lostsometime:

One thing I really appreciate in The Adventure Zone is how Justin chooses to play Taako’s reaction to Barry and Lup’s relationship.  So often, if you have sibling characters who are really close, especially twins, one of them getting a significant other is this huge source of Angst and Drama for the other one. And to an extent, it is understandable – if you’ve been the most important person in your sibling’s life for all this time and suddenly there’s someone else that they love, yeah, I can understand that there’s potential for jealousy there.  It goes all the way back to Artemis and Apollo, who are basically the root of most of my Twin Character emotions and have been since I was about 6.  It shows up in Critical Role, too, with Vex getting really jealous and petty about Vax’s feelings for Keyleth.  And it’s not really gendered – Apollo is the jealous one in their story.  Taako could so easily have gone the petty-and-jealous route. And I wouldn’t have blamed them if he had, because Taako is a petty and jealous person!  It wouldn’t have been out of character at all, if Taako had resented Barry for taking Lup’s attention away from him. But instead, we get this really beautiful conversation where  he encourages Barry and is just really supportive and kind. And there’s a bit where he’s like, “This isn’t a surprise to me,” like, of course you’re in love with Lup, Lup’s the best, she’s just the best person, everyone should love her, and of course she should have a happy and fulfilling romantic relationship, this isn’t even a question.  It just makes for a much healthier, happier dynamic and it’s such a nice change.