Nathan Fielder's The Rehearsal is Thematically Beautiful
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Nathan Fielder's new show The Rehearsal on HBO may have just started, but it's beginning is already gripping. The series' pilot is a great start as the successor to Nathan For You, exploring themes of worrying, and honesty.
Video essay written and edited by Zane Berry
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The actress playing the friend did a freaking incredible job
I was surprised how many great actors he found for the show! Imagine they get huge and they got their big break acting for a weirdo in a fake Inception world.
Door city, over here.
Should I say something about the doors?
That part made me laugh when I saw the episode😂
Nathan is so underrated it’s criminal
I said that around the time of Nathan fielder On your side
Hey it you. It piss
I am completely obsessed with this show, partially because social media seems to insist it's mean spirited and I don't see that even for a second. It's just Nathan doing what Nathan does best.
Lots of people find Nathans comedy mean. Even if it is Nathan for You is my favourite comedy of the decade.
I love the Bernards Watch fantasy theme in this.
It's 100% mean spirited. Kor's deepest insecurity is not being intellectually enough for his friends(that's why he lied abt masters degree), and Nathan reveled that he was taught the answers to trivia(basically saying you're JUST not that smart). Angela the etsy baby lady said she had issues with her dad as a teen and drank/did drugs. Nathan literally had her fake child OD in front of her to try to throw her own past/insecurities/fears in her face. Nathan is soooooooo mean in the most subtle ways. Maybe ppl who don't see his mean-ness are just mean ppl who don't care abt being mean to others, or are not smart enough to catch on to the ways in which he is being extremely mean. People who intellectually put other people down often feel superior to the victim(godly if you will). If you find yourself wanting to side with Nathan, that's completely normal, as it's human nature to want to support the powerful, and dismiss the weak.
@@blt171 Yeah dude, I'm sorry, but that's bull. Nathan's always explored complex human emotion through the lens of his comedy. This is absolutely completely dramatized, which is likely, considering there are writers in the credits of each episode of TR.
@@blt171 I think one of the big themes of the show is that the reality on our screens is manufactured. It is still entirely possible within the absurdity of the show that both Kor and Angela are actors themselves. Obviously that would drop all the stakes out of the show, but it's a lingering possibility in a show that's all about increasingly deeply nested performances. Picture this finale:
Nathan: "After this final rehearsal I've come to the conclusion that the premise of this show is unethical. Reality cannot be scripted. Thank you for coming in and I'm sorry we weren't able to proceed."
Camera cuts to the REAL Kor, Angela, Adam, etc. who we have not yet seen in any previous footage but we instantly recognize from the similarities to the multiple actors we've been watching portray them.
@@nickwittednonpareil I totally agree, this show is deeply questioning the content that we absorb as media consumers. I would go on a limb and say it's art. Being that Conceptual Art can be defined as something that is non-objective, I look at his work through the same lens.
It's entirely possible that 10 ppl watch this show can come out with 10 different perspectives, just like a Jackson Pollock piece or something.
Now four episodes in, it astounds me the levels Nathan goes to each episode. Whenever you think it's gone as far as it can, here is the next step. I loved Nathan for You, and The Rehearsal is somehow even better.
I watched the show having a limited understanding of Nathan and his shows. It was a complete trip and easily the best show I’ve seen in the past few years. The production quality is on a whole other level…
Id highly recommend Nathan For You as well!
Everything he's made is amazing, but this is beyond anything I've seen.
The fake pizza oven is pretty amazing...a lot of the ep is, but that one is such classic Nathan style (a brick oven front and a room full of boxed pizzas in the back that a guy cues up when a peel pops in)
and just tossing the raw dough in the garbage lol
This show is truly something else. In an era where we just get remakes and reboots, this was a strange breath of fresh air
The next two episodes (especially ep 3) are even better at bringing home the thematic narrative. as a guy who lives in his head too much im connecting in an extreme way to this bizarre show, I love it
Nathan's content is beyond genius and sometimes genuinely erie lol. I'll be following this man through the rest of his career.
I'm sorry about your first few comments.
I like this type of video, the ones where it shows themes that the original piece of media hides. It's nice to hear that your work is understood, especially by someone who cares deeply about the medium. This is a great video, and I will absolutely be watching this show because of you. If that was what this video was made for, then it absolutely served it's purpose
It’s crazy how wildly this show has changed since you posted this video lol
Yeah hahaha the finale was a masterpiece
I really just wanted to make a video about the pilot hoping it’d make some people wanna watch the show
@@tallskeleton sure got me to watch the show and i loved it :))
Great video! I'm glad you pointed out that Pure Imagination is from the Willy Wonka film. I didn't even realize the connection and callback. It was just amazing but also very eerie. Nathan really is like Willy Wonka.
I love your analysis, and I hope you make more videos as the series plays out!
Shows like this and what Nathan is and have been doing is the kind of media we need to move society forward.
This is a paradigm shift in how we view and understand media and people. 👍
Please keep making videos like these niche smaller shows. I loved this video and would be interested in seeing more content like this.
Thank you! I always wanna make videos about stuff I love
@@tallskeleton I started watching your video after first episode and realized u are showing scenes from other episodes. I will not watch your video till i finish all episodes. I gotta say this is the only tv series or movie i cared about not getting spoiled, i didn't even care about fucking Avengers end game or thriller movies or any of most liked content. This show is truly one of its kind, thats what makes it good.
@@RamRam-jp2kc I made this video when only 1 episode existed
This show is already one of the greatest shows ever made IMO
Thank you for making this video! Loved it
It keeps getting more funny and more thought provoking. Possibly the best show on tv right now.
This show is hilarious I love it.
This show is horrifying i love it
Tonight's episide was brilliant. You should do a part 2 video once the season wraps up!
Hi, it's me from the future, and holy hell does it get wild!
Wow, when I watched this episode, I didn't even notice that Nathan confessed to the actor rather than the real guy. I swear I remember the real guy saying it, but I'm clearly wrong. It's amazing how your senses and memories can totally fail you.
How did you miss that bit was the funniest sketch on the show 😂
@@ZachAsaD Yeah, I have no clue haha
Ir happened to me to :(
Dude same!
same
Would love to see what you thought of the rest of the season. It took a whole different direction but i thought it was truly beautiful. The man is a genius.
Thanks!
I love the show already.
Great video!! Such cool concepts
I’d love to see an update now that season one is complete and the show completely evolved
loved the video!
I'm in this show! Episode 3! I'm the canes employee 😁 I know all the secrets 🤫
Omg pleeeeeease
I also just watched it last night
Also I’m obsessed with canes and I can’t believe he just had one built on tap hahaha
That's so cool! How was Nathan?
Tell us your secrets
I saw you comment on someone else's video claiming that the show is more scripted than it appears, can you elaborate?
@@tallskeleton I read something claiming that but I was really confused and not sure what they were talking about
great job Zane !!
Man, I can’t stop thinking about this show.
Cant remember the exact quote but the part where he talks about extremely similar settings tricking you into believing you're in the same place you always are....I dunno but yeah being in a place that looked just like another place, but on a different place on the planet would freak me out.
Nathan Fielder is an amazing talent. Cannot wait to binge.
No spoiler, the recent episode (#4) was kinda heart breaking for me. Especially towards Nathan. Nathan is known for testing people's limit, but this time it felt like he's doing this to test his own limits. I get why many articles been referencing the film "Synecdoche". Highly recommend people to watch that film before The Rehearsal's finale, or watch YMS summary of the film. The Rehearsal is a 'legit' unique reality TV that everyone should watch.
Synecdoche, New York is such a fantastic film. One of Charlie Kaufman’s best. RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Great vid!! I've seen ads for this show on TV and had spent time thinking about it after seeing the ad. Thoughts like "what on earth is this show about? Surely they aren't doing what they say they are... Right. Like, why? And wouldn't that be super impractical? It's probably just another low tier annoying show" (keep in mind I have no idea about this guy's past works)
After watching this vid I'm definitely gonna watch it all. Great vid
Love The Rehearsal!!
Wow what timing I just finished the first ep now.
Was just talking about Nathan to my fam yesterday lmao love him. Cool vid.
Watch out cause if they don't like Nathan's work you will and should love them less.
The show’s themes are genius. And deserve extensive discussions just like this one. I think that some skits are borderline criminal, but also reflect his reflections of genuine observations outside of his observations. So many meta layers, like an extreme sense of empathy and sociopathy melded together. Brilliant stuff that will be discussed for decades.
idk how this ended up on my recommended but i'm glad it did~
It's so well crafted it's hard to tell what's real and what's not, who's acting and who's not, what's scripted and what's not.
My wife watches this show, the first season I started to feel weird when I watched it.
After several episodes I was unsure of why I was feeling like that, apparently Nathan Fielder gives me anxiety, a feeling that I don’t get from anything else in my life.
Lol
Fantastic video; keep it up!!
great vid
It really was Nathan for You. 😃👍
lovely video
The Rehearsal is one of the greatest pieces of television to exist
Most powerful and deep lesson of any piolet ever. Also pretty hard to spot
This is a show that changed how I see life
i love nathan
Such a great show.. genius
I am so glad other people love this show for me it’s an amazing show. Like nothing I have ever seen.
Hey jon brion in the background!
Nathan’s a genius
Deserving of a lot more views and subscribers tbh. Thought at least this was a production value of someone with 500k
I dont like your logo though. Maybe change it to a talle skeleton cartoon. (edit: source: masters in pr)
I love the colors and my last name is berry. Don’t want to do something so on the nose. I think it looks cool
@@tallskeleton Ok. Well it looks like shit im sorry.
@@DisturbedGold Jesus Christ man
@@DisturbedGold lol wtf lmao
And here I am, on Zanes channel once again
I bet you he was inspired by Synecdoche, New York.
Please upload your thoughts after seeing the full season.
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This show is truly mind blowing LOL
Small note: in my opinion, the entire conversation with Trish was not framed to show that Trish was going to react violently, but instead that everything was going exactly according to plan, everything lined up perfectly with Nathan's flowchart based on their research, Trish both started complaining and talking almost endlessly, exactly as planned, which lead to Kor being able to follow his predetermined path
Hello. I think you misunderstood the end of episode 1. Nathan told the whole truth, but the show chose to show us only the rehearsed answer. We participated in the experiment, being able to only have the rehearsed version without knowing what would happen in the real world.
There is no evidence of that. They showed him say the answer and the actor’s response. When it cut back to Kor we only saw Kor respond to Nathan’s compliment that he’s a really nice guy
@@tallskeleton Kor was happy before and unhappy after, and then Nathan make a compliment to him...
The whole episode was about telling a secret. He put Kor in the same situation as the woman, it makes no sense Nathan not doing his part.
@@maxguzenski I don’t think he was unhappy after so much as he just had a confused blank face because Nathan said I have to tell you something but then just wound up telling him I think you’re a nice guy, as if that was a big secret
But you totally could be right in the end it’s editing so there’s no way to know
@@tallskeleton Cool, so now Kor watched the show and saw that he volunteered for a show where he was tricked in the name of entertainment by Nathan, who didn't have the guts to tell him. Kudos to Nathan
@@tallskeleton I 100% agree with Maximiliano that the episode appears to show Nathan tell the actor AND Kor the truth. Kor didn't reacted quite as badly as the actor, but he seemed upset to me, giving a one word response.
There’s an assumption that the power company thing actually happened that way- I’m not so sure at all. And there’s a lot of stuff he did on Nathan For You that wasn’t as it appeared - edit: also very unsure that the ending with Nathan not telling Kor went that way in real life
When I watched this episode, I recall that he did tell Kor the truth. He told the actor, and Kor. Kors reaction was not as bad, but he seemed internally upset.
@@LowDinksHijinxPickleball that’s possible? But we can’t know. It’s an interpretation of his reaction
@@dalisman I just watched it back and I changed my opinion actually
“Everyone else involved go along with Nathan’s plan” - they’re getting paid. What is so surprising about that ?
Did anyone else not notice that the black guy switched when Nathan told him about the trivia cheating. hahahaha
He told them both. I think this video is the wrong take.
You really think they didn’t tell him they were sneaking into his home and taking videos?
It feels slightly WestWorld
I thought he did tell Kor
Nah he just tells him he’s a really nice guy
It's a shame that this is only the first episode and after that they take a hit
You gonna do this for the whole season?
I like to mix it up around here I think I’d burn out if I did that
BUT if I have something I really need to say about the show I will
"But for Kor... A normal human being"
Let me stop you right there.
Hahahaha
Nathan needs to play a Psychopath killer lol
I love you
No offense, but this was a very shallow video essay.
Tbh I’d agree I had less to say in this one than any of the other ones I’ve made I was just really excited about this show and wanted to recommend it to people who don’t know about it
@@tallskeleton All good man, still leagues better than most video essays. Keep it up, plus I'd watch a video if you analyzed the whole series after it ends.
I appreciate it
But from chapter 2 the serie goes South, it gives a few moments but nothing as the old days.
The first episode was good but I steadily lost interest with each subsequent episode.
cheap chick in the city
You don't get it
Don’t get me wrong I love this show, but isn’t this video kind of just…recapping what happens in the show? You even kinda talk like Nathan lol
Yea I just made this on a whim after the first episode came out bc I loved the ending and wanted people to check out the show
This is probably the least in depth video essay I’ve made I just kinda made it for fun
Wtf is the point of doing a video essay on a show that only has like 2 or 3 episodes out. That's really dumb.
Video essay culture needs to end.
Yeah normally I wouldn’t do a video essay about a series without watching the whole thing but I thought the pilot was so good I just wanted to talk about this specific episode and recommend the show to people. I agree with you in general though. I’ve seen people make video essays about albums before they come out which is insane to me
So people can’t share their thoughts on a show until its completion?
@@CharlieTooHuman I appreciate the back up, but I get their point -- I in general dislike when video essays feel like theyre made by someone who didnt do enough research or if there isn't a reason to make it. Ive seen people make video essays about an album the day BEFORE it comes out which just seems silly to me. But in this case, I wanted to make a video specifically about the pilot isolated, so I just got on it before E2 was out. This is why I tried to just talk about this episode and not make grand sweeping statements about the show as a whole since it didnt exist yet
Ok cool vid but can you cut the basic video essay tropes out. I cringed the second I heard the dramatic classical music
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