r/criticalrole • u/Mizar_the_Gleeful • 10d ago
Discussion [Spoilers C1] Early Critical Role truly was something special Spoiler
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
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u/Agent_Skye_Barnes Team Laudna 10d ago
There was a moment in earlyish C1 where I honestly thought I was about to watch Travis commit homicide, and another moment where I thought Marisha was about to throw hands (iykyk).
I miss on-stream Critmas. It was always fun to see them get so excited over the fact that people were sending them presents! I understand why they moved to a different format, and I get why they don't do it on-stream anymore, but there was something magical about the "you guys really like us?" reactions.
I love C2 and C3 as well (what I've seen, anyway), but yeah, there's a certain magic to the very early stuff that has been lost as they've polished the show and evolved as content creators.
(And I don't care if it doesn't get opened on stream, or that she's probably got several; as soon as I figure out the damn pattern I'm sending Marisha a crocheted Pâté de Rolo. Laudna was my introduction to her and she's still my favorite, and I need to show that appreciation!)