I love how during Asmodeus' monologue everyone is all freaking out like "this is crazy" while Lou just sits there like "yep, this is all par for the course"
I think that's just what Lou looks like when he's really uncomfortable. He also goes pretty nonplussed during the Calroy monologue, when he goes off in Ravening War and the recent Sophomore Year PvP.
I think, its one thing to see Brennan 'unfurl' on screen, and another to be in the room when it happens, And Lou and Abreya's reactions are nearly opposite, but, you can tell they have the experience. Abreya, shes seeing her favorite come up to bat, maybe, taking a note? Theres excitement for a performance yet to happen, Lou, .. Its reminiscent of a friend going 'dude, I love you to death, but when you get like this,.. I worry." And with the Critrole crew, I think they get to see something new, I cant say Ive seen all that Matt lays down, But I feel theres different arrangements,.. for different BBEG, Theres Dark, Ambivalent, Personal, Evil, And this is Brennan being very comfortable with mixing Personal/ Evil. This isnt wild undirected rage, Its not cold uncaring, collateral damage, This is Personal, Directed, Hatred. Not something you see often at the table, because its needed top tier collaboration, you need to know your players can take it and play in it.
@@rayzabel8789 Travis is the sleeper hero of that entire series. His character is subtly (or not subtly) looked down on by the other characters, he full-on bails before the final fight, but he was super keyed in to what was happening and ended up somehow making the ending way less dark than it probably should have been.
The Lord of the Hells is a masterfully evil performance, but theirs something so personal about Calroy's betrayal. He was the trusted NPC, everyone's favorite. Right hand man up until the moment he put a blade in Amathar's back.
The difference between “you know what I’ve always hated about mortals?” and “you know what I’ve always hated about you, Amethar?” I mean, sure, Asmodeus drives his points home, but Calroy’s speech sounds like something someone we know and love could say to us. Maybe it’s something that someone else HAS said to us. That’s why it hits so much harder.
I once played in a Mutants and Masterminds (superhero TTRPG) in which the BBEG actually was all the villains, minus the one or two we turned to our side or defeated early, because he was one of those shapeshifting/absorbing types. It ended up being super cool.
I have never felt chills and such a profound sense of dread quite like watching the Asmodeus monologue for the first time, Brennan is truly in a League of his own
Truly. He undestands philosophically what evil is, and can act it out without it being detached from reality, even in fantasy settings. Like, Aabria does an intimidating person extremely well, I can really feel it. But evil - that's much deeper than mean, and Brennan manifests it like no one else
@@skyphyi think he understands that evil and good exist because of perspective and projection. I think Brennan's version of Amodeus doesn't even think himself "good." He sees himself as wronged and will do anything and everything in his power to see that wrong paid for. It's like, you do great once you can do the bad guy with a point of view that isnt inherently wrong but has manifested in a totally evil way. And then you can dig one step deeper and find the bad guy that doesn't hate everyone but cares only about themselves and their ends that the problem of opposition is just math. And that's kind of Calroy, kind of Robert Moses. And then there's that final layer down, the Asmodeus layer, where it's just pain. It's just pain and rage, and anything to inflict that pain back out into the world is justified. Not right, not good, but Just. Such a hard perspective to achieve. But I've always loved that Brennan's performance of Asmodeus here and in this series makes me occasionally wonder "but what if he *was* right? What if worship corrupted the Celestial beings that became the gods of Exandria?"
@@SeanBoyce-gp villains whose perspective you can kind of understand or possibly empathize with are the best villains. And the writing! omg the dialogue is soooooo good
His baddies are so compelling, because usually, they're not evil for evil's sake. They have human traits that exist in all of us. They're envious, they're arrogant, they're ambitious, they're petty, they're mocking and gloating, they're spiteful, they're vengeful, they're stubborn, they're proud, they're selfish. Having all that motivation keeps them grounded and believable, even the comedic baddies like Kalvaxus.
For me what makes them a verry compelling villains is they are not just a bit of relatable, they are straight up charming. I LOVE to hate charming villains.
"My greatest heartbreak is that when i have collected every last mortal soul, and my siblings, into my pit, I will only have eternity to punish them." is the hardest line ever spoken by anyone in the history of EVER
The part that really fuckin gets me with Calroy is HE MADE A BIT OMINOUS! They spent the season joking about war buddies watching each other shit and then BLeeM pulls that fucking line, UGH!
To get super nerdy, I think one of the reasons it really works is because, on a metatextual level, one of the ways storytellers signal that you can trust a character and that they're a true friend is by having them participate in the humor and be in on the bits. There's a sense that you only joke around and laugh with someone who you're truly bonded to. So when Calroy betrays Amethar, it's like... goddammit, man, I trusted you! It's kind of a two-pronged betrayal, both Calroy betraying Amethar and Brennan "betraying" us. So then when he brings back the bit and uses it as a threat this time, it kind of loops back around and suggests that, every time we heard this bit before and they were all laughing about it together, Calroy was silently thinking about how much he resents and hates Amethar, and he was putting on the humor as an act. So finally in this moment, when he really wants to twist the knife, he's like... "You thought we were friends because we laughed about this disgusting bit together? Go fuck yourself. I had the upper hand the whole time, and the only thing I feel about the bit is blinding rage that I had to pretend I didn't hate it and you." Like, the bit is still silly, but Calroy's boiling disgust and resentment about it only hits harder because it feels so incongruous with the dumb bit that's been hiding it the whole time.
I still think the villain in A Crown of Candy has one of the best portrayals. Calls Amethar "lucky" for losing all of his siblings, some he killed himself, and getting a crown he never wanted. His view of the crown and what Amethar deals with is so completely different of what Amethar is actually going through. But you can still understand why he does what he does with his plans laid bare. He is a piece of... cake but he fully leans into it.
Of course the cherry on that cake? Brennan was actively trying to kill Amethar the entire time for a narrative device, and almost managed it with the fall.
I've always said this, he goes on a whole diatribe about Amethar's "good luck" in getting the crown, while also describing how the "luck" was largely his doing. Really, he put off the last step, overthrowing the king, for so long, he almost could've stopped there and just enjoyed being the right hand. In another world, Calroy could've been the obsessed best friend who would do anything to see Amethar succeed and ride with him. Just wild.
@@SweetCarolineBAMBAMBAM You're right that is another fun play on words. I was referencing the reaction to Calroy's betrayal, where Emily (I think? Maybe Siobhan?) calls him a "piece of.... cake", clearly implying that she calls him a POS xD
Poor Travis, Sam, and Marisha were not prepared. They're sitting there going, "Man, and we thought Matt was bad with his whole wanting to strangle Vax thing..."
the growl at "redemption" here (6:30) is probably the best delivery in the series, and one of the top 5 deliveries in Critical Role, if not the best. I could listen to him say this line for an hour and not get bored. gives me chills.
@@skyphy Its a LA by Night Episode where he plays a vampire hunter priest and he monologues so hard at Erica Ishii he makes their character and themselves question their entire philosophical outlook on life, I will look for it for you
There was a compilation edit of Brennan as that priest. It was chilling to watch him played that character... Cold, unnerving and unwavering conviction personified.
He's got a webcomic, Strong Female Protagonist! It's illustrated by Molly Knox Ostertag, creator of The Witch Boy, who has also worked in various roles on The Owl House and Star vs. The Forces of Evil-and incidentally, as long as we're talking DnD, wrote for Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, too! Tragically, it's coming up on the six year anniversary of its going on indefinite hiatus, right at the start of its final arc, since Brennan and Molly are so busy with their other work. But it's still 100% worth the read!
7:02 look at his face, not a care in the world after dropping one of the most bone-chilling villain monologue, brutally killed on of his pc, make every one of his player screams out in horror. Lmaoo
I love A Crown of Candy (and Ravening War), but holy shit is Calamity's big reveal there just STUNNING. Like from the start we all know it's going to end with certain things happening, but that shift was masterful. The entire last episode was just insanity.
"my biggest regret is, that when i have you and them all in my pit, is that i will only have eternity to punish them" has got to be *the* harshest thing i have ever heard someone say.
Running curse of strahd and one of the players is adamant about curing strahd of vampirism and whatnot and i just know "to reach a hand down" is gonna go so hard. Thanks brennan
A god's whim does not care for the laws of mortality or reality. That's why they're called gods in the first place. Your soul proceeds to the afterlife if and when they deem it permissible. The audacity of some people, trying to die off cue during a monologue...
Amethar's full arc was SO SATISFYING. I can't remember the exact quote, but it was the "what's my name" part after the scene on the castle wall, and it was PERFECT.
There’s basically some alternate universe where Brennan is full blown supervillain. Basically we’re all lucky that he took a liking to DnD, otherwise he’d have a box of teeth at home rather than dice.
Calroy's speech hits different after finding out the backup character if Ruby died was going to be a revenant Rococoa. But then we wouldn't have gotten all that great Ruby/Saccharina interaction later on.
Imagine going to kindergarden with all of your friends, and some of them bring new matching toys that only they may play with. Imagine yourself sitting on the outside while they make stories, go on adventures, and completely forget about you, and when you say you want to play too, they basically excommunicate you. I think their titles should be changed to the Betrayed Gods.
he understands it on a deep level thanks to his philosophy skills, and is able to act it out very well because he's a good actor. that doesn't mean he wants to be it. Also, many people who achieved a level of understanding that deep want to be the opposite of that thing (usually the depth comes from personal trauma).
I really thought that first one was gonna end with him pantsing that guy he was monologuing at/murdering and I was so glad to be released from that energy the slightest bit by that not happening lol
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Brennan has stated that it takes him continuous conscious effort to not monologue like this all of the time.
as someone with ADHD - I get it 😂
BLeeM is absolutely an almost supervillain who just never had an inciting incident. Or went through an early redemption, who knows
@@aquatis1721 He has asked to be abbreviated as BLeeM, to avoid confusion with the many organizations abbreviated BLM.
@@jamespryor5967 my bad, didn’t know that
@@aquatis1721 It’s cool.
I love how during Asmodeus' monologue everyone is all freaking out like "this is crazy" while Lou just sits there like "yep, this is all par for the course"
I think that's just what Lou looks like when he's really uncomfortable. He also goes pretty nonplussed during the Calroy monologue, when he goes off in Ravening War and the recent Sophomore Year PvP.
4:33 Is when he realizes what’s about to happen. It took him only 10 seconds to know what Brennen was up to.
I think, its one thing to see Brennan 'unfurl' on screen, and another to be in the room when it happens, And Lou and Abreya's reactions are nearly opposite, but, you can tell they have the experience. Abreya, shes seeing her favorite come up to bat, maybe, taking a note? Theres excitement for a performance yet to happen, Lou, .. Its reminiscent of a friend going 'dude, I love you to death, but when you get like this,.. I worry." And with the Critrole crew, I think they get to see something new, I cant say Ive seen all that Matt lays down, But I feel theres different arrangements,.. for different BBEG, Theres Dark, Ambivalent, Personal, Evil, And this is Brennan being very comfortable with mixing Personal/ Evil. This isnt wild undirected rage, Its not cold uncaring, collateral damage, This is Personal, Directed, Hatred. Not something you see often at the table, because its needed top tier collaboration, you need to know your players can take it and play in it.
@Lukegunter19 as soon as his posture changed, he knew some sh!t was about to go down. He's played enough campaigns with Brendon to read the room
Lou: yeeeeah....craaazy. (under his breath: just another damn thursday....).
CRAZY.
Lou is so used to this shit he may be entitled to financial compensation
But still watching through his fingers; Lou is pure of heart.
@@kate8821 Lou's reactions give me life. I love him so much.
the fact that he realises what's happening 10 seconds into the second monologue and you can watch him die inside in real time
Thats why in exandria when he does that to xerxus, he is like "Yep, i'been here before. But am glad this time im not the bullied
Love watching Lou. He knew the look in Brennan's eyes. He knew where the Asmodeus speech was going and just went into PTSD mode.
It's the tone of Mulligan's voice.
Need to catch him monologuing
omg you're right he turns around and does a "oh shit here we go" look
Props to Aabrea and Travis for picking up on it at the same moment. Although they didn't quite know how hard it was about to go.
@@rayzabel8789 Travis is the sleeper hero of that entire series. His character is subtly (or not subtly) looked down on by the other characters, he full-on bails before the final fight, but he was super keyed in to what was happening and ended up somehow making the ending way less dark than it probably should have been.
Oh man, I'm so pre-occupied by everyone else's strong reactions every time I watch the ExU clips that I missed Lou's reactions. Thank you
“To reach a hand down to someone they need to be BENEATH YOU…. and I am beneath NOBODY!”
Truly a masterful take on a narcissistic villain. That is exactly what they think of themselves and their horrid schemes.
6:41
He nails the character, totally worth stealing
The Lord of the Hells is a masterfully evil performance, but theirs something so personal about Calroy's betrayal. He was the trusted NPC, everyone's favorite. Right hand man up until the moment he put a blade in Amathar's back.
The difference between “you know what I’ve always hated about mortals?” and “you know what I’ve always hated about you, Amethar?”
I mean, sure, Asmodeus drives his points home, but Calroy’s speech sounds like something someone we know and love could say to us. Maybe it’s something that someone else HAS said to us. That’s why it hits so much harder.
I really love the subtitle “cake in hot ass pants” to really bring Calroy’s evil monologue home
The finest pants in all of Candia!
Watching the Critical Role Crew *squirm* under the weight of the Full Brennan is something I can watch over and over.
Even though it’s played as a joke, the phrase “I’m all the bad guys” could absolutely go hard if said by certain villains
Yeah palpatine used that one, didn't work out so well
@@hangover89 Well, that's what happens when you let Disney purchase the rights to your cool stories.
I once played in a Mutants and Masterminds (superhero TTRPG) in which the BBEG actually was all the villains, minus the one or two we turned to our side or defeated early, because he was one of those shapeshifting/absorbing types. It ended up being super cool.
IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, BARRY!
especially if the bbeg was some kind of mastermind behind the whole campaign
I have never felt chills and such a profound sense of dread quite like watching the Asmodeus monologue for the first time, Brennan is truly in a League of his own
Truly. He undestands philosophically what evil is, and can act it out without it being detached from reality, even in fantasy settings. Like, Aabria does an intimidating person extremely well, I can really feel it. But evil - that's much deeper than mean, and Brennan manifests it like no one else
@@skyphyi think he understands that evil and good exist because of perspective and projection. I think Brennan's version of Amodeus doesn't even think himself "good." He sees himself as wronged and will do anything and everything in his power to see that wrong paid for.
It's like, you do great once you can do the bad guy with a point of view that isnt inherently wrong but has manifested in a totally evil way. And then you can dig one step deeper and find the bad guy that doesn't hate everyone but cares only about themselves and their ends that the problem of opposition is just math. And that's kind of Calroy, kind of Robert Moses.
And then there's that final layer down, the Asmodeus layer, where it's just pain. It's just pain and rage, and anything to inflict that pain back out into the world is justified. Not right, not good, but Just.
Such a hard perspective to achieve. But I've always loved that Brennan's performance of Asmodeus here and in this series makes me occasionally wonder "but what if he *was* right? What if worship corrupted the Celestial beings that became the gods of Exandria?"
@@SeanBoyce-gp villains whose perspective you can kind of understand or possibly empathize with are the best villains. And the writing! omg the dialogue is soooooo good
brennan monologuing for fucking ever then ending with “oh yeah and i kill your character” will never not be funny to me
Technically both of them survived (to some degree).
LMAOO REAL
Lou and abria knowing that something absolutely fucked is about to come out of Brennan's mouth is The exandria campaign is golden
What makes the Calroy even better is Lou rages and survives the fall. Its pretty epic with one of Brennan's biggest surprises back at him
Lou’s face of “this shit again” in the EXU campaign will always kill me
"come on man, they're not gonna invite us again if you break them.."
His baddies are so compelling, because usually, they're not evil for evil's sake. They have human traits that exist in all of us. They're envious, they're arrogant, they're ambitious, they're petty, they're mocking and gloating, they're spiteful, they're vengeful, they're stubborn, they're proud, they're selfish. Having all that motivation keeps them grounded and believable, even the comedic baddies like Kalvaxus.
You forgot how competent they are.
well Kalvaxus was a libertarian
For me what makes them a verry compelling villains is they are not just a bit of relatable, they are straight up charming. I LOVE to hate charming villains.
"My greatest heartbreak is that when i have collected every last mortal soul, and my siblings, into my pit, I will only have eternity to punish them."
is the hardest line ever spoken by anyone in the history of EVER
“Oh good you speak english” also goes hard
see also, “what do you want me to tell your family”
"Where is your bulb now" was a hard line
@@ChamplooSamurai8 facts. but that was Zac, not Brennan
@@pretentiousname01 Yeah but we're talking about the hardest line spoken by *anyone* in the history of *ever* lolol
God i love a good Mullilogue.
The secret is: Almonds.
FUCKING YES!
Almondeus
@@LypticSpace Now is that Asmodeus, Amadeus, or both?
You've seen Almond Joy, but nobody was ready for Almond Rage...
“…then he pulls the back of your head and rips your skin off of your skull.” 🥹
The part that really fuckin gets me with Calroy is HE MADE A BIT OMINOUS! They spent the season joking about war buddies watching each other shit and then BLeeM pulls that fucking line, UGH!
To get super nerdy, I think one of the reasons it really works is because, on a metatextual level, one of the ways storytellers signal that you can trust a character and that they're a true friend is by having them participate in the humor and be in on the bits. There's a sense that you only joke around and laugh with someone who you're truly bonded to. So when Calroy betrays Amethar, it's like... goddammit, man, I trusted you! It's kind of a two-pronged betrayal, both Calroy betraying Amethar and Brennan "betraying" us. So then when he brings back the bit and uses it as a threat this time, it kind of loops back around and suggests that, every time we heard this bit before and they were all laughing about it together, Calroy was silently thinking about how much he resents and hates Amethar, and he was putting on the humor as an act. So finally in this moment, when he really wants to twist the knife, he's like... "You thought we were friends because we laughed about this disgusting bit together? Go fuck yourself. I had the upper hand the whole time, and the only thing I feel about the bit is blinding rage that I had to pretend I didn't hate it and you." Like, the bit is still silly, but Calroy's boiling disgust and resentment about it only hits harder because it feels so incongruous with the dumb bit that's been hiding it the whole time.
Don't forget the group bit about coups, too. A king and queen can't coup, but a count can coup.
I still think the villain in A Crown of Candy has one of the best portrayals. Calls Amethar "lucky" for losing all of his siblings, some he killed himself, and getting a crown he never wanted. His view of the crown and what Amethar deals with is so completely different of what Amethar is actually going through. But you can still understand why he does what he does with his plans laid bare. He is a piece of... cake but he fully leans into it.
A crown of candy will still probably be one of my favorite campaigns ive ever watched. I just love game of thrones, but food
Of course the cherry on that cake? Brennan was actively trying to kill Amethar the entire time for a narrative device, and almost managed it with the fall.
I've always said this, he goes on a whole diatribe about Amethar's "good luck" in getting the crown, while also describing how the "luck" was largely his doing. Really, he put off the last step, overthrowing the king, for so long, he almost could've stopped there and just enjoyed being the right hand. In another world, Calroy could've been the obsessed best friend who would do anything to see Amethar succeed and ride with him. Just wild.
Like a piece of cake! Omg I never noticed that😮❤
@@SweetCarolineBAMBAMBAM You're right that is another fun play on words. I was referencing the reaction to Calroy's betrayal, where Emily (I think? Maybe Siobhan?) calls him a "piece of.... cake", clearly implying that she calls him a POS xD
7:22 Aabria points at Marisha who is sliding more and more under the table and giggles like "Yeah, that's the mood!"
Poor Travis, Sam, and Marisha were not prepared. They're sitting there going, "Man, and we thought Matt was bad with his whole wanting to strangle Vax thing..."
The calroy monologue is one of the many villain monologues I listen to when I wanna go to sleep
Are you ok? 😂
It's weird for sure but I do that too.
I can quote the whole Asmodeus monologue and i catch myself myself going “you are a bad first draft” often
4:38 Lou knows exactly what is happening, the crit role cast is about to find out
the growl at "redemption" here (6:30) is probably the best delivery in the series, and one of the top 5 deliveries in Critical Role, if not the best. I could listen to him say this line for an hour and not get bored. gives me chills.
this needs his vampire the masquerade villain
I haven't watched it. Do you have a link for me ?
@@skyphy Its a LA by Night Episode where he plays a vampire hunter priest and he monologues so hard at Erica Ishii he makes their character and themselves question their entire philosophical outlook on life, I will look for it for you
he's in Season 5 Episodes 4, 6, and 8 believe its the one-on-one scene at the beginning of episode 6
There was a compilation edit of Brennan as that priest. It was chilling to watch him played that character... Cold, unnerving and unwavering conviction personified.
Thank you, I will def check it out
3:35 he had everyone at the table fuckin' terrified, and me too. Truly Asmodeus was one of Brennan's best characters. Chilling.
I will never EVER tire of rewatching Asmodeus's monologue. It's SO good. Chills every time.
Would love to see Matt’s first reaction to Brennan’s monologue from EXU
Ah yes. Let me sing you the song of my people.
_🎶 Take me out to the ballgame... 🎶_
Such a phenomenal character. Candela Obscura is really just wildly underrated across the board.
4:41 Lou leaning in because he knows some shit is going down makes me laugh every single time
Where … the FUCK… is Brennan’s SCREENPLAY WITH ALL THIS AWESOME SHIT IN IT. I swear to god, GoT and LotR would have a run for their money.
He's got a webcomic, Strong Female Protagonist! It's illustrated by Molly Knox Ostertag, creator of The Witch Boy, who has also worked in various roles on The Owl House and Star vs. The Forces of Evil-and incidentally, as long as we're talking DnD, wrote for Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, too!
Tragically, it's coming up on the six year anniversary of its going on indefinite hiatus, right at the start of its final arc, since Brennan and Molly are so busy with their other work. But it's still 100% worth the read!
Watching Aabria's eyes widen even further at "I will ONLY have eternity"
"to reach a hand down to someone, they need to be beneath u" rocked me to my CORE the first time i saw it
His monologue with the baseball bat in Candela Obscura was just straight up more disturbing than even any of these.
I don't enjoy watching full dnd campaigns but these snippets of just brilliance on display make me want to give it another go every time I see it.
I imagine Brennan gives this look to anyone in the vicinity when he orders a chicken parm
7:02 look at his face, not a care in the world after dropping one of the most bone-chilling villain monologue, brutally killed on of his pc, make every one of his player screams out in horror. Lmaoo
I love A Crown of Candy (and Ravening War), but holy shit is Calamity's big reveal there just STUNNING. Like from the start we all know it's going to end with certain things happening, but that shift was masterful. The entire last episode was just insanity.
"I will only have eternity left to punish them." Goes unreasonably hard.
Calroy really did feel the need to throw in like 5 one liners at the end
The fact that I know every line of Calroy's betrayal speech really says something.
"my biggest regret is, that when i have you and them all in my pit, is that i will only have eternity to punish them" has got to be *the* harshest thing i have ever heard someone say.
Unrelated, but love the progress bar you put in the video! 👌
The reactions during the EXU clip are PHENOMENAL.
The whole Asmodeus monologue is a masterwork of GMing, the best I have ever seen.
The way Lou and Aabria just KNEW where Asmodeus’ monologue was headed… literally ten seconds in and they started getting ready
7:03 said SO nonchelantly after that performance lmao
Running curse of strahd and one of the players is adamant about curing strahd of vampirism and whatnot and i just know "to reach a hand down" is gonna go so hard. Thanks brennan
I love how young and innocent Lou was before Brennan 😅
*He stabs you in an area you'd die instantly* Proceeds to give a monologue to what would realistically be a corpse after two sentences.
To be fair though, these are almost demigod-power level characters
A god's whim does not care for the laws of mortality or reality. That's why they're called gods in the first place. Your soul proceeds to the afterlife if and when they deem it permissible. The audacity of some people, trying to die off cue during a monologue...
I'm pretty sure he'd at least be *kinda dizzy*. But hey, the weapon didn't come out, so it's like a big plug in the wound, right? Right??
If Asmodeus ever appears in LOVM, they'd better get Brennan to voice him...
4:50 INSANE delivery
"My greatest regret is that I will ONLY have eternity to punish them" fuck dude alright thats savage
Brennan tried so hard to kill Amathar lol he talked about it in an interview
My FAVORITE part of the whole Asmodeus moment is Lou. Just... sitting and enjoying the show. He's fully aware of how it goes down with Brennan.
Lou @ 4:37 - "Y'all ready to see some shit?"
3:40 “They never tell you how they sh!t themselves.” - Chuckles
His game changer monologs as himself being a villian are my favorite
Amethar's full arc was SO SATISFYING. I can't remember the exact quote, but it was the "what's my name" part after the scene on the castle wall, and it was PERFECT.
Bro. His hits goes higher everytime until it hits crescendo and then Payday's weapon ability activates. That shit's a poetry
Aabria is all of us during the ExU bit. God.
Marisha hiding behind the table is everything lol
Watching Aabria get ready to almost square up more than once during that monologue is wild
I love how Lou's face is just "Ah, we're here. Welcome to the Brennan show." when Brennan starts the Asmodeus turn on Zerxus xD
this mans ability to just come up with these INCREDIBLE monologues for his characters is just unparallel
Critical role crew: 😱😱😱, Lou: 😶 same shit as per usual.
"To reach a hand down to somebody, they must be beneath you."
Damn, I'm stealing that.
Brennan is an amazing actor and GM
Marisha hiding under the table is a mood 😂
Taking this as inspiration for a thing I'm making.
Calroy is my favourite monolouge
There’s basically some alternate universe where Brennan is full blown supervillain. Basically we’re all lucky that he took a liking to DnD, otherwise he’d have a box of teeth at home rather than dice.
that "my only regret... is that i will only have eternity to punish them" goes hard
He’s just so perfect.
Calroy's speech hits different after finding out the backup character if Ruby died was going to be a revenant Rococoa. But then we wouldn't have gotten all that great Ruby/Saccharina interaction later on.
"My greatest heartbreak - is that I will only have eternity, to punish them." Holy shit that's cold, lol.
Thank you for reminding me how crazy good exu calamity is
Time to rewatch Crown of Candy
I don't know what show this is from and have zero context, but that stabbing in in the beginning sounded so real I could feel the pain in my back.
Brennan Lee Mulligan? More like Big Long Monologue.
Love Aabria and Lou getting hyphy at the end of Brennans big bad monologue
amazing that both S-tier villain moments had the phrase "you wanna know what I always hated about {you}" embedded in them.
“This is not who you are!!”
“WHO AM I?”
“You’re… not this!” 😂😂😂
YOU'RE... JEAN VALJEAN!
not this video making me have a mild case of being attracted to brennan again 😭😭
Mild please.
unbelievably real
I love how some of the others are surprised during the monologues
Hahaha Emily and Siobhan's faces are perfect
I forgot Marisha hid under the table, lol.
Brennan’s performances are always at 100% ❤🎉 He definitely plays the bad guys the best! Sooooo hot! ❤❤😅
Of course. He was never candy. He was always just sweet bread.
Don't suppose anyone knows the music used during the first scene? It's great betrayal music
Imagine going to kindergarden with all of your friends, and some of them bring new matching toys that only they may play with. Imagine yourself sitting on the outside while they make stories, go on adventures, and completely forget about you, and when you say you want to play too, they basically excommunicate you.
I think their titles should be changed to the Betrayed Gods.
Watch Lou and Aabria during the Asmodeus speech. Right before the reveal. They’ve played with Brennan, they KNOW when shots gonna get real.
This needs Finnerty’s monologue from Candela Obscura Chapter Two.
4:22 they had to bleep out “sucking”?!?!?
If he didn't have D&D to act out supervillains in, he'd probably become a supervillain IRL. Glad he found storytelling.
he understands it on a deep level thanks to his philosophy skills, and is able to act it out very well because he's a good actor. that doesn't mean he wants to be it. Also, many people who achieved a level of understanding that deep want to be the opposite of that thing (usually the depth comes from personal trauma).
I couldn't keep track of all these characters and plot points if it was my real life
I really thought that first one was gonna end with him pantsing that guy he was monologuing at/murdering and I was so glad to be released from that energy the slightest bit by that not happening lol
He’s legit the Tarantino of D&D 😂
incredible acting