the "blood on your hands" part is more like a "you either kill this child or it´s your fault when this kid kills your family"-thing, which makes the story even more heartbreaking
Something to keep in mind is that Zeus, one of the literal gods of that world, was telling him that if he doesn't kill the baby, that the child WILL grow up and kill his family. Its rough.
To be fair the Greek gods are massive jerks and they were all pushing him to be ruthless. Was this an actual Prophecy or was Zues just trying to shape him.
@@danteglory95 this reminds me of oedpius rex -main character that no matter what you can't escape the prophecy. So zeus telling him is pretty good because no matter what zeus said or would not have said the prophecy would happen only greek myths you can't escape your destiny it's determine to the very end.
@@danteglory95 The story does make clear what actual prophecies are. Most greek tales like this are written as prophecy being fulfilled, which is why it was pretty normal for a guy to come in around halfway through and spoil the rest of the story in the form of a prophecy. All this to say while from the outside we can make these snarky remarks, within the story all this is predetermined to a point. Odysseus will always make it home, but he will also always kill the infant. Which is why the question is "When does a man become a monster?" because we already know that is where it is going the moment he asks it.
@@danteglory95 Both. When Odysseus' character goes "what if I raise him as my own?" Zeus goes: 'He will burn your house down' O: What if I send him away and hide the truth? Z: I will make it known!
The Illiad is a story about the Trojans and the Greeks war, later named the Trojan war. The Oddysey however is a story about the journey home to Ithica and the journeys and perils along the way, Led by their king, King Odysseus of Ithica. Epic the musical is a story about the Oddysey composed by Jorge Rivera Herrans (Voice of Odysseus and the main singer) and has been in production for years. Every single song is amazing and I HEAVILY recommend you react to the others. Theres an animatic for nearly every song out there except the newest, because well. Animation takes time.
@@deranged_dragon9471 Yup, all three Underworld: czcams.com/video/DWDkfAccx0k/video.htmlsi=JpeyXzoHPsTWSj3A No Longer you: czcams.com/video/p_3IGTwcRik/video.htmlsi=RCDG59C6quxNqFAB Monster: czcams.com/video/zkI_pUxKOnA/video.htmlsi=fWJMEvmx0bDboXrA
Yes, he did drop the child. It was an important moment and it impacts him for the rest of the story. In almost every section of the story, there is a reference to the child and his guilt over killing him. Also, they aren't actually Spartans. It is the Trojan War, but the Trojan War was between Troy and a bunch of Greek city-states. The main character is Odysseus, King of Ithaca.
Hi hi it's me who gave the recommendation. 👋 for the question you want answer 1) the singer is the creator who made epic the musical jorge rivera herrans. 2) the baby is sadly dead from the fall. 3) The girl you saw is yes its his wife her name Penelope. I'm glad you enjoying the music and this is only just beginning of the tragedy. Just to say since you already seen 2 music videos there are more song. There are 18 songs to go in the story.
@@ItsVideoYT Idk if you understood the plot and who is in it bc I'm here rn 8:26 But this musical is about Greek mythology! The man is Odysseus, from the Odyssey! I've known Greek mythology for years now and discovered epic 1/2 years ago so here are some facts! Music facts: 1)Every main character that has its own song/ big part of a song has its own main instrument! Example: Odysseus: nilon guitar, guitar, and electric guitar Each one of these guitars has it's own reason to be played Im not gonna say it (bit be on the look out for it) 2)Characters that sing in the background when a human is singing are actual characters in the show so, (yes sir in: 3:20 what'd do you live for, what do you try for what do you wish for, what do you fight for in: 3:32 ) are Odysseus's men/fleet BUT when a god is singing he/she can make voices and it doesn't have to be actual characters in the show like (ha ha ha in 5:24 or Penelope in 6:10) those are voices created by the god Zeus! 3) there is a danger motif so when a character is in danger/ is angry and or becoming dangerous a danger motif will play! 4) *i have more musical fun facts but i can't say em unless you want to have spoilers so each time u release a new video ill tell you about each song so it won't be a spoiler* OTHER FUN FACTS: 1)Some gods have an animal representation *(2 of these May be a spoiler)* Not a spoiler anymore: Zeus: halk/eagle Thats why you hear and see an eagle in the first song *May be spoilers* Athena: owl Since she is the goddess of wisdom Poseidon: horse 2)THESE ANIMATICS AREN'T CANNON! These wonderful animators listen to the songs and watch jorges behind the seens TikToks/yt vids and go off of them so it's not rlly Cannon-cannon but you can go off of them bc they are cannon enough, but the character design will vary and some animations may have small different plots!
Right now Epic is a concept album, the musical is not out yet. It is a SICK concept album tho. The cool thing is you need no other context for these videos other than the order of songs. All the story is right here!
@@AstaGruwier-vi5htthis is the official release of the concept songs, were this to become an actual musical there would be more connecting scenes between each saga and sometimes songs. Though these are the final versions of each songs like you said.
The Trojan war was a war between Troy (a city in modern day Turkey) and all of Greece. And Odysseus is from Ithaca not Sparta. Also, in this version of the story, the son of Hector is professised by Zeus king of the gods to kill Odysseus and everyone he loves unless he kill him now and in Greek myths, prophecies are absolute. That's the meaning of "the blood on your hands is something you won't lose you can only choose who's". Either he dirties his hands with the blood of a child or that of his wife and son.
And the rest of his people - Zeus says the kid will destroy Ithica as well, so there's not just two lives riding on this one. IDK why but that makes it make more sense for me.
Yeah, he drops the baby. 😭 WELCOME TO EPIC!! It's been giving me major brainrot since I discovered it in January of this year. I love the contradictions and moral questions the whole musical raises. Also, if you do more reactions (and I really hope you do, this was so much fun and the musical is FANTASTIC!), keep in mind that there are transitory scenes between the songs, so some of the songs don't quite flow as smoothly together as these two do. I love seeing more and more people getting into Epic. 💖
Oh I'm excited to see you go on this journey, Epic is such a good story and the music is amazing. All animatics are fan-made as the only official thing we have for the story is the music. As some info, Epic is based on a poem called The Odyssey. In basic, non-spoiler commentary, it's the story of Odysseus, our main guy singing in these two songs, trying to get home after the Trojan War. The musical was created, and is still being worked on - as the first act only just finished recently - by Jorje Rivera-Herrans, who goes by Jay. He also is the one that voices Odysseus in the musical. There is so far for the first act, five sagas: - Troy Saga (you are here): 5 songs - Cyclops Saga: 4 songs - Ocean Saga: 4 songs - Circe Saga: 4 songs - Underworld Saga: 3 songs
It’s not a “he COULD grow up and kill his family.” It’s “he WILL grow up and kill his family.” This also is the case even if Odysseus raised him. No matter what, the kid would kill them all if he lived. You might have missed it, but in the first song Zeus have told him that the gods will make sure of it and that “It’s the will of the gods.”
I’m so glad someone else is reacting to Epic!! It’s absolutely fantastic and deserves to be appreciated, plus your reaction was great! If you want to continue checking this out, here are the songs of each saga in order together with some of the best animatics I could find, for your convenience 😊 Troy Saga: 1) The Horse and The Infant 2) Just a Man 3) Full Speed Ahead animatic WolfyTheWitch 4) Open Arms animatic mircsy 5) Warrior of the Mind animatic mircsy Cyclops Saga: 6) Polyphemus animatic mircsy 7) Survive animatic mircsy 8) Remember Them animatic WolfyTheWitch 9) My Goodbye animatic WolfyTheWitch Ocean Saga- 10) Storm animatic Ximena Natzel 11) Luck Runs Out animatic Lampyrcy 12) Keep Your Friends Close animatic gigi 13) Ruthlessness animatic Anniflamma Circe Saga: 14) Puppeteer animatic gigi 15) Wouldn't You Like animatic Ximena Natzel 16) Done For animatic Anniflamma 17) There Are Other Ways animatic Crashite/AnniFlamma (couldn’t pick lol) Underworld Saga: 18) The Underworld animatic ShiQing47 19) No Longer You animatic Ximena Natzel 20) Monster animatic Lampyrcy
Yessss this! Co-signed on these recommendations. Also if you want to make it hurt worse-I mean, have even more of an interesting reaction that Epic fans will appreciate-look up the cut song “Your Light” and watch that before “Polyphemus”
I would definitely recommend reacting to mircsy's My Goodbye rather than Wolfy's purely because, whilst both are stunning, mirscy has a lot of recurring elements from her Warrior of the Mind, so they go together really nicely. I would also suggest checking out Gigi's Ruthlessness, I know Anniflamma's is the classic but Gigi better captures what a petty, sadistic piece of shit Poseidon is. Also check out Gwendy for Done For and There Are Other Ways if you haven't already, I'm not saying they're superior but she does such a good job with Circe and she's a cool person who deserves more love.
@@liminalpsych also yes watch Your Light between the Troy and Cyclops sagas, it shows more about a relevant relationship and it's really fucking sweet :3
6:45 Zeus just told him that if he raised him as his own then he’d burn down his house. In Greek mythology, not even gods can escape destiny. If Zeus foresaw this child killing everyone he loved then it WILL happen so long as the child lives.
Zeus also told him that if he tried to hide it, the Gods would screw with Odysseus and tell the kid the truth, forcing the "prophecy" to come true. "The Gods will make him know."
@@SantosoWijayai checked and yes telemachus is advised by athena to look for his father and one of the places she tells him to go to is sparta, where he speaks to Menelaus, idk how much of that is in the musical tho so 🤷♂️
Epic: The Musical is based on the Oddysey, which begins at the end of the Trojan war then follows Odysseus' (King of Ithica and main character of this) struggles during his journey home! I'm super excited if you decided to continue with this musical!!!
I love how every other reaction I watched was like:” The Music is SOO Good” or “The animation is Amazing.” I don’t think I’ve seen anybody so enthusiastic as you, though, with your: “I LOVE SWORDS!”
This feels like running into a childhood friend at the bar :D seeing someone I watched react to content from previous fandoms I was in to now do my current hyperfixation is so much fun!! I've always loved your content man and I'm so glad you're reacting to Epic, hope you'll enjoy it
So, Homer‘s Odyssey is essentially the story of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, as he tries to go home after the Trojan War (which lasted 10 years). It is a sequel to the Iliad, which covers the Trojan War itself. The trojan horse (arguably the most famous part of the Iliad) was Odysseus‘ idea and was what lead to the Greeks‘ victory over the Trojans. That‘s what you saw in these two animatics. Epic takes some creative liberties with the source material but mostly follows it pretty closely. I won‘t say anything about the story if you don‘t know it already, so you can fully enjoy the musical (if you choose to react to more of it). Also apologies to my fellow greek mythology nerds for any possible misspellings, I‘m german and am used to the german spellings of all the names and places lol
So if you go by The Odyssey, Odysseus does drop the infant because if he doesn’t the child will grow and kill him and his family. Zeus the most powerful of the gods said if you want to survive and protect your family end the child, because he will grow to demand vengeance for his father Hector who was killed by Achilles in the battle of Troy. Prophecies from the gods in Greek mythology are not possible outcomes they are the outcome. In fact, most times it’s because the person is trying to escape the prophecy they make it happen.
Normally don’t comment on videos like these, but I highly recommend continuing! I love watching people get into Epic and seeing their reactions to how amazing the music is.
The thing is he is trying to get out of killing this child but he is told no matter what you do this child will grow up and come looking for you so he has no other option but to to end him
I just love the line "When does a man become a monster?" and the double meaning it has. When does the little child become a monster? And also when does Oddysseus become a monster?
Hello, haven’t seen your videos in a long time:) I adore Epic the musical, so it’s good to see your reaction to this masterpiece! 9:28 it is based on Homer’s Odyssey And yes, Odysseus dropped the baby. Would love to see your reaction to all the sagas, all of them are amazing 14:30 I interpreted this line as the fact that either the baby or Odysseus’s family will die, and both will be his responsibility
Just wanted to give a little clarification on what this musical is based on. It is based on the Odyssey and inherently by some degree also the Iliad. These epic poems are a somewhat mythical recounting of a Greek war with the Trojans. I say they are somewhat mythical because many major figures are explicitly said to be the children of gods or other mythical figures and the story heavily involves the influence of the gods. As for if the war actually did happen, archeologists have found what they believe to be Troy which is now known as Hisarlik in modern day Turkey. They've found evidence of a siege on that site dating to around the 12th century BC which would be several hundred years before when the earliest iterations of the epic poems are believed to have been made. This war would have preceded the civilization most typically think of when they think of the ancient Greeks, occurring during the time of the Mycenean Greeks during the Bronze Age. One of the ways to distinguish between the Myceneans and the later Greeks is the fact that they used a different script which is called Linear B rather than the Greek alphabet which hadn't been invented yet. I am pointing this out because the evidence points to the war that this story is based off of, if it was an actual war instead of just a legend, occurring before the founding of Sparta so they wouldn't be Spartans in the way we think of them though perhaps they were from that area.
Epic community is growing! Yes!!! 👏 I am so happy! I exited to see more of your reactions to Epic! Also for context to understand the story, it's based to Homer's Odyssey.
To clarify, he did in fact drop the child. It wasnt confirmed at the time people made the animatics but it is now confirmed. Also the voice of Odysseus is the guy who created the musical Jorge Rivera-Herrans (aka Jay). The whole musical isnt finished yet, the end of the first saga was release recently so only half of the musical is release so far.
Yes yes yes!! Another person reacting to Epic! So you don’t have to go searching I have a playlist on my channel with animatics for every song in order (except for the new ones since animatics take time to make). I hope keep going with this!
Welcome to the EPIC Musical fandom! Please keep watching these as it's a rollercoaster of emotions and we all love seeing new people react to it. Ultimately, it's about our boy, Odysseus, and how he goes from winning the Trojan war, fighting 10 long years away from his wife and son, without losing a single soldier in his 600 man army to him failing every single time he's given a choice. It's a story about a man who made the wrong choice and is facing the consequences of his actions.
yes.. yes I would watch you react to the entire musical, I hope you don't get spoiled. and if you won't react to it just watch the animatics on your time, trust me it is a great story.
Definitely check out alternate animatics for each song on your own time -- there are many great creators! Also, I want to point out that when Zeus says "All you can chose is whose" in regards to blood on his hands, Zeus is referring to the infant's or Odysseus' people - including his own wife and son. Basically, no matter how you think to spare him the Fates and Gods will lead him to seek revenge.
I've watched several reactions to this musical, and you're the first to talk about the "all you can choose is whose" line! I got goosebumps the first time I heard that bit, so I was thrilled someone finally talked about it! Looking forward to watching the other reactions you've done so far...and to when you eventually get to the Underworld saga (it hurts, hahaha).
Imma answer some questions and give more info 1. Epic is a musical about the Odyssey, which is basically following this guy Odysseus (the soldier u see in the animatics) and his army's way home after the Trojan war 2. The woman in the video is his wife Penelope 3. Gigi left it on a cliffhanger because at the time it wasn't confirmed if he dropped the baby or not but now we know he did drop the baby 4. This musical isn't finished so half of the songs are not out yet
You've probably got this a lot already, but a fun fact about Epic is that the gods can summon their own backup vocals, but humans have to have other people there for the backup vocals. Glad you're getting into Epic and liking it :)
please make sure to watch them in order, you said there are 3 others, but there are 18 other songs and it is a great adaptation of one of historys greatest stories
I mean the Spartans were part of the alliance. Menelaus was a Spartan and Helen was his wife. So the Spartans were a huge part of the Trojan War. But yes, no principal characters in EPIC are Spartans.
Tbf, Spartans are Greeks, too. In fact Helen was the Queen of Sparta and this whole war was instigated by her kidnapping and Menelaus, the King of Sparta taking all of Greece to war over it.
little funfact of epic. the singing you hear is diegetic. meaning. that if you hear someone singing, eg background vocals, those must be characters who are singing. Eg, when you hear the background vocals of these 2 songs, the background vocals are the soldiers singing. it must be someone else in world who is singing. UNLESS, it is a god who sings. when a god sings, they are so powerful, they can summon up background vocals of their own. no need for existing people to be there. since they are gods, they are so beyond human, they don't follow the rules of the world. also, not a spoiler. but the animatic you saw for "just a man" was made before it was confirmed by Jay (the singer of oddyseus). yes. oddyseus dropped the infant.
Hey man I’m just gonna tell you right now, that if you continue watching Epic the Musical Content then you are going to have a lifetime subscriber because you’re really cool and your other videos are great! Epic the Musical needs some great reactors and am super hyped if you join the content train! Also the guy who is singing is the creator of the Musical! ❤️✨
Because I havent seen anyone say it yet, it thought i should shed some light on a few tidbits of information that are important to keep in mind. (no spoilers, i promise) First off, so youre not left in the dark, Gigi made this animatic with an intentional cliff hanger because at the time they werent actually sure if Odysseus drops the baby. Since then, it has been confirmed by Jorge that the song does indeed end with Odysseus letting go. a lot of the more recent animatics show this. I tell you this because its important to understand his mindset through the overall story and because many of the animatics reference this and its not fair to leave you wondering. Second, something to keep in mind musically, When a god is singing (like Zeus) the backing vocals dont exist in world. That is to say theyre so powerful they can create their own backing vocals, however when a human character is singing, the backing vocals have to come from somewhere. So when Odysseus carries the infant outside to drop him, his men are all speaking aloud, repeating the question "When does a man become a monster?" as they watch him drop the baby. Lastly, just a little fun fact, Jorge has given every important character their own signature instrument. so if you keep an ear out you can catch some of them ahead of time!
There not trojans, there greeks from a city or kingdom called Ithica, Odysseus is their king and is the main guy. The Odessey, what the musical is based on, is a story about Odysseus' journey back home after the trojan war. He was in the war because his wife was spartan, so it was an alliance.
My good man, you have given us more food, so thank you!! Alright let me rant about things you should know The musical is divided into sagas, and is currently halfway through production. The released sagas consist of: 1: The Troy Saga 2: The Cyclops saga 3: the ocean saga 4: the Circe saga 5: the underworld saga And that's the end of act 1! Act 2 is yet to be produced, and the underworld saga came out just recently! Again, this in not a finished musical! All of the released songs are finished but there are many still in the works. The musical is based on a Greek mythology epic called the Odyssey, following the story of our main character Odysseus trying to get home after a war. I will respond to this comment with a link to the completed animatics of the entire musical so far, except for the underworld saga! We have a bit of time for you to react (if you continue which I sincerely hope you do) and hopefully by them there's more underworld animatics. I'm sure everyone has said anything else there needs to be said, so ill leave it here and go searching for the animatics! I might put it in a playlist for easy access. Thank you for checking out Epic! It's a wonderful community and I hope you proceed with the reactions.
Aight, I got my favorites (after the troy saga, which you still have a few songs in). czcams.com/play/PLmOKepWhEX73wnMWnopFNBU7yrZPjaX0B.html&si=i4fuicRA5geBlPmD I was going to put Anniflamma’s there are other ways but uh, there was a particular frame that I didn't vibe with lmao. Anyhow, from what I know these are the most well-liked animatics (although ruthlessness is debatable, I might end up changing it) and I will add the underworld as soon as possible!
Yessssss one of us, one of us. New fan here coming from the Epic fandom, nice to have you bro, enjoy the new obsession xD you had pretty much the same reaction as me I went from not knowing what Epic was to being completely hooked in like 90 seconds. That's a strong start right there. I had to take a break after the second song I was straight up shaking lol. And yeah, that bit in Just a Man, a combo of the lines and the emotion he puts into "I'm just a man who's trying to go home, even after all the years away from what I've known. I'm just a man who's fighting for his life, deep down I would trade the world to see my son and wife" really hit me the first time I watched it. It's just such a perfect depiction of a guy just, bare-souled putting it all out there. The whole "when does a man become a monster" thing is basically the theme of the whole show btw so if you like it so far you're gonna love the rest. Also a fun fact you might like, I know that someone else has already pointed out that the gods can summon their own backing vocals but also, the mortals can't. When you hear the chorus singing at the end of Just A Man as Odysseus sings "forgive me, forgive me" - that's his men watching him kill the child, standing in judgement of him and his actions.
The musical is about the protagonist, Odysseus trying to get home to his wife after serving in the Trojan War. On his way home, he encounters many enemies from Greek Mythology.
I do recommend going with gigi's animatics for every song that she fully covers (but check out the ones she only partially covers too!) Her animation and cinematography are probably the best out of everyone's.
I can tell you don’t care about the story as much as the music even if you aren’t a professional and even though both are equally amazing, it’s refreshing to see you just vibe with it lol
Hey, just to let you know there’s gonna be another saga for the epic. The musical is called. The wisdom song is coming out this Friday and I love your reactions. I hope you do the wisdom soccer reaction.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
10:57 In his defense, a LITERAL GOD told him that if he didn't deal with the baby then it would commit mass unaliving so its kinda like the question "would you roblox oof baby hitler"
I think you should see more of this musical it’s amazing!! Plus if you want, I could provide a playlist of animatics for you to make it easier and if you don’t want it then that’s fine. But yeah the musical is so epic and the musics really sick!! ☺️
I will take this into thought for the future videos. The next musical video was recorded before this so I may have still talked during the videos playing but ones after that I'll try to fix
YEAHHH WE'RE FUCKING BACK BABYYY Also more of Epic please, Im sure someone will give you the proper list in order PLEASE watch them in order the story through music is so good
Actually! Jorge, the one who wrote the songs and created the musical, is the voice of Odysseus (the main character)! He's so talented I swear, his voice is amazing AND hes a genius of music in itself. Great stuff
i have the same reaction than you during i have watch the video, and the one recommandation i can do to you is to make research/read resume about the Odyssey before watch and hear the song because it's making you more comfortable to understand. AND HE LET THE BABY FALL ARGH ASTANYAX IFUFHUIHUJEHIEU ERUHG (but in the original story it wasnt him who kill the babyax if i remember correctly ? well ?
Epic is great musical. Needs so much love. I studied the story when i did classical studies years ago. Yes the baby dies. Honestly one of the best musicals out there.
the "blood on your hands" part is more like a "you either kill this child or it´s your fault when this kid kills your family"-thing, which makes the story even more heartbreaking
yeah, its basically the ancient trolley problem
@@mielliot13ancient trolley problem 😂😭
I think it's both
Something to keep in mind is that Zeus, one of the literal gods of that world, was telling him that if he doesn't kill the baby, that the child WILL grow up and kill his family. Its rough.
To be fair the Greek gods are massive jerks and they were all pushing him to be ruthless. Was this an actual Prophecy or was Zues just trying to shape him.
@@danteglory95 this reminds me of oedpius rex -main character that no matter what you can't escape the prophecy. So zeus telling him is pretty good because no matter what zeus said or would not have said the prophecy would happen only greek myths you can't escape your destiny it's determine to the very end.
@@danteglory95 The story does make clear what actual prophecies are. Most greek tales like this are written as prophecy being fulfilled, which is why it was pretty normal for a guy to come in around halfway through and spoil the rest of the story in the form of a prophecy.
All this to say while from the outside we can make these snarky remarks, within the story all this is predetermined to a point.
Odysseus will always make it home, but he will also always kill the infant. Which is why the question is "When does a man become a monster?" because we already know that is where it is going the moment he asks it.
@@danteglory95 Both. When Odysseus' character goes "what if I raise him as my own?" Zeus goes: 'He will burn your house down'
O: What if I send him away and hide the truth? Z: I will make it known!
Welcome to the most addicting fandom I’ve been a part of in a long time 🤩 Can’t wait to see more from you soon
Omg i live your reactions man!! And yep, gotta agree with you there, this fandom is addicting as all hell❤❤
There will for sure be more thank you for checking this video out :D
Oh hey Mortius, didn't expect to see you here
Mortius is here to watch someone else face the coming heartbreak.
MORTIUS?! What?! Fancy seeing you here!
The Illiad is a story about the Trojans and the Greeks war, later named the Trojan war. The Oddysey however is a story about the journey home to Ithica and the journeys and perils along the way, Led by their king, King Odysseus of Ithica. Epic the musical is a story about the Oddysey composed by Jorge Rivera Herrans (Voice of Odysseus and the main singer) and has been in production for years. Every single song is amazing and I HEAVILY recommend you react to the others. Theres an animatic for nearly every song out there except the newest, because well. Animation takes time.
There are animations for the underworld saga, if I’m not mistaken there is at least one for each song
Actually all three of the underworld saga songs have full animatics
@@omarsalem1219 awesome! I haven't seen any yet so I wasn't certain
@@deranged_dragon9471 Yup, all three
Underworld: czcams.com/video/DWDkfAccx0k/video.htmlsi=JpeyXzoHPsTWSj3A
No Longer you:
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Monster:
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Gigi has released their Monster now so every underworld song now has at least 3 animatics to choose from if I'm counting right.
Yes, he did drop the child. It was an important moment and it impacts him for the rest of the story. In almost every section of the story, there is a reference to the child and his guilt over killing him.
Also, they aren't actually Spartans. It is the Trojan War, but the Trojan War was between Troy and a bunch of Greek city-states. The main character is Odysseus, King of Ithaca.
Hi hi it's me who gave the recommendation. 👋 for the question you want answer
1) the singer is the creator who made epic the musical jorge rivera herrans.
2) the baby is sadly dead from the fall.
3) The girl you saw is yes its his wife her name Penelope.
I'm glad you enjoying the music and this is only just beginning of the tragedy.
Just to say since you already seen 2 music videos there are more song.
There are 18 songs to go in the story.
Thank you for recommending this its been amazing I should have the next 3 animatics up by Thursday night or Friday morning hoping
@@ItsVideoYT Idk if you understood the plot and who is in it bc I'm here rn 8:26
But this musical is about Greek mythology! The man is Odysseus, from the Odyssey! I've known Greek mythology for years now and discovered epic 1/2 years ago so here are some facts!
Music facts:
1)Every main character that has its own song/ big part of a song has its own main instrument!
Example:
Odysseus: nilon guitar, guitar, and electric guitar
Each one of these guitars has it's own reason to be played Im not gonna say it (bit be on the look out for it)
2)Characters that sing in the background when a human is singing are actual characters in the show so, (yes sir in: 3:20 what'd do you live for, what do you try for what do you wish for, what do you fight for in: 3:32 ) are Odysseus's men/fleet BUT when a god is singing he/she can make voices and it doesn't have to be actual characters in the show like (ha ha ha in 5:24 or Penelope in 6:10) those are voices created by the god Zeus!
3) there is a danger motif so when a character is in danger/ is angry and or becoming dangerous a danger motif will play!
4) *i have more musical fun facts but i can't say em unless you want to have spoilers so each time u release a new video ill tell you about each song so it won't be a spoiler*
OTHER FUN FACTS:
1)Some gods have an animal representation
*(2 of these May be a spoiler)*
Not a spoiler anymore:
Zeus: halk/eagle
Thats why you hear and see an eagle in the first song
*May be spoilers*
Athena: owl
Since she is the goddess of wisdom
Poseidon: horse
2)THESE ANIMATICS AREN'T CANNON!
These wonderful animators listen to the songs and watch jorges behind the seens TikToks/yt vids and go off of them so it's not rlly Cannon-cannon but you can go off of them bc they are cannon enough, but the character design will vary and some animations may have small different plots!
18 songs to go, so far lol
Right now Epic is a concept album, the musical is not out yet. It is a SICK concept album tho.
The cool thing is you need no other context for these videos other than the order of songs. All the story is right here!
Isn’t a lot of th story like confirmed? Up until the underworld I thiught that they were the final songs
@@AstaGruwier-vi5htthis is the official release of the concept songs, were this to become an actual musical there would be more connecting scenes between each saga and sometimes songs. Though these are the final versions of each songs like you said.
The Trojan war was a war between Troy (a city in modern day Turkey) and all of Greece. And Odysseus is from Ithaca not Sparta.
Also, in this version of the story, the son of Hector is professised by Zeus king of the gods to kill Odysseus and everyone he loves unless he kill him now and in Greek myths, prophecies are absolute. That's the meaning of "the blood on your hands is something you won't lose you can only choose who's". Either he dirties his hands with the blood of a child or that of his wife and son.
And the rest of his people - Zeus says the kid will destroy Ithica as well, so there's not just two lives riding on this one. IDK why but that makes it make more sense for me.
epic the musical reaction?!?! and its in order¡!¡ omg, today is good day for the Epic comunity xd
"And its in order?!?!" MATHEW 😭
@@fireatwilliamYess, Mathew😢
@@fireatwilliam ohnooo xd Mathew is not the only one lmao 😅
IN ORDER😭💙 this is the part where most reactions hurt the most
Yeah, he drops the baby. 😭 WELCOME TO EPIC!! It's been giving me major brainrot since I discovered it in January of this year. I love the contradictions and moral questions the whole musical raises. Also, if you do more reactions (and I really hope you do, this was so much fun and the musical is FANTASTIC!), keep in mind that there are transitory scenes between the songs, so some of the songs don't quite flow as smoothly together as these two do. I love seeing more and more people getting into Epic. 💖
Oh I'm excited to see you go on this journey, Epic is such a good story and the music is amazing.
All animatics are fan-made as the only official thing we have for the story is the music.
As some info, Epic is based on a poem called The Odyssey. In basic, non-spoiler commentary, it's the story of Odysseus, our main guy singing in these two songs, trying to get home after the Trojan War.
The musical was created, and is still being worked on - as the first act only just finished recently - by Jorje Rivera-Herrans, who goes by Jay. He also is the one that voices Odysseus in the musical.
There is so far for the first act, five sagas:
- Troy Saga (you are here): 5 songs
- Cyclops Saga: 4 songs
- Ocean Saga: 4 songs
- Circe Saga: 4 songs
- Underworld Saga: 3 songs
It’s not a “he COULD grow up and kill his family.” It’s “he WILL grow up and kill his family.” This also is the case even if Odysseus raised him. No matter what, the kid would kill them all if he lived. You might have missed it, but in the first song Zeus have told him that the gods will make sure of it and that “It’s the will of the gods.”
I’m so glad someone else is reacting to Epic!! It’s absolutely fantastic and deserves to be appreciated, plus your reaction was great! If you want to continue checking this out, here are the songs of each saga in order together with some of the best animatics I could find, for your convenience 😊
Troy Saga:
1) The Horse and The Infant
2) Just a Man
3) Full Speed Ahead animatic WolfyTheWitch
4) Open Arms animatic mircsy
5) Warrior of the Mind animatic mircsy
Cyclops Saga:
6) Polyphemus animatic mircsy
7) Survive animatic mircsy
8) Remember Them animatic WolfyTheWitch
9) My Goodbye animatic WolfyTheWitch
Ocean Saga-
10) Storm animatic Ximena Natzel
11) Luck Runs Out animatic Lampyrcy
12) Keep Your Friends Close animatic gigi
13) Ruthlessness animatic Anniflamma
Circe Saga:
14) Puppeteer animatic gigi
15) Wouldn't You Like animatic Ximena Natzel
16) Done For animatic Anniflamma
17) There Are Other Ways animatic Crashite/AnniFlamma (couldn’t pick lol)
Underworld Saga:
18) The Underworld animatic ShiQing47
19) No Longer You animatic Ximena Natzel
20) Monster animatic Lampyrcy
Yessss this! Co-signed on these recommendations.
Also if you want to make it hurt worse-I mean, have even more of an interesting reaction that Epic fans will appreciate-look up the cut song “Your Light” and watch that before “Polyphemus”
I am replying to this so he hopefully sees it beacuse when people watch it out of order it makes me go sad
I would definitely recommend reacting to mircsy's My Goodbye rather than Wolfy's purely because, whilst both are stunning, mirscy has a lot of recurring elements from her Warrior of the Mind, so they go together really nicely.
I would also suggest checking out Gigi's Ruthlessness, I know Anniflamma's is the classic but Gigi better captures what a petty, sadistic piece of shit Poseidon is. Also check out Gwendy for Done For and There Are Other Ways if you haven't already, I'm not saying they're superior but she does such a good job with Circe and she's a cool person who deserves more love.
@@liminalpsych also yes watch Your Light between the Troy and Cyclops sagas, it shows more about a relevant relationship and it's really fucking sweet :3
I prefer Gigi's version of Ruthlessness
6:45 Zeus just told him that if he raised him as his own then he’d burn down his house. In Greek mythology, not even gods can escape destiny. If Zeus foresaw this child killing everyone he loved then it WILL happen so long as the child lives.
Zeus also told him that if he tried to hide it, the Gods would screw with Odysseus and tell the kid the truth, forcing the "prophecy" to come true. "The Gods will make him know."
@@TailsFan I mean some of the Gods were on the Trojan side so yeah they definitely would
'Who knew spartans had such bars' - ItsVideo 2024
We wouldn’t know, Menelaus of Sparta never had a line or a song in Epic haha
@@SantosoWijayaLMAOO i mean he might therest still act 2, i think telemachus goes to sparta or was it a different place?
@@SantosoWijayai checked and yes telemachus is advised by athena to look for his father and one of the places she tells him to go to is sparta, where he speaks to Menelaus, idk how much of that is in the musical tho so 🤷♂️
Epic: The Musical is based on the Oddysey, which begins at the end of the Trojan war then follows Odysseus' (King of Ithica and main character of this) struggles during his journey home!
I'm super excited if you decided to continue with this musical!!!
For the record he does kill the child, when Gigi first made the animatic it was left ambiguous but it has later been confirmed that he killed it.
I love how every other reaction I watched was like:” The Music is SOO Good” or “The animation is Amazing.” I don’t think I’ve seen anybody so enthusiastic as you, though, with your: “I LOVE SWORDS!”
This feels like running into a childhood friend at the bar :D seeing someone I watched react to content from previous fandoms I was in to now do my current hyperfixation is so much fun!! I've always loved your content man and I'm so glad you're reacting to Epic, hope you'll enjoy it
Welcome back bud! Proud of you!!!
Thank you sauce :D
So, Homer‘s Odyssey is essentially the story of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, as he tries to go home after the Trojan War (which lasted 10 years). It is a sequel to the Iliad, which covers the Trojan War itself. The trojan horse (arguably the most famous part of the Iliad) was Odysseus‘ idea and was what lead to the Greeks‘ victory over the Trojans. That‘s what you saw in these two animatics. Epic takes some creative liberties with the source material but mostly follows it pretty closely. I won‘t say anything about the story if you don‘t know it already, so you can fully enjoy the musical (if you choose to react to more of it).
Also apologies to my fellow greek mythology nerds for any possible misspellings, I‘m german and am used to the german spellings of all the names and places lol
So if you go by The Odyssey, Odysseus does drop the infant because if he doesn’t the child will grow and kill him and his family. Zeus the most powerful of the gods said if you want to survive and protect your family end the child, because he will grow to demand vengeance for his father Hector who was killed by Achilles in the battle of Troy.
Prophecies from the gods in Greek mythology are not possible outcomes they are the outcome. In fact, most times it’s because the person is trying to escape the prophecy they make it happen.
Normally don’t comment on videos like these, but I highly recommend continuing! I love watching people get into Epic and seeing their reactions to how amazing the music is.
The thing is he is trying to get out of killing this child but he is told no matter what you do this child will grow up and come looking for you so he has no other option but to to end him
I just love the line "When does a man become a monster?" and the double meaning it has. When does the little child become a monster? And also when does Oddysseus become a monster?
The singer for Odysseus is the songwriter for the whole musical Jorge or “Jay”. And yes, he’s very talented.
Hello, haven’t seen your videos in a long time:) I adore Epic the musical, so it’s good to see your reaction to this masterpiece!
9:28 it is based on Homer’s Odyssey
And yes, Odysseus dropped the baby. Would love to see your reaction to all the sagas, all of them are amazing
14:30 I interpreted this line as the fact that either the baby or Odysseus’s family will die, and both will be his responsibility
Just wanted to give a little clarification on what this musical is based on. It is based on the Odyssey and inherently by some degree also the Iliad. These epic poems are a somewhat mythical recounting of a Greek war with the Trojans. I say they are somewhat mythical because many major figures are explicitly said to be the children of gods or other mythical figures and the story heavily involves the influence of the gods. As for if the war actually did happen, archeologists have found what they believe to be Troy which is now known as Hisarlik in modern day Turkey. They've found evidence of a siege on that site dating to around the 12th century BC which would be several hundred years before when the earliest iterations of the epic poems are believed to have been made.
This war would have preceded the civilization most typically think of when they think of the ancient Greeks, occurring during the time of the Mycenean Greeks during the Bronze Age. One of the ways to distinguish between the Myceneans and the later Greeks is the fact that they used a different script which is called Linear B rather than the Greek alphabet which hadn't been invented yet. I am pointing this out because the evidence points to the war that this story is based off of, if it was an actual war instead of just a legend, occurring before the founding of Sparta so they wouldn't be Spartans in the way we think of them though perhaps they were from that area.
The “blood on your hands” bit is basically “you either kill this child, or kill your wife and son by sparing him”
Epic community is growing! Yes!!! 👏 I am so happy! I exited to see more of your reactions to Epic! Also for context to understand the story, it's based to Homer's Odyssey.
To clarify, he did in fact drop the child. It wasnt confirmed at the time people made the animatics but it is now confirmed. Also the voice of Odysseus is the guy who created the musical Jorge Rivera-Herrans (aka Jay). The whole musical isnt finished yet, the end of the first saga was release recently so only half of the musical is release so far.
Epic is my favourite thing ever, im so glad you reacted to it!
These two songs are basically
Do you damn a child to the underworld or do you damn yourself later
Yes yes yes!! Another person reacting to Epic! So you don’t have to go searching I have a playlist on my channel with animatics for every song in order (except for the new ones since animatics take time to make). I hope keep going with this!
5:20 “It’s probably justified” this is about to be so funny
Welcome to the EPIC Musical fandom! Please keep watching these as it's a rollercoaster of emotions and we all love seeing new people react to it. Ultimately, it's about our boy, Odysseus, and how he goes from winning the Trojan war, fighting 10 long years away from his wife and son, without losing a single soldier in his 600 man army to him failing every single time he's given a choice. It's a story about a man who made the wrong choice and is facing the consequences of his actions.
yes.. yes I would watch you react to the entire musical, I hope you don't get spoiled. and if you won't react to it just watch the animatics on your time, trust me it is a great story.
I will dive into the musical but for now I may stick with the animatics with the work schedule and traveling I do over the summer it will be easier
Definitely check out alternate animatics for each song on your own time -- there are many great creators!
Also, I want to point out that when Zeus says "All you can chose is whose" in regards to blood on his hands, Zeus is referring to the infant's or Odysseus' people - including his own wife and son.
Basically, no matter how you think to spare him the Fates and Gods will lead him to seek revenge.
I've watched several reactions to this musical, and you're the first to talk about the "all you can choose is whose" line! I got goosebumps the first time I heard that bit, so I was thrilled someone finally talked about it! Looking forward to watching the other reactions you've done so far...and to when you eventually get to the Underworld saga (it hurts, hahaha).
Imma answer some questions and give more info
1. Epic is a musical about the Odyssey, which is basically following this guy Odysseus (the soldier u see in the animatics) and his army's way home after the Trojan war
2. The woman in the video is his wife Penelope
3. Gigi left it on a cliffhanger because at the time it wasn't confirmed if he dropped the baby or not but now we know he did drop the baby
4. This musical isn't finished so half of the songs are not out yet
You've probably got this a lot already, but a fun fact about Epic is that the gods can summon their own backup vocals, but humans have to have other people there for the backup vocals. Glad you're getting into Epic and liking it :)
please make sure to watch them in order, you said there are 3 others, but there are 18 other songs and it is a great adaptation of one of historys greatest stories
The writer of epic(Jorge Rivera-Herrans) is also the voice of Odysseus.
Would love to see your reaction to the rest of the songs!!
Woah, finally another reactor falling down the rabbit hole of Epic! :D Can't wait to see your reactions for other songs, they are absolutely amazing!
To be very clear, not spartans. VERY VERY MUCH not spartans. they are greeks.
I should've paid more attention in history 😅
I mean the Spartans were part of the alliance. Menelaus was a Spartan and Helen was his wife. So the Spartans were a huge part of the Trojan War. But yes, no principal characters in EPIC are Spartans.
Tbf, Spartans are Greeks, too. In fact Helen was the Queen of Sparta and this whole war was instigated by her kidnapping and Menelaus, the King of Sparta taking all of Greece to war over it.
He did indeed do it
little funfact of epic.
the singing you hear is diegetic. meaning. that if you hear someone singing, eg background vocals, those must be characters who are singing. Eg, when you hear the background vocals of these 2 songs, the background vocals are the soldiers singing. it must be someone else in world who is singing.
UNLESS, it is a god who sings. when a god sings, they are so powerful, they can summon up background vocals of their own. no need for existing people to be there. since they are gods, they are so beyond human, they don't follow the rules of the world.
also, not a spoiler. but the animatic you saw for "just a man" was made before it was confirmed by Jay (the singer of oddyseus). yes. oddyseus dropped the infant.
He slam dunked that baby!
Ooooh let's go! Subbed. It's so fun when people know nothing and fall down the rabbit hole 😁
Great reaction and can’t wait to see more!
Hey man I’m just gonna tell you right now, that if you continue watching Epic the Musical Content then you are going to have a lifetime subscriber because you’re really cool and your other videos are great! Epic the Musical needs some great reactors and am super hyped if you join the content train!
Also the guy who is singing is the creator of the Musical! ❤️✨
OMG! I LOVE YOU REACTIONS! One of my favs of all the creators I watched react. Def first time reactions! I will def be subbing!
Because I havent seen anyone say it yet, it thought i should shed some light on a few tidbits of information that are important to keep in mind. (no spoilers, i promise)
First off, so youre not left in the dark, Gigi made this animatic with an intentional cliff hanger because at the time they werent actually sure if Odysseus drops the baby. Since then, it has been confirmed by Jorge that the song does indeed end with Odysseus letting go. a lot of the more recent animatics show this. I tell you this because its important to understand his mindset through the overall story and because many of the animatics reference this and its not fair to leave you wondering.
Second, something to keep in mind musically, When a god is singing (like Zeus) the backing vocals dont exist in world. That is to say theyre so powerful they can create their own backing vocals, however when a human character is singing, the backing vocals have to come from somewhere. So when Odysseus carries the infant outside to drop him, his men are all speaking aloud, repeating the question "When does a man become a monster?" as they watch him drop the baby.
Lastly, just a little fun fact, Jorge has given every important character their own signature instrument. so if you keep an ear out you can catch some of them ahead of time!
The person who sang Odysseus is literally the guy who made the musical his names Jorge Rivera-Herrans
Welcome to Epic, the Musical man. Hope you like our vibes. All the songs are awsome 😂
YEEEEEEE-I MEAN, i´m normal about this, thanks for reacting to Epic :D
There not trojans, there greeks from a city or kingdom called Ithica, Odysseus is their king and is the main guy. The Odessey, what the musical is based on, is a story about Odysseus' journey back home after the trojan war. He was in the war because his wife was spartan, so it was an alliance.
*they're.
@@speedy01247 God dammit
Thx for the reaction
The musical follows a man called oddesyeus who is the main character in the oddessy a Greek myth
WHOAH EPIC THE MUSICAL REACTION! YEEEEAAAH
My good man, you have given us more food, so thank you!!
Alright let me rant about things you should know
The musical is divided into sagas, and is currently halfway through production. The released sagas consist of:
1: The Troy Saga
2: The Cyclops saga
3: the ocean saga
4: the Circe saga
5: the underworld saga
And that's the end of act 1! Act 2 is yet to be produced, and the underworld saga came out just recently!
Again, this in not a finished musical! All of the released songs are finished but there are many still in the works.
The musical is based on a Greek mythology epic called the Odyssey, following the story of our main character Odysseus trying to get home after a war.
I will respond to this comment with a link to the completed animatics of the entire musical so far, except for the underworld saga! We have a bit of time for you to react (if you continue which I sincerely hope you do) and hopefully by them there's more underworld animatics.
I'm sure everyone has said anything else there needs to be said, so ill leave it here and go searching for the animatics! I might put it in a playlist for easy access.
Thank you for checking out Epic! It's a wonderful community and I hope you proceed with the reactions.
Aight, I got my favorites (after the troy saga, which you still have a few songs in).
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I was going to put Anniflamma’s there are other ways but uh, there was a particular frame that I didn't vibe with lmao.
Anyhow, from what I know these are the most well-liked animatics (although ruthlessness is debatable, I might end up changing it) and I will add the underworld as soon as possible!
Yessssss one of us, one of us. New fan here coming from the Epic fandom, nice to have you bro, enjoy the new obsession xD you had pretty much the same reaction as me I went from not knowing what Epic was to being completely hooked in like 90 seconds. That's a strong start right there. I had to take a break after the second song I was straight up shaking lol.
And yeah, that bit in Just a Man, a combo of the lines and the emotion he puts into "I'm just a man who's trying to go home, even after all the years away from what I've known. I'm just a man who's fighting for his life, deep down I would trade the world to see my son and wife" really hit me the first time I watched it. It's just such a perfect depiction of a guy just, bare-souled putting it all out there.
The whole "when does a man become a monster" thing is basically the theme of the whole show btw so if you like it so far you're gonna love the rest.
Also a fun fact you might like, I know that someone else has already pointed out that the gods can summon their own backing vocals but also, the mortals can't. When you hear the chorus singing at the end of Just A Man as Odysseus sings "forgive me, forgive me" - that's his men watching him kill the child, standing in judgement of him and his actions.
At the time when the animatic was made, it was left ambiguous whether Odysseus killed the child or not (and the myths have conflicting accounts).
The musical is about the protagonist, Odysseus trying to get home to his wife after serving in the Trojan War. On his way home, he encounters many enemies from Greek Mythology.
ayo keep epic reactions up
....Boys... We got another one ✋
"its probably justified."
famous last words lol
I do recommend going with gigi's animatics for every song that she fully covers (but check out the ones she only partially covers too!) Her animation and cinematography are probably the best out of everyone's.
Welcome to EPIC! We are excited to have you in the fandom. If you do more of these I will be here fore them
I'd love to be on your white board as "CGfrogger":D also you should check out cliffside
Great Video ! it's basically sory of odysseus. I recommend to watch and react to the whole series it is very good.
I can tell you don’t care about the story as much as the music even if you aren’t a professional and even though both are equally amazing, it’s refreshing to see you just vibe with it lol
Epic getting the attention it deserves. Brilliant. Enjoy this masterpiece. 🙂↕️❤️
Can't wait to see more EPIC reactions!
Hey, just to let you know there’s gonna be another saga for the epic. The musical is called. The wisdom song is coming out this Friday and I love your reactions. I hope you do the wisdom soccer reaction.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
10:57 In his defense, a LITERAL GOD told him that if he didn't deal with the baby then it would commit mass unaliving so its kinda like the question "would you roblox oof baby hitler"
Ah I see. So with the release of the Underworld Saga it’s finally at the point where people will start paying attention to it.
Really nice reaction!
I think you should see more of this musical it’s amazing!! Plus if you want, I could provide a playlist of animatics for you to make it easier and if you don’t want it then that’s fine.
But yeah the musical is so epic and the musics really sick!! ☺️
He dropped it and the next song will not address it.
Love this video! Also, could you pause when you discuss? Sometimes things can be easily missed. Love this!
I will take this into thought for the future videos. The next musical video was recorded before this so I may have still talked during the videos playing but ones after that I'll try to fix
This video is going to blow up but I hope you hang on for the ride, would love to see more!
Come on, boy in girl, let make sure he continues watching more.
YEAHHH WE'RE FUCKING BACK BABYYY
Also more of Epic please, Im sure someone will give you the proper list in order PLEASE watch them in order the story through music is so good
Welcome! The Epic fandom welcomes you with open arms into this adventure.
Actually! Jorge, the one who wrote the songs and created the musical, is the voice of Odysseus (the main character)! He's so talented I swear, his voice is amazing AND hes a genius of music in itself. Great stuff
You should definitely react to the whole musical it such a great and intense musical
He did indeed droped the kid
i have the same reaction than you during i have watch the video, and the one recommandation i can do to you is to make research/read resume about the Odyssey before watch and hear the song because it's making you more comfortable to understand.
AND HE LET THE BABY FALL ARGH ASTANYAX IFUFHUIHUJEHIEU ERUHG (but in the original story it wasnt him who kill the babyax if i remember correctly ? well ?
Epic is great musical. Needs so much love. I studied the story when i did classical studies years ago.
Yes the baby dies.
Honestly one of the best musicals out there.
Welcome to the Baby Pancake fandom!
I love this so much! Please do more.
He in fact did drop him to save his son and wife in the future
We only find out till the 5th saga which is out now
Holy shit you don't Pause every 2 seconds. you're awesome
You've been going in order so far, so I'd keep doing that ❤
"Test the waters"
... heh... Get in the water more like it
😂
Please react to the rest of the musical, it’s actually so good 😭
I defiantly reccomend the rest of the musical. Jorge is a god with these.