If you want a quick and dirty list of his most memorable fat bastard antics, I would recommend looking the The F Ralph Festival, Kino Casino episode 2. They knock out the top 10 or 12 things before the last 2 weeks or so. From there on theres a hell of a lot, but it should be easily found.
I think because people recognize he’s probably beyond maintenance drinking at this point. He can’t just drink one or three to maintain, he’s got to drink a pint or more. He’s achieved the “can’t drink at all” level of alcoholism that means one drink must lead to ten. He can’t just have a few, he has no control.
I can believe it. He's gotten the sweet taste of the Dragon, and it gave him the feeling alcohol use too. It's how addicts progress, especially if they are getting heat for their previous vise. He'll drop the boose to placate his mare as long as that opiate bottle keeps shaking. It's giving him the euphoria the boose use too.
Ralph is way too deep into the alcoholic rabbit hole to dig himself out without professional help. A year ago he probably could have paid for it with superchat revenue. Now? He's up shit creek without a paddle unless he makes a drastic change, and even then by all external appearances it's far too late to arrest his downward spiral. It's getting to the point where he probably would have been better off getting sent back to prison.
Violating a restraining is like a fine up to $1k at most and he’s not even a California resident, so they can’t do much to make him pay. Weird that he’d consider that a “legal battle” but then again he’s completely destroyed his life over a few jokes online so I guess it’s possible he sees everything as a “battle.”
Not even trying to by hyperbolic: Isn't there like a 25% chance Ralph just fucking dies from withdrawal if he quit drinking cold turkey at this point?
While I agree, some alcoholics can go short bursts without alcohol which helps them into believing they have mastery over their addiction. That usually leads to deeper addiction.
Believe it or not, worse drunks than Ralph get sober going to meetings. He can’t be choosy. Ethan needs to jump into any lifeboat that will let him in, and 12 Step meetings always will. (Until he starts fistfights at his home group and gets banned from there. Then he’ll just have to find a new meeting he likes.)
Ralph is to much of a pussy to fight another man IRL. Small woman and people on the internet is the only time the Ralphamale gimmick works.
Assuming his gunt won't tip the lifeboat over anyway.
I bet Nick just had the gunt falling all over himself, desperate no to burn his last bridge apologizing to him. Then had his delusions of grandeur indulged for a bit so he forgave him
I can only imagine it because I’ve seen lots of people recover who were far worse off than Ethan is now. It’s not probable, but it’s possible.