#mcelroy madness

[terezis]

i must not cancel my plans. cancelling plans is the mind killer. cancelling plans is the little death that brings total obl

[mcelroyfamilystaff]

Yaaaaay

[windsroad]

brutal comment from hailey dee in the mcelroy family clubhouse livechat

[ethersierra]

Sometimes the McElroys are so funny that it makes me mad

[jaestelle]

HELLO TAZ COMMUNITY

I had a little opinion that I wanted to see if anyone agreed upon since I haven't seen it anywhere.

People are always quick to criticize Travis and get really strangely judgemental about him, and try to act like there's some sort of feud going on in the family that the boys have outright spoken out against. (Don't make theories about discourse in someone's family?? That's weird??)

This is about Ethersea though! People usually criticize Travis about everything he does, but something in Ethersea bothered me on Griffin's part.

To me, it felt like Griffin was not listening to Devo (Travis's character's). Not to spoil anything, but when Devo talks about his abuser and how awful she is, Griffin plays her as if she's as normal as possible. It almost makes Devo seem "dramatic" or invalid, as if he was stretching the extent of her affect on him as an abusive parental figure. In the world of improv, you're supposed to say "yes, and" but it felt like he was saying "no, but".

In the next season, Steeplechase, Justin tells Travis to not tell his character's story at the start and let it happen naturally. This is totally valid! But it's okay to have things that you want in mind for your character. Yes, Travis put a lot of emphasis on Devo's traits and emotions and opinions, but I feel like this was out of desperation in a way and I honestly understand it. He probably felt like he needed to fight to make these happen because they were kind of being shot down.

This led to Beef Punchly of Steeplechase feeling like he didn't have as much passion as Travis normally gives his characters. I think the criticism for Travis needing to step back on character backstory is valid, but there needs to be a balance instead of completely taking that away.

I have only listened to a few episodes of VS. Dracula, and the style of definitely different than usual and possibly not my cup of tea, but I felt like Travis was finding a balance of backstory and making things up as he went and it was silly/refreshing.

Anyway TLDR; Griffin shouldn't have been so dismissive in Ethersea but that's just my opinion and I IN NO WAY am trying to spread any hate or discourse, the McElroy family is so important to me and they've gotten me through so much!!! I love the boys with my whole dang heart!!! I just wanted to see if anyone picked up on the vibe that I did. I feel like they've definitely steered away from that though :D

[rachelspoetrycorner]

Honorable mention! Huracán Sterrato: Beyond the Concrete (2022)

In Episode 255, Griffin shocked and delighted everyone with his unique poetry rec, which is —you guessed it— a Lamborghini commercial.

Griffin: The agency that wrote the ad is called DDB Group Italy is all about creating, quote, "unexpected works." This is from their mission statement. "It means that the best idea is the one you never see coming. The thing that catches you so off guard you can look away. Creativity is having the fresh perspective and raw energy to bring something into the world that no one's ever seen before. We're talking about the courage to shake things up and maybe even change them."

Rachel: [giggling] "The courage."

Griffin: I mean, in that sense, mission fucking accomplished, guys. Like, you crushed it on this one. [...] I'm imagining Don Draper standing in front of a small television and showing a room full of execs every other car commercial and being like, "What's wrong with all of these? That's right. Their coherence."

Rachel: [laughs]

Griffin: And then they make this incredible poem. Well, thank you for coming to my poetry corner. I know it's dusty and dirty. There's empty Fritos bags all over the place. 

Rachel: We'll see you again in three years.

What kind of blog would this be if it didn't include this unforgettable recommendation? A bad one. If you'd like to hear Griffin's entire segment on this dirty, dusty and wild piece of art, you can do so here: DAMN! I Feel Like a Frasier, from 8:20 - 19:30.

[itsmxbee]

Hi this is my second time rewinding ep 18.

[libraryspectre]

Beginning my celebration!

[aliensmoothie]

OLD MONTROSE PRETTY BELIEVERS WINNING ALWAYS ❗

[ohboy-herewegoagain]

please i need a downloadable gif of griffin mcelroy’s “oh shit this thing has other colors” bit from my brother my brother and me. i am desperate. time sensitive

[kenz0tenmas]

in my semi lapsed cr fan era cause i am definitively not interested in checking out the 2nd / especially the 3rd campaign rn but they also brought vax back in peak my number one boy fashion and im just like 👀

[grimmthorne]

sometimes you ppl on here post something in "silly language" and when you have someone reblog it and put in the tags "this reminds me of the mcelroys" you all get angry that you're compared to the three white guys who whether you want to admit it or not, played a crucial role in the development of language as we speak it today in online spaces.

[sleeperagentclone]

My FUCKING head feels like a FUCKING cantaloupe

[invinciblerodent]

Ohhhh thank you for the very long thought stream I much appreciate it (anon asking about DA:V characters/romances)... I've been following you for a long long while and Iove your takes and characters from DA and BG3. My own hype for DA:V waned a little bit from my first impression of the trailer but (in a hopefully 0 pressure way hah) seeing you and other people on my dash getting excited for it really helped kick me out of that slump and I'm starting to regain it, so genuinely thanks for that :D

You've definitely thought about it more than me xD the "doomed romance" so to speak of Davrin is *very* tantalizing but honestlyy I was just like... Pretty.... Pretttttttyyyy.... But in fairness that applies to all of the companions soooo, :p

I haven't thought much about my own Rook but I'm excited to start putting some thought into it now. My canon inquisitor was an M!Lavellan Archer Dorian-mancer so I'm not sure if I'll play an elf again... I guess we'll have to see!

Thanks so much for your thoughts and for answering, I always love seeing what you have to say and I appreciate you answering!

Aww, I love that, thank you, I feel all fuzzy now! I'm so glad you enjoy my blabbing lol! (have some more of it lol!)

And yeah, you know, I did see a lot of people feeling a bit worried or put off by (or even angry at) the trailer/reveal and posting very negative takes about it, but honestly? I feel like there is something to be said about just how primed many are for disappointment with every new game. And I don't just mean Bioware games, I mean that with the way the industry has been going (not just lately, but honestly pretty much since there have been AAA studios), with the layoffs and delays and the ten years it's been since Inquisition, it's very easy to just get inside our own heads, and sort of... forget to have fun with our hobbies.

It's an understandable impulse of course, it's a bit scary to see how few of the hard core of the franchise's creators remain still at the company, and if you lowkey expect something to suck it's not so much of a letdown if it does, but it's... I'm gonna be so real with you, it also sounds like a miserable way to enjoy games.

To always be looking out for ways in which something might not live up to your hopes instead of enjoying it for its own merits, to expect specific things that then (very obviously) aren't gonna make it into the final product, to lose sight of the industry at large and compare a product not to its contemporaries but to a version of it that only exists in your head and to cling to a franchise you've only ever been disappointed with since like 2011, it's an easy way to grow sad, and dejected, and frustrated.

And I get it, but I'm also not going to indulge in it, or expose myself to it. I perfectly understand why one might feel the urge to piss in their own soup before anyone else could, but I'm not going to let anyone piss in mine. I'll just... enjoy my piss-free soup, lol.

Which is to say, I try to personally keep my expectations very realistic, not think ahead too specifically (which is a good thing that I didn't, we apparently get to choose FACTIONS???? and I was NOT prepared for that lol), and just enjoy wherever a franchise that I (quite obviously) love very much, takes me. ❤️

...... also, yeah, Davrin is also just... also just really pretty in the reveal, lol. I mean.... man, you know they'll make the bastard alternate between blindingly radiant smiles, and big, sopping wet, brown calf eyes.

Something something if I had a nickel, but seriously, if I actually had a nickel for every recent time I've fallen a little bit in love with a disgustingly pretty elf man (who is canonically amazing in the sack) with a weird magical-medical condition that makes their lifespan incompatible with a potential romantic partner's, I'd literally have two nickels.

(and now watch me slow-motion fall head over heels, ass over teakettle, etc., for literally anyone other than Davrin, lol.)

(Or just end up with someone totally random. I mean I still remember when in my first playthrough of Inquisition, I had similarly vague plans going in, and that first character of mine somehow ended up with Cullen of all people.) (I still kick myself over that, I robbed myself of SUCH an excellent story by not going with Blackwall first like I had intended. But I learned my lesson: always "yes, and" handsome Warden-types, and for exploring everything else and battening down the hatches of a "canon" game, there's always next playthrough lol.)

(It's been ten years, and I'm still not sure who should remain in the Fade, man.)

[micamone]

MOTHER FUCKING

HEATHCLIFF???

[dilemmadraws]

THE ADVENTURE ZONE VS DRACULA

I’m really enjoying the new series of The Adventure Zone it’s 100% my shit as I love dracula and the mcelroys! I particularly love Lady Godwin because let’s be honest i love a barbarian. Justin’s lady Godwin voice is also just so funny to me! It’s honestly such a fun show and the mad character concepts really pushed my character designs to be more silly and expressive!

Made some slight edits to brother phileaux from my wip because I thought it’d be cute if he was wearing his cowl in his puppet form.