You know, despite Wirts character arc, I feel like something gets overlooked a lot of the time: at the last minute, it was his cynical, nitpicking, anxious personality that saved the day. His negative attitude and overanalysis is meant to be portrayed as a flaw for the most part, but here it's actually presented as a virtue: wit. Where as on the other hand, chipper, optimistic Greg was easily manipulated and tricked by the Beast. Even the woodsman, who is portrayed as wise, has been falling for the ploy for years. Ultimately, I think the moral here is meant to be that Wirts true worth was always in being clever and insightful, and that while self-doubt and anxiety can limit you, it also gives you a unique and worthwhile outlook, so long as you step outside yourself and learn from it
Yeah, it was really interesting to see how Wirt started to become less skeptical of the world he was in as the show progressed (no longer questioning things like singing frogs and evil spirits) but in this scene it almost seems as if the "real world" Wirt came back from episode 1 and 2 to save the day. Just like another commenter said, Wirt breaks free from the typical cartoon logic because of his personality and common sense.
Basically, pessimistic people tend to expect the worst or the unpredictable. Hence why Wirt figured out so quickly that keeping Greg alive isn't so easy as just keeping a lantern lit.
@@TheMarioFH In the end he didn’t just immediately go through because now he is skeptical, but not too skeptical. Basically just less cynical and squemish. He has enough common sense to know not to trust an evil eldrich horror that wants him to spend the rest of his days putting dead children in a lantern just to save his brothers soul. Not even his whole body, just his soul
I love the humanness in his “are you?” line. His voice cracking and him having to clear his throat before dropping one of the most badass lines in the show is just (chefs kiss) perfection.
Love this scene cause its a culmination of the theme of the show, not just taking things for what they seem to be. He's able to realize that if the beast had the power to save his brother and actually wanted to help him that the beast would just save his brother. He learned stories about the beast and knows to not accept his help and soon realizes that the beast has no power over him anymore since it can't lead him astray.
1:28 I like to think that at this moment, when Wirt looked into the Beasts eyes and realized they were the same as the dog’s, he realized it wasn’t anything special. For all of the Beast’s fantastical powers, it’s still just another corporeal thing that can be overcome.
I never realized that until now, I had to look up the scene of the dog to compare it to this scene and the have the exact same blue, tan, yellow, red rings that make up their eyes.
I think Wirt is one of the first cartoon characters to be logical. Like he makes a choice that’s not smart AT ALL, and is a trick from the beast (similar to Bill Cipher tricking Dipper) but then he’s like “Wait, no. That’s dumb.”
I wouldn't say the first, but definitely a good example. because then all the beast can do at that point is go 'oh. well, i didn't plan this far ahead did i'
Well either he was right and the Beast's hands are tied to avoid dying or he's wrong. Beast tipped his hat with an emotional reaction to Wirt's guess whose soul is actually in the latern.
A minor variant on Wirt "shrugging off" the devil/the beast. The beast asks Wirt if he's ready for true darkness. Wirt looks into his eyes, and notices something, they're glowing. How is the beast supposed to show true darkness if he's making light? Wirt realized in that moment the beast only has the power he gives it.
@@watchmychannelorelse but thats the thing - he is not a “lich” type of villain, he is more akin to a Fae villain. He cant DO anything much by himself. But he makes humans do all the horrible things to each other and themselves by exploiting their weaknesses and feelings. Wirt won by being a snarky asshole, he won because unlike Woodsman his natural jadedness overcame his care for Greg.
You know, i take the beast as the greatest metaphor for the unknown, just think about it: -has no actual name. -is feared by everyone. -in the moment you decide to dare to see him and confront it, it becomes known, it stops being scary and becomes boring and pathetic, it gets weak in the moment it stops being unknown. It fits perfectly with the series, the beast only survives through manipulation, making people fear him and not question for a moment about what makes him so supposedly intimidating, because if they analyze it enough, they will just realize that it is just a tall guy with horns, scared of the light, of being watched and of being seen as less.
That's actually really poetic then with this scene since Wirt's arc was overcoming his own self doubt and anxiety, aka fear of the unknown. It's also kind of cool that his "defeating it" isn't snuffing it out completely, but recognizing it for what it is
I’ve always loved the beast as a villain because of his weakness: he’s desperate. Look at what he does to Wirt, first he tries to trick and bargain with him, then he tries to terrify him, and then he begs to him. His weakness is calling his bluff. I really like to believe that the beast in this entire series is a metaphor for despair, because much like despair, his power is limited to the power you give him. That’s why Wirt calling his bluff was so effective, because he didn’t give the beast any power.
Wirt confronting the Beast in his darkest hour and challenging him to actually do what he claims he can was *halloween perfection.* His biggest character growth was not simply taking what he sees and hears at face value, and listening/watching carefully at the world around him to find the truth; even in his own soul when he has to decide towards the last episode what’s most important to him. (Fear of embarrassment, or closure.) The beast is effectively a lie; his source of power is people believing him, and is lost when people realize he’s a fraud. This is a lot of what Halloween is about; we start off as little kids afraid of all the monsters, skeletons, and what’s lurking in the dark, but as we grow up learn how to confront those and not be afraid anymore. 😃
I like to think that "ding" as he put down the latern was a small bit of divine intervention Wirt's skeptical, cynical nature being nudged a tiny bit to save him instead of working against him like it had the whole show
I had a theory back in the day was that when the cloud queen offered Greg a wish, he wished not to take wirts place, but for wirt to be a better leader than Greg was (fooling around in cloud city while Wirt almost succumbed to the beast). So when that little chime happens, that’s the wish kicking in :)
1:20-1:25 Notice Wirts expression when the beast threatens him he's at first scared out of his mind but becomes calmer when looking at what the beast truly is a parasite that needs to feed on others to survive and when you take away that intimidation The Beast can only beg for his life like a coward.
or it was just the sound of sudden realization from wirts head, or the beast itself. the noise occurs again when the beast freaks out over wirts realization
Perhaps when he's trying to be more suave and hiding his true nature (when he answers as Melkor or when he's tricking someone). When the Beast's voice get's more distorted and menacing I feel like that would be more in line with how he would be for the majority of the time. After the destruction of the two trees, I feels like he basically dropped (partly because of his inability to shapeshift anymore) most attempts to be subtle/suave. So, in essence: The beast's normal voice could fit the scheming Melkor/Morgoth, and his angry voice could fit the outright evil Morgoth.
There is a comic that gives more stories in the universe. The Beast used to be a man who was tricked by a Fae who put his soul into a lantern. As long as the lantern burned the beast would live on. The Fae presumed the man to be a fool and would die before long, but the man was crafty. Keeping his lantern lit and finding ways to make his soul glow ever brighter.
I remembered watching this and when the outro music was playing i just cried because i knew it was the finale and they wouldn't make more episodes, it was the first cartoon that made me cry.
Yeah… it’s so short, but also, I just love strong limited series like these. On the one hand I want more, but on the other hand, it’s a complete and perfect work. There’s not much more one could ask for.
I think it's a nice callback to when Beatrice told Wirt that he's a pushover and does whatever he's told. By telling the beast that this is dumb, he makes his own decision and takes Beatrice's advice (despite her betrayal), which saves them.
beast is not that particularly clever nor strong, he just mainly targeted people who were more gullible then he met some one cynical and instantly fell apart, but thats the beauty of a good antagonist they don't actually have to be dangerous you just have to believe they are.
Dude I also dressed up as Wirt this Halloween and a few peer recognized me which cool Me and my friend were dressed up as Wirt and Greg and went trick or treating no one recognized us while trick-or-treating but a lady that drove past us and we were like oh you guys are from Over the garden wall and we were so happy about that Also something ironic was that they are taller than me but they were Greg
@@Ra_the_Sun_god knowing an old lady knows about this masterpiece kinda melts my heart She probably knows it because she watched it with her kids, I assume Even if she didn't, it still kinda warms my heart 😂
This show is a masterpiece. It simply just isn't the same as any other show on cartoon network. Each and every episode, we can see that the unknown comsumes it's inadvertent victims. However, Wirt, despite being mocked and looked down on for his overanalysis on everything, is the only one who's able to defeat the heart of the unknown. The beast.
I love that the villain is defeated through actual logic here that than just the power of friendship/love or "the hero is so brave and never gives up" bs
Wirt was shitting brave when he stood up to Beast trying to scare him into submissions. He had NO WAY to know that Beast was powerless without others obeying it. For all he knew he just signed his death warrant and dug a grave for himself.
@@MrVlad12340 He was brave but it was more of his cynical and overanalytic nature that saved him. It was bravery that used some level of logic, rather than bravery that just used physical strength and sheer determination.
@@MrVlad12340 True. I guess i should have worded it better. I didn't mean that Wirt wasn't brave, i meant that for most other heroes, bravery alone seems enough to defeat the villain. It's usually just plot armor whereas here, Wirt was brave because he realized that he didn't want to waste his life away with a lantern in the woods. It's the sudden realization of what the Beast actually wanted that provoked Wirt to be brave enough to stand up to him.
A large part of Wirt's past attitude towards Greg seems to be an extension of his feelings towards what he interprets as his father's replacement, even without the details it's clear how this situation has affected him. Grief seems to be another aspect that the show touches with Wirt and the Woodsman: Both react to loss in ways that aren't that different from each other, and when Wirt realizes this is not the best way to deal with the fear, the pain, the uknown...he also helps the Woodsman to acceptance, to keep forward for himself and his loved ones.
Wirt is actuallt a smart guy who can make logical decisions in dangerous situations... Same happened when Lorna was possessed by the evil spirit; in just a couple of seconds Wirt found the best solution that nobody else could see because it was so obvious that it was dismissed right away
I love that the show seems to be getting a resurgence. It was so crazy to me when I saw it the week it first aired and have been wanting to talk to people about it forever
What I love that Gregory is innocence, and imagination, and the seems to work really well in this world, and Wurt seems to struggle with that. While Wurt is logic, and reality, and that seems to be what saves them in the end.
I feel what some people are missing in the comments is that the Woodsman wasn’t being controlled, he was doing this of his own free will, motivated by guilt, grief, and fear. I think it can be assumed that his daughter got lost in the woods, and instead of finding her, he found the Beast. The comment “Are you really ready to go back to that empty house?” from the Beast implies it’s only the Woodsman and his daughter, which he may have learned after the fact but that’s not important. The Woodsman, grief stricken at the very prospect his daughter is gone, guilt stricken that it’s his fault (we don’t know why she went into the woods, if at all, but this is *potentially* a factor, plus it is the Beast’s woods,) and afraid to be alone, he makes the illogical, yes, choice to carry the lantern. But he wasn’t thinking logically, he would have been overwhelmed by negative emotions. All he had in his life was his daughter. Wirt? He knew it’d be smarter that if Greg were to die, he should get to move on. If Greg is in the lantern, and Wirt was slaving his life away to keep it burning, neither of them are living. But again, the Woodsman was *afraid.* He didn’t want to be alone, so keeping the lantern lit, his daughter will always be beside him. She would be alive, and they would be together. Keeping in mind again that she was all he had, and he’s her father. Wirt and Greg are step-siblings, and as much as Wirt means to Greg, and how much Greg had come to mean to Wirt, I don’t think any of that could compare to a father’s love for his daughter, especially when she’s all he has. He was absolutely irrational, but also completely understandable.
I love the music in the background and another thing I like it when Wirt finally finds out that the woodsman is not the beast because he is knocked out by the actual beast
The Beast: Keep the lantern lit and your daughter will be safe! Woodsman: Okay. The Beast: Keep the lantern lit and your brother will be safe! Wirt: What?! Hell no!
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"That's dumb."
-Wirt
Beast: I can put your brother's spirit in the lantern and you can feed it for the rest of your life.
Wirt: That's dumb, you're dumb
He gave me Dipper vibes in that part
Why was that so funny to me
"What?"-Beast
@@cyphxd true
"It's almost like your soul is in this lantern."
The Beast: "And i took that personally."
“It’s almost like YOUR soul is in this lantern.”
Beast “Oh no. This kid is smart.”
Wirt running from frog police vs the death of all hope.
Huggy wuggy: so um who is the "Beast"?
*Starts convulsing*
@@ronaldford3557 what does huggy wuggy have to do with this at all
You know, despite Wirts character arc, I feel like something gets overlooked a lot of the time: at the last minute, it was his cynical, nitpicking, anxious personality that saved the day. His negative attitude and overanalysis is meant to be portrayed as a flaw for the most part, but here it's actually presented as a virtue: wit. Where as on the other hand, chipper, optimistic Greg was easily manipulated and tricked by the Beast. Even the woodsman, who is portrayed as wise, has been falling for the ploy for years. Ultimately, I think the moral here is meant to be that Wirts true worth was always in being clever and insightful, and that while self-doubt and anxiety can limit you, it also gives you a unique and worthwhile outlook, so long as you step outside yourself and learn from it
Damn really good take on this. Very well said too. I def needed to hear that last part
Yeah, it was really interesting to see how Wirt started to become less skeptical of the world he was in as the show progressed (no longer questioning things like singing frogs and evil spirits) but in this scene it almost seems as if the "real world" Wirt came back from episode 1 and 2 to save the day. Just like another commenter said, Wirt breaks free from the typical cartoon logic because of his personality and common sense.
Optimism isn't a negative, but nether is the kind of perspective that allows for one to be witful & clever
Basically, pessimistic people tend to expect the worst or the unpredictable. Hence why Wirt figured out so quickly that keeping Greg alive isn't so easy as just keeping a lantern lit.
@@TheMarioFH In the end he didn’t just immediately go through because now he is skeptical, but not too skeptical. Basically just less cynical and squemish. He has enough common sense to know not to trust an evil eldrich horror that wants him to spend the rest of his days putting dead children in a lantern just to save his brothers soul. Not even his whole body, just his soul
I love the humanness in his “are you?” line.
His voice cracking and him having to clear his throat before dropping one of the most badass lines in the show is just (chefs kiss) perfection.
also that dismissive little 'pfft' after the beast takes the darkness away again
it's like he just realized what he's about to say is cool as heck and cleared his throat to say it in the coolest way he could
@@Arcany It's those little details :D But seeing Wirt outsmart the Beast was pure cathartic joy.
1:21 Remember children: when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back. So don’t blink.
I just blinked… what happens now?
@@thomasramirez5132 What HAPPENED, is what you mean.
It already has.
And it's already too late.
Wirt blinked....and he saw the truth
The Beast: hi where People
@@thomasramirez5132 you lost.
Love this scene cause its a culmination of the theme of the show, not just taking things for what they seem to be. He's able to realize that if the beast had the power to save his brother and actually wanted to help him that the beast would just save his brother. He learned stories about the beast and knows to not accept his help and soon realizes that the beast has no power over him anymore since it can't lead him astray.
Culminating in the ring of a bell
1:28 I like to think that at this moment, when Wirt looked into the Beasts eyes and realized they were the same as the dog’s, he realized it wasn’t anything special. For all of the Beast’s fantastical powers, it’s still just another corporeal thing that can be overcome.
It was a leech trying to be cthulu. Or Satan trying to be God
In the end he was even less than that, a coward trying to stay alive.
I never realized that until now, I had to look up the scene of the dog to compare it to this scene and the have the exact same blue, tan, yellow, red rings that make up their eyes.
I think Wirt is one of the first cartoon characters to be logical. Like he makes a choice that’s not smart AT ALL, and is a trick from the beast (similar to Bill Cipher tricking Dipper) but then he’s like “Wait, no. That’s dumb.”
I wouldn't say the first, but definitely a good example.
because then all the beast can do at that point is go 'oh. well, i didn't plan this far ahead did i'
I wanted to see a moment like this for soooo long
I can't believe it took until 2014 for logical cartoon characters to appear this says a lot about society
Probably the most accurate response given his age + the situation he's in.
I love how he just shrugs off looking at the devil in the eyes
Well either he was right and the Beast's hands are tied to avoid dying or he's wrong. Beast tipped his hat with an emotional reaction to Wirt's guess whose soul is actually in the latern.
It’s not the devil. It is worse.
@@Nathaniel64 not really. The devil doesn't misplace his soul into some rondo's hands and have to manipulate to get it back, now does he?
A minor variant on Wirt "shrugging off" the devil/the beast. The beast asks Wirt if he's ready for true darkness. Wirt looks into his eyes, and notices something, they're glowing. How is the beast supposed to show true darkness if he's making light?
Wirt realized in that moment the beast only has the power he gives it.
Wirt is such a chad
The beast is such a haunting figure but he soon becomes powerless when you find his weakness just like every beast
Nah beasts are still scary man
@@highdefinition450 this one ain’t once you call his bluff🤣
I'm kinda disappointed how he was defeated so easily. He's just so cool.
@@watchmychannelorelse you do make a point
@@watchmychannelorelse but thats the thing - he is not a “lich” type of villain, he is more akin to a Fae villain. He cant DO anything much by himself. But he makes humans do all the horrible things to each other and themselves by exploiting their weaknesses and feelings.
Wirt won by being a snarky asshole, he won because unlike Woodsman his natural jadedness overcame his care for Greg.
Wirt just stared into the abyss, and he made it blink.
I like it how just when I remember this show from my childhood hood people are still posting clips holy crap
"From your childhood"? Oh no! How old is this show already?! It feels like I watched it for the first time a year ago!
@@c0mpu73rguy bro it came out in November 3 of 2014 so it’s six years old now!
@@pixeldinodude4899 It doesn’t feel like it.
@@c0mpu73rguy I know it feels like I watch it like a few months ago.
But hey when fall comes around I’ll be watching it again. :D
Childhood? I feel so ollllllld
You know, i take the beast as the greatest metaphor for the unknown, just think about it:
-has no actual name.
-is feared by everyone.
-in the moment you decide to dare to see him and confront it, it becomes known, it stops being scary and becomes boring and pathetic, it gets weak in the moment it stops being unknown.
It fits perfectly with the series, the beast only survives through manipulation, making people fear him and not question for a moment about what makes him so supposedly intimidating, because if they analyze it enough, they will just realize that it is just a tall guy with horns, scared of the light, of being watched and of being seen as less.
That's actually really poetic then with this scene since Wirt's arc was overcoming his own self doubt and anxiety, aka fear of the unknown. It's also kind of cool that his "defeating it" isn't snuffing it out completely, but recognizing it for what it is
that's genius
I love how wirt saw how stupid that deal was, I feel like in so many other cartoons the protaganist wouldve just said "well i guess thats my destiny"
Wirt said: “awww _hell_ nawww fam”
@hobomike6935 "Aww hell nah your ass is tweaking monster!" - Wirt
I think one of the most interesting parts about this incredible show is that this 0:15 is the ONLY shot where all 6 main characters are on screen
Agree
Wait 6? Theres only 5 of them there?
@@firebreathingguy561 The frog
@@firebreathingguy561 get froged bitch
Wow... yeah. This is where it all comes to the center.
1:20 when you gaze into the abyss and the abyss gazed back, don’t falter. Stand your ground. Don’t blink, instead make IT blink.
Words to live bye
Wirt Blinked. And it made it squint....making him see the truth.
solid advice for the next time i get in a staring contest with an ancient malicious forest spirit over the fate of my brother's soul
That's dumb, shadows can't blink
Don't blink, don't think about it. Blink and your dead. They are fast, faster than you can believe. Don't look away and don't blink.
I’ve always loved the beast as a villain because of his weakness: he’s desperate. Look at what he does to Wirt, first he tries to trick and bargain with him, then he tries to terrify him, and then he begs to him. His weakness is calling his bluff. I really like to believe that the beast in this entire series is a metaphor for despair, because much like despair, his power is limited to the power you give him. That’s why Wirt calling his bluff was so effective, because he didn’t give the beast any power.
Wirt confronting the Beast in his darkest hour and challenging him to actually do what he claims he can was *halloween perfection.*
His biggest character growth was not simply taking what he sees and hears at face value, and listening/watching carefully at the world around him to find the truth; even in his own soul when he has to decide towards the last episode what’s most important to him. (Fear of embarrassment, or closure.)
The beast is effectively a lie; his source of power is people believing him, and is lost when people realize he’s a fraud.
This is a lot of what Halloween is about; we start off as little kids afraid of all the monsters, skeletons, and what’s lurking in the dark, but as we grow up learn how to confront those and not be afraid anymore. 😃
"It's almost like YOUR soul is in this lantern!"
The Woodsman all like "Waaait a minute... he's ON to something!".
Are yOeUu-
* coughs *
*Are you?*
Don't d-don't!
@@tributo9721 *closes the lantern*
Pfft
I like to think that "ding" as he put down the latern was a small bit of divine intervention
Wirt's skeptical, cynical nature being nudged a tiny bit to save him instead of working against him like it had the whole show
That’s one of perks of having an observing personality: questioning things!
It's like the metaphorical lightbulb went off.
Insight check: rolled a nat 20!
I had a theory back in the day was that when the cloud queen offered Greg a wish, he wished not to take wirts place, but for wirt to be a better leader than Greg was (fooling around in cloud city while Wirt almost succumbed to the beast). So when that little chime happens, that’s the wish kicking in :)
@@INFP-Turd this reply made me cringe and then i read your username and cringed even harder
1:20-1:25
Notice Wirts expression when the beast threatens him he's at first scared out of his mind but becomes calmer when looking at what the beast truly is a parasite that needs to feed on others to survive and when you take away that intimidation The Beast can only beg for his life like a coward.
Wirt at the start: "Oh god, oh god do I even have a choice....wait..."
Wirt at the end: "oh my god what a loser"
It’s almost Halloween boys you know what time it is, time to binge this series
Yeah I always watch this series over again come the fall time.
It’s Halloween time again lol
Frodo saying “it’s dumb to wander around these woods.”
Is full circle character development for Elijah Wood
When you try to face your fears right in the face, you realize how futile they can be and, when you least expect it, you've mastered them.
I've always had a personal theory, that the ringing you hear at around 00:58 might've been a result of Gregories wish.
Huh never thought of that
yeah somebody else told that too
or it was just the sound of sudden realization from wirts head, or the beast itself. the noise occurs again when the beast freaks out over wirts realization
Lmfao Wirt’s voice crack
It's scripted crack, the actor had to do it
His face in the end is priceless. Pfft 🤨
Props to the tavern lady that sang "oo wuu better be wise and don't believe his lies" to Wirt 😂.
To any LOTR fans out there, I imagine Morgoth's voice to be The Beast
Perhaps when he's trying to be more suave and hiding his true nature (when he answers as Melkor or when he's tricking someone). When the Beast's voice get's more distorted and menacing I feel like that would be more in line with how he would be for the majority of the time. After the destruction of the two trees, I feels like he basically dropped (partly because of his inability to shapeshift anymore) most attempts to be subtle/suave.
So, in essence: The beast's normal voice could fit the scheming Melkor/Morgoth, and his angry voice could fit the outright evil Morgoth.
When he said lantern-bearer, my first thought was Ring-bearer.
They're both Satan-like entities.
Yes, not some unnoticeable voice, something calm and soothing. Shows how he lured Sauron
When I remembered that Elijah Wood voiced Wirt, I imagined this being a confrontation between Frodo and Sauron.
1:00 Cant believe this show predicted NFTS
It only just occurred to me.
The lantern looks like it could be analogous to the light from the train.
Doubt
There is a comic that gives more stories in the universe. The Beast used to be a man who was tricked by a Fae who put his soul into a lantern. As long as the lantern burned the beast would live on. The Fae presumed the man to be a fool and would die before long, but the man was crafty. Keeping his lantern lit and finding ways to make his soul glow ever brighter.
@@Kevin7557 hey! may i ask for the comic title where the origin this is from? :D
@@Kevin7557 know the source for the comic?
@@Kevin7557 come on boy, from a Kevin to a Kevin, what is the comic?
I remembered watching this and when the outro music was playing i just cried because i knew it was the finale and they wouldn't make more episodes, it was the first cartoon that made me cry.
Yeah… it’s so short, but also, I just love strong limited series like these. On the one hand I want more, but on the other hand, it’s a complete and perfect work. There’s not much more one could ask for.
I think it's a nice callback to when Beatrice told Wirt that he's a pushover and does whatever he's told. By telling the beast that this is dumb, he makes his own decision and takes Beatrice's advice (despite her betrayal), which saves them.
The beast's voice in Romanian was soothing and calming. Which goes to show that darkness can comfort you into making a mistake.
Didn't expect to see another Romanian speaker here, but I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the beast's voice was great in Romanian.
The scoff at the end sells the scene perfectly
beast is not that particularly clever nor strong, he just mainly targeted people who were more gullible
then he met some one cynical and instantly fell apart, but thats the beauty of a good antagonist
they don't actually have to be dangerous
you just have to believe they are.
He is smart enough to call all the bluffs and see what the guy really wants.
Love the pfft at the end from Wirt when he realises what a pushover the beast is when it faces death
I dressed up as wirt for Halloween and nobody guessed it
Except for my science teacher
Dude I also dressed up as Wirt this Halloween and a few peer recognized me which cool
Me and my friend were dressed up as Wirt and Greg and went trick or treating no one recognized us while trick-or-treating but a lady that drove past us and we were like oh you guys are from Over the garden wall and we were so happy about that
Also something ironic was that they are taller than me but they were Greg
@@Ra_the_Sun_god knowing an old lady knows about this masterpiece kinda melts my heart
She probably knows it because she watched it with her kids, I assume
Even if she didn't, it still kinda warms my heart 😂
This show is a masterpiece. It simply just isn't the same as any other show on cartoon network. Each and every episode, we can see that the unknown comsumes it's inadvertent victims. However, Wirt, despite being mocked and looked down on for his overanalysis on everything, is the only one who's able to defeat the heart of the unknown. The beast.
My dark souls playthrough in a nutshell: 1:20
1:28
On the
3rd playthrough
I love that the villain is defeated through actual logic here that than just the power of friendship/love or "the hero is so brave and never gives up" bs
Wirt was shitting brave when he stood up to Beast trying to scare him into submissions.
He had NO WAY to know that Beast was powerless without others obeying it. For all he knew he just signed his death warrant and dug a grave for himself.
@@MrVlad12340 He was brave but it was more of his cynical and overanalytic nature that saved him. It was bravery that used some level of logic, rather than bravery that just used physical strength and sheer determination.
@@skyhideaway yeah, but his bravery shouldnt be overlooked. Cynicism alone without bravery would have not worked.
@@MrVlad12340 True. I guess i should have worded it better. I didn't mean that Wirt wasn't brave, i meant that for most other heroes, bravery alone seems enough to defeat the villain. It's usually just plot armor whereas here, Wirt was brave because he realized that he didn't want to waste his life away with a lantern in the woods. It's the sudden realization of what the Beast actually wanted that provoked Wirt to be brave enough to stand up to him.
Agreed
1:36 Wirt’s Face just says “pathetic”
lol 😂 the beast bluff is called out. I really love the pff of Wirt and the face Wirt make. So perfect, smug, disdainfull.
Wirt: Wait, that's dumb.
The Beast: HWAT???
Wirt: that's dumb, I'm not just gonna wander around in the woods for the rest of my life.
*I'm **_trying_** to HELP you.*
A large part of Wirt's past attitude towards Greg seems to be an extension of his feelings towards what he interprets as his father's replacement, even without the details it's clear how this situation has affected him. Grief seems to be another aspect that the show touches with Wirt and the Woodsman: Both react to loss in ways that aren't that different from each other, and when Wirt realizes this is not the best way to deal with the fear, the pain, the uknown...he also helps the Woodsman to acceptance, to keep forward for himself and his loved ones.
1:06 The Beast is pretty freaky with that voice change.
"are you?" SAVAGE lmao go wirt
I love how he has power over almost everything and then soon becomes powerless in a matter of seconds 😅
"Pfft." was the best reaction 🤣
I love that the Beast is played by the opera singer, Samuel Ramey.
Wirt’s face at the end tho...
He looked so disappointed 🤣
Like "This is the guy I've been running from all this time?"
his voice crack will always make me laugh
That "Pff" at the end is perfect.
I love how blunt this kid is
I rewatched the whole thing with my mom recently and she was genuinely creeped out by The Beast and ESPECIALLY this scene
Wirt's face on the last frame is just great
The beast along with the lich from AT are easily some of the best villains ever
Wirt is actuallt a smart guy who can make logical decisions in dangerous situations... Same happened when Lorna was possessed by the evil spirit; in just a couple of seconds Wirt found the best solution that nobody else could see because it was so obvious that it was dismissed right away
modern classic
This meaning is far greater than anyone knows.
Imagine this with the beast's real self and not some shadow figure of him that'd be haunting
I feel like having a shadow figure of him is more haunting so that if we see a bit of him later it creates shock
I've been looking for this for ages
I love that the show seems to be getting a resurgence. It was so crazy to me when I saw it the week it first aired and have been wanting to talk to people about it forever
"are you ready to experience true darkness"
holy shit thats honestly really dark
The scariest villains are the easiest to beat
if this guy were to throw hands with the lich from adventure time he'd get clapped but it would be awesome
I love how Greg goes from shaken to "Meh, you're not so tough". The writers did a great job with his character development.
When wirt says “wait thats dumb” the beast sounds SO PISSED hes like “that little shit!”
1:26 oh hey that’s the same eyes “the beast” or the dog had in the beginning !!!
0:58
I bet the ringing was Wirt realizing that if he put the lantern down he'd fall for the Beast's trick
The mistake the beast made was calling it "my lantern". Such a nice detail.
Wirt at the end: ✨💅🏻pff…💅🏻✨
I love the voice crack
We definitely need MORE shows like this
1:17 Wirt was scared at first but all The Beast has is fear and words he called The Beast bluff and it worked
Stranger: "Wait...that's dumb!"
Me: "I aM tRyInG tO hElP yOu!!!"
It'll be that time of the year next month and one more time too rewatch this amazing show
What I love that Gregory is innocence, and imagination, and the seems to work really well in this world, and Wurt seems to struggle with that. While Wurt is logic, and reality, and that seems to be what saves them in the end.
Me and my brother were hooked on this series when it first aired 9 years ago
I feel what some people are missing in the comments is that the Woodsman wasn’t being controlled, he was doing this of his own free will, motivated by guilt, grief, and fear. I think it can be assumed that his daughter got lost in the woods, and instead of finding her, he found the Beast. The comment “Are you really ready to go back to that empty house?” from the Beast implies it’s only the Woodsman and his daughter, which he may have learned after the fact but that’s not important. The Woodsman, grief stricken at the very prospect his daughter is gone, guilt stricken that it’s his fault (we don’t know why she went into the woods, if at all, but this is *potentially* a factor, plus it is the Beast’s woods,) and afraid to be alone, he makes the illogical, yes, choice to carry the lantern. But he wasn’t thinking logically, he would have been overwhelmed by negative emotions. All he had in his life was his daughter.
Wirt? He knew it’d be smarter that if Greg were to die, he should get to move on. If Greg is in the lantern, and Wirt was slaving his life away to keep it burning, neither of them are living.
But again, the Woodsman was *afraid.* He didn’t want to be alone, so keeping the lantern lit, his daughter will always be beside him. She would be alive, and they would be together. Keeping in mind again that she was all he had, and he’s her father. Wirt and Greg are step-siblings, and as much as Wirt means to Greg, and how much Greg had come to mean to Wirt, I don’t think any of that could compare to a father’s love for his daughter, especially when she’s all he has.
He was absolutely irrational, but also completely understandable.
0:58 This chime is so wierd its gives me the creeps every time I hear it.
The soundtrack in this scene always gets to me the most. So harrowingly beautiful.
Wirt just did a 300 iq
There's a bell noise, right before Wirt says "wait that's dumb". I think it's Auntie Whispers' bell?
I love the music in the background and another thing I like it when Wirt finally finds out that the woodsman is not the beast because he is knocked out by the actual beast
The Beast: Keep the lantern lit and your daughter will be safe!
Woodsman: Okay.
The Beast: Keep the lantern lit and your brother will be safe!
Wirt: What?! Hell no!
Nananana
You should have put: "that's dumb"
“Are you?” Best comeback
I refuse to believe its been 7 years already
I didnt see that coming till the second he said it. Man that was good.
Beast *DESTROYED* by **FACTS** and **LOGIC**
Fun fact: the voice crack was done by Patrick McHale
Last episode by far was the best
Nostalgia
Lol his face carries the same sass as saitama from one punch at the end there
Tale as old as time…
if I know a great cartoon villain its gotta be the beast
We create our demons, all we need to defeat is a slap of common sense