Hahahaha I loved that moment of the reaction so much. The double twist is brutal, like "PAUL'S ALIVE!" only to have the rug pulled out almost immediately.
Honestly I think he was faking the whole thing. If you can look closely at his face it look like sometimes that he giving Emma a clue that he is faking and he trying to get her to play along.
@@rtaylor7384 Nah, he's infected. If he wasn't, then how does he know the lyrics to Show Stoppin' Number? He wasn't present when the professor sang it, unlike every other song the hive cycled through. He was there for all of them... except that one. Hence Emma's scream of horror as her last hope (Paul faking it) is proven wrong And the implication that Emma's at the beginning of the show in the opening number is part of a theory that the show itself is the aliens re-enacting how they conquered the world... like a sick little victory lap. She was infected from the start so of course Paul stood no chance, it's just an echo of who they all used to be.
And the last shot from the back of the theater, before they actually get back on stage, was created entirely in editing according to Nick Lang. Stitched together from three or four different ones, with a lot of frame-by-frame cutting out and stuff. It’s wild!
The creepiest part is that the title is in the past tense because the entire musical is the alien telling how it took over the earth- in musical form. It’s why at the end she says “it’s a loop!?” because her character becomes aware that she’s already trapped in a musical even before the alien takes over her.
Aww you cut it off before the bows finished that's one of the best parts since lauren stays in character and is begging for help from the audience and asking why they are clapping before she gets dragged away it is great
The actress who played the Greenpeace girl among other characters, Mariah Rose Faith, this was her first Starkid show and she was even cast in Black Friday as Lex. But they had to recast the role of Lex because Mariah then got cast in the Broadway touring production of Mean Girls as Regina George. But like you guys said, she has an amazing voice! Starkid has a knack for finding the best talent that's out there.
And she came back for the Nightmare time Episodes. Virtual performance was a bit of a different feel, but definitely worth a watch. The intro is a bop.
you really have to give props to paul's actor in this, because he still sounds pretty damn good despite not being warmed up the entire musical. Sure, talking can warm you up to an extent but hitting those high notes with such ease without being properly warmed up is just incredible.
Yeah, when he streamed a live watching of TGWDLM and he started nick picking his performance. Especially the beginning of "Inevitable" where he pointed out how flat he sounded. His chat was like "NO. STOP THAT. YOU SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT YOURSELF RIGHT NOW!" 😂
Oh - you turned it off before the credits stopped. Things keep going for a little bit more. You've not missed anything really except a few chuckles at how amazing Lauren Lopez's (Emma's) acting is, but still. *Love* this series, delighted you're doing the Starkid stuff. Can't wait to see what you make of Starship and Holy Musical, Batman!
One neat thing is that this technically isn't actually a musical. Every bit of singing in it (save for maybe the opening number) is actually happening in-universe.
@@queerlibtardhippie9357 I think their point is that it isn't a musical in a traditional aspect where the characters are singing only for us viewers, but in hatchetfield, it actually happens in world. So it makes it less of a musical, and more of a horror play where the enemies happen to be singing.
I’m glad you brought up comedic timing for Team Starkid. I’ve mentioned it with my friends before. Sometimes, a character requires a certain touch that only certain people could pull off. They cast their shows so well that you can’t imagine someone else playing the characters.
I'm wondering if all the nightmare times are the nightmares of specific hatchetfield residents. The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals is Paul's nightmare place, but it could also be Emma's, since she's alone at the end and utterly terrified and powerless. Ted's is being stuck in the Bastard's Box/living a time loop over and over, haunted by his mistakes, etc.
This is definitely my favorite Starkid show, the songs are all fire because the soundtrack is all villain songs. Jeff Blim is a chaotic genius tbh.. Also, the closed captions are wrong on certain lyrics because iirc, Jeff does the CC. He really is chaotic lol and we all love him for it. Well _that_ and his crazy eyes.
At 29:30, many theorize that what was happening here was Jeff's character fighting the alien, and him forgetting and saying goodbye to his wife was him realizing he was losing the battle over his mind, and giving up to the alien.
I feel like Ted was so awful while he was drunk because he just got beat up by Charlotte and then watched her die. If he actually had feelings for her, that would really mess someone up.
I've seen this musical over 5 times and never even considered that....that's dark. Especially after watching Time Bastard from their Hatchetfield series, so we know Ted does actually care about these people. He's a selfish asshole of a friend but he does care for them in his own messed up way.
@@Regmuslima yeah he was probably regretting leaving Charlotte there so he was acting like an asshole because we see how much his mistakes really haunt him in time bastard
Nah, there a show called "Nightamare time" bby team Starkid that takes place in alternate timelines an focuss on secondary characters. One of the episode in on Ted and without spoilers, hewas already kind of scummy would be ladykiller in general.
This musical is a near-perfect blend of humor and drama and Starkid is also AMAZING at comedic timing! And when you break it down, the subversion here was GENIUS. I mean it wasnt just a throwaway plot twist to throw the audience off. Its unexpected on the first watch, but when you look back the foreshadowing is completely meta and in-your face: I mean its The Guy Who DIDNT Like Musicals, not The Guy Who DOESNT Like Musicals!
i will say with 100% confidence, this is starkids BEST PACED show. i love it for that reason it’s so easy to rewatch lol (in comparison to avpm which is… 3 hours long 😭)
I usually hate sad endings but…….I fucking love this lmao. It’s so perfect! My favorite song is Inevitable - it became my favorite Starkid song of all time(beating out Happy Ending from Twisted) Black Friday overall is even MORE dark haha.
@@whitenoisereacts can’t wait to see your reaction! Black Friday is amazing - the third musical in the series will be called Nerdy Prudes Must Die. It was delayed bc of Covid but hopefully we’ll get it soon! There is a mini-series called Nightmare Time as well, it’s just a reading done by video call but it’s still really cool. They’re all part of the Hatchetfield series.
@@supertoxicgamer Nick Lang dirrected and helped with the lyrics. Dunno about Matt. i beleive the actor who plays Paul, Jon Matteson also helped with some lyrics.
The really sad thing about the ending is that if they went to wherever the boats were, they probably would have made it, but since Paul chose to attempt to save the town, they ended up dooming the planet in the process Also, the ending was foreshadowed in the title since it’s called The Guy Who *Didn’t* Like Musicals instead of The Guy Who Doesn’t Like Musicals
Reactions to all the Starkid musicals would be greatly appreciated! Plus, some of the ones by Tin Can Bros like Solve It Squad and especially Spies Are Forever!!!~~~ Spies Are Forever is probably my favorite musical; it stars a few of the Starkid regulars^.^
@@whitenoisereacts If you react to Spies are forever and want to know more about the expertly written subtext in the show (but please do it after the first watch - massive spoilers!), please watch the video Spies are forever decoded.
I love the manic energy that Jeff Blim (Aladdin, Paul’s boss, etc.) brings to ever project he does for Star kid 😂 pretty sure he wrote/arranged the music for tgwdlm and Black Friday right? Also if you haven’t watched Holy musical Batman he plays a jokers like villain and is amazing!
This is my favorite Starkid show. The humor, the music, it’s all so good. I also got to see the weirdest version of this live. I was there the day that Nick Lang (one of the writers) had to go on as Emma because Lauren Lopez was super sick. I was a Kickstarter backer for this and got to go to a pre show brunch with the cast and got to sit in on the quick rehearsals for Nick. There’s actually a short video on my page from that rehearsal of Nick practicing the Cup of Roasted Coffee song.
This one's a good one, too! I love the serious story and dark humor. I can't wait for you to react to the other Starkid musicals! I hope you also watch the "Trail to Oregon" one. It's a lot of fun!
I feel like they generally aren’t a fan of the ‘toilet humor’, so they might not like TTO that much. I’m not really a fan either, it’s my least favorite of their shows besides Ani. But there’s some great songs!
@@RonHeartsMe I didn't think there was a lot of toilet humor in that one, except for the ending of course. But I see your point; I'm usually not a fan of potty humor either, but I still think TTO is one of their funnier, light hearted shows that deserves more attention. I hope they also give "Starship" a chance; it's older and though it's not perfect, I think it's also a fun time with some fun characters and songs!
@@RonHeartsMe trail to Oregon is one of my favorite star kid shows with my least favorite starkid ending lol. Just cut out that last bit and it’s easily top 3 for me
I loved seeing you get so invested in these characters! You seemed so happy to see Paul there at the end and seeing your faces fall like that when he started singing - priceless! Looking forward to seeing what you think about Black Friday!
I kindda screamed whe you lost the meta at the end credtis (when Emma realises the audience and start to scream at them ask for help and questioning why they are laugthing and doing nothing) is amazing. My fav song is Inevitable, but I also love Show Stopping Number and Not Youur Seed
Excited for you to check out some other Starkid shows! The Trail to Oregon is going to be... interesting, haha. And Tin Can Bros' Spies Are Forever is worth a look as well. It would also definitely be cool to see you guys react to other musicals like Les Mis! Hamilton and In The Heights are also good picks. Don't feel like I'm adding anything new here with this comment lol but I appreciate the reactions you're putting out, you guys are very thoughtful and have fun with it. Looking forward to whatever's next!
I've seen a lot of people suggesting other starkid shows, but no one has mentioned firebringer! It's definitely my favourite starkid soundtrack and the whole show is super underrated, I really recommend you guys watch it
its especially a good watch if you really like Lauren's singing, its one of the best that showcases her voice. plus its pretty funny and the whole cast does a great job. it's def one of my faves too 😄
The actress that plays Emma and the actor that plays Ted are actually a couple in real life. I just think that is so cool that the starkid/musical theatre universe brought them together!
THIS WAS TOTALLY AWESOME! The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals is one of my favorites (from obvious reasons- again, this was *great* ) and i would LOVE to see you guys reacting to all their other great shows: Black Friday Holy Musical B@man Trail to Oregon Firebringer Starship and many more! I loved to see you so happy near the ending: 'YEAH! PAUL SURVIVED!' and the next second you were both like: .... waiit- oohH SHIIII- You missed the ending though! Lauren Lopez (Emma) being the awesome queen that she is stayed in character until the end and broke the fourth wall (again)! I am so glad you enjoyed this and i hope you'll watch all the other shows too!
I gotta say, this reaction brought me so much joy. It's awesome to see people who genuinely appreciate the cleverness, humour and creativity of Starkid (I'm always down to rewatch a Starkid musical). PLEASE 🙏 react to the rest, I'll watch every one.
I wanna know your thoughts on Black Friday already but I'll be patient. I think you'd really like Holy Musical B@man cuz it allows Joe Walker (who played voldemort in AVPM) and his humorous acting to show through. Plus the music is amazing!!
Nooo, you missed the best part! Right at the end- it's funny how you mentioned fourth wall breaking at some point because that's exactly what the end does! I guess we're all part of the show~ The hive really did win (Love your reactions btw! Your commentary is always on point!)
I was sure I'd watched you guys watching TGWDLM already, weird! I'm stuck in a Starkid loop I guess. More than happy to watch through this vid anyway :D
You guys should totally check out holly musical batman it has more acting and humor from joe walker (voldemort/prince achmed) its overall really funny and a great show!!!
Will Black Friday ever be on TH-cam? Also, please react to spies are forever by the tin can bros, starkid's sister company. It has some of the same actors like the girl who plays Emma and the guy who plays Ted. It's my favourite musical from them and starkid. I think you would like it
Watching your smiles fade when Paul started singing Inevitable was honestly so satisfying lol I was the same on my first watch XD do moooooooore. Please?
I feel the 'damn good coffee' line was a reference to Twin Peaks (still my favorite TV show after all these years. The opening number is positively groovy. I love the 'show stopping number' especially since The Producers pulls off something exactly like this. Out of all Starkid musicals, this remains my favorite !
Duuuudes I think this is my favorite Starkid musical, the characters, the acting and the songs are so amazing, I kept listening to the album for a whole year 😂 really glad that you guys liked it too, hope one day you'll react to Firebringer, live the songs from this one as well
One thing I love is the fact that the title spoils the entire musical and what happens. It's called "the guy who *DIDNT* like musicals" not "the guy who *DOESN'T* like musicals" for shadowing the fact that he gets taken over at the end.
I was truly unable to contain my excitement about this! Starkid reactions are few and far between and watching you guys react is always such a treat. I can’t wait to see what you think of Black Friday. I don’t know if they’re my favorite Starkid shows, but to me the world-building is super impressive and fascinating. Also, I’ve already seen other recs in the comments but I can’t recommend Holy Musical B@man enough and I also highly recommend checking out Starship especially if you wind up enjoying the sci-fi vibes with the Hatchetfield shows. Completely different feel, but still super fun other-worldly hijinks!
I feel that a lot of starkid musicals work extremally well partially because the characters are written with the actors and their strengths in mind. They give Jeff unhinged roles, in most shows Lauren plays men as an inside joke and they always take advantage of Robert's range and stamina.
starkid has infected me with the apotheosis! I can't not sing starkid songs. Also yes you have to watch the credits. Because poor lauren continues to be terrified while they all bow. I read somewhere that it is the aliens putting on a show about like what happened thats why at the beginning with the talk of his leading man entrance and at the end it is the aliens bowing at the end of their show after they took over the whole world
You should definitely watch Spies Are Forever! It's by Tin Can Bros, which is kind of like Starkid's sister-company so it has a lot of the same cast and it's just a really fun and well done musical :D it's also free to watch on youtube!
you should have seen the credits/applause at the end! it's really funny also the big discussion on this musical is if paul really is infected at the end or if he's pretending to be, bc a lot of the lyrics of the closing number can be read two different ways (i personally really enjoy The Implications, metaphorically speaking, of him faking the infection at the end)
@@whitenoisereacts There's another theory I heard circulating around that I think is the _most_ plausible, but I don't want to say anything about it until you watch Ep 2 of Nightmare Time.
BUT THE ENDING CREDITS!!!! THAT'S LITERALLY THE BEST PART!!!! LIKE, EMMAS SCREAMING THE IRONY THERE, THE FSCT THAT SHE IS DYING IN CLIVESDALE LIKE WHY DID YOU TURN IT OFF THERE NOOOO STARKID DOESN'T DO THAT DAMN YOU WOULDVE LOVE THAT MOMENT
So glad to see you two enjoying this :) it’s my favourite StarKid show, love the choice of horror-comedy for the genre and the musical numbers are consistently great, IMO, even more so than usual for StarKid. Loved to see your shock at the twist ending, I felt the same way!! Looking forward to your takes on Black Friday next week. 💚🖤💚🖤💚
Please please do Spies Are Forever! There’s not enough Spies reacting out there, but it’s an AMAZING and my favorite starkid-related (tin can brothers) musical! You should also watch Black Friday, it’s a hatchetfield AU
YES! This is everything I wanted and more :D TGWDLM is possibly my favourite musical of all time (including westend/ broadway) and it's so fun to watch people discover it for the first time and love it just as much. Welcome to the Starkid fandom!
This one took a while to grow on me, because I only knew the sillier productions. But now its my favorite. You still get the humor, but you see a lot more serious acting chops from the cast. Another one of my favorites is Firebringer. Not so much for the story, but the music is really good!
lol, you missed the in-credits comedy of Emma pleading with the audience to help her while the cast take their bows. Hilarious! Anyway, I do think this is the best Starkid musical in terms of the music itself - really great tunes. I love the B-movie Rocky Horror vibe.
Well, if you’ve seen the movie this was loosely based on, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”, that would’ve been your clue to how this was gonna turn out.
Did you know that the bows at the end have all of the characters staying in character? Emma breaks the fourth wall asking for help from the audience before the hive drag her offstage!!
This show has some Little Shop of Horrors kinda vibes... Maybe not directly, but yeah... The movie based on the musical (based on the film lol) has a happy ending, but with a hint that things aren't done... Meanwhile, the original musical stage show ends in a similarly bleak manner to this. I think this one is generally better than Black Friday, but Black Friday is still a great show... I expect you enjoyed it too. Looking forward to seeing it next week... Sadly can't donate right now... Great to see more people enjoying Team Starkid anyway ^_^ I hope you're planning to watch Ani at some point... Hopefully at least one of you knows at least Star Wars episodes 1 - 6. I think it's one of the funniest, but it might be the one hurt most by not getting a decent amount of the references... I dunno... Even if you don't react to everything, hopefully you'll watch them all at some point.
Emma is just the best! she's such a mood. sidebar, i think doing a parody of shows like superstore and the office would be a great topic for starkid to explore. just sayin'.
I listen to these songs to this day!! I love Starkid so much. My fav songs are "La Dee Dah Dah Day," "Show Me Your Hands," and of course "Join Us (And Die)." Oh, I forgot how good the "Cup of Morning Coffee" was. Not to mention the "Showstopping Number"!!
so much fun watching this with you again. your faces dropping when paul starts singing at the end is priceless, i did exactly the same thing lmao. are you guys gonna watch nerdy prudes must die? i hope so, i think youll really like it
With evidence from characters like Sam and Alice, both of which seem to have retained aspects of their previous personalities, honestly I can't see the alien virus as completely taking over. They would have to at least retain memories, I think, but it's likely there's emotions that still hang around.
i hope you guys eventually got to see the end credits cause the way Emma breaks the fourth wall begging the actual audience for help while they're cheering and clapping after the end of the show is haunting and hilarious xD
this is in my friends top three starkid shows. they have a record of watching it 7 or 8 times in one day. they even dyed their hair grey to match professor hidgens. it’s fantastic musical
If you watch tgwdlm digital ticket version and the script, Ted acting even more like an asshole after he got drunk is because Charlotte is dead. Joey once said in live stream that Ted ACTUALLY loved Charlotte at some point, he actually did care for her a bit. That's why he told Charlotte that Sam is a scumbag, at that moment, that's how he showed that he do care for her. In digital ticket version you can see Ted holding a bottle, staring down at Charlotte's dead body for a very long time. Joey also said he intended to make him feel like he did care for Charlotte, that's why he chose to do that. Of course, that doesn't take away the fact that he is an asshole, but it's just a very interesting fact.
What's ya'll favorite song in this one??
Show Me Those Hands, hands down. Show-Stopping Number and The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals come in a close 2nd
Inevitable!
It's hard to decide, but Show Stopping Number, Inevitable, and Show Me Your Hands are definitely up there
Has to be show stopping number
Actually maybe let it out
THEIR FACES WHEN INEVITABLE STARTED AND PAUL STARTED SINGING MY GOD. The disappointment that we all felt.
I came here to make that same comment! The way their expressions fell when he sang “you lost” was priceless 😆
Hahahaha I loved that moment of the reaction so much. The double twist is brutal, like "PAUL'S ALIVE!" only to have the rug pulled out almost immediately.
They looked so disappointed 😂
Honestly I think he was faking the whole thing. If you can look closely at his face it look like sometimes that he giving Emma a clue that he is faking and he trying to get her to play along.
@@rtaylor7384 Nah, he's infected. If he wasn't, then how does he know the lyrics to Show Stoppin' Number? He wasn't present when the professor sang it, unlike every other song the hive cycled through. He was there for all of them... except that one. Hence Emma's scream of horror as her last hope (Paul faking it) is proven wrong
And the implication that Emma's at the beginning of the show in the opening number is part of a theory that the show itself is the aliens re-enacting how they conquered the world... like a sick little victory lap. She was infected from the start so of course Paul stood no chance, it's just an echo of who they all used to be.
Fun Fact when Paul and Emma go through the audience acting like it's alleyways, that was added so Mariah could get into her cop costume!
And the last shot from the back of the theater, before they actually get back on stage, was created entirely in editing according to Nick Lang. Stitched together from three or four different ones, with a lot of frame-by-frame cutting out and stuff. It’s wild!
The creepiest part is that the title is in the past tense because the entire musical is the alien telling how it took over the earth- in musical form. It’s why at the end she says “it’s a loop!?” because her character becomes aware that she’s already trapped in a musical even before the alien takes over her.
I always thought she said it was a loop because she walked around the back of the stage and came out the other side
@@ElioMiles That’s true! But her character wouldn’t be in a circular loop if she weren’t on a physical stage, at least from my perspective.
@@winterwolf0100 the whole reveal at the end is because she looks up and sees the audience and realises she is in a musical, on a stage
The personal hell of snapping out of control and then they suffer under control once again after a tale of relieving of the last days you were free.
omggg i am shook after reading this comment
The slow falling of you guys’s smiles as Paul starts singing Inevitable is the highlight of the reaction lmao
bro even had the surrender cobra going
Aww you cut it off before the bows finished that's one of the best parts since lauren stays in character and is begging for help from the audience and asking why they are clapping before she gets dragged away it is great
I havent finished but HECK NOO
@@jasmine9581its my favourite part 😅
The actress who played the Greenpeace girl among other characters, Mariah Rose Faith, this was her first Starkid show and she was even cast in Black Friday as Lex. But they had to recast the role of Lex because Mariah then got cast in the Broadway touring production of Mean Girls as Regina George. But like you guys said, she has an amazing voice! Starkid has a knack for finding the best talent that's out there.
Oh dang, Broadway?? Good for her
@@whitenoisereacts It was on the National Tour, but still incredibly impressive.
And she came back for the Nightmare time Episodes. Virtual performance was a bit of a different feel, but definitely worth a watch. The intro is a bop.
First and only starkid show
I KNEW I RECONIZED HER VOICE FROM SOMEWHERE!!!
you really have to give props to paul's actor in this, because he still sounds pretty damn good despite not being warmed up the entire musical. Sure, talking can warm you up to an extent but hitting those high notes with such ease without being properly warmed up is just incredible.
I really did like the actor who played Paul. His face he made at the end of the show was so scary looking. He was a amazing in this.
Yeah, when he streamed a live watching of TGWDLM and he started nick picking his performance. Especially the beginning of "Inevitable" where he pointed out how flat he sounded.
His chat was like "NO. STOP THAT. YOU SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT YOURSELF RIGHT NOW!" 😂
Yesss, and he sounds even more incredible in their recent musical called Nerdy Prudes Must Die
@@fernglade agreed!!
My boyfriend hates musicals, and he LOVES this one. Ugh, so good
The meta levels are too real
I hate musicals but i enjoy starkid
My brother isn't too much for musicals either but he absolutely loved this one XD Especially once Show Stopping Number came up
@@anonymouswind1 YES! He loves Show Stopping Number the best
I guess your boyfriend thought about the implications
Every song in this musical is designed to be memorable... to get stuck in your head... to be an ear worm you can’t get rid of...
The Implications
The apotheosis is upon us
oh my god i didn't think about the implications
@@s4ferin NO ONE EVER THINKS ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS!
I’m *FRIGHTENED*
The music is so good and addictive that I had all the songs stuck in my head during my exams 😂😂 the implications!!
Oh - you turned it off before the credits stopped. Things keep going for a little bit more. You've not missed anything really except a few chuckles at how amazing Lauren Lopez's (Emma's) acting is, but still.
*Love* this series, delighted you're doing the Starkid stuff. Can't wait to see what you make of Starship and Holy Musical, Batman!
Yh honestly it makes me scared cause sometimes I'll start singing around the house and have to stop an think of the implications, LOL :-)
WHY ARE YOU CLAPPING??
laurens acting makes me cry it’s not fair she’s so good
I was a bit disappointed tbh. That's one of my favorite parts to see people react to. I remember laugh/crying at that part. It's so meta, and perfect.
I was just about to ask them to review holy musical Batman!
One neat thing is that this technically isn't actually a musical. Every bit of singing in it (save for maybe the opening number) is actually happening in-universe.
Lmao, yeah technically
That makes it even more of a musical
@@queerlibtardhippie9357 I think their point is that it isn't a musical in a traditional aspect where the characters are singing only for us viewers,
but in hatchetfield, it actually happens in world. So it makes it less of a musical, and more of a horror play where the enemies happen to be singing.
Diegetic music in musicals is still a thing. Having non-diegetic music is not a requirement to be a musical. The movie Once comes to mind.
Does it being diegetic make it not a musical?
I’m glad you brought up comedic timing for Team Starkid. I’ve mentioned it with my friends before. Sometimes, a character requires a certain touch that only certain people could pull off. They cast their shows so well that you can’t imagine someone else playing the characters.
“this guy is so great in everything”
joey richter is one hell of a guy, just wait til you watch spies are forever
@@jahnavi1934 i know it’s crazy!! also tysm i also love my name
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"that was you [Ted] in that song"
Me: actually that wasn't ted that was the homeless-
*stops and cackles knowingly in time bastard*
I also cackled knowingly in Time Bastard. After all, things only seem to split at the point of Jane's Accident.
I'm wondering if all the nightmare times are the nightmares of specific hatchetfield residents. The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals is Paul's nightmare place, but it could also be Emma's, since she's alone at the end and utterly terrified and powerless. Ted's is being stuck in the Bastard's Box/living a time loop over and over, haunted by his mistakes, etc.
robert manion singing show stopping number lives in my head 24/7
This is definitely my favorite Starkid show, the songs are all fire because the soundtrack is all villain songs.
Jeff Blim is a chaotic genius tbh.. Also, the closed captions are wrong on certain lyrics because iirc, Jeff does the CC. He really is chaotic lol and we all love him for it. Well _that_ and his crazy eyes.
Yes, he definitely has some crazy eyes lmao
I think Joe Walker did the CC and had some fun with it.
@@ZimtPorridge that's right.. I don't know why I thought Jeff did it lol
@@habitsrabbit it's understandable since there are too many Starkid guys starting with J :D
@@ZimtPorridge “DoN’t yOu TwUsT mE?”
At 29:30, many theorize that what was happening here was Jeff's character fighting the alien, and him forgetting and saying goodbye to his wife was him realizing he was losing the battle over his mind, and giving up to the alien.
I feel like Ted was so awful while he was drunk because he just got beat up by Charlotte and then watched her die. If he actually had feelings for her, that would really mess someone up.
I've seen this musical over 5 times and never even considered that....that's dark. Especially after watching Time Bastard from their Hatchetfield series, so we know Ted does actually care about these people. He's a selfish asshole of a friend but he does care for them in his own messed up way.
@@Regmuslima yeah he was probably regretting leaving Charlotte there so he was acting like an asshole because we see how much his mistakes really haunt him in time bastard
He definetely actually had feelings for charlotte. I felt like that was an obvious part of his character.
Nah, there a show called "Nightamare time" bby team Starkid that takes place in alternate timelines an focuss on secondary characters. One of the episode in on Ted and without spoilers, hewas already kind of scummy would be ladykiller in general.
I’ll also add that in now, NPMD Pete, his brother, was confirmed to be Hot Chocolate Boy. He was already dead at the very beginning
The girl who plays Emma (Lauren Lopez) and the guy who plays Ted/Homeless guy (Joey Richter) is engaged now and they’re so freaking cute!
In other words: Draco and Ron are engaged
Y’all should definitely do some more starkid, also Tin Can brothers. “Spies are Forever” is iconic.
YES SPIES ARE FOREVER US SO WELL SHOT AND MADE
Agreed!
SO SO GOOD
Spies is one of my all time favorites!
Yes!!! Love spies!!
This musical is a near-perfect blend of humor and drama and Starkid is also AMAZING at comedic timing! And when you break it down, the subversion here was GENIUS. I mean it wasnt just a throwaway plot twist to throw the audience off. Its unexpected on the first watch, but when you look back the foreshadowing is completely meta and in-your face: I mean its The Guy Who DIDNT Like Musicals, not The Guy Who DOESNT Like Musicals!
“So crash those shiny cymbals”
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*crash*
Me. Well, that was annoyingly timed
I agree
i will say with 100% confidence, this is starkids BEST PACED show. i love it for that reason it’s so easy to rewatch lol (in comparison to avpm which is… 3 hours long 😭)
I usually hate sad endings but…….I fucking love this lmao. It’s so perfect! My favorite song is Inevitable - it became my favorite Starkid song of all time(beating out Happy Ending from Twisted)
Black Friday overall is even MORE dark haha.
I liked Black Friday even more
@@whitenoisereacts can’t wait to see your reaction! Black Friday is amazing - the third musical in the series will be called Nerdy Prudes Must Die. It was delayed bc of Covid but hopefully we’ll get it soon! There is a mini-series called Nightmare Time as well, it’s just a reading done by video call but it’s still really cool. They’re all part of the Hatchetfield series.
Fun fact: Jeff Blim the guy who played the boss and general McNamara wrote all the songs for this musical and Black Friday!
Yep also all three episodes of nightmare time.
And the Trail to Oregon!
Then what do Matt and Nick Lane do?
@@supertoxicgamer Nick Lang dirrected and helped with the lyrics. Dunno about Matt. i beleive the actor who plays Paul, Jon Matteson also helped with some lyrics.
@@supertoxicgamernick and matt write the plot and dialogue, jeff just does the songs
The really sad thing about the ending is that if they went to wherever the boats were, they probably would have made it, but since Paul chose to attempt to save the town, they ended up dooming the planet in the process
Also, the ending was foreshadowed in the title since it’s called The Guy Who *Didn’t* Like Musicals instead of The Guy Who Doesn’t Like Musicals
The third part of the Hatchetfield series is now out, Nerdy Prudes Must Die, cannot wait to see you guys' reaction to that masterpiece
i wish they watched it but they quit youtube :(
I love how the title is a spoiler as its in the past tense. "The guy who DIDN'T like musicals" as opposed to "the guy who DOESN'T like musicals"
Reactions to all the Starkid musicals would be greatly appreciated! Plus, some of the ones by Tin Can Bros like Solve It Squad and especially Spies Are Forever!!!~~~ Spies Are Forever is probably my favorite musical; it stars a few of the Starkid regulars^.^
I can’t make any promises, but the did add The Trail to Oregon to the roster
@@whitenoisereacts If you react to Spies are forever and want to know more about the expertly written subtext in the show (but please do it after the first watch - massive spoilers!), please watch the video Spies are forever decoded.
I love the manic energy that Jeff Blim (Aladdin, Paul’s boss, etc.) brings to ever project he does for Star kid 😂 pretty sure he wrote/arranged the music for tgwdlm and Black Friday right? Also if you haven’t watched Holy musical Batman he plays a jokers like villain and is amazing!
He did write the music! He's wonderful
This is my favorite Starkid show. The humor, the music, it’s all so good.
I also got to see the weirdest version of this live. I was there the day that Nick Lang (one of the writers) had to go on as Emma because Lauren Lopez was super sick. I was a Kickstarter backer for this and got to go to a pre show brunch with the cast and got to sit in on the quick rehearsals for Nick. There’s actually a short video on my page from that rehearsal of Nick practicing the Cup of Roasted Coffee song.
This one's a good one, too! I love the serious story and dark humor. I can't wait for you to react to the other Starkid musicals! I hope you also watch the "Trail to Oregon" one. It's a lot of fun!
I feel like they generally aren’t a fan of the ‘toilet humor’, so they might not like TTO that much. I’m not really a fan either, it’s my least favorite of their shows besides Ani. But there’s some great songs!
@@RonHeartsMe I didn't think there was a lot of toilet humor in that one, except for the ending of course. But I see your point; I'm usually not a fan of potty humor either, but I still think TTO is one of their funnier, light hearted shows that deserves more attention.
I hope they also give "Starship" a chance; it's older and though it's not perfect, I think it's also a fun time with some fun characters and songs!
Yesss starship is great Taz is just the best
@@RonHeartsMe trail to Oregon is one of my favorite star kid shows with my least favorite starkid ending lol. Just cut out that last bit and it’s easily top 3 for me
not me waiting at the end for them to react to emma going "wHY aRe YoU ClApPiNg"
I loved seeing you get so invested in these characters! You seemed so happy to see Paul there at the end and seeing your faces fall like that when he started singing - priceless! Looking forward to seeing what you think about Black Friday!
Right at the end, before the rest of the characters drag her center stage, you can just about hear Emma asking to borrow a phone lmao
I kindda screamed whe you lost the meta at the end credtis (when Emma realises the audience and start to scream at them ask for help and questioning why they are laugthing and doing nothing) is amazing. My fav song is Inevitable, but I also love Show Stopping Number and Not Youur Seed
Just realized why professor Hidgens sounds so familiar...his voice reminds me of Doc from Back to the Future 😅😂
Excited for you to check out some other Starkid shows! The Trail to Oregon is going to be... interesting, haha. And Tin Can Bros' Spies Are Forever is worth a look as well. It would also definitely be cool to see you guys react to other musicals like Les Mis! Hamilton and In The Heights are also good picks. Don't feel like I'm adding anything new here with this comment lol but I appreciate the reactions you're putting out, you guys are very thoughtful and have fun with it. Looking forward to whatever's next!
You are definitely adding something new lol
@@whitenoisereacts Haha well, I'm glad to hear it! Excited for your future reactions! :)
I've seen a lot of people suggesting other starkid shows, but no one has mentioned firebringer! It's definitely my favourite starkid soundtrack and the whole show is super underrated, I really recommend you guys watch it
its especially a good watch if you really like Lauren's singing, its one of the best that showcases her voice. plus its pretty funny and the whole cast does a great job. it's def one of my faves too 😄
The actress that plays Emma and the actor that plays Ted are actually a couple in real life. I just think that is so cool that the starkid/musical theatre universe brought them together!
They got married July 2023.
I'd definitely recommend: "The trail to Oregon" and "Ani: A Parody", their a little bit older but still really good, great reactions as always☺️👍💕
THIS WAS TOTALLY AWESOME!
The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals is one of my favorites (from obvious reasons- again, this was *great* ) and i would LOVE to see you guys reacting to all their other great shows:
Black Friday
Holy Musical B@man
Trail to Oregon
Firebringer
Starship and many more!
I loved to see you so happy near the ending: 'YEAH! PAUL SURVIVED!' and the next second you were both like: .... waiit- oohH SHIIII-
You missed the ending though! Lauren Lopez (Emma) being the awesome queen that she is stayed in character until the end and broke the fourth wall (again)! I am so glad you enjoyed this and i hope you'll watch all the other shows too!
"WHY ARE YOU CLAPPING?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!"
@@dwell7315 I so read it in her voice😂😂👌
I gotta say, this reaction brought me so much joy. It's awesome to see people who genuinely appreciate the cleverness, humour and creativity of Starkid (I'm always down to rewatch a Starkid musical). PLEASE 🙏 react to the rest, I'll watch every one.
Will do!!! Maybe not all, but there are definitely more to come
I wanna know your thoughts on Black Friday already but I'll be patient. I think you'd really like Holy Musical B@man cuz it allows Joe Walker (who played voldemort in AVPM) and his humorous acting to show through. Plus the music is amazing!!
Actually, the guy who plays Ted is one of the OG Starkid members and played Ron in AVPM!
Nooo, you missed the best part! Right at the end- it's funny how you mentioned fourth wall breaking at some point because that's exactly what the end does!
I guess we're all part of the show~ The hive really did win
(Love your reactions btw! Your commentary is always on point!)
I was sure I'd watched you guys watching TGWDLM already, weird!
I'm stuck in a Starkid loop I guess.
More than happy to watch through this vid anyway :D
Well it was on Patreon so u might have seen it there
You guys should totally check out holly musical batman it has more acting and humor from joe walker (voldemort/prince achmed) its overall really funny and a great show!!!
Your starkid reactions are doing HELLA good, my dudes ❤ excited for the entire journey of all of the shows!
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I'm really sad you didn't react to the ending where she's freaking out as the crowd is applauding lol that's my favorite part of the whole thing!
Will Black Friday ever be on TH-cam? Also, please react to spies are forever by the tin can bros, starkid's sister company. It has some of the same actors like the girl who plays Emma and the guy who plays Ted. It's my favourite musical from them and starkid. I think you would like it
Yeah, it’s just not gonna be up till next week
Please react to spies are forever, trail to oregon and holy musical b@man too . I would love to see your reactions
Watching your smiles fade when Paul started singing Inevitable was honestly so satisfying lol I was the same on my first watch XD do moooooooore. Please?
The fact that the musical is an actual loop is amazing. It ends at the beginning as they do the same musical over and over again and again.
I feel the 'damn good coffee' line was a reference to Twin Peaks (still my favorite TV show after all these years. The opening number is positively groovy. I love the 'show stopping number' especially since The Producers pulls off something exactly like this. Out of all Starkid musicals, this remains my favorite !
Have I just watched this and Black Friday on Patreon? Ya. Am gonna watch this again anyway? Oh hell ya
Lol aww
Duuuudes I think this is my favorite Starkid musical, the characters, the acting and the songs are so amazing, I kept listening to the album for a whole year 😂 really glad that you guys liked it too, hope one day you'll react to Firebringer, live the songs from this one as well
One thing I love is the fact that the title spoils the entire musical and what happens. It's called "the guy who *DIDNT* like musicals" not "the guy who *DOESN'T* like musicals" for shadowing the fact that he gets taken over at the end.
39:59 Joey showing appreciation for Robert’s dance moves 😍
I was truly unable to contain my excitement about this! Starkid reactions are few and far between and watching you guys react is always such a treat. I can’t wait to see what you think of Black Friday. I don’t know if they’re my favorite Starkid shows, but to me the world-building is super impressive and fascinating.
Also, I’ve already seen other recs in the comments but I can’t recommend Holy Musical B@man enough and I also highly recommend checking out Starship especially if you wind up enjoying the sci-fi vibes with the Hatchetfield shows. Completely different feel, but still super fun other-worldly hijinks!
Ok well then u have to share with all ur Starkid friends lol
I feel that a lot of starkid musicals work extremally well partially because the characters are written with the actors and their strengths in mind. They give Jeff unhinged roles, in most shows Lauren plays men as an inside joke and they always take advantage of Robert's range and stamina.
starkid has infected me with the apotheosis! I can't not sing starkid songs. Also yes you have to watch the credits. Because poor lauren continues to be terrified while they all bow. I read somewhere that it is the aliens putting on a show about like what happened thats why at the beginning with the talk of his leading man entrance and at the end it is the aliens bowing at the end of their show after they took over the whole world
You should definitely watch Spies Are Forever! It's by Tin Can Bros, which is kind of like Starkid's sister-company so it has a lot of the same cast and it's just a really fun and well done musical :D it's also free to watch on youtube!
Spies are forever is my favorite musical of all time honestly
This was my first starkid musical and it’s my favourite, it was really nice seeing other people enjoy it just as much.
you should have seen the credits/applause at the end! it's really funny
also the big discussion on this musical is if paul really is infected at the end or if he's pretending to be, bc a lot of the lyrics of the closing number can be read two different ways (i personally really enjoy The Implications, metaphorically speaking, of him faking the infection at the end)
Mmm idk….idk if he’d ever do that
@@whitenoisereacts There's another theory I heard circulating around that I think is the _most_ plausible, but I don't want to say anything about it until you watch Ep 2 of Nightmare Time.
It has been debunked by starkid themselves. Hes infected
BUT THE ENDING CREDITS!!!! THAT'S LITERALLY THE BEST PART!!!! LIKE, EMMAS SCREAMING THE IRONY THERE, THE FSCT THAT SHE IS DYING IN CLIVESDALE LIKE WHY DID YOU TURN IT OFF THERE NOOOO STARKID DOESN'T DO THAT DAMN YOU WOULDVE LOVE THAT MOMENT
Plz calm down. We watched it. I just didn’t leave it in cause I didn’t know it was a thing
I love how James always looks over to Nine to see his reaction. I do the same thing, haha. It's why I love reaction videos like this.
Please react to spies are forever (by the tin can bros, starkid's sister company) and trail to oregon (starkid) they're really fun
So glad to see you two enjoying this :) it’s my favourite StarKid show, love the choice of horror-comedy for the genre and the musical numbers are consistently great, IMO, even more so than usual for StarKid. Loved to see your shock at the twist ending, I felt the same way!! Looking forward to your takes on Black Friday next week. 💚🖤💚🖤💚
watching this musical is a rollecoaster ride and the ending still breaks my heart every time I watch it :(
Please please do Spies Are Forever! There’s not enough Spies reacting out there, but it’s an AMAZING and my favorite starkid-related (tin can brothers) musical!
You should also watch Black Friday, it’s a hatchetfield AU
YES! This is everything I wanted and more :D TGWDLM is possibly my favourite musical of all time (including westend/ broadway) and it's so fun to watch people discover it for the first time and love it just as much. Welcome to the Starkid fandom!
This one took a while to grow on me, because I only knew the sillier productions. But now its my favorite. You still get the humor, but you see a lot more serious acting chops from the cast.
Another one of my favorites is Firebringer. Not so much for the story, but the music is really good!
the 3rd Hatchetfield musical is now on youtube!!!! it’s even better than this and Black Friday in my opinion!!!
My favorite song was the Professors songs. He's got such a flair and he's got such a great voice. Perfect combo. XD
lol, you missed the in-credits comedy of Emma pleading with the audience to help her while the cast take their bows. Hilarious! Anyway, I do think this is the best Starkid musical in terms of the music itself - really great tunes. I love the B-movie Rocky Horror vibe.
Fun little thing if y'all didn't notice: When Charlotte and Sam face Bill in Join us and Die, Emma screams "He has a daughter!" Twice I think
Oh my goodness! Your faces falling as Paul begins singing the final song! That was amazing!
are you gonna watch nerdy prudes must die now that it is on youtube? it’s the third show in this series
You think this is dark? Black Friday is gonna rock your world. And Trail to Oregon is fantasticly silly.
The way I screamed when you turned off the credits, you guys predicted the fourth wall break and missed it!
Well, if you’ve seen the movie this was loosely based on, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”, that would’ve been your clue to how this was gonna turn out.
Did you know that the bows at the end have all of the characters staying in character? Emma breaks the fourth wall asking for help from the audience before the hive drag her offstage!!
This show has some Little Shop of Horrors kinda vibes... Maybe not directly, but yeah... The movie based on the musical (based on the film lol) has a happy ending, but with a hint that things aren't done... Meanwhile, the original musical stage show ends in a similarly bleak manner to this.
I think this one is generally better than Black Friday, but Black Friday is still a great show... I expect you enjoyed it too. Looking forward to seeing it next week... Sadly can't donate right now... Great to see more people enjoying Team Starkid anyway ^_^
I hope you're planning to watch Ani at some point... Hopefully at least one of you knows at least Star Wars episodes 1 - 6. I think it's one of the funniest, but it might be the one hurt most by not getting a decent amount of the references... I dunno... Even if you don't react to everything, hopefully you'll watch them all at some point.
"Freaking Ted!" "He was part of it (the flash mob"
me: 👀
Emma is just the best! she's such a mood.
sidebar, i think doing a parody of shows like superstore and the office would be a great topic for starkid to explore. just sayin'.
I listen to these songs to this day!! I love Starkid so much. My fav songs are "La Dee Dah Dah Day," "Show Me Your Hands," and of course "Join Us (And Die)."
Oh, I forgot how good the "Cup of Morning Coffee" was. Not to mention the "Showstopping Number"!!
so much fun watching this with you again. your faces dropping when paul starts singing at the end is priceless, i did exactly the same thing lmao. are you guys gonna watch nerdy prudes must die? i hope so, i think youll really like it
With evidence from characters like Sam and Alice, both of which seem to have retained aspects of their previous personalities, honestly I can't see the alien virus as completely taking over.
They would have to at least retain memories, I think, but it's likely there's emotions that still hang around.
i always saw it as the aliens getting access to their memories and using it to manipulate people to infect them
46:37 “This guy [Hidgens] is so dramatic.”
Can anyone tell me what foreshadowing is?
Foreshadowingisastorytellingelementwjereathingismentionedearlyoninthestorytobebroughtuplaterwithgreaterimportance.
Haircut looks great!!!
I would definitely love more StarKid reactions!
I saw someone say that all these songs rock because theyre all villain songs and its SO TRUE
I've been waiting for this reaction!!! :D
i hope you guys eventually got to see the end credits cause the way Emma breaks the fourth wall begging the actual audience for help while they're cheering and clapping after the end of the show is haunting and hilarious xD
If y'all like Black Friday as well, I highly recommend watching the Nightmare Time productions, they help build out the world of Hatchetfield.
Holy cow, Pauls actor was absolutely amazing!
this is in my friends top three starkid shows. they have a record of watching it 7 or 8 times in one day. they even dyed their hair grey to match professor hidgens. it’s fantastic musical
“You’ve avoided us thrice” ok but I feel like they will make another musical and it will be the entire conclusion. 👀
They are making a third hatchetfield musical at some point! It's going to be called Nerdy Prudes Must Die I think
If you watch tgwdlm digital ticket version and the script, Ted acting even more like an asshole after he got drunk is because Charlotte is dead.
Joey once said in live stream that Ted ACTUALLY loved Charlotte at some point, he actually did care for her a bit.
That's why he told Charlotte that Sam is a scumbag, at that moment, that's how he showed that he do care for her.
In digital ticket version you can see Ted holding a bottle, staring down at Charlotte's dead body for a very long time.
Joey also said he intended to make him feel like he did care for Charlotte, that's why he chose to do that.
Of course, that doesn't take away the fact that he is an asshole, but it's just a very interesting fact.