What the hell are you doing it's just pure mindless vandalism are you mentally deficient
if I was mentally deficient I would have missed check that out bullseye
Nathan Young is the obnoxious, foul-mouthed, and mischievous member of the original ASBO 5
from the British television series MisFits you'd think that being the comic relief character of an
ensemble cast would make Nathan nothing more than just a joke but as the series progresses we begin
to see exactly why Nathan acts the way he does his witty comments and creative obscenities don't come
from a place of joy or even confidence but rather pain and idiocy which is only heightened once he
gets his power you see in the MisFits universe anyone that was struck by the storm gains an
ability that matches their personality Kelly who's socially insecure gains the ability to read minds,
Simon who's awkward and often gets ignored by others gains the ability to turn invisible,
Curtis who's full of regret from his past actions gains the ability to rewind time
and Alisha who's incredibly promiscuous gains the ability to um well come on don't look at him
I've gotta have sex with you right now you're so beautiful! What's up with him?
Let's go let's do it now get off me you freak. What did I do?
you said you was gonna shag her and you were getting your chap out. Shut up.
It was when you were touching her. yeah Alisha's ability or power as they refer to it is disgusting
but Nathan's power is either the best or the worst depending on who you ask what makes his
power so interesting is the fact that he doesn't even realize he has it until later in the series
I won't spoil what it is yet so if this concept sounds cool to you totally check out MisFits and
if you only want to see the good parts don't watch anything after season 2 episode 6. trust me so
what's Nathan's deal what Narcissistic Notions and Negative Nurturing led to Nathan's Neuroticism? No
Notion of Needed attention or Navigating through Noiseless Neglect up Next we Jaynalysize Nathan
there's not enough with originality so here I am to save the day Jayniac
they said cause of my profile they needed to send a message you let yourself down, you let
the kids down, you let your parents down shut the [] up you can't hit someone in a wheelchair
if you haven't noticed by now MisFits is definitely not for kids it's a raunchy
TV series from 2009 so a lot of terms used in it wouldn't be considered politically correct
today I won't be showing any of the more explicit scenes in this video I'm just giving you a heads
up anyway at first glance Nathan's obnoxious personality could be characterized by one thing,
a desperate need for attention and though that isn't entirely wrong there are more layers to
it Nathan regularly bullies people especially in ways that he knows will agitate them specifically
if he knew someone had arachnophobia you can bet Nathan would hide a spider in their locker but it
seems like Nathan doesn't see it as anything more than playful fun he lacks any degree of empathy
that would be required to understand why what he says may hurt someone throughout the first season
Nathan constantly goes out of his way to harass one of his fellow young offenders Simon Bellamy
what about you weird kid don't take this the wrong way or anything but you look like a panty sniffer
pervert! What are you doing? Give it back! Come on we'll do a little interview
okay
Something happened. What's that? Squeak up!
Something happened to me. Are you a virgin high five! Shut up!
so when Simon finally speaks up for himself we get a very interesting response from Nathan.
You expect me to tell you anything after how you've treated me all the names you've called
me? What names? Weird kid, panty sniffer, virgin, freak! I just want to be your friend.
sure man notice his surprise not only in Simon wanting to be his friend but also because of
how much he may have hurt Simon by just being himself speaking of being himself every member
of the MisFits gang is in a community service program each for a different
reason Curtis for drug possession, Alisha for D.U.I., Kelly for aggravated assault,
and Simon for arson. But every time Nathan is asked why he got community service he always
says it was for eating some pick and mix when in reality it was a variety of different things
despite all of these terrible personality traits Nathan is never presented to us as a villain
if anything in the first season of MisFits he comes the closest to being the main character
what's that an insufferable bully who's not a jock taking the lead role you don't see that very often
and I think Nathan is a good example of how to make a character that's so antagonistic,
sympathetic enough that the audience doesn't hate them entirely case in point when the gang
is being brainwashed by a self-righteous virtue girl (this show is wild bro!) Nathan finds a
way out and plans on leaving everyone behind but then he doesn't in a selflessly heroic act Nathan
stays and comes up with an elaborate plan to free everyone from their brainwashing and it's in this
episode that we discover Nathan's power which I've decided I won't be spoiling for this video
trust me MisFits works better if you don't know what it is on your first watch but I will say this
his power makes perfect sense remember that powers are personality based so Nathan being an arrogant
person that doesn't care what others think, feel, or say about him would definitely have this power
no spoilers in the comments please. When given the opportunity to choose a new power it's not
surprising that Nathan not only went through with it but chose arguably the best new power.
Magic! And what's the first thing our plucky anti-hero does with it?
He cheats. Come on Nathan what happened to the luck of the Irish speaking of Irish
mom it's me my key won't work come on open the door.
I've changed the locks! What where am I gonna live? Mom open the door!
at home well Nathan doesn't live at home he was kicked out for being incredibly disrespectful to
his mother and her new boyfriend Jeremy instead Nathan lives at the community
center with a diet consisting of come on baby
is that your tea? Starter, main course, dessert, and a nice refreshing beverage to wash it down.
Though Nathan is usually the cause of his own problems his family is where things get a bit
fuzzy he grew up with his mother in Ireland when he was young and his biological father
was very distant after his dad had an affair with another woman Nathan's mother filed for divorce
despite being so estranged Nathan does have memories of his father but none of them are
good and things only got worse when Nathan discovered that his dad had a child with the woman
he had the affair with I'm looking for Nathan. Why? Why are you looking for him? Who are you?
I'm his brother! I haven't got a brother. I'm a classic example of an only child. Enter
Nathan's half-brother Jamie who had absolutely no relationship with their dad initially Jamie's
under the impression that Nathan's mom is who their dad went back to after Jamie was born
but instead of investigating Jamie takes matters into his own hands by knocking out his dad with
a toaster and stashing him in his car. Dad was in the boot. Why was he in the boot your car? Cause
he's a []! I think I'm going to need a little bit more information than that. I was going to drive
him home, make him apologize to mom for being such a [] to her. Oh well I'm sure that would
have been a touching reunion. I wasn't going to go through it I was going to let him out! Are you out
of your [] mind? [] you! He was there for you, you don't know how this feels! You don't know!
and when the time comes for Nathan to finally talk to his dad about walking out on Jamie
we get this exchange Like you never got anything wrong, we're not so different
you know! We are completely different, I'm gracefully tall and you're freakishly short
where do you get this stuff? I don't know it just comes to me, I have a gift! Every time
I try to work things out with you, you just throw it back in my face. Don't change the subject now,
we're talking about your other son! Little [] should be grateful I am not pressing charges!
You know what he's better off not knowing you, I wish, I wish I was him!
Which is made all the more ironic when it comes to Nathan's relationships speaking of which
Don't think about shagging her, don't think about shagging her, oh you're
thinking about shagging her you're an idiot! You heard that
didn't you? I'm a man we think about shagging everyone! Thanks a lot!
From the very beginning it's made quite clear that Nathan doesn't hold women in high regards
throughout the series he makes numerous chauvinistic comments that he usually attributes
to stereotypical gender roles I'm talking about getting laid so how we gonna do this man? Do what?
Divide them up because I gotta tell you the one with all the frizzy hair I don't see me and her
getting it on. Because she's beautiful? No because she'd be way too much effort but that other one...
Kelly. Whatever a couple of Bacardi breezers and I reckon she'd be good to go yeah and the girls
like do they have a say in this? Face it man, it's gonna happen it always does! It's biology
or physics. Fortunately this does change by season 2 episode 7 when Nathan meets someone who speaks
his own language we should probably go for a drink, swap some funny stories, see if we have
similar tastes and interests, overcome some emotional hurdles, have a few huge rounds,
what did you do you stupid [] it'll never happen again, we'll make up and before you
know what's happened I've trapped you in a serious relationship. That would be the
conventional way to do it! After meeting Marnie, Nathan decides to settle down with her this is
in sharp contrast to when he was interested in Kelly yeah throughout all of the first season
Kelly and Nathan have quite a bit of will they won't they tension in season 2 episode 2 after
taking ecstasy which inverts people's powers, yes that's a thing in this universe Kelly who used to
be able to read minds now uncontrollably speaks her mind while talking to Nathan she accidentally
admits that she's afraid of dating him because she's worried he'll turn out just like his dad,
this causes a bit of tension between them when the two finally do decide to be together this happens
I'm not being funny yeah, but is this doing anything for you?
Well you know I'm a guy, we're really not that fussy.
It just feels all wrong just don't feel right. You know when you when you just know?
I just think we should be mates. Yeah, mates. Notice how Nathan doesn't force himself onto her?
He doesn't try to convince her, get her drunk, or act like she owes him anything
because uh she doesn't! So, the two decide to remain friends.
As for his other friends as I mentioned before Nathan used to bully Simon extensively but after
Simon stood up for himself the two actually became best friends yeah seriously Nathan and
Curtis don't get that much screen time together but their interactions are usually the same.
Nathan provokes Curtis and Curtis shuts him up if I ever get around to making a Curtis
video I'll definitely elaborate more on these two because their relationship is far more interesting
from Curtis' perspective than from Nathan's perspective especially where their powers
are concerned and finally there's Alisha who at various moments makes it abundantly clear that
she's not Nathan's friend which makes this scene all the more humorous Where's Curtis? His phone's
still switched off. Where's Kelly? Her phone's still switched off you don't think they're...no
So, who'da thunk it huh? You know, you and me teaming up on something like this.
This is about the least weird thing that's happened to me recently. Despite her insistence
on the two not being friends Alisha laughs at his jokes more often than not and to fans of
the series I'll say this I sometimes wonder what would have happened if Nathan met Rudy
Special thanks to Jordan Fringe yes that Jordan Fringe for encouraging me to make this video in
the first place and a humongous thank you to my cousin Taj who showed me MisFits all the
way back in 2010, my cousin just happened to stumble upon the show one day and when he came
over to my house I vividly remember him saying you're gonna love this show boy was he right
the first two seasons of MisFits are still some of my favorite pieces of media of all time it
was also the first piece of official merchandise I ever purchased from a DVD check it out it's weird
because it's printed on the side at the bottom left I don't know what they were thinking while
the series was on air, the characters had fake twitter accounts that you could even communicate
with. And on the E4 official website, there were videos of the actors hanging out in-character
this was just one year before Victorious did it. Apparently they were going to make an
American MisFits but that didn't end up happening thank goodness. Speaking of goodness, be sure to
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Discord so should I talk about the other MisFits characters? Personally, Curtis was
one of my favorites also what do you think of the title cards and my new look for these videos like
I'm sure you noticed them like I even got the necklace and everything so let me know what
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