There is a short 20 second black screen before one of the episode, probably a gap in the footage I forgot to delete while editing. I dont want to re-render the entire thing, it takes hours, so ill leave it. But just so everyone knows.
While the connection to Dante's Inferno is undeniable, the creator of the show Pat Mchale has said in interviews that the Unkown is not necessarily purgatory or and afterlife but a sort of dream realm where all forgotten things end up. This means forgotten people but also forgotten places, music, art, and stories also end up there. McHale's parents ran an antique shop here in the US and he grew up around a lot of old things and he took a lot of inspiration for the art design of the show from old art in the shop.
That makes sense. The series has a dream like quality in that suddenly you are somewhere (Mad Love) but we skip how you got there. Or buildings change size depending on your needs. (Schooltown Follies) And personally many of my nightmares start as happy dreams so "Getting an instant crush on a girl then she turns into a scary monster" (Ringing of the Bell) sounds like maybe something I could have dreamed as a teen.
I was confused about the daughter as well, but I believe it’s explained that the woodsman found a torn piece of her clothing in the woods away from the house after she had gone out (the beast accosted her but she got away) and the beast taking advantage of him made up a lie (daughter in lantern) so he just never went back to the house (where the daughter came back) and slept in the saw mill. So she was there all the time, he just was so blinded by grief that he didn’t think the beast could possibly be lying. (I THINK that’s it)
You're correct! This was shown in some of the graphic novels. The beast isn't just dangerous because of his preying upon lost souls, he hurt the Woodsman's wife which slowly became an infection that she died of.
That's interesting. I was always thinking in my head, "Oh, there was some unexplained spell or power that the Beast had that just kept her away or that the "soul" in the lantern was her physical being and somehow blowing out the lantern would mean releasing it back into the world," or something odd like that, which to be fair the reasoning ultimately doesn't matter in the moment, it's just great that she's back albeit confusing. However, thank you for giving a genuine explanation!
huh, i always assumed it was because of The Unknown being a sort of afterlife. They've both been dead for a very long time, but the woodsman was held back from moving on by the beast, so once he killed the beast, he was able to find her again.
“If dreams can’t come true then why not pretend?” Wirts constant cynicism is constantly challenged by Greg’s childish optimism and a lot of the time helping resolve the situation. It’s like the series is saying there’s many ways to deal with the harsh reality of life, but just blind cynicism and assuming the worst outcome can cripple you (like Wirt with Sarah etc) and that a certain childish wonder and open mindedness can help you get through it.
If you look at what everyone else is wearing in their different encounters, it's not colonial. Beatrice and her family (early 1800s, regency era), Quincy Endicott and Marguerite Grey (late 1700s, cusp of Rococo-Regency era), the tavern residents (mid 1700s, peasant wear from the Baroque period), Lorna and Auntie Whispers (1600s pilgrim attire, their bonnets are the biggest example), Miss Langtree and the folks of the school benefit (early 1900s Edwardian era, just post-Victorian, she's got Gibson Girl hair), and the frog ferry (1910s-1920s, some of the clothes were upper crust late-Edwardian to new-era Flapper attire). The point of The Unknown is a sort-of realm inbetween places that 'forgotten' things end up, like a form of limbo.
I’m always on the hunt for new over the garden wall reactions and gotta say, this is one of my favs so far! I love when people express their theories and thoughts about the series & expand beyond the typical “I liked this episode” or “I didn’t like this one as much” as they go through the series so your reaction was very much fun to watch. OTGW is one of my favourite tv shows, & watching reaction videos always gives me some of that same feeling as when I watched it & experienced it for the first time. Thanks for the awesome vid! (Also side note -I watched this at the end of my day & was winding down with some whiskey and 2:21:05 had me sitting like “😨😟” LOLL)
Also something to add on the “did this really happen?”, the last episode we see Greg shaking the frog & he’s glowing with the bell from ep. 7 which implies that it was real in some capacity :D
@@alexperozo3438 oh yea that is true, well spotted. I'm glad you liked it. First half I was not sure I was doing a good job reacting. And on the last episode I barely talked lmao, but ig that was a testament that I was hooked at the end.
You were really cooking on the "closing ourselves off in our own worlds" comment because that is heavily tied into the nature of the lantern. It represents the limit of what we can see, and the Beast is the other half that is born from it, the fear of what lies outside what is known. Most reactors don't really acknowledge that primary theme, at least not verbally. The facing of harbored fears in many instances of the show came together really nice in that final confrontation with the Wirt the Woodsman and the Beast. Some clarifications or fun facts to make: 1. The premise of the plot is a big allusion to Dante's Inferno from the Divine Comedy. Dante is led by Beatrice through the layers of purgatory. That's kind of what the Unknown is. Though obviously they're not really being led to heaven and she's got a different relationship to Wirt than Dante does to Beatrice, but the premise is what's important. 2. You can see the daughter of the Woodsman in the first introduction to the show. There's actually quite a few interpretations, but the most logical one imo is that she, possibly with the Woodsman as well, ventured out into the forest for a regular everyday task and ended up losing track of his daughter. Fearing the worst, the Woodsman ventured further in, and let his fears consume him, when the daughter had already returned on her own. That's how he got lost for so long. 3. There's a bunch of other fun facts and nuances that would take a while to get into.
the moral of the story...always have your own 2 penny - to say something witty or to have enough for the pass through the river of the dead. the overwhelming amount of hints toward the entire journey being a purgatory leaves viewers to decide for themselves in what to believe - it all being the prison of the mind, or did they both actually escaped from the magical world. and did the ending was what actually happened or did both of them drowned? the journey of exception forgiveness and closure before the death is morbidly common, aspecialy for a fairy tale, but why would we need something like that in a kid's story? what kind of moral would we get from that? - not to play at night at the cemetery? - that would've stand close to every "don't go into the forest" story across the world with the "they all died in the end" aspect, that's for sure. - but no, they didn't cross that river, cuz Greg thrown out their pennies, and he said no to that cloud lady, and Wirt was such a badass, and now everything is fine, and now everyone got their happy ending - wouldn't that be the loveliest lies of all?
Hm, actually it COULD be way above Monogotari level discussion. Looking at essays and analysis, impact this "little show" left, you could surely have a doctor degree in it. I'ts way deeper than you think. Still, thank you for the reaction.
Awesome reaction, hope u watch more western animations!!! (If u haven't watched adventure time, its a GREAT show thats entertaining and will get you more veiws!)
There is a short 20 second black screen before one of the episode, probably a gap in the footage I forgot to delete while editing. I dont want to re-render the entire thing, it takes hours, so ill leave it. But just so everyone knows.
While the connection to Dante's Inferno is undeniable, the creator of the show Pat Mchale has said in interviews that the Unkown is not necessarily purgatory or and afterlife but a sort of dream realm where all forgotten things end up. This means forgotten people but also forgotten places, music, art, and stories also end up there. McHale's parents ran an antique shop here in the US and he grew up around a lot of old things and he took a lot of inspiration for the art design of the show from old art in the shop.
oh that is cool
That makes sense. The series has a dream like quality in that suddenly you are somewhere (Mad Love) but we skip how you got there. Or buildings change size depending on your needs. (Schooltown Follies) And personally many of my nightmares start as happy dreams so "Getting an instant crush on a girl then she turns into a scary monster" (Ringing of the Bell) sounds like maybe something I could have dreamed as a teen.
I was confused about the daughter as well, but I believe it’s explained that the woodsman found a torn piece of her clothing in the woods away from the house after she had gone out (the beast accosted her but she got away) and the beast taking advantage of him made up a lie (daughter in lantern) so he just never went back to the house (where the daughter came back) and slept in the saw mill. So she was there all the time, he just was so blinded by grief that he didn’t think the beast could possibly be lying. (I THINK that’s it)
You're correct! This was shown in some of the graphic novels. The beast isn't just dangerous because of his preying upon lost souls, he hurt the Woodsman's wife which slowly became an infection that she died of.
That's interesting. I was always thinking in my head, "Oh, there was some unexplained spell or power that the Beast had that just kept her away or that the "soul" in the lantern was her physical being and somehow blowing out the lantern would mean releasing it back into the world," or something odd like that, which to be fair the reasoning ultimately doesn't matter in the moment, it's just great that she's back albeit confusing. However, thank you for giving a genuine explanation!
huh, i always assumed it was because of The Unknown being a sort of afterlife. They've both been dead for a very long time, but the woodsman was held back from moving on by the beast, so once he killed the beast, he was able to find her again.
“If dreams can’t come true then why not pretend?” Wirts constant cynicism is constantly challenged by Greg’s childish optimism and a lot of the time helping resolve the situation. It’s like the series is saying there’s many ways to deal with the harsh reality of life, but just blind cynicism and assuming the worst outcome can cripple you (like Wirt with Sarah etc) and that a certain childish wonder and open mindedness can help you get through it.
i like that interpretation
1:41:19
i feel like wirt’s expression was telling us that he’s contemplating if he should tell whispers that her sister is dead
OTGW plot synopsis: Two brothers slowly drown in a lake on Halloween night and hallucinate about colonial America.
clearly one of the stories of all time
If you look at what everyone else is wearing in their different encounters, it's not colonial. Beatrice and her family (early 1800s, regency era), Quincy Endicott and Marguerite Grey (late 1700s, cusp of Rococo-Regency era), the tavern residents (mid 1700s, peasant wear from the Baroque period), Lorna and Auntie Whispers (1600s pilgrim attire, their bonnets are the biggest example), Miss Langtree and the folks of the school benefit (early 1900s Edwardian era, just post-Victorian, she's got Gibson Girl hair), and the frog ferry (1910s-1920s, some of the clothes were upper crust late-Edwardian to new-era Flapper attire).
The point of The Unknown is a sort-of realm inbetween places that 'forgotten' things end up, like a form of limbo.
Molasses is a by product of sugar refining. people use it in baking and cooking.
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@@TterminusS its really isn't that bad. feast of fiction recreated potatoes and molasses and I understand it came out good.
@@jacksparrowismydaddy Have you had the potato and molasses candy?? It's really good
@@TheSylvirr not yet but I want to make it.
I’m always on the hunt for new over the garden wall reactions and gotta say, this is one of my favs so far! I love when people express their theories and thoughts about the series & expand beyond the typical “I liked this episode” or “I didn’t like this one as much” as they go through the series so your reaction was very much fun to watch. OTGW is one of my favourite tv shows, & watching reaction videos always gives me some of that same feeling as when I watched it & experienced it for the first time. Thanks for the awesome vid! (Also side note -I watched this at the end of my day & was winding down with some whiskey and 2:21:05 had me sitting like “😨😟” LOLL)
Also something to add on the “did this really happen?”, the last episode we see Greg shaking the frog & he’s glowing with the bell from ep. 7 which implies that it was real in some capacity :D
@@alexperozo3438 oh yea that is true, well spotted. I'm glad you liked it. First half I was not sure I was doing a good job reacting. And on the last episode I barely talked lmao, but ig that was a testament that I was hooked at the end.
smell you later was a phrase we used in the 90s.
i know 😭
You were really cooking on the "closing ourselves off in our own worlds" comment because that is heavily tied into the nature of the lantern. It represents the limit of what we can see, and the Beast is the other half that is born from it, the fear of what lies outside what is known. Most reactors don't really acknowledge that primary theme, at least not verbally. The facing of harbored fears in many instances of the show came together really nice in that final confrontation with the Wirt the Woodsman and the Beast.
Some clarifications or fun facts to make:
1. The premise of the plot is a big allusion to Dante's Inferno from the Divine Comedy. Dante is led by Beatrice through the layers of purgatory. That's kind of what the Unknown is. Though obviously they're not really being led to heaven and she's got a different relationship to Wirt than Dante does to Beatrice, but the premise is what's important.
2. You can see the daughter of the Woodsman in the first introduction to the show. There's actually quite a few interpretations, but the most logical one imo is that she, possibly with the Woodsman as well, ventured out into the forest for a regular everyday task and ended up losing track of his daughter. Fearing the worst, the Woodsman ventured further in, and let his fears consume him, when the daughter had already returned on her own. That's how he got lost for so long.
3. There's a bunch of other fun facts and nuances that would take a while to get into.
fun facts or rock facts to make?
Great reaction, I love this series too, I'd like to see your reaction to "Robot Dreams", that movie is very deep.
ill put it on my list, thanks for the rec
here in youtube you can find the tape that wirt record for sara
oh nice I might check that out
the moral of the story...always have your own 2 penny - to say something witty or to have enough for the pass through the river of the dead. the overwhelming amount of hints toward the entire journey being a purgatory leaves viewers to decide for themselves in what to believe - it all being the prison of the mind, or did they both actually escaped from the magical world. and did the ending was what actually happened or did both of them drowned? the journey of exception forgiveness and closure before the death is morbidly common, aspecialy for a fairy tale, but why would we need something like that in a kid's story? what kind of moral would we get from that? - not to play at night at the cemetery? - that would've stand close to every "don't go into the forest" story across the world with the "they all died in the end" aspect, that's for sure. - but no, they didn't cross that river, cuz Greg thrown out their pennies, and he said no to that cloud lady, and Wirt was such a badass, and now everything is fine, and now everyone got their happy ending - wouldn't that be the loveliest lies of all?
You have the same Sherlock Holmes book I do! It’s a fantastic edition.
yea the barnes and noble editions are beautiful
Hm, actually it COULD be way above Monogotari level discussion. Looking at essays and analysis, impact this "little show" left, you could surely have a doctor degree in it. I'ts way deeper than you think. Still, thank you for the reaction.
Awesome reaction, hope u watch more western animations!!! (If u haven't watched adventure time, its a GREAT show thats entertaining and will get you more veiws!)
i might check out more in time
got Arcane on my list as well
2:21:05 BRO THAT SCARED ME😭😭
lil after halloween spook 😂