LUCIDS: PART FOUR

Previously, Mrs. Hills tasked our heroes with retrieving Quinn, the lost memory of her son, from Benjamin's dreamscape. Meanwhile, we've discovered that Benjamin's second grade reality is, in fact, somehow, Oliver's dreamscape, and that Oliver effectively woke up Benjamin in order to escape his traumatic reality.
Now, Benjamin and Oliver finally meet face to face with Jasper and Quinn. The only question is... will Quinn bite into the Apple, returning him to Benjamin's reality, and reuniting him with Mrs. Hills...?
Created, written, filmed, acted, edited, scored, and produced by me
Voice of Mrs. Hills by my mom
Voice of Isabelle by Mary Townsend
Additional camera work by my Dad
Ending song: "Backseat" by me, which isn't done yet.
MERCH: teespring.com/...
CHASE SEQUENCE SCORE: / hes-a-lucid
LUCIDS: • LUCIDS : PART ONE
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And thanks so much for watching!!
And if you've made it this far in the description... what's brown and sticky?
A stick.

[@amandastarfan]

THE REASON BENJAMIN DIDNT WANT OLIVER TO CALL HIM BENNY IS BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT ISABELLE CALLED HIM IM CRYING NICHOLAS YOURE A GENIUS

[@ellanieruiz2286]

I SAW THAT TOO!! Literally as soon as Isabelle said Benny I had to pause the video and scream 😂😭😭

[@chaosareyouokay]

BRO HES A MASTERMIND

[@mittens3891]

BRO HE IS.

[@Luna-uc1mc]

Fr

[@Code_Ax0]

Me: _trying not to cry_ That one strange man: "AH A TREE"

[@rhiannonpaugh4324]

LMFAOOO LITERALLY

[@rhiannonpaugh4324]

Also I love you pfp 😼

[@existenceispain_geekthesiren]

_"There's a metaphor in there somewhere."_

[@snoodoosdeadlycaterpillars]

I was trying to focus on the sad part, but he just wouldn’t shush ✋😭😂

[@SN_0549]

​@@existenceispain_geekthesirenwhat's the metaphoooor

[@samanthadobson6607]

“Ahhh a tree!” Guy will be living in my head rent free now

[@Haydrik_osity]

He’s in *your* dreamscape now.

[@va-v]

Wonder how the poor guy ended up like that

[@VictorTheRandomCultist]

For real tho

[@storytime6728]

There’s a metaphor in there somewhere...

[@cutoverlemer6770]

@Art Is an explosion its said at 10:55

[@ollieanilo2941]

Hey, just wanted to put this out there. Felt important. This series and everything before it is an absolute masterpiece and it deserves so much recognition. A team of fifty people have difficulty putting together a story like this and yet somehow one person is able to do it.Just incredible and so excited to see how it ends.

[@NicholasPodany8]

thank you so so much!!

[@jadync.5971]

"There's probably a discord somewhere" IS THE BEST LINE

[@introvertedcosplayer]

Where’s the discord? I can’t find it but I’d love to join!

[@jadync.5971]

@@introvertedcosplayer You know idk if there actually is one but if someone wants to make one I am all about that

[@introvertedcosplayer]

@@jadync.5971 Not me, genuinely being tempted to make one. But idk how we’d spread it, or get people to join or tell the creator about it. Or anything.

[@jadync.5971]

@@introvertedcosplayer I mean this discussion is happening in the comments there are at least 55 people who also want this discord

[@introvertedcosplayer]

@@jadync.5971 what’s your discord tag? Let’s talk on there. Mine is Introverted_cosplayer# 4954

[@Bev4Ever2]

Stop no I’m feeling so many things. But also the whole chase scene was impeccable

[@NicholasPodany8]

thank you!!!!

[@SnowCatKroe]

"There's a metaphor in there somewhere." We're getting pretty constant reveals for different layers to the dreamscape but that "allegory" sort of nailed it so well for me. We are constantly surprised by different perceptions of the things around and within us. I think denial, something scrutinized and analyzed a lot in this series, has so many distinct protective layers that when one is uncovered another one pops up. For Oliver it's the denial of the power he holds, the accident he was part of, for Benjamin it's the what he remembers his life to be is actually different because of what he chooses to think about. Dreams are our unconscious making us process the things we don't want to think about. They're manifestations of guilt, fear, love, denial, anger, identity - and I think the fact that every character is played by Nicolas is a part of that. Our dreams are just... Us. And they can be beautiful or horrifying, because our *minds* can be those things. Now, I'm gonna rewatch this episode three more times and try to piece more together because I am OBSESSED.

[@bookfanatic8329]

It's a big 'ol onion.

[@johvie]

I love this comment. Thank you.

[@jacsethlogs]

“There’s a metaphor in here somewhere” He saw the forest for the trees

[@NicholasPodany8]

THERE IT IS

[@waffledog7292]

holy shit dude

[@veronicaclark2765]

Wait I still don’t get it. Can you explain it?

[@waffledog7292]

@@veronicaclark2765 instead of just viewing a forest for a forest he viewed it for the trees that were in it

[@oversonder]

@@waffledog7292 I am once again asking for more clarification. My pea brain still doesn't get it

[@Me-ss2gq]

'Get absolutely yartmapped' Nicholas pLEASE make this into merch I'm begging you-

[@localforestdeity]

I would buy yartmapped merch so fast

[@chloewatters4668]

I want it so bad!

[@NicholasPodany8]

Ok. I'm gonna do it.

[@coupledouble]

@@NicholasPodany8 YES

[@n.catherine9715]

@@NicholasPodany8 YES YES

[@shytoad720]

rly cheated us out of the 8 minute montage of quinn biting all the apples of the ppl's dreams he went into to get back to jasper

[@NicholasPodany8]

director's cut coming right up

[@shytoad720]

@@NicholasPodany8 thank u it's a shame the bigwigs don't let the real art stay in the final cut

[@CaitLumos]

Haha I didn't think of that

[@nixelliottrivera9324]

it’s 8 am and this is making me chuckle so hard

[@shytoad720]

@@nixelliottrivera9324 thank u i live to serve

[@Me-ss2gq]

Ready to be confused af and wait for smarter viewers to comment theories

[@leahalderson8439]

This is literally me like I dont know what's happening in this half the time so I just come here to try and make sense of it

[@joshgray3360]

This was, like, five twists in the span of 13 minutes and I was NOT prepared for how brilliant it all was. Well done!

[@alexnartlecorn6677]

The person watching you film the woods part: 👁👄👁

[@NicholasPodany8]

TWO HIKERS. ONE OF THEM CAME ALONG MID COSTUME CHANGE. MORTIFIED.

[@alexnartlecorn6677]

@@NicholasPodany8 Oh bro, you should’ve charged em. Like just look them in the eyes are run right for them.

[@ethereallords3210]

@@NicholasPodany8 zamnnnn

[@mackenziepratt4845]

The apple thrown into the air on "dream" was very, very good

[@katherinelawless8945]

The thing that KILLS me is that for some reason, even after everything jasper and Quinn fight to stay together. Jasper tells the cult to protect Quinn even after his plan was revealed, Quinn runs from Benjamin and tells him he’s never going to go back because he’s found family in jasper. Their relationship crazy and wonderful and it’s one of my favorite parts of this series

[@ahorribleterribleperson]

Also Quinn probably finds family in Jasper's mom too.

[@sheabutter1408]

Me: **crying** The one guy: ah! a tree! 😃 ah! a tree! 😃

[@syd8960]

gotta be honest i’m still pretty lost but it’s such a good story line and the acting is amazong

[@christina-xd3pe]

same

[@imperfectandchaotic]

WAIT SO. If Oliver is holding Benjamin inside his own dream (without his knowledge), and Quinn is right about what he saw in Benjamin’s dreams/memory, is this Benjamin using lucid dreaming to find a version of Isabelle he didn’t lose?? Did they have a baby before getting married?? Is the proposal where it all fell apart?? And 7 year old (dream?) Benjamin is just trying to do it all over better because older dream him messed up so badly?

[@floralintermission4546]

omg genius

[@plainbutterfly1153]

I have no idea what happening 😀👍

[@Sealetv]

@@plainbutterfly1153 Lmaoo

[@robertricks8574]

You are too smart for this universe

[@NOWABOmusic]

No, the Jasper Dreamscape is not Benjamin's original dreamscape. In the original dream at Whole Foods, he was merely engaged to Isabel. The Jasper dreamscape appears to be "later" than that. The Benjamin in the cult joined because his wife left him. But Oliver's Benjamin had no idea that would/could happen.

[@edakivanc8654]

is the metaphor that you can't see the forest for the trees? that you are so distracted by those unlimited dreamscapes and the possibilities that arise with them, that you forget where you came from? that you don't see what you left behind and WHY you even started to collect those trees around you as to not see the big unyielding forest that surrounds you?

[@erin2623]

I cannot begin to express the leaps my heart make when I hear the music. I swear my eyes tear up every time I hear the lucid theme. It’s so beautiful. and every times someone shows up and their theme plays I’m pretty sure my grin is audible. Nicholas Podany... thank you

[@NicholasPodany8]

I'm putting up the chase music on Soundcloud tomorrow I think!

[@sambutler953]

Well then. Didn’t realize today was heartbreak day...

[@NOWABOmusic]

So..... people who look at local phenomena as evidence for or against a global issue are like someone walking in a forest but only looking at one tree at a time?

[@thesleepydot]

genius

[@castorgrants7884]

I just realized that Oliver’s list has the Beatles on it

[@hollowedboi5937]

9:02 thank you for explaining the story now I’m all caught up 😂

[@heatherdeans7899]

I still can't believe this is all one person.

[@ace-pergerssyndrome1643]

“How can it be global warming if it’s getting colder, you see what I mean?” That dude can’t see the forest for the trees

[@kcarreras8486]

Quinn calling Jasper his real family... I'M not crying YOU'RE crying

[@katherinelawless8945]

Jasper when Benny and Oliver try and take Quinn away: excuse me That’s MY emotional support cult leader

[@markpower2005b]

I would like to take this time to remind you all that this is ONE GUY. And he can act his damn heart out, and play four different characters all in the same room

[@elle_g29]

I keep forgetting he is in fact every single character

[@bruzon2099]

I feel like I’m literally using every last brain cell to figure out what the CRAP is happening

[@hollypotter3554]

I’m going to keep saying “aaaa a tree” whenever I see a tree 😂

[@PowerOf47]

first few seconds in "the past few years with you have felt like a dream" hurt me and the apple

[@superworld4076]

OH wow this one hurt like hell And Ah a tree

[@zypper7213]

The fact that your acting, cinematography, editing, etc. all improved so much in just 8 months is absolutely astonishing I've really liked B&O and Jasper since they first started and they were already well-made then but the amount of changes made for the better recently is so amazing to me!

[@Someguysayingsomething]

this just keeps getting better omg, the speech at the beginning is genuinely so sweet and i keep laughing at "ah a tree!" also my name is Robin so this made me feel special.

[@griffinlopez3808]

I just love the fact that while watching this I am able to feel like each character is a different person despite the fact that everyone is played by the same person, the acting in this is absolutely beautiful and I am in awe because of it

[@queenworlds2313]

The moment Quin and Jasper looked at the exact same moment from Ben to Robin? Priceless. This is so freaking amazing!

[@Haydrik_osity]

Everyone else is talking either talking about the “Ah, A Tree!” Guy, or the impeccable drama, and the OUTSTANDING STORY- but I just have to ask... do we have an official definition for what “getting Yartmapped” means, because myself and several friends who ADORE this series have been wanting to use it as an inside joke since The Adventures Benjamin and Oliver. XPPP

[@valeriaquinterolopez9346]

i feel like “get yarkmapped” has the same energy as “get rekt” 💀💀💀

[@chloewatters4668]

Someone made an Urban Dictionary definition for it, but wrong spelling. www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yardmapped

[@pspsps_comehere3739]

This may not have been your intent but this series for me is a way to realize that, my brain of little boxes and characters are exactly that. A dreamscape. A way to disconnect. That my trauma; and its consequences; are common. I'm not alone. Though I may be reaching for something to connect with in a time where that's what I need. Its comforting, to say the least. As I go through these type of thoughts daily, nightly. So thank you. REALLY Thank you.

[@graceswan4353]

Benjamin’s story lines up so perfectly with Amnesia by 5sos

[@isad.4603]

every time you upload one of these i'm like "okay well the last one is so was good this one will be just as good" and then it's somehow BETTER you are so freaking good at what you do and this is my way of saying that this episode absolutely wrecked me kudos :)

[@dotmc]

First because yes and this series is amazing I love it. Why am I currently the only one waiting for the Premiere.

[@thatwriterguy9912]

im here bro, and im hyped

[@dotmc]

Oh damn I’ve been pinned. Cool 😎

[@leotannen6557]

The ah a tree guy has my heart out personality’s exactly the same

[@nataliepickens4830]

I hope you realize the phrase “ah a tree” has been playing in my head over and over for a solid 24 hours now

[@ButterflyColors]

That was the coolest chase sequence I’ve ever seen

[@Ashley-pt7hh]

This is the type of content hollywood is missing which is originality. I still remember the series of “the haunting of the sunshine girl” on KZbin and follow through that every day. And I genuinely miss that type of authenticity and originality in tv shows and movies today but boy does this series deliver. This series is going to keep me wanting more and more no matter how confusing it gets. And the amount of effort that goes into every single episode especially for one person is astonishing it’s an absolute masterpiece.

[@kitkatpdx]

This entire series is a work of art. It honestly deserves to be on the big screen

[@InsertGamingYT]

Before watching I have some ideas on what might happen 1.Quinn will find out that he’s in Benjamin’s dream 2.Benjamin will find out that Oliver has the Apple I will come back after watching to give my thoughts of Part 4 and if my theories were correct Edit:1. Correct 2. Not correct

[@silviafalls7697]

I still can not believe that this is all you! You’re an amazing actor and writer and you never fail to blow my mind! This is absolutely incredible! Congrats on being awesome dude! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@hollypotter3554]

THAT WHY HE DOESNT LIKE BEING CALLED BENNY OMG THATS SO CUTE AND SAD!!! I’m only 2 minutes into this and already want to cry

[@jonathantsigas1553]

10:20 is giving me actual shivers... Nicholas Podany, you are a genius.

[@stateparker87]

‘My favorite scene of the movie is waking up next to you’ IM GONNA SOB

[@raposaquecomemiojo]

this is literally the most confusing series I've ever seen, and I just love how it tells you the story without actually saying what is going on

[@planetsarah5317]

i struggle to understand these to start with but it really gets my mind thinking and i’m so invested in figuring each episode out

[@butiamjustaperson8823]

I need to process. How? How is this so good?

[@charlottespringett8302]

OMG I’M SO INVESTED I STARTED CRYING! How are you so talented???

[@richardwinterphotography2199]

Really hoping this takes off and gets its own show on a major streaming service. Incredible writing ✨

[@InsertGamingYT]

The cut to black is the middle of this made me think that this is a tv show and then remembered, please someone hire him to make this a full movie or series

[@rhiannonpaugh4324]

I think that it’s incredible that he does everything on his own. He even creates his own scores. And on top of that he is an amazing actor, I can really feel the emotion. 💕

[@sapphireenvy]

I love Benjamin and Oliver's dynamic, and while they're on this mission with Mrs. Hills to find her lost son, it feels like they're her sons

[@va-v]

Legends say that the man getting surprised by trees is to this day saying "Ahh! A tree." while being in the middle of a forest.

[@nenphix7279]

Who told/taught Quinn how to jump between dreamscapes. Just saying that there could be more to expand off of this.

[@NicholasPodany8]

hhhhmmmMMMMMM

[@BravoDuckXD]

Wow. You know I was looking for a new person worthy of subscription and I found you. Thank you for bring an interesting light to the end of a dark day. You helped me get out of my head when I needed most and it makes me wonder if my auto pilot mode is watching youtubers. A very good series. I hope there is more. Again, thank you and keep up the amazing work.

[@rpmdaltonproductions8154]

Just watched these back to back and geez dude this is insanity, how the hell fid you manage to story board this

[@bookworm_of_heaven]

ok but. Jaspers dreamscape being just him and Quinn chilling in a garden, and then Quinn calling Jasper the only family he knows, i. too many emotions 😭😭

[@inessophie1126]

This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen on KZbin. I’m gonna send this to all of my friends

[@reaIkobeni]

"Lucids, and dreamscapes, and stuff. I dunno, there's probably a discord somewhere" LMFAO

[@chrystla891]

this series is actually incredible and its honestly astonishing that you could come up with this by yourself and I just want to say you are unimaginably talented and this series deserves so much more attention and views here on youtube

[@NicholasPodany8]

Oh hey thanks! And yeah, I'm trying to get the word out as best I can, but tell your people as well if you want!

[@DrollerSteam13]

I am just incredibly amazed by how good your acting has gotten. It honestly seems like this is an actual tv show. Keep up the incredible work!

[@v01dTelevision]

I love this series so much. I originally came here looking for that one audio, but now I’m invested. I love psychological horrors, especially when you can’t tell what’s real. All the characters are played by the same person, and there’s little to no change in lighting or camera angles from cut to cut, and we can’t tell what is reality and what is a dream, an I have very little idea of what is going on, and I love it

[@mauralavenders]

Why is this so good? literally, how can one single person be so talented.

[@sdathomas5088]

I've been binging these and the story is just so cool! The characters feel realistic and compelling and the camera work and editing is great, too.

[@stroyanielson3776]

0:56 “Life is like a film. It’s all set, beginning, middle and end and all of the characters have no choice but to go through it fame by frame” ngl this line unnerved me the most because of the strong sense of deja vu it had. Last night I had a dream where one of the ‘characters’ said, “Everything in this place is all set for us. There’s the beginning, the middle, and the end. We have no choice but to go along with it and follow the script as is. But, _you_ don’t have to. The rules don’t apply to you here. So, what will you do? Will you change your fate?” and I woke up feeling oddly alarmed. Then I found this series and it confused me even more lmao. Great job by the way!! Good luck on your future projects!!

[@emilypedro4084]

how has this series not reached more people. your writing and direction is brilliant. i’ve already recommended to two friends. you’re a genius

[@kxena408]

This is like my fifth time rewatching this tonight, and I cannot get over the quality. My first time through, I didn’t even know that there were backstory episodes so I was just really confused but in absolute awe of the quality of *everything* that I stuck around. I also don’t fully understand it yet, so I’ll probably have to rewatch five more times to get the full story, but I’m not tired of it yet. Amazing job!!!!!

[@InsertGamingYT]

I love the discord reference I really hope more people join, it’s pretty inactive

[@lou_dawg]

Do you have link?

[@InsertGamingYT]

@@lou_dawg wKG5ExHfHk put that after the discord .gg you can’t post links

[@KrisRhinehart]

This is..legitimate art. I’m astounded by the amount of talent you hold. You’re gonna go so far

[@elliesmith3455]

This is some of the best filmmaking/acting/scoring I’ve seen from a small creator in a long time. This series is creative and compelling so on many levels Im excited to see more. It doesn’t make sense but also feels so homey at the same time. Seriously a great job thank you

[@justaddsugar915]

It’s crazy how well all the events flow so smoothly together! It’s so cool to see how old events are clarified new events, or new events were foreshadowed by old events, or just plot twists in general. It’s so good!!

[@lolabee5238]

Well that guy will not have any problem when he'll need to write his own proposal/vows. That was literally so sweet but unfortunatly theur story ended sadly. Great twist, heartbroking scene, the acting was amazing.

[@maisiequinn8512]

Why is this series not insanely popular already? It's like the perfect blend of serious and funny and the worldbuilding is super creative. It's so good!

[@deviouspurrloin]

I can't believe just one person made this incredible project truly a masterpiece and deserves so much more recognition.

[@sofficoto]

I honestly cannot fully express how happy this series makes me. This is the kind of stuff that I crave deeply, the kind of content that just makes every painful moment in my life worth it, and I might not even be sure why. But the way this is shot, the music, the acting and the writing are all so beautiful, and fill me with the greatest sense of joy that I cannot even describe. This kind of thing is something that I would keep to myself, my little place to escape from the world and to see something fantastic, but at the same time, I really hope more people can find and appreciate this work ^^ So… if you’ll ever see this comment, thank you for this, it’s an amazing series and I can’t wait to see more ^^

[@alexisstevens7605]

So, Oliver was in Benjamin's dreamscape in the very first scene... that means when they both "woke up," what really happened was Benjamin jumped into Oliver's dreamscape, and Oliver woke up from Benjamin's dreamscape into his own dreamscape? And there is no actual reality because every reality is just someone else's dreamscape? I am so interested in this story, this is wild. Can't wait for the next one.

[@yeetomosquito8904]

I’m offended youtube recommended this to me AN HOUR LATE. THIS IS A MASTERPIECE

[@emilysavage6283]

The cinematography in this is incredible

[@pandalandalopalis6515]

"Which means One: I'm a good listener haha" good boyfriend

[@sjlovesbread]

My new favorite quote is "Life is basically like a film, its all set. Beginning middle and end, and we all have to live through it frame by frame. And theres some parts we laugh and moments we cry and moments we get bored, and moments you fall asleep. Then theres your favorite moments that you wish you could watch over and over and over again, and for me my favorite scene of the movie is waking up next to you. And I've re-watched that scene for the past 5 years and im still not bored of it" Not sure if i got it for every word but its very beautiful

[@margaretenglish8797]

ISABEL SAYING HEY BENNY MADE ME CRY

[@caitie_pagonis]

waaaaoowww. yeah this one's my favorite too. my jaw is dangling at the end of every episode but this one hit different.

[@sayorsee]

I dread the moment Benjamin finds out about Oliver having an apple :(

[@editzboldt9893]

dude, the scene with both Quinn and Benjamin trying to reach eachothers dreamscapes was so dope

[@existenceispain_geekthesiren]

*"Look at what you've done."* *"And* _NEVER_ *COME BACK!"* I have no idea why this part just makes me freeze every time.

[@kyleethan7664]

“Lucid’s and dreamscapes and stuff, I don’t know there’s probably a discord somewhere” had me 😂😂

[@elliet7732]

You deserve so much more recognition for this, I absolutely love this

[@conalldoherty7132]

Can we get a full album of the Lucids ost? I would love to listen to your compositions everyday

[@Sofinnie4665]

I can't be the only one that thought the ring box in the beginning was a brownie. And the plot thickens! I can't wait to see part 5. The series just keeps surprising me every time. Also, will the music in this series be released anywhere? I'm vibing to a lot of these songs.

[@carelican]

the first monologue in this part literally had me in tears jesus christ you're so good with words

[@pgal9876]

I absolutely adore this series, it was fantastic idea from the beginning but it's getting better and better every day within a new episode. I love how everything is connected to each other, so when you see your tik toks again you can spott new things. Also it's so well made, it's written and produced in brilliant way. Your acting is so good, that while watching this, you forget that it's the same person playing all of the characters. This is the type of series, that makes you want to hit yourself with a brick, just to be able to watch it again from the beginning. Im sorry for all the mistakes in spelling but simple words cannot describe how much i love this

[@wilevans7125]

Ahh a tree started to sound like ahh retreat towards the end

[@seraphici]

IM LOSING IT. I AM ACTUALLY LOSING IT OVER THIS SERIES WHAT THE FUUUCCKKKK ITS SO GOOD????