Watching "The Mummy" With An Actual Egyptologist

Take THAT, Bembridge Scholars!
I have always wanted to collaborate with the amazing, beautiful, BAD. ASS. Dr. Colleen Darnell, so I asked her if she would want to sit down and watch one of my absolute favorite movies, "The Mummy". I have always been super curious how much of the movie was factual, and how much was dramatized for Hollywood, and I finally got my answer! Still the best cheesy action film ever though, hehehehe.
Colleen's info:
Insta: / vintage_egyptologist
John & Colleen's Netherworld Book: bit.ly/38P7K07
Their KZbin channel: / @vintageegyptologist
Insta: / rachel_maksy
Facebook: / rachelmaksy
Twitter: / rachelmaksy
TikTok: @rachelmaksy
Merch: teespring.com/stores/rachel-m...
PO Box 1819
Plymouth, MA 02362

[@rachelmaksy]

Hey ppsssst, Colleen and John set up their own channel here: kzbin.info/door/3PrBNQ3sqbHKXYgZX7aN4Q Go forth and learn aLL THE THINGSSSS!

[@ChesterRico]

She's a natural, I would've been surprised and disappointed if she hadn't set up her own channel.

[@wonderfulfable]

I am so glad Dr. Colleen and her husband are branching into KZbin, given the viral views your video interview with her has gotten.

[@autumnm772]

When everything with the virus is over with, I would LOVE to see her react to the second movie, especially with all of the flashbacks.

[@saiabhilash3336]

Do another video... With mummy 2 please.... It would be fun....

[@LordDrackonel]

Hello Miss Maksy... did you know that if you press the Alt key + arrow key(direction chosen) you can turn the screen, that way you don't need to flip the laptop... just an advise there. Great video, you're really beautiful Miss.

[@oscara8454]

The Egyptologist and her husband remind me of that one rich eccentric couple in a murder mystery.

[@Cinetiste]

Sometimes they must receive a visit from the Colonel Mustard...

[@ellechi7337]

Ah Agatha Christie! Rich couple who have vast collections trope! 🤣

[@jackthorton10]

All in favor that Clue is one of the best Board Game series in existence?

[@lisarey6842]

They actually had an affair at Yale. It was quite a scandal then. He was a professor and she was an undergraduate turned postgraduate student. Guess they are married now. lol

[@teletubbiestunetwister9570]

@@lisarey6842 Yes... not only that he was her direct superior but it was going on for years while he was married to another Egyptologist. So it's not as if Colleen didn't know he was married. I can't stand cheaters. This makes my blood boil.

[@DanniShelton]

Her: *reads actual hieroglyphs* Me: 👁👄👁

[@kimberlyarrington5721]

I know I thought was Awesome she so great

[@user-wk2gi5cp9y]

4.1k likes with 3 comments Unusual

[@JesusGomez-ob2qt]

@NihilisticEntropy mhm

[@AjTory]

@NihilisticEntropy 😑

[@ramziiiii]

@NihilisticEntropy only 50 thousands people in the entire world can translate it

[@jonnavdpas]

This Egyptologist lady's vibes are absolutely unchained. She could read me the ancient Egyptian equivalent of the phone book and I would be hanging on to her every word.

[@avaarrow7478]

I would because, hey, I. LOVE. EGYPT! Hanging out with a fellow Egypt geek? Yes, please.

[@Ponakalaranjit456]

I love Egyptian History and Aztec History They're Both Amazing

[@sistakia33]

When the Egyptologist started translating she made me scream: "YOU MUST NOT READ FROM THE BOOK!"

[@Grace-lw4hd]

This comment …. Just this 💕

[@jeanandre6998]

Lollllll 🤣🤣🤣

[@dillantervet9055]

Well I guess we can expect an Imhotep alike mummy to suck her flesh out 🤣🤣🤣

[@proserpina4448]

Oops, she might just have reanimated Imhotep. Guys, beware a walking and randomly killing zombie-mummy!

[@rabbit.of.ill.portent9303]

​@@proserpina4448 yep that's just what we all need right? A lovely cherry on top of this pandemic sundae 😅😜

[@HuntSD]

"There is no quicksand in Egypt" My entire world has just been shattered.

[@dashwhatchamakalit]

There are sinkholes, however.

[@grim-mu2du]

Im egyptian,live in egypt and I didn't even know that. Extremely dissapointed....in myself,I really don't know much about the country I've never left. There has been so many Times where ive threatened (jokingly and not jokingly dont ask) to just take someone on a "trip" and just drown them in quicksand. Again,don't ask.

[@seveneyes77]

@@grim-mu2du go out and create some 😂😂

[@outokana2632]

You... didn't know that?

[@mona4074]

@@grim-mu2du That would be impossible unless you forcibly held them down head first in the sand :p Quick sand is apparantly very dense, and you can't really drown in it.

[@lubaniskie]

Ironically, she looks exactly how movies have trained us to believe female egyptologists look

[@dapeach06]

Not ironic

[@jaymzbeaman6116]

Coincidentally

[@gojewla]

A 1920’s cruella deville?

[@TimoRutanen]

I'd bet she looks that way because of the expectation. And being interested in vintage fashion as she said.

[@chizzieshark]

@@dapeach06 It IS ironic. She's telling us that Hollywood inaccurately portrays Egyptian history and archaeology/archaeologists, whilst dressing exactly how Hollywood portrays Egyptologists. Not saying that's a bad thing.

[@egyptiandoge]

Years later and I’m still consistently surprised at how well The Mummy 1999 holds up, they actually dealt more fantastic, authentic costumes, sets, accurate hieroglyphs than the 2017 Tom Cruise version.

[@starmaster191]

there was a 2017 tom cruise version?

[@egyptiandoge]

@@starmaster191 Yeah there was. But it bombed so hard it might actually killed The Mummy IP’s viability. All thanks to an incompetent director Alex Kurtzman, a control freak Tom Cruise who made the script more about him than the Mummy, and an incoherent plot that tried to follow all the fads and trends at the same time.

[@MothGirl007]

The original version with Boris Karloff from 1931 is the best one.

[@starmaster191]

@@MothGirl007 I don't think I could get thru that one. I'm gen Y and about the late 70's (alien, star wars 1977) is the about as oldest movies I can go lol

[@Hypestrike1]

But for Ahmunet, the 2017 film might as well have been"The Mummy" in name only.

[@quakethedoombringer]

The Egyptologist would be an excellent professor. She knows her subject well enough to convey it fully but does not come across as pompous or obnoxious since she obviously gives the film's credit where it's due

[@angelabarnes1675]

Apparently she was a college professor

[@Anna-tu2zn]

She is (was?) and apparently very good...some of my friends had her in college and they were OBSESSED with her

[@icelinlavity903]

This is what it would be like if a Disney princess and her step mother got along

[@tinawang367]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@angelsolina3234]

I was just thinking that

[@hearthartemis8881]

I laughed out loud on this more than I should. 😂

[@dancingcarapace]

She literally has the energy of the loving mother, but the look of the evil stepmother

[@shaniareese2063]

and thats a periodt.

[@trueblueedits4673]

She's literally what I imagine when they say "egyptologist".

[@aylachipman7583]

I wanted to be an egyptologist as a kid and her aesthetic is all I wanted. I used to beg my mom for that hair cut

[@rayssarangel8569]

YES

[@johnnycolin4895]

I'm an egyptologist ans I'm pretty normal haha

[@kirya7177]

I can't explain it, but same for me.

[@whoareyoutoaccuseme]

@@aylachipman7583 too bad she and her man destroyed the Egyptology dept

[@musiccreation5468]

Colleen embracing the 1920’s Agatha Christie chic vibe, loving it and living it.

[@arthurchallat8530]

And the Jules Verne's vibe too.

[@iammatt3174]

Colleen and her husband are the dream parents or aunt and uncle of all the kids obsessed with archeology and egypt.

[@tainasiman2107]

so you havent read the exposed on twitter right

[@iammatt3174]

@@tainasiman2107 listen I watched only one video of theirs let me have this and live in oblivion.

[@tainasiman2107]

@@iammatt3174 fair enough ahahha

[@shaina3298]

That dog is more disciplined than any child I've ever seen in my entire life.

[@misterminutes4504]

When you're owner is vintage it's just destined that you will also be vintage.

[@gabrielconstantino4648]

any human*

[@shaina3298]

@@jennifermercer1136 Ok karen!

[@naheleshiriki5496]

@@jennifermercer1136 When you're there sure... but what happens when you're not?

[@wheeeeeeeeeee]

@@jennifermercer1136 thanks for clearing this up, reading this comment I was thinking "wow Jennifer Mercers kids are not diciplined at all"

[@chloeprater2299]

Even her dog is sophisticated.

[@enquantoviajo]

Indeed hahah

[@dekudude8888]

Woof, good sir or madam

[@stripechild2894]

I would leave a like, but your comment is at 669 likes, a perfect number

[@jrangel118]

Oh, I thought that was a sphinx she was holding!

[@fluffy6628]

He looks fake idk how he can sit so still for so long

[@annm861]

“He who shall not be named” is this Lord Voldemort‘s tomb?

[@DiscoTimelordASD]

Shhhh! You musn't say his name!

[@socialdistancingon8333]

@@DiscoTimelordASD That's only for those who fear him. "Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself." --Hermione Grainger.

[@mopeymoopser3369]

Even this woman’s dog has more sophistication than I will ever even hope to have

[@eoincampbell1584]

She can just straight up read and translate hieroglyphs jesus christ.

[@centerstagestudios285]

Eoin Campbell I remember teaching myself to read hieroglyphs when I was a kid. Big nerd. Had no friends.😂

[@Freespiritedqueen]

me too, lol!

[@trashcant69]

@@centerstagestudios285 Damn I only learned the dwarwish runes from Tolkien

[@yogawarriorgirl]

Reminds me of my aunt Martha- most obscure skillset ever, but man, it makes you feel like such a lackwit MORTAL when you hear her dive into it.

[@trashcant69]

@Tristan Tries I don't known whether that's cute or weird lol

[@Gandellion]

Of course, judging someone by their appearance isn't great, but if a woman dressed like this was anything other than an Egyptologist I would be outraged.

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Gandellion]

Rachel Maksy Having consumed this gem of televisual entertainment with my eyeballs, I am now off to a philosophy seminar on why we should NOT go to Mars. What a thought-provoking evening. 😎 But like in anime where the light makes the glasses look dark, then you pan up and it's actually 🤓

[@foggydarling5410]

I feel like she could also be a detective. But those are the only two options.

[@krift1716]

Why? What is wrong with you?

[@obragg1]

Check out her Instagram. She wears some FABULOUS vintage clothes, as does her husband!

[@TerrenceNowicki]

"That's a wrap." I got your pun, Egyptologist lady.

[@theobliviongate7776]

Colleen was my art history teacher in my small community college, and she is just as genuine and cool in real life. I got so excited to see you guys collab made my whole day I love and look up to both of you, thanks Rachel for inspiring me to take up sewing and thank you colleen for inspiring to pursue my art. Hope you guys have a great day!

[@ilaanaweerasinghe7642]

The dog on her lap is literally the calmest dog I have ever seen.

[@liamcuerquis9631]

I legit forgot about the dog!!!🤣

[@kelsey2333]

I thought it was stuffed at first lol

[@sometimessnarky1642]

Besenjis are VERY calm dogs by nature. Stoic and good around children who are hyperactive.

[@TheMeloettaful]

Me too! He was so still and with such excellent posture I thought it was a fake dog or something lol 😂!

[@johnlemon3732]

plottwist : it's mummified

[@existedocean1837]

She looks like she’s trying to get to the Crystal Skull before Indiana Jones does

[@elijahenes3899]

I KNOW RIGHT? Why isn't any one talking about this?

[@heartlessxandra6365]

Deceased.

[@JLGRproductions]

first thing i thought of!!!

[@garethalford682]

Yep

[@shshivaranjani8902]

lol. i was thinking she looked like sb i had seen before.

[@michaelweaver2779]

Is no one gunna talk about how absolutely CHILL that dog is!? Narmer isn't just names after a king, he's acting like a king!

[@bunnybomber6148]

I want to be best friends with Colleen not just because she looks like the villain of the last indiana jones movie but because I want to take her to the mueseums so she can explain all the fun egypt things to me. She is just an absolute delight to listen to, and really sparks that chilhood wonder I used to have but have sense lost as I grew older. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go put on my vintage archeologist outfit and get back to that search for atlantis I started when I was 8 years old.

[@properandwise]

lmao

[@xCheeseHead95x]

Her doggo is totally the reincarnation of an ancient king 😂

[@rachelmaksy]

TOTALLY

[@Ahonya666]

@@darkiee69 Thanks, I was about to ask the breed of the doggo...it looks like a jindo dog

[@Sassy_Witch]

@@darkiee69 Catlike in what way?

[@Sassy_Witch]

@@darkiee69 they honestly sound awesome. What do they do when they gotta poo but it rains

[@Sassy_Witch]

@@darkiee69 omg so cute lol

[@javierolmedo2609]

That woman is the personification of glamour, she looks like the villain of an Agatha Christie novel and I can't stop looking at her hair, flawless

[@clarissaef]

Oh my... I thought of Agatha Christie as well. This woman would perfectly fit in 'murder in mesopotamia' as well as 'Evil under the sun' and some others!

[@aomoussynonymous8712]

I thought she is Marilyn Manson's sister.

[@swee2251]

Her laugh: 8:12

[@YourName-tt8tz]

I was thinkin the whole time I bet you her #1 speeddial is Dita Von Teese. Children, dont look her up please.

[@Garother]

What about Spalko from Indiana Jones 4

[@TiffanyGrey]

The 5th canopic Jar is going to be my "did you know he actually broke his toe" mummy moment

[@Rizzalert69]

I UNDERSTOOD THAT REFERENCE

[@TiffanyGrey]

@@Rizzalert69 yay! 🤣

[@KelseyDrummer]

This warms my cold dead hobbit heart.😂

[@piercedsiren]

Not only an actual egyptologist but they HAVE MUSEUM PIECES and they write books translating it and they understand the language, i'm amazed. They must be such a company. wow.

[@AdiAdi-dv3px]

Everybody gangsta until this woman reads a hieroglyphs

[@MrAhmadibnu]

Yeah she tried to kill Indiana Jones before

[@dr.heinzdoofenshmirtz8513]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sandraswan9008]

"a hieroglyphics"

[@AngelVazquez-xh1dh]

@@sandraswan9008 9:00

[@johnvermintide]

and accidentally ressurects ramses II

[@the8thcircleofhell857]

*She looks like how I imagine an “Egyptologist” to look like.* Edit: woah I’ve never gotten this many likes before but, deadass she looks amazing. Like, fashion goals.

[@jennessw8471]

Totally! She’s beautiful and reminds me of the character Cate Blanchett plays in Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! (Except not a crazy Russian lady) 😅

[@DeltaDemon1]

I like that you wrote "Egyptologist" and not Egyptologist

[@tiffmonique7154]

I know she looks really phony.

[@aleksandramakari]

Which lady was that Russian one in Indiana Jones? Remember her? Lol.

[@stuchly1]

Exactly! I adore her fashion choices AND her personality! I know that wasn't exactly the point of your comment, but she's all around radiant and really seems like a fun person to be around! 😅

[@19jacinta88]

I love how she laughs at the scene at 14:56. Dr.Darnell, you're not the only one who loves that moment!!

[@annwyl8136]

It’s so cool how when she’s naming references she just pulls out things from her house like “oh you can see that in this painting we own that we once loaned to a museum” or “if you loom at this published book of an old egyptian text my husband and i translated”. Goals honestly Also yes watching this in 2021. It’s been a long year

[@aedynjakpoetry]

I simply love how sweet the egyptologist is. She gives superior facts without being condescending about her knowledge.

[@gregoriusandrianto6130]

she has class. Salute on her for actually finishing the movie.....not that it was bad, but it must've been very cringy when you know as much as her.

[@johnathonmarquez7676]

You can definitely tell by the way she talks about the facts and her knowledge of egyptology that she truly loves what she studies. She has such excitement in her voice.

[@VintageEgyptologist]

@@johnathonmarquez7676 Thank you! And now John and I have our own channel is you want to explore more Egyptology

[@VintageEgyptologist]

Thank you!

[@aedynjakpoetry]

@@VintageEgyptologist Definitely gonna check it out. Would genuinely love to meet you in Luxor and just listen to you talk. I am a big archaeology fan.

[@scarletshinobi3633]

I can’t handle the amount of sophistication this woman and her dog are giving me

[@Jrr592]

Her dog has way better posture than me lol

[@themango9644]

@@Jrr592 Literally

[@plsarguewithme2665]

@@Jrr592 literal mood

[@yanal1022]

The dog is so majestic

[@vishnuprasad2884]

You took the words out of my mind!.. My uncultured ass feeling shifty 😅

[@Tuffsmoygles]

*she starts reading the hieroglyphs. Damn, that's impressive.

[@popsocket6885]

I would listen to 3 hours of Colleen talking about Egypt history and facts and wont even regret it.

[@SimonRaahauge1973]

or for a whole day! :oD

[@hectorgeoffrey6821]

This woman was my art history professor! She is one of the best professors I had in college. Such a fascinating person!

[@notroe2237]

what university does she teach at?

[@notsuperhumain]

Akh... lucky duck

[@teezeremonie970]

notroe google says: Colleen Darnell is an American Egyptologist, teaching Egyptian art history at the Naugatuck Valley Community College. You are welcome :)

[@SuikodenGR]

i'm so jelly right now...XD

[@furter189]

she looks like an Indiana Jones villian though

[@oliviaharris1245]

wow i literally felt like i just got transported into a 20's household where a beautiful professor regals us with stories about Egyptian history and culture

[@rachelmaksy]

RIGHT

[@Flatcetera]

As long as there is no unraveling party afterwards haha

[@nartyteek]

Can we bully Colleen into starting a film review channel? Cuz I want more.

[@purplepsycho05]

@@rachelmaksy I'm so jealous you got to hanging out with her. And now I must rewatch the mummy tonight

[@roberth4395]

@@purplepsycho05 Just go to a retirement home..

[@PanzerShrek94]

"These were not stolen from a museum" "suure" i love that.

[@matthewweng8483]

Oh man, I thought I’d stumbled into an F Scott Fitzgerald movie… such a cool setting and an impeccably dressed and coiffed guest. I felt embarrassingly underdressed watching it. Bravo.

[@lorc.251]

SHES LITERALLY AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANCIENT EGYPT, I LOVE HER

[@Oli.V]

The physical embodiment of the Egyptology book we all read in elementary school

[@m_santana608]

I wanted to like your comment because I thought the same but you are at 666

[@lorc.251]

@@m_santana608 i appreciate your sacrifice. You have your priorities straight

[@presston]

By using the literally, you mean she is a book.

[@mariamatedei]

She's apparently done some crap though, and she's still ruining the education of many people on the field yalealumnimagazine.com/blog_posts/1319

[@chibilaichi]

She can read hieroglyphs as if she were reading a book.... How freak'n cool is that?!

[@RonJohn63]

It's her job. I *expect* her to read hieroglyphs as if she were reading a book.

[@chibilaichi]

@@RonJohn63 But how many people in the world are trained to read hieroglyphs as if they were reading a book? Only 5,000 to 10,000 in the world. It seems impressive, but compared to the world's current population, that's less than one percent. Small enough to still be impressive!

[@TimoRutanen]

@@chibilaichi Not a great many people read hieroglyphs. But the chances of finding one who does in a video like this is much higher.

[@starflower..]

damn y'all are killjoys

[@devilishharuna1486]

We need a spray for joy killers and I'd spray it here *psss* *pssss*

[@DarkSithBarbie]

She is the loving embodiment that you can be a nerd, yet SLAY that fashion and vibe.

[@nathanowen2082]

My grandmother said when I was at school that Cleopatra came from Ipswich

[@SwimmerPrince]

First, she wasn't the one who said that in the documentary. Second, as explained in her insta, she was not consulted with the reenactment and not responsible for the production, probably wasn't informed about other things than the portion she participated which possibly filmed before the reenactment scenes. Netflix and the production company did her dirty.

[@transvestosaurus878]

Nah, Cleopatra are from Manchester

[@eflarsen]

that woman is the kind of egyptologist who is definitely also a timeless being who remembers ancient egypt in its prime

[@billybobthekidiswack]

no one alive remembers Ancient Egypt in its prime.

[@livfaferek6231]

@@billybobthekidiswack that was a joke

[@corsetedwasteland2630]

@@billybobthekidiswack Woosh! "timeless being" aka immortal lol

[@lavalamp915]

Billybobthekid r/woooooosh

[@getyoinked3937]

Immortal goddess who pretended to be a beggar but turned a flip and took over the kingdom

[@coltonmykael]

"This was not stolen from a museum." The kind of clarifications you have to make when you look like a vilian.

[@sijamMGL]

Villain

[@dr.latency8679]

Lmao

[@abiyyufh1566]

5:57

[@XxHizzyxX]

I can definitely see her being a hidden antagonist in an Indiana Jones movie that doesn't get revealed until the final act.

[@BSPT12]

😂😂😂

[@Damnsaburna]

My grandmother had 8 cats growing up and they were all named Mimi. I’m sure they were confused. Haitians call every cat Mimi 😂

[@karlsmith2570]

I actually think it's pretty cool that you had ab actual Egyptologist watching this movie with you and point out what was real and what was created by Hollywood It dispels a lot of what people think is true in Egyptology

[@delavegavincegabrield.9429]

Imagine being fluent in a dead language that we don't know the real accurate way of pronouncing it. So much respect for the dedication oh my gosh.

[@kimberlyarrington5721]

I know I was like oh wow that Awesome

[@ralitsaurukova1106]

As a person who knows Sanskrit, I thank you. No one really appreciates linguists ❤️

[@witchking008]

Imagine shes dissing and we cant understand

[@giovannyandrescortesrodrig2846]

She is preparing for an Indiana Jones new movie.

[@caterinaviola8667]

THANK YOU SO SO MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU💕💕 (from a student of Ancient Greek and Latin)

[@dhacker949]

I wish more people 100% committed to cosplaying their profession.

[@TheJoscelyne]

I get the impression that being an egyptologist is a lifestyle choice

[@PACKERMAN2077]

Well unless it turns a steady income, like with any self-consciously embarrassing minimum wage job, I don't see the incentive in admitting your occupation has progressed no further than the hobby level. Now if you had achieved a certain level of industry fame or social media influence along with lucrative sponsorships, by all means improve the public conception of professional cosplayers by telling everyone.

[@elizabethmathews4450]

This is an "indoors" outfit or an outfit you would wear for semi formal events or presentations. In-field dress is a total 180 degree change. You start with several layers, eat lunch with 1 layer, and go to dinner with several layers. Night clothes will be several layers as well. It can actually get really cold at night on the Eastern/Northeastern coast of Africa of a night. You often wake up to frost.

[@clarerichardson8770]

bold of you to assume my pajama pants and baggy t-shirt are not Editor Cosplay

[@christy1819]

As an English Major, I await the day I become an English teacher and dress as eccentrically as possible 😂

[@paulw3414]

There's probably no point in asking given how many inaccuracies Dr Darnell pointed out, but it would be awesome if you guys did this again for The Mummy Returns. Even just for the sake of another collab 😍

[@Postmanpigeon7339]

I'm so disappointed that she's in the extremely historically inaccurate Netflix series about cleopatra. I was so shocked when I saw her in it😭 I feel betrayed Edit: Guys read the replies, I don't think she knew!!!

[@ariandnesiosana9362]

it quite ironic that she (Dr. Colleen) says that Cleopatra was a Ptolemaic ruler and that the first Ptolemy was a general of alexander and the rest of the "documentary" then says that she was black. but yeah, im really disappointed and angered at the producers of the series.

[@taishakuten5141]

I read some comments that she’s a homewrecker too 🙀

[@Agforever12]

@@taishakuten5141 I read that she had an affair with her professor who she married 😊

[@taishakuten5141]

@@Agforever12 Omg! Her professor?! 😱

[@SwimmerPrince]

@@ariandnesiosana9362 I saw the 'documentary' 1. Collern wasn't the one who said that Cleopatra was black in the documentary. It was someone else who did. 2. as explained in her insta, she was not consulted with the reenactment and not responsible for the production, probably wasn't informed about other things than the portion she participated which possibly filmed before the reenactment scenes. Netflix and the production company did her dirty.

[@skylaroverby8782]

Colleen is literally who i imagined being when I was like 13. From aesthetic to knowledge and accomplishments.

[@lifafy4614]

Skylar Overby Before you all start worshipping her, you should know that she has caused a lot of controversies at Yale. Her knowledge is amazing and cool, but there’s no need to idolize the person.. read the link or google her name and read the news articles dating back to 2013 citing her and her husband’s “psychologically damaging behavior toward students and professors in the department in recent years, such as threatening to revoke funding for individual academic projects” yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/01/23/nelc-work-environment-criticized/

[@lordindulgence]

Lifafy Dude, you’ve pasted the same comment like six times, wth

[@skylaroverby8782]

Man, I just think she looks cool af and has the knowledge I wish I had when I was trying to learn how to read hieroglyphs in middle school. I'm not hero worshipping her or anything.

[@MarCuseus]

@@skylaroverby8782 That would be "figuratively"

[@ldsgermanshepherdboy9272]

Same... (albeit in male form😅) I was always so fond of Egyptian history as a kid, but now I've shifted to East Asia/Korea/Korean war. I hope to one day make comics and illustrations of stories about the Korean war.

[@tophers3756]

Not everyone can rock a short bob, but she definitely does.

[@user-mb9nm7bq5e]

Cate blanchette is quaking

[@OrangeWhale100]

Vic beckham?

[@ReunionMana]

google louise brooks. she pioneered the style in the us.

[@artman7780]

I was gonna say she looks exactly like Katy Perry.

[@charlieamlang199]

She's so stylish ✨

[@celia7195]

As a history student, I found this video very interesting.The analysis she did was excellent!

[@goose7518]

PLEASE do more of this sorta stuff!!! im learning so much and this rekindles my love for geology and archeology

[@Lokiskade]

I'm actually surprised the movie has readable hieroglyphs that actually mean more or less what they are supposed to say in the script. That's actual dedication from the props department.

[@ninjafaringer2352]

Yea I guess we gotta give them some props ;)))

[@schlomoshekelstein908]

@@JD-el9eo people actually gave a shit back then, the farther back u go the more they cared

[@AzguardMike]

in Smallville (random i know) they actually used a alphabet from the comics to say what things were meant to say, and some funny jokes. For example Kal-Els pod said "Made in Taiwan" in the base like most cups say. But yeah, its awesome that in The Mummy they also used actual hieroglyphs, good on them!

[@schlomoshekelstein908]

@Aspiring Marauder are you for real?

[@schlomoshekelstein908]

@Aspiring Marauder no i meant one jewish schleimann blows troy up ur using that as justification that nobody cared back then?>

[@MCsAdvice]

"no quicksand in Egypt....you need moisture" (looking back at the archaeology movies I've watched) My life is a lie....

[@sometimessnarky1642]

But.... It does rain in Egypt. They have violent quick downpours and the Nile is a river. Last time I checked rivers had moisture in them.

[@AKAArzosah]

@@sometimessnarky1642 Additionally, it is possible to have dry quicksand if the sand is aerated in some way. This is what causes people to die so often in grain silos. I wonder if it isn't entirely 'feasible' (in a manner of speaking) for the magical sand storm to have created exactly the right aeration to produce dry quicksand?

[@itslilyquinn]

@@sometimessnarky1642 Yes, there is moisture, but it isn't enough to produce quicksand in the way that we imagine it as. Its dry and you can sink in it, but not actually wet enough to be quicksand quicksand.

[@manicoquita]

Clark K I really thought quicksand would be a daily concern when I grew up

[@QueenVickie13]

Well, there might have been more moisture thousands of years ago so maybe?

[@yoyopiah5047]

This couple is so fascinating! Love how they communicate, for some reason. And she is so energetic, love it.

[@matthewsingerii2600]

I love the Egyptologist enthusiasm when explaining stuff. It makes it so easy and fun to learn from.

[@DaddisHouse]

I love how she is breaking it down, but also not being a dick. She knows its a movie and not reality. So many experts break down fantasy movies as if they are real and its so frustrating. She is at least having fun with it.

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

Oh yeah, for sure. It can be super obnoxious when people do that just because they're an expert on the subject, but she was really nice and not "I'm angry because this is wrong" about it.

[@Winkiefacedd]

Yeah fr sometimes they make it seem like they are bragging a little when they mention a lot about their jobs and real life against a straight up unrealistic movie like “kaLM dOwN 🤚🏾”

[@DaddisHouse]

@@Winkiefacedd truth

[@elianakristine5599]

Yeah they just rip the writers apart instead of just saying what would’ve been more accurate

[@macaroncheese5454]

I'd like to hear what people from Egypt think of The Mummy instead. I'd be offended of my history being misrepresented and stereotyped

[@dpauls15243]

She looks like she should be speaking in a Russian accent and looking for the crystal skull

[@marianasanchezgarcia9787]

Think this Is the most funny comment Ive seen

[@floppyD]

She does look like Irina lmao

[@icnocuicatl]

“I want to know everything”

[@diadartsss]

I'm Russian and when I first time saw her I thought that she really looks like Russian (except for her hair)

[@jyotsnaambasta3162]

Omg that indiana jones movie!!!!! Why is this so fitting??!!😂😂

[@theoboromine]

8:14 my face is clear, my crops are watered, my grades are up and my movies are historically accurate I will die for Coleen’s laugh

[@o.b.7217]

I'm way below their league, of course, but I would LOVE to be friends with that Egyptologist couple. How cool must that be. They're funny, educated and charming. I mean - come on...who wouldn't want to be their friend?

[@imposter842]

Anyone noticed that even her dog matches her colour palette

[@acealinka489]

@@xxs9781 ??

[@IMadeAThingOKC]

I thought the dog was stuffed at first.

[@mexklowawakening]

tonal values

[@czjt79a]

@@xxs9781 tf?

[@pinkcherry6747]

@@IMadeAThingOKC lmao samee

[@mlc5158]

let's be honest, everybody wants a cool auntie like her

[@memento81]

omg, yes! She would have been my absolute favorite when I was 12 and wanted to learn everything about ancient cultures.

[@chompachangas]

If you don't have a cool auntie or unkie, YOU are the cool auntie or unkie (hopefully).

[@BerryBabaBear]

*les bi honest

[@prettylatanix]

Chantel Quinlan I wanna be that wealthy Auntie

[@katherinearguez1009]

First off, LOVE your channel, been binging for quite some time while entering data. You've been one of the main influences on my journey to vintage fashion. So thank you very, very much. I'm a professional entomologist (I study our little 6-legged friends, the 'bugs') and I LOVE THIS MOVIE, one of my absolute favs of all time. BUT my gosh, poor scarabs. Such a bad example of our lovely little buds. Scarab's don't fly well, don't crawl fast, and do not eat living flesh (there are some exceptions to the rules, as with all things/beings, but you never get the trio or even two together haha). I keep the cuties as pets and take them to outreach events all the time. Unless you are dead and half decayed or something with a very very thin epidermal layer, aka skin (and absolutely tiny) like a small frog, you have NOTHING to fear from a scarab. Most... ok mostly all, are cute little dung eaters that help to clear waste we'd prefer not to step on. PS most of their cute little mouths don't even have the capability to bite if they'd like. Again, love the channel, you helped me a lot throughout the pandemic. You ever want some help on insect related things, just contact your local beetle gal.

[@TheShazababy]

Absolutely love your channel!! I was keen on Egyptology after watching The Mummy when I was younger, and it was so cool seeing it from the perspective of an Egyptologist :)

[@slytherinsaa]

"THERE'S A CURSE UPON THIS CHEST" I say as I put on a bra...

[@isabellescales3763]

*boobie traps*

[@sylvia5623]

Now this is what the comment section is for.

[@user-vo1ik6qd5e]

Me just having boobs (I'm a trans guy)

[@mmtruooao8377]

big trans mood with binders

[@AnoukhHellstream]

As FtM, i felt this comment personally xD though, i only use binders, not bras

[@raesosa1108]

She's exactly how I imagine an Egyptologist to look like

[@arrolate]

Lit

[@raesosa1108]

@معارج حسن whatevs, it was the 1st thing that popped into my head, and i guess im not the only one

[@manugamer1337]

Same Omg 😱

[@holliegould3463]

i love how easy it is to lock in and listen to Colleen!!! she explains everything in such easy to follow bursts 🥰

[@lucasmelee]

I love how much fun Dr Darnell had while explaining what fiction and what's not during the reaction. Made the video SOO enjoyable

[@nuzhattanzimkhan6211]

I love how she wasn't a snob about this EVEN ONCE. She fact checked everything in such an interesting way while acknowledging that it's a fun movie that had potential to be even better. The Mummy has been special to me my whole life, cause if it wasn't for this movie I'd never have been introduced to Egypt at all tbh.

[@donghyucksmom2413]

The Mummy also meant a lot to me but compared to you it introduced me to my bisexuality lol

[@nuzhattanzimkhan6211]

@@donghyucksmom2413 ahahaha understandable

[@karlareyes1671]

I know I love the first and second movie despite the unacurate dates about the period or the egypcian culture that now a little too noticiable with her explainig everything in the nicest way posible.

[@cionelleart9143]

@J Ds Think they meant ancient egypt as a historical topic of study; not literal egypt

[@melmel8670]

@@donghyucksmom2413 in my case homosexuality, lol I've loved Rachel Weisz since I was a child ..

[@rockinbells8351]

"He who shall not be named" So......Voldermort then.

[@rachelmaksy]

HAHA yes

[@adelia988]

Mary Moore proves where she got the ideas from then and in Greek myths.

[@randomweirdo7501]

yes the dark load has entered the chat

[@victorm152]

I was going to guess Donald Trump

[@jasperdent4363]

AHAHA I WAS JUST THINKING THAT

[@alesanstarkhaven1334]

i have been a HUGE fan of john and colleen’s work for ages!! i love this 💗

[@socialdistancingon8333]

This was the coolest KZbin video ever. I seriously considered Egyptology as a career as soon as I found out it was one, as Ancient Egypt has been a fascination for me since I was 10. I thought I was pretty well versed, however, I learnt some new things today. Thank you!

[@Bethanysnow]

When Rachel visits her super eccentric aunt and uncle

[@rachelmaksy]

😂❤️❤️❤️

[@vale-wv4il]

she looks exactly how i imagined an egyptologist would look like. gorgeous.

[@floraguilar60]

She looks that she can hold a sword fight lol

[@SeymourDisapproves]

I was about to say the exact same thing 😂

[@roddo1955]

A white person? Typical....So according to you,white, stylish and tall people are more likely to be knowledgeable about ancient african history .

[@vale-wv4il]

@@roddo1955 ??? it was just something I i m a g i n e d based on absolutely no facts (maybe a bit biased from cate blanchett in indiana jones but u don't need to know that). Also, anyone with enough love for it can be a fucking egyptologist... and based on your response, you're the one making the study exclusive (???) oh and btw i meant her _style_ and _way of speaking_, i couldn't care less if she's white. sit down roddo.

[@elisabeth4912]

@@roddo1955 🙄

[@jinx201114]

Please make a series out of this type of video. That was so well done, I need more lol!

[@bruderlein8514]

I always love watching this video over again just to see the interaction between the Egyptologists. Such love and teamwork; like any couple should be.

[@gabitre8347]

She looks like a movie character, she's so beautiful.

[@longangrysausage3495]

Ikr

[@ceasarsalad2055]

EDNA from The Incredibles

[@baldboyfriend8589]

@@ceasarsalad2055 LOL 😂🤣

[@elisavillar1146]

She looks like the bad militar lady from Indiana Jones and the crystal skull idk how it's called

[@KArishmA.P.Chauhan1823]

@@elisavillar1146 yes thank you I was searching in comment section that anybody knows this Or not.

[@mikkocruz1963]

She’s like the person who tells “I’m the manager” to a Karen and win the fight

[@Carosaurio]

HAHAHAHAHA I'm dead

[@LunahLiu]

I’m Karen.

[@dear_myself]

@@LunahLiu fake...you should ask "where's the manager?" By that we know that you're a karen

[@yupitzmeee]

nah she's the coo of the company who makes the ocassional visit to one of their branch stores to check up on the renovations and accidentally witnesses the newly employed cashier guy being berated by an unreasonable karen in which she then throws the bitch out of the store bc she's just that powerful

[@terev.]

This video is how I came across Rachel's channel and started following Dr. Darnell over a year ago, and both have been a source of motivation and joy ever since. Rewatching this as a fan now!

[@jgwdfhvjh]

KZbin's random suggest got me here and and I feel so warm and comfort..fireplace, the fashion and elegance of the ladies, and back ground home deco all love it!

[@tiffanyjane3354]

As Colleen's hairstylist I will tell you she is genuinely "this person" in real life. She is so amazing and I love how she truly IS her style. She is the most authentic person I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.

[@evysy9253]

That's great!😊

[@geliluna7]

Awesome

[@zelz47]

Tiffany you do an amazing job on her hair!!

[@imliterallyjustsomeguy]

You're an artist, I'm so mesmerised by her hair!

[@LovelyHerbanRenewal]

What a kind thing to say. Its so nice when people are comfortable with who they are they cant help but inspire others to do the same

[@dirac_dydx1830]

"One interesting thing about royal assassinations..." Is how I like to start Thanksgiving conversations.

[@zatoth13]

this is almost the start of most of my conversations except usually using "serial killers" instead of "royal assassinations"

[@freeda5385]

Well actually they do start like that way to often in my family... Since we are all historians... :D Everybody rolls their eyes on me when my sentence begins with "oh and do you know what interesting thing i read about yesterday" again :D :D

[@CrystalRaye]

And that's why I have to sit at the kiddie table 🙃

[@B0N6B0N6]

Idk why, but you saying that reminded me of Sheldon during their dinners lol

[@animesenpai1163]

Imagine eating at the royal diner with all the dukes and duchess with all the possible heirs and the queen.

[@alexrichmond4684]

everyone: she looks like an Egyptologist me: SHE LOOKS LIKE A REAL LIFE MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES

[@teenagenutcase1]

This was a fun watch. Would love to see Dr Darnell's thoughts on the Liz Taylor version of Cleopatra.

[@westzed23]

Hilarious, but politely interpreted.

[@Yappipo4520]

She's Calm She's Elegant She's Brilliant She's Cool and most importantly I WANNA BE LIKE HER

[@Jennifahh]

Sorry to say, but you're never gonna be that cool with that kpoop mentality lmao

[@yuuwithhobi7]

@@Jennifahh Most people just enjoy Kpop as an interest boo, they have a life. And that's saying from a university student. And sorry to say, you're not going to be as cool as her with your judgemental mind over people's interest :)

[@xx-dp-bw-xx2546]

@@Jennifahh XD

[@Yappipo4520]

@@Jennifahh Sorry to offend you but in reality I'm a top student, a scholar and I think the way you judge people is the one which is uncool. Don't look down on people base on their likings.

[@Loonaurtheworld]

@@Jennifahh Ok lUcY wEsTerNEr

[@artie1694]

She looks like a Indiana Jones villain. Especially with the bob and dog 🐕 I mean this in a badass way.

[@TheHedgehogGiraffe]

I THOUGHT SHE WAS DRESSED AS THAT RUSSIAN LADY FROM THE 4TH MOVIE

[@Zenocius]

Irina Spalko

[@nickes1176]

I thought her look seemed familiar!!

[@sawthuyaaung5088]

That's what i'm thinking

[@anjomalunes752]

the one portrayed by Cate Blanchett? haha

[@eclecticwitch4515]

"no quicksand in egypt, you need moisture!" my life is a lie

[@Nightbreed24]

Darnell takes this fun romp apart, but gladly participates in a serious Netflix documentary, which portrays the Greek, inbred Cleopatra as Black.

[@katesay1559]

I feel like she could be the main character in a british crime-solving series that would take place in 1930s Egypt. She looks extremely sweet, passionate and it's delightful to listen to her!

[@VintageEgyptologist]

Thank you so much! John and I now have our own KZbin channel: Vintage Egyptologist!

[@TraucerDaUrbania]

Miss Fischer: An Egyptian Adventure

[@lalelu1202]

@@TraucerDaUrbania All I could think of from the moment I saw the thumbnail was Miss Fisher! I love that show.

[@saschamayer4050]

Agatha Christie would have been delighted to write a story like that. After all she too was very much into archeology and Egypt. My aunt did a house boat cruise down the Nile a few years ago and visited one of the hotels Agatha Christie had resided in. Very impressive building.

[@ignaciocambero9314]

i want her partner was bennedict kumberbacht yes

[@evelyngottita]

She needs a KZbin Channel with her husband where they talk about Egyptian facts, and history and so on. I would watch everything they upload!!

[@lifafy4614]

Evelyn Gottig Before you all start worshipping her, you should know that she has caused a lot of controversies at Yale. Her knowledge is amazing and cool, but there’s no need to idolize the person.. read the link or google her name and read the news articles dating back to 2013 citing her and her husband’s “psychologically damaging behavior toward students and professors in the department in recent years, such as threatening to revoke funding for individual academic projects” yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/01/23/nelc-work-environment-criticized/

[@ctown61]

@@lifafy4614 I wouldn't necessarily say this comment is on the boundary of worshipping her, just that the ability and knowledge of this individual is exceptional. I too would find interest in a channel if they had one, but not because I idolize them as people or am ignoring the possible harm they might have caused in their industrty/community but because I admire their ability to provide me with a education for an interesting topic.

[@bluefernlove]

@@lifafy4614 There's always controversy in academia, it doesn't make her less knowledgeable. Universities always have a problem with more flamboyant personalities, they like their sh*t as vanilla as possible. My bet is, some of these nimwits made nasty comments to her about her relationship with him and she told them to back off. Vendetta style, of course.

[@samj530]

Yaaaasssss!

[@nefertariwinchester3177]

Me too!!! :)

[@kegman83]

Ooooh, I was actually a student of Professor Smith, who was the archaeologist who consulted on the movie. He did The Mummy and Stargate. There are several hidden inside archaeologist jokes in both movies. You have to both be able to understand middle/late heiroglyphics/heiratic and look very closely.

[@kmichael9787]

I'm super impressed by how much effort they put into actually trying to get the ancient texts right

[@lolmaorofl]

The archaeologist lady is an absolutely delight to listen to, if she does a podcast talking about archeology, history and her life stories I would listen to all of it

[@whyruhere]

Samee

[@VintageEgyptologist]

I have done a podcast interview with Dressed, but you can also check out the KZbin Channel John and I started: Vintage Egyptologist.

[@victoriancarwash4393]

holy crap she responded!!! yes maam

[@yesitasnow]

I was going to write: "I hope she reads this comment" lol

[@kankan669]

@@VintageEgyptologist I listened to your episode on Dressed when it was released and I've been following all of your platforms since then! You're everything I wanted to be as a little girl ❤️

[@meejjj.]

This woman is the very essence of "dress for the job you want, not the job you have" but she's already living the job she wants

[@zarasbazaar]

Colleen just owns that vintage look. It suits her perfectly and she looks so elegant.