One of my favorite little details in this musical is how in Omigod You Guys, the Delta Nu sisters sing “if there ever was a perfect couple, this one qualifies, cause we love you guys” and Elle says “no, I love you guys.” but in the finale, they sing the same line about Elle and Emmett, and they respond with “no, WE love you guys.” Emmett has obviously put effort into getting to know Elle’s friends (unlike someone else Elle dated) and now they’re Emmett’s friends too.
25:44 I love how in this reprise when everyone sings, "we love you guys," Emmett responds with Elle, "We love you guys!" It's the perfect twist to the opening Oh my God You Guys where Elle is alone singing the response "I love you guys." Just shows that she and Emmett are connected in a way she and Warner never were.
This!!! I also love that emmett says he loves them, like it shows how he's actually made an effort to get to know elle's friends and has grown a bond with them that warner never bothered to do :>>
My school is doing legally blonde (as i have yapped about many times) and the cast list just came out and I got Enid!! This is huge for me because I've always been in the ensemble in tons of musicals before, and now I have the role I auditioned for :D thanks for such a fun series and I'm glad yall had fun
fun story! I've been in this show twice, and in one of those productions my big sister and I got to tag team the role of Paulette 😂 it was at the children's theater we attended throughout adolescence and had since both graduated from, but they sometimes brought back alumni for older roles, so they offered Paulette to my sister. problem was, it was a summer production and 3/4 of the rehearsals took place during the day, and she had a 9-5 job. so they brought me in as her understudy, so I could go to the rehearsals for her, take notes, and report back to her on blocking and choreo etc. and since I did so much of the rehearsing, they decided it was only fair if I got more shows than understudies usually get (one, lol) so I ended up with all weekday matinees and the Sunday night shows (6 in total, to her 8 or so). I also had my own roles, though, as part of the greek chorus and the "it's a gift from me to Elle" saleswoman, and I still played those parts on my Paulette nights, so I was quick changing and modifying backstage tracks on the fly, and it's the most fun I've ever had doing theater.
To answer your question at the beginning: I was a huge fan already, the musical is what introduced me to your channel! Will be staying now since I fell in love with your channel
I think my favorite lines in this whole show is "I thank you one and all, the ones who thought I'd fall. Who taught he how to fail. Who helped me to prevail." Honestly, we so rarely acknowledge that learning to fail is valuable. That we can glean lessons from those who have the worst intentions for us. Its informed how I approach teaching and dealing with younger people in general. I often talk about my failures and even make a point to fail in front of them. I think its important for people and especially kids to see that the world doesn't end when you fail. Its okay to try again or try something new... And that adults are not infallible. We're trying our best, just like them.
A few years ago a friend was visiting and we were both fans of musicals so we thought, "I wonder if there are any decent recordings of a musical on youtube?" and stumbled onto Legally Blonde. I'd seen the movie and thought it was cute so figured I'd be sitting through a mid-tier adaptation... ...by the end I was texting everyone I knew and telling them they had to watch this absolute Master Piece. My favorite musical is 'Fiddler on the Roof' for various reasons, but in one night this thing shot up to my top 5, and it hasn't moved, once.
I am usually throughoughtly annoyed with romance subplots and the need of every media to have the main character being coupled up. That being said, imo Elles proposal is PERFECT. It mirrors Omigod you Guys while showing off Elles character development in the interim - she is not waiting for a man to propose anymore, she is just gonna do it herself screw societal expectations (the same ones described so much in "Omigod you Guys"), Emmets reaction is a straight up callback and "if there ever was a perfect couple, this one qualifies" gets reinterpreted. 10/10 no notes
My intro to the musical: I saw the show on Broadway back in the day with the OBC cast! I already was a fan of the movie but truly think the musical improves upon it in a few ways (while still missing a few things from the film). Loved all the insights here!!!!
I watched the musical randomly earlier this year and absolutely fell in love with it. It was my roman empire for a solid month and I absolutely got ecstatic when you mentioned yall were going to watch this musical. I'm sad it's ending but j can't wait to see what yall react to next!!
1:00 I saw a professional production of Legally Blonde at an outdoor amphitheater next to a zoo. It was incredible. At the end of There! Right There! someone ran across the stage with an enormous pride flag. It probably wasn’t the right show to bring my homophobic grandfather to, but he didn’t press me about cheering so loud when Carlos and Nikos kissed. Ireland has been one of my favorite theatre songs ever since.
I don’t think I’d ever heard a single song from this show until you guys reacted to it. I now constantly sing songs from it in my head and it’s one of my go to musicals to listen while I’m at work.
"Omg, you guys" has been permanently added to my vocabulary thanks to this series. It's been absolutely wonderful, I don't think I would've checked out Legally Blonde by myself, but now I just have to, thanks for pushing me to try new things ❤
So grateful to this series! I knew (and adored) the film, and just assumed the musical was going to be a terrible remake. After watching your first video I was curious and went to watch the whole thing, now Im obsessed 😅 The soundtrack was quickly added to my morning commute playlist and I can't stop listening to it. I love some of the changes they made from the film, Elle and Emmett's relationship has so much more depth! That line "Did you actually think I was gonna let you get away" makes me melt every time I hear it 😭 So yeah, thank you both for introducing me to the show 😁
Fun fact Richard H Blake (Warner) was Fiyero the 1st time I ever saw Wicked and he’s the reason why I initially listened to this soundtrack in the 1st place many years ago. But I also love this show so much, 100% agree with Mortius it’s a comfort show and I loved watching y’all’s journey through it.
to answer the how familiar was i question: This is actually also MY favorite musical so i was incredibly excited to see that you guys were doing it! It means so so much to me and i love getting to see more people get to experience it (I have also forced all of my friends to watch it as well)
Hi, thanks a lot for your videos on "Legally Blonde") I was already a big fan of this musical - in fact, I came across your channel precisely because of the first video with your reactions. Mortius' words: "It's not the BEST musical in the world, but my FAVORITE" coincided so exactly with how I feel about Legally Blonde that I stayed 🤭🤭🤭 And it was your reactions and discussions that introduced me to Epic and WOW, thank you for giving me a broken heart!! 💔💔💔 All the best to you two, thank you very much again!
I have loved this show for a long time, know every song by heart, have watched many different versions of it, but you still made me love it even more with all your insights
I agree that this musical is a good comfort show. The soundtrack alone has gotten me through a lot of my toughest moments in life. Y'all are amazing keep doing what you're doing. Already halfway through the Hamilton playlist. ☺️
I had watched the proshot and listened to the musical a few years ago but hadnt touched it in quite a while until y'all started this series, and I've definitely developed a deeper appreciation of the show, and now my car playlist is full of more of the songs lol
I was a huge fan of Legally Blonde before these reactions and a huge fans of both of you, so I was so excited when you started reacting!!!! Literally vibrating with happiness!!!!!!
I've seen the movie and musical multiple times before, but I love the reaction and analysis you guys provide. It adds so much more and makes me really think about the writers' intent!
1:14 I am a Legally Blonde the musical newbie! I had heard snippets of a few songs before, but besides that I had never seen any of it! I’ve loved getting to explore this musical with both of you. Can’t wait to see what you guys will do next!
Same. I’ve loved watching through with them. Now that it’s done I’m going to have to go off and watch the whole musical start to finish (just wanted to finish it with the guys first 😊).
I had never watched the Legally Blonde movies or the musical before this but I saw that you guys were reacting to it so I watched all of them so I could binge all your videos.
1:12 legally blonde was one of my first musicals and is still one of my favourites but this series inspired me to share it with one of my friends and she loved it and is still thinking about it
I'm so glad to have followed you on this journey! since it's also my absolute favorite musical, I could see since the beginning in Mortius that incredible drive to let people understand the ways this musical continues to amaze, captivate, and heal. and, as always, Casper was the perfect companion-so attentive, intuitive, and emotionally intelligent. thank you so much for everything you do; I'm a huge fan of your work. 💖 p.s.: please consider checking out Helluva Boss or even just its songs-it's absolutely worth it and I think it would make so many people happy
Casper pointing out that this is the first musical he's seen with a truly happy ending has had me in a crisis all day. Why have I ever noticed that most musicals have bittersweet endings? I literally can't think of another besides Mamma Mia that ends happily.
Laurie here (shared account) You wanted to know what we thought of this show before we watched your reaction. I first saw this show as a high school production, and I knew nothing about it--had never seen the original movie, never listened to the score. It is a testament to the high quality of the material that I loved the show even though the actual production was really bad (I usually give high school shows a lot of grace but this one was really terrible). AND it has to be good to get me to admire a sorority girl--I am not a big fan of Greek life. I got the CD and we have seen several other better productions since. Fabulous show! I really enjoyed watching you two talk about it. Great job --I look forward to your future collaborations!
I’m old enough to have watched Legally Blond the movie when it first came out, and I really enjoyed that. I have absolutely LOVED watching the musical now, especially with both Morteus’s and Casper’s input ❤
Legally blonde is one of my faves! I saw this version first on YT, and saw it live this yr at my local theater! It was fun seeng the 2024 updates to the scripts/references
Honestly before you guys started this series I didn't know I could watch it on TH-cam. I love the movie and had seen the song "There right there" but when you said it's on TH-cam I paused and watched the proshot first so I wouldn't miss anything when you guys watched and reacted.
What a wonderful wrap up to this musical. I watched the movie many moons ago and this musical did well with the content. I wonder if they ever did/will do the sequel as that was just as good. 😊 Ooh and yes you’re right. Watching this just after watching the EPIC finale… i absolutely can’t wait to see your reaction to that too. So keen to see what’s coming up next. Your reactions and analysis are probably my favourite that i watch. Thanks guys. 😊
Legally Blonde is also my all time favorite musical! I was a little bit nervous to watch when the first video in this series popped up, but yall won me over almost immediately. Listening to Casper talk about the little themes and subtext in the music has only deepened my love and appreciation for this incredible show!! Thanks for making these videos, guys!! 🥰
You introduced me to this musical too Mortius! I watched the movie for the first time a couple years ago and really liked it but I had no idea there was a musical! So I've enjoyed watching it along with you guys and then I would go watch that portion of the musical to see it on a bigger screen and catch anything I missed. It was so fun seeing Elle propose with Casper reacting to it!! I'm glad I didn't watch ahead 😄
OMIGOD!! I've loved this series! Before this series I had already watched Legally Blonde, maybe three times, saw the most recent US tour live, and then last year I played Professor Callahan in my school's production of Legally Blonde and I had lots of fun (despite not being able to do any choreo and *that* scene...)! I've been absolutely AMAZED by Casper's ability to notice these motifs throughout the show that weren't obvious to me or probably most people that were already familiar with the show. This has been a lovely journey that both of you have taken us on, so thank you for that!!
I loved Legally Blonde the musical before watching the series, so I was one of the people who was majorly excited when you announced it would be on OAR.
I knew this musical existed, but i thought it was kind of a weird premise. So definitely, you guys got me invested into this and now recommending it to my music-loving friends. Thank you so much, Mortius and Casper. Open Arms Rules!
This series definitely got me into the entire stage show. I had heard the entire soundtrack before cause my sister really likes this musical, and I love There Right There, but overall didn't get hooked into the musical until you started this series and Mortius said it's your favorite I knew I had to give it another chance where I actually pay attention to the story and it's definitely a really fun musical!
21:44 reminds me of a really funny tiktok I saw in a compilation. So basically, it went like this: Hamilton's son: Excuse me, are you Aaron Burr, sir? Burr: *slowly turns to face him* that depends who's as--AHHH I might be a bit off with how the skit went, but that's more or less how it went
I don’t know if there’s a quality recording of it, but you guys NEED to react to Big Fish, the Musical. It’s my favorite of all time and never fails to hit me in the feels, you would both love it!
I was first introduced to this musical when I was a kid because my brother played Nico in his high school production! (Just rewatched a recording of one of his shows and the censoring choices were… interesting LMAO) Since then I always liked the musical, but these reaction really made me realize how much the songs have stuck with me over the last 10 years 😂 And every week, basically since the reactions have started, I’ve been rewatching parts if the not the whole musical!
To answer your question, I loved the Legally Blonde movie then realized there was a musical. The musical absolutely beats the movie. I absolutely love it and love the small changes in the musical that just make the characters more interesting. I really enjoyed watching you guys react to it.
This was awesome. Legally Blonde is such a fun ride. I'm sure the list of future shows is massive but the stage production of Into the Woods might be a good music analysis.
Legally blonde was already my favorite musical! I got recommended your first video reaction for the show and that's how I started watching your channel 😊
Been a fan since I got to be part of the cast in a community theatre production, I played Elle's Dad and the head Harvard admissions professor ("Welcome to Harvard!"). Those roles are traditionally doubled, even in this show the same actor plays both roles. It was a huge blast, and I did a ton of off-stage singing on the big production numbers.
I saw a touring production when I was in middle school and completely fell in love with it! I showed this pro-shot to my dad and he loved it! Fast forward a decade or so and my college did it during my undergrad years. So fun and I loved the reactions, your faces had me rofl at times!
One thing I learned that I found amazing is in “oh my god” when the delta nu’s said we love you guys about Elle and Warner, Elle says “I love you guys” but when the we love you guys is said in the finale song about Emmett and Elle they say “WE love you guys” I love how Elle can only speak for herself when warners connection to the deltas is concerned but with Emmett they share the same opinion
To answer your question Mortius: I have seen and adored the film and read the book (yes the book came out before the movie) and this was the exception to the book being better because my god that book was dreadful. I don’t recommend it to anyone. Before this series I’d only heard Chip On My Shoulder and it’s been wonderful to go through it with you and Casper. I can’t wait to see what you react to next!
Before this series I did know of the musical and had seen parts of it but I never finished it (I knew gay and European and the ending of so much better and I'm pretty sure I heard Ireland in a theatre compilation I watched years ago) and this series made me finally watch the show in full and I ADORE it so much (I still don't know why it took me so long as the movie is one of my favourites of all time)
The song 'there right there' is what started it all i already watched theatre stuff throughout my childhood but this what really kicked off my musical hyperfixation X3
It’s actually was my first time seeing the whole musical (although my brother did show me like the first few songs and I really liked them but never watched the whole thing). And I loved going on this journey with both of you guys. It is always so much fun watching you two go though something with the dynamic you guys have (of Casper being Casper and Mortius loving what he brings to these things).
To answer your question Mortius,I had come across the musical on yt and put in my watch later playlist,and then y’all started to react to it and I was like,”oh okay guess I’ll watch it with them lol” but I did see the movie when I was little…I think
1:00 i was already a big big fan of this musical lol this is such a comfort show for me 🙂↕️ + i was also the one who recommended u guys react to this show in mortius's six reaction back then and mortius said that he already saw the show and it is his favorite so perhaps he'll show casper the show someday! and here we are at the end lol
the only thing about legally blond i knew was Gay or European and blood in the water, so everything else was new when you peeps started, so thx its been fun
Never heard of it before. Except for "Gay or European" but didn't know it was from this play. Thank you for introducing me to your favorite musical properly.
I love this musical so much - it’s just so funny and yet inspiring at the same time! I always tear up in so much better and legally blonde reprise and listen to it when I need a bit of a lift or when I’m feeling tired. I love you guys’ reaction, it allowed me to enjoy this brilliant piece again, so thank you so much!
You were curious and asked, to let you know how much stuff we knew about legally blonde. I knew about both the plot of the musical and the film, but i never really watched it. This series got me to actually watch it. All i am going to say is, that i did not stop singing the songs since.
I knew the show existed, had seen a TH-cam clip of So Much Better, but that was it. Saw the movie when it came out. I saw the first two? reactions and then went and watched the full musical on my own but have continued to watch each reaction as you put them out. So you can count me as someone who watched it because you did this series. :-)
WAIT WAIT MORTIUS your favourite movie is TREASURE PLANET??? I was assigned disney themed ballgown for an assignment in my fashion design course and I picked a Treasure Planet themed dress! I'm making it these days! I couldn't find ANY creators who were excited about that movie and I kept hoping someone would share my excitement! Aaaaaah! 😂
My school was supposed to do this musical this year. I was so excited when I found out BUT it got canceled because some of the songs were “too inappropriate.” Now I get to watch this
Before this series, I've known Legally Blond for years and loved it but haven't listened to it for awhile. Watching your reactions made me relisten to this musical and enlightened me to some things I missed
I seen the movie a while ago, and funnily enough the fact it was a musical made me watch it! I only knew a few of the songs from the musical, and my highschool was going to do a play before a ceetain virius happened. So I never properly got to watch the musical until now! It made me appreciate an already good movie with an even better musical adaptation. So thank you :)
Oh I love Legally Blonde the musical (I prefer it over the movie, honestly, although that's kindof a pattern for me when it comes to musical adaptations of things). I've watched this very proshot here on youtube multiple times over the years, so when you guys started covering it I was stoked! Also, when Mortius said "Do we need to go back a few songs~?" I'd forgotten about Gay or European and I thought he was referring to the part in Chip On Your Shoulder where Paulette said "HAIR CARE?? I _love_ this guy!"
I knew that legally blonde had a musical (love the movie) but had never listened to the songs before, now after watching this series I listen to the songs constantly, I adore this musical and am planning to watch the whole thing asap.
I was already a big legally blonde fan before you covered it but I loved hearing all of your takes on the plots and music I didn’t pick up before now ❤
I actually went to watch the hole thing right after the first episode, and it shoot right on top of my list on par with Sweeney Todd: the former to light me up, the latter to bring me back to earth. Sweeney Todd also is basically modern day Don Giovanni, which would be my absolute favourite if we also consider opera. Legally Blonde is more specific to the american musical tradition, with the showtunes legacy being the fundamental structure, so that would make it my actual favourite musical, if we stick to the tradition that originated the term. Hamilton and Rocky Horror Show are close seconds
To answer the question at the beginning of the video, I had never seen legally blonde before this, so I watched the pro shot purely because you guys were reacting to it
Thanks for joining us for Legally Blonde.
Plot Twist: Casper is actually psychic and knows everything. He only throws out nat 1s to keep us from figuring it out.
One of my favorite little details in this musical is how in Omigod You Guys, the Delta Nu sisters sing “if there ever was a perfect couple, this one qualifies, cause we love you guys” and Elle says “no, I love you guys.” but in the finale, they sing the same line about Elle and Emmett, and they respond with “no, WE love you guys.” Emmett has obviously put effort into getting to know Elle’s friends (unlike someone else Elle dated) and now they’re Emmett’s friends too.
25:44 I love how in this reprise when everyone sings, "we love you guys," Emmett responds with Elle, "We love you guys!" It's the perfect twist to the opening Oh my God You Guys where Elle is alone singing the response "I love you guys." Just shows that she and Emmett are connected in a way she and Warner never were.
This!!! I also love that emmett says he loves them, like it shows how he's actually made an effort to get to know elle's friends and has grown a bond with them that warner never bothered to do :>>
My school is doing legally blonde (as i have yapped about many times) and the cast list just came out and I got Enid!! This is huge for me because I've always been in the ensemble in tons of musicals before, and now I have the role I auditioned for :D
thanks for such a fun series and I'm glad yall had fun
Congratulations! That's a great part!
Congratulation
Congrats, thats awesome!!!
Omg congrats!! I’m sure you’ll do incredibly!!!
So exciting! Congratulations, have fun 😊
Lil sad it's ending but thrilled to have been along for the ride 💖
fun story! I've been in this show twice, and in one of those productions my big sister and I got to tag team the role of Paulette 😂 it was at the children's theater we attended throughout adolescence and had since both graduated from, but they sometimes brought back alumni for older roles, so they offered Paulette to my sister. problem was, it was a summer production and 3/4 of the rehearsals took place during the day, and she had a 9-5 job. so they brought me in as her understudy, so I could go to the rehearsals for her, take notes, and report back to her on blocking and choreo etc. and since I did so much of the rehearsing, they decided it was only fair if I got more shows than understudies usually get (one, lol) so I ended up with all weekday matinees and the Sunday night shows (6 in total, to her 8 or so). I also had my own roles, though, as part of the greek chorus and the "it's a gift from me to Elle" saleswoman, and I still played those parts on my Paulette nights, so I was quick changing and modifying backstage tracks on the fly, and it's the most fun I've ever had doing theater.
that is so great! happy you got to share that experience with her!!
To answer your question at the beginning: I was a huge fan already, the musical is what introduced me to your channel! Will be staying now since I fell in love with your channel
Same!! 💗💙
I think my favorite lines in this whole show is "I thank you one and all, the ones who thought I'd fall. Who taught he how to fail. Who helped me to prevail."
Honestly, we so rarely acknowledge that learning to fail is valuable. That we can glean lessons from those who have the worst intentions for us.
Its informed how I approach teaching and dealing with younger people in general. I often talk about my failures and even make a point to fail in front of them. I think its important for people and especially kids to see that the world doesn't end when you fail. Its okay to try again or try something new... And that adults are not infallible. We're trying our best, just like them.
A few years ago a friend was visiting and we were both fans of musicals so we thought, "I wonder if there are any decent recordings of a musical on youtube?" and stumbled onto Legally Blonde. I'd seen the movie and thought it was cute so figured I'd be sitting through a mid-tier adaptation...
...by the end I was texting everyone I knew and telling them they had to watch this absolute Master Piece. My favorite musical is 'Fiddler on the Roof' for various reasons, but in one night this thing shot up to my top 5, and it hasn't moved, once.
I am usually throughoughtly annoyed with romance subplots and the need of every media to have the main character being coupled up. That being said, imo Elles proposal is PERFECT. It mirrors Omigod you Guys while showing off Elles character development in the interim - she is not waiting for a man to propose anymore, she is just gonna do it herself screw societal expectations (the same ones described so much in "Omigod you Guys"), Emmets reaction is a straight up callback and "if there ever was a perfect couple, this one qualifies" gets reinterpreted. 10/10 no notes
Previous experience: I was Brooke in a community production and love this show so much!! This and Mamma Mia are my comfort shows/movies❤❤
Funny thing this is not the only thing that is ending. Epic will soon end too
My intro to the musical: I saw the show on Broadway back in the day with the OBC cast! I already was a fan of the movie but truly think the musical improves upon it in a few ways (while still missing a few things from the film). Loved all the insights here!!!!
I watched the musical randomly earlier this year and absolutely fell in love with it. It was my roman empire for a solid month and I absolutely got ecstatic when you mentioned yall were going to watch this musical. I'm sad it's ending but j can't wait to see what yall react to next!!
1:00 I saw a professional production of Legally Blonde at an outdoor amphitheater next to a zoo. It was incredible. At the end of There! Right There! someone ran across the stage with an enormous pride flag. It probably wasn’t the right show to bring my homophobic grandfather to, but he didn’t press me about cheering so loud when Carlos and Nikos kissed. Ireland has been one of my favorite theatre songs ever since.
I don’t think I’d ever heard a single song from this show until you guys reacted to it. I now constantly sing songs from it in my head and it’s one of my go to musicals to listen while I’m at work.
"Omg, you guys" has been permanently added to my vocabulary thanks to this series. It's been absolutely wonderful, I don't think I would've checked out Legally Blonde by myself, but now I just have to, thanks for pushing me to try new things ❤
So grateful to this series! I knew (and adored) the film, and just assumed the musical was going to be a terrible remake. After watching your first video I was curious and went to watch the whole thing, now Im obsessed 😅 The soundtrack was quickly added to my morning commute playlist and I can't stop listening to it. I love some of the changes they made from the film, Elle and Emmett's relationship has so much more depth! That line "Did you actually think I was gonna let you get away" makes me melt every time I hear it 😭
So yeah, thank you both for introducing me to the show 😁
Best thing of this channel is to watch your friendship grow, omg you guys!
Thank you all for making me discover it!
Fun fact Richard H Blake (Warner) was Fiyero the 1st time I ever saw Wicked and he’s the reason why I initially listened to this soundtrack in the 1st place many years ago. But I also love this show so much, 100% agree with Mortius it’s a comfort show and I loved watching y’all’s journey through it.
to answer the how familiar was i question: This is actually also MY favorite musical so i was incredibly excited to see that you guys were doing it! It means so so much to me and i love getting to see more people get to experience it (I have also forced all of my friends to watch it as well)
Hi, thanks a lot for your videos on "Legally Blonde") I was already a big fan of this musical - in fact, I came across your channel precisely because of the first video with your reactions. Mortius' words: "It's not the BEST musical in the world, but my FAVORITE" coincided so exactly with how I feel about Legally Blonde that I stayed 🤭🤭🤭 And it was your reactions and discussions that introduced me to Epic and WOW, thank you for giving me a broken heart!! 💔💔💔 All the best to you two, thank you very much again!
I have loved this show for a long time, know every song by heart, have watched many different versions of it, but you still made me love it even more with all your insights
I agree that this musical is a good comfort show. The soundtrack alone has gotten me through a lot of my toughest moments in life. Y'all are amazing keep doing what you're doing. Already halfway through the Hamilton playlist. ☺️
I had watched the proshot and listened to the musical a few years ago but hadnt touched it in quite a while until y'all started this series, and I've definitely developed a deeper appreciation of the show, and now my car playlist is full of more of the songs lol
I was a huge fan of Legally Blonde before these reactions and a huge fans of both of you, so I was so excited when you started reacting!!!! Literally vibrating with happiness!!!!!!
I've seen the movie and musical multiple times before, but I love the reaction and analysis you guys provide. It adds so much more and makes me really think about the writers' intent!
The way I cackled when Casper said she had found her way 😂😂
I'm gonna miss looking forward to a new part from this show, but boy am I looking forward to what's next!
1:14 I am a Legally Blonde the musical newbie! I had heard snippets of a few songs before, but besides that I had never seen any of it! I’ve loved getting to explore this musical with both of you. Can’t wait to see what you guys will do next!
Same. I’ve loved watching through with them. Now that it’s done I’m going to have to go off and watch the whole musical start to finish (just wanted to finish it with the guys first 😊).
This has been amazing and I’m going to listen to this soundtrack over and over!
I had never watched the Legally Blonde movies or the musical before this but I saw that you guys were reacting to it so I watched all of them so I could binge all your videos.
1:12 legally blonde was one of my first musicals and is still one of my favourites but this series inspired me to share it with one of my friends and she loved it and is still thinking about it
this series gave me a whole new hyperfixation which caused me to make like 5 drawings 👍🏻
I'm so glad to have followed you on this journey! since it's also my absolute favorite musical, I could see since the beginning in Mortius that incredible drive to let people understand the ways this musical continues to amaze, captivate, and heal. and, as always, Casper was the perfect companion-so attentive, intuitive, and emotionally intelligent. thank you so much for everything you do; I'm a huge fan of your work. 💖
p.s.: please consider checking out Helluva Boss or even just its songs-it's absolutely worth it and I think it would make so many people happy
Casper pointing out that this is the first musical he's seen with a truly happy ending has had me in a crisis all day. Why have I ever noticed that most musicals have bittersweet endings? I literally can't think of another besides Mamma Mia that ends happily.
Laurie here (shared account) You wanted to know what we thought of this show before we watched your reaction. I first saw this show as a high school production, and I knew nothing about it--had never seen the original movie, never listened to the score. It is a testament to the high quality of the material that I loved the show even though the actual production was really bad (I usually give high school shows a lot of grace but this one was really terrible). AND it has to be good to get me to admire a sorority girl--I am not a big fan of Greek life. I got the CD and we have seen several other better productions since. Fabulous show! I really enjoyed watching you two talk about it. Great job --I look forward to your future collaborations!
I’m old enough to have watched Legally Blond the movie when it first came out, and I really enjoyed that. I have absolutely LOVED watching the musical now, especially with both Morteus’s and Casper’s input ❤
I'd never heard any songs from this, the whole thing was completely new to me! Without this series, I'd probably never experience it!
Legally blonde is one of my faves! I saw this version first on YT, and saw it live this yr at my local theater! It was fun seeng the 2024 updates to the scripts/references
I knew everything, every song, everything
It's my favorite musical too❤❤❤
Casper: “What the f#*% is “The Apprentice”? “
That’s so great, we love Casper!
4:39 funfact time fellas, theres an all woman run lawfirm in Orlando, FL called Legally Pink Law
Honestly before you guys started this series I didn't know I could watch it on TH-cam. I love the movie and had seen the song "There right there" but when you said it's on TH-cam I paused and watched the proshot first so I wouldn't miss anything when you guys watched and reacted.
I wouldve never been able to see this had it not been for your videos
What a wonderful wrap up to this musical. I watched the movie many moons ago and this musical did well with the content. I wonder if they ever did/will do the sequel as that was just as good. 😊
Ooh and yes you’re right. Watching this just after watching the EPIC finale… i absolutely can’t wait to see your reaction to that too.
So keen to see what’s coming up next. Your reactions and analysis are probably my favourite that i watch. Thanks guys. 😊
So excited!
Legally Blonde is also my all time favorite musical! I was a little bit nervous to watch when the first video in this series popped up, but yall won me over almost immediately. Listening to Casper talk about the little themes and subtext in the music has only deepened my love and appreciation for this incredible show!! Thanks for making these videos, guys!! 🥰
You introduced me to this musical too Mortius! I watched the movie for the first time a couple years ago and really liked it but I had no idea there was a musical! So I've enjoyed watching it along with you guys and then I would go watch that portion of the musical to see it on a bigger screen and catch anything I missed. It was so fun seeing Elle propose with Casper reacting to it!! I'm glad I didn't watch ahead 😄
23:27 I love this so much
OMIGOD!! I've loved this series! Before this series I had already watched Legally Blonde, maybe three times, saw the most recent US tour live, and then last year I played Professor Callahan in my school's production of Legally Blonde and I had lots of fun (despite not being able to do any choreo and *that* scene...)! I've been absolutely AMAZED by Casper's ability to notice these motifs throughout the show that weren't obvious to me or probably most people that were already familiar with the show. This has been a lovely journey that both of you have taken us on, so thank you for that!!
This was delightful. Thanks for this reaction series!
I loved Legally Blonde the musical before watching the series, so I was one of the people who was majorly excited when you announced it would be on OAR.
I knew this musical existed, but i thought it was kind of a weird premise. So definitely, you guys got me invested into this and now recommending it to my music-loving friends. Thank you so much, Mortius and Casper. Open Arms Rules!
Found this channel thanks to Legally Blonde! Then watched your individual channels as well! Can’t wait to see what’s next!! 💗💙
This series definitely got me into the entire stage show. I had heard the entire soundtrack before cause my sister really likes this musical, and I love There Right There, but overall didn't get hooked into the musical until you started this series and Mortius said it's your favorite I knew I had to give it another chance where I actually pay attention to the story and it's definitely a really fun musical!
21:44 reminds me of a really funny tiktok I saw in a compilation. So basically, it went like this:
Hamilton's son: Excuse me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?
Burr: *slowly turns to face him* that depends who's as--AHHH
I might be a bit off with how the skit went, but that's more or less how it went
I don’t know if there’s a quality recording of it, but you guys NEED to react to Big Fish, the Musical. It’s my favorite of all time and never fails to hit me in the feels, you would both love it!
I was a kid when the movie came out, and in my twenties when I saw the musical for the first time.
I was first introduced to this musical when I was a kid because my brother played Nico in his high school production! (Just rewatched a recording of one of his shows and the censoring choices were… interesting LMAO) Since then I always liked the musical, but these reaction really made me realize how much the songs have stuck with me over the last 10 years 😂 And every week, basically since the reactions have started, I’ve been rewatching parts if the not the whole musical!
I legit watched it when you uploaded the first video, and became obsessed immediately👍🏻 it was always amazing but i love it ever more now
To answer your question, I loved the Legally Blonde movie then realized there was a musical. The musical absolutely beats the movie. I absolutely love it and love the small changes in the musical that just make the characters more interesting. I really enjoyed watching you guys react to it.
This was awesome. Legally Blonde is such a fun ride. I'm sure the list of future shows is massive but the stage production of Into the Woods might be a good music analysis.
I was a huge fan already and had watched this specific version about a dozen times. And you still managed to show me new things about it so... ❤
Legally blonde was already my favorite musical! I got recommended your first video reaction for the show and that's how I started watching your channel 😊
Been a fan since I got to be part of the cast in a community theatre production, I played Elle's Dad and the head Harvard admissions professor ("Welcome to Harvard!"). Those roles are traditionally doubled, even in this show the same actor plays both roles. It was a huge blast, and I did a ton of off-stage singing on the big production numbers.
I saw a touring production when I was in middle school and completely fell in love with it! I showed this pro-shot to my dad and he loved it! Fast forward a decade or so and my college did it during my undergrad years. So fun and I loved the reactions, your faces had me rofl at times!
One thing I learned that I found amazing is in “oh my god” when the delta nu’s said we love you guys about Elle and Warner, Elle says “I love you guys” but when the we love you guys is said in the finale song about Emmett and Elle they say “WE love you guys” I love how Elle can only speak for herself when warners connection to the deltas is concerned but with Emmett they share the same opinion
To answer your question Mortius: I have seen and adored the film and read the book (yes the book came out before the movie) and this was the exception to the book being better because my god that book was dreadful. I don’t recommend it to anyone. Before this series I’d only heard Chip On My Shoulder and it’s been wonderful to go through it with you and Casper. I can’t wait to see what you react to next!
My school is doing Legally Blonde and I'm playing Warner! This musical is amazing
Before this series I did know of the musical and had seen parts of it but I never finished it (I knew gay and European and the ending of so much better and I'm pretty sure I heard Ireland in a theatre compilation I watched years ago) and this series made me finally watch the show in full and I ADORE it so much (I still don't know why it took me so long as the movie is one of my favourites of all time)
The song 'there right there' is what started it all i already watched theatre stuff throughout my childhood but this what really kicked off my musical hyperfixation X3
ive never heard of it. after watching your guys reaction i love some of the musical
It’s actually was my first time seeing the whole musical (although my brother did show me like the first few songs and I really liked them but never watched the whole thing). And I loved going on this journey with both of you guys. It is always so much fun watching you two go though something with the dynamic you guys have (of Casper being Casper and Mortius loving what he brings to these things).
Also, “WTF is The Apprentice” had me dying, omg!
To answer your question Mortius,I had come across the musical on yt and put in my watch later playlist,and then y’all started to react to it and I was like,”oh okay guess I’ll watch it with them lol” but I did see the movie when I was little…I think
1:00 i was already a big big fan of this musical lol this is such a comfort show for me 🙂↕️ + i was also the one who recommended u guys react to this show in mortius's six reaction back then and mortius said that he already saw the show and it is his favorite so perhaps he'll show casper the show someday! and here we are at the end lol
The ending always puts a big smile on my face
the only thing about legally blond i knew was Gay or European and blood in the water, so everything else was new when you peeps started, so thx its been fun
Never heard of it before. Except for "Gay or European" but didn't know it was from this play. Thank you for introducing me to your favorite musical properly.
Yes Mortius, i actually watched Legally Blonde with you for the first time!! (I only knew the movie and the gay or european song xD) and i LOVED it
I love this musical so much - it’s just so funny and yet inspiring at the same time! I always tear up in so much better and legally blonde reprise and listen to it when I need a bit of a lift or when I’m feeling tired. I love you guys’ reaction, it allowed me to enjoy this brilliant piece again, so thank you so much!
You were curious and asked, to let you know how much stuff we knew about legally blonde. I knew about both the plot of the musical and the film, but i never really watched it. This series got me to actually watch it. All i am going to say is, that i did not stop singing the songs since.
I knew the show existed, had seen a TH-cam clip of So Much Better, but that was it. Saw the movie when it came out. I saw the first two? reactions and then went and watched the full musical on my own but have continued to watch each reaction as you put them out. So you can count me as someone who watched it because you did this series. :-)
WAIT WAIT MORTIUS your favourite movie is TREASURE PLANET??? I was assigned disney themed ballgown for an assignment in my fashion design course and I picked a Treasure Planet themed dress! I'm making it these days! I couldn't find ANY creators who were excited about that movie and I kept hoping someone would share my excitement! Aaaaaah! 😂
I liked the show. After this series, I loved this show
I'd only seen the film and heard there right there once about two weeks before you patreon Premier 😂
My school was supposed to do this musical this year. I was so excited when I found out BUT it got canceled because some of the songs were “too inappropriate.” Now I get to watch this
Before this series, I've known Legally Blond for years and loved it but haven't listened to it for awhile. Watching your reactions made me relisten to this musical and enlightened me to some things I missed
So Mortius likes Treasure Planet. Totally based.
I didn't know about this musical at all before this series. I gad seen only clips if the film. I would love to see it live.
I seen the movie a while ago, and funnily enough the fact it was a musical made me watch it! I only knew a few of the songs from the musical, and my highschool was going to do a play before a ceetain virius happened. So I never properly got to watch the musical until now! It made me appreciate an already good movie with an even better musical adaptation. So thank you :)
Oh I love Legally Blonde the musical (I prefer it over the movie, honestly, although that's kindof a pattern for me when it comes to musical adaptations of things). I've watched this very proshot here on youtube multiple times over the years, so when you guys started covering it I was stoked!
Also, when Mortius said "Do we need to go back a few songs~?" I'd forgotten about Gay or European and I thought he was referring to the part in Chip On Your Shoulder where Paulette said "HAIR CARE?? I _love_ this guy!"
I knew that legally blonde had a musical (love the movie) but had never listened to the songs before, now after watching this series I listen to the songs constantly, I adore this musical and am planning to watch the whole thing asap.
i heard about legally blonde, like there right there is basically a meme, seeing you making a reaction make me decide to watch the whole thing lol
I haven’t heard about before i see your videos. I want to watch the movie.
I was already a big legally blonde fan before you covered it but I loved hearing all of your takes on the plots and music I didn’t pick up before now ❤
1:59 I love how the distance between them is measured in miles, kilometres and blue whales. That’s actually pretty funny
I actually went to watch the hole thing right after the first episode, and it shoot right on top of my list on par with Sweeney Todd: the former to light me up, the latter to bring me back to earth. Sweeney Todd also is basically modern day Don Giovanni, which would be my absolute favourite if we also consider opera. Legally Blonde is more specific to the american musical tradition, with the showtunes legacy being the fundamental structure, so that would make it my actual favourite musical, if we stick to the tradition that originated the term. Hamilton and Rocky Horror Show are close seconds
To answer the question at the beginning of the video, I had never seen legally blonde before this, so I watched the pro shot purely because you guys were reacting to it