Hamilton MOVIE REACTION!!
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2024
- Eric Rick Calvin and Aaron react to and discuss Hamilton, a 2020 American historical revisionist musical film comprising a live stage recording of the 2015 Broadway musical of the same name, which was inspired by the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. #hamilton
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I always like how at the end Hamilton, Burr, and Eliza are the only ones not dressed in white, cause they're the answers to the questions asked in the song. Who lived? Burr. Who died? Hamilton. Who told their story? Eliza.
Actually, Angelica is also wearing color, but it still fits, because "While she's alive, we tell your story"
And Hamilton, he isn’t wearing white because he is the answer to who dies.
Another interpretation i've seen and agree with is that this musical is as much about Eliza as it is about Alexander. At the end she asks "who tells my story" and then light focuses on her, with Alexander even presenting her to the audience and stepping away. It's not just about Alexander Hamilton, the play is called Hamilton because it's also about Eliza Hamilton. Both the Hamiltons.
Its interesting, apparently the real life Eliza only black mourning dress after Alexander died.
I was kinda hoping that they had her change costumes to reflect that piece of history.
@@rosenthorn_ That is exactly my theory as well Rae Merrick, like exactly that. We the audience are watching Hamilton and we are the ones that will continue telling the story, not just Hamilton's but all of their stories. We learn history because it's important.
In my opinion the most genius moment in the whole show is the final duel where Burr Doesn't wait for it and Hamilton Throws away his shot
Amazing show and film
YESS! Great point!!
I never noticed this.😯 Literally so many easter eggs and connections in this show...
This. Lin literally gives us spoilers the whole show. And you just called it.
Wow I never realized that
Well...in yorktown he says "i am not throwing away my shot till the world turns upsidedown" i thought that meant he wont throw away his shot untill he makes his difference in the world and for the country, but i get what your saying. There IS a whole song about how he wont throw away his shot lmao.
Phillip dies after 19 songs in Act 2, which is how old he lived to be. The entire musical has 47 songs (including the Laurens Interlude) which is how old Hamilton lived to be.
in the words of Jefferson: WHAAAAAAAATTT?????!!!!!
Holy moley, what!?
Really?!? Lin Manuel Miranda is a genius on a different level.
🤯🤯🤯🤯
That’s insane
Fun fact: The girl who shows the bullet in the final duel, Ariana DeBose, has a named part in the ensemble as 'The Bullet'. She is first shown when she is killed by a British officer, and from then on becomes the symbol of death in the musical. For example, in 'Blow Us All Away' she is one of the ladies that Phillip talks to; he literally 'flirts with death'.
Wow.
Cool fact! Thanks for sharing
wow thanks for the fact
this fact is so fun that they talk about it in the video. incredible
Lauren also shakes her hand, forshadowing his death.
I love that King George is in “Reynolds Pamphlet.” He literally has no reason to be there. He’s like some malicious pixie prancing around the stage, watching everything go to shit.
I’ve always wondered if there was a story there. Who’s idea was it? I could easily see Groff coming out one day in rehearsals being silly and Andy saying “Yes! Do that again!”
@@jasminehudson5890 i think it's meant to represent the news of the affair hiting england (don't know if that happened but that's what i always thinked that scene is)
@@uncannyfairy8071 Yeh I always thought that, too. BUT the idea of King George just being in the office with Hamilton, just dancing around is fuckign halarious.
Groff mentioned that when he does that he aims to make Lin laugh or break character
It’s also showing that by this point George has lost it. Mentally he was done
Eliza's gasp at the end, to me, is her literally seeing the audience in the theatre. She spends the entire song hoping that her work preserving Alexander's legacy and story has meant something, and now thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, everybody knows the story.
This should be higher up
I took it as taking her final breath. But that's a good thought as well.
I like this idea in theory, but it seems a little self-important if Lin actually wrote it that way...
@@jammastrjess LMM said it was both--both her final breath and the realization that the story did get told
@@jammastrjess lin said that he leaves the interpretation to who ever is playing Eliza, so really only the Elizas know what the gasp means and its different for each of them
I sometimes feel that the actor who plays Hercules Mulligan/James Madison is underrated. His characters are so different that he plays.
He is in the show Station 19 too.
This. Daveed Diggs has the most impressive performance but, in my opinion, Okieriete Onaodowan is the most versatile actor in Hamilton.
@@kwalton7690 using dat big brain with those big werds
He really shined in this movie, or whatever you want to call it. Seeing him perform gives me so much more than just listening to his voice in the soundtrack. I can say that about most of the cast but he shined in particular
Oh don't worry, he's very much appreciated in the Hamilfam (the show's fans) but true that he still can use a little but of the love 🥰
Ever noticed how Eliza is the only one who doesn't rap the ENTIRE show, simply because she's the only one not running out of time (she's the only one who lives a full life).
Washington: Am I a joke to you?
She beatboxes during Philip's first rap.
@@karlwilker579 we both know that doesn’t count as a “rap” she’s just adding a tune 😂
@Trashthlete Peggy also disappeared after only a few appearances. The rationale for that is more along the lines that she isn't prevalent throughout the whole musical. Eliza was there until the end so her not rapping has more meaning.
king george doesnt rap.
In an interview, the actor who plays Washington talks about his part in the last song. When Elisa says " I speak out against slavery. You could have done more if you only had time," the actor made the choice to look at her with a guilty look on his face then hang his head in shame. This is to point out that even though Washington did so much for this country, he was a slave owner and did nothing to end slavery and should be ashamed of that.
That's a cool detail
And I will sing
Waiting for the gift of 2020 vision
Very true. Though if he had lived later when values were more shifted, who knows which side he would have chosen. I think the only thing he did was free his own slaves after he died.
@@seishinaozora5839 Back in those days even doing something as simple as that should be commended.
I LOVE this detail he added
I've come to realise I feel Eric on a spiritual level during every reaction with his copious notes/getting over excited about stuff/coming out with random trivia 😅
omg hi!! i love your videos, it's so cool to see you here
wow you're a Blind Wave fan? cool
omg I love your videos, so funny to see you here :)
Rowan Ellis outta nowhere!
Hamilton is so unreal. It literally brings people to tears
I love how in the 2nd act several actors let their hair down and say “We’re new characters now” and the entire audience just says “Ok”
Ngl, it was hard for me to recognize them as the same actors after the switch till a 2nd viewing cause of the clothes and stellar acting
That's theater! Also the background actors putting on different coats/glasses/other accessories to become minor characters through the play then fading into the background and supporting again.
Right lol
@@MrBwataman Exactly, this is such a classical theater thing, going way back to ancient times!
Another thing I love about the hair styles is their representations of the battles the characters are fighting. In the first act, all the guys have their hair up because they're fighting in the war and Eliza's hair is down. Then in the second act, everyone's hair is down except for Eliza's because she is now starting to fight her own battles
"There was one state which allowed women to vote." That state was New Jersey. Yes, everything was legal in New Jersey. It was beause their constitution limited voting to people who owned at least a certain value of land. In NJ, only men could own land normally, so they did not see a reason to specify. However, widows would take over their husband's estate, and single women could inherit their parent's estate. So, because there was no specification on gender, some women were able to vote.
yooo!
Also also fun fact Arizona allowed women the right to vote in 1912. It was among 10 states that allowed women the right to vote 8 years before the 19th amendment was introduced.
Amusingly, dueling was NOT exactly legal there.
Yet another time I'm proud to come from the country that was the first to actually specifically allow women the right to vote, lmao
As primitive a law as that was "only land owners could vote", at least they were like "this woman owns land? Well ok, come vote!"
Leslie is a revelation in this, he’s breathtaking, so brilliant. Despite being (arguably) the antagonist he breaks my heart and I feel for him so much, especially that moment where his face DROPS after Hamilton gives his support to Jefferson. It’s all because of Leslie.
Honestly who wasn't amazing in this. Ironically the weakest performer in terms of voice is Miranda, but hey HE WROTE THE ENTIRE THING AND THE MUSIC.
There's nothing arguable about Burr being the antagonist lol
@@Price_of_Fame I mean first act it's king george so that may be what they mean
He's definitely the antagonist. It doesn't mean the same as "villain."
I’d say he’s an anti-here. From my understanding, the story is from his point of view, which is why room where it happens is him wanting in, not what actually happened, and also the musical carried on a while after Hamilton died. An anti-hero is when a main character of a story is not a protagonist. But that’s imo.
"Angelica, Peggy, and... what's the other one?"
He remembered Peggy y'all!
That was so important to me 😭
The only thing you really need to know in life is Peggy. After that you're good.
The musical is called Hamilton for a reason. This isn’t just Alexander Hamilton’s story, it’s Eliza Hamilton’s story as well.
It is also Phillip Hamilton’s story
It’s mostly Burrs story
personally i'd be down for it be renamed Hamilton and burr (sir)
@@thewerewolff7248 y e s
@@marcusfaze Meh, the most we learn about Burr here is his family life and the fact that he's really politically motivated. Just like in history, Burr is left very vague. He's acts more like a narrator + a foil to Hamilton's character, but it's definitely Hamilton's story as opposed to Burr's
I love how the ending changes the motif's of the play. It ends with Hamilton literally throwing away his shot by shooting in the air, and Aaron Burr not waiting for it and shooting too quickly. It really shows how the characters changed over time in such a poetic manner
Woah
Thier actual letters to each other were amazing and funny. There is a documentary where the cast reads aloud to each other from the letter between Hamilton and Burr.
Woooowwwwwww. Mind. Blown.
So glad Burr shot Alexander. When we watched it in Australia we wanted to cheer when he died. I wish I’d watched the musical movie first before I wasted $180 on a theatre ticket. I don’t understand the Hype for Hamilton. But I don’t like US History, so maybe that’s why.
Eric talking about musicals and history events is my new favorite thing
I was getting substitute teacher vibes
I love how enthusiastic he is!
trivia thing: the part where burr jumps and the table cloth is pulled away (making the table go from red to blue) represents burr's change in party to be in 'the room where it happens'
woah!!!
@@beesbrownies (late,but Memento Mori, friend )
@@bigschmill294 ;)
Fun fact : In satisfied, the actual dance moves are literally rewinded, so are the characters. Also, everything lines up perfectly with Helpless.
Hamilton through out the play: I'm not gonna waste my shot, Duel: doesn't take the shot
Burr throughout the play: Wait for it, Duel: doesn't wait for it
It's interesting how their perspectives changed by the time they dueled.
I love how Hamilton is saying he won't throw away his shot while the chorus is singing 🎵just you wait 🎵! Great bit of foreshadowing.
and also, in dear theodosia:
burr says "i'll do whatever it takes" even, in the end, shooting hamilton
hamilton: "i'll make a million mistakes" the reynolds paper, resulting in the death of his son, his marriage falling apart, the end of his career, and finally dying in a duel that could have been avoided
@@DocStewie77OMG in all my years of listening to hamilton i never realized that… 😳
Omg just wrote that. It’s because they need a protag and antagonist to go through their changes. Never thought of Burr not waiting for it but did about Hamilton throwing away his actual shot.
“A surprise to be sure... but a a welcome one.”
I love how Eric is geeking out during and after every single song lol
Honestly same lol
He’s a geek for a number of things
He’s like that friend who gets excited to show you a thing and is constantly pausing to explain but also is constantly looking at you to see what your reaction is. (I am that friend)
I am Eric and Eric is me
@@alexe2980 We are all Eric
Hamilton was not Lin's first Tony-award winning Broadway musical. He first wrote In the Heights, which was based on Washington Heights, the largely Hispanic neighborhood of New York City he grew up in. It was actually on a vacation from In the Heights that Lin read the biography of Hamilton, and when he performed Alexander Hamilton at the White House in 2009, he was actually there to perform from In the Heights, but he decided to share his new work instead.
Lin starred in In the Heights, as did Chris Jackson (who plays George Washington in Hamilton). They're making a movie for In the Heights, and Usnavi (Lin's character) is going to be played by Anthony Ramos, who played John Laurens in Hamilton.
In the Heights is also the reason that Lin met Jonathan Groff (King George III), who is one of his best friends. He calls him Groffsauce.
When the movie version of In The Heights comes out (who knows when) they should react to it. For me it would be so weird seeing Anthony singing Lin's parts tho haha
@@felicitasjuarez Philip really filling his dad's shoes lol
I was really looking forward to seeing that movie this past summer. *sigh* Someday it'll come out. The trailer looked really great.
It's coming out on HBO Max. I'm so pumped!
@@tashaglam4824 Omg you're right!
The word "masterpiece" gets thrown around a lot these days, but I think Hamilton is totally deserving of it. It just works on so many levels.
It’s INSANELY well written. Definitely some of the best writing I’ve seen in fiction imo.
Its deserves all the hype.
I love how they executed Dear Theodosia. We have two fathers talking about building a future for their son and daughter-while speaking directly to audience. Forefathers addressing the youth of today, hopeful for their future.
Well, that song for me has bitter tone, given than neither Philip or Theodosia had the time to "blow us all away" like their parents hoped, since they both died so young (or, in Theo´s case, being lost at the sea).
I also love how Lin wasn't a dad then so he wrote it for his dog 🥰
Anyone noticed that in the timeline Laurens dies before philip’s birth, and Anthony Ramona plays both characters, implying Philip is the reincarnation of Lauren’s?
@@genericusername6385 technically laurens died when philp was like 9 months , so that wouldnt make sense
At the start they were just laughing and loving the music and the history, and then once they reach Quiet Uptown they look like a bus just hit them. Such an emotionally draining performance and so well done
I like to go for trail walks, sometimes listening to Hamilton on my iPod during the walk, and the first time I did, I totally forgot about Quiet Uptown before I reached that point in the album. There I am, heading home, walking through my neighborhood, trying not to cry so that I won't freak out my neighbors. LOL.
@@sherrysink3177 i literally just went for a walk and put on the hamilton soundtrack and realized i was walking in uptown nyc while that song played
@@cbtheBEASTT 🫶
Eric is all of us when introducing other people to Hamilton lol
LMAO basically
Ikr!
Completely!
Yeah, but I feel like he gives too much away. He needs to take Burr's advice: Talk less.
TRUE
This is not a reaction I thought I'd ever see on this channel. But I'm 100% into. I'm not big on musicals but I loved Hamilton.
@Quilo Sky
Art is subjective. But I genuinely question your taste. 😂
@Quilo Sky Okay, I didn’t question your taste before for simply not enjoying Hamilton, but after that comment you’re either trolling or a completely ridiculous person.
@Quilo Sky Like I said, I don't think there's anything wrong with not liking Hamilton. It was the other part of your remark that was weird as hell.
@Quilo Sky This: "How is that questionable taste? It’s not like Hamilton is like Star Wars or DC or something. Where that would be questionable." That was a fucking weird thing to say.
Not being big on musicals just means you haven't seen the good ones still
I like that you pointed out the double entendre of "we fought with him" and "we loved him" in the beginning, but I also like that it also works Anthony Ramos, who sing the "Me, I died for him" because he died for him as Laurens, in battle, and he died for him as Philip, defending his father's name
Always remember:
Thomas arranged the menu, the venue, the seating.
The seating. For three people.
I like this
And the Mac and cheese
Im sure it was very difficult
" its hard to manage chairs for an ass as fat as hamiltons." -Thomas Jefferson, probably
@@sarwatarannya8786 I choked
There's a point in the second act where Hamilton mentions Macbeth. After that, Hamilton's life starts falling apart.
In theatre tradition, speaking the name of "the Scottish play" is regarded as bad luck, but the show played with that idea by having the mention signal the _character's_ misfortune.
That's true, but in a way, he didn't mention the name of the play, he mentioned the name of the Scottish play's main character ahaha
@@gsilva9887 lmao and what was the Scottish play’s name? The characters name, song he said both lmao
The thing is that you are allowed to say the name of the character but not the name of the play. Hamilton mentions Macbeth as a character, not the play.
You can say MacBeth when you refer to the CHARACTER, but not to the play. You have to call it The Scottish Play. So, no bad luck invoked!
Woah
My favorite theory of Eliza’s gasp is that she’s seeing the audience and is shocked that all of her work actually worked and that there’s people who actually have listened decades later
Funny thing about the “bursar” line. The biography’s author, Ron Chernow, was the historical consultant on the show, and he asked Miranda about the line because it wasn’t factual. But, he didn’t realize it was a pun! He completely missed the “Burr, sir” joke until the first time he saw it performed in very early previews and heard the crowd’s laughter, then he felt like an idiot for missing it. Also, in a workshop performance attended by Stephen Sondheim, Miranda heard Sondheim’s very distinctive barking laugh at that pun, and he was never going to cut a line that got Sondheim to laugh.
Wait I've been listening to that song so many times and I didn't realize the pun either-
I did the same thing. If you know what a bursar is, and I did, you just take the line literally in context. My students who didn't know the word bursar heard the pun, but I didn't until they pointed it out!
I'm actually kinda bummed we didn't get to see your reaction to "Your Obedient Servant." I watched a bts doc that showed Leslie Odom Jr and Lin-Manuel being given special permission to look at Hamilton's letters back and forth with Burr during the time that lead up to the duel, back when Lin-Manuel was still workshopping the musical. The two of them were amazed and even laughing over the fact that Hamilton's letters just go on and on and there are more of them in response whereas Burr's letters were concise and to the point. Lin-Manuel wrote "Your Obedient Servant" to reflect this. Burr's letters would be about a paragraph long, and Hamilton's response was 9 pages in return and demanding more specifics. That's why Burr's part of the song is shorter and more direct, whereas Hamilton has more words strung together. And the choreography of the dancers piling pages into Burr's hand while Hamilton scribbles furiously at his desk was played up, once again to reflect the ongoing nature of this correspondence.
Hey, what's the name of the doc???
Do you remembers where we can watch this?
I wish I could be like Hamilton in this scenario, that is amazing lmao
Im no es el mismo de los demás pero solo se puede decir lo mismo mismo no se me olvida de
Daveed Diggs, the actor who plays Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson, isn’t French but he still maintains the accent when he does the super fast rap during Guns and Ships, which is so awesome to me.
Washington was far from perfect but giving up his presidency was the best thing he did for this country and for democracy. It's why one last time will always be one of my favorite songs. The man never wanted to be president but he took the position because he knew he had to so him leaving Just hits on a different note for me.
If I could talk to any president it would be George Washington, if only just to get a clear picture of his mind when he chose to give up near absolute power in a nation that saw him as a beloved savior.
@@fangsabre saaaaaaaaaaaaaame. Him and Lincoln I would love to talk to Lincoln. See what he would've done with more time.
The third point in Satisfied isn't about Angelica thinking Eliza would be good for Hamilton, it's about their relationship as sisters and that she would sacrifice her own feelings because she knows Eliza immediately was interested in him and she cares more about Eliza than herself. Also the second point is that she's intelligent enough to know that part of the reason Hamilton is interested in her/Eliza is because it will increase his status by marrying into a rich family and that he doesn't just have pure intentions. Loved the reaction and discussion!
Also, Angelica was already married when she met Hamilton, so there's that.
In 58:02, when Burr it’s on the table it’s red representing the Federalists party but when he jumps off it switches to blue representing the party he switched to.
One of the coolest things about the writing is that they used Washington’s actual farewell address in ‘One Last Time.’
If you watch "Hurricane" again, you'll notice that Maria Reynolds throughout the song is slowly positioned until she is behind Hamilton, AND SHE HANDS HIM THE PEN. It's a brilliant bit of choreography because Hamilton can't stop himself from writing this NINETY TWO PAGE "defense" of his actions which is what ultimately ended his political career. So while the chorus is singing "Wait for it" and urging him to caution, Maria instead puts the instrument of destruction in his hand, once again playing a part in his downfall.
Peggy skyler was such a badass, once she was hiding with her family and they forgot the baby downstairs then she went down to save that baby, had a gun held to her head by an enemy soldier, lied to that soldier about a wanted person hiding in her house. And she survived that shit like... Dayuuumn
Everytime the stage spins
Aaron: 👁👄👁
Loved the reaction guys
Rita Garcia 🤣🤣
He mentions it so many times 😭
They’d probably get a real kick out of the staging for Hadestown.
They sang one last time to Obama when he was leaving white house. They should sing what did I miss for Biden coming back.
HAHAHAHAH Okay that's hilarious
They should've sang "I Know Him" for Trump.
I fucking love this hell yeah. But also they have the one where Obama sings with them the letter in One Last Time (makes me cry)
Perfect!! 🤣
@Ty The Great He was Obama's vice president.
One of the actresses who played Eliza once said in an interview that the way she interpreted the gasp was that she was seeing out into the audience, seeing that, yes, she has done enough and Hamilton's story has been told and here are all these people here to hear his story.
The best part of this was Aaron’s 2 hour story arc from “guy who thinks Hamilton was president and doesn’t seem that excited for this” to “guy who is crying his eyes out with everyone else.” He’s the Eliza of this reaction.
When you finally think you’re not going to cry at the end because it’s edited, there can’t possibly be enough time to cry? WRONG.
Every damn time.
I've sang this song 50 times so far and I'm almost not crying anymore. Almost there
I cried in like 4 spots. I watch these videos when I’m stressed. I think it’s the relief of crying.
I love "You'll Be Back" which was inspired by a comment by Hugh Laurie. Miranda did a guest spot on House and told Laurie that he was working on a musical based on the American Revolution. Hugh quipped, "Oh that silly thing? You'll be back."
Lin mentioned to Hugh he was writing something like a break-up song between the US and England in the perspective of the King after the Revolution and Hugh improved saying "Awwww, you'll be back" while wagging his finger.
Also love that Guns and Ships was only one verse but then they had to give another verse to him after how good Daveed Diggs was.
(just copy n pasted two commentts together for this)
Act 1
02:54 - Alexander Hamilton
07:34 - My Shot
15:01 - Story Of Tonight
15:25 - Schuyler Sisters
16:13 - Farmer Refuted
16:21 - You’ll Be Back
25:05 - Right Hand Man
25:44 - A Winter’s Ball
25:53 - Helpless
31:40 - Satisfied
36:33 - The Story Of Tonight (Reprise)
36:58 - Wait For It
37:25 - Stay Alive
37:57 - Ten Duel Commandments
38:24 - That Would Be Enough
41:49 - Guns and Ships
42:52 - Yorktown
46:37 - What Comes Next?
47:07 - Dear Theodosia
47:15 - Non-Stop
51:39 - What’d I Miss
52:21 - Cabinet Battle #1
Act 2
Take a Break [57:21]
Say No to This [57:40]
The Room Where It Happens [58:04]
Cabinet Battle #2 [1:08:30]
Washington on Your Side [1:08:50]
One Last Time [1:09:31]
I Know Him [1:16:45]
The Adams Administration [1:17:04]
We Know [1:17:13]
Hurricane [1:17:25]
The Reynold’s Phamphlet [1:17:33]
Burn [1:17:54]
Blow Us All Away [1:18:11]
Stay Alive (Reprise) [1:18:22]
It’s Quiet Uptown [1:18:38]
The Election of 1800 [1:25:58]
Your Obedient Servant [Not Included in Reaction which is some BS]
Best of Wives and Best of Women [Not Included in Reaction]
The World Was Wide Enough [1:26:59]
Fun fact about Burn, historians actually theorize that the reason letters are missing during that time was that Eliza was so upset over the affair that she did burn them.
"Let future historians wonder how Eliza reacted when you broke her heart"
I could believe that. There are many people, myself included, that do a "purge" after someone breaks their hearts. They want to just get rid of the memory forever, and especially in the 1800s, that would be the most effective way to do so
They filmed this by doing two productions: once with an audience, and once without, so they could put cameras on the stage for close-ups without blocking the audience's view.
Oh i was totally wondering about that! I was like how tf are they getting some of these shots without getting in the way
They actually filmed two live shows with an audience and then also did close ups and other shots without an audience :)
@@kaylamacleod3291 the original comment literally just said the same thing
@@douglaskelley4486 the original comment said one show with an audience, not two.
@@douglaskelley4486 No it didn't -- read it again.
I didn't think I would have ever seen blindwave react to Hamilton, and I think I choked seeing this on my recommanded but I'm hyped
Oh yo, Rick knows a thing or two about history, but doesn't know the play Hamilton, this will be FUN
I enjoyed Rick's historical insights.
@Trashthlete I thought so when he said something like "I would put this on a classroom" it makes sense
I didn't realize Rick was a history teacher.
His insights are making the reaction pretty fun.
I want to clarify an important misunderstanding on the "Three-Fifths Compromise." It was not that black people could place a vote that counted for 3/5 of a normal vote, but rather that slaves counted as 3/5 of a person for the population of a state, increasing the representation given to that state. So black slaves counted for population but didn't have voting rights, and the slave-holders gained more power in the government. So the "Three-Fifths Compromise" really worked against the slaves, not for them, though at first glance you might think it was a good thing since "they counted for three fifths of a person instead of none".
I really love Non-Stop because it shows how Hamilton's relationship with the people around him was chaotic, or even arguably toxic. He didn't listen to anyone and kept going and going while everyone around him just wanted him to stop and breathe for a moment. You can also tell who Burr looks kinda afraid of Hamilton's work ethic. The song is super chaotic
Yo, I literally squealed and clapped my hands like a little girl when I saw you guys were reacting to Hamilton!
😂😂😂
Same! I didn't expect this!
SAME
Me too!! 🤣🤣🤣
Yes I had to take a double look. 😂😍
Bruh same
The ending alone makes it worth watching. It's a great Musical.
Me seeing the video is just under two hours: *grabs the popcorn and enjoys the show*
And Eric talking about musicals is something I didn't realize I needed in my life
Same!
I would pay good money to see Eric talking about more musicals
Yeah an enthusiastic, knowledgeable reactor is always a joy to watch
Act 1
02:54 - Alexander Hamilton
07:34 - My Shot
15:01 - Story Of Tonight
15:25 - Schuyler Sisters
16:13 - Farmer Refuted
16:21 - You’ll Be Back
25:05 - Right Hand Man
25:44 - A Winter’s Ball
25:53 - Helpless
31:40 - Satisfied
36:33 - The Story Of Tonight (Reprise)
36:58 - Wait For It
37:25 - Stay Alive
37:57 - Ten Duel Commandments
38:24 - That Would Be Enough
41:49 - Guns and Ships
42:52 - Yorktown
46:37 - What Comes Next?
47:07 - Dear Theodosia
47:15 - Non-Stop
51:39 - What’d I Miss
52:21 - Cabinet Battle #1
Act 2
Take a Break [57:21]
Say No to This [57:40]
The Room Where It Happens [58:04]
Cabinet Battle #2 [1:08:30]
Washington on Your Side [1:08:50]
One Last Time [1:09:31]
I Know Him [1:16:45]
The Adams Administration [1:17:04]
We Know [1:17:13]
Hurricane [1:17:25]
The Reynold’s Phamphlet [1:17:33]
Burn [1:17:54]
Blow Us All Away [1:18:11]
Stay Alive (Reprise) [1:18:22]
It’s Quiet Uptown [1:18:38]
The Election of 1800 [1:25:58]
Your Obedient Servant [Not Included in Reaction which is some BS]
Best of Wives and Best of Women [Not Included in Reaction]
The World Was Wide Enough [1:26:59]
Thanks
Non-Stop is the end of Act 1, not Cabinet Battle #1
@@felicityedwards1306 I just copied and pasted a comment so I could have the timestamps to be honest, I didn't look at the order in the slightest.
@@Tarabuttooon where is History has its Eyes on you?
@@bdmccoy07 I just copied this comment from another for my own convenience, if 'History has its eyes on you' isn't on here, there is a high likelihood that they didn't include it in their reaction.
At the end of the final song when Lin takes Eliza’s hand, he’s not playing Alexander Hamilton anymore but just interacting with the character Eliza as himself, he takes her hand and leads her to the edge of the stage and she looks up at the crowd and gasps.
Lin shows her that all her work and time put into telling their stories wasn’t for nothing, and that she HAS done enough. It’s a beautiful final scene.
I think Lin has actually spoken up on this and said that there's never a moment during the show where he's not playing Hamilton on stage. I could be wrong though. I do like the theory but I think he stated that we're still seeing Hamilton at the end.
I didn't know how much I needed to see you react to musicals... now I need more.
Cats next on the poll
Seeing four grown men cry over Hamilton. Just the best.
Wow this is the perfect reaction for this movie
Eric: A Hamilton fan who can give insider info about the play and help them understand the story better.
Rick: Being surprisingly knowledgeable with History and will appreciate the clever details.
Calvin & Aaron: Completely new to Hamilton and are there to analyze and enjoy the ride.
Awesome video guys.
One thing that people that don't see Hamilton live won't get is that when Eliza gasps the lights do go up on the house (the audience) so its almost like she sees that his and her story is told.
The secret is that Burr is the actual lead of this musical. Based on the normal rules. Burr gets the most pivotal and thematic songs. He also gets the ballad, which is "Wait For It". Love how witty this is. And how many turns of phrase. When Jefferson says, "Won't you be a dear Sally..." I almost cringed because they managed to include Jefferson's underage slave mistress. Yikes! But the song is incredible and one of my favorites.
I really enjoyed how you guys formatted this reaction video :)
Yeah, I was kinda skeptical at first, thinking Erik was maybe explaining too much, but I ended up really liking how it went! Great video!
Agreed. It was phenomenal. The only thing I wish they would have done was kept the captions in the video on screen. Other than that, this worked out perfectly.
Oh boy...
*grabs tissues*
Here we go again!
Fun little fact you may or may not enjoy... but Emmy Raver-Lampman was part of the original Broadway ensemble of Hamilton but you guys would mostly know her as Allison Hargreaves from Umbrella Academy. She is also currently dating Daveed Diggs (Lafayette/Jefferson)
I was looking for this comment, thank you. They should watch her performance of Satisfied.
Since they’ve also watched Star Wars Resistance, it would delight Eric and Aaron to know that Norath Kev was voiced by Daveed Diggs
I was so sad they never got her back for this recording.
She was also the understudy for all the big female characters so she had to learn all of their songs and choreography
@@electric.nachos This recording was done before the original cast left, but you can see her performances online.
I still haven't forgiven the Disney version for censoring the line "southern mother fucking democratic republicans" in Washington On Your Side. I mean, I get why they had to, but it's such a great line.
What? My version isn't censored
@@strbourne it is they imply the word in these shows like with the fuuuuuu as he reads the letter from Reynolds because Disney told them they had too many F bombs in the play, so they pick and choose where they would actually use curse words for the recorded performances so that it could be released by Disney
@@hallieharvey4073 Yes, but that line specifically wasn't censored, was it?
@@strbourne It was if you go listen to the original cast recording album. The line goes so hard when they leave the f word in. Hercules Mulligan "get the fuck back up again" is censored and that one. The only f word thing left untouched is Hamiltons fuuuuu- when he is getting blackmailed.
@@strbourne Its reversed in the recording
The interesting thing with Phillip's duel is that in real life, neither party shot for like two minutes. No one wanted to shoot first, so they just stood there and then finally the other guy shot Phillip. They changed it for this show, obviously, for dramatic effect.
Then Alexander ripped him to shreds in the paper for essentially murdering his son
The deleted songs show how Burr only snapped and challenged Hamilton to the duel because Hamilton mentioned his dead wife.
And that Hamilton was so sure Burr wouldn't shoot him because "it's not in his political interest to kill me" and was saying how he hoped he'd get back home before Eliza woke up.
I can understand why they would delete those. Especially the first. I'd want to shoot Hamilton is he mentioned my deceased wife. It would take away from Hamilton being a protagonist and more of an instigator if they left those in.
@@sebastianhaney1425 yeah, i see every sympathetic post on burr get smashed with five comments about how bad real burr was and not to sympathize with him, and not a single thing about hamilton as if he's a saint like in the play(which is still not true). These characters are not real, learn to seperate fiction from history
Not sure I'd say he was painted as a saint in the play. I'm certain they left out some of his more unsavory characteristics but he did cheat on his wife and announce it publicly to the world embarassing the crap out of her. He abandoned Lafayette in advocating not to help France in it's own upheaval. He only wanted to marry to increase his social standing, didn't even care which one he ended up with at first. Aside from a handful of people, he basically pissed off everyone he came across. He wasn't painted as a villain but not a saint either.
As a former teacher, I tell EVERYONE to watch this the 1st couple of times with subtitles on.
With the actors in the beginning Lafeyyette/Jefferson and the rest, their intros are correct for BOTH their act 1 and act 2 characters:
Lafeyette/Mulligan AND Jefferson/Madison did “Fought with him”
Laurence and Alexander’s son “Died for him”
Dont forget the sisters. They all loved him. Peggy didnt but she came back as miss Reynolds.
@@bryzantine1571 Actually, Peggy was really close to Hamilton in real life. More so than Angelica. Hamilton was with Peggy until she took her last breath and died. I understand that from a dramatic and story stand point Angelica is a deeper character to follow, but Peggy was really close to her brother-in-law, and I wish that was shown in the Musical.
@@tashaglam4824 I'm talking about the musical. In real life peggy died young
Lafayette* sorry the only french man in the show, I must correct this mistake for my country haha !!
The actress for Eliza is incredible. I didn’t like any of her songs particularly, but I found myself progressively tearful as her scenes went on. By the end I was just crying. (My family thought I’ve finally lost it-crying, watching Disney+).
45:56 That performance of Yorktown at the Tony’s was also the day after the Pulse shooting : because of that, the dancers didn’t have their usual prop guns, and the whole performance felt very emotionally heavy.
I think you guys did a great job reacting to this and finding a way to make it flow and still have discussions.
I am so happy you guys did this one. I love Eric's enthusiasm and Rick's mentioning real historical events around the story is an absolute gem. Brilliant reaction guys.
This is my favorite theory about the ending. In the last song, Eliza repeats over and over her worry that they won’t tell Hamilton’s story. Then at the very end, it’s not Hamilton that takes her hand, but Lin and he’s breaking the fourth wall to show Eliza the audience and that she succeeded. Hamilton’s story was told.
Lin debunked that theory
@@INeedYouToBreathe He didn't debunk it. He says that it's open to interpretation. Anyone can believe whatever they want about this part
Eliza should have left Hamilton’s life in the past. What a prick of a man. I don’t understand the hype for this musical which celebrates a dud of a man. Maybe because I’m not American.
Phillipa Soo is such a powerhouse. I adore her so much, her singing and her acting are both just breathtaking! plus she is stunning!
One detail that I love is that Hamilton’s first line in Story of Tonight is Laurens’ last line, and Laurens’ first line in Story of Tonight is Hamilton’s last line. It really plays off of the romance they actually had in history.
If you think Hamilton is a masterpiece, never forget the fact that their patreon pick The Room before this.
All hail Tommy the Wiseau.
Never underestimate the memery of a legendarily awful movie.
To be fair that reaction is probably one of the best they've ever done
It was The Room where it happened
Tommy Wiseau is awful. So much so that they made a movie about how rotten of a filmmaker he is starring James Franco. Naturally it didn't get win nor get nominated for anything
@@nirvanatopley5673 not the year that he and Anne Hathaway hosted the Oscars.
One thing I read about how they made this “film” version was that it wasn’t all from the live performance. Which is obvious when you think about it; you don’t want cameras swooping around all over the place. So the closeups and fancier camerawork were done in an empty theater, with those shots edited in.
I LOVE how is really obvious that Eric is the one who already saw it because he was smiling from the first second 😂❤️
“Eliza is too good” best of wives and best of women 😉
not really, in the musical sure, but damn, in real life, no, no not really. not at all.
@@bri.51 Citation needed
@@bri.51 I agree, she is too innocent for this world
@@bri.51 Really? Because the more I read about Eliza's life, the more I admire her. She was a philanthropist and a resilient spirit in real life as well as a badass. After Alex's death, she had to work to raise eight kids on her own and used a part of the inheritance she had to buy back the house (it was taken from them because they were in debt after Alex died).
She cared for Angelica (her eldest daughter who had a psychotic breakdown after Philip's death and regressed to a child-like mentality) until she died and told her other kids to look after their sister whereas others would've thrown her into a mental asylum.
Not to mention she made numerous of fundraisers for charities. Eliza even freaking kicked out a president from her house when he refused to apologize about slandering Alexander. Now that's an amazing wife and mom right there.
Lin said it best on Drunk History. "Aaron always lived his life carefully while Alexander lived carelessly but in the final moments they reversed roles. Alexander was careless while Burr was careful."
Strike that, reverse it.
I think you meant to say
"In their last moments Alexander was careful and Burr was careless"
I love this reaction, but I can’t be the only person who almost had an aneurysm when they stopped between helpless and satisfied...
Nonetheless, still a really great reaction!
just got to that part and i was like maaan they shouldve stopped after satisfied lol
Seriously! That guy pretends to know everything about the musical and yet he chose THERE to pause???
This was the comment I was looking for lol
@@DerpyDerpyDerp no you. No
Yea, but I see why he did.
They didn't talk about Burr's Wait For It. 😭
Probably my favorite song in the show.
Yes! I love the moment when he sings the first wait for it
So...you would say you were waiting for it and then disappointed when your expectations were shattered?
Let me know if you need a second for your duel with Eric. It's the only solution.
Everybody-even the whole Hamilton cast loved wait for it. :/
“I am the one thing in life I can control
I am inimitable
I am an original.”
Best quote ever.
It’s the song that made me connect with Burr and feel so bad for him. I get misty just thinking about it.
A Hamilton reaction? Jesus Christ, this will be fun! 👏 👏 👏
These are the things I gather Angelica realized in Satisfied:
1. Her "only" duty is to marry rich and Alexander is dirt poor but 'it doesn't mean she wants him any less'.
2. His interest in her stems from her family name and she isn't naive enough to think he wouldn't be just as glad to marry either of her sisters. Thus, she "will never be satisfied." because:
3. If she went for Hamilton regardless of the other two reasons for hesitation, she would be doing so to the detriment of her sister, "If I tell her that I love him she'd be silently resigned. He'd be mine. She'd say she's fine. She'd be lying." and she loves her too much to do that to her.
I mean that's literally what she said
As an historian, I love Hamilton - it's catchy, it's fun, it's gotten so many people interested in the Colonial and Revolutionary and Early Republic periods... But I dislike how it kind of papers over certain things (claiming Hamilton was an abolitionist mainly). I am so excited to watch this reaction and hear Rick chime up with comments about George and Martha Washington's letters, the French and Indian War, and outright striking down "Hamilton the Abolitionist" the second it first appears. It's such a breath of fresh air to see someone who knows history be able to provide extra context and details for people as they react to the show. 😍
How did it paper over certain thing if it’s basically reflective of what happened in real life? At some point he was opposed to slavery before deciding new priorities were more important yes?
Since this got voted to be the movie reaction I was wondering how this reaction would work and this was really well done this is a good way to do a musical because listening to it all first and then doing a discussion could probably be exhausting and important stuff could be forgotten
The portrayal of Jefferson and Madison as a showboating bully and his sidekick are, I believe, because much of the show is through Hamilton's eyes. They are shown as he perceived them rather than how they acted in real life
most of the company members ended up taking main roles after the original cast left. Everyone in the cast and ensemble are incredibly talented. most all of them can sing and dance.
My favorite ‘you have to see it live moment’ was during the reynolds pamphlet they say something to the effect of ‘everyone has read it’ and the conductor!!! Pulls out his own copy 😂 I saw it on tour and it was by far my favorite moment
One thing to note- that even the actors didnt know- is the choreographer has Hamilton's movement in circles because he is pursing so many goals and is thinking in so many directions- while Burr always moves in straight lines because his thinking is so linear and rigid. Until the "room where it happens" and he does the amazing circle run.
The lore gets deeper
I'm so happy you reacted to Hamilton. I watched it during lockdown and it changed my perspective on so many aspects of life. You guys are awesome. Thanks for the amazing content.
slaves were NEVER allowed to VOTE!! The 3/5 thing was for population counting and to determine the number of representatives each state was allowed. This was so that southern states were allowed more representation in Congress to SUPPORT slavery. NEVER think that early America allowed African-Americans to vote. Good reaction but soooo far off there.
Came here to say this
Rick repping the Karasuno highschool volleyball team warms my heart
Why was I thinking he was giving me older Asahi vibes 😂💗
@@lacynverguenza full grown Beard asahi! 🤣
I was literally looking for a comment pointing this out the entire time when I first started the video I was like OMG asahi cosplay🤣😂
I'm always amazed at the foreshadowing in "Hurricane"
I just realized that last week and it doesn't fade out of my mind
When he sings
"We were sick and she was holding me
I couldn't seem to die"
And Burr comes with his "wait for it"
YEEEES FORESHADOWING
THIS IS SO GOOD
Renee Elise Goldsberry who plays the oldest sister and sings "Satisfied" won the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr) also won the Tony, and Daveed Diggs (Lafayette and Jefferson). and Miranda won for writing the Musical. 11 Tonys in all.
The woman who plays Angelica was Quellcrist Falconer in Altered Carbon
Awesome! She is one of the best parts of that show