The "but its not" being reframed as harry responding to his delusions of deloris dei calling his dick small because hes projecting his own weird relationship to his ex onto her is such a fun detail. Truly a masterpiece tbh
There are so many thematically appropriate and beautiful and deep ways to interpret the relationship between Harry and Kim, so many statements to be made about second chances and personal development and mutual support, about how life doesn’t stop after you reach forty, there’s analysis of the future of Revachol seen through the metaphor of Harry’s life and what Kim might mean for that, Harry’s journey learning to love people again after messing things up with Dora, with the added intricacy of coming to terms with an aspect of himself (bisexuality) that it’s implied he wasn’t fully aware of even before his amnesia, then there’s the the perspective of Kim, straight laced and used to being underestimated and dismissed, suddenly being adored by this blank slate weirdo who brings fun back into his life, there’s all sorts of deep and satisfying ways to approach these two characters Yet no interpretation of a potential Kim/Harry relationship will ever hit as hard as the last frames of this animation. “hey let’s fuck” “eh. sure. i guess.” It’s so beautiful 🥲
holy shit the animation actually makes it feel like this song was made for Harry, every single scene captured an iconic character/moment/location in the game lmao.
The game literally has Harry refer to himself as a "sad old man" The fact that these bits of media fit so well being made completely independently either is a borderline miricle, says something damning about society, or both
With Harry, 99.999% of the shit he does on random whizz or schyzophrenic-"hunches" somehow end-up relating to some case one-way or the other. Are we really sure him dipping his dick in the salsa ISN'T relevant to the case or at least some other unrelated case?
literally every shot in this is perfect but in particular i just can't get over harry using the bong incorrectly and kim getting a face full of bongwater as a result lmao
Kim shrugging at the end was the final element required to elevate this to a level of art that you’d need an “Actual Art Degree” to even begin to critique.
I love Kim's li shrug after the final "do you wanna make love to a sad old man" He's like "well i guess, it's not like I have better things to do". Love that
The funniest part of this is 1:07 - it plays in my head when I’m trying to do things and I’ll burst into laughter at the image of Harry just falling and collapsing right on the word “hurts”
I buy Disco Elysium on sale and get introduced to the Northern Boys a week later. Two days after that I discover this delightful combination of the two by sheer fucking coincidence. Brilliant.
One thing that I love about going with a Gym Teacher build (all PHYS and MOT) is that even though it makes it so Harry is an absolute unit, it also boosts Electrochemistry and Half-Light so the internal dialogue gets ridiculous. You have to constantly tell them both to shut up. Electrochemistry just wants you to do drink or get high all the time so it comes up with lame excuses to get you to do so. In fact, with high Electrochemistry, it will have a heart to heart convo with Harry if he tries to get sober, trying to talk him out of it. Half-Light is just trying to get you to attack or retreat from everything that seems even remotely threatening. The funny part is that since your body skills are so high, Endurance and Physical Instrument will agree and say "Yeah, you can take him! You're strong!" Physical Instrument is also hilarious. When that stat is high, it talks to you like it's your coach for the entire game. My gym teacher run of this game went a lot like this video. I did all of the drugs just to shut Electrochemistry up 😂
“What’s the worth?! Fuck the universe till it hurts!” This line could have been ripped straight from Inland Empire or Half-Light and I wouldn’t bat an eyelid.
this is everything i never knew i wanted. i love it to pieces. i hate it to bits, too. this song is repulsively catchy. i wanna dance and go shower at the same time. thank you for sharing this masterpiece.
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