The Friendship Section | Fantasy High: Sophomore Year | Ep. 7 

Lou dying of laughter and trying to make it seem like Fabian is having a mental breakdown is just PEAK comedy

There are only 2 types of choices in DnD, good choices, and deeply in character choices.

"I'll be your friend. Do you want to hold my frog? It's not a gift" I teared up that was so sweet and an unexpected twist 🥹

“There’s no pirate who can see the horizon in a squall. That doesn’t mean it’s not there.” thanks i’m gonna cry

Something not often discussed: Gorgug is actually pretty important to solving thier biggest mysteries. Dispute his low int, he cares, and so methodically plods back over info that the others have passed on as unimportant, or decided they already had figured out. Most of the fine detail stuff that becomes important later is discovered by Gorgug going “Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but wasn’t that one thing…?” Either that or him making a friend off to the side while he’s chilling. Slow, methodical, wise. He and Christin sort of catches everything that slips past Riz and Adiane in thier rush to the finish line. With Fabian and Fig stabbing wildly off to either side to catch the occasional stray clue 😂 I think that’s lovely 🥰

FINALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTER IN ALL OF FICTION: AYDA AGUEFORT!

I love that Brennan physically behaves like a bird when embodying Ayda.

my favorite thing is that like. you can check books out from the library, if you have a library card. none of them even think to do that, they all go immediately to theft.

Adaine, just having a high kill count because of reluctantly killing characters off is hilarious hahahaahhaa

im going to think of boggy wearing a backpack in a backpack forever. the greatest gift

I love that Brennan let's Fabian describe what happened. Also, chungledown bim is the scariest pirate ever.

the way lou explained the pirate fight kind of mid breakdown was SO in character and i love it. fabian was giving About to Fucking Cry and i cannot get over the way lou played it out

It is amazing how they manage to turn complete curveballs and unexpected choices and circumstances into great character arcs - like how Kristen dying in the second episode went on to inform her entire character arc of searching for a new deity, or how Emily and Murph having to be away for a session turned into some of the most important plot points of the start of the season, and now how Fabian's terrible horrible no good very bad day becomes about facing his relationship with his father (and with his almost step father). Shoutout to the players who make and face these choices and to Brennan for weaving the narrative threads so brilliantly. Amazing collaborative storytelling. I love this show.

Theres a clip of Brennan talkng about Ayda's creation. For those who dont know, she was originally meant to be a very minor character! He based her personality on the "sherlock" type (brilliant but intense and socially awkward) as well as some "academic" friends of his. When people started asking if shes autistic he realised wait a minute...she is!! And he did a bunch of research to do her justice :) he also says playing Ayda is very "freeing" 👀👀

…Lou is a master at this. Like… he took breaking and successfully made it in character! Is he laughing cause he can’t stop cause stress? Is he crying? Either one makes perfect sense for Fabian in this moment!

ayda is without a doubt my favorite character of all time in any piece of media. she's a pirate librarian. she's half-phoenix. she's a wizard. she's autistic. she hatched from an egg. she's an astronomer. she's constantly on fire. she has an undercut that is also on fire. what more could you possibly want (spoilers) other things I wanted to include that we learn later she's queer. she raised a child who then went on to raise her after she died and reincarnated in a burst of flame. both of them have sick ass wings and glowy tattoos. her dad pulled the sun out of the sky and broken into heaven by hiding in someone's backpack. i just. she is the most character ever.

So Adaine has gone from murdering an innocent possessed lunch lady with a ladle to: _Repeatedly_ murdering a wizard librarian and framing one of her friend's and other friend's dad for it.

It boggles my mind a bit how most of the characters’ first reaction to finding a book they think is beneficial for them is not to read/copy it, but rather to just steal it.

I love Cathilda so much 😭 Her getting so mad and overprotective for him was so sweet!

31:04 - "Your friend's mother might die? Does she then possess some chance of immortality?" OMG, this is such good humor.

So now we know that the reason Aguefort was threatened by Gorgug is because he’d make such a powerful wizard. Clearly that is the reason.

Brennan's great at bringing back plot points the characters aren't focused on (and that the audience has mostly forgotten about) at the exact right time to catch them off guard, like before with Zelda, and now with the elves, and they especially make great cliffhangers. Amazing writing

Lou's full on laugh-crying while saying "he said he's gonna shit in my mouth" is easily one of the funniest fuckin things I've ever seen.

The fact that Emily has to have a note in front of her that says no swearing is too funny

"Whats a phone book on leviathan? Thats nothing. Its the scrawling of a madman..." 😂

Last episode was so chaotic and so sad, but watching them all come together now to be there for Fabian is so wholesome and amazing and makes it all worth it. Also, getting to watch Cathilda go savage, hell yeah

I always laugh at the way Lou says “he told me he was going to shit in my mouth!” at 1:37:58 always makes me laugh and reminds me of the part in Sin City where the cop got her hand eaten and she screams “he made me watch!” Lou just mastered that tone while he was laughing his ass off.😂

*fig disguises herself as the librarian and runs by* "there i go" - instant classic

Zac played in so hard with the nat 1 on perception when Rawlins took him to the friendship section. he didn’t have to start that argument but he sure did. you simply love to see it.

i always found it so endearing that fabian speaks halfling because cathilda practically raised him where his parents fell short and it really shows during this arc

Cathilda's intimidation was metal

I love that I still remember when Arthur said he f*cked the Phoenix lolz, so seeing he actually got a child from it is strange but that's the strange world of magic

Adaine as a powerful expert wizard and Gorgug as a powerful novice wizard is the dynamic I never knew I needed 😂

1:41:34 While Depression is typically recognized as a long term mental illness, there is Situational Depression that can be caused by trauma and can last a shorter period of time. Situational Depression can be extremely acute for that brief (can still persist many months but not years) and not develop into chronic depression. It is just as valid and often needs the same kind of evaluations and medical intervention.

highlights (not comprehensive) 21:00 SHE 1:00:32 the friendship section 1:09:47 ah yes, another use of the identify spell 1:35:20 fabian starts actually telling The Story 2:05:50 cathilda makes the best threat on the face of the planet

I honestly love Ayda… but I think one thing I love about her? She immediately sees Gorgug not just as what everyone else sees him as but as having *potential to be something else, something different * that not even his besties have given him credit for. They love him, but have any of them considered telling him, you know, if you wanted you could change your major and be a wizard? I think you’d be good at it? No. And it’s not out of any kind of malevolence- they just are so used to seeing him one way,,, but this new person looks and talks for just a little bit… and sees potential for something else. And as a Gorgug fan, I love that!

Every time I start to forget how utterly unhinged Aguefort is, Brennan levels up his batshit antics.

One of the best episodes of D20 of all time!!! Ayda is such a gift, as an Autistic person she means so much to me 🥲💕

1:41:35 just because fabian suppresses his emotions and his insecurities about not being a great as his father doesn’t mean it isn’t piling up into his own kind of depression

I need to tell someone they are completely unburdened by the weight and sorrow of intellect

I have never in my life seen someone roll as many nat 1s as Lou. He's a walking curse 😂

Cathilda is my absolute favorite character Brennan has created, that mix of cookie making grandma and emotionless murder demon is exceptional.

I can’t handle the Hangman being dead dead. Seriously.

Lou and Murph's ability to roll nat ones is absolutely astonishing.

I love how the dice are telling such a strong story the last couple of episodes

Literal chills from cathildas speech to fabian. Its insane to think this is just a table top game.

Knowing a bunch of spoilers about Ayda already and watching her first interactions with the bad kids (esp one in particular) is amazing 😂

Boggy got a tiny backpack. 10/10 would watch again

i'd definitely seen clips of the "he said he was gonna shit in my mouuuuth" bit before but NOTHING could have prepared me for it in context. took me the fuck out. tears of laughter fully streaming down my face. lou wilson is a comedic fucking genius

Never let this series end, I want them to do this show with their kids

Brennan out here just healing us misfits with his words. Thank you

Omg when Fabian is recounting is trauma I love how everyone intentionally makes it so much worse with their questions lol

Upon hearing the name Ayda Augefort: Oh, his sister. Twin, maybe. Estranged or in cahoots? Upon hearing her description: OH.

Cathilda is literally so great, her being a maid and so nice and kind and then still being sweet whilst she is threatening someone is just amazing

Murph desperately trying to keep them on track

9:20 emily and allys simultaneous coffee sip is amazing for some reason

At this point I'm convinced Brennan roles a d20 every time he needs a moment to think

Siobhan did a really good job taking the cursed dice away from Lou 😅😂

I cannot be convinced that Aguefort isn't a level 20 bard

I love Ayda. Brennan does the perfect job of making her an exact cross between Arthur and a legendary bird.

"You come from a democracy--" "No, I come from Fallenal!" "You come from a Mogocracy--"

Siobhan is 100% my favorite. Every time she speaks it fills me with incredible joy and energy. She's such a powerful player and actor and person and I freaking love her

These 2 hours went by so fast compared to the 2 hours from the last episode.

The SPEED at which Ayda became the most charming character imaginable is unreasonable. I love her.

1:34:32 fig: "I slap riz" an entertained/confused murph: "assault"

It's wild how rewatching this reminds me to reflect on my own life. Ragh's whole bit about processing hard shit, and thinking of whether or not the bad shit will undo previous progress or not... I wasn't expecting to rewatch this season and feel things.

Gorgug accidentally becoming the greatest wizard of all time is sending me

"Are you hard to be around?" "Yes." DEVASTATING

Adaine's interaction with Captain James near the end is so underrated. I would love to see that animated

More free fantasy high!? I thought the day would never come

Cathilda is AMAZING!!! The more she opens up about her past life the more I ADORE her!!! Tragic and adventurous, kind but ruthless❤❤❤ --- Oh Fabian buddy, you need some help... after failing at the one thing he thought he had mastered (fighting) and having to flee in defeat while watching the people who trusted and looked up to him die, then that night finally getting some rest, only to be possessed and murdering his friend and stead with his fathers sword, followed by being hurled into the ocean and contracting pneumonia. Now huddled in the backseat og the Hangvan wrapped in blankets surrounded by his found family grappling at the straws of what he did, who his father was, who Fabian wants to be and who he really is... Lou has played Fabian so realistically and breathtakingly well this season. There is so much depth in his words and heartache in his soul.

I'm in about 47 minutes and I literally am like, "man...these pirates ended themselves over much less than what Fabian has gone through in just the last two days."

I'm relatively new to this series and haven't yet seen the rest of the episodes, but after this one I really hope that Gorgug being a wizard is called back to somewhere later

HOW THE HELL DID A HALFLING SONG MAKE ME SHED TEARS, DAMN YOU BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN

Lou turning his laughter into crying and Fabian breaking down is absolute amazing acting. Like imagine trying to do that while all your friends shout "Chingledown Bim"

had to watch lou's monologue twice, once to watch him and once to watch brennan's reactions and man both were jUST

I love Aguefort IMMEDIATELY is interested by the party house. That man has no chill.

Doesn’t Fabian have some sort of repairing vehicle polish? Bring back the Hangman 😭

1:39:01 ‘it’s not even mine it’s my fathers … like everything else I have’ That line went hard asf. Also, sad Hangman in the background

21:36 idk why but i knew from the moment aguefort had a pheonix lover, **there would be a pheonix child**

I feel like Ayda Aguefort was created by Brennan just so he could have one character that would scare the party out of their bits. Like the way she calls out Kristen on her Applebees comment 😂

Arthur Aguefort's "hard R's" joke destroyed me when I watched this the first time.

Did Siobhan put back Lou's die? No, you were so right, please throw them away, those were definitely cursed or rigged or something 🤣

I'm starting to think the Shadowcat spreads through blood transfusion like a disease. Tracker healed Sandra with her blood, and Sandra passed it to Garthy through sex? Maybe Also, Siobhan looks SO cute in a beanie that from this point onwards, no one looks good in a beanie except her. She's ruined that look for everyone else

IM GONNA SEE AYDA FOR FREE WHENEVER I WANT!!! WOOHOO!!!!!

Gorgug telling Adaine basically thank you for wanting to help me call my girlfriend but it can wait, we need to call Ragh’s mom just was so right on point- love that boy. You know who I don’t love? Arthur Aguefort! My word that man and his information hiding…. Seriously give poor Ragh a heart attack already!

Ayda Aguefort may still be my favorite Brennan Lee Mulligan NPC yet. Definitely a top-5er for sure.

Holy shit, this episode was an emotional rollercoaster. Fabian I love you.

How is no one in the comments talking about the hangman I’m going to sob

"You won that bike fair and square because we murdered a lot of people!" Lmaoo

my left ear really likes this one

Everyone’s talking about Ayda but we need to talk about the roster of lovable sad old men doubling with the addition of Rawlins

omg i talk about the orange all the time i love this episode

this episode really resounded with me, from Ayda's hard exterior and seemingly hard time at reading people and situations well, to Tracker talking about depression. no flack to the cast, but depressive episodes often seem to come out of nowhere and people do say to cheer up and that its probably just a bad day even though its not and someone has just been living with and hiding it for so long so well- someone CAN have a depressive episode and not have a depressive disorder, may people do. i am projecting my own experiences and im aware of that, but fabian could have very much had a form of depression without "knowing" it because he wanted to hide it from himself and grief/loss often make the pressures and perceived expectations even more deep, so i think it was right for Tracker to acknowledge there was something deeper than just "a bad day" going on because truly having someone validate that experience is what helps actual people seek help. its also wonderful to feel seen with a character who isnt an antagonist because of their "cold exterior" and im glad there wasnt a dance of questionable morals and "is she evil or is she misunderstood?" like movie/tv autism is often portrayed. i love the show and i wouldnt change any of the reactions because they were so real, too, i love this realistic representation and this moment, even if it never is mentioned again in the story. it was solid.

The amount of Nat 1’s rolled in this session is frankly astounding.

AYDA, SHES HEREEE!!!!! My favourite character ever just got her pin!!!! Autistic representation makes me life 1000% better

i love ALL of these characters so much holy SHIT this was such an incredible episode

"I think this is the creature Arthur Augefort made for me" I mean...

Brennan over hear making me cry. "You are worthy of love no matter what you do in this world." Such a universal truth that we all need to hear

So excited you're uploading this season because I NEED my friends to know the pain of episode 9 !!