Life has been crazier than a cat trapped in a bag with a snake (including the continuation of my aforementioned illness, an injury to one of my eyes, dealing with loved ones affected by natural disasters etc.) so I appreciate the concern of those checking up on me, the kind words of those defending my honor, and the patience of everyone else! The songs in Part 17 were truly a finale worthy of this masterpiece! As a result, this video is quite literally the length of a movie (especially the full Patreon version) so I hope you enjoy it! I appreciate you all coming on this journey with me, & hopefully you stick around for the future Hamilton content (mixtape, cut songs etc.), as well as the other musicals I'll be reacting to! Have a great day! ⭐🦁 Anyway just like with the previous videos, RUclips was shooting me like Aaron Burr over the music AND the visuals so I had to make some cuts to the songs & cover it with text (this was the least intrusive editing method I could find that they’d accept). I posted the entire intact reaction (full songs, no text covering the visuals etc.) on my patreon here www.patreon.com/posts/120353716 if you’re interested, but if not I’d suggest pulling up the soundtrack & playing it own your own so you can hear the INSANITY of what I’m hearing in full lol. Well guess I don't need the paragraph about spoilers on this one huh? 😹 Anyways make sure to check out the other parts here ruclips.net/video/iX-kYiFEEvY/видео.html & subscribe not to miss future parts! 🦁❤💛
"You got to be carefully taught. If you talk, you're gonna get shot" -Aaron Burr This actually popped in my head when you were talking about the different meanings of the word, "shot". I highkey be learning and catching so much based on your observations and I absolutely love it. This is what live about reactions. I, too, get to learn from the observations of others and I truly appreciate that... And fandoms spoiling reactors thinking they're being "clever" when they're nowhere close to it, has certainly become my Top 3 most annoying thing about being part of fandoms these days. Like just stop. That and opinion/bias spoiling...
Yo, I've loved this series, man. A few things: I think you should definitely take the time to watch the curtain call of the show. You were given bad intel about it. The curtain call is safe, the end credits has a song you should react to. Gotta watch the curtain call to see the cast get their due from the crowd. Something the Disney recording does show is that at the very end of Eliza's song, the lights come up in the audience revealing to her that all of us are hearing her story. Thus, she gasps in awareness of it. There are a number of Hamilton Remix tracks you should respond, I'm sure you have a list. There's Lin Manuel Miranda's performance of Alexander Hamilton in front of the Obamas at a poetry event before it was a full show. A great "Hamilton before Hamilton" experience. "Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam" if you have links turned off. And there's the performance of "One Last Time" in front of the Obamas when they were leaving office. ""One Last Time" - Hamilton At The White House" I look forward to more!
@@blackjackbarron5315 I don’t think Alex betrayed his ideals, I think he wanted to unalive but couldn’t do it himself so he almost goaded Burr into doing it for him. His advice to Phillip to throw away the shot got his son killed, and Alex never got over that. He went there expecting to die.
Fun fact: the orphanage is still around today! It’s under the name Graham Windham now. And the actress here, Phillipa Soo started an organization called The Eliza Project that not only brings hip hop and dance to the kids, it also established a pen-pal paring with the kids and the Broadway cast. And overall, the connection with the musical has brought a lot of funds to the orphanage. 🥰
Also a very subtle slavery thing. During the final song Eliza sings about how she speaks out about slavery, which prompts Washington (who just sang) to bow his head and step back. It was a little moment added by the actor to acknowledge Washington’s role in slavery.
I read an interview with Leslie Odam Jr where he said that he saw Burr's nightly performance as him being in purgatory and being forced to relive his life over and over, looking for where it all went wrong, and I think that perfectly encapsulates his performance as an actor in this show. That comes across to me in the way he narrates it.
What is awful/hilarious to me about Burr is the Hamilton thing could be considered one of his lesser adventures. The man ended up being indicted for treason, but there was a lack of clarity in how the treason clause worked so he wasn’t convicted. I just find it funny like the character says in the show this event is what he is remembered for. Not his push for female education, not his treason trial, a duel. Even one as important as this, this is the one thing people remember.
My favorite interpretation of the ending is when Eliza is walking towards the front of the stage as the Ensemble is singing "Will they tell your story" right before she gasps. It's not Alex who she's walking with, it's actually Lin Manuel Miranda (who you know wrote this play) she's walking with because he is the one that tells her story. Then she looks at the crowd, realizing that people are seeing her story, and she gasps. You see that Alex is dead at that point in the story but he's not wearing the all white clothes that all of the other dead people are wearing because he's not playing alex anymore.
I say my favorite interpretation is because I think in an interview, they've said that whoever plays eliza is given the opportunity to come up with their own interpretation of what the gasp means.
That’s such a beautiful and deep interpretation - much moreso than the alternate ones - and I’m going to accept it as canon. Thank you for this perspective.
I also like this theory but as others have mentioned this only works when LMM is playing the role of Alex so would have to be different in other castings!
@AmariLeone people have different opinions on this, but i would argue it still works without lin. sure he wrote the show, but the actors on stage are the ones telling it to the audience.
I feel that all the song callbacks in the Hamilton/Burr duel song is because he's about to die. It's his life flashing before his eyes. It's like he's reliving everything right before the end.
In an interview, LMM talked about the first time he got to sit in the audience to watch instead of perform in it. He was brought to tears, because he didn't realize that on the last note of Alexander Hamilton, the entire cast standing behind AH bows their heads!
“The bullet” Is not just the bullet, she is the “black raven” of the show: anyone she touched or communicated with in the show is close to death even if they don’t know it. She carries the bullet as Hamilton is writing during the war (he came close to dying but something distracted him) interacts with Philip right before the duel, she whispers into the ear of the king( historically, he looses his mind and is removed from power after this). She even interacts with Washington and you don’t see his character for the rest of the show. When I learned this I watched it again and kept looking for her. This show isn’t just great musically, the intentionality of every move and contact is mind blowing!
There’s a moment in My Shot when the Bullet starts to go after Alex (he’s in the center and the ensemble is swirling around him). As she approaches, Laurens puts out a hand, stares her down and blocks her from reaching Alexander. It foreshadows not only Alex’s death but that of Laurens. I never caught it until seeing the proshot, but I asked Ari on IG if I was imagining this. She confirmed it was a moment and was intentional.
She also shook hands with Lorenz during the Yorktown battle after they killed a soldier and of course he too dies early later right at the end of the war.
I also live that Burr’s “the world was wide enough for both Alexander and me” also came directly from Burr’s later I. Life writings. It’s just so powerful that their words make it to us through this medium.
Take note - when Eliza takes over narration, she progresses through "will they tell your story" (Alexander's) to "Will they tell OUR story" ( both of them) to "will they tell MY story" (Eliza herself), which is why the musical is not called "Alexander Hamilton", but just "Hamilton."
I just talked to my 12 year old granddaughter about this....She loves the musical and Eliza is her favorite. Her eyes lit up at the fact this play is as much about Eliza as it is about Alexander❤
@@craigperry5389 This is not the case. I've seen it live several times and the lights do not come up at that moment. Each person who has played Eliza has had their own interpretation of that gasp, and Lin has said it is open to interpretation.
When a duelist would aim at the sky (or the ground, or off to one side) it was called "deloping". It basically a way to say, "I can't apologize because I didn't lie and I stand by my words, but I understand that you have a valid reason for challenging me." It was essentially apologizing without apologizing. It was slowly becoming more common for both people in a duel do the same thing so they could both walk away without losing face. Burr was his own special hot mess, that's for sure.
What’s he writing?, he’s fulfilling the 6th commandment to Eliza by, “Leave a note for your next of kin, Tell ‘em where you been, Pray that Hell or Heaven lets you in.” It’s an appropriate day to complete this show. The biggest thing that gets me in this, is in today’s time, the headline might read, “Former Treasury secretary Tim Geithner was fatally wounded today in New Jersey after Vice President Kamala Harris challenges him to a duel.”
** a bit of a Hamiltale ⭐⭐ 7years ago my son and I went to NYC to celebrate his 13th birthday and see Hamilton. We had a HAMILDAY which included a trip across the Hudson to the Dueling grounds..which is on top of a very steep hill **pick a place to die where it's high and dry*. We went to Trinity Church and the Finance Museum where they have a section dedicated to Hamilton. We ended our day watching the show. After the show the security guard we were chatting with about going to Weehawken that day brought us back in and backstage for a tour and let my son climb the sets on stage and try on hats etc. i have the best pics. BEST DAY EVER Team Eliza forever ⭐⭐⭐
Especially considering that it’s Alexander’s grave that is ornate. Eliza is buried beside him in a simple grave. She gave him the glory in burial, but history also has its eyes on Eliza.
Sadly, the cemetery at Trinity Church is now block off because of the influx of visitors as a result of Hamilton. I tried to visit the site a few years ago.
Trinity church is right near Ground Zero in Manhattan. The Hamilton’s are buried on one side of the church. Angelica is buried in the same graveyard on the other side of the church, maybe 100 yards away. Hercules is also buried there
4:46 and now the tears start. I can’t even SAY the line “best of wives and best of women” without my voice cracking. This is the line that’s on the tombstone of Ron Chernow’s (the biographer of Hamilton that got Lin started on this whole thing) wife’s grave
I believe that's what A. Ham actually wrote wrote in his next of kin note that he was writing, which makes even more sense to him saying it in the scene, except it's telling her directly instead of showing him writing it out...
Thought I knew everything about Chernow in relation to the production (including reading his Ham bio 2x and Grant, countless Chernow interviews, etc), but didn’t know this. Thank you!
OMG YAY I WAS HERE SINCE THE START THANK YOU AMARI some fun facts ! - After Hamilton died, Eliza was so "frantic with grief" that she asked a friend of Hamilton's, Morris, to pray with her for her own death and then for him to be a father to her children. - During the 1850s, when Eliza was in her 90s, a woman who had been a guest in Eliza and her daughter's home as a young woman recounted that "She always called him Hamilton. I remember that one evening she seemed sad and distracted and could not go into the parlor where there were visitors, so she sat down near the fire and played backgammon for a while; when the game was over she leaned back in her chair for a long time with her eyes closed, as if she missed everything around her. I never heard her complain and I loved her with a reverent love that made me feel astonished when the long silence was broken by the murmured words, 'I am so tired... it is so long. I want to see Hamilton.'"
Now that you've made it, something you should know. Eliza was invited to a White House dinner with every president to take office, until her passing. It became a tradition as each new president was inaugurated. She was very much best girl. America's best, for a time. You may wish to read Chernow's biography on Hamilton. It's a long slog, but the level of research he puts in, and the sources he gets a hold of, are impressive. (Crazy AF things like Hamilton and Lafayette writing humorous love letters to each other's junk, other obscure documents and letters that literally no other biographer ever even looked at...) Thank you for taking us on this journey!
@@DangerboyB I have to disagree about it being a slog. It’s so fascinating, just the sheer number of huge historical events Hamilton was a part of - the format of a musical only getting to reference some in passing - and fully flesh out his story. Chernow is a brilliant biographer and it’s highly fun to catch Chernow’s lines that Lin adopted verbatim for the show.
She lives to 97! (Impressive for modern times, nearly unheard of in her day) and saw the first 14 presidents. She also outlived most of them. And it wasn’t even a family trait - Peggy dies at 42, Angelica in her 50s (and was less than 2 years older than Eliza). I’m so glad you allowed us to join you on this journey!
@@melodyc9219 if the info I have is right, Hamilton challenged 9 people to a duel over his lifetime (though one of those times, he actually challenged the entire Republican party). The 10th is when Burr is the one who challenged him. And it's the only time he actually went to the dueling field (besides being Lauren's second).
@@AugustaLovely And yeah, two of those challenges were in one day, and that was the same day he offered to fight the entire ‘detestable faction’. The man had a temper! When Hamilton challenged Monroe over leaking the information about the Reynolds affair, Burr actually acted as Monroe’s second and got him to cool it. Their lives were so intertwined.
Something I thought you would like to know is when Christopher Jackson, who plays Washington, bows his head to Eliza it’s because before Washington’s death, he wanted to free all his slaves but wasn’t able to so he respects the fact that she spoke out against slavery. Christopher Jackson has said in an interview that he did that on purpose and that is the reason that he looks at her like that when she says that she spoke out against slavery. That’s one of my favorite details.
Its Chris acting out what he wanted Washington to feel , which is ashamed. Not that Washington was unable to free his slaves but couldn’t- Washington absolutely could have but didn’t
@@aiofefern164ya but he may have felt he couldn't have without starting a civil war at the beginning of the nation. I think that's what they mean by he couldn't have. And his wife did, prob more for fear of her own safety, but still, she did.
"The orphanage" always wrecks me into tears, so I am thankful that you brought instinctive and very needed relief in that moment. Huge thank you for these great reactions.
Some extra info: Alexander and Eliza actually had 8 kids in total. Phillip was their first son. Their first daughter “Angelica” became severely mentally ill after her brother died and needed 24 hour care and never moved out. At the time of Alexander’s death Eliza had just had another child who was 6 months old, a son who they named “Phillip” after their first son. Eliza was left alone with 7 children one who was mentally ill that she took care of and refused to lock away. She lived for 50 more years and never married again. She outlived both her sisters, her husband and two of her children.
I'm sitting here watching this last part after going through this whole thing with you thinking... Lin would be so impressed with you and your analysis. Well done, sir. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
That's such a high compliment, thank you so much! Not sure he'll ever see it but I am definitely happy to have had you all come along on this ride with me!
@@AmariLeone I'm kinda bummed it's over. I am looking forward to the additional content on it. I missed the Drunk History, so I'll be talking back at the screen with you.
My thought exactly.I am doing everything I can to keep my attention elsewhere so Amari I am thinking you know exactly what you are doing .Thank you,as always.
I love that Eliza’s gasp is her breaking that fourth wall and being shown that all the work she did was enough. She gets to see the whole audience who just saw her husbands story only because of all of the work she put in to ensure his legacy. She’s absolutely amazing
I love the thematic switch in the final dual - Hamilton doesn't take his shot, instead aiming to the air, while Burr takes his, not waiting for it. They both go against their own principals (instead taking each others) which results in their undoing.
@thechonus3858 YES!!!!!!! AMARI!!!! You def should react to "Hamilton's America" from PBS Great Performances. It is a documentary about the making of the show. It is free on RUclips!!!!
I will never get over Eliza's journey of going from "let me be a part of the narrative" to "im erasing myself from the narrative" to finally "i put myself back in the narrative"
The first time I watched Hamilton in 2022, something changed in me. When I finished, I literally went back to the start and watched it again on the same day. It's one of those experiences that question what you've been doing with your existence. Such masterpieces inspire us to do more out of life. Being someone who's literally a musical theater actor in Brazil, it touches me in a whole other level. For the last two years, I've been studying and mastering my craft (acting/singing/dancing) as never before, because I know one day this play will be put on in my country, and I'll be ready to audition when it happens. Only my girlfriend knows about this dream I visualize lol, and now some foreign friends will do too. I've watched all your Hamilton reactions! Congrats on the content and the sensitivity to pick up on so many nuances.
@@vinniskarnak Hamilton, the man, the musical, and the biography that inspired it also caused me to reexamine my life in a way I’ve never done before. Good luck when you finally get to audition! A random stranger from California is rooting for you.
Wow what an incredible goal! When the day comes for you to make you debut in the musical, I pray I have the financial means to come and sit front row to support you as you've done for me here! Godspeed to you and your dreams!
If no one has suggested it yet, watch “One Last Time” at the White House. The original cast performed at the White House for Obama. Watching Obama and the WH staff watching that song as Obama was preparing to leave office is so bittersweet. Tears from cast and the audience.
The place where Hamilton and Burr had their duel is right by the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel in Weekawken, NJ. There’s a general marker for the Weehawken Dueling Grounds, and a specific memorial for Hamilton. One thing to remember about this: this musical coming out really changed everyone’s point of view on Hamilton. Much of history of the “Founding Fathers” era was based on the writings of John Adams (who wrote letters to his wife practically every day when he wasn’t with her), Jefferson, and other people who despised Hamilton. I think Eliza tried to get a biography written about Alexander to “set the record straight,” but it was Rob Chernow who wrote Hamilton’s side of the story, and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s choice to make it a Broadway play - which, despite all predictions and expectations, became a monstrous hit - changed everything. Up until the mid-2010s, there were plans to take Hamilton off the $10 and put Harriet Tubman on it, but after the play came out, popular opinion changed, and suddenly attention got focused on Andrew Jackson and the $20. If a certain election hadn’t gone a certain way in 2016, the $20 would probably have a woman on it now.
If you haven't looked into what kind of person our 7th president was, do. He was terrible, and directly affected some of my ancestors by going against the courts. After the independent research I did on him, I can never see the $20 the same
I never thought that burr being a terrible shot was an important detail until I found out that burr was only aiming for hamiltons foot to disable him but missed and hit him in the ribs instead🤯
@@AmariLeoneat that time, guns really couldn’t aim that well. Actually hitting what you aimed for was as much luck as it was skill, especially if you were using an unfamiliar weapon. Bullets were a lot slower, too, which meant that they could kind of bounce around inside the body, doing a ton of additional damage, rather than going clean through.
@@AmariLeoneit should also be remembered that Burr suffered terrible anxiety at the duel. He was terrified that if he gave Alex time to fire he would be dead. He was trying to get a shot off before Alex, and he said hopefully wound Alex to satisfy honour without dying. In reality while they knew each other, they were not the friends that the musical makes out.
I keep hearing people claim that Burr was aiming to disable, but I’ve never seen it from a reputable historian. I love historical Burr, but it’s more likely he was aiming for the body. He was at the end of his rope after Hamilton had been slandering him, sometimes anonymously, for over a decade. And he may have been a better shot than Hamilton; he actually owned a set of duelling pistols, whereas for this duel Hamilton borrowed his brother-in-law’s.
Amari, this. has. been. GREAT. I first started watching these vids bc a few ppl on Bluesky were popping off about how great your Hamilton videos were and dude they were so right. I don't even like react videos! But this series was so good - YOU'RE SO GOOD AT THIS. I am very much looking forward to what you put out next. Also I *always* cry when Eliza starts singing about the orphanage. What an incredible & undeniable legacy.
I appreciate you checking out my content immensely! It has really been my pleasure to have you along for this journey! "Also I always cry when Eliza starts singing about the orphanage. What an incredible & undeniable legacy." Absolutely!!
@@AmariLeonehis last letters are commonly thought of as Hamilton’s final dig at Burr. He basically says, “I have to have this meeting with Burr, he’s mad at me. I will throw away my shot & if he shoots me, know its because he has no honor. “
SO MANY THINGS... RE: The BULLET - She's not only the BULLET when Alex gets shot, she's also the bullet when... earlier in the play... they whiz past and miss him. And yes, there is SO MUCH packed into these last numbers, so many layers as ALL the moments of his his life literally flash before him... it's the very definition of sticking the landing... It's a masterwork being able to make you sad for Alex and Eliza and ALSO feel horrible for Burr. Also - EVERY. DAMN. TIME. this wrecks me from The World Was Wide Enough all the way to the end, but when she says 'the orphanage' I'm instantly a sobbing puddle on the floor, capped off by Eliza's GASP at the end? Kills me. Every. Time. Thank you for taking us on this journey with you, it's been so special.
eliza’s gasp at the end always makes me cry (even though I’m always already crying from the orphanage part). I’ve seen the theories split between that: -Alexander taking her hand is him leading her to the other side, her gasp is her dying breath - “Alexander” taking her hand is actually Lin (notice no white clothes) & showing her the audience/breaking the 4th wall - that she & Alexander are remembered & she can rest now
I read somewhere that although Arron Burr narrates Alexander's story, Angelica narrates Eliza's story for example in the songs "satisfied" and "it's quiet uptown"
Yes he was actually with Peggy when she died, and he had to write and tell Eliza she had passed. Peggy had suffered ill health most of her life, she and Alex had a good relationship.
Amari!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This series has been one of the best things I’ve watched ever. What a fantastic journey that you shared with us. Your outro initial comments about how you have been impacted by this musical expresses exactly how I feel about it. (And I’ve lived probably double your years.) Now you also get the joy of listening to (or watching) these songs over and over and over like we have and just continually marveling at the genius of it all - and reliving the emotions and discovering more and more and more! Thank you SO much! ❤ And I’ll be hanging around for the more to come! (Also wishing you all the best in your own musical and life adventures!) PS Thank you for your Eliza devotion from pretty much go!
Fun personal fact (for me) - I first heard of Lin Manuel way back in 2014ish, because he's a fan of a podcast I've been listening to forever, My Brother, My Brother and Me, which is three brothers who have an "advice show" (although it's more like prompts for them to riff off of for an hour) and they brought him on as a "guestspert" to give "advice". They have a rule on the show where if they're riffing on a topic and one brother has an idea that's completely off the wall, he says "Unless..." and the other two have to say "unless..." and hear him out. That's right, when Jefferson and Madison and Burr are confronting Hamilton and he says "You have nothing, I don't have to tell you anything at all...Unless..." and they echo "Unless...", that's LMM giving a shoutout to his favorite podcast boys right in the middle of his big Broadway show. It's the sweet nerdy little personal things that really make the show what it is - whether it's him being a hiphop nerd, a musical theater nerd, or a obscure podcast nerd, it all gets filtered through his passion and genius to make something truly great.
"The world will never be the same" -- and this is why going back and listening to the first song over again right after listening to the last song is a good idea! Wow! 😲 🤯
Also she's called the bullet because she is the first person to be killed after Lauren's, by king George. Every time she encounters the next person they die, for example when Philip is walking around the town, he sees her and he says "When I get back we all strip down to our socks" , she points him to the way of John eacker and then consequently, they dual and he dies. And also when he says "I remember death so much it feels whens it gonna get me" in my shot, she also plays the bullet and it barely goes over his head!!
There's a point early on where Anita DuBose, who plays the Bullet, is seen getting killed in the background, so she not only represents the Bullet, but also is a metaphor for Death...
@@AntonSolo LOL I think you mean Ariana DuBose. "Anita" is the character she played in Steven Spielberg's remake of "West Side Story." (won an Oscar for it too)
Amari! Beautifully done! Eliza's orphanage, now named Graham Windom, is a non-profit alive today funding the needs of family and youth, assisting over 4500 children a year in NYC. Phillipa Soo who played Eliza is now on the board of directors! Their resting places are all at Trinity Church Graveyard in NYC and can still be visited today. I think Eliza’s cry at the end is her “seeing” the audience and knowing she told their story. Thank you so much for sharing this incredible journey with us. You’re just the best reactor and I’ll be watching to see what’s next! It may seem way outside the box to some but I’m going to suggest “Come From Away”. You’ll love the story, production, lighting and choreography and will be introduced to a unique form of music! Thanks again you absolute Sweetheart! 😘 Edited to add, you chose the perfect day for releasing this! You Rule Amari!
"Thank you so much for sharing this incredible journey with us. You’re just the best reactor and I’ll be watching to see what’s next!" Queen Liz it has been a honor to have you on this journey with me and I appreciate you so much! I'll add your recommendation to my list!! And yes I am so happy to hear about the orphanage and the cemetery caring on and thriving in the times since this musical coming out!
In Ron Chernow's book, he wrote about how Eliza, towards the end of her life, would stare at a bust of her Hamilton "as if she could never be satisfied" (That's what she called him- "my Hamilton)
"Quill would have been back in that ink, sir" 😅😅😅 That accidental double entendre, sure you were just talking about fountain pen ink and writing and not ...😅 "Writing as if you're running out of time" though, if he stopped writing and did not go through with the duel, he wouldn't have to finish the letter and run out of time. Crazy that his writing both gave him life and contributed to its end.
The “best of wives best of women” line not only hits hard because it’s beautiful, but it also reminds me of a thing. Basically, when the Hamilton phenomenon was dying down, I picked a Hamilton day by day calendar for work. And it was a combination of assorted quotes from the musical, but also real Alexander Hamilton writings referenced too. And when I read those, the musical quotes I pictured coming from the character as played by LMM, and the real writing pictured as coming from the figure seen in portraits in the history books. Except for the one in Valentine’s Day, another love letter written to Eliza. I can’t cite it offhand (and I’m at work anyway so I can’t look it up atm), but it was an anomaly that sticks out for me tbh. Despite his dumbassery, Alex did love her. Makes this, well, everything hurt that much more.
I love the moment when Eliza is singing that she 'spoke out about slavery' and Washington is behind her. He was a notorious slave owner, and his reaction and bow in response to her is such a subtle, remarkable moment IMHO
10:35 yes! The doctor is farmer refuted, Thayne Jasperson. The only original member who is still, to this day, doing the show on Broadway. Also, "this man will not make an orphan of my daughter" hits a lot harder when you learn that his wife Theodosia had died (cut song I wish they hadn't cut because it would add a lot to this moment. A short reprise of dear Theodosia)
@bibliophilelady6106 yeah, but she was still quite young and she's still be a person without both parents. Idk, it hit different when I heard the dear Theodosia reprise and the sentence made more sense, because prior to that I didn't know her mother had died.
Mannnnnn when I saw this live I fully ugly sobbed through the entire end song. Like I was 100% not okay. Cue me walking back to my hotel through London just absolutely trying to process. I’ve loved loved loved this series. Thank you so much for how much dedication you’ve put into each video.
I've only seen it live once and I think I would have sobbed too if I hadn't been so drugged. I had a spinal fracture from a car accident a week before the show, was in a brace that creaked every time I breathed, and was well drugged, but I WASN'T MISSING HAMILTON. It would be interesting to see it again with my whole mind working.
@ man that’s tough!! Not exactly a short show to sit through either! I won the Hamilton lottery in London whilst I was on a training course and managed to snag an on the day ticket. The man next to me was also a complete Hamilton newbie who’d won on the day and I don’t know which of us was crying harder at the end. I must have looked a right sight going back to my hotel alone at 11:30 crying on the tube 😂😂
I’ve seen three productions of Hamilton if you count this recorded production. I felt the first London cast were truly excellent, up to the standard of the original cast.
And another thing: 😅 I started listening to the musical again after listening to this video (as one often does throughout this process with you); and discovered a funny per your ink/quill moment in this Part 17. In listening to the beginning of Winter’s Ball, Burr sings; “Now Hamilton’s skill with the quill is undeniable But what do we have in common? We are reliable with the Ladies” 😂😂😂
You have greatly enhanced my enjoyment of the musical (which I loved before). Your talent at calling out the motifs and making the connections is amazing and a gift. Thanks!🎉⭐️🌟✨
"In their eyes I see you Alexander. I see you every time." gets me every time. No matter where I am, no matter what I'm doing, I always cry at that point.
'When America sings for you" and "I wrote some notes at the beginning of a song someone will sing for me, America, you great unfinished symphony...." These lines just make me so happy. I just find it so fulfilling in a way the the song he started is completed in a way with America 'the unfinished symphony' finally completed to be sung for him.
If you look at the duel scène again, you will see that Hamilton aims at Burr the first time and aims at the sky the second time Burr shoots. Apparently it’s not actually know what happened, there’s different versions of history and they try to show both here. The orphanage Eliza is talking about still exists and some of the actors in the musical raised money for and connected to the organisation. So Eliza’s legacy is still going strong!
The charity is also rated 4/4 by Charity Navigator (and independent auditor of charities), so even in the intervening years, it’s remained true to its mission. I just learned this as I’m donating right now.
Watching this because I'm excited, & to disassociate from the fall of democracy today. 😅 Maybe watch both clips of Lin @ the White House next to soothe our souls? Enjoyed your journey so much!! Your top-notch brain! As a recommendation for further musicals...Repo : The Genetic Opera (horror opera?), & Dr Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog! 💜
Man I'm really going to need the government to stop doing stuff of my drop days lol. 😹 Hope the video brings some light for you & you have a great day! "As a recommendation for further musicals...Repo : The Genetic Opera (horror opera?), & Dr Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog! 💜" I'll add em to the list
@@AmariLeone I second Repo, but heads-up, you'll have to censor some things because of RUclips's BS. There's blood, violence, language, nudity, etc. I don't want to go into specific details due to spoilers, but I thought you should know that before you start it.
I’m a fan of Dr Horrible. And it is only 3 -15 minute acts. So it’s in nice small bites. But it used to be a big copyright problem for reactors. I’ll keep my fingers crossed.
Not sure if you caught this (or if any other comments already mentioned it), so I wanted to point it out. In Stay Alive (Reprise), I think you noticed the kick drum representing Phillip's heartbeat and how it stops right when Phillip dies. In The World Was Wide Enough, you pointed out the kick drum and the chords from Wait For It, but the kick drum actually stops right when Burr sings that Angelica and Eliza "were both at his side when he died". Another not-so-fun fact/comparison!
Loved every second of this series. It made me feel better knowing I’m not the only nerd listening and watching the set up. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!! Can’t wait for more!!!!! The star being the emoji made me laugh. Lin’s oldest son Sebastian used to tell people “my daddy’s the top of the Hamilton Star” when he was little. ⭐️🌟💙🥰
Thank you so, so, so much for taking us on this amazing ride with you. It's been not only fun to eatch you discover the genius of LMM and Hamilton for the first time, but it's been very informative and mind opening as well. Like ive said before, Hamilton never ceases to amaze me with more and more details that i had never caught or seen before. Truly a masterpiece and i feel very privileged to be alive to experience this as it is happening, even if i haven't been able to see it live yet. Hopefully someday. Can't wait for your next reactions about Hamilton and other musicals. Hope you'll do "In the Heights" soon. You are the star, Amari. Shine bright! ❤⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I am glad to hear you enjoyed the videos & I'm happy very happy to to have had you along on this journey with me Queen Juliana! And yes this was amazing for me as well, truly a revelatory experience!
Thanks for the amazing journey, Amari. It was hell of a ride! Two comments from me: 1. I'm not sure if it's reaction material, but I wholeheartedly recommend watching Vlogging Through History's commentary video "HAMILTON - The real history behind the musical" where he goes through the musical, song by song, giving great context to actual historical events behind them. 2. “Had I read Sterne more and Voltaire less, I should have known the world was wide enough for Hamilton and me" is an actual quote from Burr, the only instance when he expressed any kind of regret for killing Hamilton.
Low key hamilton gets better every time you listen to it. I've loved it for many years, and it still makes me cry over and over. You also notice so many new motifs and references on each watch. I used to listen to the entire soundtrack almost daily back in high school. As someone who just loves story telling as an artform, Hamilton is such an extremely well told story on every level. Even things like having to reuse actors for budgetary constraints becomes something that adds to the subtext of the story. Its fun to analyze it because every piece of it is so well thought out. Im also glad to hear your thoughts on it since you have much more musical expertise than i do. It was really fun.
That “paints me & all my mistakes” line is one of my favs. Because if you google Aaron Burr, all the top images are the paintings made of the duel, showing Hamilton aim at the sky & Burr gunning him down. You rarely see images of Burr himself
@@AmariLeone I dunno, historical Burr gets a bit of a rough ride. Hamilton had been slandering him right left and centre for over ten years while Burr didn’t defend himself or attack Hamilton in return. Some of their contemporaries were surprised that Burr hadn’t challenged him long before. And it says something that several of Hamilton’s friends not only stayed friends with Burr after the duel, but helped him out when he was in trouble in later life. Heck, the doctor who treated Hamilton when he died actually gave Burr the money to go to Europe after America became too hot to hold him. Burr’s life was wild, and we still know very little of how he really felt about almost anything that happened in his life. He was a very complicated man.
47:05 everyone’s gangsta until Eliza sings “the orphanage” happens to the best of us, and happens to me every time without fail. UGH THIS MUSICAL IS GOLD and everyone who says it’s underrated I can’t stand you
Thank you so much, Amari. It's been such a privilege, anticipating, learning, appreciating anew and feeling emotional along with you. Great insight, excellent musical perspective, and a man unafraid to be moved by the material - totally #teamamari
This is the perfect day for you to drop this, I feel terrible I'm homesick The news is awful, it's lovely to see you being upbeat and wonderful despite all the challenges you're facing right now. It means a lot to all of us. I'll try to comment, I don't know that my brains 100% today though. Send me some big love my friend.
Man I cannot believe we have been on this journey with you for four months. It’s gonna be hard not getting a new Hamilton video reaction notification from you 😅 but great stuff! Some of the best reactions I’ve seen😊
I got distracted but did you mention the end where Eliza screams and then dies, it's rumoured that it's because she saw the audience i.e. she told his story and completed her goal. Of course I think each person playing the role brings their own thing to it so this may not be true for every actress who plays the role. Washington also bows when Eliza says she spoke out against slavery, Chris says this was his way of admitting that Washington didn't do enough and is honouring someone who did. I agree colour plays a huge role in the show, I hadn't realised the Blue represented an inner monologue of sorts, although I did notice the cast costuming throughout. First few times I saw the ending I cried like a baby, this show lifts you up in the first half of the Hamiltons lives and drop kicks you through the second, which Lin says is what inspired him to create the musical in this style, he saw it as a true HipHop story, with the rise and then subsequent fall. It was great to be able to join you through this Amari, and to anyone else reading this who's having a shitty day just remember Fascism is not a self sustainable movement, it will collapse, just be sure to hold on to your people, help your community and it's ok to take a step back for your sanity.
1:03:47 a similar staging device is used in the transition between 'a winters ball' and 'helpless', where Eliza literally takes Angelica's spot and proceeds to sing "I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight".
Im not sure if you noticed this but during Hamiltons little monologue the choreography is the same choreo from my shot along with all the my shot references I was mind blown when I saw all of that
I am not a person who cries easily, but there are two songs in here that do it reliably. The first is Dear Theodosia. The second is Eliza in this last song, especially "the Orphanage.." and I just watched that one hit you too. Wow. (On most days washingtons goodbye song does it too). Thank you. All 17 parts of this have been such a gift.
Yeah, when you know the history Dear Theodosia just hurts so much. That Theodosia drowned aged 29 when she was coming to see her father after her son’s death. That both those beloved children died young and broke their fathers’ hearts :(
ELIZA IS BEST GIRL! Dude, your analysis has been FIRE! It's been a blast watching this with you (you were decidedly not excited about this at the beginning); now you're an expert! Much thanks!
The part where Eliza is singing about the orphanage always brings me to tears as well, for some reason. Maybe it's the music dropping out, or the softer tone, or Phillipa Soo's expression as she's singing, but it never fails to bring me to tears. I'm delighted you enjoyed this so, so much. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Thank you for your work here on Hamilton. This is one I will revisit. The cast of Hamilton pays homage to Sweeney Todd in an opening number worthy of a reaction. For musicals, I may recommend 1776 and/or Les Miserables. For the former, the film with William Daniels is how I hear it. For music, I’m in no way an expert, but an immune compromised busker from Wales is blowing up RUclips with single take masterpieces. He’s Hip Hop/Rap, mixed with uncomfortable cautionary tells, tragic life situations. He goes by the name of Ren. My favorites are The Money Game trilogy, The Tells of Jenny & Screech (and Violet), and Hi Ren. One of his newest is Kujo Beat Down; get the back story prior to going there. Ren allows creators to profit from reactions to his material, kind of an artist helping artist thing. Beyond that, I’m kind of curious about the story of your keyboard next to you in filming?
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great job Amari! Congratulations, your entire series of videos were incredible. I feel like you were a captain on a ship out in the ocean, and you successfully brought the ship into the harbor and docked safely. Or a pilot landing the plane. Great job. As always, your intellect, creativity, curiosity, humor, and insight made this whole journey with you so enjoyable. I look forward to many more great videos from you. Just a great job. It was a gargantuan task and you did it so superbly. It was so wonderful to hear you say Hamilton is life-changing -- it truly is. I've watched it so many times and I never get tired of it, and I never don't cry. It's a masterpiece and I feel so indebted to Lin that he gave this gift to the world. So glad that we got to share it with you. Thank you so much. I wanted to tell you there is about one minute of bows/curtain calls before the music starts at the end of the show (that you were avoiding hearing), so maybe you'll want to watch that when you rewatch it again -- it's always just fun to see them bowing and getting their applause. The music starts after that, when they're rolling the credits. Thank you for everything. Just an incredible great job, Amari. Thank you so much. (edited to add I hope you feel better soon!)
Thank you so much for this incredibly kind comment as well as all of your many others Queen Carol! I feel the same way, it's been truly a privilege to share this journey with you! I will for sure catch the bows at the end on my next watch through!
🌟 I have enjoyed you more than I can express. I very much appreciate your insights to the music. My son plays the viola, drums, and keyboards and I’ve had some chances to be behind the scenes and in the brain of him and orchestra conductors… it’s an amazing place to be, and I feel that same energy with you. Thank you for that. 🌟 I hope you and your family and friends stay well and safe.
I found it interesting that Eliza Hamilton lived to be 97 (which was unheard of since life expectancy at the time was 44) which was long enough to meet Senator Abraham Lincoln who would go on to become the 16th President...Alexander made it to the 3rd President.
It wasn't unheard of. Plenty of people in history lived that long. Life expectancy is an average medium between the youngest and oldest death, and as infant mortality was higher back then, the number is lower. If you lived past 30 you were expected to easily reach your 80s on average.
Life has been crazier than a cat trapped in a bag with a snake (including the continuation of my aforementioned illness, an injury to one of my eyes, dealing with loved ones affected by natural disasters etc.) so I appreciate the concern of those checking up on me, the kind words of those defending my honor, and the patience of everyone else!
The songs in Part 17 were truly a finale worthy of this masterpiece! As a result, this video is quite literally the length of a movie (especially the full Patreon version) so I hope you enjoy it! I appreciate you all coming on this journey with me, & hopefully you stick around for the future Hamilton content (mixtape, cut songs etc.), as well as the other musicals I'll be reacting to!
Have a great day! ⭐🦁
Anyway just like with the previous videos, RUclips was shooting me like Aaron Burr over the music AND the visuals so I had to make some cuts to the songs & cover it with text (this was the least intrusive editing method I could find that they’d accept). I posted the entire intact reaction (full songs, no text covering the visuals etc.) on my patreon here www.patreon.com/posts/120353716 if you’re interested, but if not I’d suggest pulling up the soundtrack & playing it own your own so you can hear the INSANITY of what I’m hearing in full lol.
Well guess I don't need the paragraph about spoilers on this one huh? 😹
Anyways make sure to check out the other parts here ruclips.net/video/iX-kYiFEEvY/видео.html & subscribe not to miss future parts! 🦁❤💛
"You got to be carefully taught. If you talk, you're gonna get shot" -Aaron Burr
This actually popped in my head when you were talking about the different meanings of the word, "shot". I highkey be learning and catching so much based on your observations and I absolutely love it. This is what live about reactions. I, too, get to learn from the observations of others and I truly appreciate that...
And fandoms spoiling reactors thinking they're being "clever" when they're nowhere close to it, has certainly become my Top 3 most annoying thing about being part of fandoms these days. Like just stop. That and opinion/bias spoiling...
Yo, I've loved this series, man.
A few things:
I think you should definitely take the time to watch the curtain call of the show. You were given bad intel about it. The curtain call is safe, the end credits has a song you should react to. Gotta watch the curtain call to see the cast get their due from the crowd.
Something the Disney recording does show is that at the very end of Eliza's song, the lights come up in the audience revealing to her that all of us are hearing her story. Thus, she gasps in awareness of it.
There are a number of Hamilton Remix tracks you should respond, I'm sure you have a list.
There's Lin Manuel Miranda's performance of Alexander Hamilton in front of the Obamas at a poetry event before it was a full show. A great "Hamilton before Hamilton" experience. "Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam" if you have links turned off.
And there's the performance of "One Last Time" in front of the Obamas when they were leaving office. ""One Last Time" - Hamilton At The White House"
I look forward to more!
The one time Hamilton threw away his shot, and the one time Burr didn't wait for it. And it ends in tragedy.
Lessons abound there
Yep! And not that one was right and one was wrong - but that each betrayed their ideals in the end, and it cost them everything.
YES! Beautifully said.
And it's the pose that became the logo for the show.
@@blackjackbarron5315 I don’t think Alex betrayed his ideals, I think he wanted to unalive but couldn’t do it himself so he almost goaded Burr into doing it for him. His advice to Phillip to throw away the shot got his son killed, and Alex never got over that. He went there expecting to die.
Fun fact: the orphanage is still around today! It’s under the name Graham Windham now. And the actress here, Phillipa Soo started an organization called The Eliza Project that not only brings hip hop and dance to the kids, it also established a pen-pal paring with the kids and the Broadway cast.
And overall, the connection with the musical has brought a lot of funds to the orphanage. 🥰
Also a very subtle slavery thing. During the final song Eliza sings about how she speaks out about slavery, which prompts Washington (who just sang) to bow his head and step back. It was a little moment added by the actor to acknowledge Washington’s role in slavery.
@@mangacraz00 welp, just when i finished crying i read this!
I appreciate your fun fact actually being something great (instead of depressing)! Thank you for that, this was beautiful!!
@@mangacraz00I was just about to mention that!!! Chris is an amazing actor.
I read an interview with Leslie Odam Jr where he said that he saw Burr's nightly performance as him being in purgatory and being forced to relive his life over and over, looking for where it all went wrong, and I think that perfectly encapsulates his performance as an actor in this show. That comes across to me in the way he narrates it.
@@sharragamez1318 wow! That is a wonderful and horrible way of looking at it!
That’s so cool.
WOW that really does come through in his performance. There’s a soul deep exhaustion to even the very beginning
Ohhh damn 😭😭
What is awful/hilarious to me about Burr is the Hamilton thing could be considered one of his lesser adventures. The man ended up being indicted for treason, but there was a lack of clarity in how the treason clause worked so he wasn’t convicted.
I just find it funny like the character says in the show this event is what he is remembered for. Not his push for female education, not his treason trial, a duel. Even one as important as this, this is the one thing people remember.
My favorite interpretation of the ending is when Eliza is walking towards the front of the stage as the Ensemble is singing "Will they tell your story" right before she gasps. It's not Alex who she's walking with, it's actually Lin Manuel Miranda (who you know wrote this play) she's walking with because he is the one that tells her story. Then she looks at the crowd, realizing that people are seeing her story, and she gasps.
You see that Alex is dead at that point in the story but he's not wearing the all white clothes that all of the other dead people are wearing because he's not playing alex anymore.
I say my favorite interpretation is because I think in an interview, they've said that whoever plays eliza is given the opportunity to come up with their own interpretation of what the gasp means.
That’s such a beautiful and deep interpretation - much moreso than the alternate ones - and I’m going to accept it as canon.
Thank you for this perspective.
I like that theory but it only works for the OBC
I also like this theory but as others have mentioned this only works when LMM is playing the role of Alex so would have to be different in other castings!
@AmariLeone people have different opinions on this, but i would argue it still works without lin. sure he wrote the show, but the actors on stage are the ones telling it to the audience.
I feel that all the song callbacks in the Hamilton/Burr duel song is because he's about to die. It's his life flashing before his eyes. It's like he's reliving everything right before the end.
King John this is a GREAT point, thank you! I hadn't thought of that but it makes so much sense!!
Releasing this on Inauguration Day is perfect timing. We needed this thank you
Serendipitous for sure Queen Brittany, have a great day!
Yo, I didn't even peep that, probably because I forgot that mess was happening to day lol...
@@AshLee92490 my heart has been heavy all day, this is a much needed break for me.
In an interview, LMM talked about the first time he got to sit in the audience to watch instead of perform in it. He was brought to tears, because he didn't realize that on the last note of Alexander Hamilton, the entire cast standing behind AH bows their heads!
Wow that's incredible!
“The bullet” Is not just the bullet, she is the “black raven” of the show: anyone she touched or communicated with in the show is close to death even if they don’t know it. She carries the bullet as Hamilton is writing during the war (he came close to dying but something distracted him) interacts with Philip right before the duel, she whispers into the ear of the king( historically, he looses his mind and is removed from power after this). She even interacts with Washington and you don’t see his character for the rest of the show. When I learned this I watched it again and kept looking for her. This show isn’t just great musically, the intentionality of every move and contact is mind blowing!
She is also the first one to die.
There’s a moment in My Shot when the Bullet starts to go after Alex (he’s in the center and the ensemble is swirling around him). As she approaches, Laurens puts out a hand, stares her down and blocks her from reaching Alexander. It foreshadows not only Alex’s death but that of Laurens. I never caught it until seeing the proshot, but I asked Ari on IG if I was imagining this. She confirmed it was a moment and was intentional.
She also shook hands with Lorenz during the Yorktown battle after they killed a soldier and of course he too dies early later right at the end of the war.
And Philip flirts with her before his duel.
Insano 👁👄👁
The line "best of wives best of women" being directly from Alexander's letter to Eliza breaks me everytime... poor Eliza😢😢
And Alex told nothing but the truth! The woman was a saint!
I also live that Burr’s “the world was wide enough for both Alexander and me” also came directly from Burr’s later I. Life writings. It’s just so powerful that their words make it to us through this medium.
@@sarahschenk2428^^^
@@AmariLeonein his goodbye letter, Hamilton tells Eliza he will throw away his shot.
Take note - when Eliza takes over narration, she progresses through "will they tell your story" (Alexander's) to "Will they tell OUR story" ( both of them) to "will they tell MY story" (Eliza herself), which is why the musical is not called "Alexander Hamilton", but just "Hamilton."
I just talked to my 12 year old granddaughter about this....She loves the musical and Eliza is her favorite. Her eyes lit up at the fact this play is as much about Eliza as it is about Alexander❤
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@@craigperry5389I don’t remember the house lights coming up when I saw the original cast on broadway
All through these reactions, I've particularly enjoyed your appreciation of Eliza!
@@craigperry5389 This is not the case. I've seen it live several times and the lights do not come up at that moment. Each person who has played Eliza has had their own interpretation of that gasp, and Lin has said it is open to interpretation.
When a duelist would aim at the sky (or the ground, or off to one side) it was called "deloping". It basically a way to say, "I can't apologize because I didn't lie and I stand by my words, but I understand that you have a valid reason for challenging me." It was essentially apologizing without apologizing. It was slowly becoming more common for both people in a duel do the same thing so they could both walk away without losing face. Burr was his own special hot mess, that's for sure.
What’s he writing?, he’s fulfilling the 6th commandment to Eliza by, “Leave a note for your next of kin, Tell ‘em where you been, Pray that Hell or Heaven lets you in.”
It’s an appropriate day to complete this show. The biggest thing that gets me in this, is in today’s time, the headline might read, “Former Treasury secretary Tim Geithner was fatally wounded today in New Jersey after Vice President Kamala Harris challenges him to a duel.”
This! Mind boggling that a sitting VP killed a former treasury secretary in a duel
** a bit of a Hamiltale ⭐⭐
7years ago my son and I went to NYC to celebrate his 13th birthday and see Hamilton.
We had a HAMILDAY which included a trip across the Hudson to the Dueling grounds..which is on top of a very steep hill **pick a place to die where it's high and dry*.
We went to Trinity Church and the Finance Museum where they have a section dedicated to Hamilton.
We ended our day watching the show. After the show the security guard we were chatting with about going to Weehawken that day brought us back in and backstage for a tour and let my son climb the sets on stage and try on hats etc. i have the best pics.
BEST DAY EVER
Team Eliza forever ⭐⭐⭐
@@sarahmccormack7681 That sounds amazing! What a wonderful trip!
I heard that Eliza's grave stone at Trinity church always has more flowers and tokens on it than Hamilton's which gives me much joy.
I mean she earned those flowers tbh
Especially considering that it’s Alexander’s grave that is ornate. Eliza is buried beside him in a simple grave. She gave him the glory in burial, but history also has its eyes on Eliza.
Sadly, the cemetery at Trinity Church is now block off because of the influx of visitors as a result of Hamilton. I tried to visit the site a few years ago.
@ it’s no longer completely open, but they do have timed tours with tour guides available as of now.
@@miamcintosh7435 In went in Summer 2022 and just wondered in - it was a Sunday morning and nobody else was there. Has it changed since then?
Trinity church is right near Ground Zero in Manhattan. The Hamilton’s are buried on one side of the church. Angelica is buried in the same graveyard on the other side of the church, maybe 100 yards away. Hercules is also buried there
I’ve been there when everything is in bloom and it is beautiful. Philip is buried there as well.❤️
4:46 and now the tears start. I can’t even SAY the line “best of wives and best of women” without my voice cracking. This is the line that’s on the tombstone of Ron Chernow’s (the biographer of Hamilton that got Lin started on this whole thing) wife’s grave
I believe that's what A. Ham actually wrote wrote in his next of kin note that he was writing, which makes even more sense to him saying it in the scene, except it's telling her directly instead of showing him writing it out...
@ yes, at least 3 levels of sad!
Thought I knew everything about Chernow in relation to the production (including reading his Ham bio 2x and Grant, countless Chernow interviews, etc), but didn’t know this. Thank you!
Wow I had no idea that it was on Chernow's wife's grave too (or that his wife died)! So much in that line!!
And this, I believe, is how LMM sees Philippa. Whenever he comments about Pippa on social media, it's always "best of wives and best of women." ❤️
OMG YAY I WAS HERE SINCE THE START THANK YOU AMARI
some fun facts !
- After Hamilton died, Eliza was so "frantic with grief" that she asked a friend of Hamilton's, Morris, to pray with her for her own death and then for him to be a father to her children.
- During the 1850s, when Eliza was in her 90s, a woman who had been a guest in Eliza and her daughter's home as a young woman recounted that "She always called him Hamilton. I remember that one evening she seemed sad and distracted and could not go into the parlor where there were visitors, so she sat down near the fire and played backgammon for a while; when the game was over she leaned back in her chair for a long time with her eyes closed, as if she missed everything around her. I never heard her complain and I loved her with a reverent love that made me feel astonished when the long silence was broken by the murmured words, 'I am so tired... it is so long. I want to see Hamilton.'"
I appreciate you so much for being on this journey with me Miru!
Okay the edit with the NOT fun facts is wild! 😭
Wasn’t she left in financial straits too with Alexander’s death?
Now that you've made it, something you should know. Eliza was invited to a White House dinner with every president to take office, until her passing. It became a tradition as each new president was inaugurated. She was very much best girl. America's best, for a time.
You may wish to read Chernow's biography on Hamilton. It's a long slog, but the level of research he puts in, and the sources he gets a hold of, are impressive. (Crazy AF things like Hamilton and Lafayette writing humorous love letters to each other's junk, other obscure documents and letters that literally no other biographer ever even looked at...)
Thank you for taking us on this journey!
@@DangerboyB very much a long slog, also agree - very much worth it!
@@DangerboyB I have to disagree about it being a slog. It’s so fascinating, just the sheer number of huge historical events Hamilton was a part of - the format of a musical only getting to reference some in passing - and fully flesh out his story.
Chernow is a brilliant biographer and it’s highly fun to catch Chernow’s lines that Lin adopted verbatim for the show.
Oooh that does sound interesting! I'll have to check it out!!
She lives to 97! (Impressive for modern times, nearly unheard of in her day) and saw the first 14 presidents. She also outlived most of them. And it wasn’t even a family trait - Peggy dies at 42, Angelica in her 50s (and was less than 2 years older than Eliza).
I’m so glad you allowed us to join you on this journey!
According to Chernow, Eliza blamed James Monroe (5th President) for leaking things about James Reynolds. She would never receive him.
I love the line “most disputes die and no one shoots” because in all of the duels that take place in this musical, someone shoots.
And not just in the air either
@@melodyc9219 if the info I have is right, Hamilton challenged 9 people to a duel over his lifetime (though one of those times, he actually challenged the entire Republican party). The 10th is when Burr is the one who challenged him. And it's the only time he actually went to the dueling field (besides being Lauren's second).
@@AugustaLovely And yeah, two of those challenges were in one day, and that was the same day he offered to fight the entire ‘detestable faction’. The man had a temper! When Hamilton challenged Monroe over leaking the information about the Reynolds affair, Burr actually acted as Monroe’s second and got him to cool it. Their lives were so intertwined.
Something I thought you would like to know is when Christopher Jackson, who plays Washington, bows his head to Eliza it’s because before Washington’s death, he wanted to free all his slaves but wasn’t able to so he respects the fact that she spoke out against slavery. Christopher Jackson has said in an interview that he did that on purpose and that is the reason that he looks at her like that when she says that she spoke out against slavery. That’s one of my favorite details.
Great little touch added there for sure
Its Chris acting out what he wanted Washington to feel , which is ashamed. Not that Washington was unable to free his slaves but couldn’t- Washington absolutely could have but didn’t
@@aiofefern164ya but he may have felt he couldn't have without starting a civil war at the beginning of the nation. I think that's what they mean by he couldn't have. And his wife did, prob more for fear of her own safety, but still, she did.
"The orphanage" always wrecks me into tears, so I am thankful that you brought instinctive and very needed relief in that moment. Huge thank you for these great reactions.
Some extra info: Alexander and Eliza actually had 8 kids in total. Phillip was their first son. Their first daughter “Angelica” became severely mentally ill after her brother died and needed 24 hour care and never moved out. At the time of Alexander’s death Eliza had just had another child who was 6 months old, a son who they named “Phillip” after their first son. Eliza was left alone with 7 children one who was mentally ill that she took care of and refused to lock away. She lived for 50 more years and never married again. She outlived both her sisters, her husband and two of her children.
I'm sitting here watching this last part after going through this whole thing with you thinking... Lin would be so impressed with you and your analysis. Well done, sir. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
I thought the exact same thing.
I thought the exact same thing.
That's such a high compliment, thank you so much! Not sure he'll ever see it but I am definitely happy to have had you all come along on this ride with me!
@@AmariLeone I'm kinda bummed it's over. I am looking forward to the additional content on it. I missed the Drunk History, so I'll be talking back at the screen with you.
Totally agree. Best Hamilton reaction, Amari!
There are no accidents. The date you posted this is shockingly poetic. Thank you for this whole journey
My thought exactly.I am doing everything I can to keep my attention elsewhere so Amari I am thinking you know exactly what you are doing .Thank you,as always.
Not even just the date, the time of day.
I appreciate you for being on this journey with me & I hope you have a great day!
Please explain why, I’m genuinely lost but I wanna understand:,)
@@Hello-xq4cs inauguration day. he posted another part the day after the election
46:25 EVERYTIME LITERALLY EVERYTIME I hear "the orphanage" I tear up😭thought i wasn't gonna cry this time, Eliza said "nice try better luck next time"
I really thought she wouldn't get me this time. I was so wrong. 😂
It's an incredibly powerful moment no doubt!!
love how earlier in the video you said that you are emotionally prepared and won't cry :)
If I haven’t started crying by the first “Eliza” in that song then I definitely have at “the orphanage” 😭
Lin made himself cry when he wrote the part about the orphanage. Literally.
He real for that!
I love that Eliza’s gasp is her breaking that fourth wall and being shown that all the work she did was enough. She gets to see the whole audience who just saw her husbands story only because of all of the work she put in to ensure his legacy. She’s absolutely amazing
LITERALLY, SCREAMED (oops😭)WHEN I SAW THIS NOTIFICATION !!
What happened? 👀
Edit: Oooh you screamed oh okay 😹
the fact that “best of wives & best of women” is the same instrumental as “it’s quiet uptown” gets me every time🥺
I love the thematic switch in the final dual - Hamilton doesn't take his shot, instead aiming to the air, while Burr takes his, not waiting for it.
They both go against their own principals (instead taking each others) which results in their undoing.
Which is funny as prior to this moment learning from the other had been beneficial for them but in this case it was their destruction
@@AmariLeone "So much time for apologies!"
@thechonus3858 YES!!!!!!! AMARI!!!! You def should react to "Hamilton's America" from PBS Great Performances. It is a documentary about the making of the show. It is free on RUclips!!!!
@@thechonus3858thank you for saying that!
@amarileone also The old Got Milk commercial related to Hamilton, and there's a remake from when the original cast was still on Broadway.
I will never get over Eliza's journey of going from "let me be a part of the narrative" to "im erasing myself from the narrative" to finally "i put myself back in the narrative"
The first time I watched Hamilton in 2022, something changed in me. When I finished, I literally went back to the start and watched it again on the same day. It's one of those experiences that question what you've been doing with your existence. Such masterpieces inspire us to do more out of life. Being someone who's literally a musical theater actor in Brazil, it touches me in a whole other level. For the last two years, I've been studying and mastering my craft (acting/singing/dancing) as never before, because I know one day this play will be put on in my country, and I'll be ready to audition when it happens. Only my girlfriend knows about this dream I visualize lol, and now some foreign friends will do too. I've watched all your Hamilton reactions! Congrats on the content and the sensitivity to pick up on so many nuances.
@@vinniskarnak Hamilton, the man, the musical, and the biography that inspired it also caused me to reexamine my life in a way I’ve never done before.
Good luck when you finally get to audition! A random stranger from California is rooting for you.
Wow what an incredible goal! When the day comes for you to make you debut in the musical, I pray I have the financial means to come and sit front row to support you as you've done for me here! Godspeed to you and your dreams!
@@vinniskarnak Que Deus lhe abençoe e lhe dê a vitória neste alvo!
outra brasileira e fã de hamilton aqui!!! espero te ver um dia na versão de hamilton BR 💛🇧🇷
@@giuliagaia7174 Nos veremos lá!
Eliza: can i show you what i'm proudest of?
Me: 😭😭😭
If no one has suggested it yet, watch “One Last Time” at the White House. The original cast performed at the White House for Obama. Watching Obama and the WH staff watching that song as Obama was preparing to leave office is so bittersweet. Tears from cast and the audience.
The first president played by a black actor for the first time, singing to the first black president. Amazing.
Some ppl say Hamilton is the story of Eliza as much as Alexander. I like that
50:31 When she gasps, it’s like she, and the audience, realize it’s her story.
The place where Hamilton and Burr had their duel is right by the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel in Weekawken, NJ. There’s a general marker for the Weehawken Dueling Grounds, and a specific memorial for Hamilton.
One thing to remember about this: this musical coming out really changed everyone’s point of view on Hamilton. Much of history of the “Founding Fathers” era was based on the writings of John Adams (who wrote letters to his wife practically every day when he wasn’t with her), Jefferson, and other people who despised Hamilton. I think Eliza tried to get a biography written about Alexander to “set the record straight,” but it was Rob Chernow who wrote Hamilton’s side of the story, and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s choice to make it a Broadway play - which, despite all predictions and expectations, became a monstrous hit - changed everything. Up until the mid-2010s, there were plans to take Hamilton off the $10 and put Harriet Tubman on it, but after the play came out, popular opinion changed, and suddenly attention got focused on Andrew Jackson and the $20. If a certain election hadn’t gone a certain way in 2016, the $20 would probably have a woman on it now.
If you haven't looked into what kind of person our 7th president was, do. He was terrible, and directly affected some of my ancestors by going against the courts. After the independent research I did on him, I can never see the $20 the same
The drum beat under Burr's song that immediately stops when he sings "when he died" is a chilling moment.
I never thought that burr being a terrible shot was an important detail until I found out that burr was only aiming for hamiltons foot to disable him but missed and hit him in the ribs instead🤯
Some have said he was aiming for his arm, either way the point is he missed and Alex bit it 😭
@@AmariLeoneat that time, guns really couldn’t aim that well. Actually hitting what you aimed for was as much luck as it was skill, especially if you were using an unfamiliar weapon. Bullets were a lot slower, too, which meant that they could kind of bounce around inside the body, doing a ton of additional damage, rather than going clean through.
@@AmariLeoneit should also be remembered that Burr suffered terrible anxiety at the duel. He was terrified that if he gave Alex time to fire he would be dead. He was trying to get a shot off before Alex, and he said hopefully wound Alex to satisfy honour without dying. In reality while they knew each other, they were not the friends that the musical makes out.
I keep hearing people claim that Burr was aiming to disable, but I’ve never seen it from a reputable historian. I love historical Burr, but it’s more likely he was aiming for the body. He was at the end of his rope after Hamilton had been slandering him, sometimes anonymously, for over a decade. And he may have been a better shot than Hamilton; he actually owned a set of duelling pistols, whereas for this duel Hamilton borrowed his brother-in-law’s.
Amari, this. has. been. GREAT.
I first started watching these vids bc a few ppl on Bluesky were popping off about how great your Hamilton videos were and dude they were so right. I don't even like react videos! But this series was so good - YOU'RE SO GOOD AT THIS. I am very much looking forward to what you put out next.
Also I *always* cry when Eliza starts singing about the orphanage. What an incredible & undeniable legacy.
I appreciate you checking out my content immensely! It has really been my pleasure to have you along for this journey!
"Also I always cry when Eliza starts singing about the orphanage. What an incredible & undeniable legacy." Absolutely!!
He's writing to his "next of kin" - as recommended in Ten Duel Commandments when facing a duel.
Ahh yes that makes sense
@@AmariLeonehis last letters are commonly thought of as Hamilton’s final dig at Burr. He basically says, “I have to have this meeting with Burr, he’s mad at me. I will throw away my shot & if he shoots me, know its because he has no honor. “
SO MANY THINGS... RE: The BULLET - She's not only the BULLET when Alex gets shot, she's also the bullet when... earlier in the play... they whiz past and miss him. And yes, there is SO MUCH packed into these last numbers, so many layers as ALL the moments of his his life literally flash before him... it's the very definition of sticking the landing... It's a masterwork being able to make you sad for Alex and Eliza and ALSO feel horrible for Burr. Also - EVERY. DAMN. TIME. this wrecks me from The World Was Wide Enough all the way to the end, but when she says 'the orphanage' I'm instantly a sobbing puddle on the floor, capped off by Eliza's GASP at the end? Kills me. Every. Time. Thank you for taking us on this journey with you, it's been so special.
eliza’s gasp at the end always makes me cry (even though I’m always already crying from the orphanage part).
I’ve seen the theories split between that:
-Alexander taking her hand is him leading her to the other side, her gasp is her dying breath
- “Alexander” taking her hand is actually Lin (notice no white clothes) & showing her the audience/breaking the 4th wall - that she & Alexander are remembered & she can rest now
I've also gotten a few different theories here in the comments too, either way a very powerful moment
I read somewhere that although Arron Burr narrates Alexander's story, Angelica narrates Eliza's story for example in the songs "satisfied" and "it's quiet uptown"
Ooooh hadn't notice that connection there but you're so right!!
Helll yessss. And its not over babyyyyy, looking forward to whatever auxiliary Hamilton content you release. I'll be here for all of it.
Appreciate that! Much more to come!!
1:08:21 She's also Peggy here! But in this context Peggy loves him as family/a brother. While Mariah loves him...non platonically 😅
Fair fair
Yes he was actually with Peggy when she died, and he had to write and tell Eliza she had passed. Peggy had suffered ill health most of her life, she and Alex had a good relationship.
Amari!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This series has been one of the best things I’ve watched ever. What a fantastic journey that you shared with us. Your outro initial comments about how you have been impacted by this musical expresses exactly how I feel about it. (And I’ve lived probably double your years.) Now you also get the joy of listening to (or watching) these songs over and over and over like we have and just continually marveling at the genius of it all - and reliving the emotions and discovering more and more and more!
Thank you SO much! ❤
And I’ll be hanging around for the more to come! (Also wishing you all the best in your own musical and life adventures!)
PS Thank you for your Eliza devotion from pretty much go!
Fun personal fact (for me) - I first heard of Lin Manuel way back in 2014ish, because he's a fan of a podcast I've been listening to forever, My Brother, My Brother and Me, which is three brothers who have an "advice show" (although it's more like prompts for them to riff off of for an hour) and they brought him on as a "guestspert" to give "advice". They have a rule on the show where if they're riffing on a topic and one brother has an idea that's completely off the wall, he says "Unless..." and the other two have to say "unless..." and hear him out.
That's right, when Jefferson and Madison and Burr are confronting Hamilton and he says "You have nothing, I don't have to tell you anything at all...Unless..." and they echo "Unless...", that's LMM giving a shoutout to his favorite podcast boys right in the middle of his big Broadway show.
It's the sweet nerdy little personal things that really make the show what it is - whether it's him being a hiphop nerd, a musical theater nerd, or a obscure podcast nerd, it all gets filtered through his passion and genius to make something truly great.
I love this.
@@fawng8017 Jaw drop! What an amazing thing to include!
I love that you stan Eliza and now you've seen how absolutely she deserves it. #QueenElizaForever
Yes absolutely!! In this kingdom we believe in #ElizaSupremacy!!!
When you talk about all the past references in the shooting scene - Alex's life is literally passing before his eyes.
That makes so much sense!
I won't ask about the long story but I'm wishing you a speedy recovery 🙏🙏🙏
Appreciate you my friend!! ❤️
"The world will never be the same" -- and this is why going back and listening to the first song over again right after listening to the last song is a good idea! Wow! 😲 🤯
You see what they did!? FIREEEE
Going back to analyze the opening song with your full knowledge was genius! Great contribution of analysis of the whole musical! Full respect!
Appreciate that King Edward! Glad you enjoyed it!
⭐ This may be the first 17 part reaction video/series that I've ever sat through but you made it so captivating! Well done. 😊
Appreciate you sticking it out with me Queen Deanna! It's been a journey but I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Also she's called the bullet because she is the first person to be killed after Lauren's, by king George. Every time she encounters the next person they die, for example when Philip is walking around the town, he sees her and he says "When I get back we all strip down to our socks" , she points him to the way of John eacker and then consequently, they dual and he dies. And also when he says "I remember death so much it feels whens it gonna get me" in my shot, she also plays the bullet and it barely goes over his head!!
She also sends a metaphorical bullet over Alex's head in Stay Alive as he writes to Congress
There's a point early on where Anita DuBose, who plays the Bullet, is seen getting killed in the background, so she not only represents the Bullet, but also is a metaphor for Death...
@@AntonSolo LOL I think you mean Ariana DuBose. "Anita" is the character she played in Steven Spielberg's remake of "West Side Story." (won an Oscar for it too)
Amari! Beautifully done! Eliza's orphanage, now named Graham Windom, is a non-profit alive today funding the needs of family and youth, assisting over 4500 children a year in NYC. Phillipa Soo who played Eliza is now on the board of directors! Their resting places are all at Trinity Church Graveyard in NYC and can still be
visited today.
I think Eliza’s cry at the end is her “seeing” the audience and knowing she told their story.
Thank you so much for sharing this incredible journey with us. You’re just the best reactor and I’ll be watching to see what’s next!
It may seem way outside the box to some but I’m going to suggest “Come From Away”. You’ll love the story, production, lighting and choreography and will be introduced to a unique form of music! Thanks again you absolute Sweetheart! 😘
Edited to add, you chose the perfect day for releasing this! You Rule Amari!
"Thank you so much for sharing this incredible journey with us. You’re just the best reactor and I’ll be watching to see what’s next!" Queen Liz it has been a honor to have you on this journey with me and I appreciate you so much! I'll add your recommendation to my list!!
And yes I am so happy to hear about the orphanage and the cemetery caring on and thriving in the times since this musical coming out!
In Ron Chernow's book, he wrote about how Eliza, towards the end of her life, would stare at a bust of her Hamilton "as if she could never be satisfied"
(That's what she called him- "my Hamilton)
"Quill would have been back in that ink, sir" 😅😅😅 That accidental double entendre, sure you were just talking about fountain pen ink and writing and not ...😅 "Writing as if you're running out of time" though, if he stopped writing and did not go through with the duel, he wouldn't have to finish the letter and run out of time. Crazy that his writing both gave him life and contributed to its end.
The “best of wives best of women” line not only hits hard because it’s beautiful, but it also reminds me of a thing. Basically, when the Hamilton phenomenon was dying down, I picked a Hamilton day by day calendar for work. And it was a combination of assorted quotes from the musical, but also real Alexander Hamilton writings referenced too. And when I read those, the musical quotes I pictured coming from the character as played by LMM, and the real writing pictured as coming from the figure seen in portraits in the history books. Except for the one in Valentine’s Day, another love letter written to Eliza. I can’t cite it offhand (and I’m at work anyway so I can’t look it up atm), but it was an anomaly that sticks out for me tbh. Despite his dumbassery, Alex did love her. Makes this, well, everything hurt that much more.
I love the moment when Eliza is singing that she 'spoke out about slavery' and Washington is behind her. He was a notorious slave owner, and his reaction and bow in response to her is such a subtle, remarkable moment IMHO
Yep! Small but powerful detail there
10:35 yes! The doctor is farmer refuted, Thayne Jasperson. The only original member who is still, to this day, doing the show on Broadway.
Also, "this man will not make an orphan of my daughter" hits a lot harder when you learn that his wife Theodosia had died (cut song I wish they hadn't cut because it would add a lot to this moment. A short reprise of dear Theodosia)
His daughter was 21 years old and married, not some little tot to be left alone in the world. He was just talking himself into shooting.
@@bibliophilelady6106you don't really stop being a parent just because your kids are grown. 🤷🏻 Makes no difference.
@bibliophilelady6106 yeah, but she was still quite young and she's still be a person without both parents. Idk, it hit different when I heard the dear Theodosia reprise and the sentence made more sense, because prior to that I didn't know her mother had died.
46:59 “gimme a second” - I’m gonna need more than a second. my face is *WET*. That line: “the orphanage” makes me ugly cry
You real from that my guy
Mannnnnn when I saw this live I fully ugly sobbed through the entire end song. Like I was 100% not okay. Cue me walking back to my hotel through London just absolutely trying to process.
I’ve loved loved loved this series. Thank you so much for how much dedication you’ve put into each video.
I've only seen it live once and I think I would have sobbed too if I hadn't been so drugged. I had a spinal fracture from a car accident a week before the show, was in a brace that creaked every time I breathed, and was well drugged, but I WASN'T MISSING HAMILTON. It would be interesting to see it again with my whole mind working.
@ man that’s tough!! Not exactly a short show to sit through either! I won the Hamilton lottery in London whilst I was on a training course and managed to snag an on the day ticket. The man next to me was also a complete Hamilton newbie who’d won on the day and I don’t know which of us was crying harder at the end. I must have looked a right sight going back to my hotel alone at 11:30 crying on the tube 😂😂
I’ve seen three productions of Hamilton if you count this recorded production. I felt the first London cast were truly excellent, up to the standard of the original cast.
And another thing: 😅
I started listening to the musical again after listening to this video (as one often does throughout this process with you); and discovered a funny per your ink/quill moment in this Part 17. In listening to the beginning of Winter’s Ball, Burr sings;
“Now Hamilton’s skill with the quill is undeniable
But what do we have in common?
We are reliable with the Ladies”
😂😂😂
Oh wow, I hadn't noticed that particular detail in that song before, you're absolutely right!
You have greatly enhanced my enjoyment of the musical (which I loved before). Your talent at calling out the motifs and making the connections is amazing and a gift. Thanks!🎉⭐️🌟✨
Before I watch, thanks for posting this today. It has made my cold miserable day brighter.
Yes and HELL YASSSSSS!
Glad to be of service!
"In their eyes I see you Alexander. I see you every time." gets me every time. No matter where I am, no matter what I'm doing, I always cry at that point.
'When America sings for you" and "I wrote some notes at the beginning of a song someone will sing for me,
America, you great unfinished symphony...." These lines just make me so happy. I just find it so fulfilling in a way the the song he started is completed in a way with America 'the unfinished symphony' finally completed to be sung for him.
If you look at the duel scène again, you will see that Hamilton aims at Burr the first time and aims at the sky the second time Burr shoots. Apparently it’s not actually know what happened, there’s different versions of history and they try to show both here.
The orphanage Eliza is talking about still exists and some of the actors in the musical raised money for and connected to the organisation. So Eliza’s legacy is still going strong!
The charity is also rated 4/4 by Charity Navigator (and independent auditor of charities), so even in the intervening years, it’s remained true to its mission.
I just learned this as I’m donating right now.
Watching this because I'm excited, & to disassociate from the fall of democracy today. 😅 Maybe watch both clips of Lin @ the White House next to soothe our souls?
Enjoyed your journey so much!! Your top-notch brain!
As a recommendation for further musicals...Repo : The Genetic Opera (horror opera?), & Dr Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog! 💜
I second this request
Man I'm really going to need the government to stop doing stuff of my drop days lol. 😹
Hope the video brings some light for you & you have a great day!
"As a recommendation for further musicals...Repo : The Genetic Opera (horror opera?), & Dr Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog! 💜" I'll add em to the list
White House or Repo/Dr Horrible?
@@AmariLeone I second Repo, but heads-up, you'll have to censor some things because of RUclips's BS. There's blood, violence, language, nudity, etc. I don't want to go into specific details due to spoilers, but I thought you should know that before you start it.
I’m a fan of Dr Horrible. And it is only 3 -15 minute acts. So it’s in nice small bites.
But it used to be a big copyright problem for reactors. I’ll keep my fingers crossed.
Amari, can’t believe this chapter of your Hamilton reaction is over!
Thanks so much for taking us with you on this ride.
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It's been such a blast, thanks for being a part of this journey with me!
Not sure if you caught this (or if any other comments already mentioned it), so I wanted to point it out. In Stay Alive (Reprise), I think you noticed the kick drum representing Phillip's heartbeat and how it stops right when Phillip dies. In The World Was Wide Enough, you pointed out the kick drum and the chords from Wait For It, but the kick drum actually stops right when Burr sings that Angelica and Eliza "were both at his side when he died". Another not-so-fun fact/comparison!
Loved every second of this series. It made me feel better knowing I’m not the only nerd listening and watching the set up. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!! Can’t wait for more!!!!!
The star being the emoji made me laugh. Lin’s oldest son Sebastian used to tell people “my daddy’s the top of the Hamilton Star” when he was little. ⭐️🌟💙🥰
Thank you so, so, so much for taking us on this amazing ride with you. It's been not only fun to eatch you discover the genius of LMM and Hamilton for the first time, but it's been very informative and mind opening as well. Like ive said before, Hamilton never ceases to amaze me with more and more details that i had never caught or seen before. Truly a masterpiece and i feel very privileged to be alive to experience this as it is happening, even if i haven't been able to see it live yet. Hopefully someday.
Can't wait for your next reactions about Hamilton and other musicals. Hope you'll do "In the Heights" soon.
You are the star, Amari. Shine bright! ❤⭐
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I am glad to hear you enjoyed the videos & I'm happy very happy to to have had you along on this journey with me Queen Juliana! And yes this was amazing for me as well, truly a revelatory experience!
Thanks for the amazing journey, Amari. It was hell of a ride! Two comments from me:
1. I'm not sure if it's reaction material, but I wholeheartedly recommend watching Vlogging Through History's commentary video "HAMILTON - The real history behind the musical" where he goes through the musical, song by song, giving great context to actual historical events behind them.
2. “Had I read Sterne more and Voltaire less, I should have known the world was wide enough for Hamilton and me" is an actual quote from Burr, the only instance when he expressed any kind of regret for killing Hamilton.
Low key hamilton gets better every time you listen to it. I've loved it for many years, and it still makes me cry over and over. You also notice so many new motifs and references on each watch. I used to listen to the entire soundtrack almost daily back in high school. As someone who just loves story telling as an artform, Hamilton is such an extremely well told story on every level. Even things like having to reuse actors for budgetary constraints becomes something that adds to the subtext of the story. Its fun to analyze it because every piece of it is so well thought out. Im also glad to hear your thoughts on it since you have much more musical expertise than i do. It was really fun.
That “paints me & all my mistakes” line is one of my favs. Because if you google Aaron Burr, all the top images are the paintings made of the duel, showing Hamilton aim at the sky & Burr gunning him down. You rarely see images of Burr himself
I mean kinda deserved though 😅
@@AmariLeone I dunno, historical Burr gets a bit of a rough ride. Hamilton had been slandering him right left and centre for over ten years while Burr didn’t defend himself or attack Hamilton in return. Some of their contemporaries were surprised that Burr hadn’t challenged him long before. And it says something that several of Hamilton’s friends not only stayed friends with Burr after the duel, but helped him out when he was in trouble in later life. Heck, the doctor who treated Hamilton when he died actually gave Burr the money to go to Europe after America became too hot to hold him. Burr’s life was wild, and we still know very little of how he really felt about almost anything that happened in his life. He was a very complicated man.
I’m SO excited I’ve been watching since the beginning!! I hope you react to when all the Hamilton cast sung at the White House!
I am glad to hear it! I'm happy to have had you along on this journey with me!
And yes on the list for sure! Stay tuned!
I can’t believe we ended this. This was a great, long journey of deep analysis. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for coming on this journey with me
47:05 everyone’s gangsta until Eliza sings “the orphanage” happens to the best of us, and happens to me every time without fail. UGH THIS MUSICAL IS GOLD and everyone who says it’s underrated I can’t stand you
Thank you so much, Amari. It's been such a privilege, anticipating, learning, appreciating anew and feeling emotional along with you. Great insight, excellent musical perspective, and a man unafraid to be moved by the material - totally #teamamari
Wow thank you so much Queen Joanna! Truly means a lot! 🥹❤️💛
This is the perfect day for you to drop this, I feel terrible I'm homesick The news is awful, it's lovely to see you being upbeat and wonderful despite all the challenges you're facing right now. It means a lot to all of us.
I'll try to comment, I don't know that my brains 100% today though.
Send me some big love my friend.
All of the love going to you Queen Anna! Here's to a speedy recovery of your mental state & the betterment of your day and week! 🍻
43:45 LOVE this key change. It makes things feel more rushed/energetic - like we’re running out of time.
Man I cannot believe we have been on this journey with you for four months. It’s gonna be hard not getting a new Hamilton video reaction notification from you 😅 but great stuff! Some of the best reactions I’ve seen😊
I got distracted but did you mention the end where Eliza screams and then dies, it's rumoured that it's because she saw the audience i.e. she told his story and completed her goal. Of course I think each person playing the role brings their own thing to it so this may not be true for every actress who plays the role. Washington also bows when Eliza says she spoke out against slavery, Chris says this was his way of admitting that Washington didn't do enough and is honouring someone who did. I agree colour plays a huge role in the show, I hadn't realised the Blue represented an inner monologue of sorts, although I did notice the cast costuming throughout. First few times I saw the ending I cried like a baby, this show lifts you up in the first half of the Hamiltons lives and drop kicks you through the second, which Lin says is what inspired him to create the musical in this style, he saw it as a true HipHop story, with the rise and then subsequent fall.
It was great to be able to join you through this Amari, and to anyone else reading this who's having a shitty day just remember Fascism is not a self sustainable movement, it will collapse, just be sure to hold on to your people, help your community and it's ok to take a step back for your sanity.
1:03:47 a similar staging device is used in the transition between 'a winters ball' and 'helpless', where Eliza literally takes Angelica's spot and proceeds to sing "I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight".
Oooh nice I never noticed that!
Im not sure if you noticed this but during Hamiltons little monologue the choreography is the same choreo from my shot along with all the my shot references I was mind blown when I saw all of that
I am not a person who cries easily, but there are two songs in here that do it reliably. The first is Dear Theodosia. The second is Eliza in this last song, especially "the Orphanage.." and I just watched that one hit you too. Wow. (On most days washingtons goodbye song does it too).
Thank you. All 17 parts of this have been such a gift.
Yeah, when you know the history Dear Theodosia just hurts so much. That Theodosia drowned aged 29 when she was coming to see her father after her son’s death. That both those beloved children died young and broke their fathers’ hearts :(
thanks for taking us with you, this is the power that the internet was meant to wield when it was birthed.
Wow thank you that is a high compliment for sure!
ELIZA IS BEST GIRL! Dude, your analysis has been FIRE! It's been a blast watching this with you (you were decidedly not excited about this at the beginning); now you're an expert! Much thanks!
It's been a pleasure having you along for the ride my friend! And yes #TeamElizaForever
The part where Eliza is singing about the orphanage always brings me to tears as well, for some reason. Maybe it's the music dropping out, or the softer tone, or Phillipa Soo's expression as she's singing, but it never fails to bring me to tears. I'm delighted you enjoyed this so, so much. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Thank you so much for doing this series of reactions. You are without a doubt the GOAT Hamilton reaction.
No, thank you for coming along on this journey with me! It has been my absolute pleasure
I knew this was going to be a long one, but pausing after less than one line just to process....that's amazing. :)
It feels less disjointed in the full patreon version as I got back after ever pause but yeah there were a lot of thought in this one lol
Thank you for your work here on Hamilton. This is one I will revisit.
The cast of Hamilton pays homage to Sweeney Todd in an opening number worthy of a reaction.
For musicals, I may recommend 1776 and/or Les Miserables. For the former, the film with William Daniels is how I hear it.
For music, I’m in no way an expert, but an immune compromised busker from Wales is blowing up RUclips with single take masterpieces. He’s Hip Hop/Rap, mixed with uncomfortable cautionary tells, tragic life situations. He goes by the name of Ren. My favorites are The Money Game trilogy, The Tells of Jenny & Screech (and Violet), and Hi Ren. One of his newest is Kujo Beat Down; get the back story prior to going there. Ren allows creators to profit from reactions to his material, kind of an artist helping artist thing.
Beyond that, I’m kind of curious about the story of your keyboard next to you in filming?
Loved every reaction, thanks for sharing your experience with us!! And yes please more musicals!! ⭐🌟✨
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great job Amari! Congratulations, your entire series of videos were incredible. I feel like you were a captain on a ship out in the ocean, and you successfully brought the ship into the harbor and docked safely. Or a pilot landing the plane. Great job. As always, your intellect, creativity, curiosity, humor, and insight made this whole journey with you so enjoyable. I look forward to many more great videos from you. Just a great job. It was a gargantuan task and you did it so superbly. It was so wonderful to hear you say Hamilton is life-changing -- it truly is. I've watched it so many times and I never get tired of it, and I never don't cry. It's a masterpiece and I feel so indebted to Lin that he gave this gift to the world. So glad that we got to share it with you. Thank you so much. I wanted to tell you there is about one minute of bows/curtain calls before the music starts at the end of the show (that you were avoiding hearing), so maybe you'll want to watch that when you rewatch it again -- it's always just fun to see them bowing and getting their applause. The music starts after that, when they're rolling the credits. Thank you for everything. Just an incredible great job, Amari. Thank you so much. (edited to add I hope you feel better soon!)
Thank you so much for this incredibly kind comment as well as all of your many others Queen Carol! I feel the same way, it's been truly a privilege to share this journey with you!
I will for sure catch the bows at the end on my next watch through!
@@AmariLeone ❤❤❤
🌟 I have enjoyed you more than I can express. I very much appreciate your insights to the music. My son plays the viola, drums, and keyboards and I’ve had some chances to be behind the scenes and in the brain of him and orchestra conductors… it’s an amazing place to be, and I feel that same energy with you. Thank you for that. 🌟 I hope you and your family and friends stay well and safe.
No, thank you! It has been my absolute pleasure to have you along with me on this ride my friend!
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God bless you for posting this today, Amari
It's been an honor to have you on this journey with me Em!
I found it interesting that Eliza Hamilton lived to be 97 (which was unheard of since life expectancy at the time was 44) which was long enough to meet Senator Abraham Lincoln who would go on to become the 16th President...Alexander made it to the 3rd President.
And who would be instrumental in freeing the slaves something she fought for
It wasn't unheard of. Plenty of people in history lived that long. Life expectancy is an average medium between the youngest and oldest death, and as infant mortality was higher back then, the number is lower. If you lived past 30 you were expected to easily reach your 80s on average.
Thank youu
Just thank you
Your reactions are the greatest
No thank you Queen Amanda! Really means a lot
I'm like, are we related!?!