did anyone else sorta connect with the whole collar thing being symbolic of mental illness? like grant saying “it wasn’t me, it was the collar!”

that’s. exactly. what. it’s. like.

you don’t feel like you’re in control. you’re doing these things and you don’t WANT to and people tell you “just stop, then” but there’s this mental block that physically doesn’t LET you

Actual footage of me when Anthony said Myst is a good game

kind of losing my shit rn and have a million things to say about this wonderful episode and the gang involved

thank you Beth may for the complex feelings running through Scary that are still drowning in denial and the incredibly slow breakage of her emotional walls. Even after Terry's death the struggle of admitting all her feelings about it is some beautiful characterization. The layers upon layers of subtle character work is like an emotional artichoke where each piece you let us peel back and examine is building a more and more intense pile of complicated and earth shattering feelings. you have not shown us all your cards even in this devastating time and once or if you do the payoff might just kill me.

thank you Matt Arnold for the comedic and heartbreaking choices you brought to this episode. The consistency you bring to Link and his loyalty was like a punch to the gut this episode. With fucking everything that happened with Taylor to his declaration of never wanting to see his dad again while breaking the anchor is god I can't even. He loves so strong and will stand by their side but he recognizes the foundation of his and Grant's relationship has crumbled and his Dad is not who he thought he was. Ending with the anchor breaking character choice made me litterally shout OH FUCK and I don't want it any other way. You know your fucking character.

Thank you Freddie Wong for being one of the funniest people ever. Today was not Taylor's big emotions episode and that's absolutely ok because it was immediately filled with one of the funniest bits ever. I have really strong reactions to things so when the gay foot mecha orb thing happened I fell to the floor shout screaming. Out of anyone on this goddamn podcast I think you have made me fall to the floor more times then anyone else. fucking comedic genius with a genius character.

Thank you Will Campos just thank you for Normal in his entirety. Normal flipping his shit this episode made me excited beyond belief and there are a million things I could say about Normal that I have already shouted at several people about regularly because he makes me nuts I love him and how you perform him. His conversation with Scary at the end made me sick it was so fucking good. So little was said but all of it was so loud. Love him more than anything.

Fucking Anthony Burch. Thank you Anthony. my god. What can I say about this guy that I haven't already said to every person I know and my online creative writing course. No writer or actor or anything has made me get up from my fucking seat and SCREAM. He has made me cry, laugh, pace around my kitchen like a caged animal like no other. He's my greatest inspiration and my worst enemy. this fucking guy reawakened my love for writing like no other piece of media has. Your worldbuilding, characters, choices, improv makes me flip my lid. I love Sparrow and Grant and Nicky and Dead Terry and Everyone in this fucking episode I fucking can't. As a twin I need to be fucking devasted by Lark and Sparrow in this next episode they make me so sick.

just a huge fucking rant that doesn't encapsulate all my feelings but a mini and not really ode to this podcast that I needed to get out while I was still fresh and emotional.

It’s so funny to see the different opinions on Anthony Burch in like the dndads community vs the general online gaming community,, like he’s just a Guy he’s a Genius Writer and he’s just a silly little guy. Even when I try to understand Why people feel the way they feel about him I’m like “... ok and? Have you heard him talk? He’s so silly and sweet??”

dungeons and daddies using actual dnd 5e mechanics as a punishment is so on brand for the same podcast that once stated “just a little house rule we’re gonna do: if your spells not cool, then you get to do another one”

Comparing how different DMs deal with kids is so funny like

Griffin: this adorable boy genius has never been and will never be in danger

Murph: baddies try to kill the fifteen year old but he’s got a sword and it’s supposed to be fucked up

Anthony fucking Burch: this abused child is your son and also your dad and you have to kill him if you want to see your wife again. what do you do.