Everlight (episode)

"" was the second of two special episodes released between season 1 and season 2 of Mythic Quest. "Everlight" came within just a few weeks of the start of the second season.

Synopsis
The staff return to the offices in order to celebrate Everlight, a holiday within the game of Mythic Quest.

Plot
On the first day back to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic, the gang stage their annual Everlight celebration. Now co-equals at the company, Poppy and Ian are the King and Queen of the costumed festivities, and they preside over the ensuing tournament.

As co-workers assume their role-played identities, they also take their place on the tournament leader-board, battling each other with fake weapons but real enthusiasm.

The only person not amused is Brad, who bets that he can vanquish all other opponents -- on the premise that Everlight will end -- in-game and out -- if he wins. As he takes his place on the "battlefield", in reality just the redecorated office floor, he reveals that he's a champion fencer who "minored in archery".

After he defeats all his other co-workers, Poppy suggests that the only people still eligible to play are herself an Ian. She thinks they need to take on Brad for the morale of the rest of the staff, but Ian is reluctant. As he's told her, the bosses should never actually play in the tournament. But she persists, and they soon join the battle. After a tough match -- which the two imagine happening in an extended dream sequence -- they prevail. Brad loses and Everlight is preserved for another year.

Starring

 * Rob McElhenney as Ian Grimm
 * Ashly Burch as Rachel
 * Jessie Ennis as Jo
 * Imani Hakim as Dana
 * David Hornsby as David Brittlesbee
 * Charlotte Nicdao as Poppy Li
 * Danny Pudi as Brad Bakshi
 * F. Murray Abraham as CW Longbottom

Special Guest Star

 * Sir Anthony Hopkins as the narrator

Guest Starring

 * Naomi Ekperigin as Carol
 * Caitlin McGee as Sue
 * Humphrey Ker as Paul

Co-Starring

 * Chris Naoki Lee as Kevin
 * Ashkhan Aref as Mage
 * Jonathan Wiggs as Jonathan

Points of interest

 * The episode was a few minutes longer than the typical episode
 * It contained a significant pre-title sequence of highly stylized animation.