Thanks for coming along y’all!! Hope you enjoyed the video 💙 lemme know what you’d like me to react to next 🥰

Mathew, trying to get the story from bits of songs: I connected the dots Us: You didn't connect shit Mathew: I've connected them

“Fun” fact about Michael in the Bathroom: the reason it progresses the way it does is because it’s sort of showing the buildup to a panic attack. That’s also why you have those rushed staccato notes later, that’s the peak of his panic attack-

"More than survive" is a song that gives every bit of needed context. would have been fun to start out with that

The squip cannonically looks like Keanu Reeves by the way

The plot is Jeremy, the main character, takes the squip and becomes "cool" (and a jerk), he then ditches his best friend Michael who you heard in the first song, also the squip is trying to take over the entire school and probably the whole world

*Starts Michael in the Bathroom* Mathew: _is this comedy?_

Ok so really quick Jeremy is the main character and Michael was his best friend before he took the pill and practically abandoned him, Michael knows there’s something up with this “sqip” though, that girl who sang a guy that is kinda be into is Christine and Jeremy has a huge crush on her. The song and characters maybe would have had a better introduction to their personality if you watched more then survive, I love play rehearsal, and possibly some of the animatic cut scenes like “loser”

starting with micheal in the bathroom was a bold choice, usually people wait at least 10 minutes before making people cry that song is my go too for explaining a what a panic attack feels like

This man read a quick summary of the plot where it says “JEREMY take the squip” then proceeded to say MICHAEL is Jeremy /nm

As a huge BMC fan for so many years, the fact he has no context, started with one of the last songs, and thought MICHAEL in the bathroom was sung by Jeremy just KILLS me i wish I could explain the whole musical and lore and such to him rn 😂 but YESSSS I’ve been waiting for this video for so long omgg POG

OH MY GOD BE MORE CHILL. it's such an imperfect musical but it means so much to me. it is a very... different experience hearing only the soundtrack tho. especially when it comes michael in the bathroom. george salazar's acting is... it's everything.

my man rlly skipped over the first song and landed right into michaels panic attack

If you want to react to more Be More Chill, particularly the animatics, Claudia Cacace has some of the best animatics i've seen covering multiple songs in the musical, so I really recommend!

The fact that he caught himself about to ask a stupid question "Bro, are y-he's not okay."

If you're reacting to animatics, I recommend Claudia Cacace's animatics! Basically, somebody commissioned her to make the entire musical into an animatic and it's amazing! (though she hasn't finished the entire musical yet). No shade on Szin of course, but when it comes to BMC animatics, Claudia's are simply the best! I highly recommend watching her videos if you want to know more about this musical because she also includes dialogue for context

I like be more chill (even if it’s not the best) the villain songs are fun and I like the weird vibe

the day mathew listens to songs from musicals at least a bit in order is the day i sleep peacefully /hj ily bro 💀💀💀💀

I love be more chill so much but it is absolutely insane and based off a book that’s somehow more insane

If you do a part 2 of this, I definitely recommend More Than Survive. It's the first song and of you watch an animatic for it, you can very easily follow the introductions to characters

Be more chill is an adaptation of the book by Ned Vizzini ! I really recommend reading it if BMC isn’t your FAVORITE musical. It changed my perspective immediately :)!

I'm in love with the fact that so many of the comments here are some variation of "bmc is such a bad show but I am extremely emotionally connected to it". we all had the same obsessive phases in middle school didn't we

That build in Michael in the Bathroom is actually supposed to be like a panic attack and the intense anxiety!

i really liked this video! i just want to let you know that the first song (michael in the bathroom) is sung by jeremy’s best friend after he takes the SQUIP and ditches him entirely. michael never takes it, and i suggest listening to upgrade and the play for more context!!

FOR MORE BE MORE CHILL ANIMATICS! I highly recommend Claudia Cacace, amazing artwork, amazing movement, it just pulls you in and it's very visually impressive. You _need_ to react to them. I recommend: Upgrade, More Than Survive, I Love Play Rehearsal, Two-Player Game, and even The Squip Song tho you reacted to the song already.

I believe that the plot is a metaphor for the dangers of toxic masculinity and giving into peer pressure/trends.

“Weird but in such a good way.” That’s it That’s the musical

If you do more Be More Chill songs, I recommend More Than Survive, Two Player Game and The Smartphone Hour. More Than Survive is the opener and will probably give you more context, plus it really takes me back to that high school awkwardness. Two Player Game is a fun duet, and The Smartphone Hour is all kinds of chaos.

I've seen the musical but watching you guess the plot from out of order songs was like 2137% more fun

I LOVE the og cast recording of Be More Chill and I'm thrilled that you decided to cover it. For future reference though, most musical's opening numbers will give context and set the tone for the show. That's probably where you should start whenever you're reacting to a musical. If you're not wowed be the end of the opening number, then a lot of shows never make it to a theater

matthew we are BEGGING you, LISTEN TO THE SOUNDTRACK IN ORDER

You should have started with More Then Survive, that's the first song that gives you all the info you need to understand the rest of the soundtrack lol

"i feel like i'm witnessing something i shouldn't" young theater kids: First time?

If you want to see some more cool animatics from be more chill, I highly reccomend claudia cacace. Her animatics are out of this world! You should definetely watch I will survive and upgrade, or I love play rehersal. They would probably give you more context abt the musical

I totally suggest a longer part to where you listen to the songs in order, this is one of my favorite musicals and it’s so much better when you know what’s going on😂

bmc is objectively bad but i stand by the fact that i love it

"is this gonna be a comedy song ?" ur in for a trip buddy , i cried a ton when i heard this song

Be more chill might about be the only musical that I honestly enjoy every song when they come on. Obviously 'more than survive' gives the main context and character intros, but my favourite has to be 'two player game', it gives depth to the friendship between Jeremy and Michael that I don't think we see within most musicals, and 'voices in my head' is a great ending song, leaving us with questions and theories, but still giving us a satisfying ending to the show. This musical gets a lot of shit, even from theatre kids, but I think the cast makes or breaks it, Will and George have so much chemistry as friends, and the original Richard has to be my favourite thing ever.

FUN FACT: Met George Salazar (Voice of Micheal) at a Junior State Thespians a year ago, he was really nice! He was the Celebrity guest of the year and he preformed “Michael in the bathroom” and “I love play rehearsal”. He got me to listen to the soundtrack and soon later see the play live.

He really needs to watch this. I think that would be so entertaining when he finds out the stuff he was thinking was different.

watching you get the plot/context completely wrong is hilarious some of the other songs like more than survive and rich set a fire would give more context if you do a part 2

Loved the video!! So happy there was a Christine song in there, but sad you didn't get to here the gorgeous 'Christine Canigula' melody

I've listened to Michael In The Bathroom, and it's now my favorite song, and it basically describes how I felt when I was back in Lexington schooling: Depressed, Suicidal and Stressed Out

All right ima explain the first song ( not fully just a summary) So Michael is the best friend oh the main character Jeremy They where at this party and Jeremy abandoned him which then leads him to have a panic attack and basically the song is about his panic attack

I really recommend More Than Survive, Upgrade, and Do You Wanna Ride. All amazing songs with amazing vocals (and more Jeremy).

Dude when it comes to musicals you NEED TO start at the beginning, if you don't you have absolutely no excuse when you're confused my guy.

…man never thought id be so upset at someone not knowing something they dont know.

please watch more of the animatics! especially 'more than survive' which is the opening song

I just started listening to Be More Chill the musical recently because I need to get into as many musicals as possible so I have more options of paintings for my painting wall

Glad you listened to this, it's an awesome musical. Have you considered listening to Owl City? They have a few popular songs you probably know, but they also have some really good lesser known songs like Firebird, Housewren, and Hello Seattle

When listening to musicals, I think it is best to start with the opening song first To get context Then you can pick a few other songs

I've literally just found out your KZfaq channel four hours ago when a 'Watching MLB out of context video' popped up in my recommendations,then I started to go through some of your videos and I saw you had reaction videos about Musicals and I cannot put in words how ecstatic I felt because my Broadway phase is hitting so hard-

okay and now from the same musical Smartphone Hour, The Pants Song, Two Player Game, Do You Wanna Ride, and Voices in my Head

The 2015 Be More Chill is my all time favorite musical soundtrack, I think it’s so wonderfully quirky in every way. Micheal in the Bathroom will never fail to make me cry.

The first time I listened to "Michael in the Bathroom" I cried due to how much I related to the lyrics.

Asking again, The Lightning Theif Musical? Maybe… it’s all a BOP!

I love Be More Chill! I'd love to see you react to Dear Evan Hansen, it's a musical that is really personal to myself and a lot of other people. The songs I'd recommend are Waving Through A Window, Sincerely Me, Requiem, and You Will Be Found!! :D

Watching him listen to songs and being unable to understand the plot made me furious but it also made me laugh like crazy

The fact that you chose the BEST and SADDEST song to be the first one is hilarious Were waiting for this reaction for a long time, so happy to finally watch it!

honestly I came here for "more than survive" its by FAR the best song of the musical and I'd watch a full video fo you only reacting to that song. specifically "More Than Survive - Be More Chill ANIMATIC"

loving bmc, and really enjoyed the vid!! just fyi, i believe szin is pronounced as 'shin'. the artist is polish and sz is pronounced as sh in the lang.

I’m so happy he’s listening to the original Two River Theatre version and not the Broadway soundtrack version- I feel like you get more out of the plot from just the songs and get a feel for the characters better, but ah I just want to sit in a vc with Mathew and explain the plot and sit down and watch it with him I love that he loves the songs but the fact he’s going backwards on the soundtrack is killing me Okay edit he’s never gonna see this but Mathew I’ve seen the musical over 10 times, I know all the songs inside and out if you’d like someone to explain the characters or plot or anything I’m an AVAILABLE 😂💙

"is this internal dialogue" no matthew its the squip lol

this musical was the one that got me into more!! I'd love to see you do a part two of this

I’m really curious how you pick the songs for these videos. I thought it was popularity but I’m not so sure now More Than Survive is the most important song for context in BMC :)

God I love BMC so much. It’s such a great premise and the music is just so good and clever. There are some problems sure but I enjoy it a lot

please, please do a part two! This is absolutely my favorite musical, and it has so many amazing songs. I would love to see you react to more of it!!

Every time you listen to musicals out of order I die inside a little more

This is one of my favorite musicals and I'm loving seeing you analyze it, hearing the songs out of order and not knowing the plot lol

I love how in the beginning it he thought Michael was the main character. I thought that to when I first listened to the musical

I love the choreography for Pitiful Children so much 😩

I’m so happy you listened to these because this is one of my favorite musicals and you should listen to more of them. The plot is that Jeremy and Michael are best friends but they’re bullied until rich (one of the popular kids) tells Jeremy about equips so he gets one and then ditches Michael and does a lot of messed up stuff (mostly because the squip forces him to) and then almost everyone gets a squip because Jeremy’s squip is insane and evil

Fun Fact: the person who plays Michael left his role as Grover in The Lightning Thief musical for this role

I played Jeremy in my high school production, and after listening to the sound track 500 times, and hearing every single song get butchered by us students, I now hate hearing this musical 😂 glad you’re getting to experience some of the songs though, cause it is a good musical

honestly this is one that i'd love to see you react to more songs from, you missed a lot of the fan favorites! more than survive, i love play rehearsal, halloween, the smartphone hour, and two player game are all worth checking out!!

*video opens with Michael in the Bathroom* **Braces myself for disappointment** "this is befores he's taken the pill-" **Long cry of despair**

this is my all time favorite musical!! highly recommend listening to the rest of the songs. the ones you're listening to now is the original soundtrack, they also have another broadway soundtrack that you could also look into! Loved the video!

Heyy I love your reactions, and if you're considering doing a part 2 of this, I think a lot of us will be happy for a prestigious amount of time🥰

Micheal in the bathroom is a panic attack in song form and one of my favorite songs from the show

HOW DID I MISS THIS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

Can't belive he didn't react to More than survive, Play rehearsel and Upgrade

OMG YES! I have WAITED for this! You just made my day! I love Be more chill, even if it's crazy. But hey. I'm crazy too XD Edit: Starting with the saddest song XD We're off to a great start here XD Michael in the bathroom is rather late in the musical.

I’m going through a Be More Chill phase again and would love if you could, like, listen to the whole musical. :)

Be more chill is one of my favorites musicals but is ✨interesting✨

Loser Geek Whatever (only from the Broadway cast version) is really good 👀

we need a Part two lmao bc More than Survive..

I see you're from Burwood! There was a local theatre company that held a production of Be More Chill in Hurstville or Kogarah, and as a long-time fan, it was incredible! I'm hoping another local production is done for it, because I miss it! It's definitely worth watching!

You’ve got to react to the whole musical, I promise that it’s worth it🖤

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SOUNDTRACKS LETS GOOOO

I love that Mathew literally read that Jeremy was the main character and proceeds to listen to Michael in the bathroom and think he's the main character.

You definitely need to react to the animatics of Claudia cacace, they have done many be more chill songs and the style and animation is on another level!!!

One of my favourite musicals this video is gonna be great

Now you need to watch the full thing all the way through, “slime tutorial” n that

PLEASEE do a part 2!! i think you will really like "more than survive" and ofcourse all the other songs aswell

The pure agony of just watching you not know who the protagonist is. 😂🥺💖Missed your videoosss

Yes!!! You should absolutely listen to Two Player Game from this musical as well!!

I’d recommend voices In my head since it’s the ending song and it’s also one of my favorites

You have to do a part 2 and I recommend More Than Survive, The Smartphone Hour and I Love Play Rehearsal.

I really hope you react to more BMC!! Probably my all time favorite musical. It has such a fun sound to it.

Also, there's new versions of these songs, and added songs