It's so good that Liam was the one to kill Ludnus, echoes the second campaign so well

Love Sam but he jinxed it by saying one a Year....now because of the Wildfires in LA crit role is now on hiatus...... Major condolences to Kyle for losing his home but at least his safe and I'm wishing all the cast crew and LA critters to be safe in this trying time

THANK YOU! I try to pay attention for the whole show... but I miss a LOT since I'm usually distracted lol! These recaps help fill in the gaps and reinforce what I saw 💜💜

I feel like Matt tried to use this entire episode to push the characters to state their moral ultimate goals and even still they would not because they simply don’t have any beyond stopping Ludinus and protecting each other. I love that. I love that the ultimate fate of the Exandrian gods, which has been building for 3 campaigns, was decided by agnostics and nihilists.

1:18:30 when Matt jump scares EVERYONE. HAHAHAHA!

As a college student with a lot of other life stuff going on, thank you so much for these videos. I used to watch/listen to every episode as they came out, but I really don’t have the time anymore. These compacted episodes have made it so I can still follow along. ❤

tl;dr: thes compilations are great and renewed my appreciation for CR's collaborative storytelling.

These compilations are probably the only way I'm able to finish C3. I was super engaged by the characters of C3, but the cosmic plot gave me something like Marvel-fatigue the more it became the primary focus of every character arc. Add to that IRL-months-long in-game days with minimal character development and Flando's timestamps getting nerfed, and my ADHD brain finally tapped out around ep 105.

These compilations perfectly distill the things I enjoy from CR: Sam's ads, the cast chemistry, character-driven story beats, snappy improv, and cinematic moments of Theater of the Mind action. You trimmed all the fat out of the combat and exposition such that I actually rewatch those parts instead of being tempted to skip them.

Anyway, all that to say. Thank you, and I hope you remain inspired to continue.

Thank you. I zone out so much during combat heavy episodes, and this helps a lot.

This bonus content is so good thank u

I play Marvel Rivals, and after watching the cooldown clip, I feel like Imogen / Imogen+Predathos is gonna be very Sue Storm / Malice.

2:03 I had a saltwater alligator that looked just like that named Rory and he was a very good boy

after two weeks with the help of Marisharaygun, you and thesweetboy,

I'M FREE
IM FINALLY FREE
IM CAUGHT UP
OH MY GOD I CAN READ NORMAL BOOKS AGAIN

man what a day i got to wach!

And it came to this. It was the first ep I watched as it streamed thanks to PTO and a reluctance to sleep too.
For as much as I didn't want Ludinus to be allowed to talk I did love how much Bells Hells dragged him through the dirt about it. Shame his backstory is like the same story 90% of Calamity survivors have, but I did notice that he didn't ask Ashton what they wanted, asked everyone else - except Chet who was on walkabouts. Bless Fearne because being a god eater's vessel is like winning a bajillion dollars for her XD but Laudna's 'freedom from fate' does make a lot of sense. Still people seem to act like Ashton is pot calling kettle with Ludinus, but Ashton doesn't want to kill the gods, and the fact that they're on opposing sides proves more than anything that they're better than him, plus it was great telling the ancient elf to grow up.
Though, I wonder if his past with the Lawbearer is why Ludinus saw to imprison Istho at the Bloody Bridge, they had the same mantra.

The episode had a theme of 'don't do it, annnd you did it', starting with Braius calling out to Asmodeus. We knew it'd be him and he just tells Braius everything he wants to hear, there's some agreement that Predathos shouldn't be unleashed but still, the manipulation is not so hidden in his words ¬_¬

I would've laughed to death if Ludinus got distracted by the toy, though I was hoping it was an Intuit Charge. Ravenous Void off the bat was dangerous, it made sense in context (I could've sworn Ashton's titan form not only prevented them from being moved but had them resist all damage but Force Damage?) but man did it restrain the Hells a lot. Still, made for some clutch moments; Ira, Pate and Mister got in on the clutch - sadly no clutch for Coriolis - too, but clutch for Laudna and Fearne for consistently hitting the neck spot - Astrid must be grinning in the porno shop, clutch for Ashton for killing the concentration on the first hit, and of course, BIG CLUTCH for Imogen's Power Word: Stun. It was curtains from that moment, and who else but Orym to get the final blow.

And, if it had ended there the fans would be content. But the final hour did cause a lot of deflation and letdown, for one Ludinus is likely not dead which is a worrying thought especially since the Weave Mind have been all about body modification and the Hells are pretty worn out, but also Predathos. They're right in that someone else could come along and the only ones who can are indoctrinated Ruidusborns wanting to kill the gods, but the approach has felt more like drifting to a decision than making one, not aided by the fact that there's not been a moment to think about it.
Also Predathos itself gave off huge Dominox vibes, don't trust the ancient entity in the form of the child come on guys! It was good to try and see if there was a way to negotiate, and Imogen was being lured in by instincts telling her this is where she needs to be, but we all saw this coming! Laura's logic in Cooldown makes sense but also like you could've ran beyond the barrier, or at least got near Ashton and Braius to aid in your saves.
Proud of Fearne because she could sense being boxed in at least, but yeah - now we're in a pickle.

It's not over though, the biggest fight is upon us and from it will hopefully come a way to dispel or destroy Predathos, while also keeping all of Bells Hells alive. There is still hope for a satisfying conclusion.
but for now, everyone stay safe in California given the wildfires, that's the priority - the next episode can wait as long as it needs to.

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People, I've been sitting on this theory since watching the show the night it aired on Beacon, and I really want somebody else to tell me what you think... We know it's possible that Ludinus transferred his essence to another host at the last moment.  I'm ALMOST CERTAIN that he transferred INTO IRA.  That would change the meaning of that maniacal laugh.  Beautiful Ludinus-style irony, and nobody thinks too much about Ira suddenly not being there (because Ira does that), so it's an easy escape method.  I want to be wrong.  What do you think?

If you look closely, thats not the background, its the actual skies of California

Well its a good way to start a new campaign in a new world is to have Exandria destroyed. I mean why they think anyone can control or kill Predothos is mind boggling. Like all of the gods we know plus 2 more couldnt kill or control him, all they could do was imprison him. So imo this is the end of Exandria, not as we know it, but literally the end of it.