It’s so weird to see Sam at a live show, dressed normally.

"And you're their leader?" "...Of the Dragons?" There's that INT 6 appearing again

Matt Mercer in August 2016: “ That’s a lot of people.” Me watching in November 2023 “Oh you sweet summer child”

"And he walks into his study and closes the door behind him" Now I see where Vax got it.

I like how their dad turns around and walks away... That must be where Vax gets it

"If I could pull the blood of you from my veins and give it back, I would." Holy shit, Laura.

"Well, that's a natural 20. But the second one was a 6. But it's +14, so that's 20." "BARDS!"

I didn't catch it the first time I watched this but Percy tells slydor his full name and tells Davina that she can just call him Percival. It's such a small thing but it's so significant

Percy: It's *Lady* Vex'ahlia Everyone: * silently loses their shit *

"We all sleep together, it's a polyamorous thing." -Scanlan Shorthalt The line that launched a thousand ships.

Vax- You are not our half sister, you are our sister. As someone who comes from a blended family I love to see this.

Percy: "Is there any rivermen who run the river?" Tirelda: "No, the river tends to run itself." Taliesin just had to stop and appreciate a good comeback.

"Is he in charge?" "Ish." "Ish?" "Hes a beurocrat" "/Excellent/"

Percy wins this episode for giving Lady Vex'Ahlia the one thing she's secretly always wanted: validation among her peers.

Percy: "In Vox Machina, we respect Vex'ahlia." Trinket: "Damn straight." Vax: *(fist bumps Percy and Trinket)*

I love how Percy always flawlessly and shamelessly pulls the nobility card when dealing with a bunch of stuffy people who value that highly, to the point where you're not sure if he's serious or if he's just taking the piss out of them and loving every moment of it. It's hilarious.

Oh s**t that moment when Percy schooled the elf about Vex's titles was ruthless.

I didn't realize it until they said it but all of them do actually have a particular very odd piece of headwear. Vax - Klarota metal skullcap Vex - Witch hat Keyleth - Antlers Grog - Rhino horn helm Percy - Plaguedoctor mask Scanlan - Beret

The druid upset nature and the fighter persuaded the grass? Dnd at its finest

The laughing in the background gives it the feel of a sitcom.

I like how well Vex and Vax get along with their stepmother and half sister.

"And here is your threshold crest." Cue the face of a DM whose evil plans have been foiled.

"We are not sending Keyleth, the goose, into a *bog* to receive a bow from an angry, cancerous, *tree*" Man I love Percy 😂😂😂

Rewatching this really highlights how Percy kept saying "those of us who are Titled" in hopes someone would correct him about him being the only titled one only to reveal Vex's titles.

"You've successfully parleyed with a field" - Matthew Mercer (2:24:00) The truest D&D experience

54:40 Percy worming his way into Vex's heart slowly but surely. It only makes sense to replace the three empty noble houses with people that you know have proven their worth. xD

Never forget the important pro tip from grog. Dragons can *fly* .

I know this is a little bit late, but on the Subject of Vax and Vex's littler sister, the most amazing thing about that interaction is that Vax and Vex seem bound and determined to show her every ounce of affection that their father never showed them. It is, in a very poignant way, an expression of "Yes, everyone you are related to who isn't an asshole is deserving of all the affection you can give them regardless of the circumstances of their birth."

Isildur: Daughter, son, what else do you need of me? Vax (whispers): Your affection. Isildur: What? Vax: What?

Granting Vex titles to impress her father is probably the best gift Percy could give her. nice!

"He's a bureaucrat." "Excellent." Percy is the best character actor of the bunch.

Travis being flustered about sexual stuff is so adorable.

I love how keyleth went from writing a lovely comment cards for dwarves in an inn to writing a strongly worded letter to elves in a museum

You can tell it's the first time they're doing this, Matt's just so embarassed and distracted he's adorable

It amazes me no end that in the Feywild it's the party Druid that keeps doing all the wrong things to the local plantlife.

That moment when you realize everyone has a hat/headpiece that's memorable for that character Klarota plate, witch hat, rhino horn, heirloom duidic thing, beret and plague mask

"Are we about to roll initiative against grass?!" OMG I about died...

Running joke: _character hands something to someone_ Receiving person: "This is a belt buckle."

"How do you wanna mow this?" Once again, the genius of Sam reminds me to like the video.

SO THAT'S WHERE BIDET COMES FROM

I love how Vex kept the owlbear feather this entire time so she could give it to her little sister. Seriously, that's real in-character foresight right there. You can even see Matt's grin of surprised approval. This is the first episode during which I actually cried.

Everyone keeps saying how Percy and Keyleth’s trick on Garmelie was so impressive (and it truly was), but I think it would’ve been even more impressive if they managed to give him a cupcake instead.

Scanlan telling the guards that they may need to clean up after them had me crying. And Garmili wanting it to be true was amazing. I laughed hard.

“I’m flirting with grass” lol gotta wonder was that Tal or Percy who realized the absurdity of the situation 😂

Hi, let's talk about how Laura killed it this episode.

47:48 - "If I could pull your blood from my veins and give it back to you, I would. I want no part of you." that's a dang strong line, and *improvised* . This woman never ceases to amaze me.

Had to chuckle at Matt’s nervous “that’s a lot of people” at the beginning having been at the Chicago live show lol.

Percy: "Manners is the currency that's easiest to come across." Travis (under his breath): "Man!" I love that interaction. Travis gets so into everyone else's RP, it's a pleasure to watch.

Liam actually makes Travis blush the only way to beat it is if someone gets sam

"I just don't think I've ever heard a soldier say 'Blue Sparkley Poos!" "You've never been to war, have you?" Ah, those Percy gems,

I've got plenty of content left for this quarantine...

"Hey, we shouldn't do anything stupid in the Feywild, we don't want to piss anything off." Keyleth: Hold my beer.

Finally i can relate as to why people greet each other with BIDET on the new campaign! Freaking grog! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Percy flirting with grass and Scanlon serenading the field is the best 5 minutes of lighthearted RP thus far

One of my absolute favorite things about this show is when Liam finds something hilarious and reaches across the table to touch Travis in acknowledgement. It is such a sweet and tiny gesture of friendship and I love it

The only time Sam wasn't late... EVER

Step 1: Buy 'The Taldo'ri Campaign' book. Step 2: Set your campaign a few decades after the events of Campaign 1. Step 3: Create Velora as an Owlbear-owning Ranger/Rogue (who enjoys saying 'Poo'). Step 4: Profit like you owe Vex money!

The Traveler would have been so proud of that threshold Crest scam.

I love how uncomfortable Travis gets when someone else brings up sexual situations, but when he does it he's all smiles. LOL

14:29 I always wondered what kinds of things Liam says before the camera rolls to make Mercer laugh, "Ilithid Syphilis" was DEFINITELY not one of them :P

I love the twins' sister. she is the cutest thing ever

13:54 - Game Starts 16:01 - Sigils 25:03 - B'day, B'day 35:56 - "That's my girl" 39:00 - Grog's "Tip" 47:11 - Vex lets their dad HAVE IT 52:09 - Scanlan, Role Model 53:57 - That's a belt buckle 54:40 - Percy's Amendment 58:05 - Little Sister 1:00:21 - Vax is such a good brother 1:05:18 - Verizon 1:06:42 - That's a belt buckle 1:18:00 - I've Made a Huge Mistake 1:18:20 - Realisitc Gust Cantrip 1:20:34 - Grog has best ideas 1:42:30 - Scanlan, Hat Enthusiast 1:47:00 - Tourist Kiki 1:58:30 - Grab Bag Room 2:01:35 - Grog loves potatoes 2:06:30 - A CLOSE Group 2:07:06 - Polymachina 2:10:50 - Out Feywilding the Feywild 2:13:00 - Leading Grog 2:19:00 - "I Like the Sound of That!" 2:21:45 - Moody Grass 2:31:21 - A Mysterious Cave 2:35:00 - "Like I taught you!" "RAWR RAWR" 2:38:51 - aaaaaand Trinket made me cry

Nobody: Not a Soul: Liam: Illithid Syphilis

I just realized Garmili is a pun, he's a satyr cartoonist... a satirist

Percy is just an infinite well of great quotes, it is quite frankly astonishing. I need to write all of them down and keep them on my at all times in case of a dire lack of smugness, charm and badassery.

taliesin, 2016: i'm flirting with grass taliesin, 2018: *creates caduceus, who constantly talks to plants and animals*

The quality of the gameplay dropped so much in front of the live audience, but the quality of the comedy skyrocketed. XD

Matt should have descended from the rafters like the godly man he is.

Trinket's speeches about Vex are the most amazing, tear jerking, wholesome moments! Gets me every time!

PERCY GIVING VEX ALL THOSE TITLE IS SO BEAUTIFUL good god i replayed that part so many times, you can see Laura being so shocked! And Vex and Vax's little sister is so adorable, i would die for her

47:38 i love this line (and talis reaction) because just in the prev episode when vex was sharing how she wasnt looking forward to going back and being judged, Percy makes a point in telling her that shes worth more than all of them. And here her father is literally saying she is worth less, and Percy keeps his promise to her and has her back with the classic no mercy percy

Slow Clap of sincere awe of percy's lawyering.

2:10:46 now THAT is how you deal with bargains that you make with the fae. Because you can damn well believe that they will do it the same way to you.

1:00:04 Matt saying 'Poo' in the most adorable child voice gives me life ^-^

the irony of Keyleth being the druid and making EVERYTHING in the Feywild upset the second she interacts with it lol

Percy's request for the amendment to the scroll for Vex's name drew a year from me. Great role playing.

- He's a bureaucrat - Excellent! My sides ahahaha

Ok so here's the thing about the titles bit: Syldor Vessar is the Ambassador from Syngorn to the Taldorei Empire. Since the Empire no longer exists... Syldor basically has no position. Percy naming Vex Baroness of the Third House of Whitestone is basically him elevating her as high as possible as a barony is the highest non-Royal title of nobility possible. He just used his royal privilege to give her a title that's so far above what her father could ever hope to achieve. Also, this is No Mercy Percy at his finest, staking his claim and using the language of diplomacy and nobility to tell Syldor without telling him "Your daughter is my Girl and I'm abusing my authority to legitimize her so I can marry her and your ass can't do a damn thing about it"; it's a total power move on Percy's part calling dibs on Vex and putting Syldor in his place at the same time. And Taliesin knows exactly what he's doing; he knows that Percy is both calling it out that Vex is his girl and shutting Syldor down HARD at the same time. That's why Matt played Syldor as so conciliatory suddenly. He knew Percy just owned him and he's probably honestly pretty impressed that somebody would pull that on behalf of his daughter. His meekness in response is his way of saying "fair play buddy, if she's that important to you, I relinquish my claims". This is honestly Percy's best moment, because he used his stuffy rich guy attitude to out-stuffy rich guy his dream girl's dad and win her overn just by being Percy.

Vox Machina realized their reputation meant squat in this city and they decided to test how low it could go.

I wonder what Gygax would think if he had lived to see a D&D game getting standing ovations in front of huge crowds.

Okay. We need a system of points called Percy Points. 1 point every time Percy says or does something amazing.

26:00 man, i'm glad to know that their step mom seems like an acctual nice person, thank god! is good to see some deviancy from the "evil step mother" thrope

I’m absolutely amazed at how Travis shines even brighter in front of a live crowd, he’s just a treat to watch

35:54 for Percy's soft 'That's my girl' at Vex'ahlia's insight check

I’m pretty sure I replayed the moment where Percy gave Vex her title like 100 times! Laura’s reaction has me smiling soooo big! What a moment!!!! Literally one of my favorite moments so far! Percy and Vex are the best and I love them with all my heart!!!😭😭😭👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

2:07:25 Liam’s Laugh is just perfect especially when he realized that Sams Poly lie was the working lie

Me and guy in the audience covering his mouth at 54:57 had the same reaction to Percy giving Vex that title. Definitely one of my all-time favorite moments of this campaign.

1:01:13 - My favorite line; "It's the gift of smugness, it never goes away."

Even though they're totally made for each other (percy and vex) I love how percy just accepts kisses from everyone. 🤣. Like he cant really stop most of them, but when he gets ones from vex he takes it and remembers it forever. Its great

Let's be honest, 54:39 is what you came for. "Lady Vex'ahlia, Baroness of the Third House of Whitestone and Grand Mistress of the Grey Hunt." Edit: The gratitude comes at 1:01:10

The twins father sounds like a giant tool. There step mom is acting like she wants to repair the relationship between the twins and there father but doesn't know where to start. The little sister is just a delight.

laura is just an astonishing actress. i have legitimately never seen someone fake cry with such authenticity

Ok so far in the feywild, the druid has killed flowers, scared a nymph, pissed off grass, and angered an ancient bear spirit protector.

travis's reaction to percy giving vex the title was kind of the best

"you stroll in here with a great deal of arrogance and an air of self-importance." Vox Machina ladies and gentlemen!! Well most dnd groups but still lol

Watching in 2019: FINALLY, I HAVE SEEN THE ORIGIN OF BIDET

“It’s *Lady* Vex’ahlia.” “Lady?” “Yes, Lady Vex’ahlia, Baroness of the Third House of Whitestone, and Headmistress of the Grey Hunt.”

I've always loved this episode. Percy's foiling of Garmelie's plan/deal, him really sticking it to Vax/Vex's dad, and the birth of the 'Bidet' critter greeting.

2:21:47 alright, new ship: Percy x Feywild Grass

"You reach in and pull out a potato." Almost covered my phone in coffee.