#falling behind/taking watching hiatuses with critical role is HARD yall

[sparring-spirals]

I’m finally rewatching episode 85 properly! (aka not in gifs/shitposts/clips) I’m also putting off watching 86 because I don’t know if I’m ready for the return of Yasha yet. Some fun notes I have for the first half of the ep:

- good god they really got shanked while shopping, i had forgotten. “I’m never gonna feel safe anywhere again.” yeah laura thats fair. 

- Pumat, panicked: “This really isn’t a normal day!”. Caduceus: “I mean. .. ..  for us it kind of is...”

- “Have you ever heard of the Chained Oblivion?” “Haha yeah. ................wait are you serious?” “Yep.” “Does she not look serious?” (cue laura, making faces)

- oh i didn’t remember that this episode is like 50% Daddy Issues tm

- “what do i do if he says [you’re not my child i disavow you]??” nott: “I don’t know! I’ve never been in this situation!” yeah nott, because your wonderful parents travis and ashley would NEVER do that to you.

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- beau: *talking about the one personal conversation she’s had with her dad* nott, still trying to prove a point: and were you disguised as your mom. beau: “n- no. i cant do that.” 

- “So lets all just walk in as the Ruby of the Sea-”

- wow this conversation (watches nott hand the gentleman a hankerchief)... could be going worse- “about the fact that you’re my dad!” “INSIGHT CHECK” ohp there we go.

- The M9 walking around/talking to anyone: “hello! perfectly inconspicuous! also yeah we’re being hunted by a horrifying eldritch creature/cult, lol. its super bad. hey where are you going? Why do you look so worried all of a sudden?”

- “Running into the maws of terrible black devouring gods-” *The Mighty Nein, thinking about the time they Literally Jumped Into The Mouth Of A Fucking Huge Monster* “I mean.”

- Jester is so upset after the Ruby of the Sea thing failed :( But god, Fjord leaning on her on one side and Beau leaning on the other. Those three. <3

- Beau: “My dad didn’t want me either.” Jester, through tears: “Fuck them.” Beau: “Fuck them!” god, my fucking heart. this also makes the scene in the bar for 93 way more painful.

- “He only trafficks humans sometimes!”

- Yall! how did i miss all of this! theres so much love for jester this ep! aaaaaaaa! Caleb sitting down with her too <3 Caduceus talking to the gentleman about it!

- Okay the conversation between Beau and Nott is just as hilarious and stunning as it was the first time. notts secret! the “you’re into caleb? you have a crush on ME???” “im trustworthy! look at this face!” “YOU TELL EVERYBODY EVERYTHING!”

- Also, Beau has such “god do not talk about my SIBLING to me like that” vibes when nott is talking about caleb i adore it.

- Also, travis’s face/matthews face. INCREDIBLE.

- can someone make a compilation of the extremely unconvincing “YEAH OF COURSE” from the M9.

- *drunkenly* i could be her ~beacon~.

- this isnt a comment this is me remembering i never got to go back and reblog all the episode 85 stuff. i can finally do that once i finish this episode! yay!

- i can’t believe harassing The Gentleman into admitting his love for marion worked. my thoughts on this conversation probably should have their own post, for the sake of keeping this one lighthearted.

- but like. damn. damn.

- “Its so easy to get caught up in drugs and alcohol and men and women and your own little game of kingpin, but when I saw you, all of that changed.” 

Jester, who doesn’t drink, do drugs, or sleep around, gets her entertainment from masterminding chaos and not running an underground crime scene: “wow.”