You Roast My Favs (And It Got Personal)

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[@lancegivilancz2359]

The cat jumping and chilling on the fence at 1:44 is the real star.

[@TheDuckKing007]

We need more cat

[@tinagarcia3571]

People that think miscommunication in books isn't realistic, enter the family and marriage therapist to defend their jobs. lol

[@Robbinson98]

That was my first thought, but then I remembered the 'Reality is Unrealistic' trope, so I get why it's so annoying to some people.

[@beckyduff]

maybe that's why we all hate it so much... it's too close to home!

[@amuro9624]

To be fair most manga are "rough drafts" because the author is writing weekly and discovering their own story as they go and since they can't go back and edit things to fit where the story is going now.

[@metallsnubben]

Though funnily enough that's kind of the thing with One Piece, that Oda loved Dragon Ball and wanted to do something like that but with more of a plan from the start and overarching narrative (DB being very literally made up as he went along, with no plans for it to get anywhere near that long) Of course a LOTTT of stuff was added along the way to OP too, just that it's more sort of "ballooning in the middle" as opposed to indefinitely expanding forwards so to speak. It's like he knows stuff he's _eventually_ gonna get to, but then he can't help himself from taking every side track that appears to its full conclusion

[@nichescenes]

Manga artist can redact their last draft. The reason its rare is due to them drawing several chapters ahead and just low balling the drawings or using helpers when they get loss of ideas. Oda padds his story with running or bleach adds huge drawings of simple yet good characters and that fills time for them when they need to research. They can also take days off. One punch man is notorious for when they had a cool action part and were looking like they would do a discussion for a finale that's unheard of mostly in action series and they said F that and got inspired and did one of the coolest fights in the story...for some, some thought it was over the top but your reading one punch man lol. oda also has editors and they just like everything he does as a veteran so he needs to switch often. kinda like his fans lol they just take it all in stride. Other editors are known to try read the room too much and make fast pacing and lose the audience.

[@metallsnubben]

@@nichescenes Oh yeah I did read that there can be (small) changes from the Jump version of a chapter to what shows up in a volume, like drawing on a forgotten mustache in a panel or what have you

[@nichescenes]

@@metallsnubben Oh yeah good point forgot that too. Yeah, It's why the volumes are the main canon...i guess week to week jump is the drafts. Entire pages can be reworked in the volumes. It's why I think people are too critical week to week as we're getting literally 4 to 6 minutes of a well-paced seasonal series in new information and claiming it's mid or peak lol. But anyone using the word mid to review a series is usually not too in-depth with why they dislike something.

[@Sehestedtify]

Comparing to Daffy Duck is a compliment. I cannot think of any higher praise to offer a character. Daffy Duck is the greatest character created by a writer since the death of Shakespeare. Hemingway actually killed himself after watching a Daffy Duck cartoon because he realized the greatest character of all time had already been done, and no artist could ever achieve anything greater. Wabbit season!

[@weirdbeard2244]

My favorite quote is “It’s not ‘you don’t have to shoot him now’ it’s ‘you don’t have to shoot *me* now.’ “Well I say he *does* have to shoot me now *so* *shoot* *me* *now* !!”

[@רוניבןעזרא-ו6ש]

I think it's a bit unfair to call Hobbit's monsters generic, since, you know, Tolkien copycats are the ones who made it generic.

[@TheDarkSatirist]

I find there’s a lot of movies and books that become so influential that they seem like cliches if you consume the content without the historical context

[@Ryan-mech-muffin]

This is a really good point. You can't call the OG a cliche

[@Colaman112]

It's not as if Tolkien wasn't influenced by stuff that came before. If you want to be able to call Tolkien's works "the best of all time", you must allow it to be compared to works that came after.

[@MarcusSanchez2525]

@@Colaman112the thing is everything is inspired by something but people back then we’re not constantly writing and reading books so not everyone knew of these stories. Nowadays if anyone writes anything that is remotely inspired from a famous story everyone just labels it as unoriginal.

[@killer92173]

​@Ryan-mech-muffin yeah. I think many people just hate seeing it. Usually depends on the individual.

[@christhewritingjester3164]

I always enjoy the creativity of this audience. Thank you for giving a platform to it!

[@notrixamoris3318]

Great video Merphy. So much fun and I feel like you needed this one..

[@MasterHigure]

The Mistborn trilogy has two named female characters besides the main character. One of them exists mostly to be a romantic interest to one of the male side characters, and the other could've been a marvelous foil and antagonist, if she hadn't died the second time we met her. And we didn't even know it was her until after she died.

[@KP-hc7ug]

Techically there's 3: although Tindwyl and Allriane both fit the description of romantic interest to a male side character

[@MasterHigure]

@@KP-hc7ug Oh, well, if there are 3 that makes it all fine then. Forget I said anything.

[@bennyv4444]

It’s good that you know it’s fine!

[@redgyrados2000]

There are at least 5: Shan Elariel, Alriane, Tindwyl, Beldre, and Mare. I do agree with this criticism though, and Brandon does too, which is why he genderbent some characters in his script treatment for a film

[@karl7736]

@@redgyrados2000 add in Kliss also, the court gossip who turned out to be an informant.

[@guzvar]

8:06 excuse me, why is this person attacking the future king of the pirates ?!

[@theresegretencord2470]

If you like landscape descriptions you should try "The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making." It had some of the most beautiful and creative landscapes descriptions!

[@lemonsanidiot]

Ooh, I haven't heard this mentioned in a long while! Deep cut there!

[@Nasser851000]

0:00 F in the comments for Merphy's Ankle

[@nazimelmardi]

Let’s just say, these personal “attacks” are fun. 😂

[@celinefuchs4095]

This was such great fun! I haven't read many of those books, but really enjoyed the roasts. Joining in the defense of Well of Ascension, I also loved it (not sure it was my favorite of era one, but I remember many lovely scenes with Sazed, and just not feeling bored despite the slow pace), and loved Elend's noble character. I think a lot of modern stories tend to not give as much importance to being noble, which saddens me, and makes Elend that much more precious. That being said, t'was still a good roast.

[@tyriquesmith8850]

Darn, I was really hoping mine would make it in. I hope it made Merphy laugh at least. This video definitely gave me a good few hearty chuckles.

[@silverx_1848]

What was it?

[@tyriquesmith8850]

@silverx_1848 : As someone who doesn't read books, I'll give a 1-star review on reading as a whole: Reading is a hobby enjoyed only by two groups of people: those who are in or want to relive the glory days of when they were deemed to be intelligent because they read Eragon and Heart of Darkness "for fun", and not a school assignment, eventually succumbing to the growing pressures of an ever-changing intellectual climate that required they invest more and more time, money, and energy into reading the latest Stephen King or Joe Abercrombie dissertation only to realize that their TBR has manifested into an unkillable beast of their own design, plaguing them until they, like many novels before them, simply cease to be. Blotted from the world like an errant mark on the page of an author's undulating pen. Oh, that and Booktubers.

[@silverx_1848]

@@tyriquesmith8850 OK, I forgot what the parent comment was when I started reading and was feeling attacked on every level 😂. Loved this, I wish it had made the video!

[@rohandcosta4019]

1:39 Cat Cameo

[@nathancarter8239]

I, too, would like to know the thesis behind Locke Lamora=Daffy Duck.

[@pandusonu]

No one attacks the future king of pirates Buggy-sama and gets away with it!

[@luisayalabastias4121]

I really enjoyed listening you telling your love for One Piece. this is my favorite manga but I recommend you to read Berserk and Battle Angel Alita which are my top 3

[@MillenniumDiceTV]

THERE IS CAT IN YARD WHO IS CAT?!

[@merphynapier42]

That's my cat, Locke :)

[@iJuiceboxxxxxx]

@@merphynapier42 Locke standing on a fence slat and peeking over the top while conducting his perimeter check is my new favorite thing ever! I don’t know him but I love him!

[@Rumikiro]

OMG. I'm reading Ship of Madness right now. That roast is spot on.

[@zofiabochenska1240]

Haha, the last one! I want that thesis too! Get well soon!

[@ViridianCrisis7]

The person who left the Wheel of Time comment was trying to anger you and Daniel at the same time

[@rashkavar]

Hope the ankle heals soon! I sprained my ankle too, though only mildly, and have been reminded just how much even mild sprains *suck* to deal with.

[@noahcosta4141]

This should be renamed "Cat chills in backyard (with some book banter on the side)"

[@Jistarii]

I for some reason thought that was a dog in your backyard. I was half paying attention and half cooking. I looked back and saw it jump up on the fence and about dropped my noodles on the floor lol

[@Valandar2]

That is a BEAUTIFUL black cat behind your shoulder in the opening. :D

[@katiehamilton3915]

I bought and am loving (so far) the Remnant Chronicles solely bc of you, so your rant about this one was fanTAStic for me ROFL XD

[@jessileemiller]

Well of Ascension is my favorite too! And Elend is my favorite character!

[@JennFaeAge]

The Redwall books are big fans of long environmental descriptions, especially with how many of them involve people finding a location using riddles rather than, y'know, *maps* lol

[@wobblywally-0]

Amazing, I can't believe I got such a visceral reaction 😂

[@AnyMEmdq]

YOU HERETIC!

[@wobblywally-0]

​@@AnyMEmdqIn my defence, this was a "roast" not a polite disagreement.

[@AnyMEmdq]

@@wobblywally-0 You're burning in hell, regardless

[@julialedra]

The fact that I love most of these books, but also agree with the roasts makes me think I'm a bit unhinged lol

[@royalfun1031]

Can't wait to hear the rantbacks!!

[@larssjostrom6565]

Elend is very close to the swedish word for misery as well, and I whom is swedish haven't thought about it before.

[@suzannemoore404]

I hope you feel better soon! I'm also recovering from two surgeries on a badly broken ankle. This was a great video ❤

[@jackiesliterarycorner]

Your reacting to these is the best part.

[@kneau]

Cat in the grass over your shoulder. 🥰

[@joshreynolds3934]

My comment made Merphy laugh! "O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”

[@thearmando_t]

Your laughter is highly contagious. :D

[@drinkbooks]

They weren't generic at the time! 😂 I also love, Locke, it's okay. 😁

[@breezy3392]

Daniel and Merphy roasting each other is never not funny 😆

[@BrebearMckae]

Ok I’m only 150 pages into book one of gentlemen bastards but… I don’t get the Locke shade🤣 he seems solid to me so far!! 💕

[@AnyMEmdq]

Sanderson's age gaps are, indeed, mildly questionable xDDD

[@apebblemaster4570]

1:13 Wow, that IS what Haunting of Hill House was about! And it makes me sad, too, because I wanted to like that book... Also 1:39 cat in the background!

[@viinaart]

Oh naur I can't believe you actually read my dumb Elend joke LMFAO

[@a3-radio]

"One piece is a great rough draft" its surprisingly accurate given that its a weekly release, honestly the fact that ANY weekly manga can be good will always baffle me

[@noooiisloth]

2:45 same i love book 2. while its not as action-y as book 1 its much more interesting and elend actually has character in book 2.

[@NoName20.0]

First law opinion so correct

[@awsomeman350]

And yet a series about nothing is still considerably more entertaining and gripping then anything in the stormlight archive

[@NoName20.0]

@@awsomeman350 damm dude, brutal

[@goodmanticore]

As someone who loves Throne of Glass AND the Remnant Chronicles… I got that one.

[@charlesburge2564]

Damn, Well of Ascension is my favorite in the Mistborn trilogy too

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Man I never knew people hated Peter Pan so much, and Daniel, too. I like it a lot myself.

[@garypoisson2733]

I just finished the book. The opening is horror - in all sincerity, if you were watching this at the movies, you'd be screaming at the Darlings to get out of that house and leaving the theatre saying those idiots deserved to have their children kidnapped. The titular character is a psychopath. The Lost Boys justifiably live in terror of him lest he snap and kill them like a dangerous dog. I don't know what madness drove Wendy to let him take her daughter at the end of the book save whatever charismatic mind control he exerts. He's an Eldritch Horror cast in the form of a small boy.

[@kj01a]

Drawing Water from the Well, The Fluttering Hand, Circling the Moon, all extremely tasteful 👌

[@MariaMightReadThat]

Thank you for defending our girl Lia! Celaena could never

[@lanmandragoran8337]

Manon could.

[@enyachandra3371]

Your thoughts on Well of Ascension and mine are exactly the same, Merphy.

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

I wasn’t even wrong.

[@ericwitney5086]

lol

[@whodat4lyfekris]

The One Piece ones with an exception of one felt personal 😅

[@royalfun1031]

Cuz it is

[@kimdaniel4539]

This was so much fun to watch! Love your reactions

[@thewitchyreader6131]

Such a fun video!

[@murilograciano7511]

The look of sheer outrage at the sight of that Buggy roast tho.....

[@carlosroo5460]

2:48 I feel the same with Well of Ascension. PD: And I actually love Vin and Elend's relationship, I don't know what you people are vomiting with is not good.

[@Justusrabbits]

I like them together I like Vin by herself, I like Vin with everyone else. I do not like Elend by himself or with anyone else. Maybe I don't like Elend. Maybe I should read a terribly boring book in the middle of a party to prove how indifferent I am to them. 😊

[@dginev]

Here to draw everyone's attention to a black cat jumping the fence at 1:37

[@veggieh8r]

I saw that then heard the dogs barking and said "that cat is toast"

[@rogerhuggettjr.7675]

I was sure the "haunting of Hill house" e-mail was WOT slog related. BTW, there is no better relationship in fantasy than in Mistborn. Never a more beautiful, tragic ending. BTW II, I just finished Guards! Gaurds! and this was an unfair roast. Carrot arresting the dragon was the funniest part.

[@redgyrados2000]

I agree, there is no better relationship in fantasy than Wax and Steris in Mistborn

[@maleldil1]

OMG Carrot is the best. If you like Guards! Guards!, do yourself a favour and read the whole Watch series. Night Watch is one of the best Pratchett books.

[@FrshChees91]

"so many people think age of..." oh god where's this going?!

[@michaelgradel826]

never apologize about the dog!

[@samkathryn4825]

9:20 I am one of those people. I agree-for one thing, Lia actually does things in the first book rather than training, complaining, and reading.

[@luska_1774]

I'm german and i read the first mistborn book in english and Elends name really threw me off

[@AllisonJones1875]

Well, it would be a pretty accurate name, given his entire life.

[@goldenspiral6008]

Lowkey the best roast in this video is you roasting Celaena Sardothien.

[@bhsprinkle]

That first one is so legit. Peter Pan. Normalized kidnapping of children. Well...not wrong. A character named Locke. What? True but at least it was unique. Ps. Don't know what book it's referring to. Oh no. Lord of The Rings...but yes a ton of descriptions but honestly it felt more immersive despite being in The Shire for so long.

[@Ciestiel]

I’m with you on Well of Ascension! It’s also my fav from era one. And Elend was such a wholesome bean doing his best XD I loved him. Middle earth travel guide feels like a great advertisement for LOTR XD who wouldn’t want a travel guide? Middle Earth is vast with such differing places to visit! You bet I want a travel guide XD Favorite roast might be the Abercrombie and Seinfeld one XD but hey I also love Seinfeld so that’s not the worst roast to me. These roasts were so creative and mean in the best ways XD I love these types of videos and your reactions are always so fun and genuine! Had a great time watching!

[@jimmychurch9588]

Your cat escaped in the background!

[@pcmacintyre]

How did none of these roasts use the word "undulate"?

[@th3logician]

😂

[@iamdivan7368]

I mean, Goblin's got a point imo

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Well now im concerned about reading the haunting of hill house

[@keravnos2231]

Daaaamnnn. That Seinfeld roast was beautiful 😂

[@godimlarge]

Outside merphy is my favorite merphy ❤

[@andrewberenson5717]

I agree 100% about the First Law roast.

[@arcanethink]

CAT! on the fence in the video! 2 mins in !!!!

[@ToddSmith23]

Your cat escaped over the fence

[@Richard10429]

This was a fun and great video!! Love to see your reactions and laugh along!!

[@viinaart]

Anyway my mom has been reading gentleman bastards (on my recommendation) and she pronounces Locke like Locky for some reason?

[@AllisonJones1875]

The added e throws her off. The same thing happens to me all the time when something isn't spelled the way I'm used to.

[@iamdivan7368]

I think the "lack of death in one piece" roast was poorly made, because it applies this logic to Luffy of all characters, who gets into deadly situations and survives by a miracle all the time. Which was specifically addressed in the story via a character of Ivankov, "the miracle maker". The point of that character is literally to embody the idea that "Miracles come to those who never give up". Luffy is living proof of that idea, and it's the point of the story, that as long as you keep fighting there is a chance. The bad part that Merphy dislikes was not the lack of death, but the fake out deaths specifically, which is an entirely different point from what was made in that comment

[@notrixamoris3318]

Um actually...oda said luffy does not really kill.

[@jonasquinn7977]

Also Luffy is made of rubber, 90% of things that “should” kill him don’t even effect him for that reason

[@phen0menos]

​@@jonasquinn7977 ah yes, the invincible super-material, rubber. As we all know the military uses rubber to create body armour for their soldiers as it's the most indestructible material known to mankind

[@jonasquinn7977]

@@phen0menos have you ever tried to punch a rubber man?

[@dexvideo8096]

I like buggy too. Top 3 nonstraw hat character.

[@anantgupta2406]

1:45 Am I the only one distracted by the black cat in the back jumping the fence

[@kurathchibicrystalkitty5146]

I think you'd really love Lost in the Never Woods, Merphy! It's a sort of sequel to Peter Pan, and it's a fantastic, super emotional book. Aiden Thomas knows how to write grief and loss so well.

[@bookswithike3256]

They do. But also half of Lost in the Never Woods is Peter and... is the main character still called Wendy? I've forgotten... going on ice cream dates and ignoring the kidnapped children. There's no sense of urgency. And also Peter and Wendy's relationship is creepy af.

[@kurathchibicrystalkitty5146]

@@bookswithike3256 ...Um...I thought that was the point? That he was supposed to be unsettling and really not a good thing? Did I read it wrong? Is it supposed to be romantic?! 😳😳😳Great, now I don't want to read it again, if that's how it's supposed to be. 😞I thought I was recommending a really good book...

[@bookswithike3256]

@@kurathchibicrystalkitty5146 Well now you're making _me_ question if I read it wrong.

[@kurathchibicrystalkitty5146]

@@bookswithike3256 I'm sorry. Here I thought it was this really obvious thing. I hope I didn't make you feel bad. I guess I'll still read it later in spooky month, and see how I feel about it then.

[@benabaxter]

Found family is the loneliest cope. If it weren't, One Piece would be full of happy backstories.

[@HeavyTopspin]

Outside Merphy is best Merphy.

[@janellerowe609]

Rest that ankle!

[@Don-Yuba]

BUGGY WILL BE KING OF THE PIRATES 😤

[@denji_ai]

She is so pretty

[@claris3056]

Have to agree about Frankenstein! 😅 It’s like, “He jumped off a cliff” = “He precipitated himself off a precipice” 😂

[@NoGreatImport]

I question the sanity of anyone that says Peter Pan is their favorite book. Obviously, the kidnapping and murder of children is just what people want in their fun escapist fantasy.

[@AnyMEmdq]

Well, coming from someone's who's been outed as a puppy-kicker, it does make sense 🤣

[@vailingbow1068]

4:33 I was just thinking if there was gonna be one for One Piece and there it was! And funny thing is Merphy always says how there's lack of death in One Piece AND it's a common criticism of the series and it's fake out deaths. 8:07 oh no! They did NOT just go there XD

[@andireadsbooks]

okay the hill house one is true tho 💀

[@chipseloy1184]

I laughed so much at all of these 😆 🤣 fun video 😃

[@LadyJaeA]

Hi, i was wondering if you have a PO box. If not, do you plan on opening one at any point in the future or is there some other way to send you gifts?

[@god47398]

merphy disliking the kingkiller chronicle is still so baffling to me

[@Sterno2003]

Cat, there is a cat

[@wandefter]

8:02 she's genuinely offended lmao

[@AnimeRecksYou]

dude how are you so pretty?

[@flowerpixel]

Omg I can't believe I missed making fun of the final empire. I hate that book.

[@AwkwardBookworm]

Lol Daniel’s is so funny though 😂