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im so heavily invested rn it’s wild lmao
Can't really blame you 😂
Good
yes.
Good. We crave more!
as u should!!!
Maddy doesn’t gaslight Raven, she gaslights all of reality to be better than it is ☕️
My girl is just manifesting ✨✨✨
Lol, when I first saw her, I immediately knew she would be pinky pie in the fairytale world.
@@average-art3222yeeesssss
@@average-art3222 I think they even have the same voice actor
Not sure but it feels like it
@@vixenthefox328 they're not, but it's easy to confuse this type of excited sounding high pitched voices so i don't blame you lol :D
i’m so sad they cancelled this show. it had so much potential 😭
It was cancelled bc of Descendants from Disney, it got cancelled by horrid trash
Decendants is not good I haven't seen them yet so thts y I am asking
@nexaaaaaaa hey. Descendents is good. But I agree that EAH shouldn't have been canceled
i like both tbh, but eah>descendants
@@nexaaaaaaaactually EAH was cancelled bc low doll sales, compared to other mattel franchises(monster high, barbie, enchantimals...), EAH sales were low, so mattel stopped to make the dolls and without the dolls, the show hadn't purpose
Maddie tends to know things she shouldn't because she can hear the narrators. When the narrators said in the trailer that the brother was locked in the basement, Maddie can hear them. She knows now.
She knows everything
the narrators make maddie a god
@@alexbeautyvlog3102late but all wonderland rebels can hear the narrator
@@rb.v yeah ik but shes pretty much the only one to utulise it
The fact that this series made to help sell toys is genuinely really good is crazy
YES! when i was small i pretty much only watched series that was made for that purpose (like ninjago/winx/ and ever after high of course) and they are like my favorite series still.
Yay OMG!!! You have no idea how long I've been anticipating this video!!! More Eah for my soul🎉
I really wish that they would consider continuing the story someday.
Yeah it’s honestly a shame that the dolls are kinda weird compared to MH. Their heads are just..so..round ??
Remember MLP FIM, it was also made to sell Toys. And it was also good. Not like this but still.
I had to hold myself back SO HARD when you were wondering about Cerise Hood and why she growled LMAOOO you're so not ready for her backstory
Literally, I was laughing from his cluelessness 😂😂😂😂
Samee can't wait for him to find out😂😂
“Little Red Riding Hood got eaten by the wolf, right?”
well, yeah, kind of... just not in the way you think lmfao (K SORRY FOR THIS)
I was like "Oh matthew if only you know"
@@springgirl7874lmao💀
Fun fact: just like how Geppetto made Pinocchio, Pinocchio(as a human adult) made Cedar.
Oh that makes wayy more sense
Explains a LOT! Brilliant!!!
@@cova_exists almost ever person get a ep of there own.
She’s like the Frankie Stein or Rebecca steam of ever after high basically.
Ahh that's so cute!!!
So they never get into it on the show but Apple has extreme PTSD from almost accidentally dying as a young child when she strayed away from the rules - she nearly drowns as a kid - and basically gaslit herself into wanting to keep her destiny out of that fear (she also has an intense fear of big bodies of water but that never really comes into play during the series either). Let's just say tho that things get better and characters develop LOL
Was that in the books? It’s been ages since I read them I hardly remember anything.
@@thedingdongsunshinefuture yea it was haha, if i remember, she nearly drowned in a well? it's been years since i read the books lol
I could probably only recall like 2 sentences worth of info from the book series
The books are kind of separate from the show, though. A lot of the stuff in the books never happens in the show (which sucks cause Wonderlandiful World was probably my favorite)
Also she was pressured into becoming perfect because of her mom, Snow White (who’s the Queen of all of Ever After). So she has severe issues with not being able to think for herself because she never considered herself having a choice. (Also it’s kinda fcked up that the people around her made her think being poisoned is a good thing, cuz that’s traumatizing as hell)
I will say, even though Apple was likely thinking mostly about herself, the headmaster said that the whole STORY would disappear if Raven didn't sign. So it wouldn't have just been her, but Apple, Daring, and anyone else involved too. That's probably why Apple thought of it as selfish, because it potentially puts a lot of people in danger. (still on Raven's side, but context)
True and she didn’t now the headmaster was lying so her wanting Raven to sign the book was not only just so she could be a queen but because as far as she knew she wouldn’t exist if not which is still selfish but is reasonable because why wouldn’t she be scared of that.
Also she was probably raised to be a queen to the point that becoming queen was her whole identity and without it she would be lost so I understand why she was so conflicted about the whole choosing your whole destiny thing
@@Lovelylicky739 Yes!!! This reminded me that in the books, she had a near-death experience as a child (I think she fell down a well?) so her destiny became a safety/comfort thing for her. It was traumatizing but the knowledge that she had a set future really helped her.
@@idizzle2286that’s correct. She fell down a well and was stuck there for like three minutes, but it was the first time in her life she really experienced uncertainty and so the experience traumatized her and instilled the security of the known and definite into her. I honestly think the books are really worth the read to those who haven’t read them because they add quite a bit of context and character details.
Yeah, anyone who would be involved in the Snow White story would disappear, including Hunter who is also essential to the Red Riding Hood story, and if he disappeared then that story could also be ruined.
Mathew, just one advice... When watching the episodes, be mindful of the specials, because they are not listed the same way as the episodes, as some specials happen during the middle of a season and some episodes need them to be better understood.
Yes!
it's confusing ^^;
There's a playlist with the webisodes in chronological order.
@@anisandwalker6377 There was!? Dang it
Yess! I thankfully figured it out and watched everything in order (including Spring Unsprung even though it's in between), and I can imagine how confusing it would be out of order
@@amidoshi1909 maybe it do to the Wonder Magic that mix things up for most of us watching.
I love the idea behind maddeline hatter, she can speak to the narrators and hear them but no one else can so they perceive her as mad like her father, its similar to how deadpool is written.
btw i am pretty sure the narrators are not god, just storytellers who are their to narrate the story.
Maddie actually isn't the only one who can hear the narrators, Kitty Cheshire can too but she chooses to ignore them.
@michaelinthebathroom7560 guess it’s kind of a Wonderland thing then lol
@@michaelinthebathroom7560would Liszt hear them then too? That’s be fairly cool
@@thenarrator5416 from what I remember of the show and books she can't.
It's better explained in the books but both Maddie and Kitty can hear the narration being told. Maddie pays the most attention to it but Kitty can still hear it but chooses to ignore it most often. It's mostly because they are from Wonderland but for some reason Lizzie Hearts doesn't hear the narration despite also being from Wonderland
you missed the part where madeline introduces the "random guy" as Giles GRIMM, which gives him a certain level of credibility, especially if you dont trust the Principal and you consider there might be a reason he is both trapped and cursed to speak weirdly
The lore train is gonna hit him so hard
🥲
All aboard the Lore Train, next stop Ever After
@@hayamihinata4135 With the existence of the Colleen apology, I can't read this like a normal person.
@@ElizabethMidfordHatesCopsliterally same, the way my eyes immediately narrowed before I registered it😭
@@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops 🎶 all aboooard the toxic lore traiiin, running through the tracks of devastation 🎶
I feel like you need to give Andrew a set of headphones so he can share your pain LMAO, love how you can hear him giggling as you slide off your chair in anger.
Fun fact! In the books for Ever After High, the scene of Raven denying her legacy and saying she was going to write her own destiny, she actually rips out her page in the Storybook of Legends, which is cool as hell and I'm sad they didn't keep for the show
The Destiny she avoided in the novel was also different. Instead of being shunned and arrested, Raven was shown to have become as powerful and dangerous as her mother, laying waste to all other fairy tales.
I personally liked that version better, because Raven was going to get an actual good destiny, but still refused it since it went against her values.
they probably needed to keep it intact for the way too wonderland arc, that would’ve cool tho
They explain it better in the books but Raven's mom went way overboard with her evil deeds and was trapped in a mirror because of it
They explain it later in the show too I think
There are BOOKS?!?!?!
@@lunaquintero7280 yeah the show was based off the books they go into more depth about certain things like how Raven's mom and dad showed up in like the first chapter of the first book but the second and third book follow completely different storylines then in the show
Yeah, but raven has never done actually anything horrible. She was just the daughter of the evil queen. And yet they wanted to be a victim of the Salem witch trials. What a bunch of dirty bags.
Could you tell me the name of the books or are they just called ever after high?
The thing about eah is that they follow the original stories NOT the Disney versions of the stories which is why the stories might seem a little different
Apple character development is actually often discussed in the fandom 😅 If it is good and you like her or you dislike her depends on you but for now she is definitely self-centered and naive
I used to hate her but by the end she's my fcking cinnamon apple (no pun intended) and I would die for her. Apple haters can actually fight me 😭😭
@@LangkeeLongkeeput yo paws up then
@@doctoc1334 less freakin go den
@@LangkeeLongkee🗣️ man let’s go then chump 👊🏾😂👊🏾
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I would like to let you know that the Charming Siblings represent the 3 aspects of Prince Charming
1) Good looks ( Daring)
2) Intelligence / Wits ( Dexture )
3) Bravery ( You’ll meet the other sibling later )
You'd think that daring would be bravery
Wait I didn’t even think of that
@@milkywaycafe.lmao last arc be like 😭
Mathew please continue watching!! I would love to see you watch the whole show it gets better and better!
Almost all the questions he has would be explained to some degree in the upcoming episodes and it's just so exciting to watch
YES! please continue watching the whole show!
I THIRD THIS
I FOURTH THIS
My Hats are off for you to keep this Magical World going. You never know when the cat mite come to play.
I feel like Ever After High would have been so successful if they continued on with their story. It’s so engrossing and sometimes all it takes is time for a good show to take off. It’s really to bad it was cancelled. I was so hooked on this show when I was younger.
The way some of the people in the fandom tries to genuinely convince others that the rebels are selfish for not following their "destiny" cause now the royals can't have their happy endings are crazy af to me. Like are they supposed to be guilty and responsible for that just cause they don't want the short end of the stick? This is why Apple took a long time for me to like. That said i don't dislike her now(even though she's still not a fave and i still think that Darling is too good for her srry) i really hopes you guys continue reacting to this. My favorite characters are Kitty Cheshire and Lizzie Hearts
I can say wholeheartedly that is I lived in the EAH universe, I'd be a royal. No matter my destiny, I'd want that security in knowing everything has a plan and being informed in that plan.
But I don't live in the EAH universe.
@@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops
I'm sure everyone would prefer to be a royal. They get the better side of the deal after all. The problem is, they can't choose their parents and that's why the rebels are fighting for their own happy endings instead
@@PrincessNana08 I don't mean a literal royal. I mean as in the political divide. Royals vs rebels. Those who want to maintain destiny vs those who want to choose their destiny. If I was in EAH, I'd be a royal rather than a rebel, no matter my destiny.
@@PrincessNana08 I'm definitely not saying that's the right choice or the choice I'd make as an outside perspective watching the show. I think the rebels are in the right. Just that if I was made to grow up in that world and was taught all the things these kids were taught in their life, and knew it led to peace of mind and no fear of the unknown, I too would have chosen the side of the royals.
@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops
I mean ig, if knowing the future, no matter what it is, should give you peace of mind? You do you, lol
The fact it probably got canceled because of Disney descendants is so sad
It’s also hilarious how the “ea” on the keys and like the whole abbreviation of Ever After looks like a 69
Oh and Madeleine hatter is THE BEST or almost best showcase of the whole madness theme of Alice in wonderland
the book is actually even cooler in how it depicts legacy day. raven not only sees her story but sees her follow in the exact same path as her mother who, slight spoilers, expands outside of her story and tries to take over other worlds too. the evil queen is so controversial bc she not only acted outside her story but she placed an evil curse on wonderland and some students and adults were able to flee (maddie lizzie kitty etc) but they’re basically stuck in ever after and can’t return home bc of the curse. and i’m pretty sure the evil queen also took over the sleeping beauty story, cursing her instead of the actual villain of that story? anyways, when raven refuses to sign, she doesn’t just close the book, she actually crosses out her page and *rips it out*. idk i just thought it was pretty badass of her.
also, cute little additional thing, during legacy day practice dexter asks headmaster grimm a question bc he doesn’t exactly know what his story is, since there’s so many prince charmings that get randomly assigned a fairytale, and he’s told he will see it on the actual day. raven then goes up to do her own rehearsal and she sees dexter, the only person looking at her, smile at her and she thinks “if dexter was brave enough to ask a question, maybe i can too” so she asks what happens if she doesn’t want to sign. i love these two
I think the whole reason Raven is the only one to ever question her destiny is because her father is "The Good King" and sense her mom "The Evil Queen" is locked in a mirror she spent most of her time around her dad making her "corrupted" into being good, And the reason no one else every did either was because they either liked their destiny or even just want their parents proud
Cedar was carved by Pinocchio, so that why she's a puppet, and instead of her nose growing when she lies she cursed to be unable to lie.
Cerise is red riding hood's daughtter, their family just has a secret.
Also please watch more, this whole series is amazing!
This was one of my favorite shows to re-watch over and over again as a kid! I was so sad when I found out it was canceled because it couldn't compete with Descendents T_T
even worse considering the quality (~shit) of descendants and EAH (~a god blessing)😭😭😭
I feel like if Apple saw what Raven saw in the book she understand why Raven won't sign it and Raven is so selfless she never tells anyone what she saw and is always helping her friends Apple is just selfish
I don't know (spoiler ahead)...
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For example, Apple knew from the get go that Briars destiniy was to sleep for a hundred years and outlive all her friends, yet she still was pissed/disapointed in her suposedly best friend when Briar decidet she didn't want that live...
She was also pretty pissed at Ashley when she decidet love was more important than her pre-written destiny...
And those two didn't even have a direct impact on Apples story!
I don't think knowing what Ravens future entailed would have changed anything about Apples imidiate reaction. Apple through the entire show doesn't have the best track record of beeing sympathetic towards others destinys and their decitions to change them (at least from what I remember)
@@aniflowers1998 yeah your right maybe if Apple imagined herself in Raven situation when she saw the book since she's so selfish and herself is the only person she has on her mind 🙄😒
@@mysteriouswolfgirl1351 funny you would say that (though I'm almost certain you meant that sarcasticly), but the "Thronecoming" special head a premise perfect for that. (Spoilers ahead)
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In it, the girls get stuck in each others storys for a short time. But instead of going the obvious rout of putting Apple in Ravens story, Apple get's to experience Briars story.
Briar instead get's to experience Ravens story, and really DOES get a better understanding of why Raven doesn't want to sign the book.
Sadly I can't remember if it is ever adressed if Apple get's a better understanding of Briars blight....but by that point Apple has become a bit more chill with letting people make their own decitions (somewhat...kinda xD)
@@aniflowers1998 Ikr I don't understand why briar had to see Raven's story and why Raven had to see Apple's. Briar wasn't very important to Raven and Apple's destiny after all Raven and Apple kind of share the same story
@@mysteriouswolfgirl1351 I think it was to push Briars character closer to rebel territory.
Up to that special, Briar had been a royal who was willing to deal with her destiny despite not liking it. But that special was verry much about her realicing that her destiny really, REALLY blows, and that she doesn't really want to go along with it anymore. So seeing Ravens story, who was the one who started the howl rebel movement, showed her that she isn't alone, she isn't the only one with a shity destiny, and most importantly it made her understand the rebels more. It gave her that smal final push that later led to her trying to get rid of the story book.
TLDR, the special was basically Briars special and put a lot of focus on developing her as a character, kind of similar to what the "true hearts day" special did with Ashley
i alwyays loved the wonderland kids being able to hear the narrators, but it's so much funnier because everyone else from wonderland pretends maddie's crazy when they can hear it too XD
im so glad u're giving eah the attention it deserves !! was so hooked to this show years ago
The way you are so into this show is so entertaining! This was exactly how I was when I first watched this show and tbh I still getting heated at Apple bc omfg?! Girlie if you don’t settle down! It’s such a shame they canceled it bc it’s genuinely one of the best animated shows imo
I'm so glad more people are getting to know about ever after high it was my favourite series as a kid
We can all agree that seeing Raven being chained up was so traumatizing.
As some other people have suggested, highly suggest you watch the specials. They are part of the story and very important for context (as character development that happened in them affect characters in the story). "Thronecoming" is directly followed by "Spring Unsprung", which is followed by "Way too Wonderland", which then goes to "Dragon Games", and they take place between seasons 3 and 4.
And "Epic Winter", while it can be seen during season 4, it fits best with how characters behave after season 4.
I just got into the series, and have been bingeing it for a while now. The series is for kids, but there’s elements and plot points/little details in the writing and themes for adults to appreciate. Especially if you know the fairytales by the Brothers Grimm, there’s also a few nursery rhymes and Mother Goose stories in EAH. But ultimately, the show is pretty lighthearted. But does have some dark moments and ominous storylines. This makes sense though, as the original stories by the Brothers Grimm were very dark, usually to discourage kids from bad behavior and to teach a lesson.
Fun fact, ever after high and Monster High take place in the same universe! There’s a book about the two schools called shadow high, and they were supposed to be many more schools added to the universe
11:22 Mathew’s takes are simply wonderful
12:15 a true perfectionist😂
16:19 He has a point, Apple White, despite her interesting ways of doing it, supports rebels
24:46 Mathew about to throw hands right then and there
26:36 I’ve always had a soft spot for the Wonderland characters, Maddy, Lizzie, Kitty, they’re just so chaotic
Love how he literally discarded the whole “let’s react to the only 3 songs from this series” plan and is now just too invested, YES MATHEW WE LOVE TO SEE IT!!
Highly recommend to keep watching the show especially the Way to wonderland and Dragon games arcs they are my favorites and made me feel so much emotions
dragon games is literally soo good for no reason especially the plot twists (if you know you know lol) it fits so well like the writers were planning it from the beginning if you consider darings personality in the start and what they did in epic winter
@@lisacopeland6872 Agreed I was so upset when the show got cancelled
I recommend reading the books as well, they go more in depth with the characters and lore!
Ever after high is truly the best tv show for a doll franchise, the story is unmatched 🤭
Matthew: Little Red Riding Hood got eaten by the wolf, right?
Me: 😂😂😂😂😂
If you like the story then you should read the books. They’re actually really good. They delve deeper into the headmasters reasoning for acting the way he does and flesh out Ravens relationship with her mother. Her family is actually cool. I don’t think they talk about her father in the show, but they talk about him in the beginning of the book and it gives a little bit of context as to why Raven is, like, the only villain who doesn’t want to be evil. Raven also isn’t the only one has an interesting family in the context of their stores, the daughter of Little Red Riding Hood is also in a similar situation.
Even the side story books are good. If you were wondering about what happens to the children of these fairytale characters who don’t have major roles in major fairytale stories, then you should check out the side story books. They handle it in a really creative way.
What are the names of these books?
@@siiriheikkinen2071they’re by Shannon Hale and the first one is called: The Storybook of Legends
Apple has been treated like an absolute Saint by everyone, since the day she was born. She's just never had to care about other people because everyone always bent over backwards for her. She's had an incredibly sheltered and privileged upbringing.
BTW the narraotrs represent the two sides of the school "royals" who want to follow their destiny and "rebels" who want their own life. The female narrator supports the royals and the male the rebels.
This was an incredible series, still very salty they decided to cancel it.
Glad to see you reacting to this one!
I really want them to make more episodes of this show, it was so so good.
Mathew's reaction to Apple at the end is so funny XD
I always love seeing the reactions of others to shows I've already seen cause then I get to watch them go through the exact same pain I went through 😂 24:47
OMG YES!! Even like, 10 years after this aired, it still gets my emotions going!!! It got canceled WAY to soon and I am so happy it is getting the love it deserves!
The outfits in this show and on legacy day is gorgeous ❤
Matthew taking 5 d10 psychic damage from "how could you be so selfish?" And I'm like yeah i remember that feeling
Please, please, please, keep watching this series. Make it a whole series, do like two episodes a week, just keep watching them please. All of your questions and concerns are incredibly valid and DO get addressed in the show. Please keep watching it. Sure it was a show created to sell kids dolls, but it genuinely has such a deep lore and message and so many interesting character dynamics and story arcs.
9:10 You are so close! 🥲
27:13 Pretty sure that's the Evil Queen, and if it is: Restrict access! The only way she's getting out is if someone let's her out.
I'm riled about it as well. The entire series I said: They're not their parents.
This show was so ahead of it's time, if it had come out now instead of when it did it probably wouldn't have been canceled🥲
Honestly this show is SERIOUS underrated
as a fun fact in one of the books (I believe legacy day) it says that Raven flips through the storybook of legends and finds a page with a missing signature in it. on the page it gives a summary of the story which is that she would have to try and drown her sister and then get cursed to become ugly as punishment. Therefore confirming that raven wasn't the first to rebel.
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when you said apples thinking “if we all choose our own destinies there’s a chance i might not be queen so fix it” that’s actually kinda her thought process, especially from the books. in the books it’s revealed apple as a child fell in a well and almost drowned, and because of that she decided she absolutely HAS to follow her story, because it guarantees her safety and happy ending. the book makes it clear that for apple, while yes may be selfish and not understanding of raven’s perspective, the snow white destiny is all she’s known and she’s scared of the uncertainty/unknown of the future . that’s why i like the series bc it shows its not just a black and white situation of raven being right and apple being wrong, but both have reasonable perspectives on why they believe the things they believe.
but apple absolutely has character development don’t worry !! looking back i can definitely see why people hated her, i used to when i was a kid too, but then when you think about she’s also just a 15 year old who’s scared for her own future (i mean headmaster grimm did say everyone would go poof and raven had no actual evidence that it WOULDNT happen, so apple was understandably a little scared), and she believes this system that has worked for centuries will continue to work if everyone just follows their path, including raven. she really does care for raven, this is just the only way she believes raven can be “happy”, bc it’s the Only way she’s known her whole life
(i am apple’s no.1 defender if u couldn’t tell)
Is Apple oblivious to a lot of things? Yes. Does she have some good points (that are developed on) ? Also yes. Plus, we did see her attempt to talk to Raven before the ceremony, and they might have had their honest conversation beforehand. I like to think so, but Apple tends to be overwhelming in a conversation so it’s hard to say 😅❤️
"Little red riding hood got eaten by the wolf"
Well, yes. Perhaps not in a way you'd expect 😅
Your impression of apple was so damn accurate lmao I love it
ever after high is a literal masterpiece.
Raven is my personal favourite character
Just so you know this show is based on the original brothers Grimm stories and not the Disney stories, so some things may be confusing.
I like how you're excited while watching and keep asking questions that I have never come up as a kid, KEEP WATCHING ❤
Also Maddie basically has the ability to do whatever she wants unless she's told it's impossible...also notice how in the end it appears that everyone is still frozen while Maddie just gets up and talks to Raven on the stage!!! Maddie is soo cool!
9:21 "little red riding hood got *eaten* by the wolf" IS SO FUCKING FUNNY TO ME😭😭
me and my dirty mind
Just a fun fact though: The whole royals and rebels thing is not just for the heroes and villains
Royals are those that want their stories to continue and include some characters that aren't royalty or "good" and Rebels are the ones that want the opposite and do include some that are considered royalty
I guess its a play on words for Royal and Loyal
One of my favorite things about the series. They use the darker elements of the fairytales. Not all royals have a happily ever after. There are princess who die at the end of their stories, AND THE CRATORS USED THAT!!! It's a huge motivation for one of them. The creators also used the fact that even ones with happily ever afters don't really get them because their kids have to relive the story.
Check out the books it dives into it a little more.
I recommend the Ever After High Once Upon a Time story collection by Shannon Hale. The author is great. Hunters story cracks me up.
This is a really good example of kids media that goes pretty dark while maintaining a light tone.
Fantastic that you're enjoying this! I wont ask you to read the books since thats far outside your regular content so instead ill just give the one scene that i prefered in the books. Raven looks in the mirror to see her destiny and realizes that, while her mother was imprisoned for trying to take over the world, she would attempt to do the same thing and succeed. She also put on that lovely cape, which was her mother's, and starts feeling how powerful it is to be in her destiny but also realizes that shed lose all her empathy for other people.
Very good series, glad youre enjoying it
Do they still produce the books and how much are they?
@@cova_exists unfortunately, all official Ever After High projects have ceased production at this point. I have no idea what the books would be priced at since I'm a library reader. They were hardcovers though and pretty common. You shouldn't have any trouble if you run a quick Google search
For the reason why Apple is held so high is cause her mother is the main queen of their world since she’s the first princess movie
Imagine if he read the chapter books! There is so much more lore! It’s crazy that so much is let out in the show versus the books!
I never knew I needed Matthew watching Ever After High but I really do need it
Lol
I hope you will continue watching it, it’s so entertaining!
I am glad that Maddie grew onto you, she is great :D Not my favorite character necessarily but one of them for sure. Also hearing your theories is so cool, because SOMETIMES you do hit right on the spot. Not always, but there are moments… You’ll see.
But also maybe consider watching 3min episodes too, because there is context that you will miss sometimes. And especially it’s important for characterization. Something that is not really shown in those two bigger episodes is that despite everything all rebels and royals are friends. They do have that FATE thing hanged between them as a center of controversies and do argue about that, but most of the time they still do homework together, solve problems together, party, etc.
At least watch the next short one after Legacy Day, because it shows what’s going on right after.
Also Apple’s character is… interesting. I see why you dislike her and that’s valid, she is selfish about her destiny, but that’s there short episodes also play their role, because you can see that she actually is a caring person, who works very hard everyday to be a good ruler in a future. Her treatment of Raven is not malicious, it’s mostly closeted. She really just doesn’t fully understand the problem.
Anyway, it was a great reaction!! Thank you so much.
I love the fact that the principal and gis brother are called grimm
A reference to the iriginal writers of most of these stories the brothers grimm
When I tell you I actually squealed seeing that you posted this. Please continue I love this series and have been waiting for someone to react!! ❤
it always bugged me so much that apple thought raven was the selfish one for not wanting to go through literal torture just so apple could have her happy ending.
I watched your EAH video just a few hours before this and you don't understand how ecstatic I was to see this one pop up a few minutes ago. I'm inspired to watch this series again. Every single POV contributes to the story and there are so many plot twists but I can't spoil it for you. Please keep doing this series it's totally worth it in the end!
The fact that after you watched ever after high for the first time me and my sister binge watched the whole series in a few days and now your watching it again is so excited for me lmao
Apple is definitely selfish and in the wrong here, but I will bring up one thing in her defense: if Raven goes poof, and their entire story ceases to exist, so will Apple. So will Apple's prince charming, the seven dwarves, and possibly Hunter Huntsman (although he also has a second story in Little Red Riding Hood so he might be safe). So Raven is putting more than herself at jeopardy when she makes these choices, since they literally have no idea what will happen if she strays from the path.
Also notice I didn't say Daring 😉😏
Love this reaction series. Please do keep going.
Also the books are really good? I got like three "main" ones and i didn't finish the third one for some reason but I was really enjoying myself. The characters have even more layers there?
Like Apple is really afraid of not getting her pre-written destiny bc she's traumatized from that time as a child she almost died in a well? Wild.
I love that if Mathew would have watched this when it started and the website was still up, he totally would be a rebel
(not spoiler free)
another thing i want to add though is that this whole arc is a lot more drawn out and detailed in the book- like okay obviously yeah because they had to condense the book into a series but there’s genuinely so much more that goes on in the book. like raven and apple go on a whole expedition together and i just wanted to summarize it here- i think some of these points are later shown in the series but i’m not certain, but it does explain a lot like why milton grimm is so adamant on her signing and all that so anyways the book goes like this;
the book starts with raven getting her once yearly “mirror chat” (facetime) with her mother. we find out her mother is essentially in jail in the mirror world, and she tries to give raven a pep talk to encourage her to sign the book. i think here we also find out that ravens mom actually went off script, and poisoned wonderland causing it to be sealed off from the rest of the world (hence why maddie, kitty, lizzie, and the white queen are there they escaped before their home was sealed off).
anyways we get to the part in the series that get animated where they arrive to the school apple is dorming with raven. we get to see the dorm party briar talks about, but raven accidentally ends up turning the doves briar had singing into snakes in a fit of rage after being pressed about signing the book again… so anyways that happens and then we get to the rehearsal legacy day which is animated. when raven runs off however, she ends up meeting with dexter charming (the awkward brother of daring charming that asked to sit with raven) who then gives her the idea of looking at the storybook of legends early to see if there were any unsigned pages. he empathizes with raven because since his brother is like the main “prince charming”, the story he’ll get thrown into is a mystery to him, so raven is like “wow i wish we could see the book early and see our destinies early before legacy day” and he’s like “yeah that’s a good idea but you know how my dad is but if you want i can help make a distraction if that would help. so she agrees, and meanwhile we get a glimpse into apple whites schedule where her and briar get paired up for an assignment, and somewhere along the way the teacher says something about them being “mirror images” of their parents, which gives apple the idea of spying on raven to make sure she isn’t up to no good (stalker much?). all the mirrors in ever after are connected, so she ends up getting humphrey (humpty dumpty’s son who’s like a huge nerd) to hack into the mirror network so she can keep tabs on raven. so raven ends up sneaking into the headmasters office to see the book early, though it doesn’t show her nor dexters destiny. but as she’s flipping through the old pages, she notices one page where there’s a missing signature from someone named “bella sister” who comes from this story called “the two sisters”. raven realizes she’s never heard of this story, but becomes curious about what happened to bella. apple sees all of this and later confronts her about it. raven has the idea to try and see if anyone out there remembers the story of bella, and apple relentlessly begs her to take her along, and so they end up visiting like this really old guy who says he doesn’t remember. apple is satisfied with that answer, but raven isn’t and so they end up going to the tea shoppe run by maddie and her dad to try and get more clues and see if maybe bella had any lost possessions or something. maddie is like really good at finding lost things so they ask her and she mentions “the lost and crowned” office, so apple and raven go there and they find a notebook which once belonged to bella sister. the notebook has a drawing of a tree that’s in the enchanted forest, and when they go there they find an old letter in the tree that was drawn. basically the letter is addressed to bella’s sister, saying how she couldn’t sign and ran away to an old cave they used to visit when they were little. apple tries to convince raven that because the sister never found the letter in the tree, they both went poof, but raven is still unsatisfied and wants to go find the caves mentioned and see if bella is still alive. apple reluctantly agrees. the book goes into detail of their adventure and at once point raven has to fake sacrifice apple to a bunch of goblins (apple actually believes it hoping that somehow she turned evil) but of course it was just a plan for them to escape… and they end up going to the cave where they find a skeleton who’s dress and blanket are left rotting and being eaten by moths. in the cave in red paint, it says “i should have signed the book”, and apple is like scared shitless and tries to convince raven that she has to sign, but in the paint raven notices a gnat stuck in the paint and comes to the conclusion that this whole thing was a setup. she says that the gnat would’ve disappeared by then if it was written by bella, and apple and raven argue. apple doubts raven on her expertise in bugs saying how she just wants it all to not be true she’s looking for the tiniest little excuses. this causes raven to accidentally summon a bunch of bugs in a fit of rage and they up running out of the cave and raven reluctantly agrees to sign after apple convinces her saying all the evidence they found was too strong for a single gnat to prove otherwise. when they get back, raven tells maddie the whole thing (and maddie reveals she knew about it all because of the narrators) and offers to help her try to find out more by taking her to “the vault of lost tales”. raven ends up finding a book with their story, and in the margins of the book there’s notes written by both sisters talking about their plans to run away and not sign together, and they left their world through a portal. then this is the whole scene with giles and maddie speaking riddlish now, where giles says that legacy day is a hoax and the book holds no power and all that, then we get to the part where raven doesn’t sign and that’s where the series ends! the book goes on a bit further and goes on to describe the legacy day dance which was like an after party for legacy day that briar still is determined to host even after raven essentially cancelled legacy day. raven ends up crashing it essentially nothing too important but the epilogue is important because we find out the whole thing with the letter, the old man, even the skeleton and paint on the wall was all faked by milton grimm. he found out of ravens plans and tried to make it seem like bella died tragically to discourage raven, but he didn’t take into account the fact that raven ended up finding his brother.
so yeah! that’s essentially the whole first book summarized! i know it was a lot but if anyone’s reading this still thank you for reading! the second and third book are amazing as well, which follow the aftermath of legacy day and do more world building and bla bla bla… i cannot recommend this series enough i know it’s just a series made to sell dolls but it’s a series i treasure deeply and adore with all my heart
I love how seriously invested you got in this, well, good for me, that will get to see you react to more
watching his reactions are like watching eggs hatch. its just so darn exciting
I mean the wolf definitely ate red riding hood, if you know what I mean.
WHOOOOO!!! Best episode in my humble opinion, Raven is one of my favourite characters from anything EVER
I'm glad you have decided to continue reacting to ever after high. It's a great little show that doesn't get nearly enough attention.
OMG YES. I was about to sleep, but nevermind! Thanks for the reaction, Mathew!
Why does the theme song hit so hard tho?!!
Them making Apple White a lesbian that ends up with Daring Charming’s little sister was one of the greatest and most hilarious plot twists of all time.
cheers for the straight up plot spoiler if this is true 🥲
It wasn’t true love’s kiss, jUsT rEsUsCiTaTiOn between two besties.
@@bennyboiart7781heheh tOTaLlY
@MathewMcKenna hehehe just wait a few more seasons
WHY WOULD U SPOIL IT FOR HIM
I love this version of Descendents like story. I ❤ the rebels they want their own life and their so call "friends" don't fully understand or support them (well not all of the Royals mostly Apple white)
OHMYGOD this show brought me so much joy throughout my childhood (that is, until it was cancelled sadly…), glad you’re watching this! Hope you watch the specials as well, plot really thickens in the movies, and that you continue to enjoy this masterpiece :D
witnessing matthew try to figure out little red riding hood’s deal is so funny, i was waiting to see the horror of his face once he thought of it
These videos are so funny because Matthew is questioning everything, but when I watched this at age 10 I accepted everything immediately no questions asked lol :)
Also luv ur vids Matthew!!!
Bro after you watch the series you should SO read the books. It gives in depth povs from the characters, and explains a whole lot more of the plot. It’s so good I swear 😭💕
Something I noticed after my 10th rewatch of this show is that Raven really had no idea if she would stay or poof out of existence. She took that chance, knowing there was a possibility she could leave the world behind, leave Maddie behind. It’s sad to think about that Raven was basically ready, in a way, to take her own life just so she didn’t have to follow her destiny.
Pretty sure Maddie would even be sadder if she was forced to watch her best friend getting shunned by society and had to be locked up for the rest of her life (basically Raven would be forced to leave her friends behind and couldn’t contact them regardless). Between guaranteed eternal suffering and a chance of ceasing to exist, Raven did the right thing by choosing the latter.
Just saying that there're the specials. On youtube you'll find the compilations of all the mini episodes, but then you have Way Too Wonderland, Dragon Games, and Epic Winter. These ones are the episodes with a longer chronological story. They're actually pretty great because they show a lot of growth with the characters. Believe it or not, Daring has crazy character development, Raven unlocks more power, and Apple gets a lot better. There's also a thing with the storybook of legends.
OH MY GOD THE NOSTALGIA..
Madeline Hatter is basically Pinkie Pie. Apple White is basically Rarity. Raven Queen is basically Twilight or Fluttershy.
oh just wait until you get to Thronecoming.
I just love ever after high, brilliant design and writing ^^