I’ll write about this in more depth later, but this needs to be said now: If you’re writing Critical Role fic about Molly being nonbinary, you still really need to use his proper pronouns. He explicitly gave them to us. You don’t ever for any reason get to misuse someone's pronouns. There are nonbinary people … Continue reading Use Molly’s correct pronouns
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Analysis: Molly’s Backstory Part 1: Separating Molly and Lucian, Critical Role C2 Ep014
This post is part 1 in a 7-part series examining everything we learned about Molly’s backstory in Critical Role Campaign 2 Episode 014. They are meant to be read together in sequence, but 9 pages seemed a little long for Tumblr, so I’ve broken them up into separate posts. You can also find links to … Continue reading Analysis: Molly’s Backstory Part 1: Separating Molly and Lucian, Critical Role C2 Ep014
Transcript: Molly’s notion of identity, Talks Machina for C2 Ep14
This is the Talks Machina episode for Critical Role C2 Ep014, Fleeting memories. Molly gave up a lot of his backstory in that episode, which I’ve transcribed in my post entitled “Transcript Critical Role C2 Ep014 0:13:00 Molly’s Backstory“. Taliesin elaborated on and reinforced that in the episode of Talks. Some highlights are: - Molly … Continue reading Transcript: Molly’s notion of identity, Talks Machina for C2 Ep14
Transcript Critical Role C2 Ep014 0:13:00 Molly’s Backstory
This transcript is largely scaffolding for multiple analysis. We learned an awful lot about Molly in this episode, both what he knows and doesn’t know. This post is one of a long series examining Molly’s story and character. There will be an index on my blog collecting all of them. If you like this transcript, … Continue reading Transcript Critical Role C2 Ep014 0:13:00 Molly’s Backstory
Analysis Critical Role C2 Ep014 How Molly manipulates the way people see him
This post is one of a long series examining Molly’s story and character. There will be an index on my blog collecting all of them. I spent at least 20 minutes on the same 3 seconds of Critical Role Campaign 2 Episode 014, teasing out something Taliesin mumbled under Matt, and it was so exceptionally … Continue reading Analysis Critical Role C2 Ep014 How Molly manipulates the way people see him
Transcript Key Questions S1 Ep04: By the Hoary Hosts of Existentialism!
TW: Suicide It’s been a hard couple of years for me, between incapacitating disability, failing mental health, and the death of my grandmother. I’ve gotten more and more fascinated by death memento mori, and the macabre. The media that uplifted me the most became largely about death. I never had the right words for why … Continue reading Transcript Key Questions S1 Ep04: By the Hoary Hosts of Existentialism!
Wednesday Club “Culture is not a rocket ship”
I rewatched this episode a couple of times this week for self care, and boy does this quote from @executivegoth seem even more relevant. In truth, I’ve been thinking about it for months. From the 2017-06-28 episode, Love is Love. Time stamp from Project Alpha. Art by @smidge-art [Image depicts the quote below with a … Continue reading Wednesday Club “Culture is not a rocket ship”
Can you wield a shield and pepperbox?
Ask Box Question: Could you wear a shield while using a pepperbox, since the technical definition of two handed weapon is "requires two hands to attack" and pepperbox only needs an extra hand during reloading? No. The guns are two handed weapons due to reload. Shields count as using a hand, and really do. You … Continue reading Can you wield a shield and pepperbox?
Transcript Shield of Tomorrow S02 Ep03: Tristan and K’ven decide their future
[SPOILERS for Shield of Tomorrow S02.E02 “Time Waits for No One - Part 1” & S02.E03 “Time Waits for No One - Part 2”] This was such an incredibly beautiful scene I had to transcribe it. On a day that was garbage for me, this particularly filled me with life (genuinely reduced a lot of … Continue reading Transcript Shield of Tomorrow S02 Ep03: Tristan and K’ven decide their future
Thank you, Vox Machina
Dear Critical Role Cast, Vox Machina helped me transition thought the hardest few years of my life. Chronic, debilitating migraines slowly took away my active pastimes, my community, eventually my career. Bad medications caused my mental health to plummet and nearly killed me. My grandmother started dying of cancer. Critical Role was an escape when … Continue reading Thank you, Vox Machina
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