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The Creation of Narnia Was Surprisingly Thirsty

Dominic Noble

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Returning to The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis. The Magician's Nephew proves he was ahead of his time when it comes to simping for 7-foot tall women.

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20 Comments

@franzsanders9573 4 years ago

Actually, the reason for Aslan giving Diggory a magic apple to save his mother is really depressing: Lewis' mother actually died when he was a child from cancer, and so this scene is basically Lewis intentionally indulging in some wish fulfillment over getting his mother back.

@Caernath 4 years ago

Should we be worried that Dom felt that the doom-laden bell that resurrected the Satan-like White Witch was the perfect allegory for subscribing to him?

@taekwongurl 4 years ago

Dom cosplaying as Jadis walking through the crumbling castle scene was chef's kiss of awesome.

@lwoods507 4 years ago

I'm with you, Dominic, the message of "Unquestioningly Obey Kitty-Jesus" flew over my 10 year old head when I read this series and I was left with an overwhelming impression of "Be Brave, Be Independent, Santa Will Give You A Longsword As A Reward"

He did manage to install in me a healthy skepticism of boarding schools though, for which I am grateful.

@alyssaagnew4147 4 years ago (edited)

In regard to healing Diggory's mother, that was probably a form of wish fulfillment because Lewis' own mother died of cancer when he was young in the way that some authors write what you might call a fix fic for reality in their stories (in their minds at least).

@charischannah 4 years ago

I love how the animals are so confused by Uncle Andrew that they decide he's a tree and that the reason he's fainted is because he's wilting, so they plant him (fortunately feet-first) and then water him.

@Vesprynna 4 years ago

The singing Aslan part cured my depression, watered my crops and cleared my skin. The BossBitch montage also got a ripe old giggle out of me.
You are seriously one of my fav channels on youtube, Dom! Thank you for all the hard work making these amazing videos <3

@brianlewolfhunt 4 years ago

No mention of the actual guinea pigs that the guy sent into the in between world with the yellow rings on their backs and just chilling and eating grass? I always found that bit kinda amusing.

@V-Oblivion 4 years ago (edited)

The funny part: according with the rules of the land, the White Wich was deemed unworthy to rule because she was too "soft" for the role.
Let me rephrase that, the White Wich, who pretty much became another world's analogue to the Devil, was "the good sister", one can only imagine how the standard for evil was actually like.

@bookworm1412 4 years ago

Lewis’s mother died of cancer when he was a child. It’s likely that he had Diggory’s mother recover as he had wished had happened in his own life. (He was also sent away from the country into a miserable boarding school after his mother’s passing)

@ohkaygoplay 4 years ago (edited)

I lost it at "It's working! Switch!" "Cheerio, a****!" to the Star Trek transporter sound effect, and his 'Well, I.. NEVER'. LOL!!

@CaptainPeregrin 4 years ago

I've always loved how Polly was just happily single all her life despite having a best friend who was a guy. More power to her!

@PassTheMarmalade1957 4 years ago

Imagine if they made a Magician's Nephew adaptation today. We would be awash in Jandrew smut, and memes of Jadis surfing a speeding carriage, dripping in stolen jewels ("When Karen is convinced you're her Uber.")

@KeithFraser82 4 years ago

Something skipped over: when he sees the iron bar turn into a lamppost, Uncle Andrew tries to go full "isekai protagonist who exploits the mechanics of the world for fun and profit", planning to (after having Aslan shot by a big-game hunter) import scrap iron from Earth to Narnia and make it sprout into new railway engines, battleships etc. then sell them for £££.

@WannabeDancer72 4 years ago

I liked how the creation magic was so thick in Narnia that anything you planted would just start growing. Diggory planted some toffees he had in his pocket and they grew into a toffee fruit tree 🌳

@RobinBramblethorn 4 years ago

The Aslan singing Narnia into existence gag was solid gold

@Arowrath 4 years ago

Reading Lewis' autobiography now and can confirm he had a miserable time in boarding schools, and these were contrasted with his childhood in the country of Ireland.

@KeithFraser82 4 years ago

7:12 "If you have enjoyed the Deplorable Word, please subscribe with notifications to Empress Jadis' channel for more great content!"

@GriffinPilgrim 4 years ago

I couldn't care less about everything after Dawn Treader but I would dearly love to see a Magician's Nephew adaption complete with Tilda Swinton Jadis and Liam Neeson Aslan. Bonus, so no actor age difficulties; no returning kid characters, Aslan's CGI and Tilda Swinton hasn't aged in 30 years.