Thresher: 2-Part Underwater Epic | Episode 2, Power Rises Part 2

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🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Part 2 of Episode 2 After Rán-Beor's power is switched back on, the crew confront one another as tensions and unexpected truths bubble up to the surface. ABOUT THRESHER: Created in collaboration with 12 Sided Studios and Paragon Pictures, Thresher is a two part underwater epic taking place in a unique world created by Matt Linton and Jacqueline Emerson and homebrewed for gameplay by Jasper William Cartwright, based on Candela Obscura, an Illuminated Worlds game from Darrington Press. Deep in the abyss where ancient creatures lurk, a motley crew must unite onboard the S.S. Thresher submarine to explore the abandoned Rán Boer station resting in the ocean’s unforgiving depths. Battling claustrophobia, paranoia, lurking behemoths, and hidden horrors, only one thing is certain; from the deep, power rises... Learn more about Thresher at http://critrole.com/thresher Meet the Cast! Creators Matt Linton (https://www.instagram.com/mattlinton11/) and Jacqueline Emerson (https://www.instagram.com/jackie_emerson/) Game Master Jasper William Cartwright: https://www.instagram.com/jw_cartwright/ Jacqueline Emerson as Emily Wodsworth: https://www.instagram.com/jackie_emerson/ Abubakar Salim as Daemon Adams: https://x.com/abzybabzy Mark "Sherlock" Hulmes aka Mara as Beatrice “Betty” Callahan: https://x.com/sherlock_hulmes Jane Douglas as Valerie “Val” Sutton: https://www.instagram.com/penny_dreadful/ Noshir Dalal as Hercules De Baudin: https://www.instagram.com/noshirdalal/ Produced by Critical Role in partnership with 12 Sided Studios and Paragon Pictures BEACON Catch the cast decompressing after the episode ends by watching Thresher’s Cooldown episodes, exclusively on Beacon! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You’ll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord. YOUTUBE MEMBERS / TWITCH SUBSCRIBERS Twitch Subscribers and YouTube Members gain instant access to VODs of our shows, moderated live chats, and custom emojis & badges: https://www.youtube.com/criticalrole/join https://www.twitch.tv/criticalrole Due to the improv nature of Critical Role and other RPG content on our channels, some themes and situations that occur in-game may be difficult for some to handle. If certain episodes or scenes become uncomfortable, we strongly suggest taking a break or skipping that particular episode. Your health and well-being is important to us and Psycom has a great list of international mental health resources, in case it’s useful: http://bit.ly/PsycomResources

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0:00.0	Greetings again, crew, it's Game Master Jasper William Cartwright, and you're listening to Part 2 of this episode of Thresher.
0:08.3	If you haven't checked out part one yet, pause this now and head over to the first one.
0:13.0	In this epic underwater miniseries, we're following a motley Thresher crew to explore the abandoned Rambeul station,
0:20.2	resting in the ocean's dark abyss where ancient creatures lurk.
0:25.1	New episodes of Thresher air on Thursdays at 7pm Pacific on Beacon, Twitch and YouTube with VOD uploaded to YouTube on the following Mondays at noon.
0:35.6	If you want instant access to podcast content and add free listening experience,
0:40.3	check out Beacon and get access to the full audio version of Thresher right when it
0:45.0	airs at 7pm Pacific on Thursdays.
0:48.0	You can also check out our Beacon exclusive show, Critical Role Down, and experience the Thresher cast's post-show reactions to each episode.
0:58.3	So without further ado, let's return to the suspenseful Deep Sea story.
1:06.5	SS France embarks on Main Street.
1:10.8	Ocean Needle opens today at the World's Fair off the...
1:13.6	Beatles hit the charts with Love Me Do, music's newest sensation.
1:18.6	Tonight, General Dynamics prepares Ranger 3 to photograph the ocean's surface.
1:24.6	Experts back.
1:26.6	Jacques Cousteau's Conshelf Run experiments begin humans living beneath ocean surface. Experts better. Dr. Cousteau's Conshelf One experiments begin.
1:29.3	Humans living beneath ocean waves.
1:33.3	Human missile crisis deepens.
1:36.3	Discerving wisdoms.
1:39.3	Operation Fishbowl launches nuclear tests over Pacific waters. Strange sea creatures spotted near Singapore.
1:47.0	...you know. That room where you've just destroyed, you can see now it threw into this room, these flickering lights, all of this stuff like strewn across the floor.
2:12.6	This whole lab itself looks like it's been sort of ransacked and destroyed.
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