It wasn't until Starstruck that I realized how much Lou inhabits his characters. I kept thinking I knew what he really sounded like, but if you go back and listen, it's not just his killer commitment to sincerity in scenes like this. His "out of character" voice is never the same between series. His rhythm, his tone - the amount he stutters and how, for Gunnie - it all changes depending on who he's playing. That level of commitment is crazy to me - can any of us change whether we pause and how, whether we say "uh" , etc when we're not even thinking about it? I used to think Emily was the tear jerker of the group (and she's still amazing). But Lou and Brennan's hardcore commitment to being vulnerable has wrung an ocean of tears from me by this point.
@@edwardnewtonLA This is a brilliant comment. I think I clocked it as soon I started re-listening to Unsleeping City episodes the first time. It's still my favourite series (both seasons) with Starstruck now as a very close second. Lou plays his characters straight and let the comedy come out of their choices. And I think Brennan as his long time comedy partner loves it because he has always taken his character lead from "Yes and-ing" the dice roll or the other players. I love Emily as a player slightly more than I do as actress. She is brilliant at knowing what will be surprisingly funny or deeply moving, but I never ever not see her as Emily playing a character. I'm sad that I slept on Siobhan for so long. I never really clicked with Adaine and it took me until the fae court to realise how much complexity she brings to her characters with a writer's oversight. Each of them are strong and bring out a strength in Brennan which doesn't always come out when he dms other people. Lou and Brennan - the Kings of that one damn scene each season! 😭
Lou is a legend. He just Feels it so deeply. And Brennan's face after that monologue, like fuck I love this guy, how do I honor this incredible dramatic moment? Improv gold. Give Lou all the movies, all of em.
Lou is such a fucking joy to watch, always. Gunnie getting to own his own body and like be a family with the gunner channel on the Worst really makes me just tear up, the ball really did roll up for him and I'm so happy
Back in the Unsleeping City, Lou's performance as Kingston Brown from Uptown was a fantastic experience- especially his voice control when Ally chose to view his past in the dream.
Lou has come a long way in roleplay. I always noticed that he looked down in dramatic scenes a lot rather than making eye contact, and sometimes in earlier seasons he would almost smirk a little bit even when the scene was sad. Like his voice would sound in character, but his face not entirely (mostly as Fabian and a few times as Amethar but only in serious moments). But this, man. Eye contact. Totally fucking genuine. Eyes glistening but no tears falling. This man can IMPROVE. And I’m not just talking about Gunnie 😉 He’s easily moved from my least favorite of the players (though I loved them all) to probably my second or third.
I think some of this, seeing as how he's a comedic actor in an indie podcast series that already tanked once and had to rebuild from the scraps, may stem from this particular scene being a bit closer to home for him than most of his others.
He's actually talked about it in an adventuring party episode about how he had trouble with dramatic scenes in the early seasons of d20 (specifically about smiling during the family in flames episode) because he was too awkward to show emotion on camera.
I think Kingston shows his progress well. He has genuine scenes where it feels like he's exploring, dipping his toes in different emotions, and honestly that's great.
A starstruck odyssey is soooo good, has some of my favorite characters of any season they’ve done. Plus, if you already had a subscription before the price increase and renew it now, you’ll only have to pay the old price, $5 a month
Shit got too real for a second there. I remember being 18 desperate to get out from under my parents. Not even because I was really ready, I just wanted to know whether I had what it takes to "make it work". Great clip.
Reminded me so much of Brennan as Ostentatia's dad with that "I can take care you" moment from the first ep of the seven, something about hearing the tears in someone's voice as they say something that almost sounds like they're trying convince themselves more than the person they're talking to always gets me 😭
he figured himself out and he knows that even if his birth family rejects his conclusion he'll still have the gunner channel and he's his own man and his own physical being now and i'm not emotional YOU are
Keep in mind his birth family loves him very much and’s he’s got two dads. But I agree, you have to leave from even loving families so you can make your own way.
My favourite part of this scene is Gunnie's assertion that the Wurst is where he's supposed to be and the final "I was right", but it's also definitely worth highlighting the way that "Ball's up - It's never coming down." so perfectly leverages the silly running joke into a genuinely great emotional payoff.
Amazing. I have no insight into the lives of the Dimension 20 gang, so it's fully possible that this scene is just excellent acting and immersive roleplaying, and not in any way a reflection of their real experiences. That being said, I do feel like this speech has a lot of parallells to pursuing a career in art. So many people warn you not to do it, and when things aren't working out it can be humiliating and infuriating to feel like you're proving them right. Lou always seems so genuinely happy making stories with Dimension 20, so even if it's just an accidental parable I'm drawing it's heartwarming to see his character affirm that he's content with the life he's chosen and the people he chose to journey with, all whilst looking forward to a future where new and exciting things may happen.
My DM gave me a compliment recently. They told me they remind me of Lou Wilson when playing D&D. That damn near brought me to tears. I hope I am like Lou. This clip is so emblematic of the player I aspire to be. He was so good in this clip. I think Brennan also got a bit choked up there
I was so worried about his dads never coming into the picture before, I thought something awful had happened (specially considering they are very rich and could take care of the debt), seeing the answer finally has been super interesting and very pretty
I have no context for this scene, but this was outstanding roleplaying. As a D&D player from the 80s and 90s who was bullied for liking "nerdy" stuff, I'm so glad that the Internet has opened up role playing games to so many people who may have never had a chance to play before, and made it so accessible. Now tabletop RPGs are more popular than ever, and that makes me happy.
It was real acting. This is why I love this show. These people. They include parts of their personal lives in their roles. Not to assume thing about the actors/players, but some examples are ally’s season 1 religious arcs and siobhan’s panic attack roles, Pete’s sobriety, kugrash’s atonement, kingston’s love for his family, and of course, Gunnie’s struggle with weather his carrier descision was right or not… Again, not to assume things about the character players, but it seems a little too close to not acting to be role play hahaha.p
This season had me entirely fucked mentally. We traveled through ultimate happiness, joy, humor, all the way down to just downtrodden sadness and anguish at times. This scene sticks out in my head as one of the best moments I've ever seen at a table of someone being absolutely immersed in their role. Lou's amazing.
Starstruck was my first D20 from start to finish. I had gotten on bored prior but just watched clips. But Starstruck is my starting point. AND I love it so much. I will say easily, and I've watched everything since then, this bit from Lou totaled me. I think this bit is so cute, funny, poignant and I think about it a lot. I have unwavering love for this series and everyone involved.
Since I've found this clip I watch it every day before work. I can't tell you how motivational and we'll received this was. I'm in a point where I needed this. And im sure many others do too. Thanks for the clip.
I really love moments like this from D20 where the players don’t just like las as their characters but in a way actually become them, on a related note Lou is a fantastic character actor
I can't believe how good this is! Y'know when I first watched this, I thought it was just stuttering because of how crazy that episode was, but now I realise that godsend Lou Wilsoncan flawleesly choke up his voice!? Thanks for preserving this wonderful clip!
as someone who constantly feels like they need to prove everything to people that you'll never be good enough for, this scene completely broke me, I ugly cry every time
I need to watch Dimension 20 properly but Lou always seems to be my kind of player. Has fun and throws himself headfirst into the roleplay, whether silly or serious
Okay so now I can add gunnie to the list of dimension 20 characters that have made me cry in the past week, right along with Riz Gukgak, Adaine Abernant, Ayda Aguefort and Gorgug Thistlespring
the title made me click this video just for curiosity. I dont watch this, i dont know what is going on...but i got emotionall. The music, they roleplaying...... I got to watch this show, for this scene...for this man.
Dimension 20 on Dropout. They've done a whole bunch of campaigns. I've only just gotten into it recently myself but this one (Starstruck Odyssey) is one of my favorite things ever. The Unsleeping City is also a very good campaign so far.
I try to imagine years of pressure and uncertainty while trying to make it in show business, then being able to go home and say you're Jimmy Kimmel's announcer.
Lou at sincere is devastating. Especially with Gunnie who has bee n one of his wildest characters. Always love Lou and Brennan working together ❤
It wasn't until Starstruck that I realized how much Lou inhabits his characters. I kept thinking I knew what he really sounded like, but if you go back and listen, it's not just his killer commitment to sincerity in scenes like this. His "out of character" voice is never the same between series. His rhythm, his tone - the amount he stutters and how, for Gunnie - it all changes depending on who he's playing. That level of commitment is crazy to me - can any of us change whether we pause and how, whether we say "uh" , etc when we're not even thinking about it?
I used to think Emily was the tear jerker of the group (and she's still amazing). But Lou and Brennan's hardcore commitment to being vulnerable has wrung an ocean of tears from me by this point.
@@edwardnewtonLA This is a brilliant comment. I think I clocked it as soon I started re-listening to Unsleeping City episodes the first time. It's still my favourite series (both seasons) with Starstruck now as a very close second. Lou plays his characters straight and let the comedy come out of their choices. And I think Brennan as his long time comedy partner loves it because he has always taken his character lead from "Yes and-ing" the dice roll or the other players. I love Emily as a player slightly more than I do as actress. She is brilliant at knowing what will be surprisingly funny or deeply moving, but I never ever not see her as Emily playing a character. I'm sad that I slept on Siobhan for so long. I never really clicked with Adaine and it took me until the fae court to realise how much complexity she brings to her characters with a writer's oversight. Each of them are strong and bring out a strength in Brennan which doesn't always come out when he dms other people.
Lou and Brennan - the Kings of that one damn scene each season! 😭
That moment caught me by surprise. For a completely batshit season of almost pure fun and madness, he found the heart in it.
the MOMENT his voice starts to tremble. THE MOMENT. he’s just so fucking good at what he does
I wanted to give him a big hug that whole time. Poor Gunnie, it hurts even more that I really related with what he was saying
Man I cried the first time I saw this
brennan playing lou's estranged lover/friend is my favorite type of D20 roleplay. I always cry at least a little bit
Lou is a legend. He just Feels it so deeply. And Brennan's face after that monologue, like fuck I love this guy, how do I honor this incredible dramatic moment? Improv gold. Give Lou all the movies, all of em.
Brennan's face at 1:40, love it
Gunnie quite literally doubled down until he hit his payday.
And only once almost got his legs repossessed.
“i was right, and now that i know i’m right, i can come home.” hit so hard. i love lou
Lou is such a fucking joy to watch, always. Gunnie getting to own his own body and like be a family with the gunner channel on the Worst really makes me just tear up, the ball really did roll up for him and I'm so happy
"I WAS RIGHT ... i know I'm right " Damn Lou this man can improve
as someone in medical debt after escaping my previous life, Gunny has always hit home for me. this scene was so lovely and cathartic
Lou Wilson is UNREAL. Lou really went “you are going to feel so much” and I had no choice but to agree with him
Back in the Unsleeping City, Lou's performance as Kingston Brown from Uptown was a fantastic experience- especially his voice control when Ally chose to view his past in the dream.
"It's our galaxy now" is one of the most motivational and heartfelt statements I've heard in a long time
Lou has come a long way in roleplay. I always noticed that he looked down in dramatic scenes a lot rather than making eye contact, and sometimes in earlier seasons he would almost smirk a little bit even when the scene was sad. Like his voice would sound in character, but his face not entirely (mostly as Fabian and a few times as Amethar but only in serious moments). But this, man. Eye contact. Totally fucking genuine. Eyes glistening but no tears falling. This man can IMPROVE. And I’m not just talking about Gunnie 😉 He’s easily moved from my least favorite of the players (though I loved them all) to probably my second or third.
I think some of this, seeing as how he's a comedic actor in an indie podcast series that already tanked once and had to rebuild from the scraps, may stem from this particular scene being a bit closer to home for him than most of his others.
He's actually talked about it in an adventuring party episode about how he had trouble with dramatic scenes in the early seasons of d20 (specifically about smiling during the family in flames episode) because he was too awkward to show emotion on camera.
I think Kingston shows his progress well. He has genuine scenes where it feels like he's exploring, dipping his toes in different emotions, and honestly that's great.
I wanna restart my subscription to Dropout just for this moment. Lou is such a pure guy, love him in all his roles
A starstruck odyssey is soooo good, has some of my favorite characters of any season they’ve done. Plus, if you already had a subscription before the price increase and renew it now, you’ll only have to pay the old price, $5 a month
I saw this and knew immediately it would be clipped, but damn this is fast lol
Side note: Lou is an incredible actor and every time he does an emotional moment it makes me feel SO MANY THINGS
Shit got too real for a second there. I remember being 18 desperate to get out from under my parents. Not even because I was really ready, I just wanted to know whether I had what it takes to "make it work". Great clip.
Out of all of the beauty and raw emotion in this scene, the cherry on top for me is Brennan speaking in the key of the music @2:10
Reminded me so much of Brennan as Ostentatia's dad with that "I can take care you" moment from the first ep of the seven, something about hearing the tears in someone's voice as they say something that almost sounds like they're trying convince themselves more than the person they're talking to always gets me 😭
he figured himself out and he knows that even if his birth family rejects his conclusion he'll still have the gunner channel and he's his own man and his own physical being now and i'm not emotional YOU are
Keep in mind his birth family loves him very much and’s he’s got two dads. But I agree, you have to leave from even loving families so you can make your own way.
My favourite part of this scene is Gunnie's assertion that the Wurst is where he's supposed to be and the final "I was right", but it's also definitely worth highlighting the way that "Ball's up - It's never coming down." so perfectly leverages the silly running joke into a genuinely great emotional payoff.
Amazing. I have no insight into the lives of the Dimension 20 gang, so it's fully possible that this scene is just excellent acting and immersive roleplaying, and not in any way a reflection of their real experiences. That being said, I do feel like this speech has a lot of parallells to pursuing a career in art. So many people warn you not to do it, and when things aren't working out it can be humiliating and infuriating to feel like you're proving them right.
Lou always seems so genuinely happy making stories with Dimension 20, so even if it's just an accidental parable I'm drawing it's heartwarming to see his character affirm that he's content with the life he's chosen and the people he chose to journey with, all whilst looking forward to a future where new and exciting things may happen.
My DM gave me a compliment recently. They told me they remind me of Lou Wilson when playing D&D. That damn near brought me to tears.
I hope I am like Lou. This clip is so emblematic of the player I aspire to be. He was so good in this clip. I think Brennan also got a bit choked up there
I was so worried about his dads never coming into the picture before, I thought something awful had happened (specially considering they are very rich and could take care of the debt), seeing the answer finally has been super interesting and very pretty
I actually teared up hes amazing
ive never seen dimension 20 before i'm in love with this man now tho
Welcome to a cool thing!
Welcome to the party!
watch it. It's great
After all the wild hijinks and hilarity, Lou just drops this bomb and makes me tear up and want to cry inmediately
gunthrial "gunnie" miggles-rashbax you are BREAKING MY HEART MISTER
Lmao this episode was such a wild ride beginning to the end.
First turn I was yelling that Barry should just grapple the whole way down lmao
I have no context for this scene, but this was outstanding roleplaying. As a D&D player from the 80s and 90s who was bullied for liking "nerdy" stuff, I'm so glad that the Internet has opened up role playing games to so many people who may have never had a chance to play before, and made it so accessible. Now tabletop RPGs are more popular than ever, and that makes me happy.
I don't even watch this campaign and the emotion in Lou's voice made me cry
It was real acting. This is why I love this show. These people. They include parts of their personal lives in their roles. Not to assume thing about the actors/players, but some examples are ally’s season 1 religious arcs and siobhan’s panic attack roles, Pete’s sobriety, kugrash’s atonement, kingston’s love for his family, and of course, Gunnie’s struggle with weather his carrier descision was right or not… Again, not to assume things about the character players, but it seems a little too close to not acting to be role play hahaha.p
Boy I did not expect that gut punch from Starstruck. Only Lou could bring such gravitas to the silliest season.
This is one of those roleplay moments that hits me in such a personal way, makes me tear up every time
He’s good at what he does folks! Also yeah this doesn’t hit close to home or anything
“Captain of The Bad Call” LMAO
This season had me entirely fucked mentally. We traveled through ultimate happiness, joy, humor, all the way down to just downtrodden sadness and anguish at times. This scene sticks out in my head as one of the best moments I've ever seen at a table of someone being absolutely immersed in their role. Lou's amazing.
Starstruck was my first D20 from start to finish. I had gotten on bored prior but just watched clips. But Starstruck is my starting point. AND I love it so much. I will say easily, and I've watched everything since then, this bit from Lou totaled me. I think this bit is so cute, funny, poignant and I think about it a lot. I have unwavering love for this series and everyone involved.
I still go back to Fabian's last scene with his father in S1, it's just amazing roleplay
God, Lou Wilson is a legend
this moment made me cry tears of joy
Since I've found this clip I watch it every day before work. I can't tell you how motivational and we'll received this was. I'm in a point where I needed this. And im sure many others do too. Thanks for the clip.
I feel like I have cried so much from the various moments lou and brennan but this one truly hurt the most
I really love moments like this from D20 where the players don’t just like las as their characters but in a way actually become them, on a related note Lou is a fantastic character actor
I can't believe how good this is! Y'know when I first watched this, I thought it was just stuttering because of how crazy that episode was, but now I realise that godsend Lou Wilsoncan flawleesly choke up his voice!? Thanks for preserving this wonderful clip!
as someone who constantly feels like they need to prove everything to people that you'll never be good enough for, this scene completely broke me, I ugly cry every time
such a fantastic actor
Brennan is just a therapist and he's helping people deal with trauma in a healthy way
It feels like he’s pulling from his real life. Replace “being a spacer” with “doing comedy”
Lou is gorgeous in every way
Lou has to be one of my favourite performers of all time let alone d and players
Lou "making rylee cry" Wilson
I burst into tears I can’t stand it here
Gunnie, Jammer, Kingston Brown, Fabian Aramais Seacaster. every single one as iconic as the next.
god this was so fucking incredible
I can tell he's a good role player bc I haven't watched this storyline and don't know his character but I still got emotional wth
Lou is just so godamn amazing. I can't even imagine how amazing of a friend he must me irl.
Haven’t even see this yet and this clip made me cry
He deserves an award for this scene.
I need to watch Dimension 20 properly but Lou always seems to be my kind of player.
Has fun and throws himself headfirst into the roleplay, whether silly or serious
Okay so now I can add gunnie to the list of dimension 20 characters that have made me cry in the past week, right along with Riz Gukgak, Adaine Abernant, Ayda Aguefort and Gorgug Thistlespring
I fucking love Lou
Fricking teared up
the title made me click this video just for curiosity.
I dont watch this, i dont know what is going on...but i got emotionall.
The music, they roleplaying......
I got to watch this show, for this scene...for this man.
Dimension 20 on Dropout. They've done a whole bunch of campaigns. I've only just gotten into it recently myself but this one (Starstruck Odyssey) is one of my favorite things ever. The Unsleeping City is also a very good campaign so far.
@@JudeFergy i'll definitely check it out
after this scene, i want Gunnie and Kingston Brown to have a wonderful conversation together.
Can you please upload the “who do you know right now scene”
I literally love Lou Wilson so much I wanna die
Legendary.
Hopefully we get the skip scene too.
That's not roleplaying. hes reliving something real in his head.
Can’t wait for the end of the month when I get paid from work. I miss the gunner channel 😥
I try to imagine years of pressure and uncertainty while trying to make it in show business, then being able to go home and say you're Jimmy Kimmel's announcer.
I just realized the lighting in the dome is close to the Trans-Flag colors. Amen, D20
Does anyone know what is the name of the song the acoustic guitar that is playing in the background
lou wilson egot when????
How are you so fast
Idk what to tell you lou wilson makes me feel things
@@rain.enthusiast Clearly, since this came out like 2 hours after the video was released!
Shut your mouth! I'm not crying!
Absolutely heart-aching. Does anyone know what song is playing during this?