Mythology Nerd Reacts To EPIC: The Ithaca Saga The Musical (AND TRIES NOT TO CRY)

[@DeathBoyandCareBear]

even tho penelope isnt in many songs it feels like shes been in every song

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

she does appear from time to time

[@KAYxKUMA]

I mean ody does talk about her in a lot of songs

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

@@KAYxKUMA almost all of them hahaha

[@FiresofDarkness]

its cause she's always on ody's mind and jay does a great job of conveying that through music that it makes it feel like she was always on our minds, too

[@jeezsqueeze3201]

thanks for putting it into words💖

[@mostlyimpulsive3462]

10:43 You forget Penelope was a Spartan princess. She's PRAYED for these 108 idiots to die every single day since they've arrived! 😂 Edit: Man those lyrics videos are buns, I'm 70% convinced they're bot generated. Not properly paced at all 😅

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

got a lot of spoilers yeah

[@KefkeWren]

That villain song is powerful, because it's so well performed, but the lyrics...Jorge made that man _evil_ evil.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

the performance is sooo gooooood

[@victoriavezich7914]

​@Unclaimeddemigod ik I sound wackkk but... it's one of my favourites. Bc 1 the intro gave me goosies 2 the vocal deliveries. 3 the beats so ominous it's a perfectly villainous atmosphere that makes me FEEL THE EVIL 😂😂 BUT.. The lyrics are so disturbing. Like I'll never forgive Horge for making such a bop about SA and gruesome murder 😅😂😂

[@michaelgillespie9112]

Honestly it doesn't break my suspension of disbelief, because such cruelty was kinda par for the course in those times. Honestly, Odysseus and his loyalty to Penelope is the outlier.

[@cheesypower3282]

To be fair, it's basically 1-to-1 for the original- the suitors genuinely were planning to murder Telemachus and rape Penelope. Even the line from Legendary about asking Telemachus to unlock her room so the suitors could go in to "have fun with her" actually comes from the original Odyssey. These men were evil, even by the standards of ancient Greece.

[@SpamorammA]

"I love youuuuuu" Cuts to 5 minutes later as Telemachus and Athena awkwardly stand guard outside while ody and pen loudly "fall in love again" on the other side 🤣

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

NOOOOOOOOO hahahaha

[@NerdyBrix]

At 8:24 or so when Antinous says soul for the last time you can hear the bow being shot by Odysseus and going into his neck. Another fact about hold them down is you can hear Jorge/Ody’s voice in true chorus, light to start, just at the edges watching but near the end it’s loud and vibrant, up to when he kills him. I interpret that as Ody being the beggar and lurking around the edges, until he finally has enough of them and just snaps, killing Antinous. In the myth the wine Antinous was drinking spills out of his mouth along with his blood. Love that song so much

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I’m going to listen to this song 10000 times to catch all the details

[@NerdyBrix]

@ Jorge is such a genius I learn new stuff about Epic every time I listen to it

[@jaearnell]

It's a parting of ways between old friends, but with some resolution. It makes so much sense that Athena and Odysseus don't harmonize here. God it's so good.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

it does make so much sense but I still wanted it :(

[@Pal-605]

I think of it as less of a parting of ways and more of a reconciliation with mutual understanding because now they've basically swapped ideologies, and because of that there's a deeper understanding between them. also unrelated fun fact in the odyssey athena makes the night last longer so that Penelope and odysseus could have more time to catch up which i just love sm

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

@@Pal-605 what a great bestie

[@lunarialoonatic]

Yeah. Considering they are now on different paths it makes sense. This is Odysseus’s “goodbye” to her

[@Hazel_Levesque026]

I have said this once and I will say it again. Jorge is a GENIUS when it comes to writing the lyrics. The amount of references to past songs makes me want to have tears of joy (other than “waiting” I just had tears of sadness). Broadway should hire him to make an actual Epic the Musical.

[@rainestar6781]

Lyrics and music. I knew it was Telemachus during the armory scene even before MICO speaks because of the beautiful way he brings back Legendary.

[@Hazel_Levesque026]

@ and the way he brings back the melody when Odysseus meets Athena

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Facts

[@Arixandrine]

I love how they tried to pull an Odysseus on Odysseus during the cyclops saga "we meant no harm, let's not shed more blood, right?"

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

And it failed epically

[@RenAsterion]

The reference to Open Arms (and thus reminding him of Polites, the very first of his crew to die and someone he seemed very close to ("Everything's changed since Polites~")) was actually more likely what got the dude killed that very second. Like, "how dare you let those words fall from your filthy mouth" kinda deal. He was still 100% gonna die, but Odysseus might have let him plead his case a bit longer had he not said "open arms". lmfao

[@Salinaut]

@@RenAsterion Oh, for sure. Fun fact, Eurymachus (the character that pleads with Ody in the song) was the second most prominent suitor after Antinous. Originally, after Antinous was killed, he tried to convince Odysseus that Antinous was behind it all, and that they'll make reparations for all they took (Even though he was very much part of the plotting against Telemachus and Penelope) and Odysseus basically just "Nah, I'm not satisfied with killing y'all yet" and Eurymachus tried to attack but Odysseus just arrow-to-the-chest's him. Also, the first person Telemachus killed is Amphinomus. He was considered the best-behaved of the suitors. Odysseus actually tried to spare him, and warned him to leave before the slaughter. But Athena compelled him to stay anyway, because he was still one of the suitors. He had also tried twice to convince the other suitors not to try and harm Telemachus. Almost... *almost* feel bad for the guy.

[@thecockatiel]

i will never recover from this saga every time i hear it i sob

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

the last two songs are just... heart wrenching

[@thecockatiel]

@Unclaimeddemigod yesss 😭😭 I'm also so glad athena is alive

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

@@thecockatiel after 2 months, we finally got our answer

[@ThePhengophobe]

Man, now that you mention it, an Odysseus and Penelope duet to start, before The Horse and the Infant would have REALLY had it come full circle, and further showed his shrewd and more gentle side at the start, contrasting what he become by the end.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I actually think Jorge wrote and recorded one (or at least a song about Odysseus falling in love with her) and then scrapped it, I need it so bad!!!

[@ThePhengophobe]

@Unclaimeddemigod I definitely feel like I'd heard that. Maybe if we get a remastered album, or a movie or whatever we'll get past this, that might be revisited. I never thought about it till we got here, but it's pretty much a perfect way to have the whole thing come full circle. He can even make a boast or promise that he'll see his friends and 600 men home safely, something that echos Full speed ahead abit, but then obviously stings even more as we get deeper and deeper into the story.

[@cabinnumber3camper997]

this saga killed me!!! I can't believe we're not getting anything else after this :(((

[@thecockatiel]

we most likely will be getting a cut songs saga :))

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

@@thecockatiel I would die for that

[@dizzisliving2355]

I can't believe it had a happy ending- I'm not gonna lie, I really thought this was gonna end with Odysseus dying.

[@raccoonmoon1497]

You’ve got to remember that this is only the official concept album.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

@@dizzisliving2355 I'm so glad it decided to follow the original plot in this regard

[@dustyroo666]

I think, the Athena and Odysseus didn't Harmonize because she isn't his mentor goddess anymore. she is guarding and teaching telemachus now. so its really was more of an hello and goodbye situation (full of regret from Athenas side). and even if she came back and became his guardian goddess, he is far more ruthless and cunning than what she can endure (together with her guilt of her abandoning him made him this way) but its my opinion 😅

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

and it makes complete and total lyrical sense BUT I WANTED THAT HARMONY-

[@makaramuss]

and athena proves polites was wiser than all of them, even herself. yes by being safe and ruthless you protect your own but ask yourself: What will be the world you live in be like? It will be dark and horrible if everyone think like you. "Kindness is brave" so ruthlesness is cowardice. Athena in the end understood that, odysseus can't come back from path he set on but even he hopes that such a world can be a thing in future.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Such a beautiful message and we had it from day one 😭

[@makaramuss]

@@Unclaimeddemigod yep... and his belief of that mentality gave him peace at after life lets be real even if he was ruthless warrior he would have died there. He didn't die because he was kind and he was definetly not a pacifist (fought for 10 years at a war) but because of that while everyone else is stuck how they died by drowning he wasn't thinking how he got smashed by a cyclops, he was thinking how amazing life is with open arms. even in death he was happy because of open arms

[@zuhairZahinZulkifli]

to me, i don’t think so. both ideologies of ruthlessness and open arms are neither right or wrong. it is when the believer is blinded by the extremes of both sides of the philosophy that they are consumed by it, literally demonstrated by polites’ death due to being careless of why the lotus eaters didn’t consume any food in the cave in open arms and poseidon’s loss in 600 strike, underestimating the power of his own storm. the story also punished characters that were on the fence of choosing sides, like how odysseus spared polyphemus but still decided to stab and curse him, only for his fleet to be almost entirely destroyed by poseidon later on. the only moments in EPIC where things HAVE gone right were when characters understood the nuance of the philosophy and enacted a plan that made sense in context. like odysseus stabbing polyphemus in the eye and calling himself nobody, or when circe eventually let odysseus and his crew go after learning of their true intentions, among other examples. EPIC was never about choosing sides, polites wasn’t wise for being openly kind to everything, and neither is poseidon wise for destroying anything that got in his way. it was about the journey of understanding the nuance between those two beliefs, told through a poignant story with sacrifices most would not be able to even comprehend. the world is not dark, nor is it light. it is grey with spots of darker tones and lighter ones, and it is through your experience you are able to navigate this confusing world, with hope as your guiding light (penelope). it is imperative you are not blinded by it. if you’ve gotten this far, thanks for reading, i truly appreciate your time, and i hope you have a great day ahead of you :))

[@steviehills4256]

During the livestream listening party, I cried, I laughed & cried some more & when the cast cried, I cried so hard I finished a whole tissue box.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I’m kinda glad I didn’t watch that cause I would’ve SOBBED 😭

[@Tayisanangel]

Actually so real

[@jeremynolan3020]

The reuniting of Odysseus and Athena hurt so much. It was probably my favorite moment of the last saga. And then him and Telemachus and finally Penelope. I know the whole thing is about his getting back to her. But Athena and Telemachus reunions felt more powerful to me.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I gotta agree on that one, probably because we got to see more of their POVs

[@Chrysomolus]

I love how he starts to act like Scylla when he’s killing the suitors

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

RIP

[@Phasmania]

22:36 this part was referring to Scylla, when he told Eurylochus to hand out 6 torches for the 6 heads of Scylla. That was a direct sacrifice where Eury himself unknowingly picked 6 friends to die, originally himself included so I’m glad he was very upfront about what he did- made it hit a lot harder

[@dragonstouch1042]

So, fun fact: Antonius isn’t wrong in saying they’re being played. The Challenge is impossible to anyone that isn’t Odysseus. Not only is his bow ridiculously strong, Odysseus is the only person who knows the technique to string it

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Sucks to be them 😛

[@cheesypower3282]

There's actually speculation that Odysseus' bow was a Recurve Bow, which a royal like him would have access to at the time but would be very exotic, and requires a different technique to string it. So the problem was never about not being STRONG enough to string the bow, it's that you needed to know the technique, and that rather than try to figure it out, the Suitors all just kept trying to brute-force it in the manner they were familiar with. It's yet another statement on how Odysseus' true strength lies in his cunning mind.

[@metro04]

I’ve just been binge watching everyone’s reactions to the final song bc it’s so good every time 😭

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

hahaha I'm going to go do this now

[@dualwieldroxas358]

It is interesting how we had monsters kill so many, and yet, it is a HUMAN who presents the most evil and depraved villain. It really is an insight on the nature of evil. Like Scylla says, monsters kill to survive. Monsters kill to eat, and to ward off enemies. Gods kill to maintain order and ensure mortals still fear and respect them. But humans? Humans CHOOSE to be rvil. Thus, Antinuos is the most villainous of the series

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

that checks out

[@ellapowell1316]

Aw man 😭😭 The ending gets me everytime... This is the BEST ending I could have asked for and this musical is the GREATEST thing I've ever seen ❤❤❤

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Facts

[@Fluffy_Nicoo__]

aaa this saga wrekd me emotionally, the last song from this saga is my fav, i love those two so much

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Underworld is life changing

[@Sketch_3003]

Underworld and Ithica are literally masterpieces

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

@@Sketch_3003 let's not forget Circe

[@Cinder5andA5he5]

In Would you fall in love with me again, at 23:25, you can hear the ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves motif, in the part where he said traded friends, you can hear thunderbringer 26:15 Just a man reprise JORGE WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME CRY!!! 😭😭

[@abanana_5527]

And in the part where he mentioned how he did a lot to get back, you hear the SCYLA song on the piano

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

He’s too good at his job

[@Channel1cominglive]

thanks for reacting to this!!! I love this saaga

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

it's so goooooooood

[@RyansChannel01]

I like to imagine that stringing the bow is more an act of wit disguised as an act of strength. A specifically made bow that must be strung a certain way using leverage or some kind of disguised tool. that’s just my head cannon tho

[@stevenhedge2850]

That’s how I always interpret it the bow is supposed to be a recurve one i think ,that requires leverage

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Interesting theory!

[@BlueCookies1116]

@@stevenhedge2850 ahhhh that makes sense

[@alexandersean4708]

I read somewhere it's a recurve bow, so if that's true, you are 100% right.

[@stevenhedge2850]

@ yeah I was wrong about the yew but it does seem to be a recurse now

[@thatonkgau5221]

The best parts of each saga is the villains Poiseden , Zeus and Antonius gave us the best songs.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Let’s not forget Circe (if we consider her a villain)

[@Candycane-Foxy-YT]

7:43 you can hear Odysseus singing as one of the suitors as he’s hiding in the crowd at this point.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

What an icon

[@Candycane-Foxy-YT]

@ indeed

[@Xdnegative-]

This saga just hurt in a different way (MICO was Telemachus’ actor and Jorge was Odysseus)

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

their voices are so similar though! they work perfectly as father and son

[@Xdnegative-]

@ Ik!! I thought that too.

[@eurekatagdulang6980]

I may not be crying physically, but my soul is weeping for these two 😭❤️

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

LITERALLY

[@Cora_234]

It is just utterly amazing

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

utterly

[@TitanQueen]

This man said: You don't think I know my own palace, I built it! I felt that, I'm not even sure for what but I felt that! Like when someone tries to tell you how something you made or use the most "actually" works? Like no, I don't need you assuming stuff. Also I said it before and I'll say it again... The rest of them suitors sealed they fate going after his boy. And I love it and we stand with Odysseus! 😂

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I physically felt that line too

[@leyley_lii]

Dude this saga made me violently sob 😭Also, HELLO!!

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I'm still processing it

[@Axindoor]

Damn those lyric videos had no dramatic timing

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

that's the best you can do when you do it the DAY the songs come out I guess hahaha

[@daphnejohnson2259]

The Hold Them Down melody was a part of Legendary

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

chills

[@hotaeklee1652]

YAYAYAYYAAYYAYAYAYAYAY It’s so hard to sing ‘Hold Them Down’ with the official lyrics and not sing ‘I heard today is Telemachus’s birthday’ because it’s just engraved in my brain at this point

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

YUSSSS

[@rhysosborne6960]

you should react to the animatic from the watch party for Odysseus because it adds so much to the song

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I haven't watched it yet!

[@kamuiraiu1595]

Aight, time to cry in the corner for that final song

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

the best time of the year

[@felpsp1493]

I love that we can hear "I can take tha suffering from you" melody in the last song

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

omg I didn't catch that!

[@LizaaFernando]

This saga killed me then revived me and killed me again ruthlessly (get it?). I knew you were a woman of culture and knowing YOU liking EPIC as well?! in the words of Hermes I LOVE YOU DAWLING!! 🤩

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I’m a woman of great taste ✨

[@LizaaFernando]

@@Unclaimeddemigod Yep it is clear to me 🤗🤭 EDIT also, have u seen the cut songs? some of the lines are references to them eg:- "Where is he?" PS keep a box of tissues near u when watching the livestream (I started to cry a few minutes in) 16:01 same warrior of the mind was my first too and then just a man and then survive all were PJO edits so yh

[@EvanderMills]

I was waiting for you to do a video on Epic!

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Hope I delivered

[@pegasusbs6237]

This saga is the best one, it takes bits from every other and combines them perfectly into an ending witch is as heartfelt as suspenseful, thanks Jorge

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Thanks Jorge 🫡

[@apersonthatexists.]

i was sobbing throughout the whole listening party this cant be the end AURAHAGHHHH💔

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

completely understandable

[@marinaeditsfandoms]

The tune after "For You" is from Just A Man

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

That’s why it hits so hard

[@ADamPJOFan]

THE QUEEN POSTED GUYSS

[@ADamPJOFan]

😊

[@blakegreengrass8146]

awwww, now i wanna see you do another reaction one, this time with the livestream for othaca saga by jorge and the cast😭😭, they've got animatics there that'll make it more IMPACTFUL like gurrrrrrllll

[@blakegreengrass8146]

ESPECIALLY THE ANIMATIC WITH ATHENA ON IT, IF YOU'RE LOSING YOU MIND WITH HER VERSE I WANT TO SEE YOUR REACTION TO HER ANIMATIC AND DESIGN

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

@@blakegreengrass8146 Omg now I HAVE to watch it

[@Cabin.seven_isonfire]

I’ve been an epic fan after the ocean saga released and have grown so accustomed to a new saga releasing every 2-3 months 😭 i think realisation will start hitting when there will be no more epic songs coming out in 2 months 🥲

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

2025 is going to be a hard one, but at least we can listen to the whole thing over and over now!

[@lastrare2276]

The trumpet at the end. So good!!!!!

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

So so so so good!!!

[@dragansnyder2786]

There's another fun thing with the lyrics from antinuos(sorry I can't remember how to spell his name) when he says the line about telemachus being on a diplomatic mission, I swear it sounds like he's putting air quotes on "diplomatic mission"if this is true that would be really clever, because the suitors do assume that this diplomatic mission is a ploy to gather an army to kill them all(they are partly correct, because telemachus goes to Sparta and another kingdom to try and find out what happened to Odysseus, and ultimately this mission is how Odysseus got back) so that fun little bit of delivery conveys so much (even if you'd have to have a bit of foreknowledge to pick up on it)

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Wow, the more you know

[@Chrysomolus]

10:42 if you listen to the chanting in this song in this bit it actually says Polyphemus

[@sasquatchproductions9088]

The chanting actually says Odysseus, although it uses the Greek pronunciation like for Polyphemus. That's why it sounds like that.

[@Dangsm]

No the chanting is saying Odysseus

[@Chrysomolus]

@ it also says Polyphemus

[@Chrysomolus]

@ as in the name of the cyclops that killed POLITES

[@Dangsm]

@@Chrysomolus No, it only says Odysseus, you should check the livestream with Jay and the group, they have the subtitles and it shows the chanting is only saying "Odysseus"

[@TOGCMelon]

These lyric videos really did just spoil all the fun twists so far before the line is actually sung, huh? I would've been so upset for even a 5-10 second early spoiler, especially for this saga :c

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

It def kept me on my toes

[@jerneymantel7826]

25:14 I love how Penelope uses the same tactic like Ody with the sirens

[@muzzd5664]

okay time to twist the knife... penelope says waiting 8 times at the end of her song referring to all 8 sagas it took for odysseus to get back to ithica...

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

You people are so good at noticing these things

[@Lenin941FN]

Odysseus's bow not only had an insane draw strength, but it was a recurve bow which was uncommon at the time and required a different method to string, which the suitors likely wouldn't have known

[@SolangeloCEO]

Fun fact in the Odyssey Odysseus is in the newd when he was killing the suitors

[@dragonstouch1042]

Ancient Greece did a lot of things in the nude

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Icon

[@dragansnyder2786]

In case you haven't seen the animatics yet, there's a fun little detail during hold them down, when antiinuous does the crescendo of his song, he climbs up onto a table, full of food and knocks a cup of wine onto the camera, it's just a fun little detail that serves as a good crescendo of a villain song and it shows just how much the suitors disrespect the hospitality of Penelope at this point.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I really have to watch them!

[@kathryn1515]

You should listen to "man of the house" its a scraped song but the "where is he where is the x" is in it and something else i think but im not 100% on that

[@riduanaqil1452]

I didn't know you do reactions to these

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

This was my first one so that makes sense

[@Nymphidblue]

Odysseus’ bow was a bow that was know hard to string and even use. Hardly anyone used that type of bow so the suitors had no idea how to do it. It took Telemachus 3 tries to use it

[@mlgnerd13]

"Would you fall in love with me again" has made me cry every single time, it's crazy. I completely get wanting the Athena Odysseus duet, but I do think part of the point is that this is the one thing Ody doesn't win at the end. His ideals, and how they impact his relationship with Athena, is what he had to sacrifice to make it home. He can't go back to Open Arms, even though the trauma he endured accidentally convinced Athena he may have been right all along, but it's too late for both of them. That really works for me, despite wanting the harmonies of Warrior of the Mind

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I’ll have to be content with the other two duets they get

[@JeffAlexander-v6n]

I love the finger picking on the guitar

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

It’s so good!!!

[@kimberleysilver2546]

I found it though Spotify and fell in love with it

[@sxnnysky3]

I SOBBED 😭😭😭😭😭

[@SacredPercival]

The irony is Antinous's singer is a really nice guy a complete opposite to the character. Also if you notice song 3 is called "Odysseus" which is following the monster songs (Polyphemus,Scylla, and Charybdis) Which just gives chills realizing he truly embraced the monster. I do love how Ody could be that ruthless and shut it off completely for his son and wife.

[@summersolstice8942]

Of course I have listened to the Ithaca saga 5times since last night and of course I woke up at 3 AM to listen to freshly released Ithaca saga. And Of course I left my family, on christmas, to listen to the Ithaca saga a second time.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

That’s commitment right there

[@BlueCookies1116]

I will actually have a mental breakdown i just spent 2 hours listening to and crying over this saga and I just realized this means that we won't get any more epic after this (save me pls it is 2:15 in the morning)

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Go to sleep!

[@A_significant-annoyance]

i always wonder, how did they not cry during recording the saga?!?!?

[@GabrielGonzales1800]

I'm just curious are you considering checking out some animatics for EPIC? Also completely off topic here, I love your video and I've been a subscriber since before the PJO series.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I want to watch animatics of ALL of EPIC!!! Would you be interested in watching my reaction to that?

[@GabrielGonzales1800]

@Unclaimeddemigod YES! totally, there's a lot of talented animators in the fandom. I would also recommend watching Jorge's Livestream for the premiere of Ithaca saga.

[@Theaytslay]

@@Unclaimeddemigod yeasss ❤❤❤ I love Epic the musical really hope they make it a stage production❤

[@lavenderrose9837]

My favorite song is probably Warrior of the Mind and saga is probably Wisdom or Circe, but they’re all amazing.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

All great choices

[@ArchieWatts-j5e]

Ngl I'm actually hyped to listen to this

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

because it's AMAZING

[@boston_roblox7272]

12:16 open arms reference

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I cannot believe I missed that in my reaction! I caught it while editing 😭

[@Dumbbledore.asked..calmly]

Jorge doesnt let us forget Polites 😔😔

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

@@Dumbbledore.asked..calmly good

[@thesegirlscrazyweirdandloveit]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I DID 😭

[@Theaytslay]

I love the Odyssey so much! Read the book and even though the whole musical is not accurate, it doesn’t matter because it captured the concept and it did amazing at it! Which leaves the question what’s next? I really hope he does a Broadway show I would love that!

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Even though there’s a lot of changes I think it’s a really cool interpretation and exploration of the theme of ruthlessness

[@Theaytslay]

@ 👏

[@GenCHarv]

I love how at the end of Would you fall in love with me again its reprising I'm just a man

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

😭

[@Thesavagecatminyoongi]

PLEASE REACT TO THE OTHER SAGAS!!❤

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

haha MAYBE

[@JoseAntonio-uf9ws]

I think its better if the link you put in the description is the official track from jorge account.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

good point, let's compromise and put both

[@Theaytslay]

The story between Odysseus’s bed is completely accurate. He did in fact, carve it from an Olive tree!

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Iconic

[@Theaytslay]

@ lol

[@SerotoninSiren]

16:33 WOW that was an amazing guess

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

It’s the obsession

[@annafirnen4815]

She can't harmonize with Ody because she's harmonizing with Telemachus now.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

She has two hands

[@Kyotouwu_Life]

Spoiler, I haven’t recovered from the Ithaca Saga or the vengeance saga, OR ANY SAGA. WHEN I CATCH YOU JALAPEÑO.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

damn

[@acequeenofthedeck8431]

15:07 ya know what it also sounds like? *the last chant sung in no longer you* 😊

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

OMG

[@Theaytslay]

So what happens in the original is Athena disguises him to make him look like a beggar, and if I’m correct to let Us does meet him I haven’t read the Odyssey in a while, so cut me slack but I know he is disguised as a beggar

[@RainStartsFalling]

I love your reaction, but when you started to talk over the end of the last Song, I wanted to do violent things to my keyboard 😂❤😅 I'm sorry

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I'm sorry too

[@RainStartsFalling]

@Unclaimeddemigod don't worry! ❤️

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

@@RainStartsFalling I'm glad it's been forgiven

[@ra-love-hall]

Now here's something that proves that Odysseus is not a monster. He admitted that he had changed and also admitted to all his sins. He is not a monster no more ❤

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Redemption I guess?

[@crisssstopher]

i really hate those lyric videos they spoil all the good lines literally seconds before lol

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Not the best, yeah

[@ShinythingsI83]

I swear the chanting was saying ‘Polyphemus’ I feel so dumb now

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

That’s why I like to listen while reading the lyrics 😂

[@cooperhollis2952]

Ok but you listening to Buffy the musical songs JUST MAKES SENSE.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

It’s just does (3 out of my top 5 songs of the year 😂)

[@cooperhollis2952]

@ honestly buffy is too UNDERRATED

[@daphnejohnson2259]

ALSO TRIGGER WARNING FOR HOLD THEM DOWN (SA)

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

important

[@Scorched_Ivory]

0:00 Jumpscare warning

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

always

[@ovyle]

Hold them down is the best song in this saga

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

it definitely made me feel the most things

[@XIXVOLTAG3]

something that is a bit of a pet peeve is that the choir is saying "Polyphemus" not "Odysseus" like the lyric video is saying

[@thedisappointmentofearth]

What? I'm pretty sure they are saying 'Odysseus', just pronouncing it differently. Ody, Seh, Ooss

[@tutussaimal2659]

They're meant to be saying Odysseus, just like how in Survive the background is chanting 'Polyphemus'

[@KhaoticKosmos]

Its definitely chanting 'Odysseyus'. But because its the same type of chanting as Polyphemus(by which I mean they're doing a direct callback) they end up sounding kinda similar.

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I knew it reminded me of him

[@summersolstice8942]

I don't think I could watch her rank all songs bc they are all superiors and so it wouldn't be much of a rankiny

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

Whelp

[@chrishandsome7012]

Girl, some advice. If you’re going to go on a tangent, please pause the video

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I get that, and I’ll do it for songs I already know, but I want my first experience of the song to be as good as posible (which means NO pausing 😛)

[@karolinebergin9347]

COMPLETELY unrelated but seing the Simon Snow books in the background made me subscribe, that's how simple I am🥲

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

They’re great books, I am OBSESSED

[@karolinebergin9347]

@Unclaimeddemigod ugh, same. I just started re-reading them a week ago😭

[@JollySojourner]

I was expecting a beautiful reunion between Athena and ody and it was! It just wasn’t what I thought it be it was simple and small and now that I realize it……they where just to tired they had seen a lot and and a short reunion is just what they needed. 🥹

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

They’ve both been through a lot

[@Theaytslay]

So what happens in the original is Athena disguises him to make him look like a beggar, and if I’m correct to let Us does meet him I haven’t read the Odyssey in a while, so cut me slack but I know he is disguised as a beggar

[@Unclaimeddemigod]

I was right then!

[@Theaytslay]

@ YEP