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In regards to the Empire being fascists, I think it's probably relevant that they pretty much all seem to be humans, whereas the Rebels have at least a few aliens on their side.
Ironically, the best admiral of the Empire was Thrawn.
Nx57ytre what’s even more ironic is that as far as I recall Palpatine himself wasn’t even a human supramcist unless him stating he was allowed him to gain something like in the case of Dooku. Thrawn shows that Palpatine didn’t care who or what you were as long as your existence could be used to serve him you were alright.
Nanook128 was scrolling down to post just this. I read way too many of those old novels as a kid and they were pretty consistent in portraying the Empire as a VERY hostile place if you weren’t human.
There’s plenty of black people in the empire and first order
@@timothymclean There were *some* people of color (other than Lando) in ROTJ, one of the pilots was black, as was at least one of the Endor troopers.
This was the same film which introduced Mon Mothma and the alien rebels, and it *was* originally meant to have some female pilots too, but their scenes were cut.
You leave politics out of my Vietnam War in space allegory
Star Wars in general is pretty much the woke versión of Flash Gordon. So the real complaint would be: "stop watching progressive propaganda like Star Wars , and watch something for real mature adults... like Flash Gordon..... a football player that was chosen to saved the galaxy"
They call the new movies SJW propaganda when the entire franchise has always been SJW propaganda.
I thought Aliens was the Vietnam War in space allegory.
@Dread StarZ Or its just bad and was trying to pander to the fans
@@motor4X4kombat Have you ever seen any extended lore content like death troopers or the old republic
Wow I never really thought about how romanticizing the past is such a key part of fascism, and now I cant stop thinking about it. What are fascists in 2070 gonna be clamoring for? Intriguing stuff.
Probably some romanticized version of now. Likely along the lines of: "Remember when President Trump used to call out people on Twitter for not agreeing with him, and you could tell Transgender people to use the bathroom that correlates to their birth certificate? Those were the days."
Given how glamorous Reagans presidency is viewed when it led to so much problems you can extrapolate from there.
Brave of you to think there will be a 2070
Peter E 60 years ago and 300 years ago they like
I feel like it usually isn't even that specific? Now they say "make america great again" but usually they can't (or maybe don't want to) elaborate what that's referring to...
I love how the empire doesn't explicitly say what their core values are because fascism is inherently opportunistic and devoid of value beyond the power-powerless dynamic, and seeking to maintain one's position on the former side of the line.
lmao someone clearly doesn't know what fascism is and it shows
@@fasces_stronksticks2939 Would you like to elaborate?
I remember being a kid and thinking the Imperial officers looked like cops. Seven-year-old me might’ve been onto something.
"Ever notice how there are no non humans that directly work for the empire or first order?" Me talking to my friend's 11 year old about the Empire and fascism.
More like Imperial Japanese Army officers
7 yr old you was definitely onto something.
This comment aged magnificently
Odin Solbakken it’s rumored the nazi uniforms were inspired by American police.
No wonder Kylo’s lightsaber is modeled to more closely emulate a sword.
Well, I thought it being cross shaped was fairly apt...
A burning cross was my first though
"He's the bad guy! What he says is not the message of the film!" I don't understand how so many people manage to fail to understand the story, not just people who dislike it but people who love it. It's so bizarre.
It's like they all forgot Yoda.
The same people who mistake Goodfellas for a story glorifying the mob, who mistake the meaning of the red and blue pills of the Matrix, and who fail to see the actual message of The Dark Knight. Dumb people who want to appear smart but take away the opposite messages from almost every form of popular entertainment.
This is gonna sound a little mean but a lot of Star Wars fanboys are just thick as hell.
I think it’s because of Marvel movies where the only person making a point is the villain. Then the heroes normally go “you may have a right but I can’t endorse your methods”. Villain gets defeated and the status quo is maintained with no real reflection on the heroes part.
@@professionalpussypetter2929 It was said in the video and also said by Yoda in the movie.
What my dad thinks of the right wing: "They try so hard to return to a past they never lived, thinking it's better than today. But they never will, because you can't go back to it. Look at the way wars are fought. They haven't learned anything from Vietnam.
The only weapon bigger than bigotry and xenophobia for fascist is nostalgia!
Fact is also that "past" they cling to never existed.
Vietnam was a war created and run by Lyndon B. Johnson, though.
Your dad was real as fuck.
@@ZerogunRivale ...who was from Texas. Figures he'd go in like a cowboy.
"make *something* great again" sounds very familiar now
Hmmmm 🤔🤔🤔 I wonder where it comes from..
I know....
Its comes from Kevin Hart ... He want cadberry eggs to taste great again...
I am pretty sure fascism starts with this resolution. This is a war crime right here.
I love your content. Thank you for all the effort you guys put on it. Even do it is the last place I expected to see you.
I love how Kings & Generals is as much of a history nerd *and* a comitted leftist as I am.
But... but... Rush Limbaugh told me that Nazis were socialists... and he’s on the radio!
I love how people say they were leftists because they called themselves “National Socialists”. Just because a regime calls itself something doesn’t make it true. Ever heard of North Korea?
Exactly. "People's Democratic Republic Of Korea", my ass.
Well we are talking about the same people that claim to worship the United States while waving a Confederate flag...
Or take the US as another example, democracy my ass
@@rikk319 or like the "federal" reserve lol. That's a good argument to use against these brain dead boomers
Exactly. You need to look at what a particular government and/or political party actually does, and advocates for, not just what they say, or what they name themselves. The thing is, if you repeat something long enough, even if it’s a lie, a few people start to believe it because they’ve been desensitized.
This really helps with making sense what we're seeing now, the post-war boom of the 1950s and rise of the economic power of Asia has left many western nations susceptible to fascist movements looking to try and convince people we can go back to the past.
I also never appreciated the meaning behind "First Order" before either!
Neither...I also kinda doubt that JJ and his writers on Force Awakens realized either which kind of makes it even more awesome.
@@kendolandon The novels (yes, I read them) did point to the Emperor creating a contingency plan and giving a kind of "first order" to those he deemed worthy to rebuild his new Empire.
12:47 To be fair, the Star Wars Universe is a particular case because the Galaxy has been stuck into a loop of death and rebirth of the Republic for basically thousands of years. And even when the republic is in power, it seems to be incapable of doing anything but preserving the status quo. A status quo that doesn't mind slavery. Or aristocracy.
In a sense, in this Galaxy the past haunts the present and makes it rot into a mimickry of what has already happened.
So basically it's fascism vs capitalist realism. That's depressing.
"...this is how democracy dies, with roaring applause" Princess Amidala
*Senator Amilada
@@AzazelZaphorOmega thank you! I'm pretty sure there aren't even princess' on naboo since the queen is elected
Also, *thunderous applause
*liberty
My thoughts exactly.
Moderating the comments on this one is gonna be taxing and I appreciate the effort. Also, good video.
I swear I just edit for all my many typos!
I got a small tear in the corner of my eye when he mentioned Umberto Eco. People, if you have time, read both Ur-Fascism and watch/read The Name of the Rose.
I'm afraid modern Star Wars fandom checks off a lot of categorizes on Eco's list!
A once in a lifetime mind
Likewise. Eco is a big deal but nobody even in universities bothers citing him.
"technically, it’s ephebophilia" would be funnier if it wasn’t such an accurate description of what a lot of libertarians are about.
Only psychiatrists, PhD psychologists, and pedophiles with thesauruses say that unironically.
Libertarians try to sound cool but in the end they're all about consolidating wealth and power for the super rich class.
I find those comments on manga sites all the time. There's a lot of hand waving done for the madness that goes on in romance manga, both straight and lgbt+.
:/ i hate that this comment makes a pretty accurate observation
@@tropezando Oh god, that's been my experience, unfortunately. 😒
You ever get that feeling that the Prequels are more relevant today than they were when they came out? I rewatched them last night, and yes, they're flawed films (bloated, lacking in focus, bad dialogue, ect.), but I had a better time than I thought I would and I appreciate the story they were telling.
OmegaRockman yeah it’s kind of scary once you realize it’s very relevant
Living through it right now in the Philippines under the current authoritarian.
Honestly. And I also loved that politics was a thing in the prequels. Like if you're gonna deal with an expansive sci fi world, at least give some political backdrop. The prequels did that.
I rewatched Episode III like a month ago and (being tongue-in-cheek about it) I turned to my friend during Palpatine's senate take over said "Wow, this movie predicted the future."
This is the first EVER take that has left me with a positive impression of the Disney sequels. Nice.
True, but I do think Lucas prequels tell that story even better. How fascists can also take over by appealing to a common sense of safety even though, they are often themselves behind the problems (think of the Reichtags fire = The Clone wars or attack on Coruscant). That is what I sort of like about Lucas prequel. How a cold war can start over something as boring as trade agreements, quickly turn hot and said war be used by fascists to subvert a free society in the name of order and safety. Somehow seems strangely relevant to this day. I liked the prequals from Lucas, all I am saying.
@@emilsohn1671 The prequals are about how Fascists come to power the originals are Fascist in power both Nazi like) and sequels are fascists trying to return to glory days (Neo-Nazis and other wannabees).
I still can't bring myself to like them. In terms of storytelling, they're so bad imo
For what it’s worth Umberto Eco was a professor who literally studied meaning. I trust his definition of fascism
He was a literature professor who studied semiotics; he studied how things come to represent other things in the mind of a perceiver, that is, what they "mean" to them. I'm not disagreeing that he studied "meaning," but lots of professors do that in the humanities.
Utterly despicable. Unforgivable.
Why didn't Han Solo get a large size action figure?!?
Because they foresaw that the Solo movie wouldn't be a hit.
I know.
I owned the large size Han Solo. My brother had the famed large-size Boba Fett.
Intresting fact the people didn't take hitler seriously at first because the noted how childish he sounded his favorite literature was basically their equivalent of comics about ancient fictional german heroes fighting evil its why occultism was so big within nazi groups its why they're starting to larp as hindus now
Hey, Trump is childish and barely literate!
What’s the link with Hinduism? Haven’t heard about this.
@@Sampoochy The swastika is a hindu religious symbol, and I believe that "the Aryans" were actually an ethnic group from Northern India before it was appropriated by nazis and came to mean "white people with blue eyes and blond hair"... But that's real old nazi stuff, not neo-nazi stuff?
Sam Trillo the Nazi’s took the word Aryan, which refers to Hindu people in India, and rebranded it to mean Nordic. They also took the swastika, a Hindu symbol, and corrupted it for their own purpose.
@@Sampoochy language groups
"SO WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH STAR WARS?" actually made me laugh out loud
You're such an underrated TH-cam channel! I really appreciate your videos! I'm currently in undergrad studying political science and your videos are so informative!
I was waiting for maga to be referenced as an example of romanticising the past and trying to regain some "past glory", but it was implied enough that I think the point comes across.
"Once we were great, but we have lost our way because of our enemy. And we will be great again if we do what is necessary."
Sound familiar? Trump's infamous slogan.
Professor Griffin. The man that proved that the bird is actually the word.
Conservatives cry how new Star Wars is too political yet Lucas was a hippie who directed Star Wars to throw shade at US government for starting Vietnam War
Edit: To be clear, I don’t like the sequel trilogy but I find the “it is bad because it has more POC politics” argument a bad argument to criticize the new trilogy. The movie trilogy isn’t bad because it has rose and Finn. It is bad because it is absurd to progress the story after return of jedi definitely wrapped up the story of anakin skywalker and ended the major antagonist in the original two George Lucas trilogies. Rain Johnson and JJ Abrams would have made better movies if they were not forced to continue a story that already had a definitive ending and remake original trilogy just because Disney wanted to play it safe
Yeah but they don't have the ability to see that. Or just choose not to.
When I learned that, I went "How'd I miss that? It's so obvious."
When they cry that something is too political or has an agenda what they'r really crying about is that a show or movie doesn't have a Right wing agenda!
Aharkhan do you expect to be taken seriously when judging competent well-made movies like TFA and TLJ “awful”?
We all know that women and poc existing and doing stuff is a lot more political than a critique of imperialism that includes a lot of nazi imagery.
The slogan “make America great AGAIN” really, well it makes you think after watching this.
"He's the bad guy, what he says is not the message of the film."
Thank fucking God someone finally said that. I'm so tired of hearing other SW fans rant about how Disney and Rian Johnson made TLJ to destroy the past when the message of letting the past die is so obviously not the message the film is trying to portray
I found Robert Paxton's "The Anatomy of Fascism" to be very instructive. It defined fascism more than anything as a process, driven by ultranationalist populism, which erodes democracy from within. This video hits it right on the head. The failure of the prequel films was their inability to really grasp this process, despite them showing it pretty explicitly. I wish Lucas had succeeded. People often grasp for Star Wars metaphors when describing the Trump admin's many crimes and I'd like it if the films gave people better material to work with.
In the Expanded Universe,(Both legends and even Canon) the style of fascism by the Empire was expanded upon. With the Empire having an anti-alien agenda, claiming that humans were the superior species in the galaxy and that all aliens were inferior. Empire propaganda would talk on how humans have shaped the galaxy and that aliens were a threat. This kind of propaganda was enforced during and after the Clone Wars. This led to the conquest, enslavement and massacre of many alien species.
In the EU, there's only two alien species that the Empire wholly accepts into its culture. The Sith Pureblood and the Chiss. This is explicitly seen in SWTOR.
It’s nice to hear on TH-cam someone who actually understands and has a researched opinion on fascism. Thanks!
Shared this in my local geek community Facebook page, waiting for the flames to start.
Fascism is all about returning to the greatness of the past. Fascist leaders tell their flocks that they will "Make [them] great again."
“Desire can never be deceived. Interests can be deceived, unrecognised, or betrayed, but not desire. Whence Reich’s cry: no, the masses were not deceived, they desired fascism, and that is what has to be explained” Anti-Oedipus - Deleuze & Guattari
I am constantly impressed both by how much work you put into each video and how often you upload content. I hope you are maintaining good self-care with such a schedule! :) Oh, and thank you for all of it!
This is wonderful. Honestly the best thing is that you broke apart the "let the past die" message. I have seen people who hate the film and even those who love it use that as the message. I have no idea how the fuck they got that idea. Killing the past does not achieve anything, Luke's past failures are still there, he hasn't killed them, hell he chooses specifically not to kill his failure but rather to humiliate him to save others. Killing the past would mean essentially denying historical materialism.
This is always a particularly fascinating topic, particularly since SW, even when pretty overt, does run a risk of normalization. Like you said, they keep it vague so they can sell tee-shirts and shit. I'll admit, I have my fair share of stormtrooper figures, but there is often still this gut feeling that the franchise fetishizes the imagery a tad much. Would you consider covering that topic at some point? Like with how toxic dicks get the absolute wrong message from fight club, or how some SW fans can fully have progressive politics, but somehow play devils advocate cause they wrap themselves in the context of the franchise and forget the allegory's real consequences?
We live in a strange moment when we have to be super clear about what is so blatantly obvious to see.
- Excellent video. Proper definitions of fascism are somewhat "rare" in the public eye these last years and are needed.
I'll be over here, a born Southerner, cringing about the Lost Cause.
I got whiplash when you said "A suspiciously young looking anime character." It's not because I endorse that (I abhor) but the fact that you hit it right on the head so bluntly.
I wondered who he's talking about? A suspiciously young anime character....
Very interesting point about the First Order. I noticed while watching that here in Latinamerica we have some similar movements trying to bring back "past glory" in the form of the military dictatorships. Hell Bolsonaro was very outspoken about how much he loved that time and different politician in Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile have the same speech. Which is terrifying given our current situations and the U.S' threats to "stop insurrection". The scar left by autoritarianism (which was fascist here) is still fresh and many fear a new intervention due to our recent struggles with Power to gain our basic rights.
We live in dangerous times.
R.C. deserves more subs and views....dropping so much knowledge in an innovative way.
Something was always off about the First Order. like, narratively it makes sense to rehash a conflict that was successful. Does that make fascism inevitable in star wars? are the writers drawing from the real world, intentional or not, to create new stories and does that mean they think fascism is still inevitable in our world?
I think they're still hopeful and think we can avoid it.
What I don’t like about the FO is how powerful they are, right away
I would have liked to see them actually “rising from the ashes” of the Empire, making small but impactful offenses, some terrorist attack here and there
But they have a super weapon that can destroy planets in the first movie :/
Luke, "Is the dark side stronger?"
Yoda, "No. Quicker, easier. MORE SEDUCTIVE!"
@@simonegreco1958 We don't enter the story at the point where the First Order is getting slowly built up. That had already happened in the 10 or so years prior to Force Awakes.
We enter the story when they are about to actually declare war on the current regime .... that's quite something else from what described.
All the talk about "rising from the ashes" is just propaganda. They already had pretty much risen but kept talking about themselves as the underdog.
@@simonegreco1958 30 years have passed since ROTJ. Though it's unfortunate we don't get to see it play out, they've had plenty of time to rebuild and reassert their power.
The weird thing about Star Wars is that it isn't just the in-universe fascists that want to return to the past. They are always trying to bring back the Republic and the Jedi, things from the past. The original trilogy and prequels are just some Boomer's nostalgia for the 50's. The past and nostalgia are a ball and chain on this franchise. A lot of fans just want rehashes.
But said fans also bitch about things being too much of the same. Those fuckers don't know what they actually want.
AzazelZaphorOmega Sadly true. I see them EVERYWHERE
"Leave politics out of Star Wars" is my favorite dumb sentence said by people that hate women and POC
Reach any farther and you'll touch the moon 😂
Absolutely brilliant video. Makes the nature of fascism and it’s attractions, so clear.
Every time I hear a reactionary decry Star Wars for "going woke", I wonder if they've ever seen the A New Hope starring Sir Alec Guinness as Ho Chi Minh.
What?
I didn't realize I was looking forward to watching this video until I saw it pop up in my feed-- the force at work?
A good algorithm. ;)
The Force will be with you. Always.
Thank you for the video! It should be a given to know what fascism is, but since that isn't the case, it always help to remind, to recognize it and stop it in time. Also thank you for quoting Eco, he deserves more recognition
ah, you're analyzing the prequels.
**Hbomberguy wants to know your location**
The Empire in episode 4-6 was Imperial Britain . Fascism was all in the new trilogy with the first order.
Also you must always learn about the past , to protect yourself
There you go again reminding me of why I liked "The Last Jedi" so much.
ISN'T GOOD?!!! I hate it when people say "you just didn't get it " BUT HATERS JUST DIDN'T GET IT!!
I personally did not like it as a Star Wars film (I did however enjoy TFA) but this video made me respect it a lot more. Kinda makes me cringe when people hate on TLJ on the grounds of it being "too political". Star Wars has always made references to political situations in the real world, so that argument is pretty weak.
TH-cam recommended this video based on me watching “SomeMoreNews” let’s see how this goes.
The unfortunate part of your videos is that anyone who probably needs to see them won't see them -- or at least won't listen.
Love the content, though -- your videos provide me some much needed ideological/mental stimulation.
EDIT: I mean since there's quarantine going on, etc.
This video showed a blatant link to modern day when it was made last year. Though this hits so much harder in 2021 with what happened jan. 6th. Everyone has been stating the obvious fascism rising in America but now it's right out in the open clear as day.
This helped to appreciate the messaging and tone of the new Star Wars movies. I have seen that the reason I didn't like them was stupid and I now see why The Force Awakens story wise follows a similar plot to A New Hope. Thanks for this
I've been looking forward to this.
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Really loved the video but now all I can think of is how someone like General Hux desperately tries to lie about the Empire getting its ass kicked by ewoks.
lmao
Weirdly, this is the thing that's rekindled my enthusiasm for the next movie. Not the hokie trailers, but a desire to /really f*ckin upset/ the petulant fascist elements of the fanbase.
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the kids in the commercial at the end sound like the voices of the kids for the Charlie Brown cartoons
I don't know if the transition at 2:33 was a deliberate tip of the hat to Plinkett Review cuts, but it's a good tip of the hat to Plinkett Review cuts.
It was not, and I don't like RLM even a little bit.
I’ve been wanting to put something like this together for a while so thank you
You made me change my mind about Starkiller Base. Despite believing that TFA was a purposeful homage, I still thought Starkiller Base was too much of a copied idea... but that is the point! I love your video and how clearly you state your anti-fascist stance.
I like how the legends universe expanded on the fascism connection. They were explicitly anti alien of any form, even starting out as a conspiracy based around that. They were sexist, though I don't know how that connects.
5:07
what a chilling discription but pretty precise I would say.
The fascism in Star Wars is getting meta. It appears in an order to 'save' the trilogy and return it to greatness, they're going back to 'the good old days' and banking on Palpatine to bring people back into the fold, while retconning all those pesky elements that the enemy put in the previous movie(s), leaving a shallow end product.
Damnit... I watched this already!
Hey, your Pence video is really making the rounds! Nice work!
Oh god, why is it people reveal their worst when they think they're invisible?
Lack of consequences...
This is the best description of fascism I heard congrats man
That was really good. One of the best video i've seen on the subject !
Oh my god thank you for emphasizing the quote "Let the past die, kill it if you have to" was from the freaking bad guy and not the actual message of the film.
I really loved the Last Jedai, it’s a shame most people just write the movie off instead of actually engaging with it.
Toxic fanboys just want 2 hours of the Vader hallway scene from Rogue War. having to think just a little pisses them off.
@@professionalpussypetter2929 Every single word you just said was wrong.
@@poego6045 i agree. It wasnt flawless. But i dont think people should call it "trash". There was a modicum of brilliant stuff in it.
The reaction it's got, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Rian Johnson broke into their house, robbed it, ate all their food, kicked their pet and then took a steaming dump on their bed, when really all he did was make the movie he wanted to see. I'm not saying they have to like it, but there is a very large overreaction too it.
@@timothymclean What structural issues?
Honestly one of the best analysis videos on Star Wars I’ve ever seen. Gives me a good reminder of why I’m a fan of the Sequel Trilogy (despite its flaws) and the Original Trilogy on almost the same level. I especially have a new appreciation with the First Order and how they’re presented.
One could easily apply that general fascism calling card mentioned in the video to the goal of Inspector Frank Butterman from Hot Fuzz.
Fascism is not bureaucracy.
Thanks for the episode!! I loved it!!
To be fair to the dude, that guy did lots of fashy things before he threw that mug
Pretty cool video about American Conservatism
8:25 Spain "We will be Great Again". Now it sounds too familiar, doesn't it!? (Timely discussion here, and good explanation of "The First Order" as return to the supposed original greatness.)
oh kickass a new video
Thank you.
“Make America great again” takes on a whole new level of context after watching this.
The Star Wars references just made it easier to digest.
goddamn this one was a little spicier than usual 😂
I love this channel. Your videos are amazing!
You have the smartest movie commentary on TH-cam.
The idea of the First Order being the fascist allegory to the more imperial roman style Galactic Empire is a very interesting perspective that almost gives the sequel trilogy a slither of engaging world building.
Great essay, mate. Bravo. 👏
Great video!
This...I have to translate it to portuguese ASAP.
Amazing channel.
It's important to mention that fascism has it's roots in the economic decline of the petite bourgeoisie. I was kind of surprised that there wasn't some sort of economic analysis because usually this channel includes it in its analysis.
I think it's important that Kylo Ren joint the new order relatively young.
He was strongly disappointed by his parents by whom he felt abandoned after they sent him to train as Luke's apprentice and his teacher tried to murder him.
Two strong negative experiences with his family who were supposed to protect him.
Then in comes this Moth Tarkin who tells him glorious stories about an underdog story of a relative he didn't know in a time he didn't experience.
Aw, hell yes. I'm excited about this!
Some of the empire's uniforms also appear to be inspired by Spain's "Civil Guard", a police force created by Franco.
Also the main troops are storm troopers which were another word for the SS
Brilliant something I had thought of and made parallels to before, although admittedly not quite as eloquently or deeply as you! Wish you had gone into how the story of Anakin parallels with the rise of fascism a little more (killing the children in episode III once he turns to the dark side, aka the Holocaust, esp because I think the story of Anakin is such just a well told story imo, but great video, thanks!
Great video as always!
You know you always post when I need something to watch for dinner?
Great analysis!
I know racism is the fuel for fascism but I didn't realize nostalgia was too!
It is actually much more potent since 1. it also fuels racism and 2. is very effective at what it does without looking very dangerous.
this was an absolute banger
1:45 that graph is just brilliant. Although immediately understanding the lower right quadrant's joke probably means I'm irreparably brain-poisoned.
Seeing that general dude on screen makes me think Disney did a good job recreating him via computer animation (that's what I thought the scene was at first).
I nearly spit out my drink at 1:40