]

Did you know that the overly sarcastic productions have a series of shorts called diVINES? It’s pretty funny, you should take a look

[@garrisonmoncher5461]

Honestly, this episode made me convinced that "The Journey to the West" was a D&D campaign that one of the players recorded and distributed to others. Because the first story here would be/was definitely a world building explanation for an all woman empire that became the plot of the session. As for the Agartha chapter of FGO, I heard that the Sole Writer of that chapter is no longer aloud to write anything for the game unsupervised.

[@Kizumi421]

10:23 I believe that the hot towels is refering of the delivery scene. I do not know how exactly it is done, but it is implied in many places that in ancient China, hot water and towels are needed when midwifes are doing their job (probably for providing warmth and cleaning up the blood, maybe even a way of sterilization if the water was boiled), and an obstructed delivery is often described as "a lot of hot water have been consumed and the baby is still not born"

[@ConnorSinclairCavin]

Even worse, bodies were often given river burials as well… so sewage kinda is a secondary concern compared to potentially getting a chunk of grandpa ear in your bottle

[@gaeridallmariegrey5888]

The "Ya like jazz?" bit is a reference to Bee Movie.

[@jasmineputal82]

Oh! Since the next episode you’ll be up to date with JTTW, I suggest checking out OSP’s ‘di-VINE Journey to the west’. Two short but funny vids. (I don’t think you need CC for them, but if you ever watch the ones for like the Greek gods it might be helpful. I think almost all vids they have have CC)

[@gokbay3057]

For di-VINE Deities watching a bunch of miscellaneous myths to be able to learn of and recognise Red's depictions of the Gods first might be the best.

Will I ever stop pointing this out? ...nah. Airier: [...] one of the oldest books [...] Journey to the West: written at some point in the late 16th century, published in 1592 CE. Classic of Poetry (one of the oldest Chinese literary works): dating from somewhere between the 11th and 7th century BCE, roughly 23 to 27 centuries older than Journey to the West. Epic of Gilgamesh: earliest sources are from the 21st century BCE, though it wasn't until the 18th century BCE that the independent stories were put into a coherent narrative; either 34 or 37 centuries older than Journey to the West.

[@Airier]

I'm gonna take an L on this one. 🤣👍

[@Justic_]

It's kinda funny how a century old chinese novel somehow has a part in its story that reads like it represents more progressive views that can be considered controversial in our modern days... really shows just how "far" humanity has actually developed... Also, I know that most of Japans depictions of Tripataka/Xuanzang are female because there's one super popular movie where he was played by a woman, but after learning of this part of the story, I'd like to imagine their adventures through the land of women also played a part in this (the pregnancy, of course, and that'd also fit with interpretations like in Digimon, where their interpretation of Pigsy is also feminine, and then there's Tripataka generally being described as attractive-looking... in a country with no men... and him and the queen both being women wouldn't be a problem with the water either...), even though it... most likely didn't, and if I read the actual texts would probably more so speak against that interpretation. btw, next episode is gonna have a part that was the inspiration for probably at least the early parts of DBZ... it's also gonna be the last for now, probably for about a year...

[@Airier]

While I don't comment on politics, I will note that views on anything change a Lot depending on where and when you are. In ancient Sparta for example, it was considered normal for sexual relations with fellow warriors in training which required an adjustment period after finishing training and getting married to start the next generation. And I'm pretty sure multiple other Greek city states at the time viewed hetro sexuality as immoral if necessary.

[@SMC_Entertainment1987]

"Ya like Jazz?" the amount of times you said "It is BUGGING me." you unintentionally made a pun cause it's from the BEE Movie. That's hilarious. 🤣

[@HylianWolfMage55]

This particular chapter of Journey To The West caused a giant debate over whether or not Tripitaka would have been allowed to carry the child to term while still keeping his vow of chastity due to the unusual circumstances of said child's conception.

[@ej8476]

Up next: Goku Black Arc. I'm not joking

[@thomaswetzel6796]

I can say a broken arm hurts a lot in the moment but once it’s set and you have a cast then everything is fine

[@riccardobozzolan3792]

36:19 Cue "Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg" main theme (for context, the song hits the bridge after a rooster's crow).

[@DragoSonicMile]

My stray thought regarding the presmise of this episode: "This isn't about the right to live. It's about a choice, a choice we have to make. A choice that will decide the- Eff it! I'm dropping the pretense. We're aborting Cell." ~Poorly paraphrased Krillin from DBZ Abridged. My stray thought when you mentioned the cath- "Sometimes, when I lie in bed, I can still hear it... tearing." ~Paraphrased Kirito from SAO Abridged. In conclusion: "Why are we not using 'phrasing' anymore?!" ~Sterling Archer

[@SerenityM16]

*starts video* THEY SPOILED THAT FOR YOU?!?! FOR SHAME PEOPLE!!

[@chicomatlolmedo8885]

Ya like jazz question is a reference to The Bee Movie😂

[@kennyholmes5196]

Be prepared for a situation where Monkey Isn't Acting Badly in the next episode!

[@marmyeater]

17:45- Zeus knows, see the Dionisus episode, but like was just mentioned and forgotten by you not 5 minutes ago: this one was a different hole.

[@SixArmedSweater]

Yup, hot towels are used to ease pregnancy pains. And there’s is quite a lot of pain, because during pregnancy the fetus is literally STEALING PARTS OF THE MOTHER’S BODY TO BUILD ITSELF. Organs wither, bones become porous and brittle, and the immune system weakens as pieces of all of them get siphoned into the womb. It often does permanent damage to the mother.

[@Batzy-babez]

14:26 Yes he did, monkey literally said in the bone demon lady episode that he used to turn into pretty ladies so he could eat people. Though he does say that he only *used* to, he still has.

[@Shadow1Yaz]

I think the idea is that education can enlighten you to another plane of existence, like evolving from a scorpion to a human demon woman 🤔

[@Levsa399]

The throwing sewage into the rivers is more of a European thing as far as I know. Most other civilizations knew not to do that. Also, I don’t know much about Buddhism, but I do know some monks take vows of celibacy, hence his discomfort this whole episode. Pretty sure he’s ace, but it’s also meant to show his virtue, that he’s so devout that even an Empress can’t tempt him nor demon coerce him. The metaphor is also shown by the fact the demon didn’t force herself on him, because she was trying to tempt him.

[@Lightscribe225]

I'm sure other civilizations had to deal with unclean water given how prevalent boiling water for tea is in the east. I think it was more a matter of if your water came from a clean source, if if your source was down river from a city...

[@aniflowers1998]

Dang, one more and we are all cought up >.< Speaking of which: once you cought up with OSP's "Journey to the west", you should totaly react to "Lego Monkie Kid"! It's basically a seual to "Journey to the west" (but no, you don't need to have read the entire bock to enjoy/understand it), following Sun Wukongs successor. It's amazing!

[@enlongjones2394]

Also, Sun Wukong is voiced by Sean Schemmel. AKA the voice of Son Goku in current adaptions of Dragon Ball. And it works really well. Both goofy Goku voice and serious Goku voice fit him really well.

[@MrSasunaru101]

Lego monkey kid isn’t to bad, but I’m not a fan of the monkey king bashing without them even allowing him to give his side of the story

[@aniflowers1998]

@@MrSasunaru101 (mild spoilers ahead. I'll try to keep it vague, but still, "spoiler warning" just in case xD) . . . . . eh, the story is still unfolding. We are just getting into the past stuff, so I'm sure Wukong will get a chance to work things out with his past companions. (Or not, who knows.) But we will defenitely get his side of the story, or at least a reliable source for what happened, since Azure is a HIGHLY unreliable narrator and it is verry clear that SOMETHING is off about the info he gave. If intentionaly or unintentionaly is yet to be seen. (Condidering where Wukong is curently trapped...we might even get the closest and most reliable look at his past possible thanks to the scroll) The most reliable narrator we had so far was Macaque, and even he isn't 100% reliable becouse the info he gives is vague and clouded with emotions. Other than that? It's not like the critic other characters like Mei, Mk and Nezha throw at Wukong is inacurate. But that's what makes his character and the interactions with others intruiging! Story would be only halfe as interesting if they would portray Wukong as a "flawless hero and pineacle of wisdom" just becouse he finished the journey in the past. This is a character that lived in isolation for centurys, after having burndd all bridges to his pre-journey companions, and aparantly loosing his jouney companions to time. He screwed up in the past, still screws up in the present becouse of that, and it is interesting to watch how he grows from that! At least to me xD (I think it also fitts pretty well considering og journey to the west Wukong was a methaphor for the "monkey mind", which as far as I know can be seen as a "restless mind". Pretty fitting for a character that get's currently hunted by his past mistakes. )

[@-blackfistsredblades1238]

"you like jazz," bee movie

[@marmyeater]

To everyone that thinks that The Bee Movie invented the pickup line: I hate you.

[@marmyeater]

11:38- More like a Reverse Karen, given that he's completely justified.

[@hugooberg4428]

do pope fights next

[@marmyeater]

25:16- Yes, Jazz, a famous type of music utilizing long instruments you blow on and move your hands up and down. Like a certain other act that married and soon to be married people sometimes do.

[@black97_0]

Watch, you can pinpoint the exact nanosecond his soul leaves his body and... 6:58

[@Airier]

😋

[@cedricrobertson2893]

next chapter raditz attack and the saiyans are notified

[@james1253]

the bee move

[@alakazamlover4908]

next episode we'll find out monkey's greatest weakness *Spoilers ahead* himself (if you know, then you know)

[@mikukurisaki3413]

I was thinking passing kidney stones for "male equivalent"

[@marmyeater]

Actually, women that have passed stones say that the stones hurt more.