Seiker Reacts: Epic: The Musical - Full Speed Ahead/Open Arms/Warrior of the Mind 

In the books this boar leaves a scar in his leg ,and this is how he gets remembered as he come back after all this time.

what great during Open Arms is when you listen closely to polites where there is other food and all the winions say "A Cave!" there is a faint voice saying "the scary cave" giving a hint at why they dont go their to eat themselves

Ok I only picked up on it this listen... but when Odysseus is calling out to Athena... "Show yourself"... the danger motif is playing....

One nitpick I have with this Warrior of the Mind animatic is that the artist chose to make Athena a winged goddess. I always associate that with gods like Nike, Iris, and Eros so, despite her ability to take the form of an owl, it always felt a little off seeing Athena with wings. Still a fantastic animatic regardless.

Eurylochus is said to have the crew as his instrument, there are time when his instrument is taken away and then he starts to act as if he is powerless or he gives in to out side forces

Not sure if it’s been said, but in the Percy Jackson books the Lotus effect wasn’t explained clearly. It seemed like seem like just being in the hotel and casino put you in this magic trace and stops time from effecting you. In the show the Lotus fruit is pumped into the air, so that might also be what’s happening in the books.

Both Scylla and Charybdis get songs for themselves in the future. Also, fun fact, Scylla, while monstrous, was essentially a giant hermit crab.

Not to be this person, but Eurylochus is Odysseus's sister´s (Ctimene) husband.

If I'm right, the boar that Odysseus killed was the Erymanthian Boar, the same one the Heracles captured alive for his 4th (?) labor.

So while he's not super in depth (like two mentions IIRC, both on Circe's island) n the myth, it is said that Polites was both Ody's best friend-and the one who taught him to use a bow

I never realized Eurylochus was... his brother in law...

Actually more specifically the clock ticking is Athena’s so7nd. Like in the very first song “horse and the infant”, there was a light ticking sound, indicating that Athena is watching

I really appreciate these videos, I checked out this musical purely because it's based on the Odyssey, and I adore mythology (shocker, Fate pfp). So getting more mythological context is really enjoyable.

You might know this one already, but once you're done with cyclops saga (or sooner, your choice), look up Jorge's short called "💀💀💀". It's from over a year ago.

That was fun. Sure hope nothing bad happens. 😈

For the Circe saga, I rlly recommend Crashite and Ximena Natzel!! They’re one of my fav animators and their animatics are sooo underrated in comparison to other epic animatics

Yoooo, another FFXIV player who's gotten into EPIC?? Nice :D

Athena is specifically the Patron God of Odysseus' household, providing advice and guidance on separate things during the course of the poem. Both to Odysseus and Telemachus, she is the one who drive Telemachus to leave his household and grow as a man, returning to unite with his father and... 'deal' with The Suitors once he has grown a bit more into his own skin. I... do wonder if Jorge will finish the series with an Act 3, especially considering the changes made to Odysseus fidelity meaning that Telegonus (His son via Circe, one of debatably three, dependent on interpretation.) doesn't exist, and therefore won't come to accidentally kill his father and marry Penelope. (yeah it's an odd one, then Telemachus ends up with Circe, so two half brothers ending up with each-others moms, some traditions portray Telemachus ending up with Calypso though. /*How*/ though i'm confused by.) I'm unsure how much of the infidelity in The Odyssey is meant to be a indication of character and circumstance, a norm for marriage at the time, or an exception made because of the fact both of his lovers in The Odyssey are Gods/Titans; and although I understand why Jorge made the change I wish some of it stayed both because it's important to the story and because Odysseus circumstances are murky enough his actions become... not justified, but *somewhat* understandable. 10 years of war and then the trials he went through will drive a man to significantly worse habits then infidelity. Also... They're uh, they're Gods. Wanna tell me how telling Zeus 'no' has gone, mythologically speaking? And the female Gods are sometimes even more cruel.

my favorite part abt watching reactions to these is the yapping so never stop or you'll be the next pancake 🫵👁️🥞🥞🥞/j