#taz commentary

[thesevenofbirds]

You know... Here's the thing about the ethersea storytelling (spoilers).

TL;DR i like the good, flawed characters because i do think it makes for interesting storytelling. But Griffin keeps trying to add interesting nuance to challenge the characters' hard-headed good/evil mindsets, and it gets overlooked because the players are in-character too often.

So. I do think the characters are very interesting and good even though they're all, imo, dislike-able in many ways...

Amber is unabashedly hard-headed and unforgiving. She cares about people yeah, but she's so opinionated and refuses to hear people out. She's so conflict-averse that she's constantly walking away from things and refusing to hear other people's perspectives. I feel like the interactions with Shrett were a great example of this. Like, i understand that Amber had known someone who went off the deep end with drugs, but the whole ordeal was so no-nuance for her in a way that showed she's really just stubborn about her perspective and never changing her mind. Likewise i think this shows with the blink sharks when she's just happy to be rid of 3 more.

Then we have Devo. He's just as hard-headed as Amber but instead of being avoidant and running away, he fights and causes conflict in the hopes of everything landing on what he wants. (Side note this felt so real to me when he said, going up the tower, "i feel no better with you guys than when i was with the church." I know the feeling of wanting so badly to act differently with people but falling into old habits beyond your control and acting in ways you don't want to act. Irl, one solution is literally to just remove yourself from the situation like Devo is trying but unable to do.. cuz it's DnD and they can't just split.) But anyway so, he cares, but he acts really shitty and mean and manipulative towards people around him in a lot of scenarios, as his instinctual reaction.

Then, Zoox. I don't see people talking about him as much but imo he's part of the conflict. He's an airhead in a way i can also relate to a bit... But that causes problems. Rather than spending the time to find solutions he defaults to threats & "easy ways out." He doesn't threaten in an angry way - rather, in a way that feels like "this is easier than trying to talk through shit and come up with collaborative solutions :) I'm tired" lol. But this really comes to a head for me with the blink sharks. Why doesn't he tell anyone the things he heard from them? Why doesn't he ever even shout during the fight anything, like, "wait maybe we can figure out what's going on, i had a conversation with these guys!" or anything like that? Seemingly because he's spacey, he allows a race of intelligent beings that asked him for help- to be extincted by himself and his friends.

All of these character choices are interesting! And i think the interactions/fights between the PCs are a cool way of exploring their personalities and stories. I'm not ragging on the Mcelroys for making flawed PCs, because i literally think these are character choices, and the characters they've made are really complex and interesting.

My only frustration is... Griffin keeps introducing interesting nuance! Like Shrett, and Guidance, and the Alpha Shark, and even Toliver. These characters are ALSO fleshed out & flawed in interesting ways, but they offer counterpoints to the PCs. BUT! The players always feel so in character that the points of nuance seldom get satisfyingly addressed.

I'm reminded of Clint's "knowing chuckle" where he had to be pressed to say what he was thinking. I'm listening to a DnD podcast! I'm interested in the thoughts & theories of the people playing the game! I'm interested by candid moments where maybe the player would go "oh damn, i think/feel this way about this plot point, but i know my character wouldn't do this." Or "ooh i know more of this story than my character does and <commentary>" or whatever. I love the roleplay and it's very interesting... But i also get a bit frustrated by the dropped threads that seem to be dropped only because Griffin was the only one trying to add that interesting nuance.

Once again i do still think it's a great series. But i feel like this character seriousness leaves something to be desired.

#taz #taz ethersea #ethersea #amber/Devo fight #zoox anthellae #amber gris #devo la main #the adventure zone #taz commentary #the mcelroys #taz spoilers #ethersea spoilers

[anistarrose]

barry is that person who loves hunting for sequence breaks and rng manips, and lup is the one who actually executes on them in speedruns. i would have lead off this post with a line like "blupjeans modern gamer AU" but honestly, i wholeheartedly believe they'd introduce speedrunning into faerun in canon

#taz #taz balance #taz balance spoilers #blupjeans #barry bluejeans #lup taaco #i'm thinking about but *cannot* find that post about like #barry speedrunning/sequence breaking wonderland with the door glitch #i know umbraastaff had some very funny taz speedrun posts recently but i'm thinking of one that's like years older #it was structured like youtube/twitch commentary and was influential in barry becoming my fave to this day #that old man is a gamer and a glitch hunter and you cannot change my mind

[wrestlezon]

excalibur: anna driving the boot into the jaw of mina shirakawa... taz: is schiavone here still...? tony: yeah im here im just letting you two bitch at each other, its fine with me excalibur: (sputtering laughter)

#postzon #video #excalibur #tony schiavone #taz #was this during a regular tv picture-in-picture because lmao #im preeeeetty sure excalibur said ''A & B conversation'' but i dont actually know and im going to be embarrassed if i got the caption wrong #commentary antics #aew

[friendamedes]

the thing is that a significant portion of progressive storytelling attempts to convince you of its progressiveness by characterizing its women as cool & morally good & competent & nice & admirable, and its men as people.

#we are very progressive. #this is absolutely a tangent but also even when women are flawed complete characters - #- the fandom only knows how to insult them and act like it’s fondness #I’m not entirely comfortable with the general fan reaction to marcille in many ways. #look she’s hysterical and incompetent :) we love women :) #no she is NOT! #quinn txt #in actuality this post is about taz #but I hope you appreciate my dunmesh commentary as well

[whysamwhy123]

Excalibur making weed jokes about Hook, and Taz is just like ''...no idea what you're referring to.'' 🤣

#aew lb #That feeling when your God fearing Catholic son is also a major pothead #I don't normally fuck with AEW's commentary #But that shit was funny #Someone please write the fic where Hook and RVD get high together and Hook accidentally ends up calling Taz

[wnightingales]

Taz saying Joe has a head the size of a small farmhouse 💀💀

#LMAOOOO dynamite commentary is unmatched #gabbi’s wrestling liveblog #aew #aew dynamite #taz #samoa joe

[danhausensboots]

“Whenever daddy ass gets scissored it’s like an electric shock that goes through his body” - Taz

#aew #STOP THAT #only in professional wrestling #a real line from commentary tonight #fucking Shakespeare #the acclaimed #daddy ass #billy gunn #all elite wrestling #taz aew

[voldiebuns]

Taz doing commentary on Rampage?!?!

#Reeby liveblogs #AEW #wrestling #always happy to hear Taz say shit on commentary lmao

[kayfabebabe]

Hi Mitch, i hope you're well. Commentary and Face for the wrestling asks.

Hallo M! I'm doing awesome and I hope you're doing okie - Thank you so much for the Ask <3

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Commentary - Your favorite commentators/announcers/interviewers?

We're heading back to the mid-2000's for this answer. I grew up hearing Taz's commentary on SmackDown each week so, in my head, his voice is the voice of my earliest wrestling memories. I never knew that Taz was a wrestler until I got back into wrestling a couple of years ago.

Face - Your favorite and/or least favorite good guy/girl wrestler?

Thanks to Zaynee, I have a new found fondness for Sami Zayn. He is rightly beloved by everyone.

#Ask Answered #THANK YOU M! #Wonderful Friend #The Human Speaks #Hearing Taz on commentary today is a weird trip back in time #Ask Game

[finndoesntwantthis]

Explaining to my dad that Taz is the best part of commentary and he’s like “the suplex guy?” And yes father exactly, the Suplex guy is my favorite member of the commentary team

#I then reminded him that taz did commentary for wwe a while ago lol #aew #taz

[biancabelairs]

anyway i'm watching the main event and can aew just make nigel and ian their commentary team for every show, and jr can join for the main event if it's a match style he likes. because i cannot fucking suffer through excalibur/tony/taz anymore

#taz is shoot mad that tony said swerve did a bad cover and keeps bitching about it #also just in general they're all so fucking bad #and i used to like taz on commentary but he has been so checked out for ages #and tony and excalibur have never been good #aew #text post

[saltymid]

"Hook won’t bother you. He’s a nice kid.” - Taz

#aew dark #gum guy 2 #tyler senerchia #hook #taz #commentary clip #my videos

[somelazyassartist]

Oh shit I've been out of the TAZ loop for MAYBE two weeks bc I've been temporarily focusing on Dungeon Meshi and in that time nobody told me TAZ Live! in Seattle came out????

#i was there!! i love that liveshow :] #I (me!) canonically died in The Adventure Zone along with everyone else at the show #ALSO!!!! MY SPECIAL GUY IS HERE!!!!! #WON'T SAY WHO IN CASE SOMEONE HASN'T SEEN IT YET BUT MY SPECIAL GUY!!!!!! #I WAS SO SO SO SAD HE'S MOST LIKELY GETTING CUT FROM THE GRAPHIC NOVELS BUT HE GOT THE SPOTLIGHT HERE!!!!! #I LOVE HIM!!!!!!!! #oooooooh this also means i get to start posting fanart for this liveshow!!! yippee!!!! #taz spoilers #the adventure zone spoilers #taz live in Seattle #oh and our posters were scribbled all over by one of the McElroys!! wasn't Griffin for sure but it doesn't specify who did it lol #I'm assuming either Clint or Travis based on handwriting! i just know it wasn't Griffin because they wrote that lmao #according to the notes he was apparently in the bathroom and they got bored autographing so they just started doodling all over the posters #absolutely treasure them i love my Seattle poster so so much i love their silly commentary and doodles it means everything to me #oh also!! also also also!!! shout out to that group that were dressed as Fantasy Kostco employees and giving out free samples!! #they gave me a magic item coupon and a little klarg sticker it was so fun they were all so nice :]

[sycamoretrees]

Taz characterising Auckland as 'near Australia'

#look aew commentary has its flaws #but taz makes me laugh #'threeway jones over here' another highlight #wrestling #wrestling lb #st.post

[thekentuckyhimbo]

poor taz :'(

#aew commentary team ship dynamics #william regal #excalibur #taz #aew

[dynamitekansai]

#wrestling #aew #aew revolution #jack perry #jungle boy #christian cage #taz forever with the most beautiful commentary #gave him a literal coffin drop so aggressive christian might actually be in hell right now