Trial of the Take Part 4 (Episode 21), Crimson Diplomacy (Episode 25), The Path to Whitestone (Episode 27), Into the Frostweald (Episode 48), In the Belly of the Beast (Episode 54)
little things i love about critical role and its players:
when marisha gestures too widely/wildly and almost smacks taliesin in the face with her hand or elbow
taliesin aiming with an imaginary gun while matt describes his shot, mimicking the recoil when matt makes the sound effect
sam’s face. just. sam’s face at any given time
liam’s cheesy endorsements of wormwood gaming/sam’s “check out our t-shirts at geekandsundry.com, that’s geekandsundry.com” whenever whispering is happening
the reactions when someone rolls a natural 20 or a natural 1
yelling so loud they almost overload the fuckin mic when Hype Shit happens
“you can certainly try”
(someone tells matt their roll) “with that,”
someone suggesting something weird or unusual and matt going “go ahead and make a…” and pausing as he tries to figure out what kind of fuckin check this will be
laura going “oh jeeze louise” or cursing loudly, there’s no in between
there’s more i’m sure
– liam leaning way back until he disappears behind the table at awkward moments – the way everyone seems to say “buddy” when talking to trinket – sam’s semi-apologetic “that’s all I got” whenever he finishes an inspiration song – the rest of the party’s reactions to anything shippy (12 year olds) – laura’s relationships with her dice – travis’ relationship with laura’s relationships with her dice – lootcrate opening shenanigans – everyone’s, but especially matt’s self-deprecating humility when announcing that they’re doing voices in a new game/show (see “it’s a game”) – liam trying to throw matt off by swearing just before the cameras go on – the awkward split second before the intro plays where everyone is either frozen, singing the theme song, or chanting “intro, intro” – the sound that the party makes when matt calls the end of an episode -so many
-when liam is laughing so hard hes holding onto laura or has to lean over and hold onto travis -taliesin and marisha. enough said. -”cRITRole” -when everyone recognizes the inspiration song and starts singing along -matt’s face when the party does something ridiculous –
the looks on everyone’s faces when one of the party gets knocked unconscious, ranging from worry to fear to “oh hell no”
Very Serious In-Character Planning that almost always goes right out the window the moment the actual fighting starts
taliesin breaking character, specifically taliesin, because it’s always magnificent when he does (especially when it’s supposed to be a serious moment)
but also matt breaking character to giggle
the rare moments where matt actually has to dig through his notes for something and they all comment on it
“he’s getting the book, look, he’s getting the book!”
“why is he rolling”
“that’s a lot of dice”
when matt starts to go “go ahead and make a-” just to fuck with them
laura ‘angrily’ going “MATTHEW MERCER”
Marisha when she casts lightning and she makes that gesture with her arm like she pull down the lightining from a cloud :Q__
when Laura cries for Trinket
nomercypercy moments
MATT’S FACES
Travis and Ashley being super cute buddies
Liam’s mimic gesture of daggerdaggerdagger
Honestly all of their laughs that echo through the studio whenever something ridiculous happens, usually leaving Taliesin to struggle to remain in character
The crew cracking up at the shit that happens, laughing so loud the microphones pick it up, making the cast laugh even more
Marisha’s cute descriptions of her actions the leads to her using sound effects to try to reinforce her point
Travis’s “LOOTCRAAAATEEEE”
Sam Riegel’s SHIRTS
The cast’s silence when Matt rolls and responds with a monotone and expressionless “okay”
Laura and Travis’s creative curses (my personal favorite is SHIT MOTHER BITCH)
ALL OF ASHLEY JOHNSON AND HER SHINING PRESENCE
The way Sam says: “Bigby’s HAAAAAAANNNDDDD” accompanied by the hand gestures
The collective “GILMORE!!” everyone exclaims when Shaun appears
Matt’s fuckin dragon stances where he puts his hands on his DM shield like a dragon on its haunches and looms over the table
Also the way Matt lazily slouches back in his chair and lifts his hand for his Gilmore stance (bonus: his Gilmore laugh)
Ashley’s “okay okay okay” as she gets her thoughts together, usually while rummaging through the Player’s Handbook or her binder when they’re in combat
Taliesin’s “I’m going to-uh…. I’m-um…. yes, yes I’ll do that okay. I’m going to” as he gathers together just how he wants to decimate an enemy
Liam’s worried/concerned puppy dog look where his eyebrows get all scrunched up when he has a serious chat with Laura or Marisha
Liam O’Brien’s Henley, beanie, glasses, and arm cuff
The way Travis says “My buddy, Pike.”
The lofty and posh tone Taliesin’s voice takes on when Percy has to conduct formal business/uses his full name to negotiate
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