Apple TV+’s ‘See’ Gives You What You’ve Always Wanted: Jason Momoa Rapping

See is a lot of show. Apple TV+’s million dollar attempt to conquer the abandoned Game of Thrones kingdom has nominally everything fans of the concluded HBO show would want. There’s an elaborate mythology, expansive cast, tribal warfare, plenty of bloodshed, and—how could I forget?—series lead Jason Momoa.

But that’s not all See is, not at all! There are shades of the CW’s The 100 and the premise (an entirely blind mankind rises from the ashes of our decimated population) will make Marvel fans think of Daredevil. The opening credits, with their line-work outlines fading in and out, evoke the Man Without Fear’s radar sense. And let’s be honest: if you’re a fan of sci-fi regardless of quality (I’m glaring at all of you that binged Another Life and The I-Land on Netflix), you’re at least going to love watching a show with costumes that don’t look like mall clothes. But still, I haven’t described all of the genre tomfoolery that See contains! Not only is See a Game of Thrones replacement starring a bunch of Daredevils dropped in a campy premise and clothed in expensive rags, it’s also… a musical?!

Before I get your hopes up, See is not a post-apocalyptic Glee. But it does, and I’ll keep this as spoiler-free as possible, drop two—two!—songs in the first 9 minutes! I expected to see a lot in See, but I did not expect to hear Alfre Woodard sing or Jason Momoa rap.

But I reiterate, this isn’t Mad Max: Smash. Both songs work within the context of this dark world, as methods of communication for a society robbed of all visual language. The first one (again, no spoilers if you’ve seen the trailers) comes in the first few minutes of the episode as Paris (Alfre Woodard) acts as midwife during a labor scene. “Now I will sing your baby into the world,” she says then singin’ a little ditty a cappella while helping a woman deliver her child.

See battle
Photo: Apple TV+

The second number comes mere moments after that one, and it’s the one that will—if there is any justice and/or cultural penetration for any of Apple TV+’s initial offerings—become the subject of Twitter memes. As Momoa’s leader/warrior Baba Voss prepares to lead his village’s army into battle, he gets them hyped AF by letting out a big fat toot on a huge-ass horn, apparently Baba Voss’ version of Janet Jackson’s immortal “Gimme a beat!” His warriors respond by tooting out smaller shrieks by blowing through tiny animal skulls and then giving him the requested beat, which they bang out using ancient water cooler jugs and hissing.

Then comes Momoa’s chance to shine, dropping what Apple TV+’s closed captions describe as “rhythmic chanting” in his people’s native language, peppering a few discernible English words into his madcap flow as it gets more and more forceful. The whole sequence lasts just under a minute, which doesn’t sound like a lot… until I remembered that See’s reported per episode budget is around $15 million. That means that minute of This  cost roughly $258,620. Worth it? It will be, as long as someone out there mashes up Momoa’s chant with something good. Might I suggest…

No my first name ain’t baby
It’s Baba
Mr. Voss if you’re nasty

The first three episodes of See debut on Apple TV+ on Friday, November 1

Stream See on Apple TV+