i can’t help but wonder (and fear) how c1 will be wrapped up in season 5 of tlovm — the final season, which has been in production in tandem with season 4. since it will be the first critical role campaign adapted into a complete series, i wonder what writing approaches the creative team will take to wrap up the story.

i’m specifically curious about this because the mighty nein does have more airtime, so the creative team should be able to tell a more cohesive story. in a fireside chat with tasha huo, sam hinted that 5 seasons of the mighty nein would be “a story” but not the complete story, so it’s my personal prediction that we’ll get 6-7 seasons if all goes well.

i feel strongly about this because i think back to how annoyed i was with episode 6 of the mighty nein, specially due to how we didn’t get to see the group’s reaction to caleb’s backstory. i think many people were disappointed in that writing choice, along with a few other story beats that felt rushed (e.g. caleb and beau’s seemingly forced conflict). of course they can’t include everything from a 500+ hour campaign, but i really hope the following seasons don’t cut corners on important moments and character development, because they should be pretty damn confident that any future critical role projects are going to fare well. they can get their 7 seasons! they have so much story to work with, and i sincerely hope they do it justice and not rush.