#cr3e103

[revvethasmythh]

unimaginably great concept that veth, upon meeting braius, would immediately try to fuck him. braius, upon realizing who she is, would immediately try to kill her. this might make her MORE horny about it, actually

[justalittlebluetiefling]

Jester and Veth got Braius excommunicated from the church of the platinum dragon is a sentence that I never could have imagined typing.

[counterspelling]

Endless Bells Hells

[anxietiefling]

there's nothing that shows the impact of the m9 on essek over the last years more than him holding laudna's hand and telling her that it's going to be okay.

[willowpotatox]

“I just kiss her”

“I kiss her-“

[cassafrasscr]

There's something that I think tends to get overlooked when people discuss how Orym’s trauma relates to the debate about the gods. In addition to triggering his grief and trauma responses, Orym has been told repeatedly that if any of his friends turn, he'll have to kill them. Including by some of the friends in question.

The rest of Bell’s Hells (with maybe the exception of Ashton and Fearne) have all said to his face that he's 'The Good One', and that if they turn traitor they know he'll "do the right thing" by eliminating them before they can do any major harm.

Not only is that a hell of a lot of pressure to put on one person, but Orym is desperate to avoid having to do that. He LOVES his friends. Even when he was face-to-face with DeLaudna, he tried to throw down his weapons at first. He was one of the first members of the group to call Bell’s Hells his family.

Orym can't let go of his quest to stop Ludinus, and for good reason. Dorian agreeing with Ludinus' argument is particularly painful, given all the feelings that are tangled up in there. Even putting aside the Dorym of it all, Orym trusts Dorian more than anyone and believes so hard in his innate goodness. If Dorian joined the Ruby Vanguard and Orym had to fight him, I think he might actually break.

So I'm not surprised Orym snapped at Dorian the way he did. Not saying he was right to do so - it was harsh and hurtful of Orym to bring Cyrus into it, and he should apologize for that.

Between his past trauma and the prospect of having to kill the people he loves most, I think it's understandable that hearing his friends entertain Ludinus' ideas would frighten Orym. He needs to learn to trust that just because his friends might agree with some of Ludinus' points, it doesn't mean they're going to join the Vanguard. I'm not sure he'll ever feel completely safe in his relationships without that reassurance.

[prankpuppet354]

Honestly, my favorite opening ad read shot of Critical Role so far

[bumble-b1]

So I'm halfway through cr3ep103 and I just wanted to point out a few things.

1. Laudna trapping Delilah using the spirits of everyone she has killed is probably one of the most clutch moves and visually and narratively coolest things that I have ever seen done on this show. why aren't people talking more about this.

2. I think the Internet, again, is taking Ashton's words a bit too seriously. He is exhausted and in a ton of pain and I know from experience that that can make you a bitter, angry bitch. I mean, yes they still have their opinions about the gods and they are, arguably, a bit naive, but I really don't see what people are so pissed about. Also, he would rather betray his own morals than betray the rest of the hells so it really does not matter as much as people are acting like it does.

3. I find it interesting that the whole group is of the same opinion; Ludinus needs to die. They just have different ideas of what comes after.

4. Braius' backstory is incredible. No notes.