lou choosing the worst of all possible worlds

Terpsichore is every teacher I had in drama school
Fantasy High: Junior Year, Season 3, Dimension 20, Dropout
Episode 10
Brennan Lee Mulligan, Ally Beardsley, Lou Wilson, Emily Axford, Brian Murphy, Siobhan Thompson, Zac Oyama
Dungeons and Dragons

[@tamaralso]

I love Lou Wilson so much. I love the pure tenacity he brings to committing to bits. Brennan said "Lose control of a bodily function in front of someone" and, as Siobhan pointed out, he could have replied "Throw up in front of my adventuring party" but he said "Poop my pants both in class and onto my teacher." Brennan did not say the poop had to go on someone. He added that part. Incredible roleplaying choice, so powerful.

[@illerhumpy3867]

Yeah man. His top notch humor is improvised poop joke. He's definitely one of the best out There. But for real lou is cool I like him better than most on their squad. But still if your going to talk highly on a dudes humor or whatever try to aim for higher than s poop joke yanno.

[@maxsiefert9371]

​@@illerhumpy3867 You see my good fellow, nowhere in the comment above did they actually mention the humour or funniness of the choice of roleplay that Lou committed to. They were showing their admiration for Lou and praising his willingness to put himself and his character in a categorically much worse place than he needs to, solely for the purpose of dedicated roleplay and memorable entertainment. Had he simply barfed in front of the other intrepid heroes it wouldn't have been much of a moment, but projectile pooping onto his teacher leading to a student quitting school and renouncing their dreams forever, is, though perhaps not the peak of humour, a much more memorable moment in my humble opinion.

[@eddiecactus1085]

@@illerhumpy3867The point isn’t “haha poop funny”, the point is Lou chose to make the curse manifest in a situation with actual risks/consequences, rather than letting his character get off easy, so that the curse can actually have some sort of narrative or character impact rather than just be a throwaway bit.

[@LibertyMonk]

Brennan said "bodily function", not "bodily fluid." Lou could have taken it literally instead of as a euphemism, and just sneezed or gotten the hiccups. Maybe he got a cramp in his leg, or gained a level of exhaustion because he couldn't sleep for a night. It didn't have to be gross, it didn't have to be absolutely disgusting and a big mess.

[@zjplunkett]

No one commits to a roll, good or bad, like Lou.

[@drbeard4505]

"He's punishing me for not taking one of his little tokens." lmao

[@mtylerw]

Then Lou proceeds to punish himself more than Brennan ever would. 😂 He chungledowed himself.

[@rhobeans]

That’s exactly what happened

[@haphazardlark1502]

Shit your pants to accidentally give Quincy the inspiration to drop out of school. Unwilling court jester build?

[@glumbortango7182]

I could see Fabian wearing those little shoes with bells on them that jester have

[@MFDoomguy21]

@@glumbortango7182oh 100%

[@lowkeyobsessedngl]

@@glumbortango7182 weird that when i picture this i think he pulls it off so well

[@bluezebra8675309]

I can't remember the post, but I do recall *Sadly jingles over*

[@leauxgan]

@@glumbortango7182his feet are definitely small enough to fit in thwm

[@dellovejoy5657]

suspicious of the amount of NPC’s randomly flying into a rage while talking to the Bad Kids in a season where uncontrollable giant rage seems to be the BBEG’s main thing

[@pumpkin_pants3828]

oh my god i didnt notice that. i just thought soilface molekid was an asshole but you might be onto something

[@Mr.Bubbles42]

Once the rage mechanic (5 levels of stress) was explained to me and this kid went off, it instantly clicked that every student has the same mechanic. Poor guy hit 5 levels of stress.

[@robs.1868]

I don’t think it’s that suspicious, actually. The PC’s are assuming they’re the only ones being affected by the stress mechanic. All these NPC’s must be more or equally stressed.

[@nelevenchts]

If some guy got an A+ while deficating on a teacher, I'd be pisses too lmao

[@stevendemayo3631]

@@nelevenchts D

[@dolnae1109]

I quit Aguefort is one of the best lines of the episode

[@captinchillin]

I don't remember it being in the trailer for the season, but that moment was so perfect for a trailer.

[@Denny_Boi]

Man just really Chungledowned himself

[@jonathonthomas1255]

I just want you to know, this made me laugh harder than the clip

[@SteinarrBattlefist]

Chungledown BM

[@britnicox3929]

First the bee lady freaked out when they didn’t like her honey, then that soil kid freaked out when he smelled the soil, now Quincy is freaking out and quitting. I think the rage is spreading very fast and very subtly

[@allyh7075]

And Skrank from AV club! He freaked out at Fabian about not eating worms, I know he's kind of a jerk anyway but his reaction seemed angrier than usual

[@britnicox3929]

@@allyh7075 ooh now that you mention it, I can totally see that!

[@kokokretin]

OMG I'm an idiot! I never noticed any of that!

[@internetexplorerpony]

​@@allyh7075Also, Telemaine outburst against Riz was probably one of them. Not even elves millennias old can control it, wild.

[@QuillanWilson]

I think the saddest part was Fabian going, "I'm still Maximum Legend"

[@Nosmo90]

Yeah, that... That nearly transitioned into a sad-sack moment.

[@HellInternAKACandyMD]

Ugh, because I'm watching the dRump trial, his hand movements along with that line...Oi...Hard to dismiss any similarities now lol

[@lead_downpour8854]

I loved their conversation about this in the adventuring party, it honestly feels like the suicidal pirate massacre all over again

[@gabbydanigab]

HE SAID HE WAS GONNA SHIT IN MY MOOOUUUUUTH!!!

[@glumbortango7182]

"No, this is not a bit. I'm fully in character, this is what I believe Fabian would do."

[@gwen9939]

There's a very thin line between Ally's "I do this for a bit and I'm fully committing to it because it'd be funnier to fall 10 stories going for an impossible acrobatic maneuver with -3 dex", and Lou's "this is not a bit, this is exactly what would happen if I'm trusting my dedication to my character". It's a very thin, almost imperceptible line, but I'm sure it's there somewhere.

[@romanterry7215]

​@@gwen9939ngl I've been iffy on Kristen in past seasons, but she KILLS me in this one 😂 Beardsley and Lou are both insane. Fabian's Fall changed the way I played the game, as both a player and a DM

[@allieasay8384]

5:58 im obsessed with the way Brennan says "nasty" here, its so funny and campy, like he's leaning into how ridiculous this was.

[@anash5001]

Yeah it was perfect, I was laughing my ass off

[@StealthMarmot_]

Lou simultaneously impresses me and freaks me out with his decisions. He seems to enjoy nothing more than setting Fabian up with as great an ego as possible before having it crash down even harder. I swear the guy cannot let Fabian KEEP a win. He will let Fabian GET a win. Several even. But he does not keep them.

[@Michael_Raymond]

Between this and Sam Says 3, Lou Wilson has cemented himself as the most unnecessarily unhinged Dropout member and all his friends know it

[@Sdogofdoom]

I'm kinda concerned about quincy, that sounded kinda ragey. Makes me worried that some kind of rage plague is spreading

[@marzipanmenthol]

Oh my god I was thinking that too and homie I have a bad theory: what if that was the spell cast at frosty faire? from under the stage?

[@arfou199]

Yeah, also the guy from soil club went super mad after smelling the soil, so I think it's probably not just Quincy

[@allyh7075]

Also Skrank, and possibly Gertie from apiary club!

[@GZilla311]

@@arfou199Technically this is a soiled class, too.

[@paragonjones13]

Sounds more like Quincy has things so good he ain't seen strife in his life

[@hilhaswheels]

Zac whispering, "don't kiss it, it's bad" was prescient

[@DJCooL4]

Idk why, but all I Heard was careless whispers when Quincy said he'll never dance again

[@PDX-Red]

his guilty feet have got no rhythm

[@ChestersonJack]

God I’m glad I’m not the only one.

[@jessedconner]

​@@ChestersonJack I know, you're not a fool.

[@philippkappl6423]

Nobody wants to humble Fabian more than Lou Wilson and I respect that.

[@cynicalpepper]

I love how he says he didn't want to do it in front of Mazey but did something she would 100% hear rumors about later

[@henryphillips6493]

"The people in my bard class are very important to me..." LOU

[@TheCrippledHalfling]

I love how unnecessarily epic the music is.

[@lucaswickmansound]

Fabian has helped save the world multiple times, killed the backup principal, became maximum legend, AND is the future of dance. I think Quincy can cut him some slack

[@cwispyboigaming4992]

From how it seemed Quincy may have been affected by the rage stars in some way, along with the cursed bardic from Fig to Fabian.

[@jay15951]

Quinxy g9t the rage token instead XD​@@cwispyboigaming4992

[@math9172]

​@@cwispyboigaming4992Quincy took the rage token that Fabian decided not tu use.

[@PDX-Red]

@@cwispyboigaming4992he could have been at frosty faire or the dirt sample became airborne pathogen

[@cwispyboigaming4992]

@@PDX-Red That honestly sounds like it could be a possibility at this point lol

[@Legacy0901]

Brennan is a genius of social engineering, when he set up the 'bodily functions' bit you automatically expect the NPCs to give an outrageous reaction but there is something violently more cringe about the teacher trying to immediately excuse inexcusable behavior rather than acknowledge the social blunder for what it is

[@Missingooturtle]

Love it but idk if it’s inexcusable behavior. Poor guy just shit himself

[@mckinneym.2743]

​@Missingooturtle yeah, its a bit of a stretch lol

[@SeveralGhost]

​@@Missingooturtle he kinda shit HERself, since the shit ended up on her

[@derekw104]

​@@Missingooturtle yeah, if that happened to me, I'd think the student was sick and needed medical attention or something

[@The4thArtificer]

That isn't cringe at all, in my opinion. Fabian's bodily malfunction is cringe-inducingly socially isolating, but the teacher firmly stating that he shouldn't be ostracised for this one-off freak accident is incredibly sweet. This event doesn't speak to the quality of Fabian's character, only alluding to potential health issues, but in a stereotypical high school setting it could realistically destroy his social standing. The educator immediately stepping in to contextualize the circumstances and mitigate harm is ideal caretaking.

[@vaxis7994]

The dude getting so pissed at the end feels like it's a nod to this rage god's influence starting to actually affect people

[@four1629]

also, i'm certain that kipperlily got her crazy amount of money from the frosty faire scandal. she's really smart to have planned all this - she embezzled the money from the faire, got the other venue cancelled bcs of the scandal, had ruben convince his manager to suggest gorgug's place, and had enough money to get whatever weird shit she needs for her weird ritual. that's why she's loaded, bcs she's a thief

[@mineking57]

Weirdly my first thought with Kindleclap Cucumber being rich was that she was just taking money from Oisìn's dragon granny

[@antoniochartrand1582]

He could have said his legs gave out and that would have caused the destruction of the classroom somehow, but man Lou really chose the worst possible thing Fabian could do.

[@Sabbathtage]

In Adventuring Party, Zac pointed out that Brennan gave Lou some amount of control as to what happened. Lou said , essentially, yes, but Brennan knows the kind of choices of big choices he makes. Lou always swings for the fences role-play. I respect that.

[@ghastlyghifin4029]

"The people in my bardic class are very important to me, and I've already done a lot to jeopardize that"

[@guccifer764]

Immediately decides to shit his pants so hard it hits the teacher right in front of them

[@vlrze]

There's NO way our bard is retaining his "Maximum Legend" status after that tragedy.

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

"I'm still Maximum Legend" nah bro there's no coming back from shitting your pants and flinging it onto a teacher

[@futchslug]

This scene made me so hysterical i almost passed out 😭😭😭

[@simsyphus]

my name is quincy and this episode was way more jarring than u could ever imagine

[@katbird2699]

He committed so hard that even Brennan felt bad and took it easy on him, cause Lou will never be the one to take it easy on himself when it comes to roleplaying

[@LookingForFrogs]

I like to think Fabian also made Riz go get him pants from the nurse.

[@sidoniegabrielle269]

i like that too especially bc the height difference would mean the pants would be incredibly tiny pants on fabian unless riz admitted they weren't for him lol

[@LookingForFrogs]

@@sidoniegabrielle269 oh.. now I want to draw that 😂

[@StormyCalligo]

absolutely LOVE how Brannon is champing at the bit for one of the players to take a rage token. "You sure? 😏"

[@Roebey]

as someone who's only watched the first half of Fantasy High S1, the fact that Fabian still calls Riz "The Ball" is really cute

[@pokewiz9436]

I WAS HOPING SO BADLY THAT THE MOMENT HE WALKED OUT BRENNAN WAS JUST LIKE "Fabian you get a new ping from nemesis alert"

[@johnnysweetly3757]

Jesus, Brennan looking at them just SALIVATING

[@onedepressedgamerm6525]

Fig queen of misfortune and a Paladin of the goddess of doubt

[@joshuameier378]

Im sorry but how have they not noticed and pointed out the rage spreading in the school with moleman freaking out after sniffing the soil and now this? Cmon guys its right there!

[@alastryona]

moleman was only the second to react like that though, and gertie wasn't even on school grounds so that's less to pick up on (ie maybe she's just like that). the patterns just beginning baby I can't wait to see more (it will hurt me physically)

[@jonathonclark7340]

2:15 I swear I can see Brennan salivating. He wins either way and his brain is working 1000%

[@river1722]

I loved this so much oh my gosh- I absolutely lost it during this entire episode, but particularly during this moment. The way Lou plays Fabian is amazing because he is the coolest guy in the group (and we believe it) AND he fails in the most spectacular ways. He leans into failures with double nat one energy and I fucking love it 😂😂

[@nathanantt546]

"Don't come to bard class tomorrow"

[@handiandi216]

The 2:15 cut to brennan after his glee at the tense situation was already mentioned was just GOLD

[@emaus9398]

To truly honour Lou's commitment, we need a Soderberg animated version

[@GZilla311]

Okay, but question. Did Fabian get a new Nemesis Alert from this?

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

It's Fig for giving him the bardic and killing his reputation as Maximum Legend

[@teekomeeko]

Going back to this near the finale is so good, not just because of the scene, but because Brennan takes it as a chance to add another rage-filled interaction that players may remember later as the plot unfolds. I'm so impressed by that.

[@MaggieJacksonJacksonspace]

We've just witnessed a barbarian's origin story. Rage on, Quincy. Rage on.

[@LunaLongbottomLove]

One thing I will say about Lou is he always takes big swings and really commits to what his character Would Do even if it's something Awful for him

[@liamross340]

I adore Terpsicore oh my god

[@evelynlamoy8483]

This was such a decision. coulda lost control of the body function of sleep cycle control, and passed out somewhere.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

There are so many functions I would be totally fine with losing control of before that. Though I suppose that is specifically why Lou went that direction.

[@mattgron6913]

“This was a temple to lies, and you all worship this guy! YOU ALL WORSHIP HIM!” Goes way too hard

[@MrStbigelow]

He wouldn't have given the option to choose your punishment to anybody else at the table but didn't hesitate to give it to Lou. I love Lou as a player.

[@RuneKatashima]

I wasn't expecting that he'd REALLY choose the worst option available to him. And there were so many!

[@BoBrEiGs]

You know, he could have chosen drooling out of his mouth for Loss of Jaw movement, loosing his balance in his feet, blood not circulating through the system. No! Straight to "Shit myself" Lou rolled a 24 but rolled a 1 on "Choice of words" XD

[@sirwilliam9507]

Ally's expression at 4:28 when they hear it hits the teacher's chest 😂

[@JahRyan]

man i was really hoping he was gonna bust out careless whisper when he said "never gonna dance again"

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

Coming back after the finale and now we know why Brennan was so giddy trying to get Lou to take a rage token

[@stinkyclown5415]

This is exactly how junior year of regular highschool feels

[@69SalterStreet]

2:15 Brenden looks like an evil mastermind here. 😂

[@Ganpan14O]

I feel like spell to benifit you could be allowed at a cost, though it's a tricky balance thing you wouldn't want to do off handedly.

[@grandmotherproductions9380]

I've learned from previous seasons that that may not be the last time we see Quincy.

[@derekwallis4370]

Watching the glee on Brennans face as a party fully understands, engages and strategizes around his mechanics and NPCs is something all DMs hope for.

[@GioTheVax]

"The worst of all possible worlds" is so right

[@jarededwards7018]

emilys cackle is so good lol

[@GamerJosh2611]

You can see him grappling with whether to minimize the damage or commit to the bit... and boy do we know what he picked

[@BKInbound]

Watching this out of context without understanding anything might even be better

[@dislexyc]

He could've chosen to just start drooling

[@rileymcphee9429]

What a great PSA on the dangers of refrigerator fried rice.

[@zial3499]

The only thing I need in life is this entire thing animated

[@james14294]

You could say he gave Quincy some Bardic inspiration to quit

[@Sevofthesands]

Crying is a bofily function you could have just started crying lou but no he full sent it.. i tespect him.

[@faroshscale]

funniest scene in all of dimension20. change my mind.

[@superanimeniac]

"HE SAID HE WAS GONNA SHIT IN MY MOOOOOOOOOOOUTH"

[@HellInternAKACandyMD]

Siobhan - "The glee in your eye right now..." Truly not sure if she is talking to Brennan or Emily.

[@Higsby100]

Zacs face, when he realized that Lous is choosing the worst timeline, was perfect

[@mynameiskrysta]

Quincy’s raging

[@terrykeggereis2953]

Quincy wait! You know I'm not a fool. I should have known better than to cheat a friend, but with these guilty feet I've got no rhythm. It's easy to pretend, just know you're not alone.

[@BasilicanBarkBR]

Quincy's got guilty feet

[@Peanutsbeta]

I see what you’re doing and I fully approve.

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

They've got no rhythm

[@katbird2699]

This is a repeated habit at this point, Lou is all about realism... Not the actual events themselves being realistic, but the fact that they would occur being real as hell

[@sosaysjayrod]

Quincey Unnamed Bard Student gonna be the BBEG for Senior Year

[@strawberryqueen0382]

I’m having Mice and Murder flashbacks lmao

[@solidmoon8266]

Lou really going down the turd trail real hard. First Chungle down Bim, now in Dance Class.

[@Leoncroi]

Could Lou have said "Puke in the cafeteria" to mitigate disaster to him and the party? Yes. But Lou is an entertainer, and a professional one at that. So of COURSE he has to choose "Shit my pants."

[@triplebutt]

3:52 (Emily laughing sadistically) Love the captioning team at Dropout

[@Closer2Zero]

The D in D20, apparently in fact, stands for Dookie

[@wormonastring56]

Rage tokens? Is this homebrew or is this a new thing?

[@ashermccathern3847]

No, it's homebrew. It's a custom thing they're doing for this season.

[@wormonastring56]

@@ashermccathern3847 Thanks! I don't have dropout quite yet, so I didn't know.

[@baydiac]

The BBEG of this season is causing characters to fly into an uncontrollable rage. The tokens are there to keep track of who's been impacted the most at a glance.

[@TheGIJew.]

They're using a homebrew downtime system with stress mechanics. If you get too much stress you get a rage token and permanently ruin a relationship

[@cannotthinkofaname7904]

There's a big focus on the passage of time in this campaign. You still go to major story beats and set pieces, but there are eps in-between that simulate the weeks of grinding work to get to those new moments. To really feel the intensity of it, they're essentially playing 2 different games this campaign where "down-time" uses the characters' D&D skills but with heightened stakes with stress and rage tokens that act as permanent debuffs essentially

[@roguegaming7899]

The quincy bit made me choke on my cereal lol

[@rudeboyjohn3483]

"Poop flew out of your pants!!!"

[@fictionmyth]

I know being shat on is rough but I don't think Quincy's outburst was fully fueled by the Cleveland Steamer that was dropped on his chest. I mean, I'd be fully raging at that circumstance by itself but by no means would I attack the campus and drop out of Bard School. That's not what bards do. A real bard would have seduced that turd. We all know it's true. Poor Quincy. I hope he can get his life back on track and leave that shit in the past.

[@Loumenn]

Damn after the AP today I’m glad they didn’t take the rage tokens

[@samrapine4615]

Grant's favorite part of the whole damn season.

[@justahorse2020]

Fabian slowly turning into his stepdad

[@Monkeyman3000]

I haven’t cried laughing this much since chungledown bim shitting in Fabian’s mouth

[@louandrade7863]

my first impression of lou was in a rando video and i hadn’t seen him speak yet. my immediate thought was “this guy looks like a shit i’m not gonna like him.” and then he opened his mouth introduced himself (SAME NAME TWIN 🤞) and told ONE joke and i was hooked.

[@honeymilk697]

good lord

[@HellInternAKACandyMD]

I came back to wonder if Fig took the Rage token for him, would that have helped her gain rage for her Barbarian class? I don't think I'm getting the full details related to the rage token...and Brennan asking, "You suure?" was...hinty? Edit - Me, after watching Ep 19:😮

[@YeorickGaming]

I think this might be what convinces me to actually pay to watch dimension 20

[@LDRLegend]

Someone needs to animate this scene. Also who is Quincy?

[@atul.aditya]

I would cut the background music lol

[@dontbanmerage416]

Lol it’s part of the episode.

[@LoganBluth]

Are the Bad Kids like the Study Group in "Community"...? Do the other kids at Aguefort perceive the Bad Kids as getting special treatment from the school adminstrators because they're the main characters?

[@BigSlimyBlob]

I take it Fig's curse turned out to be really, really, really bad.

[@GreatGoatRebellion]

Never gonna dance again, poopy pants have got no rhythm 😔

[@Figgy5119]

That bard student seemed pretty rage-filled...hmmm