Family Shatters | Critical Role | Campaign 2, Episode 96

The Mighty Nein, having arrived at the oasis menagerie, must now protect both themselves and the fragile garden denizens from the danger barreling toward them...

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[flandomaltrizian]

HEY, there might be some SPOILERS under the thing
0:40 The Bad Doctor
1:50 What is wrong with you, Sam?
4:45 See y’all there
5:25 Laura’s merch corner
6:15 Ashley plays with a new toy
7:00 Intro cinematic
8:35 Episode Starts
11:00 Recap Ends
12:10 Nott loves Dwarven Forge
16:00 Three
21:05 Reaction to not get hit
30:00 The perfect warlock
42:40 Laura’s cackle and croissant
43:55 Is Beau stoned?
44:30 Don’t worry about hurting the barbarian
46:25 The Nickelodeon theme
48:00 Ashley remembered a rule
52:45 Udder disaster
53:20 Steer clear
55:25 Show me your MOOOOves
1:00:40 Tep of the wind (and straddling Fjord)
1:04:25 A night at the Ranch
1:06:40 Zero-G combat
1:09:40 More cowbell
1:12:55 Can’t trick Matt
1:24:00 Scanlan move
1:26:35 HDYWTDT
1:29:25 Casting massage
1:33:25 Meet the Clays
1:51:10 200 years
1:53:25 Beau kills a random Dragonborn
1:57:35 Break Starts
2:08:10 Art Montage
2:21:10 Break Ends
2:26:20 Who’s important
2:27:40 Confusing introductions
2:29:45 Laura makes a cupcake sandwich
2:33:50 Crunked dead people tea
2:36:45 Last wishes
2:43:10 Depetrifying pranks
2:45:55 Caleb and Nott
2:53:10 Pranking this tragedy town
2:56:10 Pinecone prank
2:59:15 Bone flute
3:01:30 Caduceus and Calliope
3:10:05 Dunking Caduceus
3:11:55 Defiling cloisters
3:13:00 Always prank sober
3:13:20 Obtain
3:14:30 Freeballing
3:18:05 Jester designs a new holy symbol (Hi Laura’s parents! We love Laura!)
3:19:15 Jester and Nott (open your heart to chaos)
3:23:15 Caduceus and Caleb
3:26:45 Mekitoth
3:28:40 The Blessing of Milk
3:33:00 200 years
3:33:30 It’s been awhile
3:34:00 It’s been awhile
3:43:40 Caleb has bad bedside manner
3:48:25 Thank you Caduceus
3:49:20 Mekitoth really sucks
3:51:25 Heads up message
3:52:35 Demid Schmidt happens
3:54:50 Cornelius makes introductions
4:01:30 Arguing over inns
4:05:05 Beau and Fjord
4:10:45 Caduceus and his family
4:21:35 Big family
4:27:10 Quickling
4:32:25 Never split the party
4:34:10 Chicago
4:35:10 Episode Ends
The in-game start date for the episode was the 25th of Thunsheer 836. Sam’s flask says “LOST FLASK Last seen with *picture of Yasha* If seen please call” with a bunch of those paper slips with phone numbers.
Any moments I missed? Feel free to post them here. Is it Thursday yet?

[nautvanhee]

Liam in C1: I have the Lucky Feat.
Liam in C2: I have a spell that can emulate the Lucky Feat.

[laurens.]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that the most emotionally stable, well-adjusted character, with strong ties to his family and raised by two loving parents....grew up in a GRAVEYARD and makes tea out of corpses.

[lucasm.]

Cad’s aunt must be really special. She was Clay, Stone, and Dust all at the same time.

[hoodiedhooligan]

Previous episode: Caduceus finds his family petrified into stone
Current Ep title: Family Shatters
Me: uh oh

[jedimoon]

I love that the Clays are basically a pastel Addams family.

[fardareismai]

Clarabelle with the straw hat: "Smells weird, I like it."
Cad's first time in the ocean anyone?? Exact same words, God I love this group of people and the stories they tell

[Varakanok]

I would like to point out that Matt managed to mimic so much of Tal's portayal of Clay, that you can see/feel the family resemblance just in the roleplay. So instantly able to tell its his dad.

[Truteno]

4:15:32 When Caduceus says "i hope some of them chose to come back when its time. I would love to see what grows", marisha's face when she realizes what that means was amazing. It clicked for her that its about when they all eventually die and Caduceus hoping they'll be buried in the blooming grove and he'll outlive them all cause his life span is so much longer. soooo good

[valdemarsmith]

"I'm gonna cast... Jeez..."
"That's level seven."
Geas is indeed seventh level, and that was a great wordplay.
Matt is such a nerd, and I love it.

[quinnsinclair]

Alternate title: the episode were everyone had to make a split second decision on whether their characters wear underwear.

[joeyuzwa]

I just realized something. cad’s older siblings must be terrified by the fact that cad is now their older brother.

[Tori-mhfg]

When you realize that Caduceus' close wholesome bond with his family is what Percy could have had if the Briarwoods hadn't shown up

[Simian-bzzo]

In this episode the Mighty Nein almost literally fought a bull in a china shop. Don't think we didn't see what you did there Matt.

[RachaelTheFirboldDruid]

"I think i got confused."

Caduceus's Dad sounds like a derpy version of Pumat Sol.

[aster]

"I get out the bone flute"

Oh this is gonna be good

[parker]

Jester broke Nott's curse with a cupcake. And then a couple of days later, took the shattered, petrified remains of Caduceus' aunt, and brought her back, whole and alive. No wonder the Traveller took such a shine to her. For not being an archfey or deity herself, she sure does pass out miracles like they're fucking candy. Or cupcakes. I hope Marion and the Gentleman hear about these things at some point. How could they not be so, so proud of her?

[psithyra_rogue]

"Don't you yep me Matthew Mercer." -Laura Bailey 2020

[kathave]

okay but cad with his sister at the pool was adorable. ten years without her and one of the first things he does is pull the most little brother move out there

[FreshSqueezedSlugs]

Can we just talk about the Caddy and Calliope scene? He seemed like the emotional border, and then just fucking honked his sister. I think this may be the first time we saw him laugh in character?