im drunk and going through smosh sitcom spoilers which seems like the ideal way to experience it actually. wdym amandlivia kiss. amanda singing i kissed a girl (at an unrelated thing??). amangela moment in credits. #love wins
did not expect the wins to be for..... shaynecer and oliviamanda shippers? some real rare pairs there
(with milder wins for amandian and any combo of olivia/courtney and chanse/arasha)
arasha and chanse were my faves i think lol but everyone did wonderfully. didn't expect angela's solo in the theme song to be foreshadowing as to young sebastian's true form!
that was a hoot. wonderful show! i'm kind of glad they're only doing one this year- too many i think saturates it too much? idk. but this was really fun!!
IDK if you'll remember me but I sent in an ask a month (????) ago about getting closure on Sword AF + saying Amanda was Sapphic鈩笍, but I just saw Smosh vs. Aliens AND IT'S SO GOOD. I find this format of a miniseries with a rotating cast of characters to sound more sustainable from Sword AF.
I'm also really happy w the lineup- Angela and Courtney as cousins?? Amanda as a greasy arsonist? Chanse as literally the most tragic little girl in the whole universe? IM SO SOLD ON IT! GEORGE IS SUCH AN ENGAGING STORYTELLER AS WELL. not that damien wasn't, but you can tell GM-ing is george's forte while damien's has always been characterization as opposed to driving a story (again, not to say that damien wasn't good at driving stories i just prefer when silly guy do deep voice).
I must admit though, I lean towards wanting Courtney and or Amanda as permanent Dread cast and having two or three other cast members rotating as characters. Almost entirely because the only thing I've seen of Smosh vs Zombies so far is fanart and clips of their homoerotic codependent-coded friendship and Courtney is also fucking hysterical in vs. Aliens!!!! I also feel like Amanda has so much fun w roleplay, and I have fun seeing her do it!
I am loving Dread so far and will be spending my weekday binging Smosh vs Zombies, I hope they keep it up but if they can't, I prefer that it has that sense of finality that BAF Legacy had so, if we never get it again, each narrative feels properly and satisfyingly wrapped up.
That was my unsolicited review of Dread. 100/10 would recommend (also George Primavera sounds like a sitcom name and I really fuck w that.)
hello friend!! very happy you came back and left your thoughts!
i agree, dread seems way more sustainable compared to sword af. hopefully this format will mean we get more ttrpg mini series throughout the rest of the year and into next year. i enjoy george as a dm, but i think it would also be fun to have some new guest dms too (selfishly, i really wanna see brennan dm the smosh cast).
i鈥檓 very very excited for next episode, especially because *SPOILER!!!* mackenzie died鈥hanse and his clumsy hands. i hope you enjoy smosh vs zombies too! feel free to come back and lmk your thoughts on that too!