#dan critical

[thinking-emoji]

what do you mean amazingphil turned down a sponsorship for lesbian sex toys. what happened to allyship

[pseudophan]

dan and phil finally have the phookbook, which means it's time for everyone else to own it too. in the google drive folder there are four files - an epub and pdf for reading digitally, as well as a separate pdf optimised for print and the cover spread, in case anyone wants to print their own book.

this is the full phookbook as dan and phil received it, with the exception of the introduction as, while i thought it was rather well written, i did have a bit of a breakdown halfway through. and no one needs to read all that.

thank you so so much again to everyone who participated in this project, whether your recipe made it in or not. if i had more time believe me i would have made this twice the size in order to include everyone, but it is what it is. and once again a special shoutout to @leegallyeevil for the frankly insane cover art, you rock

absolutely terrified to publish this but... without further ado...

edit: there are a couple of errors in the epub version because of fonts that didn't embed correctly, but the pdf should be fine

[chaoticace22]

do you know that thing when you open up tumblr and feel deep confusion?

ps. it's just a meme pls don't come after me

[antiadvil]

Jesus had 12 followers DanAndPhilGAMES has 2.89 million 🙄

[pheroyyay]

implying that dan and phil are on any level hardcore gamers is the funniest bit of the article. two of their recent videos have just been tiktok. three were twitter. they include hey null fish ding in every video. phil doesn't even do anything except look cute when they play actual video games.

[basicallyimgay]

i love that dnp edit the context for their jokes into their videos as if i have not watched every single video they have uploaded at least five times usually more

[drawsmaddy]

[ID: A digital illustration of Laudna and Imogen Temult from Critical Role. Laudna is dressed as Herbert West and Imogen is dressed as Dan Cain from Re-animator. Laudna is wearing glasses, a shirt, a tie, and trousers and Imogen is wearing medical scrubs. Both of them are splattered with fake blood. Laudna is holding Imogen's arm and grinning at her while holding a syringe of glowing green liquid, Imogen smiles back at her. Some neon green hearts are doodled around them. End description.]

Couples costume for Halloween! 💚

[marksandrec]

Essek to Caleb: "look babe, floor gays™"

[infamous-raven-x]

Danma-chan doesn't want Raven Dan art, she wants Aisha art 😔🤙

"its so hard being a dan fan in this fandom😭" girl trying being a dan hater everyday you get hit with THIS

[alaaalkhateeb]

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Please share the post and interact with it, maybe someone can help my family....

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[ahappydnp]

i do wonder why there are more phil cards than dan cards. i like to believe it’s because phil is just so beautiful and dan was gassing him up and being like “this one too. and this one! ooooh we need to include that one too. well we can’t leave out that one” because same

if dan is a phillie and phil is a phillie who's driving the bus???

[beckpoppinscosplay]

Oh Astrid "I'm quite fun at parties, actually" Becke, how I missed you.

Truly the minor npc of all time, I'm so glad she snuck into the bell's hells narrative with a detailed outfit description. Any excuse to dip myself in liquid latex. I couldn't stop myself from getting out the old sewing machine and a 1940s clasp I've been meaning to use

If some of my table props look familiar I'm referencing honeyandheatherphoto's picture here

If my scar make has dramatically changed, I was inspired by the painter of the hottest wizards, @zmeess

[atissi]

had to watch the new Folding Ideas video twice, read all of the comments, watched Lady Emily's video, watch an AVGN video for the first time (sorry i'm gen z), failed to get through Wavelength (1967), read a bunch about Wavelength (1967), and read through a bunch of Twitter comments, but i think i'm finally understanding the artistry in "i don't know james rolfe"

narratively it's dan olson revealing the rorschach test of media analysis, i.e. there was no way for him to critically analyze james rolfe's career without revealing all of his own obsessions and insecurities, just as james rolfe reveals himself through his film and video game reviews. this concept is lampshaded by the highlighting of Wavelength (1967), an extremely minimal and obtuse film that engages with the idea of inattention — meaning that bored or negative responses to the work are still responses to the theme. which is cool.

and it's cool that criticisms of dan olson's video include people upset that he hyper-focused on specific elements of james rolfe's life and not other, arguably more important elements, such as the Monster Madness controversy or james's time in special ed — almost as though the character of dan olson is cherrypicking aspects of james rolfe's life that are the most personally wounding to him. aspects that expose dan's insecurities relating to filmmaking and failed dreams, expressed through the vessel of AVGN.

but meta narratively, the video becomes a rorschach test for the audience — your response to the video reveals your own obsessions and insecurities in how you relate to dan olson. why does someone find the video mean-spirited? why does someone else think the video is self-serving? why do I feel so awkward watching dan attempt a deeper, more abstract creative work?

where does dan olson end and the character of dan olson as a media critic begin? where do you as an audience member end, and YOU begin?

it's projection all the way down

[phlesbian]

synchronicity

[nebulaedaniel]

PSA FOR STOCKHOLM SHOW

if anyone is planning on traveling to sweden for the terrible influence tour, please see this as your heads up that, at least right now, there is a ban on any and all bags for events. i’m really hoping they’ll put this on the ticketmaster site as well, but in case they don’t! this is your heads up.

no bags, no matter how small, are allowed into the building. the venue is right next to the central train station in Stockholm where they have some lockers to rent, but my suggestion would be to leave your bag in your accommodation if possible.

[danshive]

When someone is telling you what you should do creatively, it's worth considering whether they're giving actual helpful advice, or just sharing their own likes and dislikes.

That can be especially difficult to separate when new, and when people speak with confidence. Opinions can sound like rules.