The Streets of Ank'Harel

is the ninth episode of the fifth chapter of Critical Role.

Pre-Show
The following pre-show content was removed from the final Geek & Sundry YouTube video:
 * The updated Critical Role fan art appreciation.

Announcements

 * Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, and Taliesin Jaffe will be gone next week (Thursday, 2016-09-01), so Liam O'Brien will lead a one-shot in lieu of .  Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Ashly Burch will join the cast for the special episode.
 * LootCrate continues their sponsorship of Critical Role with $3 off a subscription when using the promo code "criticalrole", which Sam Riegel humorously explained by mathematical analogies.
 * The English cast video for Final Fantasy XV was officially released, with Matthew Mercer playing Cor Leonis.  (Mercer's part in the video begins at 4:24.)
 * Deus Ex:  Mankind Divided came out recently, with Matthew Mercer scattered throughout the game as various characters.
 * Critical Role has been nominated for a Streamy in the "Gaming" category.
 * Also, [Muzzled the Musical] was nominated for a Streamy in the "Indie" category.  It was co-created by Matthew Mercer, directed by Sean Becker (who also directed Marisha Ray's Signal Boost!), and starred Ashly Burch.
 * Travis Willingham announced that the Dallas Cowboys were, at the time of airing, playing the Seattle Seahawks.
 * The 50th anniversary live-action opening credits aired after the announcements.