Curious Tides | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 89 

Ashley: *is probably asleep because the stream went on past midnight* Vax: *dies* Ashley: *wakes up in a cold sweat* Something’s wrong!

@@jtroxler8 IIRC when Percy died Laura got a call from Ashley almost immediately asking if Pike could somehow be bamfed over to the island where he got killed.

Christopher Bacon exactly. She’s got a sixth sense for this kinda stuff.

@@jtroxler8 Laura (after the show): Ashley? I thought you were in New York? Ashley: I teleported: Laura: I don't mean Pike. I mean... Ashley: I teleported. My work here is done. (Vanishes in a flash of light)

You know a show is special when you tear up at hearing "the golden astral form of Pike...." and that's pretty much all you need

so PERFECTLY in character

@@georgeweasley54 and what would you do for your twin?

@@josephmartin2536 He'd probably give him an earful...i'll let myself out

That's a couple that gets things DONE

Go with your skillset

Cries even more reading this comment while Vex reads the note

ADORABLE

Oh, you just fucked me up. Well played.

@@JA-jk9uf Well, you just fucked me up even more. What is this?

"I wanna play airplanes.... I wanna play airplanes! I wanna reach out and fly..." - Fun Home

how does he do it :D

@@CalderaXII Truly just genius

One of the best one liners ever

Oh my, as someone with medical training, a DNR... that changes things

@@xEvilRaptorx Active ward care only not for resus! Get off that chest 💪

It's so freaking adorable, yeah. The whole set up is so awesome; Goliath and Gnome besties.

Well yeah...pike is grogg's big sister kinda

He wants that gnome puss

1:50:27 The part about "I owe you one" and the resolution with the skipping rock... Brillant! So awesome!

moments like 53:00 are my favorite version of that. "I got 'im"...just so soft and caring when the others can't be; 'guys, i've got this, put away the doubt.' He's so certain; not always right, but damn is he certain. Just like how he was certain they would save Scanlan and just shouted 'Fix him.'

If they had tried to fight the Kraken earlier it would have been a short campaign

@@SortOfEggish Maybe, but Scanlan would have been there.

Or one good Polymorph from Keyleth. "It's a goldfish now. Don't hit it. Lodestones."

If there were lair actions there were definitely legendary resistances

i found all 900 pine cones

Her comedy chops are superb, and I'm kicking myself now for not appreciating her nearly enough for a long time. Completely in love with how she gets to flex in campaign 3, playing a fey creature who is all about the subtly chaotic/absurdist shenanigans.

It was you might say, a blindspot you had about her?

Phantomdemon2 well. Think of it this way. He is a great sorcerer. And if you can scare someone to death, then surely a great sorcerer like Grog, can scare someone to life.

It was amazing. I was expecting it and it was delivered!

Hella late to the thread, but it reminds me of Avenger's when Hulk screamed at Iron Man shocking him back to life

I found it especially funny after the "spousal abuse" look he had in the beginning when Laura smacked for trying to steal her doughnuts

@@singingwolf3929 If he didn't scare someone alive here, he for sure did during the Search for Bob.

Absolutely. I almost never laugh during these shows, or any media to be fair, but man, I was buckling over in laughter xD

Not just Matt and Sam. Ashley was wonderful in this scene aswell. Wish she'd be on the show more often.

Ash is always away but somehow, when she is present. She has the best interaction and moments. Some of the most memorable

@@Hoovt ashely is included in the original comment :) "she, Sam and Matt just created" - don't worry. she gets proper credit, as she deserves :)

@@cashmerenerd Just the part where she helped create this masterpiece I feel was left out. I know he did mention her.

"In my old room" is my favorite.

Travis had a great sneaky line in there too: "Pick a leg"

@@Reblwitoutacause I noticed Laura nodding when Sam said 'I've been calling him Jumbo or Big Guy' xD

I love the fact that I saw this comment at the begging of the episode and had the wrong impression of what the flash cards were

Pro actress! That's why she gets paid those NBC bucks!

Mama Pike!

@MasterOfBaguettes I did cry! And rewound, and nearly peed myself laughing, and rewound again!

1:45:35 i know that this is 1 year old or more but i do like when a moment has a timestamp and this moment was missing one so i found it

@@arthaiser Good man!

Came looking for this comment

And that brief moment when the *next* flash card came up, and the party just stares at him You could tell the moment he realized "Oh right. Of course. They're waiting for the next ridiculous description." "What have I done?"

I re watched that scene a few times Once just to watch MM the whole time

Watching Matt during the flashcards is my favorite part.

Pike uses midjourney (then known by the working title “dotydraws”) to commission character portraits. 😂

I don't know, the bath bit from Ep 81 was also hilarious.

When was that?

@@csarmii If memory serves me right, it was after they defeated either Thordak or Raishan and went back to Whitestone.

@@csarmii like 4 episodes ago...

It’s the Ashley Johnson effect

As if I needed any more reasons to cry, thank you

I wonder who taught him, maybe he asked Cassandra to and it was also a nice sibling bonding time for them

I was just waiting for her to answer his hierarchy question with 'well we tend to start with Grog' or something, woulda been hilarious 😂

If there's anything the flashcards prove, Grog is a good starting point.

@@wadeking4054 I think you'd probably need to work your way up to grog.... loosen up, so to speak.

@@nukm4 Bruh lol

@@nukm4 bruh 😂

Alessandro S I’m glad frogs size is canon

@@NateDeckerTV frog strongleap, the greatest of fox machina

@@jonahgreallyryan4249 I was drinking while reading this, thanks for making me have to clean ginger ale off my couch!

the whole flashcard scene was amazing but yeah, that took the cake

@@jonahgreallyryan4249 i fucking spit when i read that

We all know, like we KNOW that is whats happening, but it sure would have been fun if Sam had intentionally led us on silently knowing it wasn't Scanlan, and had just happened to be a coincidence that there was another gnome of similar attitude around at the time.

Not as amazing as the fact that Scanlan canonically has been shitting in beds for 15 years.

You cant *know* that it's Scanlan... coulda been anyone.

@@uli11 this comment is over 3 years old and I have no idea what it’s referring to, but thanks for your insight.

@@deamon506 oh hello recent person. funny seeing you here.

92NUKE Cows And consequences vibes....

Vox Machina in a sentence

I kinda love that about critical role good intense RP is always followed up by A good comedic rp.

Adam Martinez I LOVED that. How fun, how clever! It’s nice that they’re peppering him in once in a while.

Also that means Scanlan had been to Wildemount way before VM went to Draconia

I missed that. How did Sam tie the two together?

Michael MacDonald watch from 1:13:55 (he’s not mentioned by name but it’s alluded to)

@@pagenein now the question is how far has he traveled

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Thank you 🙏

Laura's face with that was priceless

Somewhere in Exandria, Scanlan Shorthalt learned to rage...

@@RenatoGPadilla A gnome bardbarian could be amazing.

Ashley said that literally right as I read this comment

@@coreygauthreaux2547 considering this used to be a Pathfinder game, he could have easily been a Skald.

I take it you're still catching up?

Ariaflame Yes I am. Going as fast as I can.

There was a hint to it during the flashcard secuence, when he was about to tell Doty to write the names for him, Pike said "no" and Doty stopped.

That would require Ashley to remember this....I'd be surprised if she does.

Thats a catch 22 right there

Love the profile pic, been running a rime game for 2 years now!

When was she presented as a human?

@@itsyaboy9829 literally every single time she manifests she shrinks down into her humanoid form during communion with Vax.

@@itsyaboy9829 that's also her origin. She started as a human follower of the previous god of death and took over from him.

@@arjay1016 oh! Didn't know that. Good to know, thanks.

@@itsyaboy9829 watch the calamity in critical roles playlists. marisha plays the character that becomes the raven queen. lots of back story and lore to learn from the series not to mention the stellar dungeon mastering done by brennan lee mulligan

It is safer you don't know too many details

Technically, at least as of the beginning of this episode, Percy is the only one who's introduced himself to Taryon.

Dedalus94 No, Vax has introduced himself and Vex.

The second he said "My father has a friend named Dog who just holds people until they want to tell us what we want." or "Why don't we just pour acid on him if we want to ask him questions, it's much faster". Etc etc. It's 100% clear that his family is evil mafia shitheads since his second episode apearance.

Fisho D Dog was definitely a reference to the Hound from Game of Thrones, Taryon is pretty obviously partly inspired by Tyrion Lannister.

prideling I died of laughter as Matt died of this awesome scene.

His nose starts bleeding and his swords light up, but he has no clue why

It hits differently

Knowing that Molly isn't even Molly at this point and is some dude named Lucien makes it even better.

@@lerinn2783 hopfully we get to find out something abou that in the future. Would be a shame to not explore it.

I think Lucien was still a teenager when all these happened.

I love it XD

When did that happen I think I missed it

@@TheReaver1234 2:00:05 (I used the timestamp for when that whole shapechange thing started, because it's so darn cool ;D)

The hallmark of the really top-tier moments, I find, is when I absolutely have to rewind once for every cast member's reaction (at minimum).

it's up there with the return of victor for me. really any moment that makes liam disappear is pretty fantastic

Or even the Cannon ball Scene in the Mansion

2:21:39 yess favorite moment so far

Senor Taco Grog Strongdong

Timestamp? 😂😂😂😂😂

i think about 2:23:01. might be mistaken.

actually, it's 2:30:48. sorry.

"it's Doty"

Matt Snyder I mean during the fight against Umbrasyl she pulled that off without a roll.

Pike's mom look auto succeed, no roll needed

I was searching for this comment!

Same

It hit deep.

So true

As someone who has not watched c2 I shall either keep this in mind and or would love a bit of context

Plus the recall to her hand print on his back from removing of the clasp symbol. Also great.

@@isaac8734 giving him a light in the darkness he thought he deserved because of his upbringing. Those two dorks (PCs) don't realize how brave they actually are.

I love the part of the comment section where people aren’t hating on keyleth

@@ryankelly3465 facts

@@ryankelly3465 Shhhhhhh! You’ll summon them!

I think he almost did a tpk....

I always love watching Liam during bits like that and when characters like Victor show up, partly because what's usually mopey Vax is now the much less mopey Liam almost falling out of his chair

Nah... look at Matt just as Sam says "now that I'm a full fledged member." I think he is about to blow a blood vessel!

I picture Carbot's Diablo II barbarian rage shouting at the corpse until it gets back up (and also spills loot).

Phantomskyler I wonder how many people are now plotting Keyleth's death...

Oh her death cometh

"MOOOOM we lost one again!"

@@chrisparker6517 She's been dead before. She used to have dark hair. Though the funniest thing is that she switched to War Domain and, despite Keyleth having healing spells and a more steady availability, is still the de facto party healer.

Didn't work in C2, but then again, she wasn't a cleric then.

DoughyInTheMiddle fancy elf girl...that's gold!

Omg... I read that as "... one of your *night* elf girls" and as a World of Warcraft player it is SO TRUE

HAHAHAHAA

'Oh shit, we adopted another Garmelie?'

Well the best part is he wrote Percy’s name abbreviated in Common, so with a high enough Intelligence check they could probably figure it out!

Omg

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He also said smth like "they're sarcastic and salty" right before that and i laughed so hard! Genuinely surprised no one caught on to so many puns

Like a reverse musical

That makes this eppisode so good

I was also crying with laughter during Sam's Loot Crate "challenge", so this episode really was an emotional rollercoaster

@@ijustdontcare that was the best damn thing :D ever!

1st half: crying 2nd half: crying

*Looks at episode number* Soon...

damnnnnn hahahahah that'll e hillarious

Yup, this right here... epic.

I'm am not sure about this, but that could've been a reference to It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia...

It's a quote from Almost Famous. One of the rockstars that the lead character is touring with so he can write about them gets really high & stands on a roof to say that sentence to the whole party.

I liked the with confidence and pride from Taliesin😂

Not to mention how he manages to play the fool and still carry the party as some points!

I'm just starting my first d&d game and I have a low intelligence so it will be interesting

It's very interesting and sometimes very irritating to many people, that individuals coming from unusual backgrounds can often offer more. After all RP is acting and acting relies heavily on real world experience. Now if you can couple that with the traits a hard working professional acquires and the love for what you do and you got talent. Travis, Sam and Matt are all excellent examples of that.

Its harder to play an intelligent role when in real life your anything but. Lmao

Liquid Zen No comment.

I think my favorite running gag is everytime Tary speaks Percy just mumbles his disagreement

here's your coat

Gnome. You'll go gnome.

tyresw Once you go gnome, you can't go home.

Go big or go gnome.

Raving Dovah Master Wow. That took me way to long to realize what you said. Ughhhhh!

yeah that wen't dark real fast. If he ever were to be responsible for Pike's death well Grog would have ended it right there.

I was watching that part right at the time I read your comment, scary!

I can imagine Grog saying "if anything ever happens to Pike I'll kill all of you then myself"

@@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human random criminal: *kills pike in front of grog and starts pulling her body away* Same criminal: ….why do I hear thunderous footsteps boss music? Grog: *approaches with an almost sadistic rage filled look in his eyes*

@@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human in the last talks Ashley said had grog died to the krak pike would travel and get stronger until she can cast true resurrection go back and kill it and bring grog back. Grog and pike would fight through all the demons in hell to get the other. So if one caused the death of the other I can imagine it going poorly

2 years late but that makes sense considering how she greeted Percy buck naked a few episodes ago

@@strifenineteen Yeah, but one can't forget that Percy went there for that very reason, Vex just anticipated and cut to the chase. Considering how their dynamic and other sexual encounters are handled from then on, I think it's pretty clear that they're both proper switches, which is why they clearly have some crazy sexual chemistry - they perfectly adapt and roll with each other by taking and relinquishing control in the moment.

Sam created a character who deals nothing but low blows to almost every VM member. He confronts them with their flaws as players and as characters. Many things he accused them of as Scanlan, before he left the party is now embodied in Tary. He confronts them with their flaws. He claims to have all the money and riches that Vex always seemed to want. And he flaunts it around, teasing her. He has Doty, which is also a perfect dig at Vex and her understandable obsession with Trinket as well as a dig at Percy, who prouds himself as a genius in tinkering. Speaking of: by being a kind of tinkerer with Doty, whether or not he actually built him himself, he takes away a part of Percy's uniqueness in the group. Taliesin reacts perfectly as a player and turns this kind of insulting situation into a nerdy friendship. He points out Keyleth as the glorious leader of the group. Something she was struggling with all the time, which is why everyone in the chat is uncomfortable with her most of the time. It's hilarious for Sam doing it, but it works well with Tarys kind of douchebag character. He is completely disinterested with Vax or "little elf boy", he tries not (yet at least) to engage in serious emotional situations, because that was always a strong connecting point for Vax to the other characters. It's like he's telling him: no one cares about your emo shit. He is not too harsh against Grog yet, but its easy to make fun of the Intelligence of 6 Barb. And Travis plays Grog so well, that Grog takes no offense in it, often not realizing it being offensive in the first place. So what Sam is doing is maybe uncomfortable, but brilliant.

@@kezrah_shieldwall Tary is the perfect substitute for Scanlan being absent for a while, by no means a replacement but a welcome extended guest

Between Ashley's Pike disappearing for weeks at a time... and the dismissal of Orion's Tiberius... The party balance is dangerously out of whack. No cleric and no legitimate caster... o_O

I get the feeling that was the whole point of him

@@Rated314 the druid can easily fill both of those roles, not as well as either but both at once.

Wish I had half his talent

I legit don't understand what it mean or what i miss to make it funny

@@Natshuri Vax was implying he didnt need his room because he'd be with Keyleth. Percy one upped him by implying he'd be sleeping with Vex.

@@phffffbt oh right ! thank you

Same

Right?!

Me too.

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Hey, it was me :) ! Glad people are still using it years later lol

Vox Machina: lights the Pike signal Pike: runs, breaks stealth

A cleric is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he is needed to.

@@alexv3357 CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG

takes 10 turns getting close enough with her tiny gnome legs

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA PIKE!

Bump! Thank you

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Bump. Also love that I'm not the only one rewatching in 2023. Love this community so much!

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Bump! Thank you you life savers!

One thing that always kills me, the “how does he walk?” That means that, as huge as Grog is, his equipment is proportionally large even for his size. What kind of monster is he hiding down there? And how much does he have to pay the ladies of pleasure to handle it?

@@Ajehy "how does he walk?" Taliesin: "With confidence and pride!"

@@psychodrummer1567 This comment made me realize how glad I am Sam's new character is besties with Taliesin's. The two best senses of humor, together at last.

I hadn’t gotten to this point when I saw this comment and all I saw was ‘flash cards’ and wasn’t sure what this meant. I wasn’t disappointed when I got to the scene. 😂

Oh mama Pike! She was so good.

Well it might benefit him in the long run to be friendly with a member of the upper crust lol

They've got that science nerd bromance going 😊😊

I think you mean Vex. Vax is the brother😉

Percy's name is just more memorable thaan Greg and Vox

"I'm eating my feelings!" -- I love Ashley so much

The cutest part is Ashley apologizing afterwards for taking so long...

Mamma Pike!

we all do shes amazing

She loves these characters and it shows. The fact Liam does too ties that sibling energy Travis being a bit more on the side of its a game I'm enjoying really speaks to the grog side. Serious when required but jist enjoys life I think it's great

all the best actors never make their emotions up

Nope, she's just that good period. Look at her when the ritual starts and she volunteers. One of the VERY few moments when she actually switches from Laura to Vex on screen.

Mee too

I imagined her accidentally petrifying, like, three people. 😂

spacecowboy2606 IT'S SO GOOD! That sound effect is so flawless!!! I was stunned.

Timestamp?

I thought it was Liam scratching under the table at first then I noticed Matt's mouth.

Hello! Im completely new to watching campaign 1! Excited to be here :D

Hello :D ditto to what the previous said. Loooove this stuff.

Yeah! :D I've been binging campaign 1 for the first time and I like to leave comments here and there. I just can't get enough of Vox Machina

@@ColorfulMusicNeko yeah same! :)

Hi from may 21 😊