The Major Themes of Dungeons and Daddies 

I fully agree with this. I think one of the best things about the show is that both the DM and the players are almost all on the same line. Anthony will mess with the players and the players will mess with Anthony. This creates a fun dynamic for comedic moments and for dramatic moments.

You are #1 Glenn defender But fr you def did bring up a lot of points that didn't cross my mind. Ig I find it difficult to be sympathetic to Glenn as opposed to Nick b/c Nick was the kid in the situation. I really appreciate your commentary though. I'm gonna let it marinate in my brain for a lil bit

@@DanielleMamaril lmao sorry for the huge wall of text this podcast genuinely makes me emotionally unwell. Especially the Glenn-Nick arc is so fucked up to me i've actually ranted about it to an irl friend who doesn't listen to the podcast haha. But since i forgot to say this in the original comment: great video, it's awesome to see people talk about this podcast!

thanks so much. much appreciated :)

I noticed that there isn’t that much dn-dads content on RU-vid, but I found a LOT on tumblr and Reddit.

idk how many times i've relistened to season 1 haha. so glad you enjoyed the video. thanks for the support

I’m also on my third relisten of season one it’s truly a comfort podcast at this point

Thanks sm

i'm glad to have guided you to the light

What else would I do with my English degree haha. But I'm glad to see a bunch of us are coming together to analyze this show. I'm glad to have gotten confirmation from you that i wasn't pulling the disassociation out of my ass. Glad to see you enjoyed the video i worked really hard on it. Thank sm!

@@DanielleMamaril yeah I feel ya. I’m using my bachelors degree in psychology to psycho analyze different books. Am I talking about the plot? No I’m psychologizing characters behavior, but yeah, I have disassociation disorder and the way that Grant talks about not feeling, got really close. So yeah, don’t worry about it. I got the feeling that you kind of were what’s the term. Winging it or getting an out of your ass, but it’s actually really close to the actual literature. For some people disassociation can be seen like avoiding an issue and another is just completely shutting off of emotions. And Grant shows the stereotypical signs of the ladder. But yeah, I’m glad to see someone sharing my love of this amazing podcast. I am so behind, but I’m just gonna have someone else just sharing my love.

thanks hope you like it :)

@@DanielleMamarilwow, absolutely loved this. Thanks for making this, there needs to be more essays made on Dungeons and Daddies

Also, because I’m a Glenn apologist, I’m gonna out this here I think people forget that Glenn loves his kid. He’s kinda wild at times, and he’s not the best father, but he would truly do anything for Nic and Morgan. He loves them so much. Losing Nic was one of the worst thing to happen to him, along with losing Morgan. His whole rockstar persona is just that- a persona. He had to make the choice to lose his child. Of course he isn’t okay at the end of season 1. He just decided to keep that under wraps because he’s uncomfortable with being open ​​⁠ There’s a part where Glenn admits to the dads that he still considers himself married to Morgan despite her being gone for years at this point. That isn’t something someone who’s been through grief therapy says. He immediately tries to joke about it, “It’s fine! The ladies love it when you’re married”. It genuinely sounded like Glenn was on the verge of tears (Freddie is an amazing VA btw!) He can’t be open with the dads about Morgan and how that affected him, why would he be open about Nic? He chose to give up his son so that Nic wouldn’t need to lose two parents. That’s absolutely heartbreaking. I’m glad everything turned out alright for him in the end, being able to get with Morgan2 and become the dad/stepfather to Nic, but god. People talk about Glenn as if he’s some 20 year old player who’s never made a human connection in his life. Before prison he’s what, mid 30s? Maybe early 40s? He’s barely middle aged and he’s already a widow with at least one dead parent. I love him so much, he’s so underrated. He’s an addict, sure, but WHY do people get addicted in the first place? He’s self medicating. Even if we pull away from the cannon of the show, Glenn (and the rest of the cast) are all autism or adhd coded. A surprising amount of neurodivergent people use drinking and drugs to try and “level themselves out” (aka become so out of it/numb that they are no longer stressed) When we see Nic finally fully remembers Glenn, he’s not angry. He’s not mad, he’s not vengeful. He protects Glenn from Jodie. He actively brings Glenn over to Morgan2. Despite everything, I fully believe Glenn is a good father considering everything. His kid is safe, content, and loves Glenn. When he gets out of prison, he wants to make sure NIC is okay. The only way he got through prison in the first place was thinking about Nic. He made the hardest choice of his life to protect Nic. Even when other characters shit talk Narcholas, he stands up for this trashy version of his kid. A kid who doesn’t remember him, who downright *hates* him. He’s suppressed. I wish people in the fandom would stop treating Glenn like some stupid kid. Is he perfect? No. Is he an absolute idiot? Yes! But he lost his father, wife, and son. He died trying to save his friends. He CAME BACK to save his friends. Hell, without him, Darryl would have never gotten out of the forgotten realms (due to him finding Paedon) He’s a single father trying to balance a job that he’s ashamed of and taking care of his kid. Could he have done better? Sure. But he never even got the chance. Darryl, Henry, and Ron got to have their moments with their kids and parents when they found the anchor. Glenn was put behind bars and isolated for YEARS while his kid was being raised by a damn cop. I’m surprised he didn’t immediately fall apart. Isolation is a genuine HUMAN TORTURE METHOD. ​​⁠ Glenn was angry at HIMSELF at the court with the whole amusement park thing. He finally realized that he didn’t know his son as well as he thought he did. I fully believe it was his “oh no” moment. He finally understood that his child has been adjusting himself to be “better” for Glenn. It’s so heart breaking. And then people USE THAT against him in the trial. He just had a huge lightbulb moment and now his son is being taken away. His son, his one person, was taken away from him. He had to make that choice. He had to say “the first option”. His father oversaw the entire operation. The man he fashions himself after. His wife is still alive, married to this new man. His wife and son are linked to a damn cop. And despite all of this, he made it through. He saved his friends. In season two we get to see that he’s still going through it! He’s still coping unhealthily! He was destined to fail. Absent father, practically single mother, dead wife, not-a-son son, over a decade of the worst known torture. And yet he made it through. This is why I fucking love Glenn

@@goblinguy3103 hi goblin! im not super connected to the fandom, could you say which of the dads are coded as which neurodivergencies? I have a vague idea but I'm far from confident. I love seeing you in these comment sections its always a lovely lil treat

thanks. glad you enjoyed it

Thanks so much! I worked really hard on it and it's nice to see that people are appreciating it:))

I couldn't find a video on it either so I made it myself 0_0

thanks much appreciated

I agree with a lot of what you said. I mean Bill explains a lot about Glenn. Ig Glenn did break a generational curse in the sense that he's the first to actually unconditionally love his son.

wowzer indeed