“I hope this hurts.” Feels like the tagline for 2025

Something I absolutely love about Mouthwashing is that it is positively DRIPPING with symbolism, which becames more and more apparent the more times you play or watch it. Nothing is there on accident. I've genuinely considered making a video of my own going over every little piece of it

When Jack's mouthwashing playthrough came out, the very first thing i noticed was that in the end, Jimmy never apologizes to the person that mattered. He only "takes responsibility" towards Curly, the person he tried to be but couldn’t. He never apologizes for what he did to Anya, for his actions that caused all of this in the first place. I have a lot of big thoughts on Jimmy's spiral and ending i need to eventually write it down.

Disco Elysium proves that the true Maslow's Hierarchy of needs is:
Kim's approval
Kim's approval
Kim's approval
Kim's approval
Kim's approval

The gold rimmed sunglasses, giant hoops earrings, and string of pearls really add something to his periodic unhingedness that I live for. Bro is slaying.

Fun Fact: There was an alternate ending shot for I Saw The TV Glow where Owen runs out of the fun center at the end, presumably to finally go and bury herself alive and wake up as Isabel. Jane Shoenbrun and Justice Smith have both said they consider the theatrical ending to have a glimmer of hope in there if you want to see it. I myself love to see it since it can send a good message about how it’s never too late to come out, even if you’re older.

What a line up of media to talk about. I watched I Saw The TV Glow with my girlfriend, a trans woman, I myself am a cis butch lesbian. Both of us saw ourselves in the main characters, and it absolutely broke me near the end. Mouthwashing has been there in the back of my mind for weeks, I can't stop thinking about it, like that dead pixel, it sticks with you. I haven't had a chance to play Disco Elysium, but I desperately want to. Silent Hill was one of the first ever horror franchises I got into. Unfortunately I never had the chance to play more than the first two, and I didn't beat either due to mental health at the time, but I've consumed SO much media around it, and I want to play the remake of 2 so badly.

You dress like a cool lesbian art teacher, I love it :]

That spoiler warning is literally my favorite: RPG, Video Game, Horror Game, Video Essay Topic. im buying a fucking shirt

I really appreciate how you take a theme throughout popular media and how those things tie together. It's a skill i think a lot of people have but really struggle to articulate. This is a really great video.

"Take responsibility" might have to be my motto going into the new year

Thought the jazzy intermissions were just a goofy way to break the tension through the heavy discussion. Which I thought was thoughtful. Up until intermission part 2.

I saw someone mention how when you find Anya's fate, you can't interact with her body at all. Jimmy never mentions it at any point. Makes no comment on it. But then you take a few steps away to the broken hatch covered in Daisukes blood and he says he can't look at it because it makes him sick to his stomach. He really never even saw Anya as a person to begin with.

Was interesting to see your face in this instead of the usual floating skull. Not unwelcome.

Just to add another reason Maslow Was Trash (TM), he stole the idea of the hierarchy of needs from the Blackfoot Nation in Alberta, Canada. To be brief, he was stuck on how to explain the theories he was working on and went to hang out with some (white) anthropologist friends on the reserve. There, he learned about Blackfoot philosophy and shamelessly copied it, while totally missing The Point. Even down to the shape of the model - the tribe's model isn't a triangle, it represents a tipi, the shelter, the home one shares with their family. And the Blackfoot philosophy is more outward and community-focused, not internal and individualistic.

I could write a huge essay here, but if you Google "Maslow stole the hierarchy of needs," some good explanations pop up as the first few hits.

I’d completely forgotten the topic of the video until that “I hope this hurts”, it genuinely felt like being hit with a brick

I took a more hopeful aproach to the end of I saw the tv glow, she says how she is terrified to look deep within herself and Maddie tells her that her heart has been stolen so her empty chest is a confirmation that she can still try to burry herself if she dares, because as the chalk says, there is always time, unrelated comment aside putting this stories side by side made the theme really compelling, I'm really glad I took my time to be in a better place to watch this video

Owen's story resonates with me a lot. I spent years a bigot because of how I was raised, and after I changed I only figured out my sexuality. I was  afraid of being trans. I knew it would make everything harder. My parents talked about trans people far more harshly that queer people. It would ruin so much more. But I am trans. The first label I used was demigirl, because I felt like I could cling onto the word 'girl' being there because it meant I was still close to being cis. But I'm not. demigirl is still a trans identity, but not mine. I realized that and now I'm trying to figure out who and what I actually am. It is scary. I don't want to be wrong again, but I know that I probably will be because some of the fear has stuck around. But seeing what happens when you don't accept yourself at all made me realize I have to.

I watched this a few dozen times since it came out, and I have continued to appreciate the intermissions, as a little palate cleanser in between the philosophy and horror, especially when listening to this at night. overall this thing is truly a piece of art and so insanely well produced

connor mcgrath discussing mouthwashing it truly is christmas time

You are a BEAUTIFUL man, may your pillow always be cold and your WiFi never buffer

The fit goes hard, as many have pointed out, but I wanted to just say the sunglasses are so smart because you can read a script or notes from the laptop and still look like you’re looking directly at the camera! Pretty AND Practical!