#dp control freaks

[picturejasper20]

Control Freaks episode exploring the idea that there was a human family that for generations they controlled ghosts and had knowledge of ancient ghosts artifacts is so interesting. I wish the series had explored more Freakshow's ancestry and family history. I would have liked to see how they learned about all these artifacts and how they got them.

[obsessedwithstarwars]

Okay you can’t tell me that Vlad doesn’t have an organ somewhere in his mansion. Upon learning of this, Danny would teach himself how to play the Haunted Mansion theme on the organ and play it at 2am.

Vlad Masters is away on business in Gotham, and the Fentons are coincidentally there for a symposium on ecto-activity. So it’s perfect! Except he goes to the wrong house, er mansion.

Honestly, Danny thought it was one of Vlad’s many mansions. Scaring the old man is his favorite activity after all. There’s a higher amount of ectoplasm here, so it has to be Vlad’s place right?

When Bruce comes out (on one of his few nights off) and sees his carbon copy playing the organ, all thoughts fly out of his head. Danny finally looks up and also blue screens. They stare at each other for what feels like an eternity until Danny’s cell phone rings (the ghostbusters theme??) and he panics. He jumps up and makes a break for the other door rushing through apologies “SorryWronghousegottagobye!” And runs out of the room. “Wait! Who are you?”Bruce exclaims as he rushes after him. They’re on the second story in one of the rooms he rarely uses. How did he know where the organ was? No matter. He’ll catch the kid on the stairs.

Except the kid is already almost at the bottom. How did he get down so effortlessly? The kid practically floated down the stairs.

Bruce gets to the foyer just in time to see the kid realize the door was dead-bolted in multiple spots. He won’t be able to undo them all before Bruce catches up to him.

He slows down and stands behind a pillar, assessing his next move. He needs to be careful here. This is a child after all, no need to spook him any more than he already has. He needs to slowly approach, and ask his questions.

But then the kid does the unexpected. After looking around frantically, he takes a deep breath. Two rings form around his middle and travel up and down his body. His black hair turns ghostly white. He looks back, almost directly at Bruce. His eyes widen as if he realizes he’s being watched. He whispers, barely loud enough to hear, “I’m so sorry, please don’t follow me.” Then, he backs through the locked door and vanishes.

[geekgirles]

Am I the only one who laments Sam was often introduced having a wide array of talents and interests yet they never really became part of her character, only remaining a one episode thing or a quick gag?

Because everything about Sam's scenes implies she's incredibly layered.

The things laying around her room include countless vinyls, a keyboard, and a portable drum kit. All of which implies she has a deep interest, and maybe even talent, in music. Something Pirate Radio later confirmed when it turned out she's a knowledgeable and phenomenal DJ.

Then, there's the fact that she's a skilled gamer. Yeah, so are Danny and Tucker, but you kinda pick up on it on your own thanks to their characterisation of "wants to be a normal teenaged boy" and "techno geek", respectively. Between the show being from the 2000s and Sam's focus on the occult and environmentalism, you don't really see it coming that she's a gamer. Especially one so good she routinely kicks Danny and Tucker's asses.

I mentioned this before, but I especially hate how her talent for DIY clothing was just used as a quick gag. The eye for design you have got to have to turn a frilly pink dress into something a goth would wear is nothing sort of astounding. And knowing Sam and her usual disdain for money and mass produced content, you can't tell me she wouldn't be the type to alter all her clothes into something that fits her style.

Lucky in Love also introduced her love for goth poetry, something Beauty Mark implied she actually partakes in given her use of a haiku to warn Danny about Dora. And yet, it is rarely brought up. Though it is true this is the one interest the Phandom never forgets about and often adds to their fanfics and headcanons.

And finally, there's her love for plants. How cool is it that she takes care of her own greenhouse all by herself? That implies extensive knowledge on botany. But, again, unless it is to point out her vegetarianism or environmentalist ways, the only other time besides Urban Jungle where it was relevant was in Claw of the Wild, when she used some berries to treat Wulf's wounds.

To be fair, this issue isn't exclusive to Sam. Between teenage drama and ghost fighting, Danny's interests aren't explored or expanded upon all that much beyond "regular teenage boy stuff". Even so, they do get enough focus or leave a strong enough of an impression for them to become common knowledge among the Phandom. I mean, everybody treats Danny wanting to be an astronaut as an essential part of his character (and it kinda is), yet it was only brought up in three episodes in the whole show.

I guess, what I'm trying to say is that the show and Phans alike tend to sleep on the fact that Sam is surprisingly multitalented.

[saphushia]

workin out some older!everlasting trio designs (technically dcdp as in it's how i imagine them in the crossover setting) and also control freaks doodling bc i fuckin love that episode <3

[charlietheepicwriter7]

Danny and Damien are twins au, but a slightly redeemed vlad makes Danny the CEO of Vlad Co and DALV and all his other shell companies. Danny is danny, he got pushed into this against his will and is very overwhelmed by CEO duties, so he reaches out to one of his father's sons, Timothy Drake-Wayne, for advice

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So, danny definitely knows his heritage in this au. He was the spare to Damien's heir, and while their relationship was strained by the constant competition, they still love each other, even when Danny started to show more proficiency in infiltration and subterfuge than assassination. Damien and Danny have a huge fight before Danny leaves, with Damien swearing to never forgive Danny for his betrayal, while Danny is like "what betrayal??? I just cant bring myself to kill someone outside of self-defense??"

(One of the things I hate about Danny and Damien Twin AUs is this depiction that, just because (usually) Danny is unwilling to kill, that makes him weak and a traitor. You think the medical staff in the LoA are assassinating people? Or the lawyers? He's not useless, he's just not good as an assassin)

He was sent to the Fentons at like... seven? eight? to study how the Fentons are purifying lazurus waters from Jack and Maddie, both of whom are partly sponsored by the League of Assassins. He's also learning more about spying from Jack, surprisingly, because no one would expect him of being a top tier spy. He has the occasional mission as a child, but it's mostly shadowing Jack to learn how to spy.

Danny sends letters to both Talia and Damien regarding updates on his training and the Fenton's research, but after a year of no reply from Damien, it's only to Talia. He's feels super hurt by this, and abandoned by the LoA, but the Fentons are kind and familial, and Talia visits once a year. She's unwilling to risk visiting more often, lest she risk getting the JL or the Spiders attention, but sometimes she even manages to visit on his birthday!

(Meanwhile, Talia starts sending birthday assassins to kill Damien so she can spend their birthday with Danyal. She's a really hot and cold mom.

Talia: You can choose me, and have a birthday dinner. Or you can choose your father and have a birthday assassin. You're choice. )

When Slade blows up the LoA, Danyal is given permanent orders to remain as Daniel Fenton until Talia, and only Talia, brings him back to the League. No missions and only one letter every six months. But when Ra's comes back to life and the League is back in power, Talia... never tells Danyal. Because she's seen how happy Damien is being a normal child with their father and wants that for Danyal too. Plus, she wants to continue to have a good relationship one of her children, sue her bruce.

So Danny is completely convinced that the League is mostly gone other than his mother, her zealots, and knows that his brother is living with their father. and he's... relieved. His brother is safe, and his mom told him their grandfather was avenged, so Danny can just enjoy his life. Which he does.

He sends out his six month report days before the portal accident.

Canon stuff happens until Danny is sixteen and Vlad, the fruitloop, steps down as CEO and strong-arms Danny into becoming CEO in his place. Jack and Maddie (who at this point know [or have always known in Jack's case, adn Danny didn't appreciate his dad using his his poker face against him like that] about Phantom) are thrilled.

Vlad is using his "foster son" (Dark Danny, but in this idea, he's Dante Masters) as an excuse as to why he's stepping down, since Dante needs all the attention he can give as a "troubled youth". Danny secretly hopes Dante kills Vlad in his sleep, but signs the papers away.

And there's so much work.

Danny has some idea of what he's doing (Vlad co is a tech company and DALV is weapons manufacturing, plus vlad gave him a crash course on CEOing). Sam and Tuck even help! But he wishes there was someone who could understand the pain of being a CEO while still a teen. But... his father's son, his brother, is one such person. And even though the other would never know, he really wanted to get to know his other siblings. So Danny reaches out for advice to Timothy Drake-Wayne.

Tim is immediately on guard when this Damien clone walks into his office claiming to be the new Vlad Co CEO. The clone acts nothing like Damien, but he still thinks this Danny Fenton is a league plant.

His paranoia doubles when Damien freaks out and confesses that A) Danny is apparently his twin brother and B) that he's been with the League of Assassins this whole time. Damien, who really doesn't want to admit that the reason he forced himself to forget his brother was because said brother didn't want to kill people, says "Tch. I didn't want to associate with the likes of him, so I put him out of my mind." Tim now believes that he's dealing with a master assassin with a huge grudge against Damien and Danyal showing no signs of malicious or aggression in their meetings only convinces him that Danyal is a master actor too.

Which, Danyal is a master actor. But all that other stuff is just Tim reaching.

[surelysilly]

c'mon tucker, stop piercing the veil here, you'll give a guy a complex saying that

[pransesdp]

Forgot if this was asked before; but why *is* Sam your overall fave from Danny Phantom, exactly? Was there any particular moment/episode that made her grow on you, or did you generally love her since the start of the series?

Oooh, I can't seem to dig up the ask if I ever answered this; buuut to give a quick rundown I've just always enjoyed/vibed well with Sam whenever I watched the show; a spunky, spirited heroine with a surprising amount of complexities to her imho.

Snarky, protective over nature, artistically crafty at times, unapologetic in her love for spooky things, and was most often the one keeping her friends in-line when they're being dumb-

...while at the same time, Sam wasn't immune to being vulnerable in her feelings, (secretly) liking cute things, dealing with insecurities any other teen would (esp. thanks to the bullies at her school-), and ultimately wasn't afraid to go geek out & have fun with the ones that matter most in her life... aka: her best friends~💚

Was Sam's writing always perfect? No. Was there times I found her a bit... "much"? Sure. But like, here's the thing yall... she's 14. An age where maaaaany of us were still dealing with the budding stresses of entering highschool, puberty, & a whole other whirlwind of emotions for the next few years to come. And considering some of the bs Sam had to deal with throughout the series, including (in no order):

-Parents who kept pushing their preppy tastes against her will + almost banned her from the only friend circle she has

-Nearly getting forced into child marriage to a creepy old ghost prince

-Her friends' memories of her almost erased due to an impulsive, anger-driven wish

-Getting rage-transformed into a ghostly dragon due to realizing her best friend was being toyed with by his crush ("Here, take your crummy amulet; I'm going back inside to dump your dorky friend!")

-Practically jumped to near-death onto a speeding train. ALL so she could save her best friend from a mind-controlling circus leader

-Getting mind-controlled herself into a scary plant queen, nearly consumed by the earth until Danny came to save her + the town

...honestly? Its a miracle Sam didn't completely snap under all that by series end, oml- TxT;; Which for me, only further elevated Sam up into fave status over the years, if she can stay such a resilient lil spooky bean through it all... soooo yep, TL;DR for the reasons mentioned above, I'll always be happy to defend Sam on this blog, no ifs ands or buts about it~💜🦇👏

[hypewinter]

Dick hears about a circus coming to town with an acrobat that can do a quadruple somersault. This he has to see.

[picturejasper20]

Now that i think about it, Control Freaks is like the only episode that Danny stops someone from doing like actual crimes, right?

Because most of the episodes is just ghosts causing problems in Amity Park

[moonfoxgazer]

Control, it's important, especially when endeavoring for something bigger than yourself while also trying to reach for a dream that seems night impossible. And yet, there are some who need not be controlled, for they follow willingly, compelled on their own by some other reason, but it is not unnoticed or under appreciated-

I had a lot of fun with this one by @sykloni for @green-with-envy-phandom-event. I've been trying to practice more with tones and effects and these two seemed perfect for it.

[demonic0angel]

not really a prompt or question, just wanted to say that i love how you actually consider the suggestions you get, but dont go with the first thing someone says. you genuinely debate your city spirit au and give respectful and accurate reasons why it wouldnt work-- i just think thats neat 😅

Thanks! I try to be polite bc I am very picky XD I have a really strict system in my head, so I take all considerations, but I'm also really fussy.

Thank you to everyone who's been giving me suggestions tho! I appreciate it!

[fureliselost]

could we add this to the dannypocalypse next year? thanks

[millieueu]

I need Freakshow to mind controll Danny again cause Danny looks SO GOOD with red eyes. Or maybe just give him red eye contacts cause red is HIS BEST eye color

So true. I should totally watch Control Freaks again or doodle him a little more! ^^

[roxasbooth]

Hermit the frog by marina but it's an animatic about the episode "control freaks" PLEASE TELL ME YOU SEE THE VISION-

[amethyst0cean]

Season 1 of Danny Phantom was really good! I enjoyed it a lot and I think the last episode Control Freaks was a good finish for it. I love that it showed us a good amount of Sam's POV (I really hope we get to see more episodes like that 🥹). Seeing how much she cares about Danny by trying to help him break out of the hypnosis he was in was really sweet, I adore their friendship so much 🥹💜💚 Danny having red eyes was also super cool too; I low-key wish that's what his ghost eyes look like lol.

The last thing I want to address to Pamela and Jeremy Manson: let 👏 Sam 👏 be 👏 her 👏 authentic 👏 goth 👏 self 👏👏👏

please and thank you 🥺

[saltyb0ba]

mind control episodes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything else