How I could have taken so long to find this channel is a existential forest of itself. Being reminded of this wonderful little series is now made better by association with your takeaways.
Otgw is a masterpiece. I love the “the purgatory stuff is a parallel to Wirt’s anxiety” take rather than the more typical internet theory of “the unknown is secretly purgatory and that’s the point” you usually see on otgw videos. It’s more about how the purgatory stuff informs the narrative rather than how many Dante’s Inferno references you can find by cross-referencing the story.
I’m gonna figure out how to get “walking perpetual existential crisis” onto my license plate. Also the phrase “it knows the difference between responsibility and guilt” really hit me for some reason
My "child at WalMart" moment was me asking my dad where my mom was (a grocery store about 4 miles away) and me telling him I was gonna go outside and play.
I then walked through the small town all the way to the grocery store and honestly made my own mythos in the process at about age 6 or so. I know this because my mom, being the sentimental type, kept all the strange knickknacks and objects I had on my person that I said, "Were magic items that kept me safe."
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How I could have taken so long to find this channel is a existential forest of itself. Being reminded of this wonderful little series is now made better by association with your takeaways.
I love this take on over the garden wall.
Otgw is a masterpiece. I love the “the purgatory stuff is a parallel to Wirt’s anxiety” take rather than the more typical internet theory of “the unknown is secretly purgatory and that’s the point” you usually see on otgw videos. It’s more about how the purgatory stuff informs the narrative rather than how many Dante’s Inferno references you can find by cross-referencing the story.
I’m so glad I got the series on dvd when I did, so even if it gets expunged from the records and becomes lost media, I can still enjoy it myself
I'm actually so glad I stumbled upon this video today. I didn't know your channel yet but this reawakened just how MUCH I love over the garden wall🤧🤧🧡
I’m gonna figure out how to get “walking perpetual existential crisis” onto my license plate.
Also the phrase “it knows the difference between responsibility and guilt” really hit me for some reason
We are but stardust on a twirling rock… S H I T THATS SOME EXISTENTIAL DREAD
This was beautiful.
My "child at WalMart" moment was me asking my dad where my mom was (a grocery store about 4 miles away) and me telling him I was gonna go outside and play.
I then walked through the small town all the way to the grocery store and honestly made my own mythos in the process at about age 6 or so. I know this because my mom, being the sentimental type, kept all the strange knickknacks and objects I had on my person that I said, "Were magic items that kept me safe."
I love this show
This is the take I've been waiting for on this show, thank you so much.