Back from the dead for d&p

Dan has struggled with his sexuality and identity for so long. Worried of what people will think and what people will do. To the point of pretending to be straight while actively in a relationship with a man

Phil, a man who hasn’t really struggled with that, going back into the closet for almost a decade, for the man he loves so much. And doing so without (public) complaint and with a smile on his face

Both dealing with their own medical, emotional, and mental issues. Dealing with fans who won’t respect boundaries and leave them alone. Who try to pry into everything little thing they do. Dealing with life as a whole

Both somehow coming out the other end better and nicer people. Forgiving each other and their fans at the same time. Being able to move to the future with joy and happiness and peace

I cannot even imagine what their relationship has gone through. The stress it put on them

I am just so happy they are both able to be their authentic selves now

I hope the future holds nothing but prosperity for them

the intro, for starters: it's INTENTIONAL. the bedsheets are ON PURPOSE. the shirts that match the bedsheets. the premise: how they were reduced to the Iconic Matching Bedsheets because that was how the fans Branded them. the intimacy of the bed setting. different but belonging together, the perfect speculated Are They Dating.

confirming it 7 seconds in to finally take control of the narrative.

then, the title card: gloved hands ripping apart the bedsheets and setting them on fire. anonymous people on the internet ruining something so incredibly private, ripping it apart and setting the dregs on fire. THAT'S the theme of the video: why they kept it a secret.. and why they're sharing it now. taking control of the narrative, shedding a light on the damage that was done.

when there are clips of old videos that were since privated i don't think it's accidental that they're taken from torrent sites with the logo intact and not the official upload. BECAUSE THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. it feels invasive. IT WAS INVASIVE.

it's ART. it's INTENTIONAL. yeah they're dating but they're WRITERS. this isn't just a dating announcement, it's an introspective art film. a video essay. a think piece. so many layers to this video that i think many people are missing or ignoring.

then the REBRAND. it's such a powerful conclusion to a video all about strangers controlling the narrative of one's life and career, and finally freeing oneself from that chokehold. setting boundaries. deciding for yourself what, and how, you do from now on. a metamorphosis, maybe. finally taking back the control that was ripped from them for all those years.

THAT'S A WHOLE ASS HEART?????

Here they are! The Big Baddies(?) of the 100 Acre Mindscape! Virgil the anxious Heffalump, Janus the scheming Woozle and Remus the bouncy Jagular! (Pssst! He’s actually a Tigger but he doesn’t know that yet!). What trouble will they get up to? Maybe they’ll try and take Patton’s cookies! Oh bother!

Close up on Woozle Janus because he’s so small!