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[mickemz01]

@hadeswritesthings

OH okay ummmm!!! This is going in its own post because it CANNOT stay in the comment section forever. Oh god, Epic the Musical is so good, how could you make me choose.

Ruthlessness from the Underworld Saga was my favorite for so long, not only because of the sound, but the lyrics themselves. I actually got into Epic because I was sent lyrics to this song!!! “Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves” paired with “The line between naivety and hopefulness is almost invisible” are SO interesting to me. Coming off of a media where the MC has adopted that same mindset does things to you. Obviously, not giving two shits about your actions DOES make it easier to take lives! And that is vital to Odysseus’ arc where he must become the monster in order to make it home. But following Odysseus’ ‘apology’, we get the line “The line between naivety and hopefulness is almost invisible” and I think this line is slept on so badly. Poseidon’s saying that there’s hardly any a line between being naive to think that Odysseus’ actions have no consequences, and being hopeful that his actions will not have any consequences. Which, I’d say, is so correct. It’s also Poseidon calling Odysseus out for being an itty bitty tiny baby kitten of a monster whose eyes haven’t even opened yet. 

God, do you wanna know where this is seen again? Different Beasts, where Odysseus gives the sirens what I like to describe as Poseidon treatment, where instead of just killing the sirens, Odysseus leaves them to drown. But Different Beasts is not actually one of my favorites, so I’ll go into the next, which is Scylla.

Scylla is SUUUCH an underrated song, and I believe it’s because the lines and their meaning + intent fly over so many people’s radars. I’m absolutely referencing the line where Eurylochus admits to opening the wind bag.

Just. Eurylochus isn’t apologizing for opening the wind bag. It is absolutely a part of it, but Eurylochus admitting he opened the wind bag was not actually the point of the apology. 

Eurylochus was apologizing for doubting the leadership of Odysseus. This, of course, goes back to the Ocean Saga, that one little line, “Everything’s changed since Polities,” where Odysseus’ pattern of acting out, or at least differently, can be traced back to.

Reading the Odyssey, there’s a line that tells the readers that Odysseus always shares his treasure. I unfortunately didn’t mark the exact line, so feel free to call me a liar for this paragraph, but I can back it up with Epic the Musical.

Before Odysseus gives up his name, location, age, credit card number, and social security number to Polyphemus, Athena warns him that what he’s about to do would not be a good idea! Athena interjecting during Remember Them is wonderful evidence that Odysseus is going against his normal actions, and acting out. It can be inferred that he’s never done something as severe as this, in 10 years of war.

And in Keep Your Friends Close, Odysseus descending from Aeolus’ island with a bag of presumed treasure and not sharing it, is not like him. Keeping a bag of treasure for his own greed while actively lying (“lying”) to his men about the dangers they’d face if they were to open it? Wow! He’s sure acting out! What was the last time Odysseus acted out? When he gave his name to Polyphemus, after the death of Polities.

Is there a pattern?

And so, the wind bag is opened, because obviously Odysseus is keeping secrets for his own greedy gain, while fibbing about the dangers of the bag.

And then we get to Scylla.

Because Odysseus was not lying about the contents in the bag, and Eurylochus finally gets a chance, over calm waters, to apologize for thinking Odysseus would ever do so. 

Eurylochus apologizes for assuming that Odysseus would ever intentionally lie, or not tell the complete truth, when it came to the crew’s safety.  

You’ll never guess what Odysseus does next!!!!

He withholds the truth about his intentions and what that means for the crew’s safety!!!!!

He does EXACTLY what Eurylochus had JUST apologized for accusing him of doing!!!!

And then we have Mutiny.

@hadeswritesthings Pleaaaase let me know your favorites, too!! I'd love to hear them.

[mickemz01]

hiiiii @ec1ipticshadow first off thank you thank you thank you <333 Coming off a really stressful day and then seeing this nearly brought me to tears. second off YOU’RE REALLY FREAKING COOL TOO!! You seem so very social (online, at least) and chatting with you about epic the musical is always SO fun. Chatting with you ALWAYS is fun. i’m SO glad we got to meet through such a cool source in such an amazing community <3 KEEP BEING REALLY REALLY AWESOME!!!

@mickemz01 hello there mick!!! i'm so excited to have met you you're such a cool person and for what reason?? who made you this cool??? getting to talk to you about a specific unnamed interest (this is a trafficblr blog and i'll keep it that way, but you know what i'm talking about) was so fun and i 100% will do it again and oh you are just such a cool person how do you do it

@mickemz01 !!!

[mickemz01]

I'm so sorry to inform you that you have impeccable vibes so I have to follow you now so sorry wish there was another way but oh well stop putting out such amazing vibes idk???? (I'm an autistic trying to compliment someone cut me some slack)

!!!!! thank you! :DD I hope you’re ready for the mcyt shitposts coming your way very soon.

i’m glad you like my blog!!

[mickemz01]

I accidentally scrolled through your blog and I thought it was my dashboard so sorry for flooding your inbox but hey, you have great taste in mcyt

HEY! No worries <3

Thank you! You have great taste in MCYT too!