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kaluwa-del-conte · 4 months ago
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Art prompt suggested by the lovely @becausethathappens young Rhett and Link. ✨
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(The idea came about from an gmm episode that I cannot remember right now 🫠 it’s been quite some time when this prompt was asked of me ;;;; 🐌🎨) it’s just young Rhett letting Link wear his first place ribbon and them taking pictures in a Photo Booth. Such boyfriend behavior ❤️
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artthoufruity · 6 months ago
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How are these the same people this is Insanity
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wonderholegifs · 4 months ago
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Do you think we could drink that cloud?
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samanthalynnsstuff · 4 months ago
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Rhett: "When we were kids, we would just lay out in the backyard, stare up at the sky and say..."
Young Rhett: "Do you think we could drink that cloud?"
Young Link: "I wonder what it would taste like."
Young Rhett: "Probably Sprite."
Rhett & Link: (singing) ���� "We're Fog Chasers! We're chasing the fog! And when we find it, we gonna drink it, glog, glog, glog!" 🎶
Also here's a bonus no-glasses Link pic for you:
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From Wonderhole Episode 3 - "We Drank a Cloud"
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hanawaiii · 7 months ago
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true (b)romance
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rushing-my-direction · 6 hours ago
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Someone talk with me about the similarities between young Rhett & Link and Elias & Alexander from Young Hearts 2024.
The rural setting… swimming in the river
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This ends up being their “special place” kind of like the cape fear to R & L.
The bike riding to / with each other
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The age of discovery and figuring out who they are.
I feel like in another timeline this could have very well been them. Someone discuss this with me!
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asherlockstudy · 2 months ago
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Hi! You seem very knowledgeable about sources of rhink stuff and I saw someone talking about Rhett laying on top of Link when they were younger, did they talk about that on Ear Biscuits or in a video?
Oh my! You are a freshman here! This is not to sound condescending btw, I just genuinely marvelled at how much there is out there for people who are just now getting in the Rhett and Link shipdom fandom to discover.
You're talking about the "I'm dead” move Rhett was pulling on Link quite a bit in the past. Link as a child and as a teen and young man used to throw tantrums and sometimes he was getting too much for Rhett. At such moments, when they were fighting, Rhett would do the "I'm dead" move, he would fall on Link and just play dead on top of him and because he's so large and heavy, Link could not do much and he just lay there enjoying it seething until he calmed down. This would also be a frequent outcome in their wrestling (they used to be obsessed with wrestling). The most famous time, the one they usually talk about, was in their dorm room when they were wrestling in their underwear and Rhett did the dead move on him and a colleague of theirs opened the door and saw them half naked on top of each other. They didn't even say anything if I remember correctly, the colleague's eyes just went very wide and he stepped back slowly and closed the door behind him. Rhett then would joke that apparently a lot of people in the university considered them gay after that.
The interesting thing is that the reason you don't know about it is because all of a sudden they have stopped talking about it entirely although Rhett would not shut up about it in the past. It's not just in an EB or a GMM, some years ago they would bring it up very often. They almost certainly had already mentioned it in the first two seasons of GMM. That back in time! And they kept doing it until like 3-4 years ago I suppose.
So it is in a lot of content and I can't remember all of that but here's one time they re-enacted it for the wheel of mythicality, back when the wheel of mythicality was actually good... The full sequence takes the ending of GMM and the beginning of GMMore.
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gryficowa · 3 months ago
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Boycott!
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I don't know if all the collections will arrive, but well…
Now that I have your attention:
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buttercreamdicks · 23 days ago
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It's funny that they kind of present themselves as Rhett being the smart guy and the deep thinker, and Link being head empty no thoughts, because when they talk about things they have experienced, and especially things that they have experienced together, Rhett consistently characterizes his past actions with statements like "I didn't think anything of it at the time / I was too young to process this / I'm a different person now" whereas Link will consistently describe being very thoughtful and emotionally astute about things that were happening, like to the point where Rhett is surprised that Link was thinking things like "Basketball is going to take up a lot of Rhett's time, so I need to find a way to be involved in basketball" in middle school, because Rhett's experience of that time period was of just doing things and not stopping to think about what he actually wanted, and the idea of having been more thoughtful at that age is so foreign to him that he still assumes that that is the norm for how teenagers operate.
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sparkle-jules · 1 month ago
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Of course you can sleep in my fridge...I 100% see young Link thinking Rhett wanted to hang out in his fridge and he wanted a friend so bad it's like "be cool. Just let him do it"
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pandorasfantasies · 21 days ago
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𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 ִ ࣪𖤐
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✦ a song you currently have on repeat right now?
trastevere by maneskin. hypnotize by system of the down.
✦ your top hyper fixations currently?
i've currently been drowning myself in work so i haven't had much time to enjoy much recently but if i had to say, resident evil + jujustu kaisen have been on my mind.
✦ favorite aesthetics/colors right now?
based off my blog, i'm sure it's clear that my two favorite colors are black and red. funny enough, those are my favorite colors to wear as i believe it goes well with my skin tone. my true favorite color would be purple.
as for aesthetics - dark romance + femme fatale + soft grunge.
✦ an album you will never get tired of and has NO skips?
RUSH! by maneskin. a fever you can't sweat out by panic! at the disco.
✦ dream date with your celeb crush?
if i'm honest, i don't really have a celebrity crush. i can say there are a couple celebrities i do find attractive, emmy rossum and elizabeth gillies to name a few, but no one i avidly follow.
as a simple person to please, i'm very happy with dinner dates. candlelight + conversation full of laughter + enjoying each other's presence. it wouldn't even need to be at a fancy restaurant. i'd fall in love with someone who took the time and effort to plan a picnic under the stars.
✦ a youtube video you will forever watch?
i don't think i have just one video i'd watch but for youtubers, rhett & link have been my favorite since i was young. while i get ready for work in the morning, their videos are playing in the background.
no surprise to anyone - i do constantly have rain asmr videos on during the night to help me sleep.
✦ something you're looking forward to?
a day off.
in actuality, i'm hosting friendsmas dinner for the first time on christmas eve so i'm very excited to cook for my found family and spend the night with them.
thanking this sweetheart @thedoggiestdog for the tag.
i don't have many moots to tag but anyone following is welcome to participate. if you do, please tag me so i can read through all your little fun facts.
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loulougoingsolo · 3 months ago
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I haven't posted anything about Wonderhole ep. 4, because I needed to process it a bit further. My brother is currently going through treatment for testicular cancer, and I really wanted to share this episode with him, but then he was really depressed yesterday, and I just couldn't. I loved this episode, the way it honoured Ben's memory and brought a much needed lightness to a heavy topic. I've had that annoyingly catchy "Pair at a time" song playing on a loop in my head all day, and I know my brother would see the humour in all of this, when he's feeling less sad, but he's not there right now. I choose to believe he will be, in a not so distant future.
Anyways, this episode affected me. I was sad because of Ben whose life ended way too early, and who is still, after all these years, an inspiration to Rhett and Link. I hope, with making this video, the guys can let go of at least some of the guilt they carry for how things went all those years ago. They were all so young, and they did what they thought was best.
I was sad for the Dad squirrel, but also a bit mad, because he didn't try to get safe hard enough. Maybe he couldn't fly, but he could have climbed down, had he tried a little harder. Of course, it's really difficult to try harder, when you are feeling hopeless.
I am sad, because I see a loved one hurting and I can't ease his pain. I'd give my brother my wings if I could so he could fly, but I can't. I can only hope he finds a safe way down from the tree.
For me, the most emotional moment of the episode was that shot of the tree stump with the tiny sapling growing from its roots. I saw that sapling as a sign of hope. I so need to believe there is hope.
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samanthalynnsstuff · 2 months ago
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"Now this is the tale that will explain, how our lives completely and suddenly changed. Just take a seat and don't disembark, we'll tell you we became the kings of a trailer park..." 🎶
Day 14 of daily Buddy System song fan art!
Now I think that the theme song/music video for the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air parody show, "Kings of Bellevue Estates", really worked in the Silent Fight episode just because it added to the guys' intentional campiness. And I also liked how it even paid homage to old school rap, which Rhett and Link are big fans of, and have been since they were young. I really love their clothes and their hair in this scene. And I especially love drawing Link without his glasses!
This might be the final fan art for Season 2, for now. (I'm kinda debating on whether or not I should draw the reprise of I Like What I Like, from the end of the season 2 finale, just so that way I could end this fan art series really well. Should I do it?)
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femmmie · 7 months ago
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Do you take angst for your prompts? Just thinking of an ianthony fic but ian-centric that’s inspired by “I can do it with a broken heart” by taylor swift. Would really love a good/comfort ending!
As I said Anon, I love me some angst! Here ya go!
He's not coming back - Japhan2024 - Smosh [Archive of Our Own]
Slowly, it began to register with Ian.
"Cause I'm a real tough kid
I can handle my shit
They said, "Babe, you gotta fake it til you make it."
And I did
Lights, camera and smile
Even when you want to die
He said he'd love me all his life
But that life was too short
Breaking down I hit the floor
All the pieces of me shattered
As the crowd was chanting "MORE!"" - Taylor Swift
He's not coming back. At all.
"Ian? We, we want to tell you something."
Courtney and Shayne sat with Ian in his office at Defy.
"What's up?"
"Well, you might have noticed that me and Courtney hang out a lot together..." Shayne's smile had never been wider.
Oh god. Ian really tried to act surprised and happy at the news that Shayne and the only person left at Smosh he could confide in, Courtney, were now a couple.
Ian had developed a crush on Courtney shortly after Anthony left. They were funny, witty, knew when to change the subject. And they were always there for him when he needed them. Granted, those times had been in short supply the last couple of months.
"Congratulations you too, and thank you for telling me."
They all got up.
"I love you so much, Ian," Courtney said as they hugged him tightly."
Ian managed a tortured smile.
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He's not coming back.
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Ian watched in shock as people looted the Defy office. They were drinking, putting graffiti on the walls. He couldn't blame them too much, but it still kind of hurt. What would become of Smosh?
What would Anthony think about this?
They exchanged a short conversation, then it went silent again.
Ian buried himself in his work. Getting a buyer for Smosh to save it from being sold off for parts. Then he became the president and had Rhett and Link to talk to. It was great but not enough to get Ian out of his head.
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Ian watched tv. His house was a mess. Nobody visited anyway, as they were in lockdown.
His phone rang.
Nerves shot through his system but it was for nothing. It was Spencer.
"Hey man," Ian picked up.
"Hey Ian, how are you doing?"
"I'm good, just chilling I guess."
"I just want to say it's really nice what you're doing for all of us. Keeping us on payroll. It's frankly the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. And I wanted to tell you thank you. We're cooking up all kinds of fun videos for Games."
"Aww, that's so nice! I'm glad, Spence. Take care."
Ian didn't feel like talking at all. He wanted to vanish, but he couldn't. He still had to be in videos every day and it was just so hard.
It was so hard without Anthony.
Anthony had always been there.
He opened his sixth beer of the evening.
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They were back in the studio. It was better times for Smosh. It started to have an identity of its own.
They were shooting a meme reaction video.
"I guess the other guy left..." Shayne laughed his maniacal laugh at the meme. Everyone lost it. But Ian was close to tears.
"Are you okay?" Courtney asked empathetically.
"I'm fine," Ian managed to say.
The carefully constructed walls around Ian's feelings all came tumbling down. He remembered everything. His and Anthony's friendship deteriorating. Anthony becoming so unpredictable: hostile one moment, begging for connection the next. He hadn't trusted him anymore. How he regretted it now. He'd been so young and dumb. And now he didn't have his best friend anymore. It was like Ian's world shattered all over again.
After the shoot, Courtney came up to him.
"Hey, Ian, you alright there buddy?"
"I guess I am, Court. How are you and Shayne?"
"Better than ever." They smiled.
"I'm glad. I'm heading back home."
"Alright, take care okay? We all love you, you know that right?"
"I do. I think you're not too bad yourselves."
Courtney smiled. They truly were very pretty.
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They stood on the balcony. Their mutual friends had left them to talk.
Ian had completely forgotten how gorgeous Anthony was. Damn. His features so lean, his smile so convincing. His eyes so dark and warm, hot even.
"It's a miracle you saved Smosh when Defy went under. I have to really thank you for that, Ian."
"It was all I had left- you know. Of our friendship."
"Ohh.." Anthony gave him a hug. "That's so sad but also so nice."
"Yeah." Ian smiled wide. He'd also forgotten how *nice* it was to be around Anthony. They got each other. There was an understanding, from knowing each other for so damn long. It was incredibly reassuring.
They stood there, watching the LA night sky.
"Anthony? What if- what if we bought back Smosh?"
"We look for love, no time for tears
Wasted water's all that is
And it don't make no flowers grow
Good things might come to those who wait
Not for those who wait too late
We gotta go for all we know
Just the two of us" - Grover Washington Jr.
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twistedboxy · 1 year ago
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For Robyn as part of this year's mythical secret santa @mythicalsecretsanta . I present
Class Magic
From the blog @dailyau the AU was "We're teachers at the same school and our students are convinced we're pining for each other (we are) AU
Monday
"Hey Mr. M, sorry I'm late." A young voice said.
Rhett looked up from his desk to see his student holding an ice pack to their head. "Hi Tommy, no worries. What happened?"
A third voice spoke up. "Sorry, there was a bit of an incident during gym class. The nurse said he was okay but I wanted to make sure he made it okay."
"I'll make sure to keep an eye on him, Mr. Neal."
"Thanks."
Tuesday
"Hey, we're recess duty pals today." Rhett said.
"We are. It's pretty nice today before break. What are your holiday plans?" Link replied.
"I go to my parents house where I also see my brother and his family."
"That's nice. My parents aren't together anymore so I visit both their houses."
“Oh so you kinda get two Christmases in one.”
Link laughed, “I guess so, it's been like this for so long I never thought of it that way.”
“Incoming!” A childish voice screamed out. A ball came flying towards the two, it hit Link in the shoulder causing him to stumble into Rhett who caught him.
“You okay?” Rhett asked as he helped Link get his balance.
“Yea, I'm good. Surprised me, that's all.”
Wednesday
“Welcome class, I decided today was a free day since the book fair is here this week.”
“Yay!” Multiple cheers from all around.
“Mr. Neal, can we go to the book fair?” A student asked.
“Let me check, but I think we can manage that.” A few minutes later, he came back.
“Alright, we're all set. Who's coming along?”
At the book fair
“Mr. M, check out this book on dinosaurs!”
“That looks like a good one. Are you going to get it, Billy?”
“Yea!” Billy runs off.
“Hey Rhett, looks like your class is having fun.” Link quipped.
“Hey Link, I see you brought your class too.” Rhett said.
Link laughed, “Yea they pretty much begged me to come. I think some of them wanted to visit again.”
The two watched both their classes run around the fair and admire their purchases. Rhett leaned down to tie his shoe, Link noticed something stuck to this back.
“Rhett, there's something on your back, you want me to grab it?” Link asked.
“Sure, thanks.”
“Let's see what this is.” He unfolds the paper reading aloud “I'm stuck on you. From your secret admirer.”
“You have a secret admirer! What a clever way to sneak a note.” The two laughed.
Thursday
Rhett thought he picked a great sweater for Ugly Sweater day. It was a kitten popping out of a present shooting lasers out of its eyes.
“Nice sweater, Mr. M! Did you plan yours with Mr. Neal?” Someone questioned.
“No, why?” He said.
A girl spoke up “He's wearing the same sweater.”
“We have good taste then.”
Friday
Link's day didn't start out great. It was raining and he ended up stepping on gum. The day continued dully. During his lunch break, he decided to work on some grading. He flipped open his gradebook and a boot shaped card slipped out.
“Huh what's this?” The gradebook was put aside for the moment while he inspected the card. Inside the card it read,
“Just like gum on a shoe, I'm stuck on you. There's a matching card afoot, go and find it. From your secret admirer. P.S. Will you be my date for tonight?”
Link felt his heart skip a beat from the notion of someone liking him romantically. His lunch break was almost up and he had class soon but the note instantly made his day much better.
Meanwhile Rhett walked into his classroom to find a similar boot shaped card taped to the chalkboard. “Alright, who put this here?” He asked.
“Mr.M, it was already here when we came in.” One of his students replied.
Another spoke up, “Are you going to read it?”
“Not right now, after class. Let's get started.”
It was towards the end of the day when Rhett got to read his note. His note read “I like your boots. Can you find my partner? From your secret admirer. P.S. Will you be my date tonight?”
Rhett chuckled to himself, someone noticed his boots.
The school was pretty empty as he searched around for his card's partner. He rounded a corner not paying attention bumping into someone.
“Rhett?”
“Hm, oh Link sorry about that. My mind is elsewhere.” Rhett apologized.
“Same here, what's that in your hand?”
“I got this card earlier today. I'm supposed to find its partner.”
Link held out his hand with the matching card.
"I think we were set up." Rhett laughed.
“They're not wrong, I do like you a lot.”
“Same here. What do you say, would you like to be my date for tonight?”
“I'd love to. See you tonight. They're going to get a kick out of this.”
“See you tonight.” The two parted ways until later.
At the dance
“Do you think all the stuff that happened this week was coincidence or was it the grade's elaborate plan to get us together?” Link asked.
“We were definitely part of their plan.” Rhett replied.
“Like I said earlier, I do like you a lot. I'd definitely like to spend more time with you. So what do you say, would you like to go out again sometime again?"
"I'd love to."
Various students nearby started cheering.
"I guess that proves it."
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asherlockstudy · 3 months ago
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Why is purple Rhett's new favourite colour?
Wonderhole E5
To be honest I am not big on writing this post because all I want to say is "it's gay. that's the post. bye" but this would not be fair or totally accurate for this wonderful and well thought out episode.
Rhett and Link are painted red and blue and get isolated in respective tiny rooms, in some type of GMM-like experiment. They are guided through the experiment by what seems to be a sinister twist on Stevie. The point of the experiment is to check whether this colour theory of association to emotions can be proven real. There is this expectation that after a while in these colours Rhett and Link should start behaving in a certain way.
The food cube segment seems to allude to weird taste tests and competitive games in GMM. Rhett is more reactive and compentitive while Link is more stoic and relaxed, as expected. Of couse, before that we were graced with another imagery of them drinking from tubes.
!!!ALERT!!!
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PUZZLE VIDEO REFERENCE!!!
We had seen another one in the Brown Diamond!!!
Rhett and Link already express that they feel irritable and antsy and lethargic and pensive repsectively. This could be commentary on their real selves, as we know that Rhett can panic and get reactive in the face of hardship while Link has said on many occasions that he likes to nap away his problems. Things got worse when they listened to comments that resemble quite a bit some of the real life negative comments they get.
Another interpretation could be that this is a message that they comply to what is expected of them.
You know, the title of the fairytale evil!Stevie is reading them, Ferdinand the Fox, is a play on the children's tale "Ferdinand the Bull" and... I have a lot of thoughts...
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Ferdinand is a young calf who, unlike all other calves playing fighting and acting tough and strong, he prefers to calmly smell flowers. His mother worries because he is different than the other calves but ultimately is understanding to him. Ferdinand grows up and he becomes an unusually large bull. Yet he is not aggressive and tough at all, he still prefers to sit at peace and smell flowers. One day Spanish bull fighters come to the farms to select the next bull for the bullfights. Ferdinand knows he would never be chosen and sniffs flowers calmly, only accidentally he steps on a bee and the bee stings him. Ferdinand starts running, mooing and heaving due to the pain. Impressed, the bullfighters take him for a challenging wild bull and take him with them. In the bullfighting arena, Ferdinand is entirely distracted by flower bouquets and ladies' garments adorned with flowers and refuses to fight. The bullfighters are filled with shame at his expense and return him back to his pasture. Unbothered, Ferdinand continues his flowery life in peace.
So... that is an interesting starting story to draw from, isn't it?
However, Ferdinand the Fox is quite the different character from Ferdinand the Bull. Let's take a look to the Wonderhole fairytale because this one is very interesting as well.
We have a land of many furry animals (Mythical Beasts) whose favourite songs are Fo-Rest and Trees (Rhett and Link). They chant these songs daily (daily content) and the magic fountain fills with the purest, sweetest water (the - monetized yet authentic - creativity produced by the chemistry / collaboration / bond of Rhett and Link). A fox called Ferdinand however crafts a plumbing system that routes all the water to his own place, so he enjoys all the water while the other animals are dehydrated and sing in vain (Rhett and Link's creativity is drained and channeled to a single format / style of content, perhaps due to somebody's or some people's responsibility, to the dismay of their loyal fans). Eventually the animals stop chanting their favourite songs (Rhett and Link lose popularity / viewership), however this is not beneficial for Ferdinand either because the fountain needs sound in order to produce water (money). But he knows singing Forest and Trees is not necessary for this (Rhett and Link's authenticity and artistry are not truly necessary to make money). So he goes to the other animals and starts spreading gossip, negativity, toxicity which creates unrest amongst the animals but, if nothing else, the fountain makes water again (uninspired, basic content with toxic, negative fan community). A mole named Marvin - another occurence of a mole, most notable was the mole who was supportive of Rhett and Link's hole digging - digs deep enough that he discovers what is going on. He comes to the surface and tells the other animals the truth. However, Ferdinand manages to turn the animal community against him by questioning his claims and even blaming him for the water drainage. Ferdinand wins (as Rhett and Link's videos usually have bad endings).
Who was the recurring mole? The old fans? Someone in particular? Someone in their immediate social or workplace circle? Someone who rallies for Rhett and Link's creativity / authenticity / sincerity but their efforts are met with too many obstacles? And who is Ferdinand? Is it some certain person with power in Rhett and Link's business? Is it the toxic, conservative or overly particular part of the fandom that wants only one type of content? I cannot tell what these characters exactly stand for but I feel the story told here is pretty much along those lines.
Rhett says how "we the animals" would want a revolution (a drastic change in how Rhett and Link present themselves and express their creativity?). Link comments how he feels sorry for the dehydrated animals (long standing fans?) and just before the crescendo of this video, he reflects how the animals (fans) should have listened to the mole (truth teller?, shippers?, old fans?, real life ally?).
And then we have this scene which was kind of agonizing, especially when you think there is a symbolism in it, which it obviously has a symbolism in it:
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Like a literal wake up call, we are blasted with the image of Rhett and Link cuddling in their sleep. They also make sure to show that they must have "mingled" enough during their sleep that their bedspreads are messed and each has ended up on the other's bed and they are towards the opposite direction than the one they had in the beginning. In short, they have "cuddled" long and hard.
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It's not just about that though. Rhett and Link are still being watched throughout in this context and, if anything, it seems things are going according to evil!Stevie's plan or expectations for the experiment. She removed the wall between them, waiting to see whether it would led the experiment to this and it DID lead the experiment to this. So there is an element of manipulation of which Rhett and Link seem to be the victims, either because they are driven to this or because they are watched while inevitably this happens. It sort of reminds me again Rhett's passive aggresive "Perhaps you are right after all" to the shippers last year.
When they wake up, they act like they have no memory of what happened (that level of twist and turn with another person in bed requires you to be at least semi-awake) and they deny having any will in this, particularly Rhett. In fact, Rhett accuses Link of "blueing him in his sleep" (wow) and slaps him. Then we get ANOTHER Puzzle Video reference!
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Which is not surprising at all... remember what Link does in the Puzzle video ;)
A lot of denial, in short. The incident has made the tensions go up high. Rhett and Link start fighting each other in an ingenious fight sequence, wonderfully shot, directed and acted. With their fight, Rhett keeps redding Link and Link keeps blueing Rhett more and more, bit by bit. Eventually they challenge each other to "surrender". This goes on for a while until Rhett promises he will surrender, only if Link does as well. Then there is another round of "surrendering first" challenge until they proclaim to surrender, only to tighten their grips on each other extremely. The tension rises uncontainably and they eventually explode, creating purple in the process. Their purpling provokes another food reward by evil!Stevie. And here is what "purpling" means in Evangelical context, as explained by @unforgivablengk .
Based on this video, the tension and subsequent explosion can mean one of these three things:
Rhett and Link try desperately to resist the inevitable, all while challenging each other to make the first move to surrender. It reminds me of the peanut butter argument in the Flight Simulation, where they fight over who will take the first scoop. This only builds up the tension and they eventually "explode".
Rhett and Link are on different pages regarding being upfront and honest with their audiences and they both stick-in-the-mud forcing each other to surrender to the other's opinion. They are so stubborn in their own opinions that they neutralise and dissolve themselves in the process.
Maybe it's only artistic / work commentary, showing how they are different personalities who have different creative visions but their tension and the rubbing off of each other creates their trademark "purple" identity. I mostly saw this being the interpretation of many others on youtube. However, it does not explain why it needed physically touching heavily in bed to convey that message and also Rhett and Link have never claimed their artistic visions are different or that their personalities are opposite when it comes to the artistic vision.
But here it's time to remind you all that Rhett has only since the previous year started expressing his love for the colour purple (there was also the Lucy Lavender chicken in the Road Crossing Chicken video) but it has not always been his favourite colour. For the longest time, Rhett was not that decided on having a favourite colour but whenever asked, he would say that his preferred colour was grey. For ages. Then for a short while he also appreciated green, after his own eyecolour (lol). But suddenly, since a year or so, he is so big on the colour purple like he was never before with any other colour. This is a slightly sudden change. I believe he has associated purple with some particular symbolism in his mind...
*The evil!Stevie is voiced by Katey Sagal, the voice of the Smart House and also the purple haired, one-eyed Turanga Leela, the Captain of the Planet Express Delivery Ship in Futurama.
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