HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 0:25 Intros 2:35 Intro cinematic (some new stuff in there) 4:10 EPISODE STARTS 5:25 Dorian’s perspective 11:05 Time skips forward, everyone enters 12:45 Fy’ra Rai update 14:10 The Changebringer’s Favor (Fy’ra rolls) 15:45 Opal update 17:30 Flashback fur steal 20:35 Stealing from the rich, giving to the me 22:00 Evading disadvantage 23:05 Dariax beats the house 28:20 Taste of Tal’dorei 29:35 Introducing Morrighan 32:10 Look to the skies (drinking bread) 36:55 Sweet talking 40:05 Fantasy vodka 46:55 Cat the bunny 48:25 Dariax summarizes EXU S1 51:15 The Bromance move 52:35 Opal is charming 57:40 Contagious accent 1:00:40 Making a bucket 1:06:50 Dorian lays it on thick 1:10:50 In the Belly of Dragons 1:18:15 Dariax is bad at math 1:22:35 Morrighan dresses Dariax 1:28:00 Literally all of them have heard voices 1:36:10 BREAK STARTS 1:41:35 Art Montage 1:46:10 BREAK ENDS (making our way) 1:47:30 They plan for awhile 1:52:40 Plan C 1:59:10 Positive affirmations 2:01:45 Dorian’s gift 2:05:50 The plan kicks off, more or less 2:10:05 Fool me threece 2:11:20 Complicated drinks 2:17:15 Already threatening murder 2:21:25 Dariax wants to impress this kid 2:25:40 Men drink seltzer 2:29:45 Ted 2 2:31:35 Deploying Ted 2 2:33:25 Lost in thought 2:35:50 Pocket scarf 2:37:00 Pratt fall plan 2:39:25 Fy’ra is Tharla 2:41:45 A torrid love affair 2:43:20 Glad this all worked out 2:44:20 The Wyvernwind brothers really enjoy the performance 2:47:00 Acting is really hard 2:49:35 Dariax had a rough time with Tharla 2:50:20 Ted 2 is adorable and dangerous 2:51:45 Map out 2:54:00 Requires attunement 2:56:45 Bad impressions 3:01:50 Cyrus is less inspirational 3:05:10 Battle begins 3:13:00 A true poodle 3:13:55 7 is not great 3:16:30 Opal would definitely shoot her friends 3:18:35 Waterbed 3:20:45 Ted 2 is doing their best 3:23:20 Like to dance? (Dorian gets this guy lit) 3:27:25 You’re so big 3:29:55 I’m gonna start calling it a Natty Twen 3:32:30 Everyone group up 3:44:15 Firebooger 3:45:20 HDYWTDT 3:47:45 A soliloquy 4:00:20 HDYWTDT 4:02:40 HDYWTDT 4:03:55 Godless, Grimoire, Girlboss 4:06:30 HDYWTDT 4:12:15 HDYWTDT 4:14:30 They won! 4:25:50 Episode Ends Tonight, I’ll start running my family game through Call of the Netherdeep. I really like this adventure, and I’d like to thank the massive team of writers and artists that put it together. I’ll let y’all know if anything really weird happens. I’m gonna give my sister’s monk a vestige, the Wraps of Dyamak, in the first session. Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?

who's here cause of the recent plot shift?

Who's here because of what happened in C3 ep 92 and you realized you never saw this mini-series? *raises hand*

*tips fedora to everyone else who paused ep 92 of C3 to come here first*

Can we just talk for a second about how Matt, who played Cyrus as he was given such a hard time by the Bell’s Hells, took his first opportunity as a player to get in on giving Cyrus shit.

I love that Matt “encyclopedic mind” Mercer got to recap all of EXU to Morrighan - but had to do it as Dariax the idiot.

Opal: “Let’s steal from the casino.” Fearne, in Marquette: “I sense a disturbance in the Force.”

Dariax, a sorcerer, whose magic comes from his bloodline: "The magic was in me the whole time."

Robbie teasing Erica "NEW KID NEW KID" is so precious. I missed these adorable idiots soo soo much

1:55:50 Matt is such a class act. When Erica asks if she can talk about her spells and abilities directly, Matt gives her a natural, in-character prompt to describe it without using the mechanical words and she heckin' nails it.

The best part about Matt playing in Exu is him giggling at Aabrias DM humor "Are you gonna kill us?!" "Maybe! Maybe i wanna go home early tonight" Matt: "ahehehe i feel that!!"

I want Imogen to meet Opal and hear the cacophony of voices in Opals head.

It's like the moment Dariax could force saving throws instead of rolling his own attacks, he became unstoppable.

Cyrus Wyvernwind, the only himbo that makes Dariax look like Orym

Leave it to Robbie to sum up our glorious boy more than anyone ever has: “If there’s anyone who knows everyone, it’s Shaun Gilmore.”

"You're level six now. I don't have to keep you ALIVE!" -Aabria Iyengar, 2022

OMFG. Opal’s, “hey big lady,” and “how do you feel about olives?” had me dying 😂

Everyone: Are we killing this guy Everyone minus Dorian: No, no, no. Of course not. Dorian: WELLLLLLL!

“Stealing from the rich, giving to the me.” - Opal “Well, we started by peeing off a rooftop, and then we ended up getting in trouble with, like, these people in Emon that were big thieves and shit. Then we went into a big mountain where there was, like, a fiery letter or something. And then we ended up going by this door to the Feywild. And then we ended up going to a place deep in a jungle, where there was, like, awesome elephant people. And then, like, I met a big cat statue that put its spirit inside me. And then we fought this giant, floating box thing that turned into a big, angry face. And then my friend got a crown and it’s crazy.” - Dariax “Hi, big lady.” - Opal “You’d never suspect a poodle from a bunny.” - Opal

I'm surprised no one is talking about how amazing Dariax's gift to Dorian is at 2:01:45??? Canaith Mandolin: Bards wielding a Canaith mandolin had their charming abilities greatly amplified by their magic. Like all Instruments of the Bards, these mandolins had the capability of storing spells. A bard playing a Canaith mandolin could invoke the spells fly, invisibility, levitate, protection from evil and good, cure wounds, dispel magic and protection from lightning each once a day, until the instrument recharged its magic at the next dawn. THIS ITEM IS SO GOOD FOR DORIAN. HOLY SHIT

I had no idea I needed Aabria playing a himbo in my life but her version of Cyrus is absolutely hilarious

8:28 - "I'm starting to learn that everyone has their own free will, and if you put out a call and someone answers, maybe it's not your fault. Maybe they're doing it because they care about you." This is so profound and I just wanted to make sure it didn't get lost in all the other awesomeness.

Cyrus had me sobbing at the “I’m a prince-“ mid-flirt session

I love that Dariax is still trying to upstage his nemesis, Mister, by throwing a booger-fire ball, which is clearly more efficacious than the monkey's flaming poops.

"youve got Ted, youve got the Spider Queen, its a lot of women yelling" im DEAD

Part I: The Blue Prince and the Blueprints Part II: OSHA's Eleven

Seeing Matt's silent, proud moments when the other players strategize their action or accurately look up stats/checks is something I didn't know I needed.

“Sir, if you do not use your action economy, I will BURY you” Aabria Iyengar is a fucking delight

I love how when everyone is trying to figure out something technical Matt is just sitting there with this look on his face like I absolutely know this but I'm gonna give them a min before I say anything

I’ll get that right away . And as I turn around my smile immediately disappears. “God I hate it here” as someone that worked in customer service I felt this in my soul

Crowned Opal is a a magnificent and intimidating sight, and Dariax having a Doom Guy esque rampage needs its own theme song.

I agree I miss Robbie so much. He played his heart out every game. I felt like I was learning and feeling everything with him😭😭😭 I also feel like he brought out the best from the group.

Seeing Robbie again - gives a quiet sob and whispers "we missed you".

I love how Erika uses her character's seductive cuteness without going overboard and overly explicit, so skillful!

Matt's summary of EXU so far in Dariax's voice was amazing! Didn't skip a beat and refreshed my memory on all the high points in one shot, without checking his notes, when it's not even his campaign. Briliant!

Matt being sweet at the end for all the other players, saying that he didn’t do everything….when clearly his character did the major killing of the assassins. That’s how a veteran encourages newer players, helping them feel better about what they are doing. This kind of encouragement is what will help any work or relationship situation. Always think about helping everyone on the team feel good about their work. Well done, Matt…well done.

Dorian getting a 23 on the mandolin check reminds me of the time my musical-prodigy little brother picked up a banjo for the first time. He knew other stringed instruments, but not this one. So he played around with it for a minute or two, just getting a feel for it. Then I jokingly suggested "do Rainbow Connection!" and he just immediately started into it and played the song like it was completely effortless.

Whoever puts the intros together for Critical Role needs a raise

It's great to see Robbie again as well as the rest of the exu crew

‘We’re at the same table nuuurds!’ I’m just happy to see Matt playing again!

I went nuts when I saw Bertrand and Imogen in the intro.

Winged Boots, Gambler's Blade, Canaith Mandolin... Dorian's been getting really amazing items in the span of EXU and C3 huh? 😂

I had to pause the video to appreciate the line "You'd never expect a poodle from a bunny." Ah I missed you all.

Aabria: Hey I don't wanna wait a week. Can we do it tomorrow? Someone off stage: Yeah! Me, watching this a year in the future: Can we do this like now? YT: Yeah!

I thought I recognized Erica’s voice…ah yes, all the Barbie movies my daughters watch 😂 I’m literally watching this whole thing imagining Barbie in a murder heist. You can be anything??? 🤷‍♀️

"The Scarf has Pockets?!" Cue desperate explaining before Aabria realizes she's the god of this world now "I said what in the fuck I said." Aabria I love this so much thank you.

Erica's airhead laugh during the "bromance move" is doing things to my feelings.

Something about Yusuke, Futaba and Akechi playing DnD with Symmetra and She-Ra is just surreal to me. What is this awesome reality we live in?

Dorian flirting with Morrigan was not a character move I was exactly expecting but man it’s cool to see Robbie playing up the smooth side of a, to this point, man who doubted his abilities for so much of his arc up until now.

This is my first EXU vid and I honestly at first came here to see more Dorian, but now I'm genuinely the most hyped to get too see Matt actually play, rather than have to control the chaos of DM'ing

Ok, I've waited long enough. Is NOBODY going to mention that this new character is named Morrighan? Fearne said her GRANDMOTHER'S name is Morri, short for Morrigan. And they're both from the Feywild.

I just started the episode and realized how much I miss Robbie. :( CR get him in. He’s a pleasure we must indulge.

Matt with the nice callback to a common ExU theme "When people think of Dariax they think of luck!" cracked me up (he famously rolled very poorly over the course of ExU)

love how genuine Matt is when he introduced himself. Any newbie would never know he is God emperor of critical role...

Also, I love Dariax messing with Cyrus. It's a vibe that I'm here for.

Who else wants to see Fearne, Dariax, and Ashton in an adventure? And sitting on the same side of the table.

Erica brings a lot of character to her roleplaying. The delivery is extremely polished on the fly too, great pick. Love seeing Anjali back, Undeadwood was some of the best D&D I’ve ever seen.

I'm so stoked to see Erica do some more CR stuff after her awesome appearance on Mamedrop. Also because she just so happens to do voices for a lot of fun stuff I've watched and played in the past couple years.

3:32:30 Robbie still has PTSD from the Nightmare King spamming AOE attacks

"There is one thing you need to know about this campaign: I will never be able to give you information if I lock it behind a die roll, cause you all roll like dog shit." - Aabria Iyengar, 2022 (I laughed so loud at this, this is incredible, hahahaha)

My wish has come true. Deni$e is officially a character in-game as of 2:49:35

Why do I imagine that Dariax is so happy to see him again, he's just sitting in daddy Dorian's lap at the Casino table.

Seeing Laura as Jester in the break video makes me REALLY REALLY wish they had done cosplay of their characters DURING Campaign 2. Just once. Just so we could see them all in their glory.

"There's a time to perform, and a time to -perform-." That was so badass, shame he whiffed the attack xD

Time to begin the most legendary non honey based heist in exandria

so ep 92 of crit role eh? XD

When Robbie said: "Left it better than he found it-" I smiled, remembered Molly and i almost cried. Edit: Internet: Where people mock me for having feelings, i think i should follow the Ligma grindset.

The absolute glee in Matt's face when he rolls low, it is infectious. I LOVE IT!

I love Robbie's face adventure when he gets the Canaith Mandolin, which is a specific item of the Instrument of the Bards. ~2:05:05 Had added it and starts reading it. Gets to the lore bits. 2:05:08 Reads that it comes with spells and immediately skips to the spell list (like we all would) 2:05:10 "Okay, so all these instruments get..." 2:05:12 "Fly? Invisibility?!" 2:05:13 "Levitate?!" (protection from good and evil is also there, but I don't think he is as impressed as with the ones that came before it) 2:05:15 "Alright, yeah! Plus the spells for the Canaith Mandolin, okay, let's see..." 2:05:25 "Here we go, Canaith Mandolin..." 2:05:28 "3rd level Cure Wounds, Dispel Magic, and Protection from Energy (lightning only)?!" 2:05:32 "Ok, so these are what the others ones get." 2:05:40 "Alright, let's go back up and see what I missed." 2:06:00 Gets to the part about attunement "Oh no, I'm not attuned to it. Something's gonna happen." 2:06:02 "Ah, there's a saving throw involved, that a little relieving." 2:07:12 Finishes reading everything "Nope, nothing else. Not attuned, I gotta do this." From this point, just waits for a moment to do it. 2:08:10 Prepares dice 2:12:45 Gets into character to prepare for the moment. Already acting out the pain.

"Stealing from the rich, giving to the me." OMFG😂 I missed Aimee so much 💗

"You want me to do a kill? I can do a kill! Like I murdered you, when you took me off your ear!" Oh TedTwo is too pure for this world

Matt playing is always a treat! But to see our favourite dwarf boyo is great and always a blast! :)

I have seriously missed Aimee's fashion! She looks incredible as always.

I need more Robbie. Bard was definitely the best way to go for him, natural story teller.

1:46:34 Love that Aimee actually sings the "Thousand Miles" verse (Makin' my way...)in tune. She has a very lovely, powerful voice.

Gosh, Erica's voice is like velvet! I'm mesmerized 😍

I love all these people and characters so very much. It absolutely brings its own chaotic and easygoing flavor to the Exandria table and it’s great. Brava Aabria!

I love Aimee's RP so much. Also, it seems Morrighan has inherited the party brain cell! Hooray!

Respect to Matt for listening to Robbie apparently rolling 10 damage with 2 d4 dice, yet avoiding to react and question it as he would in his DM role. He’s just so respectful about positioning Aabria in her role.

"Stealing from the rich, giving to the me." Opal, a modern day Robin Hood.

Anjali and Erica have the best, most relaxing voices! Anjali's is so warm and Erica's is so cool

I really wish they would do more Exandria Side Stories like this. I'm invested in the Crownkeepers and would love to see a long running series with them.

Aabria and Matt playing tug of war with an olive was an adorable little moment, haha. 38:50

I love the Absolute Chaos that this group brings to the table! Aabria is amazing! Thank you all for the laughter and joy!!

I’ll be honest that I’ve had trouble since the beginning getting into Aimee’s play style and particular sense of humour, but “You’d never expect a poodle from a bunny” absolutely won me over.

Idk if I’m most excited to see the Crown Keepers again, for Aabria’s awesome DMing, or for Erica Freakin’ Lindbeck added to the list of amazing guests!

Wow Erica Lindbeck was so awesome. Loved the character of Morrighan so much. Don't see many Lagomore races at my games. Definitely such a breath of fresh air. I also forgot she voiced Futaba in Persona 5. What a lady.

I hope the "makin' my way" joke never dies. Most jokes would be tired at this point, but for this, they've hacked humor and created a joke that is centered around being continuous. Absolute gem.

It's SO awesome to have Erica at the table. I've been looking forward to this ever since she appeared on made drop!!!

Aabria!! Thank you for coming to Critical role! I enjoy Matt's DMstyle, only one I had ever seen, and have learned so much from him, however I didn't want to be his exact style and Here You Are!!! I love it! I now have the knowledge I can go crazy!😃😃🤪😃

So glad to have Robbie back, really missed him after he left the main campaign. He brought a freshness and balance to the party that I was happy find again here with this fun eclectic group. I hope that EXU becomes a parallel campaign long term... 🤞

Adding 'Maybe I wanna go home early tonight' to the list of terrifying things to hear from your GM

This was so much fun! I've missed the EXU cast. I hope as campaign 3 goes on, we see more of the EXU party join in.

I love how sarcastic Morrighan is. Erica is brilliant!

The absolute excitement I felt seeing Aabria again. I'm so happy for more EXU

I think that I've finally realized one of the reasons I really love Aabria's DM style. Her combats feel like they were built around Brennan Lee Mulligan's famous "Gonna kill that dog" moment. Leaning very hard into that playful antagonism, almost goading the players, that kind of forceful jabbing contest that you have with your closest pals. It's so ridiculously human

I know that inventive cruelty is a key skill in a lot of DMing styles, but Aabria coming up with a version of the Ramos Gin Fizz that is even more of a pain in the arse to make is NEXT LEVEL STUFF. Top marks.

Matt's laugh at Opal's "Stealing from the rich, giving to the me" line was so precious 😂 Also I'm only 20 minutes in and I'm here for this version of Opal. Edit: The more Critical Role I watch as of late, the more I fall in love with the guest stars. Robbie, Anjali, Aimee, Aabria, Erika, Christian, Emily, Utkarsh, Brennan, Lou, Luis, and now this Erica. Whether it is main campaigns, EXU series, Candela Obscura. They are always fantastic! Okay, Edit 2: The energy of this group is fricken immaculate. Dorian's Motivational Speech and Opal's rage and Dariax's fire booger. 😂

G-d the chaos of this group combined with Aabria's fantastic DMing style is just utter perfection. My cheeks hurt from laughing, perfect start to the week.

I know Aabria got a lot of flak for her DM style, but honestly I really enjoy it. It's just pure chaos, and it's so much fun