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  • Опубликовано: 28 июн 2021
  • From the devilishly handsome Vex, to the stunningly sweet Jester - Laura Bailey can do it all.
    CONTENT WARNINGS
    ◙ Major character death, Gorey description
    ◙ Memory modification
    ◙ Threat of violence
    ◙ Mention of death
    SPOILER WARNINGS
    -- Major Spoilers --
    » C1E60 - "Hereditary and Hats"
    » C1E68 - "Cloak and Dagger"
    » C2E89 - "Lingering Wounds" (references spoilers from E35)
    » C2E93 - "Misery Loves Company"
    -- Minor Spoilers --
    ◦ C1E78 - "The Siege of Emon"
    ◦ C1E81 - "What Lies Beneath the Surface"
    ◦ C1E109 - "The Ominous March"
    ◦ C2E03 - "The Midnight Chase"
    ◦ C2E16 - "A Favor in Kind"
    ◦ C2E35 - "Dockside Diplomacy"
    ◦ C2E38 - "Welcome to the Jungle"
    ◦ C2E77 - "A Tangled Web"
    ◦ C2E97 - "The Fancy and the Fooled"
    ◦ C2E105 - "Rumble at Rumblecusp"
    ◦ C2E115 - "Fetching Fables & Frosty Friends"
    ◦ C2E121 - "Ice and Fire"
    ◦ C2E141 - "Fond Farewells"
    00:00:00 - The craziest thing Jester's ever seen
    00:00:45 - Jester steals Cad's thunder
    00:01:08 - "If I could pull the blood of you..."
    00:01:58 - "Are you pooping??!!"
    00:02:28 - Just Dance
    00:02:59 - "I come up from the water"
    00:03:28 - "Oh Beau, Beau, Beau"
    00:04:27 - "Donuts!"
    00:04:52 - "And I'll cut you."
    00:05:17 - "MOLLY KNEW THINGS MOLLY KNEW THINGS"
    00:05:56 - Caveman Jester
    00:07:12 - The Cinnamon Secret
    00:07:53 - Spoilers* is torn asunder
    00:09:03 - Laura Bailey, famously single
    00:09:39 - Zemnian and accents
    00:10:19 - The Trickster and the Hag
    00:15:27 - Jester, the Cleric
    00:16:41 - Jester's impression of Veth
    00:17:16 - Lucien's tarot card reading
    00:19:08 - "Before, or After?"
    00:19:57 - "She c*ms alone"
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Комментарии • 933

  • @janus9371
    @janus9371 2 года назад +8942

    This is Laura's show, everyone just yes/and's her

    • @machdude3366
      @machdude3366 2 года назад +361

      The fun part about this is that when they were discussing who was the most dangerous party member in Vox Machina vs Mighty Nein, they confirmed that it wasn't Jester, but Laura that was the most dangerous.

    • @rothgartheviking858
      @rothgartheviking858 2 года назад +31

      your not wrong. She is very creative.

    • @CorvusCorone68
      @CorvusCorone68 2 года назад +43

      fitting that a character named "Jester" should be so sublime at improv _comedy_

    • @sandiesandholm1236
      @sandiesandholm1236 2 года назад +23

      I'm gonna miss Jester 🥺

    • @michaelperillo9316
      @michaelperillo9316 2 года назад +7

      She def demands the attention for sure lol

  • @katien.1219
    @katien.1219 2 года назад +7395

    The emotional whiplash of “if I could pull the blood out of me” into “are you pooping” was like a goddamn semi truck.

    • @criticalworkshop9245
      @criticalworkshop9245  2 года назад +378

      whoOPS SORRY

    • @Redbikemaster
      @Redbikemaster 2 года назад +73

      Yeah my neck is sore

    • @Linogewillkillallofy
      @Linogewillkillallofy 2 года назад +29

      "are you pooping" comment was made by sam beforehand. She was just using his jokes

    • @soniaiboyako4023
      @soniaiboyako4023 Год назад +39

      @@Linogewillkillallofy in that specific clip he didn't say it beforehand and the very first time she ever said it he didn't say it beforehand either so i'm not sure what you're talking about ngl

    • @Bleilock1
      @Bleilock1 Год назад

      i made these jokes in primary school, is this really knocking you out of your socks? if so i think you will think he is genius, he makes jokes like hers all the time, and he is just 9 years old

  • @PJSproductions97
    @PJSproductions97 2 года назад +5934

    "Will the wonders ever cease?" Was a fantastic response from Matt

    • @myriadd6272
      @myriadd6272 2 года назад +165

      Matt's reactions to Laura's crazier rp outbursts are some of my favourite things ever XD which NPC was he playing here btw, do you know?

    • @DanKaschel
      @DanKaschel 2 года назад +3

      *never

    • @gbug5207
      @gbug5207 2 года назад +12

      @@myriadd6272 jamedi

    • @blackzerg19
      @blackzerg19 Год назад +8

      Thank you for transcribing, I was not able to understand what he said :P

    • @jasonutty52
      @jasonutty52 Год назад +12

      @@myriadd6272 Jumanji Costco

  • @kryptofreak4059
    @kryptofreak4059 2 года назад +6300

    The fact that Matt can keep a straight face while Jester is telling him about the bug just blows my mind. I've seen it so many times and still crack up every time.

    • @alisonspooner136
      @alisonspooner136 2 года назад +300

      She has the sincerity of a little kid telling you something that is absolutely not the truth but they believe is. She's amazing.

    • @jjjjjorma
      @jjjjjorma 2 года назад +40

      What did matt say to her then? Struggling to decipher the words from the thicc accent

    • @alisonspooner136
      @alisonspooner136 2 года назад +138

      @@jjjjjorma “will wonders ever cease”

    • @jjjjjorma
      @jjjjjorma 2 года назад +5

      @@alisonspooner136 Thank you!😁

    • @kryptofreak4059
      @kryptofreak4059 2 года назад +86

      @@jjjjjorma Jester: What's the craziest thing you've ever done?
      Matt: What's the craziest thing you have seen?
      Jester: Ever? In my life?
      Matt: Sure...?
      Jester: Oh shit, I've seen some crazy shit. This one time, I saw a bug, carrying a piece of bread, that was like five times its size. And he was carrying it *up*stairs! Like, like, up, and then he would turn, and the would go up, and then he would turn.
      Matt: Will wonders ever cease?

  • @karismichelle5842
    @karismichelle5842 2 года назад +3465

    “BEAU MOLLY KNEW THINGS MOLLY KNEW THINGS” is one of my favorite moments of the whole campaign

    • @cryofpaine
      @cryofpaine 2 года назад +68

      It's the "Fix him!" of campaign 2.

    • @dig8634
      @dig8634 2 года назад +123

      Her acting is just perfect. The absolute insistence that Molly did in fact know the things he foretold.

    • @uhkingdom
      @uhkingdom 2 года назад +39

      Sams face is insane during that, he’s enraptured by her performance lol

    • @jamesvaldez502
      @jamesvaldez502 2 года назад +58

      "And he was basically a god" ..... I mean yeah basically lol

    • @ultrabigfella
      @ultrabigfella 2 года назад +18

      @@NoahMoorman I feel like he was elevated by Lucien's relation to him more than his death, but okay.

  • @timnone2924
    @timnone2924 2 года назад +5251

    i love how Travis is always giggling in the background or the first to react, he just loves everything she does and i am all about it

    • @cryofpaine
      @cryofpaine 2 года назад +309

      Not just her. He's so supportive of all the cast. He's basically if you plucked an audience member to be part of the show.

    • @timnone2924
      @timnone2924 2 года назад +157

      @@cryofpaine that's honestly the best description of him lmao he's just happy to be there with all of them

    • @dehro
      @dehro 2 года назад +101

      he is the hype man everybody needs

    • @Goomyx1492
      @Goomyx1492 2 года назад +93

      Honestly, Travis really makes the whole show for me. He has an enthusiasm for everything the rest and Matt do that is just unmatched! I can watch whole episodes and just watch Travis's face/reactions the whole time. Of course, every single cast member brings something that pretty much only they can bring. Such a great group!

    • @tylerbarrett5
      @tylerbarrett5 2 года назад +41

      Travis is probably the kind of person that gets physically and audibly emotional when something crazy happens in a piece of media. And I'm all for it. No fear in showing how he genuinely feels.

  • @korisx
    @korisx 2 года назад +1651

    My favorite is when Nott fails the stealth check when Jester asks her to show her pickpocketing skills and she can feel Notts hands going through her pockets. "You're doing great!"

  • @blze0018
    @blze0018 2 года назад +2769

    Laura's alignment is Chaotic Adorable.

  • @RPG_Angie
    @RPG_Angie 2 года назад +2109

    To me, "She comes alone... but she comes more with another person" was one of the best improv comedy moments ever. Great to see it here.

    • @Anrui_Ishi
      @Anrui_Ishi 2 года назад +20

      What episode was this from? I don't remember it?

    • @alenavakh1940
      @alenavakh1940 10 месяцев назад +17

      @@Anrui_Ishi Campaign 2, Episode 66 3:17:20

    • @wooshbait36
      @wooshbait36 8 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@alenavakh1940wow nerd o

    • @wishiwerespecial
      @wishiwerespecial 8 месяцев назад +8

      I don't think Laura was improvising with that one. She just has a dirty mind 24/7

  • @dehro
    @dehro 2 года назад +889

    "no, you don't get it, this is DnD, you don't win at DnD. That's not how this game works."
    "do you want half a cupcake?"

    • @repulser93
      @repulser93 2 года назад +12

      This is like a subtler version of Old Man Henderson vs Hastur.

  • @drod87705
    @drod87705 2 года назад +2649

    "Shit I've seen some crazy shit" Is a super underrated Jester line.

    • @villanmister4264
      @villanmister4264 2 года назад +50

      Then proceeds to tell a story about something totally mundane

    • @doctorjay8673
      @doctorjay8673 2 года назад +23

      @@villanmister4264 Idk man, if I saw that high then I'd lose my shit too

    • @Bleilock1
      @Bleilock1 Год назад

      @@doctorjay8673 still not really funny... are you sure she isnt just funny to you cause you wanna sleep with her?

    • @doctorjay8673
      @doctorjay8673 Год назад +1

      @@Bleilock1 I'm ace, so I'm pretty sure no

    • @Bleilock1
      @Bleilock1 Год назад

      @@doctorjay8673 i genuinely dont believe you authentically find this funny
      I think you have to say this is funny for political reasons

  • @gjnbjj
    @gjnbjj 2 года назад +5494

    The Legendary Cupcake is probably the greatest single play made my a PC is Critical Role history. Everything about it.. the way Jester coaxed the Hag along to the clutch persuasion check, the ingenuity of the cupcake + dust of deliciousness combo, Matt's face when he fails the save.. Beyond being funny, Laura is just a talented DnD player. Comes in absolutely clutch on a high risk, high reward play. Pinnacle of DnD here folks.

    • @alvintollah
      @alvintollah 2 года назад +187

      It's the result of her numerous inflict wounds, toll the dead and hellish rebuke failures.

    • @chand911
      @chand911 2 года назад +97

      It's a great moment, but it's only made great by Matt allowing it as the DM. Normally there's no way modify memory would have gotten the results she did. You can't just change the way someone feels about someone.

    • @CallistoTheWarriorQueen
      @CallistoTheWarriorQueen 2 года назад +227

      @@chand911 it doesn't say in the spell that you can't alter a memory to modify someone changing their feelings about you. Which is basically what she did. I do agree though that Matt could easily have decided it went against the creatures natural inclination. I'm glad he rewarded such a great play though.

    • @hematite9914
      @hematite9914 2 года назад +214

      I don't know man, Scanlan's "That's why I got closer motherfucker" is fucking golden, I can confidently say that the only players that outright duped Matt are Laura and Sam.

    • @gjnbjj
      @gjnbjj 2 года назад +97

      @@hematite9914 that's another really good one. I'd love to see a CR highlight of the most clutch plays. Not necessarily complete luck but just smart plays combined with good rolls.

  • @graymalkin7645
    @graymalkin7645 2 года назад +801

    Ashley keeping a straight face at the start of the "Oh Beau Beau Beau" poem is such an achievement. She should put it on her CV.

    • @Pluto137
      @Pluto137 2 года назад +32

      Liam quietly saying 'good anime' had a nice chrry on top

    • @Catalyst375
      @Catalyst375 7 месяцев назад +2

      Beau, you're so cool. And with your staff, we're gonna rule.
      Beau, understand...I'm gonna love ya til the very end.
      Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau
      I LOOOOOOOVE YOU!! OOOOOH!
      Obann, Avantika and Trent Ikithon too.
      A thousand troops of Gnolls couldn't keep me from you.
      Beauregard, at the end of the line, I'LL MAKE YOU MINE!
      Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau Oh Beau
      I LOOOOOOOOVE YOU!! OOOOOH!
      OH BEAU! OH BEAU!
      BEAUUUU! BEAUUUU!

  • @connorbozynski1006
    @connorbozynski1006 2 года назад +2147

    In hindsight, that Tarot pull for Lucien was ABSOLUTELY INSANE

    • @korisx
      @korisx 2 года назад +11

      😮. That was Lucien?

    • @verbfrombonsai8852
      @verbfrombonsai8852 2 года назад +18

      @@korisx Have you caught up with the series? Well, regardless, yes that was Lucien

    • @korisx
      @korisx 2 года назад +7

      @@verbfrombonsai8852 no I'm only up to 15

    • @verbfrombonsai8852
      @verbfrombonsai8852 2 года назад +20

      @@korisx Keep the grind going buddy, maybe even sail at 1.5 speed territory 😂

    • @korisx
      @korisx 2 года назад +44

      @@verbfrombonsai8852 No way, I have to savour it. Omg Notts messages "I am dying, you can respond to this message" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @3dagalathor
    @3dagalathor 2 года назад +2747

    Travis's reaction to the the hotub scene is pure uncut greatness

    • @Corneredtiger94
      @Corneredtiger94 2 года назад +214

      Nobody shipped vex/percy more than travis 😂

    • @SpiderandMosquito
      @SpiderandMosquito 2 года назад +83

      My favorite part wasn't in the clip, but my favorite part was I think it was Marisha said, "How big are these bathtubs?"

    • @dawnfallon6812
      @dawnfallon6812 Год назад +20

      That exchange was pure gold, to be fair. The comedic timing couldn't be beaten. I put it on loop for 2 minutes and ruptured my spleen from laughter. I am now on my way to the hospital.

    • @dawnfallon6812
      @dawnfallon6812 9 месяцев назад +12

      So I have good news and bad news. Good news, I survived. The doctor performed wonders. It was a near thing. The doctor couldn't understand how someone ruptures a spleen from simple laughter. I therefore showed him this video.
      Bad news, my murder trial is a month out now. This is the first time I have been able to report back on my circumstances. I'm seriously considering trying to rupture my spleen again.

    • @andrewcole8498
      @andrewcole8498 8 месяцев назад +4

      the full hot tub scene is so much better you can actually tell when Laura came up with the idea and waited for the moment to drop it.

  • @rosywatkins8786
    @rosywatkins8786 2 года назад +752

    LOVE that you can hear Travis losing it in the background of 80% of these

  • @MykelLinden
    @MykelLinden 2 года назад +656

    "Are you pooping?"
    Matt quickly puts his mug down because he realizes shenanigans have ensued. XD

    • @Hellscrap3r
      @Hellscrap3r 2 года назад +17

      Travis, Taliesin and Matt: *_W H E E Z E_*

  • @MonarchsFactory
    @MonarchsFactory 2 года назад +2919

    She is the best player I've ever seen, hands down. Not just coz she's great at improv, which she is obviously amazing at, but also because she's so good at reading the group, knowing the tone she needs to strike for a scene, knowing when a scene is finished, not always needing to have the last word or have the most attention, running with creative ideas. By GUM she's good.

    • @ianhancock9045
      @ianhancock9045 2 года назад +4

      Didn't expect to see Dael here! I'd never really appreciated Laura as a player compared to some of the other cast. I'd be curious to hear what traits and qualities you think a good player has/could learn beyond what you just mentioned (if you don't already have a video covering that which I've missed)

    • @ErdTirdMans
      @ErdTirdMans 2 года назад +5

      Yay it's Dael! Rad women supporting rad women!

    • @Funburned
      @Funburned 2 года назад +71

      My favorite part is when she see's Matt struggling to think his way out of the situation and just hands him "OMG, you are so funny!" as an easy way for the conversation/narrative to keep flowing.

    • @kevinjohns7807
      @kevinjohns7807 2 года назад +3

      Oh. I know you! I watch your stuffs

    • @martinpickell6540
      @martinpickell6540 2 года назад +1

      Completely agree with you here, she would be so much fun to run a game for! LOVE your channel btw Dael!

  • @jebnordost7487
    @jebnordost7487 2 года назад +207

    I will never get over the difference between Vex's voice and Jesters voice. It's like they have been voiced by a completely different person

    • @mattschultz4111
      @mattschultz4111 10 месяцев назад +10

      Vex definitely has a draw off Laura's playing of Lust from full metal alchemist. Jester has a Dexter from Dexter's Lab draw. ...And Trunks from Dragon Ball Z your range is vast.

  • @ronsorage78
    @ronsorage78 2 года назад +748

    Also....that cupcake thing was juuuuuuuuust fucking brilliant. Even caught Matt completely off guard.

    • @darkecofreak23
      @darkecofreak23 2 года назад +26

      I mean, who gave her permission to be that fucking brilliant at her job?

    • @kaycee1076
      @kaycee1076 2 года назад +28

      The "whuuuuuuut?!" from Sam was so real, that came from the pits of that man's soul and _I_ 👏 _DON'T_ 👏 _BLAME_ 👏 _HIM!_

    • @BeinIan
      @BeinIan 2 года назад +6

      I know this edit was focused on Laura, but Taliesin's face journey through that entire scene is fucking gold.

  • @marsmech
    @marsmech 2 года назад +633

    "can we dance with our hands by our sides the the whole time?" I really died when sam just wordlessly yes/and'd that.

  • @thefinalfrontear
    @thefinalfrontear Год назад +118

    “eyes, so blue/ and hair, so shorn on the sides./ abs, so many/ but frame, so small?” is so underrated as a poem honestly

  • @jakobschoning7355
    @jakobschoning7355 2 года назад +792

    Well we all know that Laura always fails on divine intervention, because she's already divine herself...

    • @Goomyx1492
      @Goomyx1492 2 года назад +14

      I knew it, Jester was the real Traveler all along XD

    • @oliverer3
      @oliverer3 2 года назад +5

      Ah so it's like when you call your own number!

    • @Pluto137
      @Pluto137 2 года назад +2

      She may be an inspiration so i can play chaotic fey NPCs
      Also Ashley's Fearne is VERY fey

  • @Saiku
    @Saiku 2 года назад +358

    When Laura says "...and he was basically a god" in regards to Molly, wow this comment sorta ended up being true.

    • @mineola_
      @mineola_ 2 года назад +24

      Jester knew things, Jester knew things!!!

  • @BobMotster
    @BobMotster 2 года назад +886

    The ruse of the hag is a historical D&D moment. D&D schools and textbook should become a thing if only to teach this one moment as an example of good role-play.

    • @matthewwright981
      @matthewwright981 2 года назад +72

      Really a great example of DMing as well. Matt could easily have said that, despite his hand and mouth movement, the hag herself would have waited to see Jester eat first. He knew that letting it happen was the better way to go though; rewarding the player for their cleverness, and allowing an epic moment.

    • @AVClarke
      @AVClarke 2 года назад +48

      @@matthewwright981 I just saw it as the Hag felt she was completely in control of the situation and didn't have any fear of Jester. Also, Laura rolled really well, and Matt rolled poorly.

    • @matthewwright981
      @matthewwright981 2 года назад +17

      @@AVClarke you can certainly justify it that way. In the moment, though, I'm pretty sure that Matt did not intend for the hag to eat first. He simply made the hand gesture of eating subconsciously, but then chose to roll with it, for all the reasons you and I mentioned. (Hence his comment about her tricking the hag AND the dm)

    • @AVClarke
      @AVClarke 2 года назад +9

      @@matthewwright981 More than anything, I think Matt was disappointed that he wasn't going to get a big battle scene. He probably had spent a lot of time creating a battle scenario.

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB 2 года назад +7

      @@matthewwright981 Nah if he wanted her to eat first he would have made the Hag say so. He had the Hag eat the cupcake. Only thing I could imagine would be ruling the Hag would smell the sprinkles if that would be possible

  • @TheHorreK2
    @TheHorreK2 2 года назад +902

    to be honest, the whole cast is just an incredible mix of talent. Everyone. Single. One.

    • @cryofpaine
      @cryofpaine 2 года назад +24

      Absolutely, but they all have their unique strengths. Laura does improv better than anyone except maybe Sam. But his is more comedy based, hers is more versatile.

    • @AGrumpyPanda
      @AGrumpyPanda 2 года назад +10

      @@cryofpaine I'd say Taliesin and Marisha as a duo top out any other duo.

  • @laurelmcfarland7316
    @laurelmcfarland7316 2 года назад +532

    Never getting over the “If I could pull the blood of you from my veins” line. Ever.

    • @Noobie2k7
      @Noobie2k7 Год назад +22

      Was also brilliant acting and recovery on it too as it was clear she flubbed what she wanted to say at first but expertly turned it into an emotional voice shake and reworded what she said. Which then just made it even better.

  • @doom3798
    @doom3798 2 года назад +2886

    the tarot cards weren’t improv, it was literally just the list of cards that had been written (by talisan). that shit was FATE

    • @ElizaShakiraMassani
      @ElizaShakiraMassani 2 года назад +281

      I SWEAR ITS AMAZING how accurate it was. Also we all joke about how “they have writers” but like come on d&d couldn’t have aligned better

    • @JaayCeez
      @JaayCeez 2 года назад +85

      Yeah but that moment at 5:53 Wow! She had "L" read to a T, even before him coming back. 😂

    • @SeerOfTime577
      @SeerOfTime577 2 года назад +5

      YES.

    • @robyaboy
      @robyaboy 2 года назад +2

      Wait, what? Can you elaborate please??

    • @doom3798
      @doom3798 2 года назад +193

      @@robyaboy talisan made the tarot cards as molly, when he died jester took them and learned how to use them. talisan came up with a pull system using dice, so each number corresponded to a card. the cards laura pulled are the ones matt rolled for according to talisan’s system. F A T E

  • @mrsirwesterwester
    @mrsirwesterwester 2 года назад +592

    i love of proud Travis gets in the bathtub bit

    • @cryofpaine
      @cryofpaine 2 года назад +76

      Travis is so often the audience stand-in. He reacts with the same excitement as the rest of us.

    • @Hellscrap3r
      @Hellscrap3r 2 года назад +21

      He turns into a gorilla for about 10 seconds. He's so good; like the CR hype man.

  • @gator_teeth
    @gator_teeth 2 года назад +474

    Can’t wait for the Fjorester Wedding One Shot and the Hag to show up Maleficent-style

    • @patricklogan2556
      @patricklogan2556 2 года назад +58

      Nah...Jester would just invite her

    • @darkecofreak23
      @darkecofreak23 2 года назад +22

      Don’t threaten me with a good time. I will stay up all night if that happens.

    • @CRWM987
      @CRWM987 2 года назад +4

      Wedding on the ball eater, anchored in darktow

    • @Wolfhowl3
      @Wolfhowl3 2 года назад +2

      Oh gods, that needs to happen!!!

    • @yuki97kira
      @yuki97kira 2 года назад +8

      I wanna see how she invites everyone with send message and its all just chaotic and confusing

  • @Raganui
    @Raganui 2 года назад +153

    Ah the cupcake. You can see when she first asks, Matt's eyes are going 'I don't know what she's up to, but I know she's up to something... or she's being Jester, cause this is something Jester would do.' Then with the reveal of the Dust of Deliciousness, he has that moment of processing before he just smiles with the 'I fucking knew it'.

  • @galev3955
    @galev3955 2 года назад +193

    Matt's deadpan "will wonders never cease" kills me every time. That is my favorite live from the entire show

  • @jstephen1
    @jstephen1 2 года назад +421

    She's such a fantastic actress, this video really highlights how well she can handle he dichotomy between Jester and Vex's characters

    • @criticalworkshop9245
      @criticalworkshop9245  2 года назад +18

      such an explicit difference between the two characters, i was shocked watching campaign 1

  • @trevanminnig3499
    @trevanminnig3499 Год назад +86

    The quick change of Matt’s demeanor with the hag, where he’s PISSED (but proud and happy for the players) that he failed the modify memory roll, and then can’t help but laugh at the ridiculousness of Jester making the hag think she ended the curse because she loved hanging out with jester so much

  • @shock_n_Aweful
    @shock_n_Aweful 2 года назад +330

    The key is making a character that is an aspect of your own personality turned up to 11, then its easier to think like them.

    • @MillerJustinFS
      @MillerJustinFS 2 года назад +24

      That is actually a really good tip.

  • @Kyuukami
    @Kyuukami 2 года назад +1370

    I love Laura, and could literally watch hours of clips of her. One favorite is the lovely song about the Ruby of the Sea she improvises at Beau's behest. Her sendings are often hilarious, but there is also no one else who can make me cry like Laura Bailey can. Vex at the end of the 1st campaign is heartbreaking.

    • @Illyme
      @Illyme 2 года назад +21

      The Ruby of the sea is the best lay ever?

    • @Rellyks
      @Rellyks 2 года назад +5

      The emotions she brings in the scenes are incredible. She's such a good actress

    • @bandi138138
      @bandi138138 2 года назад +1

      *harp noises* Laura Bailey *Harp noises*

    • @Noobie2k7
      @Noobie2k7 Год назад

      I mean it did get a little old with how often they over dramatized every PC's death when pretty much all of them had already died multiple times already. By the end of campaign 1, a player death was pretty much just an inconvenience. I understood some of the earlier ones like the Sunken Tomb death.

  • @akratz001
    @akratz001 2 года назад +72

    Laura's genuine surprise that "do do do hmm donuts!" came out of her mouth gets me every time

  • @nedmusic1494
    @nedmusic1494 2 года назад +567

    The character of Jester was so good that I feel the need to subvert my expectations for campaign 3. Lol I hope she doesn't feel too much pressure coming up with her next character.

    • @scribblerstudios9895
      @scribblerstudios9895 2 года назад +14

      Oh Talisan.... Yeah Jester's gonna be a hard one for her to beat

    • @rockstermaniac
      @rockstermaniac 2 года назад +22

      watching episode 1...20 minutes in... yeah i think she'll be ok

    • @darkecofreak23
      @darkecofreak23 2 года назад +22

      I think Imogen is gonna be another diamond. She’s already had some comedic gold just breaking in on people’s thoughts to tell them something psychically.

    • @BeinIan
      @BeinIan 2 года назад +4

      Her new character is pretty great too. She can swing her arms around.

    • @bessieburnet9816
      @bessieburnet9816 2 года назад +2

      Sadly, so far, Imogen is a sad downgrade. I am really hoping for some depth soon, because she's just bland magic human right now. Her relationship with Laudna is the only thing keeping her interesting.

  • @CluelessSmartGirl
    @CluelessSmartGirl 2 года назад +281

    Her messages were my favorite bit of the second campaign, but the icing on the top was Travis frantically counting to keep up with her words haha

  • @Alassandros
    @Alassandros 2 года назад +374

    19:56 "She comes alone... but she comes more with another person." My personal favorite.

  • @FireFighter214
    @FireFighter214 2 года назад +416

    My favorite reactions during the cupcake incident were Talisan's. He was on a roller coaster of emotion.

    • @billyw8186
      @billyw8186 2 года назад +51

      For me it's Marisha. She had talked herself into making a new character and her brain just absolutely was short circuiting

    • @GhostWriter520
      @GhostWriter520 2 года назад +9

      @@billyw8186 I remember when I was watching that episode, I was confused at how Marisha was acting OOC, because I was sure they would end up just fighting the Hag (it's the Mighty Nein, they solve all their problems by semi-accidentally murdering them). But then I realized she was really planning on sacrificing herself for them, because it's what Beau would do for her friends and Marisha was struggling to cope with and accept that realization

  • @sirgideonofnir6840
    @sirgideonofnir6840 2 года назад +183

    "MOLLY KNEW THINGS!" is my favorite moment by far

  • @Sierra2S9
    @Sierra2S9 2 года назад +166

    The bathtub scene HAS to make it into the show!

  • @savannahharville1514
    @savannahharville1514 2 года назад +54

    I love how Ashley's face just floats up like "Laura fucking bailey"

  • @jtrimble18
    @jtrimble18 2 года назад +61

    Not only does she charm the Hag in game, she charms Matt out of looking for a counter. Beautiful.

  • @EtzEchad
    @EtzEchad 2 года назад +143

    Laura is a goddess.
    The cupcake story is the best RP I've ever seen in my life.

  • @bananafish58
    @bananafish58 2 года назад +127

    Thank you for reminding me of Jester seeing a "bug carrying a piece of bread that was 5 times its size." I was in awe of that answer, at the time, but had forgotten it amongst later and more spectacular examples (Laura fucking "blueberry cupcake" Bailey) of Laura's genius. So glad I decided to watch this clip!!!

  • @timrputnam
    @timrputnam 2 года назад +76

    The trickster and the hag is absolutely some of the best acting and wit I have ever seen. Queen.

  • @emmaw7068
    @emmaw7068 2 года назад +52

    Absolute icing on the cake in the cupcake moment is Jester pointing out that the door isn't opening and Matt going through several levels of "oh shit right" 🤣

  • @Gwolf303
    @Gwolf303 Год назад +29

    You know it always impresses me just how different Jester and Vex sound. Talented voice actors people.

  • @dylanashcroft890
    @dylanashcroft890 2 года назад +209

    Someone needs to do a Laura Bailey swearing compilation.

    • @cho7879
      @cho7879 2 года назад +23

      it's 6 hours of "F*CK. ME. running."

    • @dylanashcroft890
      @dylanashcroft890 2 года назад +16

      @@cho7879 Don’t forget “Balls Mother Bitch!” And “Cock Waffles!”

    • @cho7879
      @cho7879 2 года назад +5

      @@dylanashcroft890 how to forget "c*ck waffles* 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @rpgfel3371
    @rpgfel3371 2 года назад +38

    It looked like Matt was absolutely lost as to what to say after the muffin & hag roll. Laura prompted him so well. I loved this

  • @FoxandHart
    @FoxandHart 2 года назад +698

    I’ll never get over the fact that Jester says “facing you is death” to Lucien and then…
    ---- spoilers below----
    … she’s the one who lands the killing blow. It will never cease to amaze me.

    • @kirbylamb1507
      @kirbylamb1507 2 года назад +51

      Will wonders ever cease

    • @NotCthulhu
      @NotCthulhu 2 года назад +82

      Kind of cheating when you think about it. Telling someone they're going to die then killing them.

    • @agnome4041
      @agnome4041 2 года назад +54

      also the fact that she said some people see it as rebirth, which as you know (and anyone reading this comment should know) we got kingsly from it. they're right, nothing is ever a coincidence in this damn show

    • @cryofpaine
      @cryofpaine 2 года назад +57

      @@agnome4041 everyone jokes about how they have great writers, but I think there's a simpler explanation. Their dice are sentient. Clearly they made a pact with an eldritch god (Taliesin) to imbue their dice with intelligence and the ability to tell a good story.

    • @allmountaintv
      @allmountaintv 2 года назад +3

      wow, that gave me goosebumps

  • @ronove
    @ronove 2 года назад +67

    That on-screen dice-roll was such a minor, but *very* appreciated thing.

  • @Rapture2k1
    @Rapture2k1 Год назад +28

    10:25 with the cupcakes and the dust of delicious! Matt forgetting about that damn dust was such a wondrous downfall.

  • @FaunoAtelie
    @FaunoAtelie 2 года назад +74

    The Tarot card reading really was something else, i mean, The Dream, then The Tyrant, then Death (And Jester says it can also mean a rebirth) WOW

  • @lilthreegame7991
    @lilthreegame7991 2 года назад +37

    The scene with the hag was so tense and when it worked I was screaming so loud.
    Everything just worked perfectly right when it counted and it made such a good story

  • @TheBlarggle
    @TheBlarggle Год назад +36

    For Jester vs The Hag you should have included the wide shots of the table getting bored/frustrated with Laura seemingly meandering and wasting time. It adds to the final outcome, in my opinion.
    This was actually my introduction to Critical Role, as a whole. I was browsing Twitter one night and both "Jester" and "Critical Role" were trending and on a whim I clicked one of them to see what the deal was and the clip of Jester tricking the Hag into ending the curse was interesting enough for me to check out the show.

  • @trash_panda_99
    @trash_panda_99 2 года назад +76

    18:00 i love that this edit makes her lean in like an inch from matt's face, cracks me up

  • @iammikedaniels
    @iammikedaniels 2 года назад +66

    "If I could pull the blood of you from my veins and give it back, I would. I want no part of you." -- That's... some... deep stuff, Laura. Like, dramatic period piece, good. Amazing acting... Bravissima.

  • @kyle21843
    @kyle21843 2 года назад +70

    at 7:35 sam goes through so many emotions. at first hes worried, then hes like "oh whats she going to say??" and then when she mentions pastries you see him just think "of course" lmfao

  • @fieryhephestus
    @fieryhephestus Год назад +20

    in each campaign, shes had at least one moment that will go down as one of the best moments of the campaign, whether it be the bath scene in C1 or the dust of deliciousness cupcake in C2 or even the "you lied" moment in C3 , she is something else

  • @ill_hex8103
    @ill_hex8103 2 года назад +100

    18:00 Laura breaks the split screen

    • @grumbledore424
      @grumbledore424 2 года назад +2

      The Traveler works in mysterious ways.

  • @ctonnation394
    @ctonnation394 2 года назад +45

    my favorite part of the Molly knew things clip was Tal's reaction nodding and laughing to marisha calling his shit

  • @herz5159
    @herz5159 2 года назад +106

    I think people really underrate Laura's improv, both comedic and emotional. She's so good!

  • @Blobby90
    @Blobby90 Год назад +21

    Jester sending messages was the highlight of C2. Her obsession with using all 25 words was amazing

  • @iDongu
    @iDongu 2 года назад +125

    a 20 minute video basically about praising Laura Bailey? heck yeah!

  • @evelynd9240
    @evelynd9240 2 года назад +93

    God... Laura during the Saundor confrontation is also so very good!

    • @lordsad64
      @lordsad64 2 года назад +2

      " My heart is someone else " shot an arrow.

  • @trinifernandez8870
    @trinifernandez8870 2 года назад +68

    THE RUBY OF THE SEA IS The.... bESt... Lay.... ever

  • @joeyzukas
    @joeyzukas Год назад +12

    That cupcake moment remains, to this day, the single greatest play in DnD history. Laura Bailey won DnD with that move.

  • @UltimaKeyMaster
    @UltimaKeyMaster 2 года назад +42

    This show is what happens when a bunch of talented voice actors get to just *unleash* everything they have with reckless abandon because it's their own characters.
    And it's glorious.

  • @user-kb1eo5dp7z
    @user-kb1eo5dp7z 2 года назад +15

    "MOLLY KNEW THINGS MOLLY KNEW THINGS" will never fail to crack me up no matter how many times I watch it

  • @user-nc9oo9eh3y
    @user-nc9oo9eh3y 9 месяцев назад +10

    "Will the wonders ever cease?" Was a fantastic response from Matt. "Shit I've seen some crazy shit" Is a super underrated Jester line..

  • @MLake1120
    @MLake1120 2 года назад +10

    “Do do do do hm hmmm Donuts!”
    Will forever live rent free in my head

  • @SkrymNV
    @SkrymNV 2 года назад +26

    "I come up from the water" is my absolute favorite CR comedy moment.

  • @hannahfuhlhage5342
    @hannahfuhlhage5342 2 года назад +28

    I would love an update sometime with Imogen's greatest hits! Laura's been absolutely CRUSHING C3

  • @TheFuzzyPetiole
    @TheFuzzyPetiole 2 года назад +109

    Man, can’t wait to see what character she plays in campaign three.. 🤗

    • @wishstruck
      @wishstruck 2 года назад +1

      I am betting on a warlock of some kind

    • @ilancruz2265
      @ilancruz2265 2 года назад

      I'm dying waiting!

    • @Logan_Baron
      @Logan_Baron 2 года назад

      I'm thinking Rogue, since that was her all time favorite class, but Liam took it first. She said it's the class she always plays in video games. And with there being so many variations on Rogue, it can still easily be so much different than Vex, or Nott.

    • @wishstruck
      @wishstruck 2 года назад

      @@ilancruz2265 be careful none of us have revivify yet!!!

    • @darkecofreak23
      @darkecofreak23 2 года назад

      Rest assured, it will be fucking brilliant.

  • @itsjustrhon
    @itsjustrhon Год назад +15

    "tripod. who made??? where from??? what for???" will always be in my vocabulary bank.

  • @bubblegumnnebula
    @bubblegumnnebula 2 года назад +18

    Laura and Matt interacting is my favorite thing in the world they are my favorite voice actors 😭😭

  • @dontbanmerage416
    @dontbanmerage416 3 месяца назад +2

    “Would you like to talk before or after” is such an underrated line

  • @thanossnap4170
    @thanossnap4170 Год назад +5

    Matt trying so hard to hold it, when Laura is going on about pastries and cinnemon sends me! It's so good!

  • @tee-py3zx
    @tee-py3zx 2 года назад +81

    i LOVEEE a good laura bailey compilation!!! all of these moments are god tier>>

  • @StevenJQuinlan
    @StevenJQuinlan 2 года назад +41

    Oh Beau Beau Beau - Jester, poet

  • @itsjustrhon
    @itsjustrhon 2 года назад +16

    "who made?... where from?... what for?..." "FiRe BaD"
    never fails to send me into the stratosphere

  • @rhylin26
    @rhylin26 2 года назад +53

    I can’t wait to see how they animate Ripley’s death.

    • @loka7783
      @loka7783 2 года назад +1

      I'd imagine it will be suitably gruesome, maybe not over done but well done. They have said it is a mature show so I am hopeful :)

    • @SammiLynnAlR
      @SammiLynnAlR 2 года назад +1

      Didn’t she die way later in the show? It’s been a while, but I don’t think she dies in the arc they are animating

    • @rhylin26
      @rhylin26 2 года назад

      True, but they’re already alluding to a season two so here’s hoping. 🤞

    • @SammiLynnAlR
      @SammiLynnAlR 2 года назад

      @@rhylin26 true

    • @mattbuchanan325
      @mattbuchanan325 2 года назад +1

      @@SammiLynnAlR Been a while.

  • @noggyplays2822
    @noggyplays2822 Год назад +8

    the line "if i could pull your blood from my veins and give it back to you" thats some powerful shit right there

  • @TimStamper89
    @TimStamper89 5 месяцев назад +2

    The arrow in the mouth was one of the best and darkest vex moments

  • @RBRB431
    @RBRB431 Год назад +7

    I think this video needs to be updated every campaign. Blowing up the guns on the crawler with the backpack bomb was another cool move this campaign

  • @lonely1951
    @lonely1951 2 года назад +15

    An arrow in her heart and one in her mouth as she screams

  • @tylervandewal2775
    @tylervandewal2775 2 года назад +19

    "Do wonders ever cease" that's pretty good improv haha

  • @hallstein1
    @hallstein1 8 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for including "the trickster and the hag", AKA, "cupcake". I rate it as one of the best things that has ever happened. Quite literally think about it every day,

  • @mcmann2243
    @mcmann2243 10 месяцев назад +4

    “Facing you is death” I’ve just realized is one of my favorite lines of Crit Role. ITS SO POWERFUL

  • @madiaikau9140
    @madiaikau9140 2 года назад +11

    I don't think I'll ever get over how secure these people are in their relationships that they're all okay with their significant others roll playing falling in love with other people. I love it

  • @billygabrielz
    @billygabrielz 2 года назад +23

    She literally said "The Tyrant" when reading tarot cards to a soon-to-be Death Tyrant 😂

  • @mxochimera
    @mxochimera 2 года назад +43

    Any video that includes the cupcake clip needs to have an insert with Taliesin's reactions :) Other than that, awesome video, subbed!

  • @Deeomi
    @Deeomi Год назад +3

    I'll never get over the accuracy of Luciens tarot reading that Jester/Laura did. Blew my mind then, continues to blow my mind now.

  • @bariyou
    @bariyou 2 года назад +6

    Jester's tarot card Molly rant is, bar none, the BEST bit of character dialogue Laura's ever done.

  • @ComfyDiz
    @ComfyDiz 10 месяцев назад +5

    The way Travis looks at her after the "do do da do hmm hmm donuts!" Gets me every damn time. 😂

  • @brendonphipps7308
    @brendonphipps7308 Год назад +5

    I love Laura the more I watch her, but the "rip your blood from my veins" scenes is such a gut punch

  • @HenhousetheRed
    @HenhousetheRed 2 года назад +41

    50% of campaign 2 Laura great improv is from the Sending spell. BRILLIANT spell for funny moments.