What did you think of this episode? Get in the comments! 👇🏻

@evanlakey6904

Жыл бұрын

Did you catch the bit where he is trying to give Kailee her "Mother's name"? As like a foreshadowing to what he seems to value in knowing someone for later??

That quiet sip as Luna knows what's goin' down😆

Umbrasyl's reaction to that unconventional attack kills me every time XD

@Heavensrun

Жыл бұрын

O.o

I just love Percy. He is the perfect example of the difference between inteligence and wisdom. Inteligence means he can make a dope trap out of silverware, wisdom means he does not know he should not demonstrate it on himself :D Oh and u should not be diguested by what Scanlan and Vax did. Umbrasyl is an ancient dragon. At his age he needs a colonoscopy here and there. And they just gave him one for free !!!

Percy had his more lighthearted moments in the campaign, like when the party was ambushed in the middle of the night and he went into battle in his longjohns, making a point to explain that the butt-flap was down...

@ShadowyFox_86

Жыл бұрын

With the little bullet buttons! 🤣😂

In the campaign, Scanlan used Dimension Door to teleport himself and Vax inside Umbrasyl. Technically, Rules as Written, you can't teleport to a place already occupied by a creature, but Matt followed the Rule of Cool here (hence the Scanlan: "I didn't think this would work", Vax: "It really shouldn't have"). Also, teleportation magic was hard to give narrative explanation and weight, so it seems that's just not part of Scanlan's repertoire in the animated series, although they gave it a nod with the Potion in the Season 1 Scanbo episode.

I feel Scanlan mentioning Burt just before the opening credits was a nod to Burt Reynolds esquire, Attorney at Small. A fake identity that Scanlan occasionally used in the campaign.

When I heard Scanlan drop "Bert" at the end of his listing of potential moms for Kaylie, I laughed so hard. Besides demonstrating his varied tastes in partners, it's a references for those of us who saw campaign one and know the tale of Bert Reynolds, esquire. I understand that they couldn't use that name, for copyright reasons, but I love seeing a nod to it, *especially* a nod that is as equally weird as when Bert appeared in-campaign.

As someone familiar with the full campaign, I absolutely adore that you put in the clips from the campaign to provide comparison and context to the show. Thank you so much. The reactions are also great, I both can't wait for the next one, but also can because it's the end... until next year.

Ripley never approached Umbrasyl, hence he never tracked VM down, took Mythcarver or killed the sphinx. We didn't see her again until her big showdown. This is part of that whole, 'show more of the villains' thing that they can't do in the game. It keeps her fresh in our minds that she's still a threat... and she *is* a great villain. Come to think of it, since she wasn't spying on VM through her gun (that Percy is now using), she may have found the vestiges she originally obtained because of Mythcarver... They originally dimension doored into the dragon and used an immovable rod, but this was far more entertaining.

Vex’s reaction was my fave part of this episode. Knowing what Liam was going through at this point in the campaign really hit hard and knowing the fate touched part was a way of Matt trying to help Liam is why these people rock

@ShadowyFox_86

Жыл бұрын

It's amazing what Liam endures during the campaign and how fondly he looks at back at it.

i think they nerfed scanlan teleporting for the series which I like but in the campaign they teleported into umbrasyl

@Stefan-xt5sk

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they cut a significant part of everybody's abilities to give them very distinct roles and clearly recognizable styles. Going up the butt is definitely on brand for Scanlan xD

@adddash8637

Жыл бұрын

@@Stefan-xt5sk I feel like they significantly diminished Scanlan's abilities though. But they're making it better by giving him Umbrasyl

@minminorange

Жыл бұрын

@@adddash8637 hopefully we'll see him use Mythcarver more often than the campaign, too. Given how powerful the vestiges are in the show, it should be a big boost for him.

@jonasgustafsson9807

Жыл бұрын

The said on the watch party that letting them have that kind of teleportation this early would kinda make things too easy

Travis's look in the clip when he figures it out is hilarious. 😂🤣

im loving this series a lot!! the first time i had covid, i was bored and scrolling through prime when i saw LoVM and clicked. i was instantly in love, the characters, the dynamics, just so cool! i also had no idea what critical role or dungeons and dragons was AT ALL, so im glad to know i wasnt the only one watching with no prior knowledge. its fun to re-watch with an experts perspective! super super excited for s3! now i have covid again and yes i did stay up till 2am to finish s2 haha

@Stefan-xt5sk

Жыл бұрын

Who needs sleep anyways? xD I also stayed up late to start watching immediately when the episodes dropped, which was 1am here. Welcome to our world! Apparently there's already a lot more in planning or worked on to be excited for.

@floral_calamity

Жыл бұрын

@@Stefan-xt5sk oh wow haha! the things we do for our tv shows xD i hate to admit that wednesday, downton abbey, and outer banks took a good months worth of sleep, but oh well, sacrifices must be made

*Potential Season 3 Spoilers* In terms of a next season, dealing with the dragons will probably go much faster since there is less vestige searching going on. The Ripley showdown gives them Cabal's Ruin (Percy's vestige) and Whisper (Vax's OTHER vestige), the fight against Vorugal gives them The Melora staff (Keyleth's vestige) from the demon Scanlan summons, and the Dawnmarty Armor (Pike's vestige) is the only one they actually need to travel for making it the only one that really requires its own mini arc. So assuming 2-3 episodes for the dawnmartyr armor, 1-2 episodes for the non-Thordak fights, and then an epic 3 part Thordak fight with 1 episode for leadup and 2 episodes of the actual fight, that adds up to the 12 episodes we would expect with a little wiggle room for other things happening. AKA it is entirely possible to pack the rest of this arc into one season.

@minminorange

Жыл бұрын

I don't think we'll see Whisper. Makes more sense for everyone to get one vestige each.

@lagggoat7170

Жыл бұрын

@@minminorange I totally forgot Whisper was a vestige too

@chipsalom

Жыл бұрын

Spire of Conflux? I guess Melora's Staff is the general idea, but don't forget it's proper name, lol

@stevencavanagh7990

Жыл бұрын

Thordak wasn't the last member they killed, he was second to last.

@lagggoat7170

Жыл бұрын

@@stevencavanagh7990 Psst Spoilers

It is difficult to remember that Scanlan is 69 years old.

I didn’t remember Umbrasyl having Greater Invisibility at all, but like you said it makes sense ancient dragons are spellcasters. I feel it also makes a great introduction for people watching the show who may not be aware of that feature. Umbrasyl has that one magic spell he did, so the viewer will more easily understand and accept Raishan’s level of magic ability later.

Oh my God! That random Round the Twist callback took me by surprise 🤣

So the sword is an amalgamation of the magical sword he got and also the immovable rod

You and Jarryd have amazing reactions. You grin and I grin!

Holy shit you blew my mind with the Round The Twist intro, I had a flood of forgotten memories come back we use to get it on canadian local TV

@peterk7931

Жыл бұрын

Same. Same...

”Gonna go great” 🍷😂😂😂

Love the Round the Twist reference 😂

Scanlan and Vax in the campaign teleported into Umbrasyl. As shown in the comparison. Though, it doesn't go smoothly as Matt either forced Sam to roll knowledge for anatomy of a dragon, or kinda just hated the plan. They were teleported not into his stomach, but originally a membrane which they had to cut out of, INTO his stomach, which started filling with acid. For TV this new Thanus idea makes sense but is not as intense as how it truly went down

I really wanted to see little Vax and the Scanman dimension door together but the giant purple shocker is a close enough alternative.

13:19 Yes, the favor that Vex agrees to back in episode 5 when Scanlan gives her the word for the broom, he eventually cashes in to get her to wear the witch's hat.

As a fellow Aussie, I adore the round the twist reference

In his defence he didn't know about Kaylee. Her mother never told Scan man that she was expecting.

Matt really blindsided Sam with his daughter. They teleported into the dragons gut but had to widen the exit wound to get out. They almost suffocated.

The slipping in of the Round the Twist intro sent me

Jarryd's reactions are the best. I'm still trying to convince my husband to watch at least vox maquina with me... But last of us took his interest first. I still could say some of them work on the video game and he looked at me and ask if from now on everything would be critical role related... I just smile.

The animation of everyone's expressions in this episode is SO GOOD! Also I am down for the Scanlon and Vax teamup -- I'm not sure why those two in particular would be confiding in each other and asking for advice, but I really like it.

10:29 you guys missed the best line!!

Oops! All dragons!

Next Season: Oops! All Dragons!

Burt...HAHAHAHA. Meeting Kaylee was a huge turning point (a maturing) for Scanlan.

I love Vax saying it shouldn’t have worked once they have entered the dragon. Seems to me like a nod to Matt beeing a good DM and finding ways to make silly ideas work in game terms

critical role release a video of sam and sybil singing summer lovin from grease challenge

Is it just me, or is the volume far lower in this video than the others (especially compared to the ad volume)? I couldn't hear a lot of your observations, which is sad, because I like your reactions. :(

A contrast I always find interesting, when watching reactors, is how quickly folks handwave Grog's past life of murder vs Scanlan's past life of... sleeping with people? Like, one of these things is not like the other. I love Grog too, but... I dunno, feels and thoughts and stuff? *waves hands inarticulately * it's just interesting to see the contrast in so many reactions. If you forgive Grog, then I don't see how you can justify calling Scanlan a terrible person. Also, Kaylie has EVERY right to be angry that her mother was left alone, but if we're comparing crimes here, luring someone to a room, tying them to a bed, and threatening to murder them, seems disproportionate when compared to ... sleeping with someone, moving on, and forgetting their name? Maybe I'M a terrible person for thinking that, this is entirely possible, but it just always makes me think thinky thoughts.

@janehundson2973

8 ай бұрын

I agree with you. But I understand why Kaylie did that. She has every reason to be angry. I think the problem here is that Scanlan made promises to Kaylie's mother and then just disappear. I just don't understand how Scanlan is seen as a bad person just because he likes to sleep around. It's not like he goes around to rape people, it's actually very respectful. He's single and has no family to take care of (at least, before meeting Kaylie). I mean, Grog likes to kill, Vax and Vex steal, yet the audience has problems with Scanlan 😅

@janehundson2973

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I agree. I think that in Scanlan's case the problem is that he didn't use protections. And that he apparently lied to Sybil. Sleeping with people is a choice, not a crime. For people who want to find true love (like Scanlan) *may* not the right choice, but nevertheless one shouldn't be judged for that. And it's not like the people he sleeps with aren't agreeing with him or are raped by him. They actually chose to sleep with him. 🤷