Samurai Jack- Tea Ceremony

Jack makes tea.

S5E7.

[PaladinNL]

"This is terrible"

No Chill whatsoever

[onioh.k]

"This is terrible"

Yes he closed his eyes while doing it...

[jahjah]

It's even funnier when you notice the background behind the small dude changes - indicating he has been sipping this cup of tea for at least a few hours

[Lucky_Kounna]

"This is terrible"
Dude at pure silence the ending is golden 😂👌

[LunarAngel]

just wanna say

Jack still knows how to do it after not having done so for presumably 50 years

[UncleFester]

The ceremony was originally invented so a host would prove that they weren't trying to poison the guest, and you can see it in the procedure, every instrument is displayed and cleaned in front of the guest to show that there wasn't any hidden poison.

[emperortimeo]

My professor showed this clip in my East Asian history class. Best day in college I’ve ever had

[drathick]

Jack: "what is wrong with it?"

The Monk: "This tea is nothing more then hot leaf juice!"

Jack: ...

[thedeliveryboy]

Jack's face when the monk says "this is terrible" hits hard 😔

[rangerunner]

50 years of total chaos, survival, fighting for your life, and losing your sanity.
Yet jack remembers how to perform a perfectly flawless tea ceremony with 0 mistakes.

[noNo-ddlq]

"This is terrible"

*OOF*

[belladonna]

I love this surprisingly quiet sequence. There is only tea making, no music, no dialogue, and none of the show's signature fight scenes.

[BlightVonDrake]

Like, I was thinking the whole time, this is just the art of animation. The silence of the scene allowing the scene itself to portray something simple and beautiful it it's own right. But then the monk spoke, and I realized this is comedy gold as well. The slow, silent tea ceremony was a long build up for a simple, yet brilliant punchline. Bravo to everyone who made this show what it is.

[RexisSOUL]

Something I really appreciate about this scene is the little things. The way Jack looks less calm and more utterly tired. He isn’t tranquil, he’s desperately trying to pretend to be tranquil. You can feel it, something’s off the entire time. He’s doing it all perfectly, but you can feel his tension, impatience, and just barely restrained rage screaming at him to just get this stupid thing over with. You can see the cracks in the facade just from how hard he tries to be effortless. Naturally, the result is nothing more than hot leaf juice.

[beowulf]

I just noticed the way he places the utensils on the floor; none of it is symmetrical with the lines on the floor underneath.

He lacks balance from the beginning. That's an amazing detail I always overlooked until now; what amazing writing this show had!

[drksonic]

It‘s only terrible, because he didn‘t twist the cup.

[Bam]

When you let a friend peek at that passion project you been working months on.

[jinrex]

"This is terrible"
Jack: "Dishonor on me! Dishonor on my cow!"

[Godzillakingofkaiju]

This is surprisingly accurate to tea ceremonies. Despite them not using Matcha.

[zxtreme]

I think the key thing to watch here from a character standpoint is jacks face and expression during all this. He’s doing all the moves correctly, perfectly. But his expression and posture shows that’s all it is: robotic actions. He has forgotten why the ceremony is important and is too angry, tired and frustrated to find the balance to enjoy it.

Thus, terrible