My heart. After over a year of stories, Wildflower's FULL backstory has finally fallen into place. Where he came from, who he is now. An emotional scene but a wonderful one. On the other hand, I bet some people are gonna be real confused when an NFL West reaction vid has a WFT fan talking about leaves and parents.

@Abbaschand

2 жыл бұрын

I can help. For those who wondered why Washington is in this, keep in mind that the Cardinals used to be in the NFC East, when they were a five-team division during 1970-2001. That's why Eugene [Cardinals] knows the East family (Gus [Cowboys], Rocky [Eagles], and Wildflower [WFT], possibly Bruce [Giants] too.)

@jerbganderwood8433

2 жыл бұрын

@@Abbaschand Don't know NFL history and figured rhere was some kind of connection like that but did not want to do the work of finding out. Thanks!

@AMD64EVER

2 жыл бұрын

@@Abbaschand I don't know the NFL history as well as you seem to. When wildflower says that Gus tried to frame him for murder so he killed him, is that in reference to something that happened between the Redskins and Cowboys in the past?

@graysonschmitz6464

2 жыл бұрын

@@AMD64EVER reference to the AFC NFC East series from last year

@tmoon011383

2 жыл бұрын

@@Abbaschand Ah. I had been wondering that. Thank you for the clarifacation.

“i don’t hurt trees anymore.” fucking hell, tom. that was hands down one of the most intense endings i’ve ever seen in any series. i feel bad for wildflower.

@ricardonavarrete5065

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr😂

I actually cried, when Wildflower said I don’t hurt trees anymore. I was already tearing up, but that made me start balling.

@BrandenPaul2425

2 жыл бұрын

SAME!!!!

@JamesTobiasStewart

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was Grossi taking a comedic element and making it much darker. I mean personally, I have a worrying feeling that if things don't start going badly for our villains, Eugene would die readily to save Wildflower, but that him doing so would only make Wildflower's guilt complex even worse.

@jacobbuchanan6076

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesTobiasStewart imagine if Washington takes the name "Red Wolves". Wildflower would become a lone wolf who believes he is stained with blood

@chrissimmons9743

Жыл бұрын

This is by far the closest i've come to crying while watching something. Some of that might be because other times when i would've cried made me more angry than sad (like when Thanos snapped his fingers with the infinity gauntlet in Infinity War). Even Carl's death last year was like this. I was more mad than sad [probably because i knew what had actually happend unlike Brice, Springsteen, Fredrick, and Danny. Had i been in their shoes i probably would've cried tears just like Springsteen did (especially after the character arc Carl went through where he actually cared about his brothers the way a brother should as opposed to celebrating and proclaiming he can kill Bruce with no consequences now that they weren't brothers).]

“We have a home game this week.” “Does that really matter?”

@beru3887

2 жыл бұрын

It won’t happen but imagine a chargers/rams superbowl.

@boriscook6817

2 жыл бұрын

@@beru3887 ow you just stumbled onto the script They are shooting for 2 but will settle for 1 of them New stadium and all 👍🏻

@jackdean2509

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that is something that was said

@boriscook6817

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackdean2509 💵

@SolidShepard

2 жыл бұрын

doubly doesn't matter when you consider the chiefs seem to be better on the road this year than at home for some reason. lol

Jesus CHRIST this puts a lot of what Wildflower has said before into perspective… well done Tom. Truly.

Holy shit, how is Tom this good of an actor?!

@boriscook6817

2 жыл бұрын

He’s not acting

@econe921x

2 жыл бұрын

I couldnt figure out for a moment or two why it kept showing the empty chair when it should have shown them hugging. . . Now thats immersive and amazing!

"Oh, hey there breck. Good to see you" "Shut the hell up Diego" *Automatic gold*

Wildflower: "I don't hurt trees anymore" Ben Roethlisberger: "Whew!"

@TheStupidSeal

2 жыл бұрын

He hurt him last year.

The way everything ties together is just a masterpiece. What i liked most about last year’s East Reaction vids is how each character was deeply flawed in their own way but they all had some good in them. the lore with wildflower is just enhancing that thought and just giving a whole new meaning to all of last years vids. if this years reaction vid’s finale half as good as last years it will be incredible, i am so excited

@sirrandomguy01

2 жыл бұрын

Glad the nfl approved an extra episode this year

@goldenhawkalumni5341

2 жыл бұрын

@@sirrandomguy01, an extra two episodes now.

I *COULDN'T* miss this premiere. I just had to find out what happens next, especially between Wildflower and Grandpa Cardinal. Also, Rest In Peace D.T. 😢🙏🏼

the lore in this season is deep… amazing story writing Tom!

It's not fair how emotional this series gets. Same thing with the East last year, it starts as all fun and games and suddenly it's just hitting you in the feels with solid acting. These last couple of weeks are going to be rough

“And the Oscar goes to… Tom Grossi for Grandpa Cardinal and WildFlower”

Dropped everything I was doing IMMEDIATELY. Couldn't miss the premiere... so excited!

@ymbrox

2 жыл бұрын

+1 well what were you doing at 1:00 a.m.

@duross101

2 жыл бұрын

I had more important things to do then simp for Tom, but I was also excited

@Priceless-we6nb

2 жыл бұрын

@@ymbrox ikr

@thatguyaron1154

2 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is. Chargers aren't even that good 😂 Denver owns thier ass

Jesus Christ Tom, I didn't need you to make me cry... I miss my granddad, he was my hero and I'd do anything to spend time with him again...just to have him say how proud he was of me, how much I'd grown as a person; I was lucky to have him until I was 20, but I wish now at 25 I could have him still, if just so we could watch the Pats game like we used to every Sunday until his final illness...

@erichall090909

2 жыл бұрын

I just lost mine last week. This hit me hard.

@AlanNadeauIII

2 жыл бұрын

I offer you my prayers man. And I hope your granddad is smiling down on you.

God, what incredible story telling between Grandpa Cardinal and Wildflower. Bawled my eyes out. Yesterday was one year since my grandmother passed from brain cancer and seeing those two reminded me so much of myself and her whenever I had bad days...Thank You Tom from the bottom of my heart buddy. Much love.

Why am I Crying over a Football Fan version of big brother the raw emotion that came out during the Wildflower and Grandpa scene... just wow man

How am I more invested in this than actual football. The games affect the show, so who I root for depends on that now.

@naving4899

2 жыл бұрын

SAME

@packer7915

2 жыл бұрын

I find myself the same way. I'm always thinking "How's this game going to affect the show?" and "I need X to win so Y happens on the show."

@JamesTobiasStewart

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah like I had no opinion of them before, but I hate the Rams now, I want them to crash and burn, because that manipulative sociopath deserves nothing good in this world. Conversely I hate the Football Team's management and owners, but them doing well may be good for Wildflower, so that's good.

@dundermifflinregionalmanag5607

2 жыл бұрын

Last year I was rooting for the Jets so that Springsteen would wake up

@SolidShepard

2 жыл бұрын

i mean, as a chiefs fan i obviously want the chiefs to win every week, but after the game my first thought is always how he will incorporate it into this weeks episode.

Going in, I'm worried not just for Grandpa Cardinal but for everyone. Louis just won, and story wise I definitely feel like he's the biggest threat.

@burningfreezer8674

2 жыл бұрын

I still think its breck imo but yeah Louis too

@patrickm1

2 жыл бұрын

@@burningfreezer8674 Breck has no leverage over anyone. He’s not in a position of power, Diego and Louis know he killed Mack, and Captain, Diego, and Lenny know that he plotted to kill him earlier in the season. He’s either going to be used as a pawn by Diego and Louis or he’ll be “voted out” (can’t decide exactly what that means; maybe they’ll execute him or maybe they’ll just turn him into the police) by the others once they find out he killed Mack.

@Hiro1oo1

2 жыл бұрын

Louis is ruthless because of what's missing. People who loved him even if the Ram's didn't put up numbers. He entered this house open to others and they demanded nothing but the worst of him. So he will provide them the worst, and now when the others are cowed and pulling to the wayside, he will not relent because he seeks what he had at home, his real home.

@nicholasbarber3644

2 жыл бұрын

so what going to happen if louis gets nfc west crown but lenny still haves afc west

@bluerisk

2 жыл бұрын

Louis needs to meet Carl...

Tom, how am I supposed to get my homework done with you posting more bangers.

@feenaurm

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@Mike__B

2 жыл бұрын

How am I supposed to grade final exams with Tom posting this!

@jacksonsmith322

2 жыл бұрын

Omg same

@TheStupidSeal

2 жыл бұрын

same

@byronvigil8163

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mike__B See Tom is even getting Teachers lol

He's so fast to change and switch to each character during live premiere props to Mr. Tom "The Flash" Grossi

@QuackersClocksYT

2 жыл бұрын

Not to burst your bubble or anything but he films the episodes prior to the premiere.

@HufflepuffBaseball42313

2 жыл бұрын

@@QuackersClocksYT I think it’s a joke

I just love how the Seahawks and 49ers fans don't care about the plot and just hate on each other.

@EverythingTheorist

2 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is that earlier this season they'd actually started to get along by virtue of both struggling football-wise. Then as soon as at least one of them started winning they went right back. Their relationship is a flat frickin circle.

THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!! Tom (always getting in my feels and should win an Oscar) Grossi.

This series just keeps getting better and better. Fantastic job, Tom!

@jedimasterdraco6950

2 жыл бұрын

Amen. I take back what I said a couple weeks ago about this having less weight than the previous season.

@jacobnava8354

2 жыл бұрын

I cried

Incredibly impressed at Tom’s ability to look and sound such a wide variety of ages and demographics

The finale of the west is gonna make me bawl isn't it.

The beautiful, tragic backstory for Wildflower and Grampa Cardinals' unwavering love made me emotional. Well done Tom!

This series takes priority over studying for finals. Masterful performance

@owenhawthorne5276

2 жыл бұрын

This series takes priority over getting sleep before an 8 am final

@EverythingTheorist

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck on your finals! Especially since you get less sleep tonight because of this.

@owenhawthorne5276

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverythingTheorist I actually got a perfect score! Thanks for the support!

@oliverbrooke2937

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverythingTheorist 93 AND 83 OM BOTH OF THEM, LETS GO BABY

Wildflower timeline (i think): -Reggie growing up, parents are cowboys fans and neglect him -Grandpa Cardinal always favored Reggie and loved him like his own son (calling him jimmy and recalling their memories together) -Bruce goes missing -parents go looking for him and reggie is jealous due to his parents’ neglect for his help and well-being -storm knocks over tree and kills parents; Reggie blames himself for the incident since he practiced with his pointy stick on the tree that fell and buries his parents in the front yard. -as time goes on, reggie slowly shifts into wildflower turquoise; a man riddled with a rough past wanting to escape his demons through peace and serenity. -bruce is found, and family drama ensues wildflower surprisingly takes over the household and kills parent’s favorite (gus) in the process. -his brother rocky flees to atlanta after working with chomas to plot to kill family and other members of the east while bruce lives with his adopted family. -wildflower meets lenny and later reunites with grandpa cardinal and swears to never hurt nature again from the trauma hes dealt with from the self blame from his parent’s death. THE FUCKING LORE

@AlanNadeauIII

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, sounds about right. Now I wonder what will happen moving forward

@Wirehead18

2 жыл бұрын

Danny shot Rocky for killing his dad. Rocky is buried next to Gus.

@AlanNadeauIII

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wirehead18 Allegedly, Rocky came back later on during Coach Season 3

@EverythingTheorist

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's most of it! Just add in that season that Reggie spent being a Cardinals fan and living with grandpa, and the fact that Rocky was presumed dead for a while, and helping Tohm hunt down Chomas.

For a second I thought we were going to get a scene of Grandpa Cardinal consoling Wildflower until I realized that’s clearly impossible.

I wanted Wildflower lore like many of us. But I did not expect to end in tears after hearing it. What an amazing job Tom, seriously damn

@AurorunWolf

2 жыл бұрын

funny enough you could probably blame Dan Snyder for this each team seems to take inspiration from real life instances, like how the Cardinals are the oldest team in the league so we got Grandpa Cardinal.

Goddamn Tom. I am in tears after the end of that. You've outdone yourself again. Absolutely incredible.

Bro, how did I end up tearing to this? I was enjoying this and this actually got me in the feels

The last scene to make me cry this hard was the second to last scene in The Imitation Game when Benedict Cumberbatch tells Keira Knightley "I don't want to be alone." and then breaks down sobbing. The Wildflower scene was on that fucking level. Holy smokes Tom. I thought last week had some of your best acting to date... this week just surpassed it.

My god, that scene took up basically the entire episode and you know what? It was worth every SECOND! Amazing acting, amazing backstory for Wildflower, and what a touching ending to it. Great job, I cannot WAIT to see more of this!

@AMD64EVER

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like having a 10 minute emotional back and forth had to have been a huge risk for this show. There has never been anything like this. I'm so glad that Tom felt confident enough to put this in here and I am floored at how well it turned out.

With the quality of content and extremely loyal fanbase, I often forget that TomGrossi is the smallest channel in Clickbait Sports. Smallest by subscriptions, lifetime views. Come on people.

The resembelence between Wildflower and his grandpa is uncanny :)

Even after Wildflower confesses it doesn't even matter! Eugene still loves his grandson! Dammit Tom why you got to make me cry like this?

Holy shit. The last 10 minutes of this is intense, sad, and moving. Wildflower just letting his story out to his grandfather and admitting to killing half of his family. The most masterful thing Grossi has ever done in this series. Coach season 3 was a little better crafted, but the great thing about this is that it's not just the character building, but the sheer acting put on display by Tom is incredible. This is brilliant story telling and brings the emotions of a character like Wildflower and has now solidified him as the best written character in this entire lore. Good shit Tom

Great show. Also Washington not hurting trees anymore means they would have no chance against the Steelers.

@julianwalling1045

2 жыл бұрын

LMAO Big Ben😂

Ending made me tear up a bit. You truly are a great actor

“I don’t hurt trees anymore” well over a year of set up for that line, and it hit real hard

Wildflower went from being one of my favorites to being one of the creepiest to being the one that causes people the most sadness on the show

As a Seahawks fan I swear we’re going to dah supah bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers!

Didn’t expect to be tearing up over this at 1am, but just goes to show how awesome this is!

The entire day I refreshed on KZread every 20 minutes and this was so worth staying up for

Uh... wow. This is incredibly deep for a weekly recap of two divisions in the NFL. There is so much more to wildflower than I could have ever imagined. Brilliant work, absolutely stunning character development.

The entire exchange between grandpa Cardinal and Wildflower was incredible! So well written and performed, it, no joke, brought tears to my eyes! Incredible work as always!

Honestly, this has the best character building out of any show I watched this year

Having lost my two grandmothers, maternal last year and paternal this year, the WildFlower and Grampa Cardinal scene hits different

Tom, the fact that you, with minimal help and a shoe-string budget can create a series with more comedy, drama, and heart than anything Netflix and Hollywood can come up with in the past two or three years, is a testament to your passion and dedication. Bless you Tom Grossi. Please, keep doing what you do.

Legit began to believe it was two different people at the end there and not just Tom until the last shot 🤣. This was very well done

The emotions in this episode 😭❤️

@greatghan

2 жыл бұрын

Yo how did you get those emojis

@MVM28

2 жыл бұрын

@@greatghan Click the Join button and get a KZread Channel Membership.

@skitty449

Жыл бұрын

I WANT THE WILDFLOWER EMOJI.

My grandpa died last week and this is hitting me like a ton of bricks

THE SHOT WITH JUST THE CROWN AND "its ok..." is PERFECT

The writing in this saga is phenomenal, especially as it relates to tying in the history of the NFL. I though Wildflower being Eugene's grandson was more of a Grossi verse reference until I looked it up. The Cardinals used to be in the NFC East with Washington until the realignment in the 2000s (I'm a new fan of the league so didn't watch it before then). The detail in that is absolutely incredible.

As a Washington fan myself, I feel like I'm getting more than my fair share of attention but since everyone else seems to love Wildflower as much as I do, I guess it's fair enough. Go Wildflower!... and bless his soul 😥

How did it go from insults at a table to this? Tom you mad man.

@theoneandonlybumpus2862

2 жыл бұрын

Must’ve been something in those pizza bagels.

Who knew you could make a tear jerking scene out of a series that's mainly teams trash talking each other.

All here for Diego turning out to be the most physco of them all, no one suspects the chargers fan.

@rayoz8377

2 жыл бұрын

Would be pretty in line with the team, hold it together for most of the show (game) then fall apart at the seams right at the end

Tom. as someone who's going through a lot of family tragedy and drama right now. With a lot of not talking to anyone, or saying the wrong thing every since our dad died due to covid. I loved this. This made me cry for the first time and feel actual feelings since the funeral. You are an incredible writer and an incredible actor. And I'm so freaking glad I found your channel. Keep on doing the amazing ass work that you do.

@kp05.27

2 жыл бұрын

First off, my condolences about your father. Second, I'm glad the Posse could help you cope with the loss.

Never thought two people being the same person could make something o emotional. Great job Tom!

I like how both series started out as “haha, fans of teams talk trash to each other every week” and evolve to full on Hollywood worthy dramas

Dude your acting AND writing gets better with each new episode. Starting to anticipate each new one almost as much as the Packers games

Dude. Tom. If you don't have an agent, you need to get one, cause you need to start looking at movie roles. You're a hell of an actor!

Also Wildflower WHAT THE FUCK JESUS CHRIST holy shit

"That weight that you're holding on to" My brain "you're gonna carry that weight"

"Listen to me very carefully. You might not look the same, and you might have a different name now, but... I love you." Grandpa Cardinal is the grandparent we all need.

Grandpa Cardinal: "At least you still have Rocky and Bruce, right?" *Wildflower cries harder.*

I made the terrible decision of watching this right before I have to be happy and teach a class full of kids. Gosh that was heart-wrenching.

Tom oh my goodness, this season and story has been an adventure. Your are so talented and we have all learned to care so much about these characters. The progression of Eugene, the brother hood of Captain Finn Oakley and Mac. Bravo, this is one of the things I look forward to every week. Thank you

Holy crap... just wow... I've never gotten choked up before wondering how two characters could hug! And Wildflower's character depth just hit 9000! Bravo sir!

Okay, so can we give an Oscar to Tom already? His acting talent should be recognized.

Wildflower mentioned his parents being buried in the yard a few times in the East and Washington reaction videos. I love how you set up the foreshadowing that far back. Can’t wait to see what comes next!

Bro your acting is phenomenal!!! These get better and better each episode, awesome work!!!

THANKS FOR PUTTING MORE PRESSURE ON THE CHARGERS TO WIN WE APPRECIATE IT THANKS GROSSI.

You should legit win some kind of award for this, The storyline is epic

Tom telling himself that he loves himself. Highlight of my day.

why do i feel so sad learning about jimmy and grandpa cardinal's personal life, dude this is such good acting omg

Last time I commented it was about the Jimmy/Reggie plot hole, now it’s about the MASTERFUL backstory of it, totally perfect, we’ll done tom

Jeezus that ending. This is deeper than lord of the rings. I wonder how much the house will get shaken up if Seattle wins next week 👀

@AlanNadeauIII

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, looking at the games, the only cake walk is Arizona against Detroit (weird saying that) If both LA teams lose, then EVERYBODY is fucked

@RedRocket4000

2 жыл бұрын

@セラナ Movie sort of. The books plus additional materials stupid insanely deep is the Lord of the Rings. Take 9 movies just to do all of the book.

This series is turning me into a cardinals fan. Grandpa Cardinal is by far the best character Tom has crafted.

This series has made me realize how good of an actor Tom is.

This episode actually made me tear up. I love this series so much. I dislike the Seahawks, 49ers, and Chiefs in real life yet love the characters. The exact opposite for the Rams and Chargers. And Wildflower and Grandpa Cardinal... I love it so much. I honestly cheer for some of these teams just because of this series.

This series has made this season so much more enjoyable

I feel like Tom writes the script and then sends it to the NFL so they make the games fit

I will never understand how Tom makes a complete masterpiece every week and somehow finds a way top it with every single episode

3:55 as a Paul in a Beatles tribute, I respect the references!

Oh god...if my chiefs don't win this thursday this story is going to take a dark turn 😬😬😬

@edwardsaucedo9223

2 жыл бұрын

If Rams lose to Seahawks, it won't be as dark

@tenochmurillo2996

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry do you own the chiefs?

@ethanjames7857

2 жыл бұрын

@@tenochmurillo2996 Yes, I own stock in them.

Wow, I was not expecting that. Wildflower's backstory had me tearing up. Tom must have some sort of acting background.

Oh my, poor poor Wildflower.

Tom, you freaking genius, you’ve done it again. Well done sir, well done. Now to go find my heart that just got ripped out.

damn the first part of eugene's and wildflower's conversation hits really close to home. my grandpa passed away on black friday and there's a lot i wish i could've said to him before he was gone... i think it actually helped me process what my brain couldn't formulate over the past few weeks since his passing. thank you so much tom

Tom, you've really outdone yourself here. Wildflower's backstory reveal was so heartfelt and shocking. I don't know why, but I always suspected that the fear and anger turned him violent against his parents. Thanks for keeping the kid innocent. This episode really changed my whole perspective on Wildflower as a character and person; it's often so hard to remember that these characters aren't real, even when they all look the same. Your acting is phenomenal, Tom, and your story writing proves to be moving time and time again. I genuinely believe that this is your best episode yet, even better than the Coach Season 3 finale, and I hope that you can beat this one day. Keep up the great work!

Honestly wondering if Captain Finn is gonna interrogate Gavin and bring up the 1983 AFC Championship Game between the Seahawks and Raiders as motive and call it a revenge killing.

@AlanNadeauIII

2 жыл бұрын

Bro that's golden

Tom’s acting is incredible

absolutely phenomenal. i cannot express how much i look forward to these every week, and this episode made me cry. stunning work, tom, you should win an oscar for your acting

@RalphReagan

2 жыл бұрын

I know, right?

Man it's crazy to think how ambitious you are with this story and still pull it off. Phenomenal work as always Grossi.

Tom grossi after this season: I would like to thank the academy and the Green Bay Packers.

The lore is so damn deep here! Poor wildflower, he holds such a burden, and Grandpa cardinal showing his soft side! Definitely the best part of any Tuesday