VINES TRIED TO EAT MY DICK (The MacElroys Play D&D)

Spoiler: 63

The scences with Merle and John are quickly becoming some of my favorite parts of the whole series. Like, the "Are you my friend?" part was so good! Merle is getting some amazing character development this arc. I'm also really looking forward to seeing where Taako's bond with the dish goes.

 

Spoiler: 63

thinking about the negative development as well like well i think it might be, in terms of Merle n John either they talk again or more. interactions happen.

Like John doesn't reconsider, outright refuses to change, but i mean it's tough?

Or maybe they don't talk again at all, I'm not sure.

But I'm guess I'm biased towards hopeful media, good endings, everyone can be saved kinda shit? Hm

 

I've just started listening and I'm on the first intermission, and like... they're all good, but especially Merle.

 

Spoiler: Some mild fandom wank re taako's "purity"

I love magnus because he's such a genuinely sweet dude, and I find it pretty funny that taako is the one certain people are holding up as the cinnamon roll. Taako is a beautiful garbage child and I love him but being queer and wearing a skirt does not make him "pure" or whatever.

It actually feels super reductive to me as a queer person every time fandom does this, because while I get that lgbt characters are rare enough that there's an urge to protect them, it also feels like The Good Queer(tm) is the only acceptable type of representation right now. I want there to be room for us to be whole people, which means making mistakes and dealing with trauma in maladaptive ways and sometimes being assholes. And when we're assholes I want us to be held accountable for that shit and not have it waved away because of some kind of Goodness Halo imparted by our queerness

Grumbling aside,

"Is it Kravitz?"

I'm dead I have died goodbye

 

Huh omg how could it be got so wrong that Taako is super trashlord man??? (Yeah ur right with queer pureness thing but srsly people it's, in the text?? )

:0000

 

Spoiler: Ep 59

Taako "I trust nothing and no one" trusts Angus completely, I'm cry

 

Spoiler: Ep 64 spoiler

This episode has only strengthened my resolve to get a voidfish tattoo. Have now mentally edited the design so that's it's holding a wooden duck.

 

Spoiler: Ep 64

Lup and Barry! That was so cute. I love Lup and I'm really enjoying watching her character develop. She definitely has some of the Taako snark but she's also her own person.

Also, the void fish and the ducks! Not gonna lie, I teared up at least twice this episode.

 

Does anyone know where the final designs for the here there be gerblins graphic novel were posted? My friend told me they came out but I can't find them and I don't really want to check the tag because I know it'll be full of discourse.

 

I couldn't find them either

 

They were posted in this Twitter thread, I think. (Warning: Discourse in the replies)

 

They're up on careydraws on twitter!

 

Griffin posted a long thing on Tumblr about the race/skin color discourse

I feel Pretty bad for them :/

 

In other news

Spoiler: 64

Good episode, p chill in terms of tension
Me, yelling about Lupjeans
Tbh i wish there were more but that's essentially Griffin rping with himself haha

 

Ngl I'm not a huge fan of blue taako aesthetically, but the nature of the podcast means that he's going to look different to everybody and I recognize that that's a me problem. The fits some people are throwing are really frustrating, because they're doing their best but it's impossible to make everybody happy.

 

Eugh, I feel so bad for them. They're obviously trying their best. Criticism is fine and I understand where people are coming from. But I've seen a lot of outright attacks, both on the McElroy's and Carey, that are horrible to read. They do take this shit seriously. They do try their hardest to address the issues that the fans have pointed out. But they're also human and fallible, and there's no perfect solution that they could implement. It just seems like there's a lot of people that have decided they're acting from a position of bad faith.

 

Spoiler: 64

I finally finished listening to the episode and aaaaa Blupjeans duet aaaaaaaa
Also I keep doodling the twins while I listen and it has strengthened the resolve of my headcanon that Taako constantly shapeshifts and Lup occasionally bugs him for a hair color/style change (I do also enjoy the headcanon that Lup is kinda butch, I keep drawing her with short hair and making myself gayer in the process)

 

Spoiler: 64

The duet might be my favorite song in the whole series, even if it wasn't written by Griffin. It sounds like something from a ghibli movie. I'd love to see an animatic of that scence.

 

Spoiler: Ep 65

Lup's perfect day aaaaaaaaa

Also I hardcore wanna draw the library scene but my art mojo is super missing

 

Spoiler: 65

LUP CAN COME BACK
LUP CAN COME BACK
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA