re: dnp and gay jokes and kind of their whole entire banter in this video - to me it went somewhat beyond the fact that they are Saying These Things comfortably now and Look At How Theyâve Grown, even though there was a fair bit of that. but there was also in my opinion a degree of awkwardness, of palpable discomfort in this banter, coloring the edges of danâs hysterical, at times somewhat forced laughter and philâs instinctive rigidity (âi donât know how to be a real person!â)Â
it feels like they want so badly to be the kind of people who can make these jokes and interact this way (a little bit flirtatiously, suggestively, in large part the same as how theyâve always interacted with each other, but now with so much context out in the open). they want it so much so that they will grit their teeth and muscle through the discomfort, push past years and years of reflexive filtering to be open and honest the way they want so badly to be. i just canât imagine the feeling and the labor of it - not just overcoming their own barriers but actively tearing them down with their bare hands. to watch and sense the effort involved feels somewhat heartbreaking and a lot inspiring. if nothing else, it reaffirms why they are taking so much time and care in figuring out how, if at all, they want to reintroduce themselves as a pairing to the public (and underscores the importance of our patience with their process)Â
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