Me: Hey guys! Welcome to another episode of Musical Characters React.

Jane Seymour: Hi, everyone!

Daniela: Hey, guys!

Peggy: (Waves)

Heather M.: We hope everyone is doing well!

Me: Yep!

Philip: And good luck to everyone who has school starting in the coming weeks.

Veronica: Especially to you upcoming seniors out there. Word of advice: Don't be a Heather.

Heather C.: HEY!

Usnavi: I'm SO glad that I'm done with school.

Laurens: Yeah.

Hamilton: And we have a birthday today!

(Everyone cheers)

Angelica: That's right! It's Eliza's birthday!

Everyone: Happy birthday, Eliza!

Eliza: Thanks, everybody, for the birthday wishes! I'll be sure to have a great one today!

Hamilton: We're having a huge dinner with her and the kids tonight, because we can't have anyone else over because of quarantine.

Catherine of Aragon: What's today's request?

Me: Today's winning request is from FjcCunanan.

Jefferson: Oh, this is gonna be good!

Me: Can it, Thomas. And the requester asked to guest star, so please welcome Chesca (FjcCunanan).

(I let Chesca in the video chat)

Me: Hey, Chesca! We're glad to have you here!

Chesca: And I'm glad to be here!

Me: So, as you requested, we are going to react to "Congratulations".

Chesca: Yep, that was my request.

Me: Great!

Chesca: For those who don't know, "Congratulations" is a cut song from Hamilton which is basically Angelica's reaction to the Reynolds Pamphlet. It was in the off-Broadway version but it didn't make the cut to Broadway, and her reaction is now in "The Reynolds Pamphlet".

Angelica: Yep, and I was NOT happy about what Alex did.

Sonny: It was a great song, I wish it didn't get cut.

Chesca: I know, right?

Catherine of Aragon: Yeah, it's my favorite cut song.

(Everyone but Hamilton makes noises of agreement)

Chesca: Okay, without further ado, here's "Congratulations"!

https://youtu.be/cnVS3X_2h4E

 Chesca: It's starting!

[Alexander:]
Angelica

[Angelica:]
Alexander
Congratulations

Burr: The "Alexander" part was sickly sweet so Hamilton thinks she's here for him, but Angelica sarcastically says "congratulations"

J.D.: That's perfect!

You have invented a new kind of stupid
A 'damage you can never undo' kind of stupid
An 'open all the cages in the zoo' kind of stupid
'Truly, you didn't think this through?' kind of stupid
Let's review

Mulligan: Review?

Lafayette: Let's do.

Laurens: Thank you!

Mulligan: I hope we rhyme like this the whole way through!

Lafayette: I hope so, too!

Laurens: Yoo-hoo...so...let's...start-

Me: Guys, as much as I LOVE Rhythm Redux, we need to get back on track.

You took a rumor a few maybe two people knew and refuted it by sharing an affair of which no one has accused you
I begged you to take a break, you refused to

Anne Boleyn: He done f***ed up.

Katherine Howard: Well, it's classic Hamilton.

J.D.: Yep

So scared of what your enemies might do to you
You're the only enemy you ever seem to lose to
You know why Jefferson can do what he wants?
He doesn't dignify school-yard taunts with a response!
So yeah, congratulations!

Heather D.: She just roasted him right there.

J.D.: I'd blow an air horn right there.

Anna of Cleves: And in First Burn, there is a line about how has to scream because his enemies whisper about him.

Carla: No me diga!

[Alexander:]
Angelica

[Angelica:]
You've redefined your legacy
Congratulations

[Alexander:]
It was an act of political sacrifice!

Vanessa: Buddy boy, if  that's your definition of  sacrifice, we're gonna have problems.

Veronica: Precisely.

[Angelica:]
Sacrifice?
I languished in a loveless marriage in London
I lived only to read your letters
I look at you and think 'God, what have we done with our lives and what did it get us?'
That doesn't wipe the tears or the years away
But I'm back in the city and I'm here to stay
I know what I'm here to do

Chesca: Now THAT'S the definition of sacrifice.

[Alexander:]
Angelica

[Angelica:]
I'm not here for you
I know my sister like I know my own mind
You will never find anyone as trusting or as kind
And a million years ago she said to me 'this one's mine'
So I stood by
Do you know why? I love my sister more than anything in this life
I will choose her happiness over mine every time
Eliza

Veronica: (Tearing up) She really cared for her sister...

Nina: Yeah...what a great sister Angelica is.

Angelica: Thank you.

[Alexander:]
Eliza

[Angelica:]
Is the best thing in our lives
So never lose sight of the fact that you have been blessed with the best wife
Congratulations
For the rest of your life
Every sacrifice you make is for my sister
Give her the best life
Congratulations

[The song ends]

Me: So how did everyone like Congratulations?

Heather D.: Well, we finally got to see some roasted Ham! It was great!

Catherine Parr: Yeah!

Veronica: If there is going to be an actual movie adaptation of Hamilton, I'd want them to put Congratulations back in. Preferably right after Burn, so we can have DOUBLE roasted Ham.

Hamilton: WHYYYYY?!!!!

Eliza: You don't get to complain, Alex.

Benny: I liked the song, too! And it gives us a better look at Angelica's reaction to the pamphlet.

Chesca: I agree with that. I'm all for character development.

Me: So we all agree we like Congratulations!

Chesca: It's such a bop, too. You should listen to the Dessa version of it if you haven't.

Me: Okay! That's all the time we have for Musical Characters React! Feel free to request, vote, and comment! And Chesca, it's been nice having you here!

Chesca: Thank you so much! See you guys next time!

Everyone: Bye!