This is a BOP! KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE - EPIC: The Musical | Vocal Coach Reaction (& Analysis)

[@TheStrangeBrian]

“Why didn’t they just listen? I’m really annoyed.” I feel that in my bones every time lol

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

😂

[@valen2040]

@@JenniferGlatzhofer What makes it even worse is that they were within sight of home. When Aeolus was looking through her telescope and there was a city....that was home! Auuugh!

[@CFEntertains]

"I don't know but I absolutely love that voice" I wish I would've said that lmfao

[@zygarde4797]

Hades enters the picture

[@RyanCarroll-bm3mc]

Gotta love Wet Hades

[@gadea3213]

@@zygarde4797 LOL

[@danieldavid3766]

It’s Hades! (winion voice)

[@casperclysm]

watch casper say this for absolutely every new voice showing up in future sagas 😂

[@akaittou]

Gigi's animatic really emphasizes it too by having Aeolus look at the castle first through their telescope before panning down to Odysseus, but by the time the crew opened the bag they were WITHIN SIGHT of Ithaca.

[@kitsgamingcorner3189]

8:56 Jen, to make it hurt more. Remember, if Polities was alive that's someone that Odysseus could have trusted and they could have taken turns sleeping.

[@bradleybarnett1469]

To think... We used to think someone else was safe...

[@VegaTheLyra]

​@@bradleybarnett1469to quote the Winions: "never really know who you can trust"

[@ra1nynightz]

Don’t think anyone else mentioned it, so I’m going to. At 10:00 you can see Telemachus’s face is blurred. This is because this scene takes place in Ody’s head, but Odysseus doesn’t actually know what Telemachus looks like, as he hasn’t seen him since he was a baby. I nearly cried when I first noticed

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Oh my gosh!! That makes so much sense 😱😭

[@SantosoWijaya]

Not knowing your own child that you know is growing up without you miles away must be the absolutely. most. heartbreaking. thing.

[@UltimateInnerSpirit]

It’s also why Telemachus’ voice is quieter and more distance when him and Penelope are singing to Odysseus to keep his eyes open…he doesn’t know what Telemachus actually sounds like, so the focus is more on the voice he knows

[@Dark_Wolf_846]

In the original myth it is made EXTREMELY clear just how close they are during this song, they can literally see their home with the naked eye, the people on island can see their fleet returning when the bag is opened and a giant storm comes out of nowhere and pushes them away.

[@sunnysunsins]

fun fact time: in the og mythology Aeolus is male. Jorge said that anyone can audition and if he likes the potential actor, he can make sure they fit it in, and that's how we got a genderbend here. And out of everyone Aeolus - literal wind entity- makes the most sense to be fully blindcast, they can be whatever they feel like in the moment. In this case a gremlin queen with amazing vocals

[@niroshanaperera7330]

Looking at old KYFC snippets, I think they even changed the key to fit Kira's voice better! This is what I love about EPIC the most, the community being a part of the process.

[@DarkestNova556]

@@niroshanaperera7330Yeah! Jorge says that he does that also. He shapes the music not just around the characters but around the actors!

[@ROBANN88]

Oh, i just started reading the Oddyssey now (because of this) and i was wondering why they made that change.

[@TheLampPostinTheroom]

Jorge us a goaaattttt

[@Dionaerys]

Strictly speaking, I believe they still refer to Aeolus as a god and he rather than a goddess and she! (Definitely the former, haven't double checked the latter!) But they're a god, so they can take whatever form, really.

[@Y_r_u491]

"Why did they open the bag?" Aolis: "So they can have closure."

[@siefnour1017]

First half: fun dancing, playful mischievous vibes. Second half: WHY DID YOU OPEN THE GODFORSAKEN BAG. Also a snippet of an amazing yet terrifying voice

[@red_velvet_0w0]

6:53 the "winions" (aeolus's minions) and the lotus eaters are actualy the same group, thats why they sound so similar. they look different in the two animatics of course because their drawn by two different people, but if I remember correctly jorge has confirmed that the lotus eaters were winions who got seperated and hooked on lotus fruit

[@DeletedChannel-p6w]

Fun fact: when making the songs for this saga, mr.jalapeño thought the floating island was literal in the sky. But in the odyssey, what it actually is an island in the ocean that does not connect to the ocean floor

[@UberPyro]

"If I had to guess, you're headed to the LAND OF THE GIANTS."

[@bawdy464]

They didn't listen to the instructions because in luck runs out seeds of doubt got planted through the lyrics of the song!

[@annitasmalley160]

So fun fact for you, Jen. These little flying creatures are called Winions and yes, they are the same creatures from Lotus Island. They are mischief makers and love getting others in trouble. Hence the "scary cave" they sent Ody to and now telling the crew it's treasure to get them eager to open the bag. Hope that helps

[@DarkestNova556]

To be honest, I feel like Aeolus just woke up at the beginning and that’s part of the reason it only gets fuller later. Because the way the flutes pick up after Odysseus starts talking to her. It’s as if the flutes played a lullaby until then.

[@TheLampPostinTheroom]

THAT SUCH A COOL WAY TO INTERPRET IT????ADORABLEE

[@3rdtimesthecharm376]

Aeolus is male

[@Hello-yt7jp]

@@3rdtimesthecharm376Not in this musical

[@illuminategacha9776]

That makes Aeolus starting upside down so much better. She sleeps upside down.

[@hazielis59unmecempote.94]

​@@3rdtimesthecharm376 gods don't have gender

[@NicoWill-h4w]

That intro was the awesome! The best reaction ever!😂 "This is a bop!" "Way did they do that?"

[@patheticut9092]

Excited for Ruthlessness already

[@alexeysimushov4971]

Next week, I guess… I’m also very excited my first song from the epic and my favorite one

[@aaronadams5885]

You know what hurts the most? in the Odyssey, they open the bag right as Ithaca comes into view. They were literally almost home and then they get blown all the way back. I believe that in a demo of Penelope's song, she mentions this storm, so she literally sees the storm take Odysseus away from her. So close yet so far, almost as bad as Orpheus and Eurydice (iykyk 😭)

[@SuperSonicBlur]

also fun fact, after the dream with Penelope, the songs come back in the order of Keep Your Friends Close, Storm, and then Full Speed Ahead. Almost like the lot of them are going all the way back to square one where this saga started :D

[@radicaledward84]

And who sings "full speed ahead"? The winions.

[@khurtandrei4142]

One of the reasons why the crew opened the bag was because aeolus and their winions were spreading rumors and doubt while they were singing, basically taking the initial doubts during luck runs out and amplifying it through the spreading rumors and eventually leading to the bag opening

[@sovereignflux]

I always figured the callback to storm and then fullspeed ahead also represented a regression in their progress in getting home

[@pianissimo7121]

Let me make your day worse. The kingdom was within eyesight before the crew opened the bag. The audacity of the crew god damn it. Also a certain someone (not Penelope or Telemachus) saw the boats arrive and leave. This is not a spoiler as it's not told in the songs and unless you know the why it's an important fact, you can't really figure out anything useful. Just keep in mind, I will mention it again when it becomes and important fact.

[@tricerotopic9740]

Something that isnt really emphasized in this song, but is true, is that Ithica (their home) is IN SIGHT when they open the bag. The bag then sends them far, far away from it, increasing the journey.

[@aerkan1048]

Amazing reaction, can't wait for Ruthlessness!!

[@evergreengaming2.053]

12:28 "Why did they do that? Oh, you absolute fools." 😂

[@tricerotopic9740]

Ok ok ok so the line "everythings changed since polites" actually has ALOT of significance. Throughout this musical, were supposed to mostly only have the same amount of information as odyseuss has, this include the line being a bit foggy as to when he falls asleep. However, this line is a BIG indication that something isnt right, because whenever the crew/ensemble speaks, its either directly to odyseuss or an echo of someone else. This line isnt something they do or would say to him! Its more like whispers around him. This line helps shows that since they arent speaking directly to him, the lines are starting to blur between sleep and reality!

[@area52ron]

What makes it worse is they were really close to home if they had just waited until they got off the ship they would have been home free what else is bad is Odysseus’ mom witnessed them getting suddenly blown away and thinks her son is dead now

[@ADD30100]

"Why didn't they just listen?" Protagonist syndrome. *We* know what's going on. They didn't. They saw their friends murdered, a weird storm has happened. Captain comes down, people starts saying "It's treasure and the captain won't let us open it." It's in the song. "Now they wanna get the bag open so they can have closure"

[@shadowcatX2000]

Aeolus told him that sometimes killing is a must and that the end justifies the means. He didn't listen. Also, the ending here might be one of the most terrifying moments in the whole of Epic.

[@jodrako4341]

"it's just one thing after another" yeah that's a pretty good summary of the Odyssey

[@TheTuneShifter]

This song is also the first appearance of Anna Lea, the wonderful voice of Penelope!

[@justinquiring445]

Yep! However, thanks to the remakes of Troy and Cyclops, her voice does make an appearance CHRONOLOGICALLY earlier in Horse and the Infant (When Zeus is telling Odysseus that he can say goodbye to… penELOpeeeeee, she’s in the chorus). I understand you mean the first time she’s shown up in real time, just thought I’d mention it!

[@illuminategacha9776]

They sound similar because they are all the same kind of creature! Some of the Winions, Aeolus's silly little friends, ate the Lotus fruit and those were the Lotus eaters we met in Open Arms. If I'm not mistaken, a fuzzy little creature is the canon appearance of the Winions.

[@MrJpc1234]

7:00 the TRUE lesson of the Odyssey dont listen to any minion like sprites, spirits or creatures

[@dragansnyder2786]

I'm not sure if anyone has said this yet but the reason they bring up how much things have changed since polities died, is because he was the kind one of the group as we well know, and he tried to level out Odysseus (smoothing out his rougher edges and maybe making it to where the crew can trust him a little better) and since he died it's a lot harder for the crew to trust Odysseus because his worst qualities are starting to come out again (we don't necessarily see that but the chorus itself would lead me to believe that)

[@audreyii6750]

Polites is also the only person in the crew that Odysseus will listen to 3 people get Odysseus to change his mind as of the Thunder Saga - Zeus (kill this child or he will kill your loved ones) - Tiresias (tho thats on Ody for misunderstanding) - Polites (gets him to consider relaxing/not seeing every stranger as a potential threat) And we _know_ Odysseus seriously considers Polites' words because Athena IMMEDIATELY dropkicks him into the mindscape to yell at him about it After Polites, Odysseus does not listen to/is swayed by another person until Tiresias

[@belledial7871]

not me literally watching this whole video and spending the entire thing just waiting to see your reaction to "ODYSSEUS OF ITHICA!" lol

[@dominikaa4110]

U will not only love this voice, but song too. 1 of favoirite... Nearly by all fandom i guess

[@Burgertimee]

“Do you know who I am?” I know! It’s Wet Hades😊

[@sunnysunsins]

HERE COMES THE WIND QUEEN

[@3rdtimesthecharm376]

King

[@PrevGamingFacility]

🎶Keep your friends close and your enemies closer🎶

[@seohyeonchoi2150]

I wouldn't say that Aeolia is the most trustworthy character, the god sets this up as a game/bet and uses the winons to whisper to the crew that it's treasure and goads them on. Anyway, I love that you,appreciate both music and the brief sweetness of the story❤❤

[@terral-ferma2731]

“Aeolus is the most trustworthy” no! She set him up, she told him to keep the bag closed and spread a rumor among the crew that it was treasure. Odyssey’s “what” when the little wind dudes say “it’s treasure” perfectly conveys his realization of this

[@3rdtimesthecharm376]

Aeolus is male

[@terral-ferma2731]

@@3rdtimesthecharm376 not in this animation

[@desirqble]

CAN’T WAIT FOR YOUR REACTION ON THE NEXT SONG!! ❤

[@showstopperexe]

I love your reactions and your analysis. They bring such a smile to my face

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Thank you!

[@ShyyGaladriel]

Believe it or not this is where the sh*t hits the fan.

[@MesoJoe]

hope you choose anniflamma for the ruthlessness animatic, it's my favorite between that one and gigi's

[@kennethmorgan8795]

I mean not trusting the gods in greek mythology is never the wrong move per se... Oh and Jorge does the Winions too if I remember right... and the Lotus Eaters. They bring Polites up because before that the entire crew considered Odysseus as infallible, Polyphemus taught them he's... just a man. "Why did they do that?" Because Eurylochus introduced discord and doubt by openly questioning Ody... also the Winions (I think that's what they're called) said there was treasure in the bag, and they wanted some.

[@anonym0us371]

Jorge's version of the story is - hilariously - far worse than what happened in the original poem by Homer. In that version, Odysseus didn't meet Aeolus the Wind God, but King Aoelos (yes - spelling is important here), a mortal king. The bag needed to be kept sealed but when the crew were in sight of Ithaca is when the bag was open. Rather than blowing the crew off to the Land of the Giants, it blew them back to King Aeolos' island where Ody begged for another bag of storms. The king refused on the ground that Ody's crew were too dumb or too cursed to get another, so he sent them on their way and they ended up turned around and landed in the Land of the (Cannibalistic) Giants (FULL SPEED AHEAD!). Hopefully this doesn't end TOO badly now that Jorge changed where they ended up in the Musical, right?

[@alieM7457]

This song by far one of my top favs from the entire Epic musical. The Wind God, historically portrayed in mythos as male, is voiced by a female in this adaptation was a nice change. Though personally the tone of voice especially paired with this animatic has always registered as androgynous to me. But regardless they are by far my fav character. Their personality is so playful and mischievous, I could listen to them sing for hours happily.

[@nelakuncova1313]

Casper sees you

[@ashyashashashy]

the crew was already losing trust in odysseus in "luck runs out" since most of the conversation between odysseus and eurylochus happened in front of the crew. so of course they weren't going to trust odysseus when he says the bag has the wind trapped when the people(?) who gave him the bag tells everyone it's treasure

[@DnDAddictUK]

Odysseus of Ithica... Do you know who I am?.... Why yes, it's WET HADES!!

[@audreyii6750]

To be fair, Odysseus flat out _refused_ to engage with his crew's concerns/doubts. It makes sense their trust in him would only wane further & watching him guard that bag with his life could have only made their mistrust in him grow even more. This could have been avoided if he'd been more of a team player in "Luck Runs Out" & actually _adressed_ his crew's concerns Sidenote, this (and "Luck Runs Out") are one of my best friend's favorite songs in the entire musical!

[@ImagineNew]

The little clown guys-winions say “sometimes killing is a must” at 5:09

[@stiletteleray1326]

Aeolus the hard working girl of Epic just doing her job. We love it 😅

[@3rdtimesthecharm376]

Aeolus is male

[@stiletteleray1326]

@@3rdtimesthecharm376 Aeolus is very much not a man in the current casting of Epic.

[@sapfire2288]

What makes it worse is the ship was in sight of Ithaca.

[@amorgan7857]

Seeing people listen to EPIC the first time through is always so enjoyable. This has been my obsession for 2 years, it's so good, Jorge is a genius. Love the reaction, can't wait till you get all the way to the Thunder saga!

[@ahuberin5647]

7:24 when he sais "this bag has the storm inside" the motiv for storm is playing 😮

[@joaquin22266]

RUTHLESSNESS HERE WE COME!!!

[@marycs8285]

Can't wait for Ruthlessness! PLEASE WATCH Anniflamma's animation! It's soooo good!😊

[@Vegetafan1997]

I don't know if Jorge has confirmed this, but since human characters backing vocals are other humans around them typically, when Odysseus is falling asleep I think it's the crew lulling him to sleep with the melodic singing of Telemachus and Penelope

[@MasterZeus94]

Wet Hades incoming!

[@bigbangslam4080]

okay the next song has a lot of REALLY good animatics, im so hyped for the next episode

[@moss.notpanic]

Your reactions are always the best, it's so funny to see the faces you make and your smile is contagious!

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Haha thank you 😁

[@moss.notpanic]

@@JenniferGlatzhofer of course :)

[@nagisauchiha3324]

Please react to anniflamma animatic of the next song ruthlessness. Gigi’s is good but Annie’s is a little bit better symbolism wise

[@actuallyabby]

This banger has actually been good practice for attempting to lighen my head voice instead of going to opera mode all the time.

[@circuitgamer7759]

Once again, KZbin failed to give me the notification, but luckily I noticed it quickly this time :)

[@abbyrue]

I always love your reactions and insights! This is one of my favourite songs in the whole musical so far. ❤ looking forward to Ruthlessness. Aniflamma or gigi are the usual picks for the animatic, so either is great! I prefer gigi's by a small margin but both are always worth the watch.

[@ceve]

I prefer Aniflamma because the horse is COOL AF but Gigi did a great job as well

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Thank you!

[@JayQtea]

Girl me and you both are tired of Odysseus's men NOT LISTENING TO HIM. The lack of respect smh

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Right?!🙈

[@GabriellaPrimo36]

She had the same reaction to Poseidon as all of us. ❤❤❤❤❤ ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!!

[@Jennifer_J_C]

Thanks Jen 😊

[@lhevyelford7444]

"Why did they do that!" I'm sorry, Jen, the real question should be why *he* did that

[@RayGainbows]

a little bit earlier like Ruthlessness is out now or like a min before it hits youtube? Cuz i cant wait to see you hear Ruthlessness.

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

Will be coming out over on Patreon soon👀

[@katia8136]

I love your reactions to these songs! I can't wait for you to get caught up with the latest one. Don't worry...it only gets more heart wrenching from here 😅

[@sup3rhyp3r56]

3:50 I like how this part is layered in meaning

[@gladiatorking9009]

For "Ruthlessness" I recommend Gigi's over AnniFlamma. AnniFlamma is great, on par with Gigi's (definetly worth the watch), but the continuity works better after watching Gigi's "Keep Your Friends Close". I also think Gigi's ending is slightly better.

[@razependragon7472]

Thx for the reaction

[@foamoftheocean]

The way I'm so excited for the Underworld Saga

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hi Jennifer hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@CanvaMira]

i'm hyped for the next song

[@paulsmith410]

I normally don't like when there is such a big departure from the source material but this genderswap really works for this version of Aeolus. Out of context switching from old man Aeolus to a young mischievous girl seems like a terrible idea, but I love this.

[@DrakeDragonton]

Actually the winions (the little wind guys) are the same species of creature as the lotus eaters. How a couple hundred ended up mind controlled by glowing fruit? Nobody knows but Jorge. I hope we get a mini song describing the harrowing tale.

[@Axindoor]

I recommend Tamatama's Ruthlessness, it's pretty recent and a bit rough but damn awesome

[@DJOrbitDecker]

The Next reaction couldnt come sooner

[@oceanapearl3503]

Aeolus my favourite god!!

[@wendygranger5969]

One of the things that really irks me about this song is, WHAT THE ACTUAL HECK DID THE CREW NEED GOLD FOR!!!?? (If there was gold in the bag instead of the storm) THEY ARE ON THE FRICKING OCEAN THEY'RE NOT BUYING ANYTHING ANYTIME SOON!!

[@sashasrs97]

please check out BTS Festa Live Room 🎤

[@larskunoandersen5750]

what is a BOP?

[@lizlilliman3644]

Interesting fact that Jorge shared recently is that Odysseus actually falls asleeo around the everythings changed since polities. So he was never awake for 9 days, that was all a dream.

[@tommyhawk4621]

Please, please, PLEEEEEEAAAASEEE🙏🙏🙏: when you react to the next song choose this animatic by @AnniFlamma ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnrWipmVZbp6gqc&pp=ygUdcnV0aGxlc3NuZXNzIGVwaWMgdGhlIG11c2ljYWw%3D ) I think this video does the most justice to the vibe 👀👀👀