In the artbook it is stated that The Unknown is a real place that is a mixture of forgotten things, with Wirt and Greg's ideas of the afterlife blending it together and giving it form, though it's not exactly the afterlife itself. The cloud sequence is particularly Greg's idea of the afterlife, maybe guided by him spending a lot of time around older people and older cartoons. The original pitch of the show was a little different and more clear, with Wirt and Greg (under the different names Walter and Gregory) accidentally boarding a train heading to the afterlife, however they jumped off halfway and now in order to return to the land of the living they made a deal with The Beast (at this time called Old Scratch, like you know, The Devil) to collect the pages of the Tome of the Unknown (which was the working title) and live through the stories contained within.
That's definitely the vibe I got. Not an afterlife as a place that souls go after we die, but a place where the memories of people, places and things continue after they've come and gone on our plane. Like Quincy Endicott might not be the same guy whose grave we saw in the town's cemetery, but a memory of the same man having his own life in that place.
@@SputnikSpyglass Greg shakes the frog (whose belly glows with the bell) for the group of kids he's speaking to once the camera pans back to him after Sara and Wirt talk.
in the comic woodsman's daughter have lost in the woods but she found her way home meanwhile her dad went to the woods to look for her.she was waiting for him at home this whole time and he had no idea that she was there because the beast found woodsman in the forest and tricked him with that lantern spirit lie also wirt and greg's journey in the unknown starts in autumn (plus halloween is also during autumn) and ends in winter because they were getting colder during while drowning in the lake and dying because of hypothermia
Woah so how long was the Woodsman away from home? Does he not live at the old grist Mill from episode 1? Yeah I like how things got colder and darker in the environment as they were dying.
@@SputnikSpyglass The exact length of time is never specified, but we know he’s been lost for so long that he’s become resigned to a life of keeping the lantern burning, mistakenly believing it contains his daughter's soul. This time period is suggested to be lengthy enough that he’s lost touch with reality to some extent, manipulated by the Beast into endlessly harvesting Edelwood trees (which are created from lost souls) to fuel the lantern. His isolation and despair appear to have stretched across an extended period, leaving him both mentally and physically weary. So while an exact time isn't given, it's implied that he’s been wandering and toiling in the woods for many, many years.
@@SputnikSpyglass about the old grist mill, that's actually Beatrice's family's home. You can see that's where they are during the closing bit. In episode 1 I believe he mentions that mill was abandoned so he took shelter there.
this show seriously has so much rewatch value!!!! One thing you might notice watching it again is how often those two boys fall into the water. Foreshadowing for the fact that they're drowning the whole time!
It really shows how much Wirts anxiety screws with his perception of his surroundings. Everyone is welcoming and friendly, Sara is clearly interested in him, and Jason Thunderberker is nearly as cool as he made him out to be in the mansion episode but his perception is scewed to make himself out to be as much of an outsider as he feels. It even carries over to the unknown where all the scenarios they encounter turn out to betray his own preconceived notions.
26:50 The implication (as confirmed by a tie in comic) is that his daughter was never lost, and had been waiting for him to come home the entire time. The Beast simply managed to trick him into thinking that his daughter was trapped in the lantern so he'd stay in the woods and feed it, rather than go home to her. It fits the recurring theme throught the series of chatacters being trapped by their own pessimism, believing the worst case scenario when they're not as doomed or helpless as they think they are. The Woodsman is who Wirt could have become if he didn't learn from his experiences. I'm glad Wirt managed to show him the truth, the reunion always gets to me.
the beast is one of my favourite characters to utilize psychological manipulation in any fiction, because it is implied is is capable of very little else. ive always interpreted his existence as being the shadow cast by the dark lantern (hence why nothing else illuminates him, he is never too far from the lantern itself, and his continued being is tied to its flame), and so presumably he is quite literally incapable of doing anything to anyone directly unless they are in complete shadow themselves. that being said, its only natural he would develop his words and bravado to such a threatening extent, the most visceral kind of all bark and no bite.
I start crying from the moment they hit the water until the last note from that piano playin' frog And yes! Next time you watch it, it's going to be really fun picking up new themes and clues, now that you know how they got "over the garden wall" 🧡
I loved you pointing out how one of the girls looked like a teenage character from Arthur! I never noticed the resemblance before, but now I can’t unsee it.
There is some evidence that this takes place sometime in the 70s. The body style of the cop car and the wallpaper at the house party are both 70s inspired. as for the cassette tape, they became standard everywhere around the 70s so it’s possible that some people just didn’t have them while others did.
You guys have been fantastic to watch for reaction videos, I enjoy the energy you bring into these! I had just introduced my mother-in-law to this series last year and she's -obsessed- at this point. It delights me when I get to see people's fresh perspectives.
This show is truly a masterpiece. I don't know why Cartoon Network doesn't really do more short series like this, but I do know that animators are protesting against big companies such as cartoon network because of the deteriorating state of the industry (the incrising use of AI, the low pay, people being fired/not finding jobs, and the ones who do have a job have the role of 4 or 5 different jobs for the same pay, etc). #StandWithAnimation !
Really enjoyed your guys' reaction :) If you're interested in more behind the scenes/creation of OTGW and some of the theming I actually have a video that came out recently that covers those things!
in one of the earlier reactions, sputnik noticed that the sides of the screen kept getting darker: that's supposed to show greg and wirt slowly freezing to death
Everyone "Over the Garden Wall" is already dead or in the afterlife somewhere, and the beast wanted Wirt and Greg to stay longer, so that they would also drown.
I love your reactions! So happy y’all liked OTGW, it’s one of my favorite shows. If you’re looking for animated things to react to, I have to recommend some of my favorite movies of all time- Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, and Wolfwalkers. They’re all by the same director, Tomm Moore, and while they are all standalone, together they make up a trilogy of movies about Irish folklore, history, and family. They’re all beautifully animated, and Secret of Kells was essentially my childhood. I’d love to see you react to them cause I just love them all so much. Love your vids! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
I figure the Beast - making the woodsman do the same thing over and over, seeming incredibly powerful but ultimately just a lie - represents depression.
I loved y’all’s reactions to this series and I’m so sad it’s ending, but since everyone else is recommending things i think Amphibia would be great, it is very similar to Gravity Falls and had Alex Hirsch work on it as well 😊
Frozen two also making a song called into the unknown is the bane of my existence. Literally Into the Unknown (OTGW) is one of my favorite songs to listen to, and Into the Unknown (frozen2) is one of my least liked songs. So the fact that every time I search it up now, or tell someone about the song they assume I mean the frozen one is just so annoying lol. (Into the unknown is the opening/ending song btw).
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fun fact in episode 9 when they go to the graveyard you can see names of the people they met in the unknown on the tombstones like quincy endicott
In the artbook it is stated that The Unknown is a real place that is a mixture of forgotten things, with Wirt and Greg's ideas of the afterlife blending it together and giving it form, though it's not exactly the afterlife itself. The cloud sequence is particularly Greg's idea of the afterlife, maybe guided by him spending a lot of time around older people and older cartoons. The original pitch of the show was a little different and more clear, with Wirt and Greg (under the different names Walter and Gregory) accidentally boarding a train heading to the afterlife, however they jumped off halfway and now in order to return to the land of the living they made a deal with The Beast (at this time called Old Scratch, like you know, The Devil) to collect the pages of the Tome of the Unknown (which was the working title) and live through the stories contained within.
Oooh the original pitch sounds awesome but I'm definitely happy with what we got.
That's definitely the vibe I got. Not an afterlife as a place that souls go after we die, but a place where the memories of people, places and things continue after they've come and gone on our plane.
Like Quincy Endicott might not be the same guy whose grave we saw in the town's cemetery, but a memory of the same man having his own life in that place.
Well, it makes more sense but it takes out the mistery flavor the final version has.
The frogs belly glowed due to the bell. That means it was real
Wait when did his belly glow?
@@SputnikSpyglassat the end when they woke up at the hospital
@@SputnikSpyglass Greg shakes the frog (whose belly glows with the bell) for the group of kids he's speaking to once the camera pans back to him after Sara and Wirt talk.
@@SputnikSpyglass 26:35: Wait. How'd you miss this? You were looking straight at it? XD
Wow we both didn't notice!? Even when I was editing the reaction. That's crazy.
in the comic woodsman's daughter have lost in the woods but she found her way home meanwhile her dad went to the woods to look for her.she was waiting for him at home this whole time and he had no idea that she was there because the beast found woodsman in the forest and tricked him with that lantern spirit lie
also wirt and greg's journey in the unknown starts in autumn (plus halloween is also during autumn) and ends in winter because they were getting colder during while drowning in the lake and dying because of hypothermia
Woah so how long was the Woodsman away from home? Does he not live at the old grist Mill from episode 1?
Yeah I like how things got colder and darker in the environment as they were dying.
@@SputnikSpyglass The exact length of time is never specified, but we know he’s been lost for so long that he’s become resigned to a life of keeping the lantern burning, mistakenly believing it contains his daughter's soul.
This time period is suggested to be lengthy enough that he’s lost touch with reality to some extent, manipulated by the Beast into endlessly harvesting Edelwood trees (which are created from lost souls) to fuel the lantern. His isolation and despair appear to have stretched across an extended period, leaving him both mentally and physically weary. So while an exact time isn't given, it's implied that he’s been wandering and toiling in the woods for many, many years.
@@SputnikSpyglass about the old grist mill, that's actually Beatrice's family's home. You can see that's where they are during the closing bit. In episode 1 I believe he mentions that mill was abandoned so he took shelter there.
this show seriously has so much rewatch value!!!! One thing you might notice watching it again is how often those two boys fall into the water. Foreshadowing for the fact that they're drowning the whole time!
It really shows how much Wirts anxiety screws with his perception of his surroundings. Everyone is welcoming and friendly, Sara is clearly interested in him, and Jason Thunderberker is nearly as cool as he made him out to be in the mansion episode but his perception is scewed to make himself out to be as much of an outsider as he feels. It even carries over to the unknown where all the scenarios they encounter turn out to betray his own preconceived notions.
Real! It's giving the "they all hated me" meme
@@SputnikSpyglass stopp 😂😂
26:50 The implication (as confirmed by a tie in comic) is that his daughter was never lost, and had been waiting for him to come home the entire time. The Beast simply managed to trick him into thinking that his daughter was trapped in the lantern so he'd stay in the woods and feed it, rather than go home to her.
It fits the recurring theme throught the series of chatacters being trapped by their own pessimism, believing the worst case scenario when they're not as doomed or helpless as they think they are. The Woodsman is who Wirt could have become if he didn't learn from his experiences.
I'm glad Wirt managed to show him the truth, the reunion always gets to me.
the beast is one of my favourite characters to utilize psychological manipulation in any fiction, because it is implied is is capable of very little else. ive always interpreted his existence as being the shadow cast by the dark lantern (hence why nothing else illuminates him, he is never too far from the lantern itself, and his continued being is tied to its flame), and so presumably he is quite literally incapable of doing anything to anyone directly unless they are in complete shadow themselves. that being said, its only natural he would develop his words and bravado to such a threatening extent, the most visceral kind of all bark and no bite.
I start crying from the moment they hit the water until the last note from that piano playin' frog
And yes! Next time you watch it, it's going to be really fun picking up new themes and clues, now that you know how they got "over the garden wall" 🧡
I loved you pointing out how one of the girls looked like a teenage character from Arthur! I never noticed the resemblance before, but now I can’t unsee it.
I'm glad I'm not alone!
Every time Indi says something and Sputnik responds with "Indeed", I hear it as "Indi'd". Like, damn, we just got Indi'd.
I didn't realize it came across like that 🤣
@SputnikSpyglass I mean, it probably doesn't in general, it's just how one weird viewer hears it :)
There is some evidence that this takes place sometime in the 70s. The body style of the cop car and the wallpaper at the house party are both 70s inspired. as for the cassette tape, they became standard everywhere around the 70s so it’s possible that some people just didn’t have them while others did.
makes sense
I think I kind of figured late 70s or maybe early 80s myself. (Some late 70s style lingered into the early 80s, maybe especially in small towns.)
@ThomasReeves-s7u that's true, fair point
You guys have been fantastic to watch for reaction videos, I enjoy the energy you bring into these!
I had just introduced my mother-in-law to this series last year and she's -obsessed- at this point. It delights me when I get to see people's fresh perspectives.
This show is truly a masterpiece.
I don't know why Cartoon Network doesn't really do more short series like this, but I do know that animators are protesting against big companies such as cartoon network because of the deteriorating state of the industry (the incrising use of AI, the low pay, people being fired/not finding jobs, and the ones who do have a job have the role of 4 or 5 different jobs for the same pay, etc). #StandWithAnimation !
Agreed! Animators deserve so much more #StandWithAnimation
Really enjoyed your guys' reaction :) If you're interested in more behind the scenes/creation of OTGW and some of the theming I actually have a video that came out recently that covers those things!
These last two episodes are incredible. I love how it brings everything together.
11:00 WAIT👹
😭
THANK YOU
I was so worried for you two. It's a hard watch towards the end. It is definitely worth rewatching.
The perfect reactors + the perfect show = 🥰
in one of the earlier reactions, sputnik noticed that the sides of the screen kept getting darker: that's supposed to show greg and wirt slowly freezing to death
I never noticed the gravestone they're hiding behind at the graveyard is Quincy Endicotts!! The guy from the Mad Love episode
Everyone "Over the Garden Wall" is already dead or in the afterlife somewhere, and the beast wanted Wirt and Greg to stay longer, so that they would also drown.
If Jason Funderburker has 0 fans it means I'm dead
Berdly vibes, love him
YUP! So what did you think? Interpretations?
I love your reactions! So happy y’all liked OTGW, it’s one of my favorite shows. If you’re looking for animated things to react to, I have to recommend some of my favorite movies of all time- Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, and Wolfwalkers. They’re all by the same director, Tomm Moore, and while they are all standalone, together they make up a trilogy of movies about Irish folklore, history, and family. They’re all beautifully animated, and Secret of Kells was essentially my childhood. I’d love to see you react to them cause I just love them all so much. Love your vids! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
We may be doing Wolfwalkers soon!
You two work so well, loving these videos
Not Indi laughing cuz she's already seen this before, watching Sputnik lose his mind! 😆
it's so funny to me how the beast never says Wirt's name because there's no way to say Wirt with a proper fancy voice 😆😆
Needed this today lol
11:02 the CACKLE I just let out😭
I figure the Beast - making the woodsman do the same thing over and over, seeming incredibly powerful but ultimately just a lie - represents depression.
I loved y’all’s reactions to this series and I’m so sad it’s ending, but since everyone else is recommending things i think Amphibia would be great, it is very similar to Gravity Falls and had Alex Hirsch work on it as well 😊
Thank youu
We're considering Amphibia in the future!
@@SputnikSpyglass YAY
There are frogs…
Love the show so heavy 😭 please watch the 10 year anniversary thing they made in stop motion, shits awesome, gangatron
you should watch infinity train !! another great cartoon network limited series :))
Indi and I have both seen it already! I agree it's a fantastic series.
Frozen two also making a song called into the unknown is the bane of my existence. Literally Into the Unknown (OTGW) is one of my favorite songs to listen to, and Into the Unknown (frozen2) is one of my least liked songs. So the fact that every time I search it up now, or tell someone about the song they assume I mean the frozen one is just so annoying lol. (Into the unknown is the opening/ending song btw).
great reaction
Wirt is a gnome
Have y’all seen infinity train already?
WATCH INFINITY TRAIN!!!!
For some other good short series recs:
Yuri on Ice
AnoHana
still hope for Owl House 🤞🤞
🧡💚💚💚
Please🙏 can you watch the mew & mewtwo series it’s a comic dub series🎥📖 it’s really good it’s fun cute🥰 & emotional🥹 & you have watched fan content before so I hope you enjoy it😍 I love like you💖 goodbye👋🫶✌️