SPIES ARE FOREVER | Act 1, Parts 1-5
Added 2025-06-09 23:41:27 +0000 UTCComments
Did he really forget Achmed, bro? 😔
SummerSoulsandStars
2025-12-09 10:15:21 +0000 UTC12:41: I SCREAMED!!!
Kate Murphy
2025-07-08 16:16:22 +0000 UTCThe Tin Can Bros also have a one act play called the Solve It Squad available on youtube! I know it’s not a musical so it might not be a good fit for your channel, besides there seems to be many other reactions on your list, but I would definitely recommend giving it a watch sometime, either to put up or to just enjoy. It’s hilarious and also has great characters.
Basil Reinford
2025-06-29 21:06:54 +0000 UTCMortius doesn't remember Achmed....
Bree
2025-06-29 01:48:27 +0000 UTCSadly I think Spies are Forever is Tin Can Bros' only full length musical. But! It's a good one!
White Tiger
2025-06-27 11:59:12 +0000 UTCHow could you just leave him there on the floor, you're the worst, Curt.
Kory Misun
2025-06-26 10:14:55 +0000 UTCAw, but VHS Christmas Carol is so good too!
Kory Misun
2025-06-26 10:06:51 +0000 UTCYa'll couldnt let him figure out its about gay spies himself?
Smol Son
2025-06-24 14:37:58 +0000 UTCAs long as you do Oregon Trail as the next non-Hatchetfield
Nicholas & Heather
2025-06-21 05:28:37 +0000 UTCscreaming the Black Friday should be watched before Nerdy Prudes
Little Tony
2025-06-21 04:08:45 +0000 UTCI would absolutely reccomend doing black friday before nerdy prudes, and also tessa plays barb, not rachael. But they're both absolutely amazing!
Reidun Eriksen
2025-06-19 19:55:13 +0000 UTCI haven't seen it said yet: the "females ages 14-22" is reference to the primary demographic of the project's Kickstarter backers. The number of people the DMA has killed was the total number of backers, and the photo slides of his victims were of backers at a certain tier
Robin
2025-06-17 18:18:41 +0000 UTCI am all for you doing whichever shows in whatever order, but I will add my voice to those saying that you should watch Black Friday before Nerdy Prudes or some things will make less sense
Robin
2025-06-17 17:49:07 +0000 UTCHonestly SAF have some of the best side characters. They're all so vibrant and charismatic. The fact that Curt starts out arrogant and unlikable really helps them shine
Averie-in-reverie
2025-06-17 05:16:52 +0000 UTCDid they name the character Curt Mega because Curt Mega already has a superhero/superspy name?
Hanon Ondricek
2025-06-17 02:47:26 +0000 UTCI know it's blasphemy, but I honestly did not enjoy Black Friday nearly as much as Nerdy Prudes Must Die. The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals and Nerdy Prudes are both enjoyable as standalone shows that have an understandable plot concept with a beginning and ending even if you don't know Hatchetfield, and Black Friday feels like just lots and lots of lore and music numbers that were cut from different better shows. I tried to watch BF several times and despite fun songs and great characters it felt like I was on a roller coaster and I could see a big hill in the distance and was excited to get there... but the ride ended and there was no big hill because I wasn't on the *right* roller coaster in the tangle of track in the theme park. I got a tour of the track, but the ride never went there. I wouldn't mind if Mortius skipped Black Friday, but here we are with Spies are Forever so I'm just as cold as he is!
Hanon Ondricek
2025-06-17 01:34:27 +0000 UTCIf we're doing tin can bros, there's hope for HOLY MUSICAL B@TMAN!!!!! Dylan has such good vocals and Joe is HILARIOUS! I wonder if he'd listen to Kick It Up A Notch just by itself. ITS SO FANTASTIC, and the puppet work is insane. (Even if starship isn't one of my favorite shows)
Opossummom
2025-06-14 21:25:26 +0000 UTCHas anyone mentioned to him that Nerd prudes must die is the third show from the hatchet field trilogy? I missed the poll! But the second show is Black Friday before NPMD!!
Ashlyn Grizzle
2025-06-14 09:57:36 +0000 UTC"He's Ducker, he's not from Twisted..." Sounds like someone didn't remember Achmed
Addy0302
2025-06-14 03:00:38 +0000 UTCon the other hand, sneak attack on republicans who aren't prepared for what they are about to watch...
Smee
2025-06-12 06:48:33 +0000 UTCThe specific series he’s mentioning here is from his Ride the Cyclone reaction I believe.
Ink Inc
2025-06-12 05:44:16 +0000 UTCAlso Barb is not played by Rachel! Different person.
Ratatosk Clarke
2025-06-11 18:24:29 +0000 UTCActually glad you didn’t go straight back into the Hatchetfield series because 1. SPIES ARE FOREVER HECK YEAH and 2. I think spacing them out a bit makes them better.
Ink Inc
2025-06-11 03:47:03 +0000 UTCTo HONOR!!!
Ratatosk Clarke
2025-06-10 23:30:40 +0000 UTCYeahhh Spies are forever is NOT gonna be one of the family friendly shows, I am so sorry!!!
Ratatosk Clarke
2025-06-10 23:29:47 +0000 UTCFor the record mortius said NPMD in the video but on the poll he put Black Friday so for people worried that he’s going to react to NPMD first I think he just said the wrong show name in the video.
Aidan
2025-06-10 22:15:01 +0000 UTCis fother mucker from hill house?
oh no elizabeth
2025-06-10 21:48:04 +0000 UTCI dont think I’ve ever laughed so hard when Mortius paused to freak out over the “death of me” line.
Cecilia Yus-Cornejo
2025-06-10 20:34:06 +0000 UTCwatching NPMD before Black Friday feels so wrong. Like putting on your socks and shoes like sock-shoe-sock-shoe. Or eating a slice of pizza with knife and fork. It's not illegal but maybe it should be
TiaMattia2
2025-06-10 20:10:19 +0000 UTCAlso why it's good to watch several of the NMT before NPMD! I watched some before, some after, and went "ohhhhh" with some of the callbacks.
Rebecca Carter
2025-06-10 19:23:30 +0000 UTCI'm definitely not the first to say this here, but I'm gonna say it again: Please, please, please watch Black Friday before Nerdy Prudes Must Die. It sets up so much for NPMD, there are massive moments that the audience will be cheering at that, if you haven't seen Black Friday, will just be like "what's this reaction, I'm missing something" Learn from my mistakes xD
Rivby
2025-06-10 18:35:28 +0000 UTCMORTIUS MY BOY PLS READ! DO NOT put the titels of the songs in the title of the videos!!! Just TRUST ME! With this show it's gonna fuck with your algorhithm SO BAD! They are gonna think you are republican!
River
2025-06-10 18:15:56 +0000 UTCBest comment, lol
Johanna Wilson
2025-06-10 17:26:59 +0000 UTCLiterally any of the Tin Can Brothers or Starkid shows you could react next to would make me excited, I'm just so stoked you're watching them, and Spies Are Forever is soooo underrated
AnglingForChoices
2025-06-10 17:15:43 +0000 UTCThe good thing is: Now you'll always remember Curts actual Name when watching Black Friday :D I love this show so much!!! 🥰 (just a heads up: There are a few problematic things in there as in most of the older stuff)
wolkenwald
2025-06-10 13:32:39 +0000 UTCCurt Mega my beloved! Also what a mood to the heterosexual tension in June comment lol
intrepiddragons
2025-06-10 11:44:20 +0000 UTCPeople have already mentioned that the actress that plays Susan and the waiter is trans and uses she/her pronouns, although her characters use he/him pronouns. But I wanted to mention that she generally plays two main characters - the informant - the waiter that you saw, this character is always out in the field and seen around Curt. And then Susan, only ever with Cynthia (Lauren's character). You said that you have a hard time figuring out who is the same character and who is only the same actor and this one confuses a lot of people, so just wanted to help with that.
Veronika
2025-06-10 11:28:24 +0000 UTCI am enjoying this and just going to keep silent because you’re onto something but to quote River Song: Spoilers.
Jennee
2025-06-10 09:47:47 +0000 UTCI know at least one other person mentioned it but I though it's important to know, the actress of the waiter, informant and Susan is trans and goes by she/her :DD
Jax
2025-06-10 08:48:02 +0000 UTCAhem. What about "I could kiss you! But I won't. Ever."
Smee
2025-06-10 07:49:09 +0000 UTCNo one remembers Achmed...
Ama
2025-06-10 07:11:36 +0000 UTCI always assumed that was the extra backer role that you got to play for a show if you backed the Kickstarter at a certain tier. it feels more forgivable if they did it to make the character easy to play with almost no rehearsal. Still definitely not great, but maybe a little understandable? Particularly 8 years back.
Mike K
2025-06-10 06:39:08 +0000 UTCAs someone who voted for Black Friday, I don't feel cheated at all. I might think differently if you posted a poll knowing the whole time that the vote never mattered, but that's not the case. They're both great shows and you picked the one you felt most ready for. Great reaction! I think you got your answer about the text overlays, by the way. When Mega reads Cynthia's note and we see it on screen, I noticed a few laughs from the audience that wouldn't really make sense if all they saw was Mr. Sad Spy Man.
Mike K
2025-06-10 06:29:23 +0000 UTCI mean, to be fair to the poll, the original one for TGWDLM was “These WILL the next two but which do you want first” between Guy and Cinderella’s Castle. I like CC and willing to wait for however long, but I do worry you’ll miss some of the references in Black Friday and Nerdy Prudes.
Jennee
2025-06-10 06:03:36 +0000 UTCI’m so incredibly glad you picked spies are forever and that you love Lauren Lopez the required amount
Dragonscalesofold
2025-06-10 05:59:34 +0000 UTCI was gonna say, that NPMD is the 3rd production, whereas Black Friday was the 2nd Installment.
Kr1s
2025-06-10 04:14:05 +0000 UTC56:00 about the possible ableist joke they could've made, there's a part in the show that's not too great (depiction of the idiot leader of old socialist prussia...) they've changed lyrics for that particular song, but that's something to be aware of
Chris
2025-06-10 03:39:58 +0000 UTCGay spies! Dreading and excited for "Not So Bad".
Arc
2025-06-10 03:33:15 +0000 UTCGuys, I'm not saying I know Mortius' mind, but Nerdy Prudes wasn't even *on* the poll, and Black Friday is the one that technically won, so I'm about 99.999% sure they just forgot the order for a second. :)
Mike K
2025-06-10 03:18:54 +0000 UTCIt’s incredibly funny to me that, in fact, Mortius forgot about Prince Achmed xd
Mythical Mar
2025-06-10 03:10:55 +0000 UTCI have never seen spies are forever but I’ve been meaning to watch it forever. lol. So this was good motivation to watch it so that I could have more fun watching this. Also I’m a little sad this wasn’t a Black Friday reaction but I’ll live. I’ve waited this long I can wait a bit more
EepLeep
2025-06-10 03:04:37 +0000 UTC36:25 Joe Walker was Ducker in Firebringer but he was ALSO Prince Achmed and the "gold and rule" former vizier in Twisted so you're half right
Smee
2025-06-10 03:00:04 +0000 UTCI am so excited to watch you react to this but please watch Black Friday before NPMD. While you can technically watch that first, Black Friday sets up so much for the hatchet field series. It also has some of my favorite Starkid songs in it so besides the fact that it has heavy lore implications its also just a good musical.
14blackwolves
2025-06-10 02:48:39 +0000 UTCI'm so glad you took this break!! <3
fluffybuddy1
2025-06-10 02:46:54 +0000 UTCI wonder if Mortius got the shows mixed up when he was talking about the HF shows. I know the YT pole he mentioned was between Black Friday, SAF, and CC. I don't know, I could be wrong. Either way, I'll be happy with whatever Starkid/Tin Can Bros shows he decides to react to.
Lizzy C-Drake
2025-06-10 02:46:10 +0000 UTCPLEASEEEEEE watch black Friday before nerdy prudes Must die. black Friday helps to flesh out a lot of the lore of hachetfield and that's really helpful when watching NPMD. Would also love it if you could watch Starship as a break between black Friday and NPMD since despite it being an older show, it really has a lot of heart to it and I feel like you would love it
Chris
2025-06-10 02:35:53 +0000 UTCI FORGOT ACHMED
Mortius
2025-06-10 02:25:02 +0000 UTCI’m so excited for this series!!!!! I love spies are forever so much, the soundtrack is so catchy!!!!
honkceasar
2025-06-10 02:23:38 +0000 UTCYes the live audience is given the text, I believe they said it was projected on to a spot above the stage or a part of the set and they edited the projection out for the youtube version
Smee
2025-06-10 02:22:31 +0000 UTCOop, editor-genius, please make sure you censor Mortius' sewer-slide word at the beginning. Also, a lot of jokes in Nerdy Prudes won't land if you don't do Black Friday first. But please, ignore me, watch and react in the order /you/ want to. Why'd they go through all that nonsense at the beginning? They're k1nky.
Kory Misun
2025-06-10 02:07:41 +0000 UTCBarb is played by Tessa Netting who's probably most well known for her YouTube channel
Makayla
2025-06-10 01:29:32 +0000 UTCI second this, I feel Black Friday is a must before NPMD. However, as much as I love Nightmare Time I feel you don't loose too much if you haven't seen it beforehand, I think instead Black Friday gives all the setup needed IMO. My first watch of NPMD was before watching Nightmare Time and it was still very enjoyable!!
Laagoon
2025-06-10 01:28:38 +0000 UTCThe actress who plays Barb is Tessa Netting, she was on Broadway in Billie Eliot, was a character in Bunk'd on Disney Channel, guest stared on Glee, (tbh Joey was also a guest stared on Glee while Curt was a Warbler with Darren lol) and an influencer who has a youtube channel, she also is married to Joe Moses who is an earlier Starkid Member (He played Snape in AVPM)
logicaldreamer
2025-06-10 01:21:15 +0000 UTCI think others have said it but you have to watch black friday BEFORE nerdy prudes!!! (i would also recommend watching the Nightmare time vids (i think just nmt 1 and 2) for Lore that also come before nerdy prudes)
Mikayla Welker
2025-06-10 01:18:04 +0000 UTCSpies are Forever is my favorite musical of all time! Excited to see you watch more :)
Hoartychi
2025-06-10 01:15:21 +0000 UTCThat beard joke made me laugh out loud
Michelle Stewart
2025-06-10 01:11:20 +0000 UTCJoe Walker (the Deadliest Man Alive) is in both Firebringer and Twisted lol. Yes he's Ducker, but he's also prince Achmed and the first royal vizer before Jafar.
Makayla
2025-06-10 01:10:16 +0000 UTCCame running over as soon as I saw the notification. I was surprised, but not disappointed, to see you reacting to Spies Are Forever. I'm excited to see any Starkid/Tin Can Bros shows you decide to react to. Also a great choice for Pride month! Can't wait to see more!
Lizzy C-Drake
2025-06-10 01:09:10 +0000 UTCI sprung right out of bed when I got this notification and sprinted right over, I adore this show so much 👀 (and to be fair I don't want you to get your hopes up too much about the "Gay Spies" of it all, we in the fandom get a lot of milage out of that first scene. And, well, I mean. You see Agent Curt Mega. That's a whole ass gay man, no one can tell me otherwise.)
Arson
2025-06-10 01:05:11 +0000 UTCI think Cynthia refers to Susan with he/him pronouns, so I think Susan's also male, but I could be wrong
Critical Devil
2025-06-10 01:03:24 +0000 UTCThe scream I screamed when I saw that you were finally watching this show!!!!! Best choice for Pride month!!!!!!!!
Moray_The_Trickster
2025-06-10 00:46:38 +0000 UTCi see some others have said it too but when you do go back to hatchetfield, the next one in the series is black friday, not npmd! you've probably already gotten that lol, but anyways SO hyped about spies are forever getting so much love and SO excited to see how you feel about it!!! tin can bros is starkid adjacent for sure but also the things they post are SO fun and deserve so much more love and recognition than what they get!!
ariona leilani
2025-06-10 00:44:02 +0000 UTCThem simply making Curt Mega's character's name "Curt Mega" because they couldn't think of a cooler spy name than his real name will forever be so funny to me
CreatureSoul446
2025-06-10 00:40:21 +0000 UTCDucker and the DMA are also Prince Achmed in Twisted lol
Michelle Stewart
2025-06-10 00:37:01 +0000 UTCI'm really glad you decided to do Spies Are Forever instead of NPMD, as much as I love Nerdy Prudes not only is it the third part in the trilogy (meaning you'd be going out of order) but also because we need more love for Spies Are Forever
FrankieLacrimae
2025-06-10 00:31:28 +0000 UTCDon't worry, you'll get your gay men :)
FrankieLacrimae
2025-06-10 00:30:34 +0000 UTCBtw just so you know, the person who plays the Inspector and Susan came out as trans in 2021 and goes by she/her pronouns. The characters are male (actually I’m not sure about Susan), but the actress is female :)
Michelle Stewart
2025-06-10 00:27:58 +0000 UTCI want to say so many things that are spoilers! argh!
squirrel apocalypse
2025-06-10 00:24:30 +0000 UTCyou pausing RIGHT before owen fell to talk about the foreshadowing of the "you're going to be the death of me" line... my god i've never felt anticipation like it
Rome
2025-06-10 00:17:40 +0000 UTCNot sure if I'm remembering this correctly but I think they have a projector showing the text bits for the audience
CreatureSoul446
2025-06-10 00:12:43 +0000 UTCthe immediate "oh yeah they're gay for each other. no slow build-up, just the two gayest spies i've ever seen on a stage" had me pumping my fists in victory lmao
Rome
2025-06-10 00:11:42 +0000 UTCWait… Black Friday is before NPMD!! Pls make sure you watch the series in order!!
Mikayla Prushik
2025-06-10 00:08:34 +0000 UTCAlso, just as a warning, the first song of Act 2 is controversial. Some early 2010s humor that we've since figured out is hurtful
Allison Watts
2025-06-10 00:06:44 +0000 UTCI'm so happy to see one of my favorites being reacted too! No many people react to it!!
Nola Scott
2025-06-10 00:06:20 +0000 UTCI'm so incredibly excited and happy
Marideth
2025-06-10 00:02:22 +0000 UTCYESSS SPIES!!! i got to see their concert performance in london last year, it was fantastic!!! i recommend this musical to literally everybody who'll listen lmao
Rome
2025-06-10 00:02:20 +0000 UTCI was going to be good and wait for Black Friday, but I can't be patient with Spies Are Forever!! XD
Allison Watts
2025-06-10 00:01:01 +0000 UTCNever heard of this. Heard of nerdy prudes but haven't watched that either. Though i know I haven't watched half their stuff. But yay, something i didn't even know existed until this moment
Seraphina Stardust
2025-06-09 23:59:49 +0000 UTCLETS GOOOO >:D
Marideth
2025-06-09 23:57:50 +0000 UTCOMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I actually gasped out loud when I saw this! I’ve been wanting you to react to this for SO LONG!!!!!
Michelle Stewart
2025-06-09 23:57:38 +0000 UTCOh I'm so excited for this. Was not expecting spies are forever before rest of Harchetfield, but I love this show so much! And honestly kinda liking keeping to almost release order for these shows. Means that it's easier to follow their growth as actors, performers, writers and producers
Sparrow
2025-06-09 23:56:09 +0000 UTCI did NOT think we were getting Spies are forever... Welp even as a huge Starkid fan this show has eluded me until now so this should be an interesting experience. Could I watch the show first before seeing a reaction? Of course and depending on who you ask is a requirement to get full enjoyment. Am I going to listen to any of that? Fuck no I'm here to see what these gay spies got for me with my boy! 24 mins in and I'm going to watch the show in full after this lol. I was going to put it on in the background regardless since I want to support them in some capacity but now I might actually pay attention all over again 🤣
KittyKatGurl 888
2025-06-09 23:54:02 +0000 UTCI haven't watched SAF yet, I'll have to watch it again on Tin Can Bros after this!
ShockedCorgi
2025-06-09 23:50:17 +0000 UTCOmg! I was expecting Black Friday since it was winning the poll, but I'm so freaking excited! This is one of my all time favorite shows ever
Veronika
2025-06-09 23:47:43 +0000 UTCVery fitting for Pride Month! Didn't see this coming but I'm happy it's here.
Cas Howl
2025-06-09 23:47:32 +0000 UTCI was listening to a podcast, got the mail, AND RAN
Lex Villagrán
2025-06-09 23:46:34 +0000 UTCGASSSSPPPPP SPIES ARE FOREVER! WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE!
Rebecca
2025-06-09 23:46:00 +0000 UTComg you're watching spies are forever?!!
Trash Goblin
2025-06-09 23:44:10 +0000 UTCHoly peak
Venom
2025-06-09 23:43:23 +0000 UTCTHE GASP I GUSPED WHEN I SAW THE NOTIF OMG
M!LO
2025-06-09 23:42:42 +0000 UTCSPIES ARE FOREVER!?! OH MY GOD YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW EXCITED I AM
Megan May
2025-06-09 23:42:07 +0000 UTC