Critical role - Unforgettable Gem "Pike teaches Grog how to Read"

[@BlindsightBlue]

I love how Matt making Grog forget what he learns is more brutal than any of the character deaths.

[@Kasino80]

Like the Doctor-Donna

[@sofall9057]

@@Kasino80 Don't you dare

[@Kasino80]

@@sofall9057 sorry

[@HugoGojibiter]

@@sofall9057 Hey man, you never know, it looks like they might be about to solve that in the 60th… or maybe it’ll end with her dying as she remembers if they wanna be evil instead

[@lambentlamprey]

@@Kasino80 TOO SOOOOON.

[@fightscrimewhilesleeping4024]

...That moment when Ashley wonders if Matt is gonna just let them act out Pike teaching Grog to read in real time

[@GreenShell212]

"I'm not so hot on the numbers..." Such a genuine moment.

[@ThomazMassocati]

Love how Travis plants that little help for Ashley with the "Fuckin' ay this is tough"

[@UNLebanon]

That's the first letter of the alphabet! What? Fuckin?

[@JRTKesha]

Travis is crazy good at setting up for other players.

[@mureaper]

The most savage of all barbarians...also the biggest innocent fluff ball of all :) mommy pike always takes care

[@SingingSealRiana]

they are so damn adorable

[@jocelynfisher3174]

Pickle and Groggy for life!!!!

[@dragon92488]

Grog is what would happen if you gave a black lab barbarian levels.

[@Scarshadow666]

Grog is VM's giant murder child that everyone in VM takes turns raising (especially Pike). ^^ He's my favorite character!

[@KaiserSpherical]

Flowers for Gorg-ernon. Perfection.

[@thatmelonrat]

I just want a critical role episode where everyone just tries to teach Grog to read.

[@damobeck1]

I Am Lance Mcclain welcome to the fandom.

[@danialhamilton7666]

An episode we need a whole series of sesame street esque episodes with grog

[@deffdefying4803]

Vax keeps butting in unhelpfully by holding up pieces of parchment with a random foreign character on it

[@solisholder]

vex is going to shiv him

[@oliviatankinganimation7732]

“I just wanted to know something” this broke my heart!

[@simplyjaiz]

2:24 that twin moment with Liam and Laura

[@spookymoose]

OMG perfect

[@tabchanzero8229]

Holy shit

[@YelloDuzzit]

Marisha's "give him his name, man" is absolutely incredible

[@Ch40sW4rl0ck]

That collective "NOOOooooooo" at 1:48 is adorable

[@VelcroGirlOfficial]

I miss Pike and Grog

[@XpVersusVista]

put pike and grog was so cute :'( i love nott and caleb, but they have a different feeling. it's not the motherly love for some innocent, way too big and muscular, child brain.

[@Evergreenoutsider10]

The title is accurate. This is truly an UNFORGETTABLE gem

[@razagan1343]

get out you giant eye.

[@MewsAdventure]

Ashley is such a good teacher. Her voice in this clip is like ASMR to me LOL

[@DaniGeez]

That little “...oooh” was so cute and sad 2:32

[@mrminerva2]

'Flowers for Grogernon' makes me want to cry and laugh my ass off at the same time

[@N7AslansHobbit_Ry]

I still really want someone to make Laura and Travis a children's book for Ronin called See Kevdak Run 💗😂

[@tai-imyr849]

Be the change you want to see in the world.

[@ArturoRivera2004]

@@tai-imyr849 ayy prison break

[@yesthatmousyiris4887]

That would be so cute@@WiseSageBum

[@nickthedreamer4434]

If I remember correctly...this is the clip that introduced me to Critical Role. So thank you for posting this all that time ago.

[@sunshinepurple1043]

I discovered CR finding Matt and Stephen Colbert's game for Red Nose Day.

[@ebonyvoigt7257]

Mama Pike is adorable and I love this moment dearly 😆

[@Feasco]

"We can keep going..." just so :3

[@EditDeath]

I sincerely hope this moment gets translated into the cartoon. It's too wonderful for words

[@Hellscrap3r]

I just love the idea of Grog going "Heyyyyyy~!". Just the image of a somewhat camp goliath tickles me.

[@calkhan8214]

I really hope they Animate this to the series

[@TPBurrow]

me too

[@kamilcieslawski1248]

"I we can keep going..." Gets me everytime 😂

[@DemonicEngineer]

How tremendously adorable

[@karatewill75]

"Flowers For Grog-ernon"... ooh that's a cold knife to the heart. Such a sad tale

[@0kieD0kiee]

A! Yes. *glances at Matt* A-and we can keep going…😂😂😂

[@dkarpovich28]

This video never gets old LMAO

[@Kaipyro67ALT]

God this moment is beautiful

[@CthulhuianBunny]

The purest moment in all of campaign 1... So presh!!

[@drhicks76]

I literally clapped for the "Flowers For Groganon" reference. And shed a tear. 👏👏👏👏 😥

[@antonionunez3759]

Grog will learn to write "Kevdak gets SMASH!!!!!" when all said and done.

[@stella1996able]

Antonio Nuñez Did you watch the whole campaign 1?

[@antonionunez3759]

@@stella1996able Yes I did and I remember watching this scene. I was just making a joke about it that's all. Sorry that I was not clear about it.

[@stella1996able]

Antonio Nuñez No, that's okay, I just meant that later in the campaign Grog learns to read and write and I didn't want to spoil it if you haven't watched the whole thing :)

[@antonionunez3759]

@@stella1996able It's cool like I said I was just making a joke about it but it didn't occurred to me at the time about what you had mentioned. So forgive me for that.

[@lilyminer9164]

Pike is a beautiful character

[@slimchelmi6940]

watching legend and seeing this, my love for pike and ashley grows every day

[@lucatedesco7710]

Don’t let Pike foul you. Funkin’ is definitely the first letter of the alphabet

[@paulerd9961]

i have seen 2 video's for whatever this is now and i think im becoming a fan of this gorg character. lol'

[@TenebiCenturion]

It's a show called Critical Role, where a bunch of voice actor play DnD. It's amazing, and you should give it a watch.

[@MarionetteDuAuguste]

Tenebi Centurion nerdy ass voice actors

[@EightThreeEight]

Welcome to the party, kid.

[@robcnp6757]

Further proof that Travis is the single best player on critical role!

[@philippegauvin-vallee9371]

This is incredibly adorable!

[@pikagammerpluspizza7478]

I don't think this is forgotten...

[@JasperForge]

It never will be

[@TPBurrow]

@Mc Pena correct😀

[@visserani]

How Dare Matt deprive us of the rest of this pure enjoyment

[@RJMazz47]

I want to see someone animate Grog doing the "What's heavier? A kilogramme of steel, or a kilogramme of feathers?" skit

[@spookymoose]

Look at all these fresh-faced D&D kids!! Ahh my heart!

[@gothjohnwick]

Matt looks like he’s down right pissing himself from laughter 😂🤣 0:42

[@ashleyv91939]

“Flowers for Algernon” was such good book that I got to read in school!!! 😎😎😎

[@uNoCardiologist3110]

Ashley would be a wonderful teacher for kids.

[@skittyjive9135]

bro i want a hug from travis so bad. he looks like such a good hugger.

[@NADA_Helldiver]

Oh god i love Grog so passionately for trying. Bless his heart.

[@spaceman9599]

Just the expression on Travis' face ...

[@chastermief839]

"And we can keep going..." will live in my head forever. fantastic comedic timing on ashley's part.

[@JT5555]

this gives me such beauty and the beast vibes and i love it.

[@SkilesHasFun]

My dumb dorky brain popped so hard at Flowers For Grogernon.

[@may.d.a.y]

NO MERCY M E R C E R 😭

[@blackenedragon23]

With that teacher, I pretend I don't know how to read too. Lovely.

[@samedwards7616]

Matt’s ‘flowers for Grogernon’ is so underrated

[@jonathangraza5557]

Years later I finally get the “Flowers for Grogernon” that Matt says lol

[@serg10x]

Awww man the lesson should have increased his intelligence to 6.5 ... but anyways it gets rounded down so yah :'-D

[@Happymouth1]

This where an inspiration die should've been put into play for that awesome moment between the characters. I think Ashley was thinking about giving him guidance but forgot how it worked for a second, i think it too could've been allowed. I think with a higher roll Matt would've totally let Grog learn his own name.

[@hamsterfromabove8905]

Matt generally doesn't give inspiration. It's a weird mechanic that's entirely based on a DM's subjective definition of what's good roleplay. It just ends up in a weird mess of needing to give it to everyone equally because it's too insulting to openly say that some people roleplay worse than others at your table. Additionally inspiration is just a buff to the PCs in a system where PCs are already quite strong. And it was probably a DC 15 for Grog to learn his own name. DC 15 is a very common bar to set for an impromptu DC that you haven't had time to think it through. As a DM, unless you've had a chance to plan ahead and think about the math for how difficult you want something to be, most people just impromptu pick 10, 15, or 20 for the DC based on general difficulty.

[@boniakarlo]

Matt gives them a hole bunch of free magic items because they are always good roleplay players but terribile at math/rules/reading even just their own cs or spells... so I feel not giving them inspiration is perfectly balanced. He DID gave them some inspiration dice, but EXTREMELY rarely.

[@william2154]

:O they all looo so much younger back then. Talesin looks so skinny here!!!

[@goodladd2067]

this is gold

[@TAP7a]

Flowers for Grogernon XD

[@SPACEHARICE]

Grog is my favorite character from campaign 1 Currently jester is my favorite

[@Zaiqahal]

In C2, it actually took him a while to seem like a smart character. For like 10 episodes, he wasn't saying very smart things, while trying to sound smart. Guess he was still getting over being this character.

[@hamsterfromabove8905]

I checked Fjord's stats. I never realized he had 14 int. I guess I just assumed he was 10 int like most warlocks. I'm probably just too used to point buy, since we never roll for stats at my tables. As a random tangent I looked up the stats for all the C2 characters. Yasha really got screwed over by rolling for stats. Jester was the winner of the rolling for stats. Jester got 86 points before racial bonuses. Yasha got 71 before racial bonuses. 15 stat points is a major difference, which is why Yasha felt weak for most of the campaign. Fjord had 76 points. A bit on the low end. If he wanted to be better in combat he should have switched his 14 int for his 11 dex. But He decided he wanted to roleplay higher than average int instead of having a +2 dex mod.

[@GothicOctopus]

I can’t tell what my fav moment is.

[@kaitlynwickham6237]

Ahhhhhhhh? Ayyyyyyyy...

[@Chaosdogg47]

Flowers For Grogarnog indeed.

[@quack_stack]

I really enjoyed the Legend of Vox Machina but it definitely toned down Pike's awkwardness which was my favorite part of her character

[@bentbliley]

i think the best part is that ashley and travis were like, 35 and 37 respectively and she spent so long pretending to teach him the first letter of the alphabet

[@NEWGUY2015]

0:31 with such confidence

[@mageofthestorm1]

As soon as the potion fades........ 🤣

[@LunarOverdrive]

i love grog. This man is the most stereotypical barbarian imaginable.

[@metalmario00]

3:13 See Kevdak run😂😂

[@rivtski]

flowers for grogernon

[@dnf-dead]

And we can keep going.... 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@TPBurrow]

Yeah that's a great moment:)

[@makishimirian4026]

This so fucking wholesome

[@danielsark4118]

Grog: "A... a... a... a.. " Austin Powers: "Mole"

[@AveryBlueRemix]

Such a good bit

[@derandi2324]

Gods bless ashley and travis

[@augmenautus]

Pike is why I play a gnome in Baldur's gate

[@Emmie0359]

2:11 WHAT IS HE DRINKING OUT OF??😭

[@AflacMan13]

RULE OF COOL. :-)

[@yukikofujiwara2144]

"ABC's for Barbarian" from The Elder Scrolls. That is all.

[@peteralexandergraae2830]

I can't wait for the legend of vox machina to catch up

[@Kovaelin]

-2... At least, he didn't forget his name.

[@shasommer]

Not a Flowers for Algernon reference

[@straypaws6339]

God I miss campaign 1

[@Thundarr100]

So do I. And I only just finished watching it last December.

[@peteralexandergraae2830]

How does noone think of it this way: A is for: Ale B is for: Beer C is for: Champaign G is for: Grog (the name) R is for: Red whine O is for: Oh shit G is for: Grog (the drink)

[@archarteus]

Grrg the great warrior lol

[@rage_2000]

1:05 same energy as mr bean

[@Efactor87]

Misleading title: Pike taught Grog "Gr" (sorry for the spoiler)

[@coltonpattison1379]

This is why I miss campaign one so much more messing around.

[@nathanielhowe4801]

Am I blind this video came out 2 years ago and it came out definitely during the first campaign so probably the events happened before that but yet Travis Willingham is wearing a burr shot first t-shirt which is obviously referring to the Han shot first Star Wars quote and it's even written in Star Wars text but Bill Burr just recently starred in the Mandalorian and he's never been in another Star Wars show or movie. Is travis Willingham a time traveler?!?!?!?!?

[@TPBurrow]

Google is your friend: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr%E2%80%93Hamilton_duel

[@nathanielhowe4801]

@@TPBurrow thanks friend! I was kind of freaked out lol. Doesn't help that it was star wars like and bill burr did have a similar scene at a table in the mandalorian. Thanks!

[@skittyjive9135]

YOU CANT BE SERIOUS

[@mwhearn1]

Flowers for Groganon. Classic nerd reference.

[@JasperForge]

"Minus 2 Fuck"

[@mishiara5499]

He looks like 15 years younger here wtf

[@feedmechipotle1120]

I'm not so hot on the numbers

[@SirKrazz]

@1:07 Fuckin a 1 down 25 more to go.....I'm gonna need more ale

[@szymonbober2280]

i wonder, i Grogg didnt knew how to write or Read... is his Character sheet empty?

[@IAMMEEP]

I have 6 intelligence

[@paperbag9235]

hey I didn't watch the fist campaign what potion are they talking about?

[@TPBurrow]

An Intelligence increase potion, so Grog for a short time was able to read and write.

[@tcp3059]

I couldn't hear what he rolled

[@MegaShepardsPie]

12

[@tcp3059]

@@MegaShepardsPie Ah thanks

[@kelciba]

What ep is this