#Dan and Phil React to Phan Twitter

[anxietyinducingsituations]

Has anyone made this comparison yet?

[reunitedinterlude]

shaking ass

bonus:

[elleberquist6]

Believe it or not, Babygirl, I have been cleaning my room for days

[natigail]

Dan Howell raised me (questionable, but let's go with it) to be a yapper and so I shall never fucking continue to stop yapping how delighted it makes me when DnP engage with us like this.

It might just be because I have never been in a fandom like the phandom before but the mutual teasing and respect and trust between creator and audience is something I hold so dear. It's never been flawless but I would argue at the core of it there's something so sincere, stemming from a place of love.

It's a parasocial relationship, it's not real love like you might think it, but I almost want to argue that it's a version of love, even if it should never be taken to far. There are so many people who adore, appreciate and love Dan and Phil, but I don't think it would be as fun if it wasn't just a smidge reciprocal.

As a whole, they love their audience. In what it has done for them in terms of gaining recognition and fame, but also just all of the shit that we've indirectly helped them with by sticking with them for so long. There is a bond that has been created between us and with the 2023 return of the gaming channel, I feel like they came close again.

They've created us. Sure, part of that is true. I joked about being raised by Dan but the truth isn't that far away from the joke. Him and Phil made me realise a lot of things about myself, through them I found friendships I treasure so deeply and they have inspired me to write so, so much. The person I am today is in part because of those two tall dorks.

But the creation didn't just go one way really. As a collective, their audience helped "create" them too. Creators generally want to share their creations and part of making and sharing something is wanting to see how people react to it. The Dan and Phil we see today? They wouldn't be those people without all of us.

And isn't that a beautiful thing, to leave an impression on each other? To know that in some small part, all of the cool and good work Dan and Phil have been doing, is because of the people who've stuck by them? The dedicated audience who watch and engage right back with at them.

Whether it be showing up to their shows, posting at or about them on social media or watching their videos and other content, all of that contributed to it. They know there's a whole space out there amongst their audience where we just engage with each other.

They also mostly respect that because it's not really a space for them, even if it's partly about them. It's a space for us. But I still love when we both agree to have a little overlap and share what's going on, even if it is "just" silly memes.

[lesbiandanhowell]

Sam reacts to: Dan and Phil React to Phan Twitter

- The title immediately gave me a visceral reaction, because it feels like they shouldn't know phan even tho they came up with it.

- bad start I got soooo mad because my Internet didn't load the video for 20 minutes.

- Why are they reacting to memes directly implying they are dating, like I thought we're being vague what happened to that.

- DAN IS WEARING A TANK TOP AND LOOKS SO GIRLYPOP

- Dan is so happy and smily, like he genuinely seems so much happier these days it makes me emotional.

- Nikki mention twice now, you really are just hilarious @energeticwarrior

- What happened to them why are they reacting to these this is insane (I can not remember which one this was but applies to half the video)

- I know half the people that are in this video, I do see quite a lot of what goes on on twitter it seems I just don't interact much with anyone.

- I NEED THE JELLYCAT

- Watching this while wearing my Catboy sweater really elevates this experience, it has been brought up so much and honestly I still love the sweater so much.

- "Are these the people we have created? Is this my legacy?" Yes dan yes it is, and at the end he says how proud he is aww.

- They are talking about each others eyes a lot, like is it just me of have they been talking a lot about each others eyes.

- YES GAYS GRAVITATE TOWARDS EACH OTHER. Glad they finally acknowledged their entire early youtube group is gay.

- "What can I say" Dan looks genuinely terrified and the way Phil knows but doesn't care at all?!

- "I doth yap"

- I feel so seen by the stage door Phil Lester on the bike reference, because you can not imagine how fucking funny that was when it happened. Truly a 'you had to be there' moment I wont lie.

- Dan genuinely thinks he and Phil are the funniest people alive and he is so valid for that.

- Should have included @danrifics' car and all the stickers.

- No you don't want to know what is under those blurred things Phil, you really don't.

- Thanks for coming back dad's, you really did have our backs and saved us and I am glad you know how much the gaming channel means to us.

- Phil you literally look like that happy every time Dan yaps.

- DID DAN JUST THEY/THEM THEMSELF AM I HEARING THINGS

- The memes are just, recycled, like some of them hit less the third time ngl.

- Dan elaborately calling Phil old and Phil full naming him like he is a naughty child.

- Something about the whole restaurant thing is so wholesome and cute. Like Dan almost let Phil do that, what is he that he can let you do things?

- Phil being mesmerised by Dan's boobs is now a real sentence we can say.

- You asked for good shit, are you sure you did?

Dan literally does not stop looking at Phil why is he like that? I think during the whole video he looks 80% at Phil and 20% at the memes and basically never at the camera.

[brainrotcharacters]

I declare

Henceforth

My friend

I doth yap

[goldenpinof]

shh, be quiet

[stripeydnp]

my first little phanart in like 8 years… heart eyes howell ofc ♡

if you think i should do more feel free to send me an ask and i might draw it!

[pinofdnp]

<3!!

[the-pheal]

glad to see my dads finally acknowledged my gender! i thought they already knew, i had been pretty obvious about it, but i guess they hadn't picked it up....

oh well, i'm just glad to know you're all so supportive of me :3

- pheal <3

[reunitedinterlude]

wild

[sandinmybed]

THEY CUT MY USERNAME I MADE IT BUT AT WHAT COST

[natigail]

Transcript from Dan and Phil React to Phan Twitter

Phil: What's your take away?

Dan: I mourn the years of not making this kind of content, I feel like we need to acknowledge the hard work and creativity of our incredibly based audience.

Phil: We do.

Dan: Go on, give a stereotypical Dan-esque conclusion.

Phil: Well, what can I say? You guys are so creative and thinking of all of these funny things. You're a thriving audience and we respect you and your memes so much-

Dan: Make a point about something? What does this say about wider society?

Phil: And it's about the fact that there's so much creativity out there but it's ephemeral, you never get to see it, so to compile it all here-

Dan *rubbing his forehead*: Legacy. Yes, posterity.

Phil: -is like having the Alexandria's library of Babylon and now-

Dan: This shit should not be remembered. It's too late now. Burn this library, burn these books.

Phil: -it's now on the internet forever that we have.

Dan: This is one of these freaky therapy moments when you get a mirror held up to you and this is like, this is what you created. *close to the mic* and I'm so fucking proud.

[niamhthefae]

the way phil went “coworker”

sir,what-

[lesbiandanhowell]

Sam reacts to: Dan and Phil React to Phan Twitter 2

- DANGENDER IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY

- Them understanding that they are the two ends of the lesbian spectrum. like they GET IT, they are our little lesbians

- Kath is such a mum, my mum also responded with interesting when I cut my hair off.

- Phil's "I'm sorry" to the autism meme 😭

- They saw the Phil movement for us to make Phil the golden pig.

- BAKING

- They are soooo couply it makes me sick.

- Them being surprised at 2.6k notes, well do I have news for you.

- I just had a moment of "Dan and Phil think we're funny" and I felt very flattered, like they really do laugh about our silly jokes.

- THEY HAVE A SHARED MORGAGE TOGETHER WHY DID THAT MAKE ME EMOTIONAL

- Dan's little earring during the spon segment

- Them showing phanart is so in the face of people saying they don't want fan art.

- NOT THE BONDAGE BAR REACT AND THEM JUST GIGGLING STOP THIS RIGGT NOW

- Okay Phil is sat very normally actually, just gay sitting.

- Dan saying Phil is just a princess and deserves to be treated like one, I love him.

- Phil saying fiance was too natural what is happening.

THEY ARE SO MARRIED AND GAY I AM LIVING

[geniusphilester]

add 'dan wearing a halloween costume' to the list of people that dan is jealous of irt phil