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* CouchGag: Instead of the usual running gag of "Say hi ''(Player Characters)''"/"Hi ''[[ExactWords (Player Characters)''", Aabria comes up with a new mustelid-based nickname after messing up the original name in the second episode.

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* CouchGag: Instead of the usual running gag of "Say hi ''(Player Characters)''"/"Hi ''[[ExactWords (Player Characters)''", Characters)]]''", Aabria comes up with a new mustelid-based nickname after messing up the original name in the second episode.
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* CouchGag: Instead of the usual running gag of "Say hi ''(Player Characters)''"/"Hi ''[[ExactWords (Player Characters)''", Aabria comes up with a new mustelid-based nickname after messing up the original name in the second episode.
* RunningGag:
** Whenever Jasper or Siobhan (who are both British), mention a Britishism during either the game or the Adventuring Party, a banner pops up on screen to explain.
** A second banner also pops up whenever a new stoat fact is mentioned.
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* Zac Oyama as Captain Norman "The Skipper" Takamori, human operative ([[spoiler:and the [[PuppeteerParasite cerebroslug]] that takes over his body]])

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* Zac Oyama as Captain Norman "The Skipper" Takamori, human operative ([[spoiler:and the [[PuppeteerParasite cerebroslug]] that takes over his body]])
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Changed Values Dissoance to Deliberate Values Dissonance, as that trope better represents the orginal edit rather than Values Dissonance.


* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Being stoats, the characters show no qualms about finding another animals burrow and driving them out and/or killing and eating them to make into a new home for themselves. The Red Warren they used to call their home originally belonged to a family of rabbits that were hunted down when Ava was a child.



* ValuesDissonance: Being stoats, the characters show no qualms about finding another animals burrow and driving them out and/or killing and eating them to make into a new home for themselves. The Red Warren they used to call their home originally belonged to a family of rabbits that were hunted down when Ava was a child.
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* BodyHorror: The first encounter of the campaign takes place in the rotting and parasitized body of a bear, with lovingly recreated internal organs and viscera.
-->'''Siobhan:''' So this is why you sent us a trigger warning.
-->'''Aabria:''' A little bit, yeah.


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* ValuesDissonance: Being stoats, the characters show no qualms about finding another animals burrow and driving them out and/or killing and eating them to make into a new home for themselves. The Red Warren they used to call their home originally belonged to a family of rabbits that were hunted down when Ava was a child.

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Despite being largely the same crew, is a reference to another webseries altogether


** The first word of Matt's narration, "Water", mirrors to the opening line of Brennan's narration for the ''[[WebVideo/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Exandria Unlimited: Calamity]]'' campaign he ran for Mercer's ''Critical Role'' channel, "Fire".


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* ShoutOut: The first word of Matt's narration, "Water", mirrors to the opening line of Brennan's narration for the ''[[WebVideo/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Exandria Unlimited: Calamity]]'' campaign he ran for Mercer's ''Critical Role'' channel, "Fire".
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In a story that takes inspiration from ''Literature/WatershipDown'' a family of stoats must sacrifice everything to survive in a harsh, cruel world. 10 episodes.

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In a story that takes inspiration from ''Literature/WatershipDown'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH'' a family of stoats must sacrifice everything to survive in a harsh, cruel world. 10 episodes.
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[[folder:Season 19, ''Burrow's End'']]
In a story that takes inspiration from ''Literature/WatershipDown'' a family of stoats must sacrifice everything to survive in a harsh, cruel world. 10 episodes.

* Aabria Iyengar as the [[GameMaster Dungeon Master]]
* Jasper William Cartwright as Thorn Vale
* Erika Ishii as Ava
* Brennan Lee Mulligan as Tula
* Isabella Roland as Lila
* Rashawn Nadine Scott as Viola
* Siobhan Thompson as Jaysohn
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* CallBack: Appropriately, Aabria's first word of narration ("Earth"), calls back to Matt Mercer's first words in ''The Ravening War'' ("Water") which all comes back to Brennan's first word in ''[[WebVideo/CriticalRoleExandriaUnlimited Exandria Unlimited: Calamity]]'' ("Fire").
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** Following the events of the previous episode, Episode 6, "Chaos in the Cathedral", treats us to [[spoiler:the first definitive [[KilledOffForReal player character death]], not only of the campaign but of the whole Dimension 20 history, in the form of Lapin Cadbury, as well as TeamPet Peppermint Preston being killed off as well.]]
* WhamLine: One that signals the succession intrigue is much worse than it seems and that things are about to take a ''sharp'' turn downhill.
-->'''[[spoiler:Pontifex Belizabeth Brassica]]:''' [[spoiler: King Amethar, who's your lawfully wedded wife?]]
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* AbsenteeActor: [[spoiler:After the death of Lapin, Zac is absent from the table until such a time that his backup character, Cumulous Rocks, can be introduced. The same happens with Emily when Ruby gets killed a few episodes later, where she re-appears playing Queen Saccharina Frostwhip.]]
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* AbsenteeActor: In ''Sophomore Year'', [[spoiler:Riz and Fig disappear during the second episode. InUniverse, it's because they've been kidnapped, but out of character, Brian and Emily were on a trip together.]]
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* AbsenteeActor: In ''Sophomore Year'', [[spoiler:Riz and Fig disappear during the second episode. InUniverse, it's because they've been kidnapped, but out of character, Brian and Emily were on a trip together.]]


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* AbsenteeActor: [[spoiler:After the death of Lapin, Zac is absent from the table until such a time that his backup character, Cumulous Rocks, can be introduced. The same happens with Emily when Ruby gets killed a few episodes later, where she re-appears playing Queen Saccharina Frostwhip.]]
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** [[spoiler:And by "severely weakens", it's revealed that Brennan HALVED its hit points afterwards.]]

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** [[spoiler:And by "severely weakens", it's Brennan revealed in an interview a few years later that Brennan this action HALVED its hit points afterwards.hitpoinst.]]
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Gorthalax the Insatiable and Sklonda Gukgak wind up together.

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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Gorthalax the Insatiable and Sklonda Gukgak wind up together. Also Gorgug, a hulking half-orc, and Zelda, a petite satyr.
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* CentralTheme: All emotions and parts of the psyche are important and should be acknowledged and there is a time and place for each one.
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* SurpriseIncest: After the Fix flirts with the NPC Pasha N., Brennan starts describing a photograph on her desk that shows her with a sibling that looks very familiar to the Fix, making his player, Hank Green, extremely nervous that this trope is in effect. Quickly Averted - the boy in the photograph is someone the Fix knows, not the Fix himself.
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trope correction


* YearOutsideHourInside: Everything in Mentopolis moves at the speed of thought, so what seems like a day for the characters might only be a moment for Elias Hodge. [[spoiler:Which is good, seeing as he was thrown out of an office window in Episode 2.]]

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* YearOutsideHourInside: YearInsideHourOutside: Everything in Mentopolis moves at the speed of thought, so what seems like a day for the characters might only be a moment for Elias Hodge. [[spoiler:Which is good, seeing as he was thrown out of an office window in Episode 2.]]
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* BodyHorror:
** Karna's warlock pact is causing her body to slowly rot. In episode 2, she describes cutting away a rotten part of herself and burning it in offering to her patron.
** In the finale, [[spoiler: Archbishop Colliflower transforms into the [[HumanoidAbomination Avatar of Deus-Pa'Zuul]], growing taller and broader, sprouting ''metal claws'' and her mouth stretching wide to encompass most of her body, and becoming a whirling void lined with metallic blades.]]
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Adding links to the relevant fairy tails


* Emily Axford as Ylfa Snorgelsson, lycanthrope barbarian

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* Emily Axford as [[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood Ylfa Snorgelsson, Snorgelsson]], lycanthrope barbarian



* Brian Murphy as Prince Gerard of Greenleigh, frog fighter
* Zac Oyama as Puss in Boots, cat rogue
* Siobhan Thompson as Princess Rosamund du Prix, human ranger
* Lou Wilson as Pinocchio, puppet warlock

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* Brian Murphy as [[Literature/TheFrogPrince Prince Gerard of Greenleigh, frog Greenleigh]], human/frog fighter
* Zac Oyama as [[Literature/PussInBoots Puss in Boots, Boots]], cat rogue
* Siobhan Thompson as [[Literature/SleepingBeauty Princess Rosamund du Prix, Prix]], human ranger
* Lou Wilson as Pinocchio, [[Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio Pinocchio]], puppet warlock

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* WhamShot: The ending of "The Shattered Mind" sees the dome project [[spoiler:Elias falling out out of a window while a shadowed figure watches, implying that [[DestinationDefenestration he was thrown out]].]]

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* RunningGag:
** The cast excitedly yelling "tropes" or some variation thereof whenever a particularly noir-inspired scene is described.
** "Stacy Fakename", an alias (which is reportedly based on a real person in Mentopolis) often used by the characters whenever they have to go undercover. Her sister's name "Joanna Fakename" is occasionally used in tandem.
* WhamEpisode: Episode 3 has a couple of doozies. [[spoiler:First, it's revealed that Elias' project revolved around a machine that could be used to [[MindControl manipulate people's thoughts and inhibitions]]. Near the end of the episode, an unknown figure from outside Mentopolis suddenly shows up in D.A. Bition's office to kill The Fix, heavily implying that ''Elias himself'' was brainwashed.]]
* WhamShot: The ending of "The Shattered Mind" sees the dome project [[spoiler:Elias falling out out of a window while a shadowed figure watches, implying that [[DestinationDefenestration he was being thrown out]].out of a window]] while a shadowed figure watches.]]
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* RewatchBonus: [[spoiler: Lord Calroy Cruller's treason]] is [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadowed]] before TheReveal, which adds another layer to many events and conversations early in the season. [[spoiler: Notably, when he's trying to pit Theobald and Lapin against each other, Theobald states that he doesn't believe the chancellor orchestrated the ambush on the Sucrosi Road; Calroy, who ''did'', reacts with visible displeasure and immediately changes the subject. He also tells Liam that it's vitally important that he remain as a ward of the Candian royal family, ostensibly for his own good, but really because the treaty arrangement between the houses of Rocks and Wilhelmina is a vital part of Calroy's plan to depose the House of Rocks.]]
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* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Zaria Hex is the first villain the audience are introduced to when she destroys Twyla's home and people. In the final battle, Twyla manages to shoot her with three arrows before having Buddy Bear push her into the abyss.

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* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Zaria Hex is the first villain the audience are introduced to when she destroys Twyla's home and people. In the final battle, Twyla manages to shoot her with three arrows before having Buddy Bear push her into the abyss.]]

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* {{Camp:}} Brennan mentioned in an interview that this season was intended to lean more heavily into the campier side of DND.


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* SlidingScaleOfSillinessVersusSeriousness: The cast is comprised of four of the funniest drag queens and so the general tone is light hearted. This doesn't stop the main themes of the season from being about loss and mourning.
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* Camp: Brennan mentioned in an interview that this season was intended to lean more heavily into the campier side of DND.

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* Camp: {{Camp:}} Brennan mentioned in an interview that this season was intended to lean more heavily into the campier side of DND.
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* Camp: Brennan mentioned in an interview that this season was intended to lean more heavily into the campier side of DND.
* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Zaria Hex is the first villain the audience are introduced to when she destroys Twyla's home and people. In the final battle, Twyla manages to shoot her with three arrows before having Buddy Bear push her into the abyss.
* WhamEpisode: Episode 3 has the reveal that [[spoiler: Kerwin was the true killer of Princess' family.]]

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* FilmNoir: The season is clearly based in the genre, with the main cast falling into many of its primary character archetypes. A RunningGag has arisen with the cast excitedly chanting "Tropes!" when Brennan begins describing a particularly noir-inspired scene
* PunnyName: The series is absolutely full of these, with most characters, places, and organizations being some form of pun on the structures/functions of the brain.
* YearOutsideHourInside: Everything in Mentopolis moves at the speed of thought, so what seems like a day for the characters, might only be a moment for Elias Hodge. [[spoiler:Which is good, seeing as he has been thrown out of an office window.]]

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* FilmNoir: The season is clearly based in the genre, with the main cast falling into many of its primary character archetypes. A RunningGag has arisen with the cast excitedly chanting "Tropes!" when Brennan begins describing a particularly noir-inspired scene
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* PunnyName: The series is absolutely full of these, with most characters, places, and organizations being some form of pun on the structures/functions of the brain.
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* WhamShot: The ending of "The Shattered Mind" sees the dome project [[spoiler:Elias falling out out of a window while a shadowed figure watches, implying that [[DestinationDefenestration he was thrown out]].]]
* YearOutsideHourInside: Everything in Mentopolis moves at the speed of thought, so what seems like a day for the characters, characters might only be a moment for Elias Hodge. [[spoiler:Which is good, seeing as he has been was thrown out of an office window.window in Episode 2.]]
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* YearOutsideHourInside: Everything in Mentopolis moves at the speed of thought, so what seems like a day for the characters, might only be a moment for Elias Hodge. [[spoiler:Which is good, seeing as he has been thrown out of an office window.]]
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[[folder:"Dungeons [[folder:''Dungeons And Drag Queens"]]Queens'']]



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* FilmNoir: The season is clearly based in the genre, with the main cast falling into many of its primary character archetypes. A RunningGag has arisen with the cast excitedly chanting "Tropes!" when Brennan begins describing a particularly noir-inspired scene
* PunnyName: The series is absolutely full of these, with most characters, places, and organizations being some form of pun on the structures/functions of the brain.
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A FilmNoir story taking place in the mind of one Elias Hodge, using the ''Kids on Bikes'' system by Hunters Entertainment. 6 episodes.

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A FilmNoir story taking place in the mind of one Elias Hodge, using a modified version of the ''Kids on Bikes'' system by Hunters Entertainment. 6 episodes.

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