The thing I love about Wirt is that while his character needed development, it is ultimately his nihilistic thought process that helps him figure out the beast's weakness. A typical hero, the self-assured and optimistic kind, would have accepted the beast's offer and ruined their life in order to satisfy its hunger. But Wirt being his usual pessimistic self, always being distrustful and hesitant, is the only person who realizes that the beast is trying to manipulate him. This shows that while his character arc required him to be more confident and optimistic, his pessimism was useful in certain scenarios. Wirt is one of my favorite cartoon protagonists despite not having a super detailed backstory or character arc, just because of how unconventional he is. Most shows, especially kids shows, strive to make the protagonist inspirational, a beacon of hope in an otherwise cruel world. But Wirt is somewhat the opposite. He's not evil or cruel, but he represents the people who are so insecure about themselves that it completely warps their worldview. We've seen awkward or slightly nervous characters before, but either they are awkward for the sake of relatability and comedy, or they have had a past of bullying, abuse or something else that broke their confidence. For Wirt, he is neither of those things. He is relatable but almost uncomfortably so. While the other awkward characters have awkwardness as a little character quirk, Wirt's anxiety and unsureness is a very big part of his character. And as far as we know, he does not have a trauma of any kind. The story builds up in a way that tricks us into thinking that he may have been bullied or that Jason Funderberker is this beefy chad guy who Wirt pales in comparison to. But it is revealed that neither of those things are true; all of the kids are really nice to Wirt and even genuinely want him around. Sara seems to be interested in him (though it's ambiguous whether that interest is platonic or romantic) and Jason Funderberker is this puny, somewhat unnoticeable guy who is also trying to be friendly to Wirt. This makes us realize how much Wirt's insecurity has blinded him from seeing that people actually like him and want to hang out with him. And this is an uncomfortable truth for a lot of us because we also tend to get so engrossed in our self-deprecating mindset, thinking that everyone hates us, when it's simply not true.
I mean, his mom got remarried; so his other parent is probably either dead, or at the very least, divorced. And divorce is pretty traumatizing to a kid, especially a preteen/teenager in my experience. But yes, I completely agree on all of your other points!
@@Tanglenose98 oh yes, that's possible. but it was never explicitly mentioned in the series. if his anxiety did stem from childhood trauma, I'm sure they would have gone further into it.
That I had not one but two chances to end this video on some kind rock fact bit and didn't even think to will more than likely make it onto my list of deathbed regrets
I was honestly so excited to "meet" Wirt for the first time. I've always been pretty self-isolating, even before Kindergarten, and it caused a lot of struggles in high school, when I met my first crush. Even from the first episode, I felt so seen in Wirt's spontaneous poetry. As things went on, and finally, the flashback episode, I was so glad to have a character I understood completely. Wirt's cassette tape was my various letters, which were saved in a box and eventually burned unread by anyone. Wirt putting on a homemade Halloween costume was a reflection of the entirety of my wardrobe choices, things that made me feel good and like my own entity. By the end of the series, "good" felt like the wrong word to describe it, since it reminded me of parts of myself that I honestly don't always like, but there was a warm feeling in my heart, and I knew that I loved it and would watch it many, many times.
Man It's been so long since I've watch this show ! I think I was literally Greg's age when it first aired on TV in my country , but I remember that even back then I could tell there was something different about the show that I just couldn't fully put into words
"Feels like the love child of the weirdest Danny Elfman score and one of the more normal Tom Waits albums" had me cracking up😂 Lots of great stuff in here! Subscribed
I only came to watch Over the Garden Wall this year and i watched it twice over since, because is just that great and everyone who told me to watch it before was right lol. But anyway, i really liked your take on the beast and the overall theme of the unknown. Great video really
Algorithmic punch! (Thank you for the video! You may already know of it, but if you liked the tone/theme/music of "Over the Garden Wall," I highly recommend the live action film "Oh Brother where art Thou" set in south between the world wars, it is a rendition of Homer's "The Illiad", and both music and the cast make it a world similar to the unknown.)
It's really one of my favorite movies. I'd love to make a video on it but as of right now I don't have anything too specific or unique to say about it. Maybe eventually something will come to me, but yes love that movie excellent taste.
I just discovered your channel through the Madoka Magica video. The fact that you don't have at least 250k subs is an absolute atrocity to me. This video is a brilliant discussion and one of the best videos on Over the Garden Wall I've watch. Your intro hits hard and I think you did very well in making a video on something so important to you. I can relate to that fear of death. Thank you for the video! Your content is helping me through Covid for sure.
This is so relatable, I too used to be a walking existential crisis until my doctor gave me antidepressants. After that I became chronically exhausted, had constant violent intrusive thoughts, and had to drop out of uni to sleep 15 hours a day :) it was so much better I'm never stopping these pills
This show resonates so much with me and you’ve articulated very well a lot of the reasons why! The different approaches to limbo and the unknown coexisting, the classic Americana folklore vibes, and being an amazingly executed miniseries to name a few. Some other things you mentioned, I have not considered before: the cassette being a MacGuffin, as well as the Beast gaslighting people and how that’s even more poetic because he has them keep the lantern burning. Wirt’s refusal of the beast being essentially anticlimactic making narrative sense too. The copyright claims on the footage must be so frustrating, but you just putting a text explanation why - multiple times - was a clever and entertaining way to lampshade it.
when I wanted to see the video it was gone but I'm glad you upload it again! It is an excellent essay and one of the best videos of the show and it deserves more views
I watched over the garden wall so long ago, I was so young, but even then I knew this show was special, now all these years later I fucking adore everything about this show. The Beast scared the shit out of me when I first watched the show btw, and he's still fuckin unsettling to this day.
I practically rewatch this every autumn. Though I thought it would be best if had a three more seasons but their seasons themed with different characters and settings. Basically Winter, Spring, and Summer themes. It would have been interesting though.
Hot damn this guy deserves a greater subscriber count. If we go off by that number he's incredibly underrated. But we know better than that...*stares at the Algorithm* Anyway, i subbed and am gonna watch more of this dudes awesome content and look on different pieces of media and storytelling.
This is so funny. Out of all of the characters, wirt is the one I relate to the least. I'm full on Greg, it's nice to see how differently a thing can impact different people
Fantastic video !! I just discovered your channel the other day and I've been binging your videos since haha. And as someone who is also a big fan of Nier, i'd love to hear you talk about it if you were planning on making a video about it :^)
This too is my favorite show. Has been for some time. Ugh and the reference to past music art and culture. (My personal favorites being the reference to shapenote/sacred harp and the bassoon) speaking of which, the bassoon, like most things referenced in otgw has been lost to time. I play the bassoon and its so rare that anyone plays it now. Anyways otgw rant over bc I could go on forever.
Very well put and presented. I’d knock out the “jockey” parts, the random guys of that band of sorts, and the cacophonous music at the end, but you know well why you placed both. Great take, overall!
I thought that Wirt and Greg were step-brothers rather than half-brothers, no biological connection between their parents only the father of Wirt - already widow or divorced - married Greg´s mother - which also was either widow, divorced or a single mother on her own too -and if they were half-brothers they must have shared one parent biologically (usually the father though not always) but not the other one.
They are in fact biological half-brothers. Wirt explains when he sings to the tavern patrons that his mom remarried and then gave birth to Greg. I don't think it's only for the joke, though, I just liked the play on words.
@@ObviousPuppet oh really it wasn´t translated in Spanish then, where it was stated as step-brothers instead, as it Greg´s mother married Wirt´s father there but no mention of him being actually birthed after it which set them as true half-brothers then.
What age is this show for . Like iget its just a show but tbh its a little much for children and i get it i like it but cartoon network... maybe adultswim should have been better for this
Everything you said is so wordy and complicated at the end. I feel like your alot smarter than me but also sadder than me. Could you please give me. Adumbed down version of that conclusion please ?
The thing I love about Wirt is that while his character needed development, it is ultimately his nihilistic thought process that helps him figure out the beast's weakness. A typical hero, the self-assured and optimistic kind, would have accepted the beast's offer and ruined their life in order to satisfy its hunger. But Wirt being his usual pessimistic self, always being distrustful and hesitant, is the only person who realizes that the beast is trying to manipulate him. This shows that while his character arc required him to be more confident and optimistic, his pessimism was useful in certain scenarios.
Wirt is one of my favorite cartoon protagonists despite not having a super detailed backstory or character arc, just because of how unconventional he is. Most shows, especially kids shows, strive to make the protagonist inspirational, a beacon of hope in an otherwise cruel world. But Wirt is somewhat the opposite. He's not evil or cruel, but he represents the people who are so insecure about themselves that it completely warps their worldview. We've seen awkward or slightly nervous characters before, but either they are awkward for the sake of relatability and comedy, or they have had a past of bullying, abuse or something else that broke their confidence.
For Wirt, he is neither of those things. He is relatable but almost uncomfortably so. While the other awkward characters have awkwardness as a little character quirk, Wirt's anxiety and unsureness is a very big part of his character. And as far as we know, he does not have a trauma of any kind. The story builds up in a way that tricks us into thinking that he may have been bullied or that Jason Funderberker is this beefy chad guy who Wirt pales in comparison to. But it is revealed that neither of those things are true; all of the kids are really nice to Wirt and even genuinely want him around. Sara seems to be interested in him (though it's ambiguous whether that interest is platonic or romantic) and Jason Funderberker is this puny, somewhat unnoticeable guy who is also trying to be friendly to Wirt.
This makes us realize how much Wirt's insecurity has blinded him from seeing that people actually like him and want to hang out with him. And this is an uncomfortable truth for a lot of us because we also tend to get so engrossed in our self-deprecating mindset, thinking that everyone hates us, when it's simply not true.
I mean, his mom got remarried; so his other parent is probably either dead, or at the very least, divorced. And divorce is pretty traumatizing to a kid, especially a preteen/teenager in my experience.
But yes, I completely agree on all of your other points!
@@Tanglenose98 oh yes, that's possible. but it was never explicitly mentioned in the series. if his anxiety did stem from childhood trauma, I'm sure they would have gone further into it.
Damn. You summed that up really well.
Despite not containing even a single Rock Fact, this is a well thought out and lovely analysis of the show.
That I had not one but two chances to end this video on some kind rock fact bit and didn't even think to will more than likely make it onto my list of deathbed regrets
@@ObviousPuppet we all have a burden to bear
and that’s a rock fact.
@@ObviousPuppet We all have a torch to burn, and that is yours
@@ObviousPuppetand THAT'S a rock fact
You put my feelings on Wirt's "Wait...That's dumb" into words and that's something I never quite expected to happen. Thanks for being so eloquent!
I was honestly so excited to "meet" Wirt for the first time. I've always been pretty self-isolating, even before Kindergarten, and it caused a lot of struggles in high school, when I met my first crush. Even from the first episode, I felt so seen in Wirt's spontaneous poetry. As things went on, and finally, the flashback episode, I was so glad to have a character I understood completely. Wirt's cassette tape was my various letters, which were saved in a box and eventually burned unread by anyone. Wirt putting on a homemade Halloween costume was a reflection of the entirety of my wardrobe choices, things that made me feel good and like my own entity. By the end of the series, "good" felt like the wrong word to describe it, since it reminded me of parts of myself that I honestly don't always like, but there was a warm feeling in my heart, and I knew that I loved it and would watch it many, many times.
Man It's been so long since I've watch this show ! I think I was literally Greg's age when it first aired on TV in my country , but I remember that even back then I could tell there was something different about the show that I just couldn't fully put into words
Literally my favorite show. It’s not talked about enough despite having plenty of videos on it.
"Feels like the love child of the weirdest Danny Elfman score and one of the more normal Tom Waits albums" had me cracking up😂 Lots of great stuff in here! Subscribed
I only came to watch Over the Garden Wall this year and i watched it twice over since, because is just that great and everyone who told me to watch it before was right lol. But anyway, i really liked your take on the beast and the overall theme of the unknown. Great video really
I'm a simple person, I see Over the Garden Wall, I click
Algorithmic punch!
(Thank you for the video! You may already know of it, but if you liked the tone/theme/music of "Over the Garden Wall," I highly recommend the live action film "Oh Brother where art Thou" set in south between the world wars, it is a rendition of Homer's "The Illiad", and both music and the cast make it a world similar to the unknown.)
It's really one of my favorite movies. I'd love to make a video on it but as of right now I don't have anything too specific or unique to say about it. Maybe eventually something will come to me, but yes love that movie excellent taste.
This was such a good analysis! I enjoyed it a lot :D I love this show so much, it's the ultimate spooky season experience :)
Copyright be damned! Like the pheonix, this masterpiece will rise again!
Oh man did it get yoinked by copyright or something? Well, time to watch this beauty again!
I discovered Over The Garden Wall last year and I fell in love with it ❤ rewatching it is comforting to my soul 😊
I just discovered your channel through the Madoka Magica video. The fact that you don't have at least 250k subs is an absolute atrocity to me. This video is a brilliant discussion and one of the best videos on Over the Garden Wall I've watch. Your intro hits hard and I think you did very well in making a video on something so important to you. I can relate to that fear of death.
Thank you for the video! Your content is helping me through Covid for sure.
I haven't thought about this show in a while and I'm happy you've brought it up to me again so beautifully. I'll probably watch it again.
This was Absolutely fantastic! Looking forward to more over the garden wall content as soon as you feel like it 💕💕💕
This is so relatable, I too used to be a walking existential crisis until my doctor gave me antidepressants. After that I became chronically exhausted, had constant violent intrusive thoughts, and had to drop out of uni to sleep 15 hours a day :) it was so much better I'm never stopping these pills
This show resonates so much with me and you’ve articulated very well a lot of the reasons why! The different approaches to limbo and the unknown coexisting, the classic Americana folklore vibes, and being an amazingly executed miniseries to name a few. Some other things you mentioned, I have not considered before: the cassette being a MacGuffin, as well as the Beast gaslighting people and how that’s even more poetic because he has them keep the lantern burning. Wirt’s refusal of the beast being essentially anticlimactic making narrative sense too.
The copyright claims on the footage must be so frustrating, but you just putting a text explanation why - multiple times - was a clever and entertaining way to lampshade it.
Loved this analysis! The two views of death that you talked about really opened by eyes more about this show.
when I wanted to see the video it was gone but I'm glad you upload it again!
It is an excellent essay and one of the best videos of the show and it deserves more views
I watched over the garden wall so long ago, I was so young, but even then I knew this show was special, now all these years later I fucking adore everything about this show. The Beast scared the shit out of me when I first watched the show btw, and he's still fuckin unsettling to this day.
Damn. I knew I related to Wirt but I never realized just how much. LOVE this video. It's quietly inspirational, just like over the garden wall.
I practically rewatch this every autumn. Though I thought it would be best if had a three more seasons but their seasons themed with different characters and settings. Basically Winter, Spring, and Summer themes. It would have been interesting though.
Oh, how I love this video! The way you commentate is very entertaining and engaging.
Hot damn this guy deserves a greater subscriber count. If we go off by that number he's incredibly underrated.
But we know better than that...*stares at the Algorithm*
Anyway, i subbed and am gonna watch more of this dudes awesome content and look on different pieces of media and storytelling.
I love this series so much and your commentary was great :)
You had me at Mom's Spaghetti
I love his breakdown of the show. Keep making videos!!
This is so funny. Out of all of the characters, wirt is the one I relate to the least. I'm full on Greg, it's nice to see how differently a thing can impact different people
"Your line was 'wuould you like more ketchup?'.."
How do you only have 3.5k subs? This channel is AMAZING. I love your content, and your voice. You're going places, dude
love love love this show and love love love this videoooo !
this is so well made :))) nice job dude!
Fantastic video !! I just discovered your channel the other day and I've been binging your videos since haha.
And as someone who is also a big fan of Nier, i'd love to hear you talk about it if you were planning on making a video about it :^)
This too is my favorite show. Has been for some time. Ugh and the reference to past music art and culture. (My personal favorites being the reference to shapenote/sacred harp and the bassoon) speaking of which, the bassoon, like most things referenced in otgw has been lost to time. I play the bassoon and its so rare that anyone plays it now. Anyways otgw rant over bc I could go on forever.
Incredible video. Great job on creating this.
Incredible video. Great job on creating this
4:27 Greg's way way younger than 10.
I’d say maybe 6
an absolute banger my guy 10/10
great job!!
Great video!
Cartoon Network's magnum opus 😊
Your style reminds me of a very dear cobbler of the peachy variety
Nice video!
I love this
Very well put and presented. I’d knock out the “jockey” parts, the random guys of that band of sorts, and the cacophonous music at the end, but you know well why you placed both. Great take, overall!
Wasn't expecting BOC to show up. Elevated the video to an 11.
Nihilistic venise flytrap would make a fucking awesome album name
dude, how do you not have 1M?? how do you even script so well?
Video about thoughts on Nier Replicant/Automata would be appreciated!
This vid does the show proud - one of my all time Fall favorites as well. I think I've watched it at least 5 times this year 🐸🍂💀🧡🪨🐢
As I watch your vids I can feel eyes growing on my brain
(probably just my brain reactivating cause your vid isn't brain dead content)
bruh imagine its retelling of dantes inferno
wirt wrote this video
I thought that Wirt and Greg were step-brothers rather than half-brothers, no biological connection between their parents only the father of Wirt - already widow or divorced - married Greg´s mother - which also was either widow, divorced or a single mother on her own too -and if they were half-brothers they must have shared one parent biologically (usually the father though not always) but not the other one.
They are in fact biological half-brothers. Wirt explains when he sings to the tavern patrons that his mom remarried and then gave birth to Greg. I don't think it's only for the joke, though, I just liked the play on words.
@@ObviousPuppet oh really it wasn´t translated in Spanish then, where it was stated as step-brothers instead, as it Greg´s mother married Wirt´s father there but no mention of him being actually birthed after it which set them as true half-brothers then.
I need to know what got copyrighted 😂
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I love the great hate that everyone has towards Jason (the human).
Frog Jason is great
What age is this show for . Like iget its just a show but tbh its a little much for children and i get it i like it but cartoon network... maybe adultswim should have been better for this
Everything you said is so wordy and complicated at the end. I feel like your alot smarter than me but also sadder than me. Could you please give me. Adumbed down version of that conclusion please ?
You truly did your feelings for this masterpiece justice. 🪨🎃❤️