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Guys. Do yall feel like BH are given less grace for complexity and "Bad decisions" cause... I've have not been here for the time that cr1 and cr2 aired, but i kinda got the impression that for some reason BH are disliked way more? Like sure a lot of people disliked Keyleth, and Percy, and Beau, and Caleb, but i have never seen it to THAT extent when every word that comes from any members mouth is heavily criticized? I've seen it on reddit, on twitter (But that's not a surprise i guess) and some on tumblr. Sure it's a valid concern that cr3 feels rushed, and yeah, comparing to the other two i agree. But I'm talking about the characters specifically. Why it feels like there's some sort of stigma against BH? Am i missing something? Am i imagining this? Specifically the last oh... I don't know...50 episodes? More? Every one of them sparks a HEATED hate train at least against one member. It just doesn't feel right.
a quick bert and fearnie
Humor me for a second. Imagine if there was one more regular Critical Role player to make Laura and Marisha's starting dou a trio.
Hear me out... now make their pc a centaur. You have Laundna the creepy warlock, Imogen cowgirl sorcerer, and their cluess cinnamon role centaur third.
Illusaiyra Inder Andermuur
(ill · loo · sai · ruh) (in · der) (and · ur · mor)
Nickname(s): Ily, Indy
Race: Elf (variant)
Class: Star Caller
Alignment: Neutral good
Illusaiyra Andermuur is a Star Caller with a warm and blithe personality. Wonderfully kind and cordial, she has a soft spot for the broken. Though she’s told time and time again that there is little use for broken objects, she argues that though they might never be fixed; they deserve to be loved. An ideal seen mirrored in her interactions with people. For all of her diplomacy, Illusaiyra is still a child. She can be immature, naïve, and sensitive when prodded. When in trusted company, this lighter side of Illusaiyra quickly becomes more apparent. Her instinctive immaturity and acceptance of her reliance on others flourishes in her travels with the Bells’. So much so that it eventually overthrows her maturity and becomes a charm of her character.
Art by the wonderful @oliviajoytaylor
Indy: "I spent so long waiting in the wings, my feathers decayed and I didn't even notice."
FCG: ...
Indy: "How can I fly now, with nothing but hollow bones?"
The Rest of the Bells totally not eavesdropping:
Five times Bells Hells notices how much Imogen cares for the child who travels with them — and the one time she realizes for herself.
Written in collaboration with the incredibly kind @somethingwritey
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Laudna & Original Child Character, Laudna & Imogen Temult, Laudna/Imogen Temult
Five times the littlest party member depends on Laudna — and the one time Laudna depends on her.
Written in collaboration with the incredibly talented @somethingwritey
In case the insane length of the (ongoing) Imodna supercut hasn’t truly hit people, I bring to you a little list that should put it into perspective:
Rambling/more info under the cut
So a couple months ago out of sheer boredom I looked up a bunch of duo/relationship Supercuts for CR (17 total) and compiled their lengths and put them in order by length. And even when I made it, Imodna was ahead by a LANDSLIDE, but the difference just keeps getting crazier and crazier with each new episode. And with their recent reconciliation I figured I might as well share it.
And as you can see the difference between First and Second place is insane. The Imodna supercut is nearly 4 TIMES the length of Callowpea which is holding firmly onto second place.
And yes I understand that there are a lot of confounding variables such as some Supercuts being incomplete or not fully updated, differing supercut compilers and their different ways of editing (the biggest example being the switch from LuOdara’s Imodna supercut vids to Izzylool’s in the calculation). One could also cite the Imodna supercut switching focus onto some group shenanigans during the split as a confounding variable. However with those two videos being two of the shortest in the whole playlist, adding up to a total of like an hour, it really doesn’t change much in the gran scheme of things.
Either way, this was always just a fun little project I originally made for myself, but thought I’d share today.
Additional stats/info:
- For the longest time I calculated this by mental math so I stuck to only adding minute and hours rather than seconds. But the exact time as done by a calculator is: 33 hours 13 minutes and 32 seconds, which is equal to 1993 minutes or 119,612 seconds. So the seconds I didn’t count ended up adding up to around 10 minutes.
- Callowpea’s exact time would be 10 hours 6 minutes and 57 seconds, equal to 606 minutes or 36,417 seconds.
-Beauyasha’s exact time would be 7 hours 42 minutes and 49 seconds, equal to 462 minutes or 27,769 seconds.
Final Notes
- I didn’t include every supercut on the list, but if anyone is curious about the rest/if a pairing is included let me know. Same goes for it anyone would be interested in an update in a couple months.
- A huge huge HUGE shoutout to every supercut creator, y’all are amazing and this post wouldn’t be anything without you. Huge respect for the effort and time you spend putting these videos together.
- And finally and most importantly: Please DO NOT use this post to hate on other people and their ships. Like I said this was just a fun little personal project that I thought was really interesting. Every single ship in this list is valid and good regardless of the length of their supercut. So as long as you enjoy them and the time they get, that’s all that matters.
Is anyone else still caught up on the parallels between Imogen and Opal?? Because I am.
I was revisiting my c3e92 and c3e93 live thoughts and came across two big points:
Firstly the parallel of Ted disappearing in order to protect Opal with Liliana disappearing to protect Imogen. And the contrast of Ted, who did so by becoming an inseparable part of Opal while Liliana tore herself away desperately trying to separate herself from Imogen. Both done out of a will to protect the other. (Fyi This was written during e92 before the Aevilux reveal)
Secondly, after the Aevilux reveal, this connection hit me: The locket Imogen got from Relvin (potentially carried by Liliana) carried her baby fingerprint and the words “The better halves make/become a better whole.” A sentiment that Imogen tries to use at the Malleus Key and on Ruidus to get through to her mom. And who is a near perfect literal manifestation of this? THE AEVILUX. The people who split their souls in two (or were born separate in Opal/Ted’s case) and live independently before reuniting again and becoming more powerful for it.
Now imagine Imogen and Opal were to meet (obviously possible as both are being pushed to fight Predathos/those trying to free it) and Imogen repeats the locket phrase and something about it sounds so familiar to Opal, but she just can’t remember it. The group realize that there are gaps in Opal’s memory. Eventually Imogen is able to restore Opal’s memories, living through them alongside Opal in the process (kind of like how she projected herself into Laudna’s head in e103). Then Opal helping Imogen get through to her mom in turn. Or even just them fighting side by side to prove how much stronger you can be if you stop running from your better half. That coming together is a way better way to protect someone than running away and fighting those battles alone.
TLDR: I need Imogen and Opal to meet and talk this instant. Please Mattholomew Mercer I would do anything.
Revisited the cooldown episode for c3e93 and for my own personal wellbeing I am choosing to believe that Laura also sees the Opal-Imogen connection.
Like just look at this reaction to confirmation that Opal is also gonna be fighting Predathos:
Like you cannot tell me this news hasn’t opened something up to her. She is totally planning. She sees the story enhancing potential I just know it.
CR give me either:
1. Laura talking about/acknowledging the similarities between Opal and Imogen (stuff I’ve discussed in my last post) and/or talking about their potential dynamic on like a 4-sided dive or at a panel/convention
OR
2. Opal and Imogen meeting in campaign 3 and having a discussion/moment(s) with just the two of them. Where they can actually connect/bond over these similarities and maybe even help each other.
Actually I lied I want both. And I would do anything to get even just a single mention from ANY of the cast on this.
Signed,
The most passionate Imogen-Opal friendship truther
Taliesin’s character is very gender, as always, but can we also appreciate that he really said, “Try to kill my character this campaign, Matt, I dare you.”
I wonder if the cast won’t name themselves like Bertrand’s Bells, but will name themselves something with Bell in it as a homage to him. I’m sure someone else will come up with something more clever, but The Bell Tolls, Bell Ringers, Hells Bells, something like that
RIP to all the fan artists who spent so long on their campaign 3 group artworks and then this happens
Okay folks repeat after me: it’s okay to critic the things we love.
People criticizing critical role’s lack of diversity, especially in light of their campaign setting, have a valid point. You can acknowledge that and still enjoy campaign three.
drawing ashton in class (i miss them your honour)
+progress
hair down fcg!
ashtoonnn
