INSANE Crowd Reactions | Critical Role Live @ GenCon C2E73 Highlight

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[@diode_wow]

I love how everyone comes into the stage all hyped up and badass...and then Mercer just walks in like:"Oh hi everyone!"

[@flamingkitten1]

PKMN Trainer Diode honestly they need to let Matt come out before Sam he always does something crazy at Live shows that Matt has no chance of being able to follow

[@tweakicizer]

@@flamingkitten1 yet Matt always gets the loudest applause.

[@perrycarters3113]

Matt's Imposter Syndrome at work, I think. I imagine he's afraid that coming out in any showy way would make him seem insincere or that he actually can't mentally bring himself to do anything like that in front of a crowd. In spite of how incredibly entertaining he is and how excellently he can tell a story, I don't think Matt is naturally much of a "showman" so to speak, while most of the regular cast are.

[@danielwilson8604]

I suspect this is how they've shown up to some of their normal games and he's just used to this

[@TheFrozenFlame05]

@@flamingkitten1 I mean he's freaking Matt Mercer, he doesnt need to do anything to be a badass.

[@Quadraxis]

Liam's entrance onto the stage gave me chills. I love the way he casts Wall of Fire and that it's become one of his most signature spells.

[@perrycarters3113]

I love Caleb's affinity for Fire magic. As an added bonus, his new personalised spell(Widogast's Web of Fire) is a VERY interesting spell that makes a lot of sense for Caleb as a character, as it is effectively a Fireball that cannot hit friendlies. I can imagine as he was designing it, he thought "Nobody else I care for will die in my flames"

[@buddy318]

Super late to this comment, but just had to point out the absolute pimp stride on his way out as well. Smooth from every pore.

[@thisjust10]

haha I read this, and then the same thing still happened even tho I was there!

[@JohanHaagg]

It is a really old fotball sign for ”going down the middle”…

[@Royy164]

I still come back to this episode just for that. Chills!!

[@jc-pi9lf]

nothing was better than the entire audience singing your turn to role in the beginning

[@callistaskittles1619]

That was the most fun, surreal experience of the night by far

[@stwilliamsport]

So much fun. Then the singing for the dnd beyond theme song was great as well.

[@lukasasmuth1653]

@@stwilliamsport I hope someone recorded that too

[@artklin4]

@@lukasasmuth1653 check Nico Neilson. He has it. I rewatched it like 20 times

[@Slayerslover]

If this doesn’t happen every time they do a live show...I would be very sad 😥 Cause I wanna sing with everyone

[@yesindeed2313]

I still can't get over Laura and Travis having a little husband wife kiss on stage.

[@omegagilgamesh]

Yeah, I don't remember them doing any PDAs before that.

[@yesindeed2313]

omegagilgamesh it’s adorable, they are both adorable. Travis is a hunk

[@JS-ul8nm]

You can kind of see Travis's face when Laura comes onstage, and he has the most ridiculous heart eyes expression @ 2:08

[@yesindeed2313]

Jeremiah Sutheim Holy Shit I love that!

[@MrUmakemelaff]

Of course, the Brian/Sam embrace will cause me to buy thousands of dollars worth of eye bleach...

[@qlipothian]

"I'm a mammoth I don't care" This needs to be a T Shirt.

[@BorreloadMJ]

Qliphothian that puts a new spin on “tusk love”

[@erbgorre]

i got wool for days, son.

[@Stellermeerkat]

A sparkly blue Mammoth with pink tusks. With or without worm viscera.

[@Grey_Shard]

@@Stellermeerkat i too was disappointed that she turned into a brown mammoth instead of a blue one. Think Laura would have been even more enthusiastic as she went. Pity that it only lasts an hour, i could picture them Mammothing around and wolf-stomping.

[@brady3319]

I was thinking of "Fuck it, I'm a mammoth" for a shirt

[@JasperForge]

I never understood why Talisen didn't dress up for this

[@wuzzy41123]

LMAO!

[@meredithleiss9127]

Ikr! 😂😂

[@shimmyking4]

what do you mean? he had the best costume he came dressed as Talisen Jaffe

[@mattbetts01]

Liam said a really easy way to remember how to spell Taliesin's name. Ta-LIE-SIN.

[@coinwater8511]

2:08 Travis in the background looking at Laura walk on stage is ALMOST as cute as Laura herself.

[@ejanocrowsnatcher6785]

then they kissed Me: fallen on ground

[@echo__3253]

"Please don't kill me on a live show" Matt: *Proceeds to tell everyone that it burrows underground*

[@MrPaulisSmall]

Matt: "I can certainly try"

[@mja2317]

I've said it before and will say it again. If I was bleeding out on the battlefield and needed a clutch save, the one guy I'd want in my party is Sam Riegel.

[@evertime123]

E x p l o s i v e A r r o w

[@aimeepollock2943]

Well you’d either be saved or die in annoyed amusement.

[@jordanpeterson5140]

Sam has this odd way of using spells that is highly effective, but not always as their intended purpose. He is a true bard for out-of-the-box thinking.

[@oathkeeper65]

I was half convinced that Matt was gonna kill Beau and Jester during the first hour of a live show. It was amazing.

[@Kay_Sea251]

If the dice allowed it, he definitely (albeit hesitantly) would. The added danger of it made the first half for me

[@geoffgreen2105]

If that's how things shake out, them's the breaks.

[@SkepticalCaveman]

Well, they have resurrection now, so a death is not necessary the end of a character.

[@oathkeeper65]

Skeptical Caveman true. But they only have one diamond left for resurrection. Unless they wanna use the residiam.

[@lukejames4981]

@@SkepticalCaveman you're right, but Beau's body was about to get dragged away underground. No body, no ressurection for a very, very long time.

[@bluechord2928]

I feel the person yelling "Thats you're wife!" at 7:41

[@Firan25]

I get it. But is matt supposed to take it easy on her because he's married to her? if that where the case he would have had Keyleth survive her Goldfish incident without needing to use Revive.

[@StormageddonTMS]

@@Firan25 no, it’s just funny

[@cjhenderson61]

I feel like 7:40 is a better time stamp for that line

[@repulser93]

*your

[@SeraphimW1ng]

"Fuck it, Im a mammoth. I dont care" Words to live by. I love Laura so much

[@josephodonnell1727]

Wow did not notice Sam's glowing bulge the first time I saw that entrance and now I can't stop seeing it

[@cryophile]

How do you manage to miss it?

[@fl4ming_r4ven]

It's a weird flex, but it IS Sam.

[@elnidodetravis1375]

7:25 he is just sipping on the players tears while they all struggle Matthew Mercer more like Murder Mercer Imma right?

[@softgirl6343]

Maurice Khliefat #mercerhavemercy

[@SentiNel090]

@@softgirl6343 #lordhaveMercer more like.

[@deffdefying4803]

Matthew Murder

[@sleepylad951]

Are we just going to ignore fjord wrestling the momma worm with the clutch strength checks?

[@neffariouspanda]

And his modifier for strength is +0 too. Which is all the more impressive.

[@neon_mayhem4995]

Fjord was the MVP!

[@sleepylad951]

ikr, and they just ignore it @@neon_mayhem4995

[@kathylennerds750]

Honestlyy the fucking body horror of him feeling his fucking ligaments tear gave me all sorts of gross shivers

[@Reverse2057]

@@kathylennerds750 Oh same, I expected him to have dislocated arms for sure, shame he didn't RP that out but it totally could've happened. I guess the golgi tendon reflex came in handy for him.

[@azurebalmung4520]

I like Brian backing away from Sam at first, then realizing he's not getting out of it and just going in for the hug xD

[@randymcgee6949]

Sam: We're getting kinda good at this, I don't think anyone's gonna die Matt: Allow me to introduce myself

[@warbacca1017]

5:37 you can almost see the loading wheel as Laura tries to process this new development

[@rmorganslade]

7:13 The reactions OH MY GAWD

[@jeiDie0001]

And he just sips lol.

[@bribizlegaming6678]

My favorite part is 7:40 "THATS YOUR WIFE"

[@ZHLodhi]

Until she came out on stage I didn't know it was possible to fall in love with Laura all over again! Travis really rolled a nat 20 there :D

[@dairycream5]

The "lord have mercer" was so good and I miss that from campaign 1.

[@nairocamilo]

For those that don't know, the name of the 'worm' is Remorhaz. A pretty cool and creative monster for arctic encounters to you GMs all around

[@RadiantJo]

Nairo Camilo My DM threw one at us when we where running around the unknown Kaddoth. Nearly killed my character too.

[@petersenior5432]

It's not really a worm, it's like an arctic magma centipede My character killed a young one once while the others were shouting into his ear to heal them (war cleric) and he just whaled on it.

[@RadiantJo]

Peter Senior Nice, my Goliath got eaten by the thing however was rescued by our undying Paladin. No seriously he died to a natural 1 knife in the back by our assassin, and once more via kiss from a succubus.

[@nairocamilo]

@@RadiantJo Keep the faith undying, and the rest follows suit

[@nairocamilo]

@@petersenior5432 Yes, I know that I only edited the text to say worm, without apostrophes, because it sounded too "Well, actually" for my taste

[@VulpisFoxfire]

Laura has entirely too much fun as a raging mammoth. :-)

[@lilystorz1358]

You can never has too much fun as a raging mammoth

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

Next Campaign id love to see her play a fighter or barbarian and really round out her characters from regal and uptight Vex, to cute and bubbly Jester, to pissed hulking death machine

[@magiv4205]

@@TheSilverPhoenix100 I'm sorry, but VEX and UPTIGHT?? Are you sure about that lol

[@logantalley2977]

Don't forget Fjord whipping the Momma Remorhaz and pulling it out with Caleb's help using Bigby's Hand right before Nott saves Beau with Phantasmal Force. Beautiful teamwork from those three and some insane luck from Travis to pull the creature out just enough.

[@Sventhebard]

@Bman Yeah, he didn't want to step on scanlans style with copying bigbys hand.

[@WaveShock007]

Fjord's TRUE POWER was unleashed here. Ukatova was holding him back

[@snakebite7037]

Oh shoot!!!! I've been trying to figure out what cats ire is for days!!!!! Thank you for being smarter and more knowledgeable, because I've been trying to figure out what they meant when he first cast it and said "we discussed" for so long!!

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@Sventhebard Plus the cats paw just fits him better

[@stevray98]

Yooo, what about Fjord and Caleb fishing the worm back out? That was so sick

[@Abdiel420]

Right? I mean I know there were a lot of great moments, but Fjord had two huge clutch moments while being unable to use magic. Not even an honorable mention?

[@RonquixoteDIII]

ford was a mighty rod to calebs fisherman

[@zeterzero4356]

Was mvp of that fight. Saves Beau and Caduceus with what amounts to half a class. Maybe less!

[@RashaundaSpears]

Matt looked so good with eyeliner

[@lynne216]

I was lucky enough to be there, and this actually brought tears to my eyes, reliving the experience of for the first time watching the show with other people who gasped, screamed, laughed, and groaned when I did. And for the first time, singing the theme song with others instead of just to myself. If there's any way I can get a ticket next year I'm going back.

[@maryz9319]

We didnt even know we were living through the good old days. I was there too, it was magical.

[@karifuko]

Everyone else: Cool entrance. Jester Bias: JESTER!!! Sam: Sam

[@SharkyShocker]

2:08 I only just noticed Travis in the background XD

[@jpumbaa1]

Thx for pointing that out, I missed it too.

[@RikuVA]

Fuckin’.........they’re so cute.

[@latch9781]

"And then... It burrows underground" Sam and Travis: Shock Laura and Marisha: On their feet in horror Caleb: Fucking laughs

[@annagrace2746]

I love that everyone is the actor except Caleb/Liam 😂

[@wizardman149]

I love how they all have their quirky intro walk ins and then Matt walks on with a wave, a slight bow, and a motion to the rest of the cast. Reminds me of a 1800's magician or something along those lines.

[@joshuahicks7798]

You honestly should have added Fjord being an absolute unit in here.

[@apollo193]

Sam PLEASE I can only take SO MUCH *FLAMBOYANCE!!*

[@GMdelsXT9]

5:49 Nott: I don't think anyone is gonna die this session. 7:41 Also Nott: I take back what I said before. Someone's gonna die.

[@justinmurray1015]

6:00 We all know Matt slept on the couch that night.

[@softgirl6343]

Be me. Is into goths. Is bi. Entire cast is goth. Me: I see this as an absolute win!

[@damobeck1]

and Sam?

[@softgirl6343]

David Mobeck that lil shit already has my heart plus he's dressed more for world domination, he's too op to be compared with the others it's not even fair

[@Sventhebard]

@@damobeck1 Sam is always that "you know what... yeah lets do it"

[@canadiancanucklehead8310]

I know right?! XD

[@rinconusmc]

I am imagining the black guys behind the white girl meme but with the CR cast lol

[@frenchtoast9177]

I loved when they all chanted Fjord’s name

[@markdasaro9045]

9:30 Laura Bailey is a Beast.

[@EnderLord007]

This episode maybe wasn’t the most RP heavy, but it was perilous and emotional all the same. I’m very happy to have caught it live due to it airing 2 hours earlier than usual.

[@kjj26k]

The second half was pretty good for RP. Beau and Nott racing up the tree and their first shenanigans in Uthodurn.

[@kaukze]

let me tell you it was way louder in that theatre than the audio lets on

[@lucindatheartist6435]

My god I love their outfitts xd freaking Gothic rock and then Luara is a sweet Lolita AND THEN SAM. SAM IS JUST. BEAUTY

[@garrettcarter5622]

...And Brian Foster as Bruno Buccellati.

[@evertime123]

Yknow the blindspot outfit does have jojo undertones

[@dracowolf3212]

5:31 BEST IDEA EVER!!!!!

[@Slayerslover]

Draco wolf I just love it that it takes Laura a few seconds to react that she is a mammoth now.

[@dracowolf3212]

@@Slayerslover Laura: O_O...Did...he just say what I think he said? Tal: Yep Laura: LOLZ I'm about to turn into a mammoth LOLZ

[@SaintBigfoot]

Man really? No love for my boy Fjord? He was so clutch that episode.

[@Kay_Sea251]

I like how you did this video in the same style you did last year's GenCon video. Like a nice little throwback from your evolution of presentation to now.

[@fredslipknot9]

Jester being Stampy the mammoth is the cutest

[@bonnieutah]

when the monster burrowed under ground I jumped out of my chair! at home!

[@JackDespero]

-Matthew, please, have mercy. -Does this looks like the face of mercy?

[@mrod1075]

They are all rocking the goth outfits, with the exception of Sam lol

[@CoolColton947]

Idk "Flamboyant Maiyan God" seems better than Goth.

[@Coweena]

No one told Talisen to dress up

[@alextheaxolotl3031]

M Rod Sam misheard and thought they said moth

[@sailorsaturn1060]

@@alextheaxolotl3031 No he heard "goth" and thought it meant "golden moth" lol

[@hotshot104]

I loved this clip and now it’s spoiled by Brian and everything he did to Ashley

[@shenn.annagins7176]

Can we all just agree that Sam is actually iconic?

[@mistamemewide]

“Fuck it, I’m a mammoth, I don’t care.” -Laura Bailey, 2019.

[@rinconusmc]

I have never seen anyone as extra as Sam and I love him for it lol.

[@SPACEHARICE]

imagine sending this to the crew in 2015 right before they started streaming "oh yeah thousands of people are gonna watch your game on a stage"

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

You know Liam, the seasoned actor, and Travis, and the ex football player, just live for these live shows.

[@pourpel5520]

2:18 aww that's adorable

[@josephsawa9023]

The whole crowd saying ukatoa was cool

[@well5007]

Hold on, did Laura choose her dice to match her aesthetic

[@jpumbaa1]

This shouldn't be surprising.

[@DiogoGuereiro95]

She said on Talks that she only used purple dice because of the whole theme.

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

yep. she that crazy.

[@honeybadger2898]

Bro Sam is an IRL bard stg

[@VulpisFoxfire]

He's still channeling Scanlan.

[@Gerod253]

Sometimes I think Scanlan plays Sam.

[@dylanthomas1606]

I loved this

[@BrutusMaximusAurelius]

Sure, and when I went running around yelling "my trunk is everywhere" I got arrested for public indecency. Pfft.

[@wickedpissa25]

Goth Marisha looks amazing! She should dress like that every day!

[@jodymarkgraf7625]

I was going to say that her lip color was EVERYTHING I LIVE FOR.

[@madhurdhingra4525]

Everyone goes to conventions to see Reigel's Costume live.

[@hcdhcdhcd41]

Lauras scream when the worm burrows underground with Beau haunts me

[@supergirlihateu]

Someone should have told Brian about dance belts

[@silentalpha2582]

Left my boy fjord out in the cold huh? He was the MAN on this mountain !!! Man on a mission , sheeit

[@pamplemoussejuice8427]

i love how everyone else walked out on stage and looked and acted badass and then matt comes on and goes :D

[@gloriousphantom7905]

Everyone: “I loved ____ part it was so cool/funny” Me: I DIDNT WANT TO SEE BRIAN IN A MORPH SUIT OH GOD HIS JUNCK YOU CAN SEE THE OUTLINES OH DEAR GOD!

[@deathbykonami5487]

I know right, wherever Ashley was watching from at that moment she must've really been enjoying the show. The Mighty Nein made her fiancee wear a bizarre costume and she loved every minute of it.

[@sandrafunacc1]

Someday, I WILL save up enough to show up to one of the live shows. : )

[@JesseVanWagner]

Such a bad ass episode. Everybody always brings their A game to the live shows.

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

6:15 Resident DM girlfriend re-evaluating her life choices, beginning with the "girlfriend" part.

[@sevencats4964]

*wife

[@jamjamjoe5217]

Good of Taliesin to share all his clothes with the rest of the cast

[@TheSfid]

I miss these nerds so much.

[@wickedpissa25]

And to think... all of this is because of a birthday party.

[@aimeepollock2943]

Who’s birthday?! Is that why they’re dressed as goths?! It’s a great look but I’m very confused (probably because of Sam).

[@wickedpissa25]

@@aimeepollock2943 The entire Critical Role thing began way back in 2012 as a one-shot for Liam O'Brien's birthday. Check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aanLn2irbM18iMk

[@eviloverlordsean]

"Wow, guys! We're getting really good at this!! I bet no one dies..." Famous last words - he should get beaten up by Jester for that!!

[@sarahteter524]

Needs the audience singing and the howls!

[@BorreloadMJ]

2:21 theirs not enough bleach in the world to make me unsee what I just saw

[@chapacoka]

That's why you just need to embrace it and love it for all its worth.

[@FrumpybutSuperSmart]

Ooooooohhhh it was a blind spot reference.

[@JohanHaagg]

Just me that dubbled over at Lauras expression for like 4 seconds before she realises what just happend when Caleb turns Jester into a mammoth 😂

[@amberpdavis]

Travis is such a mood. All the time

[@Comicsluvr]

Sam went from 'I'm so glad you taught me this game!' in the first campaign to being a tactical MASTER in this one!

[@zariesky]

Sam is the Ferris Bueller of the group

[@frosconso7116]

If Sam was an animal, he would be a paradise bird...

[@kalipassion04]

This was the exact moment I fell for Liam's character concept.

[@DavidVanmeterDutch]

I wish I never stopped playing in 1999!! This is awesome!!

[@DurgNation]

Again i have never played dnd but these people are fucking amazing. I watch hours and hours without clicking away.

[@ivoryhammitt8885]

who else thought the bag was Laura's new dice collection?

[@pagenein]

Everyone: ok the outfit-theme for this one is [x]! Liam: did you say cosplay? Sam: did you say ~Fabulous~?

[@number1dstapp]

He is a god among the DM's!

[@isaiahwelch8066]

I watch this video, and the whole "Beau Goes Unconscious" section is hilarious. Serious af, but hilarious. What makes it hilarious? Marisha Ray, after being told the Mama Worm "burrows underground," just does this shimmy, then disappears under the table for a bit. I just gotta know: Why is no-one talking about this!? Lol

[@Jai137]

I didn’t realise it was a Blindspot reference till now

[@zippacna]

How did I forget about "fuck it, I'm a mammoth, I don't care"

[@Zoomscoping]

Should've implemented the moments where Fjord makes ALL of his saves. I'm pretty damn new to DnD, but making all of those strength saves was something special.

[@MadMethod-qs1en]

You can hear the audio being forced into deep equalization as the noise levels of the cheering explodes when Sam walks into the light.

[@elderemodemon]

Travis gushing over his wife at 2:10 dawwww those two are serious relationship goals. And dame they all really be pulling off the goth style, diggin Travis and Matt with guyliner

[@VegetaLF7]

Seriously. I love how much those two are in love with each other. Like we've seen happy couples together, but rarely do we see a married couple just so openly in love still.

[@dulio3240]

The terror of fighting Remorhazs

[@keixsy]

Aww when Mercer entered the stage, Marisha was definitely expecting a kiss~

[@FirstLast-gk6lg]

I am brand new to this whole scene, like literally I have never played D&D and i have never seen Critical Role until like 2 days ago. So... has anyone made these stories into like animated series??

[@orgixvi3]

But what about Fjord's class???

[@TragerM]

The announcer screwed up at the beginning. That was "Laura FUCKING Bailey" thank you very much 😊