Critical Role Live Panel at Emerald City Comic-Con 2024

The Cast of Critical Role Joins Emerald City Comic-Con for An Amazing Live Panel

[@Butterzzzz]

Ashley just IMMEDIATELY getting up to go pet the dog was the best thing ever

[@pendrake40]

*@Butterzzzz --* [4:11] - [Ashley Johnson (Fearne Calloway)]: _"I mean, you- you can't bring a dog and then expect me to not give it pets."_ For context, Ashley has had multiple dogs across her life; though I am uncertain to her current (2024) dog parent status.

[@stellarhole]

Aussies are amazing dogs.

[@alexmacphail8047]

Just Amazing! Fucking Love Ash.

[@holysnakearia8880]

to be fair sydney's the best

[@tntguardian6455]

Of course the Critical Role cast would be distracted by a dog for 5 minutes 😂

[@pendrake40]

*@tntguardian6455 --* Most of the CR-cast are dog owners. *;)* Ashley Johnson, in particular, has had multiple dogs across her life ([4:11] _"I mean, you- you can't bring a dog and then expect me to not give it pets.")_

[@user-tu1oi6mf5x]

And by the sword for another 5

[@kristinaavramovic164]

And pooping

[@FranklinLongallnitelong22]

Living with chronic pain is no joke...I want to thank Talis in bringing that out to light...There are many reasons for it...most of the people near you may not know it. It is also so misunderstood. Sometimes even Doctors can do little about it beside push pills in you...and that could be worse then the pain.

[@ebonyvoigt7257]

I absolutely agree, as someone in the throes of dealing with recurring back pain, the way he described the pain as a background buzz that you're not fully aware of until it hits again almost made me cry. It feels so nice to have your experiences acknowledged by someone else, even if they don't realise it I also sympathise with you on that, I'll be thinking of you across the internet :)

[@evalynn1863]

Absolutely. I dealt with chronic migraines before finding out I needed brain surgery and ever since I had it, I've had a base level of pain between 2-5 nonstop every single day. I'm allergic to almost all pain meds, I've tried physical therapy, it's just not a happy fun time anymore and it means so much to see Taliesin acknowledge how hard that is through Ashton.

[@audree3967]

​@@evalynn1863 100 percent with you im am 16 i have had feet pain and hammed head toes all my life doctors would say im not in enougth pain for years because i had no caliouses on my toes ans that the only way to fix it was compilcated sugery( not true) and im finally heard and getting sugery for it soon but docotors will do nothing because my disability is invisable but everyday of my lfie walking standing and running i had 6-8 scale pain

[@andrewdowns3673]

Well, the next panel will have everyone bringing their dogs.

[@pendrake40]

*@andrewdowns3673 --* Critical Role dog panel. Hosted by Omar the Corgi (Matt & Marisha's dog). *Side-Note:* Most of the CR-cast are dog owners, and Ashley Johnson has multiple dogs across her life.

[@IceMetalPunk]

So... nothing would get done, it would just be an hour of petting cute puppies? I'm okay with this.

[@kylegentles7653]

“This is my favourite dark souls boss fight” very underrated comment lol.

[@lyntoncollins2758]

yeah he is pretty quick :)

[@firefox3187]

Since playing Fern, Ashley truly is the Chaos Goblin of the group😂

[@pendrake40]

*@firefox3187 --* Ashley has always had a mischievous streak, even as Pike Trickfoot (CR Campaign #1) and Yasha Nydoorin (CR Campaign #2). Playing Fearne Calloway (CR Campaign #3) has simply made it more open and prevalent. *;)*

[@philipdavenport3403]

Just saying, Ludinus tried to kidnap Fearne, Otohan was said that she was the one "he" talked about. She's been hidden her whole life, rudisborne from the fey realm. She may be more of the key than Imogen me thinks...

[@BeesAreGroovy]

My theory is that Ludinus is going to try and absorb Fearne with the vest/vest-adjacent equipment. That would be extremely evil and devious of Matt which is why I think it makes it even more true. This would be extremely terrible because 1-Fearne would be dead and gone forever; 2-she is Ruidusborn, maybe that would transfer the Ruidusborn powers to Ludinus given that he is not one; 3-Fearne also has the Shard of Rau’Shan which would most definitely transfer its powers over to Ludinus.

[@philipdavenport3403]

@@BeesAreGroovy Very interesting theory. Because one would think he would of tried to become one knowing the power they receive. My thoughts are more like using ferne like a lense to the feywild. Also would love to see Grog involved as hired muscle for the wrong side cause he's just that much of an idiot

[@BeesAreGroovy]

⁠​⁠@@philipdavenport3403My understanding of the vest is that you are only able to fully absorb creatures with innate magic essence in their being, like fey creatures and even the Ruidians, and at the very least Ludinus has only been known to absorb fey creatures like the one in Chetney’s vision. We also know that there has not been anyone from the feywild who is also Ruidusborn until Fearne, so maybe Ludinus has not had the chance before now. I mean we have also seen Ludinus try and kidnap Fearne before in the lava pit where the Shard of Rai’Shan was found. All of this is just a theory obviously, but I am definitely scared for Fearne atp.

[@BeesAreGroovy]

@@philipdavenport3403I would love to see Grog, but I also want to see more member of the Mighty Nein or just Beau and Caleb come back and finish the job they started with Ludinus. With the most recent M9 one-shot, I would love for them to finally be able to fully close this Cerberus Assembly stuff together with BH.

[@philipdavenport3403]

@@BeesAreGroovy ooohhhh what a perfect time to call upon her deal with the champion of hell if she ever is put in that situation! Great theory you have there

[@TheDragoneye87]

Was at this panel and Watching them all fawn over the dog was hilarious. But even funnier was watching Ashley vault off of the sage into the dark in search of it, then scramble back up because there were no stairs.

[@IceMetalPunk]

Look, sacrifices must be made for the sake of petting a pup 💗

[@DarkLawYGO]

Them being destracted by a Dog like that is totally on Brand lmao

[@pendrake40]

*@DarkLawYGO --* It is not surprising either. Most of the CR cast hare dog owners, most notably Marisha Ray (Laudna) and Matt Mercer (Dungeon Master), with their dog boy of Omar (corgi). Likewise, Ashley Johnson has had multiple dogs across her life ([4:11] - _"I mean, you- you can't bring a dog and then expect me to not give it pets.")._

[@MissIkkiMay]

This really well done. It's not shaky, it covers the entire event and is very good visual quality! Well done.

[@viastephtop]

Thank you for uploading this, when you're there in the crowd you sometimes just...get too hyped up and forget half of what was said lol. the dog part was amazing. Everyone loved that dog.

[@MaelstromTranquil]

I dread to think what would happen if the cast of Critical Role did one of those "Puppy interviews" that celebrities do.

[@gyorklady]

No questions would be answered; they'd spend the entire time playing and cuddling with the puppies.

[@GhostWriter520]

I love how enraptured the rest of them gets when Matt talks. They really love the world(s) he's built for them

[@jancatperson8329]

Thanks for making this video and putting it out there for all of us to see. It was awesome.

[@AJFilms28]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@abbyburns3127]

I had a strong feeling Taliesin was in the chronic pain club because of the way Ashton is portrayed. He was just too in the know to not be (at least in my mind). So from this fellow club member, thank you! It is super cool to see something that is so underrepresented done so so well.

[@necronomicronicv8011]

He brings it up in a episode of four sided dive as well. This was Marisha prompting him to speak more about it.

[@abbyburns3127]

@@necronomicronicv8011 Oh very cool! I'll have to go back and watch that 🙂 Thanks!

[@alliemackenzie1575]

@@necronomicronicv8011do you know which episide?

[@Matisyahuwu]

I didn't even consider Marisha bringing Sashimi to life with Animate Object XD

[@MegaRolotron]

Taliesan talking about his TMJ was an incredible reveal. I've had that discomfort for as long as I can remember too.

[@TrevorGerzen]

I love Matt for the Sif reference

[@ahatfullofdreams]

I love them all so much! I really appreciate Taliesin playing a character with chronic pain. It makes me feel so seen. I didn't even know how much I needed that.

[@kylebernard7755]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I enjoyed every second of it.😂

[@tomkvideo]

Thank you for uploading this!

[@gregw1098]

much love to Talesin, this level of honesty is inspiring, and as someone who experiences chronic pain as well, it hit close to home. thank you sir

[@XxAdamPyrexX]

That dog needs to form an adventuring party with toothless, hiccup, and lady pinto!!! Twitch stream when???

[@RachelShortyRRees]

The first bit with the dog is the reason we love these nerds soooo much!

[@PotrovNivanski]

thanks for making the recording and sharing this! :)

[@lucasgranacher3751]

ashley johnson be like "CAN I PET THAT DAAAWG??" xD love them

[@bretheweb]

Animate Object DOOR! The ultimate indestructible tool.

[@scott4092]

Thanks for posting this! I live in Seattle but I had to miss this, much appreciated!

[@AJFilms28]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@junezhang6267]

49:22 God knows how much I ship Molly and Caleb… I’m so happy to know that these two might actually be a thing in a perfect world, yet knowing that this chance is forever missed due to Molly’s death makes me SO SAD… 😢 What if, what if Molly lived, even just for another 20 episodes… huge THANK YOU to whoever asked this question. THANK YOU

[@jedellion]

As someone who has had arthritic pain since I was about 11 years old, I can relate to that constant low level pain you just adjust to. I kind of loved that about Ashton. And now I admire Taliesin just that little bit more!

[@cristianosouza7052]

thanks for share! I love this people so much!

[@MinurielLai]

[@user-gt6ye8cr4z]

Thank you for uploading!

[@ShesAaRebel]

43:50 What WAS Marisha talking about in this moment? 🧐 I'm all caught up to episode 86, but I don't recall Laudna holding Imogen back from something...

[@Thinkingmakesitso.]

Same I don’t remember that. Gonna have to rewatch the last episode or maybe they already recorded this weeks and she messed up 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

[@adddash8637]

I reaaally feel that Laura was right and this wasn't on stream lol We do see Imogen floating but Laura never holds onto her or anything. The crowd here even felt super unsure like they were just trying to reassure them lol we'll have to wait for thursday and see

[@evetobe]

@@adddash8637 Judging by the reaction, not a lot of people in the crowd watched C3 till the latest episode I guess

[@zoewhite5531]

She meant the moment when Imogen levitated after the flare on the moon, when she saw it she had the thought to grab her and pull her down, and then had a moment of realization that if she had done that she would have been literally holding Imogen down/back. it's implied that she felt guilty after that realization and refrained from trying to get Imogen out of the sky.

[@LastofAvari]

Thanks fornrecording the panel.

[@miporotv3313]

Laudna needs to animate Chet’s creations

[@loganisreallyraw]

Funny enough, I remember on Saturday thinking, hey Critical Role does live sessions and shit, I wonder if I could see them at some point. I checked my phone and found out they had a panel at Emerald City Comic Con and I got excited. I checked to see when it was and turned it, it was four hours from then. I live in England so even if I could still get tickets I wouldn't have made it. So it's nice to see it on KZbin.

[@shealupkes]

I had to work this weekend so thanks for this

[@theGhoulman]

#33:06 and here's Tal being just a great wit, as always.

[@embxx7396]

I’m glad marisha allowed tal a space to talk about his pain. He’s little “I can’t believe no one has asked me that before” shows that he really wanted to talk about it. Love them both ❤

[@mona8086]

Oh the Molly, Caleb, Essek triangle we missed :(

[@joshricks1273]

20:00 ish. If I recall The Laughing Hand was inspired from a dream Matt had.

[@Mgaak]

When Matt says that he enjoys the most creating weird historical relics I immediately thought about deadric ruins in Morrowind, this place of croocked shapes and weird arches had an immense impact on my worldbuilding later in life.

[@bizzybee1]

the question at 52 minutes was kinda weird and seemed slightly pointed hostilly

[@ryansarahbentley5217]

Essentially he was pointing out meta gaming, but dude forgot they have a pigeon for that.

[@Jango1989]

Thanks for sharing!

[@AgGRo-_-1993]

as someone that also suffers from tremmers i feel ur pain talisan especially as there is no cure or treatment to stop it and gets worse the longer you have it

[@Daemione]

Anyone happen to have a name/link to the dance/techno remix of 'It's Thursday Night' that was playing at the end?

[@nightdragon9375]

Laura is gonna try to give Imogene a pet doggo now. This is the first main campaign character she's had with no pet.

[@yesdnilegiap788]

Anybody know if the It's Thursday Night remix they played at the end is available online???

[@necronomicronicv8011]

I've been looking! Not yet

[@drfoxcourt]

A lovely children's book called "Every Critter Poops" Oh Please Laura!

[@DiscoSamurai]

Only the most wholesome cast ever would get derailed by the cutest, most wholesome doggo ever.

[@randalladkins7452]

26:58 - for safety, they should equip the grappling hook instead of the buzzsaw … 😂😂 If you know, you know.

[@SabreWolf18]

This moon thing is Matt Mercer love for Final Fantasy. In this case, FF4. There also have been FF6 vibes too.

[@kayleymiddleton2024]

Wish I would meet them in person, but I dunno where or when to do that. I'd love to, though.😢

[@LolaBlack]

Matt's outfit looks so so comfortable!!!

[@loukaspaquette2544]

45:44 One turd that was left out was Beauregard's, who pooped in a back alley on the Island of Darktow.

[@ryno1509]

Ferne was probably made as a power up to make Ludinus a Ruidusborn

[@eb4305]

To be honest, Travis rolls three death saves at the same time whenever he wakes up and they cheat death every day. So that being said, I say let the weird Hag contacts rip. Stack em up big guy, become the smallest werewolf god before you punch your ticket. Yeenoghu had a good run, supplant that mutt.

[@LydiaTereK]

Where can I find that remix version of "Thursday Night"????

[@DJ_Kers]

Sam wanting to talk to the Changebringer makes sense, however I much more want him too finally cast Legend Lore on himself

[@RedMeance]

Interesting

[@drakhoon]

Did you know we know more about exandrias moon than its oceans 🤔 #exploreexandriasoceans

[@princebloodgrave8097]

Everybody Poops one-shot campaign, with the theme song being a parody of Everybody Hurts, called Everybody Poops.

[@mriepi]

what a beautiful place at the end! Where is this? Thanks for sharing, you’re Cobalt Soul!

[@samtro]

What was that awesome theme remix at the end?!

[@junomcguff]

I wish i could see the jacket

[@FlorentiusIV]

Thanks for the upload! Man, I really want Mica Burton to host 4-sided dive.. She'd be a perfect fit!

[@RichardStrong86]

She's done similar stuff like that with them before.

[@FlorentiusIV]

@@RichardStrong86Very much aware! It's one of the reasons I want her to since she's easily proven she can.

[@andrewdowns3673]

But then we wouldn't have Danny Carr.

[@JayAllenftw]

@@andrewdowns3673It’s not a choice. We can have both.

[@andrewdowns3673]

@@JayAllenftw Wait, both Mica Burton AND Danni Carr as hostesses with the mostesses??🤩 That'd be so cool!!!

[@vacuumdiagram]

Cheers!

[@gregsteele806]

Can anyone point me to pics of the FCG robot? (or the last questioner’s jacket) Thanks!

[@ApocryphalSaint]

the guy at 51:00 IS THE GUY we all groan at.

[@kayleymiddleton2024]

I think they're absolutely 💯 awesome sauce!😊😎 👌

[@novauniverse9238]

Excuse me where the fuck is that absolute banger at the end of the video 🤩🤩🤩😂

[@fuelbot]

Laura ALMOST made it through the entire panel. IYKYK.

[@FilmFanaticCommentaryClips]

That Dog is like "Yeah Critical Role baby!"

[@samuelflynn9521]

Instead of getting minis for animate objects, just get googly eyes and put them on terrain pieces you already have.

[@micjtrp1]

They are the most beautiful people in the world. ❤❤

[@1975amclav]

Come on, people. The term 'Molly-cule' was RIGHT THERE.

[@atheistpriest6665]

Imagine a ruidion watching fjords dreams with Ukatoa

[@DJ_Kers]

Jester pretended to poop in a lake at the very beginning of the M9. Maybe she was thinking about that

[@xenosaga8436]

Did they announce when the first season of Mighty Nein or the third season of Vox Machina is coming out?

[@viastephtop]

did you watch the video? then no they didn't lol.

[@pendrake40]

*@xenosaga8436 --* Legend of Vox Machina (LoVM) season 03 is due out later this year (2024). LoVM s03 has been effectively ready since late 2023, but the CR crew (purposefully) held off finishing and release, in support of the [2023 Writers Guild of America strike]. [Side-Note]: LoVM production was *NOT* actually affected/halted by the WGA Strike, but the CR crew (particularly Matt Mercer) were supportive of the WGA Strike. The Mighty Nein (M9) animated series is currently in production concurrently with LoVM s04-05. It was stated that the M9 series will follow *AFTER* LoVM is completed. So if/when the M9 is released, it will have at least 2+ seasons made. As a further _'Long Horizon'_ note, talks are already underway upon green-lighting a Bells Hells (BHS) animated series too; but such BHS production would not begin until after [CR Campaign #3] is complete and M9 is released.

[@tessa5233]

​@@pendrake40omg THANK YOU where did you find that??

[@xenosaga8436]

@@pendrake40 Thank you. I've been checking for a couple months now and all I've seen is fan speculation on when it would be released. No official announcement.

[@pendrake40]

@@tessa5233-- No singular &/or specific source(s); mostly from various articles and (KZbin Recommended) videos. I am sure a Google search will easily provide all the relevant sources/references. *:)*

[@necronomicronicv8011]

Where can I find that 'club remix' of "It's Thursday Night" from the outro?!?

[@pluck8913]

Okay AJ, you forgot to tag the dog!

[@Mourndarkv]

Dog is the new cast member on CR

[@pendrake40]

[2:55, 3:29, 4:10] *- **_Dog_** --* That the dog easily followed Ashley Johnson (Fearne Calloway) onto the stage (albeit with owner too), and readily licked Liam O'Brien (Orym) and Marisha Ray (Laudna), goes to show how genuinely good of people the Critical Role are; that the dog could immediately sense safe and positive 'vibes' from the CR cast. I was mildly surprised that Matt Mercer (Dungeon Master) did not get in on the dog-love action, as both he and Marisha are very loving dog-parents (Omar the Corgi). Thanks for uploading this, *AJFilms 28.* :)

[@ShesAaRebel]

I assume the owner was fine with all of what happened, but it was still very clearly a service animal. I know if it were me on stage, (as much as a LOVE dogs, and always give them all the pets) I would probably feel a bit uncomfortable keeping the dog from doing it's job for any longer.

[@pendrake40]

@@ShesAaRebel-- Yes, you see glimpses of the (presumably) dog's owner to the Left of the screen at times. I am also reasonably certain the dog's owner, likely a CR-fan, was more than fine to have her dog (probable service/support animal, yes) being given such loving attention by the CR cast (remember, most of the CR cast are dog parents themselves), and 5-ish minutes of CR fame. *;)*

[@LlarytheTN]

@@ShesAaRebel They asked permission to have the dog to come up and Ashley asked before she knelt down to pet it when she walked down there off stage. And this wasn't the first time - before the panel started the dog went up with all the cosplayers to pose for pictures and stuff. The owner was totally cool with having the dog go pose with a bunch of people, go up on stage without her, and be touched/petted and stuff. It seemed like a really well-behaved critter that was having the time of its life and its owner was always close by and didn't seem at all put out by anything.

[@pendrake40]

@@LlarytheTN-- Correct. As said, the owner was close by, and you can clearly see that the dog immediately sensed and knew it was safe (& loved) among the CR cast. Additionally, there is another video with a better and clearer camera angle, the dog in indeed a Service Animal, the harness had the words _"Service Dog"_ stitched upon it.

[@jesteka8697]

I think Matt did'nt join in as he may have had some backpain. you can see he somewhat uncomfortably sits down on the chair presented to him

[@BlueBerryDM]

"I wanna have a heart to heart with her"

[@TPBurrow]

too soon

[@OneEyedGoat90]

Laudna turning into "puppet master" lmbo

[@IronRanger132002]

Travis's next toy making project for Chetney is to make a boat and rope for Laudna which in turn she casts animate object spell on like she did with Pâté. I'm still waiting for Marisha to have Laudna cast the same spell on Sashimi that she did with Pâté.

[@Samuel-sg2iv]

Yo babe, wake up. New critical role panel just dropped.

[@MravacKid]

C'mon guys, I put this video up to listen to it in the background, now I can't do that because I have to see the dog :)

[@chrisroberts6121]

Dog panel best panel.

[@johnsauer8274]

ashley johnson is my spririt animal

[@alexmacphail8047]

For Ashtons quote! that's Punk rock! "Life is a sexually transmitted disease, And it's always Fatal" -Armageddon C. hahaha @58:00 min

[@kayleymiddleton2024]

I think the fog was awesome sauce@

[@michellelisette750]

It had not, in fact, happened on the stream 😂

[@lordinvex1406]

How to distract CR? Bring a sword wielding dog. ❤

[@Peter_Cordes]

46:04 - Did Jester ever poop in a lake in C2? I don't remember that, and obviously a transcript search for "poop" is a lot of hits to sift through.

[@Juan-fj8fp]

So I’m pretty sure she’s thinking of a fake poop, there were guards coming and they were trying to hide Nott/Veth because they were in a place not friendly to goblins. Jester decided to try “hiding” by just walking out into the lake but got seen and played it off by saying she was pooping to the guards. I love the idea that in Laura’s head Jester full committed and pooped for real haha I wish I knew the episode or anything, I just remember this happening since I thought it was funny

[@jayogilvie8353]

Some times you know the Critical role cast are Nerds.

[@necronsplayer]

I feel like if Chet makes a wish from his heart, he should not be penalized for poor wording. Like, come on, Nana knew what he meant.

[@KuMiis]

wow, i didnt know they all have lower bodies

[@kayserzoze2459]

The dog is pinto bean?

[@adaligogh4049]

Was there any news mentioned about LoVM season 3? I'd watch but I'm too far behind on campaign 3 and there's too many spoilers.

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

No dates, no. Last we've heard (latest 4SD) is they are actively working on it and they promise it will be worth the wait.

[@adaligogh4049]

@@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll Thank you for the response.