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isp-annafer · 6 months ago

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I'd like to give Polites from Epic the Musical a formal apology because when I first heard Open Arms, it was so cheerful and optimistic and soothing my first thought after finishing the song was, "Oh, he is so doomed by the narrative. He's gonna die."

(And, fool that I was, despite all the warning signs, he became my favorite.)

#polites epic #epic the musical #polites #AND I WAS RIGHT #I WASNT EVEN SURPRISED SURVIVE ENDED THE WAY IT DID #I think Polites became my favorite because like #he haunts the narrative #he's there in Odysseus's actions #he's there in the morals he has to let go if he wants to go home #he's there in Eurylochus's actions (in the way Eurylochus doesnt have his foil)#he's one of the consequences Odysseus can never let go of #i think a lot of people say Odysseus shouldnt have listened to Polites and trusted the lotus eaters #but like #a lot of those people dont seem to consider the situation they were in at that time #No supplies #No food #This was the first island theyve seen in a while (time wasnt specified but it might have been a long time since they DID run out of supplies #when they get to the island #they dont find the food they were hoping for #but Polites had asked for a place where there were “other food to eat”#and got an answer #they had two choices at that point:#brave the unknown of the sea and HOPE they can encounter another island before they starve to death #Or chance the potentially dangerous islands these creatures told them about #of course theyd chance the potentially dangerous island #it was more likely theyd starve to death if they went back to the open sea #and they werent reckless about it either #they brought men to with weapons in case they need to fight #and wine in case they need to bargain (or maybe thats just to drink lol)#what are the chances that even if the caves WERE dangerous Odysseus was confident they could take it because they had a backup of 600

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