Those Who Walk Away... | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 45
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An exhausted Vox Machina spend some time hashing out their pent up frustrations and examining their spoils of victory. They then journey to the Fire Ashari, hoping to find survivors of the red dragons escape from the fire plane.
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“Goodnight Percy”
“Goodnight Vax”
“It’s 4 in the afternoon.”
I can just see Scanlan standing there behind them.
37:24 for anyone wanting to return to this legendary moment 😆
to be fair, Whitestone is pretty far north and it's winter so it's probably pretty dark by mid-afternoon
666th like and Scanlan is the best!
I like to think they were referring to the sunsetting of their friendship for the time being.
Last episode: "I'm very aware that my greed killed me"
This episode: "Like hell I'm paying 2 silver"
I love the show but... The greedy ranger and pissed off rogue who's upset about people not being trustworthy...uhmm. Then Ill screw over the tavern keep of a half dead town...wth. Not sure why Keyleth isnt objecting to this treatment.
RNDM DMG Would say Keyleth “knows better”; they’ve had about two years of traveling together by episode one of what we see, any “No. Don’t. Stop haggling” intensity has faded to a semi-joke afterthought.
that is why I love Vex :D
Greed is good.
I really wish Kashaw didn't revive her.
I love it, shit's too funny.
28:21
Matt's face when he realizes the unique magic item he designed is just a pokeball.
Don't get him started on the Happy Fun Ball😭😂😂
Pika
Nana Berry Or his dismay that they won’t call it the Folding Halls of Halas
Meanwhile me: put the bear in that thing and forget it ever existed. I am also annoyed at Vex trying to snatch good armor from Vax while not getting I to melee at all. Like what's the point? If you are taking hits in melee as an archer, you might want to reconsider. Vex and her bear are immense resource drainers
@@Anton_Jermakoŭ I thought your name was Hold My Bear and I was cracking up from the irony, now I'm sad I was wrong lmao
"What is this?"
"This is an evening of unbridled guilt."
Percy comes out with the best lines oh my god
How the hell Taliesen constantly comes up with these great one liners off the cuff is a mystery to me. Like, there's being a good actor who knows how to improv stuff, and there's this.
I'm always convinced each of them has the best lines. I did stop to appreciate that one.
@@samuelstensgaard4828 I mean, the man has been doing it since he was a child. Also. He is a few thousand years old. No one really knows how old, exactly, but probably as old as the p y r a m i d s ;)
My favorite from this episode was ,
Matt:" It's hard being a bear."
Taliesin:"It's a grizzly existence."
@@Reblwitoutacause I mean, he is a p y r a m i d, you know?
Vax - we don't talk a lot
Scanlan - well we start to then you leave the room usually.
LOLOLOL
Vax - Yea I don't handle emotional conversation really well.
Heartless Scanlan - It's okay. *I walk away*
I died
I freaking loved Scan's explanation to Vax
I never got that part of Vax.. once or twice max but after that you genuinely look like you’re trying to make them say ‘no don’t go’. It’s baseless drama for the sake of it. Liam does a brilliant job but it was slipping into more soap opera stuff.
@@geminiwriter8875 i dont like vax... love liam but vax is way to negative and gloomy and most of all dramatic for me...
@@guigoGOGO It's ok not to like a character. I have lot of mixed feelings about Vax in general, though I really like him at times, when he gets really down it stops making it for me. Cant blame Liam tho, he was going through some shit in his life at this point...
"Your secret is safe with my indifference." Percy your eloquence and sarcasm enriched humor is positively wondrous.
One of the most relatable things I've ever heard.
If David Mitchell played D&D, I always imagine Percy as exactly the kind of character he'd play.
2:18:06
Weird question but i'm not english speaking
What does it mean
Google doesn't seem to help me a lot
@@ast8177 The original statement in English is "your secret is safe with me." I won't tell your secret. Usually spoken after someone has confessed a "secret" or has been caught in some sort of embarrassing situation.
Taliesin adds the word "Indifference" which is a lack of care or concern.
"Your secret is safe with my indifference." I won't tell anyone because I don't care what you do.
"You are, without a doubt, the worst Druid I've ever heard of."
Keyleth: "Ah, but you *have* heard of me."
Wait until you meet Fearne.
Lol
@@ilsehattingh1976
I can't even read the name Fearne without picturing Ashley wiggling in her chair. 😆
Jack Sparrow vibes
At least Fearne is not cringe@@ilsehattingh1976
Player: *isn't present*
Matt: "Okay, let me just perfectly imitate their accent, speech patterns and personality real quick."
Me: "...ffs"
Voice actors, man. Talent is a powerful thing
True he did an insanely good job at imitating them, you can tell he's very attentive of anyone that is in his campaign
There is a very good reason he voice acts in like everything that needs voice actors.
I'll never forget the look on Travis's face in C2 when Matt perfectly mimicks Fjord's voice right in front of him
Percy: "I'm glad that she survived because I wouldn't be able to live with myself."
Vax internal monologue: _You wouldn't have to_
Vax nearly gets himself killed and the party killed (more than once) then get pissed when someone else make a mistake.
@@ethantravis4728 Vax puts himself in danger and then gets mad when Percy literally kills his sister, wow who would have thought, what a hypocrite xDDDDDD why is Vax made that Percy killed his sister
Honestly, in his position I also would get mad. It doesn't matter how often you or anyone else in the party already nearly died. To lose someone that is so dear to yourself - and especially a twin sister- that's quite hard and even though she was brought back, knowing how close it was, having felt the fear and loss, just to find out it was because one person wasn't careful enough (not that I really blame Percy, they all sometimes forget themselves when it is about loot^^), I think it's just understandable to be more than a little upset.
That is not hypocrisy, but how emotion works and since he was willing to take her place, it seems like he thinks his life less worth than hers.
I mean up until this point Vax had avoided actually getting anyone killed, and while what he did _was_ reckless he at least learned for the most part. Vax also literally has the right to be mad when it was his _sister_ who quite literally died and he was then forced to pledge an oath to the Raven Queen in order to save her. I don't know if you lot are caught up all of it just yet, but Vax's oath will become more significant later on as the fact that he had to pledge said oath is also a fair point for him to be mad at Percy.
Everyone would be mad in Vax's position. His twin sister died. He's wasn't thinking straight.
Grog constantly annoying his sword is the greatest thing i have ever experienced in my entire life.
The obviously-super-evil-sword-can’t-corrupt-big-moron dynamic is freaking amazing.
That's not a great thing to hear. It's fucking hilarious, but...
Do you get out often?
How are you? I hope doing better now
@@Larissawesome yh6, g u ,&;;;;000008=
08:49 - Game begins with a recap, part 1 starts
14:07 - Mercer's Kash & Zarah
19:14 - The Great Perv On
24:45 - I just remember that Pervon's story touched me....
28:19 - Matt's face when he realizes he did, in fact, create a Pokéball
32:45 - Percy's Confession
37:26 - "It's four in the afternoon!"
38:50 - Scrying on Allura
40:30 - Keyleth and Kima Scry
48:45 - Vex Wants an Explaination
52:55 - Scanlan Helps With Grog's "Boom Boom"
54:32 - A Privy Conversation
1:02:40 - Scanlan Checks on His Work of Art
1:08:52 - Vax Taps on Keyleth's Chamber Door
1:10:15 - Quoth the Raven
1:11:54 - The Raven Queen Says Nevermore
1:12:56 - Keyleth's Love Dilemma
1:13:05 - Nevermore?
1:17:35 - Part 1 ends
1:27:30 - Awesome fan art [and as always, does any one know the name of the music being played here?]
1:32:00 - Part 2 begins
1:34:04 - Vax begrudgingly receives the Raven Queen's Armor
1:41:36 - Percy's Gift
1:44:55 - Opening the Crystal
1:51:00 - Vax Donald Ducks it
1:54:20 - Grog vs Godrick
1:57:00 - Grog's Dog Treats
2:00:50 - Bullet Dodged
2:01:32 - Keyleth tries to speak assertively
2:02:58 - Keyleth's Commands Godrick?
2:06:00 - Testing the Crystal on Trinket
2:06:56 - Pokemon Trainer Vex'halia
2:08:37 - Trinket speaks!
2:16:45 - Grog Feelin Frisky
2:30:06 - Dadlan Wisdom
2:33:25 - The Return to Pyra
2:50:48 - Dadleth appears
2:59:59 - Part 2 ends
1:27:30 twin elms, pillars of eternity soundtrack
Let's move this up!
bump bump bump!
boost
Does this really move it up to the top?
The bouncing between dramatically serious roleplay and hysterically hilarious roleplay so well is what really makes critical role work- Keyleth and Scanlan crying simultaneously for different reasons across the city is the epitome of it
It genuinely feels like a sitcom. But everything is improv which makes it so impressive
I think the balance between both is important and is what makes it amazing
@@cynicap8584 Grog Lasso
That toilet scene will go down in roleplaying history. A+ content
Laura Martin funny that you mention it because it was a clip of this scene that got me to start watching. Even watching without context it’s hysterical.
Every time Scanlan and Grog talk, its gold :)
@@boohoow*any time travis and sam share a scene its gold
@@chrisparker6517 I stand corrected.
I nearly fucking died laughing at this scene
Anyone else feel a little bad for Craven Edge? It just wants to corrupt people into bloodthirsty murderers, but Grog is too bloodthirsty to corrupt.
hahahahaha
it's like CE doesn't know what to do xD
most weirdly silent and complacent sentient magical item ever
Grog is too dumb for it to really convince or corrupt him to do things. It's rather hilarious to watch CE's reactions to Grog when they talk.
I read CE as Chaotic Evil. Fairly convenient that CE is CE.
Me too!
Anyone else picture Craven Edge face palming itself all the time??
Keyleth and Vex'ahlia: *Having a serious discussion about life and death.*
Grog and Scanlan: "I gotta take a dump." "Let me play you off!"
Roses are red
Grog isn’t a caster
Old people can run
But Vox Machina is faster
Gold 💜
Jesus Christ, I snorted my coffee.
Oh my god XDDDD
WHEN I TELL YOU I WHEEZED
No one:
Literally no one:
Not even most murder hobos:
Vox Machina around old people: ... CaN wE kIlL iT?
DAMMIT MATT MERCER WHY ARE YOU SO GOOD AT BEING A BEAR???
@Doobdoob3Meanwhile pikachu :0
mmm-muh!
I have a suspicion about what it says about Marisha.
Damn furries... =_=
People from campaign 2: Why is Liam so good at being a giant ape?
We got Percy and Vax coming to blows over careless mistakes, Keyleth and Vex discussing what it meant to be raised from the dead, and then there's Grog sitting on the shitter talking to a magic sword.
I fucking love these people
*nods with glee*
Yet Vax never owns up to all the careless mistakes he makes. How many times did he just rush right in? Jenga anyone?
@@viksox13 well, he was endangering himself, not others
@@viksox13 Up to this point no one actually fully died because of his boldness. It was usually only himself that he was endangering, except for Cassandra but even then he did everything to save her even healing her immediately while surrounded by 3 enemies on his own.
His sister quite literally died and he had to make a bargain with the deity of death essentially selling his soul because Percy made a mistake.
Sure Vax made careless mistakes, but always to his own risk and not many consequences came from them.
Marisha RPs Keyleth's social ineptitude so well it actually tortures poor Travis who is just trying to convey a simple message to a dog
That part had me crying laughing lol
I like Marisa, I really do. But my god do I hate Keyleth because of her social ineptitude and her seemingly inability to understand the concept that the world isn't perfect and you need to make compromises. Its actually really painful considering her wisdom modifier is a +6, it hurts seeing her be such an airhead.
@@a_cynical_mad_man_vods her charisma is supper low though. So it's makes sense she's inept socially, she's does a pretty good job playing someone who's wise... but absolutely horrible at explaining her wisdom. (Keyleth herself not marisha lol)
Honestly he kind of annoyed me there not going to lie.
@@a_cynical_mad_man_vods sometimes...you commit to the personality of a character without understanding the repercussions of your choices
Vax punching Percy in the face out of spite.
Keyleth bursting into tears after her discussion with Vex.
Percy and Grog: "Hey uuuh will you serenade me while I go boom boom?"
*Scanlan and Grog
I enjoyed one of those interactions. I’ll let you guess which one.
Ok but that scene would have been so different if it had Percy instead of Scanlan. I want to see that AU
Am I the only one that cringes during the Emo Vax and Vax/Keyleth dire emotional moments? I wish I didn't, but maybe I just can't get as immersed as a viewer to not help but feel secondhand embarrassment during their deep role play times. When most of their in/out of character demeanors are lighthearted, the moments where Vax and Keyleth get super emo or doom and gloom just feel over-the-top to me..
Don't get me wrong, I'm still emotionally invested in the plot and all the serious stuff that happens. There's just something about their scenes, I can't help it!
@@kaylabridges6055 they're voice actors, they are used to emoting to get a point across. plus, keyleth is socially awkward. this episode is a bit different as liam was going through some personal stuff.
I love that Scanlan indiscriminately calls out characters for their shit in hilarious ways
Despite all of his own indiscretions. :p
@@ScorchHellfire How dare you slander Burt Renalds! I bid you good day... (Sorry I couldn't help myself)
@@ScorchHellfire At least he doesn't cause interpersonal conflict in real life. All the stupid looting, hording, min maxing and being an asshole to NPCs in game because they're not real, which is rather ironic because both Liam and Laura's characters don't want to be anything like their father and yet they are.
Kebutor Ah. Humans are strange things. Or humanoids in this case. It is ironic but is also explainable
@@ScorchHellfire Ive seen your multiple comments through every episode, and not ONCE have you had a nice thing to say. I dont understand how one can achieve such a feat.
I just realized that Percy spends his Time making ammunition for himself and Vex. His lady... He delights in providing her with special arrows.
Percy pays extra attention to her at almost every opportunity right from the start.
(SPOILERS AHEAD)
It's part of what makes the romance they develop later on feel like so natural a part of their relationship
When doo they get together
@@Thisone109 I think they actually get together somewhere after episode 60? I don't remember exactly, but I remember that (spoilers follow)
It was after the fight where Ripley kills Percy. Vex confesses as a way of contributing to his resurrection ritual, and it's not too long before they actually start going out. They get married in the Dalen's Closet one-shot.
Talesin pays close attention to what the group needs. It's increasingly evident in campaign 2 when he reveals the character traits and proficiencies of a certain firbolg
@@alexv3357 they renew their vows during the one shot, they actually got married during the time skip
Grog: Percy, can we talk in private? I want to get my freak on!
Percy: I don't really think of you in that way...
My favorite thing is how percy said "I think you are attractive.." quietly; I'm sure he was going to finish it up with a 'take me to dinner first'
@@droopy_Tate I love how much of a bi disaster Percy is
Geb de Médici almost the whole party is 😆
Unfollowed Scorpio
That's at least the second time he's called a male character attractive in a tone that I'm not sure was serious or not 😂 (He did it to Kashaw earlier.)
@@gebdemedici I'm not really sure how much of that is Percy and how much of that is just Talesin futzing about and going with the flow of the banter.
I will never get over the entire gang's consistent faces anytime Keyleth and Vax have alone time. Big eyes, iconic faces, constantly looking down out of sheer awkwardness.
i take psychic damage every time they’re alone it’s so fucking awkward
@@JustJoe10 critical damage!
Part of its the secondhand cringe of overhearing a conversation thats typically supposed to be private. But theyre also not staring at them to try and minimize awkwardness. A scene like that would be even more difficult and awkward with a half dozen people staring at you during it. But it does make it look highly amusing.
Just watching Laura and Travis’s faces the entire time is hilarious
Don't worry guys, there is only like 340 hours of dnd left in this series
Thank God! And yet I'm already dreading the day that I'm caught up and have to wait a week in between episodes...
@@Kasukilex It happened to me already, watched all of C1 and C2 in about 3 1/2 months. so I have been all caught up and it sucks
I came here as I'm up to date with season 2. Interesting to see the difference in scale. The first season is more Avengers whilst season 2 is more The Defenders.
matt blissett i’ve not actually seen it yet, but is that because they’re still a lower level than in this series? so they don’t fight as powerful things?
@@xavier7858 that's part of it, another part of it is more that in C1 they are heroes and know it and embrace it, and most of the characters in C2 don't want to be largely public heroes.
I love that Sam knows when to use his comic relief. I mean really right after Percy and Vax's big scene when they say goodnight and hes like its 4 in the afternoon honestly it killed me. I love that he knows when it's right to make jokes and when to hold off.
true comedian right there
I don't think it is a coincidence that Episode 40 - where the Dragons wrecked Emon - is one of the more emotionally draining and dark episodes, while also being one where Sam was absent. He has a knack for keeping things from getting too heavy.
The correct time for Sam to mock Liam and Marisha is whenever they stop talking lol
"And for the second time today Keyleth bursts into tears." I felt that.
The way Laura moves to confirm Liam when he's visibly hurting due to his mom's recent passing while Keyleth is reunited with her father
ah, thanks for the context. When I saw his face and Laura comforting him I immediately wondered if something had happened in his personal life but didn't really know how I'd look it up
It's at 2:53:40
I noticed that immediately. I was surprised he'd even joined the first few sessions after what happened. But he had mentioned in the past that these Critical Role nights were some sort of therapy, and I guess a distraction, too. That moment broke my heart.
@@anna-maria1412 Distraction is almost a necessity the grief can just completely overwhelm you and just shut you down. In my experience my RPGs were some of the only joy I could find after my father died. Being able to leave your world for a few hours have some clear objective to work toward, and maybe having the ability to save someone can really help work through some things. And your right its clear on his face that Liam not just Vax is hurting, Liam is a phenomenal actor a has made a career playing through character trauma but when you have that shared experience of losing someone like that you can kinda just tell.
@@anna-maria1412 In addition to serving as a distraction, RP can be incredibly cathartic. Sometimes it’s easier to allow yourself to shed tears and experience powerful emotions through your character when confronting your own directly is too painful.
The raven in the window moment was such a small one, but it was so impactful and imaginative, I saw it like a movie clip.
Matt works wonders with sound.
I had no idea it was supposed to be a crow impression until he described the bird but that kind of lended to it in a way, making you think "what was that?" along with the characters as though you're looking to the window sill along with them.
@@cpt.awesome7281 Little known fact but a crow and a raven are 2 different birds. A raven is bigger and travels in pairs while a crow is smaller and is usually in a group.
@@sprigganpanda also, ravens can't do the iconic "caw" call, only crows do
@@evankurasu3190 true, ravens just fly around screeching “nevermore”
"I tip another 50 gold"
Liam: "That's more than the price of a book...."
They will never let her forget XD
Later, Liam's next character...
“We learn nothing, carry on” -Vex accidentally summing up Vox Machina’s entire M.O.
Percy: “when you capture baddies you can release them off a cliff with it.”
Matt outside: 😐
Matt inside: 😳🤬
You can just see the expression of *"oh no"* from Matt.
What if the baddie is basicaly a god ?
@@damiens4601 heck, it doesn’t even have to be that powerful if it can fly, levitate, or even just feather fall
@@damiens4601 that’s up to Matt for designing the item. I didn’t finish this campaign so idk if you’re making a reference.
@@17joren yes it is a reference :)
2:09:45
taliesin: you can capture a baddie, then let it fall off a cliff!
matt: *in his brain* oh no
And occasionally that’s reversed
I could see the dawning realization of what he'd given them on his face
And suddenly all baddies know feather fall or fly and quicken...
Grogs conversations with Craven Edge are priceless.
WHEN
54:00 starts around here
Craven Edge: *long exasperated sigh*
They are going to play out SO WELL in the animated series too
Priceless: minus all the blood sacrifices.
"I've a much bigger dragon backing me up" is one of the most badass lines so far.
God, Liam crying while Keyleth was meeting her dad broke my heart.
And his Therapy Thursday joke at the end... I can’t help but think that was just as much about him as it was Vax.
I felt the same way. I feel like the he either acted amazing or started thinking of his mother
“You can dwell on the shit, or you can just leave it behind on people’s beds and keep going” - the most sagacious words uttered, EVER!
Problem, I can only like this comment once!
That was some seriously EPIC Scanlan.... cheers to you, Sam Riegel. Inpired improve, truly great!
There was a comment Sam made one or two episodes back I think, where he was also saying "life was shit before this", and I think he was saying it out of character, so not as Scanlan. I know it's been 5+ years now, and I'm way behind, but I'm wondering what was going on in his life before he met the rest of the CR crew. It sounds like he wasn't very happy before he met the rest of the crew, which sucks, and is also impressive considering how upbeat Sam seems to be constantly.
@@sfreemanoh that's pure unfounded unnecessary speculation. There are plenty of times where he said "he is just cheery, he has no darkness" in fact in one episode of all work no play he jokingly says he wishes he had something 'dark' in his life to give him a bit more edge
"Some dogs like beer, some others don't"
This to me gives off the impression that Travis has given beer to at least 2-3 dogs, which I think is hilarious.
My mother's dog likes the taste of beer. If you leave a cup or bottle where she can get at it, she will.
MasterOfBaguettes best reply ever, lol!
My little Rat Terrier loves Shiner and Dos XX.
Took him to a taco bar and the attendant was abhorred that I would give beer to a dog, so she tries to give my pup a bowl of water.
He sniffed it, looked at her, looked at me, and walked away from the bowl. We all laugh as I turn the bowl over and refill it with a portion of my beer. My pup comes back over and begins lapping up the freshly poured beer.
I swear to God, I have never seen a more legitimately hurt look on a millennial. LMAO!
FuryousChristian you sound like a horrible dog owner.
@@wordoftheday7650 That's cute. No one cares what you think. Go be useless somewhere else.
For anyone who cares HOW I treat my dog: my dog is a healthy 18 lbs at 8 years old, who can safely walk off-leash without supervision, still wears an electric training collar (bc basic animal instincts are a thing), and he takes commands in Russian. He hunts squirrels, opossums, racoons, and he flushes out snakes and rats from under the house on our 10 acre ranch. He loves me to death and this tiny little dog will ignore your yapper of a pitbull but will bite *your* balls off if I raise my voice at you. He cuddles with me under my armpit every night, and he eats a specifically measured amount of Blue Buffalo to keep him at his correct weight. He is punished appropriately and accordingly to the transgression when he's been bad (which is seldom), but also gets treats when he's been good (which is often). And by "treats" I mean he eats deer steaks and ice cream (obv. not choc.), and drinks beer. If you don't like that, IDGAF. Raise your own dog how you see fit, and leave mine alone bc my dog is better trained and more well behaved than your child.
"We're together now. We're a family. That's how I smile. It's better than it was before."
"We are all probably going to die in the next month."
"Yes but it's fun while it lasts."
And THAT is the piece that Kayleth is missing. She is afraid of getting too attached to save herself heartache late, not realizing that the joy outweighs the heartache. It's a wonderful bit of wisdom from Scanlon who normally is not at all the serious one. Such wonderful RP and it REALLY makes me miss LARPING.
I agree wholeheartedly. And I just want to say: Over here, in Germany, we had some opportunity to larp again already.
As an organizer myself, I have witnessed the difficulties all first hand, but as long as everyone is vaccinated and tested, the risk was reduced enough to dare organize some small events.
And we did a lot of taverns on gather.town during the quarantine days in the beginning of 2021.
Vax and Keyleth: *start talking to each other*
Everyone: *rolls for giddyness*
Trinket: "If she wants me to, okay."
TRINKET T_________________T YOU PRECIOUS BABY TOO SWEET FOR THIS WORLD
"That was much nicer than your brother", "Is that a black eye?" Actual LOL.
“Confused bear noises” will forever be my favorite CR caption
Gods. Liam's voice when he said "I love you" to Keyleth just killed me. He just sounded so scared and broken.
oH yeah. i immediately exited the tab and took a moment bc WOW
oh i was opposite like ppff he whining again🙈🙈 Vax is such a sulky crybaby last episodes its annoying
@@jacqueline2733 its well established he loves his sister almost more than anything else, and he just witnessed her die, because they are a band of reckless idiots. lol. id say he can be pissed and scared or a few (ingame) days at least. lol
@@jacqueline2733 I know you probably didn't know, but Liam's mother, who had been fighting cancer for around a year, died in between the previous episode and this one. He was going through a lot.
Percy: “In theory you could drop a baddie off a cliff.”
Scanlan: “TRINKET GET IN THE DAMN CRYSTAL!”
I find nothing more hilariously immersion-breaking than a character in a roleplaying game saying "We're not playing a game" or "This isn't a game".
Okay, new favorite moment, watching Travis work out his hiccups. That was absolutely adorable
Especially coming from one that played by someone who constantly says "this is a game guys" outside of character..
I love it because it’s, yeah, silly and breaks the fourth wall, but I don’t mind it as much as when a movie says “this isn’t a movie”
I just wanna give Liam a big hug, he looks so sad when Matt describes them meeting Keyleth's father. I heard he had just lost his mother to cancer during that time and I don't doubt it was weighing heavily on him yet he still didn't break character and did his best to entertain everyone. Man's a legend, all of them are and I hope they are well.
Though I am more then sure that Liam’s private life was very much on his mind during that Scene with Keyleth and her father but you must also remember the RP as well that is that Vax And Vex did not have a good relationship with their father so for Vax to watch the love of his life Keyleth who has a good relationship with her father where he and his sister did not may hurt a bit for the twins.also Vax loves Keyleth and to watch her cry and be sad is a little heartbreaking for him and maybe the want to comfort her is there. And on top of that he himself is a dad.oh and yes I agree he is brilliant actor a legend as well. He does seem to lean toward method in his acting from my point of view any way and not to make Vax only see the dark and be a downer but it also gives his heart joy to see that Keyleth’s father loves and support her.
His conversation with Scanlan, which he admits is as much himself asking Sam, made me think of this too. I’m so glad Laura was there checking in on him and giving him the hugs and support those of us watching never could.
Ah, I was wondering why he had been acting more dour and moody for the past couple episodes. Most other comments just fanboy bullshit over how dedicated he was to "staying in character" but I knew something was off.
@@mingodingo Pretty sure he goes into at least some detail about it in his "Between the Sheets" interview with Brian. Super interesting interview but the DnD stuff is near the end. I believe he mentions that in the end it REALLY shaped the character and that there was a point he wasn't going to play Vax anymore but due to some game circumstances it felt right to keep going and likely in a way helped him move forward with his own life.
Can I just say I LOVE how invested Marisha gets in these games? She cries real tears. She really cares for her fellow adventurers - not just as Keyleth, but as Marisha. Marisha cares about the twins, Percy, Grog, Scanlan, and even various NPCs as if they were real. It's amazing what bonds these players have with each other and their characters.
100%, she is amazing. Incredibly talented, and plays Keyleth so well. Her emotional acting really gets you so much more invested. Absolutely love Marisha. She just makes every episode more awesome.
I love how emotionally invested she is but I get so damn frustrated by the social ineptitude. I’ve got to the point where I skip most of the most where she takes 5 minutes to convey a thought that could be delivered in a sentence or two
2:07:21 "By the power vested in me, I pronounce you...my pokemon. Hehe."
Omg when Matt “Cawed” it scared me so bad. 😂
I had earphones on...gave me a f***-ing heart attack
Dude same I was at the library in a private room and had the volume up and then suddenly CAW and I'm like GAH HECK
Omg same! I had this in the background while I was drawing and I almost died
Lol
I'm cry laughing at everyone's comments because I'm glad we were all in the same boat ahahaha
I absolutely love when Travis just stops fucking around and takes charge. Like, when it comes to animals, Grog just knows what he's talking about
I liked the whole skull wish debacle where he was super forceful and tried to be in charge.
@@MrRJPE Episode 40 was the best episode by far. The tension and we don’t know what will happen was so good
We can all agree that the best parts are those that matt gets to sit back and let them play their characters. Out of character they know that fighting each other achieves nothing, but they understand what drives their characters and roleplay it so well, and that fight was the epitome of that role-playing.
I liked the skull debacle conceptually, and it was plenty fun to watch on its own merits… but I’d actually argue the way Grog tries to manipulate Vex into thinking Percy’s the aggressor is blatantly out of character.
@@RedKing12000 well, you could debate that he just genuinely thought Percy was the bad guy in that situation
"As it's coming, I'm taking daggers out and throwing them on the ground."
What is the timestamp for this? lol XD
Rigolis 1:53:30. Matt didn’t say anything about it, but that’s what Vax’s daggers would have done! Lol!
@@Aarongorn Not at all because it is a choice on his part. If vax doesn't make the choice in his head the daggers stay on the ground.
Ivo Van de Moortele I’ve watched the whole campaign, and never heard that stated. Cite the episode and time stamp.
@@Aarongorn It happens in an episode when Vax gets stunned, his daggers drop and Liam asks if his daggers return. Matt replies: "Its a will thing"
Matt's Kashaw impression is too good.
Steven Miller Matt’s (insert person/character here) is too damn good.
Indeed. He is the master of imitating other people's PCs.
Sometimes I feel he does Pike better than Pike lmao
At this point I feel like he doesn't play characters, he _channels_ them.
One of my favorite parts of this show is watching Laura's reaction like she's watching a soap opera before her eyes lol
Same
I'm certain they have done more advertising of Gilmours glorious goods since it was destroyed than before.
It might be that Gilmore had become someone to worry about so they get reminded a bit easier
I just love Liam's acting in this one. How Vax closes himself off with the the knowing he is forever changed is phenomenal. Also, Percy's line 'This is an evening of unbridled guilt' is just perfect!
Late the the critical role family, but better late than never.
Glad you could make it!
Liam is exceptional at going really deep in his roleplaying and really leaning into the juicy (very much including the dark) aspects of his characters. He was also going through some rough times IRL during parts of this campaign (health stuff, the loss of his mother, depression) and has talked a lot about how the game helped him process those emotions.
Liam losing his mind at the conversation between Grog and Craven Edge puts me in such a good mood.
"your secret is safe with my indifference" - IDGAF w/class
what time what that said?
+Patrick McSweeney took a bit of skipping through scenes, but thanks to Phalinx posting those ever-handy timelines for each episode, i found it. 2:18:07
it gained a rush of popularity that day. it's a brilliant line.
Ah, thank you!
Scanlan's talk with Vax was refreshing, given that Scanlan hasn't had many deep conversations with anyone else in the party yet. I'm glad we got to see a better look at his character.
"Secrets aren't safe when Vex is around" Might be my new fav Laura Bailey quote.
"I've seen more than you have, and it's all shitty, so it just depends on how you look at it. You can dwell on the shit, or you can leave it behind in peoples' bed and keep going." --Scanlan Shorthalt
So wonderfully surprised to hear such beautiful sagely wisdom. Though he's the shortest in the party, I think he's the greatest of them all.
This campaign has one true MVP and his name is Sam.
Timestamp?
Gaby Lopez 2:32:28 i believe!
i didnt want to comment on the last episode in case someone got spoiled, but like, it's heartbreaking thinking about that Vax told Vex he wouldn't leave her side, and that they would stick together and keep each other safe after the dragons took over. But the minute he leaves willingly to check out the goo-pit, Vex d i e s.
He leaves to look for Kima actually, and they were in earshot
Actually Vex and Vax were both going to help Kima, and Vex decided to go loot instead. So she technically left his side.
@@caedodice Yup, which she does a lot whilst also complaining whenever he leaves her.
@@Ailieorz That's part of her character.
Yeah, she actually left him to go loot with Percy
Keyleth: "do you think if I turned into a Wolf he'd-"
Vex: "No he'd attack you"
Grog: "he'll mount you"
Percy: "I'm not ready for that game"
ROFLOL
No furries at the table, check!
@@Loki13M well, I mean, have you seen their reaction to a certain Minotaur in C2?
@@AshtonMonitor No actually, only started watching a few months back and started at C1. Haven't even watched a livestream yet.
@@Loki13M I hope you enjoy CR! It's not for everyone, but it's always nice for someone new to come enjoy it!
@@AshtonMonitor dilf minotaur, yes. Wolf-on-Beast-Shape, no. One is furry, the other is just bestiality.
28:19 - Matt's sudden realization that he created and gave his party a Pokeball is adorable.
'Hey, de Rolo, remember what happened yesterday?'
I didn't know you could get proficiency in manipulation lol
Roll an emotional toxicness check.
Vax: we're not playing a game
Travis: looks up with a grin
Entity: I want to make a deal.
Everyone else: I am not sure about this.
Vax: I offer myself as tribute.
56:21
"Grog, are you talking to your sh*t!?"
"Yeah, no! You gotta let it know who's boss!"
"Who does #2 work for?"
I love how Vex refers to "The 30 Gold Book" by how much she spent on it. It is totally in character.
Liam going "JESUS... whoever that is" just cracked me up
reposting for myself/new viewers:
08:49 - Game begins with a recap, part 1 starts
14:07 - Mercer's Kash & Zarah
19:14 - The Great Perv On
24:45 - I just remember that Pervon's story touched me....
28:19 - Matt's face when he realizes he did, in fact, create a Pokéball
32:45 - Percy's Confession
37:26 - "It's four in the afternoon!"
38:50 - Scrying on Allura
40:30 - Keyleth and Kima Scry
48:45 - Vex Wants an Explaination
52:55 - Scanlan Helps With Grog's "Boom Boom"
54:32 - A Privy Conversation
1:02:40 - Scanlan Checks on His Work of Art
1:08:52 - Vax Taps on Keyleth's Chamber Door
1:10:15 - Quoth the Raven
1:11:54 - The Raven Queen Says Nevermore
1:12:56 - Keyleth's Love Dilemma
1:13:05 - Nevermore?
1:17:35 - Part 1 ends
1:27:30 - Awesome fan art [and as always, does any one know the name of the music being played here?]
1:32:00 - Part 2 begins
1:34:04 - Vax begrudgingly receives the Raven Queen's Armor
1:41:36 - Percy's Gift
1:44:55 - Opening the Crystal
1:48:20 Grog has a random specialty
1:51:00 - Vax Donald Ducks it
1:54:20 - Grog vs Godrick
1:57:00 - Grog's Dog Treats
2:00:50 - Bullet Dodged
2:01:32 - Keyleth tries to speak assertively
2:02:58 - Keyleth's Commands Godrick?
2:06:00 - Testing the Crystal on Trinket
2:06:56 - Pokemon Trainer Vex'halia
2:08:37 - Trinket speaks!
2:09:30 Taliesin has an epiphany... not sure if Matt thought that far ahead.
2:16:45 - Grog Feelin Frisky
2:18:00 Taliesin coins a phrase
2:23:44 Vax guilt trips from long range
2:30:06 - Dadlan Wisdom
2:33:25 - The Return to Pyra
2:50:48 - Dadleth appears
2:59:59 - Part 2 ends
Bump
Thank youuu
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Thank you Kyshakk, this makes it easier to re-watch the episode.
08:49 - Game begins with a recap, part 1 starts
14:07 - Mercer's Kash & Zarah
19:14 - The Great Perv On
24:45 - I just remember that Pervon's story touched me....
28:19 - Matt's face when he realizes he did, in fact, create a Pokéball
32:45 - Percy's Confession
37:26 - "It's four in the afternoon!"
38:50 - Scrying on Allura
40:30 - Keyleth and Kima Scry
48:45 - Vex Wants an Explaination
52:55 - Scanlan Helps With Grog's "Boom Boom"
54:32 - A Privy Conversation
1:02:40 - Scanlan Checks on His Work of Art
1:08:52 - Vax Taps on Keyleth's Chamber Door
1:10:15 - Quoth the Raven
1:11:54 - The Raven Queen Says Nevermore
1:12:56 - Keyleth's Love Dilemma
1:13:05 - Nevermore?
1:17:35 - Part 1 ends
1:27:30 - Awesome fan art [and as always, does any one know the name of the music being played here?]
1:32:00 - Part 2 begins
1:34:04 - Vax begrudgingly receives the Raven Queen's Armor
1:41:36 - Percy's Gift
1:44:55 - Opening the Crystal
1:51:00 - Vax Donald Ducks it
1:54:20 - Grog vs Godrick
1:57:00 - Grog's Dog Treats
2:00:50 - Bullet Dodged
2:01:32 - Keyleth tries to speak assertively
2:02:58 - Keyleth's Commands Godrick?
2:06:00 - Testing the Crystal on Trinket
2:06:56 - Pokemon Trainer Vex'halia
2:08:37 - Trinket speaks!
2:16:45 - Grog Feelin Frisky
2:30:06 - Dadlan Wisdom
2:33:25 - The Return to Pyra
2:50:48 - Dadleth appears
2:59:59 - Part 2 ends
G Garcia the music they play during the character art is from the Pillars of Eternity OST. It's called Twin Elms I think? I know it's really late, but I figured I'd comment if you hadn't heard an answer yet.
G Garcia thank you for time stamps
I had to scroll for much too long for this.
+
Thank you
Jamison's self esteem has grown so much from painting this portrait!
Hooray for the budding artist stable hand!
Btw, did Scanlan write that epic ?
As it was painted in a stable it would forever retain the scent of doo... which I suppose is fitting for the master of shiting
Travis looks like he'd lay on his stomach kicking his feet whenever there's romance it's adorable
Keyleth trying to be "cool" is still the funniest thing to me, and Marisha plays it so well! The entire scene of her trying to emulate Grog's intimidating voice to the wolf had me rolling on the floor.
Keyleth can talk to animals, but grog's speaking his language
hey all except Grog came at this from a "it's a pet wolf" perspective, Grog came at it from a It's a wild beast you have to show whos' the dominate one. Honestly I'm not sure how much you can blame on the rest of the group every time Matt tryed to respond as the wolf keylith interrupted. Same with the rest of the party. Grog was the only one to ignore her.
@@neotagatg3238 I HATE when she talks over people loudly. It's really spoiled behaviour.
She had to take Grog’s moment, just couldn’t let him have it.
@@bitter-bit This some sort of Necro-ing, but I think it fits Keyleths personality tbh.
Keyleth is not a talented druid :D but she is cute, if only she would read her spells as much as she loves to cast them :D
"Trinkachu, I choose you!"
2:52:46 Vex is homegirl
Dadleth: How goes the aramenti?
Keyleth: *hesitant* Well...
Vex: She's kicking ass
Keyleth straight up Making up what Grog told her to repeat is the beginning of Narrative Telephone
"It's better than it was before, thats why I smile" - Scanlan
Best line I've heard so far in 45 episodes.
"Coffee enema?" Percy: "WHAT?"
Keyleth: "Guard these lands!"
Galdrek: "For how long?"
Keyleth:"Until the danger has passed. There's fuckin' Dragons man!"
That mix of insecure girl, to princess trying to act the part, to just full on hippy stoner bursting out... its hilarious x)
Keyleth vibes with nature in a way that nature itself doesn't get...
Hilarious is a nice way of saying annoying that she is a bumbling idiot IRL
As someone who has actually gained the friendship of some wolves and wolf hybrids (volunteered at a sanctuary) that interaction could have gone MUCH better.
"Your secret is safe with my indifference" - Percival De Rolo
I love how Travis is a like a child when it comes to "private" talks between the members of the party, he gets all giddy when it happens
Matt: *gets up to tell a secret*
Travis: OooOoooOooo
Everyone else: *classroom children*
You know the scene is heavy in importance when Keyleth said “now lay back” and Sam didn’t make a joke about it.
Though he did cover his mouth, so you know he wanted to.
1:56:35
Vex: "We plan on having him help us kill some dragons?"
Percy: "He's a... wolf. I think perhaps something a little less ambitious."
Matt: hehe
LOL
I had to laugh upon Kima calling Allura a "prideful woman".
Kima, who bashed a man's armor in and shoved him onto his back in order to accompany Vox Machina in his stead, chastising *Allura* for her pride.
Introbulus I think that was less about pride, and more about boredom.
@@SynchronizorVideos there was definitely some pride lol. You met LADY Kima, the paladin of the Platinum Dragon god???? hehehe
what episode did she do that in?
@@ratman2817 I don't remember the exact number - but it was when they approached the Platinum Sanctuary in Vasselheim for assistance , I think, fighting the dragons
Rat Man episode 43
Matt's Resume should just say : world's saddest bear voice
I love that, as of this episode, both Vax and Percy are responsible for almost getting the other's sister killed because of their reckless actions.
Yes technically Vex was dead, but still.
No is mentioning this amazing line:
"Everything is shitty. You could dwell on the shit, or you can just leave it behind in people's beds and keep going."
Fantastic little moment between Scanlan and Vax! I have a feeling that Liam wanted Vax to stop taking things so seriously and relax a bit and imo he found a perfect in-game way of introducing that change to the character , rather than just deciding to start playing Vax differently all of a sudden. Well played Liam!
It also gave Sam a chance to actually give an explanation for the eternal happy-go-luckiness of the character at a time when even Grog doesn't always take things lightly.
And given that Liam was going through a rough time and he's said Sam was always there for him, it means quite a lot.
Yeah, he even said *"I'm asking this partly as Liam to Sam, but mostly as Vax to Scanlan"* so I think that was kinda personal for him.
Matt has so many great voices, but whenever he talks as Trinket during a talk to animals spell I can't help but give a big ol' grin. Great stuff.
I love how Marisha talked the elephant in the room that is the staggering difference in life expectancy between the dnd species.
Beyond that, Druid Lv 18 Timeless Body specifically says 'you age only 1 year for each 10 which passes.'
Half-Elves average 180 years. Kiki reached Lv 20 before she turned 30. She could be around for another 1500 years.
Gnomes average 400 years, Full-Elves 700. You can Easily have a 2000-year-old arch druid, with LOTS of friends they've outlived.
I imagine Keyleth dreading a long line of funerals in her future. No wonder she wants to keep people at a distance. How many times can you suffer deep loss and stay who you were?
I love how Travis has clearly trained dogs and understands them
Especially the fact that some, but not all, enjoy ale
I really hope that's not how he trains them, and that he doesn't give them alcohol
@@user-Aaron- I imagine swords aren't involved but being commanding and assertive is how you train dogs, followed by positive reinforcement when they do what you tell them to (though treats that aren't rotting are advised lol).
He never hurt the doggo just told him who was in charge so that bit was right though louder than necessary but that's grog for you.
It would be the same in the wild, the pack leader usually holds unruly members down in vulnerable positions and growls at them, letting them know that whatever they just did won't be tolerated but that they aren't going to hurt them.
@@kingduckie9135 Domesticated dogs aren't wolves. What you're touting sounds very similar to the debunked 'Alpha Dog' garbage theory popularized by César Millán which never even applied to wolves, never mind dogs.
@@user-Aaron- If you think anything I just describes relates to that bullshit alpha male crap then you're very misinformed in both what the old 'alpha male' crap study told people and how to actually train dogs.
The alpha male study that completely messed up everyone's idea of how wolves worked told people that alpha males are these malicious monsters that take the best and leave scraps for the rest, that they use brute force to make everyone and everything submit to them with overwhelming masculinity. That's not at all what I'm saying.
The way you train dogs is that you give them a command and teach them to associate that command with an action. If you aren't commanding then they will ignore you unless you have a very very well behaved dog naturally. Most dogs are not that well behaved naturally and like all animals, humans included, will see what they can get away with first. They will try to bully others or ignore commands or whatever, watch any number of dog trainers (proper ones not Ceasar 'smacking a dog gets me hard' Mulan) and you'll see that you need to have authority.
And a wolf is going to be even more assertive in these behaviours because they are wild.
Now, if you actually read my comment you'll know that I'm not saying you should be threatening, hitting or shouting at dogs. I assumed that was obvious on even a quick read but if not I'll clarify. Hitting, threatening and shouting at dogs, especially wolves, is not how you train dogs. Obviously slamming swords into the ground and shouting so loud a building quakes is more than a bit over the top but its DnD, literally everything is over the top or it would be unplayable if normal people had to fight DnD monsters, but the basic principles are the same, he showed his authority without causing any harm and showed the wolf that he was the one in charge and that he needs to listen, exactly the same as in the wild though more extreme because of it being DnD.
He then rewarded (or tried to anyway cause Grog is an idiot) him with food. He also kept his commands short since dogs have more trouble understanding longer commands.
Whether Travis does actually have experience or not, if you remove the silly over the top stuff then he pretty much nailed it.
Giving short, authoritative commands. Rewarding when commands are followed. Repeating.
That is how you train a dog/wolf.
"You can either dwell on the shit, or you can leave it behind in people's beds and keep going" -Scanlan
best fuckin quote ever
"You can either dwell on the shit, or you can leave it behind in people's beds and keep going" -Craplan
@@bardsandbarkeeps *scatlan
This is a real deep shit!!!
@William nope, that's the best senior quote. Sums up high school nicely.
Is it just me or are the conversations and sociable aspects of D&D just as fun, if not more, than the fighting side of the game? I find myself more inclined to pay attention to scandlen and Vax talking about how to be happy than the Beholder fight.
When you're watching, for sure. But when you're playing fights are much more dramatic and intense.
@@Idofphoenix Kinda depends on the players at the table. If you have some hardcore strategists, the fights are the main feature; while if you're at a table with heavy role players who're invested in their characters the fights are there to break the tension from the drama.
@@BoojumFed Well yea. But even the heaviest RP group I've been in, the fights had weight. Sometimes more cause I was invested with the NPC about to die. My only point was don't base the fun factor of D&D combat on having watched it, as it's not as good as being in it. Where as watching a good story is almost as good as being in it.
It can be, but nearly every member of the group I'm playing with (including myself) have the issue of constantly slipping in and out of character while discussing.
I prefer the rp aspects far more than the actual combat, but that's just me.
Craven Edge: Can we take this conversation elsewhere?
[LIAM HAS DIED]
Idk if anyone has mentioned it before but an amazing trait that Matt has as a person, not even just as a DM, is his ability to not produce word vomit. This man will sit in a drawn out silence and the others wait for him to speak. And the words are almost always clear, concise, and impactful. It’s admirable really.
"Listen, I'm older than you"
Considering how much of a troll Sam is,
Is Scanlan's age 69?
At this point he was
Maximum DM I think he was 71 maybe 70 at the very end. When they started the game I believe he was 69. He talks about it at the very end of the show.
So he is probably 69 or 70 right now.
Mazie18 oh right I forgot about that.
Funnily that’s pretty young for a gnome, the players handbook says they live for 350 to 500 years.
Yes. Yes it was. And he pretended to be hundreds of years old for the whole campaign and they only find out in his epilogue
By the power of Raven's Slumber, I command thee: Awaken! Beast! Cruel or otherwise!
Face your new master, and know his name is Scanlan!
Sam Rigel is the fricking best.
Now one of my favorite Scanlan lines 😂
@Aidan Hall No, the crazy thing is that he thought of that on the spot.
I wanted so badly for him to say "and know his name is Burt Reynolds".
Best moment this episode.