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You've done amazing work with these edits. I'm wondering, do you think you'll work backwards through the episodes at any point? your videos start at episode 116, and it would be wonderful to see edits of the episodes before that
@@marisharaygun She said, Pretending she can resist making highlight videos of Exandria Unlimited with the likes of Ms. Iyengar, Carrero, and Johnson present in it. *yellow eye with a play button iris opens* PRODUCE..... CONSUUUUUME.
I cannot express how much I adore how Travis said, "Let's do it again." It is the perfect sentiment and a moment of love and friendship all embedded in how gentle he said it.
You are absolutely right. I felt the pure joy that they all share together, being so close and experiencing so much together. I wish I had a connection like that, it sounds beautiful.
Campaign 1: First ep: Travis: "I have an intelligence of 6, I know what I'm doing." Last ep: Travis: "Let's do it again." Campaign 2: Frist ep: Travis: "I have an intelligence of 14, I know what I'm doing." Last ep: Travis: "Let's do it again."
Its crazy how, in contrast to VM, the mighty nein are completely unknown. They are not heroes, they are not legends. They are totally ghosts. VM was known by everyone, everywhere. They had books written about them, songs sung about them and brats named after them. M9 showed up, saved the world and vanished into obscurity. They didn't seek fame, and it didn't find them.
@@supagirl277 Everyone important knew the Mighty Nein. They caused a peace. However, no one will write about them save bookkeepers. They are heroes that no one will recognise, save the studious librarian who reads their history.
Just finally remembered the path where those two groups separated was when they turned down the higher paying government contract and worked with a sweaty blue smuggler. That’s what initially created their path as unsung heroes.
I can only think of one theme song to fit them "Hero! Don't wanna hear you calling out my name I'm not here for fortune or fame Hero! Instead, I'll fight knowing nobody knows my name (Nobody knows who he is!) My foes are closing in and covering the sky But I won't turn my back tonight Hero! I'll stay, until I taste the dirt of defeat someday Unleash my fist, Hero!"
Cadueces had a really good end too. He goes from being a humble gardener, to aiding a group of strangers in need, to defying death numerous times, to fighting for the fate of the world and becoming one of the most powerful beings in the land, and chooses to come full circle back to tending his garden. And there is contentment. Such a cool guy.
i still love how much involvement in the story that essek got when his original purpose was to be a minor antagonist and the cast just made him of their closest friends and made him an important character for the end.
I cannot stop feeling the warmth over those 3 sentences at the end. "I love you guys so much" - Matt "Thanks for a good story Matt" - Liam "Let's do it again" - Travis There is SO much love and SO much warmth in this group and it makes me smile EVERY time I see it.
Man, I remember watching this Live and I held it together so long until the last minute or two, but the moment that Matt's voice cracked and the tears began to flow, I followed suit immediately.
@@incomingbear1334 Matt's cry was so raw and emotional that I thought something was wrong for a second. That man doesn't hold stuff in, it's beautiful.
Here is a comment I posted on a video showing Matt's emotional good-bye to this campaign, and to the Mighty Nein: "This is the face of a man who, along with his friends, his wife, and all of the support people who help make it happen, shows the pure, unadulterated, raw emotional payoff after he put his heart and soul into Campaign 2. This is the kind of feeling that I can only express after the first time I saw the end of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, or read the end of "The Book of Three" series by Lloyd Alexander as a kid. This is how one knows that nothing about this show is scripted or faked -- because the emotion Matt shows here is too real. I can only hope that when Campaign 3 ends, this is the Matt we still see: One who gave the story his all, and one who took us all on one helluva ride. We ❤️ you, Matt, you beautiful, gorgeous man of a human being. Please don't ever change."
I would love a Darrington Brigade style one shot on Darktow with Taliesin playing Kingsley and the rest of the cast playing incredibly goofy members of Kingsley's pirate crew.
“The tale of 7 friends who became 8 then 9. Wild swells of adventure and love and guilt and redemption and family and truth. This story comes to a close tonight but the tale of the Mighty Nein lives on and who knows. Maybe we’ll have another chance to see some of them again. In some shape or form…” Im not ok
I still get emotional when Fjord starts thanking Vandran for being his role model. Fjord's arc was many things, but my favorite part was always how he struggled with insecurity and masculinity. I think someone summed it best when they said that Fjord started out as an 'overly serious boy' and gradually evolved into a 'calm and dependable man'. "You showed me kindness, and love and honor. And it meant the world to me".
The thing that I loved most about this was that it was a HAPPY ENDING. Everyone got a positive closure to their stories. Justice for Beau and Caleb, more adventure for Jester and Fjord on the high seas, Veth and Caduceus with their families safe and happy, Yasha delivered her flowers, and the purple tiefling is free from the tyranny of Lucien. Probably couldn't have been better. And they deserved it.
The one I feel the worst about is Yasha, honestly. I feel like every member of the Nine got to explore their past well and bring closure to it, *except* Yasha and possibly Molly/Kingsley. In Kingsley's case, he seems more than fine with it and just willing to experience life. Which is awesome; probably the best mindset to have in his position. With Yasha, while she's also got a good life ahead of her, it's not quite that simple. She fully remembers her past like everyone but Tealeaf, yet she's the only one who's had to deal with tragedy and guilt *and* couldn't quite make justice, or find some form of redemption, revenge or justice. Don't get me wrong, it's still a great story; I'd say it's one of the best endings because of all that. Yasha goes through a path many of us do in life, where you have to learn to leave the past in the past yourself, and you have to learn to forgive yourself. She doesn't get to channel her hate, her sadness, or to find some sort of catharsis, from outside events. She doesn't get to see her abuser brought low, exposed and humbled as Caleb puts very well, or to help her sibling grow up in a healthier environment like Beau. She has to find peace all within herself. All that tragedy is done, dead and gone. She can only heed the advice of her friends and her God. It's goddamn beautiful, but I wouldn't call it happy. It's bittersweet. I'd love to see a one shot or two where they explore Yasha and Beau's endings more... though that might be tough to adapt to an action packed D&D format.
This campaign had a happy ending, meanwhile their final fight was something that very few if no people will ever know about. It was a purely personal final encounter with Molly. This is compared to the first campaign, which, while containing some happy endings, saw the demise of Vax, a great personal loss to VM. While they achieved a great victory against Vecna, and became widely known heroes, they lost so much in doing so. The fact that they perfectly counter one another is quite amazing.
@@GeeGe. But that’s just it. Yasha did get closure. She found Zuala’s grave and was able to say goodbye properly. She also let go of wanting revenge or justice for Zuala’s death. She was just *tired* of all the fighting and all the loss she had to suffer. Just being able to walk off into the sunset with the second love of her life, finally able to hang up her sword for good… that IS her happy ending. She never wanted to be a weapon. She just wanted a place to belong, a place to call home. And she found it. She also did not fully remember her past, as part of it is still locked away. And she’s fine with that, content to just leave it there. They even discussed it before setting out into Xhorhas again. And besides, I wouldn’t exactly call it their “endings”. Because their life together is only just starting. We only just saw the end of the first chapter in an ongoing story, all that’s needed for them is to turn the page.
@@AdamEspersona Well, I agree that she's in a great place, specially given her previous life. But I still disagree that she got closure. It's the ending of a RPG campaign, which tends to wrap up the party members' stories. Nothing wrong with calling it an ending, that's literally what it is. Doesn't mean Yasha's life is over or anything, in fact I recognize that in my previous comment and I mention I'm hopeful we'll further explore Yasha's (and Beau's) backgrounds, since they didn't quite get closure. They're in a great place, yeah. They got closure? No. They managed to run away from their admittedly bad pasts, but neither of them said whether they're fine just leaving it completely behind or if they want to explore it further. Beau's past isn't that mysterious but she still probably wants to get a hand on her family in order to save her little bro, if nothing else. And Yasha killed a ton of people and just ran away. If she wants to leave it at that, that's understandable and up to her, but her last scene visiting the grave did not at all leave that impression. TL;DR Yeah, they're both in a much, much better place. I'm still sad that they didn't quite get to explore their pasts and find closure like the rest of the M9.
@@marisharaygun this very much like HemboHero taking 24 hours of Rooster Teeth Extra Life streams and turning them into 2-3 hr videos depending on the shenanigans everyone gets up to.
I think what gets me the most about Yasha's conversation with Zuala is the way she says "...and I love you very much". It's still present tense, just like how, early in the campaign, Yasha talks about marriage being for life in the Dolorav, and how Zuala will always be hers. I love that she has no anxiety about saying it in front of Beau. They know they love each other and trust one another enough that Beau doesn't feel uncomfortable hearing that, and Yasha doesn't feel uncomfortable saying it. Ashley really puts SO much thought into her RP.
I missed the line about veth saying I'd like to make a wish... Because Sam couldn't end up making that wish at the end of last campaign to save Liam... So he's making it now to save Liam in this campaign ❤️😭😭😭😭
There were so many great moments in this episode for everyone. Caleb got solidified as my favorite character now, but I love all the character progression RP that Sam/Veth did. From looking at the pond reflection to mirror her first awakening as a goblin; skinny dipping to show her start in overcoming her trauma, and giving the ring of waterwalking to cement that fact; giving a kiss to Yussa's assistant to show her progressed opinion on goblinkind, and finally telling Caleb that she is now convinced to be "brave".
Honestly listening to Caleb reveal his time travel plan of what he would do to save his parents was mind blowing. In the moment I was Imagining him actually doing it, and it was like watching the ending of a movie that just leaves your mind blown.
Caleb added soooo much to the campaign, like, their last fight was literally with someone from his background, all he did from a mechanic and role-playing perspective was simply awesome and outstanding!
Incredibly appropriate as a mollymawk is a kind of albatross, a seabird said to be good luck for a ship. The killing of an albatross will bring a curse upon the killer.
I just watched the talks machina ages ago, where Liam openly said that if not for the plan Caleb has, he might as well "off himself". And then here I am, listening to the plan that kept a broken mind alive, letters in a book, worn on a broken heart. Kept secret for three years from his closest friends in both lives. And he wishes his past goodbye and let's go of the plan.. And it's so painful, so raw. And yet so blissful and full of redemption, I cannot shake the feeling that in that moment, Caleb touched Liam, and helped him let go. Absolutely beautifull
I remember that. I really feel Caleb has the deepest, most emotional ending of the nein. When he teleported the book into the ground between his parent it ENDED ME
@@carlsmagicbicep9736 I started BAWLING when he said “book of letters.” I had been wondering since the first time the other book was mentioned what was in it. I had a theory that it was a record of his adventures, but I thought it would be so he didn’t forget again. This reveal made me cry the UGLIEST tears at 1 am and that scene really solidified Caleb as my favorite of the Nein. Thank you Liam for a beautiful ending to Caleb’s story, tragic as it may have been.
Can anyone point me to the moment in which a NPC reached for his spell book and he said "take this one instead" because they were reaching for the book with the letters? Was it Essek? Yussa?
You know... at first I always felt an odd vibe in the later episodes, Jester didn't seem to be her usual bubbly self around Fjord. Foolish me thought "does she actually still like him or is she forcing herself to?" It wasn't until after the finale that it hit me... SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO PRETEND AROUND HIM! Jester uses that hyper-happiness as a mask a lot of the time. She IS sweet and chaotic and bubbly but around Fjord she doesn't feel like she has to put up that front so he doesn't worry. She's more herself around him than anyone else and it allows her to relax and I think that is so beautiful! (gdi Laura Bailey you got us again)
"Look dad, I won't sink to the fucking bottom!" And "I need a lot of water... a lot of it, I need to not fucking sink!" Now both live rent free in my head forever.
I don’t remember where but I was watching highlights videos like this a while back and there’s one where Nott/Veth (don’t remember which) says something along the lines of “I’m actually an automaton!!!”
watching through this again, the moment with Caleb, Yasha, beau, and Astrid gathered around Trent on the ground reminds me so much of the "you have been weighed, you have been measured, and have been found wanting" moment from the end of A knight's tale with Adhemar on the ground
Caleb's epilogue is...shattering, to say the least. Only this time, it's not that Caleb lost anything, unlike Vax. Caleb made the choices, no matter how heart-wrenching they were. And in his own way, made the world a better place, not because of his past, but in spite of it.
I remember when I first heard Matt do that scream of rage and frustration from Astrid, when she decided not to kill Trent. I immediately burst into tears, bc as someone who has been systematically abused, with no justice granted, I felt every inch of that rage and pain. And sadly, I personally never will get real justice for what happened to me- but at least there are people out there that believe in advocating for survivors of crimes that often do not leave physical marks. I just remember having to pause the vid and crying almost hysterically. It was too real in the best way.
This is SO well condensed. SPOILERS My favorite part of this episode is the smile that crosses Sam's face when Caleb Disintegrates everything towards the end. It didn't make it into this compilation, so go check it out, it is WELL worth it.
This episode had my emotions so screwed up but the music when Matt says the story comes to a close ... was the music used when Vax says goodbye so that made me 2x as heartbroken. 🥺
Same. I was crying here and there but it was Matt. Matt at the end with that music and what he said that finally broke me to ugly cry 😢 I cannot watch vax's goodbye without sobbing. Liam does such an amazing job!
@@MagizardInternet @@MagizardInternet I believe it's Elven Dirge - I Lament" by Battle Bards, whose music Matt also used during the group's grieving for Tiberius and the resurrection of Percy
they're all incredible and in leagues of their own in their own ways, but the way liam embodies the pain of his characters is just on another level. I was watching C1 clips and the thing with the death knights when he and vex accidentally killed cassandra and kaylie, i have never seen someone look so deeply tortured in life let alone in fiction, and I saw it again here. all i have to say is jesus christ, what a talent
The subtle looks between Fjord and Jester with no words, on top of the water tower, were so telling of the love they have for each other. I love those two so much. All the couples in this campaign are amazing. Excellent job!
When nott makes a wish, to save Caleb from himself it's like a full circle from campaign one when *SPOILERS* Vax dies and cannot be saved because scanlan used his wish to defeat vekna stop his teleport and save the world. Him making that wish after making a character that is basically a mother to Caleb is so wholesome
Before I watch, I'd just like to thank you for these edits. They've been the weekly post-crit role thing I've looked forward to the most since the first one you posted. They must be so time consuming to edit and they're always *chef kiss*. Thank you. ❤️
Marisha's look at 1:23:23 just screams proudness and love for what Matt accomplished with this story.... she even gives him a nod and that's the thing that broke him... so wholesome In the end, it was a big family, roleplaying another big one
I don't know why one of these highlight videos popped up in my recommended several months ago.. I didn't know much of anything about DnD, still don't, but I've watched every single one of these for this campaign! I was always somewhat interested in DnD, but never had enough friends who played it to ever give it a try myself. But now, I'm almost addicted to a game that *I've* never played! So, I suppose I have you to thank for making these videos and getting me into something new. Thank you.
Oh God. I was just enjoying the review. And suddenly when Matt laid down the judgment on Zeenoth... Watching Marisha... my head exploded with everything that Beau went through with her family and herself and her journey. Then everything Marisha told on Between the sheets... What she went through just crashed into my heart. All this happened in less then a second. After that second I was just crying and screaming with anger and hatred and relief. I can't believe how these people, these impossibly kind people and their beautiful souls can make me feel. In the last few years I was struggling to feel emotions on a deep level. The only times stories and the feelings that come with them reached me was when these stories were told by them. They make me laugh wholeheartedly, they are the only ones who can make me truly cry. And their stories are the only ones that inspire me to not give up and see my path to its destination. Thank you, for showing me bravery and heroism and family, Vox Machina. Thank you, for showing me how to surpass yourself, Mighty Nein. Thank you, for saving the happiness in my life, Critical Role. Now... Let me hear your stories, ...Bells Hells.
Gotta say, there is something about sincere improv that it so violently powerful. I feel like even if you dont know their story, watching their ending affects your being.
Even with some resolution... It's bittersweet tears, wholesale emotion, love and pain and growth. It's hard imagining the Mighty Nein, condensing their travails and woes, into a concise animated storyline. I don't envy anyone who has to adapt any of this. I wept through the last episode, I wept through this one. Bless Critical Role, it's actors, all the effort expended by everyone on staff, to make this story happen. I don't think anyone this affected will ever be quite the same.
I started to tear up when Caleb released Frumpkin, and a moment later my own cat wandered over and curled up on the couch next to me. I think I know how Caleb feels now, we truly don't deserve cats, but we do need them sometimes.
at this moment it is 23 hours until the first M9 reunion episode... I rewatched all of your C2 comps to get back in my feelings and now I'm crying again. what a family. what a time. what a beautiful story they shared with us. I can't wait to see them again. and thank YOU for putting these comps together every week. they're always so well edited and they bring me a lot of joy. long may you reign, marisharaygun
@marisharaygun Thank you for all your hard work. When I couldn't catch a live show I always rested easy knowing that you'd give me the lowdown on it just a couple days later. I hope someone notices your talent and makes you Grand Poobah of something.
I can't help but think that when Kingsley visits Yasha and Beau, Yasha accidentally answers the door in an apron and nothing else, scarring poor Kingsley for life.
Dude, thank you for all you've done! Those videos are a highlight of my weeks everytime ^^ And please, don't do it if you don't want to. You don't owe us anything. Thanks again and take care.
was keen to watch this, and then the Frumpkin scene reminded me I AM NOT KEEN TO CRY ALL OVER AGAIN, I WAS SUCH A GROSS MESS AFTER THAT EPISODE but also, thank you for all your hard work, these have always been a delight
By the time this episode went live, I had told my roommates to leave me alone for the night, locked my door, had snacks and tissues ready. I walked into this emotional episode ready. I didn't need the tissues until the last few minutes.
Quick Caleb Flex: by the end of this campaign Caleb has had a relationship with Astrid, Eodwulf and Essek... he is the *player* of the party... the wizard is their bard!
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Are you going to a recap for the mini campaign? Thanks for all these.
not sure yet! i kind of want to take a break in between campaigns but if the series lends itself to highlights then maybe i will :)
Thank you so much for your time you put into these edits and highlights I greatly appreciate it god bless.
You've done amazing work with these edits. I'm wondering, do you think you'll work backwards through the episodes at any point? your videos start at episode 116, and it would be wonderful to see edits of the episodes before that
@@marisharaygun She said, Pretending she can resist making highlight videos of Exandria Unlimited with the likes of Ms. Iyengar, Carrero, and Johnson present in it.
*yellow eye with a play button iris opens*
PRODUCE..... CONSUUUUUME.
Look what you've done Mighty Nein. Ruined a perfectly good villain. Look at him, he's got anxiety
Ive not laughed at a comment so hard in a while, I mean...he has good reason to have anxiety when an entire country is probably hunting him down 😂😂
I cannot express how much I adore how Travis said, "Let's do it again." It is the perfect sentiment and a moment of love and friendship all embedded in how gentle he said it.
He said it at the end of the first campaign too!
They all want another DND baby
You are absolutely right. I felt the pure joy that they all share together, being so close and experiencing so much together. I wish I had a connection like that, it sounds beautiful.
Sam seeing that he hasn't made Liam cry in the final battle yet: "I cast Silent Image"
That fucking kills me every time
I can't help but cry thinking of my own parents
Campaign 1:
First ep: Travis: "I have an intelligence of 6, I know what I'm doing."
Last ep: Travis: "Let's do it again."
Campaign 2:
Frist ep: Travis: "I have an intelligence of 14, I know what I'm doing."
Last ep: Travis: "Let's do it again."
Its crazy how, in contrast to VM, the mighty nein are completely unknown. They are not heroes, they are not legends. They are totally ghosts. VM was known by everyone, everywhere. They had books written about them, songs sung about them and brats named after them.
M9 showed up, saved the world and vanished into obscurity. They didn't seek fame, and it didn't find them.
They saved an entire kingdom and was gifted the Xhorhaus
@@supagirl277 Everyone important knew the Mighty Nein. They caused a peace. However, no one will write about them save bookkeepers. They are heroes that no one will recognise, save the studious librarian who reads their history.
Just finally remembered the path where those two groups separated was when they turned down the higher paying government contract and worked with a sweaty blue smuggler. That’s what initially created their path as unsung heroes.
You will know when you have done something great when no one thinks you have done anything at all.
I can only think of one theme song to fit them
"Hero! Don't wanna hear you calling out my name
I'm not here for fortune or fame
Hero! Instead, I'll fight knowing nobody knows my name
(Nobody knows who he is!)
My foes are closing in and covering the sky
But I won't turn my back tonight
Hero! I'll stay, until I taste the dirt of defeat someday
Unleash my fist, Hero!"
IT JUST HIT ME that Veth getting in the water was like a huge deal…..how did I miss that
i honestly didn't realize it first either!
What the fuck O_O
I didn't realize either until the cast pointed it out
WAIT YEAH! Man I’m dumb
Oh yeah, it had slipped my mind she was aquaphobic.
Bruh, Veth with the silent image of Caleb’s parents tho…
When they pointed at Trent, I was like "fuck this man up Caleb!!!!" It was both extremely emotional and utterly bad ass at the same time.
Other than the emotional wrap-up of the session....it was my favorite part of the final episode
In front of a burning house too, one of my favorite moments in the campaign
The whole "Empathize" bit was honestly my favorite part of the entire finale.
Cadueces had a really good end too. He goes from being a humble gardener, to aiding a group of strangers in need, to defying death numerous times, to fighting for the fate of the world and becoming one of the most powerful beings in the land, and chooses to come full circle back to tending his garden. And there is contentment. Such a cool guy.
"Going and coming back is not the same as never leaving." - Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky.
He went from a gardener in a war to a warrior in a garden
i still love how much involvement in the story that essek got when his original purpose was to be a minor antagonist and the cast just made him of their closest friends and made him an important character for the end.
The scene of Frumpkin leaving is better cat acting than the entire Cats musical and Film.
there is also the mention that the next familiar Caleb gets might not be fey, proceeds to either get a pseudodragon or a quasit
100% agree but Nicole Scherzinger does a great version of memory
I cry everytime.
Here me out:
Frumpkin joins Honey Heist 3.
@@AnimeWolf5193 you mean 4, there has already been 3 honey heists
I cannot stop feeling the warmth over those 3 sentences at the end.
"I love you guys so much" - Matt
"Thanks for a good story Matt" - Liam
"Let's do it again" - Travis
There is SO much love and SO much warmth in this group and it makes me smile EVERY time I see it.
Man, I remember watching this Live and I held it together so long until the last minute or two, but the moment that Matt's voice cracked and the tears began to flow, I followed suit immediately.
@@incomingbear1334 Matt's cry was so raw and emotional that I thought something was wrong for a second. That man doesn't hold stuff in, it's beautiful.
Travis said the exact same thing at the close of C1 too. I fully suppose we'll hear hm say it at the eventual close of C3.
"It was pretty good" -Sam
Here is a comment I posted on a video showing Matt's emotional good-bye to this campaign, and to the Mighty Nein:
"This is the face of a man who, along with his friends, his wife, and all of the support people who help make it happen, shows the pure, unadulterated, raw emotional payoff after he put his heart and soul into Campaign 2.
This is the kind of feeling that I can only express after the first time I saw the end of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, or read the end of "The Book of Three" series by Lloyd Alexander as a kid.
This is how one knows that nothing about this show is scripted or faked -- because the emotion Matt shows here is too real.
I can only hope that when Campaign 3 ends, this is the Matt we still see: One who gave the story his all, and one who took us all on one helluva ride.
We ❤️ you, Matt, you beautiful, gorgeous man of a human being. Please don't ever change."
On today's episode of "Who makes Marisha laugh the hardest?", the winner is NO ONE SHE CRIES I CRY YOU CRY EVERYBODY CRY
Look at the look Travis gives Matt when Vandran says "she's perfect for you", that's a 'I know you're secretly talking about laura look'
Timestamp?
@@GeeGe. 1:02:58
I think a one-shot called Kingsley's Takeover on Dark Tow would be an amazing idea.
YOO that's great
oml that would be so fookin awesome
I would love a Darrington Brigade style one shot on Darktow with Taliesin playing Kingsley and the rest of the cast playing incredibly goofy members of Kingsley's pirate crew.
@@dantevitale5714 God, I would love that.
I think “Siege of Dark Tow” is better
“The tale of 7 friends who became 8 then 9. Wild swells of adventure and love and guilt and redemption and family and truth. This story comes to a close tonight but the tale of the Mighty Nein lives on and who knows. Maybe we’ll have another chance to see some of them again. In some shape or form…”
Im not ok
We are...
Kingsley biting his lip at Caleb like a fuck boy will never not kill me.
Caleb and his trio of hotboys
@@randomcourier I would say call Wattpad but I'm sure they're on it
"You're cute, magic man 😏"
I still get emotional when Fjord starts thanking Vandran for being his role model. Fjord's arc was many things, but my favorite part was always how he struggled with insecurity and masculinity.
I think someone summed it best when they said that Fjord started out as an 'overly serious boy' and gradually evolved into a 'calm and dependable man'.
"You showed me kindness, and love and honor. And it meant the world to me".
It's also more impactful when you realize that Travis lost his father at a young age.
@@Funburned Was just thinking this.
Why is it that Sam likes to make Liam cry at the ending? This happened with Vax, Scanlan and The Wish
Sam always gets the last laughcryopenmouthedsob.
The thing that I loved most about this was that it was a HAPPY ENDING. Everyone got a positive closure to their stories. Justice for Beau and Caleb, more adventure for Jester and Fjord on the high seas, Veth and Caduceus with their families safe and happy, Yasha delivered her flowers, and the purple tiefling is free from the tyranny of Lucien.
Probably couldn't have been better. And they deserved it.
And marius Still hasnt killed anyone.
The one I feel the worst about is Yasha, honestly. I feel like every member of the Nine got to explore their past well and bring closure to it, *except* Yasha and possibly Molly/Kingsley. In Kingsley's case, he seems more than fine with it and just willing to experience life. Which is awesome; probably the best mindset to have in his position. With Yasha, while she's also got a good life ahead of her, it's not quite that simple. She fully remembers her past like everyone but Tealeaf, yet she's the only one who's had to deal with tragedy and guilt *and* couldn't quite make justice, or find some form of redemption, revenge or justice.
Don't get me wrong, it's still a great story; I'd say it's one of the best endings because of all that. Yasha goes through a path many of us do in life, where you have to learn to leave the past in the past yourself, and you have to learn to forgive yourself. She doesn't get to channel her hate, her sadness, or to find some sort of catharsis, from outside events. She doesn't get to see her abuser brought low, exposed and humbled as Caleb puts very well, or to help her sibling grow up in a healthier environment like Beau. She has to find peace all within herself. All that tragedy is done, dead and gone. She can only heed the advice of her friends and her God.
It's goddamn beautiful, but I wouldn't call it happy. It's bittersweet. I'd love to see a one shot or two where they explore Yasha and Beau's endings more... though that might be tough to adapt to an action packed D&D format.
This campaign had a happy ending, meanwhile their final fight was something that very few if no people will ever know about. It was a purely personal final encounter with Molly.
This is compared to the first campaign, which, while containing some happy endings, saw the demise of Vax, a great personal loss to VM. While they achieved a great victory against Vecna, and became widely known heroes, they lost so much in doing so.
The fact that they perfectly counter one another is quite amazing.
@@GeeGe. But that’s just it. Yasha did get closure. She found Zuala’s grave and was able to say goodbye properly. She also let go of wanting revenge or justice for Zuala’s death. She was just *tired* of all the fighting and all the loss she had to suffer. Just being able to walk off into the sunset with the second love of her life, finally able to hang up her sword for good… that IS her happy ending. She never wanted to be a weapon. She just wanted a place to belong, a place to call home. And she found it.
She also did not fully remember her past, as part of it is still locked away. And she’s fine with that, content to just leave it there. They even discussed it before setting out into Xhorhas again.
And besides, I wouldn’t exactly call it their “endings”. Because their life together is only just starting. We only just saw the end of the first chapter in an ongoing story, all that’s needed for them is to turn the page.
@@AdamEspersona Well, I agree that she's in a great place, specially given her previous life. But I still disagree that she got closure.
It's the ending of a RPG campaign, which tends to wrap up the party members' stories. Nothing wrong with calling it an ending, that's literally what it is. Doesn't mean Yasha's life is over or anything, in fact I recognize that in my previous comment and I mention I'm hopeful we'll further explore Yasha's (and Beau's) backgrounds, since they didn't quite get closure. They're in a great place, yeah. They got closure? No. They managed to run away from their admittedly bad pasts, but neither of them said whether they're fine just leaving it completely behind or if they want to explore it further. Beau's past isn't that mysterious but she still probably wants to get a hand on her family in order to save her little bro, if nothing else. And Yasha killed a ton of people and just ran away. If she wants to leave it at that, that's understandable and up to her, but her last scene visiting the grave did not at all leave that impression.
TL;DR Yeah, they're both in a much, much better place. I'm still sad that they didn't quite get to explore their pasts and find closure like the rest of the M9.
The fact that you managed to condense 7 hours into this is nothing short of a miracle.
tell me about it! lmao
@@marisharaygun yo, I love you homie. Hope you're well.
@@marisharaygun this very much like HemboHero taking 24 hours of Rooster Teeth Extra Life streams and turning them into 2-3 hr videos depending on the shenanigans everyone gets up to.
this was a 7 hour episode? holy fuck
Was this seriously 7 hours long? What the Fuck
“You’ve convinced me I’m brave, but you are mighty” is just… *chefs kiss*
Bald Matt is so powerful it immediately broke immersion, Ashley’s tone of voice shifted IMMEDIATELY and everything just went downhill
Sam beat Yasha's accent clean out of her with the sheer force of the psychic damage he dealt...
16:43
Liam: "There was a battle, the Assembly showed up..."
Matt: Funny you should mention that
oh my god how have I not caught that until now
The “but it’s so much more beautiful in all the shades of colors” part gets me every.fucking.time.
Such a good line
I think the only thing about molly that's gone, is the lucien that was in him. Now he's pure tealeaf.
I think what gets me the most about Yasha's conversation with Zuala is the way she says "...and I love you very much". It's still present tense, just like how, early in the campaign, Yasha talks about marriage being for life in the Dolorav, and how Zuala will always be hers.
I love that she has no anxiety about saying it in front of Beau. They know they love each other and trust one another enough that Beau doesn't feel uncomfortable hearing that, and Yasha doesn't feel uncomfortable saying it.
Ashley really puts SO much thought into her RP.
I missed the line about veth saying I'd like to make a wish... Because Sam couldn't end up making that wish at the end of last campaign to save Liam... So he's making it now to save Liam in this campaign ❤️😭😭😭😭
Caddy "torturing" Trent with Command is one of my fav moments in the entire 2nd campaign.
There were so many great moments in this episode for everyone. Caleb got solidified as my favorite character now, but I love all the character progression RP that Sam/Veth did. From looking at the pond reflection to mirror her first awakening as a goblin; skinny dipping to show her start in overcoming her trauma, and giving the ring of waterwalking to cement that fact; giving a kiss to Yussa's assistant to show her progressed opinion on goblinkind, and finally telling Caleb that she is now convinced to be "brave".
Honestly listening to Caleb reveal his time travel plan of what he would do to save his parents was mind blowing. In the moment I was Imagining him actually doing it, and it was like watching the ending of a movie that just leaves your mind blown.
Caleb added soooo much to the campaign, like, their last fight was literally with someone from his background, all he did from a mechanic and role-playing perspective was simply awesome and outstanding!
When Taleisin renamed the ship "The Mollymauk," I got full body goosebumps!
Incredibly appropriate as a mollymawk is a kind of albatross, a seabird said to be good luck for a ship. The killing of an albatross will bring a curse upon the killer.
I just watched the talks machina ages ago, where Liam openly said that if not for the plan Caleb has, he might as well "off himself".
And then here I am, listening to the plan that kept a broken mind alive, letters in a book, worn on a broken heart. Kept secret for three years from his closest friends in both lives.
And he wishes his past goodbye and let's go of the plan..
And it's so painful, so raw. And yet so blissful and full of redemption, I cannot shake the feeling that in that moment, Caleb touched Liam, and helped him let go.
Absolutely beautifull
Which one was that?
I remember that. I really feel Caleb has the deepest, most emotional ending of the nein. When he teleported the book into the ground between his parent it ENDED ME
@@carlsmagicbicep9736 I started BAWLING when he said “book of letters.” I had been wondering since the first time the other book was mentioned what was in it. I had a theory that it was a record of his adventures, but I thought it would be so he didn’t forget again. This reveal made me cry the UGLIEST tears at 1 am and that scene really solidified Caleb as my favorite of the Nein. Thank you Liam for a beautiful ending to Caleb’s story, tragic as it may have been.
Can anyone point me to the moment in which a NPC reached for his spell book and he said "take this one instead" because they were reaching for the book with the letters?
Was it Essek? Yussa?
@@franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802 i dont know the exact episode, but i believe it was professor wako in rhosona when they first met her
What always kills me is how Matt reacts every time Liam says something heartbreaking
liam making a turtle noise and travis looking at the sky frantically, as if one is going to fall and hit him in the head
You know... at first I always felt an odd vibe in the later episodes, Jester didn't seem to be her usual bubbly self around Fjord. Foolish me thought "does she actually still like him or is she forcing herself to?" It wasn't until after the finale that it hit me... SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO PRETEND AROUND HIM! Jester uses that hyper-happiness as a mask a lot of the time. She IS sweet and chaotic and bubbly but around Fjord she doesn't feel like she has to put up that front so he doesn't worry. She's more herself around him than anyone else and it allows her to relax and I think that is so beautiful!
(gdi Laura Bailey you got us again)
26:30 "Nah she rides bareback real solid." I love this so much.
"Look dad, I won't sink to the fucking bottom!"
And
"I need a lot of water... a lot of it, I need to not fucking sink!" Now both live rent free in my head forever.
Spoiler for C3
46:30 "I'll take your halfling luck" "I don't needed it"
Now Liam is playing a halfling!!!😂😭
I don’t remember where but I was watching highlights videos like this a while back and there’s one where Nott/Veth (don’t remember which) says something along the lines of “I’m actually an automaton!!!”
The prophecy is fulfilled.
watching through this again, the moment with Caleb, Yasha, beau, and Astrid gathered around Trent on the ground reminds me so much of the "you have been weighed, you have been measured, and have been found wanting" moment from the end of A knight's tale with Adhemar on the ground
I'M FINE AND GOOD UNTIL MATT STARTS CRYING TOO. DAMN IT.
Through everything, I held it together watching all 7 hours of the live. But the moment that Matt's voice broke, my willpower broke just as hard
Caleb's epilogue is...shattering, to say the least.
Only this time, it's not that Caleb lost anything, unlike Vax. Caleb made the choices, no matter how heart-wrenching they were. And in his own way, made the world a better place, not because of his past, but in spite of it.
I remember when I first heard Matt do that scream of rage and frustration from Astrid, when she decided not to kill Trent. I immediately burst into tears, bc as someone who has been systematically abused, with no justice granted, I felt every inch of that rage and pain. And sadly, I personally never will get real justice for what happened to me- but at least there are people out there that believe in advocating for survivors of crimes that often do not leave physical marks. I just remember having to pause the vid and crying almost hysterically. It was too real in the best way.
09:12 -- I love that Tallesin essentially turned Kingsley into the Doctor learning about his new regeneration in the final episode. Allons-y!
Yup! Pretty much the exact opposite though. Instead of the same mind in a new body, it’s a new mind inside of the same body!
This is SO well condensed.
SPOILERS
My favorite part of this episode is the smile that crosses Sam's face when Caleb Disintegrates everything towards the end. It didn't make it into this compilation, so go check it out, it is WELL worth it.
This episode had my emotions so screwed up but the music when Matt says the story comes to a close ... was the music used when Vax says goodbye so that made me 2x as heartbroken. 🥺
Do you happen to know the name of the music?
Same. I was crying here and there but it was Matt. Matt at the end with that music and what he said that finally broke me to ugly cry 😢
I cannot watch vax's goodbye without sobbing. Liam does such an amazing job!
@@MagizardInternet @@MagizardInternet I believe it's Elven Dirge - I Lament" by Battle Bards, whose music Matt also used during the group's grieving for Tiberius and the resurrection of Percy
@@kittenkat2301 th-cam.com/video/8eFRL6zDlao/w-d-xo.html
I uploaded it!
Oh man, now it makes sense
That scream at 31:30 has so much emotion behind. God damn, Matt.
Fuck yeah i loved that. Lord Have Mercer
YES! I love the Artagan and Beau being "You no touchie!!"
Artagan’s silence after Jester said she just wanted a friend is so perfect. He might not be a good person, be he sure is a good friend.
Bald matt looks scarily like Andrew Rea from Binging with Babish.
Oh my god
He also looks like Dan Ryckertt
@@SnakeEyes327 Dan Ryckertt looks like Andrew Rea?
@@GirishManjunathMusic Looks like a bald Matt
Have you ever seen them both in the same room?
Essek's "What have you done" around 38:40 I feel like is so much Matt asking that very question
they're all incredible and in leagues of their own in their own ways, but the way liam embodies the pain of his characters is just on another level. I was watching C1 clips and the thing with the death knights when he and vex accidentally killed cassandra and kaylie, i have never seen someone look so deeply tortured in life let alone in fiction, and I saw it again here. all i have to say is jesus christ, what a talent
"Your past doesnt scare me. It only makes you beautiful."
Yup this is the part i sob. Apart from the many others lol
"Lets do it again" Well Travis ya got your wish CAMPAIGN 3 IN 57 MINUTES
"You counterspell his Counterspell" After the fourth time counterspell is used lol
God Matt went full fucking Mcree with Vandran's voice
“There’s still a lot of Xhor-Ass I’d like to see.”
I hate myself for that…..
The subtle looks between Fjord and Jester with no words, on top of the water tower, were so telling of the love they have for each other. I love those two so much. All the couples in this campaign are amazing. Excellent job!
Seeing Matt nearly cry made me tear up too much, and God damn she did it, made Travis fall in love in game.
I love how Kingsley blindly becomes Jack Sparrow
Processing and chopping up 7+ hours of stream is honestly amazing. Bravo.
When nott makes a wish, to save Caleb from himself it's like a full circle from campaign one when *SPOILERS*
Vax dies and cannot be saved because scanlan used his wish to defeat vekna stop his teleport and save the world. Him making that wish after making a character that is basically a mother to Caleb is so wholesome
Trent’s wicked smile makes so much sense in light of C3 and Ludinus’ Ruidus plot. Matt truly does play the long game.
We know this. Just look how long it took to find Keyleth's mom!
Frumpkin leaving broke me on that thursday night. Damn you Liam and Matt for being so fucking awesome!
It's the end of a book, but there is still the sequel
Before I watch, I'd just like to thank you for these edits. They've been the weekly post-crit role thing I've looked forward to the most since the first one you posted. They must be so time consuming to edit and they're always *chef kiss*. Thank you. ❤️
When a happy ending actually works. That was one hell of a fun campaign!
Marisha's look at 1:23:23 just screams proudness and love for what Matt accomplished with this story.... she even gives him a nod and that's the thing that broke him...
so wholesome
In the end, it was a big family, roleplaying another big one
Matthew Mercer is one of the greatest storytellers of his generation.
11:33 My Widowmauk heart BURST with joy at that lip-bite
Widomauk lived as it died; desperately clinging to slivers of potential
36:52
Laura's silent look between Cas & Fjord has me creasing every time. No words needed
I don't know why one of these highlight videos popped up in my recommended several months ago.. I didn't know much of anything about DnD, still don't, but I've watched every single one of these for this campaign!
I was always somewhat interested in DnD, but never had enough friends who played it to ever give it a try myself. But now, I'm almost addicted to a game that *I've* never played!
So, I suppose I have you to thank for making these videos and getting me into something new. Thank you.
that’s awesome!!! i’m glad i could help introduce you to all of this in one way or another :)
Critical Roles influence on people starting to play Dnd has been enormous
Quick question, did you finally try it out? Even if you didn’t, it’s always fun to make god-like characters in D&D Beyond.
Oh God.
I was just enjoying the review.
And suddenly when Matt laid down the judgment on Zeenoth... Watching Marisha... my head exploded with everything that Beau went through with her family and herself and her journey.
Then everything Marisha told on Between the sheets... What she went through just crashed into my heart.
All this happened in less then a second.
After that second I was just crying and screaming with anger and hatred and relief.
I can't believe how these people, these impossibly kind people and their beautiful souls can make me feel.
In the last few years I was struggling to feel emotions on a deep level. The only times stories and the feelings that come with them reached me was when these stories were told by them.
They make me laugh wholeheartedly, they are the only ones who can make me truly cry.
And their stories are the only ones that inspire me to not give up and see my path to its destination.
Thank you, for showing me bravery and heroism and family,
Vox Machina.
Thank you, for showing me how to surpass yourself,
Mighty Nein.
Thank you, for saving the happiness in my life,
Critical Role.
Now... Let me hear your stories,
...Bells Hells.
This ended a YEAR AGO, how does time move so FAST!?
💜
@@rollergalaxy99972!
I wasn't prepared to say goodbye to the Nien, but what a great send off. Caleb was my favorite this campaign.
I don't care what anyone says, Sam makes THE best characters! Nott/Veth was so fucking well played and thought out!
Gotta say, there is something about sincere improv that it so violently powerful. I feel like even if you dont know their story, watching their ending affects your being.
Travis: "Let's do it again."
Level 2! Level 2! Level 2!
Even with some resolution... It's bittersweet tears, wholesale emotion, love and pain and growth. It's hard imagining the Mighty Nein, condensing their travails and woes, into a concise animated storyline. I don't envy anyone who has to adapt any of this. I wept through the last episode, I wept through this one. Bless Critical Role, it's actors, all the effort expended by everyone on staff, to make this story happen. I don't think anyone this affected will ever be quite the same.
"fleh... like a turtle tryin ta fuuk" OMG that got me so damn good!!
That is not how I would put that sound into writen words, but you do you
I lived when Essek said his good byes because it was basicly Matt saing goodbye to M9
One of my favorite things about the end of C2 is that Sam finally got his wish to save Liams character
I started to tear up when Caleb released Frumpkin, and a moment later my own cat wandered over and curled up on the couch next to me. I think I know how Caleb feels now, we truly don't deserve cats, but we do need them sometimes.
at this moment it is 23 hours until the first M9 reunion episode... I rewatched all of your C2 comps to get back in my feelings and now I'm crying again. what a family. what a time. what a beautiful story they shared with us. I can't wait to see them again.
and thank YOU for putting these comps together every week. they're always so well edited and they bring me a lot of joy. long may you reign, marisharaygun
I watched all 7 hours at work the Monday after it aired. I can spend another 90 minutes watching an abridged version.
Thanks for these edits!
This is the kind of show you can come back to over, and over because it’s just that good.
I think I NEED an after campaign full length "Sprinkle Supercut"! Travis makes me laugh so hard.
If you need more of that voice, he uses it in his Darrington Brigade character
Thanks so much for doing these, they've brought me so much joy
@marisharaygun Thank you for all your hard work. When I couldn't catch a live show I always rested easy knowing that you'd give me the lowdown on it just a couple days later. I hope someone notices your talent and makes you Grand Poobah of something.
I just saw that and started crying again. I guess it is really over now... Thank you for all your videos. They always make me smile
I can't help but think that when Kingsley visits Yasha and Beau, Yasha accidentally answers the door in an apron and nothing else, scarring poor Kingsley for life.
I’m not sure he would bat much an eye, but that would still be hilarious.
Liam- "I will take your halfling luck" And then he did
Dude, thank you for all you've done! Those videos are a highlight of my weeks everytime ^^
And please, don't do it if you don't want to. You don't owe us anything. Thanks again and take care.
I feel like i am one of the few people who appreciated or noticed the Tombstone reference Liam did when Travis used counterspell on Trent
was keen to watch this, and then the Frumpkin scene reminded me I AM NOT KEEN TO CRY ALL OVER AGAIN, I WAS SUCH A GROSS MESS AFTER THAT EPISODE
but also, thank you for all your hard work, these have always been a delight
By the time this episode went live, I had told my roommates to leave me alone for the night, locked my door, had snacks and tissues ready. I walked into this emotional episode ready. I didn't need the tissues until the last few minutes.
Liam's face and 28:00 is pure love. I love these people, their stories and their characters.
God damit, I always come back to this video, and always fall in tears when Matt does... So much emotions, dnd is so intense man...
(spoilers for Campaign 3)
46:28
Liam to Sam: "I will take your halfling luck"
and he MEANT IT :"D
Caduceus reminds me so much of Uncle Iroh sometimes
I would say that it was an inspiration, except Taliesin said that the Tea drinking was a spur of the moment thing when his character was introduced
Oh man I'm so torn. I love these but it'll really drive home the fact that campaign 2 is over
With so many encounters with turtle, I'm looking forward to Travis maybe playing a tortle and trying to bite people.
Quick Caleb Flex: by the end of this campaign Caleb has had a relationship with Astrid, Eodwulf and Essek... he is the *player* of the party... the wizard is their bard!
Well Beau had Keg, Reini(?) and Yasha. But yeah Caleb had it pretty good
you know Caleb the center of that creampie