Starship Act 1 Part 9

[@ElisaN92]

Freaking Dylan holding that thing up for ten whole minutes whilst singing like a god.

[@StarlaGategrove]

ElisaN92 I was thinking the same thing!

[@sahayeda5220]

my thinking was that hom holding it up actually took some of the weight of his arms off his lungs (like when runners hold their arms over their head after a race to get more air in). I thought that would extend to singing too

[@aaliya7504]

Oh, I was thinking this too 😂

[@tallmuffin7898]

Actually I think the weight is shared by someone behind him. the tail moves sometimes in a coordinated way and if you look closely enough, you can see flashes of a person behind Dylan. I still love this song tho.❤️ EDIT: At 4:36, you can see another person helping to hold up Pincer.

[@aurorajof9857]

@@repressedtrauma322 I think it's Joe Moses holding the tail

[@MuppetMollyStarGleek]

Darren is one hell of a songwriter, and Dylan is one hell of a singer

[@rancidprince3133]

And Dylan’s also one hell of a puppet-holder-upper

[@signiko7095]

the two d's...

[@harryedwardson8191]

@Sarah Harper lol

[@neveyjcammans808]

The Big D's. The D stands for our darlings.

[@ariemea]

The puppets in this show are absolutely amazing. The people who made them did a wonderful job, and the actors did a great job manipulating them. :D I am extremely impressed with this show.

[@fivehundredlux]

Ariemea SomniaRosa also Dylan holding it above his head for like 10 minutes while singing like a god

[@Kristyle187]

@@fivehundredlux OMG right?? That man is the definition of talented. Arguably my favorite of entire the Starkid crew, and his performance in this show is a HUGE reason for that. IMO, his incredible performance in Twisted is the topmost reason (but I may have some bias because I was lucky enough to see it live). That angelic and absolutely heartbreaking voice, not to mention his acting and flawless comedic timing.

[@elizahebdon9716]

I just love watching the four actors manipulating Pincer - how they all move together to create such convincing body language! Even just Lauren and Nick as the claws match their own body language to what they're doing with the claw and it's incredible

[@siberiasian]

"tell me all about her" move was so cool (and cute lol)

[@kcorona7715]

Dylan should be villains more often.

[@unoriginal1562]

K Corona He was Scarecrow in Holy Musical B@man

[@headofathousandsheepswool]

You know what I want? Lauren as a villain!

[@Megd1071]

@@headofathousandsheepswool and now we're getting it!!

[@tanginglarawan]

@@headofathousandsheepswool yES!

[@jessavhole2847]

@@headofathousandsheepswool she was calendar man in holy musical b@man but yes I want to see her as a main villan

[@broceratops1337]

i still have no idea how dylan can have his arms raised like that for 10min+ straight while singing

[@tomriddle1142]

broceratops1337 Ripped af

[@ejniebo6214]

Have you seen tyblin in firebringer

[@charliestrange649]

What about Joe Moses who's Pincer ass? He have his arms raised for 10 minutes too

[@DustinIsHappy]

Klaudia McKagan is Joe really pincer’s ass?? :O that should really be on his resume!

[@danaortner7243]

imagine the muscles he must have had thanks to this role ;)

[@chariiteee]

4:56 Pincer says he used to have his own doubts and fears, and goes on to say that they "quite literally almost ate me alive". Do you remember what job Pincer was assigned by the Overqueen? Nourishment. The Overqueen almost ate him alive.

[@CrazyCyclopsEYE]

+Charity O'Donnell OMG YES

[@sabi_sue]

WAIT YOURE RIGHT

[@alexashley9140]

OMR WOAH

[@keplerr1512]

this is my third watch and i JUST made this connection!

[@stupiddgrrl5844]

this is what we call, "Lyrical Genius" sOMETHING THAT STARKID IS V E R Y FOND OF

[@itisamystery7417]

To everyone commenting about how similar this is to Little Mermaid, that's because it's supposed to be! Darren Criss, who wrote the music and helped develop the story, refers to it as "The Little Mermaid" meets "Aliens."

[@vallaby2042]

Well it's more The Little Mermaid meets Starship Troopers!

[@imooserider]

Meets the Bee movie

[@OlanKenny]

To dine again. He's been waiting all these years to dine again...

[@eolller]

get in my mouth, humans

[@James-hr3yh]

YOU DIDIN'T-

[@vicklepickle301]

I've heard this somewhere, what reference was this?

[@Elizabeth-hu9os]

@@vicklepickle301 To dance again from A Very Potter Musical

[@vicklepickle301]

@@Elizabeth-hu9os Ah, thanks

[@ProfessorStuDDS]

Starkid writes some of the best villain songs in existence, genetically engineered to stay in your head for eternity!

[@Adbam44]

Thank Darren for this one!

[@k0pstl939]

And TCB(torture tango and one step ahead and not so bad)

[@samic849]

They make you love the villians, and that's one of the best things about stories

[@yeshevishman]

This is my favorite villain song of all time.

[@hpingwing]

Bug: Ariel February: Prince Eric Roach: Flounder Bugette: Sebastian Bug queen: King Triton Pincer: Ursula Mosquito Brothers: Flotsum and Jetsum

[@lynzpinz3095]

This is exactly what I was thinking

[@foldingcorners9772]

The whole show is basically The Little Mermaid/Alien/Starship Troopers

[@jacobburt1523]

So it's: Taz: ripply Junior: burq Mega-girl: both of the robot men Right?

[@foldingcorners9772]

No, Taz is actually supposed to be Vasquez from Aliens, they look almost identical!

[@YouTubeUser-gd8vg]

I agree although I feel like roach is more like Sebastian

[@kcorona7715]

I need a musical where Lauren is the protagonist and Jaime is the Antagonist. AND I NEED IT NOW.

[@xXTheScarletWitchXx]

Kristiana Corona YAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSS WE NEED A PETITION NYOW

[@amybendel247]

Yes! We haven't had a girl main protagonist since Little White Lie. Otherwise there's been Harry, Joey, Bug, Batman, Jafar, and Jack Bauer. Not hating on any of the starkid, but a girl lead would be amazing! I think lauren could pull it off best, but i would love to see meredith as a lead sometime.

[@dorrolorro]

I totally agree! It's really about time that Starkid does that! Let the girls of Starkid be in the spotlight!

[@moonysgirl90]

+Kristiana Corona I don't know if you saw the announcement that their next show called 'Firebringer' has a female lead, so you might get your wish! Given how much fun Lauren has as antagonistic characters like Malfoy or Taz I would love your casting just reversed!

[@yolanvdk5854]

+Kristiana Corona After seeing Jaime as Candy in HMB, I second this! ^^

[@kelseytaylor1297]

with everyone franking out about Dylan's and jaimes voices I would like to take a second to appreciate Brian's voice during his little solo part 😍

[@CantDraw-bq6pj]

He kills the reprise of this too 😍😍😍

[@joelatkin1214]

Can’t forget Jim’s low ass bass notes too

[@avitallichtenfeld813]

Yes! He’s so under appreciated especially as a singer. And him and Jaime sound so good together, especially with Jim lending his bass tone!

[@nintendolayton37]

I just love Dylan's voice......he belongs on broadway.

[@sarahchapman236]

agreed, maybe he should play jack Kelly in newsies

[@nataleestepaniants5650]

Jaime and Dylan's singing is amazing!

[@nataleestepaniants5650]

And Also Joey was also really good.

[@TheKateamatic]

Kick it up a notch is my favorite song in this musical

[@Moredistress]

Hell Year

[@espinoza1546]

Simple but good choice

[@camilleb51]

and the reprise is 👌

[@not-so-happypappypatton]

As well as Hideous Creatures for me. The harmonies always get me

[@fiveelevenevan]

I watched a video where the fanbase voted for the best songs of all of Starkid. This actually won!

[@madelinerossell5859]

their puppetry skills are goals.

[@swah1885]

Dylan in this is B-A-D-A-S-S. One thing, he awesome. And another thing, he's holding his hands up for 10 minutes while singing like holy crap. How the hell is he doing that. Nice work Dylan!

[@AJPwny]

"Kick 'em all straight in the crotch, how 'bout that?!" Pincer is officially my favorite.

[@bluesapphireymca]

Dylan's voice is one of the seven wonders of the world.

[@sheilavaidy]

Dylan Saunders + "Kick it up a notch" = PERECTION!

[@sheilavaidy]

And then you add Joey Richter, and it's even better!

[@rosie7453]

And then Brian's reprise oh wow!

[@bifriend8219]

Put em together and what have you got?

[@polyphonicgherkins]

@@bifriend8219 Bibbity bobbity boo!

[@brettbair8245]

I love Jaime at like 10:15, that increases the absolute awesomeness of the ending by a ton.

[@brettbair8245]

I really wish they'd left it in the album version.

[@Cracrayglitterbug]

Also shes got one hell of a voice

[@mokelly4341]

The puppets are the coolest thing in this show.

[@h4jlk790]

I'm not throwing away my shot...At becoming a starship ranger

[@h4jlk790]

Cassie's Creations finally logged into this account and got this notification. Yikes. I had a really bad Hamilton phase a few years ago. You’re right tho lmao.

[@hollisjo4023]

@@h4jlk790 lmao your good I went through the phase too.

[@alizeica519]

@@h4jlk790 I went through that phase too lol-

[@jenna8091]

@@h4jlk790 I was think everybody went through that phase

[@caitlinw04010]

My god does Dylan have good core strength. Singing with his arms about his head for 10 mins

[@aaronjimenez7825]

Gotta love the physical acting with the puppets. I could not stop laughing when they began discussing February. Pincer's claw's pulled up under his chin like that, and his tail curl, it is pure comedy gold.

[@craftychangeling]

It's official. I'm in love with all the StarKid villains.

[@AnnoyingAsianWitch]

Even Aladdin?

[@laurabid]

Snarl?

[@DustinIsHappy]

you must not know dick about starkid your name is amazing

[@Cracrayglitterbug]

They cant not make a villian loveable I mean really they made VOLDEMORT shippable

[@gracescott5828]

@@Cracrayglitterbug you can't really love the blue shit though

[@peanutsthesquirrel5225]

I really just see this as badass Poor Unfortunate Souls Also Jaime saying “all you gotta do is” sounds so much like Join Us (And Die)

[@sillygoosetaur]

the part in join us and die was probably a reference

[@anbears8]

No one is going to mention the Cinderella reference? "Put them together and what have you got?"

[@ethanbinotto1768]

Hannah Dearie n-n-no

[@rensie9941]

Bibbity babbity boo

[@AwesomeOKing0197]

Put them together and what have you got? What?

[@rowanheart8122]

"Put em together and what do you got?" Frick I forgot. Oh wait. Bippity boppity boo

[@hollisjo4023]

@@AwesomeOKing0197 bippity boppity boo.

[@KBlocker29]

Is there anything more perfect than Dylan's voice in this song?

[@anerd6211]

No.

[@CrazyCyclopsEYE]

+Keisha Blocker Maybe Dylans voice in Holy Musical B@man! Act 1 Part 1

[@ztslovebird]

Keisha Blocker Dylan's voice in The Way I Do? Or Dylan in Twisted?

[@clairewalker4441]

Damn, those camera views at "Oh, Pincer you're in for a treeeeeaaat."

[@vahleralynch2022]

Can I just point out the fact that Lauren was playing a bugs claw and she was acting like she was the claw in like damn this girl is the best actress ever.

[@gillianblasz4826]

Don't forget about nick

[@toontownrules413]

Description: "[PINCER proceeds to strap BUG into the thingy]" I only just noticed that. You know you're a part of Starkid if you call something that you wrote a "thingy" xD

[@9ru6_54uc3]

CROWLY

[@ariartsy9220]

CROWLEY

[@HayLeesHomeMade]

I'm gonna have to watch this with captions, aren't i? Say no more

[@Nimardrian]

"kick it up a notch" is one of my favourite starkid songs

[@n.k.6065]

Dylan Saunders as an evil giant singing scorpion is giving me life

[@cydude5856]

I love how both villains in this play show off the worst parts of Bug's motives. Pincer leaves the hive not because it was oppressive towards him, but because he wanted to eat others and be more powerful than the others in the hive. Junior shows how only caring about yourself can completely corrupt a person.

[@kateinthegrass]

I can't beleive the audience didnt cheer when Dylan walked out with that puppet. Its ASTOUNDING and deserves a round of applause imo 👏👏

[@TheStarAndTheFrills]

Joey would be such a cool villain, the face he made when he said I'm gonna kick it up a notch was so cool!

[@vortex5234]

Emilie Serna he is a villain in "The Trail to Oregon". Well, he has several roles, but one of them is a villain.

[@AngelofMusic04]

@@vortex5234 Plus "Spies Are Forever".

[@ElfQuestComicDubFamily]

Owen Carver in SAF is easily some of if not the best of Joey’s work

[@meredithreaves2769]

And Black Friday

[@TRUSTeTMguest]

@@meredithreaves2769 y'know why it had to be a doll?

[@alyssajohnson3772]

did anyone read the lyrics in the description? there is a stage direction in them that says that pincer proceeds to strap bug into the "thingy". I love how they just called it a thingy instead of a cryotube or whatever it is supposed to be☺

[@xcathyxlikexwowx]

I bet Dylans arms were killing him when he was pincer...also his voice is amazing!

[@robbfacee]

I have the biggest crush on Dylan and his voice in this song makes me melt.

[@Izzy-Maurer]

I just realised that there are huge parallels between this scene and the one with Pincer and Junior in Act 2. The whole 'Oh that probably wouldn't work' 'It's stupid; if I tell you, you'll think I'm stupid, and then I'll be embarassed.' THIS IS MY THIRD TIME WATCHING AND I NEVER NOTICED THAT. Well done, writers (I think the Langs?).

[@genlouise99]

"Pincer proceeds to strap Bug into the thingy" 😂

[@nylatlas8138]

If I were Dylan my arms would've died within the first 10 minutes.

[@rabidpixie3281]

+MLP POTTER CRAFT 0423 My arms would have died in the first 10 seconds! Mad props to Dylan

[@nylatlas8138]

+RPGirl Dragyn ikr! My arms are so lazy

[@clairewalker4441]

+RPGirl Dragyn heh heh... Mad "props"

[@hannahatkinson7326]

+Claire Walker I didn't even realize I made that pun!

[@nylatlas8138]

Omg, that's gr8

[@311tomboy]

the pincer puppet is so damn awesome

[@mild-manneredapricot881]

okay but can we talk about Joey's falsetto like that actually gave me heart palpitations

[@sabi_sue]

mild-mannered apricot chills every time

[@jennasmythe7109]

i'm just very much here for the fact that your user is "mild-mannered apricot"

[@flashlamp0072]

i love how passionate nick is about his role in this scene, he's so great :,D

[@lindseyetheridge1771]

Honestly I admire Dylan so much here because I've had to hold my arms up for 15 minutes straight before in shows and you feel like you're dying and I know how painful that must have gotten, especially with having to control pincer's mouth

[@conibal5045]

This song is probably the best fucking song I've ever heard holy crap

[@dvader1342]

“Kick it Up a Notch” is one of the best villain songs ever

[@megrat06]

Best. Villain. Song. EVER!!!

[@kateinthegrass]

Oof Jamies voice just CUTS THIS SCENE like a hot knife through butter (Dylan's voice) and I LOVE IT. 🖤

[@allysilman1631]

I've listened to the rogues medley so many times so every time I hear this song I expect rogues are we to start playing right after

[@lucameyers13]

meeee toooooo

[@ameliebstenanonym42]

ali 19 me toooo

[@ZeniJocasta]

I think the Pincer puppet is my favorite so far, it is AMAZING! But then all the puppets are beautifully done, and kind of creepy in that bug way, which makes them all the more wonderfully done!

[@charlotte9611]

Whenever I watch this I always hold my arms above my head to see how Dylan does it. I've never got through the whole scene without my arms dying.

[@lottierose293]

Dylan's voice is amazing, this is probably one of my favourite starkid songs 😍😍

[@hannaevans1934]

Props to everyone who helps in playing pincer! I know that my arms would probably fall off if I had to hold that up for almost 10 minutes straight.

[@GlriousWffls]

Before commenting, I always scroll through the comments "a reasonable distance" and if it's been said already, I shut up. I want to draw attention to the fact that Nick Lang and Lauren Lopez MADE PINCER RIGHT-HANDED! They actually put enough thought into the puppetry to work dominance into who made which claw gestures. Brilliant storytelling and teamwork! I'm not just talking about the handshake at the start, either, but all throughout - watch closely, and you'll see it's true: Lauren holds back and lets Nick shine. Well done, Starkid!

[@KTr0ck]

im now rewatching with this in my and oh my god. that’s incredible

[@jaimiedorea]

This is basically the story of the Little Mermaid... Instead of legs, he wants a whole body..

[@emelik89]

I can't get over how amazing this scene is. The singing is incredible. This song is incredible. Dylan. Holy shit. Everybody. SO DAMN GOOD.

[@isabellafisher5953]

Dylan's performance in this scene is amazing. so proud.

[@HilaryLudkin-Finnie]

when Jaime said "all you gotta do is" I thought she was going to say "join us and die"!

[@rebekkabeauchamp6330]

Dylan's Dumbledore is absolutely amazing but he really shines in Starship (both acting and singing)

[@hot4crocs443]

This part is very Little Mermaid-esque. Anyone else notice that?

[@alicia-b-mitchell]

Olivia Isme All of their plays are based off of something else, and they always say this is "The Little Mermaid set in space", so I think they did that on purpose.

[@kitwells7453]

YES YES YES

[@1994moviebuff]

It reminds me the "Feed Me" song from Little Shop of Horrors

[@winterelton2442]

+Alicia Ballesteros Really? That's cool. So Twisted is Wicked, I guess, The Trail To Oregon is the Oregon Trail, Starship is The Little Mermaid, AVPM/S/SY is Harry Potter, Holy Musical B@tman is Batman(?), ANI is Star Wars, but what is Me and My Dick? Just a world where you can talk to penises?

[@alicia-b-mitchell]

Winter Elton Well, HMB was probably (semi) based off of the Batman v Superman comic (as the movie hadn't come out yet then), and MAMD is just a parody of real life (bc Joey plays his namesake)

[@UnchargedBattery978]

i would LOVE to see more of Starkid’s puppetry. From what i’ve seen so far it is AMAZING and i’d imagine they could do so much more now

[@kendraspevak5109]

The duality of this man, tootsie to pincer,, and that voice,, easily one of the best songs of starkid

[@DramaqueenGOZ]

Gotta love Dylan Saunders.

[@abby_4144]

person: Snarl’s left paw me, an intellectual: Pincer’s left claw

[@maddiewashburn915]

SLAAAAAAY DYLAN SLAAAAAY

[@LouiseBrooks-vt7jh]

Aww, Joeys little dance when was befriending Pincer. So cute! 😁

[@kgreen5344]

probably my favorite song from the show. Dylan's voice and the lyrics and piano, it's magic

[@ar6543]

Poor Unfortunate Souls is one of the catchiest, most well known villain songs in all of pop culture. Considering this, you’d expect it’s equivalent in any musical partially based on the Little Mermaid to be particularly vulnerable to audience disappointment. Needless to say, Kick It Up A Notch exceeds expectations.

[@erinidum]

Jamie: All you gotta do is... Me, in the year 2019: Join us and die

[@noahthebrokenumbrella]

We tried to convince you with soliiiIILLOQUAYYYY

[@ellamorton3257]

Imagine being in the audience unaware or how lucky they are to listen to this monumental song for one of the first times Unbelievable

[@bifriend8219]

I wanna be a starship ranger = I wanna be where the people are (part of your world)

[@shakesqueer22]

I absolutely love Dylan in kick it up a notch. HIs voice is like silk.

[@benwaldvogel5929]

ok so I’m rewatching starship again as one does, but this time around i get stuck on this part at 6:27 because it sounds so familiar, and after some soul/KZbin searching it’s because the “all you gotta do is” part is almost exactly the same that Jaime sang in TGWDLM during “Join Us and Die”. My soul is finally free and if there’s any other freaks like me rushing to the comments looking for answers on this I’M HERE TO VALIDATE YOU!

[@coracupcake2309]

The vocals and choreography are so impressive. It must have taken so long to learn. And the puppets are epic!

[@reubenfuchs2747]

9:36 literally chills, everything about this was so well done

[@emzeecastlee]

the only thing that bothered me here was that dylan and lauren seemed to have forgotten their black hoodies lmao. and can we please bow down to dylan's vocals and the fact that he didnt one bit drop his arms. hell, my arms get tired just from putting my hair in a ponytail. smh

[@mickys8065]

I mean, with Dylan it isn't so bad because he's often in shadow, but Lauren really sticks out

[@sarahchapman236]

I heard parts of kick it up a notch before I watched this and I love it so much also when jaime comes in *chefs kiss* also brolden's voice is so underrated

[@aminadaifi6762]

Can we just talk about what the camera does when everyone sings “Oh, Pincer, you’re in for a treat!” for a moment? Love it 💜💜

[@scratchedcds]

6:27 Hearing Jaime singing “All ya got to do is” and all I can think about is Charlotte from TGWDLM.

[@noahthebrokenumbrella]

Yessss I was looking for someone else who noticed this Charlotte is one of my absolute favourite Hatchetfield characters!!!

[@sophiesometimessews]

I love how the end of the song conveys a kickline with almost no kicking.

[@zayatoon]

10:09 I NEVER noticed Jamie's voice here in the Kick It Up A Notch (Reprise). WOW!

[@TCFC23]

I absolutely LOVE Pincer as a villain, but he's thinking too small. Why settle for one Starship of humans when he could hijack the ship, travel to where they came from and have a planet-full? Or let them settle on the planet so he can have a ready supply to devour? C'mon, when you're kicking it up a notch, you might as well kick it aaaaall the way up to the stratosphere!

[@CorticalCirclet]

Good thinking...but you could kick it up on more notch still. How about if Pincer harvests a whole bunch more of those brain-leech spores, refines them into some kind of blue goo, and then forces it down the throats of all the humans in order to hijack *them*? He could wear a spore for himself, and then use the psychic link to overwhelm the humans' minds with irresistable song-and-dance impulses. Use the dominated humans to find and convert more humans. The only thing better than having easy access to huntable humans is having constant access to humans who will dance right into your mouth-parts on command! Success would be...inevitable.

[@sillygoosetaur]

@@CorticalCirclet that’s it you solved starkid no need to make more musicals you did it

[@ellynsoup4724]

watching those claws move independently was the coolest thing

[@RaySnively]

This song is so awesome! It gives me chills every time I listen.

[@cheesythegoat4231]

Just the sheer size of that puppet is impressive, let alone that Dylan was holding that thing up for 10+ minutes while singing! Kick It Up a Notch is an absolute bop and Dylan’s voice compliments it wonderfully. Joey, Jaime, Jim and Brian’s lines are wonderfully sung and are amazing as well! This song is all round awesome!

[@daninmills]

Huge props to Dylan for not only singing beautifully but for doing it flawlessly with his arms above his head for 10 minutes

[@martaciousss]

The puppeteering in this is so good. I can't even, like there is so much emotion in them, and you can see it in the actors and puppets.

[@Megs-Eggs]

Okay Dylan's arms must be hurting so bad!!

[@SealandRoyal]

+Megan Postell i didn't see dylan at all i saw was a huge bug on the stage

[@khkayla6575]

I love how Joey has to fix Bug’s antenna at 9:15

[@Starkidfan27]

this song will never not be great. Dylan, Jamie, Brian, Jim and Joey have such incredible voices. my favourite starkid song ever, hands down.

[@polishchick02]

The combination of Joey's falsetto at 9:00, Dylan's sexy, rough voice, Jim's bass, Jaimie's general amazingness, and Brolden's sassiness just about made my head explode...

[@purplejellytotPJT]

First time watching this one and I am ASTOUNDED. I mean, it's StarKid, I know they're amazing, but... I didn't know just how much of a treat I was in for. Loving this to bits. Fantastic job everyone involved!!

[@samanthachurch6781]

OMG, I'm in love with Dylan's voice

[@YouTubeUser-gd8vg]

When they said that guys a sucker I thought someone was going to pull out a lollipop or something

[@caverleedahill8099]

that thing where they switched angles in time with "oh pincer you're in for a treat!"??? that was so cool!!

[@alicewwinchester1715]

My favorite song from this musical. Never get tired of it

[@mnshdhdbfnkfjdvebf]

When they sing “All you gotta do is..” it highkey is reminding me of Join Us and Die in TGWDLM

[@itswherethecomedycomesin8864]

This is the most underrated StarKid show let's be real.