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Critical Role is a weekly actual play series that uses tabletop role-playing game mechanics as a means to explore and develop stories from the vast fantasy worlds of Exandria, Aramán, and beyond, with sweeping narratives

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Critical Role Season 4 Episode 31 - Trick of the Light
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Trick of the Light

    S4:E31

    The teams attempt to reunite at the Rookery with varying cheerful and devastated attitudes as the consequences of their ventures begin to ebb throughout the city...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Critical Role Season 4 Episode 32 - Road of Dreams
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Road of Dreams

    S4:E32

    The Seekers rest before they travel the fey Miller's Road, but strange visions plague each of them in turn...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Critical Role Season 4 Episode 33 - Off-Balance
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Off-Balance

    S4:E33

    The Schemers dip into the political landscape of Dol-Makjar, but moves from their local enemies complicate their plans...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Critical Role Season 4 Episode 34 - Rock and Flame
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Rock and Flame

    S4:E34

    An attempt to harry the Tachonis procession leads to the discovery of an attack on the fey at Hawthorn's Glade...

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Critical Role Season 4 Episode 35 - Lead the Way
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Lead the Way

    S4:E35

    With Hawthorn's Glade in shambles, the Seekers aid the surviving fey in finding a new safe haven...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Critical Role Season 4 Episode 36 - Spectacle
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Spectacle

    S4:E36

    The Schemers struggle with the consequences of their actions as the fight for Dol-Makjar intensifies...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Critical Role Season 4 Episode 37 - Death to Tyrants
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Death to Tyrants

    S4:E37

    Assassins storm the Hallowed Round and the life of one Schemer hangs precariously in fate's hands...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 93 - Bittersweet Reunions
    6.2/10(15 votes)

    #8 - Bittersweet Reunions

    S3:E93

    The Crown Keepers endure a battle for their lives and the very heart of their team, with dire consequences for every move...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 56 - By Goat or By Boat
    6.9/10(25 votes)

    #9 - By Goat or By Boat

    S3:E56

    Bells Hells' Team Wildemount travel through the cursed Savalirwood as they attempt to locate the ruins of the corrupted city Molaesmyr...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 27 - The Path to Whitestone
    7.1/10(81 votes)

    #10 - The Path to Whitestone

    S1:E27

    Ghostly attackers infiltrate Greyskull Keep as Vox Machina prepares to journey northeast to Whitestone and confront the Briarwoods. Meanwhile, Keyleth begins to suspect that a mysterious power holds sway over Percy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 94 - Where The Red Fearne Glows
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Where The Red Fearne Glows

    S3:E94

    Bells Hells begin their hunt for Ludinus' whereabouts and how to slow his plot, but not before an old foe arrives to test one of their own to the brink...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 88 - Tangled Depths
    7.2/10(59 votes)

    #12 - Tangled Depths

    S1:E88

    Vox Machina journeys into the Elemental Plane of Water for the final trial of Keyleth's Aramenté.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Critical Role Season 2 Episode 104 - The Ruined Sliver
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #13 - The Ruined Sliver

    S2:E104

    Seeking answers, the Mighty Nein continue to delve into forbidden areas of Rumblecusp in order to learn more about their powerful foe...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 96 - Shadows New and Old
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Shadows New and Old

    S3:E96

    Bells Hells work to fortify their bonds and friendship in the face of darkness before engaging in a whirlwind of travel stops on the way to Aeor...

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 106 - Unseelie Interrupted
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Unseelie Interrupted

    S3:E106

    Bells Hells return to the Fey Realm in an attempt to tangle an upcoming meeting between Ludinus and the Unseelie Court...

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 48 - An Exit Most Fraught
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #16 - An Exit Most Fraught

    S3:E48

    Bells Hells need to leave the Fey Realm behind, but the threats on their scent are extremely unkind...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 55 - Hope Within History
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    #17 - Hope Within History

    S3:E55

    Bells Hells' Team Wildemount meets with the King and Queen of Uthodurn, where insight on Ludinus Da'leth reveals a new focus and destination for the group...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 57 - The Sorrow of Molaesmyr
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #18 - The Sorrow of Molaesmyr

    S3:E57

    Bells Hells’ Team Wildemount venture deeper into the haunted ruins of Molaesmyr and search for the tower that once belonged to the imperious mage Ludinus Da’leth…

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 60 - Faith or Famine
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #19 - Faith or Famine

    S3:E60

    Team Issylra makes their way towards civilization, where a small town's troubles with an overbearing temple offers a new perspective on how helpful the gods can be...

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 61 - Crisis of Faith
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Crisis of Faith

    S3:E61

    Team Issylra battles agents of the Dawnfather as they attempt to release the temple's unwanted and autocratic rule over the town of Hearthdell...

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 62 - A Long Walk of Reflection
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #21 - A Long Walk of Reflection

    S3:E62

    Team Issylra trek towards the mountains of the Demithore Valley in search of a teleport spell while taking time to bond as friends and as a team...

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 95 - Gathering of Needs
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Gathering of Needs

    S3:E95

    Bells Hells take time to focus inwards on their grief and their healing, but inner demons threaten the harmony of their bond...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Critical Role Season 3 Episode 97 - Ancient Sins
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #23 - Ancient Sins

    S3:E97

    Bells Hells encounter Aeorian terrors as they explore the ruined city and seek out the wrinkle in Ludinus' plans...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 96 - Family Matters
    7.4/10(53 votes)

    #24 - Family Matters

    S1:E96

    Vox Machina mobilizes to assist the Trickfoots in purging Pike of the blood curse. However, some things are not as they seem...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Critical Role Season 2 Episode 103 - Maritime Mysteries
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    #25 - Maritime Mysteries

    S2:E103

    Wrestling with the dangers of spending too much time on Rumblecusp, the Mighty Nein travel to the Heaven Falls, seeking a weak point in the island that could be used against Vokodo...

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Trick of the Light" is the worst rated episode of "Critical Role". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/25/2026. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Road of Dreams".