The Adventure Zone Finale Animatic - Magnus' Ending

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ม.ค. 2025
  • Big spoilers! A storyboard that I've been working on since the finale came out (and probably still work on haha). It was amazing, the Mcelroy family have created something truly magical that I will treasure forever.

ความคิดเห็น • 237

  • @thiccastley203
    @thiccastley203 5 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    "Well, he said he was a cleric, we could never be sure..."

  • @Zerina204
    @Zerina204 7 ปีที่แล้ว +845

    Knowing now that this interaction is based off what Travis wants to say to his mom makes this scene hit that much harder. You did a really great job with this animatic. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go cry about this ding dong podcast.

    • @grayskysunshine9878
      @grayskysunshine9878 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      WoopsyDoodles hey, I’m still new to the taz and mbmbam fandom, could you possibly elaborate? Unless it’s a sensitive subject

    • @samr8889
      @samr8889 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Cosmic Blast They talk about it at the last behind the scenes episode of the balance arc : 3

    • @rachelm.4741
      @rachelm.4741 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Knowing that Julia is based on Travis' mom (and also on his wife, if I recall), hearing Travis/Magnus say "I tried to make you proud" hurts my heart every time.

  • @endrgirl6630
    @endrgirl6630 7 ปีที่แล้ว +503

    I cried, but then I just laugh every time she says "Wha- No the dogs made it!", and then Clint and Justin just laugh in the background

    • @tailsfox45
      @tailsfox45 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      That moment is so sweet because Travis, like all the rest of us, was actually crying during this part (And basically the whole ending; Griffin edited a lot of it out but you can tell when Travis talks) and I feel like that just made the moment so much more genuine. Like, it was between Griffin and Travis and between Magnus and Julia at the exact same time. Ugh I'm crying.

  • @rychu6101
    @rychu6101 7 ปีที่แล้ว +696

    and im crying again thnx
    no joke the "magnus rushes in" bit at the end always genuinely makes me sob

    • @isbammoi3358
      @isbammoi3358 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I know right! Like, f*ck! 😭😭😭😭💙

    • @nikkithompson854
      @nikkithompson854 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      SAAMMEEE 😢❤😢

  • @MoralsInSongs
    @MoralsInSongs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    I cannot even begin to tell you the depths of emotion this moment reached when Griffin took the "Magnus rushes in" motif for Magnus, which usually denoted that Mags was reckless and didn't really care about what happened to his life, and applied it to this beautiful calm moment in the afterlife after he's died peacefully surrounded by friends.

  • @ellioteden5602
    @ellioteden5602 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    "Magnus rushes in" is a sleeper cell phase that makes everyone cry

  • @themanwithacrumpet
    @themanwithacrumpet 7 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    The little choked up nasaly sound at 2:21 gets me everytime

  • @alohalyon6643
    @alohalyon6643 7 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    The expressions when Jullia said "I was hopping you'd compliment the joints" was perfect! All the expressions were perfect!

  • @lolgurl4life34
    @lolgurl4life34 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    "As Magnus rushes in."
    *Me curled up on the floor sobbing* This part made me so happy! I love Magnus!

  • @raisedbybears1991
    @raisedbybears1991 6 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Every time I listen to this scene or I watch an animatic of it, I get all teary. But, the moment that gets me every time is "...Well, he *said* he was a cleric. We could never be sure." That's when I fucking cry.

    • @nexelray3207
      @nexelray3207 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Otis Murdoch Was is because it fit so well to end with that? As he smiled and rushed inside?

  • @radiantburrito
    @radiantburrito 7 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    Don't mind me. Just crying.

    • @DaWasklyWabbit
      @DaWasklyWabbit 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      RadiantBurrito got space for one more?

    • @radiantburrito
      @radiantburrito 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Waskerz There is room for everyone on this emotional rollercoaster.

    • @StormWxtcher
      @StormWxtcher 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm not crying. You're crying.

    • @DaWasklyWabbit
      @DaWasklyWabbit 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm not crying, I just got these tear- i mean water all over my face.

    • @megciftci9187
      @megciftci9187 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      RadiantBurrito Me too friend, me too

  • @vastravioli
    @vastravioli 6 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    So I lost my fiance a little over a year ago and hearing this just makes me feel so bittersweet. I love this story and I could listen to it and just cry because it's so comforting and nice~

    • @hardwirecars
      @hardwirecars 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I lost my one true love 15 years ago to a drunk driver and every time i see this it is so bittersweet its like this is sad but i also hope this is how i meet Leann in the after life. ah shit ninjas are cutting onions as im typing this. just so you dont feel bad or nothing just remember. it will never be ok it just gets easier.

  • @andrewolson6027
    @andrewolson6027 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm not sure that Griffin even knew the subtle language he was using to describe this interaction. The moment Magnus entered the cabin is when he died. Everything else was his heaven

  • @isbammoi3358
    @isbammoi3358 7 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    So I was all sad and stuff when I was first listening to this, puffy eyed, sniffling, just recovering from, "How does Magnus die?" But I was handling the feels pretty well, and then Griffin grade A jerkbutt goes "And we see you, one last time, as Magnus, rushes in." And low and behold cue the gross bubbly sobbing, snot down the nose into the mouth, dehydration headache and up till 2 am. F*ck man, I break every time I hear that last line. The music, everything. Your animation didn't just do this scene justice, it made it 10 times the marvel it already was. Bravo ❤

    • @noisepollution4473
      @noisepollution4473 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I TuesdayReference I
      Yeah, this scene made me bawl in that loud, uncool way that people in movies never do. I couldn't have asked for a better ending, and the animatic is beautiful.

    • @tylerbarnes8105
      @tylerbarnes8105 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I TuesdayReference I I

    • @bitchtitchs
      @bitchtitchs 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Couldn't agree more really

    • @alexvilla1443
      @alexvilla1443 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That was me yo that was me 😭💖

    • @nikki6927
      @nikki6927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I stayed up so late into the night to finish this, and I had to cover my face in my pillow to keep from waking my roommates when I was sobbing from this scene.

  • @EdJonesVideos
    @EdJonesVideos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don’t know if this is a thing in-universe but I like to imagine Kravitz calling around to see Julia for tea every now and again, letting her know how Magnus is doing

  • @Gabriel-qh4yx
    @Gabriel-qh4yx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    Was it hard to draw with tears in your eyes?

    • @artichong7972
      @artichong7972  6 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Legit, water tear stains on my tablet made drawing real slippery.

  • @ExtremelyToxic
    @ExtremelyToxic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fun fact, humanly impossible to not tear up at this moment. In fact, most moments in the finale episodes

  • @Forrestw2rs
    @Forrestw2rs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    WHY DID THIS PODCAST MAKE ME TEARY EYED. THEY TOLD DOODY JOKES FOR PART OF THEIR RUN. Also, superb job on the animation storyboarding here.

    • @dogwithacoolhat
      @dogwithacoolhat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      and they made a city entirely populated by a race of Tom Beaudets

  • @nschwartz311
    @nschwartz311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It doesn’t matter how many time I listen to this scene but “I tried to make you proud” is always going to get me. There were other parts when I first listened to Balance that I teared up but this scene is the only one that illicits that response from me every damn time

  • @zoe_gevalt
    @zoe_gevalt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The "I'm sorry I made you wait" with the voice breaking a little - fucked me up.

  • @jrdnnoel
    @jrdnnoel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is the only time I've cried when a character died because I was so happy for them.
    Being able to see Julia again was the reward Magnus had truly been fighting for.

  • @landobridgeman
    @landobridgeman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "And we see you one last time as Magnus... Rushes In"
    Woah...

  • @LemonLoverCockatiel
    @LemonLoverCockatiel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Good fucking lord that killed me. Tears of happiness.

  • @tailsfox45
    @tailsfox45 7 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    This is my favorite animatic for my favorite scene of the whole show. Thank you so so so much.

    • @tailsfox45
      @tailsfox45 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just checking in to let everyone know that my record for not crying is 1:01. Hearing travis's voice choking up just kills me.

    • @tailsfox45
      @tailsfox45 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jesus you can tell that griffin knows how much this means to travis and is being careful to make it perfect

  • @foxl0res
    @foxl0res 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    First time I heard this scene, I had like, some stuff on my face for some acne that was breaking out and I cried so hard that it all came off and I had to re apply it. And somehow, as I watched this, I think I cried even harder. Well done.

  • @SuperGreenSmartie
    @SuperGreenSmartie 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "Magnus rushes in" Fuck you Griffin, that hurts ;-;

  • @magicringgirl
    @magicringgirl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I love that it ends with Magnus rushing in! Tears, so many tears!

  • @UntrainableWizard
    @UntrainableWizard 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love every single part of this scene. Travis' voice getting more and more tearful, the relaxing way it's lay out. Tear up every time. I listened to this episode on a bus, the first time, and was forcing myself to not tear up and be the guy awkwardly crying to myself on a bus because of a podcast. lol The part where he talks about meeting Taako and Merle makes me laugh, though. "At least, he said he was a Cleric" is my favourite line of anything. lol
    Amazing storyboard, and I love every single frame of it.
    (EDIT: Animatic, sorry. I think I saw Storyboard in the descirption and wrote it by accident.)

  • @Admiral_John
    @Admiral_John 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just finished this episode today and it wrecked me... by the time he said "Magnus rushes in" I had tears streaming down my face.

  • @nakaroniii
    @nakaroniii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'll be honest, I listen to this scene any time I really need to cry. It never fails to work.

  • @clvrblzzrd8333
    @clvrblzzrd8333 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    “i’ve heard stories” i feel like everyone magnus has killed gold those stories

  • @silverserienty9384
    @silverserienty9384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God, you know the storytelling is great when you dont even know the whole story and this still makes you cry!

  • @Big_Emilio
    @Big_Emilio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just finished Balance today, and funnily enough I, like the MacElroys, lost my mom. Back in 2015. And I hadn't relistened to this scene after learning that they lost her, and that this exchange emulated what Travis wants to say to his mom.
    After watching this I am a weepy mess.
    But in the best way.
    Thank you for making an already beautiful scene that much more beautiful.

  • @TevansArt
    @TevansArt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    My honey-nut feelios....

  • @ajjerio3927
    @ajjerio3927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I honestly think that Griffin could have ended the Podcast on this moment. It certainly feels like this is how he sends us off, because it is technically the last time we ever see Magnus or the boys (in the future).
    Granted, Junior and Fisher singing while leaving is also bittersweet for some reason, probably because it’s so beautiful that they’re both together again. I just wish balance didn’t have to end.

    • @ThreeofMoths
      @ThreeofMoths 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Holy shit, wait there's more content past this episode?

    • @ajjerio3927
      @ajjerio3927 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ThreeofMoths There's live shows and the wedding (which is after this particular scene). However, this is still the last episode. I'm saying that he could have ended Balance here instead of the wedding, even if it did put a nice bow on top of the whole narrative.

    • @Uncle-Jay
      @Uncle-Jay 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What some extra feels?
      Fisher takes JR's "hand" and leads them off because they learned it from Magnus when they saved them.

    • @ajjerio3927
      @ajjerio3927 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Uncle-Jay Aw, that's adorable. I still miss the Tres Horny Boys, mostly because they flowers-for-algernoned the podcast, where every subsequent campaign never lives up to the first. It had too much soul and heart born from spontaneity in spite of corporate profits.

  • @MultiversePatroller1
    @MultiversePatroller1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm watching so many of these finale animatics now I've heard the finale itself.
    i will drown in my tears and i will die happy knowing these works of art exist in the world

  • @argoset1078
    @argoset1078 7 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    This is the beast animatic I've ever seen for this scene. Perfect pacing to match the calm ending, with professional quality. Great job!

  • @Furiousa96
    @Furiousa96 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This podcast is really a good starting point for creating an animations, because the audio medium allows for so much creativity with so much emotion behind it. anyway, thanks for making me cry.

  • @celineslinares2861
    @celineslinares2861 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    MY HEART! I always start to tear up when I hear Julia's theme and by the end of this scene I'm crying. This is great! Keep up the good work.👍

  • @ashbrass9666
    @ashbrass9666 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    8:38 am: I've already heard this a few times, Im not going to cry
    8:39 am: [mostly incomprehensible sniffles, occasionally you hear the word 'doggo']

  • @yutrio
    @yutrio 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This scene was the scene that killed me in the finale. This was so wonderfully done thank you for these feels.

  • @dorothyjayne6725
    @dorothyjayne6725 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    uncontrollable sobbing

  • @dontuserachelslurs
    @dontuserachelslurs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    years later and this is still making me sob like a baby

  • @Uncle-Jay
    @Uncle-Jay 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was probably one of the hardest hitting moments in this series for me. I listened to it at work when it first came out and started bawling my eyes out.

  • @TheStringsOfChaos
    @TheStringsOfChaos 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    i was literally crying just looking at the title god damn this is so good

  • @lightupheelies9716
    @lightupheelies9716 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    dear lord. i had the most realistic dream that was almost exactly like this but with my grandma. Brings me to tears every time i hear this audio, and the wonderful graphics just made it so much more.

  • @nyloaf
    @nyloaf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is UP level of happy sadness

  • @chaboimcchin
    @chaboimcchin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    A lot of animatics leave out the last part about Magnus rushing in but that's one of my favorite parts so thank you for keeping it.

  • @angelwingkat
    @angelwingkat ปีที่แล้ว

    Six years later. Still makes me cry.

  • @k.whatever9046
    @k.whatever9046 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is making me tear up ur character designs and the way u do expressions???? god my heart

  • @trulyAmatulHaqq
    @trulyAmatulHaqq 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    yeah i'm crying alone in my bed too, y'all

  • @GreenKnight41
    @GreenKnight41 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He was always so good at rushing in! TT-TT! *Sobs*

  • @Harakoni404
    @Harakoni404 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I listened to this for the first time the other night at work, it took all I had to not weep uncontrollably. This is epic

  • @stevenhayes8796
    @stevenhayes8796 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can’t help but cry when I hear “magnus rushes in”

  • @PattyO.N.Company
    @PattyO.N.Company 7 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    No the dogs made it

    • @artichong7972
      @artichong7972  7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Legit, one of my favourite lines.

  • @k.whatever9046
    @k.whatever9046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THIS IS SO GORGEOUS AAAA

  • @LoadingBarr
    @LoadingBarr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every so often I just come back to this moment

  • @redhorn6090
    @redhorn6090 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "well he said he was a cleric, we could never be sure" always gets a chuckle

  • @breejohnson6441
    @breejohnson6441 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Well, I'll see you all in therapy

  • @user-bh6yj7df9r
    @user-bh6yj7df9r 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    *crying because I cried when I first heard this part I was crying so hard mY EMOTIONS*

  • @alexlee4331
    @alexlee4331 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All through the finale I was thinking "I want something to make me cry". It was this scene, this feeling of bittersweet finality, that did it for me. I love this podcast to bits....its so inspiring and full of love and wisdom.

  • @taakotuesdays
    @taakotuesdays 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    the last "Magnus rushes in" will never not make me cry

  • @meowmeowm30w
    @meowmeowm30w 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Drowns in my own pool of tears

  • @eridianthat0nealt990
    @eridianthat0nealt990 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've watched and listened to Balance several times and I never not cry at the end

  • @KenzieKaddl
    @KenzieKaddl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This scene will never fail to make me cry, and you captured it perfectly!

  • @isaaccabal7054
    @isaaccabal7054 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I cried in this part.... it was a beautiful ending...

  • @Stongna_Bologna
    @Stongna_Bologna ปีที่แล้ว

    "I tried to make you proud" gets me right in the guts.

  • @delahaven
    @delahaven 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    2:07 is the kind of love I need in my life

  • @andyschmeichel3809
    @andyschmeichel3809 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey griffin.. hey griffin why the fuck am i crying???????? Also you did an amazing job with this the expressions are gorgeous

  • @ThatGuy-uw3yf
    @ThatGuy-uw3yf 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had to not break down in tears when I first saw this as I was on the bus, but now I’m just weeping.

  • @artzetali3095
    @artzetali3095 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s the “one last time as Magnus rushes in” that kills me

  • @nicolabarratt3510
    @nicolabarratt3510 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This scene will never not ruin me. A blubbing mess. You did a beautiful, beautiful job.

  • @illustrativefae2815
    @illustrativefae2815 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is absolutely gorgeous! Its so detailed and the perspective and faces are greaT!

  • @RealAromango
    @RealAromango 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing job and it made me cry again.

  • @Happypheat
    @Happypheat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    magnus deserved way more time with Julia on any plane and you can't change my mind

  • @monochaos9442
    @monochaos9442 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    God, this scene makes me cry everytime without fail. No scene in anything is more powerful

  • @futurecartoonist6884
    @futurecartoonist6884 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always cry at this scene. it's so beautiful especially that line, magnus rushes in one last time.

  • @AR-il4zy
    @AR-il4zy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    There were plenty of moments in the Balance arc that made me emotional or teary, but this one made me just flat out sob. So good.

  • @TheMenasaur
    @TheMenasaur 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    man, this scene makes me cry every time!

  • @lionsden8530
    @lionsden8530 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    everyone says they cry at the "Magnus rushes in" line but instead the line that gets me every time is "And then there's... Julia." the music begins playing and there's that moment of realisation and oh my god im crying again

  • @teejay9189
    @teejay9189 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Magnus rushes in."

  • @elliemartin507
    @elliemartin507 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm literally crying, thanks for that. What a heartful animation, beautiful!

  • @cybellekaehler4627
    @cybellekaehler4627 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. You did every bit of justice to this incredible scene and more

  • @kwetzel1998
    @kwetzel1998 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I swear I'm not crying ;u; This is a lovely animatic.

  • @turtlebunny9386
    @turtlebunny9386 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful thing! Especially that house, dang, you made it look perfect!

  • @katarzynakaminska8482
    @katarzynakaminska8482 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'ts been a while since i finished the series and just popped this aniamtic up casually and here I am, with big ugly tears on my face

  • @CrashScreen
    @CrashScreen 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    That last "Magnus rushes in" gets me every time.

  • @gavintownsend1
    @gavintownsend1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job on this man, you've made a beautiful scene even more endearing.

  • @999murimdumplings
    @999murimdumplings 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Me clicking on this video: "Time to start sobbing fellas"

  • @WildfireMagni
    @WildfireMagni 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Ow, my feels! Why must I feel so much!
    In other words, great jerb!

  • @unnoticeduniverse
    @unnoticeduniverse 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    this scene never fails to make me ugly cry

  • @brotherdaniel1524
    @brotherdaniel1524 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Magnus was already my favorite character. This just solidified it 1000x times

  • @fringolm
    @fringolm 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    all of julia's smiles are so precious i cant believe it

  • @amberpdavis
    @amberpdavis 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    UGH this scene had me in tears, it was the perfect ending for Magnus's story. Well done on the art, your style is sweet & I love the expressions

  • @maximumdm9612
    @maximumdm9612 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My brother just finished this scene for the first time.
    He had to pause it halfway through so he wouldn’t cry at work.
    It was awesome

  • @bethyh92
    @bethyh92 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    youve made me cry ALL OVER AGAIN

  • @J_Lups
    @J_Lups 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What? No I'm not crying, I just got some overwhelming emotions stuck in my eye.

  • @juliaiaia
    @juliaiaia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I heard the song played in this scene, Reeder’s Julia, ages before I listened to the podcast, and I loved it, partially because is shared my name and also just because it’s a nice song, but I had no clue it was made for TAZ, and as cheesy as it sounds, it’s almost like TAZ found me before I found it.

  • @qualifiedtolove1027
    @qualifiedtolove1027 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This scene will never fail to make me cry

  • @shadowbrine114
    @shadowbrine114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks, now I'm crying