Narrative Telephone: The Breakup Lettah

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  • @anamariefalk3796
    @anamariefalk3796 ปีที่แล้ว +706

    Coming to see just how canon this story is and knowing that he’s her canon ex fiance 👀 AIMEE REALLY PLAYING THE LONG GAME

    • @drmirabilis
      @drmirabilis ปีที่แล้ว +78

      The most amazing part is watching Matt’s face the whole time because he knows who Deni$e is - and the only time he breaks is when Aimee insists that Dariax has only bad jokes and you can almost see him think in his head “oh, too real”

    • @ggiuliacosta
      @ggiuliacosta ปีที่แล้ว +12

      YES INDEED

    • @gwl656
      @gwl656 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      So glad that this is now part of canon. Aimee is phenomenal ❤

    • @angelalewis3645
      @angelalewis3645 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      YES

    • @feitocomfruta
      @feitocomfruta ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I forgot about the “Real Housewives of Terse Fields” idea. My god does that need to make an appearance.

  • @thiswayjose
    @thiswayjose ปีที่แล้ว +327

    The fact Aimee brought this character back for C3 is one of my favorite things of this new arc

    • @thespankmyfrank
      @thespankmyfrank 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      YOOOO I haven't watched that far yet but now I'm excited for Deni$e to show up! Holy shit, that'll be fantastic.

  • @MrSHADOWANGEL999
    @MrSHADOWANGEL999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +582

    My headcannon is that dariax received seven different boxes from seven different denises

    • @vtamber64
      @vtamber64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I accept this 1000%

    • @davidparkes7741
      @davidparkes7741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Were any of them the right Denise though? Lol.

    • @MrSHADOWANGEL999
      @MrSHADOWANGEL999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@davidparkes7741 exactly

    • @Cyyberslam8
      @Cyyberslam8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Box #3 was actually Tharla Starr

    • @pegusus12346
      @pegusus12346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      They were all from the same Denise, she just kept getting drunker and drunker, forgetting both the details of her life and that she'd already sent the letter.

  • @sybariticcupboardrat3763
    @sybariticcupboardrat3763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +917

    When they told Aimee what do to for narrative telephone:
    What they said: Make a story for people to try to remember and repeat. Make it as hard as you want.
    What Aimee heard: Make an audition tape for a serious role.

    • @LordAaronus
      @LordAaronus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      CW Harley Quinn

    • @Dragon_Lair
      @Dragon_Lair 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      It's like the role she was auditioning for was a critical one.

    • @ThatLexPlays
      @ThatLexPlays 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Dragon_Lair wow. **applauds**

    • @LunarTales
      @LunarTales ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Spoiler alert, it was.
      She’s playing Denise in the latest sessions.

    • @rebekahhiggins9002
      @rebekahhiggins9002 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@LunarTales Deni$e. We have to respect the dollar sign instead of an s 😂

  • @clozzyozzy42
    @clozzyozzy42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2462

    I wanna see Aimee and Sam in a campaign together. Their chaotic energy in one room would tear a rift in reality

    • @chichiriz
      @chichiriz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +171

      add a laura bailey in it too and its supreme chaos lol

    • @Ajehy
      @Ajehy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      But which one’s the bag of holding and which one’s the portable hole?
      … gods that sounded dirty 😅

    • @hiphipfrey7868
      @hiphipfrey7868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      listen,,, i think it's for our own sanity that these two never get the chance to team up or reality will absolutely cave in on itself

    • @toddacious07
      @toddacious07 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Sam and Aimee in a campaign together is like putting a bag of holding inside another bag of holding. There is not way shit is not going to hit the fan lol

    • @cashmerenerd
      @cashmerenerd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I have no idea about C3's timeline, and I also want new guest because they are all amazing
      but I also want a Trial of the Take thing with somehow all of them fitting into the new campaign and everyone playing together

  • @niki9588
    @niki9588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +690

    The fact that Aimee's story made Ashley say she had fun playing narrative telephone is beautiful

    • @teehlfx5238
      @teehlfx5238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ❤️❤️❤️

    • @wildwesley9328
      @wildwesley9328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      This is the best Ashley has ever done!

    • @WiseSageBum
      @WiseSageBum 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I loved seeing her enjoying her self. She clearly enjoys laughing about it after tge fact, but the actual retelling seems to spike her anxiety in previous NTs.

  • @randomripoff123
    @randomripoff123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1739

    holy SHIT anjali--that was seriously the BEST i've ever seen anyone do on one of these. she got basically EVERYTHING except for some of the names. goddamn!!!

    • @theodorehsu5023
      @theodorehsu5023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Scorsese or Brian De Palma would be proud of Anjali.

    • @hnbulsara
      @hnbulsara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      at this point looking pretty likely

    • @davidbergfors6820
      @davidbergfors6820 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      She is 2 for 2. She's good at this

    • @verfuncht
      @verfuncht 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      "I have to read the Critical Role book and know all of the people and know all of the terms and she's going to give me lore and I have to memorize it because I'm Indian and I'm an A-plus student!" - Anjali Bhimani. I get the sense that she's used to high-stress mental exercises.

    • @joxerthemighty9148
      @joxerthemighty9148 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Right. she was at like 99.8% accuracy. this one just sank into her and became a part of her O.O

  • @NonsenseWithGlasses
    @NonsenseWithGlasses 3 ปีที่แล้ว +578

    It was really nice of Aimee to use one of the three accents Ashley can do perfectly

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      can i take a moment to say "holy SHIT Ashleys eyes always get me in these videos" theyre so god damn pretty like wow

    • @Ajehy
      @Ajehy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@pvic6959 gorgeous and crazy

  • @ginster458
    @ginster458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +853

    Let me tell you as a Critter named Denise I haven't felt this much whiplash since the early days of Talks. I wish I was as cool as Deni$e Murkenshmurken

    • @GateGeek
      @GateGeek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      #freedenise

    • @BoojumFed
      @BoojumFed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      _Exactly_ what the real world inspiration for Deni$e would say!

  • @averagegirl7113
    @averagegirl7113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +528

    Remember how the first story was Pumat mushroom hunting?

    • @MsYunaFires
      @MsYunaFires 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      oh how far we've come...

    • @LordAaronus
      @LordAaronus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      replace mushrooms with alcohol

    • @philmcbride3424
      @philmcbride3424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Ah yes. Hunter beak wolf

    • @VitaNewbo
      @VitaNewbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Peperage Farm remembers....... And me to, I guess.

    • @WiseSageBum
      @WiseSageBum 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      And killing a wolf?

  • @NWolfsson
    @NWolfsson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1401

    Aimee tells her story.
    Me: Ooh, nice, a story about a background/nonexistant character that's not linked to anything, I love thaaat!
    Aimee: Now, listen, Dariax [...]
    Me: Oh God. I don't regret anything.

    • @Joeseph1
      @Joeseph1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      The moment u hear her say "Dariax" is just Mwah *chef's kiss*

    • @alnevanderwalt7035
      @alnevanderwalt7035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I know right?! 😂🤣 This was brilliant from start to finish. Poor Dariax

    • @captin3149
      @captin3149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@alnevanderwalt7035 There's a REASON he doesn't remember things.....

    • @acetraineraster5171
      @acetraineraster5171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I'm right at that point and I legit have the video paused to recover

    • @adoragrayskull
      @adoragrayskull ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This is more canon than we expected it to be, after last night

  • @Velvadd
    @Velvadd ปีที่แล้ว +137

    The moment Aimee showed up in episode 59 and pulled out her Brooklyn accent, I immediately knew it was Deni$e with the money sign and I couldn't stop giggling 😂

  • @GregJonson
    @GregJonson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2616

    Everybody praising Aimee but I for one think Anjali absolutely CRUSHED her version!

    • @TojiChiba
      @TojiChiba 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      100% that was BRILLIANT!

    • @OmegaGuess
      @OmegaGuess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      She really did! I was seriously impressed! For a single viewing and how frenetic Aimee's delivery was, she retained SO MUCH.

    • @JerichosFishStand
      @JerichosFishStand 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I dont know why i was surprised but yeah, she was easily the best out of the whole series.

    • @matthijsclaessen8152
      @matthijsclaessen8152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Incredible. Never seen anyone do the first retelling that good. Just. Wow!

    • @Quotenwagnerianer
      @Quotenwagnerianer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Especially considering that she needed to get through that accent first. I had problems understanding what Aimee was even saying. ;)

  • @melissat8772
    @melissat8772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    Can we just appreciate the people who made the subtitles for this ALWAYS put a money sign for the S in Deni$e?

    • @garretloring
      @garretloring ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But, there is no S in Deni$e?? Lol

  • @Lunawolf44
    @Lunawolf44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1134

    Holy crap Anjali killed it! I think that was one of the best recalls we’ve seen yet!

    • @Seraph_G
      @Seraph_G 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Omg this. She killed it...

    • @kittens4jc1031
      @kittens4jc1031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      RIGHT?! She's a queen!

    • @queenofbabble24
      @queenofbabble24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Queenjali!

    • @annec8127
      @annec8127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      AND she went and put curlers in between listening and re-performing! Ah. Mazing.

    • @guidetoanything
      @guidetoanything 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Yeah I was like "welllll that's all gonna be out the window" but then Anjali just recited the thing word for word back... she is AMAZING!!!

  • @soltillama
    @soltillama 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1629

    "Real housewives of Exandria" one-shot on the woman's day. Cast of all women. I would LOVE that!

    • @stephmo371
      @stephmo371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      oh i'd watch the hell outta that

    • @michelledeguzman5127
      @michelledeguzman5127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      THIS.

    • @koira163
      @koira163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Pmg yes!!

    • @dnf-dead
      @dnf-dead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hell yeah. Underrated comment

    • @davidparkes7741
      @davidparkes7741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I may be a guy but I would 1000% watch that.

  • @underthependulum3484
    @underthependulum3484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +506

    I think Aimee's story is the first time I straight up laughed at the original story before I hit any of the retellings. The details and how fluidly she says them is evil, the absurd throwaway lines like the "stubby" thing is hilarious, and the whole thing being an unexpected former lover of Dariax who he just forgot about and left hanging feels like it could be 100 % canon and I wouldn't be surprised.

    • @yardsards5442
      @yardsards5442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      the "and you've seen what these thighs can do" have me ROLLING

    • @SKPetel
      @SKPetel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Grog's narrative telephone and Buddy's story had me wheezing. but this one is by far the greatest

    • @SnowWolf75
      @SnowWolf75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      As of the recent episode of EXU (they came back for a two-shot), Deni$e is now canon... and Dariax is seemingly rejecting some of his choices.

    • @NafenX
      @NafenX ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SnowWolf75 I'm gonna have to watch those D:

    • @MagmaRiver
      @MagmaRiver ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@SnowWolf75 and the canon intensifies...

  • @blueskybelyr
    @blueskybelyr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1369

    Aimee is pure gold, her improv is outrageously brilliant every time.... someone get her and Sam in a campaign together PLEASE

    • @Addy0302
      @Addy0302 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I think the planet would implode

    • @ricosrealm
      @ricosrealm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Thats just too much madness.

    • @chichiriz
      @chichiriz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      if they added a laura bailey in the mix lol the mega chaos

    • @sierra2bork29
      @sierra2bork29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Chaos Crew

    • @efrainlopez5902
      @efrainlopez5902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Matt would never be able to rein in that madness at the table... and I'd be all here for it 😆

  • @LeDameMarciana
    @LeDameMarciana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    aabria remains a one-liner machine and i remain HERE FOR IT. personal faves from this episode were “liam’s denise was a classically-trained break-up artist” and “robbie, did you ever stop and think YOU were the ‘fuck’ multiplier?”

    • @BrianRoberts15
      @BrianRoberts15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      You could say her sense of humor is quite.. Aabria-viated

    • @Thebookrat
      @Thebookrat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      “The call is coming from inside the fuck” 💀

    • @teehlfx5238
      @teehlfx5238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      “Soupçon of desperation’ 🤣 🐐

  • @regrettablemuffin9186
    @regrettablemuffin9186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +670

    Robbie may not have any of the actual story left, but he has exactly the energy that Aimee brought to the original

    • @oradoughball
      @oradoughball 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yes! It was losing its impact, thanks Robbie!

    • @jamesg1217
      @jamesg1217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Robbie killed it!

    • @kl-1447
      @kl-1447 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He somehow manages to absolutely nail the voice

    • @spunlines4557
      @spunlines4557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      plus the addition of 'you never appreciated that about me'. i feel like we learned so much about denise and dariax's relationship in that line.

  • @foxfire7
    @foxfire7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Mob wives of Exandria: The Ruby of the Sea is the Madre of the council.

    • @TitaniaBird
      @TitaniaBird 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      That was always my headcanon. In the Exandria-based games I've run, Marion's core character (good mom, superb entertainer, best lay ever) is still intact, but I added one additional element: someone with such interactions with the Menagerie Coast's upper crust (and those vacationing from the Empire or the Clovis Concord) would be a hell of a sharp cookie and a conversationalist, and by extension, she would be the most well-connected woman on the Coast. Well-connected enough that even if it weren't for the Gentleman or her daughter and her friends, anyone who'd threaten her would have to think twice before trying to mistreat or demean her.

    • @flaminyawn
      @flaminyawn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@TitaniaBird Pretty sure that's not just headcanon, it's canoncanon.

    • @babblingmongoose
      @babblingmongoose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@flaminyawn yeah, she explicitly says in canon that she has many "men, women, and others" (Marion said NB rights!) ready to defend her if necessary

    • @WiseSageBum
      @WiseSageBum 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I desperately need a mini campaign that's the Sopranos or Goodfellas in Exandria

  • @crit_bot
    @crit_bot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +611

    If Deni$e isn't in the second part of exandria unlimited I'll be so sad

    • @WeAreTheBentusi
      @WeAreTheBentusi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      DM: .... and then some days your players just... GIFT you a new antagonist!

    • @theodorehsu5023
      @theodorehsu5023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@WeAreTheBentusi Because there is a diamond in the rough that JUST needs a little polishing….and then SHINE, baby!

    • @BoojumFed
      @BoojumFed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Fearne *_completely_* failing to deal with a '92 Marisa Tomei character is everything I need in life.

    • @brentage5000
      @brentage5000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@BoojumFed I imagine this:
      Fearne: "You have a lot of anger in you."
      Deni$e: "Yeah? No shit I got a lot of anger in me, girlie! That short half-man behind you got every criminal in this scumhole pissed at me and he ain't paid a damn cent of what he owes!"
      Dariax: *looks around* "What? Orym owes you money? Well, if that's all it is, he's good for it! Orym, pay the crazy lady, will you?"

    • @laurenhawes7201
      @laurenhawes7201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      She's in a party of her own and her personal quest is to hunt down Darian and pull off some x gf stunts.

  • @afterthunder
    @afterthunder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    Aimee made Full Jersey Liam come out, and it is the greatest gift of all

    • @WiseSageBum
      @WiseSageBum 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I keep forgetting he's from Jersey

  • @LAnimeMaster
    @LAnimeMaster ปีที่แล้ว +139

    This has aged beautifully.

  • @Jasper_Silva
    @Jasper_Silva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    I love when "Ashley Johnson" shows up and some kind of Caribbean instrument starts playing lol

    • @guidetoanything
      @guidetoanything 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      They literally cannot change her music now, it's part of her online identity at this point.

    • @captin3149
      @captin3149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Speaking of music, anyone know what was playing for Aimee's section?

    • @VitaNewbo
      @VitaNewbo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The instrument is called a steel drum, and it's pretty fun.

  • @joluoto
    @joluoto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +818

    Of course Ashley is where it starts to go sideways, and we love her for it.

    • @masonwheeler6536
      @masonwheeler6536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      It was kinda wrecked already by the time it got to Ashley. She Ashley'd it up to be sure, but it was hardly in pristine form anyway...

    • @LdyVder
      @LdyVder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Once again, it went sideways with Matt. Ashley did was Ashley always does and Ashley'ed it.

    • @Joeseph1
      @Joeseph1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      It went sideways with Matt, but Ashley Ashley'd it XD

    • @minimeh5519
      @minimeh5519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      I never want a Narrative phone episode without Ashley "I hate this game" Johnson lmao

    • @tylerquijada6173
      @tylerquijada6173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It left at “and i just leave”

  • @BixLovesMiley
    @BixLovesMiley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    "The bigger the hair, the less people will pay attention to what I say"
    Dearest Anjali, I wish you didn't, because you did SO WELL in the second spot, but Matt seems to have been to distracted by your hair to remember much of the details... Matt dropped the furs, and with the furs, he dropped the entire story :'D Very Dariax of him.
    PS. Oh no they cut before Aimee could react to Nancy crying for their mom!

  • @jordansedgwick8551
    @jordansedgwick8551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +406

    Can’t believe Aimee got them all to do jersey accents

  • @deltablaze77
    @deltablaze77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    They can have the folks from ExU in as many things as they want and I'm not going to be upset, what amazingly talented and entertaining peoples. (Also easily the best #2 spot ever in narrative telephone history.)

  • @ATinyWaffle
    @ATinyWaffle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +371

    Oh my god, yes! Bring in Laura and Marisha and all the ladies need to do a "Real Housewives of Exandria" one shot!

    • @cyanidesista
      @cyanidesista 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Anyone can play a housewife! the beauty of roleplay

    • @itwasidio1736
      @itwasidio1736 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      most recent episode confirmed FRIDA is a malewife

    • @angelicalicari8355
      @angelicalicari8355 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would kind of kill to see Sam and Matt play housewives, they could absolutely match Ashley's sass. And Marisha would be hilarious as GM for that!

  • @garrettcarter5622
    @garrettcarter5622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I think this is the most successful run of Narrative Telephone they've done.
    Details were lost, but by the time we got to the end, I felt like the essence of the original was still there and most everyone came out of each rendition with a shred of dignity.

  • @alexfirefly1956
    @alexfirefly1956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    This is like a whole story itself. Aimee’s was Denise’s plan what she wanted to say, like when you rehearse it in your head. Anjali her actual first attempt that obviously was still fine, but she was like, ‘shit, this was terrible, I screwed it all up, I need a drink’.
    Matt to Ashley her subsequent more and more drunk attempts to actually record it because she didn’t nail it at the first time and lost confidence. Liam her first try the next morning with a splitting hangover. Robbie her next attempt when the hangover subsided. And Aabria when Denise was like, ‘ok fuck it, this is it, it’s fine, gonna leave it at that and get this behind me’.

    • @nekonyx
      @nekonyx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is so accurate

    • @WiseSageBum
      @WiseSageBum 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I love it when these accidentally contain a narrative arc across retellings

  • @amogoftea
    @amogoftea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Me before watching this: "Lettah???"
    Me after watching this: "OH, LETTAH!"

  • @StevenJQuinlan
    @StevenJQuinlan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    I love watching how quickly this goes south, but I say that every time. Aimee and Anjali absolutely killed it, and Ashley was Ashley as always

    • @grey8288
      @grey8288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      #3 is so often the point where things start to snowball and once it gets going, the drop is fast.

  • @Anya-xy8qt
    @Anya-xy8qt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Aimee just did something amazing. She got Ashley Johnson to enjoy narrative telephone.
    And, you know, tell an absolutely amazing story

  • @ReverseUnicorn
    @ReverseUnicorn ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This has been made canon by having Aimee playing Deni$e in the latest episode of Critical Role campaigne three(episode 59 or 60).

  • @DurandalsFate
    @DurandalsFate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    Usually I understand why the third person is where the story goes off the rails. Usually the second person gets a lot right but misses details, and there are little flubs that get magnified. But Anjali absolutely _killed_ it, so what's up Matt?

    • @zane4218
      @zane4218 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      The second person also slows the performance down a lot I think, which doesn’t hurt the performance but makes it harder for person 3 to remember. I think that was the case here too.
      Definitely was a wonderful 2nd performance though! And Matt is usually the most reliable one lol I was surprised too!

    • @LdyVder
      @LdyVder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      You can see where Anjali was losing what she heard and just started to make things up. It was wonderful to watch.

    • @Cyyberslam8
      @Cyyberslam8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      He probably lost his shit laughing when he heard Dariax' name drop.

    • @aromaladyellie
      @aromaladyellie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Matt actually sucks at this game, that's what xD Matt is just as bad as Ashley at this game, but his panic manifests differently. Where Ashley can't bury her panic and doesn't even try, she just drops the shovel and runs, Matt tries to bury the panic *and* pretend nothing is trying to climb out of the hole.

    • @QemeH
      @QemeH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@aromaladyellie Kinda true, yeah. Matt uses his impressive vocabulary and writing accolades to hide the fact that he doesn't actually remember the real story. You can tell he's searching for stuff when he gets more and more verbose.

  • @racingintherains
    @racingintherains 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Each repetition of this is Deni$e re-recording her break up video with Dariax drinking more and more wine with each retake

    • @danielpineda7711
      @danielpineda7711 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This is really the funniest shit to think about.

    • @potatocorners
      @potatocorners ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Matt’s was Dariax making a parody of Deni$e’s

  • @ElleKayGee
    @ElleKayGee ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Hey! I’m just realizing that the EXU: Calamity crew didn’t do Narrative Telephone.
    It’s not too late.

    • @Cyranu
      @Cyranu ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly where is season 3 ?!??!

    • @bananafish58
      @bananafish58 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm not sure my heart could take it if that happened, but I'd sure like to find out if it could!

  • @Eggs_hatching
    @Eggs_hatching ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Came back bc Deni$e showed up in capaign 3 and I knew she was familiar. Welcome all the rewatchers!

  • @Blaed13
    @Blaed13 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Deni$e is CANON now!!

  • @elWhiteNinja1
    @elWhiteNinja1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Ashely: *super confident* Hi its Denice...*no longer confident* murphsemephen.

    • @liamross340
      @liamross340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i loved her very confident “and you know who was there?!” followed by her in fact not knowing who was there and biding time by going “you know who was there it wasn’t you do you know who was there it was um uhhh…”

  • @testfire3000
    @testfire3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Being the second person is such a clutch position. The team gets one and only one chance to see the original, and that is only the person who comes up second. That performance will make or break what follows.
    That was just shocking how well Anjali did on this! Her version of Deni$e was completely terrifying and so well delivered! We all praised Travis for his near-perfect recall in the first two seasons, being able to follow almost anyone and keep 95% of the content. Anjali not only kept the story intact, but maintained the voice, the attitude, the tempo and delivery, everything. The only bits she lost were inconsequential like names of a couple taverns or tossed out character names.

  • @codybarnes1531
    @codybarnes1531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I want a "Married to the Clasp" one shot
    And it better have Obby the Rats widow in it.

  • @nlm2nd
    @nlm2nd ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Oh hi, I've joined the "this joke character becomes canon" party!

    • @fieryhephestus
      @fieryhephestus ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same

    • @bg3929Z
      @bg3929Z ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chutney/Chetney and Deni$e: icons both.

  • @nik700
    @nik700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Almost 20 seconds in character for Ahsley, new record!

  • @JasperForge
    @JasperForge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I like to think each retelling is cannon and Deni$e sent Dariax 7 different boxes with varying messages

  • @jessk1683
    @jessk1683 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    i love that everyone did the lipstick thing except aimee, the root of the story.

  • @jenniisthewriter
    @jenniisthewriter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Anjali just did what might be the best recall in all of narrative telephone, like AMAZING. and she KILLED the characterisation.

  • @mk6930
    @mk6930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    My only grievance is that we didn’t get to see Sam play this character… or maybe I’m grateful now that I’m thinking about it

    • @captin3149
      @captin3149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hey, if 'Clasp Spouses of Exandria' becomes a thing, he MAY participate...

  • @prissguerrero1
    @prissguerrero1 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Ahhh, what a pity! This was the last episode of Narrative Telephone. It was a story about an empowered, strong, and wonderful woman! I don't even have words to describe how much I enjoyed this episode.
    My great journey with Narrative Telephone ends here, for sure my favorite series, and I wish I had found it during the peak of the pandemic. It would have been so good to have this comfort warming my heart in those terrible days.
    Well, thankfully, the internet exists, and you preserved these videos, so today, in 2023, I was able to see this wonder and, at the same time, reflect on how you were going through it. I saw that it was not easy, I noticed in your small comments about not combing your hair anymore (Sam said that in some episode) or Taliesin wanting to leave the house and not being able to stand the lockdown anymore.
    Yes, I went through that too. BUT on the other hand, I am glad to know that we all went through it and are here today.
    Now I'm going to binge-watch the other series you have, fortunately, there's plenty of entertainment material that will make my days happier here.
    My best wishes to you, Critical Role. Love you all.

  • @romxxii
    @romxxii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Coming back here after EXU Kymal. _Now_ I get why Dariax reacted like that.

  • @julianacm7721
    @julianacm7721 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Came here to celebrate the return of the Bitch, the boss, the absolute unit, the legend - Deni$e!!!❤❤

  • @clynemarvel8282
    @clynemarvel8282 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Deni$e made it to the campaign and I'm *sniff* so happy

  • @vertoviaflaneuse
    @vertoviaflaneuse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I needed this, guys. My boyfriend just broke up with me in the worst unloyal ways and this was very cathartic, like I was just messing around with friends, almost a support group.

  • @mannyferran1809
    @mannyferran1809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I died at Matt saying "People pay good money to get stepped on with this kind of energy." 53:12

    • @elroyfromny
      @elroyfromny ปีที่แล้ว

      Four people laughed, Liam and Anjali look uncomfortable….

  • @The11thEvilEx
    @The11thEvilEx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    Robbie absolutely was one of the Drag Queens in the Birdcage that Nathan Lane's character got into a fight with.

    • @samuelstensgaard4828
      @samuelstensgaard4828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I never thought I'd see a Birdcage reference in the CR comment section, I love it.

    • @MsYunaFires
      @MsYunaFires 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      as Taliesin would say "Good pull, good pull". Seriously, what a callback!

    • @LeDameMarciana
      @LeDameMarciana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      HOLY CRAP that is such a wonderfully specific and pinpoint accurate pull XDDD

    • @thenotsoguitarguy9429
      @thenotsoguitarguy9429 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought he had more of a John Leguizamo from, To Wong Fu: Thanks For Everything - Julie Numar, vibe.

    • @MsYunaFires
      @MsYunaFires 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thenotsoguitarguy9429 that's an even better pull! Man those two films together are such a great combo. Add "In & Out" with Kevin Kline and, well, have yourself a gay old time!

  • @jacobstoddart266
    @jacobstoddart266 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Anjali killed it! One of the best Seconders we've seen!

  • @adrianasantorio9971
    @adrianasantorio9971 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    this was amazing start to finish, i love that Aimee just goes ALL IN every time with such a fresh perspective, pure gold. And Anjali Oscar worthy performance!

  • @queenofbabble24
    @queenofbabble24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    If we don't get a Real Housewives of Exandria oneshot I will be so sad.

    • @laurens.6940
      @laurens.6940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Aimee would HAVE to GM it though

    • @queenofbabble24
      @queenofbabble24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@laurens.6940 Yes, or Sam could GM. Imagine the chaotic energy.

    • @JulianVJacobs
      @JulianVJacobs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@laurens.6940 i kind of need Aimee to be a character...

    • @laurens.6940
      @laurens.6940 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JulianVJacobs she would be ALL the other characters, and you know she'd make such great ones! Aimee is the only one among the bunch who, I think, could really get the others to tap in to their own inner Housewife

  • @ceramicholiness
    @ceramicholiness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I feel like Deni$e and Sophie Bikes from Unsleeping City would be best friends, or else they're just aliases for the same person. Maybe they would have to kill each other so there was only one, highlander style.

    • @matthijsclaessen8152
      @matthijsclaessen8152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Sophie would have found Dariax and then pounded him into the ground…
      But apart from that? Yeah, they could be sisters.

    • @justaslimsa3258
      @justaslimsa3258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Real housewives of DnD with Deni$e and Sofia Bikes, the amount of chaos that Aimee and Emily Axford would generate would be off the charts.

    • @glynrh8892
      @glynrh8892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I had the EXACT same thought. As soon as she said haircut

    • @linnic
      @linnic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Add in a grown-up Ostentatia Wallace from The Seven too! Bing Bling!

    • @theodorehsu5023
      @theodorehsu5023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@linnic More like “Bada Bing, Bada Bang”. Bring more females to do a Real Housewives of DnD to bring the humor. We need this big time!

  • @zecko33995533
    @zecko33995533 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I can't believe this is where Deni$e came from! This was the best narrative telephone, as well as intro into a future character. And the first 2 and the last were the best! 😅

  • @baxterwilhelm8114
    @baxterwilhelm8114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Ashley Johnson: “and then I-“ *blue screen* “I just fuckin left.”

  • @brentage5000
    @brentage5000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    If Deni$e doe$n't $how up in C3 or EXU2 I'm gonna be $ooooooooo di$appointed
    Edit -- Nineteen months later, and I am _very_ pleased. God bless Aimee Carrero.

  • @SingingSealRiana
    @SingingSealRiana ปีที่แล้ว +11

    robbie killed me, he had pretty much nothing of the story left, but that attitude, it was both very on point and quite a departure from what I knew of him it was hilarious

  • @disasterjones5798
    @disasterjones5798 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Liam was feeling out the accent until he hit the "Iyam fahking DUHN" and then it was smooth sailing from there

  • @seanheiser2179
    @seanheiser2179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Looking forward to “the real housewives of exandria” one shot. Matt don’t let us down

    • @TheSpencermacdougall
      @TheSpencermacdougall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I hope there's a single "house husband" (Veths husband, eza?

  • @tyd2877
    @tyd2877 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    STILL waiting for Real Housewives of Exandria

  • @bibs1310
    @bibs1310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    this group's chaotic energy is what i needed this monday

    • @theodorehsu5023
      @theodorehsu5023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This particular episode especially. You got to love this.

  • @usualhumanxd353
    @usualhumanxd353 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    my message won't be seen probably but i would love to see more episodes of this show, guys. Loving this so much

  • @andyandie8604
    @andyandie8604 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    A legend returns to critical role

  • @torqidriots7929
    @torqidriots7929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Deni$e breakup letter is officially my favorite story! Up there with Jester's Christmas story and Beau's drinking adventure

  • @dblundz
    @dblundz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    Happy C3 week critters! Can’t wait to see the next party!

    • @tallyjones8917
      @tallyjones8917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🥳

    • @aliciacordero8399
      @aliciacordero8399 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Oh shit is c3e1 this Thursday?

    • @ellierelyea8388
      @ellierelyea8388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@aliciacordero8399 yep

    • @aliciacordero8399
      @aliciacordero8399 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ellierelyea8388 man, 2½ days to finish catching up on C2 lol. Well that's not gonna happen (Wednesdays I DM)

    • @davidparkes7741
      @davidparkes7741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@aliciacordero8399 Then again, who needs sleep right? Lol, kidding.

  • @SoloStudiosOfficial
    @SoloStudiosOfficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    honestly a mafia-themed CR oneshot would be amazing, I could totally see it with Fiasco as the game system

    • @davidbergfors6820
      @davidbergfors6820 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We have a whole 3-part story in that vein (ok, sorta) with the Honey Heists.

  • @AFLoneWolf
    @AFLoneWolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Part 1: The Story
    0:49 Aimee
    2:51 Anjali
    6:34 Matt
    10:05 Ashley
    12:25 Liam
    14:37 Robbie
    16:34 Aabria
    Part 2: Show & Tell
    17:58 Look at these faces
    19:55 Aimee
    24:17 Anjali
    30:29 Matt
    35:21 Ashley
    38:22 Liam
    41:50 Robbie
    45:15 Aabria
    48:09 Aimee
    52:20 Real Housewives of Exandria

  • @LordAaronus
    @LordAaronus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    suddenly I wanna see Narrative Telephone Calamity edition

  • @bumbleB1
    @bumbleB1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I can't believe that this was so powerful that Deni$e ended up being cannon. Amazing

    • @lostdmg7511
      @lostdmg7511 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You don’t know the half of it

    • @adoragrayskull
      @adoragrayskull ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@lostdmg7511 right?

  • @atthepartycheers
    @atthepartycheers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Heartbroken that no one mentioned how funny it is that Light Eyes was sitting on Deni$e’s good chair, I was crying when she first said that

  • @ross8093
    @ross8093 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Coming back now Deni$e is canon

  • @Thorkyan
    @Thorkyan ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I am so IN LOVE with Aimee to have reprise his role of Deni$e in campaign 3, she had a lot of options decide to do the follow up of this awesome choice of story, it's AMAZING!

  • @kryptofreak4059
    @kryptofreak4059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    "You know how I feel about stubby things." Did Aimee just confirm that Dariax is hung? Canon.

  • @amandapedia
    @amandapedia ปีที่แล้ว +20

    so so glad Deni$e is back, hai to the C3 ep59 watchers!

  • @JohnApricot
    @JohnApricot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Absolutely amazing. With the exception of pauses for the names I would have genuinely thought that Anjali's was the original practiced version. By the end just a jumbled mess of non-story, but seeing everyone's interpretation of that character is... *chef's kiss*

  • @kaiyairion4118
    @kaiyairion4118 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Watching this after the most recent Campaign 3 episodes is GOLDEN.

  • @victorian298
    @victorian298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I need Liam’s C3 character to be Deni$e’s relative so he can bring the Jersey accent all campaign long and so that Deni$e can guest star

  • @SwedishSalmonbox
    @SwedishSalmonbox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Headcanon that Dariax didnt intentionally steel/leave with the furs, but rather lost them, cause, well, he is Dariax

  • @shellyvonmiller
    @shellyvonmiller ปีที่แล้ว +13

    How many C3 Ep 59 peeps are watching this? The chaos this group has.

  • @spacecowboyeddie6803
    @spacecowboyeddie6803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Perfect excuse for Liam to bring out his Jersey roots in full force! His hand-rolling 'and fuck off' bow had me rolling XD

  • @MelodicQuest
    @MelodicQuest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Even though Aimee and Robbie are new at this, they're easily the best performers

    • @theodorehsu5023
      @theodorehsu5023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Aimee brought the Joisey and Robbie brought the Camp to Eleven.

    • @babblingmongoose
      @babblingmongoose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This is Anjali "Icon" Bhimani erasure!!

  • @yoshilover765
    @yoshilover765 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Bless Aimee for bringing her back. Here again to reminisce

  • @frisbeedan8905
    @frisbeedan8905 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I know these weren't the most viewed videos on the channel, but can we bring them back?! I seriously belly-laugh every time!

  • @curtisholsinger6023
    @curtisholsinger6023 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Deni$e is one of the most unique D&D characters i have EVER had the pleasure of listening/watching to. Aimee, you are a BEAST of a Creative.

  • @UnusVita
    @UnusVita 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Critical role is evidence that even in the world of voice acting being gorgeous is is a plus. My god these people are beautiful!

    • @kerstinsweeney373
      @kerstinsweeney373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      that's because voice acting is still acting, they're all living in LA, and the only way to be taken seriously in Hollywood (even when nobody will see your face) is to look good. People who don't look good aren't given any chances, regardless of their talent. It's a superficial world.

    • @chipsalom
      @chipsalom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kerstinsweeney373 well, there was Mel Blanc, lol. I hear ya though.

  • @warriorwitchwillow
    @warriorwitchwillow 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I love that Deni$e is canon and has met Orym and Fearne now.

  • @TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll
    @TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll ปีที่แล้ว +16

    So Travis has really started a trend, huh. Not mad about it.

    • @brentage5000
      @brentage5000 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Theorizing that Prism's book used to be the archivist Matt played in NT2.1 that was trying to gather first-hand accounts of Vox Machina.

  • @Alassandros
    @Alassandros ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Deni$e spent 2000 gold on that one-way box? She had to know that she was going be making a net loss spending that money to get back some furs.

  • @adoragrayskull
    @adoragrayskull ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Here waiting for people to discover Denise

  • @TheNextStar1000
    @TheNextStar1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Only seen the clips at the beginning and I am already sure this is going to be INCREDIBLE

  • @keslytomaz6328
    @keslytomaz6328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Love Aimee's story, absolutely gold lmao and always Ashley with the downhill fall man lmaoooo

  • @ArtoriasB
    @ArtoriasB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    As much as I adore Opal, I feel robbed that we did not get Deni$e. I hope we get a chance to see Aimee playing her.

    • @lanasartlife
      @lanasartlife ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Your wish came true 😄