BurnerForMyBs

Title if self-explanatory

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Imagine the terror of being Aaron Bow. Crouched in the darkness. Stalking your prey. You're undetected. You line up for the perfect shot...And then the tallest, most hulked-out man you have ever seen in your life whips around and snatches your bolt out of the air. His eyes and those of his companions reflect the moonlight like cats as they turn to look at you. He shouts that "you're FUCKING DEAD" and starts charging straight towards you in the darkness. He does this all in a giant chunky turtleneck.

He was cozycore 2 minutes ago with a mug of tea and now he is fully the Predator chasing someone through the woods. In a turtleneck. It really jarred me to see that beastial reaction from Mitch because I am so used to him being the quiet, gentle one of the coterie. Amazing and quick choice by Murph

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...so after last episode it gets even better

This giant with sweater paws tears his turtleneck off, bounds after you on all fours, takes a crossbow bolt to the chest without even breaking stride and then rips. the. tree. out. from. under. you.

Darkness man got a lot of hehes and hawhaws for being a "superhero" all season but look who is actually the terrifying beastial creature people fear vampires for

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LaVonte absolutely throwing HJ under the BUS in that conversation with Patty is so fucking funny

But also the way LaVonte is able to be such a social chameleon and determine with mathematical precision the exact approach he needs to take with someone to read as likeable to them, to get under their skin and persuade them is actually kind of terrifying and Lou Wilson is SUCH a good actor

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I love when Lou plays a charismatic character because *he* is so blindingly charming IRL. There is no suspension of disbelief on it working, because I can feel MYSELF being swayed as I watch it. It’s almost scary how well he can instantly read a person, know what will work on them, and turn on the most charismatic persona in seconds. It’s like he has Presence die IRL.

If Lou went into business or politics he would be unstoppable. The new benevolent ruler of Earth riding on a great smile and absolutely blinding charm.

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At this point we all understand that hj and lavonte are gay but I think we need to figure out zaeth batchild and darkness man’s Situation

Like what’s going on with those three

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Beardsley casually describing Darkness Man and Zaeth as "two stags fighting" with Vesper in between? What was up with THAT

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Imagine the terror of being Aaron Bow. Crouched in the darkness. Stalking your prey. You're undetected. You line up for the perfect shot...And then the tallest, most hulked-out man you have ever seen in your life whips around and snatches your bolt out of the air. His eyes and those of his companions reflect the moonlight like cats as they turn to look at you. He shouts that "you're FUCKING DEAD" and starts charging straight towards you in the darkness. He does this all in a giant chunky turtleneck.

He was cozycore 2 minutes ago with a mug of tea and now he is fully the Predator chasing someone through the woods. In a turtleneck. It really jarred me to see that beastial reaction from Mitch because I am so used to him being the quiet, gentle one of the coterie. Amazing and quick choice by Murph

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Huge fan of the Um, Actually Tag Team episode where every other team is sitting very normally and then Murph and Emily are just...on top of each other the whole time. This is why you can't put their chairs too close together in the dome.

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Oh to be winning a nerd game show together with logical educated guesses

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Huge fan of the Um, Actually Tag Team episode where every other team is sitting very normally and then Murph and Emily are just...on top of each other the whole time. This is why you can't put their chairs too close together in the dome.

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Plot Twist: Aaron Bow is not actually a hunter and has zero association with the Inquisition. He was just so deeply alarmed for Vesper after she, HJ, and LaVonte gave him the Most Concerning conversation of all time that he is going around trying to perform a very reasonable wellness check

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I think we all know Aaron is a hunter of some kind, but I have a sneaking suspicion he is going to attack the coterie in a big way soon.

Brennan has a very Specific Type of man he plays that Aaron fits into. First, he uses that Very Normal Voice that Brennan does that sounds *almost* like Brennan’s casual voice. He is usually young, around the same age as a female PC and is generally attractive/charming. There is usually some level of flirtation/interest between the two. And each time he betrays them or sides with the Big Bad and seriously messes the party up before the PCs have to kill him.

Previous examples that I remember (spoilers for other seasons, obviously):

1) Constano Grissini from A Crown of Candy

2) Oisin from Fantasy High: Junior Year

3) Preston from The Seven

So far we have Aaron presented as a very attractive and charming young man around college age (about the age Vesper turned) who meets her and seems quite friendly at first. Tbh I would argue that conversation had a bit of a flirtatious charge to it at a few points, or at least could have skewed that way very easily. Emily has said herself that Vesper felt very drawn to him (especially given that she initially thought he was a herpetologist, which she correctly deems as the hottest type of zoologist). He has the Brennan Normal Voice TM.

I would LOVE if the coterie manage to deter Aaron/convince him to their side but given his character type in Brennan’s worlds, I have a sneaking suspicion this ends in him attacking the party very soon and getting eaten by Vesper or Mitch.

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many such foolish cases :)

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Need Connor and Hugi to have this conversation when someone informs him for the first time that he is not actually the biological offspring of a dirt bike and a whole bird😭

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I lied folks! It’s much worse 😀

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Need Connor and Hugi to have this conversation when someone informs him for the first time that he is not actually the biological offspring of a dirt bike and a whole bird😭

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The Connor+Hugi+Quinn dynamic is something that can actually be so special to someone (me)

Connor and Quinn’s worried conversation planning how to talk to Hugi? Them each taking the skill they are best at to tag-team that check in (Quinn helping her with the CD player, Connor checking with warmth)? “No I don’t hate you I fuckin’ love you”

Connor this episode comforting (and baffling) Hugi with the story about his parents? And him being the one to notice and pull them aside when they felt silenced by the group’s decision? Hugi telling Connor they want to know him better? And her little glance at him when she used his “I’m here if you want to talk about them” on Freaki?

Quinn being so in awe of Hugi’s skill at comforting people? Her being the one to pull it aside on the road to check in and being the one to bring up her concern for it with the group?

!!Quinn’s kind little “wow” when Hugi took their mask off in front of everyone for the first time😭!!

Quinn and Connor’s shared feeling of being out of place/unhelpful to their friends in the chilli cook-off. Them following Justin Sheffield into the swamp together. Conner jumping onto Quinn’s stilts and holding onto her by the cage?

Just. The trio of all time.

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Everyone else can go home only @t1r3dr3pt1l3z understands my vision:

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Just saying, Hugi and Aunt Freaky hurt my heart this episode. Ngl, I love Aunt Freaky as a character.

She is a mother who lost her child. She is told that there is nothing wrong with his death and thinks if that’s true then she’s wrong for being unprepared to say goodbye. She carries her son’s skull with her so she can cradle him the way she did when he was a baby. She could not make herself attend the funeral. Why can’t she be nice anymore? She doesn’t know. She can’t acknowledge feelings, because she knows if she does she will absolutely shatter. She loves Hugi and desperately wants them to visit her. But she is mean to them when they do. She doesn’t know why. She is so sorry. This sucks. She misses her baby.

I haven’t cried like that at DND before.

Don’t get me wrong! I get why people have issues with her. Especially because she triggers a lot of people’s memories of people in their own lives who have mistreated them. And her pain does not mean what she said to Hugi was justified. But she is not a villain of this story. I hope we can see that more after this episode.

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The Connor+Hugi+Quinn dynamic is something that can actually be so special to someone (me)

Connor and Quinn’s worried conversation planning how to talk to Hugi? Them each taking the skill they are best at to tag-team that check in (Quinn helping her with the CD player, Connor checking with warmth)? “No I don’t hate you I fuckin’ love you”

Connor this episode comforting (and baffling) Hugi with the story about his parents? And him being the one to notice and pull them aside when they felt silenced by the group’s decision? Hugi telling Connor they want to know him better? And her little glance at him when she used his “I’m here if you want to talk about them” on Freaki?

Quinn being so in awe of Hugi’s skill at comforting people? Her being the one to pull it aside on the road to check in and being the one to bring up her concern for it with the group?

Quinn and Connor’s shared feeling of being out of place/unhelpful to their friends in the chilli cook-off. Them following Justin Sheffield into the swamp together. Conner jumping onto Quinn’s stilts and holding onto her by the cage?

Just. The trio of all time.

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And the kind little “wow” from Quinn at Hugi unmasking in front of them all for the first time😭my sweet girl

[burnerformybs]

The Connor+Hugi+Quinn dynamic is something that can actually be so special to someone (me)

Connor and Quinn’s worried conversation planning how to talk to Hugi? Them each taking the skill they are best at to tag-team that check in (Quinn helping her with the CD player, Connor checking with warmth)? “No I don’t hate you I fuckin’ love you”

Connor this episode comforting (and baffling) Hugi with the story about his parents? And him being the one to notice and pull them aside when they felt silenced by the group’s decision? Hugi telling Connor they want to know him better? And her little glance at him when she used his “I’m here if you want to talk about them” on Freaki?

Quinn being so in awe of Hugi’s skill at comforting people? Her being the one to pull it aside on the road to check in and being the one to bring up her concern for it with the group?

!!Quinn’s kind little “wow” when Hugi took their mask off in front of everyone for the first time😭!!

Quinn and Connor’s shared feeling of being out of place/unhelpful to their friends in the chilli cook-off. Them following Justin Sheffield into the swamp together. Conner jumping onto Quinn’s stilts and holding onto her by the cage?

Just. The trio of all time.