As most of you heard, last year's con, BTTMW2, with 14 guests was a fucked-up fiasco. This one ... wasn't anywhere near as bad.
(Though, tbf, there was no way for a con to be worse than last year's edition. Even the DI staff said that.)
There was better communication and fewer delays. And the cast didn't look like they were about to keel over any second.
There were even actual JATP panels! On both days! With all of the cast being present! All the time! And they actually got to talk about their show and other projects.
After three years, there wasn't much new information. The cast talking about the props they received (in Owen's case: stole) from the set was the most interesting thing.
Though Charlie talking about how he got sent to community theater bc he kept playing air guitar at his hockey games was so freaking adorable. And it felt so Luke.
The party ... and the "JATP concert"
So, while BTTMW4 was a fantastic experience in general, the party was a huge disappointment.
We already had a bad start. One of my friends is in a wheelchair, and the main access to the room was via a few steps. What kind of genius idea was this, DI?! It took them quite a few minutes to figure out how to get her down to the room. On the way back, I followed her. It was like an escape game.
So, yeah, not the ideal start.
And it didn't get much better. After last year's experience, I stayed away from the food. As cute as it looked, I wasn't keen on getting a Sunset Curve experience again.
Now the "JATP concert"
Well, it wasn't a "JATP concert". It was mostly Madi performing her own music. The closest we got to a JATP concert was her singing along to "Stand Tall" - the song was playing while the cast entered the room.
It was obvious that the guys didn't want to get on stage and sing. That's absolutely understandable. But then DI shouldn't have advertised it as a JATP concert. There were people who paid €220 for this party just to see the JATP concert. I'd be fuming if I had paid for that. (Please, don't get me wrong. Madi has an amazing voice. Unfortunately, her music doesn't do it any justice. And the terrible playback made it worse.)
So, anyway, yeah, not a good concert. The party got slightly better after the concert. Brenna D'Amico saved the party by getting on stage and doing group karaoke with the fans.
Random thoughts and occurrences:
Owen saying that this year was the first time he didn't get a gift for Nikolaus was heartbreaking
Owen with his giant emotional support candy cane - adorkable
The Chowen meeting room was exactly as messed up as a friend and I predicted - two independent conversations in one room: The French fans chatting with Charlie and the rest of us talking to Owen in English. (How the French girls actually understood Charlie's archaic French - no clue. Magic.)
I got nervous when I gave Charlie his ghosties. He squeezed the bag, noticed the content was squishy, and asked if he should keep his dog away from it ... RIP Ghosties - they'll be Koa's snack.
The ones who actually looked into their bags (Sacha, Madi & Owen) said they liked the ghosties.
We got a video message from Kenny, saying he's working on some theatre productions. (I really hope he didn't ditch us bc of Zac's star on the Walk of Fame, though.)
The hotel charged €14 for a footlong sandwich. WTF?! I didn't buy one, but I kinda want to know what was on this sandwich. €14 ... even at overpriced train station shops, I get 3 sandwiches for the same price. The hotel was pretty fancy, though.
Today is Bart Johnson's (Coach Bolton) birthday. At the closing ceremony, right after DI said again that it would be the last con, he got a birthday cake, and he was asked to make a wish. So he said: "BTTMW5"! The faces of the DI bosses were priceless.
Honestly, it looks like DI might cave and do another edition. But who knows.
Fun fact: While my souvenir is COVID, all my friends got influenza. WTF?!
There are probably more things to talk about, but my brain is too foggy to come up with more stuff. So that's what you get for now.
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Owen expecting only 10 people to come to the con in London was hilarious but also so sad. His face when 50% of the queue for his autographs shouted they'll come and that even people from North America fly over was ... a sight.
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lost my shit when owen had to stop charlie after his french rambling like umm hey buddy... slow down!! we don't speak fucking french. what are you saying??
