My take on the Red Banquet:
The scenery and build? Amazing. The entire area was so pretty and really set the mood well. The planned mechanisms for the lava and the TNT? Genius. It was so satisfying to see the lava just fall down the walls... man. I wonder if Ranboo (if it was him? I believe it was him) was there not only for lore purposes, but to activate the TNT/lava mechanisms?
Before the actual banquet, with the cast gathering outside and looking at each other's outfits-- aah serotonin!!! It gives me "waiting for prom to start" vibes :]
After everyone gave their speeches (Ponk's had me laughing, I love that he's still salty) and Bad finished his speech with a "haha bestie get ready to die!! owo", man that was satisfying as the lava rolled down and everyone realized what he had just said. His acting- heck, everyone's acting was just awesome, they've all grown so much. Fundy's terror was infectious and very realistic for his character, someone who isn't too involved with the Egg and served more as a bystander.
Foolish giving himself up for Eret... that scene hit. I sense a lot of angst coming from them. I love them both, I hope we see more from the immortal duo.
Hannah's betrayal was badass. I honestly didn't see it coming, and dang I love how she did it.
Technoblade coming in with the Hound Army is controversial, but I personally loved it. It was so cool to see him team up with Quackity-- and it shows how desperate Quackity was, that he teamed up with his (former?) enemy to stop the Eggpire temporarily.
And Purpled? Damn we all are loving those 5 lines of dialogue. He really came in with a purple suit and slayed. I hope that we get Purpled and Hannah PVP, whether it's against each other or someone else.
Bad questioning if he was doing the right thing with that monologue at the end of his stream was wonderful. He's such a sympathetic "villain", his lore is only going to get better.
Puffy's guilt from failing to protect Foolish and killing Antfrost was cool too. Not as cool as Bad's, but I do like seeing her hero complex getting tested.
I feel like the ending was a little anticlimactic, though. Quackity coming in with Techno and Purpled? I love it. I do wish it went out with a bang (literally or figuratively) but I see how the result works with lore!
I am glad though that not all storylines have overlapped yet (for example: Kinoko Kingdom, Ranboo, Tommy's deal with Dream and the prison, etc) with Eggpire lore. I find it interesting that George was present; he was invited last minute, apparently, and is very clearly out of the loop as he hadn't dressed up in the slightest and has no ties with the Eggpire. I'm sure there's a lore reason for it, and I'm curious as to what it may be.
In all, I personally loved how the Red Banquet went. Can't wait for more Eggpire lore :]
