Happy December, my beautiful citizens of Thra! 2020 is finally almost over, so let's celebrate the new, hopefully better year by beginning the Mystic bios! Xmas is coming up very soon as well, so i hope these videos will continue to provide a never ending gift of magic to you all! And if you're interested in getting me something, the best gift we could receive is an ever growing fanbase. So let's see if we can get DFwM into double digits by the end of the year! Let's go ForThra army!! Also, skekDude himself has a very important announcement coming soon, so stay tuned for that! Hope you all are safe and well. Much love and magic to all!

@basedperson1533

3 жыл бұрын

You shoukd get your Discord server

@DreamfastwithMe

3 жыл бұрын

@@basedperson1533 I do have a Discord, but honestly i don't have a lot of time to use it unfortunately. I might look into it again soon, but i mainly just use Twitter to interact with everyone:)

That was deep how Ursu chose not to heal himself because that meant healing Skekso.

@jordanelza8806

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. A selfless act indeed.

I love how you mentioned that not all Mystics shared urSu's dogmatic insistence on non intervention. Even the Mystics were not immune from factionalism.

His refusal to intervene also, inevitably had unforeseen circumstances also. With the Skeksis gallivanting through Thra and disrupting everything, it seems like the Mystics would absolutely try to minimize their impact. I always wondered why the Mystics did not complete some sort of mass suicide to take out the Skeksis.

@RallyCheetah

3 жыл бұрын

I often wondered that to, especially after seeing Archer shoot the Hunter and then later leap to his death. My guess is they may also fear death like the Skeksis. In Dark Crystal AoR Aughra mentioned how the Skeksis have every right to fear death as they are not of Thra. So when they die there may nowhere for them to go but oblivion. To a selfish Skeksis this is likely a fate worse than damnation. At least by suffering for ones sins there's acknowledgement one existed. To simply turn to dust would mean that despite everything they've done and achieved it'd mean nothing. Not even the universe would acknowledge them. As this is the fate of the Skeksis this is likely also the fate of the Mystics. And while they are for the most part peaceful and passive this doesn't mean they can't be afraid. They likely do have some fear of the unknown but unlike the Skeksis they won't let this fear consume them. As jedi Master Yoda put it, "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." So they acknowledge they might just disappear someday but don't let it rule them. Rather they spend every moment trying to make peace with this fate. They try and connect with Thra possibly to seek some forgiveness and guidance. They might also not try to kill themselves because they have hope for a better future. There's shown to be multiple prophecies that have been made through the ages. If these are indeed coming from Thra itself then this could mean the planet is telling the Mystics to hold out. That they may have a place in the future if they can wait. So they do. They continue reading stones and the stars and wait for Thra to give them the sign to make their move.

@nathantaylor6759

3 жыл бұрын

@@RallyCheetah I love the wisdom of Yoda applied to The Dark Crystal! Thank you!

@GreaterGrievobeast55

3 жыл бұрын

@@RallyCheetah A good analysts, although from Skeksos and ursu’s monologues, it seems that they both acknowledge the possibility of an afterlife, although while the emperor can only imagine it to be some horrific torment the urru master has hopes of seeing his adopted child again. But I digress, I think the reasoning for the lack of a mass suicide was much in part due to a lack of drive from most mystics. The base instinct to live going against a potentially logical choice of self harm. Beyond that though for as much as they felt guilt over what their skeksis counterparts, Its still not in mosts urrus nature to wish to cause harm to other life, archer seems to be the exception which leads me to think him and the hunter made for a very self loathing urskek. Lastly I think they felt indebted to live for the sake of thra, not realizing the details but still knowing they would be needed to heal the world. Their entire lifes spent trying to understand the world and themselves better through various ways makes it seem like the mystics are serving penance/ rehabilitation for crimes of their counter parts.

@roberthintz4017

3 жыл бұрын

They lack the will to do so.

@yamiblade

2 жыл бұрын

Way I see it it was because the Darkening. Even if they all offed themselves to kill the Skeksis, the Darkening would still be around, albeit spread much slower. The only way to stop it was the heal the crystal

"You must find the shard... The Crystal shard..."

Every time I learn something new about The Dark Crystal, I feel closer to understanding myself and the world we live in.

@DreamfastwithMe

3 жыл бұрын

So true!

UrSu was a better leader then his counter part, SkekSo

@samrizzardi2213

3 жыл бұрын

urSu was like David Attenborough: watching nature take its course, without interfering, no matter how horrible it seemed. SkekSo was more like the colonialists who slaughtered tigers and lions in order to have more trophy antelopes.

@jordanelza8806

3 жыл бұрын

Well, of course he was. UrSu was a good and caring leader while SkekSo was a selfish and heartless leader

@seekingabsolution1907

2 жыл бұрын

@@jordanelza8806 isn't it said in some part of the DC media that Skekso was in his youth also a wise and benevolent ruler?

@jordanelza8806

2 жыл бұрын

@@seekingabsolution1907 Yes I think so. But SkekSo never actually cared for the gelfling. Also he became more vein when he and the other Skeksis’ fear for death grew. UrSu used his leadership skills for good and to sometimes help others, while SkekSo ruled to control and manipulate all of the creatures of Thra.

@trustmeits610pm2

3 ай бұрын

@@jordanelza8806 I disagree. UrSu's entire incredibly long life was spent sitting and doing nothing, more or less. Is that good? Is that wise? He played a zero sum game. Blameless, but also utterly without accomplishment. It was only after all the Gelfling race was wiped out that he deigned to help a single one... and even then that act was tinged with fatalism, because that Gelfling was meant to fulfill a prophecy. The point is it wasn't done simply out of kindness. He had an ulterior motive. The Mystic's lived lives mostly without any kind of ambition or desire. On the surface this makes them seem 'good' but in practice it means they barely live at all. They are the opposite extreme of the Skeksis, yes, but that doesn't mean their existence is automatically positive. Evil triumphs when good men do nothing and the Skeksis were allowed to triumph for a very long time indeed, while the Mystics sat about twiddling their thumbs.

As a child I cried when urSo died

When I saw this I clicked faster than the speed of light

@skesiskeeper7961

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

@loreenec8045

3 жыл бұрын

Same here haha

@chrisrapelstapskirappe5367

3 жыл бұрын

Yaz

@jordanelza8806

3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@koopajuniorsavannah5170

Жыл бұрын

Suceeded

It’s very fitting in that the light comes from UrSu’s leadership for peace on Thra, while the dark comes from SkekSo’s leadership to rule and kill. Like all the others, a perfect balance of light and dark. SkekSo and UrSu were very similar because of their leadership and their obvious connection, but opposite in every other way. 4:14 to 4:41

I love the Urru so much! Please do more profiles on the rest of them ( I know there’s a little something in other videos, but they’re all so cool and deserve it) 💖

I remember seeing a small comic of a younger Jen and Ursu discussing stuff like the value of life and the impact of good deeds across the world and it was the most precious thing ever! It really is sad to see how much guilt the master had over the deeds of his counterpart I hope he found peace wherever anywhere is.

He’s actually one of favorite characters in the Dark Crystal. He was one of the characters that stuck with me, even though he’s only in the movie briefly.

✨💎HAPPY 38TH ANNIVERSARY THE DARK CRYSTAL MOVIE !!!!💎✨

I'd bet those benches the mystics rest on was invented for the puppeteers who had to stay in those costumes for hours. I know in the first Star Trek movie, the uniforms were so tight, they couldn't sit down and had reclining boards set up where they could lay on them between takes.

Can you do a video about Jen next.

Wonderfully done! I enjoyed this!

The first thing I remember is the kind one, he picks me and he's big. He makes the monsters disappear and I be safe

Thank you for again making my day better. Carry on making amazing videos mate! For Thra!

@DreamfastwithMe

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Great video as always. I just wanted to say I am now starting a collection of the dark crystal books, I now have The World Of The Dark Crystal and The ultimate visual history. Both are amazingly in depth about the history and lore of this one world, offering unique perspective ideas and philosophy.

@DreamfastwithMe

3 жыл бұрын

That's so awesome! Don't forget the Creation Myths too!

I was hoping that you would explain the history of the Urur

@DreamfastwithMe

3 жыл бұрын

Might do a separate video on that!

@jordanelza8806

3 жыл бұрын

I hope all of the UrRu get bios, including one that’s never mentioned anywhere: UrEm who is the counterpart of the NONcanon Skeksis SkekEer. He’s worth mentioning.

I know it was UrSu that helped form the solution to the Mack-rack raids, but considering how it was a peaceful solution I’m quite sure that UrMa the Peacemaker was involved in this as well.

Thank you for another video.

I love all the lore videos but yes it does suck that it was canceled but let's be honest we never thought anyone would remember this franchise also I'm trying to imagine how much money was spent in making each episode since well all the stuff they did must've costed millions

yay ive been waitng for this for so long great work Dreamfast with me love you videos

@DreamfastwithMe

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Do you think you would ever do a fan series on TDC about what happens after the movie in your own opinion, I wouldn't mind seeing you make a animated series or something. Love your vids man

@NK-mn6zu

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh seconded! ✋

@DreamfastwithMe

3 жыл бұрын

If i had the tech to do it, i absolutely would! Maybe in the future the Henson company will set me up for it:) But i actually do have an ongoing fanfiction series right now on Wattpad. It takes place before the show and i release a new part every month:)

Also I gotta admit the moment hunter showed up Jesus Christ me and my mom got scared a skeksis that runs jumps and is so badass looking

I want that Ursu will be important in Dark Crystal age of resistence season two

@DreamfastwithMe

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so, it's almost vital!

@thescorchingpteranodon7986

2 жыл бұрын

Boy, I have bad news for you...

The Skeksis didn't start out as embodiments of evil... because that's never what they were at their core. They are of the material world and they live passionately. They are driven, ambitious, and hungry for everything life has to offer. They care very deeply about the things that matter to them and are willing to fight to the death for what they want. Desire itself is not evil, but can certainly lead to it. The Mystics are of the spiritual world and as a result they barely live in the physical world at all. They sit in caves meditating, completely oblivious to everything going on around them. Interacting with the world as little as possible. They are kind, wise, and thoughtful yes... but what is all that worth when those traits are never used? The Mystics are so disconnected from life, it's not in their nature to care about or fight for anything. A person is not good because they never take any action. It just makes them neutral. For all their faults, the Skeksis lived. The Mystics exist in a kind of living death.

Yeeeeeeesssss

There’s a scene where it looks like one of the mystics flash away or disappear as they journey to the castle. It happens after the skeksis is pushed into the pit where the dark crystal is at. There didn’t seem to be any explanation.

Hey, I just realized that you forgot Skekgra in the Skeksis bios. Still very much want more Mystic bios, but I hope we can also get some love for one our favorite stoner grandpas !

@DreamfastwithMe

3 жыл бұрын

skekGra and urGoh are both covered in my 'Fear and Loathing in Thra' video:)

nice intro :)

Ahh, I am back to commenting. I do like the Mystics. I wish I could better understand the rituals they perform. I've read the novelization and holy spit, it's a tough read in some places. I got flashbacks of having to read The Scarlet Letter in high school. Yikes. I gotta lot of gifts for myself this year to cheer myself up, get me through the stress of my last semester for a 4-year degree that had an oddly massive amount of ups and downs to getting there, so I bought a lot of books about Thra and all that resides on it and within it. I'm hoping this'll help me understand the rituals a bit better. OK, now that I've eased myself back into commenting world, strap yourself in for a vent session that has basically nothing to do with Dark Crystal, but I need it. Just don't read the rest of this. Seriously, don't. There are so many other people that have it way worse than I do right now, save your focus and worries for them, please. Just skip this. Don't like it. And if you must read it and comment, well, I can't do anything about it, feel free. I'll try to make it funny, at least. Ok...SO! I made it through my internship, struggled a bit with getting things in but I write relatively well, so the teachers didn't mind. Then, I get the news that my DARS report says I'm 2 credits short. That's less than a class... As you can imagine, I got pissed off. It took me about a span of 13 years to get this freakin' degree because I have issues related to school. I'll be surprised if you haven't stopped reading this by now. For the love of Thra, I hope you have. To continue, I finally get to the end, and I make the tiny but critical mistake of miscounting my credits, so now I have to sign up for one more class, dole out an extra 1.5K and wait another 4 months probably just to be told commencement will be delayed again because we can't seem to pull it together on that vaccine campaign. I delayed signing up until nearly the last minute because I was too busy going over the report over and over, because I was absolutely certain that I had planned out the number of credits needed to avoid an extra semester exactly, to the credit, back before the world took a cue from skekGra and urGoh because the darkening is upon us. Turns out, my obsession for being right was for good reason. I discovered a mistake in the transcripts. The class that has remained my favorite to this day (tied with creative writing class) in which I will brag I did receive 100% in, was marked as not being counted. I knew it! I wasn't wrong! So, I email records and ask WTF? Records say, it's not a mistake. The class had apparently changed its name recently, and I mistakenly took it during the Summer, thinking it was a new class I hadn't done before. At first, the records person was very apologetic. Sorry she couldn't do anything. She was very kind. Many hours of lamenting and frustration later, she sends me another email, saying she might be able to do something, depending on the circumstances of how I took the class. It came down to whether I was told to do it by my advisor, or if I had gone ahead and done it without consultation. I had done exactly the latter, and leaped before thinking, choosing the class myself and patting my own back that I had done it without any help. Pro tip- always ask for help. I thought that I had officially lost the battle and signed up for the class a couple weeks before my discovery of the non-mistake. I began to accept my fate because it was my own mistake for not having asked an expert. I fully expected to be told that no, I could not avoid taking this class. This is one of the few times I've liked being wrong. I get an email back after an excruciating weekend of waiting for the start of the next business day, to be told, to my great joy, that because I did not know about the name change, they would accept the class as my final credit! I DID IT! WHOO! Now all that's left is to celebrate, start planning the party you'll have with your classmates once the world stabilizes a bit, and prepare to navigate Grad school...yay. Oh, that felt good. Good vent. Good video, too. I'm not exactly aligned with some of the decisions urSu, which is one of the reasons I've failed to research them yet. I'm more of a Gelfling fan, I'd say. The point being to expect shorter comments, sorry. I promise, no more rants for a while that don't have to do with DC. Danny, you can even delete this comment if you want and I won't care at all, unless it counts as a strike against me in KZread law, or something. Then don't. I'll live with the relieving feeling that I got a lot of stress out and possibly wrote a decent standup comedy sketch. Been watching a lot of it, and I think it may be affecting me just a bit. Well, I think I'm going to end it here. Thanks for not reading. Bye.

@DreamfastwithMe

3 жыл бұрын

Always enjoying hearing from you, feel free to write/comment what ever you'd like to! You have great insights and notions:)

I wonder will they make the dark crystal book into movie that will be cool

Where can I read these comics?

@DreamfastwithMe

3 жыл бұрын

You can pick them up at your local shop! Best way to support both!

What if all the Uhru and Skeksis made it to the crystal for the great conjunction

no veiws and 7 likes...

@DreamfastwithMe

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it was just a glitch haha, i'm not that popular.

SkekSo did not like this video.