MUSICAL MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blind reaction to EPIC: The Musical - The Horse and the Infant 

🔔*Rings Bell* WE GOT ANOTHER ONE Y’ALL

Just going to come in here and say let’s not post spoilers all we know what it was like to experience it for the first time let others do so

An eagle in the sky was seen in antiquity to be a portent from Zeus. The eagle is associated with Zeus. So the eagle cry in the background when the thunderous (ha) voice arrived was basically announcing Zeus.

Oh boy you’ve summoned the WINIONS!!!!

"My mind just went to Hades." IT'S SPREADING ❤️😂❤😂

Another fun fact. Jorge said that a lot of his inspiration for this musical was drawn from Video Games and Anime, instead of traditional musical theatre

Fun fact! The original creator of the musical (Jorge), wrote and composed the music himself and documented his process on tik tok. He also happens to star as the lead role of Odysseus.😊

I had hoped to see the Animatics again. But listening to the new version is also more than fine. Welcome to the World of Epic ☺️

Half an hour just for the first song? I can already tell I'm going to like this series of reactions!

When Odysseus left, Telemachus was 1. At this point, he is 11, because the war lasted for 10 years. And then Odysseus takes 10 years to get home.

An important note for Epic, it is a loose adaptation of the Odyssey that takes creative liberties to tell its story better! Very important to keep in mind if you notice there are differences between it and the source material.

Loved the reaction, guys!! Super excited to see your journey through the sagas! Just some things to those that are hearing for the first time (no spoilers): - Jorge Rivera-Herrans, the creator and songwriter is the va for Odysseus; - Jorge has stated before that he's a big video game and anime fan and it translates really well in some songs, especially with the battle scenes; - There's an interesting distinction between the musicality for both mythological creatures and human caracters, mainly the fact that gods can summon choirs and harmonies to back them up, while for humans it have to be diagetic; - The musical is based on the events of The Odyssey yes, however, Jorge also took some liberties with the story, so not a source for actual historic knowledge, but still pretty good; - Throughout all the sagas, there are a lot of recurring motifs, and melodies and even instrumentation that give us really cool and/or heartbreaking moments, so keep your ears out for those. Specifically the "danger is nearby motif", really prominent in this song and other key moments, that signify imminent danger Odysseus and his crew are about to face; - For animatics: it is important to remember that even though Jorge has given us a pretty good idea of what he envisioned while creating the songs and what he expects for produtions down the line, nothing is a 100% set in stone, so most of the animations are the artists own interpretation of the events of the songs. Still, most of them do a great job at setting the mood or helping visualize certains events. I would absolutely check them out, there are some great fan favorites out so. Can't wait to see what you guys think of the whole thing! Keep it up 🫶🏼

"Neo, avenge your father. Kill the brothers of Hector." Neo is short for Neoptolemus...the son of Achilles. Achilles killed Hector then was killed by Paris (Hector's younger brother).

5:37 - Jorge (who is the composer and the one singing Odysseus's role) was definitely influenced by Hamilton haha. And it was Zeus speaking, haha. The thunderclap was his introduction.

I think only and animated film could do this musical justice, this goes so hard than doing on an stage it’s almost impossible, maybe with a huge budget and a lot of creativity, but I would 100% support any attempt of putting this were more people could see it.

ONE OF US!!!

ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

for some context, the horse and the infant is not in the odyssey, its the ending of the iliad. the odyssey begins technically with song 3. also, the people ody calls out to, (diomedes, agamemnon, menelaos, teucer, ajax and neo) are not in odys crew, they are fellow kings and generals with their own crews

Bro, as long as you rewind a little after every pause, you can pause as much as you want!! Im loving every second of this. instant sub.

I'm sure someone has told you this before but Odysseus in this is voiced by Jorge! The creator and writer of Epic

I’m so excited for this epic journey! I hope one day the animations are watched as well to fit, they assist the story amazingly

I can't with these timings for the pauses XDDDD just before the big moments XD Welcome to the addiction that is the EPIC The Musical! You're now one of us >:D

I really recommend watching some animatics to help with the storytelling

i am so excited to have another reaction

You re the only channel that i don’t mind them not watching the animatics cause first of all it ll help jorge s views and most importantly i LOVE the fact that you re so focused on the lyrics and appreciate how much of a genius is Jorge Most of the reactors love the instruments, the pace , but you guys are different ❤ Keep up and thank you so much

Everyone who is new to EPIC should know this; listen to the official albums, especially for the Troy and Cyclops Sagas. Jorge has had issues with not getting the royalties for the original 2 albums. So he reworked them and released the "official" albums, remastering them. So you're not missing anything by ignoring the original two.

Alternative titles to The Odyssey and How would you sum up the Odyssey? 1) and you thought your commute was bad... 2) Odysseus and crew and the... oh my gosh! please don't touch that! 3) the defining details between what we call an ancient hero versus what we refer to now as an ancient champion.

uh yea youre totally right its thunder hades :D

Telemachus was just born when Odysseus left, ten years of war+ ten years to get home, he was around 20 when his dad returned

Idk who you are but i am SO PSYCHED youre diving into this!

Welcome to EPIC: the Musical! We have cookies! ^^ I'd love to see you both react to the animatics as you go through this journey. Every song is a banger and the animatics drive the story so much harder as you go along. All I'll say is to make sure you react to things in order as messing up can cause spoilers.

me: "nOO the next best part is about to happen don't pause it nOW" Istg this was ✨STRESSFUL✨ to watch. Every👏damn👏 time👏 you guys paused just before a build up...

“Neo avenge your father and kill the brothers of Hector” Neo (full name Neoptolemus) is the son of Achilles who died in war with an arrow to the heel

Ohoho, more people reacting to Epic? I’m so excited!!!!

This was such a delight and so insightful! I’m so excited you’re going to be watching the Troy Saga, and fingers crossed that you react to the rest of Epic as well over time! The baby situation does exist in the original Homeric stories, but it’s almost an afterthought mention in a much later scene, and I think it’s a different person who is involved with dealing with Hector’s infant son. (There *is* a fragment of a story that has Odysseus being the one involved, but I don’t think it was written by Homer.)

This is SO good! I'm right there with you needing this performed...I hope eventually (soon) there is the budget for the first performance of this somewhere big...Broadway, West End (my preference lol)...anywhere! Thank you so much Panda for your insight too! This was so much fun to watch with the two of you together

Welcome to the Epic the Musical Fandom! Odysseus is voiced by Jorge! And the deeper voice is Zeus voiced by Luke Holt! I can definitely tell y’all are going to love this journey >:) Also this musical is still not done only 6 Sagas are out

lol "Drop your morals" is such good unintentional foreshadowing

I never caught the similarity to the Lion King 2 song but I definitely hear it! So glad you're racing to this musical. Welcome to the obsession!

Since I haven't seen anyone mention this here is a few things to know: Each character has at least one instrument tied with them, that a special feature we'll come back to later. Whenever a god sings the can summon back up vocalists to sing with them since they are so powerful, however whenever a human character sings whenever there are back up vocals the being has to be there.

It's Zeus that is singing with Odysseus

jorge has said hamilton has been one of his big inspirations, if you ever get around to some cut songs/bts stuff you'll see that even more. Also, each character has their own instrument and motifs/other aspects that makes their music distinct. if youre able to pick up on that, its really interesting

Telemachus is 10 years old at this point. He left home when Telemachus was 1, the war lasted for 10 years and this song depicts the END of the war. His journey home is just about to start..

Jorge Rivera-Herrans, the composer of Epic and the voice for Odysseus, was born in Puerto Rico. As you mentioned near the beginning, it reminds you of Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda is also Puerto Rican, so it stands to reason they could have had similar influences in musical styles.

Ack! I'm so glad more people are finding this musical. Get ready for an awesome ride!

This reaction is really something different. It is deep, and Panda knows so much about the things, it makes that so much better. Please, record all the other songs, I want to watch them all with you guys!

It is Zeus which is represented with the eagle sound and thunder

I do wanna say that a lot of the animatics were directly off of livestreams from Jorge where he talks about what he see happening during the songs. I think a few of them he's even used in his livestreams, because they are the closest to Canon that he has seen people animate. I love them!

Oh I LOVE your analysis, this is excellent

YESSSS!!! Another one of the best and favorite reactors finally got into EPIC!!! We are so thankful, and we promise you'll enjoy it!!! (even if through tears haha)

I have been avoiding all the reactors for Epic...until I saw that you were jumping into the fray. :)

This song is basically do you damn a child to the underworld now or do you damn yourself later

Jorge (Jay) and Lin are both from Puetro Rico, and studied music together. Jay went to Notre Dame in the USA and was very active in theater there.

[[[ORDER OF SONGS]]] [The Troy Saga] -The horse and the infant -Just a man -Full speed ahead -open arms -Warrior of the mind [The Cyclops Saga] -Polyphemus -Survive -Remember them -My goodbye [The Ocean Saga] -Storm -luck runs out -Keep your friends close -Ruthlessness [The Circe Saga] -Puppeteer -Wouldn't you like -Done for -There are other ways [The Underworld Saga] -The underworld -No longer you -Monster [The Thunder Saga] -Suffering -different beast -Scylla -Mutiny -Thunder bringer That is all the songs for now. I think more songs are coming in October but im not sure. Some songs I recommend reacting to back to back like -Polyphemus and Survive -Keep your friends close and Ruthlessness -Done for and There are other ways -and Suffering and Different beast

Can't wait for you guys to experience the rest of this work of art! Truly it's been a highlight of recent works, and being able to hear it for the first time is just magical

You really should make a full series from listening to this

PLEASE REACT TO THE ANIMATICS!!! I recommend reacting to gigi's Just A Man animatic. If you want to relisten to this song, I also recommend reacting to gigi's animatic as well (her The Horse and The Infant & Just A Man animatic are connected)

You'll notice in the series that some of the more powerful characters will get a sort of chorus behind them chanting their names in the background, signifying their roles of power. But Zeus is the only one who doesn't have that sort of introduction. He's so significantly powerful, the only thing that announces his presense is the sound of thunder booming in the background, as well as the eagle shown here (even if it's a hawks cry and not an eagle).

Fun fact there are two separate stories but they end the same One Odysseus killed the baby The other Neo/Neoptolemus is the one who killed the baby Either way the babies fate was sealed

Luke Holt is Zeus. The man has by far the best voice for the God of Thunder that I've ever heard in media ever.

I'm sitting here, enjoying the reactions, and what gets my sub is the 'They're almost as bad as making deals with the Fae' xD I'm loving this, excited to see yalls continued reactions :D

Peter Barber said he wants to sing Zeus if this hits the stage. CAN YOU FREAKING IMAGINE THAT???? Operatic bass Zeus would blow everyone away. End the show right there in the first song, guys, it'll be hard to top that. And don't you dare spoil yourself yet, but after you've heard the original, go over and watch Casper's cover of Poseidon's song. As you said, this is blowing up all over RU-vid. At this rate, VoicePlay will be doing a cover before it even hits the stage!

YEAAAAH MORE EPIC REACTIONS THIS IS LIFE!!!! WITH OR WITHOUT ANIMATICS, THIS IS AWESOME ❤❤❤❤❤ hope to see u guys in the next songs :3

One of us one of us one of us

oh i cant wait for you guys to react to alll the other sagas. they are all truely EPIC

Jorge (hor-hay) is Puerto Rican like Lin Manuel Miranda, so there's some of that cultural influence. Jorge said anime was a big influence, and I swear, one of these songs sounds straight out of "Attack on Titan."

Fun facts about the sounds is that each prominent character has their own instrument/sound associated with them, if you hear backing vocals and it isn’t a god then it has to be the crew or someone else in universe, but the Gods can summon their own backing vocals like what Zeus did in this song. If there isn’t a god summoning them then odds are it’s the crew witnessing, and reacting to the events in the story.

We got another one guys!!! I cant wait to see more of your reactions to the epic saga its so good😄

you can react to the new versions and then watch the animatics (?)

19:40 close enough that is Zeus. But one intersting thing to keep in mind in the future every character gave an instrument that resemble them. Ex Ody have a guitar snd that change base from a classic to an electric one when he get into strategy mode. Also there is a difference between mortals and gods background core. Mortals have real people singin in the back while gods have a "fabricated" background of singers that suport the devines and ar created by them. You can see this in this song when zeus summon voices to say "i don't think you're ready" or "if you don't end him now you have no one left to save you" to make the moment more impactful

Oh my GOD, I see Power Ranger merch in the background!

Welcome to Epic!! I love that you are listening to just the songs. So many reactors watch the animatics and I find they get caught up on the visuals and don't appreciate the lyrics enough!

Hello!! Ive just started watching youre reactions to Epic, cant wait to see the rest. Something interesting Panda brought up at 23:04 is how the vocals from Zeus and his choir are singing over Ody. In the orginal release of this song, Ody was actually singing over Zeus. I think its a very smart choice from Jorge to flip this to what it is now, cause it better shows this dynamic between him as a mortal and Zeus being divine power, and completely overpowering Ody into silence at the line 'It is the will of the gods.'

I'm so glad to see new (to me) reactors getting into epic. Jorge did take a few creative liberties with the series, the important things are mostly the same. The main animatic creators are actually planning to rerelease their videos with the new audio (including any adjustments to match them) so I definitely appreciate if you watched them.

One really cool thing about how the music is created for this musical is that every lead character has a instrument associated with them, an by the rules of the epic universe the mortal characters backround music/vocals is composed of the things around them, like other soldiers or creatures while the gods dont have to abide by the rules and can basically summon their own backup vocals. So its a really cool and smart way do differentiate teh different characters and gods

I hope people are now only listening to EPIC’ Original Concept versions. Jay (Jorge) explained some of the reason/problem on his channel!

I will say that if you were wanting to watch the animatics for the first 2 sagas after listening to the new official versions of them you would be able to continue with the animatics from Saga 3 (Ocean Saga) onward since they use the official versions of the songs (that jorge gets royalties from)

So glad you guys are reacting to the new versions of the first two sagas to support Jorge! He deserves all the praise for this musical! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wKScp-O92ks.htmlsi=NvKBi7pqYzX3o3x5 ^^If you’re interested, this link is a recording of the livestream that Jorge did the night before the Thunder Saga came out (admittedly it’s not his recording, but it was the best I could find) but it’s all six sagas (so far) in order, with the new versions of the first two, and it’s a good mix of lyrics on the screen, a few stage directions, and for certain songs, artwork and animatics that were commissioned by Jorge himself. It’s probably one of the best ways to experience the story as it exists right now!

You need the the animation. Contact Mortis and he will let you know which one.

Yes, its very much Zues talking to Odysseus. And Ody had every right to be cocky up until then. He had a 10 year-long campaign with 600 men, and not a single one died. So, of course, he was, "Yeah, no problem. I got this."

ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

This musical is going to be approximately 2 hours long. It's also good to keep in mind that most animatic still function with the remade 2 sagas since it isn't a huge change in pacing and little to not change in actual lyrics. Bonus tip- Each main character is represented by their own instrument which you can pick up how they influence each other.

Fun fact! The person who voices Odysseus is Jorge Rivera-Herrans, the creator of Epic! I love the original versions but the updated ones are awesome and I think I love them more! You should see the animatics because they are BEAUTIFULL. They use the old versions though, no new ones yet.

The person who voices Odysseus is actually Jorge! He’s so talented! And at this point I’m convinced he’s either blessed or he made a deal. Im just not sure which it is

Your pause timing is insane....

Heres fun game to play while listening to epic: A character will have a signature sound for them, its either people's voice or an instrument There are (I think) 10 character that has signature sound: guess who is it and thier signature sound, GLHF!

the baby being murdered by Oddysseus is not actually in the Odyssey but it's in other greek tragedies

POTENTIAL SPOILERS from Greek mythology explaining where the baby fits in in Greek mythological history cannon for those interested… …. …. ….. I can’t remember if the baby’s death was stated in the Iliad or the Odyssey explicitly or shown in them… buuuut… there is mythology around this and it’s WORSE. Odysseus (or one of his men, Neoptolemus/Pyrrhus, assuming on Odysseus’s orders throws baby Astynax (son of the fallen Prince Hector) from the wall of the castle to his death as a red splat pancake… RIGHT in front of Andromache, Hector’s wife and the baby’s mother as the Greek soldiers deliberately held her to watch this. All versions I know end up with baby dead and worse, Andromache ends up given to Neoptolemus as a slave I think Now… the main basis around this that I can remember from school (someone with better knowledge please correct me if I’m wrong or missing some important ones) are 1.) the play “The Trojan Woman” written by Euripides (same guy who gave us the Bacchae which… has its own Super horrifically fucked up moments) 2.) another play entitled “The Trojan Women” on the same subject by Seneca 3.) The Metamorphoses by Ovid 4.) Little Iliad (unclear authors?) 5.) The Sack of Troy (unclear author)

a little something so you guys can experience this musical better: 1.Every important character is represented by a specific instrument, you'll notice that as you continue listening :) its sooo cool 2. the backing vocals you hear (the call backs) in every god song, or any song in which a god appears, represent that the gods are so powerfull, they can like summon their own vocals. When there is no god in the song or in the scene, the backing vocals come from Odysseous's crew :) 3. Jorge uses different motifes in specific scenes. And there this one called the "danger motif" which is basically like..3 notes that are used whenever something dangerous is about to happen..its melody is the same but the motif itself is used differently depending on the situation...so listen carefully :) 5. There are animatics for each song! and they are all made by the fanbase and epic community, they are sooo good and are really great to help you undestand everything visually, you should definately check them out! Hope this helps :)

I'm so excited to hear your reactions and analysis! Welcome to Epic!

10:29 i have to tell you getting blind into this is a better experience than if you know what is suppose to happened alao the creator, Jay, is also the main character voice. Also this musicul have 2 acts each act having 20 songs that are devided into sagas 5 sagas are in act one that are already out and 5 in act 2 with only the thunder saga out

Love your guys’ commentary! Can’t wait for you to see future songs!

The singer of odyseus was also jorge hevera (the creater of the musical)

I assure you now if you are this invested after the first song, you will be soooo invested by song 5! Great reactions!

dont even mention zac effron, if it's gonna be made into a movie musical, it's gotta be Jorge himself PERIOD.

Great reaction! Loved the insight and enthusiasm. Would it be an idea to react to a song (new version) and then react to an animatic afterwards? Not only might it be cool to see what changed in the new version of a song, but it would be such a shame for the animatics not to get as many eyes on them anymore because a new version of the audio dropped. You're already pointing out that it's better to support the new audio, but the artists that made the animatics deserve that support too!

Yea this musical goes hard excited for this musical series

If you can, you should try to find a way to react to the livestream Jay did for the release of the Thunder Saga. It featured all the songs leading up to the Thunder Saga (with the redone versions of the Troy and Cyclops Sagas) complete with background visuals, onscreen lyrics and stage directions; I could share the recording I found but I'm not sure if it will allow me, since RU-vid can be weird about sending links in comments

21:45 It’s called “Imperfect Rhyme”. Two things that auditory rhyme but technically do not rhyme.

Welcome to the Winion army, my friends