i loved how all the aliens cheered after sua, ivan and till came back alive, and how the cast held hands and left anakt garden together! thank you vivinos for delivering us such a happy ending!
Something that I love about Alien Stage is that it has no dialogue, it's just the songs and visuals. Despite that the story is amazingly written and easy to understand.
The audience is full of aliens. Till saw a single pink haired human girl and most likely thought it was Mizi. Since social interactions outside the garden is probably not encouraged among humans and that they are bred and held in captivity, they'd just associate a familiar feature with those that they know.
fucking devious, luka’s on the verge of bursting into laughter the whole song. he’s having a fucking blast while till’s being hit by nonstop flashbacks
And the way he puts his hands around till’s neck at 1:56, choking him like the restraining collars. Like he’s toying with till knowing it would trigger him
TILL'S FACE LIT UP WHEN HE SAW MIZI, THE FLASHBACKS OF IVAN TOO.. HE FELT LIKE HE LOST EVERYTHING BUT HE STARTED FIGHTING AGAIN WHEN HE SAW MIZI I'M CRYINGG OMGG
Till, despite having suffered so much, he really tried so that in the end he would only die in the arms of the person he loves 😭😭😭😭 I CANT HANDLE THISSSS😭😭😭😭
It's incredibly tragic that, right up until the end, Till couldn't face pain. He can't see the value Ivan put on his life, *why* Ivan chose to sacrifice himself. He can only try to run from the trauma of Ivan's death, never truly delving into the meaning behind it. His reunion with Mizi is bittersweet because he's reuniting with someone he thought he lost, but she's once again a symbol of his escapism. He'd rather turn away from the hurt towards something that seems pure and safe. In Round 5, Mizi uses the loss of Sua to grow, to fight back, but losing Ivan reverses Till's development instead. There's no moment he snaps and lashes out like Mizi did. Maybe he would've, if Mizi didn't show up. Or maybe he would've died alone. There's no way of knowing. And most tragically, Mizi isn't aware of any of this. She just wanted to see her childhood friend again. This is why I think the flashback we see of them as children is Mizi's - because in Till's view of her, she's always distant, he's never there. Even at the end, I don't think he could see her as a person.
2:56 I love the shocked face Luka made when he thought imitating Ivan would made Till lost completely but Mizi appear and Till's eyes become lively again... His face was like 'that didn't work? well, whatever'
Blink gone is not only for Till. It's also for everything Hyuna built. She saved Mizi, she was free, and now in a blink she is back on that terrible stage
yk the bittersweet thing about this is that till was suffering so much and he went through so much to the point where his body couldn’t keep up, he probably just wanted everything to end anyways and atleast he got to see mizi before he died. that was the most genuine smile we’ve seen from him and i think that’s beautiful
That's what I'm saying. It was clear-Till was tired and on the verge of giving up, especially when Luka imitated Ivan. Till was shaken, maybe by guilt, regret-probably both. But it was enough to shake him, and he knew right then that he was about to lose. Then he saw Mizi. He didn’t sing anymore; he reached for her one last time, because she is his only ray of hope, as she’s always been. The memory that played in his mind was of Mizi. It hurts me to think that they’re trapped in this game, feeling like no one cares for them-as we saw in Ivan’s case. It’s clear they care for each other. It’s so sad, but I’m happy to see Luka and Hyuna reunited. I can’t wait to know more about their lore.
The fact Till was brought down by the memory of Ivan, making it seem like he was gonna give up again. But when he saw Mizi he got motivated to continue (but still lost in the end). He still is blinded by the moon that he can’t see the stars beyond it.
in a way I feel like he’s not inherently blinded, she’s just someone he loves and has shown affection towards. although he’s probably not aware of how much Ivan cared for him, i feel as if everyone is “blind” with their love in alien stage; from sua and ivan sacrificing themselves, to till seeing mizi and immediately seeing her as a ray of light. it’s tragic till didn’t see ivan as romantic; however it is very meaningful as they all had each other as their purpose for living or sacrificing themselves. because in the end, till cared about the two, loved them- just in two different ways. romantic for mizi, and platonic for ivan. just because he doesn’t reciprocate Ivan’s feelings romantically doesn’t mean he doesn’t care about him. they had a mutual friendship and so i wish people in alienstage wouldn’t specifically go off and dictate it as “oh, he still loves mizi!!” as if that’s not a known thing 😭
The fact that Till still doesn’t remember Ivan as he remembers Mizi. The fact that Ivan is only shown as an adult in Till’s mind, I don’t really know if Till could even picture Ivan before his death and it really shows. The fact that Ivan became just that, a fleeting bad moment, is heart breaking. The only moment we see that hints at Till even remembering Ivan as his friend before the sacrifice, the only hint is the quick glimpse of the meteor shower and even then, Till doesn’t remember Ivan but the sensation and the situation. Ivan’s sacrifice wasn’t in vain though, he gave till the opportunity to die in front of who he loved, even if he had to look away from Ivan’s memory to be amazed by Mizi again. It’s okay, Ivan knew Till was not going to look at him anyways. But I do think Ivan was right, Till would’ve gotten over it still it’s sad that even in death, Ivan is the only one that was never loved or noticed, he isn’t the central story of anyone else.
IM ABOUT TO CRY LIKE??!?!!!! FIRST LUKA LOOKING SO PRETTY, THEN TILL PLAYING THE GUITAR, THEN THE VIOLIN!!!! THEN IVAN???!!!!! AND THEN TILL JUST...AAAAAA AND THE FLASHBACK WAS SO PAINFUL OMG
Tbf, unless a literal miracle happened, there was no way this was going to have a happy ending. The odds weren’t in Till’s favor. I say through my tears.
My ivantill heart doesn't like that but well. Delusional me thought this was gonna be more about Ivan finally. Anyway, I rlly dnt think he's gonna die lol, they r probably gonna save him
Luka's win stabbed me all over. Till's win was Ivan's living for me. The images of Ivan on the screen upset me enough, and on top of that, Till's loss..I think I'm gonna go cry. 😭😭😭
The fact Luka during the WHOLE MV was SUPER different from the one we've seen in Round 5 is SUCH a good detail, I honestly thought he was a whole different person in this MV. Really goes to show how his character took the character impersonation trait LITERALLY. First he acted reserved and gentle like Sua, now there's the little Ivan smug and THE EYES (FR THO THE EYES IS GIVING IVAN THE WHOLE MV HHHH)
I do love that he's not completely gone though. I think in the end then Smugness is his own. Ivan was never smug to Till nor when he preformed. But the softness of his eyes and how he smiled, placed his hands and the how he sang were def Ivan. In the end Luka can't help but know he already won beofre it even began so he plays the part but eventually his real personality shows cause at this point he doesn't care who he is, he already knows he's won.
2:55 루카 미지랑 대결할 때처럼 본인이 독무대 할 생각이었는데, 갑자기 예상 벗어나서 틸이 힘차게 노래부르니까 당황한거 너무 자극적이야. 순간 노래 멈췄는데 미지가 본인한테 당한 것처럼 파트 뺏기고 주도권 강탈 당할 수 없으니까 바로 이어나가는 거 너무 멋있고!! 4라운드 연상되서 좋다!! 그 와중에 틸 죽은거 너무 안타깝고, 거기서 한눈에 미지 알아본거 보면 찐사랑인데 ㅜㅜ 인물들 다 죽이면 어떡하나요..
the way till used the last of his strength to touch mizi in his final breath, the way he imagined them happy together years ago nearly escaping the anakt garden like how ivan did with till, the way he broke out of luka's grasp to come back to his senses only to see mizi in the crowd, the way he desperately reached out to her as so did she im gonna cry
no the really sad part is he was trying to but when we see the zoom in on his hand we see he’s yet to make physical contact with mizi but then his hand falls, even his last wish in life wasn’t granted. nothing was.
The way Till instantly lit up as he saw Mizi in the crowd,,,, he looked like as if was about to pass out from anxiety or exhaustion from being reminded of round 6. She was his last little ray of hope.. 😭 I cant do this
3:21 absolutely made me cry. The way Till's last memory as he's dying was a moment he felt truly so in love with Mizi. The moment ,while a dangerous one; he was filled with shyness and admiration for this girl he like making it a moment you know he cherished for a long time. The softness of his memory. The touch of Mizi's hand as he reaches to touch hers. Her tears that he wants to comfort but it's too late...😢❤
the way till had a tiny glimpse of hope while in the midst of disaster after seeing mizi, only for it all to be for nothing, it was beautiful, i also loved how luka used his manipulation tactic on till too, and it all fell right into his hands. this was BEAUTIFUL.
I absolutely love the fact that even thought Till was clearly affected by Luka impersonating Ivan, he kept singing with everything he got right till the very end. I’m so proud of him
He was clearly on the verge of giving up, losing hope in the final minutes. He fought to the end, but when he saw Mizi, I think that’s when he realized he wasn’t going to win. Instead of continuing to sing, he just stopped and reached for her one last time.
Luka being able to play the violin is so on brand it’s hilarious, matches his aloof, classy, and arrogant personality perfectly. It’s an instrument that requires extreme precision and planning too.
It's not wrong, but I think it's more so that his love and Mizi's mere existence are what pushes him forward and against his limits, he obviously also wants to win and live, his feelings for Mizi don't really oppose with that.
Something I've noticed is the difference between the lines that Till and Luka sing; Till's lines are more focused on how there's limited time, - "and in a blink, gone" and the repeated "tick tock tick tock", as well as "this moment won't ever come back", "before this piecing, radiant moment fades away", like he's stressing about missing out on the moment + time passing too fast; whereas Luka's lines more show living in the moment / allowing time to pass without stressing about it - "Forget everything and just enjoy", "don't miss this moment" "leave no regrets" "relish the present" and when Luka says the "tick tock tick tock" line, it's followed by "just enjoy it". Till generally has a more sudden, 'adrenaline' kind of style to his lyrics, like he's moving too fast, "lets go crazy high", compared to Luka who has a much more relaxed style, "wave both arms, let the rhythm take over" - Obviously they sing some lines together, as a duet, but I think that speaks less of their personalities than the lines they sing on their own. - Also all these lines are kind of 'replying' to each other, or are at least mixed in with one another, so it really highlights how different the two are - there's overall a lot of focus on time and moments in the songs lyrics, and there's a lot of analysis to be said for how they contrast each other (Till's guitar and Luka's violin as an example)
Honestly, I don't buy that Luka is this unredeemable evil, he's the only character who didn't get his own POV flashbacks so far so there are a lot of unknowns but I'm willing to bet next MV will focus on him more and seeing the way his owner talk about it, it's probably going to be the most tragic one. He's the only one who was literally created by the aliens, he was made this way.
Why is no one talking about the quality, it’s frickin gorgeous. The art is insanely good, totally worth the 6 months of waiting, what a rollercoaster that was
Yeah!! It somehow looks even better than Round 6! The animation is so smooth, the art style is beautiful, the expressions for all of the characters were so well made, and the whole stage is illuminated in a way that illustrates the franticness of the song
The way the frame changed from Mizi smiling with Till to crying for Till???? I AM DECEASED. Also Till’s expression before dying 😭😭😭 He looks at peace since he now knows Mizi is alive but at what cost????
I like Luka and Till’s dynamic, Luka is craving for Hyuna’s love and attention while Till doesn’t even realize someone else is craving for his love and attention too.
Time to hypnotize myself that this is all just a slice of life anime about high school band playing music together, nothing bad happened and everyone living happily together
Till will never stop loving Mizi and this round fully proves it. Just seeing her he decided to continue fighting until the end. Everyone saw their loved one before they died. Sua to mizi, Ivan to Till and now Till to mizi. you simply vivinos creating a masterpiece
2:41 ivan’s presence being an oppresive, haunting thing hanging over till’s small frame just like how hyuna would glance to blaring, big screens with luka’s face
probably my favorite so far,so heartbreaking.luka is basically that character you love to hate and a part of me comforts that till has rested and isn't suffering anymore...
Another one of the details I love I how Till’s parts seem to focus on time and how little there is left, on the urgency of the whole situation. In contrast, Luka’s parts seems to be more focused on enjoying the moment and _relishing_ it, not caring for tomorrow (because he knows he’ll live to see it). Till is desperately fighting for his life, while Luka is enjoying the performance. But this changes when Mizi shows up, and Till gets back his motivation to perform. At that turning point, Till then becomes the one enjoying the performance, and Luka becomes the one fighting for survival. Till even starts to sing about enjoying the moment, and he _was_ enjoying it. But that’s not enough, is it?
Till's love for Mizi is so innocent-- I feel like his flashbacks with Ivan showcased how much he regretted not considering him in his life leading to intense emotional turmoil. But once he sees Mizi he's relieved and is able to die without regrets. The chimes/xylophone ending from the innocent scene between Till and Mizi leading into Mizi holding Till in her arms reminds me a lot of the scene of when Sua and Mizi first met. I think the same tune played and it really seems to represent the raw emotions felt-- the only trace of humanity left in the godforsaken world they live in now amongst the corrupt aliens.
Two things 1. There’s that similar heart beat beat throughout the song that ends when the song ends/till theoretically dies. Similar to when Ivan theoretically died. I fear they may actually be dead which is diabolical 2. Even when Luka became Ivan, Till ended up looking away like he always had, turning his attention to Mizi which shows even with Ivan’s death, Tills feelings did not change about Ivan 😭😭😭
There are tears streaming down my face I can’t believe what just happened. Till remembered Ivan’s affection for him but he also craved so hard for Mizi. It makes me so happy knowing in his final moments he was being comforted by her. But at the same time it was so sad. I can’t do this 😭
Love how Till’s guitar contrasts with Luka’s violin, but they don’t necessarily compliment each other the way Till’s guitar and Ivan’s piano did. It’s more like punk vs elegance, and the guitar and violin are competing more than harmonizing.
Just imagine the relief Till felt when he finally got to see AND touch Mizi😢 plus Mizi’s tears dropping on his face, brushing off his hair off his forehead was like a moment of warmth that he was actually cared for by the person he always adored. Am just gonna go cry in the corner bro
i think Till was so damn exhausted he just wanted for it all to end, so he got what he probably wanted. And got to see Mizi and die in her arms happily. And he finally gets to see Ivan too.
I think this is what Ivan wants his existence to Till to be... Someone that's a bad memory. Remember the official art about Ivan telling Sua she was only hurting Mizi by leaving liking her in a way that if she dies then she would be left broken? Maybe Ivan does not want that.
@@immilsdesilos995i think ivan didnt really prefer either one but realistically knew that if one of them had to go he would self sacrifice, but also that till doesn’t love him enough to be heartbroken like mizi was for sua. maybe he really just wanted to leave any sort of impact on till and be remembered, but obviously couldn’t do it by making till love him so instead he’s a bad memory😭😭😭
this whole round is absolutely insane but luca trying not to laugh at 2:07 after knowing just how much he affected till is actually the most vile thing i've ever seen
That's the most diabolical and evil Luka looked lmao. He's a great singer and all but Luka defender *cannot* deny that he's somewhat evil lmao regardless of trying to survive
@@unknownperson8527 At first I thought he was sad or holding back tears, but on second watch no-he's giddy. I think I'm now a genuine Luka fan because there's something wrong with him and I NEED to know how that happened.
The songs and the way they sing really shows that Till is desperate. The tick tock was the timer to his death. While Luka is just relaxed despite time passing. This was an amazing work but i probably wont listen to this song for awhile😭😭😭
The way IVAN and MIZI were the last people who came up in Till’s mind before his demise. I AM SICKKKKKKKK. Everyone was literally stressing out during round 7 ☹️ I AM SOBBING RIGHT NOW RUUUUGGHHRHURUGGHGHHHH
Their voices going together makes me insane actually... Luka's sweet harmonies mixing with Till's rougher and more pronounced intonation, and the chorale-like chanting near at the end setting the tone for the impending doom of the results... This song and MV definitely shot up to my top favorite
와 진짜 보자마자 소리질렀다. 2:31 여기 보면 틸한테 있어서 이반은 여전히 트라우마이자 마지막 순인간으로써 기억되는데 2:52 그 수많은 관중들 중에서 단 한명뿐인 미지를 찾아내고 그 순간 모든 걸 잊어버릴 정도로 미지를 정말로 사랑하나봐를 순간적으로 외칠정도로 잘 표현됨 진짜 미친거 같음. 그리고 미지한테는 이제 단 한명 남은 친구 일텐데 마지막까지 지키지 못하고 자신을 사랑해준 존재들은 떠나보내야 했던 순간이 너무 마음아픔
@@Nobody-sf4cv I think Hyuna and Luka will battle and Luka will sacrifice himself for Hyuna, but since she's already injured they will die together as tragic lovers. Mizi is probably the only one getting out alive poor girl
Bro this made me cry so much on the last part, it got me so emotional and shocked with the "special guest" thing at the end, Vivinos really put so much work into making this😭
@@captainakane9937 I feel Hyuna dies, and Mizi will have to fight Luka again but this time she will win (or imagine she loses and the ending it's basically that there's no hope left for humanity)
@@captainakane9937 And there won't be one , Round 4 was basically Luka vs a background character (like the ones Till or Ivan fought in rounds 2 and 3) That person died (from what I got from the community posts it's that the character committed self death) and Luka moved to Round 5 with Mizi, in fact the hand Luka it's kissing at the start it's the character's hand
Love how genuinely annoyed Luka is when his manipulation doesn’t work on Till. His expression when he realizes that Till will die in happiness (dying in the arms of the one you loved and believed dead) and not in despair really contrasts with his arrogant and confident expression. (PLUS THERE IS HOPE THAT TILL CAN BE SAVED, I really hope they treat him 😭) I really loved the scene where Till’s eyes lit up by seeing Mizi, that was probably the highlight for me
I imagine Till could be saved, but realistically won’t be. Not just because of story, but his owner is notably brutally and curt even in comparison to other aliens, so… Yeah.
@@fudgen.a1249Sadly true 😭 If Till is really dead, then Mizi is now all alone with everyone having left her. No doubt that she’ll change even more, she’ll probably be even more determined since she knows that anger and rage will not solve her problems… I actually can see her surviving in that case, with Luka and Hyuna’s showdown probably ending with both of them dying and leaving Mizi as the sole survivor.
Amazing work from the entire Alien Stage team. The composition, animation, singing, and storytelling was absolutely phenomenal. I'll always be supporting Vivinos and Qmeng with my whole heart 💗
How I love alien stage, from the scene where Mizi leaves Hyuna to find Till is quite similar to the scene where Till leaves Ivan when they were attempting the escape, the fact Mizi and Till both did that for each other is crazy detail. Two, Tills flashbacks all coming back after Luka simply holds Tills neck, reminding Till of the time he was choked by Ivan, Luka triggered his memory just by the touch. Last, Till getting shot on the neck right in-front of Mizis eyes, the same spot where Sua was shot at the end of round 1. My IvanTill heart really can’t take this. But also, Tills flashback from Mizi smiling to Mizis tears falling on his face makes me sick. (The guitar n violin is such a nice touch)
I like the fact he is a consistent character, i ship ivan till dynamic but its been there from the start that his eyes were to Mizi, its sad but hey its angst for angst, im just happy Till felt cared of at his last moment
@@inazuma2332That’s so true, and the fact he got to know that she was okay before he got shot is really nice. Would’ve been way worse if he died alone, not having anyone by his side. Technically all of them died in present of their loved ones.
This is heartbreaking The way Till KNEW he wasn't going to win, so he decided to leave the stage and just look out for Mizi to have a final moment with her... We are not recovering from this.
I love how the lyrics are “the dark crimson air embraces us, lifting our spirits. And the fiery thrill blazes out to the sky” at the moment that Luka holds till and reminds him of Ivan and them almost escaping. And how the light on till when he turns away is red. And the fact that if you play the part till gets shot, it perfectly lines up with the tick tock tick tock tick tock, blink gone”. I’ve been sobbing and playing this on repeat since it premiered😭
The mirror between a calm, manipulative and emotionless Luka against the rage/love driving Till framed with violin and electric guitare DAMN THAT'S GOOD
I guess it makes me feel better that Till saw Mizi in his final moments, he was rly happy to see her alive bc he's been worried abt her being missing all this time, so seeing her in front of him lit the fire in his heart again and gave him hope, despite meeting his doom in the end 😢
Noooo Till, you cannot die too!!! This hurts, my fav duo is now dead... It was so sad how Till started remembering Ivan, and the song went with that "oh in a blink gone" which is a reference about how Till had his eyes closed and when he opened them again, Ivan was gone/dead... And then Till seeing Mizi again, being happy and motivated and then losing... Idk how every part of Alien Stage broke me but this 2 past ones were probably the ones that broke me the most
