Gorillaz - Cracker Island Story EXPLAINED - Phase 7 Lore | Self-Titled Productions

The reception of this video has been unreal! Thank you guys! If you want more Gorillaz, check out the phase one lore explained here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJHH8o2gSqQ&t=610s

"Why did Murdoc make 2-D dig so many holes?" Probably because he thought it would be funny because Murdoc is Murdoc

Russel just in his own little world is so funny

love how murdoc's literally out here selling his gamer boy bath water

If the rumors of Alex Hirsch working with Damon and Jamie for the Netflix Gorillaz movie were true, I feel like it would've been all about this cult-ish shenanigans. Alex knows how to do weird especially with proof from Gravity Falls (sadly been cancelled though...) :(

I hope Russel getting possessed means Del is coming back, but it'd be just as funny if he got possessed by a different ghost

very enjoyable video, you did a good job explaining the story of phase 7 :) though, recently, murdoc sent out a forwarded email to those who subscribed to his personal newsletter. the email is from moon flower and it explains that 1: she is lady hollodown (and her first name is eleanor) 2: she was intending on saving 2d by giving clues to the rest of the band before the events of silent running, and 3: this is why she was given a few more days of mortality after her death, the band continue to keep her in an urn seen in a new-ish magazine cover

I like how Noodle's eyes opened as she got older lol

I thought Russel getting up near the end of the Cracker island video was him snapping out of whatever trance he was in, not him getting possessed. I could be wrong of course, but that's the way I interpreted it.

Damon Albarn definitely exists in the Gorillaz Universe, as he was 2-D's vocal coach between the self-titled Gorillaz album and Demon Dayz, as well as being part of the Gorillaz tribute band. The tribute band got renamed to The Gorillaz Live Band and consisted of a bunch of people that would've showed up during the Rhinestone Eyes music video because The Boogeyman came to get his end of the bargain with Murdoc. Damon Albarn is certified Gorillaz canon.

Murdoc almost killing 2d because he rizzed mayflower is hilarious

I bought my 1st Gorillaz cd when I was 34, I'm 56 now and still listening, thank you Gorillaz for walking beside me thru these last 2 decades...I look forward to more ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Something that you missed out was possession element with 'Possession Island' and that is also connected in 'Skinny Ape'. Originally, before watching your video, my interpretation of the story was that Murdoc was trying to sell 2-D's soul to Hollywood, a.k.a the Forever Cult, and try to make profit off Gorillaz as an IP. The Forever Cult could then make a whole franchise with 2-D: cartoon TV shows, a live action movie, video games, theme park rides, toy figurines, merch, etc. That is why 2-D is wearing a Mickey Mouse-esque hat in all the music video. 'Skinny Ape', in my interpretation, is 2-D singing as he is going through a Hollywood IP exorcism ritual, where he becomes self aware of the very idea of himself and that he is just a piece of fiction. He literally becomes an Intellectual Property and nothing else. 'Possession Island' is the aftermath of the ritual, where 2-D sings about not existing anymore, but not quite dying. Like he is no longer a being but an idea of one.

So now that we got the full album and Del made his return. And he's the ghost that possessed Russ originally. Do you think he's possessing Russ again?

Don't fall into the trap of thinking everything has a purpose or will be explained. It could happen, but it's also possible they're there for neorealist reasons of expressing reality "just because it's something that character would do." Murdoc making 2D dig holes could be metaphorical, have a purpose, or just as much be just bc lol.

Skinny ape lyrics might suggest it’s 2-D spewing about him being the chosen one given the repeat of “bringing in a new age so don’t feel bad for me”

How does people understand Gorillaz' lore without watching detailed videos like this one explaining everything?

Isn't there any relationship between the monster in silent running and the monster who destroyed Plastic Beach? I thought that they were one and the same when I saw the video the first time, but I haven't heard anyone else make the comparison. I hope I'm right in this theory, as it would connect the last two phases and give some weight to the relatively poor depth of lore that was presented during the song machine. At least it would imply that some events of phase 6 had an impact on the development of the characters instead of only being an episodic collection of unrelated stories.

Somehow, I think we are getting that long wanted Gorillaz movie after all.... just in piecewise form🤔 maybe even better that way. Love putting the pieces together across multimedia. Also.... KUDOS for thanking Jamie first--- doesn't get nearly enough credit!🙌🙌🙌🙌

I think the fact everyone that disappeared in the cult was wearing masks is connected, maybe the masks had the power of the moster. (You can see Noodle with a book about masks in 3:59) And also think somehow Murdoc knew about some entity being underground and asked 2D to dig holes so they could find it