#and Eurylochus doesn’t say it. they both know what’s going to happen anyway. even if they don’t know the end result at the hand of Zeus

[keikoayano]

EURYLOCHUS REFERRING TO ODYSSEUS AS “ODY” BY THE WAY. HAS ME IN A PUDDLE ON THE GROUND.

[queerwritersingerdramaqueen]

LETS KEEP IT GOING BABY

 Now the tone shifts into the reason why I think Albert was good casting for this. Albert is representing the whole cast in this moment and trying to convince William to not do the thing he shouldn't do. I think this also, in some way, gives Albert a chance to step in where he didn't in the real world of the story or in canon. It gives him a chance to protect and "save" that child he "corrupted." Of course, it won't be him who "saves" Odysseus but he will be helping Liam in feeling ok again, just like when sherlock jumped to save him and then they made their promise when everything was getting better. And of course, two of William's, now technically deceased, friends and his beloved family member are also back to fuck him up and he's just go to scream a little bit. Please imagine he was going to step off the edge when Calypso said the open arms line but then Polities, Eurylochus and Anticlea pop up and it's just way to much for him, so he starts sing screaming, eventually covering his eyes and falling to his knees, until he reaches out and calls out to Athena, looking right past her. Sherlock is in near tears. I think I should also make the point that, though this is the lowest point for Odysseus in the musical, it's just another obstacle or turning point for William. This is one of those occassions where the process of musical catharsis is there but it's probably more William drawing on old sources of sadness to really bring it out of him, or maybe he's just really feeling it after hearing Sherlock and Bill's pieces. He’s letting it out IN THE MUSICAL so he doesn’t lose it in THE REAL WORLD. ALSO, CAN I JUST ADD THAT HE COULD HAVE CALLED OUT FOR ANYBODY, HE COULD HAVE CRIED OUT FOR PENELOPE OR TELEMACHUS OR EVEN EURYLOCHUS BUT NO, HE STILL TRUSTED ATHENA AND BELEIVED IN THEIR FRIENDSHIP ENOUGH THAT HE CALLED OUT TO HER FOR HELP. JUST, THE ACTUAL HURT THAT CAUSES ME GODDAMIT.

God Games - ALRIGHT MOTHER FUCKERS, ITS HERE AND ITS TIME. I once said that Ruthlessness was my Magnum Opus. NO MORE, now it's GOD GAMES TIME TO SHINE. AND YA'LL ARE NOT GONNA FUCKING BELEIVE THIS, AKA-NO-KEN GUESSED ALL MY CASTINGS CORRECTLY. GOOD ON YOU, YOU DESERVE A COOKIE. Now, I'm gonna do this in stages so hold on to your hats. Sherlock calling on Jack for this game... really doesn't have a deeper meaning. They're just acting this out as Jack would have no real reason to be mad a William or Sherlock. He's just having fun being the one with the most terrifying fucking voice (and like, Holy shit Zeus, I hate you so fucking much but GODDAMN YOU HAVE SOME PIPES). What he DOES do however, is set up the occasion for Sherlock to confront something he's been running from just a little bit. Why did he get back with his Ex? It's the question we all might have and I've been trying to answer. Some other people also have this question. Here is where my whole timeline kinda unravels a bit, because THE THING I KNEW WAS GONNA HAPPEN FUCKING HAPPENED. So, I have to undo some stuff from before. So, in the underworld saga where I said they were "officially" back together, I mean now, "they're trying out dating again and no one actually KNOWS that."

Regardless, the introduction of the gods would go something like this: all five of them step onto the stage in dark robes and when Zeus calls their names, they rip them off to show all the different colours and designs of the gods. Apollo/Billy - So Billy is a fairly neutral party on this knowing both of them. He also fairly well knows that getting in between them is a fool's errand so he gives up pretty easy and has a fairly flimsy argument. Nonetheless, Sherlock speaks to him like an older brother would when their little brother says something really dumb. Their confrontation is fairly tame compared to the others. (ALSO, HE'S HERDER'S FUCKING VA THAT IS SO FUCKING FUNNY AND GOOD) Hephaestus/Lestrade - Jorge's whole family being musicians is just magnificent honestly. Anyway, Lestrade talks to Sherlock like a kid mostly. "Trust is not given, it's forged" sounds like something your dad would tell you once you start making friends in highschool. So using that line of logic, he kind of pleads the case a bit more. He's not borderline condescending like he is with Billy but there is a degree of demand in there ("Daddy, I love him." type nonsense but without the cringe). Lestrade also knows there is no fighting Sherlock when he's determined so he just lets it happen like, "you fuck around, you'll find out." He's such a father in this its kind of funny.  Aphrodite/Mary AND Ares/John - I don't know if this was obvious or not but it's kind of cool that Aphrodite and Ares level up sounds follow each other because their a package deal. But this is where it actually comes into some "what the fuck are you doing?" territory. Mary is mostly just upset about how William couldn't see that hurting himself meant hurting everyone he knows. Her anger isn't just for Sherlock in this sense. Bringing up Anticlea is her "reassuring" Sherlock that he's not the only one that was affected by this whole debacle and even his closest brother was hurt, so let him "reap what he sows," because it doesn't have to be his problem. There “dance/movement” thing is Mary being maybe a tiny bit remorseful, very touchy and like “I’m supposed to be mad at you by i honestly feel kind of bad for you.” So Sherlock tries to appeal to her emotionally but, let's just say that John has known Sherlock for way to long to be swayed by his bullshit. (aka-no-ken, I'm using some of the stuff we talked about so credit given where credit is due.) John being Ares worked because he is the only one willing to fight Sherlock when he's being dumb. He is angry FOR SHERLOCK, no one else as he doesn't really know anyone from that side of the cast. Think of his anger at Sherlock after the Milverton debacle and that it exactly what we're dealing with, just directed at William this time. It starts with John fighting him and Sherlock defending, then Sherlock very quickly gets angry and fights back. And of course, because Sherlock is stubborn and tends to have a leg up on John in the argument department, he wins this little sibling fight. Seeing this defensiveness from Sherlock does give them the idea that maybe things are starting to get better so they're still wary but willing to let Sherlock navigate his own relationship.

TUMBLR, I WILL MAKE YOU POST THIS

PREVIEW: 

AKA-NO-KEN YOU ACTUAL PHSCHIC HOW THE FUCK DID YOU GUESS ALL MY GOD CASTINGS CORRECTLY???

AGAIN, WISDOM SAGA SPOILERS SO READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. ALSO MAYBE A TRIGGER WARNING FOR LOVE IN PARADISE CAUSE THAT WAS MORE THAN I WAS FUCKING EXPECTING.

THIS IS SHERLOCK AND BILL'S FUCKING SAGA NOW BITCHES BROS AND NON-BINARY HOES. AND AGAIN, I'M FANGIRLING AS I GO.

So, with where we left off, William's having a minor relapse in his mental state but it won't become too much of a plot point/serious thing. He and Moran are on funky terms but if there is no "reconciliation" in later sagas then We'll figure that out when we get there. Anyway, this saga ain't about him.

(ALSO, I MISSED A FUCKING OPPOURTUNITY

VON HERDER AS TIRESIAS, IM A FOOL)

Anyway, lets get started.

The Wisdom Saga:

Legendary - BILL IS HERE FUCKERS. SHERLIAM'S ADPOTED SON IS GONNA BE LEGENDARY. I really like how this parallels with Canon when Bill only knew William as a genius professor and Sherlock's actually the one who introduces them in a way. It'll set up nicely for when we get to "I can't help but wonder" and Telemachus/Bill has to toss up with the fact that his Dad just removed the twenty year problem but he did also kill a bunch of people (you know, like in canon.). So this starts out with the lights slowly coming in and Bill's "room" has a chair and a few other easily moveable props. This is a very dancey number I'm finding so these props are probably gonna get taken off stage so there can be actors milling around for Telemachus to interact with, I think he'd be mostly weaving between them trying to avoid them while they keep swiping at him. The majority of suitors can be off the stage but Antinous and a few others are up there ready for the "Whatcha gonna do about it, champ?" The lights would change on Boy to a red colour. It would be so cute seeing Billy fight for Sherlock's Honour. I think something really cool that could happen is when Telemachus sings "somebody help me" the lights flash blue for a second like Athena has heard his plea. and at the very end of the song, he punches Milverton square on the nose (in the fake way of course).

Little Wolf - My big idea for this that would absolutely not transfer over to a regular production of Epic the musical would be that Antinous/Milverton is not the one fighting Telemachus/Bill. I cannot really see Milverton fighting for himself and would definitely have lackey's doing it for him; but outside of this AU Antinous absolutely fights for himself. But yeah, Milverton mocks the shit out of Bill while he's fighting somebody. The lights stay red while the suitors and Milverton are doing their thing. When Athena appears the lights turn blue like fighting of the panic of being in a fight. I think this is one of those moments where its so fun having Sherlock as Athena and Penelope cause it's like "Don't worry baby, Mama's here to help." But, onto the super cool crossover intertexuality talk I can't seem to do right now, Sherlock as Athena fits very nicely cause he, alongside William, helps Bill get into the university; so Sherlock being the one helping in this fight reminds me of that. And Athena's "I've no respect for bullies" reminds me of his disdain for Milverton and his methods of blackmail. ALSO, HER PIANO IN THAT PART IS SO FUCKING GOOD I FUCKING ASCENDED. PAIRING IT WITHT HE DRUMS THAT WAY, WHO DOES JORGE THINK HE IS. In a way, this is like showing how Penelope would like to react to her suitors beating up her son (it just popped into my head but kind of like a batman meme, Penelope dressing up as the goddess of wisdom to fuck up her son's bullies). Athena's whole solo there sounds a lot like Sherlock when he was talking to Irene. And when the fight ends and Antinous says Penelope needs to pick a suitor, Athena/Sherlock is very disturbed before he helps Bill up.

We'll be Fine - The thing I love the absolute most about this musical is exploring Sherlock's side of this whole fiasco they were in and giving him a chance to vent some of this frustrations. Because it wasn't easy on him either and he might blame himself a little bit for not being able to help more. Bill knows a little bit about it from gossip and rumour and being a part of the Epic cast for a little while, not too much but between the two of them, Bill understands that Sherlock is letting out a bit of his frustration with the previous problem and the repeat that seems to be occurring, because he's super smart like that (I say seems because in real life, it won't last that long and William is probably gonna be ok and reconciled with Moran by the time we get there. It'll hopefully make sense once we get to the next saga but I just can't keep knocking this dude over he needs to start healing and giving him a less self-jeopardising problem to fight). Even though he and William have worked through a fair bit of what happened and their still going really strong, Sherlock is still worried. Sherlock's super soft on Bill because he's so similar to William. Bill, while sticking to the script, is just subtly reassuring him that it's ok, they'll get through this rough patch and they'll be fine. Sherlock doesn't need to be the first responder. A little bit of it probably comes out as Bill saying "William wouldn't want you to beat yourself up over this," especially when he mentions Athena's friend (William and Bill are also probably really close friends at this point, don't tell me William wouldn't take him under his wing immediately after they're introduced). When Athena calls him a good kid, Sherlock ruffles his hair and then Bill makes a move like someone's calling him and runs off, leaving him for the next part.

ALRIGHT I'M HAVING FUCKING ISSUES WITH TUMBLR RIGHT NOW SO STAY TUNED FOR PART TWO BECAUSE ANYTHING LONGER THAN THIS WONT FUCKING POST OR SAVE AS A DRAFT.

@aka-no-ken I'M COMING SWEETIE AND I'M BRINGING MY WORK WITH ME JUST BEAR WITH ME