Feed A Hag A Cupcake

Not on here much anymore, but this is a Critical Role sideblog (she/they)

[grogblogging]

‘THIS WILLING ACCOMPLICE OVER HERE’ yells liam, gesticulating at matt; ‘I DON’T LIKE CHANGE’ wails marisha; ‘TELL US ABOUT THE LOOT CRATE SAM’ says taliesin in the most threatening way those words have ever been uttered; ‘HE’S GOT A NEW CHARACTER SHEET’ gasps laura in indignation

meanwhile sam 

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Essek shows back up and I go digging through my dumb little gay closet to find my dumb little gay sign that says “here’s how shadowgast can still win” on it

[obs-cr]

Some of my fave moments from the top table

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Me going into the Critical Role tag for the first time in several months and finding out that Caleb has been confirmed mlm

[samcarter34]

Matt Mercer likes a tweet saying ‘blink twice if your hands are legally tied’ and there are still people trying to badger him to make an official statement against WOTC.

The only thing that comes out of that is Critical Role getting sued for contract violation.

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If you’re someone like me, who hadn’t seen this Tweet and was a bit sad that no one from Critical Role made a statement acknowledging and decrying WOTC being nasty and racist, I hope this is some soup for your soul!

[your-turn-to-role]

underrated fjord moments: ranting at the group while gesturing with a fish he accidentally bought out of social awkwardness

[cranesofibycus]

Underrated both for Travis’ commitment and for everyone else going full ‘yes, and’ in response.

[fiovske]

fio how are we feeling about the fact that caleb quoted molly at essek about making it better than it was bc i AM DYING

YES and not only that but the fact that ‘fortune’s favour’, a spell that lets you take a second chance, a spell that Essek taught Caleb, one that is held against the forehead with a pearl and Caleb placed his faith in Essek with that kiss too… and put the faith of second chances in that kiss… ohhhh…

oH I’M FEELIN A LOT OF THINGS, BRO.

[oathofwhimsy]

Thank for killing me even more, Fio. I sent that ask and I was already dead, but now you killed me a second time 😭

[laurasbailey]

BONUS:

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Put this episode as the cause of death on my tombstone

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The idea that it’s impossible to change the world around you for the better without immense sacrifice is an extremely pervasive concept in media, and it is an absolute joy to see Laura Bailey challenging this idea through Jester at every turn.

Here you have a hag, a monster who sows misery in never-ending cycles by encouraging people to destroy themselves and others around them for what they believe will be a better future. And then you have Jester, who reaches determinedly for that better future while still making sure that the present is full of joy. She does it without sacrificing anything more than a cupcake.

It’s not always possible to reach somewhere better without giving something up, but I think it’s important to remember to try to hold onto the things we love. Make sure the present is still as full of happiness as you can get it. Feed a hag a cupcake. Learn from Jester Lavorre.

[musicalninja]

I just had to

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If Jester ever perma-dies it is going to absolutely shatter this campaign

[luckthebard]

Shout-out to Liam “Everybody’s been long. Everybody’s been this long. Beau took forever!” O’Brien and Sam “You’re not in there - let her do her thing!” Riegel for playing interference on some well-meaning, understandable panic reactions and attempted interventions, and insisting that Laura have the space to play out her scene.

[monstrider-deactivated20211219]

i think we don't have to worry about beau leaving us any time soon

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The idea that it’s impossible to change the world around you for the better without immense sacrifice is an extremely pervasive concept in media, and it is an absolute joy to see Laura Bailey challenging this idea through Jester at every turn.

Here you have a hag, a monster who sows misery in never-ending cycles by encouraging people to destroy themselves and others around them for what they believe will be a better future. And then you have Jester, who reaches determinedly for that better future while still making sure that the present is full of joy. She does it without sacrificing anything more than a cupcake.

It’s not always possible to reach somewhere better without giving something up, but I think it’s important to remember to try to hold onto the things we love. Make sure the present is still as full of happiness as you can get it. Feed a hag a cupcake. Learn from Jester Lavorre.

[witherbloom]

only jester. only jester could do that. only jester has enough faith in HERSELF that she would look past the temptation to self-sacrifice, look past the economy of misery, see the chance to flip the script of an encounter where she’s supposed to be powerless, and find a way to trick the trickster

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LAURA BAILEY YOUR FUCKING MIND

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Jester versus the Hag is really just.  Unstoppable force meets immovable object