Brittany Broski Breaks Down TMG Fan Fiction

[@kait.theidiot]

“What do y’all know about fanfiction?” one of the most loaded questions, only topped by “what do y’all know about the omegaverse?”

[@Crazypixiness]

TOPPED

[@Nastrond66615]

When the “penis” fan fiction showed the question was answered 💀

[@kuro-kuromi32]

the way i can trace the leap of brittany’s thought from ‘porn with plot’ to ‘fan fiction’ is truly shameful of me

[@sarahyimam9191]

she’s so me fr

[@ainsleyking9025]

acotar 🤩🤩

[@allyd924]

She brought the girlies to the show

[@cpl_]

It’s a tag I’m too familiar with 😔

[@faithkeyes]

@@ainsleyking9025 Bro holy fuck I keep bookmarks for that shit 😂😂

[@bingbong3080]

when she said "it's porn with plot" like an elite ao3 enjoyer i think we all knew where brittany "no-filter" broski was about to go

[@porgiepuddinandpie]

the vibe this episode of brittany and noel teaming up against cody's earnestness but also cody and brittany teaming up against noel in him being a hater

[@georgia6496]

she has the best laugh! it’s refreshing to have uhhh women on the podcast talking about fanfic

[@idpoundu]

i love brittany so much her ig stories make my day

[@Rob-tx3jl]

Wamen

[@townessantizo6601]

opposite of refreshing to hear fanfic tbh. I am dehydrated now

[@TheGinaChan]

@@Rob-tx3jl omg I love pewdiepie! Brofist❤️

[@Whenwhereeverywhere]

Women ☕️

[@kordeliiius9821]

It’s so funny watching people who don’t read fanfic trying to learn about it, but don’t discuss anything beyond smutty real person fiction. In reality, fanfic comes in every genre so if the fandom’s big enough you’ll probably find a scenario you like!

[@melissabalamir]

its so painful whenever brittany explains it to ppl on podcasts and stuff bc u know they're lowkey judging and will never understand it like her and the girls!!!

[@shoggy1713]

But finding it at what cost

[@TheKatarinaGiselle]

@@shoggy1713 😂 that's what I wanna know. At cost of a lot of wasted time and reading very strange shit

[@dudacanever5440]

yesss, people who are not familiar with it don't get that fanfiction is so diverse: there's different genres, tropes, themes, formats etc also even the bad fanfictions sometimes are comedic and most people just don't get the humor, i guess you just had to be there

[@coraorac]

⁠@@dudacanever5440literally!! if u arent/werent ever into it u just dont get it 💔

[@2257arthur]

I've always thought it'd be funny af if cody and noel read one of their fan fictions together on the pod, like how danny gonzalez and drew gooden did on youtube a few years back lmao

[@noneofthiseverhappened]

haha wouldn't it be hilarious if they roleplayed it as well haha even the steamy parts that would be sooooo humorous hahahaha

[@icantgetridofthisusernamehelp]

@@noneofthiseverhappened ahah yeah that would be so funny hahaha yeah so funny just absolute comedy haha

[@bumblebeebrass164]

Shane Dawson and Joey graceffa started that

[@diby4283]

ahahahhahhahahhhhah I would pay serious money for that ahahhahsh as a joke though ahahhaha not for real hahahah seriously how nuch

[@frickincamryn]

im pretty sure cody has already read fanfics about himself but it was awhile ago so maybe im wrong

[@stephaniewaldie3831]

never thought i'd hear the words "a court of thorns and roses" on the tmg podcast... worlds colliding

[@giannaambrosi9724]

Saaame girl haha

[@sameel3843]

I love Brittany and her description of it is so perfect and encapsulates exactly why I hated those books

[@kaylagiron6273]

RIGHT

[@gabrieleDATass]

Bro the moment they opened ao3 I wanted to jump off my balcony BRITTANY DO NOT GIVE THEM THE TOOLS TO PUNISH US

[@chief_mourner]

on ao3 there are stories as long as the whole lotr series and these writers do it 100% for free and purely for the passion. it is so amazing to me.

[@softbijou8735]

the fact that brittany says the actor of hardin is doing a bad british accent says soo much about the movies because the actor is actually british :)

[@worrywirt]

as an english person i was so confused at that remark like his accent is authentic his acting is awful tho

[@emanthekind2140]

@@worrywirt He does have his good moments though, but Josephine totally carries the majority of the movies

[@vitalyaloves]

@@worrywirt i think his delivery is so stilted that it leads people to believe that his accent is fake. it’s weird bc me and the people i watched it with also thought his accent was fake until we googled the actor. not because it doesn’t sound british but because it doesn’t sound like a regular way of speaking you would hear in real life, which i think is just bc of the dramatized lines and delivery

[@kokoautumn]

@@vitalyaloves it’s 100% his delivery

[@thezachman1]

brittany and meatcanyon need to collab, i could listen to them describe things all day

[@carleelynn2017]

truest thing i read all day - they are the same

[@jenniferbarboza5864]

Meal Locker ep ft. Brittany Broski

[@mjkoizumi9793]

Oh my god yesss

[@sarahbearbabygirl]

i feel like the function of fanfic to many readers is not what the general public imagines it to be. to me and many friends, it functions similarly to the way archetypes in media are utilized - when going into a new story, the reader knows the base set of characters/archetypes that maintain certain traits and characteristics, so it’s really easy to get into new, compelling stories with that structure built in, and it’s easy for writers to craft new stories around those established characters/archetypes. it’s intimidating having to learn completely new characters and worlds with every novel you read, and trust that that author has the skills to create and use those characters effectively. it’s sucks getting halfway through a book and realizing that the characters are underdeveloped and show no sign of developing further. but with fanfic…..since the characters are already established (with each fic varying in how much in clings to those established traits), it lowers that hurdle and gives you a new story with the comfort of characters you already know and love.

[@23Sarabi]

YEEESSSSSSSSS YES YES EXACTLY these are my exact thoughts

[@omu6740]

so true! i always leaned onto fanfiction as a comfort because the shows and series i enjoy usually ended a long time ago and gives the fans so much to work with (i love avatar: the last airbender and the worldbuilding is such a wonderful basis to go off of). so much fanfiction is so wonderully written to the point that headcanons live more prominently in my brain than canon.

[@whatsdesreading]

Brittany telling Cody and noel about ACOTAR and books literally are my 3 worlds colliding and I cannot deal

[@sophieg1516]

Same it was too much to handle

[@user-nl4fp4iv8y]

fr this is practice for cc3

[@User-dz2jv]

I physically cannot get through this singular clip, I’ve grown up reading fanfic but I can never stomach the idea of a content creator knowing about and reading stuff about themselves.

[@sadnesspadness4332]

I don’t understand how open people are with reading fanfic. It’s literally my greatest secret and shame

[@idpoundu]

so many people read it… it’s many women’s dirty secret fr

[@nahimgood4]

I use to read it as a young kid and even made one (that had no smut at all) but I’m sorry a grown ass adult reading FANFICS?!? I cannot FATHOM

[@hooplastation]

@@nahimgood4 I'd argue a young kid reading them is more questionable than an adult reading them.

[@justinedaniel8350]

also there's 0% chance any fanfics is well written , I dont get it

[@lolitamolita5354]

This episode felt inevitable in ways I couldn't have seen coming.

[@tia11234]

i'm so happy she took the time to explain fanfiction and After to them.. when two worlds collide

[@kristenmfrance]

watching this episode was like watching my two personalities clash and i didn’t know how to handle it 💀

[@rileystewart3170]

Lugubious isn’t just sad, it’s like *too* sad, being dramatic abt it. Like when a gold digger’s 90 y/o spouse finally dies & they’re like 😩😭😩😭😩😭😩😭😩😭😩😭

[@erinfennessy5332]

Erika Jayne

[@trinity_333]

And then they’re like 😭😩😭😩😔😒😏

[@Batbych]

recommending the secret history & acotar in the same convo is fucking crazy 😂

[@bibibihema79416]

brittany is so real for having “the secret history” as her favourite book

[@ac.runnnn]

DUDE I YELPED WHEN SHE SAID THAT I LOVE TSH

[@MandiM94]

"He's doing a bad British accent" Brittany, HE'S BRITISH 🤣

[@alm6029]

No I literally thought the same as her and when I found out he was British I was like WHAT

[@karebear4957]

Brittany was so right about bringing the girls here lol

[@DanielaMarie94]

Hear me out. Brittany and Meat canyon. She’s reading a Cody and Noel fan fiction and he illustrates it.

[@tweenytwinkies]

YES OH MY GODDD

[@oriannaisabella7041]

I'm so happy to see Brittany on the Pod

[@Lex-fo5ci]

Love Brittany saying Hero is doing a bad British accent when he literally is British lmao like that shows how just awful the movie is that you can’t tell he’s actually British

[@micnic666]

Wattpad actually has a creators program now the top writers do get paid for their work

[@aphemeron]

someone needs to track the "lugubrious" googles that happened after this episode

[@AnotherHarley]

Seeing them learn about the cultural phenomenon that was After in the fanfiction culture makes me feel so crazy 😭

[@haileyzurcher2989]

Brittany’s evil laugh 😭😭😭 5:41

[@myajanette]

“For fellow sex-havers”😭😭😭

[@BetterLifeAhead35]

In regards to the question about money, it's against copyright laws to make money from fanfiction since it's based on someone else's work. Even the ads on Wattpad go to the owners of the site, not the writers of the fics

[@kerkyberky6793]

SHE SAID ITS PWP AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FANFIC IM CRYING 😂😂😂

[@CarolineSkoglund1]

surprised brittany didn't mention that twilight was originally a gerard way (from my chemical romance) fanfic

[@tardybloomer]

WHAT!!!!!

[@chilichinashop]

MINDFREAK 🤯

[@MissGeorgiex1]

love the guys normally but the way Noel acted was just rude & judgemental for no reason?! Disappointing , like mocking the fact secret history uses long words. It’s evoking classical literature, how’s that surprising? & you could hear him sneering about fanfiction. Just embrace discussing topics you’re not into, jesus …

[@tweenytwinkies]

I think he was purposely acting like that? Like picking on her but also being stupid about it. Idk

[@icantgetridofthisusernamehelp]

I AM GOING TO HAVE A FUCKING HEART ATTACK, THEY ARE ON AO3

[@meagld]

this podcast ep would be perfect if cody and noel weren't on it at all and it was just brittany talking

[@nopenopexx]

Exactly, they were mad awkward for no reason. Brittany carried the episode on her back.

[@klownofkether6996]

@@nopenopexxI agree there was a strange vibe with them where they couldn’t just relax? And they totally didn’t understand her (incredible) humor at some parts, like for instance when Noel would say something super gross/sexual and she would respond “NO. BAD. AWFUL.” He kinda acted like he thought she was actually offended when in reality she’s just bantering and roasting. Keep up guys, Britt is dancing circles around u

[@clare6272]

@@klownofkether6996this!!!

[@sabaq140]

something about Noelles attitude this entire episode was off-putting..anyone else catch that vibe? Loved cody and Brittany tho

[@bipolaruzi]

Yeah I noticed that too

[@Sempro7347]

He doest like women . Can u blame him

[@thehuman1905]

6:10 let's make it simpler for the fellas. When Brittany says "it's for the male gaze" what she means is- whatever men are doing, is usually not what women enjoy. And it looks painful af Those dudes act like they're exfoliating their finger tips

[@colorblockpoprocks6973]

as a woman, that part of the vid just annoyed me a bit. i love porn, it's great fun. it's weird to shame the whole thing just because she isnt a fan of it, as there's plenty of women out there who *do* enjoy it but theyre just met with some kind of stigma lol its just unnecessary, it creates some kind of divide between women for just enjoying something, ya know?

[@cinnamonroll96]

@@colorblockpoprocks6973I don’t think it’s about porn as a genre, sexually explicit stuff is not the problem. I mean we’re talking about smut here so like that is not something she or other women have a problem with when they talk about how they don’t watch porn. It’s the fact that most porn is made by men for men. And the male gaze describes that. You see it in the way it’s written, filmed and depicted. A problem being apparent in a lot of movies and not just porn. Also the most common or at least popularly known tropes come on now. Cheating, step family shit, and what not. Or also every thing a woman could look like or do is a fetish on there. And in consequence often puts the women in these very weird lights and positions, objectified completely. Also it’s completely neglecting a lot things women enjoy and their fantasies. So whilst of course women like you mentioned enjoy it, it’s not like those ppl making it, care about you as a woman enjoying it. It’s just a whatever byproduct. But not women as one the target audience. Like porn could be hardcore explicit, feature different kinks and still feature wholesome concepts and tropes or even a bit of romance. You see it in literature porn. Personally I don’t like shit like after, or fifty shades of grey bc it’s like just toxic porn with “plot”. Don’t know acotar but from what I’ve heard it has a similar reputation. But there are many smut without plot that I like or actual stories with plot that also have sex in it. But yeah again it’s not saying porn as a genre per se is bad or that there are not women that enjoy the porn that is being made for the most part. It’s more that they don’t agree with how it’s executed and done and I personally have to agree. Like the stigma around women being sexual or watching porn is also being influenced by the fact that those ppl don’t think it’s made for women and something they could or should enjoy.

[@besosiriusrn]

@@colorblockpoprocks6973most of the porn industry is from sex trafficking or is of rape and minors. Watching porn is extremely damaging to people and shouldn’t be bragged about. There are ways to find ethical porn (for lack of better term) but it’s still something people can get addicted to and most porn just increased violence against women

[@dani_dazed]

I really love Brittany for always bringing up fanfiction

[@letlotlo6566]

Noel was just...unpleasant through this. loved Cody's genuine interest and humor in what Brittany was talking about/showing them

[@tweenytwinkies]

Can you explain how he was being unpleasant

[@letlotlo6566]

@@tweenytwinkies he was actively adverse to any earnestness or humour brittany was giving

[@Treyman-yi7ei]

​@@letlotlo6566not really

[@tzf04.]

@@letlotlo6566i see what you mean!! i dont think he did anything explicitly mean or anything but he seemed to make a lot of jokes at brittany's expense or that shut down her interests

[@KenzieKullen]

The SEAMLESS transition from saying pwp to talking about fanfic omg I love her

[@Zara33647]

The Secret History is SO good. I had to read it for my Literature of the Occult class. Definitely recommend

[@Zara33647]

@@user-fj3sc3bs4m we read Dr. Faustus & The haunting of Hill House. But tbh i didn’t really like The Haunting of Hill House all that much, but the show was amazing. We also had to watch Hocus Pocus :)

[@lucyservo6574]

Brittany is soooo funny, gosh I love her. Their humour all matches so well

[@lolitamolita5354]

Was not prepared for Noel's girl voice talking about a prolapse, holy shit

[@holdclose]

“his prolapse pulsating with desire” i am fucking DEEEEEAAAADDDDDDDDDDD

[@EnaidMora]

late to the party but the wildest penis euphemism i read was in a m/m fanfiction and it was "prostate seeking missile"

[@yellobb3848]

Even more late to the party, but “meat stick” was the worst I read 💀

[@santig1857]

Not Brittany making a Mr Tumnus reference 🤣🤣 reminds me of noel calling Cody's shoes the Mr Tumnus feet lmaooo

[@IloveRUPERT2010]

This is the hardest I've laughed at TMG in a hot minute. Bring Brittany back forever.

[@elyseshires6314]

i spent $5 just watch this whole thing on yalls patreon 💀

[@KittiyKyat]

This is like watching my best friend hang out with my two favorite older cousins.

[@flubberbubberc.4331]

It’s funny how there’s sort of a apprehensiveness from Brittany talking about smut. Like spread the word girl!

[@_sillygoose_]

Brittany making cody and noel aware of ACOTAR is my 2023 highlight

[@bloopbleep173]

waiiiit, never even thought about reading cody x noel fics, time to dive into ao3

[@noneofthiseverhappened]

How did it go

[@bloopbleep173]

@@noneofthiseverhappened let's just say I v quickly came across the line “Jesus Christ, Noel, Tiny Meat Gang was definitely the wrong choice of name.”

[@noneofthiseverhappened]

@@bloopbleep173 Delete this whole interaction please.

[@bloopbleep173]

@@noneofthiseverhappened what has been seen cannot be unseen

[@yuhsey]

this has to be the best thing that’s happened in 2023 so far

[@meganpurcell4035]

I love how she said the guys playing Hardin was doing a bad English accent, even though Hero is actually English haha

[@felipew101]

6:25 Cody: "your body is beautiful" *coconut thunking noise*

[@sourcherrypie]

Noel had a weird vibe with Brittany, she carried the whole episode though ❤️

[@klownofkether6996]

It felt like a combo of being intimidated by her comedy talent/quickness, and also his “sTrAiGhT gUy” energy that prevents him from fully opening up and vibing with women. Honestly or even talking about them. It’s something I’ve noticed about him before that’s kinda lame

[@sourcherrypie]

@@klownofkether6996 yeah, I haven't seen him interact with women (other than his wife) and was a bit taken aback.

[@noneofthiseverhappened]

@@klownofkether6996 It probably isn't on purpose though, you should take that into consideration Maybe he grew up a certain way or in a certain environment, don't have such bad faith

[@sourcherrypie]

@@noneofthiseverhappened no bad faith whatsoever, I understand how growing up in patriarchal society works.

[@jordanlee8007]

He was talking to her like a normal person what are you talking about

[@abbylund7958]

I saw this title and screamed this is what I’ve been waiting for

[@JessicaLa]

omfg the fanfic phase was so real

[@Finda5]

I just realised that the actor with the "bad britsh accent" is the same guy that played 11-year old tom riddle in harry potter, where dumbledore visits him in the orphanage

[@absolutelynotarobot]

Lmfao I was literally thinking "would be hilarious if she said court of thorns and roses" when she said "this is for the girls", and I audibly went "oh MY GOD" when that was it. I fucking love Brittany, we stan a fairy smut-aficionado ❤️

[@punyparkerr]

my mom is, unfortunately, a huge fan of the after series. the books, the movies, the fanfics, she’s consumed it all with a fury i recognized as a former fangirl type during my teen years. hearing it be brought up outside of my home is jarring but it’s also funny that brittany doesn’t like hardin’s accent considering his actor is actually english.

[@jax8608]

Cody lied about “lugubrious” - some guy on Fuck Boy Island said it before getting voted off lmao

[@trixie3850]

8:51 the insane part is that I thought he was also faking the accent because it sounded SO bad, but the fact is that he is British, he just has the worst accent

[@eriksteverman]

this episode got me feeling pretty LUGUBRIOUS

[@esterplank2611]

one of my favorite phrases i learned from the secret history is “pyrotechnically ill”

[@meganreiter4389]

I too would wait for each chapter to come out with After, and met Anna Todd as well. I told her i was intimidated by her and was afraid to meet her (she looked scary) and she said its just her face and she was so incredibly nice😂❤️

[@antidave]

I wasn't on the het fic side /wattpad cause I was a gay kid reading fandom fanfic 😭

[@abracadabra158]

ugh a court of thorns and roses is mfing incredible please read it

[@gina5323]

No idea who these guys are, here for my queen representing the GIRLIES 💖

[@BridgeJet]

We need more girly pops on the poddy

[@emilyferguson3718]

SCREAMING FOR THE ACOTAR SHOUTOUT

[@thesleepmonster]

THIS IS EVERYTHING I WANTED AND NEEDED I LOVE YOU TMG

[@icetomatch]

i think this episode was actually my favorite in a while, brittany was the perfect guest

[@girlfromthevillage403]

The way Brittany said 'PeNIs'🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@khusheepratapsingh1871]

Can we all agree that the editing is top-notch?

[@lpark6048]

Never did i think ACOTAR would be covered on TMG

[@fruitwave]

not acotar 💀💀 i'd've thought brittany had better taste but knowing her i'm not surprised sdfsdf love her tho!

[@BetterLifeAhead35]

"Literature porn is romantic" lol not the shit I'm reading

[@tweenytwinkies]

Kinda same but sometimes I like reading fluff but then there’s the dark pits of my bookmarks…

[@CarolineBoland]

The way all the girlies are in these comments is so funny

[@bellesoares8523]

The gag is, the actor that plays hardyn, and has a bad British accent, is actually British

[@NoOne-on4vt]

I remember my parents catching me reading a smut on wattpad and getting shamed to oblivion " its not normal for a 15 yr old to read this, you're a whore, you're sick) lmao im so glad we talk about it openly now and i realize it wasn't so bad

[@tweenytwinkies]

My mom caught me reposting gay art and she was like “why are u posting pics of guys fondling eachother” I ran and cried. But she was just like hey I can see that or hey pron isn’t what it’s made out to be, be safe and sane. And I was like damn okay

[@Iiv2320]

my butt is spreading with joy rn

[@chilichinashop]

I’m not so sure how to feel about finding this gem 🙁

[@lacigess7565]

Cody and Noel being introduced to dark academia and ACOTAR. WHAT.

[@malaikagomes2197]

The vibe is weird love all these people but not together

[@thatcece08]

8:01 lmaooo Cody and Noel starting writing fanfic so it can become a movie

[@kathryngilbreath4778]

Saying that hero finness has a bad English accent is so funny bc he’s literally British hahaha

[@loiskii]

every writer on ao3 when the website appears on screen 😮😳👀

[@tweenytwinkies]

I’m a avid reader and sometimes know authors just by how often of a genre they write for like certain series some authors will write thousands of fics just about the same show or characters

[@susana9519]

I remember reading After while it was being updated, what a time to be alive

[@KatsukiBakugos]

Not Cody saying fanfiction is a profitable enterprise

[@samanthajanelnovak]

Brittany saying the guy that played Hardin had a bad English accent...he is literally english lmao

[@kc_lee_ann]

I love Brittany talking about Harding bad British accent when the actor is actually British

[@jackiecanut8002]

the nostalgia from the After wattpad era 😭

[@meribau]

Pleaseee I can't watch the video without pausing it every 2 seconds 😭 aaaaaaa I can't do this

[@alexabraddock4141]

what's funnier about the after film and the main character's "bad accent" is that that is his accent. like that man is actually british

[@nessiemonst3r]

A court of thorn and roses felt like 10 books in one chapter-maybe my attention span is just fucked

[@BridgeJet]

Dude the After era was insane to be apart of

[@lenadai5755]

Britney, I'm happy to inform you that After is also a book, for your broski book club

[@mbakaw]

ACOTAR has me in a chokehold frrrrr😂