And here we go...
Oct. 23rd, 2021 12:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missizzyAnd this week I had my experience of watching a Critical Role campaign from the start of it, after being left all warm inside by the video of the new set and them all together at one table again, though still a little nervous about a campaign set in Marquet-though everything seemed okay enough in this first episode, at least. But I've now also watched enough other TTRPG shows to realize it takes a while, most of the time, for a new storyline and new characters to get going. Indeed, I was feeling a bit of that with the introduction of Imogen and Laudna-not that I wouldn't get attached to them, but it just didn't happen, yet. Then Talisien and Sam showed up with a pair of very delightful characters, so that helped.
And so I really didn't mind at all when a bunch of characters we knew already were the ones to show up and fill the party. Maybe it would've been fun getting more new characters, but it's probably worth it to see a bit more of the ExU crew, since it was clear at the end of their series that they had more story to tell. Indeed, learning that Liam and Ashley were testing Orym and Fearne out in the series makes a lot of things make a lot more sense. I do hope they can have Aimee on at some point, too.
So far I've read more about the discourse than the discourse itself, and what I've read has not left me impressed with it. I'm a little worried, too, about people already getting too attached to the idea of a Imogen/Laudna ship. I'd like it myself, mind you, but we don't know if that's what Laura and Marisha are intending for at all, and now it's not going to be pretty if they take a different path.
Last night I also went ahead and tuned into Skate America-and was quickly reminded by the men's short of why I'm not so enthusiastic about this damn sport anymore. I'll probably watch at least some of it this evening, though.
And so I really didn't mind at all when a bunch of characters we knew already were the ones to show up and fill the party. Maybe it would've been fun getting more new characters, but it's probably worth it to see a bit more of the ExU crew, since it was clear at the end of their series that they had more story to tell. Indeed, learning that Liam and Ashley were testing Orym and Fearne out in the series makes a lot of things make a lot more sense. I do hope they can have Aimee on at some point, too.
So far I've read more about the discourse than the discourse itself, and what I've read has not left me impressed with it. I'm a little worried, too, about people already getting too attached to the idea of a Imogen/Laudna ship. I'd like it myself, mind you, but we don't know if that's what Laura and Marisha are intending for at all, and now it's not going to be pretty if they take a different path.
Last night I also went ahead and tuned into Skate America-and was quickly reminded by the men's short of why I'm not so enthusiastic about this damn sport anymore. I'll probably watch at least some of it this evening, though.
