- First of all…as
apathy mentioned…Phil had his bloody calves and a slither of his thigh (!!!) out for the lads...you know, from where I was sitting (about 12 rows back and way off to the side), I wasn’t sure if that really was…ahem, a bit of thigh on display but, er, thanks for confirming
Seriously y’all don’t even know...and I was surprised that he did a kneel for the song at the end anyway we appreciate you so much bby.
- Being in daylight for the first half of the show was an experience let me tell you. It definitely made giving the naughty answers in the sim seem just that extra bit naughtier. Phil played off the sun setting by the beginning of Act Two by going like" the sun has set..." in a sinister voice.
- I actually liked the parent award this time around, I think because this audience had more of a TATINOF 2.0 vibe. No shade just apples and oranges. I’m sure every audience is at least somewhat unique (and they have no way of predicting) so it makes sense that what didn’t work as well at one show would work a lot better at another.
- My seats further back did make a difference...a lot less Derek (
) but a whole lot more feeling like part of the audience they were addressing (
)
- There was this huuuuuge pit directly in front of the stage…but Phil braved it and sat on the edge with his feet dangling and Dan pulled him back immediately after real talk was over to make sure he got up safely. The maneuver reminded me of how a parent dives in and scoops up a young child to protect it from danger without a second thought, it was so sweet and protective
- I think Phil was genuinely a bit terrified of the death pit of death at the front of the stage though...especially after his recent dream!
- When Dan was on the wheel and Phil came out in his black latex gloves and apron, Dan broke the whole "how dare you do this is this what you wanted" “character” for a moment to comment on how Phil was working the look of “black latex on white skin” with the apron/shorts combo ::cough cough::
- Phil quirked his eyebrows at the audience right before he put the cap and glasses on for the rap. He also did this very Christian Slater-like gesture toward the beginning (I think during Truth Bombs), which was just…nice. And he pushed his glasses up from the center at the beginning of the survey section It’s these little gestures...he says he’s clumsy but he moves quite gracefully when he does them.
- Phil said “yas” a LOT like farewell thicc gnite yee we are now in the age of “YAS”
- Less localization this time (though they made a few comments about fried food and farms and when people started cheering for satan Dan was like “in KENTUCKY?????” which was hilarious)…but they more than made up for it with their little ad lib moth fear moments.
- Phil in shorts during the diss track made him look like a proper nerdcore rapper…and also more like his brother somehow
- Speaking of Phil…his quiff was gorgeous and his hair so shiny black and his ears were elfin and his face was just a glowing under the stage lights
- I’m sorry I’m talking so much about Phil, I watched Dan a lot more last time so I shifted my focus to Phil this time and ended up noticing a lot more from him as a result. I did listen more to Dan’s piano playing though and he seems to have grown in it a bit playing live every night and he kept me giggling with his moth issues.
Managed to get VIP after 20 tense minutes of refreshing, so I guess someone was holding them and timed out. 2nd row, exactly in the middle.
Good thing it wasn't sold out I guess?
