THE UNDERWORLD SAGA IS EPIC! WATCHING MORE EPIC THE MUSICAL ANIMATICS | JOEY SINGS REACTS 

Polites made me sad, sure. But Odysseus’s mom? That part BREAKS me. “I took too long” brings me to tears every time.

I like how gigi symbolizes Odysseus' becoming the monster from Just a Man to Monster. You also see Odysseus wearing Polites headband throughout the other songs and other animatics, in underworld he shows him wearing the headband to Polites ghost. In Monster when he decides he will fully become a monster, the vision of Penelope tears away the headband. The piece of Polites and his kindness is gone. Chef's kiss gigi.

Welcome to the end of Act 1! Now you get to wait in anticipation for Act 2 with the rest of us.

Not so fun fact: apparently, the souls from "The Underworld" can't actually see Odysseus and his crew. They are simply repeating the same thoughts they had when they died, over and over again. Meaning the 500+ souls were calling out for their captain in anguish, Polites was still thinking of optimism and peace, and his mother was thinking of her son. It messed me up a bit when I learned that 🙃 I've also heard that they keep repeating those thoughts because they didn’t receive a proper burial, so they're stuck like that.

I listened to The Underworld so many times and it still breaks my heart every time it gets to Polites and Odysseus's Mom. Epic: The Musical as a whole is a freaking masterpiece! Here's a Fun Fact: Jorge's Mom voices Odysseus's Mom

…i am the monster rawr rawr rawr 🦖 🦖 🦖

The prophet says no longer you to Odysseus because it is him that goes home but he is no longer himself. That figure is king Odysseus in one of Jorge's videos he says that Odysseus is the final boss

Fun fact! Jay’s own mother sang Odysseus’s mother. 🥲

Gigi's animatic for Monster is probably one of my favorites. She really is super talented. And now we all get to wait for the next Saga to finish. There's one song in particular I'm super excited to hear the full version of, but I think it's in the Saga after the one that's coming.

Monster is SUCH a good Act 1 ender! I would absolutely put that at, like, number 2 or 3 with Defying Gravity from Wicked being my number 1.

Even after dying for him, Polites believed that being good was the right course... And even after dying for him, Odysseus can't listen to him.

Yay! You’re all caught up! The good news is if the saga release schedule keeps the same pattern the next saga should hopefully come out sometime this month! When the saga gets released Jorge will do a livestream with lyrics and animatics he had made. If you can I recommend reacting to that. Another reactor reacted to the Underworld Saga livestream when it released. Anyway, great video!!

The part about his mom is even sadder when you know that in the story he tries to hug her three times and he can't.

I don't want this to stop 😭 You should try watching other animatics with the songs you alr listened too!!

That Monster animatic is a unironic materpiece

Oh my ghaaddd I'm becoming emotional agaaainnn

The way I see it, the No longer You is basically Odysseus’ fortune. Telling him he sees a man with all these things but it’s no longer you, meaning Odysseus changes. He’s no longer the same man since he thought it was the best option to become the monster he was trying so hard not to become.

I was waiting for your reaction to these since Open Arms. You have caught up and like a lot of people have been saying Jay's mom was in fact singing as Odysseus's mom. Edit: Also for The Underworld song, it doesn't really show this but the souls don't actually see any of them and they are just saying what was last thought going through their mind.

New to your channel and I adore your approach! Definitely staying for more, and so glad you're having fun with Epic! I love that Jorge went for making the Underworld in the place that torments you with... memory. It's incredibly touching. Oh, also. The part with Odysseus' mother ALWAYS breaks my heart. To my knowledge, letting your child go on a sea voyage was probably the worst thing for a mother to witness in Ancient Greece (and probably some modern families too) because if they die, you can't even properly bury them, meaning, their soul can't find proper rest. And, well, the seas were such a dangerous place; his mom was probably eaten up by worry until her last day. It's heartbreaking.

I was crying the whole time its so wholesome😭

Someone must've said this by now but in The Underworld, Anticlea (Ody's mom) was played by Jorge's mom

There are two ways the stories explain Anticlea's death (Odysseus's mom) one was suicide, and the other was sheer grief. Both are tragic, but thats to be expected in a story like The Odyssey.

Fun fact: nobody really knows what the loud chanting behind the prophet is actually saying. Apparently someone came close and one of their 4 options was confirmed correct (I haven't personally seen the clip of their options yet). Potential Spoiler but I don't think it is since its just a theory!; But as Oddy falls off the cliff, it sounds to me- just in that section- it's saying Oddysseus! Which is kinda interesting because the same thing happened when the Cyclops was introduced as the threat and when Posiden was introduced as the threat. I think it didn't happen with Circe because she was only KINDA a villian undid her wrongs. If I'm correct and it's chanting the name (Oddy *pause* se US.) oddysseus as he falls, it could symbol him changing into a monster as every other name that has been chanted has been of a threat. Alot of the fandom thinks the rest of the chanting is 'king of blood' but I hear a 't' sound in there and I doubt its the prophets name or Mr jalapeño wouldn't be keeping it a secret XD I also like how in the horse and infant Oddy asks "WHEN does a man become a monster" not IF, as if its destined to happen at some point. Throughout act one, he's been the "man" but now, he switching to the monster which he was afraid to be in the first song. He's no longer feeling GUILTY about his actions- his negotiations are over. So in act two, I predict we'll see a much different Oddy- one that isn't as forgiving.

OMG OMG RAAAAH YESSSS IVE BEEN HYPERFIXATED ON EPIC ESPECIALLY THE UNDERWORLD SAGA JORGE IS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO PAY MY THERAPY BILLS FOR THIS

Nice reaction to the handshake

Finishing Act 1 strong with the best saga in my opinion. I have cried so much listening to it. Also to clarify, in "No longer you" the man singing is Tiresias "the prophet". He is blind and can see past and future, the part that looks like a dream is the artist's interpretation of his power but they are actually prophecies of Odysseus' life.

Congrats! I believe you may be the first person on RU-vid that done made a reaction to Gigi's brilliant animatic to Monster! It's truly an exceptional work of art, in my opinion, so thank you for doing the reaction and showing it to more of the world!

nobody?! nobody: i am the monster rawr rawr rawr 🦖🦖🦖

So to understand the prophets is they are like dr strange. They see the different futures but he was saying the way Odysseus was doing things he wont make it back and even if he does it will be to late. So he needs to change

Jorge Rivera-Herrans just released the trailer for Act 2, Thunder Bringer releasing on July 4th, next month. Thank you Joey, for all the commentary that you do.

The Underworld still to this day makes me cry. It's so good!

8:52 thing about greek prophecies is they're often so full of riddles that you don't even realize what they're about usually until it's happening right at that moment. The prophet's making it sound like he's going to die but by "no longer you" he means that odysseus' old self dies the more his journey progresses. He will come back home to his wife, the "man with a trail of bodies" is odysseus himself, but odysseus at this point in time is still trying to retain some semblance of positivity & denies that all the sacrifices & pain were possibly for nothing & everyone he knows will die under his command, so he doesn't recognize that altho on a positive note the prophet IS telling him he'll get home, he's also warning him that he will become a changed man that he will no longer recognize, hence "no longer you"

You shouldn't think of the lyrics of No Longer You _literally_. When the prophet says "I see a man who gets to make it home alive, but it's no longer you" he meant that Ody will make it home, but he won't be the same.

Thx for the reaction

Damn that hurt........

Jorge never lets us forget Polites death ToT

Hello, as a reminder 4th of the Next mont thunder songs are going to be released. And I would love if you Make a list with your epic reactions, are hard to find in order on your chanel, thanks!!.

The underworld saga is so good 😭

Well if it isn't the consequences of his own actions,

Odysseus will be able to get home but he will not be who he was before. War changes people. Gives them PTSD. Odysseus chooses to be ruthless after losing so many men and their hardships but in the end it will change him for the worse.. and thats why the prophet says "I see a man who get to make it home alive. But its no longer you".

You should react to Johnnie taking the Harry Potter quiz

Great Video !

fun fact odysseus's mom was voiced by jorges mom!