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Yesterday I finally got a vaccination appointment in three weeks, via my workplace. I was very glad to finally have a concrete date: previously I had heard that I should be able to get an appointment in June but it seemed dubious.
And then this afternoon my doctor called me to say that she had doses left over and since I had registered on her waiting list I could get one if I showed up in the next three hours, so I got my first dose! A big surprise and such a relief.

When I got home we had delicious Indian food (we tried all of DD's Indian recipes this week and decided we need to cook Indian more often), then I had class and my presentation went ok, and then I realized that the Critical Role rebroadcast of yesterday's episode was running. (I wasn't even aware they did rebroadcasts before Mondays.)

I haven't regularly watched CR in a while, but I do regularly read episode summaries and reactions, and sometimes I watch episodes (or parts of them) when they sound particularly good.

124:
The mid-air maneuvers were fun, the conversation with Essek was interesting, and Artagan's visit was great.

125:
Allura and Kima!
Beau's reaction to members of the Cobalt Soul apologizing to her for the way she had been forced into their order was beautiful. And Dairon, who investigated the whole thing!
Veth not wanting to give up the cursed dagger, heh.

And recently, I don't remember in which episode, the reveal that Artagan occasionally possesses/is Sprinkle was wonderful.

I also watched episode 139 last week, mostly because punishandenslavesuckers (who wrote one of my favorite CR fics, Carry It Until We Die) posted a dark AU to the episode, and I enjoyed it.

And then today I watched most of episode 140 (I missed the first hour or so because of class) and I had a great time. There was lots of flailing at the screen and many high-pitched noises.

140:
Laura rolling 17 on that Divine Intervention when she needed 15 :(
Essek using Fortune's Favor to pull Caleb out from under the collapsed tower :)
Jester calling out to "Artie" right before she dies :(((
Caduceus being saved by Death Ward while Jester is dead!
Caleb, while tanking attacks with Mind Blank, using the Astral Sea very well
Cad reviving Jester and Matt is so tense he breaks the battlefield ^^(and then Matt with the fake-out of "you wonder why it didn't work" aaargh)
Ashley in the blanket wrap
Fjord is very good in this fight (Marine Layer!) and Travis is too at the table
Beau wrapping her fist in Molly's belt and rolling two nat 20s!
All of their disbelief at the HDYWTDT
Artagan showing up after the fight ^^
No Essek reaction to Caleb dying. But then Essek asking if reviving Molly is wise to attempt and Caleb "once you're a member of the Mighty Nein, you're in, you should know this by now," aww. (The NPC is an actual party member now, nice.)
The Nat 1 on the resurrection ritual!!
Essek being so upset (even though he doesn't even know Molly, but he knows his friends can do impossible things and now this happens? Now this they cannot do?)
Travis' speech to Essek was so good (and Tal's proud look.)
And then – 002 on Caduceus' Divine Intervention to Melora, holy shit! And the reroll on the resurrection succeeds! Aaaaah!
Ashley making Caduceus and Molly interact, heh ^^ (Poor Molly, unsurprised it will take a while for him to collect his thoughts again – but also, Tal probably needs a week.)
I also really enjoyed the conversation between Essek and Caduceus, where Caduceus told him how much good he has done and how much good he will do – and if he does not the others will hunt him down ^^ and he is always welcome at his house, aww.

So much fun, many emotions, and I look forward to the ending.