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It’s okay to admit that your favorite ship isn’t perfect. Relationships could be messy, whether they’re a real-life romance, or a fictional one birthed during a tabletop gaming session. Our favorite fictional couples have their flaws, even if they’re cute together.

Imogen Tamult (voiced by Laura Bailey) and Laudna (voiced by Marisha Ray) were a power couple during Critical Role Campaign 3 with the ship name Imodna. Yes, they were adorable, but the voice actors think they were so devoted to one another that they completely neglected self-care. This brought up an interesting question – is it toxic to devote yourself so completely to a partner?

Ray made it clear that Laudna was only concerned about Imogen, with no thought for herself. “Concerned for you, 100%,” Marisha Ray says during a Critical Role spotlight panel at New York Comic Con 2023. “Same,” Laura Bailey says.

“Concern for myself? None,” Ray continues. Same,” Bailey replies.  “Zero self-preservation,” Ray adds.

“Is that healthy in a relationship to only care about another person,” Sam Riegel asks. “There’s a lot of that in this group actually the more I think about it,” Taliesin Jaffe says. “Where is the line between altruism and codependency,” moderator Whitney Moore asks.

Sometimes a tabletop game can surprise you and make you look at love in a new way. Imodna may not be a completely healthy ship, but they are definitely a thought provoking one.

With two animated series on Prime Video, Campaign 4 in full swing, and so much more Exandrian lore to come, Critical Role is showing no signs of slowing down. That's why the adventuring party at Popverse are here to bring you everything we can from those nerdy-ass voice actors & Bo., including:

• How to watch Critical Role in order
• Travis Willingham on the differences between The Legend of Vox Machina and The Mighty Nein
• Taliesin Jaffe on playing Mollymauk Tealeaf for Campaign 2 vs. playing him for Prime Video
• Matt Mercer's homebrew warrior class (created originally for Vin Diesel)

...and much, much more. Roll initiative, player. Magic awaits.