Llamas With Hats Stole Our Souls

[@Nazo-kage]

It’s really interesting when you realize that the final moment of the series is a call back to the second episode. “That is what forgiveness sounds like, screaming and then silence.”

[@smugsneasel]

Thank you for bullying them into watching this, Bree. This is a classic.

[@WokeDEMOCRATShaveASPD]

Eh less bullying and more people driven by passion…..to annoy these guys. Seriously. I understand. One of my favs. This is one I’ll revisit for the rest of my or the internet’s life.

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

Next they need to watch charlie the unicorn.

[@Otisboy121]

@@jaernihiltheus7817 Agreed!

[@i2eB6L]

Billy is spelled with an i

[@MichaelYoder-qx5fi]

They have a Kickstarter, they are bringing them back for another season.

[@PsychoDiesel48]

By far one of the most poetic lines in this is "You hear that? That's the sound of forgiveness!" "That's the sound of people DROWNING carl!" "And that is what forgiveness sounds like, screaming and then silence."

[@flarecoils1573]

...holy shit.

[@garretthenderson5738]

Closely followed by "my stomach was making the rumblies... thaxt only hands would satisfy"

[@AceisBeast1]

The real poetic irony is that Carl screamed at himself before drowning himself at the end to pay for his crimes.

[@TrackpadProductions]

I dunno... _"That hurt my feelings. Now we're both in the wrong."_ in response to being lightly criticized for a war crime has aged pretty well.

[@vincentvonderlinden6952]

This wouldn’t have happened if he had enough baby hands with him but to be fair, those are hard to find these days.

[@Maniac4Bricks]

18:37 "he did have a heart in there somewhere" probably several considering the amount of human meat he's eaten

[@TopCoat3076]

Fun fact: Originally the fifth short would've been Carl destroying earth and would be the end of the series, but a lot of comments in the fourth short predicted that would happen, and FilmCow was embarrassed and silently canceled the 5th short due to the predictability. However, Scuffy ,a friend of FilmCow, suggested "What if one the llamas blew up?" which gave FilmCow the idea of giving Carl a crisis now that he doesn't have Paul anymore.

[@hntrl8880]

Cool to know! Where did you find this out?

[@princee6383]

@@hntrl8880In a dream sequence

[@michaelmiller2418]

It ended with Screaming and then Silence... the sound of forgiveness

[@stephenshampine11]

There's a theory I saw once where someone explained it was the creator was trying to come up with more horrific things because people just kept asking for more and more, and the descent into madness is kind of a reflection of what was going on. He was tired and done which represented Paul and the mask was people begging for more so in killing off Carl, his work was "done".

[@DuskPShermanWallaby123]

Yeah.. I realized that when I first watched these episodes come out. And I felt bad because I was one of those people that kept begging for more episodes. I was part of the mask.

[@R15Sammy]

The creator has debunked this! He had always loved the series and intended on giving it a proper finale, but felt his original idea (destroying the earth as the llamas stand on the moon) was too predictable. He thought making the series comically depressing would be a good way to deliver something unpredictable.

[@JetZV]

The series ended with Carl finally forgiving himself, exactly as he described it: screaming and then silence.

[@DamienTenebrous]

It was also him finishing his work. The true work was the extinction of life. He was all that was left so his work was almost done then the paul mask even said "you're almost done Carl" just as he was about to discover real Paul's death

[@iesika7387]

One of the players in my D&D group is named Carl. He's That Guy in our party. We get a lot of milage out of "Caaaaaaaarl!"

[@ILikeCHEEZ9]

Bri is officially the best influence on this channel, listen to everything she says without question Oh, and on that note, this was re-released recently as Llamas with Hats Re-cut for Conscientiousness, because youtube be youtubing. It's actually worth the watch

[@EDENdraws]

Bri is my fave redhead

[@Croutonking65]

This is unironically one of my favorite internet series of all time. The first 4 episodes are hilarious and the last 8 were a big middle finger to the whiny fans who wanted more of Carl’s antics

[@cctomcat321]

Happy Tree Friends was the go-to for back in the pre-2008 era. Teenage me almost died watching that along with anything on Newgrounds or EbaumsWorld. Salad Fingers is another classic. The "Invader Zim Dragonball Z" video... End of Ze World is still good. I can't remember everything... I know dude from Game Grumps animated a bunch of stuff under EgoRaptor. So many flash games lost to time...

[@unforeseeable2.058]

@@cctomcat321i remember his Pokémon animations

[@orbboom6119]

Its been so long since the last time i watched this series😂 I almost forgot it existed, so this notification was a blast of nostalgia, and its still just as funny.

[@unforeseeable2.058]

@@LXW-Arts You mean Smile? Oh god, what if they also watch Cupcakes?

[@BelBelle468]

@@unforeseeable2.058 only if they watch MLP lol. Tho I’d pay money to watch them react to the Mentally Advanced Series/Rainbow Dash presents and Friendship is Witchcraft

[@whiterabbit75]

Llamas usually can swim, but have trouble doing so after jumping 150 feet off a bridge.

[@dragonwaz]

This series is so beautifully deep. Carl is the video creator. Paul is the fanbase. He jumps the shark and loses his main fanbase as the videos get stale, and then the mask starts telling him to finish his work. The mask being the rude entitled supposed fans that just keep asking for more. In the end Carl realizes the fanbase of his original work was dead and gone. So while screaming into the void he jumps in the water. The sound of screaming then drowning silence being the sound of forgiveness and the death being the end of the series. It is so god damn brilliant.

[@R15Sammy]

The creator has debunked this! He had always loved the series and intended on giving it a proper finale, but felt his original idea (destroying the earth as the llamas stand on the moon) was too predictable. He thought making the series comically depressing would be a good way to deliver something unpredictable.

[@MusikCassette]

6:00 "how can you escalate from here" oh you just wait it is gonna get dark.

[@samurai2871]

Him jumping to his death was a reference to episode 2 where he said that’s what forgiveness sounds like, screaming than silence.

[@Dragonamg2]

The creator of Llamas With Hats is currently kick-starting an epilogue series for the twelve original episodes. It has already met its goal but anyone who is a fan of the series should check it out anyway. There are some cool backer rewards.

[@yoda2824]

Dawg I’m almost 22 and you just opened a vault of my childhood. Just from the thumbnail the flood of 1st-3rd grade memories came back. You couldn’t escape the conversations about this and of course it was from the edgy rich friend who had a phone 😭

[@KeysofIDproductions]

The ending was basically the summation of "you must finish your work, Carl," that being himself once everything else was destroyed.

[@thiagomartinz577]

If you guys want more of this old creepy animations... you must see "Salad fingers"

[@quest9905]

Getting them to see the "There's a Man in the Woods" video would be cool too.

[@complex2live]

Both of these are amazing. If not that, then Sock 6

[@ElderonAnalas]

oh, or the entire Marble Hornets catalog.

[@Otisboy121]

Now they need to do Charlie the unicorn next!

[@alicerosekirkland5469]

I was looking for this comment!

[@theguy10n1]

And Salad Fingers

[@AlphaEnt2]

Yeah, shadowstone park is a really cool one as well. Though, I do wonder if they know a recent episode was done sometime ago they modified some of the episodes to make it "brand friendly", a great critique on youtube itself.

[@SunBeeSmoked]

And the lazor collection!

[@kittiesice]

@@theguy10n1 Yes, they must see the rusty spoons! XD

[@ringer1324]

This series is absolutely iconic

[@HexTG]

It ended with the sound of forgiveness. Screaming and then silence.

[@thebigmystery7841]

I feel OLD. Some people here saying they saw this as a kid..... My friend group as seniors in HIGHSCHOOL quoted these on a daily basis. It became such a thing a friend of mine made cookies in the shape of faces and hands for my birthday....now Im 30 and still can quote along with it lol

[@cauldronofstardust]

I was in my late 20s when the word “Caaaarl!” was first exclaimed on KZbin. There. You’re young again 😁 (or I’m just SUPER old, but we’ll go with the former)

[@Dorito_Djinn]

I'm 28 and yeah I must've been in 9th grade when I watched this for the first time. Jeez

[@DuskPShermanWallaby123]

Yeah I was still in school when these came out, like jeez I'm old.

[@joshdavis3743]

I feel ya. I graduated in 2009, so the first episode came out my senior year.

[@Aardydarling]

I was in fourth grade… 🤣 and we still quoted it anyways now I’m 18

[@Samgreen90]

(At 19:27) they're related to camels, so they "should" be able to swim.

[@kage1061]

19:04 That is what forgiveness sounds like. Screaming and then silence.

[@marieporter9488]

Llamas with hats and ASDF were my childhood

[@cauldronofstardust]

I like trains 🚂

[@bobleyvonschmeedlepeedlest5162]

5:53 a decade later and the dude instantly understands how the creator felt at the time.

[@monsterplay1007]

Well, stab someone 37 times in the chest is a common error

[@richardkenan2891]

Just a minor miscalculation. Had he only stabbed the man 36 times, I'm sure Paul wouldn't have been nearly as upset.

[@madduxnagel6935]

You guys gotta watch the epilogue. It's insane.

[@supertjh]

Me and My sister randomly: "...Caaaaarl, that kills people!" Great to see a reaction to this again after a long time xP

[@ShadowDemon_4]

Remember in episode two he said forgiveness sounds like screaming and then silence. Now watch the ending again with that context. He wasn't just ending his life, he was asking for forgiveness.

[@axelminus]

This feels like half my childhood, and explains so much about me. The other half is Charlie the Unicorn, which does not help

[@Kitsu-Ray8d20xx]

Just wait until they found out about the epilogue. It made me cry, but it was a beautiful finish to the story 😌

[@SomeoneTookMyOldName]

You guys have to watch the video from the same channel called “llamas with hats recut for brand consciousness” which they made after the original got demonetized from an updated policy

[@migs192]

Every ending kinda represents Carl's mentality. It becomes distorted, dark when he met Mask Paul. Then in the end it's white and normal music again

[@austinnoliphant]

They released the final epilogue of llamas with hats 8 days ago.

[@DavidRomigJr]

I like how the end theme became more discordant each episode as Carl got worse and then reverted after his death.

[@Iwantapistash]

He’s a dangerous sociopath with a long history of violence. I don’t know how you can forget that.

[@assailant8722]

Now you gotta watch the "KZbin Friendly" version. It's just as good

[@ScreamingScallop]

The line "I cooked them up, and ate them!" was slipped into an episode of _My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic_ that catered to the show's grown-up fans. (Although that time it referred to "expensive imported oats," the line was spoken to a pony whom fans liked to portray as obsessed with human hands.)

[@ThirdyMeowy]

oh i didn't know that was a reference !! i remember that scene haha

[@lillymsf5946]

My bro and i know the whole "there's a dead human in our house" ep from a bionicle stop motion film on YT (like how early 2000s kids would do all the time) and it was soooooo funny to us when we were younger. Actually watching this show was a little more difficult to sit thru, this rides right on the line of being just plain haunting O_O

[@callemontelius4772]

And now. Years later. They upload a epilogue. Crazy. It's wild

[@speedy01247]

there is an epilogue that came out recently (like 8 days ago from my present)

[@V.Perez1985]

I loved this series by Film Cow. I feel like theres a lot of subtext lost by people doscovering this for the first time, and consuming it all at once. It took Jason a REALLY long time to put the full series out, and im pretty sure i read a blog post somehwere stating that he had wanted to move on to other things but fans kept demanding more episodes. Knowing that really reveals layers of commentary on expectations, writers block, depression, etc.

[@cullenlatham2366]

admittedly, i was one who discovered it late (and i blame it on being a bit of a contrarian towards fads- waiting to see if they stick around beyond the initial buzz), but i am not sure as much context is lost as it might appear. Sure, the exact meta context is lost, yet it pokes through with the... humanity of the story. In a binge format, you can see a complete character arc filled with commentary on some of the darkest aspects of human nature; that depth doesnt come from nowhere, and the commentary resonates in similar but distinct ways depending on if it feels like you as the audience were called out for being part of the problem. If anything, binging just creates a greater respect for the series when you see how clean the entire arc is despite changes in direction and behind the scenes turmoil. Getting caught up in the dark humor of a single short only a couple minutes long whilst waiting for the next part creates the fixation, creating the cycle for the behind the scenes drama. With that cycle in place comes a certain pressure of deadlines on the side of the creator before the short becomes irrelevant, and the audience then gets burned by any drastic change in direction or approach. In short, it is complicated. The context of waiting is different than the context of binging, but both experiences are equally valid with different pros and cons with an end result that balances out. At the same time, it is a very hard statement to prove as the factor of time is hard to isolate in an experiment and any single person can only experience the series for their first time once. Binging brings out the nuance, waiting makes the commentary louder. Binging removes most expectations, waiting brings those expectations to a point of imbalance. Both show the subtle improvements as the series progresses in different ways, with waiting giving a hyper-awareness whiplash and binging a respect for acknowledging the subtlest differences. (episode 1: stationary environment with mostly lip flapping. Episode 12: 3-5 distinct backgrounds, animating every part of the frame [foreground, background, middle ground/stage], animated articulation, and characters moving more than just their mouths and facial expressions.) If anything, the improvements makes it hard to believe the show lacked passion, even if it came from turmoil.

[@jordandavenport5784]

So if I recall correctly, this was commentary about fans incessant demand for sequels. By the end, everyone was screaming and begging for it to stop, but FilmCow wouldn’t stop. This was the tragedy we created. By our own comments.

[@phtevenj]

So I kinda remember some drama about this show... so what i remember is the creator was perfectly satisfied with the ending of the fourth cartoon but people were going crazy, asking for more llamas with hats, and so he begrudgingly made more... but his heart wasnt in it... i cant remember exactly but something like that

[@swordsmancs]

5:55 “How do you escalate from here?” Perfect question to ask at that point, really

[@sunnyeardays3426]

In case anyone missed, there is also the "Re-Cut for Brand Conscientiousness" for this series. Let's just say it's worth a watch even if you've seen the original

[@AndriaTheKobold]

I loved this series and the ending was kinda sad. If you pay attention to the splash screens/credit screens, the music gets progressively less cheery as the episodes go on! Kinda distorted to reflect Carl's state of mind. You could watch "thanks smokey" or "i am your grandma" THOSE are trippy!

[@TheSansationalSans]

What about Salad fingers, or Don't hug me i'm scared? Those are some good scary/ funny series!

[@jeremytung1632]

And now there’s an epilogue.

[@josephstafford7741]

I like how the outro music gets more uncanny through the episodes.

[@nathanielreik6617]

So they recently released a kickstarter to do an epilogue for this series. The goal was $22,000, it's got over $250,000.

[@MultiLimpet]

Charlie the Unicorn had a finale episode

[@persnickityb1417]

What a throwback!!! I would love to see more

[@ceoofeternaldamnation]

Carl said the sound of forgiveness was screaming and then silence so when he jumped off the bridge he screamed first…devastating

[@downbeatdialga1341]

I read one theory, that everything after episode 4 or 5, was made-not because the creator wanted to keep making these skits, but-because they were being badgered to by the internet, and that the Paul Mask is a sub in for the audience, while Carl is the creator themself. Episode 4 was the last skit that was intended, blowing up the city, because when Episode 5 starts, Paul isn’t impressed by Carl just getting a bunch of severed hands through a wormhole. Ruff even asks during the credits of Episode 4, “how do you escalate from here?” Continuing the skits and trying to get the same shock factor on a series they wanted to just stop was making the creator miserable, by which the original audience/the real Paul was already gone or had moved on from. It was taking a toll on them, evident by all Carl’s scars and him being emaciated. The credits music gets more and more dissonant. And so that’s why the creator killed off Carl in the end too, to finally put a rest to the series and move on to other projects, no opportunity for reboots.

[@globurim]

Now they should watch the epilogue

[@thisistoohard]

Guys watch the epiloge!

[@OGkrymsonclouds]

GUYS THERES A NEW LLAMAS WITH HATS EPISODE

[@lightningg252]

Ahh... old youtube, memories of cackling with siblings and cousins huddled over the only computer in house are flooding back now

[@Anime-Doof]

What a disturbing blast from the past. An effed up relic of simpler times.

[@unripetheberrby6283]

And there's an Epilogue now! :)

[@RichBaxter73]

There is a new episode! You gotta come back for it, one last time.

[@iamtrashnumber1340]

Hey! There's actually a BRAND NEW Llamas with hats out !! Heavily recommend watching it

[@marzh5278]

Bri doing the lord’s work

[@manicnymphomaniac1609]

Carl definitely had a lot of "hearts"

[@nicodemusmaxwell1624]

The creator made a new episode, called the epilogue

[@CaseyMcGregorAu]

There's the new epilogue for you guys to watch now, made years later.

[@joshdavis3743]

I remember the first episode of this came out my senior year in high school, a few months before graduation. It was all the rage back then.

[@wildmage4472]

Yall gotta watch the epilogue now

[@TCG9777]

The ending of this series broke my heart, but for the wrong reason. The creator of this mini series said again and again that there were only supposed to be a few episodes of dark humor and shock value, but the fans kept begging and screaming for more. Giving the people what they want, the creator ended up making more episodes, only for them to become more grim and decayed

[@Some__Guy]

I watched the first few of these so many times that I could recite them word for word from memory in high school, earning me the nickname "Caaarl" with some of my friends.

[@Kizonaki54]

not sure if you are interested but they just released a new epilogue to this

[@PsychoDiesel48]

I have seen this so many times I could practically recite it by heart XD I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! Especially the first 6 episodes. After that it goes into the territory where people were begging the series to continue and it kind of goes off the rails but hey, still genius

[@BlueCircuit]

llamas with hats epilogue is out!!!

[@JefflezZz]

Bravo Bri. You've unlocked a core memory

[@shelbiewilliams4027]

Ooo~, maybe they can watch Charlie the Unicorn next?? That would be a good classic to see after seeing Llamas with hats!! 😄

[@kgriffin1032]

Man, what a piece of the early Internet, loved this. If you need something else then Don't Hug Me I'm Scared is another great crazy early Internet watch, if yall haven't seen it already

[@swanchamp5136]

The intro music just gets more warped with each episode

[@ChickChickChirp]

A new video was released by the creator a few days ago that said a continuation will be made!!

[@jessbellis9510]

I still quote this show til this day. Been a massive fan of FilmCow for years. Cupcake Pals and the Ghost House series are great too.

[@telepathiclollipop]

"CHARLIE THE UNICORN" NEXT PLEASE!! I love this series and Charlie the Unicorn is like its sibling series!!!

[@SatanicBarbeque]

You guys just regressed me by about 14 years instantaneously, and I am having so much fun that I'm speechless...do you hear that? That's what enjoyment sounds like. Screaming, and then silence.

[@CastaBoi]

Y'all gotta watch the latest Llamas with Hats!!!!

[@demonsorrows]

Respect for Bree and much love to the group. Should start bullying them to watch any of the old classics from the early days of viral videos. End of ze World, Charlie the Unicorn, Salad fingers, all the things!

[@IdsFear]

the epilogue just came out

[@jackie6361]

One last time... for both Carl, and Pauls sake... let us all truly mean it when we say: "Caaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrlllllllll!!!!!!!!!"

[@sabrinaduckett5057]

This was such a splendid surprise! Now you also have to watch Charlie the Unicorn, PRETTY PLEASE!!!!

[@pieflower6419]

I saw this years ago, so it's so funny to revisit 😂

[@BlueRoseWolfie]

I love this cool KZbin classic. Cool thing to notice, with each episode the music at the end becomes more warped until the last episode where it goes back to normal.

[@StalkerZeroRocky]

The mask represents the fans that kept asking for more episodes

[@InvisableCactus101]

I turned 18 recently and i literally grew up watching lamas with hats im glad to see people are still watching it❤

[@SteveMND]

If you loved this, you definitely need to see some more Filmcow stuff! Despite this being something like a decade old, Filmcow's been continuously making new stuff as well. His other old-school classic is the Charlie the Unicorn series (both the original series, plus the extended finale they made more recently). I also strongly recommend the recent The Fall of ShadowStone Park series for more slow-burn psychological damage.

[@migs192]

Donate to the creator's kickstarter so we can get more of Llamas with Hats

[@Marias.Icerunner]

"Llamas can indeed swim, but they are very dense internally with no voids and quite lean so they don't float well. They do have large lungs though. Initially, their hollow hair gives them some added buoyancy but that doesn't last very long as it gets water logged and they gradually ride lower with only the neck showing"

[@leupui]

omg i remember this from when I was a kid XD I like the unicorn ones too. "Candy mountain charlie." it's a classic you probably heard around X'D

[@MultiLimpet]

It got a finale episode 10 years later

[@GG_Metl]

There’s a new episode out now

[@Ozzie666]

The way the music slows down every episode

[@arkinguy1485]

New Llamas with hats!!!