WAIT I LOVE THIS?! "My Shot" from Hamilton - First Time Reaction/Analysis (ft. @officialmortius )

You can already find UNEDITED VERSIONS of a ton of Hamilton content here! :_heartsper: www.patreon.com/collection/579275

The "enter me, he says in parentheses" line is also another subtle musical theater reference to stage directions. In a script, there will often be lines such as "Enter insert character name " when a character comes on stage, and those lines are often in italics or parentheses to denote that they are not spoken but merely directions. Here, Hamilton is speaking the "stage directions", which shows off his ego. But yeah, as another comment said, this show has so many references to musical theater in general, as well as to specific shows and hip hop songs/artists.

The great thing about Hamilton is that the more of the musical you listen to the better it gets, the awesomeness stacks

12:59 "he's only willing to wait for it" Mortius. I see you Mortius. Oml akhsjaj

"Act 2 isnt coming out anytime soon" Act 2 coming out in a few days

I'm so glad that you both are continuing these videos together - my favourite duo. Who knew that when Mortius took you through the Horse and the Infant that you two would become a beloved duo to so many people

As someone with a complex medical history, (91 surgeries, 4 nearly fatal health crises) "for the first time, I'm thinking past tomorrow" is a really impactful line that for some reason is only just now hitting me. "I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory" is another line that I really relate to. The most recent of those 4 nearly fatal health crises was back in 2017, when I was 17, and I had to be put into a medically-induced coma that lasted 10 days, and I can't remember much about what happened right before the drugs kicked in, but I do know that I looked my mom in the face and said "This time, I'm going to die." Do I regret saying that to her? YES. Do I still believe I should've died? ABSOLUTELY. I had gone septic. I 100% should've died. When they brought me back out of the coma was when things got horrible. Going septic can fuck up your brain and make it do some unpleasant stuff. I hallucinated and since it was shortly after the Las Vegas sniper, I had a delusion that a sniper was aiming at my window. Thankfully, that's the most recent of my medical PTSD. I've been generally healthy since. (DAMN, I forgot how wordy I can get when discussing my medical trauma. I'm so used to only being wordy with things I'm passionate about.)

I think everyone who wasn't an expert on The Odyssey thought "Little Ajax" was a kid. 🤣

Can't wait for Casper to hear Aaron's song! He's gonna FREAK!

i have a feeling casper is gonna LOVE non-stop!!

WARNING: This is a spoiler for a lyric at the very end of the musical, so don't look at this comment if you haven't already seen it. I really like that the "woah, woah, woah" motif doesn't get its name until the very end, where Hamilton says "Laurens leads a soldiers' chorus on the other side". Up until that point, we've heard the motif a lot, with enough context to figure out the meaning, but it doesn't get the name "soldiers' chorus" until the very end. Just a neat detail :)

After coming from the Epic reactions, I’m really looking forward to hearing Casper’s analyses of not only the vocals and storyline, but also the instrumentals. Accompaniment is a facet of music that I don’t give as much attention as I probably should. I’m usually laser-focused on the singers, so my mind is blown when he picks apart the instrumental and points out its’ implications for the characters and story as a whole. Hope you enjoy the rest of the musical!

“Lin Last name” 💀💀

"he's only willing to wait for it" Mortius.

You pointed out the double meaning of "shot", and that reminded me of something I find interesting that I learned. Apparently, ASL interpreters actually communicate that different meaning in their sign language when interpreting the song.

RAIN COATS

Love seeing people come blind to Hamilton at this point in time, and also non-American perspectives because I came in without an American perspective either. So I didn’t know the history at the time and it’s neat to see a similar perspective in that way. Hope you can keep it up!

I’m willing to wait for the next Hamilton reaction

It's amazing that a musical about the American Revolution is now being performed around the world, including in England. I would've loved it if Queen Elizabeth had attended a performance before her death. She was such a funny woman, I feel like she'd have asked to try on King George III's crown. I mean, she cut a cake with her knighting sword. 😂

After you've watched the show, it would be so cool if you checked out Howard Ho's analysis of the music and its motifs! It doesnt have to be a reaction video, but if you find yourself looking to geek out about the music and/or learn something after completion, his video essays are a must!