Critical Role

Critical Role (2015 – ...)

2015 • 4 seasons • Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure • TV-14

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Episode 40 — Desperate Measures

Season 1 • Critical Role

Released: 2016-01-28 • Sci-Fi & Fantasy/Action & Adventure/Comedy/Drama

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Vox Machina must deal with the Chroma Conclave's attack on Emon and the possible slaughter of much of the city's leadership and notable citizenry.

Episodes

Episode 1
Arrival at Kraghammer
2015-03-12

Episode 2
Into the Greyspine Mines
2015-03-19

Episode 3
Strange Bedfellows
2015-03-26

Episode 4
Attack on the Duergar Warcamp
2015-04-02

Episode 5
The Trick About Falling
2015-04-09

Episode 6
Breaching the Emberhold
2015-04-16

Episode 7
The Throne Room
2015-04-23

Episode 8
Glass and Bone
2015-04-30

Episode 9
Yug'Voril Uncovered
2015-05-07

Episode 10
K'Varn Revealed
2015-05-14

Episode 11
The Temple Showdown
2015-05-21

Episode 12
Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Tips
2015-05-28

Episode 13
Escape from the Underdark
2015-06-04

Episode 14
Shopping and Shipping
2015-06-11

Episode 15
Skyward
2015-06-25

Episode 16
Enter Vasselheim
2015-07-02

Episode 17
Hubris
2015-07-23

Episode 18
Trial of the Take (1)
2015-07-30

Episode 19
Trial of the Take (2)
2015-08-06

Episode 20
Trial of the Take (3)
2015-08-13

Episode 21
Trial of the Take (4)
2015-08-20

Episode 22
Aramente to Pyrah
2015-08-27

Episode 23
The Rematch
2015-09-10

Episode 24
The Feast
2015-09-17

Episode 25
Crimson Diplomacy
2015-09-24

Episode 26
Consequences and Cows
2015-10-01

Episode 27
The Path to Whitestone
2015-10-08

Episode 28
The Sun Tree
2015-10-15

Episode 29
Whispers
2015-10-22

Episode 30
Stoke the Flames
2015-10-29

Episode 31
Gunpowder Plot
2015-11-05

Episode 32
Against the Tide of Bone
2015-11-12

Episode 33
Reunions
2015-11-19

Episode 34
Race to the Ziggurat
2015-12-03

Episode 35
Denouement
2015-12-10

Episode 36
Winter's Crest in Whitestone
2015-12-17

Episode 37
A Musician's Nostalgia
2016-01-07

Episode 38
Echoes of the Past
2016-01-14

Episode 39
Omens
2016-01-21

Episode 40
Desperate Measures
2016-01-28

Episode 41
In Ruins
2016-02-04

Episode 42
Dangerous Dealings
2016-02-11

Episode 43
Return to Vasselheim
2016-02-18

Episode 44
The Sunken Tomb
2016-03-10

Episode 45
Those Who Walk Away
2016-03-17

Episode 46
Cindergrove Revisited
2016-03-24

Episode 47
The Family Business
2016-03-31

Episode 48
Into the Frostweald
2016-04-07

Episode 49
A Name is Earned
2016-04-14

Episode 50
Best Laid Plans...
2016-04-21

Episode 51
Test of Pride
2016-04-28

Episode 52
The Kill Box
2016-05-05

Episode 53
At Dawn, We Plan!
2016-05-12

Episode 54
In the Belly of the Beast
2016-05-19

Episode 55
Umbrasyl
2016-06-02

Episode 56
Hope
2016-06-09

Episode 57
Duskmeadow
2016-06-16

Episode 58
A Cycle of Vengeance
2016-06-23

Episode 59
The Feywild
2016-07-07

Episode 60
Heredity and Hats
2016-07-14

Episode 61
Denizens of the Moonbrush
2016-07-28

Episode 62
Uninviting Waters
2016-08-06

Episode 63
The Echo Tree
2016-08-11

Episode 64
The Frigid Doom
2016-08-18

Episode 65
The Streets of Ank'Harel
2016-08-25

Episode 66
A Traveler's Gamble
2016-09-08

Episode 67
The Chase to Glintshore
2016-09-15

Episode 68
Cloak and Dagger
2016-09-22

Episode 69
Passed Through Fire
2016-09-29

Episode 70
Trust
2016-10-06

Episode 71
Vorugal
2016-10-13

Episode 72
The Elephant in the Room
2016-10-20

Episode 73
The Coming Storm
2016-10-27

Episode 74
Path of Brass
2016-11-03

Episode 75
Where the Cards Fall
2016-11-10

Episode 76
Brawl in the Arches
2016-11-17

Episode 77
Clash at Daxio
2016-12-01

Episode 78
The Siege of Emon
2016-12-08

Episode 79
Thordak
2016-12-15

Episode 80
Raishan
2017-01-05

Episode 81
What Lies Beneath the Surface
2017-01-12

Episode 82
Deadly Echoes
2017-01-19

Episode 83
The Deceiver's Stand
2017-01-26

Episode 84
Loose Ends
2017-02-02

Episode 85
A Bard's Lament
2017-02-09

Episode 86
Daring Days
2017-02-16

Episode 87
Onward to Vesrah
2017-02-23

Episode 88
Tangled Depths
2017-03-02

Episode 89
Curious Tides
2017-03-09

Episode 90
Voice of the Tempest
2017-03-16

Episode 91
Vox Machina Go to Hell
2017-03-23

Episode 92
Deals in the Dark
2017-03-30

Episode 93
Bats Out of Hell
2017-04-06

Episode 94
Jugs and Rods
2017-04-13

Episode 95
One Year Later
2017-04-27

Episode 96
Family Matters
2017-05-04

Episode 97
Taryon, My Wayward Son
2017-05-11

Episode 98
The Mines of the Many
2017-05-18

Episode 99
Masquerade
2017-06-01

Episode 100
Unfinished Business
2017-06-08

Episode 101
Thar Amphala
2017-06-15

Episode 102
Race to the Tower
2017-06-22

Episode 103
The Fate-Touched
2017-06-29

Episode 104
Elysium
2017-07-06

Episode 105
The Fear of Isolation
2017-07-13

Episode 106
The Endless Atheneum
2017-07-27

Episode 107
Scaldseat
2017-08-03

Episode 108
The Core Anvil
2017-08-10

Episode 109
The Ominous March
2017-08-18

Episode 110
The Climb Within
2017-08-24

Episode 111
Shadows of Thomara
2017-09-14

Episode 112
Dark Dealings
2017-09-21

Episode 113
The Final Ascent
2017-09-28

Episode 114
Vecna, the Ascended
2017-10-05

Episode 115
The Chapter Closes
2017-10-12

Information

Creator	Ashley Johnson, Taliesin Jaffe, Laura Bailey, Liam O'Brien, Sam Riegel, Matthew Mercer, Travis Willingham, Marisha Ray
Episode air date	28.01.2016
Episode runtime	182 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Action & Adventure / Comedy / Drama
TMDB series rating	7.8
IMDb series rating	9.0
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	14+
Country	US

Trailer of Season 1

Additional videos

Critical Role: Full Panel ECCC 2019 SYFY WIRE

Critical Role: Full Panel ECCC 2019 SYFY WIRE

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Exandria: An Intimate Appendix Ruidus and the Gods

Exandria: An Intimate Appendix Ruidus and the Gods

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Exandria: An Intimate History Narrated by Matthew Mercer

Exandria: An Intimate History Narrated by Matthew Mercer

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The Story of Vox Machina

The Story of Vox Machina

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Cast

Brennan Lee Mulligan

Brennan Lee Mulligan
Game Master

Laura Bailey
Thimble

Luis Carazo
Azune Nayar

Robbie Daymond
Kattigan Vale

Aabria Iyengar
Thaisha Lloy

Taliesin Jaffe
Bolaire Lathalia

Ashley Johnson
Vaelus

Matthew Mercer
Sir Julien Davinos

Whitney Moore
Tyranny

Liam O'Brien
Halandil "Hal" Fang

Marisha Ray
Murray Mag'Nesson

Sam Riegel
Wicander "Wick" Halovar

Alexander Ward
Occtis Tachonis

Travis Willingham

Travis Willingham
Teor Pridesire

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