The Legend of Vox Machina 2x8 Reaction | Echo Tree

[@williamlee588]

Elves are descendants of Fey.. Arch Fey tend to see Elves similar to as how snobby elves see half-elves basically.. and Scanlan is whistling "Pull my beads" as he administers the pill

[@funnylilgalreacts]

OMG how did I miss the beads song!!!

[@cschwally]

I missed that too. Hilarious.

[@rfrancoi]

I think its, "Pull on my Motherfuckin' beads." 😂🤣

[@wiredjerk]

They’re also crazy powerful. That’s why even Vax couldn’t break free with the vestige. I will say that since they’re mostly Chaotic Neutral, the fey - like “Garmilli” - see most beings as playthings. It’s the elves ego that get on their nerve.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

Damn, I missed it too. But I still appreciate that they add so many little details, even if I don't get them. x)

[@PristineTX]

Vex said a crucial line at the end there, when Vax said their father was the same as he'd always been, and Vex replied that the reason she didn't want to go back and see him with Fenthris (the bow) was because SHE WAS TOO. Through the emotional tumult that she just went through in the corrupted tree, she realizes that she can't be the same Vex'ahlia the next time she sees her father.

[@Ironoclasty]

"That's a hard pill to swallow" [immediately afterward] [Grog's pill]

[@boiledcrap]

...Funny you should say that...

[@bucue802]

The timing was amazing

[@MrPingn]

"Good news! It's a suppository!" - Prof. Hubert Farnsworth.

[@calebtoles3819]

The redheaded fey at the end of the episode is a spoiler, but one you’ll have to wait a while to see. So just a heads up, don’t go down that rabbit hole searching for info haha

[@elfbreath]

Yeah, he might come up again. But showing that little reveal at the end isn’t supposed to make sense to the uninitiated, it’s a treat for ppl who watch the stream. All will be revealed in time!

[@greyscaleadaven]

Yeah obviously be watching out for that figure in the future episodes, but for those who aren't in the know it'll be best to find out with the show

[@t3hsilarn]

@@elfbreath Well, he also revealed himself to Vox Machina in the campaign and is needed setup for future events. So I don't think it's supposed to be just a treat for Critters. We need to establish the character for the LoVM story as well. But yes, more will be revealed in due time.

[@DungeonDragon18]

All you really need to know for the time being is that he's an incredibly powerful and kinda sketchy archfey who was pretending to be a gross little satyr for the fun of it.

[@ThePrincessCH]

I like that their stepmother is at least trying to be cordial with them.

[@AnxietyRat]

Yeah, she's actually really nice to them and very sweet when interacting with them in the campaign. Same with their half sister... It's really just their dad that's a massive dick to them.

[@caffeinedelusions]

To my understanding, she and their half-sister are absolute darlings. The entire problem is their dad.

[@davidbodor1762]

The mysterious person at the end is a big deal in the fandom, but it's a long con, it will take quite a bit until we'll see him again.

[@AnxietyRat]

Slight campaign 1&2 spoilers I mean within the animated TV show actually won't be that long until we see him again. Vox Machina see him twice. Once during this visit to the feywild and then again eventually... So we'll see him sooner than we think.... But then also with the mighty nein being adapted we're going to see him real soon, for sure.

[@TheMadirishgunner]

there will be a con yes 🤣🤣

[@DracheLehre]

@@TheMadirishgunner Where... a volcano? Please...

[@davidbodor1762]

@@AnxietyRat Well I meant it long as in it's not season 2, maybe not even season 3 material depending on how much time Amazon gives them to work with.

[@PuffyCloud_aka_puffeclaude]

He might weasel himself in there once in awhile, yeah.

[@silentinfinity]

I adore how Percy stands up for Vex. He tries to operate on their dad's level as nobility, but ultimately even that isn't enough.

[@elbruces]

In-game, Trinket was voiced by Matt. He does a pretty good bear growl. "You got any sheep's milk?" That was a great laugh, thanks. The "big guy at the end" is a very gray area for spoilers. He'll probably show up maybe once more in this entire show (Garmelie mentioned a "next time"), after which you'll have to wait until the Mighty Nein show comes out. He's definitely a "long game" sort of deal. And of course you could hear Matt Mercer's "silky" voice there. Grog is basically the Trickfoots' foster kid. He's pretty much Pike's brother. In the game, there's only the one story going on at a time. But TV shows work well when they can flip scenes between two storylines (A and B). So splitting the group for a while lets them cover more ground and pack in more plot. As long as they don't split them up too long or too often, but I think it works well so far.

[@ShadowyFox_86]

Matt still does voice Trinket in the rest of the campaign thus far.

[@cryofpaine]

This was really clever. I love how they are staying true to the core story, but aren't afraid to make these significant changes. With a group this large, there are often a few characters who are just there in any given scene. It's common to have a character or several who don't play a meaningful role in a scene. And with how compressed the series is, splitting them up and running dual storylines that only feature the characters important to that storyline makes so much sense.

[@heatth1474]

Allura and Lady Kima actually mentioned with confusion Sygorn vanishing a few episodes ago. I believe either Vex or Vax overheard and made a face about it. They knew what had happened by didn't mention it. I assume because they didn't want to think about it more than they had to.

[@ShadowyFox_86]

It actually had more to do with the comment Kima made about elves. The visible reaction didn't come until the insult.

[@t3hsilarn]

@@ShadowyFox_86 It really wasn't, though. It was in reaction to the mention of Syngorn, because that's where there father was. But I understand that new watchers probably won't know that and will misinterpret her reaction. The twins were basically rejected by the elves for being half-elven, so they wouldn't have been that miffed by Kima's comment. (Their father was the worst of it, but it was also elven society at large.) They did mention Syngorn and their father a couple of times but it's easy to forget.

[@MTG_Scribe]

I *love* that they let Vex win this fight on her own with no direct help from anyone. A fun and spoiler-free fact from the stream is that during the end of campaign wrap-up special, Matt was asked what would have happened if Vex agreed to join Saundor, and Matt said it would have changed her race to a Fey with tree-like skin as she slowly became more and more teathered to Saundor over time.

[@matthewsteinmetz729]

This is why Matt's a good DM. Offers an entirely new branching story arc that gives benefits but includes significant complications based on the character's backstory so it seems plausible, but knows there's a decent chance it'll be rejected because of character development. That's good shit

[@nachoalfonso2614]

@@matthewsteinmetz729 LoL "branching storylines"

[@zozilin]

@@matthewsteinmetz729 If only he kept it up for campaign 2 and 3, there are no consequences for anything there

[@Birthday888]

@@zozilin Spoilers. Mollymauk? Fjord's patron? Caduceus' family grove? Laudna? Eshteross?

[@belindaluna2067]

@@Birthday888 I love VM but it can be irritating how some fans misremember how their adventure went and shit on other campaigns.

[@OptionZero]

I am enjoying how each of the pairings they’ve teased have their own flavor: Vax and Keyleth are the high school kids with crushes they can’t figure out; Vex and Percy are too cool to be honest about their feelings; Pike and Scanlan is the pure soul trying to take the wild playboy. Meanwhile, Grog just wants to lift his ale

[@Vipre-]

Less wild playboy and more insecure guy hiding it behind class clown.

[@DracheLehre]

Well there was that water nymph pre-streams. But it seems that she doesn't exist

[@TheBloodypimp]

@@DracheLehre we don't really know what happened there... thou.

[@caffeinedelusions]

Yeah, Travis was very adamant that he didn't want to go through any tabletop romance. That changed in Campaign 2, but Laura had to WORK for it. Too late for Grog, though.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@caffeinedelusions She literally had to romance him like her character did. Honestly the development of all the characters in the mighty nein were fantastic, and I can’t wait to see it adapted for the screen.

[@leadingblind1629]

I was WAITING for you to watch this one. This was hands down my favorite episode of the whole show thus far. And a brilliant campaign translation with some of my favorite Percy lines.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Indeed. It's been a while since I have seen the campaign but as the lines dropped I remembered all of it. The dialogue was in large parts more or less a one to one adaptation to the exchanges at the table. Troy Baker even had a similar tone of arrogance in his role that came quite close to what Matt was doing that day.

[@leadingblind1629]

@@Quotenwagnerianer I was waiting for Percy to put the ambassador in his place. Too bad it didn't go quite as smoothly this time around.

[@HeavensOfMetal]

I’m just sad that we lost this classic Percy moment; “Lovely field, I apologize at the rudeness of my compatriots. We will be gentle trouncing through you. We will make as little mark as we can and enjoy the splendor of your ever-changing colors. You are majestic; you are windswept; you are everything I could hope for in a beautiful field.”

[@TheRubberDuck77]

@@Quotenwagnerianer I did go back and look at the campaign, they did take out alot of their father actually "claiming" to care for them ect, they are probably planning on leaving that for later. Because the blow up happened after his claim for caring for them anyways. So the, whole, thats what family is for or whatever I think covered that story beat. I did also think Percy making her a Lady translated better in the campagin too... really all they needed to do was copy Laura's reaction to Vex's face, then again she needed to be playing it off like he didn't just do it, sooooo but the pull his blood from her vein's was just as good, both performances gave me chills when she said it.

[@chickenbane1872]

Percy and Vex has to be my favorite ship. I sorta picked up on it in season 1 with their "practicing your resting bitchface" conversation. They had this ease, banter, and respect for each other that they both didn't really have for anyone else. Also, at no point did it ever feel rushed. I feel that their romantic relationship probably has the strongest foundations and would be the most likely to last.

[@jordanpeterson5140]

Vaxleth is good, but I did always enjoy Perc'ahlia (a.k.a. Bad News Bears) more.

[@wrytar7717]

Just here to say: Vex and Percy are my favourite duo. They compliment each other so well.

[@lyannastark628]

I love that they gave their relationship a little time to develop this episode. Percy has so much respect for her. I love that.

[@thetankgarage]

About why Syldor had taken the twins, I think it was just pride. I have a faint memory of Vex straight up asking but I think it's from a later scene in the campaign. I looked through Kith & Kin the book and I can't find anything specific, only "I though if you were educated enough bla bla". Did get reminded speedreading through the book that they didn't run away because she broke an heirloom, Syldor broke Vex's bow to punish Vax for sneaking out at night, stealing and "humiliating" him. The bow was a gift from Vax. "The moment her fingers wrapped around the gift, she stilled. When she unwrapped the linen and the deep-brown staff peeked out, she gasped." "The hazelwood longbow was the best the bowyer had on offer. She knew it well, because she'd spent countless nights admiring and lusting over the bow..." "I saw how much you wanted this so I saved up"

[@JulianCommodus]

He took the twins because no children of his would grow up in a hovel. It was solely out of bigoted pride and familial obligation.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@JulianCommodus So did he sleep with a human as a fetish thing or was he just drunk?

[@DreamFearless]

LMAO They _absolutely_ should have had Scanlan ask pop-pop if he had any sheep’s milk. 😂💀

[@testfire3000]

What a missed opportunity!

[@justjester5682]

The use of tree stride and fire elemental might be the coolest shit i've ever seen!

[@kaitlynwickham6237]

I know of some awesome kills the party gets in the future, but this Keyleth moment might top them all!

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

I'm really curious how they reveal who it is that Vex's heart belongs to. In the campaign that moment was abolutely hilarious. Laura improvised something and the whole table exploded. And telling you about the guy masking as Garmelie... basically impossible. Even telling whether he comes back is already a spoiler. So let's just say: There is a good reason why they included him.

[@ConfuseTheMasses]

So far the only thing you'd be able to know about the character at the end is that his name is Artagan and he's voiced by Matt Mercer, shown in the credits. Everything else will hopefully be revealed in time

[@Valp85]

He also did outright tell them who he was in the previous episode. Which is ..not illuminating much for the uninitiated really

[@elbruces]

@@Valp85 I think that was why they could get away with the reveal. If you haven't seen campaigns 1 or 2, he's just some dude. Okay... But if you have, you can geek out about it.

[@NigelSmith72]

Big, powerful, mysterious fae guy at the end of an episode? Nope, definitely not spoilery at all, nothing to see here…. ;)

[@pinkrole2210]

So nice to see a sprinkle of Artagans real form.

[@Phi1618033]

Garmelie also mentioned in the previous episode that he's just a traveler.

[@guyfrape687]

Love "Brassy" as a name. Mangling Matt's NPC names puts you well on the way to being a true Critter 😄 The reveal on Garmelie at the end is pretty big as far as the campaigns as a whole go, but the real pay off won't come for a couple of years. And on a different show. Don't sweat it for now, but keep it in mind as it's one of many reasons Matt Mercer is the DM GOAT 😄

[@RvBDopp]

Two voice actors do stand out above others in this episode. The voice of Pop-pop is none other than Mr. Henry Winkler himself. And Syldor's voice is none other than the same that voiced Joel in the video game The Last of US, Troy Baker.

[@elfbreath]

Since it’s out of the bag that Percy and Vex like each other now: Taliesin (Percy) said when Vex asked “Do I look like I come from nobility?” is when Percy realized he was in love with her. Laura (Vex) said Vex realized it in the Briarwood arc (“Darling, take off the mask”). But she didn’t say anything because she knew Percy had a lot of issues he needed to sort out before he could handle a relationship. Percy giving Vex a title meant the world to her. Nothing is more important to him than Whitestone, and him naming her a Baroness is him not only saying he trusts her, but that he wants her to be a part of the most important thing in his life.

[@ShadowyFox_86]

That live episode and the people cheered when Percy gave that title.

[@elfbreath]

@@ShadowyFox_86And the big giddy grin on Laura’s face

[@t3hsilarn]

Yeah they've definitely slow played their relationship much more than Vax / Keyleth, but for good reasons honestly. It was frankly similar in the campaign, Vax admitted his feelings for Keyleth when she wasn't really expecting it, and while they both had feelings for each other she wasn't ready. I'm not going to say more about that for now because I think they're letting that grow the way it needs to in the show. But if you watch season 1, there are absolutely a number of scenes between Vex and Percy where they show a lot of affection and comfortability with each other, as well as mutual support. Vex steps up to support Percy during his darkest moments often before the rest of the party. It's built much more slowly but has a more solid foundation than Vax and Keyleth, which is basically how it happened at the table.

[@HannahBanina]

The fact that Vex and Vax have a way better relationship with their stepmom and their half-sister than they do with their actual blood father tho. Also: "Got any sheep's milk?" I'm dead 🤣

[@Hapsby]

Omg I never put that line together.

[@JackOfBlackPhoenix]

27:34 Funny you mention Vox Polymachina, there actually was a scene on stream when they were visiting Syngorn (equivalent of this very episode) where the party had a "polyamorous" moment to steer away curiosity of some guards. Here's the scene kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJPEi2uJjM56f5I There was also a brilliant bit that was unfortunately cut from the show (probably for time) where they had to steal a hat of a prominent figure in the city aswell as a piece of a magical crystals that are responsible for teleporting the city through the planes. They took care of these in a very... Vox Machina way.

[@qa1327]

I was going to link the same vid. When she said that I immediately thought of “come on I’m tense”.

[@bucue802]

Thank you, came here to make the same remark, have a like.

[@pazz]

So in the intro you were wondering who "voices" Trinket in the livestreamed campaign. While Laura (Vex) controls Trinket in battle and decides what he does, Matt would make the bear noises, and would voice Trinket whenever someone cast a spell like "speak with animals".

[@bryanmacklem2654]

Well there was the one shot that Travis voiced Trinket as Grog thought Trinket would sound.....sort of. 😉

[@purplelikefire]

Funny you should say Poly Machina, there was a moment they didn't put in the animated show with that theme.

[@AdamEspersona]

This episode and the previous one was such a treat for the shippers. And that archer duel between Vex and Saundor was amazing. So was Kiki’s usage of Tree Stride and her Fire Elemental form, a moment from the campaign that was recreated beautifully. Syldor is the worst, but the REST of his family are great. They’re full-blooded elves, yet they love the half-elven twins. Also, can we agree that the sight of Keyleth wielding one of Vax’s daggers (and even twirling it like he does) is just so precious? She’s clearly studied him. 😊 (I even wrote a fic that revisits that moment.) As for Grog and the gnomes… it’s about to get heavy next episode.

[@Heritage367]

At what point did Keyleth wield one of Vax's daggers? I missed that

[@AdamEspersona]

@@Heritage367 It was just after Vex rejected Saundor. She managed to grab it and cut herself free from the vines before passing it off to Vax. There is actually a clip of the entire fight on KZbin, beginning with that.

[@stevencavanagh7990]

Syingon uses Magic tech from the age of Arcana, the time before the fall. to teleport. it wasn't covered here, but the bad guy at the end who Vex fought, actually has a tragic Backstory.

[@testfire3000]

Yeah, they really had to condense the whole Shademurk story line. Like remove most of it and just reduce him to the bad guy of the week, as it were. Which is sad because that whole Feywild story was spectacular and horrific. I mean you could do half an episode just about seeing a Syngorn guard and a werewolf dancing around a campfire.

[@hcdhcdhcd41]

Than you, Laeryn

[@CrownofMischief]

15:39 as great as that would be, they don't want to deprive Velora the chance to see her big brother and sister

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Keylith gets the best music!

[@manahakume9870]

PercyXVex starts here, him giving her the title is a huge thing, he not only embarrassed her father, but he elevated Vex to a higher status then her father which must be infuriating for him, and a royal stood up for her just by him being himself; i think the biggest difference in Vax and percys approach to protecting her against their father is Vax is trying to be a shield and it makes her feel weak, where percy offered her something of a pedestal to stand tall on and lord over her father all on her own :3

[@Melodymist]

That's a really great way of putting it! (To be fair though, Vax is in the same boat as her, he doesn't have the same kind of status as Percy to be able to give Vex that.)

[@manahakume9870]

@@Melodymist true he doesnt but instead of standing in front of her he could stand with her, what he's doing isnt necessarily wrong, its just not what Vex wants, she wants to feel like shes got a dog in the fight not like shes being protected from harm, like is established in EP3 Vex doesnt need Vax he needs her, and so he's protective of her, understandably, but she doesnt feel like she needs a shield; plus she's searching for that acceptance she will never get so she doesnt want to yell at her father she wants him to see her for her not for the 'mistake' she is to him, honestly there is probably no way for Vax to help her in a way she would like but treating her like she needs to be rescued is the main thing that sets her off with Vax and her dads arguments :3

[@Stable_Delerium]

Percy has the benefit of having met Vex as an adult and didn’t endure shared abuse with their father. I don’t think we can really judge Vax for acting as a shield.

[@phoenixdzk]

The glaives that the Elves wield in Syngorn match the glaives used by Elrond's army in the very first battle depicted in LOTR: the fellowship of the ring. Also Percy's & Vex's dialogue is nearly matched verbatim from the live stream

[@d.k.t.3380]

23:22 that is... a character you'll meet later if the show stays true to the campaign. Fey creatures are truly depraved and f**ked up, and (without spoilers) Matt goes in HARD with this character, to the point that at - the end of the session I'm thinking of: IYKYK - Marisha has a worried look on her face as she turns to Matt and says "I have to go home with you..." It goes THAT HARD.

[@DungeonDragon18]

That's what I love about the fey; they're not good or evil, they're just unfathomably weird.

[@appo9357]

12:52 As soon as I watched this episode, I couldn’t wait for you to also.

[@stonecoldku4161]

The fact that you're attracted to Percy is actually spot on. Even during the campaign there were a good number of ladies that wanted to get with Percy.

[@kenle2]

He had the whole "Byronic, literally tortured soul" thing going that brought out a lot of nurturing desires. Healing the broken bird.

[@jebus7679]

If you love Scanlan for his dirty jokes, you are going to love seeing Laura Bailey unleashed as Jester when their next campaign gets animated. Laura has, hands down, the dirtiest mind at the table.

[@VegetaLF7]

She is, in Matt's own words, their resident 14 year old

[@liamharrold3762]

Glad you enjoyed episode 7 and 8 the whole series has been excellent glad to continue the rest of the journey with you 💕

[@testfire3000]

Loving the chance to re-watch your reactions for all three seasons! This message is to feed the algorithm. ^_^

[@lamb4887]

Polymachina? *chants* one of us! one of us! one of us!

[@funnylilgalreacts]

😂😂

[@testfire3000]

I thought the whole Saundor thing was super creepy in the live game and it did translate fairly well here. What a pickup line "My dear broken Vex'ahlia". Also, in the live game Grog was with the team in Syngorn and it was actually here that he misheard "good day" as "bidet" and it all snowballed from there. Clearly that is why they changed it to Vasselheim since they planned to split the group for the series.

[@calvinmccullumsmith8148]

The way that you said "thats' a hard pill to swallow" with perfect timing

[@hannahtavana]

I really enjoyed your reaction to this episode, you make it more fun

[@CheckersMcGavern]

God, this show keeps getting better and better with each episode. I don't know how they do it.

[@catindigo9907]

First off, I feel I need to apologize for my last comment, I made an assumption about the editing and I was wrong, thank you Xander for correcting me, I am sorry. Your reactions are so much fun, well, enjoyable, I can't say fun when the tears start, you get it. I could say more but instead, Grog.... my favorite character... I enjoy how invested you are, I personally don't get invested in shows and I envy that, your passion about it us what makes you my favorite reactor. Have a great day.

[@ccloudleaf]

I love the reaction to "My heart is someone else's" 19:25 You go from concerned to about her physical safety to more interested in a romantic development THAT quick hahaha

[@darrenl3289]

I adored watching you smile when Percy unleashed on the dad. It was such a great moment in the campaign. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGqplnyYnKl5gZI So anybody reading that hasn't seen it can see the live reaction. Great writing to contrast the dad with Pop pop being so sweet, and he was voiced by one of the kindest souls in Hollywood, Henry Winkler. You also deserve some applause for the line "that's a hard pill to swallow" about the cold father, then it flashes to Grog getting his own pill that uhh... yeah no swallowing involved at all lol

[@lyannastark628]

Thank you for posting this!

[@darrenl3289]

@@lyannastark628 the North remembers

[@kenle2]

How cool is it having "The Fonz" as your Pop-Pop?

[@cat_cosplay_inc]

You videos for the show have been amazingly entertaining as a supplement to the show each week. Thank you for them!

[@thetankgarage]

Garmelie that little scamp... :) Do not look him up! He helped inspire one of my favorite scenes from all of CR. Main reason I watch is the impressive improv and the scene between Vex and Percy about "worth" is just two great actors doing their thing. There's even a live action adaptation of just that scene made by some fans, the words spoken are literally 1 to 1 that's how well their improv translated into a proper scene. I would love to link it but it contains to many spoilers. Also let me be the first out of thousands to point out that the "It's Lady Vex'ahlia.." was made infront of a live audience, not sure it might have been their first live show? kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGqplnyYnKl5gZI

[@ShadowyFox_86]

That live moment was fabulous.

[@ChillyCucumber]

Important point of clarification since you were confused on this in a previous episode: You commented on how it was said that the Vegetables of the Virgins were too powerful for mortals, and talked about how you didn’t think that most of the party are mortals because they aren’t human. Mortal means anyone that isn’t immortal, in other words, anyone that isn’t a god or a demigod. The Vestiges aren’t so powerful that mortal’s CAN’T wield them, they’re so powerful that they SHOULDN’T. Case in point, Grog’s uncle. If a powerful item like that falls into the hands of somebody that shouldn’t be given that kind of power, bad things happen.

[@MrPingn]

Love that Grog calls Pike's 2 times great grandfather Pop-Pop too. Really shows that they are a family. Perfect timing on the "tough pill to swallow" statement. 😂 "Good news! It's a suppository." - Prof. Hubert Farnsworth

[@nigelhyde279]

Groggy really needs to discover where his strength comes from.

[@grimm516]

Ya matt is really good at putting hints & seeds in to his campaigns that don't bud until later some times real life years go by before it gets revealed the long game, and the playes at his table connect the dots and lose their minds 😉 and the elfy like dude at the end ( Garmelie ) ps some times matts players do the same long game stuff & it's really epic to see.

[@codybarnes1531]

Oh who cares if you mess up, its not homework. Its entertainment. If you had fun you won. Keep up the good work. Edit: EPIC SPOILERS . . . That Guy at the end is "The Traveler" an uber Arch-Fey and the patron of Laura Baileys character in the next campaign. Look for him in the Mighty Nein animated series.

[@AnxietyRat]

He's credited as Artagan in the credits of this episode. So you don't have to use his title of The Traveller... you can just say his name because it's already knowledge ppl who have read the credits will know.

[@codybarnes1531]

@@AnxietyRat thanks for the heads up

[@hawkthorn33]

I love what they are doing, keeping it changed enough to keep the critters guessing and still brining in new critters. so looking forward to next episode.. then the next three, then the next season, the campaign two. What a great time to be a nerd! Oh, Trinket was voiced by Cheech Marin. Seemed a fitting casting.

[@MehrGills]

The true form of Garmelie is a spoiler for later, even later than you probably expect, so I will warn anyone from venturing further down my comment... Without too much of a spoiler, his name is Artagan, a very powerful Archfey, who still has much story to tell (especially in campaign 2). We will probably see him again later in vox machina, probably the last season (if they stick to the og campaign). Let me just conclude by saying they sprinkled in clues about his identity while he traveled with vox machina, and I'll leave it at that

[@Skychaser33]

Canonically, Grog was the one who carried the Bag of Holding that had all their stuff. Vex couldn't pull out the broom, she didn't have the bag! Enjoying your reactions!

[@actuallyerik1623]

Polymachina was a running joke for a while in campaign 1

[@ShockArcl1te]

This channel is *the* place to go for Vox reactions, especially for talking ships. Wonderful and always brings a smile. Thank you. :)

[@lordfoul6259]

The guy with the green eyes at the end is probably not important and we'll probably never see him again btw glad to see a fellow Heroes fan

[@3mrwright]

Another excellent episode. I definitely want to see that romance grow between Vex & Percy...those drawings from the last episode may or may not have something to do with it 😅 I want to know more about that Saundor dude. He was giving off major Vecna vibes. Thanks for the reaction

[@troikas3353]

There's nearly a decade worth of fan animations and clip videos regarding the story of Campaign One, many of which are titled with blatant descriptions of major things that happen, others that will seem unassuming to anyone that doesn't know but will have major spoilers of things that happen far from where the shows currently at. Your recommended's are going to turn into a mine field I suspect.

[@AlexanderTheTiny]

God dammit, that sheep's milk comment almost made me spit out my drink

[@tlaragihai5953]

This episode is very sweet in terms of relationships, minus twins` dad and Saundor. But everybody else? Vex and Percy? Percy giving her a title *and* a gift in one episode? Yes! Twins loving their little sister? Yes! Papa Wilhand being absolutely there for both Grog and Pike? Yes! And you`re right that Grog`s uncle is already had appeared in gladiator dream.

[@ganjamcninja]

11:44 "awkward girl. I love you" Practically my mantra.

[@ReverseUnicorn]

The guy at the end is Artagan, I think. He shows back up in campaign two, eventually.

[@DNAGames-sr1mg]

I love ur personality ur perfect! Makes me so happy.

[@Gumgumgamer009]

Omg I literally just looked it up, and I kid you not I totally guessed Henry winkler before I saw the snare xD who else has such a sweet and caring voice. Oh and I could listen to billy Boyd as garmelie annoy and troll vox machina all day

[@Anurahm_Kycor]

The big "elf" at the end is named Artagan (Are-Tag-an) but that's all you need to know for now. It'll be a while before we see him again.

[@vampdan]

Your poly-amorous joke was actually in the Singorn arc in the campaign. There were geese, guards, and deceptions.

[@crimsoneclipse0618]

It's so funny hpw Vax and Vex's stepmother feels more like family than their actual father. That's how you know Syldor is really a piece of work.

[@danilopapais1464]

In their backstory (which is the first part of Critical Role I ever listened to and brought me into it) it is explained how Grog knows Pike's relative (but I think there he is only the grandfather, not further down/up the family tree).

[@TenebrousFilms]

Whose voice is that? That's the Fonz, baby! Heeyyy! (Gods, I'm old.) Originally, their father did amend the document... I hope there's a better payoff farther down the road. And that... is an archfey. You'll see him again.

[@queenannsrevenge100]

It still blows me away the talent they managed to draw to this project - besides the professional voice actors, Henry Winkler, David Tennant, Lance Reddick, Billy Boyd, Stephanie Beatriz (who has blown up since her Brooklyn Nine-Nine days), (the guy who played The Hound on GoT) … just amazing.

[@Mazygolucky]

Don’t look into the fey guy at the end! He’s important later on! Just keep him in the back of your mind. Also originally Vex said the whole line about taking his blood from her veins and giving it back directly to her father and not Saunder and I wish they’d kept it that way. But this episode is a killer and can’t wait for you to see what’s up with Grog and Pike!

[@nickthepeasant]

Thirty fifth! Budding romance. Demon incels. Massive magic suppositories. By the gods, I love this show.

[@joluoto]

The tree guy in the end. Just keep him in mind, he matters in a totally different campaign.

[@8bitcpu]

The Echo Tree is still my favorite CR episode. It was the first one I happened to watch. The dialogue between Laura (Vex) and Saundor (Matt) was so epic it permanently hooked me. Years later, I fork out hundreds of dollars to kick start The Legend of Vox Machina, and now here we are. They did a great job with this, but it still worth watching the original to hear their exchange. Also, turning into a fire elemental and then casting Transport Via Plants to pass through the middle of Treants was one of the dopest combat moves Marisha ever did as Keyleth.

[@Huskeybear76]

The guy at the end. The clues to who he is is in what he said.

[@jetvulcan2020]

who he is he told you "garmelie was merely the traveler on this journey"

[@MizuMing]

Syngorn can traverse to the Fey realm with the help of magical crests located throughout the city.

[@binder38us]

Grimmelin is a Fey known as the Traveler. He is a huge part of Campaign 2.

[@janiekramer2344]

The character that Garamelie turns into is super important in Campaign 2.

[@wyrdspace_01]

Syngorn is physically in the Fey Realm from an "emergency" feature that was part of the city's design (threshold crests). When the Conclave attacked, Syngorn fled. It's been a while (it's beeeen a whilllllllle) but I believe that's canon.

[@wyrdspace_01]

Forgot that they exposit this in the episode... :( whoops

[@ElMonoFuerte]

"Poly Machina" was not only a joke in the game, it actually came up a few times as a way to get people to leave them alone when in inns, taverns, and other places that might have other people in the same building overnight.

[@AGhastlyGengar]

That was Cheech Marron as Trinket.

[@Lngbrdninjamasta]

The most powerful beings in the Feyrealm r called Archfey. Some can b wicked & cruel while others can b mischievous & whimsical. All shud b feared & respected.

[@wildbronco038]

Poly Machina was very much a very common joke, both in the community and amongst the cast during C1. Also, Vex definitely showed some signs of returning Percy's affections, as far back as S1. She was just definitely more subtle about it, especially compared to her brother and Keyleth

[@MrThierryFournier]

21:55 I think a new ship just arrived in port 23:15 and this, my dear, is Garmilie's true form, voiced by Matt Mercer. He's also an Arch fey that you will learn to love sooner than later. (Mighty Nein).

[@ShadowyFox_86]

Yep, it is most definitely real Syngorn. Teleporting a city is well within magical possibility. And oh the pixies are a very good thing to have skipped. There was a long story arc in that one, and nobody liked the pixies. 🤣😂 And like others have said, we love Percy's flex in this section.

[@theashrook6129]

Love these reactions! lol.

[@ozarkeagle2885]

I shall now and forever call Garmelie "Gargamel" and imagine that satyr chasing Smurfs.

[@stonecoldku4161]

That red haired guy is someone known as The Traveler. He is more prominent in Campaign 2. Luckily for us all they are working on Campaign 2 as an animated series as well.

[@blueroninstudios]

Ambassador Vassar is played by Troy Baker aka Joel from The Last Of Us.

[@DanRobotMan]

This episode of VM made both the most mad this show has ever made me and the most happy it's ever made me.

[@losthiveless1970]

20:27 Nice Prediction!

[@JSkinnerish]

It just occurred to me (and I don't know if Matt designed it that way deliberately) how similar Vasselheim and Syngorn are. One is run by cowards who would rather hide behind walls at the first sign of trouble and another by cowards who switch dimensions at the first sign of trouble. Great acting also from Troy Baker as Vessar. I wanted to punch him through the TV screen for the way he spoke to Vex. Just the right tone of sneering, condescending and racial superiority. A great contrast with the genuine feeling of warmth you got from Henry Winkler's Wilhand. I also understand your crush on Percy. Taliesin Jaffe has the odd clunker of a line when playing the game live but when he's on form is cooler than an iceberg.

[@wildbronco038]

If you want more about the twins' time in Syngorn, check out the book, Kith and Kin.

[@malcolmrowe9003]

"That was a tough pill to swallow." Transition to...

[@sandpiperr]

I have to say it is amusing how off your instincts are when it comes to the ships, because this episode actually confirmed what I got kind of a sense of in season 1...that Vex has actually had feelings for Percy for longer than he has her. That line to Sundor about her heart, followed by the immediate zoom to him, was no accident but it was way more than I expected so soon! Not having a go at you or anything. It's kind of endearing. I remember you also saying at the end of season 1 how you thought Keyleth didn't return Vax's feelings. Kind of like how every time you say "I hope nothing happens to this character" they end up dying.

[@cschwally]

You got me with the sheep milk comment. I was listening and said, "what? Why did she say that?" Then I remembered the comment made earlier in the show -- and almost choked laughing. If I'd been drinking milk, it would have come out my nose. Great call back! Who is the mysterious Fey elf with the green eyes? He already told you. Just a Traveler.