A Storm of Memories | Critical Role | Campaign 2, Episode 46 

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing 1:30 Sam improvises a bit without Laura 9:05 Episode Starts 12:30 Laura appears for the ultimate fantasy- sleeping till noon 16:30 The upstairs cabin 17:05 Post-dungeon debrief 21:40 Caduceus absolves everyone (but Nott) of guilt 24:01 Caduceus can’t leave the boat 29:55 Fjord bargains like Grog 32:40 Caduceus casts yelp 34:50 Seitanic panic 39:00 No Donuuuts 40:40 Ashley is here 46:05 Self echo 48:10 Talking to bees 49:45 The funerals 51:10 The new funeral policy 51:50 The Fjord Practical 52:45 Yasha slays dragons all day 58:00 Caduceus hugs are worth 5gp 1:00:10 The bee tour 1:06:45 Transition to Caleb 1:15:00 Beau and Cad plan an anti-mutiny party 1:21:00 Fjord definitely knew about the storm sails 1:22:00 Ominous Orly 1:25:15 Beau opens up to Jester 1:32:40 Break Starts (and ends) 1:33:50 Yasha’s vision 1:39:30 The storm’s challenge 2:10:40 1 hit point 2:14:25 Caduceus and Yasha 2:20:35 Justifying the ship’s name 2:21:45 Finally, some Yasha backstory (also, now the Beausha ship is sad) 2:28:35 Minty people 2:30:30 Beau steers towards destiny 2:32:15 This is why you don’t let players name things 2:37:15 Jester doesn’t want to go without Nott 2:38:05 Button Wonka 2:42:20 Transforming Frumpkin 2:49:55 Nott steals the crew’s mead 2:51:50 Caleb is puny 3:06:00 Battle begins 3:19:00 Piscine anatomy 3:29:05 Caduceus has a DARE moment 3:43:45 Sam’s face is overwhelming 3:45:40 Episode Ends Between Twitch and RU-vid, live viewership of this episode peaked around 56,000 people. The in-game start date for the episode was the 20th of Duscar 835. Sam’s flask is just his face from the old intro sequence. Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it January 10th yet?

The Traveler: "I'm always here with you, Jester" The Stormlord: "Toughen up, bitch"

I love how Caduceus seamlessly leads the adventuring party through a group therapy session and then sends them off to breakfast.

jokes on you guys I'm almost 3 years behind, its perpetually Thursday in this house.

Laura: eating a donut dinner. Sam: “Before dinner?” Matt: “To be fair, that’s a perk of being an adult”

Yasha: I have so many flowers to bring her. *_you suffer 8d12 emotional damage_*

Asking for snuggles is the correct reaction to first meeting Cad

travis was full on dad eagerly watching his daughter play football from the bleachers on that 1 on 1 encounter

Matt in Campaign 1: You haven't seen a door mimic because I don't hate you that much Matt in Campaign 2: CABINET MIMIC!!!

"I have so many flowers to bring her." "Molly is still with us, and so is your beautiful wife." I take critical emotion damage

I love how Fjord thinks he can bribe Nott with buttons like she's 5 and she plays along until the very end, just to be like "Fuck this guy. You're a bastard man." I love those two.

_"on the map or off the map?"_ "Off the map" *"OFF THE MAP!?"*

Obviously Fjord wouldn't know, but in a room full of books, a library of information all to himself; Caleb only focused on getting Fjord back from the moment he disappeared. THAT is friendship.

Jester tries to talk to her god, and they have touching conversations. Yasha does the same, and he sends someone to beat the crap out of her.

I love that Fjord touches things he shouldn't because Travis touches things he shouldn't. On a Talks Machina Laura mentioned how he ALWAYS touches the plate after the waiter says, "Careful, it's hot." ALWAYS. And burns himself every time.

I love how every time Jester casts Blessing of the Trickster, without fail, whoever she casts it on asks what it does.

Beau: i think we've been neglecting our crew. maybe a nice dinner... Fjord: through the storm we go, bitches

"Path of the Ball Eater" Matt's next homebrew barbarian subclass.

48:11 I don't know if Talesin did this intentionally or not, but there is an old tradition in England called "Telling The Bees." Whenever there is a death in the family or community, it was tradition to go out and explain to the hives what had happened, and usually add some token of mourning, such as draping black cloth over the hive, leaving sweet biscuits and wine nearby, or gently lifting and lowering the hive during the commital of the coffin. This is supposed to keep the bees well and productive, as there is an old belief that bees can bridge the divide between the realms of the living and the dead.... and so Caduceus, as a Grave Cleric, would have told the bees often.

"I have so many flowers to bring to her." I've watched this part so many times and that line still gets me every single time.

Yasha: "I have so many flowers to bring her" *Everyone*: automatically fails two saving throws

Taliesin apparently completely forgot that Caduceus can brew healing potions

Caduceus: "My mother was a big believer in the buddy system" I couldn't help but laugh out loud when I heard that.

takes me this many episodes..... Bovine Cleric= Holy Cow

I love Liam’s ability to get into his characters and portray it so well outwardly even through minor actions like speaking to himself in his native tongue alone in his room.

55:45 Matt: "Woman in her early 20's. Massive arms-" Ashley: 😏😏😏

I love how invested Travis is in the character of Yasha

I just realized that the dragon room had time moving slower so that the wizard can use the dragon longer before it gets too big. No idea why I'm so stoked about it.

I love how Beau is slowly reaching out to other people. It's awkward, and only really happens after she sees someone exhibiting a "weakness" she sees in herself. Like a "oh, other people feel this way." Makes sense with her background and is very real and relatable for me.

Hearing Yasha say finally why she is collecting the flowers for, literally broke my heart...

"I'm not sure that Elder Gods work in baker's dozens." Of course Taliesin would know.

I love how every time yasha starts rage travis just goes off like a dog who just heard walk

2:06:09 I love how whomever was doing the HP tracking just quietly gave up

The dynamic of Fjord trying to have Nott go underwater with increasingly unbeliable plots and ploys and Sam going on a tangent on how he knows when he's been condescended to is my favourite part of these past couple episodes. Captain Buttonbeard and Button Wonka are just amazing

The button wonka part had me rolling. I can't believe Fjord tried the button thing again lol

Ashley constantly apologizing for her taking so long, while everyone is just happy she's there for once :3

I have been hearing for years how The Mighty Nein are idiots and Fjord is their leader/voice of reason, when this man is seriously in the process of selling his soul and unlocking the seals of an imprison Eldritch god, all for a 4 level spell that 3 members of his party can learn 😂

Holy shit I never noticed Sam's little gasp at the mention of the attack on Felderwin on my first watch! Sam is such a damn good actor.

Okay, okay, okay. Who couldn't love watching Papa Grog coach Ashley through her trying to remember how to play barbarian?

“You took a risk. Risks are okay. Got to be careful what risks you take, but without risks, we’re never going to get what we want.” - Caduceus “Sometimes I think you’re running towards something so fast that you don’t remember why you were running in the first place.” - Caduceus And that lightning is bloody amazing. The look on everyone’s faces after that flower line.....

"Raise your hand if you think everything that happened yesterday was your fault." *I raise my hand*

02:26:44 ... "I have so many flowers to bring her." Marisha, Travis and Liam's expressions after that... Dang.

As much as Sam tries to play off how cool he is about the game, seeing anxiety completely take him over through Nott upon hearing about Felderwin is both incredible and devastating.

Those thunders and flashes of light in the studio ARE NOT getting the love they deserve because they gave me MULTIPLE CHILLS and I'm here to CHANGE THIS

The whole scenario and visual of this buff, barbarian badass valkyrie with skeletal wings in a rage, fighting a being of pure lighting on the deck of a pirate ship in the middle of a storm is METAL. AS . FUCK.

1:15:03 -"I have a thought" -"Cool." Never change Cad. Never change.

Cap’n... We’re headin’ Into a proper *Stoooorhm.*

i love matt's face every time he has to say balleater, it looks so defeated 😂

I dont FRIGGIN care how many times I see that intro. The moment where Cadeusus Decomposes the undead with absolute resolution is my favorite part. His patient face? Perfect. The effects? Perfect. The level if sheer detail? Dare I need say anything else?? PERFECT!!!

Man, it's such a change in the dynamics whenever Ashley comes to the table. Everyone feels a bit brighter, it's a joy to watch.

"Fjord, you have a thing or two to learn from Jester about talking to people and engaging them on a personal level. And she has, what I would call, the experts touch. She gets people, she sees into their hearts and souls." Nott saying this after that touching moment between Jester, Yasha and Cadeuces, was a perfectly timed observation. I was just thinking about how perfect it was that Jester was the one Yasha trusted with her story because Jester/Laura is so good at connecting with people without going too overboard emotionally. She always knows exactly what to say and it's never too much. I love the balance Laura inserts into Jester between comical relief and extremely caring and emotionally mature.

“Molly is still with us, just like your beautiful wife” takes 10d10 emotional damage

"I call Caleb!" "We know"

"I can but I ran out of notches on my belt" 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

2:26:50 Travis and Marisha's reaction to the reason why Yasha collects flowers. It's literally 12am here and I am cryiinggg

i'd like to make an official statement: I DO NOT LIKE IT WHEN JESTER IS SAD

AAww man. How quiet and attentive everyone got for Yasha's backstory. Was so tear jerking. "I know one day I want to go back there and ... I have so many flowers to bring to her." Oh my gosh that's so wholesome. Yasha collects flowers to bring to her passed away wife. Ashley how could you break my heart so much?!

I love the subtle yet brilliant characterisation of the Storm Lord as an overall benevolent force and his focus on finding strength in friendship

“I don’t know where she was buried, but I have so many flowers to bring to her.” fucking hell, I’m sobbing

Caduceus: "Thank you for looking everywhere in that room. That was really nice." That was maybe the only appropriate response in that situation. Better than any apology. Taliesin plays Caduceus as an empath so well.

"The 2019 Fjord Escape: Nott the most popular model..." oh...my...head.

The crew's reaction to Yasha's nickname was priceless lmao

Yasha's double standard: Being angry at the Nein for disappearing on her.

This was Yasha"s "WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR STRENGTH FROM!?" right from the proverbial horse"s mouth!!!

Liam seems like exactly the sort of dude who would put enough detail into his character that he has "Morning Pooper" on his character sheet for Caleb.

Just wanna say how amazing ashley's reaction to "and so is your beautiful wife." A pause and, "this is good tea." I'm sobbing

Ashley shows up and Matt welcomes her by TRYING TO KILL HER CHARACTER.

Aww man, Matt catching Marisha swoon over him at 40:15 without knowing she was swooning was the cutest freaking thing.

"I, Nott, am completely innocent in every regard. I am flawless and perfect. I don't think I did ANYTHING wrong." Stays behind and steals books. Messes with a mimic. ENCOURAGES TWIGGY!

if tears ever stop welling up in my eyes during the molly's coat part of the intro just assume i'm dead

"this storm was birthed only for you" whoo-wee that line gave me so many chillz

Travis often looks to me like he can’t believe he gets to sit in this room and watch these amazing storytellers tell stories. And it makes me so happy that he appreciates it so much.

"I have so many flowers to bring her." *oW*

I made the mistake of trying to drink while Nott was going off about not getting a funeral and I ended up having to spit on the floor to save myself from drowning, I could no more stop the laughter than I could successfully swallow the mouthful.

1:04:44 Liam responds to Matt Mercer doing the sound effect of a hive of bees lol he always reacts so great when Matt does sound effects

Nott: We need to look for incense and supplies. Caduceus: Ah yes, insects and supplies. Sounds good. Never change Taliesin, never change. You got the best kind of humor.

I can't believe that I'm crying in Yasha's backstory and then , still in tears, I start laughing really hard with Cad's "dead people" tea

I wonder if Sam was thinking "An alcoholic kleptomaniac" when he was writing Nott's flaws

*As Matt is describing the blacksmith*: Keg is aroused.

Nott: "There's dead bodies on seaweed." Me: "World's worst sushi."

They held a whole solo fight for Ashley just to help acclimatise her back into the game. Such great friends.

Orly calling Beau out on her smartassness made me laugh probably more than it should have.

My DM just called Sentinel "the Why are you runnin"

THE ARTWORK OF THE "WE'RE RUNNING, IT'S BAD" SCENE HAS ME CRYING HAHAA

‘Can I have a hug?’ *Finally!* I have been waiting since Molly died (and before because I spoil everything for myself) to have that happen. Also I swear my life would be 800% better if I had Nott reassuring me the way she reassures and supports Caleb.

When Matt finished describing that winged and horned creature, I REALLY wanted Liam to mutter "You, are not prepared " lol

The sad thing is yasha was probably very sad when they all disappeared because once again she wasn’t there to help or say good bye just like with molly…

“Are we gonna talk about the Sam Reigel in the room?” -Taliesen 😂😂😂

“I have so many flowers to bring to her” oh gosh I’m crying

Marisha, Travis, and Liam's reactions during Yasha's exposition were great. I love how much this crew gets into this.

its evident in every fucking episode but if theres one that reserves a reminder - its this one: this cast is so talented. incredible performances from taleisin, ashley, laura, and marisha this episode

dude...Every time I watch the new intro and see Mollys Jacket ...the feels.

I just wanna say that seeing all the fresh comments on these reuploads from people watching through the archives is incredibly wholesome and I love you all

Beau was giving a leadership position and stepped up. I'm really impressed with her and how she wants to take care of everyone and the character development. Her and Jester's friendship moment made me so happy. So wholesome. T_T

"This is from home, this is the uh, Cadence family if I recall" had me😂

Caleb's reaction to realizing that time moved differently in the sphere was a good touch

Who’s on the year behind crew?

It wasn't until I had to go two days without critical role that I realized I truly addicted to the show I am.

I love how excited and invested Ashley gets while playing. I watch her reactions to when Matt’s setting the scene and she is so blown away. It’s so nice to watch because she shares the same amazement as me and probably a lot of others who watch critical role.

I don't usually comment because I'm about 4 years behind the whole Mighty Nein thing, but this one episode is blowing my fucking mind. First of all, it's nice to see Yasha finally having a chance to be the protagonist and start narrating part of her story. Second of all, "The Orphan Maker" is one of the hardest nicknames I've ever heard in my life. Third of all, "I have so many flowers to bring to her" is as beautiful and heart-breaking as one-liners get. I had heard that phrase quoted somewhere (maybe it's that one "Ashley Johnson once said..." video), and even without the context, I instantly knew it was referring to a loved one who had passed away. It's almost a micro story, it tells so much with such few words. Episodes 30 to 40 more or less, were a bit too slow paced to me, but ever since Darktow, this campaign has picked up and it's glueing me to the screen every ten minutes. I can only wish someday I play a D&D half as fun as these ones