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[Talking Dad] Ep. 2 - The Ties That Bind
Added 2021-12-30 18:37:19 +0000 UTCWe take a look back at Episode 2, technically, our first side quest! We also talk about the inception of the characters of our kids.
Spoiler Alert! Do NOT listen to these until you've finished Season 1! Because we're recorded these much later, we talk about (and potentially spoil) events that happen throughout the entire first season.
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I’m in my third re-listen now listening to each talking dads episode after the main podcast episode and I can’t get enough of the Dads
sebs0448
2025-07-14 18:07:22 +0000 UTCWait episode two was literally what hooked me into this show. Everything with the dragon just being so insulted was hilarious, I was cry laughing
ScoopyOopyPoopy
2025-05-29 11:51:59 +0000 UTCWhen I first started listening to this series (around the end of 2023), I listened to the first few episodes on YouTube. Turns out, they never added the time travel stuff to the YouTube version, so it was cool to experience this twist moment despite season 1 being finished. Really cemented this as my favourite podcast 😁
Sophie
2025-04-03 10:03:23 +0000 UTCI remember where I was when I first heard the time travel edit, it was in early 2023, and on Spotify, so when I heard the time travel part, I think I replayed it like 4 times trying to see where I zoned out. But nope, I was just blind to it for weeks until I got to the end
David ortega
2024-11-10 19:56:40 +0000 UTCBeth may: we are living in 2024. Right as i am listening to this in 2024 caught me so much off guard.
davy kuijpers
2024-08-26 12:10:11 +0000 UTCSo I got Mandela effected and completely forgot time travel was introduced and had to double take
the chompie man
2024-07-03 17:22:03 +0000 UTCSame situation here. It didn't even ping in my brain that they could even do something lile that, it was mindblowing when I finally caught up and that happened.
Larz Bracken
2024-04-12 07:01:09 +0000 UTCwhen they read the puppet question, me and Matt said 'Ron' at the exact same time
Lucas Maxfield
2023-11-19 09:27:20 +0000 UTCThen getting to the end wondering when that was gonna pay off just to reveal that Anthony, the assumed puppet master was not in on it at all was one of my favorite reveals in anything
Myorp
2023-11-06 18:11:46 +0000 UTCWhen I was watching episode two I was for sure baffled, "are these the rules we're rolling with? How did they plan for this?"
Myorp
2023-11-06 18:10:54 +0000 UTCI was someone who started listening while season 2 was (is) airing, and to me this was like the most epic moment to me learning that the scene was edited in later!
Ash Stolley
2023-10-24 02:26:10 +0000 UTCSo proficiency just means skills you are particularly good at. These skills have this bonus. For example, a Lv 1 Wizard with 16 INT would normally have +3 Arcana, but with Proficiency it is +5. Rogues get expertise which is double proficiency. This is where you can have +7 or +8 Stealth even at low levels.
Andrew Holka
2023-10-12 04:02:07 +0000 UTCI saw it as: "well it makes sense that nothing bad came out of it since future Darrel changed the conditions. Plus they have an item on standby. Cool." And then 60 episodes later I felt scammed lolol
Ann Droid
2023-08-02 10:55:38 +0000 UTCThis was one of my favorite episodes— the way Ron kills one of his kids is the hardest I’ve ever laughed at anything
DrFate
2023-05-06 18:09:31 +0000 UTCI listened to episode 2 after the time travel stuff was added. I remember being pretty stoned and getting confused, so I rewound, listened to that part again, and struck it up as something that would get explained. I'd forgotten about it by the time the third episode was playing, and it was satisfying as fuck to hear the setup finally kick in 60 episodes later
Jesse Barbour
2023-02-18 02:17:50 +0000 UTCSpell save DC applies to things like Charm, where the spell completely and totally fails because of the defensive roll, skill check is something for when the DM decides to give the players an option to escape a rolling Boulder or get hit by it and take damage/die. It also applies to shit like fireball where you can use dexterity to escape the main blast and take half damage (no avoiding all the damage with that fucker even on a successful save)
Ian Cross
2023-01-30 18:08:41 +0000 UTCsons and
Fee the Fey Fairy
2022-11-12 19:45:00 +0000 UTCI started the show in April of 2022 and I’ve finally caught up and I want to let yall know I thought about when the Daryl time travel moment was gonna come back into play or if everyone forgot about it quite literally thru every episode afterward, it was aLways on my mind and when it happened it was sO satisfying I literally screamed and ran around in circles at work lmao
Saint Kelp
2022-07-16 02:02:11 +0000 UTCYes, originally it had the conditions that they discussed in episode 2, and at the end of the season, when they realized they should have altered the conditions slightly, Freddy did a power move and they secretly edited "Daryl from the future" into episode 2 telling them to change it. So episode 2 this year is different then when it was originally released
Lindsay
2022-06-07 22:39:28 +0000 UTCWait, so did this episode actually get changed after the time travel thing? Cause I only listened to it this year and there was no change - at least not on Spotify
Chantelle Black
2022-05-03 02:41:57 +0000 UTCThis was one of my favourite episodes
Chantelle Black
2022-05-03 02:38:53 +0000 UTCI started listening at the end of January this year. When the time travel happened it made me feel like the show was more scripted than a dnd podcast should be. But it totally payed off and is definitely one of the best parts of the show
Billy Poff
2022-03-23 19:47:11 +0000 UTCYup, same. I blew right past it, probably thought “huh I wonder if that comes back later” and then forgot about it completely by the time it became relevant.
Rae C
2022-02-26 22:19:44 +0000 UTCSame here and I actually forgot about the time travel until I hit ep64 and when Freddie asked for the perception check from Anthony 🤣
Nick Woisin
2022-02-07 06:08:43 +0000 UTCI just recently binged season 1 of this podcast (i.e. started in December) so I did hear it with the time loop shenanigans on my first listen. It honestly came across as a pretty good joke. To me it sounded like Matt joking about how much detail and specificity you were all putting into getting the bracelets just right, and then once you all finally decide future Daryl comes in and makes even more changes. It was a mind blower to find out it was actually significant in the reveal at the end of the season. It maybe feels like it sticks out in retrospect, but like you all said here, I wasn't really familiar enough with the tempo of the show to even question it as anything other than a weird but good joke at the time.
Matt Harrison
2022-02-07 00:29:41 +0000 UTCI love that you quoted Stephen Sondheim Beth!! I also got to see Merrily We Roll Along in New York! I loved it!
Mrs. Hannah Dearing
2022-02-03 12:22:05 +0000 UTCListening to this literally mid-covid I could not tell you guys struggled to transition. I even said to myself "wow, they handled this really well looking back at how crazy 2020 was".
Cheyenne Stevens
2022-01-14 18:29:58 +0000 UTCMy sister is listening to this for the first and I HAVE to know her thoughts about this episode. Lol
Lyndsey
2022-01-11 19:01:37 +0000 UTC😂😂 can’t tell if you picked up on the sarcasm or not..
It’s a Living
2022-01-11 18:01:42 +0000 UTCYep, that's correct! Do NOT listen to these until you've finished Season 1. Because we're recorded these much later, we talk about (and potentially spoil) events that happen throughout the entire first season.
Ashley Nicollette
2022-01-11 17:33:22 +0000 UTCI think they’re recording this after listening to season 1 and there might be spoilers, not sure though
It’s a Living
2022-01-10 22:07:49 +0000 UTCI don't get the confusion about components. If something costs money and the spell specifically says it consumes it you need to keep track of how much you have. If it doesn't cost anything you just need a wand, religious symbol, bag of components etc. And you don't care as long as you have that on you.
DankSgt.
2022-01-02 09:05:21 +0000 UTCHope you feel better soon!
Sabrina LaGasse
2022-01-01 22:34:47 +0000 UTCThe component thing is the easy part. If it has a gold cost, you need to track it. If it doesn't, you just have a component pouch or arcane focus and assume you have it
Jason Melton
2022-01-01 05:33:48 +0000 UTCBeth please keep the musical theatre references coming
Tate Simpson
2022-01-01 04:35:19 +0000 UTCI think you guys are being way too hard on this episode! It may not add much to the main arc, but for a side quest, I thought it was a lot of fun and had a ton of great scenes and lines.
Ro
2022-01-01 02:16:32 +0000 UTCI'm loving these retrospective talking dad episodes so much I feel like you're being too critical of yourselves, ep 2 is a great episode, and the good dnd parties definitely stop and argue about morality (murder hobos are boring)
Serenity4Jane
2022-01-01 01:01:53 +0000 UTCIn context of the episode, Freddie’s qualms with dnd “large” creatures mirrors Paul Rudd in role models.
Shaun
2021-12-31 06:34:23 +0000 UTCthanks :) made me go and look for the loop at ep 2
Eli levinger
2021-12-31 05:06:33 +0000 UTCWoohoo! Got a question in! Thanks for taking the time to answer it, everyone!
Stephen M.
2021-12-31 04:57:16 +0000 UTCJust the first 7 that they didn't do
Elijah Peters
2021-12-30 22:59:55 +0000 UTCHang on a second why didn’t they warn us about these spoilers
John Wuest
2021-12-30 22:48:41 +0000 UTCI love the infectious laughter, especially right at the end.
Amber Fostervold
2021-12-30 21:51:18 +0000 UTCWait, but this episode is one of my fave with all the moral dilema Anthony gave them. I think that my fave episodes are like the side quest vibes episodes like the scam likely truth and dare ep and the body swap ep where Anthony just haves a killer gimmick and then hilarious improv occurs.
Jaz Nopal
2021-12-30 21:09:35 +0000 UTCYou're doing one for every episode?! Wow that's incredible
Austin Baker
2021-12-30 20:46:16 +0000 UTCI just started a relisten for ep 1 Tuesday morning, these timed out perfectly
Úlfdís
2021-12-30 20:13:42 +0000 UTCthanks again dad ❤️
Sydney Wigder
2021-12-30 19:46:36 +0000 UTCThis lineup of content came right on time for me to test positive for covid and go into quarantine
Gwynn
2021-12-30 19:46:31 +0000 UTCJust wanna say on the not knowing DnD mechanics like bonuses and proficiencies...Im a firm believer that DnD rulebook can be absolutely tossed out who cares play ur game. However its fun to use the mechanics to do fun things like with the fanny pack and Terry Sr.
FusRohNahSon
2021-12-30 19:41:21 +0000 UTCClassic Dungeons & Daddies: a mediocre premise rescued by the talent and chemistry of the performers! Great work.
Cactus Pear
2021-12-30 19:25:37 +0000 UTCOh my God it's just like it's raining miracles two updates and two consecutive days I love you
Jon
2021-12-30 19:06:00 +0000 UTCHonestly the whole progression of events in episode two play like an episode on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Ben Monteith
2021-12-30 19:05:39 +0000 UTCThanks.
Keith Robinson
2021-12-30 18:55:52 +0000 UTCOmg does this mean we’re getting a new ep every day for 7 days? That is the best late Christmas gift I could ask for
RicoNico
2021-12-30 18:42:53 +0000 UTCDayum. How fast are yalls gonna blast through these!? Thanks!
Taylor Wilkinson
2021-12-30 18:42:50 +0000 UTCWow, this is a pleasant surprise! Thanks!
Ryan Flueger
2021-12-30 18:41:04 +0000 UTCIt’s like a reward
Sydney Heim
2021-12-30 18:39:02 +0000 UTC
