There is a scary theory that during the finale the voices of the children singing are actually coming from the many mouths on the beasts body

You can see Quincy Andicott's grave in the graveyard! There's a theory that he and the lady's mansions are merged despite being from different time periods, because they were buried next to eacother. Since there's a fancy unmarked one beside it. There's also references to Dante's inferno. I'm 100% convinced that the Unknown is the afterlife.

What's amazing is that Adelaide of the Pasture was voiced by John Cleese, and Auntie Whispers was voiced by Tim Curry, both lending their voice to two very memorable characters, I even named a D&D character after Auntie Whispers because it's such a cool name.

I literally just realized the mill was Beatrice's family's house. It was abandoned because they all got turned into birds.

Fun fact, this was basically a modern retelling of Dante’s Inferno, filled with references to the afterlife and complete with meeting a devil-like entity in an icy lair

A friend told me an interesting fact about the Beast and his lantern: it's supposed to be based off of a folktale. They can't remember where it originated but they said there was a goblin that lived in the mountains whose soul was trapped in a lantern. At the edge of the mountain, there was a village who feared the goblin. Anyone who entered his woods and got lost would become fuel for the lantern. The villagers tried to kill him, but because his soul was in the lantern, he could not be killed. (Now this part of the story I don't remember clearly, so bear with me) There was a woodsmen who lived just on the border of the forest and the village with his daughter. On a cold night, the woodsmen went to go find his daughter in the woods only to find her very sick and on the verge of death. The goblin appeared and struck a deal with him: the goblin would transfer his daughter's soul into the lantern and it would be the woodsmen's job to keep it lit. As long as he kept her flame alive, so would his daughter. The goblin would provide him with fuel as long as the woodsmen gave him protection. The woodsmen agreed to the deal. He would do anything to keep his daughter safe and alive. The goblin performed a ritual and made the woodsmen the new lantern barer. But what the woodsmen didn't know was that it was all a lie. His daughter soul was never transferred into the lantern. The goblins soul was still inside. His daughter was hidden inside his cave in the mountains. For years, the woodsmen let the goblin do what he did to fuel the lantern, unaware of who was really inside. Unfortunately, my friend couldn't remember how the story ended or even if this was how it ended.

I think there used to be an old myth about how opening windows at night could make you sick which is why Adelaide was shouting about the night air being poison.

"you'd be no good to your brother dead" "i was never any good to him alive either" is such a good exchange but it hurts so badly goddd

I do like that at the very end when Greg is dancing with the frog, the glowing of the frog's belly from having swallowed the bell means that not only did the boys actually go to another plane of existence, but they also managed to smuggle back a powerful magical artifact into the real world.

Over The Garden Wall is my yearly Halloween ritual, _and that's a rock fact!_

I don't know if you noticed but the frog still has the bell inside his stomach, so it could mean they did in fact travel to the unknown.

"Let's always be good to each other, man." "I can't rescue you in a snowstorm, Alec." Lmaooo. I love your OTGW reactions! I'm about to do a rewatch of this next month 😊

That twist and series finale are my favorite parts in the whole story. Makes me almost wish there was a continuation, but I’m glad it ended pretty satisfactory. At least for me.

Those lines at the end of episode 9 always get me “you and your stupid dad” and “I was never any good to him alive either”, fuck man that shit hurts to hear

50:05 what’s messed up is the fact that the one on his stomach looks like it’s crying and drooling, and even trying to stretch its way out, which means (to me) that it could be the most recent soul he absorbed.

Alec, you could have said you were dressed as Alex Hirsch. The frog singing and the auntie whispers sequence is some of my favorite parts. It was a joy to see Alec's reaction to the show while Lucas tries to not give away any twists.

"So there's no way Adelaide's actually dead" LOL.

Idea: anything that eats the turtles becomes more beast-like. They get bigger and get those round multicolored eyes- the dog in the first episode, the beast in the last episode, and well I guess Auntie Whispers hasn’t eaten the shells but she’s close to transforming? Maybe the turtles got covered in edelwood sap to turn them black.

41:57 Again, as Stan Pines says, "It's unnatural for siblings to get along as well as you two"

Another enjoyable and spectacular reaction guys i love it, thank you so much for letting us accompany you on your journey through this amazing series! And as for what the Unknown is, like i said many people theorize that it's some form of purgatory and that all the people in the Uknown are just lost souls that couldn't find their way into the afterlife and that all of the animals in the Unknown are a representation of something possibly reincarnation, in fact i once heard somewhere that the Uknown is based on Dante's Inferno.

the way how i saw the ending is that the boys did jump away from the train but died in the water, because at the end the frog still has the bell wich means they never left the unknown or moved on to the after life, also during the show it gets colder showing how the boys bodies are freezing in the lake.

my asmption as to why auntie didn't get rid of the spirit. is cause she might not fully know about how the bell worked. she might have feared that removing the spirit might also remove lorna's spirit. due to the fact the bell works on lorna, that lorna and the spirit might be tied. auntie is old. she might not fully be able to move on from the past ways and is just doing the wrong thing with good intentions. She's a lonely old woman who was afraid of being left behind. doing what she thought was right to keep her family safe. also, her niece has been with her for a while. so it's possible while this is strained, her niece knows her aunt meant well. Her aunt is family and did try to take care of her the best ways she could.

the 8th episode is actually an homage to really old cartoons of the 1920s in particular an old forgotten disney show called alice comedies you can find the first episode on youtube and you''ll recognize the references in this episode it also has a bit of betty boop also the bed chariot and flying through the clouds and moon is a reference to an animated film called little nemo (not the fish)

This show is the best ❤

Huh I think I just realised something, the light on the train kinda looks like the lantern.

I'm pretty sure there were supposed to be more than 10 episodes originally, possibly 13, and that's why you have moments like Adelaide being rushed after the Frogland scene.

Woo! What a show, and what a way to end off this wonderful reaction to it! Seeing the contrasts between a first time watcher, and someone rewatching, was very entertaining and hearing the theories Alec came up with as the plot thickened was even more so. Even though these reactions came out nearly a year ago, Happy Halloween this year and again thanks you two for reacting to this short but awesome series of animated storytelling!

over the garden wall is definitely my favorite cartoon series ever.

Cannot wait, I heard cn is actually livestreaming it toad through halloween

Such an amazing mini series 🥰 Love the channel. You guys are the best :)

i think the souls who get to see the winter in the unknown are souls that reached peace. It's sort of like heaven, in the cold purity of death and snow. So by killing the beast, the woodsman was reunited with his daughter's soul, and beatrice and her family found peace after she learned her lesson and saved her family (they probably died during the potato famine), and lorna and aunty whispers now that the evil spirit left them alone etc etc...

I absolutely love your guys' reactions, they're always so entertaining! I'm sure you have a million shows lined up, but if you wanted another, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would be a great one. It's fairly episodic with mostly eleven-minute episodes (and the plot-heavy ones being a full twenty-two), but it's an amazingly animated action-comedy, and the movie is just unbelievable. But of course, no pressure! You guys do awesome with every series you try, and I can't wait for more no matter what. Happy Halloween!!

I would love to see yall rewatch next year and discuss the clues now you know the ending, plus you notice new things everytime you watch

I was hoping to get your takes on the ending and the series as whole, but it was still a very enjoyable vid. A classic for sure.

This made my Halloween. Thanks! 🎃

Great reaction! This is my favorite mini-series!

Waw talk about a perfect loop

Any extra stuff like the pilot would be a great video for thanksgiving 🙏 been here sense the first reaction last year super excited im starting the vid rn 👍 ill def watch it all rn.

Can't wait, I love their reactions lol🤣

I was realllyyy hoping y’all would notice that the grave Wirt was hiding behind was Quincy Endicott’s

He really missed out not wearing the frog onesie for this. Edit just watched the last episode yea frog onesie

More bones to sort.....

*Potatoes & Molasses*

Happy Halloween🎃

Yesss!!!! I knew you would react to this!!!!

Happy Halloween everybody❤❤❤

Hello cant wait for the video! I'm trying to go around to ever video I can find to tell people about a Netflix show that's REALLY good! But REALLY unappreciated it's called oni tale of the thunder god's! PLEASE watch it!!! There's only 5 episodes!

I don't know what to make of the queen if the clouds. Is she good? Is she evil? Does she represent God or is she simply the beast in disguise?

React to heaven says. Mandela catalogue

I love your guys' reactions. Are you going to get back to Steven Universe anytime soon?

Yes!!!

Does anyone else think that the show's ending was really abrupt

Wheres the steven universe vids?

Dang, that guy on the right is overreating to a nigh insufferable degree. I know this is called a reaction, but it just feels so unnaturally forced. Im enjoying the brother on the left, because he genuienly seems to actually care for the medium of animation, and this sort of storytelling, Like a genuine enjoyment, unlike his brother who just seems like he loses his mind at the slightest happening.