mio wrote:Also, I don't know how to put this but I always notice how much Phil mirrors Dan in the gaming videos. Like Dan will start doing something silly and Phil just joins in or reacts to or stresses what Dan said. It feels like he really is hyper aware of Dan all the time and when he's unsure how to react he just goes with what he is doing. On some parts of the videos this gets really obvious imo. (Then again whenever Phil
does throw in a comment on his own accord they are usually hilarious.)
And then in contrast there is Dan often ignoring Phil's comments or requests.
I don't mean this in a negative way, it just stikes me as interesting about their dynamic. I think Phil is somewhat more cautious and guarded in these quick impromptu situations while Dan is the kind of person to just blabber away and
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Maybe that's why he got into so many "controversies" already while Phil is beloved by all and his record completely free of drama.
They pretty much mirror each other, don't they? I mean, there's this one instance in the Crossy Road vid where Dan sticks his tongue out while smiling, just like Phil does when he's smiling sometimes. Also, I think there's this one video where Dan does his "hand-to-chin" movement, and Phil follows. Not only do they mirror each other, but in more recent videos, we can actually see how much in-sync they are, like the Who Wants To be a Millionaire vid, for instance, and the recent Google Feud vid. I mean, we do know that they're kinda mind-melding at this point, but it's quite... consistent (I dunno if that's the word, but it probably isn't), if you compare it to some of their older videos (or something).
Anyways, I really do enjoy the video, and... I'm actually glad that Dan is the one who is in charge of the controls because... imagine Phil controlling it. Just imagine. He'll just transform everything and anything. I mean, he even wants Dan to transform the bed with Tabitha on it (which I actually wanna see, to be honest). Dan's song will be "Dab without a mom" the very next episode, but it doesn't exactly rhyme, unlike "Dab without a dad" or whatever else he sang in the vid.