#Epic Saga

[its-your-girl-geekerella]

EPIC: The Vengeance Saga

I've procrastinated on this post for as long as I possibly could, but I'm here now! Let's get into it:

Not Sorry For Loving You. I love this song and I love Calypso, and you can't change my mind. I will not apologize. I'm not entirely sure why everyone hates her, but she is my smol child. The animatic cracked me up though, because while Calypso is sobbing and singing, Odysseus is hopping on his boat and sailing away like, "I'm just gonna go... yeah. Bye." It made him seem like a jerk, but it was also kinda funny.

Dangerous. It was a genuinely great song. The "Full Speed Ahead" callback showcasing Odysseus's loneliness was great, Hermes was great, the Winions were great. Everything was just great. There is literally nothing I could say about this song you haven't heard.

Charybdis. Honestly? This is the one song from EPIC that I would call truly "mid". Don't get me wrong, all of Jorge's work is epic (haha I'm so funny), but this one was slightly... less epic. Also, I'm more of a dialogue and emotions person, not really an action-enjoying one, so that may have contributed. I will say, however, that Odysseus's "NOOOO" was incredible and deeply relatable.

Get in the Water. Yes. Yes. And yes again. I had waited for this one for so long, and it did not disappoint. The dialogue between Poseidon and Ody? Chef's kiss. Immaculate writing, Jay. Poseidon's "I can't" really made it seem like he wasn't really that angry anymore, like this was something he put on his "to-do" list a few years back, and had to check off. But when Odysseus told him that he should "learn to forgive", implying that a mere MORTAL knew something more than a GOD, he got peeved. The character depth we see in this song is great, especially in comparison to the next song. Part of me does hope that aside from the finale, this is the last "dead people sing to Odysseus" we see for the rest of the show.

600 Strike. I know I said that I'm not super into action scenes, but this song SLAPS. HARD. The singing is so good, and the music really encapsulates the title of the show. When Ody says, "you're going to call of that storm", I got freaking SCARED. That last 1:40 of the song is my favorite part. The vocals are legit my favorite. And "next to my wife"????? WHO APPROVED THIS???? Jorge??? Are you OK???? Am I OK??? After listening to this last song, I literally went into an early-life crisis. I didn't talk to anyone, I ate some ice cream, and silently pondered to myself, "what just happened?" over and over again. I was fine two hours later, though😀

This Saga was everything I hoped it would be, and it was written really well. (Why am I surprised?) My two favorite songs were "Not Sorry For Loving You" and "600 Strike!"

My biggest "thing" with EPIC is that I want it to become a staged musical. I know that Jay at some point said that it may not work out like that, but then a few moths later he said that it could work, so I'm holding on to hope. After all, if EPIC never becomes a staged production, how are countless people supposed to play these characters we know and love? Don't be stingy, Mr. Jalapeno. /j

My largest concern with this Saga is that it would be the hardest to stage, especially with songs like "Charybdis" and "600 Strike". For example, the part where Poseidon drowns Odysseus. How to show Odysseus being drowned and the wind bag floating just above him and the dead people helping him WHILE still showing Poseidon above the water? I have some concepts, but it would still be really hard. Any ideas are welcome!

[nerdiwolverine]

[1ns3nsitiv3]

okay so if i'm being honest i had never heard of epic until a few months ago. i genuinely thought there was a 1.5 million person fandom for the odyssey. by homer. from 675 bce. and i just accepted it.

[dacenturion]

Working out my Calypso design… I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE NEW WISDOM SAGA

The new saga was SO GOOD but so sad oh God

[annymation]

🎶 I SEE A SONG OF PAST ROMANCE 🎶

🎶I SEE THE SACRIFICE OF MEN🎶

🎶I SEE PORTRAYALS OF BETRAYAL AND A BROTHER’S FINAL STAND🎶

Dude really spoiled the whole Thunder Saga

[thecrowinacrown]

My love for Eliza from Hamilton walked, so my love for Penelope from Epic could RUN

[poppitron360]

Is Polites actually my favourite character in EPIC the musical or do I just desperately need someone to tell me that it’s okay for me to relax?

[flower-blossoms654]

Athena: What kind of girl do you prefer?

Odysseus: My wife

Athena, to me: How about you? What kind of girl do you like?

Me: Odysseus’s wife

[haro0o]

Hephaestus with crane mask!!

Also young Hephaestus and Athena

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[gale-gentlepenguin]

Posideon: (Bloody and pierced) How will you sleep at night? Odysseus: Next to my wife

[xocallmecupidxo]

Drew the prophet from epic the musical and thought I might as well share 🎉

[its-your-girl-geekerella]

Poseidon: "Do you know who I am?"

Laestrygonians: "PO-SEI-DON, PO-SEI-DON, PO-SEI-DON, PO-SEI-DON, PO-SEI-DON, PO-SEI-DON, PO-SEI-DON!"

Odysseus: "I'm not completely sure, but Imma give a wild guess..."

[juvmarchiori]

Jack Frost have an encounter with mother nature, and let's say she's not very pleased with his actions

Music by Jorge Rivera-Herrans - Get in the Water, from EPIC the Musical: / jorgeherrans ► Song cover by the amazing Morgan Clae: / morganclae

[nerdiwolverine]

I named three of my frogs in minecraft Polities, Eurylochus, and Odysseus, and put them in a little sanctuary. Eurylochus stays in the sanctuary, but Polities and Odysseus keep jumping out, and I feel like that's how the three characters would act if they were frogs

[your-ne1ghbor]

Odesseus be like: Uhhh hey there Scylla-

Wait Scylla??

....

"ROW FOR YOUR LIVES"

CHOKE ON YOUR BLOOD AND YOUR TEARS

BLEED TILL YOU RUN OUT OF YEARS

WE MUSST DO WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE

[annymation]

I have the headcanon that back in “The Horse and The Infant” Zeus showed himself to Odysseus as the bearded old (but still very muscular) man we mostly see him depicted as, and even then he was probably just a face in the clouds

So imagine Ody’s surprise seeing him come down as an anime character

It’s not enough to just traumatize Odysseus even more, he has to look hotter while doing it, and honestly, I respect that, slay.