#dndaddies season 2

[mj-thrush-gxn]

hermie the un-rememberable,

hermie the un-lovable,

hermie the unworthy.

[midnigtartist]

Family reunion in hell

[phillycheesesteakcore]

Matt this week, for some fucking reason.

(p.s. there's an excellent version of this by @nesperus)

[manitapaleta]

Rest in Piss, you will be missed

Mr. Lonely-Pepperoni

🪦 🍕

[rubyscarbuncle]

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.

[t-dubber]

(Ep 36 or 37) Normal Oak is not OAK-KAY !!!

[mymyforthesky]

I very much enjoy that Freddie doesn't want either of his characters to be more cool than the other because the guy who was in prison for like 30 years, died, and became a sudo-leader of hell is just as badass as a kid who is obsessed with anime

[emeraldblades]

Having listened to Ep 52 uhhh if I was the teens I would definitely go free the grandparents for some extra backup. Cause how DARE Willy do that! Ngl I really hope Normal loses it next episode cause oooo that Oak anger gonna be beautiful.

[shannanigan-art]

We have to kill it || We have to help it

I’ve had so many feels about the Oak family as I’ve caught up with Dungeons and Daddies and S2E23 came and grabbed me by the throat! Lark and Normal my precious boys it’s gonna be O-A-K

[mj-thrush-gxn]

“This is all I know how to do.”

Lark is so tragic I love him.

[midnigtartist]

Colored this but never posted it. Anyways, I could fix him

[phillycheesesteakcore]

Henry outlived all his friends. Glen was the first to go, even though he came back as a demon. Ron and Darryl went next, even though Ron at least seems to be able to go back and forth between Heaven and Earth. But the thing is, even if their lives had been perfect, even if the Doodler had never been released, even if they'd never had to fight their battles, hell even if they'd never gone to the Forgotten Realms in the first place and yet somehow become friends anyway, Henry still likely would've likely outlived his friends. Even worse, he likely never would've understood why. Elf blood runs deep and strong, and even if he'd never awakened his druidic powers, it wouldn't stop that non-human part of him from keeping him alive long after those he loved were gone.

[manitapaleta]

Nick abusing his natural fire-resistant demon genes to flirt with his crush

(eating things on fire is a cool party trick until you start eating stuff like Larks herbals)

reblogs welcome ✅ do not repost 🚫

[rubyscarbuncle]

I had so many dndads thoughts today and now while I’m winding down for the night I’m just gonna make a couple posts about it because I’m so normal about the teen group.

Normal wasn’t the best man at his best friends wedding.

Like it was Taylor, obviously. Linc and Scary got married, and Linc made Taylor his best man for sure, and Scary probably made Erica her maid of honor, and Normal, the guy who went through LITERALLY HEAVEN AND HELL with these people, probably gets the same position that like, any of their family would. Which is sweet in its own right, yada yada Normal having a new family he’s never had but:

Normal, who is constantly throughout season 2 CLINGING to any kind of affirmation. Normal, aka “SHUT IT NORMAL CLEAR COMMS CLEAR COMMS ALRIGHT LINC BUDDY IT’S JUST ME AND YOU” being a decent chunk of Taylor and Linc’s interactions when it’s just the three of them. Normal, who has so much in common with Scary, the one person he was desperately afraid to not open up to and lose, and she was the one person who was terrified of not opening up at all. Normal, who watched the boy he liked die in his arms.

And he’s still the 4th wheel even at the wedding of 2 people. Think about that. Normal i’m so sorry.

And there’s no way Scermie and Normal stayed a thing, so at this point in his life Normal is going there and while i’m sure it’s wonderful to see these people get together and be so close and see his friends so happy and to see his friends again and of course the gang is still going to love and appreciate him and show him a ton of extra love and care as opposed to other guests there, but like, it’s gotta be a sickening level of isolation too.

[t-dubber]

Alright DNDads fans, I need ideas:

What do YOU think Grandpa Henry Oak would look like? What head canons do you have for him? Let me know!

[ireonic]

s2ep31 spoilers

This scene still gives me immense brainrot so here's a few sketches of it