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[thowawayuntilfurthernotice]

One thing I admire about this show's writing is how respectful it is when it comes to tackling the issue of mental health.

Jester knows that something is wrong with Molly, but she doesn't lash out at him, nor does she downplay what he's going through. She tells him that everything will be okay and offers to keep him company as they both leave.

And keep in mind this is all happening after the group fails to retrieve The Beacon, the team is getting the hell out of dodge, but Jester is the only one who bothers to check up on Molly's well being.

[weird-gnome]

I'm gonna be obnoxious and actually talk about how important this interaction was to me.

When I was little I had some crazy anxiety problems that manifested as irrational bursts of anger and aggression. I didn't understand why I was lashing out. When I was asked why I did that my answer was the same as Molly's "I don't know :(". The way Jester handles Molly here is so perfect and sweet. Molly has no idea what's going on or why and he clearly doesn't like it. He's so young, a child even, in many ways. And then Jester is nothing but gentle even though she also doesn't understand what's happening.

I'm in tears writing this because I wish I had someone like Jester when I was struggling. The way she puts her arm around him is everything. It's comfort and guidance. It's acceptance and support. There's nothing loud about it, nothing demanding.

This show, although heart wrenching at times, is also healing parts of me that I didn't know still needed healing.

Jester may be a cleric that doesn't do healing spells but she's healing people in other ways and I love her for it.

[randombrainworm]

To recap, so far we have:

Ex lovers who still care deeply for each other, not necessarily in the "I'm still in love with them" but rather "this is my family and I'll do anything to protect it" (Thaisha and Hal)

"we used to fight on the same battlefield when I was a boy, but do you recognise me now? Do you see me? Do you see how much I grew? Am I your equal now?" "I see you" (Azune and Teor)

Ex brothers in arms, one of them falling into being a drunk and hermit after being a coward, leaving the others behind and the second one greeting him with open arms. What forgiveness? I don't think you need it from me. I see you as my brother still (Teor and Kat)

A mentor and a mentee. A young man from a family that lives by countless rules with no room to breathe since they are a Symbol of Light. An older man who lives for art, who tells stories and writes music and creates countless universes that bring comfort or wisdom to many. One looking up to the other, to how he inspires people (Hal and Wick)

A demon who smells and acts surprisingly sweet at times and a priest who in the moment of high tension yells with anger that shuts everyone down. A bond. A pact? Another mentor and follower, but this time they're far more similar to each other (Tyranny and Wick)

A man carrying a dead friend (someone he looked up to, someone he loved enough to risk his life for) into his brother's home, then always watching said brother from the corner of his eye. Meeting eyes across the room. I want to talk to you, but I can't now. I don't know if I want to now, because what if the answers you give me aren't the one's I'm hoping for? What if you don't have any? (Azune and Hal)

"I love you so dearly that I'll come to the funeral of a person whose death I've laughed at simply because I want to be there for you and yours. Because I know you'll be hurting. So I'll put on a mask and tuck my feelings aways and I'll make sure your children don't see or hear anything that may upset them. Because I know you love them more than anything. Because I love them like they were mine. And you see my mask and don't think twice about it. You put your hand on the side of my head." (Bolaire and Hal)

I let my son study under you and you talk about him like he's your greatest achievement. You're the reason my loved one's brother is dead. You spit on his corpse and yet I can't make myself hate you. No, I pity you. But this pity won't help you if you're in any way shape or form a reason my little boy gets hurt. Then you'll learn what a wrath of nature means (Thaisha and Julien)

A twink and his three battle-scarred beefcakes (Occtis, Teor, Azune and Kat)

[yashley]

"That man is a thief and he stole something that belongs to me and I intend to get it back."

[ailustrarte]

Happy Critical Role Campaign 4 Day for those who celebrate! Can’t wait to meet all these new characters and places tonight.

No, I’m not obsessed by this character design what are you talking about. I’ll draw other characters next time, I promise.

Tyranny is Whitney Moore's

@criticalrole Campaign 4 let’s go!!!!

[dorina-morgana]

I'm already such a Tyranny fan!!

[slayerscake]

Aabria will not rest until she's divorced the whole cast

[suraelis]

From Critical Role C4EP01

"Were the demons a big mistake?"

[reginalds]

nimona the webcomic and nimona the netflix movie are so thematically different and come from such different periods in the artist's (nd stevenson) life and our lives and I love that?? I love the bitterness and angst and how morally gray the graphic novel was, just as much as I love the hopefulness and compassion and how unapologetically trans the netflix film is. watching his work grow as he grew older and I grew older and more secure in my sexuality, is just - so special. it's a rare thing to grow in parallel with the work of an artist you love, especially a queer artist, and I'm so fucking happy this film got made, especially with all its differences to the original work. something something to be loved is to be changed idk lmao.

[keikomivra]

NIMONA + LETTERBOXD REVIEWS

[bloodkeep-escape]

HAHAHAHAHA MATT IMMEDIATELY OPENING WITH THE DRAMATIC “water…..” AND AABRIA AND BRENNAN LOSING IT. SO GOOD. SOSOSOSO GOOD.

[starlet-girls]

Dana’s last ‘fuck you’ to Disney

He/they collector

Genderqueer/bi-gender papa king

TWO girlfriend kisses

Onscreen mlm kiss

Implied aladarius

a happy ending to the bi/enby couple

A happy ending to the aro/ace character

And

Death to the white Christian puritain

[starship-squalleater]

They’re gonna kill off Molly in like ep 2 so they don’t have to animate that fucking coat

[revvethasmythh]

Chetney Pock o’Pea why are you HERE

[secretsalute]

I've had this theory since the M9 2 shot when Travis reminded us at the end of the M9 2 Shot that there was a wood working shop at the orphanage Fjord was raised at and that the orphanage was run by a criminal organization.

I bet Chetney was either a teacher there or part of the criminal organization and as soon as he found out that kids were being exploited?? He threw down with Oltgar, who I am theorizing was the ring leader in that orphanage and what other shady dealings we're going on there.

[zortchgender-deactivated2024030]

I’d like to think that Caduceus still makes a grave for Molly. Because Molly is dead. He’s gone, Caduceus knows this. And his friends deserve to mourn that.

They avoid the grave at first. They’re weird about it. But surprisingly, Beau’s the first to break. She brings a bottle of liquor, the strong stuff, sits down on the gravestone itself and gets dead drunk, ranting and raving about what a dick Dairon can be, about how she hates working a fucking nine to five, how Molly would rip her apart for it if he ever saw her in uniform. Caduceus doesn’t watch her, but he comes and gets her when the sun goes down. Brings her inside, gives her a bed. She doesn’t explain herself in the morning. She doesn’t have to.

The others trickle in slowly. Caleb visits the most frequently, teleporting over the grave itself and doing his work there some days. Essek accompanies him on occasion. He never says anything, save for a quiet thank you before he turns to leave. Veth tells him about the kids at camp, which ones he’d love and which one’s he’d want to throw into the lake. Fjord and Jester don’t get to make many visits, what with all their travelling, but their’s are the most lively. They treat it like a picnic, bickering and bantering and trading off the role of narrator as they regale their latest adventures. Yasha always visits with flowers, sitting by the grave for hours, telling Molly about every bit of her life since the last time she saw him. He was the talker between them, but he always loved to listen to her quiet stories.

It takes a long time for Kingsley to visit. He shows up with a handful of slightly wilted flowers in one hand, the other shoved in his pocket, not quite looking at Kingsley. He’s silent as Caduceus leads him to the gravestone. Stays silent for a while longer.

Eventually, he talks. Well, he complains. About the horn piercings, because Kingsley finds the rattling of the piercings annoying but it looks weird without them in. About the size and garishness of Molly’s tattoos, the literal fucking peacock that stretches all the way up to his face. About all the scars on his chest, which is a seriously dumb place to cut yourself repeatedly, seriously man, just use your finger or something, what if your hand slipped and you hit vitals, isn’t that how you died in the first place?

Eventually, he comes back into the house. Apologizes, a little sheepish, for being immature. Confesses that he wasn’t sure what do to do, but Jester and Fjord insisted that he visited and he hadn’t been planning on saying anything but he got there and it all just spilled out and Gods, now he’s embarrassed—

And Caduceus, who’s grown up in this grove, with brothers and sisters and all the atrocities that they have to offer, just laughs, long and loud, and says, “Well, I mean. That’s just kind of how siblings are.”

[dorina-morgana]

I don't know what I expected from Bell's Hells meeting Vox Machina but it certainly was not the beautiful irony of Ashton talking to Percy about the people he's lost in his life and Percy giving them tips on anger management.

[xandrikart]

[freizusein]

You know what I love so much about Orym? How beautifully understated he is in everything. How quiet he is, how he always defers the lead and the final decision to others, and how, in the end, he is just... a man (halfling) with a sword and a shield. Inbetween this group of characters, Orym is - what many even expressed as criticism about his character - boring, too lawful, too... adherent to morals. As Ashton says, he is not the powder keg, he is the sane one; as FCG says, he is too nice of a guy, etc. He has a shield and a sword and he druidcrafts flowers for Dorian to encourage him (and *cough* express his love) and for Ashton to stop his bleeding and calm him down after the psychic session with Imogen and FCG. He doesn't have magic; he doesn't have telepathy or telekinesis and powers of healing; he can't teleport, he can't fly, he can't transform into another form to help himself (or others) out. He just has what he has learned and trained for since his childhood, and his resolute discipline in keeping up his physical strength and skills through daily training (which Liam integrates so pointedly into his roleplay of Orym).

But the more we see of him, the more it becomes obvious that this is what makes him so brilliant as a character: the simplicity and yet the complexity; the oh-so relatable doubts he harbours for himself, the absolute humanity in his moments of panic and weakness and how he isn't afraid to show when he is in pain and physically hurting; the even greater humanity in his mourning of Will and Derrig and in preserving their memory and honouring their sacrifice, but also the strength he takes from it; his awkwardness in certain social situations, his dry & rare humour - but when he has fun, when he smiles, it is as if the sun is rising; and the clarity he has concerning the group, the devotion to them, his friendship and trust and loyality, and yet, how he keeps them accountable; not just himself, but all of them around him - that they have to stand together, what they have to do, and how strong his moral compass is in steering them ahead through all those terrible things.

The more we witness, the more Orym overflows with his immense courage. He is this small protector, easily overlooked in a crowd, who subjects his life in the service of all those he loves, and with this, he isn't small, he stands so tall with his fortitude. He baits and he goads death and stares in its face unflinching. He attacked Otohan Thull - with nothing but his sword and shield and skill - and drew her ire without batting an eye, and now he got a massive scar straight across his sternum for it; he actually died for it, and we know Orym - we know he'd do it again at once if it would mean saving his friends or even just getting his friends some more time to save themselves. The more we see of his actions, the more the others turn and even seek out Orym for leadership and guidance in moments of turmoil even if he says, again and again, that he isn't a leader. And Orym, in turn, encourages the group around him, in particular their individual strengths, supports them and in everything he does, he gives, he gives, he gives, and he gives, above all, his wonderful kindness and his undiluted, unapologetic love.

And this is everything but boring to me.

[agentjazzy]

reposting this from twitter bc it's making me lose my mind