The quality of D&D actual play shows has only steadily increased over time. Every player is better than when they started, every DM is better, every member of each production crew is better, the editing and sound design in the podcasts is better, the encounter design is better, etc… I absolutely love the stuff from 5+ years ago and it’s only a testament to the people involved that they’ve made things better. We’re living at the best possible time for D&D content and there’s enough variety that you can find something to your taste. And that’s just great.
it really warmed my stupid little heart to hear Terry refer to himself as “Terry Stampler”. Like, idfk how naming conventions work in the US (given the fact that Ron is married to Samantha), but I’m in my 420420th relisten of season 1 and I’m pretty sure they haven’t addressed his last name up until now. It’s always Grant Wilson, Lark and Sparrow Oak, Nick Close/Foster, and Terry Jr. Never do we hear it, so much so that I’ve always had the headcannon that he went by just Terry Jr., or Terry Sr.’s last name (both ways to honor his biological dad), because Samantha changed hers to Stampler. Like, it would be so Scary Marlow of him to constantly call his mom out about it being a betrayal to his ‘real dad’.
And I wanna cry because there was an enormous change in his relationship with Ron. They got really close at the end of season 1, he really began to see him as someone he could trust, a father figure, not an intruder or an usurper of Terry Sr.’s place. I really would love to think that relationship only grew stronger, and he started to go by Terry Stampler.
Or I’m an idiot and it has always been assumed that he is Terry Stampler 😂😂😂😂
Gamer subs are so cute, like yeah baby that’s so cool you finally beat that level. Why don’t you push those hips up for me, you deserve a reward for working so hard no?