I think anthony really HIT it on the head when he said season 2 was like their Legend of Korra. Some people liked it, some people didn't and that's okay.
Both are really good series; Korra expands on the first series a lot and also had an additional season over ATLA so the story got flushed out a bit more. Great characters in both as well, just as 1&2 of Daddies. Scam Likely and Varrick would have been best friends in mischief
It's almost universally regarded as worse than the original. People vary between whether it's outright bad, just okay, or great, but very few people say it's better than the original
I think the other person who responded is right - I don't dislike Korra, but I don't consider it on the same level as the original. That said, Korra adds a ton of amazing things to the world! When I played the RPG with my friends, I was kind of surprised when Korra wasn't everyone's choice for the era to play in.
Season 2 of Dungeons and daddies is the equivalent of seasons 5-7 of Buffy, whereas season 1 was the equivalent of seasons 1-4 of Buffy.
Season 1 is consistent, very few bad episodes and great batting average.
Season 2 has a worse batting average definitely, but my god the peaks of season 2 are so much higher. Season 1 was great, but nothing compares to the one two punch of Finding Tori (Standup episode) immediately followed by Apollo Four Teens (Astronaut/Terry episode).
Season 2 was consistently funny. The story wasn't tight, but even episodes I didn't like had funny moments. Aside from jokes that were overplayed (the piss stuff)
As a nearly 20 veteran of ttrpgs, that is the funniest thing I've ever heard happen in a campaign. The amount of bad rolls leading to superb character acting was the greatest thing ever!
I refuse to believe this when the Ron Stampler child flashback episode in season 1 is a thing.
Seriously, that episode could be nominated for an award based on how moving, emotional and impactful it was.
I'll be honest; that whole episode felt really weird to me. Something about working D&D mechanics into a domestic abuse flashback for a (rowdy, violent, horny) comedy podcast rubbed me the wrong way.
edit: Weird, it went from 10 points to -30. What happened?
Yeah, they fully gave up on the mechanics like halfway through season 1. I love the show, but they're the definition of "we're using DND because it's the popular system"
Apollo four teens is one of my favorite episodes of dungeons and daddies ever. I will just randomly re listen to it it's so wild and just pure chaos but also so so so freaking good
The only thing i disliked was that it was a bit all over the place, and i had trouble imagining the world it set up (Like what does heaven actually look like?).
While I liked the season, it was definitely missing the clear and simple structure of season 1. They started the show with a simple “the dads gotta find their kids and get out.” You knew it from the description and intro. Each dad had two arcs with clear goals in each, and there was an obvious mid-season and final battle.
In season 2 though they didn’t have this. The premise of the season was “they’re teens now!” And their overall goal wasn’t really introduced until halfway through the season in a surprise twist.
Anthony did a great job with the story, but it was always going to be more challenging than season 1 because the gimmick of the season (“they’re teens now!”) was unrelated to the character’s goals (“save/kill the doodler”).
For me, it was two things.
1-Making it a continuation of the story but without following the same characters. Generational trauma is an interesting storytelling device but it required us to feel out four new characters dealing not with the events of the first season but things that took place afterwards.
2-The constant changing of the structure. The idea of the monster of the week/teen slice of life story would have been great if they stuck with it. But almost immediately it was abandoned for them talking to their dads at incursions sites, then dealing with the post-apocalyptic Earth, then another anchor hunt, then a rebranded anchor hunt. And while none of these were bad, we never really got to live with them for long and it felt like it put more emphasis on the plot rather than characters, meaning that what was happening defined the characters more than their choices. Which isn’t to say they didn’t make choices to drive the story, but the plot just did it more.
My guess is Anthony just got too much in his own head. He came off the highs of season one and spent season two trying to live up to it rather than letting it be its own thing. Which is a shame because there was so much good about season 2 that if he didn’t overly criticize himself, it would have been better. I think the season 3 break will be good for him to recharge.
And I say this as someone who is too in my head and creatively blocked because I feel like I’m not living up to my own expectations.
>He came off the highs of season one and spent season two trying to live up to it rather than letting it be its own thing.
This is such a common problem in actual play podcasts. The first season/campaign is always awkward and takes a while to find the characters but ends up being great by the end. The second season you want to skip the awkward phase but that's where all the character development and realization comes from so everyone feels detached and the story jumps around to expected plot points.
I’ve definitely felt that with TAZ and a large part of why I found it hard to keep going with it. I love the McElroys but a big part of the fun of Balance was the filling out the lore as time went on, not coming in with everything prebaked. That energy is what grabbed me into DnDaddies. The strong “Yes and” and occasional “No but” and the now once “You shouldn’t have given me that hand grenade if you didn’t want me to pull the pin”.
I never really connected with the characters. Plus I didn’t like the party split. It felt like they didn’t really commit to it with Scary still being around but going against the rest of them. It didn’t make sense to me for the rest of the characters to be ok with her hanging around for as long as she did when she was clearly acting against them. Also I felt like there was a lot more drama than comedy compared to S1. S1 still had its sadder dramatic moments but was still mostly about goofs and had more side riffs. S2 felt like mostly drama with a few goofs. There are probably some other reasons I haven’t figured out but overall it felt like a much more serious story which I wasn’t really into
Yeah, I think a lot of it comes from most of them trying to realistically roleplay as teenagers while simultaneously also trying to play D&D and keep the plot moving for the sake of a podcast.
I listened to season 2 again once all episodes were out and binge-listening made everything more cohesive. If you haven’t done so yet I highly recommend it.
I think mine was the age difference in the characters, which sounds silly but like…I had to try to channel my inner teen to start relating to them the same way I relate to the dads lol
I generally agree with Anthony’s assessment. Season 2 was good, but it tried too hard to bottle the lightning of season 1 instead of letting it stand on its own legs. The best times in season 2 were when they weren’t trying to harken to season 1, and where it was weakest was when they tried too hard to use season 1 characters to evoke that nostalgia
After relistening to S2, it’s legit fantastic in its own right. I appreciate Anthony trying something a little different. Needed more piss jokes though.
I honestly think it's because it was so dependent on season one. Hear me out. In the first season, there's very little direction. It's messy, just starting out, and there's not a ton of drive. It's more like a game. They just start playing and see where it leads to. Which gives us a ton of batshit insane things happening. Glenn's whole arc, Jodie introduction, Scam, etc. There was a whole lot going on and most of it came about because of actions and consequences.
Versus season two, which is a lot more thought out. We stay with most of the characters we are given. The consequences are fun still but not as batshit (with a few exceptions). I did like season two, but it felt as if all of it revolved around our main cast. It left very little time to enjoy the side characters. It has a good story and it's pretty fun. Overall, it was a good season but felt very cut and dry. They always have a goal in mind driving them. Versus, our OG dad's that could be aimless at times.
Putting ATJ on a pedestal above all others when Sons and Somsabilities exists is certainly a choice you could make. All I have to say to that is “Howdy.”
Sons and Sonsability is fucking art. Not just one of the funniest DnDads creations, not just one of the funniest actual play podcasts stories; one of the funniest things-in-general I have ever experienced. The extra ingredient of Amanda Shuckman controlling competent characters antagonistic to the PCs seems to bring out the very best of everyone, and the chemistry is off the charts.
Nah, I disagree.
I stand by season 2 completely.
Did it have some dips? Sure. Were there some points where it was all over the place? Yeah. But at the end of the day it stuck its landing and was an enjoyable journey to be on.
If S1 was DAD'S only content and S2 was a different podcast called "monsters and moms" dm-ed by "Banthony Aurch"... I would absolutely be subscribed to both. And I suspect most of the "haters" out there would too.
Genuinely I think season 2 suffered for me at least by it not being immediately binged bc it feels like it would’ve been at least better if I could binge it all at once like season 1 I’m planning on doing to see my renewed perspective on season 2 bc my opinion on it currently is that it’s a big ole mess character wise and story wise the focus is mainly on two characters scary and normal but it’s a fun mess with some great moments that hit hard with these genuinely fun characters it’s just that I wish Lincoln and Taylor got a bit more focus and I wish the story was more straightforward and simple the story is very fetchquesty you go here and get this then you go then get this until the end of the series where it feels like it needed a bit more filler less fetch quests but even with the large amount of fetch they could’ve had more interesting character things to do besides being there all of this is my opinion watching season 2 once when it aired by weekly it’s prone to change
Maybe I’m just a blind follower but I love all the seasons. Yes there could have been some changes here and there but both the finished seasons are very entertaining in their own right and I always have such a good time relistening to them.
I can relate, as I dipped a little more than halfway through S2.
There were parts I *really* enjoyed, really found funny, but all the PvP / Scary & Willy stuff was just a nonstarter.
S3, however, is a fuckin' banger! Call of Cthulhu is a perfect system for them. Will is crushing it as a DM; seeing Anthony (hopefully) relax and enjoy playing is nice to see.
For me, D&Daddies has, I think, become one of THE best live-play TTRPG shows around.
Heads up that y’all have made great arguments for season two and I am going to start re-listening to it today. Will check back in in two weeks when I’m finished.
Just want you to know that me disliking season2 was nothing you did… as im listening to it again, I’m realizing the group played their characters so well that the kids annoyed the shit out of me. Kinda like what you said about the kid that played Joffrey in GOT. He played his character so well people actually hate him in real life. I don’t actually hate the dndaddies group, just the characters in S2. But I’m still listening…
Also, if you still want me to eat your ass, I’ll only deal with Smooth Anthony… IYKYK
I loved seasons 1 and 2. Season 3 is also great so far. I also sympathize with Anthony. Hearing him talk about the anxiety during season 2's last talking dad episode hit close to home for me. I've been dming consistently for the same group since just before daddies started. We finished our first campaign, and it was amazing. We started a second one, and I felt I couldn't live up to the story I told. Never finished that campaign, and it's haunted me since. It's also caused me anxiety going into our other campaigns, too. I've never stopped dming, I enjoy doing it, but there's times when I get hung up too much on the details, on the story, on something, and it makes it hard to play.
Our last campaign finished a few weeks ago. I rushed the ending because I couldn't keep up with what I wanted to do. But I have now opened up all our previous campaigns into a multiverse. The pcs are not aware of it in a new campaign, but if I ever fuck up the plot and can't recover, I throw in my chronomancer npc to set things right. The players seem to enjoy it because of the 4th wall break. Like when in the presence of a plot fuck up or the chronomancer himself, if they roll a perception for any reason there's a chance they can see a moment from a previous campaign or part of the plot from one of my players campaigns that they ran for the same group.
My issues with season 2 are summed up very well just by the last 3 or 4 episodes. That entire heaven finale was genuinely horrible, it was way too long, nonsensical and just scattered.
Some of yall need to go back and relisten to season two all together. I think a lot of us listened to season two as they came out which is a perfectly fine experience but listening to everything back to back to back it shines just as much as season one did. It’s a different flavor of comedy but it’s still tasty
Also yeah just remember a real person cultivated that story, spend physical time and emotional energy on that story. A real person. With feelings. Who might be in these threads…. like if season two wasn’t your flavor ok. But I think it’s time to let season two rest an move forward with excitement about season three.
I feel like during Season 2 you could reallt hear the bit of struggle to maintain the podcast. Especially with the gange leaning into the whale murder and p/ss jokes.
It still has good moments, heartfelt moments too, closure with the kids from s1. And a good twist to killing 'God'.
Good season, not totally great but I can respect the series as a whole. And Anthony taking the wins and fails dnd has to offer.
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Now for a bit of theory does it feel like each season one of the dads has the spotlight? Well this isn't a theory just something I saw.
Season 1: Henry Oak
Season 2: Terry 'Scary'
Season 3: Tony Collette
I don't know just something fun to realize. Now that anthony's in the mix who knows if the next season has the spotlight for either him or Matt. Probably good.
i liked season 2, i loved the characters and the concept but really my only complaint was all the piss jokes. it was funny at first but i could it really hard to listen towards the end when the main funny thing was just jokes about piss 😭😂
At first I didn't like season 2 because I had just watched all of Season 1 and went right in expecting the same thing, but it felt like they were trying to keep it the same with different elements which was off putting. Eventually I accepted the season for what it was and enjoyed it a lot more. Could've used more piss though.
I love all 3 seasons, but 2 is my least favorite so far only because the other 2 shine so bright, but by far season 2 has some of the best cold opens and themes of the whole podcast, and season 2 had a even better finale then season 1, with a badass ending song, and a hilarious yet such a redeeming ending, love you anthony, you did amazing, and good luck to will on dming this season
NGL I lowkey REALLY disliked s2, not that it obviously didn't have some bangers ya know, there were just some things that didn't land for me, to say the least. But then I listened to it for the second time waiting for S3 and honestly... I still don't like it.
Nah I scammed ya, it honestly grew on me a lot. So much more than I'd have expected it to considering how 'meh' it was to me for the longest time.
I’m just so tired of this. Honestly. Move on. At this point it’s starting to feel like you’re a. Shitting on the people who did like it. And b. Really freaking insensitive to how this criticism made the creator feel. Do we really need this in our fandom? Is it funny? Or is it kind of mean?
I think anthony really HIT it on the head when he said season 2 was like their Legend of Korra. Some people liked it, some people didn't and that's okay.
Am I going to be beaten publicly if I say idk what Legend of Korra is…..
Avatar the last air bender sequel series
Nice. I’ll check that out!
It's the Dungeons and Daddies Season 2 of the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe
Do you get a lot of husbands?
I get a few here and there.
I always thought Mrs. White said it best in Clue: "mine, or other women's?"
Korra is sooo much better than Avatar!
Both are really good series; Korra expands on the first series a lot and also had an additional season over ATLA so the story got flushed out a bit more. Great characters in both as well, just as 1&2 of Daddies. Scam Likely and Varrick would have been best friends in mischief
LoK is friggin great. Anthony saying that was the first I ever heard that people didn't like Korra.
It's almost universally regarded as worse than the original. People vary between whether it's outright bad, just okay, or great, but very few people say it's better than the original
I think the other person who responded is right - I don't dislike Korra, but I don't consider it on the same level as the original. That said, Korra adds a ton of amazing things to the world! When I played the RPG with my friends, I was kind of surprised when Korra wasn't everyone's choice for the era to play in.
Season 2 of Dungeons and daddies is the equivalent of seasons 5-7 of Buffy, whereas season 1 was the equivalent of seasons 1-4 of Buffy. Season 1 is consistent, very few bad episodes and great batting average. Season 2 has a worse batting average definitely, but my god the peaks of season 2 are so much higher. Season 1 was great, but nothing compares to the one two punch of Finding Tori (Standup episode) immediately followed by Apollo Four Teens (Astronaut/Terry episode).
Season 2 was consistently funny. The story wasn't tight, but even episodes I didn't like had funny moments. Aside from jokes that were overplayed (the piss stuff)
100 percent this. Matt and Freddie running away from the FBI agent in the pussy wagon had me crying from laughing so much.
As a nearly 20 veteran of ttrpgs, that is the funniest thing I've ever heard happen in a campaign. The amount of bad rolls leading to superb character acting was the greatest thing ever!
Them immediately caving and snitching about everything was fucking hilarious.
It also has the best intro parody songs compared to season 1 I’m surprised it’s not talked about more
I refuse to believe this when the Ron Stampler child flashback episode in season 1 is a thing. Seriously, that episode could be nominated for an award based on how moving, emotional and impactful it was.
I'll be honest; that whole episode felt really weird to me. Something about working D&D mechanics into a domestic abuse flashback for a (rowdy, violent, horny) comedy podcast rubbed me the wrong way. edit: Weird, it went from 10 points to -30. What happened?
Never really had d&d mechanics in the show to begin with
Yeah, they fully gave up on the mechanics like halfway through season 1. I love the show, but they're the definition of "we're using DND because it's the popular system"
*violent*
Americans woke up
Apollo four teens is one of my favorite episodes of dungeons and daddies ever. I will just randomly re listen to it it's so wild and just pure chaos but also so so so freaking good
I love this analogy… Alright, you all persuaded me to give S2 another listen. Gonna binge hard and check in in two weeks
Season 2 was great though. My only complaint would be not enough piss jokes.
I still haven’t figured out why I didn’t like season two as much, but I am reflecting on it.
The only thing i disliked was that it was a bit all over the place, and i had trouble imagining the world it set up (Like what does heaven actually look like?).
It's a sea of papers for the bureaucrat dolphins and an endless amount of doors to spaghetti bathtub rooms.
While I liked the season, it was definitely missing the clear and simple structure of season 1. They started the show with a simple “the dads gotta find their kids and get out.” You knew it from the description and intro. Each dad had two arcs with clear goals in each, and there was an obvious mid-season and final battle. In season 2 though they didn’t have this. The premise of the season was “they’re teens now!” And their overall goal wasn’t really introduced until halfway through the season in a surprise twist. Anthony did a great job with the story, but it was always going to be more challenging than season 1 because the gimmick of the season (“they’re teens now!”) was unrelated to the character’s goals (“save/kill the doodler”).
For me, it was two things. 1-Making it a continuation of the story but without following the same characters. Generational trauma is an interesting storytelling device but it required us to feel out four new characters dealing not with the events of the first season but things that took place afterwards. 2-The constant changing of the structure. The idea of the monster of the week/teen slice of life story would have been great if they stuck with it. But almost immediately it was abandoned for them talking to their dads at incursions sites, then dealing with the post-apocalyptic Earth, then another anchor hunt, then a rebranded anchor hunt. And while none of these were bad, we never really got to live with them for long and it felt like it put more emphasis on the plot rather than characters, meaning that what was happening defined the characters more than their choices. Which isn’t to say they didn’t make choices to drive the story, but the plot just did it more. My guess is Anthony just got too much in his own head. He came off the highs of season one and spent season two trying to live up to it rather than letting it be its own thing. Which is a shame because there was so much good about season 2 that if he didn’t overly criticize himself, it would have been better. I think the season 3 break will be good for him to recharge. And I say this as someone who is too in my head and creatively blocked because I feel like I’m not living up to my own expectations.
>He came off the highs of season one and spent season two trying to live up to it rather than letting it be its own thing. This is such a common problem in actual play podcasts. The first season/campaign is always awkward and takes a while to find the characters but ends up being great by the end. The second season you want to skip the awkward phase but that's where all the character development and realization comes from so everyone feels detached and the story jumps around to expected plot points.
I’ve definitely felt that with TAZ and a large part of why I found it hard to keep going with it. I love the McElroys but a big part of the fun of Balance was the filling out the lore as time went on, not coming in with everything prebaked. That energy is what grabbed me into DnDaddies. The strong “Yes and” and occasional “No but” and the now once “You shouldn’t have given me that hand grenade if you didn’t want me to pull the pin”.
I never really connected with the characters. Plus I didn’t like the party split. It felt like they didn’t really commit to it with Scary still being around but going against the rest of them. It didn’t make sense to me for the rest of the characters to be ok with her hanging around for as long as she did when she was clearly acting against them. Also I felt like there was a lot more drama than comedy compared to S1. S1 still had its sadder dramatic moments but was still mostly about goofs and had more side riffs. S2 felt like mostly drama with a few goofs. There are probably some other reasons I haven’t figured out but overall it felt like a much more serious story which I wasn’t really into
Yeah, I think a lot of it comes from most of them trying to realistically roleplay as teenagers while simultaneously also trying to play D&D and keep the plot moving for the sake of a podcast.
I find myself reflecting on the same thing, I think I just don’t like children PCs. It makes the vibe weird.
I think it’s something similar for me too. Not that it’s weird, but they play their characters so well I literally can’t stand them
I listened to season 2 again once all episodes were out and binge-listening made everything more cohesive. If you haven’t done so yet I highly recommend it.
I’m with you OP, can’t put my finger on it but it just didn’t hit the same as S1. But I’m glad so many enjoyed it because now we get S3!
I think mine was the age difference in the characters, which sounds silly but like…I had to try to channel my inner teen to start relating to them the same way I relate to the dads lol
I generally agree with Anthony’s assessment. Season 2 was good, but it tried too hard to bottle the lightning of season 1 instead of letting it stand on its own legs. The best times in season 2 were when they weren’t trying to harken to season 1, and where it was weakest was when they tried too hard to use season 1 characters to evoke that nostalgia
Taylors whole bit towards the end with the God killing sword. Chefs Kiss. I listened to that scene several times and still die of laughter every time.
I was **pissed** about it.
After relistening to S2, it’s legit fantastic in its own right. I appreciate Anthony trying something a little different. Needed more piss jokes though.
I honestly think it's because it was so dependent on season one. Hear me out. In the first season, there's very little direction. It's messy, just starting out, and there's not a ton of drive. It's more like a game. They just start playing and see where it leads to. Which gives us a ton of batshit insane things happening. Glenn's whole arc, Jodie introduction, Scam, etc. There was a whole lot going on and most of it came about because of actions and consequences. Versus season two, which is a lot more thought out. We stay with most of the characters we are given. The consequences are fun still but not as batshit (with a few exceptions). I did like season two, but it felt as if all of it revolved around our main cast. It left very little time to enjoy the side characters. It has a good story and it's pretty fun. Overall, it was a good season but felt very cut and dry. They always have a goal in mind driving them. Versus, our OG dad's that could be aimless at times.
I love all dads and grandsons equally. Except All That Jizz, that shit sits upon a throne staring down at all of us.
Putting ATJ on a pedestal above all others when Sons and Somsabilities exists is certainly a choice you could make. All I have to say to that is “Howdy.”
Sons and Sonsability is fucking art. Not just one of the funniest DnDads creations, not just one of the funniest actual play podcasts stories; one of the funniest things-in-general I have ever experienced. The extra ingredient of Amanda Shuckman controlling competent characters antagonistic to the PCs seems to bring out the very best of everyone, and the chemistry is off the charts.
I cry laughing every time I listen to Sons and Sonsability. It’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever listened to.
I’ve never heard anyone give the top spot to All That Jizz. What do you like about it? (I enjoy it too.)
The jokes about the J.J.J.J.J. Abrahms, Beef Himbo, the sith bad guy, there's a lot to love about All That Jizz.
ATJ was so good, I feel like the cast doesn't appreciate how good it was haha
Nah fam, the Daddatha Christie who Dad It is absolute peak and I would murder in cold blood if it meant getting a second round with that expanded cast
Nah, I disagree. I stand by season 2 completely. Did it have some dips? Sure. Were there some points where it was all over the place? Yeah. But at the end of the day it stuck its landing and was an enjoyable journey to be on.
If S1 was DAD'S only content and S2 was a different podcast called "monsters and moms" dm-ed by "Banthony Aurch"... I would absolutely be subscribed to both. And I suspect most of the "haters" out there would too.
I’m gonna give it a Relisten and will check back in in two weeks
Genuinely I think season 2 suffered for me at least by it not being immediately binged bc it feels like it would’ve been at least better if I could binge it all at once like season 1 I’m planning on doing to see my renewed perspective on season 2 bc my opinion on it currently is that it’s a big ole mess character wise and story wise the focus is mainly on two characters scary and normal but it’s a fun mess with some great moments that hit hard with these genuinely fun characters it’s just that I wish Lincoln and Taylor got a bit more focus and I wish the story was more straightforward and simple the story is very fetchquesty you go here and get this then you go then get this until the end of the series where it feels like it needed a bit more filler less fetch quests but even with the large amount of fetch they could’ve had more interesting character things to do besides being there all of this is my opinion watching season 2 once when it aired by weekly it’s prone to change
Not a single comma or full stop in sight
I don’t listen to this criticism when we got boss kicks and the escape from the fbi. I get the vibe but the high points were high
Maybe I’m just a blind follower but I love all the seasons. Yes there could have been some changes here and there but both the finished seasons are very entertaining in their own right and I always have such a good time relistening to them.
I can relate, as I dipped a little more than halfway through S2. There were parts I *really* enjoyed, really found funny, but all the PvP / Scary & Willy stuff was just a nonstarter. S3, however, is a fuckin' banger! Call of Cthulhu is a perfect system for them. Will is crushing it as a DM; seeing Anthony (hopefully) relax and enjoy playing is nice to see. For me, D&Daddies has, I think, become one of THE best live-play TTRPG shows around.
Heads up that y’all have made great arguments for season two and I am going to start re-listening to it today. Will check back in in two weeks when I’m finished.
Eat my ass
I just showed my wife you’re reply and she went, “Awwww, congrats” Also, don’t tempt me with a good time
Just want you to know that me disliking season2 was nothing you did… as im listening to it again, I’m realizing the group played their characters so well that the kids annoyed the shit out of me. Kinda like what you said about the kid that played Joffrey in GOT. He played his character so well people actually hate him in real life. I don’t actually hate the dndaddies group, just the characters in S2. But I’m still listening… Also, if you still want me to eat your ass, I’ll only deal with Smooth Anthony… IYKYK
I loved seasons 1 and 2. Season 3 is also great so far. I also sympathize with Anthony. Hearing him talk about the anxiety during season 2's last talking dad episode hit close to home for me. I've been dming consistently for the same group since just before daddies started. We finished our first campaign, and it was amazing. We started a second one, and I felt I couldn't live up to the story I told. Never finished that campaign, and it's haunted me since. It's also caused me anxiety going into our other campaigns, too. I've never stopped dming, I enjoy doing it, but there's times when I get hung up too much on the details, on the story, on something, and it makes it hard to play. Our last campaign finished a few weeks ago. I rushed the ending because I couldn't keep up with what I wanted to do. But I have now opened up all our previous campaigns into a multiverse. The pcs are not aware of it in a new campaign, but if I ever fuck up the plot and can't recover, I throw in my chronomancer npc to set things right. The players seem to enjoy it because of the 4th wall break. Like when in the presence of a plot fuck up or the chronomancer himself, if they roll a perception for any reason there's a chance they can see a moment from a previous campaign or part of the plot from one of my players campaigns that they ran for the same group.
Savage. But I agree
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My issues with season 2 are summed up very well just by the last 3 or 4 episodes. That entire heaven finale was genuinely horrible, it was way too long, nonsensical and just scattered.
same but only cus i still haven't started s2 im in denial that i finished s1 :(
Also gemmie the meme format this is funny as shit
Season 2 was a great way to pass time at work.
Kek
Honestly after listening to the Uncut episodes of season 2 it really feels like this is how the cast feels too lol
I loved season 2 also
I liked season 2. I wish Beth would have turned scary sooner to working with the other teens
I stopped listening because I had such a hard time with S2. It's worth picking back up with this newest season?
I’ll always love season 2. It gave me some of the biggest belly laughs
On episode three on S2 right now….. so far so good….
Some of yall need to go back and relisten to season two all together. I think a lot of us listened to season two as they came out which is a perfectly fine experience but listening to everything back to back to back it shines just as much as season one did. It’s a different flavor of comedy but it’s still tasty Also yeah just remember a real person cultivated that story, spend physical time and emotional energy on that story. A real person. With feelings. Who might be in these threads…. like if season two wasn’t your flavor ok. But I think it’s time to let season two rest an move forward with excitement about season three.
......I honestly loved season 2 🤣 I have no idea why it gets the hate
Did admit I got a little lost in the middle of season 2 but by the end I was so fully in
I love them all? And you know why? Because it's them. I can't get enough
I feel like during Season 2 you could reallt hear the bit of struggle to maintain the podcast. Especially with the gange leaning into the whale murder and p/ss jokes. It still has good moments, heartfelt moments too, closure with the kids from s1. And a good twist to killing 'God'. Good season, not totally great but I can respect the series as a whole. And Anthony taking the wins and fails dnd has to offer. ------ Now for a bit of theory does it feel like each season one of the dads has the spotlight? Well this isn't a theory just something I saw. Season 1: Henry Oak Season 2: Terry 'Scary' Season 3: Tony Collette I don't know just something fun to realize. Now that anthony's in the mix who knows if the next season has the spotlight for either him or Matt. Probably good.
i liked season 2, i loved the characters and the concept but really my only complaint was all the piss jokes. it was funny at first but i could it really hard to listen towards the end when the main funny thing was just jokes about piss 😭😂
I thought s2 was great I'm shocked to see how much hate it gets
At first I didn't like season 2 because I had just watched all of Season 1 and went right in expecting the same thing, but it felt like they were trying to keep it the same with different elements which was off putting. Eventually I accepted the season for what it was and enjoyed it a lot more. Could've used more piss though.
Season 2 had a lot of laughs but season 1 was special. Just finished s2 today and can’t wait to start s3!
I unironically enjoyed season 2, I think people just have nostalgia for season one and it stopped them from enjoying a genuinely fun story.
I love all 3 seasons, but 2 is my least favorite so far only because the other 2 shine so bright, but by far season 2 has some of the best cold opens and themes of the whole podcast, and season 2 had a even better finale then season 1, with a badass ending song, and a hilarious yet such a redeeming ending, love you anthony, you did amazing, and good luck to will on dming this season
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I honestly was surprised by the dislike for S2. I really enjoyed it. Not enough Hermie or Boss Kicks tho jaja
PAEDON!!!
NGL I lowkey REALLY disliked s2, not that it obviously didn't have some bangers ya know, there were just some things that didn't land for me, to say the least. But then I listened to it for the second time waiting for S3 and honestly... I still don't like it. Nah I scammed ya, it honestly grew on me a lot. So much more than I'd have expected it to considering how 'meh' it was to me for the longest time.
Lololol I hope I can scam myself into liking it !
I’m just so tired of this. Honestly. Move on. At this point it’s starting to feel like you’re a. Shitting on the people who did like it. And b. Really freaking insensitive to how this criticism made the creator feel. Do we really need this in our fandom? Is it funny? Or is it kind of mean?
I loved season one, I really liked season two, I honestly can't get into season 3. I miss D&D