Matt: 'You haven't seen a door mimic before, because I don't hate you that much.' It was at this moment, I realised my DM was an awful individual.

It’s absolutely fascinating watching Tary fumble through a simple white lie while I remember that Scanlan successfully convinced and intimidated two massive efreets into believing that he had a goristro as a pet. Sam is so good at staying true to his characters.

Doesn't matter which character Sam's playing, but whenever Sam and Travis have a duo scene, it is always gold.

Vax, "I really wish you could have seen some of the things she has done." To K's father. Tarrion has a picture he can look at.

"What was his mothers name?" Sam now parodying himself, that is fantastic.

I just want to point out Grog has attempted to sell THAT Basilisk egg to THAT potion merchant BEFORE, when they first met.

If I ever run a Tal'dorei campaign, it will take place long after the retirement of Vox Machina, and that basilisk egg will still be circling around in the economy, with everyone who buys or sells it being convinced that it's actually an egg of mystical power. And maybe everyone will believe it so hard that, through the divine power of belief, it somehow becomes true.

Travis: "my real world ADD is fully maxed out." I feel you, man lol

Because Grog is the Grand Pooba Dedoink of all Dis and Dat, does that mean he is the true lord of Dis?

2:01:00 "You basically made him lose his house, and his dog, and his wife. You turned him into a country song." im crying i love this

"Can I be a door?" No Keyleth, you're only 17th level. Doors are epic level. Even the Tarrasque fears them

Pretty sure when Sam created Taryon Matt just let him have however much gold he felt he needed at any given time, trusting that the moments he would use it would be every bit as comedy gold as he was spending.

I see the poor potion merchant and can't help it but think about the cabbage guy from Avatar.

"Puke on those fucking guards!" Travis escalated that so ridiculously well, could not breathe!

Ep88: Sam and Liam discuss the importance of using Luck when it matters most. This episode: Sam and Liam both use luck to improve the disguise they put on a robot.

I love how Tary has barely been around but he has already been to 3 of the 4 Ashari tribes

"Ya''all motherfuckers need Sarenrae"

Please let Tarry run into Gillmore.

New critter here and I can’t believe I’m 25 episodes away from the end of campaign 1. It’s been a wild ride, I laughed, I cried a few times. I can’t wait for campaign 2.

I think Travis Willingham is Critical Role's biggest fan. He just gets such a big smile even watching other people have big moments.

Grog's look of joy when the children were compared to Gnomes is one of the reasons why we don't deserve this ball of rage and fluffiness

i love the idea that this huge goliath who has looked death in the face, at least 5 times, is too nervous about dressing up that he went upstairs to take a nervous shit lmao

Sam: Ill go up to her and say, "I'd like to buy your hair for 100 gold pieces" Matt: Ooook how do you say it Sam: Something, something, "I'd like to buy your hair for 100 gold pieces"

What i like about Tary vs Scanlan is that where Scanlan was purposefully fulfilling a comic relief role, making people laugh and smile with quips and songs, Tary is funny by virtue of his own clumsy personality. Hes not misunderstood like Scanlan because of his big smile, he just is who he is.

Critical Role: the only show where the cast spends half an hour to pointlessly (yet successfully) disguise an eight foot tall robot to look like a 'regular' person

2:08:22 "Grog and Tarryon buy potions. Whats the worst that could happen?" 2:30:25 "The Gang Commits a Double Homicide"

It would be incredibly funny if at the VERY end of the campaign, Nitebe shows up and says "You won't _believe_ what I've been through! Anyway, here is all the info I managed to gather on the Briarwoods..."

Travis back-to-back delivering the lines "PUKE ON THOSE FUCKING GUARDS!" and, "Vomit on those bitches!" is my favorite thing

i cant believe percy went to vaselheim and didnt see victor...

That looked like the most fun Travis has had in a long time. "We have to kill everyone"

Timestamps for people :) (Repost from Luke Dees, I hope this works) 1:46 Sam's Fanart 11:23 Trinket's "Upgrades" 14:51 Recap starts (Thanks Yasmina Farih) 16:58 Recap ends ​21:00​ the domesticity of this moment kills me 25:03 Shayne! 30:50 Natibe's fate (he literally never appeared on steam im dead) 40:04 Percy wants to show his LADY OFF 41:42 Vax'leth is good stuff my dudes ​ 42:44​ Travis and the fly 43:23 But Perc'ahlia's some good shit too :P ​ 45:10 Asking The Important Questions 59:15 Tary's Transaction 1:09:15 Grog Is Startled 1:15:00 Vex Warning Tary 1:22:51 Vax's secret 2:08:35 Tary & Grog Go Shopping 2:16:18 Sam's Pig Latin 2:20:00 "The Dragon Woman" (PLEASE GIF) 2:28:20 Tary's Trade 2:30:25 The Doty Situation 2:32:55 "I NEED YOU TO VOMIT!" ​ 2:51:32 Break Ends 2:56:34 Percy's personal devils advocate (+ the immediate "yes". BROTHERS) 2:57:50 MAKE IT STOP SAM 3:00:47 BROTHERS 3:05:52 Abrupt Percy is one of my favorite Percys 3:08:23 Travis' ADD can't keep up 3:12:30 a menace 3:14:20 "I'm really strong these days" 3:21:40 Resolution 3:24:17 Tary's fight song 3:26:42 Hydra fly 3:31:45 Cute twins 3:38:48 Grog finds a reason to like kids 3:41:53 Vax can clearly appreciate supportive fathers when he sees one ​ 3:44:00 Aramenté's End 3:51:29 End of a Journey

I love that Sam's mug has stickers on the bottom just like his giant mug did. As if he's using the same mug, but he's just bigger now. 😂

One of my favourite things is how much Travis enjoys Matt's work. There's always a "Matty, good job, man" from him. It's so sweet.

d&d, the game where you can transform into a dragon, but still find the need to ask if you can turn into a door.

I love how the NPC sellers of Vasselheim are some of the side characters that have the most development and story progression

Vax: "You two sharing a library?" Percy: "Yes, many things."

I just want them to remember at some point that vasselheim is not the best place to buy potions.

Fun fact about Keyleth's mother's name. Vilya is the Elvish Ring of Air in Lord of the Rings, worn by Elrond.

“Is that general Krieg?! AGHHHHH!” God I love Grog

"He places this mantle over your head and shoulders...heavier than you expected, but it fits well." Pure, beautiful poetry.

*Has watched Puffin Forest’s animation featuring Grog and Tary* “You can be team potion!” Me: “OMG IS THIS THAT EPISODE???”

That poor shop keep, I mean he's a little scummy, but goddamn. Every time he has Vox Machina walk in his doors, hell on earth for him.

"My real-world ADD is fully maxed out." I feel you Travis, I FEEL YOU.

Matt's group vibe check with them inadvertantly sending a spy/servant to his death is hilarious

Taryon is the best negotiator ever. That store owner is going to be pissed when he finds out all he got was a rotten egg, 2 guards with broken jaws and beer all over them, puke in the front of his store, and he gave away his potions for free. I have a feeling he is going to be a big bad villain who shows up out of nowhere on the back of a Tarrasque.

RIP Natibe, I literally didn't know you.

1:27:19 is one of my favorite things. The look of utter shock and disbelief on Laura's face when she heard that Orcus had _four_ horns when they went through hell trying to recover just one is hilariously adorable.

I mean, we all know the true reason why Keyleth can't shapechange into a door isn't because the spell just does creatures ... it's because a door's challenge rating is way too high for Vox Machina.

Grog's pride at still having Percy's glasses.....priceless.

Sam is truly a national treasure

keyleth suggesting using her 9th level spell to turn into a demon so that she can "comprehend languages", aka a first level spell, made me absolutely crack up (yes i know that that isn't on the druid spell list and wouldn't be an option for her, but i still found it hilarious)

“I wanna see if they have chicken” Everyone else: “☹️☹️😔”

"Has your life been leading up to this moment, or has your life been leading up to everything AFTER this moment" Damn, Percival...those are some wise words to live by....

The whole Doty thing encapsulates why I love D&D, you can save the world one session, and the next making a robot look like a person. It's beautiful.

I need a shirt that says "Tary & Percy & Pike & Kiki & Vix & Vox & Greg"

Jesus christ, the shop scene. I love when Grog yells as a intimidation tactic. It's the most honest and threatening shout.

I just realized, but Sam is drinking from a regular mug now rather than his oversized one I love his attention to detail to the character ;v;

3:57:20 "You've finished your Aramente and become the leader!" 'Game terms, please?' "You gain Feat _Inspiring Leader_ which allows..."

Travis’ face while Matt described the ceremony. You could tell he was just envisioning and enjoying it to the utmost.

i love when liam dives off the screen like a whale breaching the ocean. also everything about that fucking shopkeeper is tragic and travis getting the fly.

Vix, vox, kiko, and greg

“Decision-making is hard!” Realest thing Marisha’s ever said.

2:30:25 oh gosh I LOVED Travis panicked plan on how to solve the guard situation, he’s just spitballing and totally in the zone

Taleisen got very interested suddenly when Matt began describing Lemurs and the souls that have made contracts with demons. And it was in that moment I realized that Percy was finding out what might’ve happened to him if he had died and was still bound to Orthax.

You know what skill Matt has that he uses more than any of his voices? Cat-herding.

What would've been great, is if Taryon Darrington was actually Hotis, the Rakshasa the whole time.

Jeez. I love how Sam plays Terry. He starts out as the most annoying character ever created. Like the counterpart for everyone. And he slowly wins them over one by one. By character, humor and a background story. He's science-bro's with Percy. Complementing Kyleth, giving her confidence and making her the hero of the story. Letting Grog do his thing and let him teach Terry bravery. Spend money like crazy for Vex. One left, Vax.

It’s really really impressive just how much of a different energy Taryon has from Scanlan. It’s truly remarkable.

3:15:30 Vex: Maybe that should just be a rule; Doty doesn't come into cities. Percy: Well we let the bear come into bars.. Vex: Well, yeah, Trinket is well-behaved. Percy: That's fair. Vex: Doty kills people. XD This conversation is so outrageous, even after the events themselves. It's like something out of It's Always Sunny.

"They're _terrible_ guards. They've made _horrible_ life choices." 🤦‍♂️😝

Travis is such role model as to what you should strive to be as someone in D&D. his patience, ability to stay in character, he's amazing

Matt explaining for about 10th time what the actual stadpoint of the arcane is in Vasselheim and correcting VM on their assumptions about it :D

Vax is in fact the worlds best makeup artist and stylist. That's how he really trained with knives and scissors.

"I'm sorry, this kind of research is reserved for the Cobalt Soul" Marisha : *oh really ?* 🤔

2:03:18 Little did Liam know that one day very soon, he would carry ALL the books.

There’s going to be some poor adventurer at death’s door that goes to crack the prized Phoenix egg that he spent the last of his gold on and gets a face full of rotten basilisk gunk

We may have lost the Scanlan and Grog buddy cop but we now have Taryon and Grog. These misadventures make the show just 10x better

Please tell me grog is gonna try to use his title as "grand Poobah de doink of all of DIS and dat".

My favorite episodes are when Travis is in a giggling mood. It's not often it happens, but if he's laughing out loud, the atmosphere solid.

Vax: I don't need to hear about it. Percy: I know, that's why I was so excited that you pried.

I just loved the chemistry that both Sam and Travis have when they both come up and performed. Makes some of the best moments in this series. 2:08:23

I'm glad keyleth finally became the ava- I mean voice of the tempest "She's got a lot to learn, but I think Keyleth can save the world"

I like how it went completely unsaid but all the ships just share a room with their respective partner now, and it's the most wholesome

*Upset grog face* -They're very little. - Yeah. kinda like gnomes. *happy grog face* -Ohh Grog be the most adorable

I would be SO happy if I could just see Matt, Sam, and Travis doing proper improv. They are all gods. Holy crap. Travis and Sam have phenomenal chemistry as well. It's insane!

Man I envy Mercer, man can paint a picture in my mind, doesn't matter if it's a character a place or an object he always finds a way to make it appear in my mind... beautiful.

I love how Travis and Sam spend an hour looking bored out of their minds as Matt gets caught up in a massive info dump only to steal the show as soon as they have control.

Doty's disguise walked so Nott's could run

"They're terrible guards. They make horrible life choices!" Hahahahahahaha

I think this would have been a good moment for Vex to say, "Can we just leave Doty behind?"

"Every note you've ever heard musically merges all at once." You mean the like the beginning of 6th grade band class?

I desperately hope the chaos (starting at 2:30:00) of Tary and Grog dealing with the two guards is replicated word for word in the animated series. I can't breath and my stomach hurts. This is art ladies and gents.

I started watching Critical Role for 2 reasons. 1. To hopefully pick up some ideas on how to be a better GM from watching Mercer work And 2. I saw an animation of that part with the shop and the guards and I NEEDED TO KNOW THE ENTIRE SERIES OF EVENTS THAT LED TO THAT and I must say I am not disappointed.

we're so due for Vox Machina to finally face the final boss of the Door villians. The door mimic army!

When Travis said: "My real world ADD maxed out" I felt that. I don't even have ADD but I didn't understand a single word spoken there 😅

I stand by the opinion that the best moments of Critical Role or any D&D game for that matter is when the group puts their serious attention towards the dumbest plan. Seriously watching Tary, Percy, and Vax working together tomake a disguise for a robot was an absolute joy.

"He a jolly rancher, as the belly of craven edge" What the actual :D laughing too loud

I am a little surprised that while in the Cobalt Soul library, no one asked if the monk librarians if they could translate for them - am sure that they could have engaged one for a small fee ;)

The Giddiness Matt feels during the whole robot disguise sidequest makes this excellent episode even better

LOL! The potion shop scene feels a lot like the clinic scene in Campaign 2. The party's may change, but the bad decisions causing situations to quickly spiral out of control into utter chaos stay the same. XD