Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid: The Full Story [PART 1]

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In May 2010 Jose Mourinho was appointed manager of Real Madrid, having just won the Champions League with Inter Milan.
This is the story of Mourinho’s time at Real, in two parts. This part tells the story of his rivalry with Pep Guardiola and Barcelona - missing out on the Barca job, 4 El Classicos in 17 days, and trying to topple Barcelona as the most dominant side in Europe.
Written by Seb Stafford-Bloor, illustrated by Philippe Fenner.
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#RealMadrid #Mourinho #LaLiga

[@Juanico259]

JM won the Conference League! 10 years ago, Mourinho fell to his knees after the cruel penalty shootout against Bayern. Undoubtedly, it was the most hurtful defeat in his career. His team was the best team, but without a CL title. Haters will come to discredit Mourinho, saying his stint was a failure. But before him, RM couldnt even beat Lyon to get past the RO16. True Madridistas will appreciate him.

[@Ese96Agoaye]

I remember the times when RM would struggle to get past the last 16! One of the games I recall of the pre JM era was THAT game v Arsenal in 2006.

[@MrReese]

@@Ese96Agoaye Arsenal was a top5 club in Europe at that time, though.

[@iCrumpyy]

We were BY FAR the best team in the world that season. We would’ve easily beat Chelsea in the UCL final

[@ChristianWoolff]

@@MrReese I think he talks about RM performance in both games was terrible.

[@wiselettuce8715]

That penalty shootout is so goddamn painful. Casillas tried so hard to pull it back from the grave, and give us one last hope that instantly taken way at the next one. I couldn't sleep well after that game. That was the most entertaining counter attacking football I've ever seen, and it's stopped by a penalty shootout.

[@NOLIMIT2359]

The man who started a defining era in Madrid is finally getting credit

[@shakiMiki]

Oh please.

[@michaelandrews117]

But this isn't about Zidane?

[@Doggomorph]

Di stefano paco gento puskas and many more before him

[@anandvk238]

@@michaelandrews117 Mourinho assembled it for Ancelotti and zidane

[@michaelandrews117]

@@anandvk238 Mourinho vastly underwhelmed with the team in that case. Especially considering he fell out with well over half of the squad.

[@Prince-qr1te]

Winning the league in that era is the greatest thing José ever did for me. I'd argue being better than that Barça team over a 38 game season was more difficult than winning the Champions league at the time.

[@tonymontana4143]

Winning a treble with Inter was more impressive.

[@prometheustv6558]

Not really when they won 3 in a row, so they weren’t gonna be motivated

[@robbie330]

Impressive yes, but I really doubt that he did it for you.

[@Prince-qr1te]

​@@robbie330'for me' in this context obviously means, in my opinion🤦🏾‍♂️

[@robbie330]

@@Prince-qr1te I was obviously being sarcastic, lighten up!

[@adriboy01]

I will never forget Mourinho's Madrid. As a kid supporting United, I used to watch them play and think to myself "Man, they're so fun to watch, why can't our players play like that?". It's funny because their manager was Mourinho who has a reputation for being a "football terrorist". Mourinho may not have won the CL for Madrid, but he damn well brought them back to the elite, his winning mentality and never give up attitude resonated among the players. No wonder Madrid went on to win 4 CL titles in 5 years.

[@eredris]

Their play might have been boring (and at times downright thuggish cc: Pepe) but it was worth it to see that one moment Ozil cut through the entire enemy defense with one pass, or Cristiano run across half the pitch to score. Some of the players in that team were, or still, out of this world.

[@ucanhtran4552]

for sure , Mourinho's Madrid is the greatest and most complete in many seasons , what a pity they lost to Bayern in the semi-final

[@mercurialthespectre1779]

Stop over-gloryfying Jose. Of course they would be good see the squad they got. It was one of the best and most expensive squad in history. A squad with Ramos Khedira Pepe Xabi Alonso Di Maria Ozil Kaka Benzema Cr7 Marcelo and Higuain seems like an average squad to u? Although they were quite good they failed in UCL and the later UCL victories were nothing to do with Jose either since it wasn't like he built this team aiming for the future.

[@doomer704]

@@mercurialthespectre1779 why so salty lmao, if up to personal preference to judge him

[@doomer704]

@@mercurialthespectre1779 and Real failed so bad for 7 years before Jose come even with more legendary squad.

[@abhirammsd3728]

Mourinho revived Real Madrid, now that's charisma.

[@kingmonde]

People don't understand that. They think he was just another manager, and remember the end, but they forget that Madrid couldn't make it out past last 16 for like 5 years, was it Lyon that they couldn't get past every year? I can't remember. Mourinho made Madrid accustomed to getting to the Semi Finals as a BARE MINIMUM. Madrid wouldn't have had the recent glory years if it wasn't for Mourinho. He reawakend their European Giant mentality. AC Milan has been doing well in the Serie A fir a couple of seasonsnow, but I can't wait until they revive their European Greatness. been knocked out of the champions league by lyon in

[@voroldrwarfff8858]

@@kingmonde Mourinho didnt do that, Perez did

[@EvergreenLeaf]

True fans will not forget this

[@homersimpson6585]

@@voroldrwarfff8858 what did Perez do? Real Madrid with the best players struggled, look at the glacticos with r9,guti,Beckham,zizou they had 2 players that are seen as one of the best in history and the other 2 were one of the best in the world, and that team achieved no champions league and one la liga. Jose gave Real Madrid a winning mentality not Perez

[@shyshka_]

revived and then almost killed it again in 2013

[@1992zorro]

Except Casillas, Xabi Alonso en Cristiano Ronaldo, nobody's at Real Madrid know what it is to play a Final... Apparently I'm a defensive coach despite winning the league with record points - Jose Mourinho

[@jean-paulwalters8855]

With prime Ronaldo, you win the La Liga with 100 points, and 100 goals with Ronaldo and Messi scoring 60%+, of the teams goals, it's to be expected, especially when their stat padding 5 against Alaves

[@AshleyBD15]

Benzema* ?? Modric

[@thetruthsayer8347]

@@AshleyBD15 lol you must be a new Madrid fan😂

[@sorryminati4719]

@@jean-paulwalters8855 lol what? you think you can score 20+ goals against alaves funny thing btw ,in 2008 Real lost and drew with the Alaves once in a cup tie

[@prashant11633]

Who's kaka then 😂

[@akshyadeep2222]

The best counter attacking side,I have ever seen was Mourinho's Madrid.Unlucky not to win the Champions league during his second year,lost in penalties to Bayern in the semis.

[@detnemt9571]

yeah they would have probably clapped that sketchy chelsea that won in 2012

[@jean-paulwalters8855]

@@detnemt9571 what does Chelsea's 2012 winning side, have to do with Mourinho's RM? 🤔, plus that "sketchy" Chelsea team beat Bayern Munich, in their own ground, beat a Pep Guardiola Barcelona, at Camp Nou, and had 1 of the greatest comebacks against Napoli, same Napoli that had a prim Cavani leading the line, then 1 of the best CF in Europe

[@andrew7taylor]

@@jean-paulwalters8855 You don't have to defend them, nobody wants to take their CL away. But you can't deny that they had half their team injured or banned for the final. They had a left back making his debut in the CL by starting at left wing ... And they were hugely outmatched in the final. Bayern dominated for the whole game, shots 35-9, corners 20-1!

[@socheatdaroth]

@@andrew7taylor You're right... if it weren't Mr. Clutch, Didier Drogba, himself scoring that only 1 corner they had.

[@prometheustv6558]

@@jean-paulwalters8855 they drew at the Camp Nou, Chelsea have never won at the Camp Nou

[@Bishalhimself]

Was waithing for this. I am a Madrid fan and witnessed Mourinho era. It was such a beautiful journey with the special one.

[@mxsthxted]

Haha censorship

[@faubourglincoln]

Not it wasn’t. At that time it was pure suffering and humiliations being a RM fan. But yes time kinda made us nostalgic of that era.

[@vaibhav.dvd55]

What's new said in this video. Same old thing.

[@A_Petit_TV]

Its easy with Mourinho… brought this king mentality back in Madrid! He is the foundation for the massive succes Real has for the last decade!

[@ricktickb00m]

He is, as he has always been 'The Special One'. A gift to the English game.

[@LoneWolf-bk7zx]

Mourinho laid the foundations to the madrid winning team 🔥

[@fusion9694]

the reason i love jose isnt because he was good with us at madrid. its because everything that happened after his departure was because of him. players had no respect before him, and he made sure he shows them that the manager is always the boss. only people that truly understood his time will appreciate him

[@anarcho-boulangistllamaent2023]

How Real managed to win La LIga with 100 points and 121 goals yet failed to beat Bayern Munich (that only finished 2nd in the league that year, 8 points behind Dortmund) is beyond me. Mourinho generally had some sort of CL semifinal curse, he was knocked out in that round 3 times with Chelsea and 3 times with Real, and it was often very dramatic (2005, 2007, 2012).

[@doomer704]

Just unlucky with penalty shoot-out

[@pozsoz]

Bayern was a very weird club at the time, got to the UCL finals 3 times in 4 years (in the era of Mourinho-Pep), and got there with strikers like Olic, Mandzukic and Gomez (not bad, but not UCL final level), and defenders like Dante, Demichelis and Van Buyten (again, not bad, but not UCL final level), they had a kind of weird mystique going on.

[@tanvirabedrahad6205]

@@pozsoz spot on

[@neymarfan4023]

Mourinho's 2011-12 Real Madrid was one of the best team ever to not win CL. It was heartbreaking when they lost to Bayern on penalties.

[@theoneaboveall6751]

So was that season’s Bayern. The loss to Chelsea was just……

[@sohom1308]

So was that season's Napoli. That loss to Chelsea was just......

[@liam00]

So was that season's Man U. The loss to Basel was just...

[@m.aununu.musaffa7466]

Lmao basel

[@user-xb9oo7dg9n]

Tbh that team will go down as the best team to not win the UCL

[@4thDimension111]

Zidane would have won 3UCLs , Ancelotti would have won la decima.... Deep down... Everyone knows who built that mentality and that team❤️

[@lacasitosmios196]

I am a Barcelona fan from Spain, and I can tell you this was the most intense and moving football years I've ever lived. Bacerlona and real madrid, leaded by Messi and Ronaldo, were nk doubt the 2 most powerful teams at the moment, and the classic rivalry between them was at his peak. This combined with the 2 Eurocaps and the world cup we won in a row made me enjoy football like I will probably never do again

[@liam00]

It almost feels like it was written in time this story. Mourinho as an assistant and saying I will always have Barça in my heart, for them to then go with Pep when he was favourite to get the job. And then he joins Madrid to not them off their perch.

[@brunocavalcantirocha4363]

Mourinho brought back the football heritage of Real Madrid. Winning the first Copa del Rey in 20 seasons and avoiding another sextuple for Barcelona. 100 points campaign and the record of goals in La Liga history. 3 straight UCL semifinals after 6 seasons being eliminated in Round of 16. The best counter attacking team. Real Madrid under Mourinho is criminally underrated.

[@langletprolet8378]

Madridistas will never underrate the 2012 side

[@ivanfernandezramirez2629]

Mourinho laid the foundation for the Real Madrid that won 4 Champions Leagues in 5 years, he brought back Real Madrid's big team mentality and the never giving up even against a team that's way better than yours.

[@thetruthsayer8347]

Mourinho broke Barca’s dominance in la Liga. It’s becoming routine for Barca to get their way against. His arrival made Barca think twice when playing their Tiki Taka ball hugging game.

[@gustavodeharo]

Love, love, LOVE this era Madrid. Mourinho planted the seeds that'd lead to La Décima for sure (Ancelotti was still a huge part of that, though), he brought Madrid back up to the level they deserve and was extremely entertaining to watch, not unlike today's Madrid that "defends" by outscoring their opponents. The best counter-attacking side I have ever seen, too. Very nostalgic for that time and eternally grateful for Mou as a Madridista. Even for the ugly parts! 😂 🤍

[@areyoudumbonpurpose1822]

The Mourinho era was the beginning of golden era of Modern Madrid. In the end you can call him the father of modern Madrid. If he wasn't at Madrid at that time, we won't be here wining 4 UCL In just 5 years. Special one

[@saimah1832]

Jose Mourinho is and always be one of the greatest managers of all times... He won the UCL with average players in Porto and Milan (Mind you Pep couldnt win it with Bayern Munich)...Made Man United win 3 silverware with defenders like Jones, Smalling and Young....Doesnt matter if his spells at Tottenham and Roma are unsuccessful he has already established himself as one of the greats....

[@jean-paulwalters8855]

Deco is anything but average, Eto'o, Sneijder, Lucio, Maicon, we're WC, experienced players before and after he was at Inter, and he spent £400m, wasted £70m on Dalot and Fred, we didn't need, that's your Alderweirald, Maguire money there, could have easily got his CB, if he spent properly, as well as the extra, £340+k a week on Sanchez, which would have easily paid off Alderweirald's wages, we didn't need Sanchez, Martial, Lukaku, Rashford, with Lingard, Mata to back up, spent loads at Tottenham, brought a full XI, in his 1st season, almost comparable window to Pep's first 2 at City, as well as buying Fernandes and Bergwijn, in January, and didn't win anything 🤔, finished 6th, got knocked out by Leibzig, in the CL, couldn't beat farmers, in the Europa League, and finished 7th, after a drab draw to Everton

[@zoeysiddiqi1532]

@@jean-paulwalters8855 bro wrote an essay to make fun of jose 💀

[@jean-paulwalters8855]

@@zoeysiddiqi1532 all facts though, not making fun of Jose, it's just constructive criticism

[@jean-paulwalters8855]

@Aqeel mahmood yea, and he had a stacked squad at RM, in 3 yrs, there's no reason why he couldn't win 1 UCL at RM, at least 1

[@theodoranfilov5101]

People who criticize Mourinho act like Barcelona wasnt probably the best team ever when he took the Madrid job. It was a gigantic task to bring home La Decima and Real got so close and so unlucky against Bayern and Dortmund. He was criticized for bringing and playing Modrič and look... Some people even go as far as criticizing him for "running Casillas out of Madrid" even though he was starting goalkeeper for the whole Ancelotti tenure.

[@charlesray9674]

No. I criticized him because he came from Barça. Like Madrid needed some Barcelona cast-off to help us 🙄 Maybe I did not like his, "When we win, it's because of my system. When they lose, it's because they didn't follow my instructions" attitude. 🤬 Sometimes players win despite the coach's input. Sometimes players lose because of the coach.

[@GuadalupeLopez-rr9yg]

He helped build the foundation of the that Real Madrid Decima team. Their counter-attack style was so ahead of everyone.

[@shahzadirani]

5:00 it was Not an appalling tackle. While Pepe’s studs were raised high, Dani Alves (like all Barcelona players did at the time) made a meal out of it and kept rolling to get Pepe sent off. It was 0-0 at the time. Only 10-15 minutes after Pepe’s sending off did Barcelona score.

[@joea2484]

After Barça being confirmed to have paid millions to the vicepresident of referees since 2003, this video hits different and puts Mourinho’s feat and words into more value. Big balls going against the whole establishment and still being able to have victories.

[@diegoanleubarrios5007]

As a madrid fan, I can say that the special one brought back our winning mentality and passion. It was us vs the world in that time

[@mitchkim6763]

I know that Mourinho has not adapted to today’s game, but there’s no denying that he was the ONLY person willing to stand and fight against that Barcelona dominance.

[@del2900]

When it's all said and done, we will truly marvel at what Mourinho brought to this game. Simply special.

[@nizamknight]

Dani Alves dived that ucl tie. There was no contact and that red card changed the tie

[@MrRubio14]

I was looking for this comment. Dani Alves = 🐀

[@prometheustv6558]

He went studs up into him that’s a red even if there isn’t contact

[@footballminds3706]

it did but i think barca would have won. they were way better, madrid's team was too young.

[@gaBBarSlnGh]

He might not have won the Champions league with Real Madrid but every fan who "actually" watched Real Madrid for the last 15 years knows how much Jose's contribution is in Real winning 5 Champions league in the last 9 years

[@tommyslatts808]

Jose should of won a trophy at spurs :(

[@Cold_Logic]

"The worst defeat of my career...then I joined Man Utd"

[@redcrossknight11]

JM is to me one of the best managers in the world. And I am happy that he managed Real Madrid. He may have failed to bring a UCL title to Madrid, but his style was the stuff of legends.

[@chilledllama8830]

This new style of editing of the video is so good! Keep it going!

[@timeisontheessence]

Mourinho turned into Real Madrid into a monster team that were lethal in a attack and counter attack. They were Klopp's Liverpool before klopp joined liverpool but way more polished

[@kden8743]

Never change Jose, never change

[@songkok7hitam]

Mourinho deserved to win UCL with this team. Fate brings him to a different destiny. I pray that he will conquer Europe again.

[@mundea]

TIFO FOCUSED, hello hello here we go. A new series of unrivalled football content

[@47_10]

Zizou might've won us 3 peat, Carlo might've brought us La Decima but all OG Madridistas know that Judas is still number 1.😉

[@ramal5708]

Mou literally had badluck with Real in every semi final of UCL, playing against the best Barca team, unlucky in penalty shootout vs Bayern and came one goal short from the final while playing at home against Dortmund in his last year. In terms of Penalty shootout against Bayern he literally picked all 3 of the best penalty takers he have and put them as the first 3 kickers, all of them can't score. That's why Zidane randomize the penalty takers during the 2016 final against Atletico by putting young Vazquez first, Cristiano was the one that took the winning penalty.

[@ribsi85]

Feels like there's so often stories regarding meat and Jose. Spurs felt like they were on the rise until Jose bought everyone fancy ham. Then the week after the players were caught having secret Xmas parties and it all felt like it went downhill from there. Jose, just dictate the meat decisions to someone else. Leave the chef alone.

[@llbuitre]

We Madrid fans will always be grateful to Mourinho. He laid down the foundation of the la decima and the 3 peat teams.

[@chargey911]

Artisan coffee shop vibes these videos... Love it lads could watch all day

[@SamMartinPeakPerformance]

If I speak... I am in big trouble

[@jonyparedes4670]

Mourinho #1

[@FootballRantz]

To win the League in the most dominate period of Pep's Barcelona was the greatest achievement in Jose's management

[@orwelltheorem]

One of La Liga's most legendary eras

[@criselnino5678]

It was THE most legendary era in la liga history

[@devrishi66]

Mourinho put together the la decima team and I'd say he gave us a better mentality and playing style the counter attacking Madrid team and come back Madrid team which we still have Thank you jose

[@saransh1640]

Yes. One of the best teams ever. I remember watching them with a friend and every game was like another war Mourinho led onto. Benzema was so talented but didn't start matches often enough. He was reckless and lacked discipline back then. These days made him into the beast he is today.

[@fifagod1000]

No one ever mentions it but I love the jazz music in the backround 👌

[@ayman8545]

Always grateful for this man and all the work he’s done for the club.

[@Joe-og6br]

I love Jose. Simply the best.

[@0megalul309]

mourinhios signings for madrid have been the best, look at modric.

[@sbullock2976]

There was no horror tackle from Pepe on Alves! Alves dived, got Pepe sent off, and that changed the dynamic of the match. It was a poor refereeing decision and Madrid players had every right to think they were being treated unfairly, because they were.

[@charlesray9674]

This should be a good one!! The true story of the Faultless One 😇

[@nwabuobiugonna]

The artist at Tifo though...😀

[@56postoffice]

Big respect.👏👏

[@nageri]

Mourinho was ahead of the time when he said Barca was receiving preferential treatment from the referees now that the Negreira scandal is unfolding before us.

[@andresilva5547]

‘An appalling tackle on dani Alves’ - Didn’t even touch him

[@prometheustv6558]

Doesn’t matter he went studs up into him which is red

[@bob1562]

I love Jose Mourinho

[@Timber3405]

You guys hardly talk about real Madrid I wish you guys talk about Madrid more

[@utkarshrana5591]

This man changed real that’s why they 4 ucl in last decade before his arrival real were getting knocked in RO16 he changed them ancelotti got reward by winning ucl and Zidane had become one of most successful mangers in just three years

[@Pk-tp4mg]

He's the child who always 😢😢😢😢😢

[@mr.sushi2221]

You just have to love jose.

[@coquio]

I'm so happy this is going to be a three part mini series

[@sorryminati4719]

Imo this guy is the beacon of football management. The best ever in my eyes

[@parshowjyotiphukan8445]

Mourinho laid the ground work for what would become the most dominant team in the history of the champions league. Thank you Jose. ❤️

[@OludayoKolawole]

As a Barca fan, this video brought me much pleasure

[@arghyadipdewan2770]

Barca didn't win a "second successive" UCL in 2009. They won in '09 after '06. 2008 UCL winners were United.

[@LucianC137]

Still my favorite squad and era of Real Madrid and also 11/12 kit is the best.

[@mamamamamamam1112122]

Great video! I do think that Mourinho's time in Madrid was frustrating as an Atletico fan. His son used to go to my school back in Madrid, I will restrict my choice words and say that he and the father were deeply unpleasant and rightfully unlikeable.

[@dainsismey4900]

His comments about why Barcelona get certain decisions have aged well

[@harjonotanuwira8226]

How I wish I could go back to 2010

[@renjithrajendran5966]

Jose morinho's real madrid and pep's barcelona was probably best rivalry in football history

[@sulmaimech]

looking back at what mourinho did with Barca paying the refs is more impressive

[@richteffekt]

They were like concrete and quicksilver; the perfect Mourinho team if ever there was one.

[@ramal5708]

Man took charge of a sleeping giant team in the era of the best Barca team in 21st century sofar

[@sorryminati4719]

true madridistas know this is the man who set up Real from their worst period to an imperious team who would not look up at Barcelona but make sure they are the ones who are being looked up to imo, the greatest manager ever , no cap

[@vigilante7]

Would like to see more insight many years later, as compared to just a recap that most of us remember.

[@mccantsc]

Great stuff, Tifo. Nice work!

[@legendscleaningservices4587]

LEGENDS ❤️❤️🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥

[@araguaney911]

Boy was he right. THE PAY FOR 20YEARS IN LA LIGA

[@StairwellTheCat]

I was in Barcelona for the CincoZero and Xavi’s goal was the loudest sound I’ve ever heard human beings make. Even the police were partying that night absolute happiness riot.

[@noeespinosa3296]

Real Madrid back then was struggling to to get back to it's glory days and don't think they would of gotten to the point they are today without him guiding them through the Guardiola reign hard to not give him credit for the incredible league title with record number of goals

[@robinsonbunay]

He laid out the foundations for the Real Madrid that won 4 out of 5 Champions leagues and continues today.

[@huicho50able]

I was born too late to watch this era I wish I could have lived it

[@Prostar_18]

The time when Barca used to pay refs.poor real madrid 😭

[@heu_hei6974]

2:58 man that's the funniest reality check 😆🤣. When you invite the wrong team

[@thadog7756]

Funny to me you only brought Mourinho Madrid and left all his accomplishments at Porto , Chelsea and inter Milan , what ever your opinion on Mourinho but he left his mark on football for ever !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ankitsharma9796]

Its was very very very unfortunate for jose mourinho that he couldnt when champions trophy with real madrid. He deserved it, he should have

[@worldboss335]

My 🐐

[@flop1272]

the special one

[@djsammyb1023]

The Special One!

[@destroso]

Pepe didn’t even touch Alves. That Barca was the king of theater

[@chocolateeggman573]

I think Mourinho's Madrid were actually better than Zidane's ,one of my favorite teams ever. I am a big fan of Mourinho but he was a crybaby.

[@jean-paulwalters8855]

Kroos Modric Casemiro, aging Xabi, Khedira, a squad player really, and Ozil, who's prime was very short, Bale is better than Di Maria, Carvajal is miles better than Abiol, who's Abiol 🤣🤣🤣, and Zidane's RM won 2 La Liga's and a 3 peat, and almost won another last year, without the headstart 60%+ goals, you were getting from Ronaldo, don't disrespect Zidane's achievements 🤣🤣🤣

[@charlesray9674]

@@jean-paulwalters8855 Bale better than Di Maria?! I do not remember Di Maria missing out matches because of injuries. Bale's attitude hurt him. He was a good supporting player, but he wanted desperately wanted to be the star 🌟 Because of him (and Hazard), I hope that Madrid will forget about signing forwards from EPL.

[@bigass1234598]

Some nice SBnation influences!

[@arturodenilsonoliveira6992]

Joe: makes sure to pronounce the second 'z' in Zaragoza correctly also Joe: pronounces the first 'z' like the English Z

[@pervenchemusic]

I'm guessing the first z is pronounced like s?

[@showtimeblc]

The special one!