1) a new thread being made, an ideal time for me to unload in the old one after finally (mostly) having the energy and time to catch up
2) (sorry for all over place & not responding to people, #lazy)
3) re: Evan-P mention - thought this one was a bit more significant than your usual one, as that came likely right after having actually watched the episode (R-Murphy's tweet is from the 12th, Dan's response is from the 14th, likely right after having seen it in what was likely traditional pizza & AHS evening, this time right post-ls. We even caught a glimpse of the pizza, kinda.)
mild AHS spoiler as far as why
4) I think, hope even, he might have tweeted it after sensing he went overboard with the no homo during the ls. It took me back to a bizzare 2012 where Dan might not shut up about Phil, but also claims to have no idea about homoerotic TV shows & basically distances himself from queer subtext as much as possible.
It was weird. It was uncomfortable. It made me taste something bitter, kinda like the documentary, that is a bunch of lovely wrapped around a few gut-punches & you kind of don't know where to stand.
5) If I want to be the kindest I can, I'll say they're keeping up the charade, still, because they're still (lord, save us) trying to make TATINOF Europe happen, and while that chapter isn't closed, they feel it's necessary to keep that wall up as well as possibly erase some of the stuff they've let slip when they thought the movies'd be the final number. I guess I get not wanting to have a very strong, if ambigous, yes hanging aroung when I'm meeting fans IRL, but man is it annoying.
6) If I want to be less kind, Dan's just - a mess. Where Phil seems to have found his footing, Dan still doesn't know how to share what he wants to share, possibly due to wanting to actually come out while using specifics but being held back by knowing he'd drag a comfortable Phil right out with him. It's not fun to watch. I feel like he's stuck and I feel stuck right alongside him.
7) It makes sense for Dan to leave a Slytherin & Gryffindor sock at PJ's as Pottermore gave him a Slytherin/Gryffindor choice, and he's talked about being a hybrid of the two. Hufflepuff? Nah. That was Phil's, if they care at all about house pride.
8) Overall, I'm just - really ready for 2017 & hope it provides them footing to dare to risk and try, well, new things. Like being themselves without, at least, flat-out lying.