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.
@@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
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
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.
@@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?
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!
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.
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!"
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!
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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)
@@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.
@@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
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'.
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.
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.
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.
@@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
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!!!
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" 🤣
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
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.
"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.
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
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
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.
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
@@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.
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.
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.
I just wanna say I've watched this at least half a dozen times now and there's so many new details I notice every time! Especially with your editing the frame moving with Laura, fantastic editing skills!
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
I will fight Travis Willingham for Laura Bailey. That’s how amazing she is. That scene where she said “Molly knew things” and with the hag were my favorite moments.
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,
This is Laura's show, everyone just yes/and's her
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.
your not wrong. She is very creative.
fitting that a character named "Jester" should be so sublime at improv _comedy_
I'm gonna miss Jester 🥺
She def demands the attention for sure lol
"Will the wonders ever cease?" Was a fantastic response from Matt
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?
*never
@@myriadd6272 jamedi
Thank you for transcribing, I was not able to understand what he said :P
@@myriadd6272 Jumanji Costco
The emotional whiplash of “if I could pull the blood out of me” into “are you pooping” was like a goddamn semi truck.
whoOPS SORRY
Yeah my neck is sore
"are you pooping" comment was made by sam beforehand. She was just using his jokes
@@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
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
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.
She has the sincerity of a little kid telling you something that is absolutely not the truth but they believe is. She's amazing.
What did matt say to her then? Struggling to decipher the words from the thicc accent
@@jjjjjorma “will wonders ever cease”
@@alisonspooner136 Thank you!😁
@@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?
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
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.
@@cryofpaine that's honestly the best description of him lmao he's just happy to be there with all of them
he is the hype man everybody needs
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!
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.
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!"
So funny!
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.
What episode was this from? I don't remember it?
@@Anrui_Ishi Campaign 2, Episode 66 3:17:20
@@alenavakh1940wow nerd o
I don't think Laura was improvising with that one. She just has a dirty mind 24/7
“BEAU MOLLY KNEW THINGS MOLLY KNEW THINGS” is one of my favorite moments of the whole campaign
It's the "Fix him!" of campaign 2.
Her acting is just perfect. The absolute insistence that Molly did in fact know the things he foretold.
Sams face is insane during that, he’s enraptured by her performance lol
"And he was basically a god" ..... I mean yeah basically lol
@@NoahMoorman I feel like he was elevated by Lucien's relation to him more than his death, but okay.
LOVE that you can hear Travis losing it in the background of 80% of these
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.
Liam quietly saying 'good anime' had a nice chrry on top
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!
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.
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)
Yay it's Dael! Rad women supporting rad women!
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.
Oh. I know you! I watch your stuffs
Completely agree with you here, she would be so much fun to run a game for! LOVE your channel btw Dael!
Laura's alignment is Chaotic Adorable.
Most underrated comment right here
Cuteotic
More Jester
Travis is like "thats my wife"
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.
It's the result of her numerous inflict wounds, toll the dead and hellish rebuke failures.
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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
“eyes, so blue/ and hair, so shorn on the sides./ abs, so many/ but frame, so small?” is so underrated as a poem honestly
You forgot the Bo Bo Bo Bo
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
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.
That's what being a voice actor/actress is about...
"can we dance with our hands by our sides the the whole time?" I really died when sam just wordlessly yes/and'd that.
Travis's reaction to the the hotub scene is pure uncut greatness
Nobody shipped vex/percy more than travis 😂
My favorite part wasn't in the clip, but my favorite part was I think it was Marisha said, "How big are these bathtubs?"
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.
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.
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.
In hindsight, that Tarot pull for Lucien was ABSOLUTELY INSANE
😮. That was Lucien?
@@korisx Have you caught up with the series? Well, regardless, yes that was Lucien
@@verbfrombonsai8852 no I'm only up to 15
@@korisx Keep the grind going buddy, maybe even sail at 1.5 speed territory 😂
@@verbfrombonsai8852 No way, I have to savour it. Omg Notts messages "I am dying, you can respond to this message" 🤣🤣🤣
to be honest, the whole cast is just an incredible mix of talent. Everyone. Single. One.
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.
@@cryofpaine I'd say Taliesin and Marisha as a duo top out any other duo.
I completely agree I love them so much 😍
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.
The Ruby of the sea is the best lay ever?
The emotions she brings in the scenes are incredible. She's such a good actress
*harp noises* Laura Bailey *Harp noises*
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.
She's such a fantastic actress, this video really highlights how well she can handle he dichotomy between Jester and Vex's characters
such an explicit difference between the two characters, i was shocked watching campaign 1
Matt's deadpan "will wonders never cease" kills me every time. That is my favorite live from the entire show
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
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
Also....that cupcake thing was juuuuuuuuust fucking brilliant. Even caught Matt completely off guard.
I mean, who gave her permission to be that fucking brilliant at her job?
The "whuuuuuuut?!" from Sam was so real, that came from the pits of that man's soul and _I_ 👏 _DON'T_ 👏 _BLAME_ 👏 _HIM!_
I know this edit was focused on Laura, but Taliesin's face journey through that entire scene is fucking gold.
"Are you pooping?"
Matt quickly puts his mug down because he realizes shenanigans have ensued. XD
Travis, Taliesin and Matt: *_W H E E Z E_*
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.
That is actually a really good tip.
"Shit I've seen some crazy shit" Is a super underrated Jester line.
Then proceeds to tell a story about something totally mundane
@@villanmister4264 Idk man, if I saw that high then I'd lose my shit too
@@doctorjay8673 still not really funny... are you sure she isnt just funny to you cause you wanna sleep with her?
@@Bleilock1 I'm ace, so I'm pretty sure no
@@doctorjay8673 i genuinely dont believe you authentically find this funny
I think you have to say this is funny for political reasons
Never getting over the “If I could pull the blood of you from my veins” line. Ever.
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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)
@@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.
@@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
Can’t wait for the Fjorester Wedding One Shot and the Hag to show up Maleficent-style
Nah...Jester would just invite her
Don’t threaten me with a good time. I will stay up all night if that happens.
Wedding on the ball eater, anchored in darktow
Oh gods, that needs to happen!!!
I wanna see how she invites everyone with send message and its all just chaotic and confusing
When Laura says "...and he was basically a god" in regards to Molly, wow this comment sorta ended up being true.
Jester knew things, Jester knew things!!!
19:56 "She comes alone... but she comes more with another person." My personal favorite.
Laura's genuine surprise that "do do do hmm donuts!" came out of her mouth gets me every time
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'.
He's happy for her but he's so mad at the same time 😂😂😂
Well we all know that Laura always fails on divine intervention, because she's already divine herself...
I knew it, Jester was the real Traveler all along XD
Ah so it's like when you call your own number!
She may be an inspiration so i can play chaotic fey NPCs
Also Ashley's Fearne is VERY fey
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.
Oh Talisan.... Yeah Jester's gonna be a hard one for her to beat
watching episode 1...20 minutes in... yeah i think she'll be ok
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.
Her new character is pretty great too. She can swing her arms around.
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.
"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?"
This is like a subtler version of Old Man Henderson vs Hastur.
My favorite reactions during the cupcake incident were Talisan's. He was on a roller coaster of emotion.
For me it's Marisha. She had talked herself into making a new character and her brain just absolutely was short circuiting
@@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
i love of proud Travis gets in the bathtub bit
Travis is so often the audience stand-in. He reacts with the same excitement as the rest of us.
He turns into a gorilla for about 10 seconds. He's so good; like the CR hype man.
"Facing you is death"
-Jester, who is currently facing him and will be the one to land the killing blow
“Would you like to talk before or after” is such an underrated line
Laura is a goddess.
The cupcake story is the best RP I've ever seen in my life.
You know it always impresses me just how different Jester and Vex sound. Talented voice actors people.
"MOLLY KNEW THINGS!" is my favorite moment by far
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!!!
The bathtub scene HAS to make it into the show!
And it did 🙈😍😂
Not only does she charm the Hag in game, she charms Matt out of looking for a counter. Beautiful.
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" 🤣
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
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
The trickster and the hag is absolutely some of the best acting and wit I have ever seen. Queen.
10:25 with the cupcakes and the dust of delicious! Matt forgetting about that damn dust was such a wondrous downfall.
I love how Ashley's face just floats up like "Laura fucking bailey"
Wonderful editing 😂
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.
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
That on-screen dice-roll was such a minor, but *very* appreciated thing.
"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.
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
Someone needs to do a Laura Bailey swearing compilation.
it's 6 hours of "F*CK. ME. running."
@@cho7879 Don’t forget “Balls Mother Bitch!” And “Cock Waffles!”
@@dylanashcroft890 how to forget "c*ck waffles* 😂😂😂😂😂
18:00 i love that this edit makes her lean in like an inch from matt's face, cracks me up
"Will the wonders ever cease?" Was a fantastic response from Matt. "Shit I've seen some crazy shit" Is a super underrated Jester line..
Jester sending messages was the highlight of C2. Her obsession with using all 25 words was amazing
i LOVEEE a good laura bailey compilation!!! all of these moments are god tier>>
I think people really underrate Laura's improv, both comedic and emotional. She's so good!
That cupcake moment remains, to this day, the single greatest play in DnD history. Laura Bailey won DnD with that move.
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
I would love an update sometime with Imogen's greatest hits! Laura's been absolutely CRUSHING C3
"MOLLY KNEW THINGS MOLLY KNEW THINGS" will never fail to crack me up no matter how many times I watch it
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.
Will wonders ever cease
Kind of cheating when you think about it. Telling someone they're going to die then killing them.
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
@@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.
wow, that gave me goosebumps
a 20 minute video basically about praising Laura Bailey? heck yeah!
God... Laura during the Saundor confrontation is also so very good!
" My heart is someone else " shot an arrow.
"tripod. who made??? where from??? what for???" will always be in my vocabulary bank.
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.
"I come up from the water" is my absolute favorite CR comedy moment.
Matt trying so hard to hold it, when Laura is going on about pastries and cinnemon sends me! It's so good!
Jester's tarot card Molly rant is, bar none, the BEST bit of character dialogue Laura's ever done.
“Do do do do hm hmmm Donuts!”
Will forever live rent free in my head
my favorite part of the Molly knew things clip was Tal's reaction nodding and laughing to marisha calling his shit
18:00 Laura breaks the split screen
The Traveler works in mysterious ways.
THE RUBY OF THE SEA IS The.... bESt... Lay.... ever
Laura and Matt interacting is my favorite thing in the world they are my favorite voice actors 😭😭
Man, can’t wait to see what character she plays in campaign three.. 🤗
I am betting on a warlock of some kind
I'm dying waiting!
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.
@@ilancruz2265 be careful none of us have revivify yet!!!
Rest assured, it will be fucking brilliant.
the line "if i could pull your blood from my veins and give it back to you" thats some powerful shit right there
I love that jester always insisted on using ALL 25 words for sending.
I just wanna say I've watched this at least half a dozen times now and there's so many new details I notice every time! Especially with your editing the frame moving with Laura, fantastic editing skills!
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.
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
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
"who made?... where from?... what for?..." "FiRe BaD"
never fails to send me into the stratosphere
Any video that includes the cupcake clip needs to have an insert with Taliesin's reactions :) Other than that, awesome video, subbed!
“Facing you is death” I’ve just realized is one of my favorite lines of Crit Role. ITS SO POWERFUL
I will fight Travis Willingham for Laura Bailey. That’s how amazing she is. That scene where she said “Molly knew things” and with the hag were my favorite moments.
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,
I can’t wait to see how they animate Ripley’s death.
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 :)
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
True, but they’re already alluding to a season two so here’s hoping. 🤞
@@rhylin26 true
@@SammiDirk Been a while.
The arrow in the mouth was one of the best and darkest vex moments
I love Laura the more I watch her, but the "rip your blood from my veins" scenes is such a gut punch
Oh Beau Beau Beau - Jester, poet
“That’s a good anime”- Liam
50% of campaign 2 Laura great improv is from the Sending spell. BRILLIANT spell for funny moments.
The way Travis looks at her after the "do do da do hmm hmm donuts!" Gets me every damn time. 😂