Return to Vasselheim | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 43
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Now in the relative safety of Vasselheim, Vox Machina begin planning their first move against the Choma Conclave. Fortunately, some old friends turn up to offer their aid.
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Vax: Somebody help me out of this closet.
Gilmore: Gladly.
Boom!
Omg lmao
vox Machina and doors...
its situational, also I'm gay so i doubt i'm the second thing you said.
I mean, I'm also gay, and I laughed at this. This doesn't demean gay people in anyway, so I don't see how it could be related to homophobia. But, more importantly:
John Willis is my dad's name. Just a fun fact that really unnerved me.
Vax: 'Do you know what math is?'
Grog: 'Mathis?'
I'm dead.
It got better....
It takes such a quick mind to play dumb with those jokes!!
I was eating some chips and salsa, and almost choked at that.
And I thought “my point exactly “
That... Sounds like a demon name.
Victor the Black Powder Vendor is the only character Mercer needs on his resume
Best Boomshack guy.
Julia A. Yeah I agree
Blizzard needs a Victor the black powder vendor skin for junk rat.
The damn blowtorch to the coffee tin was the best thing I had ever heard and have felt described into my brain
Don't know how this would happen, but I really want to see Victor meet Gilmore.
Best line of the year (for me)
Vex: Yes, yes, yes Keyleth is so f*cking beautiful I get it.
Vax: Well, so are you, but what the f*ck am I going to do with that? Jeez, You're f*cking weird.
Timestamp 51:50
@@jeromevorndran2124 top g
@@jozan9 luckily Vax isn't a pedo like the top G
Twincest is wincest as they say
Moments like this are why I watch the show. They just come out of nowhere, but it's so natural. You'd swear they really were siblings, too, because god damn if that isn't the most sibling thing I've ever heard.
Between Kima and Pike, I believe the sound of the gods may in fact be "clinkclinkclinkclink".
Therix I know this is a mold comment, but dam. That be fuuunnny! XD
Old. Haha.
I don't know much of the gods, but of two things they made me sure:
They are tiny, and they are clanky.
Umm, it's CLANGCLANGCLANG
They are speaking the language of the gods!
My favorite thing about the whole Kash & Keyleth thing is that I got the definite impression that Will intended it as a dramatic exit for a character he didn't expect to return, and now here we are benefitting from the consequences of that choice.
That's a great observation. And the BEAUTY of collaborative storytelling!
Same thought! Stir up a lil drama and look where it lead him, back to Kiki
@@jeydomo "You could not live with that dramatic exit. Where did that lead you? Back to me."
Haven’t gotten to his return yet, but Kashaw coming back immediately after Vax and Keyleth spent the night together is absolutely fucking hilarious and I cannot *wait* to see how this goes 😂😂
For sure!
Dummies Guide to Vox Machina
Matt: You encounter a bridge spanning a 100 ft. chasm.
Vox: We cross the bridge.
Matt: As you cross the bridge, it creaks and groans under the weight of Grog.
Vex: I haggle the bridge.
Scanlan: I aid Vex.
Grog: I intimidate the bridge.
Vax: I aid Grog.
Keyleth: I cast druidcraft to give the bridge a flower.
Percy: I suggest we just cross the bridge and be on our way. Maybe let Grog go last by himself.
Matt: Your efforts largely have no effect, and its creaking increases the further you traverse it.
Vex/Vax/Grog: We burn the bridge.
Keyleth: I inadvertently burn the bridge much harder than anyone else.
Percy: This is a terrible idea. This bridge serves a purpose and could be useful later.
Scanlan: But it's an amusing idea.
*A series of spells and saving throws later*
Matt: You narrowly are able to cross the bridge before its ashen ruins fall into the deep chasm.
Vox: I think this went well.
Scanlan: It could have been worse.
Percy: This is why we don't have many friends.
That sounds so stupid cause you're comparing how they interact with NPC with a fucking bridge. What.
So you don't understand metaphors then? And yet have so clearly defined what they are in your response. Interesting.
+Brian Khan I just think it's kinda stupid to compare social interactions ingame to a fucking bridge.
+Neptune Vasilias have you ever heard the term "burning/building bridges" when it comes to people and relationships?
I hate to break this to you but you're the idiot here.
+Alex Cipollo that doesn't come into this situation. He was using the bridge as they react to NPCS, if he wanted to make it look stupid, he should of used a hostile monster that wouldn't of cared about social interaction and just beat them to a pulp
Grog's conversation with Kern is one of the best things I've seen in days. It feels like both Travis and Matt are trying to play super manly men, who are trying to open up to feelings, while neither of them know how to be a super manly man.
This episode was full of incredible moments, but boy that Grog Kern conversation was underrated. Like both of them know exactly what feels natural, but also know now's not the time or place. And Grog is trying to talk "normally" while Kern has obviously had some kind of mental health improvement, and doesn't want to fall back into his ways. And the whole thing is so delightfully awkward. Two men who are trying desperately to be civil and conversational, while having no natural talent or inclination towards it.
Aaa
What was the medal Kern mentioned to Grog? I must have missed that.
@@jerryyoung7393a fan sent Travis a "sorry you lost but here's a second place medal" from kern after their first fight and Matt brought it in as cannon, and then after their second fight grog gave it back to kern as a sorry you lost here's a second place medal lol
@@faybrooke6150
That was one of the best parts about Grog fighting in the Crucible. Flipping awesome and hilarious events all adding to the world building.
Not gonna lie, Will is one of my favorite guests.
"What are you doing here?"
"I live here; what are *you* doing here?"
And not a beat was missed. :D
His taco comment fucking killed me.I do not know who this man is but I need more
@@jefferycrouse4652 he was the older brother in boy meets world, he also voiced deadpool in the animations
Zoe Pennington it took me way too long to figure that out
What makes this a bit funnier is that the last time (part of) the group saw him, he kissed Keyleth sqare on her mouth.
And they both have negative charisma.
and the dice are still cursed to this day
"I choose my buddy, Pike"
"She... she's not here, Grog"
"I don't care, I just say it anyway"
That hit me direct in the feels.
grog: I have 3 potions, I never use them. I bet grog has had the same 3 potions for 10 years
@@whateverppl1229 I wonder if potions have an expiration date....
@TheDragonflie imagine him sparing them for pike
@@whateverppl1229 So just like all of us in every PC game ever? (Until the final fight, then we don't need them)
When was it?
Matt: *Unintelligible whispers*
Me: *Volume up*
Keyleth: *Drunk girl wasted yells*
Me: *Dead*
Ugh that wrecked me too she screams so fucking loud even Travis was like Hngh
@@bitter-bit Yeah it sometimes catches me off guard, when they are almost whispering and then suddenly she banshee screams right into my ear with my headphones being turned to 100% volume.
@@kixmix2450 Hard to do on public transport. But it got better in their second campaign. No complaints whatsoever(i'm at ep 27).
@@uHasioorr
The feels are about to hit hard
Kix Mix there’s times when it literally needs to be that high to hear clearly then keyleth just REEEEEEEEES straight into my soul.
"Help me get out of this closet!"
"You're a lockpick, it's literally your thing."
"I rolled a 1"
Drunk Vax can't handle doors. Actually sober Vax can't handle it, either.
I choose to believe he said that in-character and nobody, including himself, had any idea what it meant
Once again, the Dark Lord Doorlock defeats you, Lews Telamon Kinslayer!
Matt: *invents an entire universe, keeps track of like 50 beings’ stats at once, transforms into at least 10 people per episode*
Also Matt: the V stands for visual
I'm not familiar with a lot of D&D (here for the story!), what does V stand for?
Babs likes cartoons verbal
I see. Thanks!
@@FunnyFany VSM Verbal, Somatic, Material. Sometimes material has a cost involved too.
@@FunnyFany Vendetta
Victor absolutely steals the show. Watching Liam basically die from the scene is possibly my favorite thing ever.
Just you wait, there is a scene in like 30 episodes that looks like it takes Liam to about an inch from a stroke he laughs sooooo hard.... ;)
💯 the glee you see in Matt’s eyes while portraying the crazy old coot was delicious! It’s why I watch, play, and DM!
The almost spit take when he took a drink was awesome.
Matt: Cuss at me when we start the stream will you? Watch this, somebody hold my beer.
Heh heh heh heh. It's coffee.
I really hope they animate him. If there are only two characters Matt voices in the series I hope for Gilmore and Victor
Kashaw was an entire mood. "I'm cold and still haven't been paid." That is the best way to describe anything outside really.
Not half a mood but a full mood? Holy shit I hope he doesn't become an angry, because the people around him might be a sad. Idiot
@@ksdajkfahgdkhsdag can you say that again in English?
@@ksdajkfahgdkhsdag wtf are, you? talking about wasthatasentence! Let alone a coherent thought"& intrigued Am: i
This comment aged like fine wine considering current events
@@ksdajkfahgdkhsdag 🤨
Matt sarcastically defends the art of healing potion-making after Luara calls them a waste of money is the best.
I laugh because I had this same exchange. "Roll a D4 and add 1"
"D4??? I JUST TOOK 20 POINTS OF DAMAGE!!!?"
@@morgandavis4012 lol yeah it can feel a bit underwhelming as a player. But also figure it's a form of healing anyone can buy, and you can use it outside of combat giving you potentially a lot of healing without having to rest (assuming you have a decent stockpile).
It was perfect.
On earlier versions (and Pathfinder), healing potions and other sources of healing were waaaay more precious, because you couldn't just take a 8 hour nap and completely heal, you only healed your level, and one point of damage to your stats. So at level 10, you sleep and only heal 10 HP, and 1 point of damage on each stat, making healing spells considerably more important, as they replenish each day. And lesser restoration heal 1D4 stat damage. In 5.0, healing potions should be more cheap because frankly, if you have an hour you can heal a lot more with a short rest, and if you have 8 hours, you just heal completely. So potions are only for combat.
@@Jake007123 And also it was waaaay easier to die outright if you were low on hitpoints since if you went to -10 that was just it, you're dead, no death saves. Sources of ability score drain/damage were also way more common.
"He gets 4 actions?!"
And so Beau was born.
I was literally going to say: And in that moment... she knew
Quivering palm > Pive point palm
@@XCrawlFan Quivering palm is so god damn op. And she goes with this limp ass homebrewed rp class, its really disappointing tbh.
@@godturkey4098 The ability to get creature resistances and vulnerabilities etc us actually super useful. Otherwise you gotta rely on meta knowledge
Matt D except she never uses that ability
I constantly marvel at Travis' ability to RP Grog as stupid and likable. Multi million dollar movies can't write that kind of character half as well as Travis can improv one.
As someone who was emotionally invested in Grog’s *beard* , yes.
Travis is a hidden gem
@@jtcf4eva um... Critical role isn't written? I believe that's what your saying correct me if im wrong
@@jtcf4eva sorry but i have never seen anyone use "/s" as a way to signify them being sarcastic. Usually I see them do *tHiS*
@@captaink8093 I’ve seen /s mean satire it’s not super uncommon but not normal in this situation for sure
1:43:50 The entire party is drunk and Vax is stuck in a closet.
Percy: I just want to say, I don't think the dragons stand a chance.
I love them
Also, this might be the romantic in me, the whole "stuck in a closet" was TOTALLY a lead-in for Keyleth to "help" him out just to Vax could pull her in too so he and Kiki could drunk make-out in a closet. Kinda sad it didn't happen, but happy Matt didn't have to narrate that scene.
That part (the whole thing, but that line in particular) made me ugly laugh
bro i paused the video to look at the comments and i was right in the middle of this sentence
It’s my favorite thing that vax flirts with a guy and then immediately finds, sits in, and gets stuck in the first closet he sees disaster bi at its finest
@@beepboop2816 punishment for the disaster bi, closet jail
Dying of laughter at Vex telling him he has been hunter's marked and the merchant being so distraught saying " I don't even know what that means."
You know you're a spectacular DM when you get a standing ovation from your players
@Jennifer Herron 100 likes, deserves much more.
"Yes, it's Percival do you remember me?"
"No!"
I fucking lost it and Liam just continuing to lose his shit throughout the entire encounter had me in tears.
1:17:26
*percy* - yeah, its percival, do you remenber me?
*victor* - NO.
liam´s face though, he just lost it.
"I'll be over here in the corner, failing to stay in character."
I had to watched the whole scene twice, once for Matt's brilliant role play and once to just watch Liam dying in his corner.
Everyone's trying so hard to not die of laughter in this scene
NinjaGidget I just watched again because your comment gave me the mildest excuse :) Taliesin is so perfect opposite Matt in the scene too! this time I noticed him miming Percy dumping out the coffee really quick while Victor is distracted!
Dang I love these guys
@@garrisjones7476 That little coffee dump in one of my favorite parts!
Zarah has a kind of "best friend's cool and good looking older sister who is back from college" vibe.
I couldn't put my finger on what it was, but it's exactly this!
I love how Vex is such a good sister to the point she would take out her brothers lovers competitor. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"I can take him out".
and she didn't even like that they were together, but no one messes with the twins
at first I thought she ment to take him out...on a date
Nah, I think it was because he talked smack about both of them and Vex read his lips so she was looking for an excuse to push him off a cliff. Out-Chadding her brother is a decent excuse, right? LOL
@@hahmann Nah if you think that then you ignored her entire passive aggressive conversation with Vex about dragging people along.
Cash would have been a better match than the beta elf.
40:59 "She gave us a lot to sphinx about", an underrated Sam Riegel classic.
The collective groan afterwards was amazing
@@talismanstryke6692 the slow clap was sufficient.
@@luferaclartuen groans just make spuns bettter!
"And to (sphinx), I almost missed you."
@@davidbergfors6820 I love how the hunt master finds scanlan funny, it brings me life
I appreciate that Taliesin and only Taliesin was able to stay in-character for the entire Victor spiel xD
As far as I understand, he WAS brought in primarily for his roleplaying chops 😂 (So other critters have told me, at least)
@@michellepehrsondupont3756 tal also was brought in to help run the game as an example player as session 1 no one had played except Matt and marisha so Matt added talisan as the experienced player
As Taliesin said before: "Two years on a sitcom. I can do this all day"
It’s my personal theory that Matt made victor for the sole purpose of getting Taliesin to crack haha
The Victor character is a fucking scene stealer. unreal. Matt's ability to improv comedy like that is unparalled
"He gets 4 actions??"
"Monks, man"
The moment marisha fell in love with dope monk shit
I assume c2 she's a Monk.
@@calebfreeman8284 yep. I assume you're new here? Welcome, it only gets crazier
@@calebfreeman8284 Oh dear. You're in for some ridiculous fun.
Matt essentially a baki character cannon. I'd wanna try as well
2:59:20
Keyleth: "I lost... a quarter of my civilization!" *drunkenly sad-laughs*
Kash: "...That IS funny."
He *did* say it sarcastically, though it wasn't really obvious sarcasm, and...I hope you didn't forget that Kashaw lost *everyone* in his village when he was only 16 years old to Vesh, the goddess he was married to at birth by absolutely no choice of his own?
When you try to flirt with your crush
Hey, the dude got forcibly married to an evil pseudo-goddess, she killed his entire town, it's heavily implied he was SEXUALLY ASSAULTED by her... if he couldn't find humor in tragedy, he'd be dead.
@@JB-xl2jcyou good bro 😂
"50 gold." Victor the blackpowder maybe crazy, but he ain't stupid.
But a Vex wink saved the day! Well, 50g...
Yes because we all know just HOW 'attractive' being soo selfishly greedy is, right..?
Veng3r Well, greed and selfishness are two different things. Vex's greed is her fatal flaw but she also uses it to help keep Vox Machina well funded. She'll never not cough up the gold if it's something the group needs, which is decidedly un-selfish.
No. Spending funds for things that the party truly needs to function properly is just basic common sense.
NOT some grand display of self-sacrifice by one character...
+Veng3r Except there have also been instances where she has pulled from her personal funds to pay for things other party members wanted. Vex has a good heart and cares deeply for her family. Her fault is her greed, but everybody in the party has faults that are detrimental at times. It would be really cool for Matt to make her confront her greed and grow out of it a little bit.
"My God, I love other people's problems." - One of Percy's best lines imho. Simple, yet great.
He truly is a politician :~D
I am cry-laughing. And I am definitely going to adopt "Are you a Vax man, or a Vex man?" as a way to ask about someone's sexuality. That was a gem.
"Vax, Vex or Mollymauk?" = Guys, gals or non-binary pals?
@@DasSpaceAce perfect!
Idk there’s a lesbian in my theatre class who says Vax is her exception
@@CricketsTavern hmmm... Vex girl with Vax tendencies? Ranger girl with Vax specific tendencies? Idk, mybe the metaphor is flawed.
@@DasSpaceAce Can my answer just be, "Yes, please"?
Me: Nothing can beat the cow episode.
Critical Role: Hold my ale.
Same first watch through of campaign 1 and man this episode my favorite by far
Victor: Hold my coffee
HOLD MY ALE LMAO
Scanlan singing the Redskin fight song to grog unbeknownst to travis its the fight song for his rival team: Hold my grog
zahra: oh well you are beautiful aren't you?
keylith:panics as she's in a room with kashaw and vax
while marisha sits between them with her husband as the DM
Well, boyfriend at the time
Yeah boyfriend technically they weren’t engaged yet
@@annalyons821 really? I remember when she turned everyone into a cloud she mutters "im married to this man" when she was being salty lol
@@WeeweeSensi they dont get engaged til like october of 2016
@@WeeweeSensi I think she actually said " he's married to that one" as in Matt is not gonna let go of that mistake ....
I am praying that in the next season of Legend of Vox Machina that we get to see Victor animated. He’s right up there with Gilmore. Even the players all got excited like “Percy you need black powder right??” Just to see Victor again.
@@KAlkfellor was going to say this
Oh he was everything we wanted and more. 😂
Update: he was great
Scene 1: Vax telling Kashaw how much he admires him
Scene 2: Vax can’t get out of the closet
the ultimate bi disaster
"I cant get out of the closet, Grog help me!" - Vax machina have yet again been defeated by the doors!
Out of context, that line is hilarious in its own right
Matt should play The Doors greatest hits when Vox Machina faces the next BBEG just to see if they notice the difficulty level getting ramped up.
Okay, I'll confess, you took that in a direction I wasn't expecting.
1:02:07 Percy: "Not as beautiful as--" TALKING AND GESTURING TO LAURA.
Third time rewatching and I never caught that before. Perc'ahlia FTW.
Followed by her telling him "don't you f**king fail at this"
Yessssss
Both ship names work. Huh. Vexival and Perc'ahlia
Also “I’m gonna make you something pretty!”
“I love you!”
And
“I love you, darling”
Hehe. Percy and Vex are so awesome.
seeing the discussion on LoVMs03e01-06 is enlightening to this ship
Matt's sarcasm at 1:13:20 ish is just ruthless. Given just how much control he has as a DM and how much smackdown he could theoretically bring down for all the power- and meta-gaming, his comments on their low opinion on healing potions is just raw. He's so good at keeping composure in these games, but that was so fun to watch. Savage.
Right lol, loved that.
They are partially right. Potions are VERY expensive for their amount of healing. Compared to a simple spell. The thing is, potions are meant to be, in 5e, last resort, im about to die, resource. while the party has been chucking them down like candies to heal like 10 hp.
Matt's potions are a lot more expensive than typical in 5e though to be fair, although that might be partially because of the cleric monopoly on potions in Vasselheim? I really wish I could remember how much they cost from Gilmore's.
@@christopherarmstrong8255 its because he allows potions to be used as a bonus action instead of requiring a regualr action making them vastly more versatile.
That vendor SCAMMED THE HELL out of Vex. It was what, $2700 or something worth of potions he sold them for $5000 (did he take the $750 of junk too?) claiming that's a discount for the Take? He gave them a "discount" of $1500 and took out one of the superior potions?
Why don't any of them pay attention to how much things are worth? Vex at least should definitely know that.
The fact that Victor is not only a ridiculously colorful character, but also has character progression makes him the single greatest NPC in the whole campaign 🤣🤣🤣
He's great, but Gilmore's better
@@Gambit0590 everyone loves Gilmore but you never know what you’ll get with Victor
@@kaybadberg534 I don't disagree, Gilmore is greater, Victor is more entertaining
Fraternal twin here; Laura and Liam continue to nail it. 10/10
You ever confuse vex for vax percy?
Identical twin here, and yes they do.
Same here, and I wholeheartedly agree with you.
They also continue to nail sibling interactions in general.
Scanlan "She gave us alot to Sphinx about" ... I died laughing!
Marc-Alexandre Plouffe Best line ever.
I'm marking this timestamp just to be able to find that glorious pun again: 40:59
Tiberius didn't have enough mirrors to defend Draconia from the dragons.
Draconian Knight: Dragons approaching!! What do we do?
DK#2: Prepare the Knights of Draconia and the airforce?
Tiberius: No...bring me....ALL THE MIRRORS!!!
*Mirrors get melted*
Tiberius: Poppy cock.
@@codylamb6587 i fucking miss him.
Daphne He had problems but...
yeah he had his good moments.
Same. If we could have Tiberius without Orion that sould be great, he was such a fun and interesting character design
@@kyrogamingvt9716 but that wouldn't be the same. Tiberius is Orion, no one could play him as he did.
Taliesin not breaking once during Victor's bit but dying over Kash and Keyleth's moment is honestly great
Percy and Victor! Black Power buddies!
How Taliesin kept in character I have no idea, I'm literally here crying with laughter
That's awesome! So how's your game going, dzi(several o's)?
Haha, that sounds great! Yeah, that's about where I started, too.
I may or may not have actually killed a fellow party member at one point.
But it was a one-shot, and he kept trying to kill my cheetah companion! Plus it was April Fools Day so he decided it would be funny to play a character who was racist against elves and my character happened to be a half-elf so he kept calling me "filthy keebler" because he decided keebler was an appropriate slur for elvish folk. He had that lightning bolt coming. You don't mess with Alfhildr's kitty. (Yes, my youtube name is also the name of my first ever D&D character)
Hahaha that scene is how i was convinced too
Vex'ahlia's girl talk is just. She's so protective of her brother. Just. Yes
I can't get over how Matt manages to keep a 'straight face' when he's in character with lunatics such as the gunpowder guy. I had tears streaming down my face laughing.
Keyleth and Kashaw trying to have a conversation, and BOTH being socially awkward introverts who are bad at communicating is just the best.
1:44:28 "My god, I love other people's problems."
This is the most relatable Percy quote
I'm still waiting for the time travel story where Percy becomes Viktor. Think about it, white hair, tinkerer, likes Vex... he's been waiting so long for his friends to come back and is so excited to see them he can't keep himself sane.
Damn that's brilliant.
But he would never let Ripply get powder for her experiments
@@Doodle_Dunce But he can't ruin the timeline either.
I know I’m late to the party, but how convenient that a certain fire oriented wizard has the ultimate goal of bending and traversing time...
Omg thats brilliant
Craven Edge is basically a clingy girlfriend that doesn't like it when you hang with your other buddies.
But with more murder.
+OrionX700 depends on the clingy girlfriend
less really.
Craven edge reminds me a lot of Charon's Claw.
I've always thought it spelled Kraven Edge. Ah still cool.
1:20:48 lol I've watched this a thousand times and I only just noticed Taliesin mime quickly pouring out the coffee while Victor wasn't looking. I think I was usually too busy watching Liam dying and Matt being insane Plus the Ripley reveal impact in the top camera box. You have to really pay attention watching this show!
Just saw that earlier! Subtle..
And the jump when Victor opened the door
"are you more of a Vax man or a Vex man?"
I mean, yes? Yes.
69th like
Also, taco not hotdog
@@thatpinhead7543 2nd. and hotdog, not taco
@@SomeKindaSpy First like. Hotdog AND taco.
@@thatpinhead7543 I second this
Nah its Vax and I'm straight.
I love after the "taco, not hot dog" comment Matt is just head in hands thinking "how did we get here... why?"
A common question DMs ask themselves.
can confirm.
can thirdly confirm.
9 months later, I too, can confirm.
The face on Matt after Laura says she's hunter's marked him is priceless!
I love that went Kashaw says that he won money by betting on Kerns, Grog becomes super proud of that, not understanding that he bet on Grog losing.
Watching Matt silently laugh into the table after "I'm Taco not Hotdog" made me so happy. He so rarely breaks.
To be fair, while it is not a sandwich, a hotdog IS a soft shell taco...
Also the delightful cackling when Vex flirts at Victor
@@Luinta the bisexual motto
liam's face when matt does victor, liam is just so happy about matt's characters i love it.
"Where do you find your strength?"
Grog, "my friends"
Made my ass tear up
Ass tears! 😂😂😂
69th like.
I want to like but it wouldn’t be 69.....
I know this is old, but that sounds like a problem
This got an awesome callback in Campaign 2. Or rather a reference, unintentional or not.
"I go taco, not hot dog." At that, Matt buries his head in his arms and quietly sighs.
"Grog Strongjaw, Where do you find your strength?"
"In my friends!"
FUCKING PERFECTION!
Especially those who open up to him...
@@definitelynotadam "I steal the strength of my friends, that is my secret"
Keyleth toasting: "I just lost a quarter of my civilization."
Rest of the group..."Omg..."
I really hated how Marisha decided Keyleth was going to have a bunch of mental fucking issues with her incessant over drinking of keyleth, how Keyleth immediately blames herself/group for anything going wrong and instantly starts the pity parade anytime something doesnt go absolutely perfect which is 99% of the time
@@godturkey4098 I really get the feeling Marisha wants a lot of the attention. I feel like shes as bad as Orion was but she has less of a bitchy passive aggressive personality that he had. Shes also less obnoxious about the attention, but its still pretty obvious. Its a shame because I have a feeling if it wasn't for her constant need to butt in and try and out-RP everyone around her and constantly monologue, then she'd be a great players, because apart from those moments she can be ok.
Its also super fucking annoying when she doesn't read a spell. Its episode 43, when is she gonna start opening her book while the others have their turns just to make sure the spell does what she thinks?
No digs a the person though, shes a cool person and is always the one to plug 826 L.A. But can be obnoxious from time to time.
Kevin Lavoie and yet no body talks about how Liam thinks sneak attack damage gets doubled every episode. I swear the hate for marisha is so fucking old. A lot of them don’t know their spells inside and out because 1- they don’t have advantage of hindsight. And 2- they have life’s outside of this. This is fun for them. Just cause you watch them, doesn’t mean they should be perfect. If u play dnd then you should know that nobody’s perfect.
@@treybrown5839 so when one person gets criticized you feel the need to attack someone else and ignore the faults of the first person? Sad
CLAMHAT did you even read my comment?
Vax, Vex, Kashaw, and Zhara collectively agreeing on how hot Keyleth is is my favorite thing
1:20:52, when Percy dumps the coffee. Such a tiny, subtle moment that slays me every time.
I had to go back and see that. What a fantastic bit of acting!
David Atkins ‘every’ Every?!?! How? What?
Speaking as a fresh Critter, this is easily my favourite episode of Critical Role so far. The return of Brother Kash and Zara, Lady Kima, Victor the Black Power Merchant; all made this a fantastic watch. And that fight with Earth-Breaker Groon was both intense and hilarious. So good!
Greeno666 right up there with Consequences and Cows
I totally agree!
I'm a Crit Role noob too, I've been watching for about a month and gotten this far.
This has got to be top 3 episodes so far. It's got laughs and feels.
Just under a month in, and I agree! What a relievingly light episode after so much darkness and stress!
Its hard to top the Scanlan vs the House in Whitestone episode for me, but this was definitely a great episode.
I loved Grog's "date" with Kern.
When the group refuses to work with the thieves guild in the previous episode because, “thieves bad,” but then attempts to rip off and subtly threatens the life of a merchant and his family over a few potions.
well it was more about not wanting to help establish a criminal underground in a place which seems to mostly not have one, and less about the whole thieves bad thing
@@misdafireinfexus5828 Nah OP is right.. The group(Especially Keyleth) tend to have weird priorities. This is not the first instance. Back when they had Klarota in their party, Keyleth went off on Kima all because she said "Thank the Gods", but fully trusts a mind flayer even though Matt gives them hints throughout their "alliance" how Klarota clearly has other plans. But I like the fact that this time, Percy was able to call her out on her BS. She is terrible at judgements. None of this is directed towards Marisha btw. I have to clarify because Internet is weird XD. The fact that Keyleth never really reflects on her terrible decisions bothers me. It is fine to be biased, but the characters never really work on it. They just continue being biased in blissful ignorance.
@@thefonz8373 the land which they wanted access to, they have none, because they can grow roots. Establishing that for them is chaotic neutral at best and a bad decision. I get why they refused, I also would have. Yes keyleth is a bit much and tact would have been useful but it was a good call even if the thoughts weren't put forward the best
@@thefonz8373 I never said op was wrong outright just that the choice was around and not based on thieves bad but rather not wanting to build the cartel a foothold in vasselheim
When Grog picked Vax and Scanlan, Liam's astonished look was priceless. That whole scene is one of my very favorites.
That's when Vax realised that Grog does the things he does because he legitimately loved Vax as family. Sure, the beard shaving REALLY pissed off Grog, but that little prank was the beginning of a beautiful friendship between the two of them. Their dynamic is so often overlooked, and so rarely played with but when it's shown it's marvelous
@@nuru666 I agree grog protects him fiercely while also respect him greatly and differing to him sometimes looking for his answers most of all like last episode with the clasp
I knew Grog was going to pick Vax. As much as they clash, and as much as Vax thinks Grog hates him, I think Vax is actually the one Grog trusts the most (aside from probably Pike).
@@NoriMori1992 because for all the crazy shit Vax does even Grog can see that the man is loyal to the group. As someone raised in a pack mentality that's something Grog can respect. Even more so seeing as Vax takes it for the team quite often.
Also Vax has been barreling into situations that'll probably get him killed, but for good reasons. I believe a Barbarian would think that was pretty metal of him.
I've been running through this series as fast as I can and I often scroll through the comments to find peoples Indexing when I need to find my place.
But that also means seeing a lot sucky comments about how, for some reason, a small portion of viewers seems to HATE the whole party.
If you're watching this two years behind, like me, please remember: They're just people having fun. They meta-game a bit. They don't make always make the absolute most efficient tactical decisions. Sometimes they're super dumb with spells.
But do you know what? You're still watching. It's still fun. Don't rat on people for making mistakes or not remembering every single spell or sometimes like, y'know, doing stuff for shits and giggles and not for the absolute strictest RP going.
Woo! I can relate to you
I'm trying to catch up like you and there are a lot of people who hate the mistakes, and especially Keylith. Making mistakes is a part of the fun, part of the experience here, and with home games.
I love this thread. I, too, was disheartened by some comments. It's good to see nice critters in the comments too :)
A thousand upvotes. Hate comments for a youtube video is one thing, but how are there people who have gotten through 40-some episodes disliking the players, the characters, and or they style of play. I suppose some people just have one person they like or whatever, but how does that get you through a three to four hour episode.
Wait you mean they are just friends playing a game whhhhaaatttt? /s
"But people, not weird creatures."
I mean, a Goliath, three half-elves, a tiefling, a gnome, a bear...
Speak it brotha
this episode is a gift from god and im not even halfway in, from zahara and kash (and that with keyleth), the haggling, and Victor, im losing my mind laughing
Keyleth: "I also don't ever want to hurt anyone. Physically or emotionally."
*flashbacks to Keyleth pushing a Duergar under lava*
Flashback to when she killed that kid
@@cbear3476 twice
I'm getting the picture that she (Keyleth)... has this image about what being good and noble should be like, and sees the world in terms of black and white because of it. But in practice it all breaks down, and she's having trouble reconciling it. Or in short, she's an idealist that hasn't solidified where and when she is willing to make compromises yet. Possibly with a touch of perfectionism too.
@@PhantomFox77 Someone finally gets it.
@@weaponizedcynicism8021 haha its funny when people think she was a well thought out complex character. Marisha has admitted keyleth was never ever meant for a long term campaign. She was made for a one shot and in their home games their backgrounds and overall character development wasn't a big deal or entirely planned out. Marisha was figuring keyleth out on stream and that means inconsistency until she nailed it down. Even with keyfish she still didn't fully know who keyleth was. It can take years to fully figure a character out and they were put under pressure to produce an entertaining show with entertaining and interesting characters and while some of the cast had an easier time than others they all achieved that. Personally Percy and keyleth are my favorite characters so that wasn't a dig on Marisha more of expending on the history of keyleths creation
Vex: "He's gonna take care of her!!"
Vax: *whispers* I already Have.
1:20:52 Percy dumps out the coffee while Victor is looking away LOL
Subtle, but hilarious moment
Taliesin is so good at this.
EnDSchultz Considering he and Marisha are the only ones that carried over from Matt's previous campaign, they have plenty of experience.
That encounter with Victor is more than reason enough to watch and not just listen to the audio only podcast.
OMG yes !
@@magicalsleeper I Don't know how anyone can just listen and not watch.
"There's only one man for me"
"It sure is dark in this closet!"
I LOVE VAX SO MUCH HIS BISEXUAL ENERGY IS SO STRONG IN THIS EPISODE
Damn, Will and Mary are such great additions to the party. They should be on far more often. Amazing episode!
+Ramon vd Klooster Also.. Victor... Wow matt, that was some amazing shit. Tears from laughing ;)
"She gave us a lot to sphinx about."
Scanlan... don't change.
Kash is fantastic lol i think of clerics as sweet and humble and he is just the total opposite and it's amazing to see play out.
He's gotten much better since his first appearance
Sweet and humble. The exact wrong way to describe jester
@Indecisive N.E.E.T Perhaps you're right. I've been thinking about the way he'd interact with other members of Vox Machina if he was a part of the group
"Yes, it's Percival. Do you remember me?"
"NO!"
1:17:23
“there’s only one man for me” VAXILDAN-
I want a relationship like Percy and Vex. Seriously, folks. I mean they are both very polite, a bit snarky, they play off of each other very well, and they both have a bit of a thing for each other. But just with the whole "I'm going to make you something lovely." "I love yo~u." Oh it's just awesome.
Personally I think Percy swings the other way
Should i tell him guys?
Cookie Captain nah don't worry I've caught on
Good boy 😂
Watching through the series for the first time. At this point i dont totally see it, I know vex flirts a bit naturally and it seems like percy has a decemt relationship with here but right now it needs a lot more. Fjord and Jester arent together but had so much more moments, whereas a lot of the vex moments with percy was in briarwoods and a lot of those were here confronting him
I come back to this episode just to see Liam’s joy when Victor appears
Victor is, was and always will be my favorite NPC.
2:42:40
Keyleth and Kashaw trying to talk about their feelings
Taliesin: Gone, can't keep it together anymore, physically holding the laughter in with his hands.
Yeah, so much for Mr. "I did two years on a sitcom, I can do this all day" XD
Zorth in C2 broke Tal too. Then again, Zorth broke us all.
I think Kashaw is quickly becoming one of my favorite characters ever. What an entrance, he alienated the whole group in 3 minutes flat. Brilliantly played!!!
+Sean Fitzmaurice
Also Kash and Key would be much better couple... I like Liam, but Vax is just pain in the ass most of time. So annoying egocentric depressive egoist... :D more like Keys father then boyfrien...
+Mprokess Agreed. Vax is a very egotistical and damaged character. That being said I absolutely love him in every way. He's James Dean and Liam plays him brilliantly.
And won them back in half the time. Brilliant!
@@Mprokess I have to agree. I like Key and Vax, but I also feel like they have no real chemistry. Vax seems like a good first love, but Kash has much better chemistry.
Vax: Do you know what math is?
Grog: Mathis?
*dead*
Grog knows what's up for his team.
Pike for healing
Vax for damage
and Scanlan for humor
nah, scanlan might be the most competent member overall
I just gotta say, Matt's portrayal of Viktor was ridiculously hilarious -- especially when somebody said something about Viktor's "character progression."
Yeah. Moment when Persy asked about Victor’s experiments and Matt just showed three fingers as the answer just killed me
me watching campaign 2 before finishing campaign 1: "Wow, Vox Machina had a much better moral compass than M9, I guess they were tired of playing real heroes."
me watching Grog and Kashaw threaten a simple shopkeeper's family: "...oh"
Not only them, Vax and Vex were definitely part of that too.
These guys are playing no heroes. They are scoundrels with power and fame, and it's great
@@Anegor That's why I like the M9, they have no absolutely zero fame. They're just a dysfunctional family of assholes.
Ya I doubt they ever wanted to play hero’s. You got a lot of “neutral” alignments. Pike is pretty much the moral compass of vox and without her they stray from any form of good.
That shopkeeper had it comming, even after all of this he overcharged them, they payed 5750 GP for high estimate of 3500 GP
That gunpowder merchant is basically the best thing in this entire show.
Marisha's face journey during Vex's "want me to kill that guy for you" talk is EVERYTHING
Time stamp?
@@elmatilda 51:14
Especially at the end 🤣
59:10 Scanlan: "Those are the Knick-Knacks of Kah!"
Tal: "Taken from the Paddy-Whack Temple."
Once again, the king of the underappreciated one liners that only Marisha hears.
I love the appreciation Taliesin gets from Rish in those moments 🖤
Sam: It's the Redskins fight song.
Travis: *immediately stops smiling and starts contemplating his friend's untimely demise*
And then Sam references them as "the Washington Football Team" which made me do a double take.
I agree with Travis though, go Cowboys
@@alypatterson1078 such an awful name
@@nikolaskasberg8657 should of kept them as the redskins. And if i was sam, i might of started wearing red and gold often to see how long till Travis took me out back XD
@@trealosgaming3345 You do know why they changed it, right? Like, you do realize that calling someone a "red skin" is a racial slur against indigenous people, right?
@@DasSpaceAce yet it was accepted for how many decades?
Travis always looks so happy whne he recieves bad news in the game. When matt was saying how draconia was destroyed he looked like a kid on christmas XD
Tristram007 That and I'm pretty sure he hated Orion
@@andrewninemire1684 Orion turned out to be a terrible person in addition to being a minmaxing insufferable know it all so I was pretty happy too.
Travis loves action and destruction. Orion isn't a terrible person, he's just not fit for a group like this. He approached role-playing with the mind of a wargamer, a chess player, which is not fun to watch.
@@ands1983 Have you not read about all the crap Orion has pulled since leaving the show? He really is not a nice dude.
@@ands1983 umm he created a fake twitter just to say rude shit about critical role, he abused his girlfriend, he cheated people out of money that he said he was raising for some woman whose father died and bought streaming equipment with it...
That whole scene in the tavern was just “everybody is a disaster bisexual except Kashaw and maybe Keyleth” and I’ve never been more grateful for anything in my life.
YES. Especially Vax. I'm surprised I didn't see many bi jokes in the comments for him. He was literally having bi panic in his metaphorical closet. That whole segment was hilarious.
@@walkinawesomeness It was literal and metaphorical closet considering that he got trapped inside one lol But I also live for disaster bisexual Vax this makes me so happy
And then there’s grog who seems to be in a constant state of trying to convince everyone of how straight he is
Wouldn't call Percy very bi. Complete disaster though, I'll give you that.
@@beepboop2816 that scene with kern only proved that he's not as straight as he thinks
i can just imagine their group chat being filled w/ "so talisen... we're going to get more powder right? you NEED more powder, WE need more powder"
I just realized the reason that Sam's tankard is so big is because he's playing a gnome.
Have you met Nott and her giant flask?
The best part is when he is playing Tary he has a normal sized mug
............ 43 episodes in and your comment is what turned the lightbulb on...... god Sam is brilliant hahaha
Yes if you watch the episode right before he adopts the big cup you would understand it's birth much more... cba to locate episode for you, but it's the one where they first see the Briarwoods and they all have that big dinner in Emon. The waiting staff gave Scanlan a gnome sized cup and he was a bit offended. Been a big cup covered in stickers from then onward
@@kaitybell Pretty sure a fan gave that too him.
I love that look from Matt has he looks around the room as everyone is RPing in person flawlessly after the guests arrive. Just seeing all his efforts come together in these moments, has to be one of the most fulfilling feelings there is.
12:49 begin and 16:36 end of this scene. Matt does not say a thing, and i love the whole thing!
Travis's face in every damn episode. When everyone else is crying, Travis is beaming because he is in awe of Matt's talents. And when some serious conversation is happening he is silently screaming and grinning tin the background. I love him
Travis is the group hype man and Sam is a master of comedic timing.
Yeah and the only exception I've seen to this is when they realize it's Gilmore in the room in the last episode (episode before? It's hard to keep track binge watching lol) and he's intently watching Matt and then gets serious and leans forward. Only time I've seen him stop being in awe and actually showing care for a character.
Such a small detail but when Vax pulled the dagger out of Grog's arm at 1:07:57 my jaw dropped a little. The fact that they can make such convincing sounds with just their voices is insane lol
Victor is one of the best NPCs I've ever seen (video games or table top)
+shailen girgenti And you can tell Matt likes playing him as much as we like watching him.
+shailen girgenti it's the best ab workout i've had in a while