LUCIDS: PART THREE

Previously, we discovered that Oliver has been carrying an apple, the symbol of dreamscape ownership, inside of Benjamin's reality. In Mrs. Hills' reality, Quinn, her son, died when he was three months old, prompting her to become a Lucid as a way to find her lost memory of him, despite her husband, Arthur, objecting. Now, Benjamin confides in the Jaspers, while Oliver struggles with his tragic past...
Created, written, filmed, acted, edited, scored, and produced by me
Voice of Mrs. Hills by my mom
Ending song: "Cry Wolf" by me, which isn't done yet.
And this is where the original "do you blame yourself" / "the accident" audio is from, I made it, it's me, thank you to everyone who's used it!
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JASPER: • JASPER (FULL)
THE ADVENTURES OF BENJAMIN & OLIVER: • The Adventures of Benj...
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 blue and smells like red paint?
Blue paint.

[@cloudGremlin]

Came here for “The Accident” audio, stayed for the absolutely amazing story and acting

[@olivia_mc777]

AAAAAH SAME

[@bag_of_spagheti8624]

AAAAAH SAME

[@sishere7768]

AAAAAH SAME

[@Pigeon_Moment]

AAAAAH SAME

[@Txrix]

AAAAAH SAME

[@jclee3479]

"not actors, real customers who also act"

[@riverstyx8126]

Lmao

[@margaretenglish8797]

Literally the only person who can pull off playing every character and still be funny as well as heart warming

[@NicholasPodany8]

Thank you!!

[@amandastarfan]

Thomas Sanders is shaking

[@valeriaquinterolopez9346]

@@amandastarfan BAHAHHAHAHA.

[@viosey3723]

Thomas sanders too

[@jadync.5971]

@@viosey3723 THAT WOULD BE THE DOPEST CROSSOVER

[@marzcantread]

5:02 is the start of the audio most people are looking for (The Accident)

[@ProjectLight14]

U knew-

[@gamerklee1582]

Its 5:44 not 5:02

[@itzjane9942]

@@gamerklee1582 thx

[@Ash_lol2]

@@gamerklee1582 thank u

[@_juni.per_]

@@gamerklee1582 thanks

[@GraceMotley]

I’M EVEN MORE CONFUSED AND I’M LOVING IT

[@NicholasPodany8]

Thank you so much for sticking with me on this one

[@GraceMotley]

@@NicholasPodany8 okay I’ve just rewatched all three and I’m beginning to connect the two dots...

[@DivDraws_]

@@GraceMotley can you please explain the part where oliver sits in the rain

[@GraceMotley]

@@DivDraws_ it’s a memory from right after the accident

[@eternaleyeliner]

Oh my god Oliver was trying to “wake” people up because he got in an accident that hurt his brother holy CRAP

[@WisdomShark]

Damn, so when B̶e̶n̶jamin called it "metaphysical suicide" he wasn't exaggerating...

[@NicholasPodany8]

y'all are too good

[@user-nt6ts9pq5o]

So that means that he put his brother in a coma, he was trying to get his brother back, he has the apple, get yerkmaped, he is the dream master in a loop in denial, trying to end it, trying to change the future, he was trying to get his brother to change the future with him, but he had already lived a life there, he had a child of his own, even in dreams they grew, mabye the world is fake but as long as it is all you have ever known it is and will always be your reality.and as long as you can dream you are real whether or not you are the master, as long as you can dream you are alive.all of it was clues, the teacher trying to find her son, the father coming to find her, the idea that dreams and memories are one in the same. Or it is all I'm my head and I'm missing interpertating everything cus what do I know I'm just a 13 year old trying to find good content so that I can use it as an example for how I would want my story to be written if I was an author or director.

[@hiwasatta-ellis1474]

@@user-nt6ts9pq5o damm foo

[@user-nt6ts9pq5o]

Wait at the start of Oliver and Benjamin, Benjamin had the apple, so is was all his dream, while he was in the comma, and Oliver is going in and trying to wake him up. When they where first as whole foods ben had the apple, but when they went back to when they where kids they jumped into. But then why did ben want to go living his life. Did he know he was in a dream, did he think his life was a dream, did he only love his life because it had all the things he loved with the control and predictability of it being his own dream while still having the random and spontaneous new things because of his still innocent and simple yet extremely complex imagination. Or am I just reading to much into things

[@BeesnBears]

I am blown away. Every time I think that one plot twist is enough there's another plot twist using it as camouflage. I'm overwhelmed.

[@Ivy-Tellers]

I think he tried to re-create the feeling of dreams, y'know? when you think everything can't get more random and confusing and then it gets more random and confusing.

[@councilofsue]

ARE YA WINNIN' SON!?!?!

[@preciousmariepenuliar209]

No I am not

[@julieplaysd7272]

No i am not

[@uhh9030]

No, I am not.

[@memorylooser]

no i am not

[@Kajimityphoon]

no

[@caesoniasAquaria]

5:40 "Do you blame yourself?" "...What?" "Well it's quite common in this situation for a patient to feel a kind of, guilt." "What situation?" "...The Accident." "It's very common for people to invent, blame, or create a causality when in reality... It was completely out of your control."

[@DrakexSamuraiii]

The voice effects makes me go crazy💥

[@laundrymat2963]

Lucid: *Exists* Animators: *Its free real estate*

[@goobster6012]

i refuse to believe that all this is one guy, there has to be a production crew or sum. i have the most respect for this man

[@NicholasPodany8]

If I had a crew, I'd be putting these out every DAY I love doing it so much

[@goobster6012]

@@NicholasPodany8 ur content is so underrated and ur writing is so damn amazing

[@jakeima]

“Do you blame yourself?” sends chills down my spine everytime I love it

[@jadync.5971]

"What else are memories if not dreams themselves?" Welp time for my existential crisis

[@NicholasPodany8]

well would you look at that it's sleepless o clock

[@jadync.5971]

@@NicholasPodany8 lol yep I really love the series by the way. The way everything connects and overlaps and ties together is really really cool and I'm very impressed by it all

[@coyotix]

If you guys are here from the animations called "The Accident", the audio starts at 5:40.

[@crimsonPGR]

I also want to find the music at 5:59 but I think Nicholas made it.

[@Jellyfishcollector]

@@crimsonPGR Yes, he did write all the music. You can follow the link in the description to his soundcloud and find the song there. He just released the soundtrack to Lucids so you can find the other tracks there too.

[@Graycata]

Weirdly enough I actually came here from an animatic that used the portion that starts at 05:05 That was something I needed context for.

[@soundofsirens2049]

Thank you!

[@jack4hire765]

@@Jellyfishcollector Do you have any idea what the name of that song is because I went through all the songs and couldnt find this one

[@WisdomShark]

Hold up... Jasper's father's last name is "Jasperson" Does that mean that Jasperson's son is Jasper Jasperson?

[@NicholasPodany8]

you're god. damn. right.

[@cynikal1422]

JJ Jr

[@herlocksholmes-uv5qw]

Gunnar Gunnarsonson

[@xxoctixx]

Jasper Jasperson the son of jasperson Jasper-son

[@OswaldHemair]

And if he had a kid they'd be jasper jaspersons son

[@nataliepickens4830]

Each episode I become more and more confused but more and more addicted

[@emilythedragon4658]

I am confused to

[@nehapalle5797]

Usually for selfmade films there is a sense of incompleteness with the script and filmography but I literally can not explain how WELL DONE this series is. The writing is IMMACULATE. The dialogue flows so well, it feels like he is having genuine conversations with other people, even though it’s just him. And the humor 😭😭 is so unique and subtle and clever. I can’t articulate how amazed I am by the quality of what I’m seeing, and I wish so hard this series will blow up and become a real show. Goodness gracious.

[@august_6048]

Okay the little “do you blame yourself” thing was a little too real. It hit a little too close to home.

[@victoriawhitcomb6475]

Especially the follow up of the inventing blame for an accident you couldn't control. Hits a little to close to home

[@anneoveson282]

I'm so hooked on this show! It has probably been the best part of my 2020. It's just so interesting! I love it so much!

[@NicholasPodany8]

I'm so glad!

[@definitelynotagenocider5204]

*checks calendar* O-oh no

[@jureigeeksoutoccasionally]

My favorite part of this is that one line because it’s so skillfully delivered “What situation?”

[@carissafaith]

there is nothing else to say other than you are going places. you’re going to go so far and it’s so easy to see that this is just the beginning of a generational talent. wow.

[@NicholasPodany8]

I- thank you so much wow this is an incredible comment thank you thank you

[@Jk-if6sx]

The way the intro tied the themes of all the individual series together literally made my jaw drop, even though I’m too stupid to comprehend what is happening in these videos I’m still in awe, they are better than Christopher Nolan’s last movie by a long shot

[@forgetmeepnot7617]

I rewatch this episode all the time and I’ve memorized it. This is amazing and I love the vibe of everything, including seeing all the perspectives between the main characters and the little snip bits of the jasper cult. And I can’t wait for you to finish the end song. It’s so good!!!

[@tancewaslost5196]

"Do you blame yourself?" Me looking at my brother's broken neck: *yes*

[@rdgr_31]

Me lookin' at my sister's broken arm ;-;

[@olivia_mc777]

AYO WHAT in all fairness: 'me looking at my brother's broken nose' 'yes :D'

[@asaheart21]

I just found this channel by a Ranboo animatic and boy oH BOY i'm NOT disappointed, this is SICK!!

[@way2lemony]

By afterglow? I love that one

[@lolabee5238]

me by an eggpire animatic lmao

[@chrystla891]

same

[@alk5b]

Yeah that audio is used a lot

[@AprilAnimations]

Samee

[@thatfakegingerr]

I need to re watch this at least three more times to even process what I just saw but like WOW

[@annajoy2725]

“Just a chill cult to worship jasper... like yeah it’s a cult but let’s not get too crazy”

[@erin2623]

Ahhhhh!!! The way the Chords of the lucids theme start playing when Oliver is starting to wonder if he can change what happened while he’s talking to his therapist is just fantastic!! And then it plays in its full form once his plan is formed and he begins writing the list!!!! Just magnificent, the storytelling done with amazing acting and writing but also the music is astounding! I simply cannot wait to see what happens next :) bravo!

[@lycheeenby9473]

I definitely was interested in "the Accident" quote, half because it's an amazing hook that made me NEED context half because the voice acting? Is like... perfect??? Like it's SO unsettling and yet serene. And this whole concept has sucked me in, funny and confusing and interesting and slightly terrifying. I'm super glad I'm able to watch something this creative because of a single interesting voice clip :)

[@captain-]

This man can do it all, I swear! He writes, acts, scores, and is an amazing editor!

[@kcb1995]

This is genuinely the best series I have ever watched! I am so unbelievably enthralled with this story line! I can't wait to see how this continues!! Im also excited to see if this is where the Narration series ties in or if that's a separate series entirely.

[@sarahskelecat]

5:02 (don't mind me just making a timestamp for myself)

[@techfi5889]

This is exactly what I was looking for

[@crismusflake]

And 5:42

[@gamerklee1582]

Its 5:44 not 5:02 my gawd

[@OogilyBoogilyBitch]

@@gamerklee1582 It can actually be both, I don't really think it matters

[@At0mic_Asteroid]

@@OogilyBoogilyBitch Agreed

[@__-ob7wm]

this is such amazing script writing, the foreshadowing and different plot lines and the way you managed to create all of this starting with just one minute videos is amazing

[@aspenadams1633]

Watches it once. Goes back and watches again immediately because my brain is being fried and I love it.

[@tildac868]

Omg I found this series this morning and I LOVE IT, instantly hooked. You have great talent, writing and acting

[@NicholasPodany8]

WELCOME!!!

[@Theo1442]

Wait is Benjamin his brother?!🤯🤯

[@kitkatpdx]

OMG THIS IS INCREDIBLE! So I'm thinking that maybe the therapist is real life because we saw earlier with Benjamin that your dream body and real body (whatever that means) keep going. Like when you go out if your dream, your dream self keeps going and goes into autopilot, and so I assume when you go into a dream your real body does the same

[@wagneralcantara9171]

I dont think so, since you need to be sleeping/unconscious to access the dream worlds

[@chloewatters4668]

I'm pretty sure that Wagner Alcantara is right that you need to be asleep or unconscious, cause Arthur says that Ms. Hills was in a coma when she went into the dreamscapes.

[@drummerpr25]

I’m more invested in this than a regular Netflix series. Start a streaming platform where every show is just you acting please!

[@patrickobrien5075]

This story is so intriguing yet so heartwarming and comedic.

[@nataliepickens4830]

It’s so weird to watch through this series again 2 years later. I can remember the exact moment this video came out and the exact place I sat down to watch it. I remember begging for cry wolf to come out and 2 years later I’m almost there. It’s crazy how much has changed but I’m so delighted that my love for your work has not changed one but. And now I’m eagerly awaiting cry wolf as much as I was two years ago. So proud of what you created and what you continue to create

[@savvytiger9026]

This has gotta be some of THE most in depth complex well thought out writing that I’ve seen since “There Will Be Blood” which is probably my all time favorite movie...you sir are insanely talented. I feel like I’ve stumbled upon the next Tarantino or something

[@arji3807]

2 years later and I still rewatch this series once every few months. I showed it to my siblings and they also got so invested and would talk to me about their theories. An absolute masterpiece

[@patcruz6028]

i... wish i had something to say but im just stunned. ive been following your stuff since the beginnings of cult-ish and the quality never falters! keep up the amazing work and I cant wait to see the next part ;)

[@NicholasPodany8]

Thank you so so so much!!

[@strangermarie3427]

It's so amazing to realize how difficult it must be to write, create, film and even think about the Skript and all this stuff. Like you have a really great talent that you must bring to the entire world! Your videos are literally so amazing!

[@slugcat6226]

“This isn’t a birthday party, it’s a Spartan trial!” “...It actually is my birthday. :(“

[@imperfectandchaotic]

Thank you for clarifying that Benjamin isn't Oliver's brother because that was my first thought and then I was like, no that doesn't make any sense... and the twists just keep on coming! I'm so in awe of your ability to re-create moments you've already done in entirely new contexts with pin-point accuracy. How do you keep it all straight in your head so nothing gets lost for the audience?

[@NicholasPodany8]

Well Im incredibly impressed that I haven’t lost a lot of y’all. It’s clear in my head, but the translation from my dream of a million dollar budget, to what I have in my old childhood home (now quarantine bunker) makes me have to get more creative and sacrifice some stuff. I try to keep clarity, but having only one person limits some more distinct visual story telling, so I’m inCREDIBLY happy that everyone is watching and asking the right questions... I’m more impressed by y’all!!

[@DoctorWho909]

Anyone else rewatch everything everytime a new episode comes out in a vain attempt to catch all the Easter eggs?

[@hannahthoms4246]

I rewatch it just to figure out what’s going on😂

[@Bev4Ever2]

I get so sucked into these every time omg. It’s all coming together I can’t wait to see what the rest of the cult has to say about Isabelle.

[@electronicblues]

there are so many things in this that i really need to hear, especially the bit with "it's very common for people to invent blame or create a causality, when in reality, it was completely out of your control."

[@electronicblues]

UPDATE: FIGURED OUT WHY I NEEDED THIS, IT HELPED ME PROCESS MY GUILT SURROUNDING MY TRAUMA

[@grayblethenerd]

5:31 that's an interesting statement actually. Because dreams are actually the effect of the mind storing and processing memories.

[@starsneptunexx]

This series is giving me eerie vibes and chills! I love this!

[@csharpmajor4810]

WIll you be releasing all the end tracks at some point? Keen to hear the whole versions of them! Also, argh! Another cliff hanger!

[@NicholasPodany8]

So... second episode ending song is currently getting mixed, I'm writing a full version of Cry Wolf... I might just make an EP

[@oozy6846]

@@NicholasPodany8 yay

[@csharpmajor4810]

@@NicholasPodany8 Whoo! And thank you for the reply :)

[@spencerb9655]

For real though, your work with Cultish back in the day is what made me really decide to pursue acting in college. It was so cool to me how you were able to play all these different characters but keep each of them distinct by more than just costumes. The scene where Prime and Jasper swapped clothes and had a slo-mo walk was what did it. After that I actually had the opportunity to be in a play (digitally of course) and play three of the four characters. It was A Number by Caryl Churchill if you’re familiar. I’ve still got a lot of work to do to improve but just thought I’d let you know how inspiring you’ve been :) Please keep up the great work! It’s SO much fun to watch!

[@bethanyfaile1916]

Thank goodness for those jackets. somehow I get the characters all mixed up, they all look so similar

[@matttatum8266]

This is now and will continue to be the best part of my 2021.... and was also the highlight of my quarantine

[@E_Freeman]

Lmao all the Beatles on the list at the end😂Amazing series!

[@max10dler]

This series has been the most chill-inducing, enthralling, and wholly entertaining experience I’ve had in a while, both in regards to the concepts of the episodes themselves and their execution. The music is spectacular, fitting each scene, moment, and episode perfectly; the writing is phenomenal, with bits of motif or easter egg candy for the careful watcher; and the acting and camerawork is positively seamless-so wonderfully done you don’t even notice it at times. Thank you, Nicholas; this was a joy. Still confused as shit though can’t wait to see if a few of my theories play out haha P.S. that “What else are memories but dreams themselves” quote haunts my every waking moment (in a good way)

[@yalleh4700]

God, I found out about this late. I watched all of The Adventures of Benjamin & Oliver, Jasper, and Lucids tonight and I'm having the hardest time wrapping my head around everything that's happened. Very, very hard to keep track of, but also absolutely genius. This is absolutely incredible, and so so so amazing for just one (or- technically a few since your parents helped with voices, but you seem to have done the heavy lifting) person to have done. My original takeaway and theory from the "waking up to a therapist" scene was that Oliver had just been creating an entire fake storyline, including everything about "dreamscapes" in his head because of the hugely traumatic experience of "the accident." Therefore, everything, or most of everything in the previous episodes was a story that he made up to cope, with this, this therapist and this accident, being the ACTUAL reality. It would make sense with the idea that you play all the characters, though the consistency with the therapist also being played by you could trip up that theory, and it could have just been a casting decision, not meant to be interpreted with story reasoning. Though, some of the comments led me to believe that everything about dreamscapes actually... happened? Which I can't see being the case. But, as I said before, everything about this is so very confusing to me and it's quite difficult for me to wrap my head around it. I was very confused by Oliver circling "Benjamin" in the list of names, and why he wrote the list of names in the first place. I was thinking maybe when he said "experiment", he meant a mental experiment, like another storyline in his head, but I wasn't sure. I was also confused why there were other names, since I don't recall seeing any characters named any of those names. (Though, I do recognize The Beatles, hahah.) But, I did see that the "Ben" part, of the "Benjamin" in the notebook was scribbled out, so I'm not quite sure what that's about. My best guess would be creating and experimenting with a different "character" in his mind, Jamin? Though, that feels a bit odd. I could be very, very, very wrong, as I was confused just by the sheer speed and evolution of things in the beginning of the story, but I just wanted to say that I am SO very looking forward to seeing more of this, even if it's quite the mind-boggler. Good luck on continuing this, I'll be there for it! EDIT: I just noticed that in the very beginning of "The Adventures of Benjamin & Oliver", Oliver was holding a notebook, and when Benjamin said "Oliver?" questioningly, Oliver scribbled something down on said notebook. I'm not becoming even confused about the order of everything happening. I'm not quite sure how this adds into Oliver scribbling the list during therapy, but I think it does. ANOTHER EDIT: The experiment that Oliver mentioned... The experiment could be that he should go up to people (Benjamin) and test his theory that he is, quote, "the master of his own reality." This could be BEFORE everything else happened, like a prologue but near the end instead of at the beginning. Gosh, things really are getting terribly hard to keep track of, and even more confusing! But so, so interesting. YET ANOTHER EDIT: I recognized this when I started watching, but not enough to comment on it. The show, the coffee brand, and the "Apple chargers" comment in the very beginning of this episode all came from Oliver's dream list in The Adventures of Benjamin and Oliver. I find this, again, confusing, but it is a very interesting detail that should not be left out.

[@kdjamart]

Someone please give this man an oscar or whatever for his acting because I may be confused but I am enjoying every moment of this 😆😆😆

[@edakivanc8654]

so many thoughts, head full: the ending song is AMAZING, you need to submit this story to hbo or netflix or SOMETHING after wrapping it up on here, i kinda feel like oliver is gonna be some sort of anti-hero/villian at the end. something doesn't seem right. also: nicholas are you aware that this could get its own fandom with ships and fanfic???

[@NicholasPodany8]

I've had my fair share of ships and fanfic with Albus and Scorpius, so I'm SO down

[@averysimplelife8895]

@@NicholasPodany8 I'm writing a fan fiction! No ships though, it's mostly following what I know of the true storyline, but with the thought that Jasper and Quinn were twins in Jasper's reality, which has been fun to experiment with. Also, if you want to check out my story, it's on the fanfiction website "Archive of Our Own," so...maybe...give it a read...if and when you have time?

[@edakivanc8654]

WAIT AND WHAT WAS THAT WITH THE COFFEE??? That was used earlier with oliver too! He reacted bad at drinking it and reacted bad at the therapists office when the therapist mentioned the bad weather (probably the same when the accident happened) and drank his coffee! SO WHAT IS THAT MOTIF? WHAT CONNECTION DOES COFFEE HAVE WITH OLIVER??

[@edakivanc8654]

ok i'm gonna use this as a little rant space: i fucking love the sound design between 5:40 and 7:40. The edited voice of the therapist bleeding between reality at the appointment and olivers dreamscape suggests that oliver starts to loose grip and the distinction between his dreams and his reality. maybe because of trauma maybe because he is so deep into searching for the people on his list or mixing different dreamscapes. letting go of the apple to pick up the notebook at 7:30 functions just like a symbol for letting go of control (the apple is used as a sign for the lucids) and replacing it with some sort of obsession or escapism- tell me that i am not crazy @Nicholas Podany

[@nobetawedielikemysanity]

@@averysimplelife8895 what's your username so I can search for it.

[@danielledarling4752]

WAIT! So when they wake up in the second grade has Oliver’s brother been born yet?? Cause he’s seven years younger!

[@NicholasPodany8]

oh well well done

[@SnowCatKroe]

Dude you are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. EVERYTHING IS AMAZING. Edit: Also is there a released track for the song that plays right after 5:59?

[@SnowCatKroe]

@GalaxZ_ ICE Type in "Lucids Soundtrack" on KZbin, it'll be the first vid to pop up - the track is called "What We Deserve"! Hope that helps!

[@jmfs6041]

POCKETS - Nicholas Podany

[@TresTaylor]

I genuinely cannot believe you’re releasing this for free. God bless you, sir. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@Zingo1258]

this series is getting even more phenomenal each episode and i always looks forward to them! thankyou so much for this in-depth bizarre and confusing series that make my thoughts run yet i’m so thoroughly entertained

[@Iratechromosome]

NICHOLAS PLEASE CAN WE HAVE A FULL VERSION OF THE SONG AT 5:58 PLEASE

[@einsamernorden]

its what we deserv written by him on his soundcloud i know its been 10 month but maybe you still ask yourself

[@Lully_BuggyVA]

It’s not out yet?

[@edoroka]

​@@einsamernordenI'm not the one you were talking to, but thank you

[@vanillapepsii8874]

5:07 this is what made me find this series :)

[@sabrinabueno2695]

Jeez. The timing, the script, the editing, soooo gooood. i hope the world gets to see your ideas in the BIGBIG. A lot to process rn.

[@NicholasPodany8]

Me too, fingers crossed that we get this to Netflix somehow

[@sabrinabueno2695]

Count on us if you need noise for it ;)

[@NicholasPodany8]

@@sabrinabueno2695 yesssss lets go!!!

[@lauraowsley6319]

You have no right being this incredibly talented

[@ianhepworth7950]

yesterday i was on the tik tok live and seeing the behind the scenes stuff and even your phone dying made this sooooo much better. keep up the great work dude!

[@jordanlaurie1170]

1:12 why was "hello son." "dad?" "are you winning?" so funny 2 me

[@mialesilvia4928]

Absolutely zero dislikes, *everyone liked that*😂 okay I’ll stop now😂

[@briandouglasahern7067]

Looks like there is now exactly one person who does not want anyone to wake up.

[@harrisphera5492]

@@briandouglasahern7067 since you have said that another agrees with the first. Which is ridiculous.

[@mialesilvia4928]

@a dog • 200 years ago one for you

[@mialesilvia4928]

@a dog • 200 years ago you have no life

[@mialesilvia4928]

@a dog • 200 years ago this was three months ago, you have to let go

[@brianmchaney7473]

Is there a playlist that allows a viewer to go through the entire multiverse cohesively? Jasper, the dream shorts, O&B, Lucids? I want to show my family this series, but it's very complicated. Lol

[@kcb1995]

There are playlists on his channel for each series respectively. Start with Jasper, then Oliver and Benjamin, then Lucids. That's the order they were released. I also suggest watching Narration because I suspect it MIGHT be getting tied in so having that background might help. Regardless it's interesting so I recommend it even if it's not connected to this multiverse series.

[@kcb1995]

If it helps he actually made full length videos for the Jasper and O&B series. So all of the shorts condensed into two videos.

[@NicholasPodany8]

Hmmm... not a bad idea, like alternate between "Jasper"s and "Benjamin and Oliver"s

[@brianmchaney7473]

@@NicholasPodany8 Yes! I found you on Tiktok, and I think the order in which you released the episodes on that platform was fantastic. Would love a playlist like that for KZbin.

[@kcb1995]

@@brianmchaney7473 I didn't think about that honestly!! That's would be an awesome way to digest the series again!

[@InsertGamingYT]

Just want to point out how good the music and scores are, Cry Wolf (which I can’t wait until it’s fully done) and Oliver’s accident theme are so good, is there a name for that score or is it just Oliver’s accident, because I love it so much keep up the amazing work

[@shaylachartrand5095]

“Do you blame yourself?” What? “Well it’s quite common in this situation for a patient to feel a kind of... guilt.” What situation? “The accident.”

[@oitrikabhattacharjee]

Oh! I love this series ❤...... This should be a Netflix series. Great work

[@NicholasPodany8]

Happy New Year! And fingers crossed about Netflix, I'm just gonna keep making them as best as I can

[@oitrikabhattacharjee]

@@NicholasPodany8 🤞

[@liquidwater1204]

Oh my gosh you’re going to destroy me before this ends aren’t you?

[@jordanspencer2157]

I came here for a gd voice clip and found a movie instead. Not disappointed, just.....fell like i'm in this man's dream for some reason

[@magicant_]

watch the whole series (daunting, i know) and come back to this comment. you might see why i said you should do that

[@briandouglasahern7067]

Rarely have I gotten to the end of an episode of anything and shouted, "No! I want MORE!!" like I do at the end of these installments. Also, I will pay good money for a T-shirt with the Gasball Currency logo on it.

[@wolfania]

OKAY, SO I JUST BLASTED PRAISES FOR THE 60 PEOPLE WHO CHECK MY INSTA STORIES! SO HOPEFULLY MORE PEOPLE WILL BECOME OBSESSED WITH THIS BECAUSE WATCHING THIS COME ABOUT THROUGH ALL THE TIKTOKS IS SO FLIPPING COOL AND A ONE OF A KIND EXPERIENCE! SO NICHOLAS PODANY, THANK YOU FOR THAT! I’M GOING TO STOP SCREAMING NOW! (Actually though, I remember finding all this on TikTok and just finding the comedy skits, quickly those became my favourite videos on TikTok! Suddenly there was some sort of storyline going on as well! How cool! And then on one mind blowing afternoon those two storylines converged and MY MIND WAS BLOWN! It was such a unique experience to see the videos come one at a time, think everything’s normal, expect nothing, until BAM! Suddenly it’s a whole show and I love it to bits!)

[@lilli6659]

What’s the name of the music in the background at 5:59?

[@jmfs6041]

POCKETS - Nicholas Podany

[@damoncorforte_2215]

THAT FUCKING CUT IN AT 6:14 HOLY SHIT DUDE

[@alexisstevens7605]

7:41 Paul, George, Ringo, John. Nice :)

[@DoctorWho909]

When is Oliver going to find out his mom is pregnant? If his brother is 7 years younger than him and he's 7 now then either he's a baby or not born yet and is perfectly fine. Is this going to make Oliver want to stay in this dream?

[@echolocation1]

Anyone else here from the Ranboo animatics O_O

[@bad_boypikachu]

5:02 (When it gets to 5:10 , pause it and skip to 5:42 , then play it) And there you have it. The animation meme everyone does. *Why.*

[@nasathefrogface5366]

Sir, PLEASE TELL ME THAT THIS ISN’T JUST OLIVER’S DREAM AND THAT THAT IS HIS REALL LIFE AND WUIN GETS TO MEET HIS MOM AND BENJAMIN IS OK ANDHXHDHDDJJDRJ

[@bwezil]

Man, I’m coming back now and am nostalgic watching as the last few episodes were coming out. Y’all’s production and direction is still, to this day, mind-bogglingly, impossibly amazing. Also, the Limbersweats theme?! Every time I hear it, I get hyped for a show that doesn’t even exist, it’s so /good/!

[@archielily1]

If I can’t get “Cry Wolf” on Spotify soon... I’m going to wake you up!

[@rivkarubinoff7216]

Ok. This needs to be a TV show. This is better than most of Netflix if not all of it.

[@ConfuseTheMasses]

So I'm assuming Oliver and the therapist are completely in the "real" world since he was drinking Starbucks instead of Gasball Currency

[@jewishunicorn7489]

Oh my god I didn’t even register that

[@NicholasPodany8]

noooo he was drinking starbucks cause that dreamscape hasn't been altered by Oliver yet in the memory

[@LovelyGhostz]

I’m so upset I’m only just now finding this series!! It’s amazing! But dude, when the accident scene came up, specifically the “In reality, it was completely out of your control.” line, I literally had to set my phone down, look up at the ceiling, and take a breather 😭 the writing, acting, camera work, and editing of this series is just amazing!

[@samiam9753]

BRO WHAT THE FRICK IS HAPPENING first I was all like woah hot dude then I was like wait they're all the same dude then I was confused and incredibly intrigued at how he knows Isobel ( Isabel I dunno) and now Oliver and his brother and he's in two places at once but talking to two people separately there was an accident he has a therapist is this dude still in 2nd grade?!?!

[@hannahthoms4246]

I’m with you, sooo confused but loving it! I think with the therapist he is older because he was driving, and his brother is 7 years younger than him, so he has to be at least 8 but is probably in his late teens. Other than that I’m lost I have no idea what’s going on😅

[@chloewatters4668]

I'm pretty sure that the therapist scene is a flashback, and was relatively soon before the beginning of TAOBAO, so in that case Oliver would be like 22, and his brother would be like 15.

[@samiam9753]

@@chloewatters4668 ooooooooooh

[@joyfulfrog-tm3504]

If anyone is wondering what this audio is from, it’s from Nicholas Podany’s mini series called “LUCIDS” on episode 3.

[@Haydrik_osity]

So Oliver woke up Benjamin in Mrs. Hills’ class which was Oliver’s dream, Oliver was already a Lucid and learned more about being a Lucid from a Lucid in his own dreamscape- right...? Then again, Mrs. Hills could just be another person who’s just a part of Oliver’s Dreamscape, but Benjamin is in a Dreamscape looking for the memory of a son of someone who hopped into Oliver’s dreamscape- meanwhile, Benjamin’s dreamscape is overlapping with the dreamscape he was woken up from- I AM SO CONFUSED, I NEED A REFRESH.

[@butterflylol63scott48]

I’m so confused but I’m also not confused and I’m so invested and This takes so much talent with all the writing and acting and editing and music and I’m just exhausted thinking about it. Keep up the good work

[@Robinroad]

Wait...at 6:04 is that the same motif as at the end of Her Imaginary Best Friend??

[@canoistercat]

sorry bro but this is so criminally underrated I SWEAR. I LOVE STUMBLING INTO UNDERRATED SHIT THAT KZbin RECOMMENDS ME BUT SEEING THESE UNFAIR AMOUNT OF VIEWS FOR EACH UNDERRATED VIDEO I WATCH ALWAYS HURTS ME

[@Ultra_Hyper_]

5:43 “The Accident Audio”

[@magicant_]

people don’t need to keep commenting it, it’s one of the top comments

[@Ultra_Hyper_]

@@magicant_ And?

[@cainantucker5939]

idk what it is but the bass demonic voice in the whole "do you blame yourself" part is what hits me its aesthetically pleasing to my ears

[@TheRedTigon]

POV: you came for 5:42

[@NicholasPodany8]

POV: but you stayed for the whole thing

[@TheRedTigon]

@@NicholasPodany8 good point, good point