Dan & Phil Part 33: #JustBroThings

[violet-writer]

Phil makes me blush- he's so dang cute. His personality has been really shining in these consecutive and long videos, and I've truly enjoyed it all. His sarcasm, frustration with Dan (who was fairly good at playing), small laughs... He is so sunny and warm.

really pleased with gamingmas!

(The snow story: Slightly broke my heart, ngl. Mostly 'cause I can so clearly blonde baby Daniel in that scene. And his reaction, at age 5, is just. Telling. Poor kid. )

[lilMango]

I loved the video! Very relaxed, both of them. It was worth the wait.
When Dan dismissed the girlfriend he said it was because he had turned into a "scaly" right away... forgive me for being :goggles: but I interpreted that as him saying his dragon liked Phil's dragon instead of the girlfriend.
(Sidenote: when Phil said "they wanna attack your family" and Dan got distracted and said "why would they wanna attack my family?" I could feel Oqua sweating from 3000 miles away )

[Birdie]

Yay, it's up. Loving Dan's "christmas impression" right in the beginning.

Phil for some reason can't bring himself to say "you're a terrible boyfriend" and changes it to "she doesn't need you"' mid sentence. Interesting.

I guess I'm still too cynical because I think he stopped himself saying that to not give the phandom any ideas and not because they're literal boyfriends. But eh, might be both in the end or another reason all together. Please don't hate me. Now I'll watch the rest of the video. Just wanted to say something before you guys add three more pages I have to read later.

[syzygy]

They were so soft in that video. I can't remember the time stamps but I loved Phil talking about his grandma's toast (+ dan's cute response) and the pink room with the hamsters. Too much softness to handle.

also

[papierklemmen]

Yay, it's up. Loving Dan's "christmas impression" right in the beginning.

Phil for some reason can't bring himself to say "you're a terrible boyfriend" and changes it to "she doesn't need you"' mid sentence. Interesting.

I guess I'm still too cynical because I think he stopped himself saying that to not give the phandom any ideas and not because they're literal boyfriends. But eh, might be both in the end or another reason all together. Please don't hate me. Now I'll watch the rest of the video. Just wanted to say something before you guys add three more pages I have to read later.

haha yeah I actually thought of this right after i posted my comment so i added it later. it makes more sense. hanging out on this forum everyday really smudged my cynical perception, but im working on getting it back

[Anonymousse]

I'm afraid that they lurk....

I'm so very afraid.

"Not vegan, chicken confirmed" is my favorite saying now, help.

Also could be a jab at the speculations around the salad he ate and posted a pic of.....hmmm

But the video was great - it was lovely to see them both enjoying playing the game and I would too... if I had a friend to play it with.

[melon lord]

they probably don't lurk, I'm guessing you're referring to the Inuit viewer because of the monument?

Someone on tumblr probably mentioned it, if there is a place to find critique or judgement on a person, it's tumblr

[fancybum]

But I do find it funny that someone here who completely dismissed my concerns about D&P's mockery of an Inuit structure in DAPGO (and then quickly deleted the post before I could come for them at the time) is now complaining about how people aren't taking them serious and getting mad when people don't agree. No shade.

Nah man I deserve to be called out for that shit of a post and that's why I deleted it. All of the shade, send it my way. It wasn't thought out, it was dismissive and fully offensive and I hardcore know it. It even took too long by my own standards for me to think 'wait why is this worth posting, what is it contributing, why am I acting like people shouldn't be offended by this just because I'm not? who the fuck am I?' and honestly I cringed when I got to that page and their quotes because I knew people would call it out. Meaning I obviously knew there was something there to call out. As they have every right to. Being offended by that (or even just giving it some valid side-eye) is understandable and I don't know what my problem was that night, I don't have an excuse for it. And the embarrassment I feel knowing I didn't get away with deleting it with no one being the wiser is fully deserved. I apologize for that awful post and the lack of thought behind it that only served to minimize your valid points to absolutely no one's benefit, I really do. I want to be better than that. I'm sorry.

[flarequake]

That was very sweet, the most like just watching two people playing a game they've ever done, if that makes sense (just casually playing and talking rather than performing, I mean). Phil explaining the game to Dan as they went, Dan both messing up and grabbing things before Phil could was all cute and funny. I laughed when they started singing No Doubt's "Don't Speak", so in sync.

The game's interesting when you think of when it was made, with how it was designed and added to in each level. I'm curious what graphics program was around at that time to make the sprites. Also how popular fruit and sweets were, like in Pacman, and the little mages look so like the ones in Final Fantasy.

I don't think I understand the timeline of not having the dance evolution sticker on the board in this and also not having this game's sticker in that video. One of them should already there

[koalaselfie]

(Sidenote: when Phil said "they wanna attack your family" and Dan got distracted and said "why would they wanna attack my family?" I could feel Oqua sweating from 3000 miles away )

Saaame haha I was like "ooh, more family info" and also "how weirdly coincidental"
I liked how this felt less like a video and more like a livestream, as papierklemmen said! Very low-key and relaxing indeed.
Too tired rn to remember a lot, but the parts which stood out most to me were:
- Dan's in-game girlfriend's name forgotten + also soon dismissed
- Also, when Phil said "our girlfriends" earlier on it made me so Haha, never thought I'd hear him said that in any context! (Definitely need to loosen my phan goggles sheesh)
- Watch 10:12-10:23 with your eyes closed (from "i'm not going down there" to "that was almost MLG Bubble Bobble")
- The toast story - hella cute
- Phil's "dat ass" comment + another "post-baking universe" comment from Dan
- Dan's "I don't mean that...she [Phil's mum] saved--" and then Phil talks over him.
- The teeth-poking
- Lots of Dan rocking casually into Phil which was cute
- This was clearly filmed before the dancing game. Phil's won both D vs P this gamingmas so far! If he keeps this streak up he just might win by the end of the year!

[trashqueen]

that was so cute i want to die
i don't know how to handle this much cuteness
help

also dan being worse than phil at something is my favorite thing ever

here are some timestamps, i did them on the first watch so i probably missed half the things

1:18 squishy dan
3:50 giant dragon head?
4:02 dan apologizes for dying
4:35 dan got the d
4:40 dan fucks up again
5:55 'how old were you when you played this' 'i was about six' 'awww' dan finds baby phil cute, good to know
6:03 'you just pushed me off, bitch' lmao
6:40 discussing the butt-likeness of peaches
7:00 yaaaas (i'm sorry this is happening to you felucca)
8:20 dan remembers that's it's a dan vs phil, changes his mind in 10 seconds when phil proves to clearly be better than him at this game
8:50 phil saves a helpless dan that keeps dying
10:20 crazy bastard
10:43 dan fucks up again, whiny 'i'm sorryyyy i'm so bad'
12:10 phil says 'dat ass' dan does the not-camera-laugh he does sometimes (you know what i mean), we live in a 'post baking vid universe'
12:46 'you did not deserve that' lol
15:55 'they are so cheeky and hideous... dating profile' i love post baking video phil
19:00 dan explaining furry terminology, can't believe that's a sentence i wrote
19:10 'put your nose right into the edge of its butt and shoot' and other sentences by phil
20:20 //really nasty//
22:43 'don't get that candy that's mine you bitch' lol
24:33 'chill bro'
31:18 'get out of my house'
31:20 it wouldn't be a dapg video without random singing
34:14 accidental tooth poke
35:13 'what have i forgotten'

not that i wasn't convinced before, but with this new 'post baking universe' mention that we have now i think it's undisputable that their change of behavior is a conscious decision, i also love that they left the entire 'have you ever said that ass on the internet?' convo, can't wait to look back to this in a few months and be like 'oh, so this was where this change was going' like i do now when watching things from when dan decided to start dropping his 'i'm into dudes' comments

just when i thought deppy might become boring to analyze bc they are in a very comfortable position on youtube they do this, i'm so grateful, thank u for fulfilling my needs to theorize about other people's lives

can i also talk about phil a bit? look, i'm a dan person, we all know that, but holy shit phil is winning me over, all those robot phil food tweets from tour were worth it, i love this phil so much

[sunday]

And it's up.

Awww, I liked the really relaxed vibe from this video

23:31: Dan says 'What are these? It's your mum. I don't mean that, I don't mean to disrespect the person that (saved?)'

Can anyone tell what he actually says?

Yeah I heard 'saved' too - I think he was going to say something along the lines of "the person that saved us in Who Wants to be a Millionaire"

[majitzu]

The sticker are in the same place, and I'm confused

[dannonfill]

This video was lovely, there were so many little moments but I'll just point out the one at 1:42

it's begging to be analyzed tbh. There's two main ways I think you could take it; the lovingness of the look was accidental, or it was genuinely fond. In the former situation Dan's look of realization and The Office stare was because "shit, people are gonna gif that out of context." In the latter it was because "people are gonna gif that, and they'll be right."
I'm a phan fundamentalist so you can guess which interpretation I favor. But these sneaky boys, such tiny moments can be so telling... but I'm not sure what they're saying!

[Skeletorsrighthand]

Highlights in the video for me:

Phil singing diamonds are forever
their girlfriends chained in the basement as they go on with their lives
Dan poking phil's teeth

The sticker are in the same place, and I'm confused

I do think this was filmed before the dance revolution vid. as they filmed the dance revolution vid they removed the bubble bobble sticker so it wont confuse and spoil anyone at least that's my theory

I would love for them to play more classic games with dan vs. phil battle city, duck hunt, wild gunman etc.

[secretagentphan]

To reply to someone earlier that said Caspar was 6'3 and looked taller than Dan. I actually thought Dan looked taller in the group pic where Dan was actually standing up straight/looked like he got blasted with a makeup gun.

Makeup Rant: as someone who loves makeup... whoever did their makeup makes me want to scream. I feel like Dan in particular ALWAYS get's too done up when people put makeup on him. They should've went with a lighter coverage foundation (I get that there were stage lights but they didn't need to use spackle for God's sake!) And put concealer on any specific discolorations. And idk they totally put too much eyeliner on him too? I'm all for guys wearing makeup but this was SUPPOSED to look natural and he looked like a fucking rubber doll fffs. Also his eyebrows looked slightly off too? As someone who would LOVE to do Dan's makeup it frustrated me lol (but I'd put a nice smokey eye on his eyes. We have a very similar eye color so I know how to make them eyes pop Dan, hmu)

[Birdie]

Well, that was horribly adorable. What a cute game! I have foggy memories of playing it at a friend's house as a kid, something about it seems so familiar.

I especially loved Phil in this video, I love how he seems so much more himself. In a way he reminds me of "old Phil" from before he started acting all naive and innocent (I don't really think it was all fake, more like he emphasised that side of him too much?). I mean he's different of course, it's been years, but he just seems to care less what he says and how it might be perceived? I don't know. The rebranding seems to be about holding themselves back less and I'm so here for that, it's so much more fun to watch them now.

I think my favourite part was "Why didn't you have my back?" - "I was dead". I loved his tone of voice there. Also of course "They are so cheeky and hideous." Same. Also the accidental tooth poke.

they probably don't lurk, I'm guessing you're referring to the Inuit viewer because of the monument?

I hope you're right, I cringe whenever I think about how they might be reading my stupid posts. I'm always kinda scared about being wrong about everything and them being like: "Lol what an idiot". But you're probably right.

[Catallena]

But I do find it funny that someone here who completely dismissed my concerns about D&P's mockery of an Inuit structure in DAPGO (and then quickly deleted the post before I could come for them at the time) is now complaining about how people aren't taking them serious and getting mad when people don't agree. No shade.

Nah man I deserve to be called out for that shit of a post and that's why I deleted it. All of the shade, send it my way. It wasn't thought out, it was dismissive and fully offensive and I hardcore know it. It even took too long by my own standards for me to think 'wait why is this worth posting, what is it contributing, why am I acting like people shouldn't be offended by this just because I'm not? who the fuck am I?' and honestly I cringed when I got to that page and their quotes because I knew people would call it out. Meaning I obviously knew there was something there to call out. As they have every right to. Being offended by that (or even just giving it some valid side-eye) is understandable and I don't know what my problem was that night, I don't have an excuse for it. And the embarrassment I feel knowing I didn't get away with deleting it with no one being the wiser is fully deserved. I apologize for that awful post and the lack of thought behind it that only served to minimize your valid points to absolutely no one's benefit, I really do. I want to be better than that. I'm sorry.

Replied to your PM as well I had hoped at the time that you deleted the post because you had seen the light and that's why I never mentioned it at the time. I am however an extremely petty individual sometimes so I brought it up now instead. Props to you being cool with my shade and it's amazing that you we're able to realize your fault at the time on your own and now own up to it so gracefully, most people could never.

I'm gonna stop using Gaymas, after all of this I no longer feel comfortable using it especially because I'm not a member of the LGBT+ community and just a supportive ally who wants to protect people she loves. Maybe I'll actually use Bromas, though Cutemas might work better at this point


Anyway, this video was one my faves so far purely because of the bantz. So damn cute, I kinda imagine them playing games like that IRL. Together on a couch talking to each other, making jokes and telling little stories. Sure it gets amped up for entertainment value in a video, but this felt so genuine and pure.

Will post more thoughts tomorrow maybe, they uploaded laaaate while I have stuff to do tomorrow and should've been sleeping by now.

I hope the sticker mystery gets solved, 'cause I'm confused. :')

[Sakura Selfie]

Well, that was horribly adorable. What a cute game! I have foggy memories of playing it at a friend's house as a kid, something about it seems so familiar.

I especially loved Phil in this video, I love how he seems so much more himself. In a way he reminds me of "old Phil" from before he started acting all naive and innocent (I don't really think it was all fake, more like he emphasised that side of him too much?). I mean he's different of course, it's been years, but he just seems to care less what he says and how it might be perceived? I don't know. The rebranding seems to be about holding themselves back less and I'm so here for that, it's so much more fun to watch them now.

I think my favourite part was "Why didn't you have my back?" - "I was dead". I loved his tone of voice there. Also of course "They are so cheeky and hideous." Same. Also the accidental tooth poke.

they probably don't lurk, I'm guessing you're referring to the Inuit viewer because of the monument?

I hope you're right, I cringe whenever I think about how they might be reading my stupid posts. I'm always kinda scared about being wrong about everything and them being like: "Lol what an idiot". But you're probably right.

If I had a website dedicated to analysing everything I did from my professional career to my relationships whether professional/familial or friend/partner you can bet your arse I'd lurk on it purely because it's human nature to be curious, plus from a professional point of view it's appropriate to know what their viewers are talking about mainly either to acknowledge and build on the good aspects or to be able to do damage control of something blows up. I hope they don't though in some ways because it's not healthy to dwell on it (and because I'm mortified at the thought of Phil seeing some of the oooh damn he looks good type posts I've been inspired to write )

Loved the new vid, very calm and sweet, I like Dan when he's not squealing and screechy because he really has got a lovely voice and he and phil combined are just a lovely way to procrastinate for half an hour

[iero]

new vid is one of my faves from gamingmas so far, loved the relaxed feel and casual convo/bants they had + phil taking control and teaching dan how to play

[swofro]

I really like the video, it has the correct amount of jokes and calmness, it fills me with determination

I also heard the 'You're a terrible (boyfriend)' part. I find it so funny how he actively try not to say it eventhough it has context. Agree that he probably thinks it will be giffed wildly by the phandom. But still funny tho.

I also love that part when Phil loses because he keeps checking on what Dan is doing. I thought this is Dan vs Phil. They can never stop being Dan and Phil vs everyone else, as kuen articulately put it.

Love the cheeky anecdote about Martyn getting so far and their mum wanna turn the game off.

This game really reminds me of an old game that I play, but I'm not sure what. Probably the mix of super mario bros, dragon warrior (because of the sprites lol), pacman for the fruits and DXBall(?) for the letters in level design.

This is one of my fav now. I have so many favourite I don't know which is the current number one. Will evaluate once Gamingmas ends.

[anathema]

[offtopic]

[A]fter all of the issues they brought about to NOT appear together, are now throwing all of those old theories out of the window. Those theories they have subscribed to for years to make sure everyone knew they were two seperate people.

Now? Well, Phil threw the closet door open for them at the Boncas and it seems like we are on a whole new trajectory with Deppy. It's refreshing AF.

Okay, let me start off by saying I'm going to try as un-antagonistic as possible, and if I still come off as bitchy (which is very easy for me to do), I apologize in advance.
Something about saying this, especially the italicized part, really rubs me the wrong way. While, yes, Dan and Phil have been acting more comfortable recently, none of what they've done is strictly non-platonic. And while I think it's likely they're dating, and I wouldn't be surprised if this is their way of leading up to coming-out-without-explicitly-saying-anything, what they've been doing recently doesn't "prove" anything. And what Phil did at the BONCAS was not "throwing the closet door open". What he did was a nice gesture for Dan, to show everyone how much he appreciates him. Nothing about that is strictly "boyfriend-y". It proves Phil loves Dan a lot, but it doesn't prove the nature of his love for him. Claiming that what Phil did is him showing everyone they're dating is kinda disrespectful imo. I firmly believe that if they were to come out they wouldn't make a big deal out of it. But it would be something that was obviously non-platonic and intentional (i.e. one of them offhandedly saying something about the other being a goof bf, going out to dinner and explicitly saying it's a date, etc.). We do not know if they're dating until they tell us. Of course, this forum has a lot of speculation and I understand that. I think it's okay, and honestly, I enjoy it. But I remember in Connor Franta's (iirc) coming out video he said something along the lines of (please note this is paraphrasing off the top of my head) "I know I'll get a lot of people saying 'I knew you were gay!' but you didn't. You didn't know until I told you." and I think this is the same thing. While we have guess, we don't know they're dating until they've explicitly made it clear. Phil sharing his award with Dan is not them making it explicitly clear they're dating, so I don't think you can call it "throwing the closet door open".
(Again I just want to say I'm really sorry if this comes across the wrong way, I'm not trying to act all uppity and 'I have better morals' or anything like that. Your comment just kind of irked me and I wanted to give my two cents.)[/offtopic]

In other (and more on-topic) news, I loved the new video. I though it was really casual and easy-going. I liked hearing Phil's stories about his childhood, he has the most interesting ones

[snokoplasm]

new vid is one of my faves from gamingmas so far, loved the relaxed feel and casual convo/bants they had + phil taking control and teaching dan how to play

i agree, it was so fluffy and calm. Phil teaching him how to play is my new favorite thing

[adonais]

Haven't had time (yay finals am I right) to watch the full vid yet but followed the link to where they talk about their Inuit viewers.I think y'all are talking about me when referring to the Inuit IDB member? I'm Metis but I remember speaking up during that.

You know, even just seeing the boys be conscious of not necessarily knowing the right terms to use makes me feel 100X better about the whole thing, that little shout out was all that was needed. Just a little throwaway comment that they aren't sure of what words are correct but that they hope they've got it vaguely right

Anyways if they were/are lurking thank you boys for that acknowledgement! Also pls ignore all my thirst over you two lmao

[Philena]

Haven't had time (yay finals am I right) to watch the full vid yet but followed the link to where they talk about their Inuit viewers.I think y'all are talking about me when referring to the Inuit IDB member? I'm Metis but I remember speaking up during that.

You know, even just seeing the boys be conscious of not necessarily knowing the right terms to use makes me feel 100X better about the whole thing, that little shout out was all that was needed. Just a little throwaway comment that they aren't sure of what words are correct but that they hope they've got it vaguely right

Anyways if they were/are lurking thank you boys for that acknowledgement! Also pls ignore all my thirst over you two lmao

Aww!

This has been my favorite video of Cutemas (loved that suggestion!) so far! I agree with snokoplasm that Phil is an amazing teacher. They were both so chill and natural. The whole thing made me really happy!

Strange that Dan hasn't rted the vid yet