@@ehabolas9338 his character's backstory has Ashton finding him in a cave, with Dancer(his assumed creator) and her other automatons slain (including one named P#ssy), we were given impressions from either conversations or thought delving that the monster who had done it had only one eye.
Or just a Herculean joke in general. Like this was episode 1 of his matching his outfit to corresponding campaign 2 episodes. And then there's Vex's broom.
@@ehabolas9338 To piggyback from Morphingninja's explanation, Fresh Cut Grass was (assumedly) named by Dancer because she named all of her creations after her favorite smells. He has a lot of automaton siblings, but he specifically named Oatmeal, Apple Pie, and Pu$$y as examples.
Poor Matt... You can tell by his reaction and overall attitude that he's the only really mature one there and feels like a highschooler trying to herd elementary school kids, or like a person trying to herd cats.
Ashley's a fucking killer man. Sneaky little sniper with the tee up and then the immediate "Okay okay okay" as though it wasn't her and she's TOTALLY on Matt's side. NO WAY does she approve of such jokes! Oh, is Sam getting scolded now? **sip**
The joke was made from Day One. Ashley only put it together finally. There is no way Sam put together two characters in FCG's histories with those names on accident. The game is on with CR to make highly detail character backstories with in-jokes, secrets, puzzles, etc.
I love the fact you can visually see Matt trying to mentally disprove the statement, realize that Sam is 100% correct and that he just got played this long for a sex joke.
It’s entirely possible that it was intended. Sam revealed Notts real name one syllable at a time over the course of a dozen episodes before it was revealed that she even had a real name. And no one realized he did it until he explained it in the wrap up show after the campaign ended
Why else would Sam say that a one eyed monster killed his friends, including Pussy, from episode one? Of course he planned this. He loves his long-cons. I think he would have even been content to keep it a secret throughout the campaign and only reveal it during the wrap-up, but Ashley figured it out.
Sam once spent about 50 episodes (about a year) setting up a joke involving Vex'alia and her broomstick. In campaign 2, he made a character that loves trinkets. That's funny partly because of how Scanlan always wanted to kill off Trinket and partly because it made Nott a literal loot goblin. It is extremely important to appreciate that Sam knows EXACTLY what he is doing at all times. He will assemble all of the pieces out in the open in front of everyone and then assemble them into the most obvious, yet hillarious shape that everyone somehow managed to overlook.
anyone not familiar with the show would look at innocent lil ol' ashley in the corner there looking like shes mostly trying to ignore whats happening, but no, shes just concentrating on hitting the big one
@@316nicolee Well he was the one to seed the joke into his own backstory and then just waited until someone else bit the bait. A joke 32 episodes in the making.
I love how Ashley is the one who makes the connection and the Joke, and Matt doesn't seem to realize that. Ashley is the best at making connections like that. its awesome!
So Fresh Cut Grass is one of 4 automatons along with his siblings Oatmeal, Apple Pie and Pussy. When FCG went crazy his large eye glowed red and he looked like he only had one eye. He ended up killing his sibling Pussy. Hence the joke
@@jenkem4464 Pussy was named in the episode 1 of this campaign. FCG first mentions that he, Dancer, Pussy and rest of his group were attacked by a one-eyed creature two episodes later. The joke is finally revealed here in Episode 32.
This is the best part of Sam: he ALWAYS "yes and". Every time somthing happen, he take note of the comedy and drama in it, he keep it and make it canon. From a nat 1 resulting in being shat on by a bird, he make an arch enemy. He see the irony in being afraid of water in a campain centered around the sea, and make it both the funniest and saddest thing that happen to his character! Sam, we love you.
Watch Ashley the entire time. There is a moment she realizes that he is the one eyed monster and furiously is looking through her notes. And then she cannot wait to release the chaos.
I can just imagine Matt's thought-processes being something like, "I spent so much time and energy, months of blood, sweat and tears on this campaign and this particular backstory...and they undermine it all with that joke. Am I just a joke to them? Am I a joke to them?! I mentioned Otahan was a powerful, renowned warrior; I think I'll make her happen to be there during the exfil operation, see if they find THAT as a joke."
Ashley knew exactly what was going to happen, and Sam leapt on that opportunity like a tiger. What beautiful teamwork. Dedication to the joke is admirable lol
What breaks me laughing is the 2 second realization the group took before the real meaning of "the one eyed monster" sunk in hahahahahhahahahaha That's awesome
i just noticed that sam pretty much sumed up the concept of fcg with its name, because the smell of fresh cut grass its literally stress hormones released by the grass after being cut in half.
We were playing a super hero RPG, set in a fascist US where we were essential a rebel group of heros hunted by the government group, but also trying to weaken the government mechanisms of control. We came up with Warriors Against Nefarious Government as our group name. The play session devolved into 2 hours of WANG headline jokes. It broke the DM.
It is important to realise and appreciate that Sam knows EXACTLY what he is doing at all times. He will slowly and openly lay out a bunch of pieces in front of everyone and then, when nobody expects it, assemble it in a moment into a joke that was somehow obvious but also somehow completely overlooked. Sometimes over literal years.
I've watched through all of Campaign 1 and am currently in the midst of periodically going through Campaign 2, currently at episode 6 ("The Howling Mines"). I skipped around this clip to hopefully avoid spoilers while catching the best bits. It's good to see that the cast hasn't matured whatsoever in three plus years.
I know that despite his best efforts to plan, sometimes his has to fly by the seat of his pants based on what the rest of the cast does. Just the same, it's still a little surprising that he hasn't developed an inner censor that asks "can my friends turn what I'm about to say into something dirty?" Case in point: "Mike Hunt!"
It was in this moment when Matt thought he was broken, that Regal lord of puns unleashed his greatest joke. Matt Mercer the greatest of DMs was truly broken!
And we thought sam moving into range of vecna to counter spell was playing the long game. But 30 something episodes for a joke that's playing the long game
I love that one episode before this I think it was, I saw the comment "I can't believe they said one eyed monster seriously..." give it time...next episode.
If you really think about it, this is actually Matt's fault. He's the one who started it by mentioning "This would be the worst ask me about my T-shirt" lmao
just Matt literally putting his hands up like a SWAT team raided the studio because Sam made a long ass joke. Sam IS the Bard, i dont care what character he's playing he literally vicious mockeryed Matt for max damage there.
I love how you can see Matt's brain go through a full reboot and take 2-3 seconds to fully process what Sam had just said. And the "Noooo" right as his brain has finished booting. 🤣🤣
Never underestimate Sam’s long con commitment to a Herculean dirty joke.
I dont know what its refrencing could you plesse expalain it to me ?
@@ehabolas9338 One-eyed monster is a slang term for penis.
@@ehabolas9338 his character's backstory has Ashton finding him in a cave, with Dancer(his assumed creator) and her other automatons slain (including one named P#ssy), we were given impressions from either conversations or thought delving that the monster who had done it had only one eye.
Or just a Herculean joke in general. Like this was episode 1 of his matching his outfit to corresponding campaign 2 episodes.
And then there's Vex's broom.
@@ehabolas9338 To piggyback from Morphingninja's explanation, Fresh Cut Grass was (assumedly) named by Dancer because she named all of her creations after her favorite smells. He has a lot of automaton siblings, but he specifically named Oatmeal, Apple Pie, and Pu$$y as examples.
Anything that causes someone to say "you asshole, well played" in one breath is a sign of mastery.
especially when its the DM
Chamberlain said it to Hitler. Except it was 'arsehole'.
Pretty much sums up that scene at the end of C1.
@@antoniomangoni9719 oh yeah, i know the one. so good
@@antoniomangoni9719Wait, which one? I can't remember
I love how Ashley set Sam up to make the joke so Matt would yell at him.
"Sam, what's wrong with you?!"
As Ashley takes a victory sip.
Poor Matt... You can tell by his reaction and overall attitude that he's the only really mature one there and feels like a highschooler trying to herd elementary school kids, or like a person trying to herd cats.
Ashley's a fucking killer man. Sneaky little sniper with the tee up and then the immediate "Okay okay okay" as though it wasn't her and she's TOTALLY on Matt's side. NO WAY does she approve of such jokes! Oh, is Sam getting scolded now? **sip**
Mat didn't yell so much as had a full on existential breakdown...
The joke was made from Day One. Ashley only put it together finally. There is no way Sam put together two characters in FCG's histories with those names on accident. The game is on with CR to make highly detail character backstories with in-jokes, secrets, puzzles, etc.
“Well it was a good run! We made it to this episode and No Further.”
If only they knew what would happen in the next episode…
What happened next?
@@brandonpersaud5634 episode 33
@@brendanoconnor1550 yes
@@brandonpersaud5634 tpk attempt
@@NoSoulJoel177 To be honest, with all the warning given to the characters, I feel they tried punching above their weight class.
The way Ashley just lobbed it up there was art.
*lubed it up
I feel like this is what made Matt want to try to TPK the very next episode.
In this context, the TPK was absolutely deserved.
I said it before, this campaign was gonna break Matt. I think I was right.
@@joshkaid Well he's still going, so in the meantime you're wrong. Go try to Pat yourself on the back somewhere else
@@bobzombie2710 ... You seem fun.
@@joshkaid You seem self centered...
I love the fact you can visually see Matt trying to mentally disprove the statement, realize that Sam is 100% correct and that he just got played this long for a sex joke.
This supports my continued belief that Sam is a character that Scanlan plays on Critical Role.
At this point, that's the only theory that holds water.
i support this theory.
Like how Batman pretends to be Bruce Wayne? 😂
"This whole time; all that led up... to that joke. Asshole. Well Played"
I love the idea that this was actually planned.
It’s entirely possible that it was intended. Sam revealed Notts real name one syllable at a time over the course of a dozen episodes before it was revealed that she even had a real name. And no one realized he did it until he explained it in the wrap up show after the campaign ended
Why else would Sam say that a one eyed monster killed his friends, including Pussy, from episode one? Of course he planned this.
He loves his long-cons. I think he would have even been content to keep it a secret throughout the campaign and only reveal it during the wrap-up, but Ashley figured it out.
Sam once spent about 50 episodes (about a year) setting up a joke involving Vex'alia and her broomstick. In campaign 2, he made a character that loves trinkets. That's funny partly because of how Scanlan always wanted to kill off Trinket and partly because it made Nott a literal loot goblin.
It is extremely important to appreciate that Sam knows EXACTLY what he is doing at all times. He will assemble all of the pieces out in the open in front of everyone and then assemble them into the most obvious, yet hillarious shape that everyone somehow managed to overlook.
I love how this was really Ashley's joke that she just tee'd up for Sam instead of saying herself
True friendship. Lol
anyone not familiar with the show would look at innocent lil ol' ashley in the corner there looking like shes mostly trying to ignore whats happening, but no, shes just concentrating on hitting the big one
@@LordTalron The most accurate analysis of Ashley I think I've ever seen ☺️🤣👏🤝 *Good form dear chap!*
She has a history of doing that, eg: "which is where?"
@@Leafsdude_ The Pullout King needed to know.
Ashley Johnson with the million dollar question
and yet Matt goes "SAM what is WRONG with you" 🤣
@@316nicolee Well he was the one to seed the joke into his own backstory and then just waited until someone else bit the bait. A joke 32 episodes in the making.
She also set the stage for Brian's legendary pulloutking episode :)
@@rulem4n "Got me right where it counts. In the eyes." 🤣
The distress in Matt's voice, you could sample that and put it into a Scorsese film he'd win best supporting actor
Ahhhh I see we have another game grumps fan!
I love Matt's breakdown and hand motions of trying to put the realization away.
"Put the realization away" is a fucking GOLDEN phrase
@@justaghostinthesea Man is quite literally trying to stuff the imagination bubbles back into his head.
very few CR moments have had me dying like this one, Matt's "NOOOOO" kills me 😂😂
I love how Ashley is the one who makes the connection and the Joke, and Matt doesn't seem to realize that. Ashley is the best at making connections like that. its awesome!
I'm pretty sure Sam just dropped both names out there and waited for someone to make the connection.
I think Sam should make a shirt that says "The One-Eyed Monster that Slayed My Pussy" and have a pic of Matt's reaction underneath it
YES!
Specifically have that one image of Matt when he was being the tunpowder merchant, and had one eye closed LMFAO
Either that, or have it on the gas can!
I haven't been keeping up with C3, can someone explain this joke? I figured out the Burt Reynolds long con but this one eludes me
So Fresh Cut Grass is one of 4 automatons along with his siblings Oatmeal, Apple Pie and Pussy. When FCG went crazy his large eye glowed red and he looked like he only had one eye. He ended up killing his sibling Pussy. Hence the joke
"SAM, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!?!?????" there's not enough time in a youtube video for Sam to start
You know it's a real D&D session when the players spend all their time making sex jokes. Sam proving he's the master of the long game once again.
One of the skills of a master debater, I'm sure.
How long was it?
yeah our record is 5 mins and we turn into 10 year olds
@@jenkem4464 Pussy was named in the episode 1 of this campaign. FCG first mentions that he, Dancer, Pussy and rest of his group were attacked by a one-eyed creature two episodes later. The joke is finally revealed here in Episode 32.
The heightened pitch of Matt's voice as he says "No!" sends me laughing harder 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is the best part of Sam: he ALWAYS "yes and".
Every time somthing happen, he take note of the comedy and drama in it, he keep it and make it canon.
From a nat 1 resulting in being shat on by a bird, he make an arch enemy. He see the irony in being afraid of water in a campain centered around the sea, and make it both the funniest and saddest thing that happen to his character!
Sam, we love you.
Watch Ashley the entire time. There is a moment she realizes that he is the one eyed monster and furiously is looking through her notes. And then she cannot wait to release the chaos.
"We made it to this episode and no further!"
Dear God the *look* in Matt's eyes after he heard that.
I can just imagine Matt's thought-processes being something like, "I spent so much time and energy, months of blood, sweat and tears on this campaign and this particular backstory...and they undermine it all with that joke. Am I just a joke to them? Am I a joke to them?! I mentioned Otahan was a powerful, renowned warrior; I think I'll make her happen to be there during the exfil operation, see if they find THAT as a joke."
2:22 Matt's voice crack during that no is hilarious 😂😂😂
Some men just want to watch the world burn... and then there's Sam Rigel.
Who wants the world to drown in it's own juices...
@@SonsOfLorgar
“NOOO!”
Some want to watch the world burn, but Sam wants to burn it himself
And burn it shall. Like a crayon with a wick.
The moment Mercer realizes that his whole backstory was for that joke is priceless 2:21
"I want that as merch"
"Noo"
He always sounds like he's sadly begging for his life in these situations
New dm: what was your last DM like.
Sam: we broke him.
If Ashley Johnson and Zac Oyama were in a game together they would both just be silent the whole time waiting for their shots
I feel like Zac would look at her, think, then ask, "Are you my dad?"
Ashley knew exactly what was going to happen, and Sam leapt on that opportunity like a tiger. What beautiful teamwork. Dedication to the joke is admirable lol
I think you see the realization on Ashley's face at 2:09, holds a laugh and then lobs it to Sam.
That's gold.
The way Mr.Mercers voice broke in that "SAM!.. why? 🥺"
I did not have this being Canon on my 2022 bingo card. Sam is such a delightful troll
this is the exact reason why matt came up with the otohan battle in the next episode
That breathy teenageesque exclaimation of SAM by Matt kills me every time.
What breaks me laughing is the 2 second realization the group took before the real meaning of "the one eyed monster" sunk in hahahahahhahahahaha That's awesome
Matt's "NO!" I swear has the same intensity that Luke's did when Obi-Wan died lol.
"Ashley comes in with the pitch! Sam follows up and hits a home run! The Mercer's go wild! A perfect game" 👌😂
Not even the fabled “Makin’ my way!” could slay the one-eyed monster…
Then by a wild coincidence Matt almost TPK’s Bell’s Hells in the next episode.
Sam likes to play the long game for sure, I bet it was killing him that it took this long for everyone to figure out that joke lol.
Sam Riegel is master of the set-up
Then Mats like "And just for that everyone dies!" XD
The greatest cannon moment in CR history
i just noticed that sam pretty much sumed up the concept of fcg with its name, because the smell of fresh cut grass its literally stress hormones released by the grass after being cut in half.
It won't be a merch item but one day Sam will come in wearing one of those shirts
We were playing a super hero RPG, set in a fascist US where we were essential a rebel group of heros hunted by the government group, but also trying to weaken the government mechanisms of control.
We came up with Warriors Against Nefarious Government as our group name.
The play session devolved into 2 hours of WANG headline jokes. It broke the DM.
It is important to realise and appreciate that Sam knows EXACTLY what he is doing at all times. He will slowly and openly lay out a bunch of pieces in front of everyone and then, when nobody expects it, assemble it in a moment into a joke that was somehow obvious but also somehow completely overlooked. Sometimes over literal years.
ah bells hells before they were emotionally destroyed was so wonderful ❤
you know the joke is over the top when Matt tries to get back on track with "ok, so you make your way..." and nobody starts singing!
You can see how much psychic damage Sam dealt to Matt. Matt might be gearing up towards a TPK
I've watched through all of Campaign 1 and am currently in the midst of periodically going through Campaign 2, currently at episode 6 ("The Howling Mines"). I skipped around this clip to hopefully avoid spoilers while catching the best bits. It's good to see that the cast hasn't matured whatsoever in three plus years.
Campaign 3 is even dirtier and more adolescent than C2.
@@MrPtrlix That's because they are now super comfortable in their product, roles, and audience.
There is always time for edubation.
I know that despite his best efforts to plan, sometimes his has to fly by the seat of his pants based on what the rest of the cast does. Just the same, it's still a little surprising that he hasn't developed an inner censor that asks "can my friends turn what I'm about to say into something dirty?" Case in point: "Mike Hunt!"
@@dennismoon6693 If Matt censored evertyhing the players could turn dirty there would be no show. We have Laura bailey at the table after all.
And then three were killed.
I love these small videos and shorts. I dunno if I have the strength to watch an entire Critical Role video
Matt: what is wrong with you?
Sam: I....... *science*
Critcal Role needs to make a T-Shirt with the beholder holding a cat saying those infamous words. LOL
"SaM! wHaT's WrOnG wItH yOu?"
It was in this moment when Matt thought he was broken, that Regal lord of puns unleashed his greatest joke. Matt Mercer the greatest of DMs was truly broken!
I just love how Matt's reaction seems to build up in layers after that quote.
Just when we thought Matt's soul couldn't be killed any further.
Laura: "I'm not gonna do it"
Lauras expression: or am I?
That Silence of the Lambs reference at 0:31, priceless
"this is now canon"
"nooooooooooooooooo!"
I am in awe with Matt’s desperation
The NPC name gift that keeps on giving.
Oddly enough this reminds me of the running joke from Are You being Served (BBC sitcom) where Ms. Slocombe refers the her cat as "her pussy"
HAHA, and here I thought I was the only person in the world that remembers that show.
@@wallywest2360 watched it when I was a wee nipper on PBS when I would crash at my grandmother's house. The jokes only made sense when I got older.
Then 30 or so episodes later, Travis fires back his own long con and Sam loses his shyte over it.
Matt: SAM. YOU KNOW ONE-EYED MONSTER USUALLY MEANS...
Sam: Yeah? =]
*A wild mythra appears to slap someone to battle*
S h u t u p
This seems like so long ago. 😭
All he needs to do now is say that in front of Dancer’s face.
I'm sure it would work even better in this scenario if he says "Do you need a hand? Because the one-eyed monster is here to slay your pussy again!"
Man played the long game. Just beautiful.
And we thought sam moving into range of vecna to counter spell was playing the long game.
But 30 something episodes for a joke that's playing the long game
😂😂 Matt regretting ALL his life choices.
Nah, not all of them. Just the ones that led him to this moment.
The fanart tee designs this surely triggered oh lordy lol
Matt isn't the only one at this table that is a master of the long game.
The reason Matt was aiming for a full TPK and Liam just loosing it is the best bit
"Righty tighty, left loosy, one eyed monster slayed my" -- Fresh Cut Grass
episode 32 - players annoy DM with dirty joke
episode 33 - DM kills some characters
It all led up to that "fucking" joke
I’m recalling this episode like it was yesterday, damn time flies
Of course it took a Johnson to come up with this joke.
Matt's so distraught! XD I love it
Literally just watched this scene. Thank you
And then half of the party almost died 🙃
The definition of a slow burn joke😂😂😂😂😂
matt was flabbergasted
Ashley coming in clutch with the assist
Sam, master of the long con.
Whose going to create the t-shirt? I just need to know where to send my money 🤣
I love that one episode before this I think it was, I saw the comment "I can't believe they said one eyed monster seriously..." give it time...next episode.
I WANT TO BLAME LIAM. HE STARTED WITH 'I DIDN'T MANAGE TO SLIP IT IN' xD
I have no idea what these people are doing.
Just from the Title, and without watching the clip, I just knew it would be Sam
The robe he got in the next episode was not enough of a peace offering after this line.
If you really think about it, this is actually Matt's fault. He's the one who started it by mentioning "This would be the worst ask me about my T-shirt" lmao
just Matt literally putting his hands up like a SWAT team raided the studio because Sam made a long ass joke.
Sam IS the Bard, i dont care what character he's playing he literally vicious mockeryed Matt for max damage there.
I love how you can see Matt's brain go through a full reboot and take 2-3 seconds to fully process what Sam had just said. And the "Noooo" right as his brain has finished booting. 🤣🤣
I love Matt's "NO 😭!" Like, my man is in despair right now lol
When i read the title it just screamed sam to me, and i was right
This joke better make it into the show.