Percy's "I'm very flammable!" was because he'd just stocked up on black powder. Literally even one spark in the wrong spot completely ruins his day

@WeeLassReacts

Жыл бұрын

OMFG THATS SO TRUE I DIDNT EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT LOL

@cryofpaine

Жыл бұрын

And if I remember correctly, I think they said Taliesin ad-libbed that line.

@Dunybrook

Жыл бұрын

Victor, the gun powder merchant, didn't learn his lesson so Percy didn't have not to? Something like that anyway

One thing I love about Allura and Kima is that they are kind of Matt Mercer's self-insert and wife-insert, respectively. While his wife Marisha plays Keyleth in-game, Matt has talked about how he sees himself as Allura, kind and studious but anxious and restrained, and Kima is more like Marisha is in real life: a brave leader and a true warrior woman. I love Matt and Marisha's relationship so much, how she's his fighting champion and he's her safe place, and Allura and Kima very much echo that.

That song is literally about a couple meeting while waiting in line to an outhouse/toilet, and it has no right being that good.

Keyleth's mother's voice actor is Janet Varney, who also voiced Korra in the _Avatar: The Last Airbender_ follow-up series. So in a way, yes. Keyleth's mother *is* the Avatar. Also, this episode is why Keyleth is one of, if not my favorite character. Her struggle with self-doubt is so relatable, and seeing her find that confidence and start on her way to becoming an element bending badass is so satisfying.

@cheezbiscuit4140

Жыл бұрын

also I hear Sam's daughter who loves avatar voiced babby keyleth which is the cutest shit ever

@DanGamingFan2846

Жыл бұрын

​@@cheezbiscuit4140 It sure is.

@WastelandBard

Жыл бұрын

@@cheezbiscuit4140 Indeed she did! Sam's kids make a few appearances this season.

@elbruces

Жыл бұрын

@@WastelandBard From what I can tell, Sam's kids have voiced all the children since the start of the show. Not mad about it, build up your kids' resumes early just in case they want to go into acting careers. They can choose to be a Taliesin (child actor who didn't pursue it) or an Ashley (child actor who pursued it) later on.

@WastelandBard

Жыл бұрын

@@elbruces Good catch. I hadn't realized that.

Season 1 Episode 2: ""Allura, you fought a Dragon before !" "Yes Sir, but that was a Red one and Ages ago" Season 2 Episode 1: The FIRST thing the Dragons did was to destroy a Tower. In the D&D Game, the White Dragon looked inside that Tower before destroying it. That was Alluras Tower ;P

@gamerbear84

Жыл бұрын

"Fuck THIS tower in particular!" lol

@WeeLassReacts

Жыл бұрын

@Nerd704

Жыл бұрын

Yep in the campaign Allura was in Whitestone studying the orb when this attack happened. And Kima was in Vasselheim and ended up joining the party when they showed up there. Kinda wish the dragons had targeted her a bit more given Thordak's obvious grudge against Kima and Allura. They also didn't really restart their romance until they were both living in whitestone. (The party went over to Allura's place early in the morning and Kima answered the door). Some of that was probably a bit too subtle for the tv show and given that we cut out the "Allura wants the party to rescue Kima" quest makes sense that they just set them up already in a relationship.

@Luzarioth

Жыл бұрын

@@Nerd704 also this time the Dragonborn that was hitting on Allura was missing from the beginning ;P

Actually Marisha(Keyleth) has said that one of her biggest inspirations for Keyleth was the Avatar. Now as far as spoilers and such, the next episode involves Grog jumping into a pool of acid where he has to read... except he can't read. Quite funny.

@crow8776

7 ай бұрын

I actually didn't know that Keyleth was inspired by Avatar, that is so cool! It's funny tho since her next character often gets mistaken for Sokka

Yeah, the songs from Scanlan in the credits are usually long versions of songs he sings in the background. This one was his outhouse song for Grog's "poop accompaniment" request.

A few fun facts about stuff involving this episode: 1) Now that we know that the broom is a Broom of Flying, it might be fun to know that, in the original campaign, it didn't come from Gilmore's Glorious Goods. A guest start on the show had a character who happened to have a Broom of Flying and, because Vex loved flying on a Magic Carpet that was de-magiced a while back, Laura/Vex made an attempt to steal the Broom of Flying and put it in their bag of holding before the guest star's character could find out and said character never did because Vex made him believe that the broom fell into the lava and was destroyed with a fairly convincing deception roll. 2) Semi-spoilery but, while it may come as a shock to you based on how Scanlan can be, the favor Vex owes him isn't sexual nor was it ever going to be. I won't say what it is just in case they do bring it into the show later but I will say what I've said. 3) I'd say the Avatar fun facts but others already have so...yeah.

Sam, the actor/player for Scanlan, actually has a Broadway background, even performing in Les Miserables as a child actor so you definitely get him showing off his vocal talents in a lot of the end credits

Laura said at one point Vex saw Scanlan as a father figure and was surprised when the rest of the group didn't

fun fact: janet varney, who voiced korra, voiced keyleths mum

I can't recall if there was anything explicit between the two 'till the kiss, but they've definitely been right together in most scenes either's been in, other than escorting the party to Brimscythe's trail and inviting them to the ball. Also yeah, Keyleth is EXPLICITLY inspired by AtlA. lol

@WeeLassReacts

Жыл бұрын

THEYRE SO CUTEEEE

Percy is a gem for sure. Love that man.

Many of the songs (with lyrics) in the show are written/performed by Sam Riegel (Scanlan's voice actor/creator) and the good news is they all have one and one very important meaning: PRS CHEQUES BAYBEEEEEE!!!!!

The best perk of Keyleth's new powers is that she can pop a bowl of popcorn with her bare hands.

4:55 there will be comments spamming this fun fact but in the stream Grog's conversation with craven edge was in a street outhouse too small for him in Vasselhiem and the DM was trying really hard not to laugh and there was a lot of hilarious yes-and-ing starting with asking the sword if it had feelings and if the Stormlord Monk's harsh words hurt them. There are clips and a cute animation of it.

They have announced season 3 as well as a new series based on their second dnd campaign, plus a movie but have yet to say what the movie will be about. Though people have speculated that it could be based on the miniseries they did about the beginning of The Calamity.

@WeeLassReacts

Жыл бұрын

OH nice so we're going to have a lot of content to react too for this show? :D LOVE IT! I dont know if I'll do movies... I'll see... they're so long and will take me ages to edit ;.;

@seansilence2697

Жыл бұрын

​@WeeLassReacts their second campaign is based in the same world but on a different continent. It'll be really cool to see it in animated form as well. The show is going to be called The Mighty Nein.

Season 3 in confirmed, they have said, they think it will take 5 seasons to complete Campaign One (Vox Machina). And Season 1 of Campaign Two (Mighty Nien) has been confirmed. Release dates are all unknown.

Hey Moscow as a Long time fan of Crirical role and a fan of your channel since you started the Owl House reactions I appreciate you lightening up on Scanlan a bit. I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea but he is a comfort character for a lot of people in the fandom (especially considering the voice actor is a gem of a human being). Right now with my dad in the hospital and me sick it’s nice to have your reactions bring a smile to my face for a little bit of time during a stressful day, it’s very much appreciated which is a thing I don’t think reactors hear enough.

@targetdreamer257

Жыл бұрын

To be fair Sam Riegel build and played Scanlan as a kind of a dick. So mission accomplished.

@WeeLassReacts

Жыл бұрын

He's become a lot better than he was in S1, and I've really enjoyed him in episode 6 and... sort of in episode 7.... you'll all see what I mean when that one gets published hahaha

Now that you mention it, those grey guys at the end do look like Grog. How interesting. I'm sure that won't become important later :)

Taliesin (Percy) is an incredible player. He know just how to make the dramatic moments more dramatic and the comedic moments more comedic.

Season 3 is already greenlit and they've said they're aiming for 5 seasons total, which, knowing the parts of the story they've yet to cover, is a good amount I think. _And_ Critical Role recently announced that they're working on a sister show (release date tbd) about the second campaign they played (LoVM being an adaptation of their first campaign). It'll be set in the same world, but about 20 years after the events of LoVM, on another continent and focusing on a new group of characters (played by the same people), the Mighty Nein. So for example Ashley Johnson, who plays Pike here, will play a barbarian (same class, but different race as Grog) called Yasha in that show. There won't be any direct crossover, but judging by this show and the little hidden details in it, there are sure to be plenty of nods to LoVM.

@sandpiperr

Жыл бұрын

I know that since C3 is still going on they can't really comment on that, but I'll be so upset if it's the only one that doesn't get animated!

@theanyktos

Жыл бұрын

@@sandpiperr 😂hold your horses, it's not even done yet! I'm sure they're planning on adapting it if they get the opportunity. We'll just have to wait and make sure LoVM and the Mighty Nein show do well. But I wouldn't even _want_ them to start on a Bell's Hells show yet. Shows are always so much better when the stroy is laid out from the beginning. You can do so much more thematic and plot related foreshadowing that way.

@sandpiperr

Жыл бұрын

@@theanyktos Yeah I can see that, and considering what's happened on C3 recently...that might be the plan.

5:16 I love how you've abbreviated your "...This doesnt mean I like him!" into just a brief scowl at the camera, and we all instantly knew what you meant lmao

4:15 Don't call Keyleth Caylee because there's going to be a Caylee at some point later (Don't think that's much of a spoiler). Keyleth's nickname (As given by Vax, the king of not calling anyone by their real names) is Kikki.

@WeeLassReacts

Жыл бұрын

OH GOD watch me get confused like I did with Vax and Vex hahahha

@elbruces

Жыл бұрын

I keep telling her she's going to get written into the show if she keeps hating on Scanlan...

@wassermanlouis

Жыл бұрын

Guys, don't give away that Caylee becomes Keyleth's nickname.

@sandpiperr

Жыл бұрын

@@WeeLassReacts Yeah and the plot twist is the Caylee is actually a guy! He's Keyleth's secret twin, so just like Vex and Vax ;-)

Just a friendly suggestion - you may just want to make up a "Hamish harness" or something similar so that you're directly in contact with him at all times. Trust me on this - it'll really come in handy for the remaining episodes of the season.

21:15 It's what Scanlan sung when Grog was pooping.

@WeeLassReacts

Жыл бұрын

OHHHH thats kinda funny LOL

7:15 I don't think cursed is the right word. He didn't make a deal with a devil he made a covenant with a god.

@Brasswatchman

Жыл бұрын

On the other hand, "blessed" doesn't seem quite right either, does it.

@DaDunge

Жыл бұрын

@@Brasswatchman How about chosen?

@Brasswatchman

Жыл бұрын

@@DaDunge Works for me.

The "engineer's" name is Anna Ripley, truly one of their best villains ever and Matt makes some great villains.

honestly, somethign that I love about critical role is that in all their properties they're good at trying to add lgbtq+ rep to their stuff. Not just the main characters, though there's plenty of them, but the world is populated by all sorts of people all across the spectrum of sexuality

@AnxietyRat

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, in campaign 1, Scanlan was very very very very very very very clearly only attracted to women... Every time he would mention sexual stuff in the campaign he would exclusively refer to women not men at all ever... But they very clearly changed that for the show and I definitely appreciate that change. It's a change that fits his character, in my opinion. And with the change it makes pretty much everyone in VM of some form of LGBTQ+. ( Most people headcanon Grog as Aromantic). So yeah ,pretty much everyone else in VM, the voice actors have said they are Bi, except for Pike. And yeah of course there are NPCs that are all genders and all sexualities sprinkled throughout the world of Exandria, even in Campaign 1. There's definitely a lot more emphasis about that representation in campaign to and campaign 3 (which some people have been shity babies about) but there absolutely was still LGBTQ representation in campaign 1. There's one non-binary character that I really really hope makes it into this adaptation. I mean they are kind of a minor character so I can also understand if they are cut but they are SO badass... I really hope they make it in!

The Keyleth/Kaylee thing. I'm dying

Trying to rescue a puppy in Westeros when Bowser was trying to use his Pikachu to toss it into the fires of Mordor ? "The Legend of Stultus Moscow !"

@WeeLassReacts

Жыл бұрын

In fairness to Vax, he’s having a really bad week. It’s only been a couple of days since his sister died and he made a pact with a god he doesn’t understand. His head isn’t exactly on straight.

@kiwiparfaits

Жыл бұрын

not to mention just. idk that'd really mess anyone up. imagine the whiplash of one moment the person you care about most in the world is dead (permanently in your eyes when nothing seems to be working) and then they're suddenly back and you're different in a way you can't fully comprehend. and now another person you really care about is in what appears to be grave danger and might just die or disappear too of course he's gonna freak out haha

Matron of Ravens doesn't play for fun; she plays for keeps. For Keyleth, she gets honestly the most consistent big badass scenes in the series in my opinion. Also, a bit of an overcommitment to doing Pike cosplay getting a scar like that ;P It's a long road ahead; Travel Safe Friends. =)

Congrats! You're the only reactor who's ever recognized Dr. Ana Ripley right off the bat!

@SpywisMindPalaceAnimations

Жыл бұрын

The commenters pointed it out to Mosco in the previous reaction comments section

They do have a third season confirmed. We will be getting more from them.

"We can certainly try" is a take on Matt's catchphrase "you can certainly try". He says this whenever someone wants to do something creative in the game. The song Scanlan sings at the end credits is the song he sang to Grog while he was talking to the sword. There are several episodes where you'll want to listen to the end credit songs. 6 (I think), 7, and 10 specifically. They're clearer versions of songs from those episodes, or sometimes varients (like a rock & a country version, or something). It's funny how you keep calling Keyleth "Keeley", for reasons that will come up later. 😁

The conversation with Craven Edge happened exactly like this - Scanlan included - except Grog was squeezed into an outhouse in Whitestone. Keyleth becomes a fire elemental in the plane, learning the form of the element is part of each trial. She had learned air and earth before the stream started; all of VM joined her on the fire plane for this trial, and they hid from Thordak as he flew far overhead. They had no idea who he was or why he was there, at the time... Ripley had a bath, got a haircut and some new clothes, and built herself a new hand. She never approached Umbrasyl in the stream, but this keeps her relevant until her big showdown in season 3. Ironically, the scrying orb was originally Keyleth's, and Ripley spied on VM through an enchanted gem in her pistol, that Percy is now using.

That is Korra's VA playing her mother. And the highlight of this season is 1000 years of death!

Yes its Scanlan, he sings a lot of the music in this.

Loved your reaction! And I can't wait for the next episode. Your emotions are gonna get ragdolled, ngl

2:18 - *“You're the Avatar!”* You're joking, but that's _exactly_ what this is. While Marisha didn't consciously set out to make Keyleth an _Avatar_ homage, as a huge _AtLA_ fan, it definitely contributed to her initial concept. When she became consciously aware of the parallel, she deliberately leaned into it and made it more explicit. Why do you think they got their friend Janet Varney in to voice Vilya? 12:02 - Keyleth: _"We can certainly _*_try."_* This is a reference to one of Matt Mercers famous phrases at the table. Whenever the players ask, "Hey, can we do _X?"_ - where _X_ is something crazy, off-the-wall, and nearly impossible - Matt's answer is always, "You can certainly _try…"_ That's his way of warning them, "I'm going to let you roll for this, but unless you roll _amazingly_ well, this is almost definitely going to lead to disaster." 21:13 - *“I feel like that song meant something.”* Well, you were correct that it was Scanlan singing. It's the song he sang in the background, when Grog conversed with Craven Edge - and because it's _Scanlan,_ of course it's a love ballad that ends with a poop joke.

I'll give you a fun fact instead. Vax like giving people nicknames. Percy is Freddy. Keyleth Kikki. Vex stubby. Pike is Pickle. Grog is big man. Scanlan has nickname bit it's rarely used and it may be a spoiler since the inciting incident has not yet been in the show (probably won't be).

@devildham

Жыл бұрын

Just call him Burt Reynolds Esq.

@DaDunge

Жыл бұрын

@@devildham Hehe but that's mostly himself that does.

@sandpiperr

Жыл бұрын

Ugh, I HATE the nickname Freddy so much. Maybe because I saw the animated series before listening to C1, but it just doesn't fit imo!

@DaDunge

Жыл бұрын

@@sandpiperr That's the point. These are all irreverent.

I can't wait to get to the part where Vax, Keyleth, and Gilmore fall in love and become a cute poly trio.

This is my favourite episode in the entire series because Keyleth is my FAVOURITE character

I don't think I've ever been this early to a video before! Keyleth's been one of my favorites since the beginning and I love her arc this season! Keep Hamish nearby for the next episode. You'll need him.

Hey! get well with that injury, Mosco! Great video, as always!

Very extremely psyched for this one because I know the reaction is going to be genuine and there will be much hype

I’m pretty sure the monsters they fight are mythical Salamanders (nasty fire elementals that the real-life amphibians were named after)

I liked Keyleth from the start but this Ep. really shot her up the list. Honestly I like the whole party which kinda surprised me considering a lot of the time there's at least one character in ensemble shows I at least wouldn't miss for whatever reason.

I've watched that scene so many times and I still tear up

I don't agree with all of her opinions on the characters (honestly, Grog annoyed me until _Test Of Pride),_ but I did like how she called out Vax being a pill in these few episodes. I did like that Keyleth _takes initiative_ to save Pyrah by herself instead of always just following the party, but you'd _think_ the guy would be a _little more sympathetic_ to Keyleth's "brother" village being ravaged by monsters considering his backstory.

Haha loved your little scar story

Most of the music is done by Sam Reigal, who is scanlan 👍

Keyleth gets a power up. As we will soon see when she sets a trap which trapd Vex and leaves her tied up tightly in vines.

9:44 closed captioning at this point turned Keyleth into penis. “Penis would drop everything to help us” (I think I have been watching too much Scanlan. I found that really funny)

Thank goodness He Who Shall Not Be Named has been unwritten from Vox Machina Lore. Because otherwise we might not have Lady Kima x Allura

@MicahWo

Жыл бұрын

He wasn't removed from the campaign lore and Kima x Allura still happened so not really an issue

@AnxietyRat

5 ай бұрын

I mean he was unwritten because he who must not be named took all of the rights to his character. That's why he wasn't adapted. They legally couldn't do it. The only thing he has been adapted into is the very beginning of the Vox Machina Origin comic books.

you should have a listen to every episode's end credits, even from the first episode.. more often than not, whether it's sound effects or actual music/lyrics, they are somewhat releveant to the episode...and yes, most of the songs are sung by Sam Riegel, Scanlan's player and voice.

Not a spoiler, but episodes 6 and 9 are favourites this season. I know you have watched 6 already, but I think you'll love episode 9!

Pike is about to be holey

yeah she is the Avatar and her mother is voiced by the Avatar :)

Great Scanlan-directed insults in this one.

damnit why did nobody tell me about the adam and eve thing. I watched half the campaign before i could say their names with confidence. that is so much easier

@AnxietyRat

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, there's a couple of different ones to help people remember. I'm very much not religious so I don't really like the Adam and Eve one tbh and much prefer the female/male one... But some people also just memorize their full names... Which are different enough that it's easy enough to tell them apart.

I'm not sure when Scanlan cashes in on the favour to Vex, but it's quite amusing. Hint: it's about the broom and what you said about a witch

Yay! 😀

18:51 speaking of gay representation, have you seen Heartstopper season 2? It just came out (har har) and it's like one big gay hug of a show.

Those creatures are the ligma.

After you watch all the critical role shows (or right now whatever works for ya) you should check out Critical Role's Narrative Telephone they did while stuck at home during the beer virus. You could watch it and not be spoiled for a lot but then again, as you are actively playing detective, perhaps you should wait to watch them. But they are hilarious!

@WeeLassReacts

Жыл бұрын

I'll add this to the list to look up when I'm done thank you

@WolfieOo

Жыл бұрын

@@WeeLassReacts Woo! The videos don't give story beats/spoilers but gives some hints of characters you may see later, so if you want to be fully surprised, best to wait. kzread.info/head/PL1tiwbzkOjQyezFDKCb20491HLfaRMSDX This is the playlist of all the videos they did of Narrative Telephone. There's even one about grog! Hope you like them

Moscow isn't ready for next episode, no spoiler of course.

I know it's been a hot minute since you uploaded this, but I just wanted to say that Critical Role has *a lot* of LGBT+ rep. Just focusing on the main player characters of campaign 1, Vex, Vax, Scanlan, and Keyleth are all canon with Vex, Vax, and Scanlan being bi/pan and Keyleth being demi. Everyone else is more implied with Grog appearing to be aromantic, Pike implied being bi/pan, and Percy being so obviously bi/pan that I, along with many fans, are honestly surprised he's *not* canon. This isn't even including the multiple NPCs who are very obviously "not straight" like Gilmore, Allura, and Kima. Every campaign so far has had *at least* half the main characters be canonically LGBT+ in one way or another, but no more on that since we're not there yet lol. Just letting you know that Critical Role doesn't shy away from rep : )

@AnxietyRat

5 ай бұрын

To be fair Scanlan is only bi/pan in the animated adaptation. It's a change that they made that I thought totally fit with his character, though. but yeah he is not bi in the campaign from the beginning like many other characters were. 🤷‍♀️ Just wanted to add that slight clarification. Wouldn't want someone to go into campaign one thinking that Scanlan is openly bi and then see him explicitly only referring to women when talking about sexual things.... Because THAT'S what happens. 🤷‍♀️ But yeah critical role has never shyed away from lgbtq+ rwp even all the way back in campaign one. They definitely been adding it in significantly MORE often in campaign 2 and 3 but it absolutely was present in campaign 1 as well.

@blorbo.consumer

5 ай бұрын

@@AnxietyRat(technically slight spoilers for c1 hijinks) I remember when Vax pranked him with a love potion and he looked at Percy, Matt asked him if he'd be attracted to Percy and Sam replied "A human man? That's teenage years". This whole scene and everything that follows show that campaign Scanlan is definitely into dudes too, though tbf I don't remember if Sam played him straight at the beginning *then* played him as bi/pan as the campaign went on or not 🤷 But yes, even campaign Scanlan is bi/pan even if it wasn't as obvious as the animated show ^^

@AnxietyRat

5 ай бұрын

@@blorbo.consumer thank you for that correction I didn't remember the specifics of the interaction. Yeah, I am doing a rewatch of campaign one and Scanlan is 1,000% played as straight in the beginning. Curious when the change happened tbh... Because yeah in the beginning of the campaign whenever Scanlon mentions ANYTHING sexual it is exclusively in regards to women, 100% of the time. And I am in the mid-30s, currently. so it must have happened quite later in the campaign.

No spoilers, but if they keep the deal the same... it's EPIC but not perverse.

WE ALL PRECIPITATED #Spoilers. 😉

I hope your dislike of Scanlan is able to be set aside, to at least appreciate the voice actor ( and his singing! 😅 )

FIRSSSSTT

Everyone gives Vax crap for questioning helping Keyleth. He was the one that just got rejected and heartbroken so why would he keep doting on her wishes and requests? (Of course we do know why he should, because we saw how he still cared at the portal. And no comment on how the moment he returned that staff was EXACTLY like the pilot episode when she stumbled and he returned the staff she dropped? )

@WeeLassReacts

Жыл бұрын

You shouldn't choose to do the right thing because the person did / didn't reject you. I understand he's upset, but she was right to take her leave after he treated her like that.

@sandpiperr

Жыл бұрын

Um, I am entirely certain that the reason Vax was hesitant about going to Pyrah was because of the Matron's armor. He didn't yet understand what that meant, and he was scared of what it did, and he wanted to find the vestiges as quickly as possible so that he could get rid of the armour. Which is understandable. But, instead, you're implying that he didn't want to fight to defend the lives of a friend's people...a friend who's always fought by his side....because she wouldn't sleep with him. So in your quest to defend him, you're turning Vax from a character who's carrying an unimaginable burden, into an incel. You should probably stop talking because wtf, dude? Although I am happy about how much worse this comment is going to look after episodes 10 and 11!

@sandpiperr

Жыл бұрын

@@WeeLassReacts For what it's worth, I don't think what he said had anything to do with Keyleth rejecting him in season 1. I think it's because he's in a very scared and in bad headspace about what happened with Matron of Ravens.

Not everyone is going to like every character. I think it's rather humorous just how much you dislike Scanlan, and there is certainly nothing wrong with pointing out when he is being a little shit. But for like 2 whole episodes you paused everytime he did something good, was helpful, or succeeded, just to say how much you still hate him anyway. That gets olds pretty quick. We get it, you don't like him, so give him hell when he actually deserves it.