Uninviting Waters

is the sixth episode of the fifth chapter of Critical Role, and the second episode of the series to be performed before a live audience. Still travelling through the Feywild, Vox Machina and Garmelie finally arrive at the Gilded Run, a series of rivers that separate them from the Shademirk Bog. Nature itself bars passage, and even if they contend with the magical rivers, who knows what lurks below?

Pre-Show
The following pre-show content was removed from the final Geek & Sundry YouTube video:
 * About half an hour before the scheduled start of the episode, the cameras began showing the crowd in the theatre.
 * The updated Critical Role fan art appreciation video aired.
 * More views of the crowd.
 * Instructions for the audience.

After the audience instructions, the members of the cast were introduced and entered the stage individually to uproarious applause and character-related chants.

Announcements

 * Green Ronin Publishing will begin releasing Critical Role campaign books for 5th edition D&D.  The first, with an anticipated release of late-Q1 or early-Q2 in 2017, will focus on the kingdom of Tal'Dorei.

Break

 * During the break, a promotional clip aired for the Nerdist and Wizards of the Coast series Force Grey: Giant Hunters, which features Matthew Mercer and Ashley Johnson.
 * The camera showed the crowd in the theatre during the break.

Post-Show

 * After the gameplay, the live-action credit sequence that premiered in was played.
 * The Q&A and other post-show events were not streamed live on Twitch.

New

 * Unnamed plant-based crocodile fey creature

Returning

 * Garmelie

Trivia

 * This episode was the second to be performed before a live audience, with the first being .  It was performed live at Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana, and simultaneously streamed live on Twitch.
 * This episode was the first to be streamed from a timezone other than PST/PDT.
 * Liam O'Brien was absent for this episode, so his character Vax'ildan was played by the Dungeon Master, Matthew Mercer.