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Come Home With Me + Wedding Song + Epic 1 | Hadestown Unedited Reaction
🕑 Added 2024-08-14 15:12:55 +0000 UTCComments
🔥Enby_Ember🔥
I believe the Hades and Persephone myth is supposed to explain winter and summer the two harsh quarters of the year
Magnus Taliesin
almonds aren't fruits but they do grow on trees!
Magnus Taliesin
I'm sure you've caught on by now, but yes, this is happening in the Overworld, and Hades and Persephone's marriage is having issues and fucking with the cycles of the seasons.
Kristina (LadyGreensleeves33)
Essentially they took the Orpheus and Eurydice myth and placed it in the American West during the Great Depression while still maintaining all the mythological constructs.
JR Hill
They're in the overworld... But ON the road to hell. They just don't know that's the path their actions are leading to yet.
Broody Gaming
You going “waaait for meeee somethin somethin yeeah….” Was worth the patreon sub alone to see that early hahaha oh I needed that laugh. Thanks mate. Love this musical sm so stoked for you to go through it.
octo
Regarding the background vocals, I believe it’s the chorus singing with Orpheus, and my thoughts were that when Orpheus is confident with himself, he gets chorus backing (“I’m ORRRRPHEUS!”), but when he’s insecure he does not (“…oh no, I’m not like that :/“)
Robin
for some context into why orpheus might have those backing vocals, in the original concept album orpheus always has those layered vocals to sound sort of otherworldly, his voice is literally magic!
Logan Baxter
This is basically it, they transplanted the idea of the story to something like the dustbowl era in the American west.
Nashira Sidus
The dust bowl time period, or like that’s what I’ve always interpreted it as
Nashira Sidus
It’s kinda taking place in like, the dust bowl?
Lenya Hope
The really cool thing, in stage performances, Orpheus (the actor) is actually playing the guitar in the Epic 1-3 songs its dope
Kitty
On stage, during "Wedding Song," the wilted flower that Orpheus was holding and offering to Eurydice came back to life and bloomed into a brilliant red blossom, which is a fantastic visual for the magic of his song!
Macabrellian
Correct!
jayden_arsonew
it does look like one it's just never been confirmed lol
Phoenix Mackenzie
Looks like it could be a red Carnation flower
Bridget Beachley
My memory is 6 seeds. Fall and winter are due to that (fall everything starts to die and winter it’s all gone) then spring and summer she’s back up and everything is alive and flourishing.
liminalpsych
I belieeeve they’re in the Overworld, or maybe a kind of liminal/transitional/in between space (railway station) which is appropriate for messenger god Hermes. It’s always been a little unclear to me, maybe I’ll get more clarity as you watch it, heh.
liminalpsych
It was originally a third of the year, and then later writers (Ovid and Hyginus) made it a full half, so both are correct :>
StrangeBrian
In regards to the split time of Persephone, it is half the year. Autumn is when her absence begins to be felt, leaves fall, the last harvests are gathers, the wind grows colder etc, and Winter is where her absence is felt the strongest
jayden_arsonew
orpheus actually plays the guitar in epic himself on stage!
jayden_arsonew
in the stage version orpheus summons a red flower! remember that :) it's the one on the cover, noone actually knows what flower it's supposed to be, the actors just call it 'the flower'
Kerri Kortness
Most of the first act takes place up top. The song in the beginning was basically the Dramatis Personae.
jayden_arsonew
yes about the background voices, i tried to research that once and i found nothing lmao
MJ
come home with me is my favorite song from this musical and I am so happy
Sammantha Lloyd
In the show on stage, when Orpheus finishes the song he pulls a carnation from nowhere representing that spring will come.
Ace Trainer Aster
I'm blind-reacting along with you so I am very excited to see the rest of these reactions!!
