A Bard's Lament | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 85
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Grog vs. Earthbreaker Groon in the Temple of Kord! Scanlan awakes! Vox Machina go to see a guy about a hand!
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![Megan Thee Stallion - Rattle [Official Audio]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/qY6qwqVCsww/mqdefault.jpg)
In my country we have a famous painting, called the "Stanczyk"
Its about a jester. He was a popular figure; besides his fame as a jester he has been described as an eloquent, witty, and intelligent man, using satire almost like a weapon. He was considered MUCH more than just an entertainer.
In the famous painting we can see him alone, sitting in a empty room and sadly pondering what the future holds. Its amazingly well fitting.
That's...Amazing. What a coincidence.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Sam used that painting as an inspiration for this.
I want a recreation of this with Scanlan in the chair. Get on it CR artists.
Fitting indeed, the tears of a clown when no one's around. Also reminds me of Pagliacci after a fashion as well.
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He didn't see Grog shouting "Fix him." He didn't see Vax carrying him back in his arms or hear everything he said in the Raven Queen's temple. But he saw the pudding. It is so damn heartbreaking.
Man... Travis yelling "Fix him!" damn near broke my heart. Shit was hard to watch.....
Vax even said he was "carrying him like a child" vax, vex percy and to a lesser extent really look down on, disrespect and patronize the other members of the group.
@@DavidRobles-rc3gh i noticed that as well... Poor scanlan
I think this is one of the best comments I've read. That is heartbreaking.
@@DavidRobles-rc3gh Exactly. The argument in Thordak's lair, when Vax "picked him up by the scruff" and threw him in a corner to force him to watch him remove his armor and pull out that "letter" was super disrespectful and I don't think anyone else got that at all.
Man that face Travis makes when he realized Scanlan didn't hear a word he said for him but heard everyone else :(
Idk, I like to think that Scanlan did hear him, but was choosing to pretend he didn't. Mostly because he had, seemingly, made up his mind that he was leaving, but grogs words were one of the few things making him reconsider. So he had to push it down and act like he didn't hear it.
@@michaelleahy3271 Matt says in talks grogs was the check That failed so I think they were playing the fail didn't go through
@@Zalied that's 100% correct. Scanlan didn't hear Grog's plea during the resurrection ritual
@@Zalied This is something I don't quite get (first time watcher). Matt says in that episode that the DC for Scanlan's revival is 13, Grog gets a 14, Pike a nat 20, Kaylie a 14, so surely if the DC was 13 even Grogs should have counted as a success? Unless that DC only counts for the final roll (which is also adjusted by the previous rolls) in which case what DC was he even using for the three offerings?
@Wolfer1000 the DC isn't the DC to drop it just succeed.
The DC for Chance to drop it will depend on how good the effort was as well as how skilled the person is in that check or something. So the chance of grog succeeding may have been. 15 or higher So he failed idk.
But ya that's the difference revive DC vs help dc
the fact that the DM doesn't speak for 20 minute slots at a time while his party role plays in such a powerful way is fantastic
It was often asked "Where is Scanlan?" but never quite often enough "How is Scanlan?"
I’ll do you one better... “why is Scanlan?”
@@treybrown5839 Who is Scanlan?
Well, after the first six or seven times he brushes the question away with a smile, you eventually just stop trying.
Or the most important question "what is scanlan
18Hongo or they quite simply didn’t try enough to have his answer be heard. They had moved heaven and Earth multiple times throughout this campaign in favor of each other’s personal and emotional self interests. With the exception of Grog, and maybe Pike, nobody had ever truly taken Scanlan serious. Vax had said that he changed his entire outlook in life because of Scanlan. But that’s just another example as to how he was helping their lives, while they had failed to even get to know the man behind the jokes.
Grog's a true best friend, he doesn't criticize Scanlan about anything he just listened and apologized and asked an important question
For a traditional moron he really showed his intelligence socially for his friend. Grogs heart has always been his guiding light
Vex seems to only think about herself in almost every situation. Her demeanor sickens me.
Yea he was really centered through that whole thing it was cool
@@l4unchp4dgaming38 love Laura Bailey but I agree with this on her character
Both Vax & Vex are more upset they they got called out so they blame Scanlan. Unfortunately that's kinda how it goes in real life too.
Man...... Grog being the first one to ask about Scanlans mothers name and the first one to admit that they may have made a mistake, and also being the first one to apologize says so much about his character. For me Grog vs Scanlan interaction made this scene.... So much more emotional. Travis and Sam.... Fucking hats off to you both. Literal tears and I'm not ashamed of that. What a masterpiece of improv and acting.
It was definitely touching for Grog to have done that, but really Scanlan was just complaining to them about the stance he took toward them as if it was their fault. None of them had anything to apologize for. He had always closed himself off and I don't see it as being any of their faults at all. Whether it came to Kaylee, his feelings, or his past he kept putting up walls and sneaking off to take care of things on his own. It's not their fault that he never asked them for help. His perspective was completely wrong. They didn't go on those adventures to help each other take care of personal issues, the personal issues just came along with it. The fact that he never had any personal issues related to their adventures isn't their problem. It was silly, but it did make sense for Scanlan's character.
Everyone else was rightfully pissed off, but Grog's approach to the situation had a sweet innocence to it. It was a great moment for Grog.
Yet Sam and Travis were those who had never played DnD before...
Grog is an idiot intelligence-wise, but emotionally he is very mature.
@@infinityseven5924 Holy shit I didn't think it'd be possible to completely see this scene in the wrong way but I guess you done it. He's not complaining about not getting help, he's complaining about people not caring about him and them humiliating him in front of the only relationship he could've salvaged in his life. I don't know where you got this entire spiel about "him needing help", but he literally says explicitely "I don't need your guys' help". Genuinely don't know how you could come to the conclusion you came to if you listened to the episode. Oh well.
@@tatsunithelennyking2540 Sorry, but you're the one looking at this from a shallow perspective. He talks about them not loving him and not caring about him in general. Them wanting to help him is evidence that they care about him. I don't know where you got the idea that my entire point revolved around him needing help, but that is clearly not the case. I responded directly to things that he was complaining about, such as them going on adventures to help the other party members but that they have never done that for him. He makes claims that they don't care about him over things that they weren't able to control and the fact that they hardly knew anything about him when they had asked him personal questions multiple times in the past and he dodged them. A perfect example of how you're wrong: he says he doesn't need their help but complains that they haven't helped him.
I actually love Vax's panicked "I'm not emotionally intelligent enough to understand what just happened, but he said we don't share enough so here's every secret I know about everything and every emotion I'm having so please don't also leave me!!!"
god i adore all the characters in vm in different ways but watching vax always hurts me and this episode it was cuz i realized, god fucking dammit, he does all the things ive overthought about like, when he talked to scanlan he would start out talking about himself and then shift it around and god i hated it in particular because i know i do that and i hate it about myself TvT
And that thick accent he went into.
It's like he knows his days are fucking numbered. And face it Vax has always had a bit of an abandonment issue... With good reason.
And yes Liam and Sam's hug after was adorbs. I swear they'd be married if they didn't meet their gorgeous wives 1st lol...
Because...If I've ever seen a set of soul mates???
2 years and Grog's soft, "I was going to ask what was your mothers name?" ... "I'm sorry I didnt know"
Still causes me to melt
Travis is a mother fucking saint here and the innocence and purity in those words resonate, there's much to be learned about true empathy and compassion here.
Honestly, the fact that the dumb one had the most empathy and tried to bridge the gap that Sam and Scanlan were showing that they believed to exist, is proof that Travis is a genius.
Oh youre mad we don't care enough about you? Well let me show you I care.
Legit all anyone else had to do. I actually think that Tary could have been left out, Sam said it himself, Pike could have kept him around. He didn't expect anyone else to, but I am sure if they would have reacted in a way that Scanlan couldn't refuse, he would have taken it up.
Though Sam might have really just wanted to bring in the dweeb of Tary to show the group everything that was wrong with them so they could all improve instead of being so selfish.
@@zeddicuss9793 I think that was appropriate for the scene though. If Vex wasn't so self centered and rude I feel like Scanlan's speech would have meant much less
These episodes through here, Scanlans death, his resurrection, this episode.
Is why I miss Grog so much, Fjord just doesnt resonate the same way.
It's like of mice and men
Travis' face when Scanlan said he didn't hear his song broke my heart
Same here. Grog's part in that ritual was the most touching to me and its kinda crushing it didn't "count"
Matt said there were two successes and one failure. Travis didn't roll high enough.
@@helumii ahh i guess that makes sense. Still so sad though
Travis's roll was a failure and this is what really love about Sam as a player he really follows through with rules and rp to the best of his ability. Its a small detail like how rules translate to the I game story like how failing saves and crits work but that lil thing being remembered and carrying to this episode is amazing, and I love Grogs reaction aswell. Love it
@@helumii goddamn if anyone performance for the ritual counted it should of been his. Ashley's was pretty good and matt Mercers was a bit uninspired
The saddest moment I think was when Grog realized that Scanlan didn't hear his contribution.
No one ever talks about 2:36:00. Sam, knowing he just dropped a bomb on everyone and knowing they are role-playing their way through feelings because they don't know what to do, cracks a joke to ease tension and remind everyone to take a second to retether to the fact that it's a DnD game. Sam doesn't hate anyone, everyone can relax a bit. It's good.
That joke has always sat with me. I don't know why.
I noticed that too
When it comes to roleplaying, there is always a possibility for emotions between players to get heated. We get so invested in what our characters are experiencing, that sometimes we forget that it is all just a game at the end of the day. I have known players and DMs that have been a part of that, and it can sometimes affect the real-life friendships you have.
Also, I think after all of the stuff with Orion, Sam breaking the tension with a joke was definitely needed, lest people think there there was some kind of behind-the-scenes drama.
He had to make that joke, Laura was being her normal dickish self ... which only got worse when the new character turned up
He did the same thing several episodes back when Vax was having his “why are we doing this” moment before the dragons attacked. Laura looked *actually* shaken by his comment and I think it was Sam who said something that broke the tension.
@@christenh359 which episode and time stamp? If you’re able to find em
"She looks Groggy"
*Travis Smiles*
*Nobody Notices*
*Travis Frowns*
I noticed! lol
Alas, a good pun passes by.
awwww I wish you added a time stamp, I sometimes jump around when watching these and miss little stuff
@@artloveranimation that's a fair comment, I never thought to do it at the time! XD
2:00:02
Further proof that Matt Mercer's poker face is solid stone.
Until @2:52:26 because that line worked on so many levels
I love how silent Taliesin was when Taryon first showed up, then suddenly pipes up to hit us with "The Daring Trials and Tribulations of Tary Darrington" what an absolute genius that man is
even better that it becomes the canonical name for Tary's published book.
He’s not an absolute genius, he’s an evil genius. This whole emotionally taxing episode was years of character work culminating, and he still managed to turn the whole thing into a troll on his friends. “Hello little elf girl…”
1:11:44
Earthbreaker: "What have you learned?
Grog: "Without the love of my friends, life has no meaning, and I would be nothing."
Me, rewatching, knowing the incoming bards lament: "😭"
I feel like the lesson was really whatever Grog wanted to say, plus "and Don't. Hold. Back." Grog should've had Reckless going on every single attack starting from when he figured out closing his eyes avoided the wisdom saves. The monk was hitting him with nearly every single strike, and the only control Grog had was his own rolls. Reckless would mitigate closing his eyes and the monk's Patient Defense. All he'd have to contend with in return is a higher chance to be crit (which would've been halved anyway). But the real danger was holding back and extending the fight, which allowed more chances to be stunned and then hit with the quivering palm for unhalved necrotic damage. More reliably slamming the monk with 30+ damage hits 3x a turn and we would've seen a very different fight. Grog also had the ability to punish the few misses the monk made with his reaction, which I think was only used once when the monk moved without disengaging.
I think the fight still worked well anyway as a nail-biter, but figuring out how to mitigate the monk's advantages instead of testing the limits of saving throws would've been cool too.
It's good to see people are still watching this. This is my 3rd go around- are you on the Mighty Nein yet?
@@jenny_of_oldstones3523 I am up to around episode 15 of C3. I made it to 25-ish, then fell behind. So I’m now rewatching 3 from beginning, to catch up again.
I caught up, starting from C1E1, to C2E100 during lockdowns.
@@aerundel maybe so, that it was Matt’s intention, to help encourage Travis to use his new-ish character ability! As it so often tends to go with CR, the story/narrative elements won out, and I think Matt was happy with the “strength in my friends” bit. I never thought of it with your point, and that’s cool to wonder at. Matt would be the kind of DM to try to encourage players in that way…. Like with Laura and Trinket and the Pokéball 😂
"That's just it, I'm a really good liar." That just... Jesus. That hit hard.
I get it. The moments were you can't hide how you actually feel. they're scary. They're out of control. They make you either want to lash out or hide. The most important thing to remember during those times is don't make any big decisions.
You can see Travis' appreciation for that line on his face
Literally in tears over that comment right now.
Well then he has to ask himself is he angry at himself that he lied, or angry at them that they bought it?
I love how Laura bought this back with Jester
When Matt is describing Tary, Sam looks so unassuming. Even when the group stares at him, he looks kind of confused. Then he starts speaking with a massive grin on his face. Sam has the best poker face.
BlackHangola he was a "really good liar"😉😉
except Travis realised what was happening. Watch him when Matt started the description of Tary and Doty
Lol no. Travis had no clue. He didn't realize what was happening, just like the rest of the cast. Look at Travis's face and his eyebrows when Sam starts talking... The strong reaction Travis had at the start was towards the construct, he possibly thought it's maybe Fassbender, or somebody they knew...
wait... time stamp?
I think part of that is because on Talks Sam mentions that he had no idea Matt was going to bring him in so soon. He didn't even have his backstory really ready.
When he named Percy's parents, he did double check his notes one time. At 2:21:29 or so. However, that's just Sam making sure he is playing Scanlan properly. He knew Scanlan would know, and he had taken those notes. He was ready, he wasn't just blowing smoke. Scanlan knew, and Sam did the legwork to find out. So he could make Scanlan the character be better.
I'd double check it too, just to make sure I had it right, because it would have been trivial for him to memorize a couple of names each for every member of VM. Doesn't matter that Sam the voice actor had to double check and be sure. He does that for his own lists of spells he uses every week.
yeah, i mean their names were plastered literally everywhere in whitestone. percy said so himself. but his player forgot that bit... probably a bit of a flavor text that he forgot he said.
Sam didn’t take notes on names during the game- he said himself that he checked the Critical Role Wiki for them 🤣.
It’s totally true that he would have at least seen Percy’s parents names. I think a misstep was naming Vex and Vax’s mother though, as the two never actually talked about her to anyone but each other on screen and with how close to the vest the twins play things I doubt they would have mentioned it.
Party memeber: leaves/dies
Next person they meet: "you know i am something of an adventurer myself"
I think the hardest part of this episode is not having Ashley there to hear what Pike would say.
huge fax. I'm in shock rn
i think she would hug and kiss scalan on the cheek
I think we'll probably get to see that in S3 of TLOVM.
I just wish, wish with my hole heart something amongst the lines of "its ok Scanlan, go with Kalie, go be a father" I just think that's something he needs to hear
Right?
"Kaylie, can you give us a moment." Fucking chills, man
You could tell, just by the tone of his voice, that shit was about to go DOWN.
"I heard Pike read a poem and music"
"Was that it?"
"Yes."
Ouch. What a gut punch.
Re-posting for my own benefit:
0:00:28 - Rhodey returns
0:01:31 - Foreshadowing pt 1: Sam
0:09:29 - Start
0:11:00 - Grog vs Groon 2
0:12:40 - Initiative
0:13:54 - Denise is slackin'
0:16:04 - Confusion
0:20:36 - Words of encouragement?
0:21:13 - Clarity
0:21:40 - Wrong Signals
0:28:23 - Power Bowels
0:33:28 - Travis is still confused
0:39:07 - Vax sympathizes / Quivering Palm
0:41:24 - Vex is no Scanlan
0:44:17 - He's human after all/First lesson
0:49:12 - It worked!
0:50:17 - Or did it?
0:52:47 - Grog's frustration grows
0:58:04 - Keyleth isn't much better than Vex
1:04:26 - Grog the Bozo Bop Bag
1:05:50 - He's Relentless
1:07:51 - Fore! / HDWTDT
1:09:54 - Level up/Lessons learned
1:14:25 - Cure Things
1:16:31 - Foreshadowing pt 2: Travis
1:17:54 - Table Top Day music video
1:19:11 - Darin's poetry slam
1:20:00 - Fan art
1:38:10 - BREAK END
1:42:06 - Sam's having a great time
1:42:53 - Favorite customers
1:46:56 - Old habits dying hard
1:51:18 - Date night?
1:55:20 - Marisha's modern dance
1:56:32 - IHOB marketing division
2:00:08 - Wake up call
2:00:21 - The most intense scene in Critical Role history begins
2:02:42 - When bards stop joking
2:07:12 - Asking Questions.....
2:12:20 - And getting answers
2:15:59 - Lies from a really good liar
2:18:31 - Percy's tough love
2:21:40 - One man band
2:23:36 - Parting gifts
2:25:23 - Aftermath
2:34:05 - Vax comes clean
2:37:43 - Grog's unique coping mechanism
2:38:40 - Foreshadowing pt 3: Matt
2:39:22 - The adventuring continues
2:47:40 - Data limits/Keyleth peeks/Grog's wisdom
2:51:53 - Grog and Vex's connection
2:52:06 - Grog's Intimate Trust
2:56:20 - New challenger approaches
2:57:18 - A new character's description
2:58:20 - Everyone's mind is blown
3:02:20 - Salt levels: HIGH
3:04:28 - Vox Machina fears Vex
3:07:00 - Grog is impressed
3:08:58 - Huddle
3:11:53 - Dragon summoning
3:12:52 - Troll level: MASTER
3:13:33 - Sam having too much fun messing with Laura
3:14:45 - Impressing Grog
3:16:15 - You're Tarrying This Family Apart!
Thanks
Thank you so much for this
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Thank you!
“ you, little elf girl “
Current mission: *survive*
the best part about that is that it wasnt Grog saying he's going to move out of the way, that was pure Travis with pure fear in his eyes
@@RayearthNinja when I 1st saw this episode, I added Travis's fear to Grog. And for the 1st time you could see true fear on the face of Grog Strongjaw
@@Kishi671 then they all vanished
"If you had a pet of some kind, you'd understand."
Hey there, I'm not well informed about C1 but I'm going through some of the biggest moments. Could you help me and provide a little context about why this is funny/a big deal? I assume it's because Keyleth is a half-elf but are there any big life events/moments? Or is she just constantly teased for it?
saddest moment: Grog / Travis' reaction to Scanlan not having knowledge about Grog's ritual contribution. THE BIG GUY SANG AN ORIGINAL VERSE AND EVERYTHING. Grog cares
Sigh And My Tea
Greg's contribution failed. It never made it to Scanlan.
Grog got a 14 on his persuasion roll, Pike got a nat 20 her performance roll and Kaylie got a 14 on her performance roll. All of these rolls would normally be a success for the home brew res ritual. However within Matt's home brewed rules is the following, if an offering uses a stat that has already been used in the ritual the DC is increased. This would have pushed Kaylie's offering DC to a failure. From a narrative stand point it was likely Grog's song that awoken Scanlan's soul in the first place so that he could hear Pike's poem and Kaylie's musical solo.
aF Kayzar yeah but also Matt changes the dc of the roll based on how impactful the contribution was. So the idea is that grogs song wasn't as impactful as his bloody daughter. So Grog failed with a 14, but with his daughter doing a similar thing, no offense but he cares more about his daughter than grog, so the dc on her check was likely significantly lower, so she passed where grog failed.
He also sang the song a full day before the ritual.. so... moot point, really.
Mourning is for the mourner anyhow, not the departed.
that one hurt me a little bit even if I understand mechanically why.
You can see Beau being born in Marisha's eyes during the fight scene between Grog and the monk.
I thought the same for Caduceus when Marisha completed Raishan’s decay with the spire of conflux
I thought the same thing-Groon does Dope Monk Shit and she makes the “I want that” face.
I was thinking the same thing!
I watched C2 first, then started C1 with my hubby who had previously seen it, while watching C3 on my own at night.
It's so confusing to be behind!
I haven’t seen her play the monk yet but i have a feeling she’ll screw that character up too. :/ I don’t backseat game but I know monks and they’re fun. and i know druids and they’re fun too but shes a toddler playing with Photoshop. She doesn’t remember what the buttons do and pushes them at random eventually making something like a painting.
At 2:54:37, this is where Sam SECRETLY and CAREFULLY switches character sheets. You sly dog you!
Nice catch!
Can't find the timestamp this moment, but he tries it earlier, then stops because Marisha would have seen it!
but now... it's Tary Time
@@terry3906 2:52:48 maybe?
Ah, I see you are Very Awarington.
@@LootFraggI see what you did there 😏
Sam should've said goodbye to the cast and gotten up and left, and then when Matt introduced Tary, he should've said, "If our guest could come out..." and then Sam waltzes in. Or is that too mean? Hahaha
It would have been legendary, but Matt is married to one of the players and probably didn't want to sleep on the couch for a while. Plus they're all friends, I doubt they want to antagonize each other like that, no matter how funny
They are in a huge room. They would have just been staring at him for 20 min. It worked fine how it was.
Agreed, that would have been better and perfect. Having Sam still there at the table killed the suspense / mood.
Sam still being there made them believe/hope Scanlan was coming back. So when Taryon entered they lost their shit.
While that would have been hilarious, I think it worked pretty well the way they did it. I was convinced he was just staying at the table to be there for the rest of his last episode or something.
Dude, Sam Riegel... What a legend.
I never really liked Scanlan. I never could him take serious. But this earned him a place in my heart and I guess the first place of all the characters of VM in my opinion. Sam Riegel, I salute you for your awesome talent.
He looked so pleased with himself after he first started speaking (as Tary)
Sam spent over a YEAR slowly setting up props and spells so that he could turn Vex into the Wicked Witch of the West at the end of the campaign. His brain doesn't work like a normal man's.
Sam really brought the hammer this session. Scanlan was brutal.
Sam is so freaking funny.. 13:56 his mug has a QR-code on the bottom which goes to LootCrate, I enjoyed that little touch so much!
Scanlan "i didn't do anything the last two fights"
Scanlan literally the third fight ago: modified memory on an ifrit saving them from the ire of a city of over 100000 guards
Depression warps your perception of reality. No matter how much you acomplish, you will always have that negative "You are worthless..." voice in your head.
But it was his fault they had that fight to begin with so....
God, Matt Mercer must have been so happy when Sam came to him with this idea. I mean, Sam is LITERALLY DOING MATT’S JOB FOR HIM. VM just saved the world, they’re a group of extremely powerful warriors and have only gotten stronger as they bonded. Sure Matt had a few mini quests lined up like hunting down Hotis, but that’s small potatoes compared the Thordak the Cinder King and his conclave of dragons. It would have been an absolute struggle to keep such well-roleplayed characters, not to mention the audience, involved without a major overarching threat, but in doing that, it cheapens the stakes of world-ending crises. Sam, by removing Scanlan from the group, has created a whole new internal conflict within the party that Vox Machina will need to adapt to. He created an overarching theme without it being a powerful enemy threatening the realm, and it gives reason as to why VM might struggle running smaller quests again as they readjust to their new party member. Sam is just an absolute genius: he created the tension that would have been lacking had Vox Machina just gone right along while also roleplaying his character to the T. I mean his arguments were SOOOO solid. Just… god damn incredible.
This is actually an incredibly well made point. I also think he thought scanlan as a character had started to feel kind of stale.
Grog's character arc is so interesting. I have to keep reminding myself that Grog didn't learn to be kind when he was a child. He didn't learn things that seem cliche to me, like friends being your strength. He's like the epitome of positive masculinity. He was mean and angry and now he loves his friends and they're his strength. Grog is so fascinating and Travis is such a great player.
Ashley Allensworth grog is lovely, when tary comes out he is one fo the first to offer to take him to find a guy to sleep with without blinking an eye
and the fact that he's willing to let scanlan be angry and listen to him and try to understand him, while everyone else just yells at him and tell him he's wrong for how he feels... Considering Grog's upbringing, theres some Massive growth in character.
I felt so bad for him, when Scanlan didnt acknowledge his part in the ritual, and you could see it on Grog's face
Grog is perhaps the wisest of all.
@@kaizen5023 He is the Grand Poobah after all.
Grog is angry Sora
3:15:27 somewhere in the city, a guy has just left the hospital, recovering from a lighting javelin that flew in out of nowhere and pinned him to a cart. " finally, back on my feet!" * incoming whistling sound from above*
OMG! YES!!😂😂
this should be top comment. i nearly choked on my dinner when i saw this.
He really IS the "my cabbages" guy!!
I was thinking.."you arrive and the pub where treev is known to be, you seen treev, bandaging up, what appears to be a heavy crossbow wound.
😂😂😂
I wish on Percy's 'I died too' Scanlan said something like 'Oh, and what flavour of pudding they used on you?' Hopefully if we ever see this scene animated they think about something like that to be said.
percy made me rage with his response to someone else suffering... his false equivalence was downright galling and frightening if not fitting for his character, or lack therof.
@@sepho3070 Percy's an asshole. But he's not wrong.
...Like Walter Sobchiak.
@@sepho3070I can understand the point he was making, even though it wasn’t the best way to approach that conversation and absolutely the wrong tone. It’s very in character and I’m sure Percy would later regret that.
Percy was the one who did the prank.
I can't unhear this now. I want that line so fucking badly
I remember when Percy died the first time and Scanlan was the one to trap Ripley and then 'Percy killing you now, not us' and then 'We're not going to let him sleep alone' and they were making blanket fort around Percy's body. But when Scanlan died, twice in a less than two days, Percy was the one to play a prank on him and was very proud of it. I really want them show all of this in cartoon.
Keep in mind, by the time he was pranked he was already alive, just asleep, they treated his body just fine while he was dead
@danreed4250, I remember that but this is still not a great thing to do especially since no one else was treated like that after being brought back to life.
As others have said, Pike and Percy did that because Scanlan usually does that, he even jokes about dying strangled by a pimp (in the cartoon), Sam jokes about Scanlan's death constantly, so they as players get comfortable playing jokes even when the player Sam jokes about Scanlan.
They as characters thought he would appreciate a joke, but they didn't know Scanlan was in a dark place.
@@kiwisvideos0 because people seeking out drugs after abandoning the brothels and discovering a daughter is the definition of being in a good place.
@@sepho3070 You're using viewer knowledge. They didn't know Scanlan was using drugs, Keyleth barely knew and told them "this is a classic Scanlan moment" when they found him, not that it was drugs. Vex later on discovered he was using drugs and became very upset and worried.
I think Sam just dealt more damage to Vox Machina than Matt has in the past several sessions... X-D
Really, really not XD
Yep lol
Sometimes I forget these nerds are fantastic actors.
sometimes i forget these actors are fantastic nerds.
Alex Mendez Touche
Melodrama and cheesiness are NOT desired traits when it comes to acting... Knowing when "less is more...' is a talent devoutly to be wished in these "actors..."
Tazz EightSixFour Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Actually, when one sees a spade, one calls a spade... at least where I'm from....
Melodrama and cheesiness can be objectively defined and THIS is THAT...
3:15:17 Somewhere in Ank'harel, someone who can't believe their good fortune as they uncover a lost Javelin of Lightning in the desert sands is suddenly hit out of nowhere by an errant crossbow bolt.
I really enjoy Travis and Liam's bits with Scanlan's breakdown.
Travis immediately opening his notebook, Grog's "I'm sorry I didn't know that." Amazing.
Vax's breakdown after realizing the person who convinced him to have a more positive outlook on the world had been faking it the whole time.
I also enjoy that this was clearly the breakdown of a bunch of flawed human beings and how Percy's know-it-all tough love failed miserably.
Travis Willingham. Yes, Sam brought it so hard this episode, but Travis played such a beautiful, thoughtful friend. "I'm sorry I didn't know that" and "he's alive, that's what matters." Jesus, I wish I had a friend like Grog Strongjaw.
I agree, I wish I did too but I think what's most important is that we BE a friend like Grog 💕
Do you have ale?
Whats worse is that he was so sad that Scanlan didn't hear him, but heard everyone else
@@DeFreshS10 I’m
Glad I wasn’t the only one that caught that.
Everyone wishes for a friend like Grog Strongjaw.....
_maybe we should all BE A FRIEND, like Grog Strongjaw...._
rewatching this again, grog/travis was the only one I noticed to actually take down the name of scanlan's parents.
oh my god my h e a r t i didnt notice. i was glad enough that he was the one to ask at least
What I loved most was that Sam was expecting the "do you know my parent's name" and did his homework before the episode
2:05:05 grog and travis is so hurt that Scanlan didnt hear his message
Travis is such a good player man. I have mad respect for his patience, attention to details, roleplay skills, and humor.
And Travis BARELY takes notes on ANYTHING
I know we are all reacting about Sam and the parties amazing role playing skills… but can we also talk about Liam and Sam afterwards? The shared mid game hug was so pure. After an emotional scene and taking the step out of character to look at your friend and tell them you love them? Fucking warmed my dead heart
There are a couple different compilation videos of Liam & Sam BFF moments, in and out of game and their occasional podcast "All Work No Play." Highly recommended for a wholesomeness fix.
It also hurts a little when you can tell that at some points during that "argument" it was Liam talking instead of Vax because he really was going through a lot before the past couple episodes and he's letting it all out which I wish I could do
"Show me on the character sheet where the bad dm touched you" forever my favorite line
I'm one of those people playing catch up on campaign 1, and holy. Scanlan's exit is a) an amazing moment by Sam, and b) an example of how fucking good Travis is at RP-ing. Vex and Vax are busy yelling at Scanlan, while Grog sits back and listens, and after patiently waiting for everybody else to unload, finally speaks up and utters the very poignant question of "what was your mother's name?" Everybody else was reacting, and he was the only one listening. I was speechless. Bravo.
That is also how people react during confrontations though, so I don't think its a poor acting choice. Some people are too caught up in themselves to listen, which was the whole point that Scanlan was trying to make.
Part of me thinks Sam intentionally waited until Ashley was gone though. He said in the afterward Pike was the only one that could've stopped him, & there is no way they were going to RP both their own emotions & hers.
His argument was a cover for his brokenness. There was no way the rest of them, even Grog, could've gotten through.
For such raging, bloody, mountain of a man, Grog ALWAYS seemed to be the most attuned to others' feelings. And with regard to Travis as a player, I always find myself thinking he's either the smartest, or second smartest, at the table in any given situation. In a much later episode, (no spoilers I promise) the group is explaining the word "business" to Grog, who insists it's "Bus-eye-ness." Vax says, "No, it's like... you need to get down to business and attack that guy with an axe." Without missing a beat, Travis has Grog say something like, "So then where is it located? Where is business at?" There are just a million situations where Travis fires back immediately, in character, with perfect and plausible misunderstandings for Grog. But Grog/Travis is at his best when he's showing the group that there is more than one type of intelligence.
@@gcollins1992 You say 'second smartest'. Who is the smartest (in your opinion)?
@@georgehancock1191 Well, this is, as you said opinion. I think Sam is consistently the smartest, both in RP and tactically. Here, as Scanlan, the whole of Vox Machina except Grog is coming at him from all angles and he silences them all, single-handedly, with "What's my mother's name?" "We've done (x) for [everyone] but you've never done ANYTHING for me... EVER!" And then to know Percy's parents' names? I mean, c'mon. Mic drop.
Then on top of having the sharpest, quickest one liners, and always having deep things to say in emotional scenes, he's ALWAYS somehow pivotal to combat? Vax/Liam said it best:
"We would be dead. All of us... if it weren't for you. The first time we fought Raishan. We WOULD ALL BE DEAD."
In RP he's always a cut above, and in combat he's always a step ahead.
"50k gold? Oh, that's nothing."
Vex: * drops her pencil *
Timestamp?
@@majorasmask5523 3:00:13
I can't help but smile every time Travis smiles when Percy says "it's nice having an older brother again". Just love the reaction.
Rewatching the campaign, I just realized how genius Sam's LootCrate ad was. He totally planted a seed with that, which sprouted when Scanlan left with Kaylie. Laura has said that she really thought Sam was leaving the show to spend more time with his kids. Hence the reaction to Tary.
Even his "underprepared" ad that was "falling back on an old crutch" was actually part of a secret plan to troll his friends. He's such a devious little shit, I love him.
Also the mid game hug from Liam. He really thought Sam was leaving
Matt had to remind them Sam is not leaving after Liam's hug, because they all were confused.
Sam deserves and Oscar for that performance.
Tarryon my wayward SOONN~!
jackalvulture OOWWWWWW. That joke physically hurt
And Matt for keeping that stone face.
BiggySn1p3r I know, the sheer emotion and power that emanated from that poor poor father was truly heartbreaking. I hope one day Rhodey Slater can connect with his children, bonsai my dudes, keep surfin' on.
Alan Moy thus the end of vox machina as they killed each other
"You, little elf girl, what's your name."
Piano - cuts off
Singers - choke
Barkeep - drops glass
Every Individual Patron - quiets in disbelief
baby - starts crying
Spaghetti - Falls out of my pockets
Jazz Music - stops
After seeing a lot of stories, I've gotten used to the format of a character feeling down, and needing to be told they are wrong by their friends. Sometimes even in an aggressive, "snap out of it" way. What I love about this episode is that that is not at all what Scanlan needed, but Vox Machina reacts that way, as they always have, and they pay the price. He needed validation in the abandonment he had felt--even if it wasn't intentional by the party. And he needed an apology. It is just, INSANE how perfect this storytelling is, with Grog of all people being the only one with the empathy and clarity of mind to understand this. I can't believe I'm 85 episodes into this thing, and the storytelling and acting is still flooring me like this. Just hats off to Sam Riegel for playing his character as true as true can be.
That's a really insightful way to put it. The dynamic you describe when others try to "reassure" someone by telling them they're wrong to be feeling insecure/unloved/lonely etc is so common (IRL and fiction) and it can hurt so GD much. The rest of the cast did a great job with supporting Sam's character/story intent by NOT supporting Scanlan!
I don't know if you're watching Talks Machina, but it's really interesting and wholesome to hear the others talk about how they didn't know where Sam was going with this, but as fellow actors they were very aware that he was Doing A Thing and fascinated to see what it would turn out to be.
@@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll I actually haven’t been watching it. I started watching Critical Role from the beginning for the first time over quarantine and have just been chugging along this whole time, but have always enjoyed it so much that I just wanted to get to the next episode rather than pause to watch all the extra features. But I’ll go and watch the one for this episode, because I’m sure that would be really interesting to hear them discuss. I’ll probably go and look for the ones on my other favorite episodes too actually. Thanks for the recommendation!
@@clebcalb6871 For context when you do: The host of TM, Brian Foster (aka Ashley's fiancé), has been open about his past opiate addiction. So when he alludes to possibly having a different perspective on Scanlan's arc than some others (and cracks jokes about drug use in general) that's the background.
First time watcher here: I heard that this episode will be devastating, but damn Sam went HARD. I was doing stuff on the side and when he said "Whats my mothers name?" I instantly dropped everything. That was some beautiful acting
And grog asking and apologizing..... underrated actors
@@nordicrunesgaming6963 Oh absolutely. Grogs character development and Travis' acting are amazing
Sam: Dead 75% of the episode
Also Sam: Still the best part of the show.
So accurate
@Wtf RUclips He's not dead...he's just MOSTLY dead
Sam will always be the best part of the episode. He has that mystical aura to make people smile in the toughest of times. Without Scanlan Vox Machina isn't whole.
@@danielguth5777 really appreicate the spoiler warning, thank you!
He was missing from one episode and it took them 4 hours to get past a water fountain and a skull on a bookshelf. Without Sam I'd have gone to season 3 60 episodes ago when Orion was unbearable.
"We're friends, right?"
"Worse. Family."
God damn, Taliesin, what a great line. ❤️
Taliesin and Liam said it together. It made the moment even more special.
Life needs things to live
Brilliant.
Ah, yes, Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III, contributor of such quotations as:
“Life needs things to live.”
“You seem like a person.”
“Your secret is safe with my indifference.”
“A tree is just a door that hasn’t been made yet.”
@@ChillyTheIceCucumber
The first one is... pretty stupid but the others are not bad XD
Scanlan and Percy “worse we’re family” gave me goose bumps
I couldn't tell who the second one saying "worse" was, but I'm pretty sure It was Vax and not Scanlan saying "We're Family."
Vax and Percy
Just finished Vox machina yesterday, onto the mighty nein many more goose bumps to be had
The scene where Scanlan lashes out at VM now in my first re-watch I can see how he feels and why he feels the way he feels but also how the party feels and how both sides are right on some things and wrong on others. They're just people who have problems and are inconsistent cause we all are. I really love all of it, not because "poor Scanlan he was so wronged by the party" but because all of them are really complex and difficult.
I wish more people saw it like this. Its not black and white at all, they’ve all got their own problems in different ways and this episode does a great job of exploring that
absolutely, the real beauty of that moment is seeing how much of a mess many of them still are because even as heroes who have come a long way they're still people
Scanlan is one of those characters that is super fun on the surface but if you think about what he does too much you realize a lot of his actions are really pretty shitty. Like a RomCom lead played by a charismatic actor. Like they play his pepe le pew act for laughs but someone doing those things to every person he meets would really be a super skeevy creep. Scanlan (the character, not the player) also complains about being the only one without somebody in the group but both Vex/Percy and Vax/Kiki worked earnestly for their relationships, Scanlan just made a series of half-baked half-joking and sometimes kinda creepy advances towards Pike (again, the character) who often only seemed uncomfortable and put off by it.
Also I appreciate the drama potential of a reform arc of sorts for Scanlan but wow did the player decide to make a hard turn to get there. I hope he gave his group some kind of warning because otherwise thats kind of a dickish RP choice to just torpedo the groups mood like that. Its one thing to want to explore your characters development, its another to throw an in-character angry fit about only being the comic relief when the only semi-serious narrative you’ve ever really had was a twist pushed on you by the DM. There’s a decent narrative logic to this turn but the way it played out felt like a player that was just bored of the pigeon hole they put themselves into and decided to brute force themselves out of it. If this came about because the player wanted a chance at some dramatic bits he could have gotten there in far better ways.
Absolutely agree, it felt very real, and where Scanlan's head was at in this moment I doubt it would have mattered much if everyone /had/ 'said all the right things.' I could understand each character's reaction, it was never so black and white for me either. I rly enjoyed the whole exchange as stressful as it was haha! On my second full rewatch rn.
@@troikas3353 You should probably find a few of the old episodes of Talks Machina attached to the episodes around this time. Might give you some better context for you to rethink your interpretation. They're a bunch of close IRL friends and they're all actors who are totally fine with playing these dramatic and ridiculous turns organically, and the episodes in general should give you the idea anyway how much they are happy to screw with each other. I think it's unwise to speculate so confidently on what you think the players are thinking and doing when you lack so much information about the players and how their group works.
"...Frederick and Johanna De Rolo..." I'm so late, but this quip was so fucking amazing.
So many amazing moments! This episode blew me away. Nothing up until this episode has shooked me like this episode has. wow
He is a man who prepares well (sometimes). You can tell he planned out this whole "you dont know about my parents" speech and was fully prepared for Percys retort to that. Probably went to the CritRole Wiki for that, because it's been ages since their names came up.
SERIOUSLY!!!! I'm fairly late too, still chipping away and catch it up. That line was one of the most impactful of any show/video/series I've ever watcheed ever. Jesus Christ, I'm blown away.
The whole last thirty minutes was pure gold. "Little Elf Girl. What's your name?" Everybody is like 'oh no he didn't.'
Natty Champs it's Sam being a genius. Grog and Pike are the only members that deserved Scanlan, the rest are egocentric, arrogant and inconsiderate. Terry is Sam's answer to fighting this problem in vox machina , nothing like a super rich person who cares little for the lives of others to teach them a lesson. :) I can't wait to see what comes of this.
Vex deserved a “little elf girl”
Leisure that's more because scanlan (Sam) literally tore them all a new one. They're angry at Sam. I watched the future episodes, it wasn't as I suspected, but it was all great. 👍
Oh lord, Sam deserves an Oscar.
I am sobbing. Sobbing so hard.
And Grog asking his mother's name... Oh man..
The best sequence of the episode:
Liam: Who cares about the whisper! What's going on Sam?
Marisha: BULLSHIT!
Laura: How dare you? How dare you?
Taliesin: Tell us about the Lootcrate Sam. Tell us abou the Lootcrate!
Laura: *GASP* He has a new Character Sheet... I'm gonna cry, again.
Time stamp?
@@babayaga3098 At 3:02:22 Grog declares an Insight check leading to a whisper from Matt. That exchange happens shortly.
@@ndstumme thank!
"Show us on the character sheet where the bad dm touched you"
@@ndstumme oh, I thought he meant the weapon
I love how happy they all are right when Scanlan wakes up and HOW QUICKLY that changes.
Fourth Reich I hear no hate!!!!
😁😁
Thank u!
Fourth Reich that was actually genuine btw.
❤
let it be known that +Fourth Reich has finally made a comment that wasn't keyleth hate. (not that i like her "i'm 14 and this is deep" speeches either)
It was almost Shakespearean how quickly the tone changed in that scene.
Quantum Sushi Holy shit, Fourth Reich said something somewhat not assholey.
Man... To think that Sam was sitting on that the whole time before they woke his character up. So very devious. :P
You can see how nervous he was getting towards the end of the Groon fight, wringing his hands, etc
The way that Liam climbed into Sam's lap was the thing that finally broke me. I had to pause for a while to stop crying.
I know :( Liam was so shaken by this scene I think. Sam is his person and I'm sure at some level this felt like a real fight
2:38:35 Liam acually thought Sam leaves the group and just had to give Sam a goodbye hug, then learns its just Scanlan who leaves and not Sam
"What's my mother name"
That hit me too, in 85 episodes i knew Scalan's backstory and yet never thought about it, nor did the group'
I always wondered if they'd ever ask him about it and start hunting down goblins to try and find a keepsake of his mother's or something, but as time went on it seems like they forgot. I don't think they even asked too much when Kaley and the Dr made their appearances. I could be wrong. There's been so many episodes :p
Thats because he would never tell them. I feel Scanlan's frustration was disingenuous because he would brush them off every time they asked him about his past and whatnot. A few of them have asked him about his age and he always says "Older than you" Then changes the conversation. He wouldn't let them in and then got mad at them for not knowing anything.
@@OrphanHart They never really had a lot of time to explore their own desires. You can see that by how little time they spent on their keep. I think they slept there for two or three days in total. Once the conclave apeared they were bound to this huge story arc where they mostly responded to things that happened to them.
Scanlan did had his own arc, and that was with his daughter. I think Sam never thought that was going to happen. Matt did well and created a new oportunity for Scanlan to grow and Sam to respond to these new unexpected changes in his character.
I guess Sam either got bored with Scanlan or didnt want to keep creating new limerics, songs and jokes to do his spells.
@@clairetellkamp6253 I believe if they had asked him out of concern and less out of curiosity he would have been more willing to offer real answers.
@@ArshikaTowers If I remember correctly, they were asking genuinely. Vex was talking to Scanlan in an emotional scene and something came up about his age. He brushed it off. There was no reason to ever ask out of concern because he kept everything bottled up and didn't let them in. Never let them know that something was wrong. For the requirement to be concern, but he kept them from being concerned at every turn would be exactly why his frustration was disingenuous. Like a wife saying "Nothing is wrong" to her husband, then getting upset that he doesn't do something. She never told him, how could he have known?
Someone needs to make a compilation of every time Liam laughs so hard he vanishes under the table.
"1h of Liam laughing themselves under the table"
But also with the preceding 5-10 seconds of whatever causes the laughter. Would watch the shit out of that.
Dude if I had the time stamps for all of them I would do it, worth the how ever many hours it'll take lmao
Currently working on a version of that for TikTok. Lol.
the talk w/ scanlan and the others, Grog's was the perfect approach to this, he didn't talk about himself, respected scanlan's choice, asked a great question and said sorry,, he's a really really great friend
Percy: "Whats half a dozen dead guards these days?"
Jarett: "On behalf of the Guard's Union, I believe we need to renegotiate our contracts ... First, no more dragons ..."
I hope jarret gets his bonus
*WARNING:* Major spoilers below! Doctors recommend watching until the end before scrolling down!
ThomazMassocati +
Thanks for saving me, bruh
tyrantkingking because the rest of us aren't ruining it for people.
Jesus, there are 8 spoiler warnings scrolling down. And at this point by Ep. 85 its common sense not to read the comments before viewing...
Might be clear to you and me friend, but it's still instinct to some people. Better safe than sorry!
I love how the rest of the cast seem oblivious to the fact that Sam was going to do this. Everyone else seemed to be going through the stages of grief at breakneck speed, with the conclusion that if Scanlan was leaving, it must mean that Sam was done with the campaign and that they were now just wrapping it up. When Sam spoke up as his new character and everyone's reactions and realisations as to what was actually happening was priceless. Sam and Matt keeping it secret in the way it did made it such a raw scene. Sam tore them down with Scanlan's seriousness and directness and then breaks them into laughter by being himself with Taryon. A masterful play!
Seeing Sam stealthily pull up his new sheet from the bag, was a natural 20 on sleight of hand.
"I think the saddest people try their hardest to make people happy. Because they know what it's like to feel absolutely worthless and they don't want anybody else to feel that."
-Scanlan, ever since he found his daughter
And the happiest people dont even need to try they just light up the room (pike)
Sam coming up with a new character and then getting the entire cast and crew to turn against him is honestly impressive. The only part of this that sucked was that Ashley couldn't be here for it.
Holy balls I could ONLY imagine Pikes reaction FIRST to scanlans departure then Tary's appearance.
Watching Sam’s poker face as Matt describes Tary and Doty outside the tavern.
"What's my mother's name?!" Right in my kokoro.
Personally I think Scanlan was being a asshole there judging them. Like Vax said later they never talked about there parents or any personal matter. For Scanlan to throw that out there was being a asshole to me even though I love his character.
Wonderer Traveler man, you can tell anyone anything at any time, but it's the people who care and want to know who asks. it really does mean more for someone to ask than just desperately trying to tell your story to strangers or worse people who have been with you forever
antiev ergreen I don't know I kind of agree and disagree with scanlan but that is just me. Either way it was a great scene by everyone there.
Right!? Iv been watching these guys forever and, MAN, did. This. Crush. Me. " what's my mother's name!?". Jesus Christ, it was like I was standing in that room being barked at. Yeeeesh.
To counter, Scanlan never asked either, and he knew as the others did that the twins had daddy issues, that Percy had issues, all of them had issues yet he never asked.
P.S. This is just for the sake of good discussion, no animosity or ill will meant.
"I HATE HIM!"
"I HATE HIM!!"
"I love him"
"I miss scannnlann..."
3:13:05 :D
Bitches should've appreciated him more.
It's almost as if relationships have nuance, and are often riddled with hypocrisy.
That's family alright
Matt's half squealed "oh my God" at "no, I'm TARYING this family apart" made me laugh so hard
I managed not to cry all the way through the big argument and all of the emotions coming out until Sam/Scanlan dropped Percy's parent's names proving he does in fact listen and know more about them then they do about him. That plus the empathy shown by Travis/Grog asking Scanlan for his mother's name had me bawling my eyes out.
How the hell were they ever supposed to know anything about him when he lies and jokes about everything he can. They all know Percy’s parents names because their killers *tried to kill them all* and *mind controlled the Emperor*
Honestly, the near TPK in episode 80 didn't hurt as much as this. Hell, Scanlan's resurrection didn't hurt as much as this either.
Lieke Bes it's ok, Larkin joins the party.
Granted, the party is rather suspicious...
everyone besides Vax is suspicious
That's because Matt couldn't play along with the narrative to make it easier on them. This was all them being 100% forced to deal with the consequences of their actions with no DM intervention/mitigation.
@@Lordofcookiejars i wonder if they worked with each other to create a consequence for how horrible they treated scanlan
I love the fact that when Taryon Darrington gives his name, two players just about piss themselves laughing: Travis and Taliesin... creators of Tarvis, Stonejaw Strongjaw, and Percival Frederickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III.
I didn't quite get it. Is it a pun on "ta-da" or did i miss something?
@@GoodMorningWesteros I think it’s just a stupid name
"...he should really be spending more quality time with his children as their youthful lives slip by without their father, precious moments ticking away, until one day they're adults and you're standing at their wedding thinking 'oh my god I missed so much, I missed so very much,' and for what?"
Was.... was Rody Slater foreshadowing the big Scanlan moment the whole time?
Yes. I think he was.
After all the things Percy said about Kaylie I'm surprised she didn't punch him when he tried to hug her.
tbh kjnda wish she had
Yeah it honestly makes me slightly hate Percy that he tried it hug her.
@@matttully3178he was saying mean things in a loving way
the "she's a lying little shit too" is Percy trying to communicate to Scanlan that his daughter is just like him
it's a "all the things you struggle with she will too, so if you want so badly to prove yourself as a good father, go do it
."
Percy was challenging Scanlan to make this exit into something productive
Yeah Taliesens speech there was kinda cringe. He was way off the mark.
@@0saintclark0 I think he knew? tal can be cringe sometimes with his delivery but this scene felt like an intentional display of Percy's ego
it kind of broke my heart when Scanlan said he heard everyone during the resurrection except for Grog. Grog's contribution was the most moving in my opinion.
maybe thats why he said that, because he would have stayed had he heard grog
"The pillow lays on the ground. Smattered with... vanilla pudding..." That detail about the pudding there, that was Matt's own way of punishing them.
I am reasonably sure that Matt & Sam talked about this coming confrontation before it happened. Very likely, they agreed that VM's response to Scanlon in this scene would SHOW how much they took him for granted. I have a feeling Matt knew Scanlon was feeling taken for granted for quite some time. VM, true to form, reacted selfishly in their response, instead of actually listening to Scanlon and trying to understand how he'd been feeling.
@@RosiesArcade Except Grog, who just asked an important question and apologised, like a good friend
@@trapbuilder2283 yes! Except Grog - and Pike, who wasn’t there.
Grog waiting for a break in the arguments to come back and ask about his mother and then apologizing was honestly the sweetest thing 😭
scanlan's break feels so much like a depressed person that hides their own demons beneath humor and deflection finally breaking. as someone who does exactly that, it legitimately feels like no one cares about you when really so many people do. and i would have *killed* for a friend like grog when i was going through my lowest lows.
Sam completely nailed how (most) depressed people feel... you so badly want people to know you’re suffering and want them to help you.., but you’re afraid they won’t care and don’t think you deserve the help you’re seeking. god I love Scanlan, so glad he chose to leave before things got worse for him mentally
How are you going mate?
Came down here to say this as well, Sam managed to capture my own feelings having struggled with a lot of this stuff in a way I didnt think was possible. Hats off to Sam, especially considering I dont think he's ever dealt with any of the stuff Scanlans going through if Im remembering the Talks episode correctly.
Scanlan's storyline (and everyone's interaction with him) was hard for me the last several episodes and I couldn't figure out why until this episode, reading this comment, and realizing that Sam was perfectly embodying where I am right now in my life.
@@laurenb8416 Hope you're better now ☹
Knowing a bit about the mental health issues that some of the other cast members have dealt with, and based on my own experience, I personally was more moved by what some of the others had to say. Sam had that whole thing planned, but the others were reacting in real time, and it seemed to me like there was more "bleed-through" of real experiences into the characters' reactions than I have ever seen before. Maybe it's just because I don't personally relate to how Scanlan's issues were expressed, whereas some of the others hit way too close to home.
Geez Sam, that's what you call a MAJOR plot twist. Going down the road of your character and dealing with the consequences of his/her psychological evolution, that's true commitment. Bravo.
It was so easy to laugh at the pudding and nightgown situation but holy shit, Sam really took that as an opportunity to remind them all of everything he had done and had never once asked for anything in return. He died fighting with them and they decided to humiliate him.
There was no malice behind it, but yeah, his character was in a dark, dark place. He would have felt humiliated. He also felt bad because he couldn't really damage the dragon much in that last fight and died without a strong difference to the outcome, so he felt pissed at himself, and them woke up humiliated in front of his daughter with his friends seemingly, from his perspective, not caring that he died for them. He missed almost all of the character and emotional stuff while he was dead and woke up to THAT. It wasn't a good look.
This is all in character, in real life these actors are good, but that's how the characters in this story would have played out this scenario.
That's not totally fair. They thought he would find it funny too, and at almost any other point in the plot that would have been true.
@@NoriMori1992 not with them just leaving him there to wake up alone in it. And not just that, they aren't even in town! Just left him to come back from the dead in that muck. Sure he didnt wake up, but he very well could have.
Yeah, don’t like Scanlan’s anger, but don’t get me wrong. Sam playing it like that was INCREDIBLE role playing. And let’s be honest, it wasn’t meant to be liked, it was intended to be what it was, impactful.
I mean, they’ve literally all died for each other at this point.
"Its good to have a big brother again."
A lot of AMAZING roleplay here, but I don't see anyone mentioning the Grog Percy talk at all
Nobody's mentioning this hidden gem?
"Should I flash him?!?!" - Vex
"it couldn't hurt"- Percy
"..i...it couldn't hurt the rest of us either" - Keyleth..Marisha?
Talisen looks at Marisha with THAT look.
*mutters to each other for a second*
"I have a thing for twins. I don't know."- more Marisha than Keyleth lol
could you pin the timestamp?
@@Sarbion I gotchu dude 49:40
bi-panic personified,
@@kaTe21zzzz Bless you, kind friend.
Totally missed that lol
This is probably my favorite episode now. I feel like out of all the character arcs, Scanlan's was the strongest in affecting the group. That speaks volumes, especially since he was the comic relief.
Yes but to me I think he was half right and he was being a asshole at the same time. The comment about his mother was I think to far because they never talked about that stuff and he doesn't know about Vax or Vex's mother or Keylieth's. But this was a great episode.
He totally knew about Vax and Vex's mother. They spoke about it in prior episodes and brought up Thordak and he even mentions it in this episode. As for Keylieth she also mentions to the group that her mother disappeared and thats one of the reasons shes on her journey and all of the group knows it. Grog had his uncle and Pike had her grandfather. Everyone spoke of their families before the only person that the group asked about for scanlan was his daughter after meeting her. They never once asked him about his family though until actually meeting her.
It seem like Vax 'forgot' about it but the twins talk about Thordak killing their mother. Scanlan never had a real story arc like the other characters had so when he mention it I was like "Yeah you guys don't care. Get them Scanlan!". I was rooting for him throughout his whole argument and I was piss at what Percy said assuming that Scanlan doesn't know his parent name with his "tough love crap speech".
To be fair though, Scanlan didn't ask about them either - They brought it up themselves. He could have done the same. Doesn't make them shitty friends.
My god I love this episode! ^_^
Zach Fmf Just wondering, when did they talk about it (where Scanlan was present)? I would love to know, I only recall the twins talking to each other about it privately.
back to top:
0:00:28 - Rhodey returns
0:01:31 - Foreshadowing pt 1: Sam
0:09:29 - Start
0:11:00 - Grog vs Groon 2
0:12:40 - Initiative
0:13:54 - Denise is slackin'
0:16:04 - Confusion
0:20:36 - Words of encouragement?
0:21:13 - Clarity
0:21:40 - Wrong Signals
0:28:23 - Power Bowels
0:33:28 - Travis is still confused
0:39:07 - Vax sympathizes / Quivering Palm
0:41:24 - Vex is no Scanlan
0:44:17 - He's human after all/First lesson
0:49:12 - It worked!
0:50:17 - Or did it?
0:52:47 - Grog's frustration grows
0:58:04 - Keyleth isn't much better than Vex
1:04:26 - Grog the Bozo Bop Bag
1:05:50 - He's Relentless
1:07:51 - Fore! / HDWTDT
1:09:54 - Level up/Lessons learned
1:14:25 - Cure Things
1:16:31 - Foreshadowing pt 2: Travis
1:17:54 - Table Top Day music video
1:19:11 - Darin's poetry slam
1:20:00 - Fan art
1:38:10 - BREAK END
1:42:06 - Sam's having a great time
1:42:53 - Favorite customers
1:46:56 - Old habits dying hard
1:51:18 - Date night?
1:55:20 - Marisha's modern dance
1:56:32 - IHOB marketing division
2:00:08 - Wake up call
2:00:21 - The most intense scene in Critical Role history begins
2:02:42 - When bards stop joking
2:07:12 - Asking Questions.....
2:12:20 - And getting answers
2:15:59 - Lies from a really good liar
2:18:31 - Percy's tough love
2:21:40 - One man band
2:23:36 - Parting gifts
2:25:23 - Aftermath
2:34:05 - Vax comes clean
2:37:43 - Grog's unique coping mechanism
2:38:40 - Foreshadowing pt 3: Matt
2:39:22 - The adventuring continues
2:47:40 - Data limits/Keyleth peeks/Grog's wisdom
2:51:53 - Grog and Vex's connection
2:52:06 - Grog's Intimate Trust
2:56:20 - New challenger approaches
2:57:18 - A new character's description
2:58:20 - Everyone's mind is blown
3:02:20 - Salt levels: HIGH
3:04:28 - Vox Machina fears Vex
3:07:00 - Grog is impressed
3:08:58 - Huddle
3:11:53 - Dragon summoning
3:12:52 - Troll level: MASTER
3:13:33 - Sam having too much fun messing with Laura
3:14:45 - Impressing Grog
3:16:15 - You're Tarrying This Family Apart!
bumpp
Thank you.
did you not just completely copy someone elses comment
Boosting
Bump
The moment Tary said "you, little elf girl" I felt the casts oh shit moment of fear while Liam and Travis scoot away from Laura. And you know if her HUSBAND says "imma move over here" it's definitely bout to go down lmao
PSA: the QR code on the bottom on sam's mug leads to the url for lootcrate's critrole page for those wondering.
Oh my GLOB, thank you. My stupid phone wouldn't scan it off the screen.
Real MVP
Thank you I didn't feel like looking it up.
Thank you! I was wondering what that was forz
Thanks
Laura's mouth drop when Scanlan decides to leave is the reaction to every fan of this show lol.
It's incredible how the latter half of this episode went. I want to say it completely changed the way I saw Vox Machina and Scanlan as well. And it's in this moment that Critical Role shot up from good actors to masterclass. There's a realism to how it all went down. Scanlan lashing out because he was hurt and isolated and the others lashing back because he was the one who started off by isolating himself. And the wonderful thing is, no one is completely in the right. The crazy thing is if you disagree with Scanlan it's because you haven't acknowledged how the whole team melts down and immediately begins to revolve their arguments for him to stay around themselves ("I" was depressed or "I" was taught laughter because of you or "I" think you and your daughter are pieces of shit) or when they consecrated the dead by putting him in a frilly nightgown and pudding with his daughter in tow. And if you disagree with Vox Machina, it's because you haven't acknowledged that they went through a whole mourning process trying to revive him (Grog's "FIX HIM" hurt me so bad) and how they really did look up to him as the person to go to when they needed wisdom. Everyone is coping in their own right and no one is entirely correct... but that's what makes it masterclass.
This, absolutely.
TLDR: Did he bait them setting a precedent as Sam where everyone knows they are all friends joking around? Maybe a little. Did they sort of treat Scanlan like shit and then surprisedpikachu.jpg? Kinda. Is it like real life where no one person is wrong or right, and also a work of art perfectly blended from top-tier roleplaying and real life emotions and reactions? Yes.
It's such a good example of how complex and fluid perspective or viewpoint can be. When you look at the dynamic between Scanlan and the rest of VM, and to an extent amongst all of them, there's a certain precedence set in their relationship. It's in no small part due to Sam/Scanlan, but also all of them as players, out of game humor and expectations as friends, and the meta humor aspect.*
Sam is usually the first one to bring levity to a situation, especially when they need it most. Often it's self-deprecating, satirical, and sometimes towards other members of the group. They rib each other back and forth. So it makes perfect sense they would establish the way they act towards him and see it as just fun and games and maybe a little deserved, he's the class clown, again, due to his own volition. Reinforced by the above context of them as a group of players.
Yet, it also makes perfect sense to say maybe they took it too far, took him for granted. And this is where we focus more on the in game aspect, where I think some viewers have trouble distinguishing. They were cavalier towards him and his wishes, didn't fully understand his promise to Kaylie. Obviously they could have just forgotten as players, you could even make an argument for the characters having been through so much in so short a time, it slipped their minds or they just weighed the consequences of the ritual and wanted to give him his best shot at coming back..
BUT they enable him breaking his promise, then show Kaylie behind his back, while further humiliating him with the dress etc..
BUT towards the end they should have noticed his descent and prodded more firmly..
BUT they didn't have time, because dragons..
Everyone is right, and everyone has made mistakes they come to regret. Everyone on both sides makes really compelling arguments in this conversation. It's also interesting to note the different character's reactions to Scanlan leaving and when they see him again.
It's just a masterpiece of creative and collaborative entertainment. Their reaction, and their immediate, in-game inexplicable hatred of Tary. How Sam makes Laura laugh while she's also so fucking mad at him after the emotional homicide he just committed on VM, and how he proceeds to troll the entire group with Tary and the elements of his character. Has a pet, I think even says to Laura "if you had one, you'd understand", also is rich but squanders it, tinkers like Percy, talking down to him about it as well, his bucket list is irreverent to VM and their journey/exploits and adventuring in general (basically Gilderoy Lockhart, but more condescending/dismissive, but also a good person fundamentally, etc.
*What I mean by that is when someone says something in the moment because it's funny, and isn't usually meant as canon. Or even in game/canon actions, but they are driven by that intent. Like every time Scanlan tells them all his Mansion servants are women, and any time he's being lecherous really. Not that it can't be developed further and become a tool of self-reflection and discovery, or something the players/characters address as a serious issue. I feel like the whole spice thing could have possibly started that way.
Yeah they were literally falling apart..and honestly HE KEEPS EVERYTHING SO CLOSE TO THE CHEST He just said.. I can't die.. Well that's why we gotta bring you back. That's why we need Kalee.. He never said If I die don't contact her. And he's ALWAYS been
Secretive.. You get tired of asking things..
Travis's little smile after Percy says "It's nice having an older brother again" I'm 😭😭😭
oh man that part GOT me 😭
2:54:36
The Natural 20 on Sleight of Hand for Sam Riegel with his sheets
And nat 20 on your perception
I would have never noticed it
Need double like button.
The fact that u noticed means it wasn’t a nat 20 it was 19 and u rolled a nat 20 perception
Laura was totally staring at him, so he paused while leaning over. Once she turned her attention back to Matt, then he goes. Smooth.
"Scanlan talking like he's the weakest partymember, but scanlan signlehandedly carried multiple fights, like the killbox" xD
sloesty think he feels like utilization and dmg are two diffrent things
I think it's more that bosses with legendary resistances can negate a lot of his repertoire because lots of his spells are all-or-nothing.
I think it's Scanlan's inadequacies coming to the forefront. He's clever, he's always quick with a ruse, but he's neither strong nor powerful, and he's feeling extremely weak after taking some harsh blows from both the Raishan fights.
@@Introbulus
HE'S NOT STRONG???
bruh you have not been paying attention
@@Ziaotic I have been - all of Scanlan's best plays have been made because he was *Clever* - not strong, not physically anyway or in terms of raw arcane damage output. He gets by with a wink and a nod and a well-timed polymorph, but he's the lowest damage-dealing party member in the group, and for someone who feels inadequate, that's worth more to him than all the countless times he's made critical plays and saved the team's asses over and over again.
It doesn't matter that he's actually arguably the most useful and important member of the team at this point - because he *feels* like he's not done anything worthwhile, and now is getting kicked when feeling down.