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The way Odysseus flops down beside Circle like ''GIRL YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THE LAST 12 YEARS I'VE HAD''

I love how Odysseus flops next to Circe and she looks at him like he's BONKERS. "Sir, this wasn't supposed to be a therapy session-" "I MISS MY WIIIIIIIIIFE..."

I love how Circe is sneaking a knife at the beginning; it's such a better interpretation than i had in my head. When I first heard this song, I thought Circe was just "I can't fight you? Ok, I'll just fuck you to learn if you're trustworthy. That totally makes sense." This take, that Circe was using seduction as a test and trap, is so much better. When Odysseus turns her down because he's married, Circe sees that Odysseus is a decent man and not a threat to her nymphs, so she drops the knife and agrees to help him.

I love the way the song parallels "say no to this" from Hamilton because Hamilton is like "you can't expect a man to deny a pretty woman throwing herself at him, especially not when the wife is away for a bit" but Odysseus hasn't seen his wife in YEARS and resists Circe. I can't fully articulate it, but it's great

I love how Circe's all "why didn't you say Poseidon was causing you problems sooner!? I hate that guy"

BUT THE SNAP AND CHANGE OF COLOR WHEN SHE SAYS THAT PROFIT IS DEAD OML

THE WAY THAT THE NYMPHS WERE NERVOUS ABOUT ODY AND CIRCE JUST SMILED AND THEY CALMED DOWN??? SHE REALLY IS THEIR LOVING QUEEN HUH

Love the detail that one soldier was on the roof, and that only two soldiers instead of three made it back. Elpenor just got transformed back from being a pig and the first thing he did was party on the roof

WHEN CIRCE TIED HER HAIR BACK WITH MAGIC 😭😭 IN LOVE

"What's your type" "I have a wife" "What's your type then" "my wife" "and what does she look like" "she looks like my wife" "what would you rate me out of 10?" "uhm I can't do that" "can't rate me at all?" "can't rate you at all" "what would you rate your wife out of 10?" "she broke my scale she's so beautiful" "understandable. have your friends back" "thx"

THE ART DURING "Problem is this prophet is DEAD *DUUUUHHHHH*" was just *AMAZING*

i love how this went from circe's deadly seduction to her just being "that's rough, buddy" towards odysseus at 1:30

3:14 NOOO ELPENOR DON'T JUMP OFF THAT ROOF

Odysseus' ultimate power: fidelity. Truly rare among the greek heroes.

There are so many details i love about this!!! Circe circling and stalking Odysseus like a lioness The lion details on the furniture and dagger How Circe undid her hair Odysseus reaching out his hand like Penelope did in The Challenge animatic The sweeping shot like in Puppeteer The scene with the nymphs The transformation from pigs to men And the close-up of Circe's eyes! I'm in love with this! ❤

Odysseus went from death-risking scenario to therapy session at Circe's palace 🙏

3:17 In love with the physical yet very-much-platonic affection Circe raises Odysseus's chin with here. It's so immediately endearing and sells you on her not really being evil at all - just a kind person jaded after centuries of abuse.

Odysseus being a Wifeguy really saved all their asses

I like the detail of the nymphs immediately being frightened upon seeing Odysseus- really shows smth happened and Circe is just protecting them from it happening again. You can see how much they trust Circe by the way they relaxed when Circe gave the approval that he's okay. AAA small detail but really puts things into perspective

Circe with her hair down really sells the lion motif she has going on the other aspects of her design, like the markings on her stomac and the cat eyes.

3:15 Elpenor living his best life

Odysseus looks so offended in the thumbnail adfjfssffdfgghgdsaghj

Odysseus be collapsing in the chair like he's at therapy.

1:11 THE WAY CIRCE LOOKS AT HIM LIKE 'you **better** give me a **VERY** good reason for throwing my on a couch like that."

You gotta love the contrast of Odysseus very human and un-god-like FIDELITY to his wife that makes Circe and later Hera help him. For all the ways Odysseus tries and fails to put himself among gods trough war and trickery, his best qualities are the very human love and loyalty.

Penelope must be some hell of a woman for Odysseus to turn down THAT.

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE I LOVEE how this one shows exactly how much power Circe actually has, most show a more subtle mind-game, but this one shows her power physically, with her dominating the entire interaction, being taller, shoving Odysseus around, and causing him mental distress all wrapped in a seductive package before going in for the kill. She was literally trying to court him with death, using herself as bait and I love that. I also love how it shows that the only thing that stays her hand and her blade is his loyalty and love for Penelope. She almost seems annoyed that she can’t kill him now, because she’s been in the same situation before, and expected Odysseus to choose the other woman just like Glaucus, but he remains loyal instead. Killing him would be like killing the part of herself that still loves and longs for what Odysseus and Penelope have, so she couldn’t even if she is cynical to a happy ending. AND amazing usage of film techniques and camera angles, like the ARC SHOT (my fave) the DOLLY SHOTS the TILTING, the TRACKING, the PANNING THE LOW ANGLE POV SHOT OF CIRCE THEN PENELOPE?!!? 10/10 amazing as always, Gigi!

2:48 I love Odysseus's little wave. It's so cute!

The animation is actually so good it’s also so funny/kinda cute how Circe is just sitting there as Odysseus is like ‘my wifeee wahhh’

I love how the thumbnail is Circe trying to seduce Odysseus but he’s like “YO YO CHILL-“ 😂😂

1:30 Circe was not prepared to be a therapist- 😭😂

Elpinor on the roof😂 I really love the part where she says "dead" and Odysseus face before he says "wait, are you helping us?".

1:32 Odysseus: *sighs* i miss my wife, circe i miss her a lot ;-;

The men bear-hugging Eurylochus is both adorable and heartbreaking. They have no idea he wanted to abandon them- only that he went to fetch Odysseus. I also liked how Odysseus smiled at the nymphs- it showed he truly would bring them no harm. Not to mention the Prophet scene?! That was so perfect!

0:19 I love that reaction, man’s really like “what the fuck is going on here???”

I love when the steam blew up around Circe's face when she told him the prophet's dead! Love that!

0:37 Circe prowling like a lioness is so good. And I’m loving that Tiresias design.

*Slams fist into the ground* IT SHOULDVE BEEN ME, NOT HIM

Circe really just went "thats rough buddy" before dropping the knife.

penelope's thing playing omg 😭😭😭😭 1:07

the way the nymphs are nervous but then calm after circe winks and smiles at them IM DEADDD OHHH I LOVE THSI ANIMATIC SO BAD. ur circe owns my heart

Circe: i am the rizzler rawr rawr rawr

1:39 Okay but this moment is actually so good because back then, kneeling down like this left you completely vulnerable to attack, so Odysseus is literally begging her to grant him mercy and not kill him. 3:02 AWW the poor scaredy pig

Words cannot describe how beautiful this animatic is. The colour use, the pacing, how it works together with the music, the characters exoressions, the tactical use of angles, Circe's hair showing whether she's in seduce mode or work mode, it's all so INCREDIBLE. I truly admire your work, and the progress you've made as you're animating more and more EPIC songs

the sketch of odysseus whining about loving penelope at the end is just 😭😭😭

1:31 idk why but the way Odysseus sat there pouring his heart out while Circe is just there looking at him made me think of a therapy session 😂 Circe: tell me about your weekend Odysseus: it's been twelve long years...

0:53 ODYSSEUS MOVE! IT'S MY TURN 😳😳😳

Am I the only one who’s going hysterical over the way Circe slow blinks like a cat to the people around her to indicate trust?? She does it to her nymphs when her and Odysseus come out together and puts them at ease- and then she does it to Odysseus at the end?? Screaming. The details in this are immaculate

Gah, you’re making us wait TWO DAYS?! GIGI, THE WINIONS NEED YOUR ART! Stoked tho

Circe looks so freaking pretty in your art style! Odysseus has the willpower of a Green Lantern to turn that down. Mad respect. I would have melted.

I love how in your Circe animatics they are clearly pulling from the book Circe and not just the The Odyssey

the way odysseus flops is like the way someone flops down on their therapists couch as they sigh like circe

2:23 i really like how you make Tiresias look a little bit androginous instead of making him look like an old man like many other animatice i've seen. It reminds me of how in the myths Tiresias was tranformed into a woman and lived like that for a while before being turned back into a man. Your animatics are amazing, as always, i especialy love how playful and energetic your Circe is.

3:13 ELPENOR GET DOWN FROM THE ROOF PLS

omg her little laugh at 3:05 is so adorable!!

Ok, Gigi, let me be real here: I am in LOVE with your Tiresias design for some reason. Like.. the long hair, the eyes on his scarf (if that’s what it is.), the STAFF?!!??! Like, oh my god, I’m in love.

odysseus is not special. i, too, would not accept circe's advances if penelope was my wife

Gotta appreciate how kindly Circe moves out of the way when Odysseus flops on the couch, just “oop- let me get outta the way”

1:16 I love how soft his face is when he's talking about Penelope, and 1:40 I LOVE THAT HE KNEELS HERE. HE GETS ON HE KNEES AND BEGS. HE JUST WANTS TO GET HIM AND HIS MEN HOME

I love how the motif for "Penelope" plays right after he says "I CAN'T"

This is SO GOOD! The magical sparks floating around her, the transition to the underworld section with the color swap, Odysseus' expressions, I could (and probably will) watch this 200 more times. If it was possible for you to outdo yourself at this point, I think it's safe to say you did. Well done :)

I need this, I love this song. Not cannon compliant but what ever, Circe rules and so does Odysseus' love for banana peels (penelope)

Okay this is absolutely gorgeous😍 I love how you depicted that she made a potion to transform Odysseus's men from pigs to men, and I love your design for the prophet in that part as well. You are literally just so talented, thank you for always making amazing animatics for Epic!!❤

ODYSSEUS SLUMPING DOWN ON THE COUCH AND MOONS ABOUT PENELOPE TO CIRCE IS SOOOO REAL AHHHHHH

holy crap Gigi - Her stalking around him in the first “don’t be afraid” as if she’s a hunting-cat - baring his throat under her hand??? Shoving him onto the bed with a toothy smile? help I’m very gay - the gleam in her eyes as she crawls on top of him wtf - THE LION HEAD ON THE POMMEL OF THE DAGGER okay the resemblance of her movements to a hunting feline were not accidental, I see you sprinkling in all the cat imagery - Oh I love how very mortal/human/earthy Penelope looks in contrast to Circe’s leonine fey witchiness - her pose for “this prophet is dead” XD and the underworld transition! That Tiresius design!! - Ahahah the look from the nymphs and his sweat drop wave - ELPENOR XD

*Oydsseus plops on the couch* Circe:wtf

The way you captured that uncomfortable feeling when she's crawling up to him. That's really impressive!

Odysseus’s demi ass has no idea what to do-Circe is pulling out all of her best tricks and Ody’s just like “mah wife”

Odysseys bowing to Circe showing her respect and appreciation for her act of kindness 💖💯🥹❤

we love a loyal man in ancient greece!

The loyalty this man has in him is truly unmatched.

2:10 AUGH???? AWESOME???

Love that the Prophets Design has so many Eyes while he himself is Blind.

ELPENOR ON THE ROOF AT THE END GOODBYE FOREVER

Odysseus being such a Wifeguy will never not make me happy. He does everything in this story because he wants to go home and see his wife- relatable.

THE ANIMATION WHEN SHES CRAWLING TOWARDS ODY OMGGGGGG CHILLSSSSSS😭 but also Penelope is so cute stoppp

Bro, Ody sat down as if Circe was his therapist 😂😂i loved this❤

The way elpenor is on circe's palace is just amazing

I love the sheer confusion on his face that he's actually getting help. Dude is just so used to everything going to pot

LMAO Ody ranting to Circe like it's girls night HAHAH BUT ALSO THIS WAS VERY DAMN CUTE ESPECIALLY THAT BOW

Everybody in the live chat is going crazy for Circe and I love it LMFAOO

The way Circe just hides the knife behind her back at 1:10 LMAO

3:15 oh my God, the drunk guy who died on the roof 😂😂😂😂😂

Holy shit, Circe at 0:53 looks so hot. Those eyes and that angle are way too powerful of a combo. Props to my man Odysseus for being able to resist that. I also love how even when Circe is being seductive, she still has this "strong and charismatic" atmosphere around her. It doesn't feel like she's only tempting because she's hot. There's something about her personality that just draws people in.

I'm so happy that they made Circe actually a friend. I originally heard something else and frankly- I really liked Circe and thought "omg besties!" SO! I'm happy for that :D

The parallel to Penelope through a reflection of sorts at 1:23 , Odysseus is so close and yet so far from her and yet she is everything to him. He longs for her still and I love it. Actual Queen 💜

THAT ONE DRUNKEN MAN ON THE TOP OF CIRCE'S PALACE-

Your original WIP version of this animation is what got me into EPIC in the first place, I'm very thankful to you for finishing it. Please, keep being awesome!

I love that his sword at the start isn’t a full battle sword showing that he is mainly an archer and so wouldn’t have a full large blade

‘Its been 12 LONG YEARS’ when u can tell he’s too old for this bc he forgets the years 😭

I love the ~✨spicy✨~ scenes and the contrast to the illegally wholesome therapy scene where Ody is just like "girl, u have no idea what I've been through" and Circe's just like "damnit, keeps happening, may as well listen to the poor dude"

The way Circe just crawled into the couch with Odysseus probably bricked him up just a teeny tiny little.

Ody: _12 LoNg YeArs_ Circe: …That’s rough, buddy. Seriously, this was great! Lowkey love the way Circe magically does her hair. The lighting in this part is lovely, too! I just realized you can see Elpenor on the roof near the end 😂 The little bow I can’tttt 🥰

I just adore how when he plops down next to her Circe just has that look like, "Oh. Okay. I guess I'm a therapist now." 😂😂

"I died... and nobody noticed. I died and nobody cared" Gigi did... Gigi cared

NOOOOOO, THE GUY ON THE ROOF AT THE END. YOU DIDN’T😂😭

Circe legit a couch therapist for a moment there lol. Beautiful, stunning work Gigi!!

LMAO THE END 3:34 MFER IS SCREAMING ABOUT HIS BELOVED circe decided imma help this idiot so he will stop about his beloved penelope ody is a fuqin faithful husbanddddd

The detail of that Elpenor before he died and nobody noticed. Before he died and nobody cared. He drank wine from a chalice on top of Circee’s palace and fell and broke his neck in shame..

Omg I love how Circe prowls like a Lion when she gets on the sofa!