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So, in the aftershow talk Anthony laments about season 2 but honestly? I love season 2.

I think season 1 had a lot more clear of an objective, and a lot more clear of a structure, but that’s kind of perfect for the story of season 2 right?

season 2 is a story about being a teen. It’s about all the ups and downs and struggles and heartache and everything about being a teen, it’s about crushes, and emotions, and fathers, and weird mustaches, and it’s about the incredibly gen z/alpha experience of trying to figure out what you can do in a world that feels like it’s doomed by the people before you. It’s a very teen story. It’s very proud of this, and it does it very well, and while I can’t say whether or not it was *intentional* I think the structure and flow of season 2 is perfect for that story.

It starts off with a decently defined structure in school, with a vague but simple enough goal to reach, then you’re thrusted out into the world, having to make big choices for yourself and that’s when it starts to get… Messy. Things aren’t as simple as they used to be, there’s lots of moving pieces, people who are going to be making their own decisions that you can’t really change, there’s a lot of things going on. And it even feels difficult to lean on the people you care about but you do it anyways.

I think season 2 has had some of the best pc to pc emotional character interactions of the entire series and I don’t think you get there without season 2 being structured the way it is. Season 2 being so much more loose and more focused on the players pushing the plot I think purely serves it for the story it ends up telling. I don’t think you get moments like Scary siding with Willy and even while lashing out and eldritch blasting still being hugged by Linc and piled on by everyone to show she’s cared for in a season like season 1. I just don’t think that happens, because I don’t think everything being the way it is and the more almost tv show like structuring of season 1 would allow for that. It had plenty of great emotional moments, but I think the teen nature of it being messier and more impulsive and trying to figure out who you are and where your place in the world is absolutely benefits from a looser structure and goals that are less neatly defined.

The dads have, for the most part, figured themselves out as people even on episode 1 hitting. Sure they all grow and learn and change, but they never stop being those people they are during episode 1, they just become better versions of themselves. Even Glenn. Debatably. (he definitely changed but he might have become a worse person, like he’s a stoner who plays a guitar and says “far out” at the start and by the end is creating big vats of oil to blow up an entire commune and pissing in the sand lying down.) They’re adults, they have their priorities, and they know who they are. We’re in a freaky situation, we’ve been through a lot, let’s get our kids, let’s get tf out, let’s maybe try and fix some things because we’re not totally monsters or anything. Bing bang boom.

The dads have very clear outlines, but the season 2 cast has very strong vibes.

They’re a lot more chaotic, loosely defined, and their outlines are less immediate, but in exchange they are absolutely vibrating with energy and possibility and chaos and all of these interesting dynamics and things that never feel forced because, well, they’re still figuring themselves out! By all rights, they SHOULDN’T have those same defined outlines to their characters that the season 1 cast had.

The entire story is about being messy, and finding your way in life, and I think season 2 does that perfectly, and I think none of the incredible stuff that everyone brings to the table works without Anthony doing what he did and doing the incredible job he did. Good shit king.

I really admire the dndads crew for letting their characters (and each other) make bad decisions, have wrong answers, and just fuck up and be fucked up.

It feels hard to find media these days that has their characters be wrong, to have their flaws actually be flaws and have consequences, and it's especially nice that an actual play podcast doesn't have their failures limited to bad rolls.

(Co-created by:@rindomness)

Episode 47 in a nutshell

Ep 26 s2 Dndads//

NOOOO BC THE PARALELLS OF GRANT KILLING THE MANTICORE TO GO FROM A CHILD TO MAN AND THEN LINC’S VOICE DROP, GOING FROM CHILD TO MAN WHEN TONY PEPPERONI IS KILLED

matt, last week's teen talk: man im so glad hermie betrayed us, i can finally unabashedly hate him

will, about to drop the best monologue all the gays have been waiting for: me too man, me too

I’ve want to do something with the beginning of Episode 6 (DnDads Season 2), so I’ve been re-listening to the audio a lot and I have to stay aware of Taylor because he continuously has the best lines in this scene. (I almost made the mistake of cutting out when he came back with punch after Normal got life-or-death exposition dropped on his head)

One that I just realized:

Taylor: your uncle seems drunk.

Normal: that’s my dad, the other one’s my uncle

Taylor, crosstalk under Normal: I doubt that.

THANKS TAYLOR HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT WAS ABOUT TO BECOME UP FOR DEBATE?

LITERALLY THIRTY SECONDS LATER.

i might be delulu for this but i am so certain hermie's performance check at the end of 46 was him pretending to be dead instead of what he said to normal.

Normal calling Nick a Himbo is amazing

“If Hermie Unworthy becomes the Paeden of this season Im gunna loose my fucking mind”

“There’s no chance, Hermie’s too awful”

How’s it feel to eat your words Burch?

That latest episode.... :'(

I’m so normal about them

[Image Id: A 9 panel fan comic for dungeons and daddies season 2. It is a redrawing from episode 26.In the 1st panel Grant is holding Link’s shoulder telling him, “Son we can handle this.” In the 2 second panel, it is a close up of them, in which just stares at Grant. Then in panel 3 Link writes something. Panels 4-6, Grant starts reading the note which says, “these are the consequences of your actions.” The next panel is a serious closeup of Grant’s stunned face. The panel surrounding it is a memory of Grant avoiding his Dad who is reaching out to him. On the bottom of that panel the letter continues with, “If you ever want to speak to me again,” which is finishes in the next panel with “Let me go.” The words “Let me go” are in between Link and Grant, who are looking at each other. Link has a serious face while Grant looks taken aback. End Image ID]

Even though Scam said that the something’s weren’t actually needed, Baby Link does actually fulfill all of the requirements.

Something Old? Old timey baby. Something New? Newborn. Something Borrowed? They did technically steal the baby (or for a more metaphorical interpretation, Lincoln giving his baby self away, then taking himself back as his own person). Something Blue? Blue Asian spot.

1. Scary's betrayal was planned

me: ooof, that hurts

2. Scary's betrayal isn't regretted

OOF, THAT HURTS

3. whatever the HECK happened to Taylor

OOOFRJAUAOIND WHSIJWIE AJICIDKBA

A slightly faster elevator escape