I suppose the word "incredible" could have been used in place of "epic".
The problem with "incredible" is it reminds me of the story about a guy who was telling a few others about a long and harrowing trip he had made.
Every so often, a guy in the crowd would say, "incredible!".
After a number of these "incredible"s had been made the story teller stopped and asked the guy why he kept interrupting by saying "incredible"?
The guy said, "My mom taught me to always be polite by saying 'incredible' instead of bull shit."