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@Dontyoudare Жыл бұрын
“Moving” next react?? Its so popular in Asia now everyone talking about it
@belrevan1986 Жыл бұрын
Percy (As stated by Taliesin Jaffe) is like a Weeb going to Japan for the first time and being surprised it isn't like it is in the Anime
@asmodeus9046 Жыл бұрын
So the reason why nothing in the Feywild likes Vax is because he agreed to tie himself to the Matron of Ravens (which is represented in the golden thread imagery you see with him and her). In a lot of dnd settings, a lot of these extra-ordinary realms are opposed and paired, like for example Celestial heavens being paired with and opposed by Infernal hells. The Feywild and Shadowfell are on the same axis and opposites like that, where the Feywild is like life++, it's got all this color and is almost hedonistic emotionally, whereas the Shadowfell (ruled by the matron of ravens) is all about death and grief and is grayscale, and very subdued and sombre, with a focus on fear and occasionally dark horror. And so Vax showing up in the Feywild is a bit like someone signing up to be the devil's right hand man and then walking into a fanatical heaven - everyone recognizes him as the enemy and no one likes him, and everyone wants to take a potshot at him.
@VegetaLF7 Жыл бұрын
Exactly. The Feywild and Shadowfell are the two realms closest to the "normal" world, opposite and opposed. Like you said, Vax is basically a being representing Death walking in a world of untamed life, it's fitting he's getting these reactions.
@secretskull214 ай бұрын
That’s an excellent explanation, thank you.
@SebastianWeinberg Жыл бұрын
The _Makin' My Way_ song was a reference to a _Critical Role_ meme that developed around the table. It started when someone said something along the lines of, "I'm making my way over to X", and someone else reacted by singing the first line of _A Thousand Miles_ by Vanessa Carlton: ♬ _Making my way downtown…_ ♫ From then on, nobody could utter the words, "make my way" without one or more of the others piping up, "♬ Makin' My Way! ♫" and/or imitating the piano riff from the song. And then the memetic mutations set in, leading to things like: "The tendrils snake down to entangle you…" - "♬ Snakin' Their Way! ♫" Pretty much the same thing happened with the phrase "It's been a while…"
@ArcherWillows3 ай бұрын
forgot to mention that with time "making my way" has become less and less intelligible, to the point where any random combination of syllables in that pattern counts as the reference
@DanGamingFan2406 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad Pike's okay and Grog finally destroyed Crraven Edge even if it did cost him his strength. Also, I love the Fey jelly spore acid trip, and since you were wondering, Garmelie is voiced by Billy Boyd, the Scottish actor who played Pippin in _The Lord of the Rings._
@watershipup7101 Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@waterbullstudios9195 Жыл бұрын
I love that guy.
@VegetaLF7 Жыл бұрын
A funny yet morbid bit of trivia for you, that pretty little bird that was killed in the beginning? That was voiced and modeled after Dagon, the pet bird belonging to Matt Mercer and Marisha Ray. Between recording it and the release of this episode, Dagon sadly passed away and the two of them had forgotten about his cameo in the episode, so during the group watch party the two of them lost their minds when they saw it, finding the whole thing hilarious. They remarked how they had immortalized their beloved pet in their show...by depicting him being horrifically torn apart. The creatures of the Fey have it out for Vax because he is the Champion of the Goddess of Death and the Fey Realm is a realm of chaotic life. The two are *extremely* opposed to one another and the Fey choose to defend themselves against him because of who he represents.
@bastik.3011 Жыл бұрын
however i love that the Mother of Ravens is not depicted as evil but as a vessel of a necessary bad thing
@AnxietyRat11 ай бұрын
@@bastik.3011she alignment wise is neutral even in regular D&D lore. So it's not an Exandria specific thing.
@kateorgera5907 Жыл бұрын
Also, fun fact: All those references to Grog wishing he had died or that he was as useless as a corpse are likely a reference to the fact that, in the campaign, Grog actually DID die from breaking the sword, and was revived. But since Vex's death had happened just before this, I think they didn't want to be repetitive in the show.
@xenonuke1194 Жыл бұрын
Yea with vex's death and the cliffhanger with pike they wanted to do something else. He also never broke the sword it killed him through exhaustion and they yeeted it into another dimension
@funnylilgalreacts Жыл бұрын
Percy being positive was the weirdest part of the Fey Realm 😂
@VegetaLF7 Жыл бұрын
The idea behind it is that Percy is a huge nerd about things, having grown up in the library in his castle. Taliesin said that Percy here is sort of like the Western Anime fan who swears he knows everything about Japan from his stories and now has a chance to go there and having all his preconceived ideas shattered by the reality of it
@davidbodor1762 Жыл бұрын
Oh hey, fancy seeing you here.
@patrickmcisaac3142 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing, it's like seeing a teacher at the grocery store!@@davidbodor1762
@brewdaly1873 Жыл бұрын
What is this, a crossover episode?
@AVJHalonen Жыл бұрын
♥
@DovahkiinMaster172 Жыл бұрын
That bird that gets ripped apart and eaten in the beginning was based off of Matt Mercer and Marisha Ray’s real life pet bird. He had died not long before season 2 started airing so Matt had to watch his pet bird die twice and couldn’t stop laughing about how morbid it was.
@I.Lostalim Жыл бұрын
With Syngorn its worth mentioning that in Episode 5 it was mentioned (Alura, I think) that the elves if Syngorn had left after the dragon attack.... As for the breakability of Craven Edge, in the live play it was more that Grog finally made his Willpower test and was able to walk away, but it also killed him. Pike brought him back and Keyleth dropped the sword in an abandoned pocket plane. I like this version for the story as they are tying it back to a orevious thing weve seen for Grog, but also tying it forward to a future thing. As many have said, the travel montage is a tribute to an in joke from the table top where they would channel a little Vanessa Carlton anytime the phrase " I make my way" or similar was spoken. There's two versions, Sam and Ash doing the country version and the Laura dling a sultry cabaret version over the credits.
@MizuMing Жыл бұрын
12:53 The city was from Exandria and only moved to the Feywild for protection once the dragons appeared and started attacking other locations in the world. It can move back and forth between the realms thanks to something called threshold crests.
@neonom1024 Жыл бұрын
and they'll learn that in the next episode.
@The_Crimson_Witch Жыл бұрын
I imagine Craven Edge wasn't an especially powerful (in the show, not the campaign) magic item, especially when compared to a vestige, so was easier to break.
@TheGreatTsiom Жыл бұрын
As Taliesin learned in campaign 3, it depends on the enchantment. 😂
@benmiller7690 Жыл бұрын
@@TheGreatTsiomhahah I loved that moment 😂
@EpicRandomness555 Жыл бұрын
@@TheGreatTsiom That made me just a little mad lol. At Taliesin and Matt. Every other magical item is invincible, but not this one of a kind super important one! Don’t touch Tal!!
@trapbuilder2283 Жыл бұрын
@@EpicRandomness555 By default, only Artifacts are indestructible. Every other magic item (except ones specifically mentioned to be indestructible, like unbreakable arrows) just have resistance to all damage, making them exactly twice as hard to break as a regular item. "Most magic items are objects of extraordinary artisanship, assembled from the finest materials with meticulous attention to detail. Thanks to this combination of careful crafting and magical reinforcement, a magic item is at least as durable as a regular item of its kind. Most magic items, other than potions and scrolls, have resistance to all damage. Artifacts are practically indestructible, requiring extreme measures to destroy." Source: Dungeon Master's Guide - Chapter 7: Treasure - Magic Items - Magic Item Resilience
@haku8135 Жыл бұрын
@@trapbuilder2283 Yeah, it's even a part of some magic item's descriptions that they can be broken. If you rip a bag of holding, it don't work too well. Like a +1 suit of plate would make you invincible if ALL magic items were indestructible.
@animegamelover6368 Жыл бұрын
Makin' My Way is one of the best parts of this episode, and Ashley and Sam are wonderful singers!! What I wouldn't give to see the whole CR crew do some kinda big musical!
@misteryman526 Жыл бұрын
"We will all be gods!" Yeah, I don't see Thordak actually sharing power with the rest of the Conclave when his plans are complete.
@Samael28243 ай бұрын
My theory as someone who hasn't watched the show is that he's planning to try and merge the conclave into one dragon, example Tiamat.
@LolDanDaMan Жыл бұрын
It’s Thursday Morning!!
@AMoniqueOcampo Жыл бұрын
The Fey Realm and The Echo Tree are my fave episodes in this season! This particular episode is so much fun!
@MegaRay220 Жыл бұрын
Love how we’ve had 2 hobbits so far in this show. Really hope next season we can get Sean Astin and then maybe even Elijah Wood
@CrownofMischief Жыл бұрын
I'm hoping we get Elijah as Senokir
@Elliecesa Жыл бұрын
I wonder if Elijah character will wear a wig
@thedarkknight2221 Жыл бұрын
I need to see both an art book of Garmelie’s sketches, and even video of the actual artists drawing those sketches, there’s no way they weren’t laughing their asses off drawing them🤣🤣🤣🤣. And the whole mushroom trip that Vex and Keyleth went through was both hilarious and awesome, and me being a fan of Dragonball Z Abridged I immediately said “I hoped they packed their bags, because their about to *go on a trip*….”. Also loved that they got Cheech Marin as Trinket, though I would’ve added that he was playing the sitar that they always play when you see when someone is tripping.🤣🤣🤣
@masonmarlatt15 Жыл бұрын
It's funny you said that trinket sounds like cheech because it actually is. He does indeed voice trinket when vex and keyleth are drugged.
@kateorgera5907 Жыл бұрын
Like, Pike and Scanlan are under 4 feet tall trying to move a Goliath who is literally more than twice their size (8 feet 7 inches), of course it's going to be hard for them, lol. The only reason they even can is that he lost all of his muscle weight.
@mishiara5499 Жыл бұрын
Funny thing is scanland has uncharacteristicly high strength stat for a bard and gnome
@andrewdickinson2245 Жыл бұрын
The bird at the start was based on Dragon, Matt and Marishas parakeet, unfortunately he had pased away by time this was released.
@steviehills4256 Жыл бұрын
Travel safe, friends. Let chaos reign!
@lespaul5734 Жыл бұрын
I wonder, did this episode come out before the reveal in Campaign 2? The "traveler" line seems way to purposeful
@steviehills4256 Жыл бұрын
This episode was released in Feb 2023. If my memory serves, I think the traveler was revealed in Campaign 2 Episode 94 in 2020.@@lespaul5734
@aadharmendiratta7632 Жыл бұрын
@@lespaul5734 The Campaign ended over a year ago this was probably later than that.
@lespaul5734 Жыл бұрын
@aadharmendiratta7632 That makes sense, idk why I thought season 2 came out so long ago when it didn't. In any case, that "traveler" nod is pretty nice!
@bcn1gh7h4wk Жыл бұрын
a long time ago I watched a video that described every iconic corner of the world in one sentence. I distinctly remember Australia labeled "Everything that can possibly kill you", as pictures of various bugs, plants and animals flashed by. that's basically the Feywild here.
@Kimbrell Жыл бұрын
For some reason Calvin going limp at the end has me rolling. 😂
@KikiSohma Жыл бұрын
Indeed Jake. "F*ck the Fey." XD
@xxxxRouvenxxxx Жыл бұрын
the ending was hilarious :D
@janleslielvaas3211 Жыл бұрын
Cheech have voiced a few animated characters in his career, Tito in Oliver & the gang, Banzai in the lion king, Ramone in cars and more.
@KikiSohma Жыл бұрын
Tito in Oliver and Company* :)
@Aelithe680 Жыл бұрын
The 'Makin my Way' Song is an inside joke within the critical role community. They'd hum it whenever a player wanted to move their mini and say 'I'll make my way *etc*' and the cast would go 'makin muh way' in the tune of A Thousand Miles xD 'Makin my way down town, walking fast, faces pass yada yada' xD
@HereBeDragonsYT Жыл бұрын
Makin my way
@seaztheday4418 Жыл бұрын
I'm MAKIN MY WAY into yo' comments
@Dontyoudare Жыл бұрын
“Moving” next react?? Its so popular in Asia now everyone talking about it
@johannesbowers7467 Жыл бұрын
I look at the attribute damage this way.... STAT minimum is three, If any of your attributes are reduced to 0 you die, so Grog is suffering with a STR score of 1-2, Which is insufficient for a humanoid to walk (using human as a baseline, Goliath minimum may be higher.)
@piperbird7193 Жыл бұрын
The sad part about the little bird is it was modeled on Matt and Marisha's bird Dagon. Dagon passed between making this and the episode releasing.
@canadian__ninja Жыл бұрын
It's too bad the series didn't have time to do Craven Edge justice, in the actual show it killed Grog by draining him dry and that's why he was so weak.
@toonman5099 Жыл бұрын
Percy in the Fey Realm here is basically equivalent to the guy who got real nerdy and studied up on Japan, expecting to be an expert guide once he got there despite never going there before. Also, one of the guy's behind the show FOUGHT to keep the talking Satyr butthole in. As far as the twin's past, they left their parents place and was in a normal set of woods, hard to think they realm traveled and it's heavily implied to be the normal realm. The credits song is Laura's slow sensual version. I THINK its originally from one of the 4-sided dive (Q&A/firepit) streams? Not sure.
@radyrara Жыл бұрын
What happened to Rick?
@mishiara5499 Жыл бұрын
He really did not like the show season 1 so i think he opted out of season 2
@themoviecritic1092 Жыл бұрын
W show
@Crimzzon Жыл бұрын
*makingmyway*
@chickenwinghero6275 Жыл бұрын
Dream Appa/Momo and drug trip Trinket need to get together
@spectre-8 Жыл бұрын
Who is the new guy? pls don't replace rick
@KikiSohma Жыл бұрын
The "New Guy" is Jake. He is not replacing Rick. He is adding his own contribution to the group dynamic. Jake is reacting to the Legend of Vox Machina as he is knowledgeable on Vox Machina and Critical Role.
@mostrodelretail Жыл бұрын
Disappointed you've not reacted to OPLA
@cspaikido Жыл бұрын
Don't talk over the dialogue, thanks.
@lancethedecayedguardian2719 Жыл бұрын
They do what they want, beside they go back and watch parts they may have missed to discuss it later