Please react to more! The next two saga are the ocean and circe. Then there's underworld and thunder. And then the newest ones are wisdom and vengence!
Not so fun fact: He doesn’t have his glasses in the get in the water animatic from the stream. This is most likely alluding to the fact that he lost them in the cyclop’s cave.
@@AndieGiGiin all of the animatics and artworks of the livestream Polites doesn't wear glasses. For example in Full Speed Ahead. I think that is the canon in the musical.
Also it's a good way to differentiate characters when you are using a less detailed style. Give them an accessory or a distinctive haircut (Eurylochus)
Is that the second eye joke Odysseus made about Polyphemus? The first one being "I'm so glad we see eye to eye." I'd be fuming. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if that's what changed Polyphemus' mind to spare them. Ody is savage lmao.
8:43 her reaction here makes me scared for her reaction of Six Hundred Strikes, Thunder Bringer, God Games, Love in Paradise, Ruthlessness, literally everything 😭 🙏
I mean while Polites ideas sound nice to us in the comfort of our home they are appropriate for that moment......The equivalent today would be going to soldiers in their last month of a tour and telling them to chill out and let yourself relax after which they get their friends killed on the next patrol which is why all the decompression and readjustment stuff would need to be done BACK WHEN THEY ARE SAFE HOME POLITES
NOT JORGE GIVING US A PANCAKE TOTORIAL IN THE LIVESTREAM FOR THE VENGEANCE SAGA DURING A SPECIFIC SONG (im not saying cuz I don't want to spoil it for her)
Odysseus: “he’s grossly overreacting to us invading his home and taking what is his” Odysseus returning home and finding the Suitors: “…on second thought”
I hope so much that song 38 would start with shooting arrow and include some lyrics/motifs from survive to show that Odysseus is fully take Polyphemus role as a monster because this gonna be fucking WILD
What’s even worse is that originally, the Just a Man animation didn’t have the hand opening at the end, so you wouldn’t have known whether the baby was dropped until way later.
It's incredible how this girl's energy goes from 0 to 100 so fast... I met you today, but please take care of yourself, I need to see how you continue your journey in this musical that I like so much...
Okay it was NOT a flashback it was Athena using "Quick-thought" to pull Ody's mind to another dimension to remind him of their meeting and the "Don’t disappoint me" is in real time. All this happened in a millisecond so Polites couldn't tell.
@@beckleavesley You should totally keep watching and reacting. I love how you kept trying to find the notes on the piano. It was very entertaining and fun. I'm so happy you're getting into this!! The new saga for Epic actually came out yesterday, so if you continue to react, maybe you can catch up before he releases the last saga.
Another point in the cyclops favor is that a lot of the fandom theorizes that the cyclops is actually a child, so this is like a five year old having a tantrum cus you killed his dog
It’s not even a theory; we know from The Odyssey that Polyphemus is the youngest of the Cyclops. It’s why he is alone, and why he is shunned when he repeats the “it was Nobody” thing; it makes the others see it as no more than a kid crying over a scraped knee or something. It’s also why Poseidon was SO mad. Odysseus blinded a child, for all intents and purposes, one who is already an outcast amongst the others. That will come with A LOT of suffering for the rest of Polyphemus’s life.
I know that Polyphemus is supposed to be 'evil' because he is a Cyclops and killed Polites and other men, but that is just SO SAD that I feel extremely sorry for him. A five year old getting blinded for having a tantrum over his dog dying.
Another winion joins us! To help answer your question why Polites has glasses, the animators more times often than not based the characters off their singers/voice actors. And it just so happens that Polites' VA predominantly wears glasses.
@@beckleavesley not even ancient Greece, Mycenean times! But yes, it's a stylistic choice I guess linked also to how glasses are often seen as a symbol of innocence or naivety
@@beckleavesley for future reference, depending on animatics, look for the headband from Polites. It developed a metaphorical meaning, representing Polites' innocence and kindness.
I absolutely want you to react tk the rest, but I'm also concerned. Because based on your reaction to Just a Man, this musical is going to snap you over it's knee like a twig. I mean, you'll die to a banger soundtrack I guess?
For sure! i was just listing the existing ones to avoid any spoilers, just in case people are trying to keep themselves free of that til the releases.
Remember them is especially tragic when you realize that because of the time crunch of having to deal with the Cyclops and escape before he wakes up, they can't give their friends proper funeral rites. It means their friends will be stuck at the banks at the River Styx, and won't be able to cross into the underworld. They know that, but they literally have no time to do the rites...
i'd be Pro watching the rest. just some notes to add to your reaction: 1. make your sister make it into a playlist, so you don't get spoiled by thumbnails. 2. i as a member of the Epic fandom give you permision to pause and jump back in a video if you want to hear something again, or try to relisting to some vocals.
Funfact of epic 1)The creator Jorge rivera herrans sing as Odysseus 2) This is first making a musical, and his inspiration making his own musical is Hamilton and another musical name I can't remember..... 3) Each epic character has a signature instrument. That jorge/jay, the creator, got inspiration of musical he saw when he young its called Peter and the Wolf. Here you listen so far of the characters instruments. Odyssey: Various Guitar (depending on his emotion) Eurylochus: soldiers backup vocals Polites: Kalimba and Marimba Athena: Piano and Clock Polyphemus aka cyclops: Cello 4) the gods scared animals. Zeus: Eagle and Bull Athena: Owl and snake And yes, react to all epic the musical
I remember him saying that he listened to Peter and the Wolf when he was younger, which has specific instruments for specific characters, so he was inspired to do the same for Epic
The god that talks to Odysseus in the first song is Zeus. You can tell because his crown is shaped like lightning bolts and he appears as an eagle, which was one of Zeus’s symbolic animals.
PLEASE listen to the rest of it!!! The creator does livestreams with all of the sagas to premiere new ones. These livestreams include the animatics that he’s commissioned and given reference videos for. He’s left the past few livestreams up, so you can definitely use those to react to so you don’t have to go and choose which ones to watch every time. Great reaction, loved seeing that you’re as invested as the rest of us. Hope to see more in the future!!
The person/eagle in the first song is Zeus. Polites wears glasses because his va wears glasses, and art imitates life. Jorge, the creator of this beautiful musical, is also Odysseus. I would love to see you react to the rest of the Epic Musical! It does not hold punches, and it is just so well done!
All of the animatics are stellar, but Gigi’s are my absolute favorite. Go binge them all. And be sure to find Jay’s live stream of the Vengeance saga to see Gigi’s Not Sorry for Loving You. STUNNING!!
As for book recommendations: I highly recommend The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller It's a fantastic retelling of the story of Achilles through the eyes of his closest companion Patroclus.
Please make sure to react to songs and sagas in order! This is an indie project and it's not finished yet, we currently have 8 out of 9 sagas (8th one was literally released yesterday so people are still on the hype train!) There will be 40 songs in total :)
Another vote for reacting to the rest! Watching people get to experience it for the first time is a guilty pleasure. Do note, the musical isn't 1:1 with the myths. Jorge definitely takes some creative liberties at times. But they're usually good. His channel has a lot of shorts where he explains some of the choices he makes too and he's pretty funny to boot. If you want a recommendation for another musical after this one, I really like 36 Questions. Deals with themes of loving people and how much do you really know about the ones you love. I listen to it probably every year or two.
This musical is split up into sagas. The first one is the Troy saga, then Cyclops, Ocean, Circe, Underworld (end of act one) Thunder, Wisdom, Vengeance, and ends with the Ithaca saga which has yet to be released! Some of the voices are actually the creator’s family as well!! For example, Circe is playing by his girlfriend. I loved your reaction, and I would love to see more!!
Welcome to the Epic community! You've watched the Troy and Cyclops sagas, the first two of an eight-part series. The creator, who is also the main singer, brings this mythological world to life, with Teagan Earley lending her voice to Athena. She also has her own music channel (TE?MO) if you’d like to explore more of her work. This project is divided into two acts with eight sagas in total. Currently, the journey is still ongoing. Saga 5 was released on July 4th, Saga 6 in late September, and Saga 7 on October 31st. We don’t have a release date for Saga 8 yet, but the anticipation is building! Animatics for Saga 7 are still in progress, with all of them expected to be completed in about a month. Jorge Rivera-Herrans (pronounced in Spanish) has been the dedicated artist behind these visuals. Thank you for joining us on this journey-we hope you enjoy every part of it!
Just a small correction, its a 9 part series and we do have 8 sagas as the Vengence saga is the 8th saga and we're waiting for the 9th and last saga, the Ithaca Saga. The sagas we have so far are the Troy, Cyclops, Ocean, Circe, Underworld, Thunder, Wisdom, and Vengeance sagas.
Here is the whole list of EPIC the musical: THE TROY SAGA 🐴 The Horse And The Infant Just A Man Full Speed Ahead Open Arms Warrior of the Mind THE CYCLOPS SAGA 👁 Polyphemus Survive Remember Them My Goodbye THE OCEAN SAGA 🌊 Storm Luck Runs Out Keep Your Friends Close Ruthlessness THE CIRCE SAGA 🌸 Puppeteer Wouldn’t You Like Done For There Are Other Ways THE UNDERWORLD SAGA 💀 The Underworld No Longer You Monster THE THUNDER SAGA ⚡️ Suffering Different Beast Scylla Mutiny Thunder Bringer THE WISDOM SAGA ⌛️ Legendary Little Wolf We'll Be Fine Love in Paradise God Games THE VENGEANCE SAGA 🔱 Not Sorry For Loving You Dangerous Charybdis Get in the Water Six Hundred Strike THE ITHACA SAGA 👑 The Challenge Hold Them Down Odysseus I Can't Help But Wonder Would You Fall In Love With Me Again Kept in mind that the Vengeance Saga was released a few days ago and the Ithaca Saga hasn't come out yet, so they will be no animatics for those two sagas for a while.
Ok, so 2 things. 1. Characters are often modeled after their VAs. Is that always the case? No, but it’s a popular trend. 2. Every character has their own instrument that kind of represents them! Like Athena being a piano and Odysseus being guitar or something in that umbrella.
8:42 me, on the verge of tears, about to cry with you even tho I've lost count of how many times I've listened to those songs and seen that specific animatic: "welcome to epic: the musical." 🎉 :'v
Glad you picked up on the piano! Each character has their own instrument. Athena’s is the piano! Ody’s is the guitar. Zeus is the electric bass. And Eurylochus’s is the voice of the crew Any diegetic voices from a mortal (ex Ody) they MUST be in world. For gods, they can create their own backing vocals. So Athena was totally hyping herself up in Warrior of the Mind
Following birds can actually be pretty reliable, they are expert ocean navigators in tune with the earth’s magnetosphere so it would be a pretty good way to find an island with food
I just found your channel and Iove this- :) Also I love to info dump so here's some random facts about the Odyssey if you want: -In the Just a Man animatic, the tree coming from the crib could symbolise the fact that Odysseus and Penelope's bed was around an olive tree -Polities is only mentioned like twice in the odyssey -'My name is Nobody' is a famous quote from the Odyssey -Odysseus doxxing himself and his whole kingdom was literally the worst the thing he could've done -The animatics base the characters on the VA's, like Polities having glasses and Odysseus having brown hair (he's blonde in the odyssey i think) etc -Odysseus is the great-grandson of Hermes -He didnt want to go to war, he didn't want to leave Penelope and Telemachus but he had no choice in the end -In the Odyssey, Odysseus sends 3 men to scout the island instead of himself and Polities but they eat the lotus so he goes to rescue them Sorry for rambling but yk!
I need your reaction to the rest. After seeing your reaction to the Cyclops Saga I have to see how you handle the Underworld Saga. Also, a fun thing to pay attention to as a fantasy/musical nerd. Any vocals you hear are always from characters that are present in the scene. So if you hear backing vocals and harmonies then it is characters joining in IN CHARACTER. The only exception is that gods/goddesses can summon other voices. So as an example in Full Speed Ahead, it is the crew singing along with Ody about getting home, and then Eurylochus sings about needing food and they join in with him as part of that conversation, whereas in My Goodbye, Athena summons the voices of the friends Ody just watched die to drive in the point he is "Just a Man"
PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE REACT TO THE REST OF THIS MUSICAL, the story develops so much from this point- all through the music choices of the creator. You get to watch Odysseus go on a journey that doesn’t only develop his story, but also his character. It’s still in progress, with one more saga to be released in the future, but going back to listen to the first saga after the release of the newest one is literally crazy because of how much the story changes in such a short time span.
16:15 I SAW WHAT THAT ANIMATOR DID! (in old Greek times if you throw and apple at someone and they catch it is a sign of marriage……so in this animatic Politis and Odysseus are married😂)
Some of my favorite modern day Greek Mythology retellings are Song of Achilles and Circe by Madeline Miller. Highly recommend them, especially Circe. They are great books with POV characters you don't often get.
YOU NEED TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE REST!! IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL I’ve cried so much over this musical because it’s such a gorgeous and beautifully written one and I will probably never get over it 😭
Yes! Another Epic reactor!! Since you reacted to two sagas this video I’ll give you my recommendation for the next two. Ocean Saga- Ximena Natzel for Storm Crashite for Luck Runs Out Gigi for Keep Your Friends Close Gigi for Ruthlessness Circe Saga- Gigi for Puppeteer Laritamiauu for Wouldn’t You Like Anniflamma for Done For Gigi for There Are Other Ways Also I have all my recommendations for the whole musical in a playlist I made on my channel. Can’t wait to see your next reaction!!
27:35 I don't know if you noticed, but in the song Survive when Odysseus sings: "My brothers, the rest of our fleet they wait at the beach..." Is directly calling back to The Horse and The Infant when Zeus sings: "A misson, to kill someone's son, a foe who won't run..." 4:26 I remember first finding this out and I was so surprised!! 😮
@Rainnlu Try listening to both lines back to back or at the same time, they use the same melody, but Zeus' is slowed down while Ody's is sped up (hope this helps :)
There are so many moments like this in the musical! In the horse and the infant when zeus and odysseus are singing at the same time, zeus's melodic line is the same as the siren's in suffering when she sings about scylla
The most Epic musical ever made....all 2+ hours of it. One sage left to go before its finished. Also also, it's 40 songs long. Was 80 songs that didn't make it in the musical. This man made 120 songs and only kept 40...Epic
Please do finish watching the rest of Epic musical, I’d love to hear your thoughts and more of your beautiful piano playing! Plus it gets really crazy good and artistically stunning even more so from here on in! I have a few books & series as well some more YA but some Tween also: 1) The Blackwell Pages Trilogy by K. L. Armstrong & Melissa Mart; Norse Mythology retelling similar to PJO 2) Once Upon A Broken Heart Trilogy by Stephanie Garber; Romance and mythology influences galore 3) Any Books by Tricia Levenseller but with Mythology influence I’d keep Warrior of The Wild in mind 4) The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White; Egyptian Mythology inspired with a little Romeo & Julietness And lastly 5) Lore by Alexandra Bracken; basically a YA mythology mashup of The Hunger Games & PJO Sorry for the long comment lol I just really liked the video and I had so much recommendations. Hey maybe you could do a book review series or something? Anyways great video! ❤
Probably the most energetic and engaging reaction I've seen! Normally just throw these on in the background but this had my attention. Please please please react to the rest~!!
If you choose to continue reacting, make sure to compare the animatic times to the ones on Spotify. Some animatics only cover parts of songs. But I really hope you keep reacting, I loved this video
I love this musical and have listened to it like 9 times, It's a damn delight experience your first watch. Now I do hope you know you are only through the first 2 sagas out of nine. Please keep sharing reactions to the rest of it. ^_^
I love how a lot of characters have a specific instrument attached to them, that reinforces who is singing, or who is being talked about, etc... Please react to all of the sagas!!
If I remember correctly, every character (?) has their own instrument, and in this case, Athena's instrument is the piano (again, if I remember correctly), I'm pretty sure the creator, Jorge, told us which instrument is for who but that's a little fun fact! Welcome to the Winion Community!!! I hope you enjoy all this musical has to offer!
Yes, this is the case. I can't remember all of them rn, but Athena's instrument is the piano, though piano can be playing without her present. Ody's instrument is the guitar, and his mood in the moment determines the type of guitar sound, those being acoustic, nylon electric as well as a more rock sounding electric. Eurylochus' instrument is the ensemble that is the rest of the crew. Penelope's is the viola A certain... "wet hades" (if you know, you know) has brass as his instruments.
Also, there is the fact that mortals characters all have more traditional instruments and tend to lean more toward being diegetic... but the more divine a character is, the more electronic elements get implemented into their sound, plus, they are able to conjure disembodied choirs and backing vocals
@AuroraTheAvali3735 When you hear an instrument without the character being visible in a song, means for GODs they are watching, for humans they are being thought of
Where's the rest of the Sagas, chop chop reaction lady I need more. Jokes aside, it was super fun to watch you react to these animatics, I've been following Jorge's production of this for probably around 4 years now and it's been amazing to see the release and the incredibly positive reactions and creations from the community. The impromptu piano playing and breakdowns of your thought process made this so good. More please.
Please react to the rest of EPIC, I love to see other people their reactions since it's such an amazing musical that isn't even fully released yet. The last saga still has to be released and I'm super hyped for it, I'd love to see you fall in love with this musical more and more since this musical is like a rollercoaster of emotions! There are many great songs and animations to come if you continue! Thanks for making me laugh (and also cry when you said Polites would die, because I knew you were right and he is one of my favorite characters 😭)
Always glad to see that Emotional Damage: The Musical has trapped another one. Welcome to the Winions! Definitely looking forward to more potential reactions from you!
42:26 - man im new to your videos, came here for the EPIC reaction video recommended to me (you should definitely do the rest too haha) but also, man. I love stories. I collect books, games and moves because of it. Ive told people if i was a dragon, i'd hoard stories! So, absolutely agreeing here.. stories are so good.
Sorry for the impromptu piano playing. I literally can't stop it from happening 🤷🏼♀️
LOVE that you do this lmao. It's definitely welcomeee
DONT STOP ITS ADORABLE, YOUR EXCITEMENT IS INFECTIOUS
Please react to more! The next two saga are the ocean and circe. Then there's underworld and thunder. And then the newest ones are wisdom and vengence!
we do not mind the piano I love watching different musicians who react to this because they pick out so many things I missed when i watched it.
I loved it, don't worry! It shows how into it you are and I like when people get absorbed by the music enough to want to pick it apart :D
Welcome to
“Trauma: The Musical”
@@BarrettRichards spoilers
your not supposed to spoil things
@@chlistens7742 You mean it's not clear at this point? She's already seen pancake time, it's not a spoiler to say this is the general vibe :'D
@@elieli2893 I can't believe you just called it pancake time lol
@@elieli2893pancake time 😭😭
The reason that polites wears glasses in most of the animatics is because He's drawn to look like the voice actor :)
Not so fun fact: He doesn’t have his glasses in the get in the water animatic from the stream. This is most likely alluding to the fact that he lost them in the cyclop’s cave.
@@AndieGiGi 😭
@@AndieGiGiin all of the animatics and artworks of the livestream Polites doesn't wear glasses. For example in Full Speed Ahead. I think that is the canon in the musical.
Also it's a good way to differentiate characters when you are using a less detailed style. Give them an accessory or a distinctive haircut (Eurylochus)
@@legitimatemedicine that's another good point! Polites also has that headband :D
Imagine blinding someone and saying “I am your darkest moment.” I could never let that slide.
Neither could wet hades
Fr my father _would_ hear about this
Is that the second eye joke Odysseus made about Polyphemus? The first one being "I'm so glad we see eye to eye." I'd be fuming. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if that's what changed Polyphemus' mind to spare them. Ody is savage lmao.
the call back to that line in Ruthlessness is peak *chefs kiss*
We all know who says that later too.
I laughed my ass off at "Polites? He's gonna die isn't he?". Pure comedy gold.
Ya i was saying oh my sweet summer child this is one of the tamest ones
Pancake
oh girl you HAVE TO listen to all of them, especially because it's only one saga left to be released ♥️
Yeeeeeeees
She needs to know y the cyclops smiled
Definitely react to all of them!
Yesss
Yes!!! Do all of them!!
Athena: "He's still a threat. You should kill him."
Ody: "Nah, Imma tell him my name and where I live."
Athena: "...You're fired."
Ody: “You can’t fire me! I quit!”
Every time I listen to that part, I shout “MORON!”
Warning:spoilers
Atleast ody now knows she was right in the vengeance saga.AFTER ATHENA DIED!
He just revealed his phone number, his security system number and IP Address
@@farmikazaveri233 spoilers!!!!
Guys is she ready for "Gimme that baby and I'll yeet it off a tower!😃"
@@Ami_Keian damn it, Elpenor! *tries to wrestle away the wineskin*
@@Oleandra-13 I died and nobody noticed.😔 I died and nobody cared.😒
@@Oleandra-13it was perimedes, elpenor is the one who got forgotten
"What?" *concerned Elpenor boyfriend mode*
@@hello-lz4xj I don't love anybody that's my power
“He’s gonna die isn’t he” nervous laughter
A memory never dies… _foreboding music plays_
Am I the oracle or am I the oracle??
@@beckleavesley People usually clock the death flag in Open Arms. Not sure I've seen anyone clock it in Full Speed Ahead.
@@beckleavesley Somebody call Apollo one of his oracles got loose again smh
Me any time I hear the danger motif.
8:43 her reaction here makes me scared for her reaction of Six Hundred Strikes, Thunder Bringer, God Games, Love in Paradise, Ruthlessness, literally everything 😭 🙏
I saw that and went "OH NO SHE IS NAWT READY FOR T B"
She's going to need to dedicate a single video each for Ruthlessness and God Games.
Literally tho 😭
I’m terrified for her reaction for the Cyclops saga
Hush! No spoil her it Will be fantastique to see it!
Sees her reaction when Ody drops the infant: Don't worry, it gets worse... So, so, so much worse.
Yup!!! Wait for thunder saga. It blew me away!!
Thunder how about wisdom
how about freaking vengeance lmao
Y’all forgot about the underworld saga
@@qwerty_qwertyfrfr six hundred strike took me tf outttt
i love how your author brain could tell instantly from the first lines of polites that he was not long for this world.
My Tragedy-O-Meter is very strong 😌
Polyphemus wakes up craving pancakes.
@@Oleandra-13Pancake time lol
I mean while Polites ideas sound nice to us in the comfort of our home they are appropriate for that moment......The equivalent today would be going to soldiers in their last month of a tour and telling them to chill out and let yourself relax after which they get their friends killed on the next patrol which is why all the decompression and readjustment stuff would need to be done BACK WHEN THEY ARE SAFE HOME POLITES
NOT JORGE GIVING US A PANCAKE TOTORIAL IN THE LIVESTREAM FOR THE VENGEANCE SAGA DURING A SPECIFIC SONG (im not saying cuz I don't want to spoil it for her)
Odysseus: “he’s grossly overreacting to us invading his home and taking what is his”
Odysseus returning home and finding the Suitors: “…on second thought”
“All right ima bouta go cyclops”
I hope so much that song 38 would start with shooting arrow and include some lyrics/motifs from survive to show that Odysseus is fully take Polyphemus role as a monster because this gonna be fucking WILD
@@bbgrl-l1s I would straight up have Odysseus lose an eye in the fight
@@glamourweaver like both Polyphemus AND Poseidon did DAMN
Now, now, let's let her pace herself.
Please react to the rest this musical is epic (pun intended)
Dand this Is a ruthless amount of attention in 1 day
Eeep! One vote for more! 👀
Yes
Nice PFP.
@beckleavesley please react to the rest, this musical is ruthless. Prepare for more tears.
@davidcole7889 ruthless lmao
What I always say about EPIC is that: any person who fits the name Telemachus into a song and actually makes it sound good, instantly has my respect.
I love how percy jackson is considered base greek mythology knowledge
What’s even worse is that originally, the Just a Man animation didn’t have the hand opening at the end, so you wouldn’t have known whether the baby was dropped until way later.
So true! I was like wait when did that get added!?
@@mamaadri1342 It was added when GiGi made both into one video. Since the original was made waaay before it was confirmed in the later saga's.
@@mamaadri1342 Yeah, in Gigi's combined video with the re-recorded versions of those songs she added those frames at the end
Yeah you can tell later in Monster that the baby situation was supposed to be left a little vague until then.
all the "no"s during Just a Man and me just sitting here like. yep. yep. me too. yep. one of us.
LMFAOOOO
*Gulps down Coping Juice and slams the mug on the table*
First time huh?
LMAO PRETTY MUCH
Whenever I watch reactions to Just a Man, I cry too much...
I love when jorge learns how much trauma this community has
It's incredible how this girl's energy goes from 0 to 100 so fast... I met you today, but please take care of yourself, I need to see how you continue your journey in this musical that I like so much...
What a sweet comment, tysm 🫶
@@beckleavesleyyou HAVE to watch the rest it’s so good OMG 😭😭😭
@@beckleavesleyI hope you watch the rest of the sagas - it gets better and better (and more traumatic!)
Okay it was NOT a flashback it was Athena using "Quick-thought" to pull Ody's mind to another dimension to remind him of their meeting and the "Don’t disappoint me" is in real time. All this happened in a millisecond so Polites couldn't tell.
YES REACT TO ALL OF THEM!
That would be
…. Epic
It is a bit ruthless though innit?
Yesss it would be... Legendary
35:58 YEAH OF COURSE WE WANT TO! I BEEEG YOUUU T.T
YESSSSS
37:20
Odysseus! This is not the time to start being sassy to your devine sugar momma! What are you doing my guy?
Love Mortius XD
Never not quoting the "divine sugar momma" moment to new reactors! You go, Mortius!!! 🤣
I knew someone was gonna quote Mortius
@@nikoaugustine5415it’s mandatory. Knowing about Divine Sugar Mama (and _you know who)_ are rights of passage
@@icemagiciangh WET HA-
Welcome to the winion community!!!! This musical is an emotional roller coaster, but it's so worth it. The music is great. Hope you enjoy!!!!!!!!
Thanks for welcoming me!! 🤝✨️🫶
@@beckleavesley You should totally keep watching and reacting. I love how you kept trying to find the notes on the piano. It was very entertaining and fun. I'm so happy you're getting into this!! The new saga for Epic actually came out yesterday, so if you continue to react, maybe you can catch up before he releases the last saga.
u @beckleavesley
Welcome to the fandom, can't wait to see the rest of your reactions to this!
@@beckleavesleywelcomed with open arms!
@@SuperSonicBlur i’m craving pancakes
Another point in the cyclops favor is that a lot of the fandom theorizes that the cyclops is actually a child, so this is like a five year old having a tantrum cus you killed his dog
It’s not even a theory; we know from The Odyssey that Polyphemus is the youngest of the Cyclops. It’s why he is alone, and why he is shunned when he repeats the “it was Nobody” thing; it makes the others see it as no more than a kid crying over a scraped knee or something.
It’s also why Poseidon was SO mad. Odysseus blinded a child, for all intents and purposes, one who is already an outcast amongst the others. That will come with A LOT of suffering for the rest of Polyphemus’s life.
I know that Polyphemus is supposed to be 'evil' because he is a Cyclops and killed Polites and other men, but that is just SO SAD that I feel extremely sorry for him. A five year old getting blinded for having a tantrum over his dog dying.
polites can't have glasses, they didnt exist back then.
The entire animating community:
Another winion joins us! To help answer your question why Polites has glasses, the animators more times often than not based the characters off their singers/voice actors. And it just so happens that Polites' VA predominantly wears glasses.
AHHH that makes sm sense!! Thank you! I was so confused, like, "Bruh, this is ancient Greece what's happening" 🤣
!!ONE OF US, ONE OF US!!
@@beckleavesley not even ancient Greece, Mycenean times!
But yes, it's a stylistic choice I guess linked also to how glasses are often seen as a symbol of innocence or naivety
@@Alittlemexicanwinion It's so nice seeing this used in other fandoms besides Technoblade's chat.
It fits so well with the winion mentality
@@beckleavesley for future reference, depending on animatics, look for the headband from Polites. It developed a metaphorical meaning, representing Polites' innocence and kindness.
11:58 how the heck... Casper's prophet status just got overthrown cause predicting that after 2 seconds is just 🤯
IM SO PROUD OF MYSELF
@@beckleavesleyYOU SHOULD NOT BE 😭😭
HE STILL DIES 😭😭😭
remind me who that is again? I'm sorry...
@@hello-lz4xj Casper fox aka CF entertainment.
@ ahh ok thx
"He's gonna die, isn't he?"
Wellll- about that....
🥞
I absolutely want you to react tk the rest, but I'm also concerned. Because based on your reaction to Just a Man, this musical is going to snap you over it's knee like a twig.
I mean, you'll die to a banger soundtrack I guess?
As an epic the musical fan, PLEASE FINISH THE OTHER SAGAS, it's most absolutely worth it, This shit will change your life as it changed mine 🤩🤩🤩
YES!!
Ocean!
Circe!
Underworld!
Thunder!
Wisdom!
Vengeance!
All of them!!
And Ithica we can’t forget
For sure! i was just listing the existing ones to avoid any spoilers, just in case people are trying to keep themselves free of that til the releases.
@@zacharyjones1933 ah well that was a good idea in heign-sight. Sorry
While we're defending the cyclops, supposedly he's quite young for a cyclops as well, so imagine the breaking and entering and all but with a kid
@@DJOrbitDecker Kevin McCallister has entered the chat.
"you can relax my friend" ..could you pls not? The wounds are still fresh
For REAL
And... that my friends is why I HATE pancakes
You are the only reactor who appropriately appreciates both the music and the trauma so thank you for that
Please finish reacting to the rest. The way the light left your eyes when he dropped the infant was beautiful. WE MUST HAVE MORE
batshit insane sentence but. i can't say i disagree
This is the PERFECT time to join since the Vengeance Saga just got released yesterday!!!
one more saga to go
@@TNJenni42 ITHACA SAGAAAA
@@TNJenni42 😭it went by so fast I wish I joined this community earlief
I can imagine her reaction to thunder bringer and 600 strikes
SCYLLA and God Games is going to be soooo good to watch
H O W D O E S I T F E E L T O B E H E L P L E S S ?
oo yeesss
No longer you and the start of the underworld saga are gunna be interesting too
I'm waiting for her reaction to not sorry for loving you
ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US
ONE OF US, ONE OF US, ONE OF US
ONE OF US! ONE OF US!
ONE OF US! ONE OF US!
Remember them is especially tragic when you realize that because of the time crunch of having to deal with the Cyclops and escape before he wakes up, they can't give their friends proper funeral rites. It means their friends will be stuck at the banks at the River Styx, and won't be able to cross into the underworld. They know that, but they literally have no time to do the rites...
For ruthlessness, thunder bringer and God Games, I'd recommend Neal Illustrator's animatics. They are AMAZING, and my personal favourites.
i'd be Pro watching the rest.
just some notes to add to your reaction:
1. make your sister make it into a playlist, so you don't get spoiled by thumbnails.
2. i as a member of the Epic fandom give you permision to pause and jump back in a video if you want to hear something again, or try to relisting to some vocals.
I concur XD
Funfact of epic
1)The creator Jorge rivera herrans sing as Odysseus
2) This is first making a musical, and his inspiration making his own musical is Hamilton and another musical name I can't remember.....
3) Each epic character has a signature instrument. That jorge/jay, the creator, got inspiration of musical he saw when he young its called Peter and the Wolf.
Here you listen so far of the characters instruments.
Odyssey: Various Guitar (depending on his emotion)
Eurylochus: soldiers backup vocals
Polites: Kalimba and Marimba
Athena: Piano and Clock
Polyphemus aka cyclops: Cello
4) the gods scared animals.
Zeus: Eagle and Bull
Athena: Owl and snake
And yes, react to all epic the musical
Didn't he already make a musical? It is based closely on his life. Can't remember what it was but it was a lot like Hamilton too.
@@schizophrenictortoise7656Yes! He did! Its called "my heart says go" and can actually be done in schools because its been licensed!!!
@@schizophrenictortoise7656 Yes. My Heart Says Go
I remember him saying that he listened to Peter and the Wolf when he was younger, which has specific instruments for specific characters, so he was inspired to do the same for Epic
Doesn’t Circe have the cello?
The god that talks to Odysseus in the first song is Zeus. You can tell because his crown is shaped like lightning bolts and he appears as an eagle, which was one of Zeus’s symbolic animals.
PLEASE listen to the rest of it!!! The creator does livestreams with all of the sagas to premiere new ones. These livestreams include the animatics that he’s commissioned and given reference videos for. He’s left the past few livestreams up, so you can definitely use those to react to so you don’t have to go and choose which ones to watch every time. Great reaction, loved seeing that you’re as invested as the rest of us. Hope to see more in the future!!
And here i thought i was about to binge watch all of EPIC with your reactions.. can't wait for part 2!
The person/eagle in the first song is Zeus.
Polites wears glasses because his va wears glasses, and art imitates life.
Jorge, the creator of this beautiful musical, is also Odysseus.
I would love to see you react to the rest of the Epic Musical! It does not hold punches, and it is just so well done!
Oh you poor thing 💙 if you cry to the first two songs… buckle up buttercup.
27:07 no it is actually pretty popular to be on the cyclops side especially because it is often depicted as a child
All of the animatics are stellar, but Gigi’s are my absolute favorite. Go binge them all. And be sure to find Jay’s live stream of the Vengeance saga to see Gigi’s Not Sorry for Loving You. STUNNING!!
As for book recommendations:
I highly recommend
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
It's a fantastic retelling of the story of Achilles through the eyes of his closest companion Patroclus.
THIS ❤❤
(I haven’t even read the book yet but I’m going to!!)
I'm a simple man, I see a good reaction to EPIC I subscribe. Please react to the whole thing, your reaction and analysis was great!
Please make sure to react to songs and sagas in order! This is an indie project and it's not finished yet, we currently have 8 out of 9 sagas (8th one was literally released yesterday so people are still on the hype train!) There will be 40 songs in total :)
Another vote for reacting to the rest! Watching people get to experience it for the first time is a guilty pleasure.
Do note, the musical isn't 1:1 with the myths. Jorge definitely takes some creative liberties at times. But they're usually good. His channel has a lot of shorts where he explains some of the choices he makes too and he's pretty funny to boot.
If you want a recommendation for another musical after this one, I really like 36 Questions. Deals with themes of loving people and how much do you really know about the ones you love. I listen to it probably every year or two.
This musical is split up into sagas. The first one is the Troy saga, then Cyclops, Ocean, Circe, Underworld (end of act one) Thunder, Wisdom, Vengeance, and ends with the Ithaca saga which has yet to be released! Some of the voices are actually the creator’s family as well!! For example, Circe is playing by his girlfriend. I loved your reaction, and I would love to see more!!
Welcome to the Epic community! You've watched the Troy and Cyclops sagas, the first two of an eight-part series. The creator, who is also the main singer, brings this mythological world to life, with Teagan Earley lending her voice to Athena. She also has her own music channel (TE?MO) if you’d like to explore more of her work.
This project is divided into two acts with eight sagas in total. Currently, the journey is still ongoing. Saga 5 was released on July 4th, Saga 6 in late September, and Saga 7 on October 31st. We don’t have a release date for Saga 8 yet, but the anticipation is building! Animatics for Saga 7 are still in progress, with all of them expected to be completed in about a month. Jorge Rivera-Herrans (pronounced in Spanish) has been the dedicated artist behind these visuals.
Thank you for joining us on this journey-we hope you enjoy every part of it!
The epic community has to stay together so we can say we were there from the beginning when this musical blows up.
Just a small correction, its a 9 part series and we do have 8 sagas as the Vengence saga is the 8th saga and we're waiting for the 9th and last saga, the Ithaca Saga. The sagas we have so far are the Troy, Cyclops, Ocean, Circe, Underworld, Thunder, Wisdom, and Vengeance sagas.
Given Jay’s history, we don’t have confirmation but it seems likely the last saga will drop on or near Christmas.
It's been a long time coming... ✨️👀
Here is the whole list of EPIC the musical:
THE TROY SAGA 🐴
The Horse And The Infant
Just A Man
Full Speed Ahead
Open Arms
Warrior of the Mind
THE CYCLOPS SAGA 👁
Polyphemus
Survive
Remember Them
My Goodbye
THE OCEAN SAGA 🌊
Storm
Luck Runs Out
Keep Your Friends Close
Ruthlessness
THE CIRCE SAGA 🌸
Puppeteer
Wouldn’t You Like
Done For
There Are Other Ways
THE UNDERWORLD SAGA 💀
The Underworld
No Longer You
Monster
THE THUNDER SAGA ⚡️
Suffering
Different Beast
Scylla
Mutiny
Thunder Bringer
THE WISDOM SAGA ⌛️
Legendary
Little Wolf
We'll Be Fine
Love in Paradise
God Games
THE VENGEANCE SAGA 🔱
Not Sorry For Loving You
Dangerous
Charybdis
Get in the Water
Six Hundred Strike
THE ITHACA SAGA 👑
The Challenge
Hold Them Down
Odysseus
I Can't Help But Wonder
Would You Fall In Love With Me Again
Kept in mind that the Vengeance Saga was released a few days ago and the Ithaca Saga hasn't come out yet, so they will be no animatics for those two sagas for a while.
The vengeance saga is soooo goood l! I literally just binged listened to the whole musical yesterday! It’s so good! Jorge is just amazing
Ok, so 2 things. 1. Characters are often modeled after their VAs. Is that always the case? No, but it’s a popular trend. 2. Every character has their own instrument that kind of represents them! Like Athena being a piano and Odysseus being guitar or something in that umbrella.
This is the most visceral reaction I’ve ever seen to this musical and I love it, like yes girl YOU GET IT
8:42 me, on the verge of tears, about to cry with you even tho I've lost count of how many times I've listened to those songs and seen that specific animatic: "welcome to epic: the musical." 🎉 :'v
Glad you picked up on the piano! Each character has their own instrument. Athena’s is the piano! Ody’s is the guitar. Zeus is the electric bass. And Eurylochus’s is the voice of the crew
Any diegetic voices from a mortal (ex Ody) they MUST be in world. For gods, they can create their own backing vocals. So Athena was totally hyping herself up in Warrior of the Mind
Following birds can actually be pretty reliable, they are expert ocean navigators in tune with the earth’s magnetosphere so it would be a pretty good way to find an island with food
What’s scary is that the cyclops they blinded was only a child. Imagine a whole village of adult cyclops’s coming for them
I just found your channel and Iove this- :)
Also I love to info dump so here's some random facts about the Odyssey if you want:
-In the Just a Man animatic, the tree coming from the crib could symbolise the fact that Odysseus and Penelope's bed was around an olive tree
-Polities is only mentioned like twice in the odyssey
-'My name is Nobody' is a famous quote from the Odyssey
-Odysseus doxxing himself and his whole kingdom was literally the worst the thing he could've done
-The animatics base the characters on the VA's, like Polities having glasses and Odysseus having brown hair (he's blonde in the odyssey i think) etc
-Odysseus is the great-grandson of Hermes
-He didnt want to go to war, he didn't want to leave Penelope and Telemachus but he had no choice in the end
-In the Odyssey, Odysseus sends 3 men to scout the island instead of himself and Polities but they eat the lotus so he goes to rescue them
Sorry for rambling but yk!
Also the entire musical was basically cast and auditioned on TikTok which is honestly awesome (Jorge is literally incredible for making this bc wow-)
ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US
I need your reaction to the rest. After seeing your reaction to the Cyclops Saga I have to see how you handle the Underworld Saga.
Also, a fun thing to pay attention to as a fantasy/musical nerd. Any vocals you hear are always from characters that are present in the scene. So if you hear backing vocals and harmonies then it is characters joining in IN CHARACTER. The only exception is that gods/goddesses can summon other voices. So as an example in Full Speed Ahead, it is the crew singing along with Ody about getting home, and then Eurylochus sings about needing food and they join in with him as part of that conversation, whereas in My Goodbye, Athena summons the voices of the friends Ody just watched die to drive in the point he is "Just a Man"
Another victim of the emotional rollercoaster by Jay
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH
Jay's Therapy Bill will be high af 😅😂
PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE REACT TO THE REST OF THIS MUSICAL, the story develops so much from this point- all through the music choices of the creator. You get to watch Odysseus go on a journey that doesn’t only develop his story, but also his character. It’s still in progress, with one more saga to be released in the future, but going back to listen to the first saga after the release of the newest one is literally crazy because of how much the story changes in such a short time span.
16:15 I SAW WHAT THAT ANIMATOR DID! (in old Greek times if you throw and apple at someone and they catch it is a sign of marriage……so in this animatic Politis and Odysseus are married😂)
Some of my favorite modern day Greek Mythology retellings are Song of Achilles and Circe by Madeline Miller. Highly recommend them, especially Circe. They are great books with POV characters you don't often get.
I second this recommendation!!!
13:30 most animatics draw the characters to look like their voice actors. The VA of Polites is Steven Dookie
Oh so, Just A Man got to you, huh? … Just you wait … (Underworld Saga 💔)
Oh I can’t wait
Please do all of them. Seeing your reactions to the notes Jorge can hit is hilarious and legit, same
YOU NEED TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE REST!! IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL I’ve cried so much over this musical because it’s such a gorgeous and beautifully written one and I will probably never get over it 😭
1:27 The song of Achilles! It’s so good
Yes! Another Epic reactor!! Since you reacted to two sagas this video I’ll give you my recommendation for the next two.
Ocean Saga-
Ximena Natzel for Storm
Crashite for Luck Runs Out
Gigi for Keep Your Friends Close
Gigi for Ruthlessness
Circe Saga-
Gigi for Puppeteer
Laritamiauu for Wouldn’t You Like
Anniflamma for Done For
Gigi for There Are Other Ways
Also I have all my recommendations for the whole musical in a playlist I made on my channel. Can’t wait to see your next reaction!!
Mircsy’s keep your friends close is also good
I like Neal Illustrator’s Ruthlessness most, and would recommend watching that one!
Another poor soul, drowned like everyone else did, Jay should pay for our therapy
youre the first person who reacts to these that i actually like watching, i hate when they pause over and over💀😭
@jilliandeleon6153 I can't stand the pausing either!!! Honestly I just forget what's going on if I pause too much 🤣🤣
please continue with the musical, I promise you won't regret it...this musical is a masterpiece!!
27:35 I don't know if you noticed, but in the song Survive when Odysseus sings: "My brothers, the rest of our fleet they wait at the beach..." Is directly calling back to The Horse and The Infant when Zeus sings: "A misson, to kill someone's son, a foe who won't run..." 4:26 I remember first finding this out and I was so surprised!! 😮
I don't understand the link
@Rainnlu Try listening to both lines back to back or at the same time, they use the same melody, but Zeus' is slowed down while Ody's is sped up (hope this helps :)
@@Never-Again57 ahaaaaa the melody!
Thank you♡
There are so many moments like this in the musical! In the horse and the infant when zeus and odysseus are singing at the same time, zeus's melodic line is the same as the siren's in suffering when she sings about scylla
PLEASE watch the rest of the musical. PLEASE. I BEG ON MY KNEES. I love your reactions SO MUCH 💕
WATCH THE REST PLS I can't wait to see how you react to the rest of the musical
The most Epic musical ever made....all 2+ hours of it. One sage left to go before its finished.
Also also, it's 40 songs long. Was 80 songs that didn't make it in the musical. This man made 120 songs and only kept 40...Epic
Please do finish watching the rest of Epic musical, I’d love to hear your thoughts and more of your beautiful piano playing! Plus it gets really crazy good and artistically stunning even more so from here on in!
I have a few books & series as well some more YA but some Tween also:
1) The Blackwell Pages Trilogy by K. L. Armstrong & Melissa Mart; Norse Mythology retelling similar to PJO
2) Once Upon A Broken Heart Trilogy by Stephanie Garber; Romance and mythology influences galore
3) Any Books by Tricia Levenseller but with Mythology influence I’d keep Warrior of The Wild in mind
4) The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White; Egyptian Mythology inspired with a little Romeo & Julietness
And lastly 5) Lore by Alexandra Bracken; basically a YA mythology mashup of The Hunger Games & PJO
Sorry for the long comment lol I just really liked the video and I had so much recommendations. Hey maybe you could do a book review series or something? Anyways great video! ❤
Probably the most energetic and engaging reaction I've seen! Normally just throw these on in the background but this had my attention. Please please please react to the rest~!!
If you choose to continue reacting, make sure to compare the animatic times to the ones on Spotify. Some animatics only cover parts of songs. But I really hope you keep reacting, I loved this video
THE SONG OF ACHILLES PLS IT WILL DESTROY UR LIFE IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WAY
I love this musical and have listened to it like 9 times, It's a damn delight experience your first watch. Now I do hope you know you are only through the first 2 sagas out of nine. Please keep sharing reactions to the rest of it. ^_^
I love how a lot of characters have a specific instrument attached to them, that reinforces who is singing, or who is being talked about, etc... Please react to all of the sagas!!
If I remember correctly, every character (?) has their own instrument, and in this case, Athena's instrument is the piano (again, if I remember correctly), I'm pretty sure the creator, Jorge, told us which instrument is for who but that's a little fun fact! Welcome to the Winion Community!!! I hope you enjoy all this musical has to offer!
Yes, this is the case.
I can't remember all of them rn, but Athena's instrument is the piano, though piano can be playing without her present.
Ody's instrument is the guitar, and his mood in the moment determines the type of guitar sound, those being acoustic, nylon electric as well as a more rock sounding electric.
Eurylochus' instrument is the ensemble that is the rest of the crew.
Penelope's is the viola
A certain... "wet hades" (if you know, you know) has brass as his instruments.
Also, there is the fact that mortals characters all have more traditional instruments and tend to lean more toward being diegetic... but the more divine a character is, the more electronic elements get implemented into their sound, plus, they are able to conjure disembodied choirs and backing vocals
@AuroraTheAvali3735 When you hear an instrument without the character being visible in a song, means for GODs they are watching, for humans they are being thought of
"oh my gosh, I'm freaking out" ME TOO BRO
AND YES PLEASE REACT TO THE REST
ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US
Where's the rest of the Sagas, chop chop reaction lady I need more.
Jokes aside, it was super fun to watch you react to these animatics, I've been following Jorge's production of this for probably around 4 years now and it's been amazing to see the release and the incredibly positive reactions and creations from the community.
The impromptu piano playing and breakdowns of your thought process made this so good. More please.
Please react to the rest of EPIC, I love to see other people their reactions since it's such an amazing musical that isn't even fully released yet. The last saga still has to be released and I'm super hyped for it, I'd love to see you fall in love with this musical more and more since this musical is like a rollercoaster of emotions! There are many great songs and animations to come if you continue!
Thanks for making me laugh (and also cry when you said Polites would die, because I knew you were right and he is one of my favorite characters 😭)
Wolfy the Witch's version of "My Goodbye" is amazing, but Mircsy's is just so much more emotional.
"That was intense"
Oh my sweet summer child, you have no idea whats in store for you🤣😂
Always glad to see that Emotional Damage: The Musical has trapped another one. Welcome to the Winions! Definitely looking forward to more potential reactions from you!
42:26 - man im new to your videos, came here for the EPIC reaction video recommended to me (you should definitely do the rest too haha) but also, man. I love stories. I collect books, games and moves because of it. Ive told people if i was a dragon, i'd hoard stories! So, absolutely agreeing here.. stories are so good.
Aaaa!! I’d love to watch you react to the rest!! Just found this channel and I love the vibes already 💓
highly HIGHLY reccomend watching the rest, especially the most recent saga (vengeance) !!!
also "they could never make me like you zeus" real