#critical role tweet

[eyeshadowandcaffeine]

In addition to two warnings from Critical Role’s email list and official twitter, even Sam fucking Riegel chimed in to say “hey gang, it’s that bad”

✨GUYS I AM SCARED✨

[yashley]

[finncakes]

saw this tweet and immidiately thought of these two and their wanted posters

[lion-sensei]

imogen teleporting

[modernfable]

Caleb: One day, I will be an old man, and you will still be you. Essek: Caleb, I come from a place where people are reincarnated regularly, and a world where elf and human marriages are common. What makes you think there will ever come a day when I'm not in love with you?

[septembermonologues]

i have watched this video im not kidding probably almost 100 times and i have never noticed her title for the clip of dorian and orym touching base about trying to keep fearne from stealing i feel robbed

[simplysparrow14]

this rock has been down bad for Fearne Calloway since day 1

[sparring-spirals]

v funny that one of the various side effects of the pre-taped episodes is that previously we got the occasional live tweets and reactions from the cast, knowing they were directly experiencing (and reeling from) the shock and drama we were witnessing. vs now where they can't live tweet it anymore, but they HAVE been gifted the ability to rattle all of us to our core with a single tweet, having already had some time to process it and perhaps even know what happens after.

what im saying is. i respect this shift in power but also marisha what do you MEAN DDDD:

[happycattail]

Okay but can we give it up for Marisha and Liam? Every single one of their characters' dynamic with one another has been so riveting and interesting to watch. Vax and Keyleth Caleb and Beau Orym and Laudna They bounce off each other so well and whenever they roleplay with one another it's always a treat. It took Orym and Laudna a bit longer to get there, but even before the fight there's already been such strong tension between them that everyone knew this was coming. They are just so good.

[shorthaltsjester]

if i ever have to see another thought piece on the description of the white picket fence outside of fjord and jester’s place in mighty nein reunited indicating jester’s unhappiness in the relationship i will burn the world to the ground.

a) heteronormativity doesn’t exist in exandria !

b) fjord isn’t your Typical Male Love Interest Guy. if i ever have to read someone say that shit again i’m gonna (correctly) assume they haven’t paid attention at all to campaign 2 and any of fjord’s character arc.

c) perhaps, jester lavorre, woman who was raised on the ideology of romance novels and sexuality as exchange, might just find it uh… not a terrible thing that the white picket fence is falling apart outside since… fjord explicitly does Not feel like those romance novels to her, instead he feels comfortable. the way that a brightly painted but rarely used house might, especially when the couple in question spends most of their time adventuring together… which is an essential part of jester’s motivations throughout the campaign.

d) the reason fjord and jester seem unhappy in the reunion might be because, well, uh, whereas everyone else was getting a “vacation”, jester and fjord’s life together (specifically the fact that Fjord Loves Jester Enough To Risk The World (Momentarily) To Save Her) was the inciting action for an apocalyptic demigod being released - they Were unhappy. who wouldn’t be given those circumstances. jester nearly died, and fjord felt like the god that once saved him had now abandoned him, i am so truly sorry that their romance was not satisfactory for your vision of atypical romance (which, by the way, is literally reinforcing the restrictive romantic tropes you think you’re criticizing, so good job i guess). i would be much, much more concerned if jester and fjord Weren’t clearly dismayed.

e) both fjord and jester are individuals whose entire lives and character are defined by the expectation (both external and internal) that they behave and emote a certain way. that they’re in a relationship with someone who they feel that they can show that they are frustrated with or disagree on the layout of their house with or have different ideas on how to deal with the looming threat of a demigod is incredible. jester and fjord are emblematic of a relationship in which the characters Aren’t meant to be, but they Want to be together and they want to understand and support the other person so they work at it. we wouldn’t have conversations like “you seem disheartened..” “i am very disheartened! you almost died!” if they didn’t take the time and care to communicate with one another.

f) if you want a honeymoon era joyful queer romance, yasha and beau are right there! they are explicitly horny and in love and bright about it! if queerness is your measure of “trope breaking” i am very sorry to tell you that queer people partake in white picket fences, and i’d actually argue that in terms of Lifestyle Metaphor, beauyasha are more adherent to the whitepicket fence, nuclear familyism. this isn’t a detriment to them, just, very literally, beau works a 9-5 where she comes back to her housewife who gardens and cooks dinner and their future includes explicit reference to children. comparatively, fjord wants to address some issues in his past, jester is an artist, and both of them are interested in adventure for the foreseeable future.

g) if you truly think that a single part of laura’s description of the part-time abode of fjord and jester overrides every interaction and choice that both laura and travis make towards fjord and jester caring for each other in a deep and meaningful way that goes beyond the weird fandom constructed Man/Woman characters being portrayed by a married couple i truly, Truly have no idea why you even watch the many hours of content that cr is when you could… play/write your own shit.

[eyeshadowandcaffeine]

So Marisha’s gonna fight another YouTuber for the Creator Crash and I’m absolutely obsessed with the cast and friends of the show popping off on Twitter to show support🥹

Bonus Edit: Matt’s Instagram story today

[big-moon-little-moon]

[towards-toramunda]

I’m sorry you’re gonna look at me and tell me that Dorian Storm has spent the past several months traveling with Dariax Zaveon and hasn’t hit that apple bottom ass ONCE? You’re gonna tell me they aren’t at the bare minimum in a situationship?

[myowndesertplaces]

Laudna, for most of this campaign, has desperately wanted to avoid being defined by her trauma. She doesn't always do that in the healthiest way, but she tries.

So for her to say, "What if I feed it? What if I give in? What if I risk it consuming me?," is a change for her.

Laudna only seems to be able to navigate her trauma in the extremes, either compartmentalizing and avoiding it, or letting it over take her. One could argue that actually feeling her anger and need for control is in fact healthier than avoiding it, but I don't believe Laudna sees it that way. Plus feeling extreme emotions and acting on those emotions in a time of distress (ie. Bor'dor) is very different from choosing to actively "feed Delilah." There's clearly a healthier middle ground here, but she can't see it. If Laudna chooses to go down this path, will she lose herself? Or in losing parts of herself to Delilah, will she finally see the woman that Imogen, Ashton, and the rest of the Bell's Hells see? Will she see that she is also deserving of a future as much as Imogen and her friends are?

As frustrating as Laudna's character growth has been for many of us, I still believe Laudna forces us to examine some difficult questions about trauma. How do you move on from a trauma that strips you from your future, physically alters you, and your abuser never leaves you? What would healing and growth look like for that person? Can you get strength by tapping into that anger and grief at times?

Laudna's self-imposed limitations on her own future can make her feel very stagnant as a character. But the fact that she's discussing this with her friends suggests things are changing for her, for better or worse, and I think it's worth discussing (if it interests you of course). More importantly, it's worth discussing on its own merits outside of the context of what this means for Orym and Orym's choices, or any other member of the Bell's Hells. If folks want to defend Laudna when another PC wonders if Delilah can help, we should be willing to talk about what it might mean for Laudna when she says it herself.

[criticalyasha]

Laura “can finally shout Imodna so damn loud” Bailey

Art 1: https://twitter.com/keyvei_art/status/1681325474289426432?s=46&t=xigshMbci5hQXxSBcTwBaQ

Art 2: https://twitter.com/usikunox/status/1680993266873892867?s=46&t=xigshMbci5hQXxSBcTwBaQ

Art 3: https://twitter.com/cvleart/status/1679719696503824384?s=46&t=xigshMbci5hQXxSBcTwBaQ

[septembermonologues]

guys i made it into a marisharaygun video i can rest easy now