#was watching this really good animatic over on youtube but the intro was this long pause going on and on about how

[ranger-kellyn]

i say this as someone who has been working on taking this to heart as well, but like......babes....y'all have GOT to let go of the need to have your art is interpreted exactly as you intended it to be. you're fighting a losing battle. nobody, literally NOBODY. will interpret it exactly as you intended it to. that's the beauty of art!

stop needing to control every little thing!! let people interpret it how they want!! even if it's the exact opposite of your own intention!

and i know this is easier said than done, but stop stressing about the bad faith takes as well!!! that says way more about them than it ever will about you!!! block and move the fuck on. or turn off comments! most places let you do that now.

if you're literally so pressed about someone interpreting your art "wrong", you should probably just use geocities or something else and make your own website to host your work, or just stop posting on such public websites in the first place. you will never be able to control how people interpret things, so stop stressing about things you literally have no control over.

[daughterofthemuse]

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Master List - 'EPIC the Musical' Master List

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'EPIC: the Vengeance Saga'

Listen on YouTube

Notes

Stream Notes

For the first time, Jay's not muted at the start of a stream!

Oooh, 'EPIC' sweatshirts!

The cast's acting is amazing, so hilarious!

'The Challenge'

The Challenge Πηνελόπη (Penelope) is setting the suitors is the same one she set them in 'Η Ὀδύσσεια' ('The Odyssey')

The only change is that she didn't do it until Ὀδυσσεύς (Odysseus) got home, even tho he was in disguise still

'Hold Them Down'

This song is so scary, but so good!

Wait, what? Where did that arrow come from? Ὀδυσσεύς??? Is that you? Are you HERE!?!?!?!

'Odysseus'

That is such a badass intro for Ὀδυσσεύς

And the introduction of Τηλέμαχος (Telemachus)... Amazing!

Brave Prince of Ἰθάκη (Ithaca)

The Little Wolf

that 'the' adds a lot to it

The Warrior of the Mind

but wouldn't that title belong to Ὀδυσσεύς?

Or do they share it?

Oh, schist!

Μελάνθιος (Melanthius) was a disloyal goatherd in 'Η Ὀδύσσεια', but apparently he's a suitor in 'EPIC'?

'I Can't Help But Wonder'

TELEMACHUS, spoken: Father? ODYSSEUS, spoken: Son

ΤΗΛΈΜΑΧΟΣ, spoken: Πατέρας?

ΌΔΥΣΣΕΛΎΣ, spoken: Γιος

This song is so sweet

HUG!!!!!!!!!!!!

His eyes are still red?

Who's watching? A suitor? No, it's Άθηνά (Athena)!!!!

Άθηνά & Ὀδυσσεύς reunion!!!!!

Oh, that's so sweet, that hope, and the belief that the goddess of wisdom can make it happen

HER EYE!!!! From the lightning! Is she half-blind? Is it permanent? Gods, I hope not!

'Would You Fall In Love With Me Again'

He's acknowledging all the changes, being honest with her

Gods, this is so bittersweet

But he's communicating! Healthily! Thank the gods for that!

He's not protecting her from the truth

Gods, the animatic, I'm crying!

"If that's true,"

Wait, what?

"See that wedding bed? / Could you carry it over?"

Oh!!!!!!! the test! The wedding bed test!!!!

Oh, it's hurt Ὀδυσσεύς, oh, poor Ody...

They're together again, oh this is so sweet and happy and also a little bitter bc they've been apart for so long

It's the end of 'EPIC', too, so that makes it sad as well.

We're gonna have more stuff, (fingers crossed, Spinners willing) but this is the end of the album releases, so I'm really sad abt that

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