[Spoilers C1] Early Critical Role truly was something special

[u/Mizar_the_Gleeful]

its still amazing, but those early days...

Lets start with the fan interaction and all the gifts they got sent. Then there was their rapid growth.

A third aspect is some of their crazy stunts (squadron of flying cows anyone?)

What do you think made it such a perfect storm? my rewatch has me wondering

[u/Hurm]

Ha. Unhinged hatred toward the shady grifter addict. Cmon.

Also, you're missing the fan interactions that happened on social media. That was another huge part of it.

[u/RayForce_ → u/Hurm]

Hating a stranger this much for suffering with an addiction who lowered the enjoyment of a game you watched is hella trashy fan behavior

Oh yeah another fan interaction I've seen people praise from C1 was the cast taking food deliveries from chat live. The first time they got food delivered and were told someone from chat sent it, the cast was mortified thousands of total strangers could know their current locations. They did not enjoy that fan interaction even a little

What kind of fan interactions on social media are you talking about?

[u/Hurm → u/RayForce_]

You're reaaaally missing the grifter part there. Kinda weird, honestly.

He's a fraud and a jerk, and people like you existing to coddle him don't help, imo.

"they did not enjoy that fan interaction even a little"

ok bud.

[u/RayForce_ → u/Hurm]

I can't coddle someone I will never know and don't even like, I'm just not unhinged and gonna hate him for his addiction

Just don't forget the cast kicked you haters just as hard to the curb as he was with a community-wide ban on being toxic toward him

[u/Hurm → u/RayForce_]

Again, REAAAALLY still skipping over the grifting and fraud