#epic the musical liveblog

[the-golden-dragoness]

“We’ve been away from home from about twelve years or so”

Jorge writing your mistakes into your own canon is so funny I love it

[uraniumsuite]

EPIC ITHACA SAGA LIVEBLOG

the challenge

anna lea your beautiful voice

this song reminds me of another musical but i cant think

OH THIS IS SUCH A BANGERRR YES GIRL RIFF

new audition song?

NOT THE WAITING CALLBACK NO NONONONN IM GONNA CRYYY

hold them down

YESSS IVE BEEN SO EXCITED FOR THIS ONE AYRON ALEXANDER LETS GO

his voice is so pretty but i fucking hate you antinous

OHHH THAT RASPPPP

THE “STRIKE” OIOIFSDHOUFUHSDOFUDSHOUHSDF

dont hurt telemachus no i love telemachus :(

oh god its the final verse. uh

HIS RIFF

OH MY GOD DID HE JUST GET SHOT?

odysseus

LETS FUCKING GO ODYSSEUS

I WANNA HEAR AMPHINOMUS

ALL THE SUITORS SIUSSHIUFHDUSIHFSDUH

THESE NEW VOICES ARE SO GOODDD

WHOS SINGING WHICH SUITOR IS THIS

OH YEAH RUTHLESSNESS KILL THAT GUY

AMPHINOMUS?? THIS IS AMPHINOMUS RIGHT??

TELEMACHUS? YESSSSS GET THEIR ASSES YESSS I LOVE YOU TELEMACHUS 😍😍😍

OH THIS IS SUCH A BANGER??

WHOS SINGING THEIR VOICE IS SO GOOD

WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO HIM

OH MY GOD ODYSSEUS’S VERSE

THE SCREAMING? THE PAIN IN THE BACKGROUND??

i cant help but wonder

oughhh im scared for this one im gonna cry

TELEMACHUS AND ODYSSEUS ARE FINALLY MEETING AGAIN OUGHHHHHHH

they really do sound similar. perfect casting.

ARRGGHHHHHHH

THEYRE FINALLY REUNITED IM GONNA CRYYYYYY

HES SEEING ATHENA AGAIN OH MY FUCKING GODSSSS

NOT THE CALLBACK TO WARRIOR OF THE MIND

PENELOPEEE

would you fall in love with me again

OH MY GODDDDDDDD THEYRE SEEING EACH OTHER AGAINN

these are really good sound effects

“i am not the man you fell in love with” OH MY GODDSSSSSS

she will STILL love you odysseus i KNOW she will

penelope would do the EXACT same things you did for you

wait whats going on.

penelope why did you tell him to bring the wedding bed away

OH SHE WAS MAKING SURE IT WAS HIM I GOT SO FUCKING SCARED

OUGH THEYRE SO IN LOVE THEYRE SO IN LOVEEEEEE

“dont tell me youre not the same person, youre still my husband” IM GONNA SOBBBB

HER VOCALS ARE SO GOOD

THE “IM JUST A MAN” INSTRUMENTAL??

i imagine they were kissing during this instrumental

THE FINAL WORDS BEING “i love you”?!?!

and that was my journey. or should i say… heh… my odyssey. 😎

[yeehawgeek]

IM GOING INSANE OVER THIS SAGA H O L Y S H I T

[spineless-lobster]

Honestly I’m kind of obsessed with antinous he’s got beef with a kid and he’s like “your mom’s a whore your dad’s a deadbeat and I’m gonna beat the shit out of you give me your lunch money nerd” like get it together man that’s so embarrassing

[racc00ning]

"After everything you've done, how will you sleep at night?"

"...Next to my wife."

WHAT@!!HKGTWEHOT /posr

[lgbtqforeverything]

haven’t even finished it yet and thinking about the animatics is making me insane

[dearqueerheart]

ithaca saga thoughts are friggin incoming

penelope’s singer has a gorgeous voice. i love her little flips.

IM SO HYPE FOR HOLD THEM DOWN

it’s so sinister. i <3 aneas. (not actually but he’s got PIPES)

don’t you know the prince is not aroundddd

so jazzy oh my lord. obsessed

the fry on “boy stops shaking” is so incredible

OMG BRIDGE. INCREDIBLE

oh god soft section for the sa section

i can hear jorge in the ensemble lol. this is such a banger

THE RIFFING AT THE END WTF

oh my god did he just get shot. ody????

sacked like troy is wild

GUITAR FUCK YEAH

i’m obsessed with these drums

ODY SEUS ODY SEUSSS

i’m obsessed with this

YOU DONT THINK I KNOW MY OWN PALACE?? I BUILT IT!

he’s so calm i love. very different to 600 strike. this is really cold.

“lets have open arms instead?” “No.”

I LOVE HOW JORGE IS READING THESE LINES

hard to believe the sharpest of kings left his armory unlocked is so good

TELEMACHUS!!!! I HEAR LEGENDARY

omg i’ll ensure you’ll be spared. bestie i don’t think your dad will do that.

made a grave mistaaaaakeeee

NO DONT ATTACK THE PRINCE

HOLD HIM DOWN OMG THIS SAGA IS SO GOOD

omg mercy no ody

holy shit. holyyyyy shit.

i love the percussion for arrow shots i assume. diabolical

i need to watch the animatic for this. oh good god they’re screaming.

ok so that was a lot but violas are back now so that’s good. ooh and legendary! and acoustic guitar! i think. this will be ok.

i love telemachus’ voice. it’s so pretty.

ugh this song is beautiful.

piano?? 👀 athena?

i don’t have thoughts this is just so lovely.

the choir <3333

HARMONY. I HAVE CHILLS

where’s penny?

i hear quick time!!

NOT “show yourself” omg. this is so pure

OMG ATHENA TALKING ABOUT EMPATHY! SHE LEARNED <3

ugh i have chills all over my body

GOD i love her voice

i love that jorge made her as sharp as ody. super observant super smart.

gorgeous instrumentation here

waiting melody my beloved

oh my god he’s being honest. ruthlessness trumpets <3

the chills haven’t gone away

bye bye wedding bed? divorce?

olive tree wedding bed i forgot that

oh lord electric guitar no no

oh she was testing him. i love her so much.

“over and over again, i don’t care how where or when” that line is so good christ

what a masterpiece

god she just keeps climbing. gorgeous

JUST A MAN

i may start to cry

i hope that was a kiss scene

<33333 harmonies

god that was beautiful.

merry christmas, happy hanukah <3

[branches-and-thorns]

Listening to EPIC on shuffle liveblog

1:35pm: we’re on Ruthlessness! It’s a vibe I’m enjoying it.

1:38pm: …FULL SPEED AHEAD! Just got asked what I’m laughing at, oh boys you are not getting home. And an alarm just went off and paused the music like that was the source—

1:43pm: MY GOODBYE! Honestly one of my favourite songs. I think I should draw it at some point. I have several OC-related thoughts about it. Turning it up a little bit, completely ignoring the outside world :>

1:46pm: Just a Man! Spotify’s giving me all the songs I associate with OCs and frankly I’m not mad. And god this version sounds so more tragic than the original. Idk if that’s the retrospect or the singing tho. Also I swear I can hear roaring at one point?

1:49pm: STORRRRRRRRRRRRM!

1:52pm: MONSTER MY BELOVED!! So this song has BIG oc associations for me but the much funnier story is that I had my pre-op appointment right after this saga came out and in an attempt to deal with blood drawing I fucking BLARED this song through my headphones and it actually worked and frankly there is no bigger mood rn. Hands down favourite song of the show.

1:55pm: THE UNDERWORLD! THE MUSIC! I AM VIBING SO MUCH RN! Okay now it’s on the mom bit and I’m just glancing my own mum and…emotions. OKAY BACK TO MUSICCCC

2pm: THUNDER BRINGERRRRRRR!!! This will be two minutes of vibing and the rest will be screaming internally NO. OKAY I AM SCREAMING NOW. WHY IS THIS SONG SO EMOTIONAL I CANT. God this ending music makes me wanna cry. These characters are not real why am I like this.

2:05pm: NO LONGER YOU ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME. SEE I LOVE THIS SONG BUT LIKE NOT NOW IM STILL DEALING WITH THE PROPHESIED EVENTS PLEASE. OH I CAN ACTUALLY HEAR THE SCYLLA AND SIREN SONG IM SO DONE RN

2:08PM: OH THAT WAS A SQUELCH THIS IS DIFFERENT BEAST OHHHHHHHHHH. Okay I’m having character thoughts putting a pin in that for after the live-blogging.

2:12PM: WELCOME CIRCE ITS THERE ARE OTHER WAYS! God this song is such a vibe. God she’s such a vibe. And look more character associations! Funny story I was listening to this song while drawing a masquerade and the music in the first half really reminds me of a dance. The tapping beat. Idk how to explain it.

2:18PM: DONE FORRRRRRR!!!! I love this one sm I just. CIRCE. THE SINGING. THE MUSIC. EVERYTHING. I AM IN HEAVEN RN

2:20PM: WARRIOR OF THE MIND! This is just Girls time now I love them sm. GOD Athena’s singing in this is AMAZING. And what is that beat it sounds like a heartbeat. Actually it sounds like a heartbeat a lot what’s with that is that just me.

AND IM CUTTING IT THERE SINCE THE WIFI IS NOW BACK ON

THANKS FOR COMING THIS WAS FUN

[awesome-shoes-with-wings]

Vengeance Saga! Liveblogging, I guess??

Gotta liveblog this to the best of my ability to get some excited energy out.

"Not Sorry for Loving You"

Those notes... those vocals... shivers

Calypso, you sad pathetic lowkey abusive mess of a goddess... I'm mad but I also wanna pay for your therapy

She's so confused about what 'Love' actually means, but... I mean, it makes sense for her.

Odysseus saying 'I love you' could mean so many things. Did he learn to "love" her within the 7 years he lived with her? Is he just trying to give her at least some sort of comfort before he leaves? Is he just trying to get her to stop talking? Up to the interpretations for now, I suppose.

"Dangerous"

The Full Speed Ahead Reprise... the men not answering. Jorge when I catch you Jorge-

all you have to do is not open this bag <- Hermes, that's not funny! That's TRAUMA-

Oh yes, this song is being put on repeat for the next week at least.

IT'S GONNA BE DANGEROUS, MY FRIEND

I don't want this song to end

KEep YoUr FRieNDs clOSE AAAHHHH

DANGER IS MY FRIEND

This is my favourite song and I know it's only the second one but I'm serious

"I'm not the one who fought for you" 😢 😭

I have no self-control, I'm re-listening

No Mortal can pass Poseidon's storm-

"Charybdis"

Oooh I love this beginning it's so cinematic it's like I'm watching a movie

I love the background wind noises here. Makes Charybdis feel huge, even without the visuals

All that water will destroy yooou!

oohh he sees Ithaca!!! Nothing bad will happen now, right!?

"Get in the Water"

There you are.... coward.

I love the delivery of these lines so much

I'm just in silent shock as I listen

Not much to say about this song

"Maybe you could learn to forgive?"

Poseidon, bro, calm down bro. Poseidon, bro. POSEIDON-

I actually have so many thoughts about Poseidon's 'Ruthlessness' mindset but I'll talk about that some other time.

Oohh the ending with Odysseus being drowned (I'm assuming?) and all the vocals of his loved ones is so good.

"Six Hundred Strike"

Another cinematic instrument. Love it.

Six Hundred Men!?? Wait... I have a theory. Ghosts of the 600 men??

GHOSTS? Are they!? I need to see the visuals after this.

Yo did Odysseus and the alleged ghost squad just take down Poseidon? Aight, good for you.

hehehehe Poseidon got Diomedes'ed by the nerd Odysseus.

[sweetspiraling]

WATCHHH OUTT IM BOUTA HAVE MY ODYSSEUS MOMENTTTT

[maddenikaris]

Okay my last thoughts bc I have nowhere else to yap but

Odysseus is the ULTIMATE wife guy. Like, the pure romance of Poseidon saying “after all you’ve done how are you gonna sleep at night?” And Odysseus, without missing a beat “next to my wife”

AND THEN THE MARRIAGE BED. UGH. they don’t write men like him anymore i swear

[the-golden-dragoness]

So now that the thunder saga is out we can reflect on the foreshadowing Tiresias shared in No Longer You

"I see a song of past romance (siren song) I see the sacrifice of men (scylla), I see portrayals of betrayal and a brother’s final stand (mutiny). I see you on the brink of death (the end of Thunderbringer), I see you draw your final breath, I see a man who gets to make it home alive. But it's no longer you."

Jorge also revealed part of the chorus at the end of No Longer You: “siren song, Scylla throat, mutiny, lightning bolt” The rest also contains spoilers so he hasn’t revealed that yet!

[apricotthevixen]

ODYSSEUS YOU BITCH.

YOU DICK.

(this saga omg. I love it)

[yeehawgeek]

JORGE

[aliendxde]

just listened to the ithaca saga and past me really said all that was needed

IM RUINEDDDD FOREVER JORGE RIVERA HERRANS YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS

[racc00ning]

I FORGOT ABOUT THE STREAM SWAP AND GOT SO SCARED THAT THE STREAM GOT TAKEN DOWN AGAIN 😭