Captain Disillusion

Captain Disillusion tries to adjust to the market.

This was a trailer for the DVD premiere at TAM9 in Las Vegas.

A detailed look at one of the visual effects in the previous episode.

Violent penguins and visual effects attention whores are no match for Captain Disillusion.

Captain Disillusion puts Japan under the vectorscope.

Even heroes get angry sometimes.

Captain Disillusion gets upstaged by Mr. Flare.

Captain Disillusion takes up news editing.

Captain Disillusion teaches a little of his craft.

Captain Disillusion receives an unexpected visitor, then takes on a marine mystery.

Captain Disillusion... makes contact.

Sometimes it takes a second look to get things just right. Mr. Flare forces Captain Disillusion take that second look.

Captain Disillusion's journey continues when he finds himself in Las Vegas. Or what's left of it. Then he and Mr. Flare take up "riffing".

Captain Disillusion makes a splash at The Amazing Meeting and witnesses a live Million Dollar Challenge. Also... a tragedy.

Captain Disillusion relives the funnies and the wildest parts of The Amazing Meeting 7. And still survives.

A closer look at the "Amazing Fire Animation" viral video.

In 2011, Captain Disillusion abruptly stopped production of a new episode and went on a long hiatus. The footage of that unfinished episode has now been recovered and is presented here.

Captain Disillusion focuses on a blurry mystery.

Captain Disillusion makes a glowing point.

Captain Disillusion analyzes a relatively *current* viral video for a change.

Captain Disillusion channels his inner Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

Captain Disillusion deconstructs the viral dashboard camera video showing a "ghost car" appear on the streets of Russia.

Captain Disillusion explains the video compression artifact behind the reptilian alien conspiracy beliefs.

While Captain Disillusion was away, Mr. Flare took it upon himself to explain what could possibly be the most idiotic viral mystery in the history of social communication of our species.

A close look at a rudimentary visual effects trick and how it's often used by Vine filmmaker Zach King.

Captain Disillusion pulls a double shift and deconstructs two similar hoax videos featuring close encounters with lightning.

Captain Disillusion deconstructs the Russian viral video of the flying girl in the woods.

Captain Disillusion reports on the latest developments of the fabled Cicret Bracelet, the development of which he continues to very generously sponsor with his very own money.

Captain Disillusion channels a popular After Effects tutorial guru to explain and recreate another viral UFO video.

Captain Disillusion discusses the Mandela effect while, in a completely different universe, Holly does the same.

Captain Disillusion deconstructs the portal video and explains the concept known (only to himself) as the "piecemeal paranormal".

Captain Disillusion gets on the last train out of meme town and performs his own version of the invisible box challenge.

The Captain attempts to rebrand himself... with mixed results.

Captain Disillusion gets his hands wet with some experiments, and lets you watch.

Captain Disillusion faces the scariest of all nemeses.

Captain Disillusion conducts a thorough analysis of tiny dots orbiting a big ball.

Captain Disillusion leaves Alan in charge of an episode and things get rapidly nostalgic.

Captain Disillusion investigates a case of trademark-based VFX shenanigans.

Captain Disillusion is visited by a quirky quartet of Japanese students for a series of fun visual effects experiments.

Captain Disillusion examines the simple VFX techniques used by 'empty world" genre TikTokers.

Captain Disillusion attempts to get to the bottom of a visual anomaly inside a sketch comedy video.