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Just thinking about the use of strings in No Longer You (a musical instrument associated with Penelope) and how they become more intense after Tiresias pokes at Odysseus’ faith in Penelope

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Ngl that "I took too long" rlly broke something in me

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Tiresias: I see a man who gets to make it home alive but it’s no longer you… I see your wife standing with a man hunting

Odysseus: what if i became the monster.

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One sentence from Tireseis managed to slightly shake Odysseus’ otherwise unwavering faith in Penelope (the thing that’s keeping him going) so much that he changed his entire philosophy

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Coupled with the fact that it is unlikely that Polites may not have had a proper burial or funeral according to Ancient Greek customs, (the survivors left in a hurry), meaning that he - nor any of the other men who were killed by Polyphemus and Poseidon - wouldn’t be able to cross the Styx to be at rest.

I hate to say it, but Polites' death was even sadder than I first thought. Not only did he, Odysseus's best friend, die a horrible death, but his beliefs died with him. His song was all about convincing Odysseus to great the world with open arms, to be kind to his foes, but his death causes Odysseus to not only abandon those beliefs, but move in the complete opposite direction.

This is reinforced by "No longer you", with Tiresias telling Odysseus that the man who returns home isn't him anymore. That's because the old Odysseus, the one who believed in kindness and open arms, died with Polites, but the new Odysseus from "Monster" who believes in ruthlessness, in making it home no matter the cost, survives. He doesn't just become the monster, he destroys the other parts of him who believed what Polites did. In other words, Open arms Ody dies, but Ruthlessness is mercy Ody lives.

Sorry for the ramble but those are just my thoughts and interpretation of the Underworld Saga.

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Okay realised that it was his mom not Penelope. But agh the bitter sweetness of that moment

Penelope bringing Odysseus some respite and comfort in The Underworld and her standing with a completely changed Odysseus which is why he became angry. he’s a completely different man by the end of the musical. He’s not Odysseus but a Hunter, a different man from the one in No Longer You.

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Wasn’t emotionally prepared for the Polites jump scare

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We finally got a ‘who?!’ instead of a ‘what?!’ folks

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We finally got a ‘who?!’ instead of a ‘what?!’ folks

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People spend so much time running away from prophecies it’s refreshing to see someone just go ‘fuck it I’ll save myself the trouble and fulfill the prophecy’

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Penelope bringing Odysseus some respite and comfort in The Underworld and her standing with a completely changed Odysseus which is why he became angry. he’s a completely different man by the end of the musical. He’s not Odysseus but a Hunter, a different man from the one in No Longer You.

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My cat will be rolling

Want to write a court of fey and flowers fanfiction but debating about whether to do it by rolling the dice as well

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‘betty’ hits a little different after TTPD

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I know everyone’s been speculating that But Daddy I Love Him is a reference to The Little Mermaid, but it’s probably more Hatfield and McCoy vibes