#thegreatmcdrewatch

Laurmau art based on Accolade by Edmund Leighton

Do you need to watch this? 40% <- its got some neat lore about the experience of becoming a shadow knight

Is it fun to watch? 25% <- carried by Castor

Plot Summary: Castor and Aphmau want to rescue Laurance but discover that the nether portal has been broken, possibly by a disruption on the other side. They then travel to Phoenix Drop and successfully unlock Sasha's book. It details how she became a shadow knight and we learn some Neat Things about what that transformation does to your brain.

Personal Notes:

I've got my balcony door open to listen to the rain, can't wait for this to ruin the good vibes

SHES SO LOUD

Castor and Timberly getting accosted by young werewolves that think they're food

nether portal is broken!

maybe my humor is broken but i love Castor's bits. its so fucking dumb but hes so committed

Aphmau is SO bad at fighting creepers, she just walks up to them and then acts surprised when they blow up

Timberly just died to the creepers, RIP

back in Phoenix Drop, Brendan is moping

Castor loves cubes. He is a self-professed cube man

book unlocked!

Sasha was turned after she died trying to rescue her own lord, Joh, from the nether after he'd been abducted by a shadow knight named Gene

she woke up from death Very Angry. Gene woke her and said she'd been abandoned by her allies, but she could come back to life if she swore allegiance to the Shadow King and killed her old lord. can't believe Fantasy High: Junior Year was inspired by MCD

Castor refutes this version of events! he said that Sasha was pulled into the lava by Gene, and that as she died she yelled that they should save themselves and that she loved them

interestingly, the journal ends with Sasha apologizing to Kenmur and saying she loves him. so she's not Completely gone

Do you need to watch this? 50% i'm sure it'll get retconned and summarized later

Is it fun to watch? 30% and only because of Castor

Plot Summary: Laurance and Aphmau rush to the nether to rescue Castor. The Shadow Lord attacks them during their escape, and Laurance stays behind in the fortress to buy Aphmau and Castor time to run.

Personal Notes:

since last time i spilled some water so a portion of this notebook is irreparably compromised

LAURANCE

Laurance and Aphmau think Castor got sent into the nether so the Shadow Lord can take his magic like he took Lord Burt's

Aphmau you made these names why can't you say Ungrth

"I need to get me [a wyvern]" you are evil this is a sentient endangered species

YOU NEVER REALIZED HOW CLOSE BRIGHTPORT AND THE WEREWOLF TOWN ARE? THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF THE BRIGHTPORT ARC???

the nether side of the portal has been decorated with glowstone and symbols and a sign invoking the protection of a Lunar Goddess, looks like werewolves have done some work here

the shadow knights in the fortress are Weak

Aphmau stage whispering to caged Castor while Shadow Lord is 5 feet away

Shadow Lord attacks and does 0 damage

Castor creates a barrier so all can run

Laurance tells Castor and Aphmau to run because "it's not going well" motherfucker you killed all the knights without dropping to even half health and the Shadow Lord has to break through a wall to get to you but Whatever

Castor is amusing in this one. He has 1 bit and its that he gives zero fucks about anyone or anything other than his chickens

"I JUST WANTED TO SAVE MY PEOPLE" "I HAVE MORE PEOPLE FOR YOU" Castor recognizes that thats a really fucked up thing for Aphmau to say wtf

"He owes me $5," "He just sacrificed his life for you!" "Then he owes me $2," Castor you're carrying the vibe

Do you need to watch this? 15%? i truly don't know it has sidequest energy but also the nether and Sasha are here

Is it fun to watch? 8% its inoffensive

Plot Summary: Donna and Logan announce their engagement and Aphmau becomes their maid of honor/wedding planner. Shortly after she cruises over to Meteli to get Castor the Chicken Shaman to unlock Sasha's journal, only to discover that the chickens have been slaughtered and the remaining few have been taken to the nether by Sasha as hostages. Castor is already gone in pursuit of them, and Aphmau makes plans to use the portal in Brightport to follow him.

Personal Notes:

holy shit! basement has slightly expanded to have a wooden floors section with double chests

Levin's room has an iron door and is slightly expanded

Aphmau half rebuilt the top part of her house using fences and fairy lights, somehow it looks better than it did before it got exploded

Dale having an alcoholism relapse

Logan and Donna engaged

inviting Aphmau to be her maid of honor says a lot about Donna's social life

the way Aphmau clearly doesn't like Donna nd Logan but tries to hide it

to Meteli!

Hayden and Kenmur's fights are getting worse

some dude called Dr. Bees is outside Castor's house?

blood everywhere, Bees says he was to late to save everyone?

there's a note from Sasha telling Castor to go to the nether if he wants to save what remains of his chickens

Do you need to watch this? 0%

Is it fun to watch? 5% <- i've discovered that taking breaks between episode viewings makes my judgement on this area much more harsh as;ldfjk

Plot Summary: Aphmau chit chats and does poor repairs to one of the 3x3 houses. Also she says shes going to go to Meteli to help Cadenza and see if Castor can unlock Sasha's magically sealed journal.

Personal Notes:

already worried about that title

EIGHTEEN MINUTES

you're not going to do repairs, Aphmau. don't lie

"chesticles" Dale??

locals are objectifying Laurence, cool

get it together Brendan

Laurence constantly flirt because he didn't interact with women until he was older and attractive? Girl weren't you friends with Cadenza growing up? Weren't there like, 5 other children in Meteli and half of them were girls? Jess do you think boys and girls don't talk to each other until they're attracted to each other? What the fuck?

Garroth still hiding in the mines with no helmet, digging that hole doing that minecraft grind

Aphmau constantly complains about her inventory but half of it is random assorted animal skins and zombie flesh that she never gets rid of

"I can always go back and fix things" no you won't