I never realized but this musical really is what it feels like to walk through the world as an autistic person 😅

@HyperfixationStation

8 ай бұрын

IT REALLY IS

@AnaTheKitten

8 ай бұрын

No wonder it’s in my top 3 😂

@applepatronum4934

2 ай бұрын

I am mind blown rn

@ALTnOtes

2 ай бұрын

Especially since in the first scene he’s in, you can hear all the whirring and phones ringing- from what I’ve heard, neurotypical people can filter that stuff out 😂

@shaeisgae8952

17 күн бұрын

Ohhhhh shit I thought I only identified with Paul because I used to hate musicals

4:05 I cannot believe there are some versions of the show where Jeff doesn't have Mr Davidson do the "too many curves" gag, it's the physical comedy peak of the whole scene

@Cayteecatt

8 ай бұрын

fr i didnt appreciate what we had until it was gone

@RitsuSakuma69

7 ай бұрын

*Jon stated on one of his twitch’s watchparty that a lot of the shit they did during these shows were improvised so majority of the things Jeff, Lauren, Robert, and Joey did were off the top of their head! LMAO*

i never noticed how much paul stims in TGWDLM until now…even if he’s not being presented as autistic that’s a lot of stimming for one man

me, an autistic: "im not suoer seeing anything out of the ordinary yet" me, AN AUTISTIC: "oh thats because this is normal behavior to me thats right i remember now."

Emma: *pours her heart out to Paul* Paul: *It CoUlD bE wOrSe*

@celinelia8127

Жыл бұрын

NickNack Paddywack he only said 'it could be worse' to her comment that she'll probably die in Hatchetfield, not to everything else that she said

dying just noticed charlotte listening in the background at 7:10 when paul says emma is the "latte hottay" then looking at emma and going "oooh" like you know these guys have been gossiping about paul's crush lol

@caroldevaney7630

8 ай бұрын

and the little wave xD

starting from 1:30 you can see paul rubbing his fingers together as a self soothing stim while hes stressed by ted

@JACKZDONUTZ

7 ай бұрын

i think he also does it here, i can’t tell 7:25

@samsingsthings

7 ай бұрын

yes!! also i didn't notice before but the faces he makes whilst ted's talking is the same as what i do

@jackmclean4120

5 ай бұрын

Jon does it with Richie in NPMD, so I'm wondering if that's just a thing he does

let it out is so much creepier when you can see the full stage, the other infected just stand there motionless until it's their turn thats terrifying (9:30)

Now that a think of the implications ™ of this headcanon maybe one of the reasons Paul doesn't like musicals other then just general discomfort is because he's sound sensitive and doesn't like loud music/clapping after a song

@JDM-is-my-name

8 ай бұрын

I relate so hard to it! I really like musicals and theater, but I can't actually go to any because the sensory stimulation and flashing lights mess with my brain

@bbqreal

8 ай бұрын

@@JDM-is-my-name same though 😭 sensory issues are a bitch

@TheMoggFREE

8 ай бұрын

but actually, it's because he's sour-graping musicals. As a child, he was never given a chance to be in a musical, unlike Emma, that's why he hates them but deep down he actually loves them (he knows the lyrics to Moana) that's why during Let it Out and Inevitable, the alien inside him reveals what he truly feels.

@JDM-is-my-name

8 ай бұрын

@@TheMoggFREE he could have been discouraged from musicals by a parent, if it is a sensory thing. Also, there are plenty of people who power through sensory issues if they are mild to participate in hobbies they might not otherwise be able to. Also, he knows the lyrics to a Disney song. That's not exactly something you have to desperate seek out to find out about

@Acorn905

5 ай бұрын

Darn it know i can't chose if he Had an interest in musicals before and could of been in one but never got the chance to pursue that dream either because of his parents not having enough money for it or being picked on by others for liking them. Found the sensory to stressful, like loud clapping, bright lights, itchy/uncomfortable costumes, socializing (he didn't want to be in the softball team) and practicing with others and being on a stage with people watching. Maybe he just really disslikes them for some other reasons. He did say he felt awkward seeing people dance and sing so maybe he never knew what to do during dance breaks or found the plot of musicals he had seen to cheesy or nonsensical and ended up thinking all musicals where that way. There's so many different possible scenarios!! ^^

shout out to the person in the audience who went “oh noooo” at 10:01 bc saaame

@monjatteson

5 ай бұрын

I laughed so hard 😭🙏

Wait I actually can't get over how perfect an autistic reading of Paul and this whole musical is. The idea that Paul as an autistic guy doesn't relate to the loud emotional melodrama of musicals, and the way that everyone else (whose neurotypical) seems to like them in a way he doesn't understand. And then as the world is becoming a musical, he sees them all as the weirdos they are for the way they go through the world singing and dancing in this overly choreographed way, but they all think PAUL is the weird one who must be changed to be more like them. He doesn't understand how everyone except for him just knows these lyrics and choreography somehow...hmm what does that remind you of. And finally the Let it Out scene where all the singing characters essentially say that there must be a voice inside of him somewhere, locked away, that he must let out...such a perfect representation of how non disabled, allotistic people think that trapped inside every autistic (or disabled) person is a more "real" version of themselves, because they won't accept the person at face value. They won't engage with an autistic person unless they become "normal" and communicate in the way everyone else does. I love it because by putting the audience in Paul's shoes, we see how weird this expectation is. And Paul is able to triumph at the end by declaring that he still "doesn't like musicals", like he can't be converted into something he is not, and then blows them all up. Of course the epilogue then implies the allotistic zombies win in the end, but hey it's Hatchetfield. I will never see this musical the same way again.

@grimkeeper64

8 ай бұрын

as an autistic person, YES THIS. THANK YOU

@enviisyk

7 ай бұрын

i love this interpretation a lot. For me Let it Out represented finally giving into the pressure to "put on the mask" and losing yourself in that. basically becoming a shell of what you once were in the favor of allistic people

@Acorn905

5 ай бұрын

Im to tired to point out how right you are so I'm just going to say it, you're right and that's a beautiful metaphor alsow I love how random the phrase "Allotistic zombies" is

@grayblethenerd

4 ай бұрын

Also the fact that the Hive (or Pokey, if you wanna be more specific) is just piloting their corpses in the way they think they should behave. It eats them from the inside, leaving no soul or brain, just a body that can't die or feel pain anymore. Similar to how "treatments" for autism range from aba therapy, lobotomy, or more sinister practices like those of the Judge Rotenberg Center (ged shocks, sensory deprivation, aversion therapy, etc), are basically forms of wearing down the patient until they're trained and compliant to whatever the administrator of said treatments sees fit.

@fireflychan88

Ай бұрын

Love how this reading makes the line "What if the only choice is You have to sing to survive?" About masking

I love him, he’s so very autistic and it’s great

@celinelia8127

Жыл бұрын

Rehksthemess what the heck does it mean to be 'very autistic'?

So little but at 6:00 the emphasis Bill puts on ‘scare the shit out of YOU’ def implied that Paul is sound sensitive, and probably freaks out at jump scares

@-fern-off-6602

7 ай бұрын

Omg I'm taking this comment as law

@ThatOneArchivist

7 ай бұрын

7:23 Paul also flinches at this, even if i don’t follow the Autistic Headcanon until proven canon i will give support and evidence :33

@MicahToTheMax

7 ай бұрын

@@ThatOneArchivisti think someone said it was canon actually

@ThatOneArchivist

4 ай бұрын

@@MicahToTheMax well if it was one of the people who either played in the show or made the show then yeah but if it's just a random commenter saying it then I doubt it

@Jason-zg4sd

4 ай бұрын

@ThatOneArchivist iirc, it was Jon who said it! So yes it was the actor :)

Literally it was easier for Paul to put his life on the line for Bill and Alice then it was for him to watch a musical

The digital tickets have a special charm to them that the pro shots can’t capture. I wish more of them were available

Notice how he fidgets his hands when talking to Emma and changes the positions of his hands on his body, unlike Emma who’s pose only changes during a natural reaction when she talks. Also in the proshot, when he walks into the office you can see him knocking his fists together!

3:23 - Yeah that would be me after the most life-altering traumatic event of my life

Ok but if we are following the autistic Paul headcanon, the scene with Mr. Davidson is so sad because of how much he’s intruding his space and probably overloading his senses

“I do not, why do people ask that, it’s not very difficult, I do not… what do you mean it’s not expected for me to say no? Why would they ASK me then??!”

shoutout to that one person who said oh no at 10:02

I also find it interesting how when Paul rejects Bill's offer to go see Mamma Mia!, it's seen as rude, when all hes reallly doing is prioritizing his own comfort in a specific situation. Has happened to me way too often.

@petthepirate3115

Ай бұрын

As “rude” as it seems, Paul has a fair right to reject joining Bill to help him with something that Bill himself should be responsible of. I do kinda find it guilt-trippy when Bill asks him if he’s gonna “leave him hanging”

Yay! I heacanoned him as autistic not long agow and I was afraid to comment about it in fan vids since i didn't want to get responses like "not evrybody is autistic stop forcing it" so im happy some other people agree ^^

@esobelisk3110

8 ай бұрын

every fictional character can be autistic if you analyse them hard enough (but Paul Matthews more than most)

@josh___something

8 ай бұрын

​@@esobelisk3110 Naah, there's a distinct vibe here. A LOT of fictional characters can be neurotic for plot reasons, but few are ✨Neurodivergent✨ neurotic.

I've been saying for YEAARSS this man's got autistic swag out the wazoo !

@a.g.r1350

6 ай бұрын

All his characters got that ‘tism swag, Richie especially

@Acorn905

5 ай бұрын

New favorite phrase of the week: "Autistic swag up the wazoo!"

paul makes me so unreasonably happy in a very distinctly autistic way so i got VERY excited when this popped up in my recommended

I love Paultism sososo much

@shinyminunthetheatregeek2036

8 ай бұрын

1:33 Also he said 🧍‍♂️

@shinyminunthetheatregeek2036

8 ай бұрын

8:07 I NEVER NOTICED HE MIMICS EMMA'S BODY LANGUAGE OUUUUUUUUU

5:20 the way Paul puts his hands in front of his mouth in distress is exactly like what Jon does in his unhinged VENUS video when the character has flashbacks about his wife

PROMISE ME YOULL THINK ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS. *ARE YOU FRIGHTENED.*

Paul and Emma are both complimentary autistic and they're wonderful

@SmudgedSketch

7 ай бұрын

So real for that

i always wondered who they based paul's character on bc he immediately read as autistic to me hhh a little too relatable (and it always makes me a little sad that he is often described as boring or rude)

@idkwhattoputhere5541

7 ай бұрын

yes !! i love watching reviews of my favourite media, but so often people call paul unlikeable or a bad person for stuff like not wanting to see mamma mia with bill, and it frustrates me to no end. he isnt saying that because he doesnt want to help bill, hes saying that because he dislikes musicals !! allistics need to stop asking questions if they dont want an answer !!

I can relate to Paul, I’m not into musicals and can get socially awkward. But watching TGWDLM and Twisted really brings a laugh out of me many times. Team Starkid are musical geniuses!

Stim stimmeny stim stimmeny stim stim steroo

@Acorn905

9 ай бұрын

Okayokayokayokay... (keep the okay line going)

@Sillyscringloman

7 ай бұрын

​@@Acorn905okayokayokay... Okay. Okay.

I’m so gonna watch this later but the constant ringing sounds at the start makes me flip out😭😭

@ItsGorgugKeepgoing

8 ай бұрын

That was really stressing me out too. I had to power through it and also check out a little

honestly i love this is most of his scenes!! like he is so autistic that you can't really have a spasific scene tyo show it because he so is

Unironically started knocking my fists together like Paul after I watch the musical for the first time a few years ago

9:23 why is everyone keep hitting paul 😭

yes yes yes! i’m happy stimming while watching this :)

I'm so happy to find out about this! I had always related to Paul and now I know why, lmao

no wonder i relate to him so much lol

FINALLY! I KNEW I WASNT THE ONLY ONE GETTING THOSE VIBES!!/gen

I love the idea of this but the office noises being front and center makes it horrendous to watch 😂

never noticed this but around 5:00 the background music is similar to the bridge in let it out :0

@SmudgedSketch

7 ай бұрын

Omg I was just about to comment this haha

8:56 i laugh at this so hard every time

I wondered why I could heavily relate to Paul 😂

Headcanon : paul doesn’t like physical touch unless its with emma

As a person who has autism. I can confirm that Paul is one of us.

You’re so right!

I didn’t think about it but honestly he is def autistic maybe that’s why he was so relatable to me :^ Ive also always wanted to just go “no” to stuff lol

It would honestly be super exciting seeing neurodivergent rep /gen (Sorry if I misspelled)

SOMEBODY ELSE WHO BELIEVES HES AUTISTIC

Hi, I just wanna ask, is there any way to get this digital ticket version of the musical? Is it included in the bonus features?

@AFlyingRaven

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! If you buy the bonus features you get the digital ticket version, kickstarter bloopers and some behind the scenes choreography

@trangdang9705

2 жыл бұрын

@@AFlyingRaven thank you for replying!

@AFlyingRaven

2 жыл бұрын

No problem!

HOW DID I NEVER PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER

so true!!!!!

you can upload clips of the digital ticket version?

Man, I've seen the KZread release version so much, this feels so odd compared to it, like, the cadence of certain reads, the timing...it's not bad, just not what I've been used to for years. I feel like the video resonates with me harder in that case 😂

You can't get these recordings if you didn't buy them ahead of time, right?

@katethevampire

8 ай бұрын

I don't think so but there is a professionally shot version on the starkid KZread channel and I think there's a re-upload of the digital ticket version

@zendpixie

7 ай бұрын

@@katethevampire do you happen to know where one could find such re-upload? asking for no reason whatsoever (15 dollars for me is like 60pln i can NOT afford that for smth thats only available for 72 hours) 👉👈