Musical Theatre Coach Reacts | ON MY OWN - LES MIS | Samantha Barks

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In this video Musical Theatre Coach Marc Daniel Patrick discusses Samantha Barks in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Miserables. Performing On My Own made popular by Lea Salonga. The 2012 film also starred Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman & Eddie Redmayne

[@kristikinzel4433]

Yes, "the queen of blandsville!" That is how I have always felt about Cosette. Eponine has my two favorite songs in the entire show, both heart-breakers. I think she is truly the most miserable of les miserables, but still able to love deeply and truly, and always giving of herself.

[@rowanaembers4929]

Nailed it! You said it perfectly

[@MarcDanielPatrick]

So well said.

[@FifthAveAtFive]

This sums up why Eponine is the dream role for me and so many.

[@jeffd8709]

Samantha Barks will always be my Eponine. She killed it in the 25th anniversary concert and brought the same energy to this performance. Her and Eddie Redmayne are probably the best parts of this film.

[@johnwright7307]

There only one Eponie and nobody comes close. Lea Salonga is way better than Banks. She doesn't even come close. She is the only Epinie

[@megbyrne148]

so so amazing to see Samantha Barks on this channel - she's from my hometown, and her sister was actually my primary school teacher! Everyone from the Isle of Man is so so so proud of her and how far she's come

[@katherinepollock]

That's awesome!

[@mparagames]

She is a very amazing singer; glad you were able to have her as a teacher

[@stardust2882]

"Queen of blandsville that is Cosette" 🤣

[@MarcDanielPatrick]

Too much? lol

[@stardust2882]

@@MarcDanielPatrick Let's not haggle for darling Colette.... 🤣

[@themaddiemads]

I absolutely adore Samantha Barks, I don't know how she manages to make every "I love him" so different and profound each time she sings it!! Eponine is always the character that steals my heart in this show!

[@cromulentwords]

Samantha Barks was the most overt pro in that depressingly mismanaged film. Holy smokes, her death scene. It speaks to her talent and strength that even Hooper's nonsensical direction couldn't result in a bad performance from her.

[@dankhnw8]

*coughs* Eddy

[@elisamiller5233]

Aaron Tveit was very good as well! But Samantha takes the cake on best overall.

[@MarcDanielPatrick]

Haha. So what im getting is you're not a fan of Hooper's direction then? :P

[@MrAaronWomball]

I firmly agree! I had the pleasure of seeing her in the West End playing Eponine back in like 2011 I think! My best friend's Mum took us when we were going to to Les Mis in our last year of school. (I was Marius, he was Javert). She was STUNNING in the west end production. I was very lucky that day, Simon Bowman as Jean Val Jean, Norm Lewis as Javert and Samantha Barks Eponine. Killian Donnelly was Enjolras. Man that show was insane. Saw it a second time and it was no where near as good without them.

[@MrAaronWomball]

@@MarcDanielPatrick I personally think Hooper should not be given another musical adaptation! He butchers the music in Les Mis which kind of destroys it instantly for me, then he totally miss understood cats. :P There's out of time tap dancing, Grizabella gets touched before she belts TOUCH ME. It's a shitshow in my opinion, the guy doesn't understand musical theatre.

[@GGSoneBAPBaby]

In all honestly she was the best thing about this adaption

[@malloryfallon6394]

frrr! .... and aaron tveit haha

[@susanboyd6592]

I honestly was pleasantly surprised with Anne Hathaway.

[@BronyTimereactions]

Not a suprised as she did the role for the 25th anniversary of the staged musical that was done concert style.

[@GGSoneBAPBaby]

@@BronyTimereactions ohhh I have to look that up 😍😍

[@sharpaycutie2]

Yasss!!!

[@Yoyoyoitsdatboi]

Marc, I wanted to let you know that you have really captured my interest in musical theater. Hamilton on Disney was basically the first musical I have ever seen, and I found your channel through your reactions from that movie. Thanks so much for putting out great content, you've converted at least one person to the joy and beauty of musical theater!

[@MarcDanielPatrick]

Aw, thanks so much. Appreciate that.

[@sarahoconnor9820]

She's flawless! You should do a comparison video of Samantha Barks' "On My Own" performance in the 2012 movie vs the 25th Anniversary Concert. I'd love to hear your perspective of the acting / vocal choices between film and stage (albeit, concert "stage").

[@johnwright7307]

Lea no Questions

[@lysan4878]

I love this rendition because it focuses on the emotion other than vocals. I will always prefer to be moved by a performance than to be like dang they can sing. That’s what the radio is for.

[@rumpelstiltskinbuttaller7991]

Honestly, Cosette has always lacked a dimension that could've pushed her to the same level as Eponine. Realistically speaking, how can a person face that much childhood trauma and still remain that innocent?

[@CEWThree]

What she needs is a better song than "In My Life." "Castle on a Cloud" does such a good job at encapsulating her childhood state, but her adulthood is defined by falling in love with Marius right away and having a bunch of questions that Valjean will never answer. Maybe give her a solo just before "One Day More," where she basically says that now that she's finally found in Marius someone who won't hide anything from her, someone who is safe and who might give her everything she has ever wanted, and now her father is tearing the two of them away from each other. Basically expand the line "Tomorrow you'll be worlds away, and yet with you my world has started" into a song.

[@rumpelstiltskinbuttaller7991]

@@CEWThree actually that does expound more on her as a character. I think one of the reasons why she always had less emotional depth than Eponine was because we had less time to understand her emotions as well as how she thinks. With Eponine and On My Own we get what she wants but with Cosette and In My Life she's only started bringing her thoughts out but we didn't get to know what happens next for her emotionally

[@kiksocks12]

I think that is the point of Cosette actually, that she is supposed to be that angelic innocence that shines through all the sadness and torture. That’s why she needs to have an absolutely angelic voice. Which Seyfried does not. It was honestly awful and cringey hear her play Cosette. She has beautiful angelic face and hair but they really missed the mark with the singing voice on this one.

[@susanboyd6592]

Her character was never really developed by Victor Hugo either.

[@danaandrews4261]

The play is about the Miserable. Cosette was not that- for most of her life she was sheltered/protected from pain. Her character was comfort and some Safety. You have to embrace every character to appreciate the others

[@wanderer7956]

I tend to think that when people say Cosette is "the queen of blandsville," it's because they don't understand the point of her character. She's almost a placeholder in the story, representing Valjean's act of atonement to Fantine, and the barrier to Eponine being with Marius (even though Marius wasn't interested in her before Cosette came into the picture, but anyway...). If you look at the story, her character journey is pretty impressive. She was raised apart from her mother with the Thénardier family, whose entire mission in life was to take what they can get. Cosette is abused and neglected until she's rescued by Valjean. This is a difficult beginning that could have jaded her, but instead, she follows her adoptive father's example and strives to be good and kind. I've always thought they didn't give more focus on her character in the musical because that made it easier to focus on Eponine's pain and longing- you wouldn't feel for Eponine so much if you saw Cosette a good person, or possibly more deserving of Marius. BTW, is that true that Taylor Swift was competing for the role?!? That would have ruined the movie! I know there's a lot of die hard Swifties out there, but lets be honest- while she'll be remembered for how many downloads or concert tickets she sold, she won't go down in history as one of the great vocalists of her generation. You can't just have a decent voice for the leads in Les Mis. Ask Russell Crowe...

[@RoseByAny]

Do you think "placeholder" makes her *less* bland? ;)

[@tracyroweauthor]

that tiny, subtle sob when she sings "I love him" breaks my heart every time.

[@PS-DLMA]

THANK YOU!!!! She goes full voice during the 25th Anniversary but i find in this we, the audience, get the raw emotion more

[@tankmaster1018]

2:01 - 2:09 That delivery was just absolutely perfect... I can't think of a better way to annunciate those first few lines then Samantha did here. That hesitation between the "close my eyes," "and he has found me." Gives me chills every time

[@adofoi30]

Samantha and Anne… could someone please redact my memory of Russel Crowe!

[@ashildrtheswift3028]

If I could play a character in Les Miserables, I would pick a background character who doesn't sing. I fear it wouldn't be a good production otherwise

[@davesmith5470]

Lol. Me too - I’ll be the dead body on the barricade!

[@MarcDanielPatrick]

HAHAHA. Brilliant.

[@stephaniekirby3073]

@@davesmith5470 hehe me too. Although I'd probably mess that up too. I don't think I can stay believably still for so long. Maybe one of the soldiers?😅

[@Bowling_Dude]

Les Miz is becoming my favorite show. I was recently cast as Valjean in a local theater.

[@TheNameIsLisi]

Congrats! That's incredible and break a leg! :)

[@Bowling_Dude]

@@TheNameIsLisi THANKS! 😄

[@MarcDanielPatrick]

Congrats!

[@JaTaunPratt]

Marc Daniel Patrick as Eponine...WHO'S GONNA MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!!

[@grayonthewater]

Yeeeeeeesss this is my all time favorite song of any musical movie Samantha Barks fucking killz it🙌

[@averycoleman5127]

Could you react to Jeremy Jordan's "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"? I absolutely loved that performance and it's one of the time's(In my opinion) when his acting choices really work. Another great performance of his is "Losing My Mind" That one was a lot softer but absolutely breathtaking nonetheless. Love the channel so much!

[@6thwilbury2331]

Not exactly out on a limb here, but to me, the movie version went: Samantha Barks Aaron Tveit ... Everyone else ... Russell Crowe

[@embe_3]

Definitely agree on Samantha Barks and Aaron Tveit. Tho I personally would rate Hugj Jackman lower than Russell Crowe (I said what I said) I just feel like Hugh Jackman's voice is too low for the part of Valjean, his rage isnt quite where its need for those songs (just my opinion)

[@6thwilbury2331]

​@@embe_3 Yeah, I can get behind that. If I was to grade on a curve, where I adjust for expectation, then definitely. I actually liked Jackman's performance on a couple numbers, but for the most part, he was a disappointment. As for Crowe, I just felt sorry for him. He was out of his league. Perfectly enjoyable rock voice, and he absolutely has the physical presence, but his singing chops just don't measure up for Les Mis. What I'll never understand: Philip Quast was still just young enough to pull off a convincing Javert back in 2012. Why not bring in the GOAT for that role, and introduce him to mainstream film audiences? (Then again, I wonder if he was offered and refused once he knew what the conditions would be.) And for that matter, was Katie Hall not available as Cosette? After all, she performed that role during the very 2010 concert film in which the movie was announced, and (obv.) at the same time that Barks was playing Eponine. Seems like another opportunity missed eight years ago.

[@embe_3]

@@6thwilbury2331 I also enjoyed some of Jackman's performances on a couple of numbers, it was an overall thing that I didnt like. Same goes for Crowe just that I think he was a bit more consistent in his performance (if you disagree, absolutely fine, its just my personal opinion and thoughts on it) Philip Quast would have been an amazing choice for the role

[@shaylinaor9573]

See i agree but George blagden helena and sasha where also amazing

[@dtsotm]

@@6thwilbury2331 unfortunately tom hooper was more interested in having a “star studded” cast (in terms of fame), i highly doubt philip quast was even considered however i also don’t know that he would have been interested as he’s very clear that he prefers to keep a low profile, he’s in it purely for the love of performing. i know that alfie boe really wanted the role of valjean but hooper opted to go for hugh jackman as he’s a bigger name

[@Rosannasfriend]

Please react to Lea Salonga singing “I dreamed a dream”. I actually even prefer that to her rendition of “on my own”.

[@afishynado6812]

I love this song for how it builds, and builds and just keeps building.

[@armyoftinymoas]

Yesssss I love Samantha Barks! Hands-down my number one dream role

[@davidbangtson3109]

Your commentary on this performance could not have been more illuminating. The details you point out that come together to help make this performance so captivating. Thanks so much!

[@audreydadalt5539]

I love your channel - it brings me great happiness! Thank you!

[@kaylahunter8361]

I love her rendition of this song. I can play it on repeat all day. You can feel exactly how she's feeling through every note.

[@ethylethanoate952]

I'M WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO, THANKSSS😍😍😍😍

[@aprettygothichick]

Please react to West Side Story! The 1961 film version was the first musical I ever saw and made me fall in love with musicals when I was 13.

[@gpeck54]

I liked her better in the 25 anniversary show better, but this was pretty good too.

[@MCMNasty2]

Get the full on goosebumps every time I hear her version of this. She’s so fantastic.

[@JenaBugg77]

This and Little Fall of Rain by her broke me in this movie 💔

[@johnwright7307]

Look at Jonathan ball and Lea Salonga. These two are great master of it

[@sandymorales7414]

On My Own describes my teen/young adult years :-) Love this song and character so much. I am so glad you mentioned the strength and dreaming nature of some of the song. I always felt some optimism when listening to it.

[@janw491]

I love how they did this movie with real time singing. Beautiful song sung just heartbreakingly well.

[@mgr131]

You should react to Anne Hathaway's "I dreamed a dream". I think there's a lot to be said about that performance in every way. Edit: Just to be clear, I don't think that's the best rendition of the song by a long shot, but I really enjoy the way Marc deconstructs performances so I'm really interested on his take on this one.

[@kevinwilson3609]

He reacts to singing, not croaking

[@jbo4547]

Nah that shit sucks. The 10th anniversary or 25th anniversary Les Mis is way better

[@ashildrtheswift3028]

They really did her dirty tbh. Making her sing live while crying is just horrible

[@OneTwoSbri]

@@ashildrtheswift3028 The movie version of Les Miserables is focused on Acting and interpreting the song while singing and Anne did both beautifully. I don't understand how they did her dirty. On stage you are supposed to reach the very last row, but the camera is right in front of you and it has to be more intimate, it has to be felt VEEERY deeply. There is no other way she should have done that. It maybe didn't sound as "beautiful" as a stage version but guess what pain is ugly 🤔

[@ashildrtheswift3028]

@@OneTwoSbri Crying closes up your throat, and singing with a closed throat can be very damaging to your vocal cords. Also, nowhere did I say she sung it badly, chill.

[@ajayharry987]

I fell in love with her when she was in The Sound Of Music.

[@apormalo]

Far out, another outstanding performance and reaction!

[@nandas6824]

You should react to Carrie Hope Fletcher! Saw her live in london in 2015 and she’s been my favorite eponine ever since

[@Rosannasfriend]

Your explanation of this made me understand this song even better than I thought I had understood it.

[@corvus1374]

Without me, his world will go on turning. Oh, God.

[@kabiraltaf]

The world is full of happiness that I have never known--truly devestating

[@lukereyes9263]

Eponine holds a special place in my heart as Lea's rendition set the bar for me. I think what the movie definitely accomplished is really showcasing the emotions each character where had in their moments and Samantha Banks definitely sang and showed the emotions of Eponine profoundly 👍 I love your assessment of Eponine's inner monologue as the true optimist and no matter if no light can come from your feelings, you never give up and that we all know someone like this! You hit that right on the MARK, MARC 😉 Bravo!!!

[@burak6980]

I personally really love your energy in your reaction videos. :)

[@tinarichard9015]

Beautiful voice ❤️

[@elisamiller5233]

I love her in the 25th Anniversary Concert as well.

[@legomanatworkmain7809]

despite my probably unsufficent vocal range, ive always wanted to play Marius, specifically 'empty chairs at empty tables'

[@mljonesvo3730]

​@Rebekah Loescher Enjolas. All the other girls be fighting for Eponine, Fantine, Cosette.... nope. Enjolras all the way! :)

[@paulineengelsberger2942]

I would love to play Grantaire (i'm a woman xD) he has partly the funniest lines but also the most emotional one in "drink with me"

[@legomanatworkmain7809]

update in case anyone ever wondered: my local theatre group is doing les mis and i have been cast in the understudy for Marius. so, dream mostly fulfilled!

[@RodRuth]

Very moving....Samantha Barks......an absolutely incredible talent.

[@taylorh.2423]

I would like it if you would react to Anne Hathaway's version of "I Dreamed a Dream". The first time I saw the movie, I was blown away by the sheer emotion of her performance. I honestly love it because its so emotive and so devastatingly raw.

[@MarcDanielPatrick]

coming very soon, dont worry

[@deiyuwell]

I just listened to this a few days ago hahaha. Samantha Barks is amazing, I love her. Her waist is so thin here, it's insane.

[@martinpercival]

A lifetime of tears 🤣, queen of blandsville 🤣 oh I adore you! Love the hair on you, btw 😍

[@MarcDanielPatrick]

Haha. appreciate it.

[@shirleycooper8667]

Samantha Barks is amazing and is also a very nice person

[@keithrowley7381]

Go Sam, You do our Island Proud.

[@connorburnett21]

"The queen of blandsville" made me laugh so hard

[@corpseinthesky6111]

I found your channel a couple days ago and been binging all the videos since haha, I love your channel! Would it be possible for you to react to one of the group numbers where a lot is going on, like Attack on Rue Plumet or ABC Cafe? I find those especially interesting because they require so many actors to be in sync with each other, but not a lot of people talk about those.

[@MarcDanielPatrick]

Thank so much Marta. Interesting suggestions. I'll do my best.

[@heyblinkin4949]

Can you also cover Samantha Barks' version in the 25th?? She's amazing in each of her versions. She's the sweetest and kindest soul ever. And also an incredibly person

[@Justlov4]

Eponine will always be one of my favorite characters. Just loves with her whole heart and is willing to do everything to make her loved one happy even if it means not being with her. Still hopeful throughout that Marius will see the light and see what she has done for him. Which he does...just too late. Samantha did a wonderful. A true highlight of the film.

[@alphonse5935]

I saw Samantha Barks perfromed live as Elsa in West Ends Frozen. She has so much stage presence.

[@Catherine_Longstaff]

I would love to play Eponine! She is fantastic, and I love her songs

[@calebg451]

Who would I pick to be in this? Uh, yes! Let me do it as literally any charecter or item in this show! That's how much I love it.

[@sharennyberg7795]

Thanks Marc. I love this movie and really agree that Samantha Barks nailed the performance of this song. I like Eponines death scene on the West End production rather then in the movie, it would be interesting for you to do a comparision of them.

[@ldnarva1]

"Queen of Blandsville" should be the next shirt design.

[@MarcDanielPatrick]

Bahaha

[@francescasmilgin-box3734]

I LOVE LOVE this movie... it totally changed movie musicals for me, because of the real singing, and I've seen the 'making of' video, so I know a bit about how they did it (with layering the orchestra in after etc), but this is one of the songs that's particularly impressive, from a technical POV, because she must have had to sing over the top of the final video in the studio after... there would have been way too much interference from the rain to only use the audio that her mics picked up when it was being filmed.

[@Mrs_Mama_MFT]

Eponine is definitely the part I sing most often in the shower (this song and a little fall of rain) but I wouldn’t pass up the part of the inn keepers wife. The character you can put into that part!

[@Fuzzyfezz]

I haven't seen this movie, but why was Anne Hathaways song the only one ppl were talking about? This is absolutely incredible *especially* considering the way they filmed/recorded bare

[@robertofont1878]

Marc, after all that has happened these last few days in Washington DC, you and this video are a much needed haven as I have moved from close to tears to anger. Anyway, like you, I love Les Misérables. I was not and am still not a fan of the film version because so much of the music had to be transposed to accommodate the cast. I have the DVD version of the 25th anniversary cast so I was pleased that Samantha Barks' Eponine did not have to be transposed. She is beautiful to watch as she transforms Eponine into a dreamer, an old soul on a fantasy of optimism. who is willing to sacrifice for her love. For me, she was the only vocal and dramatic positive in this film. Thank you Marc for this much needed escape.

[@joncalman8180]

This. This is and always has been the true love story in Les Miserables.

[@MarcDanielPatrick]

100%

[@joshuaklein8465]

You should react to Russell Crowe's "Stars", might be a slightly different reaction

[@alexandraponce8081]

Marc Daniel Patrick, could you react to Colm Wilkinson’s Who Am I from the 10th anniversary of the Les Miserables musical from 1995?

[@HirionOfDale]

Javert, absolutely!

[@susanboyd6592]

A world that's full of happiness that I have never known... You know, I've seen every rendition I can get my hands on, read it more than once and just now realized the composers got this wrong. She was a girl child of Mme Thenardier and as such was a favorite and completely doted on until sometime not disclosed exactly when but definitely after Cosette is taken. Given Gavroche is never disc!owed as her brother either, so there's that lol.

[@misfittoys5873]

Loving this series of yours. If I may make a few suggestions; Bea Arthur doing 50 percent or Man in the moon Judi Dench doing send in the clowns Sydney Lucas doing Ring of keys.

[@Selena8407]

And all the actors were singing live

[@sheilahill6415]

Love Samantha Barks

[@beltingtokra]

On My Own, the part of the film when everyone regrets that fizzy drink they guzzled down 😅

[@wehaveadarkside]

please react to aaron tveit, honestly doing whatever song from whatever musical bc there are so many videos to choose from

[@sacredheartdoodles]

The best in the film!!

[@maggie204]

Could you do Valjean’s Soliloquy or I Dreamed a Dream from this movie?

[@julitapineda2046]

Nothing beats LEA SALONGA, for that song, in my own opinion. She was perfect. But Sam is good too.

[@adrianmcdonnell7924]

I was playing Madame T in our school musical but it got cancelled a week before we were gonna start because fo covid

[@larakerznar5653]

Éponine is my ultimate dream role and I look up to Samantha soooo much. She's incredible! My favourite song from Les Mis. I just wish my vocal coach (she isn' a musical theatre coach because it's not very popular in my country) would listen to me and not yell at me to open my mouth at the beginning...I tried to explain it was a character choice and that it's supposed to be calm and quiet at first but she still didn't listen...

[@mihael5722]

If i had any singing ability and could play any Les Mis character it would without a doubt be Gavroche. He just always strikes me as such a fun and interesting character. That or I think it would be fun to play Javert

[@lorikodama8212]

I agree tha Samantha is one of the best actresses to play Eponine. She comes a close second to Lea Salonga imo. It's hard to believe that she was in a UK talent show (came in 3rd) in 2008, and scored the film role of a lifetime playing Eponine in 2012.

[@manofspeedster957]

i would love to see your reaction and thoughts on her performance in the les mis 25th concert. i would argue that its the best the song has ever been performed

[@johnwright7307]

Doesn't come about the role was made for the Queen herself Lea Salonga

[@johnwright7307]

Lea was the best now, then and evermore

[@syvhne]

I wanna know ur comparison reaction between Lea's & Sam concert version?

[@oisindowling7904]

If I was to take on that musical such an iconic musical if I say so I’d go for Marius

[@Toefffte]

Could you please put a link to the videos you‘re reacting to in your videodescription.

[@turduckenwrath6110]

First I played Cosette- I wanted eponine then I became Mme Thernardier- I wanted eponine Then I played Fantine- and Omg- I always want this role now. Over the eponine thing. Also- Banks does something a lot of women don’t do on this song- she allows for silence between the notes- so many people over sing this melodramatically

[@maddiewilliams9740]

Samantha barks and Helena Bonham Carter are some of the few reasons I rewatch The Les Miserables movie ❤️❤️❤️

[@deborahbaker1254]

God I can so relate to her heartbreak and trauma

[@joshuachapman5018]

I love how much detail and knowledge you give on your reaction videos. Would love to hear your thoughts on Tim Minchins performance of "Heaven on their mind" from Jesus Christ Superstar. Or any song from that musical for that matter 😁

[@ValhallaIronworks]

I'd have to pick Marius if I could pick any role!

[@amarijae]

She MAKES this film. There is no better Eponine.

[@garyamli7676]

Samantha?! Love her, but she was so much better on stage.

[@blades9152]

It’s sadder when you know the story of the book

[@srl628]

Who would I want to be if I were in Les Mis? I mean, Fantine or Eponine would be amazing, but Madame Thénardier is one of my dream roles.

[@MarcDanielPatrick]

Oh, damn off the board. Good choice, I like it.

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

I have been waiting for this one. I know this is bad, but the movie version was my first experience to this beautiful play. I know it is controversial, but I think Samantha barks would always be my favorite version and Lea solonga is a close second. Eddie redmayne, Samantha barks, Aron tveit, and Amanda set fries were the best singers in this film. Don’t hate me.

[@kevinwilson3609]

They were the ONLY singers in this movie

[@kanesanders6669]

I don't hate on the movie or anyone who loves it. It was my introduction to Les Miserablés and I've gone on to see it live a couple of times, perform a number from it, read the unabridged original Victor Hugo novel and as far as I know, watch every video on YT associated with Les Mis.

[@littlemissmel88]

Can't hate you for telling the truth! Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman are great singers, but this movie was so horrible! My husband loves Les Mis and walked out halfway through cause it was so bad.

[@kristikinzel4433]

I would add Colm Wilkinson as the Bishop.

[@Rae8Anne]

Yah, sorry, no hate, but Lea set the bar for all others who came after her. Samantha is great though. :)

[@jeanettesmith765]

To me, Samantha Banks, is the best Eponine.

[@someguyonli]

Little fall of rain

[@mrnick869]

the friend zone song

[@princesslola1234]

Please react to Carrie Hope Fletcher! 😍

[@RoboticYeti]

Katie Williamson Was just thinking that! I watched the video she did on her channel of her reacting to herself as Eponine singing this song and I thought it was really interesting

[@equusquaggaquagga536]

React to this movie's "a little fall of rain"