Analysis: The hidden pain of Jester and Scanlan – CR C2 Ep76 and CR C1 Ep85

Spoilers for Campaign 1 through episode 85 and Campaign 2 through episode 76 One thing I really love about Critical Role from both campaigns is the way they show that the seemingly happy, jokey, funny, delightful people are really using that as a mask for a lot of pain and insecurity that they're either hiding … Continue reading Analysis: The hidden pain of Jester and Scanlan – CR C2 Ep76 and CR C1 Ep85 →

Transcript Ep45 2:30:06 Scanlan, how do you do it?

This is one of the best insights we get into Scanlan's core philosophy. Not happy-go-lucky so much as comforting nihilism. In being irreverent towards death, he accepts its inevitability and enjoys what he can. At 2:31:26, Scanlan says, "Everything before this was not as good. This is better, that's why. It's very simple. You had … Continue reading Transcript Ep45 2:30:06 Scanlan, how do you do it? →

Transcript Ep5 0:1:50 Character Backstories

All of this transcription was done by Critical Role Transcripts. I’ve merely reformatted it from closed captions to paragraphs, and added the timestamps and links. The longer Critical Role has run, and characters have developed, the clearer it is that the telling of their backstories shows some very core personality traits, beyond the mere history … Continue reading Transcript Ep5 0:1:50 Character Backstories →

Transcript Ep70 0:12:11 Initial negotiations with Raishan

[WIP: Partially edited, needs more time-stamps, may extend to the end of the Ziggurat War Room scene.] If you like this transcript, please consider donating to Critical Role Transcripts, @CRTranscript, to help them provide closed captioning to Critical Role. We’d like to share this wonderful show with as many people as possible, regardless of hearing … Continue reading Transcript Ep70 0:12:11 Initial negotiations with Raishan →

Transcript Ep79 Short Quote Collection

WIP This transcript has not been edited for accuracy yet. But it’s my Winter’s Crest gift to you. Short quotes may be added after Thordak flies off, but mostly that’s a long transcript. If you like this transcript, please consider donating to Critical Role Transcripts, @CRTranscript, to help them provide closed captioning to Critical Role. … Continue reading Transcript Ep79 Short Quote Collection →

Transcript Ep78 Short quote collection

This is a collection of short scenes and quotes from Critical Role Ep78. This collection is unfinished. I’ll change the time-stamps to YouTube & add URLs at the current time to all of them once the archive is released. If you like this transcript, please consider donating to Critical Role Transcripts, @CRTranscript, to help them … Continue reading Transcript Ep78 Short quote collection →