Critical Thinking

John Bates - @johnabates Jack Gregory - @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas - @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee Drevian Alexander

John Bates - @johnabates Jack Gregory - @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas - @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee Drevian Alexander

John Bates - @johnabates Jack Gregory - @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas - @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee Drevian Alexander

John Bates - @johnabates Jack Gregory - @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas - @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee Drevian Alexander

John Bates - @johnabates Jack Gregory - @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas - @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee Drevian Alexander

John Bates - @johnabates Jack Gregory - @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas - @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee Drevian Alexander

John Bates - @johnabates Jack Gregory - @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas - @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee Drevian Alexander

John Bates - @johnabates Jack Gregory - @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas - @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee Drevian Alexander

John Bates - @johnabates Jack Gregory - @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas - @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee Drevian Alexander

John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee Drevian Alexander

John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee

John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee

John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee

John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee

John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee

John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee

John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania Thanks to all of our supporters at patreon.com/fsfilms for making this possible! Especially our $25+ Donors: Antitonic Kat Waterflame Samantha Bates Maureen Montee

John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week, we finish getting through the episode we started last time. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we run out of time trying to get through this episode! This one will have to be a two parter. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we talk about altogether too many skeletons. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we talk revolution, distraction, and exactly how many turtles down you can go in distracting a group of people. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This episode contains talk of a distraction dinosaur. You'll have to listen to find out what that means. Also, Discord was having some technical hiccups so there may be pieces that sound funny. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

We're back after a bit of difficullty this week with Episode 29 of Critical Role! This week, we take a darker turn, and hope you enjoy. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

We're back on brand with tangents left and right! This week on Critical Thinking we discuss episode 28 of Critical Role: The Sun Tree John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

We far more effectively than ever before condense an episode of Critical Role down to an hour long discussion about narrative and roleplaying moments. Have a listen why don't you? John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we try to see how much we can wring out of discussion on filler content after we finish the real meat of the story - hope you enjoy! John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

Vampires, Conspiracy, and Old Ladies - oh my! This week we talk about Crimson Diplomacy! John Bates @Johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we cross the threshold into the Briarwood Arc - join us! John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we get to talk about wrestling in our D&D podcast! What even is that!? John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

We return after a bit of a hiatus with our breakdown and discussion of Critical Role Episode 22: AraMente to Pyrah John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

It's time we finish (talking about) the Trial of the Take with part 4! John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

We're back with more Critical Thinking after quite a while! This week, talking about Episode 20 of Critical Role: Trial of the Take Part 3 John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we discuss and review the Tal'Dorei Campaign guide, taking a slight break from Critical Role to discuss Critical Role adjacent information. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4games Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

We continue talking about the Trial of the Take this week! John Bates @Johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we begin discussing the Trial of the Take, guest spots, and other tangentally related narrative issues. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we talk about Episode 17 of Critical Role, and of writing characters out of narratives. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregor @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

More tangents this week as the Critical Role crew enter Vasselheim! John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregor @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we return to Tangent town as we discuss episode 15 of Critical Role; Skyward. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

After missing a few weeks due to scheduling conflicts, we're back with more Critical Thinking! This week we discuss Critical Role Episode 14: Shopping & Shipping John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week on Critical Thinking we diverge from our previously aligned numerical image and are re-watching Episode 13: Escape from the Underdark. Episode 12 was a GM Tips pilot show, so we skipped it, because that's not what we're here for! John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we finally get to dealing with K'Varn! Eventually. First we spend most of the episode talking about other stuff. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we delve back into problematic characters - but this time, how they're done correctly - and other narrative topics of discussion as we go through Episode 10 of Critical Role: K'Varn Revealed. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

CONTENT WARNING: From the timespan of 18:12 to 38:58 we discuss the culture of sexual objectification and violence in narrative and media, also known as rape culture. We do our best to respectfully speak on the subject over the course of twenty minutes, but we understand that there may be listeners who are uncomfortable with the topic and will not want to listen to it. As such, we provide this content warning in the description - and we make it blatantly clear that we're going to be talking about it in the podcast - so skip ahead if you don't want to listen. Know that nothing we talk about during that discussion comes from a place of ignorance; we are all well aware of the impact this discussion can have on people, and indeed the impact it has on one of our rewatchers who is a survivor of emotional and physical abuse from former relationships. That being said, we felt it was a topic that needed to be discussed and did not wish to shy away from it. Aside from that, enjoy our narrative delve into episode 09 of Critical Role: Yug'voril Uncovered. Also, to Jack - Sting is not an Elven Fishfinder. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we discuss a divisive episode of Critical Role - and divisive narrative / character decisions. We also talk about how stories 'earn' or, in some cases, fail to earn their drama. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

We continue to try and prove we're dedicated to this life choice this week with Episode 7 of our Critical Role Rewatch podcast - Critical Thinking! This week, we're sans a Grog, and in possession of more silly plans. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

It's time for more Critical Thinking! My audio sounds a bit wonky because I'm testing out a new mic and it doesn't like Discord; I'll be back to a cleaner mic next week. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week we re-watched Episode 5 - The Trick About Falling. We have opinions on oozes. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

Vox Machina double down on their efforts to attack the Duerugar Warcamp they attacked last episode, and we attempt to double down on the length of our tangents! John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

This week the crew continues their dive - metaphorically - as the Critical Role cast continues their dive - physically - into the depths below Kraghammer. Be sure to bring your spelunking gear. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania

We return yet again with more Critical Thinking! This week we tackle the second episode of Critical Role, use some new software to record, and actually make our estimated length as opposed to going an extra hour over it. John Bates - @johnabates Jack Gregory - @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas - @jthomas411mania

Welcome to the debut episode of Critical Thinking: A Critical Role Rewatch podcast! In this, three writers of various backgrounds sit down, watch the Geek & Sundry series Critical Role, and then discuss the literary themes and storytelling of the show! In this, the pilot episode, please join us as we discuss the Arrival at Kraghammer, the first episode of Critical Role. John Bates @johnabates Jack Gregory @altf4gamers Jeremy Thomas @jthomas411mania