The Tower | 4-Sided Dive | Episode 29 Discussing Up To C3113

[@daneroberts1996]

Note to the producers of this show, I am MORE than happy to listen to the cast trade stories about tragic teenage crushes, keep these anecdotes coming!

[@JoeGrzzly]

This is why I always wanted less bits, because I want as much runtime as possible dedicated to letting the cast just talk to each other about whatever they want to talk about. Have some questions and prompts to guide the conversation, but leave it as unformatted as possible.

[@CMLT.]

Agree to this :> just give them guidelines and let them run with whatever, rule of cool~

[@Mash229]

Yeah let 'em loose, don't strangle it with a format except to get things going.

[@ButSheDid]

second this!!! 4sd is at its best when it's off the rails

[@TTHJJD100]

​@JoeGrzzly it's sort of why I was offended by them trying to bring it in and stop some of the chaos cause it's the part I like the most of 4 sided dive.

[@GinnyDi]

I'm waiting by the phone 😌

[@andrewdowns3673]

🤩

[@johannfunn6962]

Yess!!!

[@gregory5322]

LFG!

[@tholzak]

By the grace of the Traveller!

[@samsur4654]

Hi Ginny

[@AdamEspersona]

How poetic. Laura tossed away the Tower card... and look what happened...

[@equinoxxed_7502]

at least she didnt put it in reverse

[@juliataylor707]

She got Caleb..or Vax

[@katemoon1594]

😱 By Golly, you are right! Lol.

[@Deathnotefan97]

Liam pops in from nowhere: Scripted!

[@AdamEspersona]

For those who are wanting a pure Gas Leak episode... rejoice, and let chaos reign.

[@whitestoneandy797]

👏👏🙏

[@Cpt.Str4ng3]

Gasleak episode is a wild underrating of whatever the frick was going on there 😂ive lost life and statpoints permanently on this one. 😂

[@franciscoapolinar2316]

litereally LMAO

[@NinjaDeathSlap]

I've never seen Dani lose it like this before and it's amazing. 😂

[@Vergilius78]

It was fun, but also... borderline gross at times.

[@giorgiofrego]

I usually don't comment on KZbin, but this has been one of the best 4-Sided Dive episode I have seen. I thoroughly enjoyed the chaos and I haven't laughed this much in a very long time. I think many moments will live rent free in my head as the Brennan Lee Mulligan monologue of the yes/no game changer episode. I know it's a parasocial situation, but I really love you guys

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

To paraphrase an old Heinlein quote: "Being parasocial is nothing to be ashamed of, just do it in private and wash your hands afterwards." (the original starts with "writing")

[@pineapplefrostyfruits9225]

Okay, for those asking; The Tarot Cards Taliesin picked out, in Order: - Marisha got The World (Reversed): Seeking personal closure, short-cuts, delays - Sam got The Devil (Upright): Shadow self, attachment, addiction, restriction, sexuality - Dani's is really hard to see, but I think thats the Ace of cups? Which (upright): Love, new relationships, compassion, creativity. - Laura got The Tower (Upright): Sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, awakening. Normally considered the closes to a "Bad" Tarot card. -Her second pick is The Magician (Upright): Manifestation, resourcefulness, power, inspired action -Taliesin, doing Tarot in the Mollymauk T-Shirt, got Death (Upright): Endings, change, transformation, transition Thank you for your time, hope you enjoyed the reading.

[@marauderdz]

Definitely Ace of Cups. She has it propped up on her desk.

[@whoanellynelnel3874]

In addition, The Tower is the ✨bad✨ card because who actually likes sudden upheaval?

[@aethyr4006]

I guess they were hand picked before filming because wtf how are they so accurate?

[@TojiChiba]

​@@aethyr4006 the reason why Tarot readings are so accurate is called "the Barnum effect"

[@aethyr4006]

@@TojiChiba I know, it's one of the reasons I'm skeptic of esoterisms.

[@mivimivi3k]

1:07:41 - 1:13:38 Six glorious minutes of them talking about childhood crushes and rejections

[@mivimivi3k]

1:28:16 - 1:30:41 And two and a half unhinged minutes about horse sex positions This episode has everything!

[@GAdmThrawn]

And 6 minutes before that was 🐴🍑

[@arcaneobject]

Having Taliesin in the captains chair always leads to chaos and I love it so much They’re such chaos crew and it’s just beautiful

[@sebastianevangelista4921]

We need more one-shots GMed by Tal!

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

@@sebastianevangelista4921 YES

[@Banzaiwarriorr]

@@sebastianevangelista4921 honestly De Rolo kids oneshot would go hard

[@sebastianevangelista4921]

@@Banzaiwarriorr Absolutely!

[@starsgears9200]

I am completely here for using CR company funds to pay Ginny Di to make Jester shorts.

[@sebastianevangelista4921]

Same! We also need Ginny to appear in the show proper.

[@boniakarlo]

Since they have to market the new Daggerheart system I totally see Ginny and other rpg content creators (bob world builder?) appear in the show

[@danielstephens1185]

All they need to do is another Kickstarter.

[@TopTierKnees]

​@boniakarlo we know they were in the playtest. Get those crazy kids back together. Though bringing in Bob means we'll get a bunch of airplane/train interruptions

[@sebastianevangelista4921]

@@danielstephens1185 Knowing them they'll reach a million in about an hour.

[@pippastrelle]

18:04 My favourite example of this is Escape from the Blood Keep, which Matt played in, where it was supposed to end with all the villainous PCs killing each other but they'd spent the past two episodes professing the power of friendship and love. The DM had to scramble some enemies together into a final fight.

[@TimeSkipChapters]

⏱️ Timestamps by TimeSkip ⏱️ 00:00:00 - Introduction & Open Discussion 00:02:36 - Discussion on Magical Items 00:04:50 - Talking to the Council 00:11:06 - Keyleth's Speech Preparation 00:13:40 - Bells Hells Meets Mighty Nein 00:18:11 - Evil Campaigns & Character Morality 00:20:21 - Classic Monsters vs. Nic Cage 00:22:23 - What Else Happened in Life? 00:25:51 - Vox Machina Experience 00:29:52 - Keyleth's Emotional Journey 00:36:41 - Future of Vox Machina 00:40:42 - Consequences of the Game 00:43:35 - Favorite Moments in Vox Machina 00:46:10 - Character Midnight Snacks 00:51:46 - Crew's Impressive Moments 00:56:00 - Imogen's Emotional Closure 00:58:08 - Beau's Skepticism of Teaming Up 01:00:10 - Midlife Crisis Discussion 01:03:04 - Scanlan's Relationship Advice 01:05:29 - Jester's Mischief Consequences 01:07:42 - Suzy Greene Heartbreak Story 01:10:54 - Childhood Crush Confessions 01:19:20 - Caduceus and the Gods 01:22:44 - Caleb's Encouragement to Imogen 01:27:53 - Scanlan's Centaur Life 01:31:06 - Character Design Insights 01:36:54 - New Game Expansion Announcement

[@numbernine5894]

holy shit thank you!!

[@johannfunn6962]

Thank you!

[@JadoShiRS]

Huge, thanks homie. Also, I think this proves that Flando can come back to do the campaign uploads.

[@GAdmThrawn]

@@JadoShiRS Maybe? Or maybe become the new Flando?

[@LukeLavablade]

I love how Laura turned on Suzie Green almost as quickly as Jester did hahaha

[@princessblazena]

This felt like a childhood slumber party, when everyone is overtired and gossips about crushes 😂

[@Oglokoog]

And horse buttholes

[@flugaflaug1647]

How many times I replayed the fireball/cheese segment, I will never know. The answer is expanding like the universe. This episode made me very happy, but I hope you guys make more time to just hang out and smell the flowers every once in a while, cause it sounds like that is something you might want and/or need. Love you, lots&lots. Marisha, that "above table answer" bait was perfect.

[@januarygrey]

What a joy this was! The enforcing of the rails is unnecessary. It's good that there's a path and a structure that *can* be followed but it's so much more fun, engaging, and enjoyable when the personalities that we tune in for twice a week just get to talk about life like they did on the old CR talk show.

[@TakeWalker]

"Where do you think Exandria is?" "San Francisco." Dani absolutely losing her mind by the end there. XD

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

She's like the babysitter who broke half way through the night 🤣

[@Nizzleson]

Yes. Call Ginny Di, and get her back again. Absolutely.

[@skollgrimmson]

Raven Queen: "So i will release my Champion" Me: YAS ROMANCE LIVES ON Raven Queen: Now, Laudna... Me: DONT YOU DARE! I can see this happening

[@TehCakeIzALie1]

1:02:06 - Sam's "I'm an octopus!" followed by Marisha's strained "Technically a squid" is the funniest callback I've seen in a while.

[@Coleth.3]

25:23 I have to defend Liam here! The second floor of the tower has always been an empty room with 9 doors on each wall. The doors work like the "room of requirement" from Harry Potter where when you open it you find what you need/want. SO Bells hells had a whole floor with nine doors (facing each other) that lead to nine bedrooms that had sheets decorating the beds. Which means there were walls and they did have privacy!

[@High-LordHarza]

...but how does it have doors

[@daisykid3]

Thank you!! And doesn't he describe the doors as like, large sliding doors? I always pictured them like pocket doors but because of magic they can completely disappear into their "pockets" if desired. I love that floor of the tower, it's so handy!!

[@Banzaiwarriorr]

and correct me if im wrong, he asked them how they would room and they said they want big room for all

[@Terahnee]

He clarified on X: "Liam O'Brien @VoiceOfOBrien · Nov 12 The tower’s structure is fixed. Only small details change. BH camped in 2nd floor hall, whose 9 closets provide things that are needed. In this case, beds. M9 slept up in their bedrooms on 5, 6, 7. A place for everything and everything in its place. "

[@LeeJ2512]

Man this episode was total chaos and I loved it. They really seemed like they needed to let off some steam.

[@logangraham3689]

god, don't we all need that right now

[@80AM.]

@@logangraham3689 the world isn't ending you'll be fine

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

I love how Laura and Taliesin speak about their imaginary children as if they were real.

[@ashleighreynolds7202]

Marisha! I ironically just met your dad. He was lovely btw. We talked about how inspiring you are. Thank you for all the hard work you do. That goes to everyone on the cast as well.

[@sofiajohansson1438]

Thank you Dani for that 'above table answer' rant, that was hilarious and needed. Please don't quit. (also love the look, it's super cute)

[@felixb9919]

Laura: *throws The Tower card* *cut to **40:30*

[@AdamEspersona]

It was destiny.

[@whitestoneandy797]

😂👏👏

[@ohmygodfrey]

The prophecy

[@milktots6933]

P sure they filmed that after they shot the episode buddy lol

[@JoeGrzzly]

@@milktots6933 I thought this at first, but at 37:00 when Taliesin sends Laura to pull the piece, he mentions that she already threw the Tower card. It would take a lot of editing effort to reshoot and splice that section in order to make that a retroactive joke. The Occam's Razor here is that they included the Tower card as an obvious bit, since the ToI is a staple, and then Laura just made a bad call of which piece to pull. Sometimes neat circumstances do just happen.

[@mattzimmerman6581]

Pike's prematurely aged appearance is due to being married to Scanlan.

[@antoniofracchia9621]

I can see three divorces making that to someone.

[@Laban6112]

1:32:48 I remember Percy's "I know where you sleep, and people work for me". One of my favorite lines) It makes much more sense now.

[@kirkwagner461]

I am laughing at the intro. In college a friend took up giving people readings. So I sat in a few times to give her some chances. She allowed many people to pick a card that represented themselves, but I didn't identify with anything enough to pick one. Anyway, during my readings, the Tower came up for me so many times, in so many key places, that I decided that should be my card. She not only refused, but also refused to give me any more readings, being concerned I was having a bad influence on her deck. So Laura getting, and throwing away, The Tower made me chuckle.

[@gabrielcabreira1740]

This was the best episode up until now! I prefer this to be a spontaneous space for us to glimpse into the people behind the show and their chemistry ❤

[@jgrado3]

1:14:08 We need more Dani tirades. That and Marisha’s belly laugh gave me 50 days of life.

[@envelopedbyoblivion176]

I feel like Taliesin/Percy has to be underestimating Percy’s own parenting ability, there’s no way this man doesn’t “begrudgingly” (but not actually begrudgingly) hug his children

[@noelbedard8252]

Also Known As, "The Episode In Which Lorekeeper Dani Carr Is Absolutely Tormented And Descends Into Madness, Big Mood TBH"

[@Xaychedelic]

Should have titled this episode as 'Horsing Around'. I've gained knowledge about horses that I didn't ask for 😂

[@TakeWalker]

I was *not* prepared for the cast of Critical Role sitting around discussing their characters' ponysonas 😂

[@HailHydra27]

yeah they really needed to rein it in at the end there

[@danielstephens1185]

Neigh!

[@SerenawatchesYT]

For the record! My 15 yr old son was the first person in my house to clock that you guys were all Nic Cage characters during the Halloween episode.

[@elfbreath]

the conversation about centaur scanlan pooping is CR hall of fame worthy

[@Goopertgoopyson]

"TikTok it" and "Hey Kids" had me dying.

[@JechtX0]

Maybe one of the BEST Dive in the latest year. LET THE CHAOS SPREAD!!

[@rachelburch791]

9:17 when Marisha says “Abu being” Sam hears “a boobee” and whispers it under his breath. It’s him and Laura every time

[@artlas_jc]

It's amazing how the episode halfway through became a circle of confessions about childhood crushes and romantic breakups, and then a group of people trying to scientifically discover how centaur reproduction works. We had the gas leak episode.

[@superfangaming]

1:13:11 Omg we NEEEEEDDDD more stories like these from Matt, Ashley, Travis and Liam.

[@laterkater4213]

Wow, we actually got some callowmoore discussion on this one, thanks Tal! 💜 23:29 Discussion of Ashton and Fearne hooking up (they definitely found a spare room for their very loud antics) 1:03:03 Question: Did Ashton find Jester's relationship advice helpful? Why did he seek advice at this time? And then we get a brilliant answer that reveals a lot about Ashton's character.

[@jlog3540]

i was looking for this thank you

[@treymarcum]

Here’s the official character art of Vax 🔴

[@whitestoneandy797]

Very essentially speaking, in this episode, Sam doxed his ex crush, and Laura and Marisha admitted to knowingly accepting stolen goods 😅😅🤣😂 👏👏

[@emmacain2783]

Tal is in his eldritch shit today. All the relms are combining and opening up a portal for his full power to enter from😂

[@TheePIB]

D00000000d. I was DYING when Laura's eyes got bigger than her ability to pull a block 🤣 🤣 🤣 Absolutely classic!

[@liph2528]

I love it when they just ramble and everything goes of the rails

[@justus91bs]

This episode was amazing and I could have watched another 7 hours of it.

[@Mightymajin]

1:29:37 I just had a flashback to FCG saying, "I don't wanna go up there, Orym. There's a horse up there!"

[@Satobob]

“We should hang out more often” I one hundred percent agree!!

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Taliesin with the power of tarot

[@rogerswil97]

When they mentioned the god disappearing (around 35:00) I’m still on the side of champions stepping up to be the new deities e.g. Vax becomes the new Raven Queen, Earthbreaker Groon becomes the Storm Lord etc. maybe Keyleth as the Wildmother and can finally be with Vax as Life and Death 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Hey_AJ]

But he's the Raven King

[@aidangeverdt320]

That'd be so incredibly hypocritical.

[@JoeGrzzly]

Nah, no point in putting new butts in seats. If we're not doing away with the thrones then what's the point of this cataclysmic event?

[@Valkhiya]

Yeah the entire point of making the gods leave is so there isn't this ultimate power that can decide on a whim when they've had enough and want to destroy most of Exandria. Just replacing them would be completely undoing what happened.

[@NWolfsson]

12:43 to be fair, Ashton doesn't Have Opinions because they've got a simplistic vision of civilization like most tribal barbarians, they've Got Opinions because they're a Good oriented punk and wants the system to not forget about the unfortunate

[@Proof802]

This may be the best episode of 4-Sided Dive! Funny as hell! It's great seeing everyone's personalities come out in such a great way

[@CupUhhJo]

Sam remembering his exact first heartbreak from third grade is absolutely outrageous but so reasonable because I remember mine too 😭😭🤣🤣

[@MattSixtySix_]

Dani losing her shit at 1:14:10 has me on the flooooor laughing 😂

[@Anastazjas]

Love that they showcased Juno's art! The updated VM art was so good, I particularly liked Grog's softened toughness.

[@mrlucius57]

i dont think any of us mind the group going on any kind of tangent, we love it

[@loc978]

As absolutely not a kid, Nic Cage is... a vampire. he's a vampire he's a vampire he's a vampire he's a vampire he's a vampire

[@whitestoneandy797]

Only Sam can essentially dox his ex grade school romance ina harmless, charming, and lovable kinda way 😅 1:07:42

[@NavidSensei]

I need an actual segment from now on for all the cast to talk about their childhood crushes.

[@GaladrielsSecret]

This was one of their best episodes in a long time. Just pure unhinged laughter for 1hr and 40mins 😂 We all desperately needed a gas leak episode

[@TannerWeinberg]

This episodes had major Talks Machina energy and I'm here for it.

[@mikekoloski]

we need Ginny Di an Laura again

[@UponThisAltar]

23:13 Starring Robbie Daymond as David Carradine

[@zenosfire]

well this episode certainly wasn't monetized.

[@Elijah_Meadows]

I am in the process of drawing mlp versions of the cast just for funsies and was pleasently surprised my the cutie mark segment lol. Love Keyleth's vine idea, thanks for keeeping the mlp love alive guys. Sending hugs to Critters everywhere 💚

[@LandonTheDM]

That's awesome 😃 I want to see that

[@sevens1737]

21:56 as someone under the age of 20 - I am aware of nic cage. the only movie I could name is national treasure. that's all I know of him

[@everythingsablur]

As a female boss once told me "It doesn't matter where you get your appetite as long as you eat dinner at home." In hindsight I don't know if I should have read into that more...

[@sarahthetran]

1:02:31 i love how marisha has to physically leave her seat to the floor

[@sarahthetran]

1:29:26 followed by laura - straight to the floor

[@magicalataj6168]

Seeing the others is great and it’s amazing the chaos continues

[@sebastianevangelista4921]

We need these four grouped together more often 😆!

[@DavismTXAG98]

For about the first 18 months or so of the Mighty Nein I was convinced the cast had decided to run an Evil Campaign. It turned a different direction over time, but it easily could have slanted the other way with only a few choices flipped the other way. I like the way it went - made it interesting.

[@glasses6524]

i can't imagine an evil m9 after caduceus joined. he unstoppably made them solidly neutral-leaning-good.

[@DavismTXAG98]

@glasses6524 I would agree with that for sure.

[@s.schoen]

There have been chaotic 4-SD's before, but this one, starting with Laura toppling the Tower with "the 1st pull" is in a category All by Itself! 😂😝😍

[@JoeGrzzly]

I had a lot of fun identifying each of the Nic Cages during the start of that episode. I got about half of them, but I'm a 31 year old cinephile, so I'm in the perfect demographic for that whole gag.

[@agustinatienza679]

Dani gettin ticked off trying to wrangle them is by far the funniest part of this episode xD

[@a_bigsloth]

this is with out a doubt the greatest episode of critical all ever, all campaings all oneshots, just pure chaos

[@NelsinhoNecromacer]

also probably one of the best 4 sided dive ever

[@jessicaking8362]

I’m 21 years old and I definitely know who nick cage is. I didn’t recognize most of the costumes but I do know who he is.

[@ale1997co]

The weave was at full throttle this ep lol

[@benjamight4996]

I LOVED the story time i will listen to them talk about anything tbh

[@80AM.]

yes we know

[@RobStark282]

To answer Marisha's question what kind of episode is this - the best yet! I laughed more than when the Mighry Nine met Bells Hells.

[@AmyTheArtist9]

What an EPISODE!!! 🤣 I'm also SO glad my boy Caduceus is back 💖🍵

[@hilelkars8468]

Dear crit role production crew, This was my favorite episode of four sided dive ever. Stop trying to make this people follow a script or a teleprompter we love how crazy and weird they are. Let chaos reign.

[@billberndtson]

So much helpless laughter! 🤣 This is what I needed.

[@sayaelnu]

As a Centaure Bard who is in a relatioship with a Tiefling.... my brain is very concerned now. Lots of things werent thought through. BUT my Bard is commando all the time. Just like our Dragonborn refuses to wear pants

[@frankiep984]

I love this episode. I love the chaos. It feels just like when I hang out with my oldest friends.

[@katcooperwrites]

My first ever comment on a 4-Sided Dive, and I just wanna say that Dani's reaction at 1:14:14 had me DYING!! I had to muffle my cackle cuz my fiancé was asleep 😂😂😂

[@m3g4n3720]

at 1:25:00 when Laura is talking about the Twilight spoof, is she talking about Studio C?? Cause they recently did a Twilight spoof that fits the description! I love both Studio C and Critical Role, and would never expect one to reference the other! So this is quite the surprise if true! And Studio C is really funny, and I highly recommend everyone to check it out!

[@MinurielVilquen]

I love that they're clearly just good friends messing around

[@jeffreywright3022]

Dani is so unhindged in this episode i love it!

[@cyraconforth9989]

I know who nick cage is because of National Treasure, and no other movies. I had no idea who any of the costumes were until they said something about it.

[@living_paladin_esterias2048]

3 things, 1. I knew it was an oops all Nick Cage ep as soon as i saw Sam and Marisha lmao, my partner thought i was crazy until the reveal. 2. Utter tragedy nobody went for the Nick Cage Ghost Rider face paint complete with the glowstick mask. 3. Of course i know Nick Cage, he's my favorite Spider-man :D

[@magicshane52]

1:14:10 They finally did it. They finally broke Dani 😂😂😂

[@darcybhaiwala7057]

As a zillennial, I know who Nic Cage is but I've only seen his movies via undergraduate film elective and not personal initiative Hope that helps

[@tiptapkey]

Agatha All Along fans never want to see that Tower card ever again

[@KahlShire]

This Agatha All Along fan named a whole episode after it ;)

[@koji6745]

​@@KahlShireayooooo hats off

[@tarafauver2816]

Man I’m loving the Dani crash outs

[@VoleresJ]

The UTTER chaos that this episode is... its so unhinged, fun, a little bit gross and entertaining. Never change you wonderfully sleep deprived humans (that goes for all the cast & crew )

[@frozentattertots]

i dont think ive ever laughed so hard at a 4 sided dive episode. This was perfection

[@TheLibraryClark]

the core of the Chaos Crew right here. Such wonderful

[@lordexeres5756]

1:14:11 GO OFF DANI HELL YEAH