Sam and Aabria Send The Cast Into a Laughing Fit | Critical Moments EXU Calamity

[@CriticalMomentsu]

Who knew i needed divorce couple RP so bad in my life 😂😂

[@Tensen01]

d20s The Unsleeping city has some great ones

[@jishnubhattacharya3387]

@@Tensen01 I WAS just about to say

[@UchihaKat]

@@Tensen01 When it opened with a sentient lion door knocker and an Ex-Husband, I was low key thrown off that it wasn't Lou answering as Kingston. XD

[@VICloudkicker]

@@UchihaKat Kingston Brown from Uptown Exandria!

[@romxxii]

@@Tensen01 Anytime Ally Beardsley is involved you can bet your bottom dollar they'll need an estranged couple RP. Also, let's not forget Matt's own one-man divorced-couple RP in C3, that was pretty tight too.

[@foolslayer9416]

"I'm not safe on this side of the table..." Travis, to say that is an understatement would be booping the bear on the snout.

[@ShaggyRogers1]

Travis is in a different movie entirely.

[@jeroen92]

I mean look at those nails

[@michaelbrucato7180]

2:12 for anyone who wants to hear Travis say it

[@RozenockDoll]

Makes people sound abusive.

[@LordAaronus]

saying ANYTHING while on that side of the table would be booping the bear on the snout

[@bellamiller870]

Watching Lou “I AM FAITHFUL, I WAS FAITHFUL, I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO BE FAITHFUL” Wilson react to this does kill me a little

[@rosiecooper8030]

Uh, I think we're forgetting Brennan "Misty Moore! She has wanted to fuck you for years!" Lee "Lazuli I loved, and this is just politics " Mulligan

[@Amirahnations]

I need to know the context of this so badly-

[@girlwhaleshark]

@@Amirahnations it’s a quote from lou’s character kingston in a dimension 20 season called unsleeping city :)

[@cosmic_poet7326]

SHE‘S A GODDAMN CENTAUR!!!

[@haku8135]

I imagine this happened by Sam just going up to Aabria and saying "we should get divorced" And then she just agreed with no further questions.

[@Landis963]

If I remember the tale correctly, Sam pitched the idea of being someone's ex and Aabria jumped at the chance.

[@postulater]

Not even a "Lets get married then be divorced" just a "Lets get divorced." & she's just like "I'll allow it."

[@Reblwitoutacause]

@@postulaterif I recall her recounting she said “PICK ME! ME! I WANT THIS!” or something to that effect.

[@SethRGray]

@@Reblwitoutacause I believe her exact words were, according to her "I WANT TO DO THIS A NORMAL AMOUNT"

[@fluidstatic5564]

Sam and Aabriya have incredible comedic chemistry, and I'm sad we're only getting this dynamic for four episodes

[@kei2kei]

Watch their Elder Scroll One-shots

[@jeremyrosal6049]

At the end of the day, this is a business now. So things that do really well will likely be continued in some form or another. But even as nerdy fans of the game and players, the cast will also probably be just as hooked as we are and will want to explore this stuff further. This particular party of characters may only get four episodes, but there will almost certainly be more off-shoots to explore. Hell, this group may even get a kind of sequel mini-series like Kymal was, depending on how the story plays out in these four episodes.

[@romxxii]

@@jeremyrosal6049 It's a business, but I think they still will push things that they enjoy. Original Flavor EXU was notoriously divisive and has much lower stream and VOD numbers than either mainline CR campaigns or even other one-shots run by other DMs, but they still continued the Crownkeeper story with EXU Kymal. I know for a fact I'm one of the few people who enjoy that mini-series during live streams, with plenty of people just complaining or hyper-focusing on rules interpretations.

[@fictionmyth]

​@@romxxii I swear, if they disconnected the thing from D&D completely, and said, "It's a home brew rules set." or something like that, it would make the toxicity so much less prevalent. The "Um, ahkchuleee!!!!" crowd are the worst. They try to suck the joy right out of everything the show does. I get that you're trying to impress other people with your knowledge of the game and its rules, that you want to keep the players and DM honest, and/or at times, try to use the rules to pick apart the story but try to do that without being insufferable. (Not YOU romxxii, just to be clear but YOU the people who do that.) It is ultimately the DM's game, the player's consent for the DM to make the game his, and none of you get a say in how any of it works. You're not there, you don't matter, and you can leave if you're unhappy. Either A) Enjoy things or B) Don't. You can also C) Talk about the things you found fault with, in relation to the show and the game's regular rules, in such a way that doesn't annoy literally everyone, informs those who might honestly want to know so they don't play/DM it wrong, and then still seem like a decent human being. There are other options, obviously, but they end with, "And have everyone roll their eyes at you, then ignore everything else you have to say, and hate you forever..."

[@romxxii]

​@@fictionmyth I think even if they started the show with "Welcome to Critical Role, the show where a bunch of nerdy ass voice actors sit around and play a legally distinct ruleset loosely based on 5E SRD" you'd still get idiots in chat complaining about their misuse of a spell or something.

[@KalvyNoodle]

"I... I don't hate you..." I'm over here straight weeping

[@runedoom]

I'm here bi weeping.

[@LovingMadman]

over here gay sobbing

[@jaimeruiz7837]

Wtf is wrong with you people?

[@blablubb4553]

@@jaimeruiz7837 I'm nonbinary bawling.

[@sandpiperr]

@@jaimeruiz7837 It's called a joke. Lighten up!

[@flintyoungblood]

That is one aspect people forget about with a divorce, it's rarely clean, severing two lives. And while you got divorced for a reason, you were together for a reason too. There's still going to be aspects of that person you liked, memories you shared you're still fond of. Some divorcees even get together occasionally to make love. It doesn't have to mean a complete ending.

[@nathanbrown8196]

Watching all the boys just duck and look away at the mention of the assistant made this scene feel so real for a moment.

[@FireFr0ggy]

Sam and Aabria gearing up to break our hearts when the Calamity (most likely) kills them.

[@romxxii]

Aabria is determined to _not_ die to the Calamity, which is why she's playing an Abjuration Wizard with high Con and Eldritch Adept > Armor of Shadows. Free Mage Armor that restores HP every casting, can theoretically just sit in a corner and do nothing but cast Mage Armor until HP is fully restored.

[@AresSG]

Yes and they'll die holding each other as Sam reminds her of the good times.

[@cancerino666]

@@romxxii ah yes, very useful when the city comes crashing down to the earth, and the DM rolls 200D10 bludgeoning damage

[@markuswelander8551]

@@cancerino666 They are going to land in the next episode.

[@stevenhurst4236]

Going off on a limb here, but I would say this comment aged rather well, wouldn't you?

[@lumberluc]

"Are you making you social status me problem, right now?" "We don't have to." Smooth. "You just have to reply to my messages." "The ones from Aria?" "She's my assistant. She happens to be young. She happens to be attractive." You can literally see the sparks here. Like diamond on steel sparks. "You have my literal unadulterated attention right now" "Well, that'll make the first time that's ever happen" And there's the fire.

[@felipeparra551]

not gonna lie: I feared for eeeeveryone's life at that table, in that "unadulterated" moment. Aabria is such a GOOD performer!

[@Iguanaparrots]

“Diamond and Steel” is such a perfect representation of Loquacious and Laerryn

[@soshi4017]

Bruh Lou gushing over Sam's speech at the end was literally me when I first saw at, and literally me everytime I see this part again.

[@garagebandarchive]

quite literally twirling his hair 🥺

[@collinspears9861]

It’s like watching professional athletes play a sport. Brennan sets the ball perfectly and Sam and Aabria just pass it back and forth effortlessly

[@milokoleske6042]

lol we need a supercut of lou reacting to divorce couple rp

[@brianclarke9861]

Watching Lou in any campaign is such a good time.

[@left8277]

"I WAS faithful! I AM faithful! I would have CONTINUED to be faithful!" Lives rent free in my head forever

[@mothdown]

@@left8277 what is this from?? please i must know

[@left8277]

@@mothdown Dimension 20: the Unlseeping City S1!!

[@Danheron2]

Is it just me or do I know exactly how this marriage went down the drain from this interaction alone lol

[@sammyiel9626]

Narcissism I think so too

[@Danheron2]

@@sammyiel9626 someone who requires a lot of attention and someone who’s not In a place to give it

[@sammyiel9626]

@@Danheron2 sure but also Sam said "best behavior" or something like that. It's sad to think they still love eachother but can't be together bc of their life choices

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

She's obsessed with her work and he's obsessed with himself

[@jeroen92]

Sam is such a sweettalker haha the true embodiment of a bard.

[@KoNekoNoUta]

sam's ability to talk his way out of an deadly encounter is just pure magic.

[@anewhero1216]

What did Lou say in the wrap up episode? Something like "You can't rock up to the table with a bard when you're sharing a table with the bard-est bard to have ever barded"? Lol

[@triccele]

I really wish Sam gets to be on a Dimension 20 side quest... he would be great on it.

[@100PercentEAT]

I'm hoping that maybe they did a collaboration thing where, since Starstruck Odyssey just ended on Dimension20 and this ExU: The Calamity is 4 episodes long, they are having a: be on our show for 4 episodes and we'll be on your show for 4 episodes. Love every DM main at both tables styles and have wanted them all to collaborate at the same time for so long. My dream is that the Criticalrole cast gets a short 4 episode season in The Unsleeping City, but thats probably a pipe dream.

[@BlueflameKing1]

Him, Emily, and ally would bring complete and total chaos.

[@Del-Lebo]

Aabria's "quiet" reaction eyes are SO fun! Such great acting and personality!!!!!!!!

[@crazygamer_1082]

I love when the wedding talk happened you can tell (whoever does the lighting) were trying to figure out the tone. 😂 It went from comedic bright to a dull pleasant-melancholy purple so quick, they were really trying to set the mood bless them. 😌🙏

[@jiffah]

I love how these two groups intermingle more and more. Aabria and Brennan fill me with immense joy.

[@micahnewby7964]

Somewhere there's a universe, *_very_* similar to our own, in which Travis is actually _in between_ Aabria and Sam... And woe betide him 🤣

[@Eszra]

Travis had to sit near them and can almost see his fear.

[@ravenhalliwlel]

The reaction of cast ever time she says you mean messages from Aria cracks me up. Also Travis like "I don't feel safe on this on the side of table"

[@aromaladyellie]

I didn't know I needed Sam and Aabria playing divorcees until like, a week or so ago. But it turns out, I absolutely needed it. I wanna see this 4-episode series animated PURELY TO SEE ALL OF THIS in glorious animated form. I kinda feel like they give off the vibes of very much being still in love with each other, but Laerynn AND Loquatius both know that Laerynn is married to her ambitions (not even her job, her ambitions) first and foremost, and Quay will always come second to them. It's quite sad.

[@carlycchapman]

I got that as well when watching this that Quay and Laerynn were very much still in love, especially at the end

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

"I'm not safe on this side of the table" oh Travis just wait until you're in her crosshairs while Sam eggs her on

[@MrPtrlix]

Sam's timing is so crazy good whether it's comedic or emotional.

[@justaguyperson]

I recall sam saying something along the lines of "well that would be the first time that's ever happened" but I can't really remember the context but I remember it being hilarious

[@alcero1514]

Yeah, Laerryn went "You have my conpletely unadultered attention right now" and he answered that whitout missing a beat lol

[@justaguyperson]

@@alcero1514 it was glorious

[@Landis963]

It was a beautiful one-two punch of precision snipes that, sadly, I don't think made it into this video: Laerryn: "You have my ... _unadulterated_ attention right now." Loquacious: "Well that would be the first time that's ever happened."

[@Aloysius_OHare]

its so sad because its the Calamity...I'm ready to cry at the end of this segment of EXU

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

Sam's: "My darling..." is just absolutely perfect delivery, he knows how to play dickish characters to a T.

[@carlycchapman]

I didn't see Quay as being a dick, I may need to rewatch

[@blumelodiez]

Obsessed with their chemistry! Can never go wrong the divorced couple with lingering tension trope 😂👌

[@savingpyro]

Brennan drinking coffee at 2:12 like that Kermit drinking tea meme.

[@RashaundaSpears]

I wouldn't be mad if Laerryn threw a fireball at him. I had a feeling she was thinking it.

[@grahamrafferty5969]

I believe it was actually a fire bolt

[@ionfalcom1]

fireball would be a BIT much.

[@Reblwitoutacause]

I want nothing more than Calamity to be Animated. It could be sooooooo good.

[@ThomasUfnalCrowlake]

A beautiful moment, but you cut out probably ny favourite part: "You've got my unADULTERATED attention" "Well that would be the first time that ever happened"

[@jedder]

Just the description, voice, and line of the doorknocker killed me. XD

[@dawnbrightlight]

Brennan dropping that mood lighting really made the scene for me.

[@lillianconstencedoodles]

YOU CUT THE BEST PART!!!!!

[@kei2kei]

Also the one where Cerrit and Laeran was asking Quay about Bolo

[@Leytier]

Aabria knows how to play a woman scorned amazingly 😂

[@junkname9983]

throughout EXU, she's shown she's got two emotions: angry frustration and befuddled confusion. that's about it.

[@SingingSealRiana]

@@junkname9983 it is increadably funny to me to see the difference between her dm vibes and how she comes across as a player here

[@earlgaytea]

i love the way lou starts smiling as soon as brennan starts describing the knocker

[@dungeonguy88]

Brennan's ability to keep a straight face just getting killed by Sam's shenanigans.

[@55Gleek]

I am in love with Aabria and Sam right now!

[@MrInsiipid]

God how I wish this was 40 episodes instead of 4...

[@Mellow_Owl]

... How did I never realize Sam was my boy Alphinaud...

[@Exman33x9001]

Only in a realm reborn

[@Mellow_Owl]

@@Exman33x9001 No, I thought he got plastic surgery and changed his name temporarily~ (I am very aware they changed voice actors after ARR. I mean.. Kind of obvious. xD ) But yeah pleasant surprise on my end.

[@CaioVictor20101]

wait what? really?

[@Mellow_Owl]

@@CaioVictor20101 Yup! I dont know why it took me this long to realize it and ive been watching their videos for a good few months now ahahaha

[@krackawoody2556]

Wait till you find out Taliesen was Thancred

[@elizabethkblanco4620]

This hits different now…

[@Direwolf181]

It really does... this is just pain...

[@pelleatkinson4698]

wtf, why did you cut the comback from luq? like what

[@SoulfullyUnaware]

I wish it included the unadulterated attention bit, that was funny

[@alexanderlab.6608]

It'd be really cool if you dropped a timestamp link in the description

[@siiilver8739]

1:02:17 in ep 1 :)

[@lnfreeman]

Lou and Travis LIVE for the drama

[@RiskyFriskyHandle]

Good duo! More!

[@stevenjordan2049]

so..... where was the laughing fit??? this was more of a sad tear down the face fit then a laughing fit...

[@Klespyrian]

I really don't think any live play will ever top Calamity.

[@Ice-Climber]

I do have to know, who's idea it was for Sam and Aabriya to play a divorced couple?

[@BossDragon3000]

Sam

[@DubhMornie]

sam mentions in the wrap-up (kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4quZZKbh7iGmJY) that he wanted to be divorced, and Aabria jumped at the oportunity of being the ex-wife

[@attackins1470]

...where was the laughing fit? There was some chuckling but nothing that I would call a laughing fit.

[@asaxander740]

God damnit Sam!

[@thatepicwizardguy]

there was no laughing fit.

[@kalipassion04]

Her talking to him whilst looking up to the sky pleading with the gods to hold her back from snatching him is why black players are so important to DnD. That type of reaction only comes from experience lol and I live for it.

[@motodog242]

Ahhh yes, because black people are such rage machines? Is that what you're saying? They have to hold in their "physical tendencies" more than any other race? Race has nothing to do with her expressions and I pity you for thinking that way.

[@XeineerCAspa]

I thought she was just a good actress

[@Dragon_Lair]

What does being black have to do with long nails? Just about anyone can play D&D. The most important part is is that everyone is having fun.

[@bessieburnet9816]

As a girl of black heritage, what does being black have anything to do with anything you just said?

[@Rafauku]

ooooh i love seeing three stupid ass replies in this yesss start the drama!

[@CharalamposKoundourakis]

A... risky roleplay choise.

[@carlycchapman]

How? It was Sam's idea, he wanted to play a character who was divorced and Aabria jumped at the chance to be the Ex Wife.

[@chalor182]

Did Sam really make a character just to make fun of Matt? 😂😂

[@Miskinello]

How is it making fun of Matt??

[@carlycchapman]

Please explain how Quay is meant to make fun of Matt

[@chalor182]

​@carlycchapman Matt previously and somewhat notoriously in earlier campaign mispronounced quay (word for a dock or small island, pronounced "key") as "qway". (Kind of like the whole sigil/sigul thing way back when). So this character seems very much a reference to that and also very in keeping with Sam's humor.

[@ShepardCommander]

Maybe its just me but I find it boring and lame. And its fine if its just me. I don't understand how this makes anyone excited for D&D. If it was acting sure, this thing runs like a bad Spanish novella, but if I want to see that (and I do ocassionally) I would just tune in on the tv and would have the full experience. I understand the excitement from the on the spot acting, but where is the adventure/wonder/amusement that is so characteristic of epic fantasy? Ever since the first Season, Critical Role has been a downward spiral for me as an original fan. I saw a youtuber once comment that the whole show is carried by Matt Mercer, but I don't think even Matt can save the cascading tumble down that will eventually end without a fanbase that is Critical Role. I believe the show will reach it's peak sometime this year or next and then begin it's slow descent into oblivion.

[@caelandemaziere7939]

"critical role has been in a downward spiral" "I believe the show will reach its peak sometime this year or the next" ?

[@BenSmith-oq8pj]

There’s a lot more to DND than just epic fantasy and adventure, it’s one aspect sure but it should not be the only focus. Critical role isn’t on a decline, it’s numbers are only growing as it becomes more mainstream (The Legend of Vox Machina), and so your opinion doesn’t reflect the truth of the situation. And are you telling me that you watched the fist episode of EXU calamity and couldn’t find any of the “wonder/amusement” there was in campaign 1?! It’s the first episode for Christ’s sake, I’m not sure why you expected there to be adventure to rival C1. But hey if you have fallen out of love with Critical role that’s fine, but no need to share that negativity with the rest of us who are enjoying critical role as it is :)

[@IceMetalPunk]

Dude, D&D (and really, all TTRPGs) is a *roleplaying game.* Roleplaying is acting. The game is about improv. Sure, you can have fantasy and adventure and kill stuff and loot bodies and level up, but you can do all those things in an RPG video game as well. What makes TTRPGs different is that each player gets to embody their character and *act* on the spot. And that's doubly true when professional actors are playing a game for an audience. If you want a home game that's all about killing stuff, you can play that yourself. When you watch a professional actual play like this or D20 or Battle for Beyond, etc., you should realize it's more like Whose Line Is It Anyway with more drama, the points do matter, and the only game is "Dice or Death".

[@caelandemaziere7939]

@@BenSmith-oq8pj This was actually the first time i'd come across the fabled toxic community lol. The main subreddit does a great job of hiding these folks.

[@nem0men_901]

Was there not enough wonder & adventure in even just the first 15 to 30 minutes of the episode, where we saw: - A battle of two gods - A boy fishing in a well of endless stars - A griffon with a body made of outer space matter - A flying city where there are fewer ordinary things than there are magical ones - Incredibly complex automatons that are so common in this universe they are used as public transport?

[@thejcreams6410]

Damn Sam carried that conversation. Aabria probably a great human but when it comes to dnd she’s kinda dead weight. Also the only part everyone laughed that was Brennan’s introduction of Sam which was quite well done.

[@raspberryphoenix8660]

Did you watch the same video I did????????

[@Fenristhegreat]

I agree, but in fairness to Aabria, Sam is incredible at RP and comedy, so much so that he outshines even the regular cast (with the exception of Travis)

[@aerohaelis1]

I believe she played her character perfectly

[@StoicJohnson]

Aabria is so cringe

[@TurntReynolds]

My guy you uploaded a monologue of THE JOKER on your channel-- THAT YOU RECORDED YOURSELF. There is literally nothing more cringier on this planet than that wdym

[@Fenristhegreat]

@@TurntReynolds He's still right though... all you're saying is 'it takes one to know one'.

[@TurntReynolds]

@@Fenristhegreat Did you add "the great" to your username in hopes that one day you might be able to delude yourself into thinking you're great? How's that working out for you so far, do you feel great?

[@Fenristhegreat]

@@TurntReynolds Blimey, nerve touched it would appear... I'm sorry I upset you. I'm sure Aabria deeply appreciates your defence of her roleplaying ability, or lack thereof. I truly hope things pick up for you from here. Best wishes.

[@TurntReynolds]

@@Fenristhegreat what a great response, I see where the name comes from