Insane Viridian Reveal | Beauyasha | Punching Stick | Critical Role C2E102 Highlights

[@kadishevdox]

The best part is how Marisha said “My mom?!!?”.......not Keyleths mom....but my mom....that’s how personal this is to them...lol

[@horusrage]

It is how you get with characters you tend to stop thinking of them as separate.

[@corumhayes8178]

I love the fact that it's that personal for all of them.

[@SeanBoyce-gp]

I know! It madee cryyyyy

[@shwiiiiies4704]

And Sam just smiling in the corner

[@jayoctopus8832]

Time stamp?

[@TamOBanterAndHisMagicDecanter]

Imagine Matt and Marisha's drive home that night.

[@curtiscarver5104]

Omg the bad things I would do to hear that lol

[@jacoboblanco1555]

I am dying for Talks Machina to come back to ask that question!!!

[@davidparkes7741]

I doubt Marisha let him sleep till he told her everything, lol.

[@bezretmet]

@@davidparkes7741 hah funny you think the cast sleeps nowadays

[@riccardoconti6682]

I think Matt's shoulder might have been Flurryed of Blows multiple times, while driving XD

[@tolkienmerrigan7211]

Vilya: This has to stop. Caduceus: We know. Fjord: What has to stop? The difference between 20 Wisdom and 7 Wisdom.

[@PalleRasmussen]

And between Taleisin and Travis.

[@aganaom1712]

you can never really tell what travis is paying attention to huh?

[@Animedork2008]

@@aganaom1712 no buts that's most of the fun with watching travis

[@beafbuger]

he just wanted her to specify and spill the beans. he wasnt being stupid

[@tolkienmerrigan7211]

@@beafbuger that's the difference though right, caduceus doesn't need her to specify. he just knows

[@colinbunn6066]

GUYS Everyone instantly stops what they're doing

[@junomonsoon]

Matt entered Dad Mode

[@alexandervaucrosson7841]

@@junomonsoon accurate

[@MsMollieMac]

I was a little uneasy watching that, I suppose we dont often see a cast in hysterics and Matt losing his cool.

[@MrJochem0125]

@@MsMollieMac Don't make it bigger than it was. It was just a teacher moment of getting the attention back nothing more it happens tons of time in classrooms and business meetings. I must say it does not happen often on Critical Role.

[@scarlet7954]

I felt like it was more like a "guys?" And everyone was instantly like oh shit Like he didn't sound angry or anything it was just like a "hey y'all I'm the DM and could fuck u up any second :)"

[@LeDameMarciana]

SAM REMEMBERED SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM’S NAME

[@tee-py3zx]

bold move for him since he didnt even come up with a name for veth's parents until someone asked.

[@hopeseternal3920]

"what's Her mother called!"

[@tolkienmerrigan7211]

Ashley. And... Travis.

[@SaraTiggs]

If you recall from the Talks Machina for that episode, or maybe it was closer to the end of that episode, he explained he went on to Crit Wiki and looked up everyone's parents names in case they came back at him with that. So when Matt said "My name is Vilia." you can see Sam go "Yaaaasssssss" Because HE KNOWS EVERYONE'S PARENTS' NAMES FROM C1! xD I love this show.

[@Logitekz]

After that episode, I always remember Juniper

[@BebeQueens1]

Such a moment to witness live. Also brings me back to watching the episode in campaign one where Keyleth is told only a leg was found, and Keyleth’s response was “that means she’s alive”. I distinctly remember Marisha getting TORN TO SHREDS in the comment section from how “stupid” that response was. Maybe no one saw it coming, but Keyleth was right to have hope. 😭

[@allisonm4493]

I KNOOOOOW I just... it makes me wanna cry 😭

[@b.laster2079]

Oh how the tables have turned

[@tee-py3zx]

i would not be surprised in the slightest if matt changed the story a little to make keyleth's and marisha's hope valid

[@MarcRodriguez1]

@@tee-py3zx Nah, that doesnt sound like matt. I don't know if he always intended her to be on Rumblecusp, but he definitely intented for her to be alive. :D

[@pierluigidipietro8097]

It is a useful plot twist. I did mysef the same, but this time what was left after a huge exlposion was one leg of a main enemy

[@TizziQ]

Watching Marisha dissolve back into Keyleth was beautiful to watch.

[@nowthisisjen]

Truly

[@sabitsuita]

watching her "dissolve" in general was a treat xD

[@peter_parkour]

Gravity began to affect her again immediately. I love her 😂😂😂

[@manaphy0993]

Usually when marisha gets excited she climbs the furniture. This time she just fell off

[@suki426]

A similar thing also happened to her at one point in campaign 1.

[@elbruces]

She got sucked down into the water plane for a few seconds.

[@icymoons]

@@suki426 aka the feeblemind moment

[@TheAlienGinger]

I love how we're at the point where Sam pulling out a comically large boxing glove on a stick doesn't even faze us.

[@amberpdavis]

Doing the Lords work

[@DeadLight63]

We’ve seen too much.

[@21BearPapa]

It's Sam were talking about here. If he does nothing about a joke or what not, that is when we all panic

[@h0lly_blue]

Sam probably has an entire city under his table

[@cjwisler4021]

Travis' joy at the t-rex is wonderful.

[@bigfatcarp93]

T. rex. It's an abbreviation, not a dash.

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Travis' reaction to the news at the end was just as good, he has some of the best reactions to things

[@shoylerk9973]

Travis' reactions are purest form of joy any human can possibly obtain

[@RAOliverDude]

@@bigfatcarp93 "often called T. rex or colloquially T-Rex" Both are valid.

[@bigfatcarp93]

@@RAOliverDude No they're not, it's a scientific terminology. There's no wiggle room. You wouldn't call E. coli E-Coli. So it's T. rex, not T-Rex. It's an abbreviation for a genus name - Tyrannosaurus - and a species name - rex.

[@SirLewgor]

Anyone else feckin' love the way Sam moves about like the bloody Snake from the Jungle book when he's hinting at "the reveal".

[@tee-py3zx]

lmao right? hes moving like an owl. just bobbin his head.

[@junomonsoon]

It gives me life

[@alr1044]

I loved how he was so amped, but he still contained it so that she figured it out herself.

[@BaldursPicketFence]

I love Marisha’s reaction. She can’t believe it at first and she says it’s not her mom and it’s ok if it isn’t. Also how cute was it when she pops her head up from under the desk to say “I thought my mom was dead!!!”

[@IVIasterIVIind]

And Liam was trying to ruin it by warning her in advance...

[@FallstarFL]

@@IVIasterIVIind so rude, right?

[@AnimeWolf5193]

I liked her trying to wear her book like a hat. All reason is gone. XD

[@groundchele]

this episode had everything: Monsters, Beauyasha, A 6ft punching pole, KEYLETHS MOM? An alien squid stealing from the party, a T--Rex

[@LadyWarrior1211]

Theres a reason it's Ghosts, Dinosaurs and Stuff beyond just a funny quote.....

[@JustVibing4now]

Dan Cortese

[@LoryK98]

...Burt Reynolds, Esquire...

[@tolkienmerrigan7211]

I love that at 7:18 Marisha is so overwhelmed that she MUST have book hat.

[@Madlaph]

And just yeets it on the table. I love that moment

[@Grey_Shard]

any time that Marisha goes book goblin is amusing.

[@allisonm4493]

My heart realizing that Keyleth spent all of VM learning to lose people and how to deal with loss and now is gonna get her mom back 💔😭

[@seanmcgcostumes]

Do you realize that if Vilya bring the M9 to see Keyleth... and The Traveler stops by to see Jester... *we could get an Artagan/Keyleth reunion* (And hilariously, both Artagan and Keyleth are in the "it's fine, we're gods!" camp, kinda.)

[@eruduma]

SeanMcGCostumes He asks Keyleth: “Are you guys all still sleeping together? I did new drawings...”

[@seanmcgcostumes]

@@eruduma This is both a hilarious reply and also a really awful thought because of what her answer would have to be. Ouch. (Although the Traveler *did* say he was going to visit an old friend somewhere that's ashy... perhaps a reference to You Know Who disintegrating to ash? So perhaps he already knows...?)

[@eruduma]

SeanMcGCostumes Oof, I totally didn’t realise the insensitivity of that question to Keyleth. Yeah, you’re so right. Possibilities, man...

[@jetvulcan2020]

"MY MOM??" that was the best reaction

[@morganmae8396]

I love that they are so excited that they forgot they were still on air, lol

[@INTERNALSERVERERROR500]

Marisha and Liam Rping. Campaing 1: lovers and generally being sweet with each other. Campaing 2: litearal sibilings to the level of Marisha proxy beating Liam through Sam.

[@asexualtrickster]

If we do not get to see Keyleth reunite with her mom during the game I will literally throw my TV out of my third floor apartment window.

[@NotCthulhu]

Wasn't there a Kickstarter goal for a crossover PVP one-shot? Maybe the Mighty Nein will get her killed using her to help liberate the island and Keyleth will start a fight with them over it or something 😈

[@MarkEdwardRom]

@@NotCthulhu thats dark.

[@custodesmarco]

I do want to see that, but the possibility is slim.

[@alr1044]

I want to know if Artagan knows Keys moms name. I can just imagine him going to her and saying “Keyleth darling, you won’t believe who I just happened upon!”

[@amberpdavis]

Bruh same

[@pinoyXasian]

I always need to point out that he said "since campaign 1 BEGAN" Matt has had "Jurassic Park but amnesia with a splash of family reunion" since before Keyleth killed a kid

[@MillsGeneral]

I never realized he said "began". I have watched this 20 times at least. Thank you! Since last campaign began wow

[@TonkarzOfSolSystem]

It's probably more just "she lost her memory on an island" that he's been hanging on to.

[@mrcv9576]

Ok 2 things: 1) I HOPE we have a mini arc where the M9 escort Villia to Zephra and we have a scene where Keyleth is reunited with her mom. 2) Maybe Keyleth does get a happy ending after all T^T

[@cara3566]

This is Kiki’s chance to not end up like Sprig 😭😭😭

[@disappointment7463]

Cara Drake I mean, necessarily not having a boyfriend, I mean sure she will loose people and those will be difficult times but with the generations of De Rollo and Pike and Scanlan will live a long while. So she won’t be totally alone, sure I still get teary eyed thinking about her without Vax but in the end I know she won’t be miserable.

[@cara3566]

@@disappointment7463 Yeah I agree - I have the headcanon where she just befriends generation after generation of De rollos and Trickfoots, but it would be really nice to have another druid who will age just as slowly with her.

[@D.Jay.]

Wasn't a MightyNien x Vox Machina Crossover a stretch reward of the kickstarter.

[@CriticalBrony]

Imagine Jester trying to send a message to Keyleth about her mom. Having Vox Machina, because Keyleth would absolutely bring them along to find Vilya, and the Mighty Nein meet over the exchange and that leads into the planned Mighty Nein-Vox Machina crossover. The drama and humor almost rights itself.

[@corumhayes8178]

I love Marisha's instinct to put her book on her head like a hat!

[@callmev3531]

When the Ravenqueen said to Llev’tel that Keyleth would be alright, this might have been what she meant. 7:58.

[@alr1044]

HelpfulVader99 ohhhh my traveler

[@AFLoneWolf]

Maybe, if they escort Vilya to Keyleth, we can FINALLY FIND OUT WHO IS ON THE DAMN TALDOREI COUNCIL!!

[@RPGArchangel]

AFLoneWolf the have nothing better to do so yeah that can work

[@elbruces]

HA HA YOU SAID THE RUNNING INSIDE JOKE

[@A-Certified-Dumbass]

In the far off distance, you hear the quiet yell of pain as another member dies xD

[@GameShowManOne]

This might be the biggest moment on the show since the Great Cupcake Con...Matt reminding his party that he knows how to play the long game, too. The party's reaction (ESPECIALLY Marisha's) is everything. The bonus: Talesin's "BOOM! Worth it!" victory yell.

[@TheSpencermacdougall]

Might!? Nah! It is!

[@andreschneider2713]

DM’s take notes!! Mr Mercer not only set up this amazing reveal/callback to another fucking campaign, but also just stayed silent and allowed the players to slowly realize! That makes for the most satisfying moments for players and DMs!! Bravo, bravo.

[@JDRO08]

The music you used during the Virdian moment. *chef kiss*

[@NicoNeilson]

Thanks you!!

[@thomaskalland9276]

Preach!!

[@overlord4663]

watched that bomb drop live, Chekhov's Gun went off that night, beautiful moment

[@dom9423]

I love how Marisha said “is that ALL this thing is” as if the Kraken fight from the previous campaign was one of the most terrifying things they fought

[@joelmills4304]

well, Kraken still isn't a god.

[@bigfatcarp93]

It's still jarring for me to think of it that way as a 3E player, lol. Krakens got a HUGE buff between editions. 3E Kraken was nothing special, CR12 and dumb as a fucking rock. But in 5 they're like elemental demigods.

[@SaraTiggs]

I'm pretty sure it's a Aboleth anyways.

[@bigfatcarp93]

@@SaraTiggs No, it's an elementally touched Morkoth.

[@TheTsugnawmi2010]

Holy shit! There are two things the crew didn't mention! 1) Krakens and Morkoths (this "god" is a morkoth) frequently collaborate and trade, so Villya was GIVEN to this Morkoth rather than "lost in the Water Plane"! 2) The Morkoth probably manipulates Villya - a high-level druid - to cast Goodberry and especially Heroes' Feast whenever he's given a satisfactory offering! He's got a literal treasure trove on his back so he's probably got the material components needed! It's just a matter of giving him something more valuable than his gem-encrusted bowl worth 1000GP to trade for so he'll her cast the spells for food! Then he wipes her memory of the event and takes credit for it to a) maintain his fraudulent position as "god" and b) motivate the cult to give him even more valuable items (another bowl AND something even more valuable) hoping for another rare harvest

[@bigfatcarp93]

Wait, you've lost me, what are the Heroes' Feasts for?

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

I guess it's because the crew as the mighty nein don't know what a Morkoth is given their rolls, and boy does that give even more reason to make this avocado into guacamole

[@FallstarFL]

Heroes Feast × long style Plant Growth at high level.

[@rupiepeterse]

Its more a aboleth " mercer version" Has four tentacles. Were worshipped as gods before the real gods took their place. Has ability to enslave people. ( i think its was on marishas mind as well , as why she spoke in deep speech( you can actually see matt react to her) ) They way it is discribed is very much like a aboleth Even the regional effect match Of course matthew has changed it Edit; The morkoth is indeed a great candidate I do think that matthew took both the morkoth and the aboleth and mixed it together

[@sirdroolsalot12]

Oh shit, if that thing is a morkoth, then Fjord offering up Starrazer was a baaaaaad idea, since morkoths can track the location of every item in their hoard, and if he makes it disappear or return to him, it'll be seen as thievery or a broken deal. Guacamole is gonna be pissssed!

[@WardNightstone]

let me just point something out real quick Matt "I've been sitting on that since campaign one began" he didn't say the start of the SHOW he said the start of CAMPAIGN which started in 2012 Matt has been sitting on this for EIGHT YEARS!

[@MsPeppers21]

Watching this live was WILD, I literally cried

[@NicoNeilson]

SAME

[@allisonm4493]

SAME, I was shaking so bad that I dropped the fork I was holding 😂

[@RadiantJo]

When you realize the reason why Vilya aka Keyleth's mom keeps saying she can fly is because *Spoliers* Keyleth yeeted herself off a cliff. *surprised Pikachu face*

[@alextheaxolotl3031]

Optimal Jo an excellent observation. I would love if that was Matt taking the piss out of his wife

[@RadiantJo]

@@alextheaxolotl3031 As long as it's just in good fun.

[@justineckel7177]

"its okay, we're gods!"

[@RadiantJo]

Justin Eckel “Did you just say we’re gods?” “Why would you attempt that shit?”

[@9474sammus]

I just watched that ep LAST NIGHT i laughed so hard i cried

[@LoneTailProductions]

This now focuses my sight into a future episode of Keyleth and Vilya bursting into tears as they embrace. Or Keyleth being absolutely Beau style angry.

[@bigfatcarp93]

Why would she be angry? Even Keyleth's not _that_ immature.

[@LoneTailProductions]

bigfatcarp93 Not entirely sure but I feel like it would be possible “You were alive this whole time!?” Kinda thing.

[@meo497]

My hope is that Keyleth busts in during the inevitable Morkoth fight and Shapechanges into a Pit Fiend or some other high Combat Rating bullshit

[@bigfatcarp93]

@@LoneTailProductions I mean given that she was being effectively held captive after nearly being killed that would be kinda stupid. Plus it's been 25 years, Keyleth has likely moved on to a certain extent. It's not like it's a fresh wound.

[@timmara3296]

I’ve watched that reveal way too many times over since it happened everyone’s reaction is priceless This could be such a HUGE thing for Keyleth and do so much for her Now we have to pray that the M9 can get off this island alive

[@cursed1257]

The title “dinosaurs, ghosts, and stuff” was so good.

[@cimy4330]

I like how ashley's a part of the romantic subplot in both campaigns.

[@Kay-pu9pu]

It was so late, and I was fighting sleep but kept holding on, because I knew they were going to rest after seeing Vokodo, and Tal/Caduceus was holding out for that Greater Restoration. So I waited, and pushed, and drifted, until I hear the words 'and I tap' and suddenly I'm wide awake, adrenaline pumping through me and then the reveal hits and I was just a sobbing mess. Tal's 'worth it' being echoed by me, crying into my pillows just so overjoyed and so glad I got to see it live!!!!

[@elbruces]

Hmm... Artagan knew Keyleth. And as the Traveller, he also sent the M9 to that specific island... I feel like he's playing a deeper game here.

[@MKCovers]

I die every time I see Marisha disappear behind the table

[@epicbananaman7776]

That is THE MOST infectious excitement I have ever felt

[@curtiscarver5104]

Travis had the excitement of a 5 year old when he realized it was a T-REX! So much joy. Made my heart happy ❤️❤️❤️ Also Matt has probably forgeten more amazing plots than any of us could come up with!

[@disappointment7463]

I haven’t even got to this part of the campaign and I’m crying when she starts to remember cause I had the idea of he remember Keyleth and Korrin and just started to sob.

[@mrssuperstar411]

Travis and Laura shaking in shock simultaneously is couple goals

[@christinatorres4726]

I watched this with my daughter and as soon as Matt initially described Veridian and her leg my daughter was like, that could be Keyleth's mom. Wow. Matt held on to that for a long time.

[@drc314]

I absolutely love Taliesin's laugh 7:00

[@N7AslansHobbit_Ry]

So for all as know so far, Matt thought of this when he and Marisha created Kiki's backstory. Fucking genius.

[@oliviercantas2575]

I love Matt trying to get the gang back in order after the punching stick

[@alvintollah]

1 campaign and I don't know how many years later IRL, Keyleth finally has chance to completely wrap her arc...

[@DarkAnon100]

campaign 2 takes place 20 years after C1 if i remember correctly

[@SPACEHARICE]

25ish years going by aluras age

[@longstreet0163]

To coin an already used phrase "That was genius level s**t Mathew Mercer". Yep it sure was. Talk about the long game. I wish I was capable of that level of story telling !! Fantastic stuff.

[@5dollarpizzabuffet]

I rewatched the ending of this episode maybe 10 times. I'm just about finished with campaign 1, so that was very emotional for me. Definitely cried!! Thank you for putting the whole clip in your video!

[@Kay-pu9pu]

I've been replaying the last minutes ever since the episode aired, just waiting for someone to clip it and I'm so hyped I got to your clip first! Perfect mood music for the reveal, and then the reactions all lined up...man.

[@SaraTiggs]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4maaaengt9-prM

[@billberndtson]

My favorite part is when Matt says he's been "sitting on that since campaign 1 BEGAN." Years before the stream. I marvel at him yet again.

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

matt's a master of the long game, and boy does it lead to some satisfying things i can just imagine the chaos this is gonna cause good old keyleth

[@oldwolflogan4224]

and we thought Sam was the master of the Long Con...

[@brandipelkey6288]

Travis' reaction to Kiki's mom's reveal was my absolute favorite.

[@WhaleMilk]

I think one of my favorite out-of-game moments of C2 so far is Marisha yelling "It got sucked through the water plane... WhAT iS hAppEnING?!?!?" as she falls to the floor

[@nerdygirl1018]

Marisha falling out of her chair and getting back up only to fall again

[@mattevans4377]

"Who the f*ck are these other people...." Knowing Matt, that is a very interesting question....

[@cosmonautrob8614]

I love Travis reactions. He is like a kid in a toy store. I love them all

[@Gonbaga]

What if this leads to a side quest to get Villia back home to Zephra and Keyleth, Marisha gets to play Keyleth for a cameo and Beau just says “sup” to her

[@perrycarters3113]

Please. You think Marisha's going to miss the chance to hit on herself?

[@VegetaLF7]

@Kristopher Chavez As rough as it would be on the players, I would love at least a short time of everyone at the table playing both their VM and M9 characters ala Travis playing his Search for Grog character and Grog during Search for Bob, or when Sam had to play Scanlan and Tary at the same time. Just having everyone trying to keep track of two distinct characters while Matt sits back and smiles, having had to play entire rooms of people in the past.

[@shoylerk9973]

There is nothing better than Travis' looks of absolute child delights

[@TempestRyu]

THANK YOU. I love their reaction to figuring it out SO MUCH. I was for sure Travis when I figured it out lmao. Rewatching this forever. Lol

[@pagenein]

4:05 when your crush is really supportive of you flirting with your other crush

[@avjcisrael9448]

My favorite part about the whole Viridian reveal is that Sam looked at chat. That was probably from the last week, possibly 2 weeks from when this episode was recorded. So technically a lot of chat knew when they found out

[@franciscofernandez8183]

9:09 *Top 10 unassuming twitch chat MVPs*

[@DCdabest]

Matt's pretty pleased with himself haha

[@iDongu]

oh man, the rush of energy I got at the end!

[@The2ThatR1]

Ok something I just noticed... Matt says "I've been sitting on that since campaign one... [Sounds of Travis screaming overtop] *BEGAN*"... Matt has had this planned for SO MUCH LONGER than we all thought

[@jolinevdk]

There are two things I look forward to on Mondays. CR upload and your highlight edit.

[@scorfadontis8110]

Another great video! I loved these moments! Thank you!

[@Basketball92485678]

their reactions are everything ahh thank you for this edit!!

[@rosenrot234]

Sam remembering another character's mother's name. Oh how the turns have tabled

[@nessanef539]

4:52 I so hoped she was gonna say “I smell like a crayon”

[@joelmills4304]

what if one of them on the island is the dude they sent to Wildemount to find shit on the Briarwoods and never saw again?!

[@cartoonishidealism582]

We shouldn’t be surprised that Sam figured it out so early. After all... He is notoriously good at remembering mothers’ names.

[@Isabella-po8vi]

Tbh ever since they met her the chat was full on believing that she was kealiths mom

[@pengsona3770]

Well, that's how Sam found out, by reading the episode 100 chat!

[@SaraTiggs]

@@pengsona3770 No, Sam found out this episode. Like 10 or 15 minutes before the reveal. You can watch the episode, see the moment he looked at the chat, and text Liam.

[@pengsona3770]

@@SaraTiggs You are correct that Sam found out in this episode. However, it's been speculated that these episodes are pre-recorded two weeks in advance. So while the cast was taping episode 102, the chat Sam was reading was reacting to the end of episode 100 where Viridian was first introduced.

[@elbruces]

Yeah, they started pre-recording since they came back. Apparently it helps with the virus procedures.

[@DarkAnon100]

i think it was confirm on twitter after the episode that they indeed record episode 102 while episode 100 was broadcasted. So yeah, the chat figured it out two episodes before the actual reveal

[@djtodd3]

Since one of the stretch goal "prizes" from their kickstarter was to have The Mighty Nein vs Vox Machina, I wonder if this is Matt's first step in setting that up?

[@p0pp4]

I gotta say, it's always fun to watch Marisha become COMPLETELY unglued in real time.

[@flyingskyward2153]

Book hat!

[@wellfolks9096]

Just wanted to say once again That outro is a great and fitting tune

[@Hungerformore8]

I love Travis’ reaction

[@mikjeuitbranant]

This is DM-ing at level “over nine-thousand”. The DM had the Players blew their own minds one by one....SEVERAL times in a row. Flashback after flashback....all the way to the Beginning of their quest. To manage to End their sessiion on that moment. Orgasmic. Well done!

[@tacitakoe5004]

Okay but can we just talk about the absolutely maddening chain of events that lead to this moment? Matt had this island tucked away in his back pocket since THE HOME GAME! The entirety of Campaign 1 comes and goes without Vox Machina ever finding a reason to go there or getting any clues at all that Keyleth's mother might be alive. Campaign 2 Laura asks for Jester to get her powers from Artagan - who becomes 'The Traveler'. The Traveler asks Jester for ideas on places for his followers to meet, and she suggests a Volcano. This leads Matt to have Artagan float the idea of going to Rumblecusp for the party. And now HERE WE ARE - 102 episodes into Campaign 2 - discovering Keyleth's mother brainwashed into serving a false god that is simultaneously a HUGE fanservice moment for the fans, a mindblowing twist reveal for Marisha and the cast, AND serves as the perfect dark mirror to Jester's own growing cult with the Traveler!

[@justinhurrelbrink596]

🎶 I'm so SHINAAAAYY🎶

[@AnimeWolf5193]

I'm just watching the reveal on loop. Everyones reaction is GOLD.

[@playin4power]

I could watch Travis react to this game for the rest of my life and I'd be happy

[@PalleRasmussen]

These are some very sweet people and great friends. It permeates this.

[@devinneguzman4195]

Yes!! I’ve been waiting for this!!

[@TheKrilicious]

I’m so excited for next episode. I’m really, really hoping Keyleth shows up at some point in the next session, either NPC’d by Matt for a brief moment to get a lovely family reunion OR (dream scenario), Beau goes briefly AFK so Marisha can jump into Keyleth for this moment

[@cwengel22]

One of the best session endings in Critical Role history.

[@thomaskalland9276]

God damn this shit is to good for words!!

[@gabthegreat01]

Thumbs up if y’all want to see an Ashari reunion in the near future!!

[@Grey_Shard]

i was waiting for someone to do a John Hammond voice "We have a t-rex" - also Vilya has seen one and has wild shape. Doesn't that mean she can now turn into a t-rex?

[@roll4nerd69]

They have been on fire lately. I love them so much :)

[@XCrawlFan]

The real question is... Does Yasha still smell like a crayon?

[@brandondennis5166]

I mean... it's totally a beholder, and a damn cool one at that.

[@CriLizElfGaming]

The current theory actually is that Vokodo is a Morkoth. It's an abberation like a beholder is, but it's a bit different, and it's super cool.

[@perrycarters3113]

@@CriLizElfGaming It seems, since a Morkoth is typically a Medium creature and Vokodo is both significantly larger than Medium and clearly has some form of elemental power, that Vokodo is NOT a standard Morkoth. My guess is Matt sort of souped-up Vokodo from the standard CR 11 Morkoth since the party is both 7 competent members strong and accompanied by Vilya, herself a pretty high-power Druid, though she does seem to lack their magic item arsenal. There's also the chance that he's considered that the party might somehow contact Keyleth. While Vilya currently has 'oh my god all my friends are enslaved by this monster' at the forefront of her mind, and has less than 0 clue how powerful her daughter has become, she wouldn't offer up Keyleth's name as a person to call for help, but... it's possible. And Keyleth's presence would very likely trivialize the Vokodo fight, since she can just be like "Sup bitch" and Shapechange into like, an Ancient Dragon or a Pit Fiend or a Balor or something equally ridiculous, even assuming she doesn't instead just remain humanoid and just cast some max-level magic at Vokodo, possibly even hitting it with a Feeblemind.

[@rarhawkydude9605]

Can we get another video this week where it's basically the moment Sam read the chat and realized it was Keyleth's mom? Just a 30 second clip where he explains what happens while the visual is a noir filter visual of him being surprised.

[@kalten1380]

Now imagine that Vilya dies while they fight Mr. Avocado...

[@alr1044]

Michelangelo Martinez I refuse to do that, hahaha

[@mollymauktealeaf]

At least they’ll be able to grab a diamond if they win.

[@LydiaTereK]

oh nO why would you suggest that to my brain???? D:

[@ghostchainscatterer1794]

There are SO many words in the English language and you just HAD to go with those!

[@kalten1380]

@@mollymauktealeaf Yeah it have been useful when you died as well ;P

[@Elanel]

One of my favorite parts of this is that they didn't know they were still being recorded, so we got to see their genuine nerd-out, and know it wasn't played up for an audience or something.