the epic highs and lows of critical role campaign 3, episode 58

I know we've been saying it but Bells Hells polycule when

deanna/chet/fearne having a threesome

fcg/frida cuddling

imogen thumbwrestling herself while waiting to teleport back to laudna

still monster-y, still sparkly

The best threesome

There were a lot of excellent and heartbreaking lines in the emotional moments of E69

and Liam O’Brian is truly a monster (pos)

but the exchange that just absolutely broke me was

Orym to Will: “I’ll see you soon”

Fearne: “But not too soon!”

combined with all the little touches, the casual physical contact and the deliberate (as players) almost unconscious (as characters) affection

and like, i don’t ship it, because Orym is dedicated mlm and honestly i think Fearne is gray aro, but they’ve def got one of the deepest connections of the Hells (and yes, that includes my prime ship of sapphic tethers)

it’s a real platonic soul mates vibe

There was so much good stuff in this episode!!! The matching aeormaton hoodies. The wooden robot and seashell for FRIDA and Deanna. FRIDA telling FCG that they don't want to leave him, and FCG telling them that they don't think that they could... Deanna and Chetney having a soft moment together. Deanna and Chetney having a freaky Savalirwood werewolf threesome with Fearne. The return of the evil chair!!! Rexxentrum Toy Authority. The (possible??) return to Jrusar. I cannot WAIT for the next episode.

given ashton's specific issues, it's quietly tragic that they don't have someone on team uthodurn to specifically remember them, the way orym and laudna do. fearne goes to the wildmother shrine specifically to reach out to orym, and imogen- well, thoughts of laudna run through everything imogen does. fcg is ostensibly that person, for ashton, but they've known each other for significantly less time than fearne and orym or imogen and laudna, and fcg wasn't emotionally reliant on ashton in the same way. and fcg's had his hands full with meeting frida and all the new feelings coming with that, and maybe it's an intentional reflection of the fact that, as much as they care, fcg is a little self-absorbed, and also still very bad at processing and expressing their feelings.

but when frida asks if they ever had a person like frida has deanna, they mention dancer. which is- fcg was essentially a servant to dancer, she told him what to do. ashton's place in their life is much more parallel to deanna. and i think it makes sense for fcg to mention dancer, given their own issues and belief that someone else has to give them meaning (which is something that could be very interesting to explore in their relationship with frida!!), but. ashton's definitely gonna be worried sick about fcg when we eventually get to team ???, so seeing them apparently occupy fcg's thoughts so little is sad.

Can't help but wonder if Deanna would join in on encouraging the mom-fucking agenda

I just realized that each side of the table rn is tall and smol

good ass episode and I am HUNGRY FOR THE NEW ART

Hey Deanna I know you think he’s moved on but what if: Chetney/Deanna/Fearne

i think both fearne and deanna should slonk that old man silly

I'm not in favor of dad!Chetney, but I AM in favor of Orym collecting moms like Jin Ling collects uncles

can we talk about that "this isn't how I imagined reuniting would go"? how did you imagine it imogen? how many ways did you imagine it, alone at night, when frida and fcg were together and deanna and chet and fearne were distracted. did you imagine a grand romantic confession of love? laudna actually confessing to you first? did you have a speech planned and in the moment decided to just go for it because laudna gave you that chance? how many ways did you imagine it? all alone at night with the circlet jammed on your head keeping your thoughts in as much as everyone's thoughts out. imagining kissing laudna finally. imagining laudna kissing you back. that one sentence was so damn revealing about exactly how much pining she was doing the whole time they're apart and i'm obsessed with it.