Funniest Moment in CR History | Favorite Smells | Sam's New Flask | Critical Role C3E1 Highlights

[@canjica_]

Next campaign Sam will play as a stranded Goliath and everytime he's thirsty he will just open a coconut with his fists live

[@PureGoldNeverCorrodes]

How will he get the mini coconuts?

[@belugawhale8128]

@@PureGoldNeverCorrodes perhaps they'll be carried in by a swallow

[@PureGoldNeverCorrodes]

@@belugawhale8128 how will he get the mini swallow?

[@nicholasp6455]

@@belugawhale8128 An African or a European swallow?

[@belugawhale8128]

@@nicholasp6455 I don't know that!

[@superspazzninja5297]

I cannot WAIT for Marisha to accidentally elbow Sam while he's drinking from that gallon jug. It'll be epic.

[@NicoNeilson]

No one is safe from Marisha "Elbows" Ray

[@Headphonemike]

Oh my friends and I were watching live an we're all waiting for sam to catch a beating from Marisha

[@groofay]

There is no way in hell that's only a gallon.

[@quinnsinclair7028]

That's why sleeves are bullshit, they soften the blow.

[@superspazzninja5297]

@@groofay 2 gallons?

[@koboldmartian4063]

Robbie's futile attempts to try to calm himself from laughing while laughing hysterically will always be my favorite quirk he has. His face is priceless.

[@VaerynCamlost]

That was a genuine delight. I loved seeing him losing his shit and trying not to.

[@YngolSonofYsgramor]

Haha Robbie's first time with Sam's shenanigans, I'm so excited

[@lazydk2654]

Yeah, Robbie was not ready for the Sam

[@InexplicableInside]

@@lazydk2654 He was as prepared as a person could possibly be, after playing with Aimee for EXU, but it's impossible to be ready for the true agent of chaos.

[@perezo27]

Love to see Sam LOSING HIS SHIT at all the "Bertrand is an old man" jokes

[@NicoNeilson]

YES! For me it was almost funnier than the actual jokes 🤣

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

To his credit, old Bert is made of tough stuff if he can swing his sword around at his age; he’s pushing 70 at this point. XD

[@2chaskell]

That’s honestly the most I’ve seen Sam laugh in a long time

[@Dcart5]

@@sodasaintcommentaries4054 Didn't he like really really de-level though? I don't have a prob with it just think it's funny :)

[@dalepalmitier7114]

@@Dcart5 Yep. He went from Level 20 to Level 5.

[@Phantomvalthus]

matts reaction to sam's new "water jug" was gold

[@lillith5389]

the look on his face was amazing

[@nothingtoseehere2394]

I feel like his reaction in addition to everyone else's was funnier than just him drinking out of a gas can.

[@brucebieberly4166]

You know, of course, Matt's face at that moment will wind up on one of Sam's shirts.

[@professorgrimm4602]

Sam managed to break Matt quite a few times over the years xD

[@stellabymoonlight9069]

the sheer horror. the confusion. the disbelief. you could see the scarring happening in real time. every time he thinks his party members can't get more ridiculous they prove him wrong. God bless Sam.

[@alexv3357]

Fearne's ability to burn people so gently is always the highlight of any conversation

[@Rated314]

While Orym is sweet, A full campaign of Faerne is what I need. This character for Ashley will be absolute gold!

[@Strix182]

She can also burn people violently with only slightly more effort

[@ottokarl5427]

It is so perfectly Ashley. She looks so innocent and sweet, but she is savage as hell

[@NicoNeilson]

I'd like to think that Sam came up with the name Fresh Cut Grass for the sole purpose of making that favorite smells joke

[@fin-as-drago9479]

And to have a robot character just to intentionally make an excuse to bring a gas can to top off his large drinking mug joke.

[@mtgemperor]

I doubt it; I have a feeling that FCG is named that based on the symbol on his chest because he has amnesia. However, still a fantastic joke.

[@davidparkes7741]

Don't forget about Henry! I wouldn't be surprised if Mr Crabgrass also gave Sam inspiration for the character & name.

[@AtelaLafford]

he looooooves naming conventions so it would not surprise me in the LEAST. i'm spending tonight scrambling the letters jic there's a hidden code though.

[@whoanellynelnel3874]

It's the whole reason their reactions are so hilarious to me. Cos they know it😂

[@ShadowBaron22]

I could tell when first watching this that Matt's face was a priceless reaction to Sam's name history..... and the idea that he had to make this canon for the future XD.

[@heatherhansen1453]

Can't wait for Apple Pie and Pussy to show up to visit!

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

Marisha was RIGHT in the blast radius of Sam's FCG name origin, so she got hit immediately, and then we can see the effects of Sam's joke slowly spread to the rest of the table. Lmao

[@kampfeule5486]

Matt´s reaction reads as follows: "How did it come to this? Do I really now have to create and voice a character named pussy in the hopefully not so near future?"

[@zeroone871]

If he's smart Pussy would always be on an assignment somewhere......anywhere to avoid that convo/interaction

[@kampfeule5486]

@@zeroone871 I think their would be a point when popular demand and players playing their cards right would lead to "Pussy". I mean remember the Smut library Caleb wantet to visit?

[@trapbuilder2283]

I mean, I think Pussy is dead, right?

[@Mattdovah]

@KampfEule it got me thinking... FCG has grass-like markings engraved into the front plate. I'd love to see what a fan art of Pussy would look like.

[@GZilla311]

@@Mattdovah A cat.

[@groofay]

I'm choosing to believe that Travis is playing an old guy just to throw off the "Fjorget" meme from last campaign via plausible deniability.

[@adambialecki3162]

Plausible - demnaibility. Plausibliminimity. If you know what I mean ;) Talks Machina throwback

[@fanaticownage]

I'm surprised he remembered he played Bertrand Bell.

[@BeinIan]

Well...

[@devinward461]

@@BeinIan always sunny in Philadelphia theme plays

[@BeinIan]

@@devinward461 that actually made me audibly chuckle, thanks for that 🤣

[@Wookster5]

F.C.G has an image of grass on their chest to represent their name. Think about that for a minute…

[@smolbluegoblin]

Oh no.... Oh. Oh Noooo

[@Kasino80]

It's a cat...it's just a cat 😳

[@smolbluegoblin]

@@Kasino80 either that or it's used in medical school?...

[@danzansandeev6033]

I really hope that his creator means the smell of cats…

[@davidparkes7741]

HENRY!!

[@lukemadden3169]

I love how Matt and Travis' operating systems just crash when Sam pull out his new flask

[@bethany0marie]

The Fearne, Dorian and Orym pickpocketing conversation "It's really easy to do here. That's what I took from that conversation." is the only favorite moment of mine missing - such a fun first episode back 😍🥰

[@rakkasaniron1696]

I was definitely surprised that wasn't on here.

[@levishackelton4437]

I don’t know, shiver and queef was pretty funny. But that was definitely funny.

[@NicoNeilson]

Also top tier

[@Phantomvalthus]

that was a pretty good moment

[@Griffolion0]

Shiver and queef, the parchment-boulder-shears deadlock, any of the sprinkle is dead jokes. There's so many gems from C2.

[@rhylin26]

The dead stop Travis does when the can comes out! 😂😂😂

[@brain-inafryingpan]

I don't know which I loved more: Marisha absolutely losing it over Sam, or Robbie trying desperately but ultimately losing it as well. Something tells me I'll really enjoy their side this campaign.

[@SpawnOfJenova]

When Dorian rolls a 1 and sulks back to Fryne only for her to try and hype him up is one of the funniest bits to me. I just love how she tries to be helpful while completely failing to read the room

[@frostbite4954]

The knife jokes had me rolling, more than the smells bit. Can’t wait to see the whole episode tonight.

[@itsregal]

I felt so bad because Laura was trying to explain something RP related but everyone just couldnt resist the knife jokes. LMAO

[@thisjust10]

CR endorses Knife fucking! Story at 11.

[@Nellachell]

One day down the line, they're gonna find an old Aeorian place. There, they'll find a tiny Aeormaton similar to FCG. And in a slight southern drawl, Matthew Mercer will have to say, "Hey y'all. I'm Pussy. Nice to meet ya!"

[@jordanhunter3375]

Double points if it's a Georgian drawl

[@silversalmon9909]

The symbol on this Aeormatons chest is a cat

[@techfoolcasey4348]

Pussy will be an aenormously skilled gunslinger/ battle master.

[@princessblazena]

@@silversalmon9909 which will immediately send Travis into unending sneezes 😂😂

[@Rated314]

"Smiley day to ya"

[@Kasino80]

So instead of the Bard college of psychology, Taliesen suggested during C2 wrap up, Sam made a psychologist Cleric.

[@cait812]

They talked about a therapist cleric a long while ago and Matt took notes about it as they all agreed it was a good shout. Was Sam's idea.

[@spiderguy9511]

Matt's face is the face of a DM who didn't read the finer details of a player's backstory lol

[@oninoni]

Problem is. Sam makes that shit up on the spot.

[@rhuanv]

They probably have a lot of creative freedom for their characters even from Matt, exactly for things like this. They know that these surprises are the best, so they allow it. And Sam is the best ever when it comes to improvising absurd things like this. The only who knew was apparently Taliesin.

[@savingpyro]

Laura's faces in the second clip were priceless. The first while she's listening to Travis imagining him as the silver fox she's knows he's gonna be, and then the look when Sam pulls out his "flask" like she's just done, but then like "That's actually pretty cool."

[@kaptainriflebeard5980]

It's nice to have Riegel shenanigans again. I missed it

[@Dcart5]

Me to!

[@LocalMaple]

The trifecta needs to be complete. First was the oversized “bottle.” Second was his fellow robot’s name. All we need is a Matt Shirt.

[@brandonadair9708]

And it's gonna be fun to see Robbie see the shenigans live!

[@thathiefsandiego]

The weak "Who are you?" gets me every single time lol I love Bell.

[@uhkingdom]

“Did you...did you need anything else?...” kills me

[@PeTTs0n88]

"Zzzzzzzzz...." - I hope Bertrand stays on for a while!

[@Telrob]

@@PeTTs0n88 This didnt age well

[@PeTTs0n88]

@@Telrob I mean, 3 episodes is more than 2, or 1. :p I'll take what I can get. (And heck, he may still be a part of one-shots.) It's not like it wasn't fairly obvious he was gonna go out with a bang seeing how he was playing, tbf. Spending gold left and right, being kind of a dick in the Eshteross encounter, etc.

[@naatkeey]

I was eating when this happened…the Raven Queen had spare me after passing out from the laughter and choking

[@NicoNeilson]

Lmaooo fjxnsoxiso

[@farristhewheel]

I was in the theater and took a bite of popcorn right before that. Sam nearly killed me.

[@anastasiacaffee4930]

Sam bringing out that gas can and just Matt's "WH-HOW?!" had me rolling for quite a while xD

[@PeTTs0n88]

"Critical Role endorses knife f***ing!"

[@Saruva_Eduardo]

"NOO!" - a desperate Matt Mercer

[@LocalMaple]

Next campaign, Sam will play as a Fairy. Height: 2’4”. Class: Fighter. Subclass: Rune Knight. At level 3, he will grow to 11’ twice a day. At level 5, he will grow to 22’ tall once a day. At level 18, he will grow to 22’ 5 times a day, and 44’ tall once a day. And he will have a set of flower-shaped cups, _for each size._

[@MajorHickE]

All he'll need to do then is get another player to go caster with Enlarge/Reduce in their spell list

[@LocalMaple]

@@MajorHickE Fairies get that spell at player level 5, for free, once a day. And I think RAW, Enlarge doesn’t stack.

[@johaniffsofiz]

Travis is soooo funny as Bell. Now i'm conflicted about his tenure in this campaign lol.

[@zippacna]

the moment travis sat at the table and talked i was like 'WAIT, is he Bertrand? If he is this is gonna be great' i cant wait to see more

[@TheBigManBear]

I don't trust Travis. I'm thinking he's got something else going on other than just Bertrand Bell. I mean, how can a 70 - 80 year old man advance in an adventure when he can't even stay awake past 7:30? I mean look what he did with Fjord. Its why I love the man.

[@4rtiphi5hal19]

@@TheBigManBear So what you thinking, a changeling? Bell is a pretty prominent figure right, it's not like he's faking his age

[@TheBigManBear]

@@4rtiphi5hal19 I have a serious feeling that he's a werewolf. Two reasons: 1. Bertrand Bell claims to have slain the whispering werewolf of the North. What if it bit him, and hebis cursed? 2. Travis loves werewolves.

[@4rtiphi5hal19]

@@TheBigManBear oh very true, do werewolves have longer lifespans?

[@CrazyMattLine]

The lack of Laudna in this is criminal

[@serenitysilvermoon]

She's a fun scary

[@rakkasaniron1696]

@@serenitysilvermoon Nah, she's scary scary.

[@1SunnyDaze0]

@@rakkasaniron1696 It's a good thing

[@C4PT41NSL1NKY]

The whiplash of going from Caduceus to Ashton is absolutely wonderful

[@C4PT41NSL1NKY]

@@azgaard probably just "Fuck you!"

[@AtelaLafford]

travis really knows how to play a geezer and i'm having a fucking blast bc of it. so happy to see your comps again!

[@jesterssketchbook]

Awesome use of close-ups and edits, Nico - this really lets you see the interactions in a totally new light

[@deffdefying4803]

Travis’ physical comedy is honestly unparalleled

[@spenceroneil4747]

Hes amazing

[@Grim_Sister]

Travis: I am going to make myself unromancable as possible Internet: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

[@scorpius1401]

00:00:33 Robbie's lip/chin quiver was one of my favorite reactions 😆 Thank you for the upload 🙂

[@rhylin26]

1:02 Welcome to the table Robbie!

[@Icipherx]

I seriously love him being there. Haven't seen ExU but he's already made a great impression on me!

[@Blue_Lunacy]

I recalled somebody said a condolences to Laura during one of Travis acting old anticsm, something along the line of "This is your awaiting future." XD Didn't quite catch who it was though.

[@AtelaLafford]

liam!

[@shannononeill482]

Taliesen said "this is his final form" and Matt goes "a snapshot of the future".

[@Kris_Toffer]

I loved the first episode so much. Also, Robbie fits in so well that I at certain points legit forgot that he wasn't part of the main cast. I hope he stays a while.

[@CaptainPerfect]

Yeah same, personally didnt like that much on EXU but robbie was such a gem, and now seeing his chemistry with the cast is great. If they wanted to add a eight member, robbie would be one I would not be against.

[@devilsadvocate6381]

"OMGAWD ARE YOU DORIAN STORM"?! don't even bother burying me, I'm destroyed

[@kikikanzaki1539]

0:00 The origin of Fresh Cut Grass's name 1:25 Sam's new drinking jug breaks Matt 2:28 "Critical Role [does not] endorse knife-f*cking!" "NO!!" 3:30 Bertrand painfully regrets offering to pay for inn rooms 4:37 How Ashton and F.C.G feel about their new group 5:43 Robbie rolls a nat 1 on Dorian's musical performance 7:32 Orym wakes up a very old and confused Bertrand and tries to ask him a question, Bertrand proceeds to fall back asleep.

[@Skaroosh]

Man grandpa Travis is a riot! I hope he makes it at least to session 3!

[@yuki97kira]

Can you hear that? My heart breaking under my smile and tears

[@laymerick8621]

Liam leaning on to Laura in tears is such a mood

[@diamaf]

Twinnies!

[@PeTTs0n88]

Stream started at 4AM local time here, was 100% worth it. Might've confused a few neighbors laughing out loud at that hour. ^^

[@TroySpartan247]

I love Sir Bertrand. He’s like Gaston, but without being a douchebag

[@agent_8167]

The word you are looking for is HIMBO

[@harveyy8387]

I already know I'm going to fall in love with these characters 🤣

[@NicoNeilson]

Imogen and FCG already have my heart

[@davidparkes7741]

Laudna as well, for me anyway.

[@InfernoWarden]

Favorite moment so far: Robbie desperately trying to hold in his laughter after the Pussy incident 😂😂

[@DeavTech]

I was so excited when Robbie joined the table! I hope this leads to more expanded parties and players in the future.

[@TheRyssaRave]

Robbie trying not to laugh at the beginning made me wheeze

[@devinspencer1678]

Robbie's tavern performance was one of my favorite bits. It was just so perfectly detailed and acted out. I honestly would love it if he stayed for the whole campaign

[@minimeh5519]

That episode was so funny, I loved it. As usual Sam is a comedic genius. I'm looking forward to rewatching it again when it's up on yt! Thank you for the highlights you do. They're great!

[@ian3314]

Thanks for the video! I look forward to these almost as much as the episode itself. Keep up the great work!

[@NicoNeilson]

Thank you 🥺

[@MrProfessorSomeGuy]

I am so glad, that I finally found a video with Bertrand sleeping! Thanks for the video!

[@jeniferdavis1858]

dorian's little slink back to Fearne makes me want to hug him. he's just a little guy!!

[@theanyktos]

This whole episode was amazing, I can't wait for more :D

[@spyderling7498]

Travis playing old men will always be the funniest shit

[@idkmanjustvibingiguess59]

Most (if not all, depending on Laudna's race or subclass) do not have darkvision, so it could be very interesting in later parts of the campaign

[@swiftraven2346]

Sam: *drinks from stupid ass containers* Everyone else: "He can't keep getting away with this"

[@dopetrashman7730]

I love the "No!" that Matt does when Sam says jokes about CR indorsing knife-fucking. XD

[@franciscoborjaescobarsuare5802]

So Bertrand is basically a JoJo reference at this point

[@billstephens396]

Mojo Jojo?

[@tylertakamori2541]

Possibly Joseph Joestar?

[@joka]

oh. my. god.

[@FartOfAsspiration]

OH MY GOOOOODDDDDD

[@The_Bean_Machine_]

The first clip is just Robbie realizing what this campaign is going to be like if he stays. And I think he's liking it.

[@FuwaNekoNya]

I cannot tell you how glad i am to see Fearne in C3

[@Nex_Omne]

This episode was everything and more, im so glad they're back

[@danielstephens1185]

Poor Robbie was soooo unprepared for Sam!

[@LoryK98]

Travis is an amazing old man impersonator

[@lauravturner]

0:37 That right there, ladies and gents and other, is the face of a man who just realised he might have to RP as a canon robot character named Pussy.

[@cherryblossomwriter23]

I full-on died during these!! XD Sam is a comedic genius!!

[@NicoNeilson]

Big same 😂

[@Rated314]

For being someone so new to DnD, that Sam has been Upper Tier gameplay wise, for both campaigns so far... and has been the RP highlight is beyond nuts

[@wishstruck]

the theatre i was in was dying of laughter that didn't stop for a solid 5 minutes

[@cherryblossomwriter23]

@@wishstruck I wish I could've been at the theater, but the closest one was four hours away 🙃

[@taskendeer]

I looove how the smells bit was such a slow burner... everyone just slowly deteriorated into madness xD

[@WisakJ]

Im so happy to have your compilations once again

[@CRayZWoLF1990]

All hail Lord Nico, emissary of highlights Keeper of ther Tome of HYWDT. All hail Lord Flando, Master of the Time(stamps) Patriarch of the heart of Luxon

[@sammy431]

They all look so happy to be at the same table again! G-d there were so many times that this episode made me laugh so hard I had tears.

[@dank_smirk2ndchannel200]

It seems as though Sam has gone from merely sniffing gasoline to drinking it.

[@moonlight2870]

I want sam to play a giant and drink from the tiniest of mugs

[@lilmaeifert]

So glad you’re still doing these! Thank you!

[@heykak]

I love Travis playing Bell, but I also hope that its just a introductory character

[@georgebeswick7549]

I think matt put a tweet out last week saying about it, aswell as the ExU crew aswell

[@cinnabonbons]

I think they are staggering the character intros, which is fine. Everyone will get their time to settle in as their new characters individually and it avoids the awkward classic “we all conveniently met in a pub” trope. They can all meet in different, unique ways.

[@TacticalReaper56]

Marisha MMA elbows gonna dent that beautiful gass can.😂 builds character tho.

[@ossiencadwallourien-modred447]

dude the sleeping Bertrand and Orym dialogue is so amazing

[@PaigeDyerASMR]

I absolutely agree with the title of this video 😂

[@NicoNeilson]

Hell yea 😂

[@Phantomvalthus]

indeed, i like how travis is just playing Bell as a boomer at some points

[@Mattdovah]

Oh man, I can already see the trauma that Sam's character is gonna unleash upon all of us...

[@jkl1110]

It came out of nowhere.,........i skipped wheezing and immediately couldn't breathe

[@deltablaze77]

So amazing, I just can't wait until Thursday!!

[@Liptowww]

I love how Taliesin 'ad d4' Jaffe changed to Taliesin 'fuck off' Jaffe 😂

[@nickthedreamer4434]

Old Bert just reminds me of my Grandpa and I absolutely love it.

[@Vitruvian_Person]

The new background for the video thumbnail is awesome

[@EightThreeEight]

1:42 Taliesin: "I mean, we knew that already."

[@Filly437]

So happy at Travis's character choice, been waiting for him to play an old man again ever since C2E3!

[@Chloroplastspectrum]

Thanks to your closeups, the F.C.G. & Ashton interaction “I trust you,” “You would have no reason not to,” “Nope definitely not” comes off in a new way. Taliesin’s eyebrows are telling quite a story… I just wish I knew what it was! My suspicion’s about F.C.G.’s time in “stasis” continue to grow, but how was Ashton involved?

[@DocEJ]

Someone else said it in a response to a comment here but im gonna write it down too to look back in 50 episodes: FCG will not just be Fresh Cut Grass with the smell jokes: he has amnesia and is just making stuff up that will lighten up the rest (cause shrink vibes) See you in 50 eps when this either rings true or not, but Sam is definatelly gonna make us cry over this stupid robit xD

[@jaymereynolds9172]

I'm so happy to see Bertrand Bell-end again, even if it turns out he's only here for a short time. As showcased by Chutney Travis really knows how to play funny geriatrics. Thanks for the highlights!

[@littlefurnace]

I am convinced FCG's backstory with Dancer is going to culminate in an "are we human or are we dancer" quote

[@volteer1332]

I know nothing of the campaign but I assure you that sam is not above doing this for a chance to make a pun

[@littlefurnace]

@@volteer1332 lol, yeah he did it a few months ago. It was as ridiculous and funny as I expected 😂

[@JacobGrim]

I love Sam losing it to Travis' old man jokes

[@Fanboy204]

It is great seeing Robbie having so much fun and fitting right in with the gang

[@florencepinkston8663]

The hardest I've ever laughed at CR (and I've laughed pretty hard before) was at that Bertrand Bell bit. Rewatched it three times, loosing my shit each time. Absolutely hysterical.

[@rimurutempest4945]

Still can’t get over how Taliesin literally is playing a Punk Rock, and he and Sam together are Rock n Roll

[@jonathonbartos5420]

And Sam is a literal Healbot.

[@christophercook4819]

I love how Sam can break the entire table for like ten minutes with just a couple casually said words and the flask was amazing! 🤣

[@santi3991]

This campaign man, this campaign will make Matt descend into complete and utter madness!

[@edwardespinoza266]

I just realized, with F.C.G name origins and with the blades of grass on his chest, there was once a robot going around with a p****y stamp at one point

[@LocalMaple]

You left out the two times the earring got swiped. That better become a running gag. Every session, somebody tries to steal it.

[@Dekkuran]

Happy first comp vid of the new campaign, Nico!