#epic: the musical

[thedoorthatopensonitsown]

Jorge casting his own mother as Odysseus' mother

#epic #epic the musical #epic: the musical #the underworld saga #epic: the underworld saga #epic the underworld saga #jorge rivera herrans #wanda herrans #odysseus #anticlea

[gigizetz]

sleepy circe

#digital art #art #epic the musical #greek myths #epic: the musical #circe #circe fanart

[jarondont]

so i noticed some cool things while listening to the underworld saga.

but before i begin.

*clears throat*

hey jay WHEN I CATCH YOU. WHEN I CATCH YOU JAY. /j

THIS FREAKING BROKE ME OMG. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS SO BAD but i'll do that tmrw since it's too late for me rn.

in the meantime please enjoy this list of cool noticings (BIG SPOILERS AHEAD)

#epic #epic the musical #epic: the musical #epic the underworld saga #epic: the underworld saga #jay herrans #jorge herrans #jorge rivera herrans #the odyssey #odysseus

[college-cryptids]

little sister back at it again with the epic the musical takes

#epic: the musical #epic #epic the musical #odysseus #epic the underworld saga #the underworld saga #epic underworld saga #epic odysseus

[oh-look-another]

'i keep thinking of the infant from that night' to 'and if i have to drop another infant from a wall in an instant so we all don't die? then i'll become the monster' pipeline

#epic the musical #epic: the musical #the underworld saga #epic the underworld saga #the character development is crazy tho #in one saga?? #bro heard one (1) prophecy of his wife with another man #(spoiler: it was him) #and went Feral

[stranger-detective]

OH MY GOD THE UNDERWORLD SAGA SLAPPED!!!!!!!!!

Things about it that made me insane:

- POLITES?????

- Jay's mom as Odysseus' mom!!!!

- Odysseus' mom singing the SAME 'WAITING' NOTES AS PENELOPE DOES IN THE CHALLENGE

- MASONS VOICE!!!

- The ominous introduction into Everything That's Going On In Ithaca™ in no longer you (IT WAS DONE SO WELL)

- WHO??

- The part at the end of Monster where he sings the Penelope and Telemachus themes just like he did at the start of the Horse and the Infant!!!!!

Anyway great saga 10/10 so excited for act 2!!!

#epic #epic the musical #epic: the musical #epic: the underworld saga #odysseus #tiresias #epic the underworld saga #jorge rivera herrans

[magicalmyths]

not alright because polites was there.

#polites #epic the musical #epic: the musical #jorge rivera herrans #epic the underworld saga #cries #Dies

[twomanyfandomshelp]

If you haven’t listened to the Underworld Saga yet, here’s your spoiler warning.

@thekingofworems @jarondont @aaronofithaca05 @nyx-of-darkness-1620 did y’all get a chance to listen yet? I need people to talk about this with!

Apologies in advance for all the capslock you’re about to see.

Y’ALL

I CAN’T

MR. JORGE, MR. JALAPEÑO

WHY MUST YOU BREAK MY HEART LIKE THIS

THE UNDERWORLD

POLITES?!?! THE EMOTION IN ODYSSEUS’ VOICE WHEN HE HEARD POLITES?!?! QUIETLY SAYING HIS NAME AS THEY SAIL AWAY LIKE HE’S APOLOGIZING?!?!?! DJFNSISYDJSUDB

ODYSSEUS’ MOM?!?!?! I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT!!!! “Even if you’re the last thing I see I’ll be waiting” “I’m right here mom, can’t you see me?” OH MY FUCKING GOD SIR!!!! JORGE!!!! “I took too long and ventured too far” SIR MY HEART IS BREAKING!!!! “I’ll always love you, I’ll stay in your heart” SIR YOU’RE DOING THIS ON PURPOSE!!!! THE SOFT LITTLE “bye mom” AS THEY SAILED AWAY?!?! FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY JORGE JUST BELTING HIS HEART OUT?!?! *HIGH PITCHED SCREAMING* ALSO, THE NAMES LISTED ON THE SONG INCLUDE WANDA HERRANS, ARE YOU TELLING ME JORGE’S MOM VOICES ODYSSEUS’ MOM?!

NO LONGER YOU

MASON OLSHAVSKY’S VOICE IS SO GOOD!!THIS WHOLE SONG IS PERFECTION!! “This can’t be, we’ve suffered and sailed through the toughest of hells, now you tell us our efforts for nothing” EXCUSE ME MR. HERRANS WHAT THE HECK! “I see your palace covered in red, faces of men who had long believed you dead, I see your wife with a man who is haunting, and man with a trail of bodies” THE FORESHADOWING?! THE WAY ODYSSEUS REACTED WHEN TIRESIAS SAID HE SAW PENELOPE WITH A MAN WITH A LINE OF BODIES?! HIS OUTRAGED “WHO!!!”SIR?!?!?!?! THAT’S YOU MY GUY!!! YOU’RE THE HAUNTING GUY WITH A TRAIL OF BODIES!!!

MONSTER

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SONG SINCE I HEARD THE FIRST SNIPPET AND IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT!!! OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL I HAVE NO WORDS!!! THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE EPIC SONG!!! I kinda knew that was gonna happen but shh 🤫

I’m not gonna talk about this song because if I do it will end up being an essay. Might make a separate post about it though.

I WILL BE LISTENING TO THIS SAGA ON REPEAT ALL DAY AND NO ONE CAN STOP ME!!!

#epic: the musical #epic the musical #jorge rivera herrans #epic the underworld saga #odysseus #odyssey #the odyssey #the underworld saga #the underworld #polites #my boy <3 #open arms #when i tell you my jaw dropped #i heard steven’s voice and i screamed #steven dookie #odysseus’ mom #excuse me for a moment #aaaaaahhhhhh #i’m convinced she’s voiced by jorge’s mom #but google is no help #no longer you #tiresias #mason olshavsky #his voice is so beautiful #penelope #monster #i am the monster rawh rawh rawh #but seriously #i think this might be my new favorite epic song #jorge is a fucking genius

[sophiejanefostersilver]

He's the monster, do not mess with him

(he's also married, so don't flirt with him or his wife)

#mithology #greek mythology #art #greek myth #greek myth art #the odyssey #odysseus and penelope #odysseus #epic #epic the musical #epic: the musical #circe saga #epic the circe saga #jay's odyssey #jorge rivera herrans #epic the underworld saga #the underworld saga #penelope #mr jalapeño

[gigizetz]

alright so THE UNDERWORLD SAGA

I was expecting none of the songs to sound as badass as they sound. I thought this would be one of the quietest sagas, as in the songs would be more focused on introspection and stuff like that. But boy was I wrong

Like, the songs are like that and MORE. Specially No Longer You, which is such an unexpected banger for me. My favorite is Monster obviously, which made me realize that in all sagas the last songs are my favorites. So as I said in another post, Monster will be the animatic I'll be working on for now.

In Monster I'll present a little someone that appeared briefly in my Just a Man animatic last year. This shadow figure in the mirror

This is how I envision the "Monster", this dark reflection of Odysseus. When I did this part of the animatic I was already planning on bringing this figure back for when the underworld saga come out. YEAH THIS IS A YEAR LONG SET UP THAT I WAS WAITING PATIENTLY TO PAY OFF.

So my animatic of Monster is probably going to be my personal favorite. I have a lot of cool ideas planned, complicated shots that I still have no idea how I'll pull off and delicious, juicy angst

#epic the musical #epic: the musical #greek myths #animatic #epic the underworld saga

[jarondont]

GUYS EPIC THE MUSICAL IS TRENDING ON TUMBLR. I REPEAT. EPIC THE MUSICAL IS TRENDING ON TUMBLR.

#WINIONS WE'VE DONE IT #LET'S FREAKING GO #OMG #AHHHHHH #epic #epic the musical #epic: the musical #jorge herrans #jorge rivera herrans #jay herrans

[aqua-phantasy]

I know I don't usually post about having "hot takes" but the jokes of making fun of Odysseus because of the "WHO" part in no longer you got old really fast

First, having the main character be super aware in tragic events of the story would be less funny and more boring

And secondly, that was his breaking point. The thing that turned him into the "monster"

Even after being forced to kill an INFANT because of the gods and to keep his family safe, even after losing his best friend who believed in kindness even in his death, losing 500 men because of Poseidon's wrath, Circe, Penelope and going back to Ithaca was the ONE thing that kept him sane.

And after all that, after all these hardships he went through, even finding out that his mother died waiting for him, only to hear a prophet say Penelope will be another man is what broke him

Also I don't like the interpretation that he became a "monster" to become the man that Tiresias warned him about because again the self-awareness thing and the idea that he thinks that he'll return to Ithaca to nobody waiting for him is a LOT more interesting and even tragic

#aqua talks #aqua talks epic #epic #epic the musical #epic: the musical #I also have some thoughts of how people are discussing the infant sacrifice but that’s neither here or there

[alexbutrandomthoughts]

Odysseus sounding distinctively different in "Monster" is so sj8snwoavs9sisksks

#epic: the musical #epic the musical #epic the musical underworld saga #like like idk how to explain but it's like not raspy but toned down as in he feels so helpless in the face of everything #and then emotions comes back for a bit when he recounts the cyclop circe poseidon and himself and goes down again only to rise when he #accepts that ruthlessness IS mercy upon ourselves #grrr i love this

[antisocialcactusfriend]

ANTICLEA

#epic: the musical #epic the musical #anticlea #epic the underworld saga

[magicalmyths]

I am not prepared for this.

(I am gonna become the monster, rawr, rawr, rawr)

#epic the musical #epic: the musical #jorge rivera herrans #epic the underworld saga #cries #the odyssey #odysseus #Rawrz #im the monster rawr rawr rawr