Speakeasies and Shootouts! LACKADAISY (Pilot) | REACTION

[@Voxivus]

I have already watched the pilot 8 times. It is so good. The lighting. The audio dynamics. The voice acting. The very theatrical lines of Rocky against everyone else is a very fun dynamic. And the fact that the water animation was so smooth during that sequence. *Everything* in it is so good

[@Fusionater]

Every bit of animation was not only smooth, but detailed, I am so hung up on how good that short little coat tug was, it was 100% not needed, but they put their all into it. Animation like this can add to character in a way less ambitious productions could never pull off.

[@joeplanescomics2088]

The sketch lines are intentional! It's supposed to give it a vintage disney look :)

[@Fusionater]

Oh that's actually incredible, I was actually kind of thinking that I would miss them if they were gone.

[@bwilliams463]

They make things seem a little more organic and alive.

[@Anastas1786]

10:15 Yeah. It's a coded message. The rum-runners placed a fake obituary in the paper to let them know where to dig up their purchase.

[@AmberbubblesX]

Fun fact- freckles originally had applied to get into the police academy but they rejected him due to his unhinged nature

[@Fusionater]

Huh, coulda sworn unhinged was a requirement to get into the police academy.

[@theradicallizard]

Seen you on all of these reaction videos. Thank you for your tireless work soldier 🫡 Big fan of freckle or is that just your fact of choice?

[@AmberbubblesX]

@@theradicallizard hahah was wondering when someone would notice. I just thought it was a cool fact that no one was saying and had to tell people. That's all :]

[@limelightraver5690]

“It's a great advantage not to drink among hard-drinking people.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, 1925

[@joshuaperry7323]

I personally think Rocky's design just gets better the more frazzled and unkempt he gets. the art and animation is spectacular but I don't know if it will be able to get across the manic deranged look and energy of Rocky that the webcomic's art does. really looking forward to seeing where this goes though. the webcomic is amazing but it has not updated since 2020. large in part due to them working on this.

[@Fusionater]

I can hardly blame them for shifting focus given how well this turned out.

[@saralast5070]

mordecai is SungWon Favorite character which he did a fan translation to in he's channel for i thing more thin 5 years which why he got selected for the role

[@b1gg1n1]

42:48 It is the same Malcolm from Channel Awesome 😁

[@Fusionater]

He was great to meet when I saw him at a con once. ^_^

[@beeshark222]

My favorite character has to be Freckle, he’s such a bean. I mean, until he’s not.

[@Fusionater]

Rocky is actually crazy, Freckle pretends to be crazy to survive, and Ivy is completely sane, a perfect trio.

[@beeshark222]

@@Fusionater I wouldn’t exactly say Freckle is pretending,but…you get the vibe.

[@LoveleighZombie]

Yes!!! I hope you keep reacting to this of it keeps going! I’ve been following them for years! They haven’t updated recently cause they’ve been focusing on this lol but I highly recoiled looking into the comics! It’ll clear up allot of questions and there’s so many Easter eggs!!

[@Fusionater]

I probably won’t look into the comics unless it looks like this won’t continue, for reaction purposes and all, but I definitely will give them a read one day, seems right up my alley. ^_^

[@Stratelier]

23:20 - So, yeah, about the flood of water in the Quarry: that was a water storage tower Rocky blew up. Steam engines, in addition to obviously needing fuel for the fire, actually also consume a lot of water (to make the steam) -- much like how a combustion engine requires gasoline.

[@MoreLoreThenThereSeems]

The pilot seems to be a direct continuation of the comic.

[@Fusionater]

Really? Surprises me since this feels like the start of a story.

[@MoreLoreThenThereSeems]

@@Fusionater well considering originally the animated pilot was originally just a “animated short” as a stretch goal for a fundraiser for the comic. And then people donated a shit ton so they decided to make it longer. At least from what I know. You should definitely read the comic. It’s free!

[@Fusionater]

@@MoreLoreThenThereSeems I definitely will read the comic if it ever looks like future animation projects (tragically) get shelved.

[@twist_ending7545]

No it isn't. Don't lie

[@MoreLoreThenThereSeems]

@@twist_ending7545 “seems” “appears” “looks as though” That is to say, anyone who has read the comic can recognize that the pilot takes place after where the comic is currently from a chronological perspective, obviously with some amount of time in between. Even if I am incorrect, it’s highly bad faith of you to assume I’m intentionally misleading him. Why would I even do that? Think.

[@rebeccablue4818]

Baccano is always worth a rewatch.

[@thesmg201show]

This pilot reminds me of Helluva Boss but with Cats

[@PollenEye]

They're both adult web cartoons, so they'll probably be compared often. I just hope the fandoms will be friendly with each other lol

[@victorferreira8332]

​@@PollenEye me too 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@milantarbuk1039]

​@@PollenEye Just hope people realize Lackadaisy is way older. Already saw some people saying that this is ripping off Helluva Boss.

[@Fusionater]

Other than violent cartoon, I don’t really see the case for this and Helluva being all that similar. Totally different tone, a more clear emphasis on story and factions here (seems like it anyway), totally different art styles, and the violence in Helluva is way more gruesome. Maybe someone could point out some bigger similarities that go beyond surface level, but that’s what I see as of now.

[@andrewvaldez8866]

I’m honestly not a fan the animation gorgeous the music amazing the dialogue and acting kinda meh the fake accents really bug me and to be honest and the thing that bugs me the most cars are not bulletproof they would be dead and guns don’t really have any affect if your going to miss though apparently there long time gangsters so there’s not really any stakes also I think you are very wrong on the voice of rocky and sound design

[@Fusionater]

I’m afraid I don’t really understand what you mean by the story not having stakes because the characters are gangsters? I get the accent thing, it doesn’t bother me but I can see why it would. It’s still unrealistic, but older cars were built MUCH sturdier than the modern ones, and guns were both not as powerful and not as accurate. I don’t have a tough time suspending disbelief here.

[@cobraglatiator]

@@Fusionater guns are especially not as accurate with with a cut down barrel, like the BAR the lady was wielding. (was also being hip fired mostly)

[@DavidRomigJr]

Those cars were not bulletproof at all. The bullets tore through it. Other than Mordecai, who rarely shot but aimed to kill, no one else was aiming at all. The siblings were firing randomly in the general direction for fun and Freckle was firing randomly in the general direction because he flipped for a bit. If it wasn’t because Rocky jerked the steering wheel when in Mordecai’s sights, Mordecai would have had a head shot.

[@dragonbreeder1995]

… dude. Suspension of disbelief aside, it’s a pilot. Its supposed to sell the tone, narrative, and character interactions first and foremost. They are not going to be killing anyone off in a pilot episode. Secondly, there were a lot if unauthorized modifications being made on cars during the that time specifically to make bootlegging easier. Armored carriages was amongst them. This combined with the lower power of guns means it’s entirely believable that the bullets wouldn’t go through anything but the wind shield.