Shadowgast | Get Naked | Sam's Mustache | Critical Role C2E124 Highlights

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[@cssruth]

"I love it when a woman I respect laughs at me for no reason." - Sam Regal 2021

[@vyomrane1237]

Regal!

[@mielodie]

2:18

[@UponThisAltar]

Sam's realization that he actually drank absinthe at the start of the show was one of my favorite moments of the night.

[@21Hayden12]

it was the best! his "oh boy!" after broke me

[@bigjedimullet]

Please imagine, right before Laura cracking up at Sam’s mustache, the Traveler whispering in her ear “bargain bin Freddie Mercury~”

[@CoolColton947]

You win the internet today

[@nono-ch8oy]

Omg, noooo. Now I can't unsee it.

[@JustinSIsTank]

I would hope Sam respects Laura. He's the only man she's ever loved. #nordverse'd

[@moonlight2870]

"Get naked?" "Why?" "To show him!" "Oh..." "We've all seen it!" "...what are we talking about?" "Let's restart..." "Beau, show yours too!"

[@nicolasachille4371]

Essek poking in:WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT!!!!🙄

[@stingerjohnny9951]

“It’s above average”

[@spacecowboyeddie6803]

The Shadowgast crumbs...they feed me like lembas bread; one small bite is all I need.

[@heyitsj8934]

Yet I'm starving and want to eat the whole batch

[@KitsuneRokaku]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="50">0:50</a> "What use are you?" Fjord: *How Could This Happen to Me Intensifies*

[@zonmisty1231]

Riding on that ShadowGast high

[@HenhousetheRed]

Man, I got a chill when Essek proposed so pointedly to Caleb that a beacon could be used to somehow rewrite the past. I had this same feeling when they discovered Halas' incomplete transformation spell. It was like something thought out of reach was suddenly very possible for Caleb. If there's anyone who could find out how to change time, it would be the Shadowgast ship. I recently rewatched a Talks Machina (episode 70-something) where Liam admitted that Caleb readily knows changing his past would also prevent him from ever meeting the Nein, and that he is deeply conflicted over his own goals. And now Essek has something he wants to fix, and could act a drive for Caleb to change the past, while his dedication to the Nein will challenge it. FUN TIMES AHEAD FOR THE SAD WIZARD!

[@michkon1410]

Um... There are VERY powerful entities in charge of keeping the timestream or w/e you want to call it safe. Even Gods don't dabble in time magic much, and that makes you wonder, what price will Caleb be willing to pay for a chance to undo his mistakes. Also, he can still form the M9, but his motivations will be different. Time Lord Caleb, let's go!

[@jackmyers8687]

Quote of the night "I love it when a woman I respect laughs at me for no reason!"

[@TheNobleAthelstane]

As i watched the episode i was thinking, hey they should use that Transmogrification thingy on Essek and seconds later Jester suggests what i was just thinking.

[@iDongu]

they should transform Essek into whatever Sprinkle is. He'll live forever

[@FoxGamer39618]

It’s weird. Mustaches in my eyes only look good on the rarest of occasions, and yet it’s actually working for Sam.

[@HutchTheWolf]

How big are the mustaches, if they’re in your eyes?

[@FoxGamer39618]

@@HutchTheWolf I tip my hat to you sir. : )

[@grayalmeida9622]

I never shipped Shadowghast before this episode, but I do now. I see it so much now. On an entirely unrelated note, Ashley displayed unprecedented levels of cute during that recording.

[@shreknet]

I love Liam. He joys and sorrows in character are equally welcome. He just pushes the limit.

[@nbv6975]

Aka dramatic wizards talk in circles around each other again.

[@DrNeonGaming]

If we get some timey wimey shit, they need to bamf back in time and meet vox machina

[@cameronferris2614]

Wouldn't Vox Machina still be alive now? I thought it was only like 20 years into the future.

[@DrNeonGaming]

@@cameronferris2614 vox in prime tho, vax included

[@terrysuessen723]

Might be how they do m9 vs Vox machina one shot

[@harveyy8387]

Liam's laugh is everything 😂

[@CRWM987]

I wanted the wizards to kiss

[@leolion_plantstar9462]

time.... not days, not weeks, not years.... give it time

[@nicolasachille4371]

@@leolion_plantstar9462 take my like good sir

[@plgrn8r683]

I think the wizards wanted the wizards to kiss.

[@bookb1tch837]

Lmao literally every Critter with Liam's character and a wizard: Now kissss....

[@whoanellynelnel3874]

The further into this campaign the less I believe the Nein are going to make it

[@RadiantJo]

They will somehow and someway.

[@billcasey9672]

The Takers are exausting them! Hard to win without spells!

[@whoanellynelnel3874]

@@billcasey9672 skills wise I think the Tomb takers are on par with the Nein. What I mean is, they're all so dedicated to eachother that they're willing to sacrifice themselves

[@caliharris898]

@@whoanellynelnel3874 yo imagine a oneshot where they play as the tomb-takers

[@whoanellynelnel3874]

@@caliharris898 oh shiii! That would be hilarious! Wait a dang minute, there's a comment in one of Nico's clips where the commenter suggested Allana and Nico speculate on Critrole's campaign 3 chars ;both class and race... It would be pretty dang cool if they all choose the same class I reckon -- say wizard/sorcerer students apart of Trents (or Caleb's) program perhaps?

[@Mordakai]

So, when Lucien was revealed to have Legendary Actions, I was of the opinion that he had turned into the fantasy equivalent of the Terminator. I'm now of the opinion that he is some sort of hive co-ordinator for the fantasy equivalent of the Borg from Star Trek. I'm not sure which is worse.

[@blablubb4553]

He's also a Beholder in tiefling form. Kinda.

[@nicolasachille4371]

@@blablubb4553 the nine eyes by my theory are a conglomerate of mages going insane for all time in the astral sea becoming the "dream" a beholder has when they come into existence.

[@finneaswoodhouse1457]

The music when Caleb and Essek are talking 😭

[@nikok3417]

Canon shadowgast would make me so happy!

[@aboundedsumo7984]

Let's not start shipping the player characters with a war criminal who is indirectly responsible for the deaths of thousands in his search for knowledge. The shipping community is already extreme enough as it is.

[@sarachu7061]

boy do i got news for you !

[@williammartin9612]

@@aboundedsumo7984 oooooo... i... oooo

[@billnidhuinn5096]

Thank you for another compo video, here's your serotonin frog for today 🐸

[@gabrieldecock5050]

Frog

[@hannahlmao2393]

frog :)

[@KittyLimenia1122]

thank you for the blessed serotonin frog

[@keeliguilfoyle3693]

frog!

[@MilesTailsProwerfan9]

Here's the thing: Caleb could potentially accomplish his mission and remain with the Mighty Nein via time travel, but it would require precision and absolutely nothing going wrong with the plan. So it's very unlikely that would happen.

[@hiddendruid]

gosh you add that soft piano to the ending and it kills me UGH

[@MisterSmith00]

I may or may not be using "Shadowgast" as the surname for a future "Illusion Wizard"...too damn catchy.

[@leolion_plantstar9462]

bro the background music you put on this is ON POINT

[@erinnyhan3279]

“Time, it takes time” *heartfelt piano music plays* *bokeh hearts fade in with a pink background*

[@Grey_Shard]

Fjord gets burned making snowballs.

[@RuviGaPo]

Breathing is something that can be so personal

[@lunahymnpala3081]

By god, please, let the wizards kiss

[@8bitlatina845]

The longer Caleb’s ark continues, the more I see Caleb delving into darkness.

[@William360engle]

Your editing is dope man.

[@og_awaken369]

Bro you are killing it with the uploads. Appreciate all you do my dude. Keep up the great work. Is it Thursday yet?

[@carloss3499]

Essek is falling into the same foot steps Caleb did. This will not end well.

[@thecrow4461]

You guys should do a predict video of what you think the players race and class would be in campaign 3

[@matthewletexier]

The problem with that is that when the crew sees it, they will purposely go counter to it to keep the mystery. But I would love to see Ashley as a bard and Liam as a fighter

[@thecrow4461]

@@matthewletexier I know the crew tries to look at all the fan contact but I doubt they will see it unless it’s sent to them

[@thecrow4461]

@@matthewletexier but I’d love to see Sam as a cleric and another short race

[@HeroKiro]

Wtf why did you guys predict Liam and Sam

[@nikok3417]

What did Caleb mean with his time thing?

[@kyleighmoffatt8771]

My interpretation was he was just telling Essek to give himself, the Nein and Celeb time to heal and grow after the revelation in 97. That making up and moving past a mistake as big and awful as that takes a lot of time (in game it's only been a few weeks to a month and a bit at most since the peace negotiations). It's impossible to excuse someone, friend or not, for committing war crimes overnight, if that makes sense?

[@icannotchoose]

It's a double meaning. On one hand, he is telling Essek that it will take time for the others to forgive him and it will take time to forgive himself. But Essek also mentioned time-based magics earlier in the episode. He implied that he could use it to go back and fix his mistakes, which is something Caleb would also want to do to bring back his parents. So when Caleb says "Time. Time. It takes time." he may be showing a mutual excitement.

[@RaysHobbies]

UkoshowA

[@Wolfy244169]

Has anyone ever figured this out or am I just late? Not the Brave => anagram => Veth Brenato After all Nott already said some stuff like : "you thought I'm Nott, the Brave; but I'm NOT the brave" And also stuff like " when I got transformed as a goblin, it was like before when those boys where mocking me, I was not pretty, not [adjective I don't remember], just not" (hence where the name comes from) that's how this idea of the names being an anagram popped in my head and after verification it IS an anagram, but am I the only one who noticed though? By the way i have never watch a full episode of the show ever, just the highlights videos so far, so please, don't at me if i'm just late 😊😅😇.

[@BLINDrOBOTFILMS]

Sam has confirmed that the anagram was intentional, Brenatto has two Ts.

[@kyleighmoffatt8771]

Did the low blow at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="240">4:00</a> make anyone else inexplicably mad at Caleb? I felt like it contradicted some of the big things he said to Essek in 97.

[@JacobGrim]

He said something he would say about himself. They have a lot in common, more so than any other pair of PC and NPC's, and it makes sense for him to say that. And he's not wrong either. What he said didn't mean that essek was a bad person inside, but that the guilt and shame wouldn't go away so easily. Just like Caleb was like in the beginning. Knowing how bad Caleb dealt with it after disguising his dark part from himself and others he cared for, he would know that hiding or suppressing it would cause more harm than good.

[@jannfredryckmatias3545]

@@JacobGrim Agreed. And I think he could also mean that the spell could only change the body, not the spirit or mind that the Assembly is ultimately hunting.

[@LydiaTereK]

@@jannfredryckmatias3545 yea, also I think people could still scry on him even if he was to permanently change appearance, no?

[@suttonstrother7035]

Liam clarified on Twitter that Caleb meant it as commiseration, not condemnation. He's just saying "I know guilt well enough to know that changing how you look won't change what's going on inside."

[@jannfredryckmatias3545]

@@LydiaTereK deffo

[@FoxGamer39618]

Would that mustache count as a pornstache, or am I misjudging?

[@tannertadlock7741]

Did anyone notice Ashley not interacting much, if at all, this episode? I'm worried about her

[@Zapporah85]

She just seemed enthused by the story. Yasha didn't have much to do.

[@tannertadlock7741]

@@Zapporah85 yeah that's fair.

[@countdini2000]

I have never shipped 2 male characters in my entire life. But In my mind I thought Caleb and easel were in a way possibly interested in eachother. I had no idea that Caleb even like jester until I watched talks. Also just because Caleb and essek share a lot of the same goals an etc doesn’t mean they have to be gay. I’ve had completely straight loving friendships like that. But it seems like Matt is going to introduce a possible redemption arc with Astrid. And just maybe.

[@ferfer4410]

Why do people want ShadowGast so much? Essek is a literal war crimianl, a bad guy, he now regrets it? too late buddy, you killed a lot of inocent people. "But he is so hot" is not really an argument :/ Essek should be in prision and the 9 are now accomplice because they didn't turn him in

[@lorenag1225]

Prolly one reason because it's really the only main potential of a mlm ship

[@Greemlinn]

I like shadowgast because i like how his and calebs stories sort of parallel, i dont just ship it because esseks "a hot boi" and i dont overlook the terrible things hes done just because i want my ship to happen. My hope for essek is that he finds a way to somehow make up for all the terrible stuff he did and redeem himself, much like caleb has(not that caleb did anything nearly as bad). I ship it because it feel like caleb is looking at himself and praying he can be better and essek seems to have found his humanity in his relationship with the nien. I like the character and the dynamic.

[@JacobGrim]

This is why you don't belong here, in this community. Caleb murdered his own innocent parents but you don't go around saying he should be put in prison. Neo in the matrix kills hundreds of innocent people but you don't hate him. Same goes for Gamora, Prince Zuko (to a lesser extent, but he still wanted to kill a kid), and pretty much most villains turned good. And one more thing: Who are you to say he's too late? Being remorseful and acting on it doesn't mean he's innocent of his crimes, but it means he is redeemed (Literally every villain turned good). To think he's innocent is moronic, but to think he cannot be redeemed is just as moronic.

[@ferfer4410]

@@JacobGrim Because people already died? Also Caleb was brain washed, Zuko was a kid (he has like 16, he wants to impress his dad), Neo idk I didn't see the movie, Gamora was in prison and then was forgiven after achiving an incredible feat. Essek started a war, A WAR, you know, intentionally, killed thousands if not millions of soldiers just because "I wanted to see what happened". It looks like people want Caleb to end with Essek just to fill the LGBT+ bingo card. Also, who are you to decide who does and doesn't belong in the community?

[@Carffae]

I like that it's complicated. Essek is an awful person. Caleb was an awful person. Together they have the potential to be better or worse. Ultimately, it would be fantastic if they helped eachother be better and that seems like that's the direction it's heading. Essek should take responsibility for his actions, but the only way he's going to is if he changes. Personally, I would rather see him grow morals like Caleb did instead of the Mighty Nien tossing him in prison and calling it done. Because lets be honest that doesn't help the grieving families. What does help is a powerful wizard who wants to make amends. That's just my take on it.