IMMORTALITY - Story Explained

[@hanjigbf]

Everyone PLEASE try this game yourself first. You can get a ton out of it (and probably see the credits) in much less time than watching this video. If you are the type of person excited to hear FP talk about this for 10 hours then you will probably find Immortality be one of the best games/movies/multimedia/literature of all time. If you've ever side-eyed Ulysses or Citizen Kane or Ocarina of Time and their fame, this is also your chance to actually experience something medium/mind/ground-breaking first hand rather than through foot-notes, history, and second-hand analysis; don't waste it. And I'm not trying to say it's flawless or gas it up too much: you might find its mechanics a bit clunky or opaque and its narrative/pathos may not connect with you; that's okay too. Feel free to refund it and come back if you hate it. But like eg. Outer Wilds it's a shame to see people spoil themselves and trade a truly unique experience for a "neat video essay" (no matter good, as FP's stuff always is).

[@flawedpeacock]

I hope you dont mind me pinning you, but i agree its very important people give this game a try! Its got that x factor. And the blindness of the first time experience is very important.

[@takemywordforit4128]

Why does everyone think I have the money and time to go play a random, obscure video game off air when I can just watch my favorite KZbinr talk about it instead? I don't even own a computer or device that can hold and play it at all.

[@musicobsessive123]

​@@takemywordforit4128 apparently its on netflix for apple and android!

[@hikarisontheirlaststraw]

⁠@@takemywordforit4128pretty sure this comment is directed at people with the means to do so but simply choose not to, meaning they have a working pc/laptop and the funds to pay for the game. For you, you could perhaps look into a no commentary lets play of the game before watching? It allows you to experience the game yourself without a pc or the need to buy the $20 game. And if you didn't realize it's a 2022 release and is available on steam. It's also not that random or obscure... Many people have played and enjoyed it already lol, it has 1.4k reviews on steam, so it's not like it's totally unknown or unheard of. 🫡

[@avondetenz]

i just came into some extra money so honestly. sure why not i trust you op ill bookmark this video for later

[@theblackcatgirl7013]

My god Peacock is your computer's storage okay

[@rosampus]

He is just making more data for speedriunnng 3 act of inscrytpion

[@0meAcat1]

This isn't about that! Let the man cook! His cpu!

[@conq1273]

@@0meAcat1 he might need a room with server storage

[@0meAcat1]

@conq1273 in twenty years you and I will have to reassemble the videos from what remains in that room while strange sounds indicate hidden values for certain file trees

[@CarlTheSpud]

No way man he killed 200 SATA SSDs Naw I'm kidding he runs a RAID over 9000

[@erikm8373]

"The Ancient Sumerians had a phrase to describe things like this: Fucked Up" is a phrase I really need to start using.

[@debrabarber3483]

I wish I could swear in Ancient Sumerian, just because it would be funny

[@ashikjaman1940]

​@@debrabarber3483 what I wouldn't give to know caveman swears

[@debrabarber3483]

@@ashikjaman1940 😆😆

[@MarigoldMonarch]

Peacock is doing everything in their power to one shot the archivist in inscryption with the largest file sizes in existence

[@FelisImpurrator]

I want a clip of Peacock deploying This Whole Goddamn Thing in that fight.

[@wungomungo6177]

NIGGUH PLEASE!!!!AAAAAAAAHAGAHAHA

[@flawedpeacock]

I won't overshadow the already pinned comment, but I wanted to thank everybody who caught that MAJOR editing mistake, it looks like the youtube editor did a good job at removing it after the fact. Apologies to those who may have trouble loading timeline chapters, automatic captioning, etc as the video resettles. There was a time on youtube that a channel would have to do a whole reupload, so I'm very grateful for all of you.

[@2stral]

wait what happened?

[@TimoNaaro]

This​@@2stral

[@s4d4ppl36]

@@2stral Lets call it an editorial nipslip in the production of Ambrosia

[@JenovaGirzz]

Caught another Mr Floppy, John's neck wound wasn't censored at 6:36:33 but it was beforehand. Not sure if this was a mistake or an eff it situation lol

[@flawedpeacock]

@@JenovaGirzz Good catch. It should be fine, when it comes to curse words and violence, KZbin only cares about the beginning of the video(I have no idea why that is) Thank you so much for letting me know though. I'm still skimming through for nudity, that's something KZbin will come down on my head for! 😅

[@deatsu]

Do I think I need IMMORTALITY story explained to me? No, in fact, I really like my takes. Do I want to hear Peacock talk about it for 10 hours? Yes, absolutely.

[@flawedpeacock]

That's the way its supposed to be, really! Stay true to how you enjoyed the media personally!

[@Strix2031]

Initially Ambrosio asks god for a sign that he shouldnt be burned at the stake and then realizes that if he receives no sign he needs to burn. He then switches to asking for a sign that he should burn and when he receives none he uses it as a "permission"

[@pot899]

What a villain Ambrosio is. And he received a fitting, biblical end for his actions. The irony is so delicious; seriously wish that movie was 'real' in a sense. All of these have been great!

[@JagenRay]

Reflects Heather's spinning of the phone on the floor (as well as Marissa's shooting of that scene)

[@gnoloalixoiax1106]

Holy shit it's ten hours, we're so back

[@masterdestroyer650]

Beat out Pyrocynical by three hours.

[@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.]

We have and will never be so back.

[@Ahoyendahl]

Btw man you like are 666 i hope dont get your soul taken

[@mobydick5801]

@@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.just you wait until the next one

[@disc9225]

If I had a penny every time a Flawed Peacock video over 7 hours dealt with memetic entities, I’d have two pennies. Which is honestly cool. Thank you kind sir

[@FelisImpurrator]

Memes... The DNA of the soul.

[@theguy.thefellaeven9728]

well, considering the "Pristine Cut" that he's been namedropping recently just released, you're gonna have a third soon enough.

[@kirbo337]

the knife bending when he was trying to stab the painting could show how in the movie the gods are real and how he couldn't hurt the painting when he was so sinful

[@James-bs8bd]

“A boom in the shot!” Is funnier than it should be somehow. This is an amazing work you have accomplished

[@flawedpeacock]

Holy moly! Thank you James! I'm glad you liked that bit! I was channeling my inner Tim and Eric with the second "boom in the shot" bit 😆

[@WobblesandBean]

As a woman who used to be in the entertainment industry, this hit hard. Women are notoriously not treated very well in Hollywood, and although SA can happen to anyone, it's been so ubiquitous to aspiring actresses that it has its own term: the casting couch. Such a cutesy sounding name for a horrifying reality far too many women face. Whether that was the intended message of *_Immortality_* I don't know, but I personally interpreted it that way, with [spoiler characters] literally embodying an eager young starlet and the horrors she experiences at the hands of others, constantly being tossed around by the Hollywood machine, used up, and discarded.

[@nithinsakthi9827]

It’s funny how Carl greenwood was put through similar if not worse levels of sexual harassment as Marissa was. And unlike her, he even exhibited visual discomfort. Story of the industry. It’s power exploiting the powerless, an idea that goes beyond gender.

[@zeroanonymity9736]

I'll never, ever forget finding The One for the first time. It was that Minsky scene in the interrogation room. I was shocked, frozen in place. Unable to comprehend what was happening. It was a VIOLENT shift in interest and it made me obsessed.

[@chucklebutt4470]

mine was the scene where she's talking about being on the cross and during it she's walking closer to the camera. At that point I had my face close to my screen really invested and intrigued and she just kept getting closer and looking into my soul. 😩 gave me goosebumps

[@stardustorchard9316]

Oh yeah dude I remember that feeling. I cant remember which video it was but it was making that sound at the END of one of them and I was like 'i gotta go back and see if I missed a prop ...' and the scene changed entirely and she was talking TO me. "UHM MAAM " I scooted forward in my seat.

[@Kuzna22]

I had a visceral reaction and texted my friend that I finally knows how it feels to actually be haunted. Like it felt like I found an actual ghost.

[@chrissyb6647]

Mine was her and Ambrosio fucking on the table lol

[@mewt5358]

Life and Death of the Celebrity - Ambrosia: Death of the Soul Minsky: Death of the Body Two of Everything: Death of the Memory They say we die two times, once when our body fails, and a second time when our name is uttered for the last time.

[@0meAcat1]

@mewt5358 finally, in agony at our failed art - perhaps one, more time...🔥❤️‍🔥🔥

[@puddingfan]

To add to this! In the world of dancers/performers there’s “two deaths, one when you can no longer dance and the other when you actually pass. And the first death is worse” So maybe three deaths? The first of your love and soul, the second of the body and the third of the memory.

[@RoshDroz]

I'm going to name my son Julius Caesar so he's immortal

[@SimplyMad__xx]

"Art is the best defense. Good people will always defend the Art and if you live the Art, they end up defending you." is a line so hard I'm not sure I'll ever stop thinking about it.

[@rook6972]

Regarding the part where John and Marissa secretly film a love scene -- I think Marissa's comment has less to do with "demons can't couple" and more to do with John's line "make it look like she's ****ing him," to which Marissa says "can she?" After all, she can "shapeshift." Meaning: she can change her equipment, so to speak. That's why John jokes "that's a different movie."

[@rebel-by-design]

It also occured to me that you could thematically tie this in with the Frankie/pitching and catching role swapping elements in Minsky.

[@rook6972]

@@rebel-by-design Absolutely! I think there's a whole video one could make just about the gender and androgyny elements of Immortality.

[@TindraSan]

"Usually I'm good at sensing that kind of stuff but I never had him pegged." "Yeah, well Frannie did." [SPIT TAKE] absolute fav bit so far, that cracked me up XD

[@bigsad4372]

i like how it shows the discomfort in the chemistry test for both the male and female actors

[@suzannehartwick]

Just want to point out: Olga asks Goodwin if he’s a buyer, and he says “Not tonight, I’m a cop.” A nice little sly reference to the fact that he has been a buyer before. Also, the emphasis on FORM in Minksy, well, the Ones take on the forms of motal humans, who take on the FORMS of the characters they portray. Constantly retreading until only the form remains. Minksy is a gold mine of themes for this game. [sleepy typos fixed]

[@ewi.4486]

"Oh, I wish there was something new to watch." *25 minutes later* TEN HOURS OF PEACOCK It's also the day before my birthday! I'm so excited!

[@FireFlows]

Happy early birthday!🎉

[@k0w0res]

Yooo happy early birthday!

[@coolguy0140]

happy early hirtday

[@AGrumpyWitch]

Happy early birbday!! 🎉

[@BladesPrincess]

Omg we have the same birthday!

[@TheeMFGr0uch]

"Her Story" has become one of my favorites, editing errors and all. I love how genuine your reactions and takes are. The Theories are interesting, revalations are well paced and the skits were funny as usual. It took me 3 days to get through this video, and I enjoyed every moment of it. Every avenue is explored, but in a way that enhances the source material, not bogging it down. In short, you're a real one Mr peacock. I genuinely wish you all the success, and hope that "The One" doesn't curse you with immortality, just with those sick ass dance moves.

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

I notice that the choice of the poem The Walrus and the Carpenter is a story about predators tricking their prey into believing that they are going to go on a fun adventure before breaking that trust and consuming them, so the inverted version putting the director through a more overtly sadistic version of the audition process reads to me as a commentary on predacious men in Hollywood using their position to coerce young women into non consensual activities for the sake of their career. I feel like there's a clear critique of the film industry being made with that scene and the way that the misogynistic tendencies of these predatory men inform the stories they tell, such as casting the naive young girl that they exploited sexually as a temptress intent on seducing and destroying men. It's in these reversed scenes that I think we see the true version of the actress, the one who experienced these things and who is generally hidden from view in favour of a more idealised public persona. The one who gets to go back to those moments and take ownership of them, inflicting revenge on those who inflicted that trauma upon her.

[@fayz655]

Yeah exactly!!!! And then later she compares Carl to oysters, which lets the chain continue....

[@9thelof9]

I absolutely agree! I remember when I realised that the Walrus and the Carpenter can be symbolically read as Fischer and John I yelled at the screen.

[@fayz655]

@@9thelof9 waaaait, holy shit youre right! This might be "getting floppy with it", but does that also connect to when john accidentally compares himself to jesus???? (in the clip where he takes up the part of leading actor and director)

[@9thelof9]

@@fayz655 YEAH I WAS WONDERING IF THE CARPENTER SPECIFICALLY COULD BE A CONNECTION

[@fayz655]

@@9thelof9 YEAH YOURE ONTO SOMETHING THERE Also pearls are used as symbolism for Mary.....!! One of the possible meanings of the name "maria" is "marine" or "drop of the sea"...!!! someone call gordon ramsey, we might be cooking here!

[@CalamitasCalliope]

1:14:39 "Lilith is seen as the first wife of Eve." Woah she's bisexual, I didn't know that (I'm joking I know he just misspoke)

[@EmeraldAshesAudio]

Okay, but honestly, Adam losing a rib to make himself a nice little trad wife & then in comes Miss Steal Your Girl, his ex-wife Lilith? I'm here for it.

[@djpenis20]

@@EmeraldAshesAudio yo man you should like, definitely consider ending it all

[@dasilliestgoose]

"BY THE WAY, I'M BISEXUAL"

[@jibbiam9433]

4:02:09 I almost died at "l'oreal tresemmé" but "dove for men" finished the job 💀💀

[@yodizzle]

I lost it at Garnier Fructisse myself lol

[@Curtkid]

“Head and Shoulders”

[@sammyruntz]

Finally coming to the clip with the "Marissa Marcel" slate, I literally got out of my chair and said out loud "It's a perfect game. It's a perfect film. It's perfect."

[@CappnHara]

Damn, nobody has mentioned how beautiful of a thing it is to see a creator say 'hey this video will still be here whenever youre ready to process its content.' That's wild and novel and really fucking nice to hear from a creator.

[@AdamK370]

pretty common phrase and sentiment on long video essays on rough topics. ive heard it quite often over the years, but glad you have now discovered the sentiment.

[@epicdogbattles]

I already commented, but just so you know... There is a 34 year old woman who never did anything with her life and is inspired by you and your work. I always feel like I am wandering, but you inspire me to make things. Thank you.

[@yayisnotasinger]

26 year old woman in the same boat. FP really shows how much fun finding your niche can be. Good luck friend.

[@cultchic]

you are so young and you have so much time to create. you will find your way to something beautiful and true. art is within you. good luck and I hope I get to see what you've made one day

[@vaultdweller6646]

Your alive,you do something great every single day just being here

[@kodaaxolotlnerd9352]

You have done something amazing with your life - lived 34 years in this strange mortal life. That's an achievement on its own 🎉

[@w.a.pweaponizedassaultpeng7141]

Dont know if anyone else saw this, but at 10:12:31, the detective changes into one of the robbed figures

[@Chubthulhu42]

The quote from "The One" about being like water falling as snow melting into a river and evaporates out of the ocean. Is a quote from Edward James Olmos in "I'm Still Here" a documentary about Joaquin Phoenix trying to be a rapper. It's an absolutely fantastic film.

[@necroticdemonart]

As someone who loved her story, I love immortality, the whole story being stitched into another story with a completely different view from someone who desperately wanted to be involved. The symbology had me hooked, even the lore of the one and the other one has me wanting to develop my own story even more on my character Necro Edit:just finished the video and I made the thematic connection to “who’s Lilia” before peacock even added it in the video.

[@JoiH_Squigs]

if my doctor said i had 5 hours to live, i'd spend it watching this hoping i'd become immortal about 3 hours in

[@Bongbong-13]

Just watch at 2x speed

[@Kayta-Linda]

@@Bongbong-13 Technically you could but.. it’s not the same.

[@0meAcat1]

Miss a scene, click ten seconds back, ten seconds back - see JoiH-Squigs staring silently back.

[@Echosinfireify]

Why does Sophia cry while Robert preaches in that early scene?

[@Echosinfireify]

A lot of the creepy tension from Ambrosio is lost when you realize that’s not a 17 year old and never has been.

[@sydneysoriano8502]

as someone who has a significant portion of my vision missing, i love ur vids! they help me enjoy video games again without eye strain. your audio description of gameplay is always 10/10 !!!! ur vids are also super entertaining. BRAVO!

[@doranemeskeri8658]

If I remember correctly, Caravaggio had a controversy because of a painting where his model for Jesus was a well known male prostitute. I think it was the "Supper at Emmaus" painting. It might be a reach, but it reminds me of the Virgin Mary portrait story Edit: Also, great video as always, I finally finished it. I really enjoyed this one and the previous too!!

[@brownei23]

First KZbinr I’ve considered buying merch from. In a time of increasingly shallow media this guy feels really genuine.

[@Temple_space]

I'm loving the random little youtube poop moments -- it's nice to see you having so much fun with the process of making this video. It's like a genuineness that is sometimes rare on this platform. (hopefully this doesn't come across as weird)

[@hotrodjmanofficial448]

The ending bit to Ambrosio with the L4D music was the most unexpected funniest joke ever and I don't think you'll ever top that one.

[@wayfareangel]

... *sighs and picks up phone* Hey, Boss? Yeah, I can't make it in today. Flawed Peacock released a ten hour video, so I'ma be doing that.

[@justyouraveragemutantblood2185]

God the “he told me what to eat” line still fucking hurts me to hear. As a women I’ve felt the pressure to look a certain way even though I’m extremely skinny, and also seen a lot of my female friends and family struggle with eating disorders. It was once of the first secret films I got. Made the audition one feel very cathartic.

[@0meAcat1]

@justyouraveragemutantblood2185 how old are you???! Hahaha drag him

[@justyouraveragemutantblood2185]

@ I FORGOT THAT LINE WAS IN THE GAME FOR A HOT MINUTE AND WAS LIKE “why are you asking my age” BUT YOU ARE SO RIGHT

[@0meAcat1]

😭😭🤜🤛

[@quriline]

53:12 I’ve never heard “I thought I ate” said as seriously as this 😭

[@0meAcat1]

😭💪😈

[@Hentaihi]

I hope this is going to become a running gag 😂

[@flaminflamango5900]

been watching over the past three days and I'm barely halfway through. what a banger of a video. peacock, you're the best

[@flawedpeacock]

Thank you for the support! I'm glad you're enjoying it!

[@MikoMagpie]

"it's coolpunk" ......a fellow enjoyer of hypnospace, perhaps? love this video. This is the kind of game i absolutely cannot get into, so i truly and deeply appreciate your enthusiasm for them, because this is honestly one of the coolest games i've ever heard of. i love your videos so much, the lore and theory and the whiteboards and the skits is just *chef's kiss*

[@alphawalrus2690]

Came here to say the same thing, absolutely love that game! #freegooper

[@captaink3944]

TEN???? I thought Who's Lila was insane but TEN HOURS??? THAT'S A FRICKIN AUDIO BOOK MY GUY

[@0meAcat1]

I actually hate how much I have to watch watch this one hahaha once I'm all through at least once

[@CaravanCzar]

I just got a promotion and have to read the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership for my new position. The audio book for that is just over 9 hours.

[@solizwei4458]

"Oh, a nice 1 hour video from Flawed Peacock, this should be nice." "Wait, is that another zero behind the 1?" "...ooohhhhh."

[@white_finch]

3:45:17 She's asking if "she", Matilda/Satan, can be the one penetrating Ambrosio, the devil being a shapeshifter can, in theory, also shapeshift the lady bits into manly bits

[@lixyororke]

Whoops I literally just posted this lmaooo

[@juicybuttercup5393]

I just want to say, before watching the video, I love how you breakdown all of this media for us. you're like the best teacher ever that is actually interested in what you're teaching. there are many instances where I have a question, and you also happen to both ask and answer that same question. I just really appreciate your work

[@DarlingMissDarling]

Agreed 100%!!

[@gobbyboyrahh]

Ive got to say I am absolutely obsessed with your channel. I know why you understandbly encourage everyone to play the games or watch the movies first, but as someone who works long hours and has chronic fatigue, I quite literally don't have the time to go through all the original media (I wish I could!). Being able to watch your videos in bed and not have to expend much energy and still enjoy these games is amazing ! Your commentary is both really insightful and hilarious, and Im always so excited to see an upload. Just wanted you to know how much your fans appreciate you!

[@m3kstudio]

I came to your channel yesterday feeling "maaan, I need a new Flawed Peacock, when is he going to upload?". I found your channel when you uploaded the video "The Cruelty of Jennifer's Body" and since then I haven't missed it once. Love the skits and your lovely persona.

[@TophSinex]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who checks his channel in case youtube screwed the pooch

[@estelle5798]

The only interpretation I disagreed with is when you say in the Two of Everything analysis that The One wants to keep collecting vessels. I think that was their motive initially, to connect with the human/mortal experience, but at that point in their current awareness I interpreted the lyrics to reflect their mindset after so long. "Two, too much." I think at that point The One was exhausted, broken down, and lamenting their immortal existence. They wanted a break, a long one, therefore asking The Other One to burn them. The One knew they'd come back eventually, but needed a hard death to take a long reprieve. This makes sense to me considering how many times burning is brought up as a way to kill immortals, clearly undesireable, but wished for in the end.

[@bagel4922]

Me: Aw man I've got like five hundred papers to grade today. This is gonna take like ten hours what am I supposed to watch? Flawed Peacock: [uploads this] Me: Aw yeah, it's all coming together

[@MercurySlugger]

Aww man do you work at a high-school or a university?

[@Echosinfireify]

Marissa didn’t sit for the painting of Mary, the form that satan took in Ambrosio was instead based on the painting of Mary.

[@Apollyna]

It's kinda wild you consider Her Story your weakest video; it had been sitting in my watch later for a while as my first introduction to your work - I liked it so much I became an instant fan and binged the rest of your catalog right after! It's so awesome to see these enigmatic works peeled apart, to me I can enjoy the art even More by collecting these tidbits I may have missed or misunderstood at first glance.

[@johnspencer262]

the "insert coitus here" got me good

[@vanathema]

The point about how Larry/Andrew Hessenberg's actor doesn't seem to "embody" his character in the reversed footage (compared to Robert/Ambrosio) did make me think. As far as I can tell, Larry doesn't seem to share his character's reprehensible views, despite Durick's comments, but IMO he still puts up a fine performance of a Weinstein-esque sleazebag. Same with other Two of Everything actors and crew, who seem to have the most professional and healthy attitude of the three movie crews, vs Marissa and Durick overworking themselves literally to death. I think there's something to be said about how you don't need to deeply resonate with your role/your art, or have to put your full soul and lifeblood and suffering into embodying it, for the art to be "good" or "valid". This is something The One is tragically incapable of understanding, whether because of her trauma inherited from her stolen memories, or her inherent nature as a thing that only interacts with humans by eating and taking and possessing. (For the record, I don't think Robert Jones is meant to "deeply resonate" with his character Ambrosio, in terms of sharing his personality and faults. I meant more that he was putting a crazy amount of energy into the performance, vs Larry who seemed a lot more casual and just-clocking-into-work about it.)

[@willdavies687]

Thank you for making this point. One of my favourite things about Immortality is the running critique of the fallacies around "Great Art" and "Great Artists", especially the trap of believing that the 'best' art can only be created by self-destructively pouring all of yourself into it. Like you say, trauma and narcissism are the fuel for that.

[@zeroanonymity9736]

Yes... YES THIS GAME 100% DESERVES THIS LONG OF AN ANALYSIS I CANT WAIT

[@sir-dame-sander]

!!!!!!!! the one’s dance sequence is almost definitely a reference to maria’s dance from metropolis 1927. it’s a really close resemblance in regards to costume, movement, framing, etc. maria (metropolis) was also part of a body double plot - specifically, there was a robot built in her image who took advantage of the human maria’s status as a religious leader to sew chaos and hatred among the people who looked up to her. although metropolis’ maria never died or was possessed, and ultimately the one/marissa end up in a drastically different place, I definitely still think the basis of the one’s relationship with marissa parallels the marias’ relationship with one another. both were innocent women whose bodies, voices, and perception in the public eye were hijacked by a seemingly unstoppable inhuman force, it’s just that one story ends with the alien being being killed and the other story ends with the alien being absorbed. fuck’s sake the one’s self insert in their final film is even named maria

[@flawedpeacock]

I never heard of that movie before your comment. I just saw that scene and now I've gotta watch the whole thing after your synopsis! Thank you!

[@sir-dame-sander]

@@flawedpeacock glad I could introduce you! it didn’t occur to me while making my initial comment but metropolis is also a restored film like marissa’s works - a lot of it was lost during the ww2 era, and the ”full” version that we have now (approximately 95% complete) only happened in 2010. if you watch the whole thing in one go it gets really obvious with the drastic variations in sound/video quality :’3

[@Nassifeh]

​@@sir-dame-sander Oh my god I can't believe this is how I'm finding out this exists, when this being lost media was something I was pretty obsessed with as a teenager in the 90s. Thank you!

[@AGrumpyWitch]

Mr Peacock: Click here to skip this skit Me: Never

[@ebettoran]

17:31 I paused exactly here to go do something and looked and quite literally went "Ahaaa you got the boom in the shot", left and returned to be utterly torn apart by Peacock

[@TurboAlexia]

As a French person, I must say that the detective and the photographer are almost fluent.

[@georgiawall3415]

Great video! Another Picasso reference I noticed: one of Picasso's wives (and his first consistent muse) was named Olga Khokhlova, who Picasso cheated on with another woman, Marie-Thérèse Walter (who was a teenager when the relationship started). Not sure of their veracity, but there are loads of stories about Olga harrassing Marie-Thérèse and Picasso about the end of their marriage. Lots of those stories really sound like the way the Olga in Immortality contacts Minksy, so another slight reference to Picasso! Plus I really like the idea of two mistreated muses teaming up to get revenge on their abusive artist, especially since all of Picasso's real-life muses get overlooked, when all of them were talented artists/creatives in their own right!

[@chucklebutt4470]

whoa! also, love the moonrise kingdom pfp!

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

It's doubly interesting when you consider that The One and The Other One (two: TO and TOO, a trinity of only two parts, or possibly just two points of that triangle with the artist being the remaining part of the structure) are literally Muses in the mythological sense who collaborate with one another to create art on their own terms, taking on the roles of the people who previously took inspiration from them and inevitably consumed, exploited and destroyed them.

[@vel_red]

OH THANK GOD ANOTHER PEAKCOCK VIDEO TO OBSESSIVELY WATCH UNTIL A NEW ONE TO OBSESSIVELY WATCH COMES OUT

[@MoodCandy79]

I swear you've pavlov'd me with these videos, every time one drops I manage to sit still long enough to make strides in work. Thanks for the weird aid 😅

[@KnockyRequiem-ez7mr]

I randomly clicked on my youtube tab and saw this 10 hour monstrosity, you outdid yourself and I'm going to enjoy this

[@sabresister]

2:20:42 I’m not even halfway through but “A Mandela Catalog” elicited a deep belly laugh from me 😂

[@Nassifeh]

9:52:20 I remember getting to this moment. I think it was late at night. I'd been playing entirely too long, just lost in trying to find the hidden messages. And when they saw me, I thought--of course. They know all of me, now. Of course they're crying. It's a lot. I'm glad we saw each other.

[@DapperDevNull]

Your Her Story video was the catalyst that finally gave me the motivation to push past the first 8 minutes of Immortality and I really enjoyed exploring and "completing" the game on my second attempt. Really excited to dive in to your thoughts!

[@Iggothy]

Being here while it's still impossible for anyone to even have finished the video yet is kinda fun in a way.

[@0meAcat1]

Honestly pretty true to the experience of the game

[@impwolf]

7:48:12 i wanted to point out that this is real-life actress Manon Gage playing The One playing Marissa Marcel playing Heather playing Maria playing Marilyn Monroe

[@Ghostslack]

So many layers…like an onion

[@DredgenTruzz]

An hour in I forgot this was even a game and was fully on board for some floppy film dissection

[@athenaapostolakos4379]

This guy is quickly becoming my fav video essayist, thank you FP for being a kind soul and giving me something to listen to while I clean that is actually interesting

[@fearjunkie]

I know you meant 'first wife of Adam' at 1:14:42 but now I'm fascinated by the idea of Eve/Lilith toxic yuri

[@hal6568]

you have a way of saying something so profound and inspiring and then immediately doing something so silly like the "insert coitus here". these videos are like nothing else on this platform. you have a gift ❤

[@gh0stkin]

10 hours? holy shit, man, you spoil us. thank you so much for your hard work. a friend and i played through this recently ‘cause you said you’d be covering it, and we were blown the fuck away. i can’t recommend it enough. you guys, Peacock is right when he says to go in as blind as possible- there is no comparison for the feeling you get experiencing it for the first time yourselves. if you have the means, time, and opportunity it’s totally worth it.

[@wasababi]

This video is a masterpiece. I already love that you are loving a game i wouldnt have the patience to play. But the YTP edits, the little fun songs, the side story bits, just like explaining how certain things scratch your brain, and that final music video incredible!!! Love your videos so much!!

[@sstarfury4068]

The storytelling not only of the game, but also done by you is phenomenal. It feels like I'm legitimately watching 3 movies lost to time, and I'm seeing a fan cover every last detail the creator put in their project, whether intentionally or not. I think your video on Who's Lila will always be my favorite, but this video is the closest I've come to feeling the same way I did watching that one the first time, even after watching both numerous times. Thank you for creating this wonderful experience time and time again.

[@ArimaHato]

Mr peacock, I (respectfully) wish I had the content creation autism you do. Keep up the great work man, regardless how long new releases take. They're worth the wait every time

[@Alastronar]

I wake up and look through my subscription feed for anything interesting. I see a Flawed Peacock video, "Excellent" I say to myself as I go to click on it. I see the video length just as I do so, "Holy ****" I say to myself as I go to make coffee and spend the rest of the day immersed in an extremely detailed analysis of something I have never heard of.

[@ricardocruzorozco]

P😊0😊😊

[@Otianul]

Carl kissing John at 6:39:22 is significant because it's something the real Carl would never do. We know he's conservative when it comes to the issue of homosexual kissing and only has eyes for Marissa, and the two refused to kiss earlier. Another sign of his possession.

[@GegeMaree]

“Hi boss, yeah I’m just really not feeling great atm might have to call in sick and stay home, sorry for the short notice.”

[@zan821]

2:23:12 "the blade is your implement" AGAIIEEGI HE'S GONNA MAKE A SLAY THE PRINCESS VIDEO

[@Zlixlriffs]

"As a pro-lapsed catholic" had me bustin out laughing

[@sheyla12]

No idea why you think your Her Story video was a flop. I genuinely enjoy your analysis and your sketches are so much fun to watch. Your Lila video was also top notch. I hope you continue creating!

[@trashman966]

*TEN* _HOURS!?_ WE ARE SO NOT WATCHING THIS IN ONE SITTING WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯🗣🗣🗣

[@crazypoki]

Another fascinating adventure from Peacock. Thank you so much!

[@flawedpeacock]

@@crazypoki Thank you again, CrazyPoki!

[@EmissaryofWind]

Just as I'm starting a new cross-stitch, perfect timing

[@musicobsessive123]

ok do u have any tips for getting into cross stitching? ive always wanted to try it it seems so satisfying (saying this as my unused crochet hook glares at me from my desk 🙃)

[@Whoopbones]

@@musicobsessive123 not OP but I do cross-stitch too! If you're just starting out, I'd avoid fabric canvas and go for specific plastic canvas meant for cross-stitch. This is for a few reasons- all the holes are open and visible, so you don't have to worry about misalligning your stitches or using a magnifying glass to check your work. Because of the size of the holes, you don't need to reduce thread size either, you can just use full size embroidery floss. If you want patterns to start with, especially if you're a beginner, I'd look at 8 bit sprite art or similarly simple things. I practiced with the classic tamagotchi sprites when I was starting out :-] Good luck!

[@musicobsessive123]

@@Whoopbones oooh thank u!! good tip abt the plastic vs canvas!!

[@EmissaryofWind]

@@musicobsessive123 It's pretty easy to learn, you just need to count the stitches! I recommend getting a simple starter kit, it will have all the necessary equipment and you only have to follow the colors printed on the fabric. Personally I learned from my mom and had all her stuff to use so I can't recommend one in particular

[@kovulover]

Sweet mother of Father Ward, that's a NICE, LONG, THICK, Flawed-Peacock video!! I pray for your CPU storage, your personal sanity and patience, and that you're proud of being the reason I recommend this game to others. Well done, Chris! Edit: HOT DAMN THOSE PAINTINGS MY DUDE. Edit 2: Please correct me if I'm wrong, but The Great War was World War 1, not 2, to my knowledge. Still amazing, bud!

[@yuuohta]

Its literally going to take me 3 weeks to watch this 😭😭 thank you pookie

[@toolatetothestory]

Mood xD

[@blindedjourneyman]

eatin good this week!

[@Kenns-]

I watched Who’s Lila for at least a week, I’d put it on before bed and have to rewatch over and over LOL, my boyfriend said he basically watched it all before I did 😂

[@ariapha4030]

in the Two of Everything segment, i noticed that in some scenes with dark lighting, The One’s sheer dress kind of looks like muscle fibers! it kind of supports ur idea that The One is the “skeleton” and the vessel the everything else. Maybe in the scenes where The One is lit up and you could see through to their body is meant to signify the moments where The One is “in control”? Oooo, The One was in a lit up space when they were burnt!!

[@Whoopbones]

Just 100%'d this a few weeks ago and was tempted to request a video on it but I didn't, you have no idea how hard I pogged seeing this in my subscriptions LOL

[@MrSticks42]

Such a fascinating, cruel and just trivially sad story. I always was surprised how little theme of immortality as a curse was explored in media, and this game made a great job of expending this idea along the philosophy of art as itself. I really glad you took such time and effort to make this video and share this great experience with us!

[@vicenteisaaclopezvaldez2450]

Great, first it was the Laila tulpa, then the One, at this rate we're going to have the whole major arcana just hanging out up there.

[@ZeloinatorZ]

Its so hard to afford games now, so I've so so loved this video letting me experience Immortality when I cant afford to buy and play it. WONDERFUL video!!! I've been here since the Skinnamarink video and I truly dont think you've had a miss, your videos are amazing and inspiring!! Hope you've been taking care of yourself through all your amazing work!

[@lucasisofdarkness5423]

As a legally blind person your videos help me enjoy video games and their stories. Thank you.

[@EmissaryofWind]

When talking about the forms of death the One has experienced, you say crucifixion is the only one not related to asphyxiation. But one of the ways crucifixion kills is when the victim no longer has the strength to hold themselves up, gravity pulls their torso down and the pressure of their arms being pinned up compresses the lungs and leads to asphyxiation. So ultimately, crucifixion isn't the outlier. The guillotine would be though.

[@nanibgalthelinguophile]

I'm gonna play the game and come back here, thank you so much for the shout out! I hope people enjoy the puzzle

[@ZeroStako]

I just want to highlight: your vid on "Her Story" was great. I've played that game numerous times with different people and every single time a new theory emerged. And after we were done, the more we discussed it, the more plausible the theory became. Watching your video was like that too, which made it exceptionally authentic. I'm grown up now. I don't have much time to gather with friends and play games such as these, then dive deep into theories for hours on end. I have severe nostalgia for those simpler times and what you did with that video is give me another glimpse into those times. So thank you for that. It was not a weak video by any margin. And this one is fantastic too. A titanic effort, probably the most comprehensive analysis I've seen on the game. You brought up so many things that I had never heard or noticed, it was extraordinarily enjoyable.

[@sunnydelight7252]

2:23:13 YES SLAY THE PRINCESS It would be absolutely incredible if you did a video on this game, maybe after the release of the pristine cut !! Edit now that i've finished the video, I really feel like in 2OE especially that hug between Marissa and John, that part of Marissa, the one that died in the field by The One, came back in her body, so The One was in both John and Marissa but a bit of Marissa was also in Marissa. Marissa having taken in what the one went through as she lived on in her body, so not quite the dead French girl but maybe the memory of what The One saw in her. I got that from when The One said they brought her back after seeing the negatives of Ambrosio. Brought her body back sure, but also brought Marissa back. So when they're hugging, it's not so much Marissa and John but The One and that pert of Marissa fused in with The One. To me, John is fully dead and never brought back since he got his throat ripped out. Also I just realized, there's almost 30 years between Minsky and 2OE, John is in his 70 when they filmed 2OE, since he was in his early 40 when he took the role of Minsky. I'm guessing that's why they said that only his death was reported and made it so 2OE never finished, while Marissa only "disappeared". After your incerdible 10 hour love letter to this game, there's still so muwh to be said But thank you for making me discover this game and Sam Barlow!! I played Her Story, Telling Lies and Immortality right as I started your Her Story video, and devoured essay video and articles about Immortality after playing it Thank you again for all the work and love you put in what you make !!!

[@Olfines]

I must say that while the whole crew is great and I haven't been taken out of the plot, Charlotta Mohlin and Timothy Lee DePriest are hypnotic and I enjoyed every moment of their presence

[@bigsad4372]

the edits to make the snake hiss is hilarious, that is the calmest noodle on planet earth

[@j1nxp1nk]

Thank you for the art shoutout! (≧▽≦) I'm still watching I'm on "Two of Everything - Story Explained" section. It's like 9pm right now and I've been watching since 2pm. I'm absolutely enjoying the analysis of the game.

[@LuciferNine]

WILL be playing this game before watching, seems interesting as hell!! Thanks for the shoutout, glad you liked the fanart!

[@meagandavy6366]

The devil came through here trilogy by Harvester games would be up your alley if you haven't played them before. Downfall, The Cat lady and Lorelai. Lots of meaty lore and profound story telling there. They are point and click adventure games. I found you through this video and it was amazingly well done! I loved immortality when I played it and it's nice to see someone give it this much love.