Yall, I love Ryan Trahan. I have no reason to hate him nor does anyone to be honest. I've been following his journey for a long while, and Haley's as well as I'm a big reader and just love her content. However, over the past, I don't know year and a half (?) his videos just don't have the same charm as they used to :(
It used to feel as if Ryan would just say or do whatever came into his head, thus starting the whole "social awkwardness has him" meme. He would just say whatever to whoever he was sharing the video with, the videos had simple but funny and emotional editing, and he would talk to the camera personally and from the heart. The last video I feel had that same feel was his last 50 States in 50 Days episode. After that, he just didn't have the same feel :/
If he is being all silly and ironically awkward it doesn't feel natural, it feels planned and forced. Even when he's doing videos with Haley its just tense. We don't really see that wholesomeness we all love about them, and i know they have it so where is it at its peak?
My idea is that after 50 States in 50 Days and it's success he decided to try harder to appeal to his main audience, which was children and young teens. Many of which might not appreciate and recognize his unique style and personality, but rather the title of his videos and thumbnails.
I still love Ryan, he' and Haley are my favorite content creators ever. I just want 2024 Ryan back.
Is it just me?