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

Alright. I am prepared. I will do my chores outside of the house whilst listening to something less emotive, and when I get back I will hide on the sofa with a blanket and a box of Kleenex.

Also, in a less spoilerific sense: I am planning my wedding. I am considering walking down the aisle to the Best Day Ever music. Yay or nay? (Legitimately: I have a bunch of other possible songs, so 'nay's don't ruin things. My fiance is in to TAZ too, but no one else we know has listened to it. Does it seem like the sort of thing one can have playing over several speakers in a fairly solemn IRL scene? I'm concerned I might be too biased to get a good perspective).

 

I can't believe I stayed up til 4am letting the McElroys just straight up murder me

Spoiler: Ep 69

i was doing okay until Griffin asked Trav "How does Magnus die" and then it was like welp. time to MARINATE IN MY OWN BRINE I GUESS.

 

Spoiler

SAME LIKE
I HAD SOME TEARS AT JOHN ON THE BEACH AND ALSO ANGUS BUT LIKE
I THOUGHT JULIA WOULD BE IN LEGION?? BUT LIKE
AAA
THE ONE THING I WANTED AND DIDN"T GET UNLESS I MISSED IT WAS GOVENER KAYLIN BEING BOUGHT TO JUSTICE

 

Spoiler

I'm sure Merle and Taako eventually get around to tracking him down

"Do I know who you are?"
"Nope."
"AND YOU NEVER WILL"

 

Spoiler: 69

Ahhh in Magnus future death scene i got weepy at the mention of Angus being very upset

 

Spoiler: 69 art (hahaha nice but not like that)

 

Spoiler

Perhaps that's liveshow material and Travis instead shall be kaylin? While dem boiz go for the hunt

 

If anyone can explain this without spoilers since I'm still back at episode 5--what do they mean with 69 being the end of a campaign (I think that's how I saw it phrased)? Is it actually still going, but in a different form?

 

they're going to continue playing ttrpgs on the podcast, but with a different GM and a different system! basically, Griffin's story ("the Balance Arc") ended, and someone else is going to tell a new story.

 

They've finished the campaign with the three characters they made at the start, the podcast will continue with them doing a rotating DM thing and trying a few different games before starting a new campaign in a different system.

 

Oh man, I wonder who's going to DM next!!

(LBR tho I feel like it's going to be Travis or Justin... I love Clint but half of what he contributes to the show is the comedy value of his non-engagement with the themes)

 

I am Excite for Griffin to play a character

 

The finale was bittersweet but also so uplifting. I needed that.

 

For any artsy fartsy person someone is doing a free to all adventure zone 'polaroid' project that will be collated and released free n digitally
Details here if anyone is interested!

 

Spoiler: endgame

I wonder if, upon learning that Lucretia stole his memories of his best and oldest friend to make him not be sad anymore, Taako had second thoughts about what he did to Klaarg

 

I'm re listening from the beginning to put off the end and like
Dang guys

 

I also started listening from the beginning again immediately. So many moments take on a whole new painful layer of significance now that we know what Lucretia knew the whole time. It's delightful

 

it's time

 

hello yes guess who is almost crying listening to the adventure zone zone

[macelboys voice] that's gross

 

Spoiler: the the adventure zone zone spoilers, i guess?

... I did not cry, but I did actually GUFFAW out loud at hearing the word "Homestuck" coming out of Justin McElroy's mouth

I'm actually shaking with laughter as I type this

... FUCK

EDIT

Spoiler: further ttazz spoilers

Griffin and the boys discussing Lup and how much Griffin was anxious about doing good trans representation. Griffin sweetie you did amazing and ilu

Gonna continue adding EDITS so I don't post 6 times in a row or something

Spoiler: ttazz AND balance arc finale spoilers

Travis: was Kravitz's hand being warm in the finale some sort of big reveal, like, now he's alive?
Griffin: no I think that was just love

I legit clutched at my chest.