I can't believe it took so long for the true mystery to be unraveled. Everyone was so obsessed with the gothic/cosmic horror element-- Bram Stoker this and Lovecraft that-- the medical metaphor was tragically brushed off as mere visual influence. Those authors are absolutely relevant to the theming but thanks to your (forbidden) research this games' unspeakable level of storytelling depth has been made accessible.
i've been bingewatching this series for around 3 days now and its incredibly sad to see such good research get this little recognition. i really hope you get more recognized by bloodborne fans :)
Well, there's a reason for there being little recognition: all of these videos had to be reuploaded. I can't exactly recall why, but I think his channel got hacked at one point. I remember a bygone time when all these videos once had tens to hundreds of thousands of views.
@@Aldo.s.00022 I only saw it in a recent community post, but I saw others say he had mentioned him before that too. Whether those were in videos or other commu ity posts, I'm not sure
Fascinating, it's easy now to imagine hemwick starting as a large functional workhouse complex, before falling into depravity and madness like the rest of yarnham
It's fascinating how many meanings you can give just to the name Hemwick. Even if it's incorrect, it conjures up "Hem"lock, the witches poison and wicking itself, drawing lickquid out of cloth.
I like this guy he reminds me of a Bloodborne version of Tarnished Archeologist. He is using the real world historical insperations of Bloodborne to better understand its theme. Not plot or setting but theme. The plot of Bloodborne is rooted in Eldritch/victorian horror with Fromsoftware's unique brand of story telling. Its setting is inspired by a unique combination of werewolf legends and Lovecraftian Eldrich concepts. This guy is saying that the theme of Bloodborne = Victorian Surgery. Just as TA equates the theme of Elden Ring with medieval alchemy and arboreal botany while still conceding the obvious Norse/Celtic insperations for the setting and the Medieval Romantic or Arthurian inspirations for the plot.
Thank you for coming back its crazy seeing videos of such high quality with only a few comments Like that one guy said, once bloodborne gets remastered everyones gonna be flocking to these videos BLOODBORNE RENAISSANCE INCOMING
The various fires in hemwick could also be a reference to the various midwives that had been accused of heresy and witchcraft and burned at the stake. Cauterization is used to stem bleeding which can happen when a woman hemorrhages during childbirth (another theme bloodborne explores in relation to the Great Ones) and midwives were very knowledgeable on surgical practices themselves which could be another theory.
Just wanna say I really enjoy your narration and presentation style. It's difficult to explain, but sometimes constantly shifting fancy footage can feel obscuring in its own right. Your simpler but information-dense format really gets me thinking and keeps me engaged. I don't feel like I'm missing anything. It's seriously enjoyable, and the explanation is deeply compelling. Thank you for the videos.
This series is incredibly well put together. Thank you for this. I’ve been looking for someone to take the place of Redgrave since he bowed out, you are really carrying this style of lore breakdown to the next level.
I simply can not get enough of your videos. I have to restrain myself from vomiting up an essay of speculations on each one. Would love to have a book of all your work tbh
I can't believe it took so long for the true mystery to be unraveled. Everyone was so obsessed with the gothic/cosmic horror element-- Bram Stoker this and Lovecraft that-- the medical metaphor was tragically brushed off as mere visual influence. Those authors are absolutely relevant to the theming but thanks to your (forbidden) research this games' unspeakable level of storytelling depth has been made accessible.
i've been bingewatching this series for around 3 days now and its incredibly sad to see such good research get this little recognition. i really hope you get more recognized by bloodborne fans :)
Well, there's a reason for there being little recognition: all of these videos had to be reuploaded. I can't exactly recall why, but I think his channel got hacked at one point. I remember a bygone time when all these videos once had tens to hundreds of thousands of views.
It's picking up, smoughtown shout outs will hopefully help
@@RoshDroz oh really i didn't know he got a shout out. Do you know in which video that would be ?
@@Aldo.s.00022 I only saw it in a recent community post, but I saw others say he had mentioned him before that too. Whether those were in videos or other commu ity posts, I'm not sure
Fascinating, it's easy now to imagine hemwick starting as a large functional workhouse complex, before falling into depravity and madness like the rest of yarnham
"that's not smoke, it's steam from steamed clothes."
bro, be honest with me. did you burn a roast in Hemwick Charnel Lane
the quality of research in these videos are nuts man
It's fascinating how many meanings you can give just to the name Hemwick.
Even if it's incorrect, it conjures up "Hem"lock, the witches poison and wicking itself, drawing lickquid out of cloth.
I like this guy he reminds me of a Bloodborne version of Tarnished Archeologist. He is using the real world historical insperations of Bloodborne to better understand its theme. Not plot or setting but theme. The plot of Bloodborne is rooted in Eldritch/victorian horror with Fromsoftware's unique brand of story telling. Its setting is inspired by a unique combination of werewolf legends and Lovecraftian Eldrich concepts. This guy is saying that the theme of Bloodborne = Victorian Surgery.
Just as TA equates the theme of Elden Ring with medieval alchemy and arboreal botany while still conceding the obvious Norse/Celtic insperations for the setting and the Medieval Romantic or Arthurian inspirations for the plot.
These videos are amazing. Such a deep dive into bloodborne. I can’t stop watching. Please keep making more. So glad they’re back.
By far, THE best bloodborne theorist. Absolutely amazing series
Thank you for coming back its crazy seeing videos of such high quality with only a few comments
Like that one guy said, once bloodborne gets remastered everyones gonna be flocking to these videos BLOODBORNE RENAISSANCE INCOMING
It's never gunna get remastered
These videos are great some of the best on blood borne. Thank you for your hard work and research!
The various fires in hemwick could also be a reference to the various midwives that had been accused of heresy and witchcraft and burned at the stake. Cauterization is used to stem bleeding which can happen when a woman hemorrhages during childbirth (another theme bloodborne explores in relation to the Great Ones) and midwives were very knowledgeable on surgical practices themselves which could be another theory.
You're thinking about a completely different time period
I’ve considered finishing the series before commenting, but good gracious hahaha. These are amazing!!
Just wanna say I really enjoy your narration and presentation style. It's difficult to explain, but sometimes constantly shifting fancy footage can feel obscuring in its own right. Your simpler but information-dense format really gets me thinking and keeps me engaged. I don't feel like I'm missing anything. It's seriously enjoyable, and the explanation is deeply compelling. Thank you for the videos.
Hemwick is one of my favorite locations in the game
I absolutely love this video series! Doing another playthrough of the atm just to be able to look at it all for myself after checking your video :3
This series is incredibly well put together. Thank you for this. I’ve been looking for someone to take the place of Redgrave since he bowed out, you are really carrying this style of lore breakdown to the next level.
I simply can not get enough of your videos. I have to restrain myself from vomiting up an essay of speculations on each one. Would love to have a book of all your work tbh
God bless you ❤❤❤
Good stuff, happy I stumbled on your channel. (:
Like surely they have a script and story line. Why don't you just ask them where their ideas came from hahahaha