Aw man you can tell afterwards Travis was a bit anxious about letting himself and his character be that emotionally open and vulnerable to such a large audience. Proud of him.
@@ephemispriest8069 To be honest I can imagine it brings even more anxiety when it's your freaking _wife._ (and not someone random) It "has" to be perfect (edit: or a side of you/character/version she isn't as familiar with)
Laura is a force of nature. Even the tallest mountains will eventually be brought low by the wind and rain. And really, was there ever any real doubt that he could stop his own wife from getting what she wanted? Let's be real.
@@comicstrider4851 Someone else said this in the comments elsewhere. The part about him being a coward and wanting to do this earlier could have been Fjord channeling what Travis really wanted to say.
That “I wanted to do that for a while, but I’m a big coward” and “No, you’re very brave” feels like it’s coming from Travis and Laura regarding Travis pulling the trigger on doing a romance rather than the in-game relationship.
And that theory is hardly far fetched, especially when Matt says "This is character growth. Like I am not talking about Fjord, I am talking about Travis!" afterwards.
Well thats because it's true. At the break, you can see that the big man was so anxious about it that it almost killed him. And Laura knows this, so when he said that, she broke character a bit and called him brave for facing his feelings.... like Fjord did.
@@cmrobbins88 if you listen to the All Work No Play where Liam and Sam talk about making their characters for campaign 1 (back when it was a home game) Liam mentions Laura wanting to be a rogue.
@@cmrobbins88 She took ranger because it was like 2nd best with sneaking around and had tracking. Trinket and multiclassing kind of made up for everything.
Theres something insanely wholesome and precious about the pure excitement Laura has as her fake romance with her husbands fake character finally reaches fruition. Its like watching people fall in love all over again. DnD is weird and holds too much power
I genuinely don't really like romance. I don't read romance novels or watch romance movies or shows or anything like that. Just not my thing. But this video has such an insane hold on me that whenever it pops up I physically cannot function until I've watched it like 4+ times. DnD holds WAY too much power. And so do the Critical Role cast members.
saying he wants to go back to Nicodranis is a lot...he didnt say port damali (where hes from) he wants to go back to HER home ......my heart was SCAREAMING during this scene
No, even if Travis had forgotten Port Demali's name, Fjord wouldn't consider it home. What's there for him? A shitty orphanage? The empty (or worse, filled) berth where Vandran's ship used to dock? Fucking Trostenwald is more home to Fjord than Port Demali is, because that's where he met the Nein.
Well he mentioned Marion right after so i think he was saying that nicodranus is his home, because it's jesters home. I want to think that was the intent because that means that jesters reading was spot on, that there is a home waiting for him. And that home is wherever Jester is.
I think Marisha figured out what was going to happen before everyone else. When Fjord said to Jester "I care very much for you." Marisha gets this grin on her face and starts looking around at everyone like "Anybody else picking up on this? I think it's going to happen."
One of my favorite parts is that Jester was so sad and heartbroken when she said she was going to her room to sleep, but after the kiss she was so happy and flustered that she easily fell asleep holding her unicorn
Watch this, I was so lost in the moment I forgot that Laura and Travis were married. I felt like I was watching like a real romantic interaction between two timid but caring individuals
I'd easily believe that this has been good for their marriage too, though. I mean, I would imagine that getting the opportunity to sort of fall in love with each other a second time would be healthy for a relationship.
@@antonionunez3759 I feel like it's more being in the head space of a character and understanding what that character would do and behave in a certain situation than just strait acting.
I always think of there being countless “off-screen” moments where Cad was looked upon by Fjord and Beau for counsel on how to progress their relationships with Jester and Yasha. So when Tal nodded, it was like Cad was listening in and nodding his approval.
I love how at the exact moment that travis says "I pull her close", just from facial expressions you can translate everyone's thoughts: Travis: "I can't believe I'm doing this of fuck oh fuck oh fuck o-" Sam: "Hey now! Things are getting spicy here!" Liam: "Didnt expect him to do that, that's safe to say" Talisen: "Mah boi's going for it! Come on, Travis make us proud!" Matt: "Wow. Holy shit. He's initiated, I'm proud of him" Ashley: "ooooooooooooooooooooooo-" Marisha: "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-" Laura: *"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH"*
The look on Matt's face while they're roleplaying this scene. I've seen the same look on my DM's face while I or other players are rp'ing a really good, emotional scene. It's such a good feeling seeing how proud and invested your DM is in whatever it is you're doing.
I love this, for so so many reasons, but also because it's so fitting for Jester? Like I think a big part of her character development was her realizing that the outside world isn't like how it is in all of the fairytales she loved to read as a little girl. More than the last campaign, this one has been messy and complicated and full of grey areas. But here- Jester gets a bit of that fairytale. That "Can I kiss you?" & "I promised your mother I'd look after you." & "I care very much for you." -- they're so soft and romantic. Yeah, the world isn't as simple as it is in stories, but that doesn't mean that those magical, happy endings don't exist.
I had to watch this 4-5 times just to stop watching them and see everyone else's reactions. You can SEE Travis falling in love with his wife all over again and it's so, so pure.
The look on Matt's face of pure PRIDE, I think is how many of us feel! He did something new as a character AND player and we should all be proud of that D&D magic! 😁🤩
Fjord gives Jester the unicorn: Marion is like, "Why hasn't he asked my daughter out yet?" This scene happens: Marion is like, "What took him so long?"
I'm a nerdy graphic designer - and I did the math: Travis is exactly twice as red compared to 7:27 to 7:34. That's 7 seconds to go from normal to beet red. We love you Travis
I will say I'm disappointed as they weren't my main ship. But, the level some people got pissed that a real life married couple pretend kissed is mind boggling.
Yeah! They aren’t my main ship, buuut I still ship them- and I totally get what you mean!! Like me and my girlfriend have been dating for a couple months now, but we’ve never actually met each other in real life because of Corona, so we roleplay! Nothing explicit- but just kissing and cuddleing and it’s adorable- but some of my friends thought it was really weird. Idk, I find it normal- maybe? I like it
@@yourbrosive matt mercer had to put out tweets asking people to stop being shitty over it. Going as far as to remind people this is an improvised fictional show.
I feel like Sam and Talisan looked away as to not fluster travis to much. Knowing he said he‘d never rp romance and his nervous laughs inbetween probably told them that this was a moment that he was a bit uncomfortable with it and didn’t want to add pressure
Its so funny how he is not only looking 100% at Laura becuase its natural to the scene, but also because thats the only way he is getting through it without blushing haha
Heck! Watching everyone's reaction to that is priceless. I found myself looking at Taliesin and Liam more. Liam's face is almost like Caleb accepting he wouldn't be the one. Tal is like "Oh shit! he's finally doing it."
All their expressions Translated: Matt: "Woah now, come again?!" Sam: "Woo! Look at that!" Ashley: "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" Marisha: "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"
It's funny how 118 it's also the number for calling the ambulance here in Italy, and that's exactly what I've done immediately after I saw this scene at home.
@BATTLE LINDSAY Well, I think another big piece that needs to be resolved first is whatever is happening on the top room on Caleb's mansion. It could bring on a different character dynamic to Caleb. All this time, I believed he was making peace with something from his past to gather then courage to be happy. Now he will get his heart broken and will then probably regress in his carácter development a little.
@@jorgef005 well depending how fast they want to make it public I wouldn't be surprised if one night in the mansion caleb went to jester and told her and than jester who has never had anyone fancy her like fjord and caleb both do.
I don't know. I think he's got Jester, Astrid, and Essik. Jester not being an option anymore might actually make things easier for him. I could easily see his feelings for Jester turning from romantic to older brotherly. Though that might just be Liam's brotherly feelings for Laura bleeding through
@@seansilence2697 I wouldnt be saying jester can't be got. Its not like when fjord left thst night they made it official that they were going to date. I think its much more likely you see conflicting romance in this campaign than campaign 1. Especially with how Laura has been very open about how jester is very unaware of how real relationships work. All she ever has known about relationships are fairy tales or what her mom does for work. So if caleb let's say came to her room one night and confessed his love, unless Laura has been playing jester poorly. Jester clearly has feelings for both and if she had both the guys she liked confess to her itd probably not be as simple as well I already kissed fjord first so im with him. Its not just going to be who go there first.
@@seansilence2697 Hmmm, I hadn't thought about Essik as a possible love interest. It makes sense. Also, Astrid is such a dangerous match. Cerberus Assembly makes me shiver
This is absolutely adorable. Does anyone know what Travis shouted at the end there? I couldn't catch it. Edit: Just figured it out. He said "stop looking at me".
I got into the Crit role when I was randomly recommended a talks machina fjorester comp and was so intrigued into what this was all about. 1 year and change later and hear I am :)
I like the juxtaposition between the vaxleth kiss in campaign 1 and this one. One is a declaration of love in front of the group after a pretty major fight, the other a small moment just between the two of them that only they know about.
I give Travis MAJOR props for being willing to step out of his comfort zone to do this (Also, I love Sam squeezing in the joke in the beginning but then letting the scene play out)
So sweet that this was clearly as nerve-wracking for Travis as for Fjord, though for completely different reasons. Proud of them both for taking their respective risks!
They guy who said he’d never get into romance roleplay INITIATED, that “character growth”!! 😂I died when he mentioned it wasn’t Fjord character growth but Travis 😂
I am one to admit that I ship Fjord & Jester more than I do Jester and Caleb, but I won't lie that my heart aches for Caleb now. My eyes went straight to Liam during this to see a glimpse of what may/may not be a Caleb reaction to it. Just a small inkling that Caleb may have a seeing crystal in his secret room so he could look into each of his friends and he watched this go down. Liam, however, went into his "Vax projective of Vex" look he would wear in Campaign 1 though. Now to comment on Travis now rp-ing a romance. I find it really sweet that his first time doing this is with Laura (his wife). I always thought he wouldn't do it because he would be uncomfortable. Having it with Laura, though it still makes him blush, allows him to just say "Hey! It's my wife. I can romance my wife." and he gets more comfortable with the idea.
dude i am a hardcore widojest shipper but oh my GOD i am SQUUUUUEEEEEEING with joy right now!! that was so ding dang sweet and cute and wholesome and ahhhh!!! also am VERY proud of embarassedboi travis!!
I always like the moments where everyone's SUPER-SERIOUS with the role playing, and you think everyone's losing gaming energy for the day or just suddenly depressed... Then Sam breaks the ice with a single funny line.
I love how he asks. Promoting consent is amazing, I also love that this is the trajectory society is going, improvements have been made in the past 30 years.
it also has like a deeper meaning in that Jester's entire perspective about romance was largely influenced by like smut books where like the idea of consent is more implied than readily given. so like this situation ends up being very different.
@@trial_with_an_error9687 they haven't kissed yet, but based on beau asking caleb about changing the tower and her looking for flowers, i'm guessing she's planning something for yasha in the next few episodes
Travis/Fjord plays this so well. Smooth operator. I wanted a fjord jester romance since the start of this campaign and I am so happy. Figured they would have great chemistry considering. Hopefully it continues and doesnt take too large of a backseat to everything else.
The way they all tease Trav after just, to me, shows how good of friends they all are. Its so funny. Also my ship is a sturdy ole girl, good to see her sailin'
It makes it that easier for them since they are a real life married couple. So their connection feels more genuine. Got to give it to Travis for this. He step it up and it really showed.
So all the people thinking Calebs character will change or regress I believe Liam as a player won't want to interject into there relationship In game and ruin anyone's fun even on they dance floor he pushed them together. he will probably persue Astrid or essik
Widojest never even made sense to begin with. Liam said Caleb was "uselessly in love with Jester". As well as Beau, that was just a crush. It was never anything more than that. I still enjoy imagining all the different Ships, but Fjord & Jester was the only real possible option from the start. If I see people in the community complaining about this kiss or thinking that Caleb and/or Beau should react in a specific way, I swear to the Gods I'll give up on this community.
@@thewarlocky plus we already know that Beau is 100% for fjord and Jester. She's seen how he feels enough to bring it up when they were on Rumblecusp and has been trying to get them together. Caleb knew from the start he would never pursue Jester and it would be out of character to get in the way of something good for his friends. Yeah he likes Jessie, she's wonderful, but he lives his friends and you can tell that, above all, he wants his friends to find happiness.
Funny that we're all proud of a man pretending to kiss his actual wife's fictional character.
Shhhh,
don't ruin this for us
@David Von Fakename lol XD, guess there are two ways to look at it.
@David Von Fakename I think it makes it better that his own wife got him to do this. It makes it feel *more* substantial somehow.
I just love how giddy Jester (and Laura, clearly) is when he says “I kiss her.” Those two are so cute.
Yes. With his own fictional character.
In their heads, it must have felt like falling in love all over again and it is beautiful.
Aw man you can tell afterwards Travis was a bit anxious about letting himself and his character be that emotionally open and vulnerable to such a large audience. Proud of him.
Yeah. I have dabbled in non Dnd rp romance in my day and it flusters you very much so no matter who it is with or if anyone is watching. 😂
You kissed you wife... in character. You daaaawwwwwwg~! lol
I want to like this but at the same time it’s at 666 likes and I don’t want to ruin it lol
@@ephemispriest8069 To be honest I can imagine it brings even more anxiety when it's your freaking _wife._ (and not someone random)
It "has" to be perfect (edit: or a side of you/character/version she isn't as familiar with)
😏@@ephemispriest8069
A.k.a husband and wife flirting for 8 whole minutes
also, Travis admits defeat...he fought well, 118 episodes, well over two years.
Laura is a force of nature. Even the tallest mountains will eventually be brought low by the wind and rain. And really, was there ever any real doubt that he could stop his own wife from getting what she wanted? Let's be real.
@@Blackwind_Legacy i mean, i'm just impressed, i thought Travis was going to lose WAY earlier
@@comicstrider4851 Someone else said this in the comments elsewhere. The part about him being a coward and wanting to do this earlier could have been Fjord channeling what Travis really wanted to say.
@@Blackwind_Legacy the queen of chaos and enuendos who wouldn't much less her husband 😂 he just found her too charming is all
We all cave to our wives and girlfriends originally
The fact that Marisha and Ashley look like they just read the *spiciest* fanfic ever. Makes it perfect.
Tbf its the fluffy/wholesomeness that gets people flustered, rather than the spicy stuff.
Ashley originally didn't understand ships until fjord and jester
That “I wanted to do that for a while, but I’m a big coward” and “No, you’re very brave” feels like it’s coming from Travis and Laura regarding Travis pulling the trigger on doing a romance rather than the in-game relationship.
I had this exact thought lol
oh wow... I didn't even... that's deep.
And that theory is hardly far fetched, especially when Matt says "This is character growth. Like I am not talking about Fjord, I am talking about Travis!" afterwards.
Well thats because it's true. At the break, you can see that the big man was so anxious about it that it almost killed him. And Laura knows this, so when he said that, she broke character a bit and called him brave for facing his feelings.... like Fjord did.
He really couldn't have done this with anyone else at that table.
I know they were role playing, but they definitely were not acting.
I love that Travis gets to court his wife again. So sweet.
Henry the Consent Crabgrass approves of this romantic interaction.
ALSO am very proud of laura bailey for being the ONLY dnd player to always win dnd!!
It's the universe making up for her never getting to play the class she wants.
Same, and I love your name!!
@@tuesdaynext7370 I know about her originally wanting to be a Warlock for Jester, but did she not want Vex as a Ranger in C1?
@@cmrobbins88 if you listen to the All Work No Play where Liam and Sam talk about making their characters for campaign 1 (back when it was a home game) Liam mentions Laura wanting to be a rogue.
@@cmrobbins88 She took ranger because it was like 2nd best with sneaking around and had tracking. Trinket and multiclassing kind of made up for everything.
Theres something insanely wholesome and precious about the pure excitement Laura has as her fake romance with her husbands fake character finally reaches fruition. Its like watching people fall in love all over again. DnD is weird and holds too much power
The last line 😂 i love this
it really does
"fake", brother it felt real to me
I genuinely don't really like romance. I don't read romance novels or watch romance movies or shows or anything like that. Just not my thing. But this video has such an insane hold on me that whenever it pops up I physically cannot function until I've watched it like 4+ times. DnD holds WAY too much power. And so do the Critical Role cast members.
She should marry him irl.
Oh, wait...
Its like the players have got real chemistry, just like an old married couple. oh, wait again
If that happened imagine how cute their kid(s) would be...oh wait.
@@stonecoldku4161 yeah could you imagine if they brought the kid onto talks or for some product promotion photos. oh wait...
@@jetvulcan2020 Yeah then they would just have to give him a kick ass name like...IDK Ronin...oh wait.
It would be even better if they have the same hobbies like, idk, DND or something....oh wait....
"I promised your mother I'd look after you."
Travis was the last person I expected to make me cry.
That was my favorite line.
If you haven’t seen the first campaign, he has some AMAZING tearjerker moments as Grog. No joke.
😭😭😭
@@Fizzlethe6th FIX HIM!
@@nielsstaelens9188 my god, that destroys me every time.
"STOP LOOKING AT ME!!!" was really what nailed it into the coffin for me, it's just ALL too sweet!!
saying he wants to go back to Nicodranis is a lot...he didnt say port damali (where hes from) he wants to go back to HER home ......my heart was SCAREAMING during this scene
to be fair, 50/50 Travis just forgot where Fjord is from LOL
No, even if Travis had forgotten Port Demali's name, Fjord wouldn't consider it home. What's there for him? A shitty orphanage? The empty (or worse, filled) berth where Vandran's ship used to dock? Fucking Trostenwald is more home to Fjord than Port Demali is, because that's where he met the Nein.
@@rosacetus I mean that is a fair assumption based on fjord's/Travis's forgetfulness lol
Well he mentioned Marion right after so i think he was saying that nicodranus is his home, because it's jesters home. I want to think that was the intent because that means that jesters reading was spot on, that there is a home waiting for him. And that home is wherever Jester is.
Fjord's true home be the sea... Always has been.
Travis turned SO RED. OH MY GOD this was so cute. And YES FJORJESTER IS REAL.
I have dabbled in some non dnd rp romance in my time. And it can fluster you no matter who the other person is or if eyes are on you. Lol.
Man I was shipping Caleb and jester
i mean theyre married irl lol
Or Fjester that could work too
@@allblazing1160 I have the headcanon that Caleb has had a threesome with Fjord and Jester.
I think Marisha figured out what was going to happen before everyone else. When Fjord said to Jester "I care very much for you." Marisha gets this grin on her face and starts looking around at everyone like "Anybody else picking up on this? I think it's going to happen."
I think Talisin figured it out at 0:15. He has a knack for just getting a feeling for these things.
Ashley knew as well. It's why her hands were covering her face -- and then later, she has that adorable open-mouthed shocked look on her face.
Marisha, Taliesin, and Ashley are all Knowing
@@josephdouglas5242 I mean, he is- after all- 3.000 years old.
I'm a 34 year old man and I watched this clip of people roleplaying in a D&D game like 10 times in a row.
I'm 49 and am on my 6th watch so far...
39 and going to my 4th
20, and I honestly have lost count
I'm 37. Haven't watched the episode yet but saw a post they kissed and searched for it.
30 over here, also! I just can't stop watching!
I love that by the end chat was yelling “can someone please check on Marisha”
One of my favorite parts is that Jester was so sad and heartbroken when she said she was going to her room to sleep, but after the kiss she was so happy and flustered that she easily fell asleep holding her unicorn
Travis: the only person in the world that can make Laura speechless.
I was wondering if Jester’s reaction was an intentional on Laura’s part or if a part of it was because she didn’t expect Travis to initiate.
@@xogirlwonder Even Laura doesnt know, I guarantee you lmao
@@xogirlwonder either way works for me lol
@@guardianbb3 me too - only mentioned it because I’ve never seen Laura Bailey seem so flustered.
@@xogirlwonder yeah it's almost like her husband was hitting on her . . . Oh wait! Lol
When Marisha tweeted "Love is real," this was not the couple I thought would admit feelings to each other! Very sweet scene.
I know I was so ready for beauyasha but i was not disappointed with this pairing all the same
AAAGGGHHHH!!!! And he asked- he asked to kiss her!!! I’m crying it was so beautiful!!!!
Henry is proud
I personally would like Caleb to still reveal his feeling even if that ship is sunk. Otherwise he might end up closing off again.
@@rexamillion8446 Liam said during a past talks episode that Caleb would never reveal his feelings to her.
Geeze, unrealistic, every time I ask a girl if i may kiss her, she usually screams and says, "How did you get into my house?!"
@@Karak971 Tbf Travis said he would never roleplay romance...
Somewhere in the distance, Henry Crabgrass smiles and nods.
LMAO
We all know who the REAL winner is here, and it's Dani Carr
I think I heard her squeals of joy over here on the east coast. lol
Does she still exist or did she explode the moment that they kissed?
@@sethdavis3869 has anyone gone to check on her??? 😂
@@sethdavis3869 She has become stardust, and is now one with the universe.
Everyone won with this.
Watch this, I was so lost in the moment I forgot that Laura and Travis were married. I felt like I was watching like a real romantic interaction between two timid but caring individuals
I'd easily believe that this has been good for their marriage too, though. I mean, I would imagine that getting the opportunity to sort of fall in love with each other a second time would be healthy for a relationship.
A testament to their incredible acting. Props to them both!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@@antonionunez3759 I feel like it's more being in the head space of a character and understanding what that character would do and behave in a certain situation than just strait acting.
@@TastyChubz Fair point.
I love how even as a fictional character he still asks permission💜
Henry crabgrass is so proud
Real talk, that little “Really?” she squeaked out when he said he cared for her a lot made it for me. This whole scene is great doe
Thats one man right there who loves his wife... Love them so much
Oh I'm crying now! They are so cute!!! Also I'm so proud of Travis who doesn't do RPG romance 😂
You cannot NOT fall in love with Laura. He knows. Especially if she wants you to, even a little bit.
4:48 I love the relaxed nod talisan gives as if saying, "Finally, good job Travis." So good.
I always think of there being countless “off-screen” moments where Cad was looked upon by Fjord and Beau for counsel on how to progress their relationships with Jester and Yasha. So when Tal nodded, it was like Cad was listening in and nodding his approval.
I love how at the exact moment that travis says "I pull her close", just from facial expressions you can translate everyone's thoughts:
Travis: "I can't believe I'm doing this of fuck oh fuck oh fuck o-"
Sam: "Hey now! Things are getting spicy here!"
Liam: "Didnt expect him to do that, that's safe to say"
Talisen: "Mah boi's going for it! Come on, Travis make us proud!"
Matt: "Wow. Holy shit. He's initiated, I'm proud of him"
Ashley: "ooooooooooooooooooooooo-"
Marisha: "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-"
Laura: *"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH"*
Nothing will beat everyone's reactions to Vax and Kiki in campaign one, but goddamn watching the bottom row reacting to this was amazing.
Matt's eyebrows take off as well...
@@SDLRob Yes! I was going to say, Matt was shocked! They all were, but I love how he started looking at the whole group like “Are you SEEING THIS?!”
7:29
That color change in Travis' face is unreal.
The look on Matt's face while they're roleplaying this scene. I've seen the same look on my DM's face while I or other players are rp'ing a really good, emotional scene. It's such a good feeling seeing how proud and invested your DM is in whatever it is you're doing.
All professional actors with years of experience and they are loosing like 5th graders who just saw someone get a hug from someone else
this was the first ever ep that i watched live and let me tell you i SCREAMED like i fell out of my chair
What an episode to start watching live...
I love this, for so so many reasons, but also because it's so fitting for Jester? Like I think a big part of her character development was her realizing that the outside world isn't like how it is in all of the fairytales she loved to read as a little girl. More than the last campaign, this one has been messy and complicated and full of grey areas. But here- Jester gets a bit of that fairytale. That "Can I kiss you?" & "I promised your mother I'd look after you." & "I care very much for you." -- they're so soft and romantic. Yeah, the world isn't as simple as it is in stories, but that doesn't mean that those magical, happy endings don't exist.
No moment in fiction has ever made me this happy before. I love them so much, and they're finally together
LOOK AT ALL THIS SHIP DOING ALL THIS SAILING
They promised sea heavy campaign. The armada is setting sail a ship at a time. 😂
I had to watch this 4-5 times just to stop watching them and see everyone else's reactions. You can SEE Travis falling in love with his wife all over again and it's so, so pure.
ALL HANDS ON DECK!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL, I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!
IT'S A HAMMER!
Why did I hear that in a Star Wars battlefront 2 original voice? Lol
It figures the ship captain was the one to make the first move.
Widowjest is on life support!
after all those gotya or rick roll fjord and jester finally kiss videos to think I would see the day , I am so touched.
The look on Matt's face of pure PRIDE, I think is how many of us feel! He did something new as a character AND player and we should all be proud of that D&D magic! 😁🤩
You know things have gotten serious when Marisha pulls out her safety/comfort book.
"its been 84 years"
Fjord gives Jester the unicorn:
Marion is like, "Why hasn't he asked my daughter out yet?"
This scene happens:
Marion is like, "What took him so long?"
Marisha’s “Love is real!” is a freaking mood.
I'm a nerdy graphic designer - and I did the math: Travis is exactly twice as red compared to 7:27 to 7:34. That's 7 seconds to go from normal to beet red. We love you Travis
They may not be my number 1 ship, but THIS IS SO ADORABLE!!!
When he asked her "Can I kiss you?" I just melted... This is so sweet.
The CEO of Critical Role, everybody.
I watched this expecting Travis and Laura to actually kiss
They would for sure, but covid.
@@sonofrivadin3684 They Married?
@@jennypinkvalley4714 Yeah, for 10 years now i think.
They probably did off-camera.
@@sonofrivadin3684 they live together. Why would COVID stop them from kissing?
The "Lover's Lair" email popping in right as Fjord leaves is so funny
I will say I'm disappointed as they weren't my main ship.
But, the level some people got pissed that a real life married couple pretend kissed is mind boggling.
Yeah! They aren’t my main ship, buuut I still ship them- and I totally get what you mean!! Like me and my girlfriend have been dating for a couple months now, but we’ve never actually met each other in real life because of Corona, so we roleplay! Nothing explicit- but just kissing and cuddleing and it’s adorable- but some of my friends thought it was really weird. Idk, I find it normal- maybe? I like it
Wait that not true right that people got mad over this
@@yourbrosive I’m pretty sure people did
@@yourbrosive matt mercer had to put out tweets asking people to stop being shitty over it. Going as far as to remind people this is an improvised fictional show.
@@yourbrosive Of *course* they did.
He got SO red
Is there anything cuter than a handsome man blushing?
I feel like Sam and Talisan looked away as to not fluster travis to much. Knowing he said he‘d never rp romance and his nervous laughs inbetween probably told them that this was a moment that he was a bit uncomfortable with it and didn’t want to add pressure
I have never been happier to listen to a man flirt with his wife. My heart exploded!!
The one thing I thought i would never see, Laura/Jester speechless. What a great moment.
What i love is the fact that as this goes on you see everyone become absolutely, emotionally, involved in what's taking place
everyone is getting a "he's beginning to believe" vibe that Travis is actually going to do the thing he said he wouldn't do.
I was hoping someone would post this soon! Bless you
Its so funny how he is not only looking 100% at Laura becuase its natural to the scene, but also because thats the only way he is getting through it without blushing haha
Look at Matt, Sam, Ashley, and Marisha at 4:48. Their faces all change at the exact same moment when Travis says he pulls her in.
Best moment
I was cracking up at Marisha and Ashley slowly imploding and trying to keep it in
Heck! Watching everyone's reaction to that is priceless. I found myself looking at Taliesin and Liam more. Liam's face is almost like Caleb accepting he wouldn't be the one. Tal is like "Oh shit! he's finally doing it."
I love the face of Taliesin. The realisation after a couple of seconds, than the nod, the smile and the hand almost raised as a fist in celebration
All their expressions Translated:
Matt: "Woah now, come again?!"
Sam: "Woo! Look at that!"
Ashley: "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
Marisha: "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"
It's funny how 118 it's also the number for calling the ambulance here in Italy, and that's exactly what I've done immediately after I saw this scene at home.
Caleb is dying! It's sooooo beautiful. Really so many emotions! I love Travis growing so much and playing such a different character to grog.
@BATTLE LINDSAY Well, I think another big piece that needs to be resolved first is whatever is happening on the top room on Caleb's mansion. It could bring on a different character dynamic to Caleb. All this time, I believed he was making peace with something from his past to gather then courage to be happy. Now he will get his heart broken and will then probably regress in his carácter development a little.
@@jorgef005 well depending how fast they want to make it public I wouldn't be surprised if one night in the mansion caleb went to jester and told her and than jester who has never had anyone fancy her like fjord and caleb both do.
I don't know. I think he's got Jester, Astrid, and Essik. Jester not being an option anymore might actually make things easier for him. I could easily see his feelings for Jester turning from romantic to older brotherly. Though that might just be Liam's brotherly feelings for Laura bleeding through
@@seansilence2697 I wouldnt be saying jester can't be got. Its not like when fjord left thst night they made it official that they were going to date. I think its much more likely you see conflicting romance in this campaign than campaign 1. Especially with how Laura has been very open about how jester is very unaware of how real relationships work. All she ever has known about relationships are fairy tales or what her mom does for work. So if caleb let's say came to her room one night and confessed his love, unless Laura has been playing jester poorly. Jester clearly has feelings for both and if she had both the guys she liked confess to her itd probably not be as simple as well I already kissed fjord first so im with him. Its not just going to be who go there first.
@@seansilence2697 Hmmm, I hadn't thought about Essik as a possible love interest. It makes sense. Also, Astrid is such a dangerous match. Cerberus Assembly makes me shiver
This is absolutely adorable. Does anyone know what Travis shouted at the end there? I couldn't catch it.
Edit: Just figured it out. He said "stop looking at me".
I legit thought he'd said, "I'm getting laid tonight," for a whole week until someone told me otherwise.
Laura is great at that, tried to make a joke to defuse the whole situation... but Travis had already taken that jump
Look at how red Travis is.. LOL That makes it even better.
I got into the Crit role when I was randomly recommended a talks machina fjorester comp and was so intrigued into what this was all about. 1 year and change later and hear I am :)
That accidental pop-up at 6:48 is the perfect endcap to their conversation if you Google what kind of shop "Lover's Lair" is.
Ahhh!!! I’ve been outed! 😆
I like the juxtaposition between the vaxleth kiss in campaign 1 and this one.
One is a declaration of love in front of the group after a pretty major fight, the other a small moment just between the two of them that only they know about.
"I don't sleep much" such a mood, im with ya buddy!
I give Travis MAJOR props for being willing to step out of his comfort zone to do this (Also, I love Sam squeezing in the joke in the beginning but then letting the scene play out)
So sweet that this was clearly as nerve-wracking for Travis as for Fjord, though for completely different reasons. Proud of them both for taking their respective risks!
They guy who said he’d never get into romance roleplay INITIATED, that “character growth”!!
😂I died when he mentioned it wasn’t Fjord character growth but Travis 😂
4:51 is when he asks HOLY SHIT I haven't been keeping up since campaign 1 but these guys ARE CUUUUUUUTE
I am one to admit that I ship Fjord & Jester more than I do Jester and Caleb, but I won't lie that my heart aches for Caleb now. My eyes went straight to Liam during this to see a glimpse of what may/may not be a Caleb reaction to it. Just a small inkling that Caleb may have a seeing crystal in his secret room so he could look into each of his friends and he watched this go down. Liam, however, went into his "Vax projective of Vex" look he would wear in Campaign 1 though.
Now to comment on Travis now rp-ing a romance. I find it really sweet that his first time doing this is with Laura (his wife). I always thought he wouldn't do it because he would be uncomfortable. Having it with Laura, though it still makes him blush, allows him to just say "Hey! It's my wife. I can romance my wife." and he gets more comfortable with the idea.
I cried when this happened :’) it just made me so happy
Watching them both fall in love again is too cute
dude i am a hardcore widojest shipper but oh my GOD i am SQUUUUUEEEEEEING with joy right now!! that was so ding dang sweet and cute and wholesome and ahhhh!!! also am VERY proud of embarassedboi travis!!
i squeed for ten hours straight.
I was praying for widojest so hard! But when this came I lost my mind it was too perfect UWU
Travis went from awkward Fjord to Alpha wolf Chetney...bahahaha
I always like the moments where everyone's SUPER-SERIOUS with the role playing, and you think everyone's losing gaming energy for the day or just suddenly depressed... Then Sam breaks the ice with a single funny line.
All I can think of is the song kiss the girl from little mermaid playing over this scene
Me too!
Same here. Someone needs to edit/animate that.
Leave this poor red boy alone, damnit. Lol
THIS IS SO CUTE I'M CRYING AND OMFG HE'S SO RED AT THE END
I love how he asks. Promoting consent is amazing, I also love that this is the trajectory society is going, improvements have been made in the past 30 years.
it also has like a deeper meaning in that Jester's entire perspective about romance was largely influenced by like smut books where like the idea of consent is more implied than readily given. so like this situation ends up being very different.
I cracked up so hard at 6:46 as the email alert for the sex shop popped in and out really fast XD
So Fjorester is happening, I think Shadowgast has potential to take off soon, but im DYING FOR BEAUYASHA TO REALLY KICK OFF
Didn’t they kiss already? And fall asleep together?
@@trial_with_an_error9687 beau and yasha? No the most intimate thing we've gotten from them so far has been Yasha's letter and I think that's it
@@trial_with_an_error9687 they haven't kissed yet, but based on beau asking caleb about changing the tower and her looking for flowers, i'm guessing she's planning something for yasha in the next few episodes
I HOPE Calebs and Essek get together. I'd kill to see them together. And, of course, Beau and Yasha as well.
Right?? I was so confused people were shipping jester and caleb when the real ship is essik and caleb ❤️
Travis/Fjord plays this so well. Smooth operator. I wanted a fjord jester romance since the start of this campaign and I am so happy. Figured they would have great chemistry considering. Hopefully it continues and doesnt take too large of a backseat to everything else.
The most wholesome thing in this video is actually everyone having a fangirl moment when Fjord pulls Jester
The way they all tease Trav after just, to me, shows how good of friends they all are. Its so funny.
Also my ship is a sturdy ole girl, good to see her sailin'
Good for them!! And good for Travis - can tell how hard that was for him to do. Being emotionally vulnerable, even in roleplay, is tough.
I love how they’re all being soooo quiet. Like they just KNOW there’s gonna be animatics upon animatics and they don’t wanna wreck the moment 😂
It makes it that easier for them since they are a real life married couple. So their connection feels more genuine. Got to give it to Travis for this. He step it up and it really showed.
I love that Travis plays through the whole scene fine, but as soon as there's a break he turns as red as a tomato.
The “lovers lair” pop up was so perfect and unexpected, it killed me haha
So all the people thinking Calebs character will change or regress I believe Liam as a player won't want to interject into there relationship In game and ruin anyone's fun even on they dance floor he pushed them together. he will probably persue Astrid or essik
Widojest never even made sense to begin with. Liam said Caleb was "uselessly in love with Jester". As well as Beau, that was just a crush. It was never anything more than that. I still enjoy imagining all the different Ships, but Fjord & Jester was the only real possible option from the start. If I see people in the community complaining about this kiss or thinking that Caleb and/or Beau should react in a specific way, I swear to the Gods I'll give up on this community.
I'd kill to see Caleb with Essek, tbh
@@thewarlocky plus we already know that Beau is 100% for fjord and Jester. She's seen how he feels enough to bring it up when they were on Rumblecusp and has been trying to get them together.
Caleb knew from the start he would never pursue Jester and it would be out of character to get in the way of something good for his friends. Yeah he likes Jessie, she's wonderful, but he lives his friends and you can tell that, above all, he wants his friends to find happiness.
WTF?? YOUR FICTIONAL CHARACTER ISNT SUPPOSED TO ROMANCE THIS OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTER??? YOU SUCK AT THIS GAME ???
8 minutes of Travis wooing his wife
That's so wholesome... Finally, finally, you guys....... 😭😭😭😭😭
I still have a lot of episodes to catch up, but I'm so happy!
This feels like a high school moment when they hangout with friends and the friends pretends to not listen and are smiling
4:50
Waitwaitwait I just noticed that everyone else except Matt was covering their mouths to either hide the smiling or out of anticipation lmao
That very subtle fist pump from Tal gives me life \o/
Me noticing Ashley's variety of surpriseness:
Same Ashley, same.
thaaank you for posting this frickin cute as ass clip!