Another thing I love about the EPIC community is when a new animatic is released, I don't know who is more excited, The Winions (the fans) or Jorgy Gorgy

Adapting the fucking Odyssey is a literally herculean task and even in it's current incomplete state that's incredible. It also still retains elements of ancient greek theatre like the Chorus, though in a lesser role.

"Just A Man" is literal god-tier music, I love it so much

32:28 "odyseus loses almost half of his crew to poseidon" yes i think 550 out of 600 is close to half

I adore that Polyphemus animatic, because of the cinematography of it. And the fact it has such a horrifying Polyphemus design. A head like that of a crab, the legs of a horse, and long bristles going down his back. All hinting at his ancestory as a son of Poseidon.

That ruthlessness animatic is so good I’ve seen it multiple times.

Every time I hear a 5 second clip of this musical I physically cannot stop myself from putting on the whole thing

"This is my favorite song in the musical" Listen. Spotify wrapped came around and it turns out I listened to Just A Man 1306 times. It is So Good

Omg what a great video! I'm very happy my art got to be part of it! :D

Wolfythewitch’s animatic of just a man made me cry it so sad

33:29 Us: we'll have a couple of years until the next saga😔😮‍💨 Jorgy: *evil laughter* y'all going to be done for... 😏🤭

The animatic community works so hard for this one it is amazing,there's even some for songs that aren't properly released yet! And I *adore* the people trying to figure out how it would work on an actual stage! Such passion and love towards this project!

FINALLY SOMEONE MADE AN ESSAY ON THIS

With “just a man” there’s also the amazing dichotomy of who he’s talking about Someone will become a monster after that interaction, Odysseys just chooses whether it will be the child or himself

An insight of mine that i want to add about My Goodbye specifically is the fact that Athena repeats multiple times that this is the last time that they'll meet. The fact that Jorge felt the need to repeat that final line like eight times at the end of the song makes me feel like Athena is trying to convince herself of her decision. In my opinion this is either because she has spent a lot of effor in nurturing Odysseus and hates to need to start all over again (boring option), or she does genuinely care about Odysseus but does not realize it, which also lends to the somber feel the end of the song gives off as not only being Odysseus being attached to Athena but vice versa as well. I personally think its the latter situation, because we see gods that care about others as well like Hermes helping Odysseus or Circe protecting her Nymphs, and even with Athena and Telemachus.

in the oddessy (when they first meet circe) the crew literally CRY when they find out they have to go see this new monster of the week. I'm exited to see what happens next in epic

i think the main reason the cyclops starts to massacre the men in the cave is because Odysseus ticked off the cyclops with him saying eye to eye

As a Classics student and lover of all things Greek Mythology, this musical has fully enraptured my attention and continues to amaze me with each new Saga released. Jorgo-Porgo is a truly phenomenal composer/lyricist, and I am honoured to be a part of this awesome community. My friends and I are all excitedly awaiting the release of the Circe Saga, which might I remind you, is just under a month away!

I feel like this video is proof of how kind the Epic community is. Like you guys kindly asked all of these artists "Hey may we use your animatics for our video" and everybody was like "Ya sure!" and I just feel that is so cool! I just think that nowadays its more common for somebody to just steal somebody else's art and not even give them credit but for you guys to actually say "Hey go check these awesome artists out! They really helped us a lot in the visuals for this video." It just makes me happy lol idk

Found this video maybe ~20 minutes after Jorge announced The Circe Saga's release date. I am obsessed with this musical and the story of The Odyssey, so seeing this concept finally coming to life and being released officially is so incredible and we are so lucky to see this grow in real time!

I would like to point out with “my goodbye” Athena only starts saying she’ll sever their connection when Odysseus starts cutting into her with very harsh and deeming words. She does care about him, but she does it in the way an army commander does for their soldiers. She’s distant and cold in her words but deeply cares and wants the best for him. But she doesn’t let the heart get in the way of the head especially in life or death situations. Yes, she is wrong for not thinking of how taxing it is on Odysseus, but those are matters of the heart not the mind, and the world is cruel to the heart. And him saying that to her, she goes quiet. She seems genuinely broken up he would say that to her in the next verses of the song. But quickly corrects herself into sounding more harsh and cold again. After making this whole essay I’m reminded why Athena’s songs are my favorites.

I love how the Cyclops all have big echoing voices. It shows that they are on a level beyond what the humans are.

hey! just to clarify in ‘Open Arms’, the Lotus Eaters aren’t Winions. In the Odyssey, Lotus Eaters are basically just people but hiGH. I think that’s the case in the musical as well. The Winions are strictly the minions of Aeolus, the Wind God & appear as her ensemble.

I also love how Jorge includes bits of songs into other ones. Like in “This is my Goodbye” the line “After all you’re JUST A MAN” (in reference to the song “Just a Man”. it was so bad ass!

I've heard about Epic the musical, I was really surprised that it wasn't a Broadway musical (hopefully just yet), but I never really cared about it until now. Keep up the good work !!

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO MAKES A VIDEO ON EPIC THAT ISNT THE PRODUCER OR ANIMATICS

I randomly discovered this music on KZfaq, and quickly fell down a rabbit hole. I decided my life will not be complete without watching this musical. I was so disappointed when I found out it didn’t exist yet.

The wardrobe change at 13:18 caught me so off guard I almost choked. That was very funny

granted, how trsutworthy is a crew in the first place if they place their own greed for a potential random unknown treasure over the words of their own captain? And if you want a ruthless captain...well, if this is the story of odysseus' fall to darkness? then you know what they say: be careful what you wish for.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS IS A TIK TOK MUSICAL I THOUGHT IT WAS ON BROADWAY

My bf introduced me to this musical cause I love musicals and a little bit of Greek mythology to a degree. And Jorge is literally making amazing music mix with his awesome storytelling. I never been so excited for a musical that has sagas to look forward to. Definitely became my fave musical QUICK

Polites, hermes, and circes songs are ABSULUTE BANGERS

I rhink my two favorite songs are My Goodbye and Ruthlessness. Basically ol' Jorgy Boy is at his best when he's making pissed off gods.

This is so awesome guys! And thank you so much for featuring my animatic! :D

Jorge being so very excited about Epic as well makes it so much better because it makes us more excited too. Two songs that I personally can't wait for are Thunder Bringer (which has Zeus) and Not Sorry For Loving You (which has Calypso). TB is such an awesome song and NSFLY is so heartbreaking. Even more so when you know Calypso's story/lore. Short version of it is that Calypso was cursed to basically an eternity of heartbreak when her only "crime" is that her father is a Titan (Atlas).

SO HAPPY TO SEE SOMEONE TALKING ABOUT THIS MUSICAL!! I love it and am always bothering my friends with the insane themes and motifs and analysis. It's amazing!!

I love this musical & I follow him. I listen to it on repeat with Starkids' Nerdy Prudes Must Die musical. Did you know a university has a live class recording of an original musical about the later life of Aaron Burr? It's Burr on KZfaq.

I can't stop rambling about how breathtakingly you summarized everything in this! Beside that, thank you for featuring my animatics!🙌

I love how Poseidon repeats Odysseus’s own words back to him cause he really is just throwing Ody’s ego back into his face. Its incredible

the quotes from the song are killing me 😂

44 minutes analysis of musical I've been obsessed for a good time now is a gift I wasn't asking for but desperately needed

I am in love with EPIC, the ocean saga was a blast and I cannot wait for the circe saga!

One tiny thing i noticed: The winion are not actually the lotus eaters ^^ they're the minions of the wind god Aeolus in a later part of the musical, hence the name. The lotus eaters are called just that. And I love them (and I don't get why most people seem to hype up the winions more than the lotus eaters) Edit: I would love to see that full analysis of the music you talked about at the end. Even if it's just you rambling for an hour. absolutely do it of you want to I'd definitely watch it.

EPIC the musical does not have a SINGLE bad song in my opinion infact, theyre all unbelievably good ive relistened countless of times, now think about how impressive that is

Also! I never see anyone mention this but the melody for the verses in "Survive" match the melody with the start Of Zeus and Odysseus' convo at the end of "The Horse and Infant"

10:36 DUDE DONT MAKE ME CRY ALL OVER AGAIN

Haven’t seen any other comments saying this but I love how later on in the video you both are suddenly dressed in Greek clothing LOL

13:07 I saw this video a while ago but the song “Get in the Water” is why I clicked on this video or any video about Epic

QUESTION: does anyone know what’s goin on with the apple at the end of ‘open arms’ and before ‘warrior of the mind’ I keep seeing animations where Polites throws an apple and Odysseus catches it and that ends ‘open arms’, I’m not sure if I missed something or not so any insight is much appreciated thx

oh, look my other hyperfixation! Excited to watch it!

I love how you gave credit to everyone so we can check out all these other creators. Great job!

I can’t even begin to describe how much I love this musical, the fans, the animatics, and (of course) Jorge Gorgy himself. The music is a masterful way of storytelling, the animatics are gorgeous, the fans are all so sweet and Jay is such a chaotic sweetheart. This musical (and Jay) deserves all the attention it has and more. I truly want all the best for Jay and the entire epic team. I adore being a part of this community. Thank you for this great video! ❤

Four sagas as of today! Circe is now out

Next Saga comes out February 14th, buckos! We're in the money!

As someone who's been watching EPIC and the project obsessively for YEARS, you did a great job of this!

Have been looking for a video like this here on youtube. Something that actually fills in the spaces that the fandom are aware of, but that require a deep dive into so many places to figure out the facts of the musical. I haven't found an intro video anywhere, and while I have listened to the album on repeat on spotify, there was still a lot that I had no idea about that was said in this video. Super happy with this video and hoping it'll get great success c:

I love seeing the animations people are making for the AMAZING music

I discovered this musical about a week ago and all I've been doing is singing the songs from it to the point where I even realized that I was singing the songs too much so I would spread it out singing the songs where I would just wait a day and then sing the song again I sure if my neighbors can hear me they're probably annoying cuz I'm singing the same few songs over and over again cuz I love them so much I hope you do a part too I really like your video on this😊

I wish I could give more than one like to this video! I have tried to get my friends and family as into this musical as I am and nobody seems to care. All I have are the comments under videos like this. Glad to find others who are just as into this as I am!

Very cool! Thanks for featuring my animatic! :)

Thank you for your analysis! I absolutely love this musical and I'm always spamming my friends with the different themes and parallels I found that just blow me away. I read the Odyssey about a year ago and I'm really excited to see it all play out in the following Sagas (although that makes Luck Runs Out a really 'aged like milk' (or rather a 'will age like milk'?) Type of song :D ) This musical deserves just as many video essays like Hamilton or any other musical, and I'd honestly would watch a video essay for every single song 😂

Epic is my favorit thing ever im so exicted that its getting more attion

What a video!! I have gushed out about this musical for TIME and this sums up all the reasons why. Beautiful music with deep meaning based on a heart wrenching story, incredible animatics that have insane artists with such various art styles that all look so pretty and bring out the depths of peoples emotions, and the discussion that comes with all the questions we have regarding the songs. Your discussion and summary of this musical were so great and kept me engaged through the entire watch. Jay really is making a masterpiece and we are able to see it grow beneath our feet! 😁💙

Love Love Love this musical, I listen to the full run though all day everyday and we ain’t even done yet. I AM OBSESSED 😭

Athena: whatever you do, do not tell the cyclops your name! Ody: why? What's the worse that can happen after he killed seven of my men? Poseidon: godammit...

I got in a couple months before the Ocean saga dropped, so hearing the full version of Keep Your Friends Close was a treat. But I was mostly caught off guard by the lyric changes in Luck Runs Out, specifically the first pre-chorus ("and end up losing your life" was simplified to "and lose your life", and "cause a lot of strife" was changed to "infuse us with strife"). It's not bad, just caught me off guard a little! But yes, I love the analysis, and yeah, you're right, my brain subconsciously picked up on the electric guitar thing! Also the wind at the end of My Goodbye is really just driving the point home, it's gusts blowing through a ghost down or an empty desert

hearing "I'll...see you guys in a couple of years when the next three sagas come out" after the Circe, Underworld and Thunder Sagas just came out is so funny

Can't wait to hear about your thoughts on the circe saga

ive more to say now, i was introduced to epic just as i fell into the musical rabbit hole so its basically the first musical that ive heard that isn't fundamental to my musical experience and it's fantastic. I cant choose a favourite song between it all, but I could choose favourites of each saga thats beeb released so far. For the Troy Saga, my favourite is definitely Open Arms followed closely by Warrior Of The Mind(Full Speed Ahead is surprisingly good but it doesn't hit the same spots for me, although the entire "waiting" segment is amazing, which just goes to show even if a song isnt the best in your or my opinion its still amazingly written and composed.) I'm not talking about Just A Man nor Horse and the Infant since this video discussed it perfectly. The Cyclops Saga is my least favourite musically even including the unreleased Sagas but i still put every song in it in my Spotify playlist so it's still amazing. Remember me is my favourite by a longshot and i recite it every other day, Survive and Polyphemus are filled with artfully done storytelling moments and My Goodbye is character writing at it's finest. Then our current latest saga, the ocean saga which is where things really go downhill. Mutiny is foreshadowed by Luck Runs Out which is genius btw, it also has other things but it was mentioned in the video already. Storm is surprisingly good just like Full Speed Ahead and is also amazing storytelling. I like how Aeolus speaks in Keep Your Friends Close, it truly fits for a lesser god in the grand scheme of things, but still holds enough power to send more than 500 men in 12 ships hundreds of miles from their destination with a bag. ofc Ruthlessness is fantastic and i think so many others have analysed it that i don't need to, but fun fact ig my friend is singing that for a music presentation. Honestly, Ruthlessness and Keep Your Friends Close are very close subjectively imo, especially with the falling asleep to closing the bag little segment. idk why i went on this rant but i like this musical alot if you couldn't tell.

OH MY GOD! Why haven’t more people made a video essay on epic yet? I just realised ahkefhsjrlr this is so good!

Thank you for making this video so that more people know about this EPIC musical 🎉

I love greek mythology and musicals, im so happy that i found epic and how incredible it is! Im glad its getting more attention :) also wolfythewitch is my favourite artist and a great inspiration for me! Thanks for including them in this :D

Another repeating motif in this musical that I absolutely LOVE is Penelope's motif, which is first introduced in the Horse and the Infant. You hear it both in Keep your friends close and There are other ways (which, of course, hadn't come out by the time you made this video but the Circe saga is ALSO AMAZING). But it's so clever how Jorge can make such a strong association with a character and an instrument or motif in your mind that you recognise something is about them the instant you here it. It's a level of musical storytelling I don't think I've seen done by anyone else!

I live, laugh, love Epic the Musical. I've followed for years and I'm soooo soo glad that a lot more people know of it now, and the discord is filling up with more people to fangirl with

Is it bad that I've watched every single animatic featured in this video at least twice

33:15 - I would just like to point out that it's not Hypocrisy on Odysseus' part. He says so in the end of "Keep Your Friends Close" that, "We can save whatever wind is left to use another day, come on!" And this was that day.

I just want to notice that Athena wasn't like "i just want a hero, i am a goddess, and Odysseus was a mistake". Although she is a goddess of wisdom, fighting with wit was not common. Moreover, it was treated like a weakness. So Athena wanted to prove the world, that her way of strategies is also possible. From the very beginning she said that she would be Odysseus's mentor, not friend. And when Odysseus was like "i am a big boy and will do this my way" it was disrespectful to her. She says "you're not looking for a mentor, i'm not looking for a friend". She told him that not killing the cyclops will be his great mistake. And he will understand it ine day. Right now he is whelmed with emotions because he is just a man

Love this! I wish it was a real musical or movie! I would watch it over and over!

I was thinking about Luck Runs Out and how Odysseus reacts to Aeolus vs. Eurylochus and the crew. I wonder how much of Odysseus' views are shaped by the fact that he had a goddess for a mentor from a relatively young age. There's a reason people made sacrifices to the gods: because they were vengeful and petty and prideful. But being so friendly and close to one has to effect that view.

I really hope Mr. Jalapeño (sorry) will be able to make this into an actual musical, he is really talented

I am just going to say, I am one that has always hated musicals, most of the ones I watched I found they were lyrical dull but when I heard just a man for the first time I immediately wanted watch the play and I was shocked to find it was just a concept for a musical, I discovered EPIC last year and I still listen to most of the songs regularly, when it comes out I will be sure to try to watch it when it first releases

the Circe Saga will release february 14th!!!!

OHHHH SHIT !! I’ve been following wolfythewitch from a previous fandom and have been seeing their Instagram posts and I was like ?? Interesting.. I guess they’re into Homer’s Odessey now kinda niche but ok. And NOW I GET IT!! OK WOLFY!!! OK JORGE !!

Jorge is an amazing writer and all the people involved are so passionate about the musical I love hearing every new song and how much detail is put in it. Also the fandom is amazing, we have artist, talented singers and some of us who are just excited to be here ❤

Ive never been one who liked musicals, but Epic is the first one that ive actually loved and am always looking to geek over. Heck i made 2 ruthlessness animatics of sorts on my art instagram because i absolutely was super hyped, even if i did have a covid during the creations of them. Im so excited for the next saga in February that i think i need to start designing my Hermes

Why isn't this a series? Someone get netflix on this NOW!!!

Keep Your Friends Close gives me chills everytime I listen to it. I love this musical so much and I'm happy there's many people are seeing it so much now!

33:12 so, I don’t think Odysseus opening the bag was hypocritical in that instance. The game/deal was: don’t open the bag and you can “get what you’re yearning”/get home. He got punished when the bag was opened by being taken farther away from his home (I’m assuming the land of the giants was farther away), but the bag stayed with them. The wind god could have taken the bag back, but it stayed with them and Odysseus used it as a tool later in order to survive when it was no longer part of a deal struck with the wind god. It seemed like a smart move to me and while I could see the men be irritated “so when YOU open the bag it’s ok” but Odysseus should say, YEAH. At that point, he’s just using a tool at his disposal.

also, the lotus eaters are always a group, like a hivemind. and polyphemus's voice is heavily synthed while the cello is a classical instrument showing 'not a god' mixing together to be 'the monster'.

I was watching Warrior Cats and Rise of the TMNT animatics when I first found Epic: the Musical When I first heard a song I was hooked and I still make animatics to the songs from the musical

Im so excited about the circe saga coming out Feb 14th!!

i loved this little recap/essay!! one of my favorite parts is in my goodbye the deafening silence after ody tells athena that shes all alone. in my mind thats the moment she fully cuts all ties with him because (personal opinion) gods have feelings and he hurt hers severly. thats why the last part of my goodbye is so powerful. i love athena, and this one is my current favorite. another thing i love is in ruthlessness when poseidon is using odysseus' words he said to polymethus, like "i am your darkest moment". he MEANS it but he also mocks odys choice of words when he revealed himself to the cyclops, because ody is "just a man" and not a god, in no way fit to make decisions over life and death. im passionate about this musical lmao

Wow I loooooooove Epic! The outfit change as well, gosh damn amazing video

They just announced the release date for the Circe Saga kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h99lf5upyZnSpac.htmlsi=r9gD2aq_WvRcxLJ4

Just at the point he's discussing the winions and lotus eaters.... I get an advertisement for LOTUS biscoff... Suspicious much?!

I love the epic it's my favorite musical even though it is not an actual musical yet. The songs are so good. I love all of them. And the animatic of each song I could watch them every day. Jorge did an amazing job on this whole musical. He has so much detail even in the instruments.

I can not WAIT for this to become a real thing! I listen to EPIC everyday lol

In defense of Odysseus opening the bag of wind, that wasn't a hypocisy move. At that point Aeolus game was already lost and they had already paid by being sent away to the land of the giants because the men had already opened it. By the time Poseidon showed up and wiped out the rest of the fleet, nothing was stopping him from opening the bag again. The damage was already done and they needed a way out or they were dead too. He's not being a hypocrite, he just took advantage of an already broken situation.

How is him opening the bag “Hypocrisy”? The bag was already opened because of people not trusting his word. Sure, he opened the bag again, but it is a different situation. He opened it because he knew what was in it, and used it to help him save people. His crew opened the bag because they didn’t trust him.

This is such a fantastic video! I was so excited to see a lengthy deep-dive into the musical, and you guys did not disappoint! I remember the first time I heard "Just A Man", my introduction to the musical, and I was just. BEYOND blown away. Every single song is just beautiful! The love and care, the techniques, the references, everything Jorge & the cast have poured into this project is nothing short of amazing. EPIC is really living up to its name, and I'm incredibly excited to see what else is to come!