Critical Role Fact: Before the big reveal of Kaylie, Scanlan and her had a musical duel with flutes. In the end Scanlan was winning only to fake a mistake playing and graciously give her the win. The funny part is Scanlan’s player forgot he had wagered everything he had on the duel, which was a bag full of several things and hundreds of gold pieces. So not only did Scanlan learn he’s a daddy, he was also flat broke that night after paying for all those missed payments on child support.

This Vax/Matron of Ravens dynamic is even more powerful when you realize Matt made the story arch to help Liam cope with is dying mother.

You didn't just say, "The mask stays on during sex." You said straight up said, "THE MASK GOES ON DURING SEX."

"Why you gotta be all ominous?" She is LITERALLY the goddess of death.

"She's basically a god" "I think she is a god" technically you're both right, the Matron of Ravens was once a mortal who challenged the god of death and won, replacing them and erasing all instances either of their names.

Scanlan really is that friend who is goofy as fuck 99% of the time but that 1% is them saying some of the most serious and profound shit you've heard in a while.

In the game, Sam actually made a History check (IIRC) to see if he remembered Sybil; Matt said he remembered that Sybil got very clingy, very quickly.

Isn’t it sweet that Team Half-Elf had resolutions all at the same time? Vex is accepting that Vax and Kiki have feelings for each other, and urges Kiki to not let go. Kiki is accepting that she stills loves Vax, and that Vex gave her approval because “it always matters”. And Vax is accepting that his calling is not what he assumed, and he is at peace now with knowing his purpose.

Fun fact: In the campaign Vax and Scanlan's heart to heart was initially about Scanlan nuking a couple of innocent bystanders with a fireball spell because he realized at the last second Vax was in the blast zone and shifted trajectory. Whoopsies.

The design and execution of the Matron of Ravens gives me chills every time, it's so gorgeous

Burt is an Easter egg to the fact one of Scanlan's fake names was Burt Reynolds, Esquire. Sam would often use real famous names for his aliases and make pop culture references in his inspirations. Hence beautiful moments like. "YOU LEAVE WHEN BURT REYNOLDS TELLS YOU YOU CAN LEAVE!" Or "Here's a little song I wrote. Might want to sing it note for note. Don't fuck up. Or I'll kill you"

Ashley Johnson once said 'i forgot we were on camera'

“She doesn’t look like someone else she looks like you, dude” Well, Sam DID make a joke in the campaign that Scanlan is such a narcissist that her looking like him was probably a bit of a turn on

That sword was enchanted with unmovable object , it turns any object into a fix point in space that canot be moved by any force untill dispelled

If they love Keyleth imagine when they make the Mighty Nein show they will go wild for Jester.

Interesting fact: both Liam O'Brien and Sam Riegel are fathers themselves so, I think that sentiment about "You win" was pretty genuine.

The thing the Matron of Ravens is saying about death gives life meaning has strong Death from Sandman vibes, specifically the Death: The High Cost of Living comic. Maybe one day it will get the Netflix treatment like the main show.

I love the moments between Vax and Scanlan and I’m really looking forward to more of them going into Season 3. Their VAs are best friends irl, and it definitely bled into the roleplay on the stream. It’s pretty adorable imo Also the Dadlan scenes (and pretty much every Scanlan-centric scene in the next episode) make me really nervous and give me very painful feels for reasons that are kinda spoilery and may or may not be fully addressed in Season 3. (To those who know, no, this is not _just_ about “A Bard’s Lament” and what led up to it; it’s also about certain thematic parallels and differences between Scanlan and Kaylie.)

Fun Fact: The reason Kaylee didnt stab Scanlan was because when Matt was rolling to attack he rolled two Nat 1's

I love the way the matron of ravens portray death not in an evil or cult-esk way but more like an actual belief that death is something beautiful that comes to us all and the most sane thing is to accept it and quite literally rest in peace Reminds me of what the priest from Vinland saga said about what love really is. Death for example since it is pure and after you die you can't be changed. You stay in a pure state that can't be touched or ruined

this last set of episodes are an absolute treat now for a quick little comment so the sword Kaylie left with Scanlan was originally an Immovable rod, an item that can freeze iteself in place and cannot be moved without either extreme force (a fact that often gets ignored) or by deactivating it the reason it is now a sword is most likely because that rod actually belongs to Wizrads of the Coast and they didn't want to risk them getting their panties in a twist about liscensing regarding it, turning it into a sword also, the original way they got into the dragon was by Scanlan eyeballing the dragon and teleporting into its stomach, but he actually miscalculated, causing Vax to get teleported into a bundle of muscle right next to the stomach while Scanlan had to deal with stomach acid

Fun fact, not only can Dragons be wizards too, the most powerful being in Faerun(that's where DnD takes place, most of the time.) is an immortal dragon that's like a level 30 wizard.

Honestly if you guys like the Matron of Ravens you should go find the scene of Vax meeting her in the campaign. It give me chills and was the moment i was hoping we would get to this season.

I don't know for sure, but if I were to guess the pressure plate can only have so much weight on it. If they spread the sand too thin it could get blown away by Umbrassyl's wings, but if they add more... well... if the necessary weight is equal to or less than a crate, I wouldn't risk setting that thing off.

7:42 Scanlan is a wise sage to a sphinx

The “Burt” guess is a shout out to a common alias Scanlan used in the streams. When there was a situation when he didn’t want to be positively identified, he called himself “Burt Reynolds”

This has to be one of the best depictions of a god of death that I've ever seen. The Raven Queen isn't cruel, indifferent, dismissive, or just some unknowable monolith, but a caring, motherly figure who understands her role and its wider context. Also, I sincerely hope you haven't spoiled yourself on the streams of Campaign one, cause there's going to be a number of events that lose some punch when you know they're coming.

Vax and Scanlan were a lot closer in the campaign, but they have reasons for how they're writing it here. But this whole thing started because their voice actors, Liam and Sam, decided to play D&D as part of their "All Work No Play" podcast, so I'm so glad we got these scenes here.

Don't feel a bit embarrassed for the reaction to the Matron. She is hot AF lol. They did such a good job creating her. Neat trivia for Scanlan: Sam Riegel, the player, started trolling everyone by modeling Scanlan after Eminem. That Dr. Draziel troupe that he played with? Dr. Dre? Scanlan has a fake identity called the Mean Man (initials M M/ Eminem). Matt Mercer played into it and introduced Kaylie (Em's daughter Haylie) and Sam Riegel didn't pick up on the hint and still tried to sleep with her lol. Oh, the sword Scanlan used inside the dragon took the place of a Rod of Immovability the party had. Picture trying to move and having a chunk of metal inside you that wasn't moving... until you force yourself to let it tear through your body to get away from it!!!! OOOF

I'm a transhumanist, and one of the common things we talk about is how important that there still be a choice of death in a future with immortality, how their could be billions of years worth of things to do.... but there has got to be a end to the story eventually. It's one of the things I love about these universes instead of our own. Death is just a step, not a true ending.

Vex really stepped up as the mommy of group, urging on that relationship and in a way letting go of Vax a little. But then again who can not help but cheer Kikki on, when she gets nervous.

"Such a puny thing, you think you can seduce a dragon?" -"Ever try reverse vore?" "Reverse wha-OOOHHH SUSANNAAAAA, DON'T YOU CRY FOR MEEEE...!"

Alicia : I have a thing for masks. Ant : Am I a joke to you?

Honestly why be afraid of death. It's a natural force that we cannot combat. Yes I get dying is a scary thing because you don't know what will happen next and your afraid of leaving the people you love. But don't be afraid of it. Make it joyful remember the good times you had with those people. Remember good times from your life. Because in the end the only thing we can hold onto is our memories

I seriously want to know who animated Umbrasyl at "that moment" . Masterful Work ! Who ever you are; I would love to hear the story of how they told you what to animate.

OH SHIIIIT, i felt that “mask fetish” bit in my soul 😂

Vax as the champion of The Matron of Ravens as a storyline is so heartbreaking if you know what happens at the campaign.

"Who's blood is that?" "I have no idea. Anyway..."

Percy is the definition of Mansplaining.

Of course the goddess of death is Alicia's type. I'm not even surprised.

You know I get the mask thing, my question is which kinds of masks? Zorro style eye covers or full head cover?

So I’m guessing her favorite Jim Carrey movie would be The Mask, just a shot in the dark no obvious reason stated in this reaction.

This is the content I'm subbed to you for Alicia 🤣

Alicia: I have a mask kink Me, a fan of Ghost: Mood

My question whenever Ripley is on screen with Umbrasyl: "you get power and I get resources" but what do you bring to the table? You gave him info once, but now you aren't needed for him to get info, nor are you a fighter or have any control/power of your own. Did Umbrasyl make a bad deal with this human and now has to live by it or is she tricking him into thinking she has more power than she does?

Damn, Alicia. you actually weirded out Ant! Although I do have to say... I approve of mask mommy.

This whole endeavor was crazy. Alicia, you are wild 💀💀💀💀

No, she implied they do ritual enemas. Which seems worse somehow.

You two always jump to the darkest assumptions and I'M HERE FOR IT!

huh. was that sword scanlan used supposed to be an immovable rod basically?

Forgot she was recording ant is thinking ah yes the consequences of your own actions

Be honest, how many of you said "Mommy" when you saw the matron of ravens. This many 👇

"Leave your questions in the comments below." Nope.

22:36 noting this moment for reasons

That mask Reveal 😂🤣😂🥰☺️

Scanlan just going off his list😂

oh my, i learn new things about Alicia every video it seems 👀

I'm putting odds on her having a Jack of Blades mask, calling it now lol

"That flew by!" Like a dragon? 🤣 (bad joke)

1:10 SWEET HOME ALABAMA

Great episode, but more importantly... "Mask fetish"? Pls tell me more... Like is there any specific type of mask, how do people react to this sorta thing, and where one could find research material? Asking for a friend of course.

Now I'm curious about that mask fetish. I'm really kink friendly and an active fetlife member, but haven't heard much from this kink. Also hype for Vax's multiclass into Paladin for the Matron of Raven.

The bit about Alicia's mask fetish was too funny. Also, dito. Gas masks are awesome!

Mask fetish. First time hearing about honestly. This is a thing now I know thanks to this video.

As some would say, "Nobody cared before I put on the mask"

EXPOSED ON KZfaq! now i'm reallly hoping her mom still isn't in the other room.

19:56 best moment

More vox machina lets goooo

That thumbnail holy shit 😂

12:10 Alicia proves yet again that there's no plot point she cannot predict.

wanna see that mask collection

16:41 Are they full face masks or partial?😂

Thanks for the thumbnail I’m using that tonight 😏

In the campaign Scanlan gave her a sword with a special compartment holding his sparkly blue poo. Which he could use to Scryer on her and make sure she was okay.

Have you ever seen Log Horizon? 3 seasons, 25 eps each(I think, I'm in the middle of S 2 dubs).

11:00

Ant alway want someone to die each episode, I have a feeling that Ant would be a rogue in DND, Ant just our good ol' edgy boy🙃 On second thought Ant may be a Warlock, way more darker and edgier than Rogue, plus he alway predicted the future😞

Whose blood is that? Well, _everybody's,_ in a way. It's really more of a physical manifestation of the metaphysical _symbolism_ of blood, rather than any specific living thing's interior juices.

IMO Kaylie was being unfair. She knows Scanlan sleeps around a lot. How was he supposed to know who her mother was when he has no clues to who that specific woman was?

Well, this was…something 🎭 lol

Have you thought about reacting to “Bocchi the Rock” it’s a really cute and relatable anime about a high school girl with severe social anxiety starting a band and making new friends. I think it might be my new favorite anime so I figured I would recommend it.

1000 years of death!

ALicia needs no help of the internet in making r34 content, lfmao that thumbnail. Amazing!

😂why the fuzzy stuff I can't see anything 😢

I heard you want to visit venice during carnival? 👀

Hmmm... I wonder how Alicia feels about Bionicles...

They should have set spears and spikes into that trap. tearing wing and flesh. Self-evident, really.

I mean, you're wearing a sort of digital mask for all your KZfaq stuff, right? So... Makes sense.

nobody talkin bout the thumbnail? no? okay then..-

16:04 did you said 30 as an exaggeration or you got 30 gimp mask on deck

Umbrasyl was having Nam flashbacks fromm the last time he mated She was into pegging

They sadly left out Scanlans best line from meeting his daughter. Such a missed opportunity.

When watching this I imagine Lea IS real, he just got the wrong person.

.....so....how does a mask fetish even work Aliciax. Fun video though

love ur videos, and u hehehe 😳👉👈

top 5 sex masks go!

nice

She likes creepy tall ladies with masks? imagine if the lady of pain was in this series...

She does have a point A limited life span is better than living endlessly

🤤🤤🤤