Where the Cards Fall | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 75 

Matt: “Thankfully most of you have dark vision...” Taliesin: “heavy sigh”

Scanlan: "Lets make everyone look like Vax and Vex" Vax and Vex: "Wow that sounds awesome!!" *five minutes later when Scanlan casts Seeming* Vax: *Looks at his girlfriend who now looks like his sister* Vex: *Looks at her soon to be boyfriend who now looks like her brother* Vax and Vex: We've made a mistake

Taliesin : I'm making a super long name for my character. Matt : Hold my beer.

"(awful yet great impression of bagpipes)" Whoever writes these subtitles deserves the biggest raise in history.

I would watch 3 hours of Pike teaching Grog to read.

Making Grog lose what he learned with Pike was the saddest and most evil thing Matt has done

i love it when Matt gets weird with an npc. watching the cast get creeped out is the best

Scanlan: **loses 505 gold in Ank'Harel, feels terrible for days afterwards** Vox Machina: **gets to the next city, bribes a guard with 20 pounds of gems to get through a door, and a fire giant with several magic items and 40 pounds of ancient dragon scale, even though they already have the necessary information, all in all losing somewhere between 2,000 and 50,000 gold** Scanlan: "Alright, I see how it is... Hold my over-sized tankard!" **gambles away everybody's freedom in a cardgame he's never played**

Poor Larkin. I really hope he makes it home.

Ah, yes, the introduction of Vax, Vex, Vix, Vox, Vux, and Vyx

Seriously, why is Sam always surprised when they look to him to be the face of the group? Dude's the only Charisma caster with ridiculous Persuasion and Deception modifiers.

It took me a moment to realize Liam's "Larkin Watch" shirt was Critical Role related. Poor dwarf. I wonder where he ended up... 😉🤭

Seeing Grog / Travis so badly want to learn to read made me warm inside.

Percy: Vex, Sister,, The twins: simultaneous groans of pain and disgust

Matt ‘You see two young boys.’ Sam *instantly plots how to obtain the fire plane’s finest headgear.*

I remember when I first saw that giant mug Sam got as a gift from a fan and was expecting him to ditch using it after a few episodes. Here he is still using it and has made comedic uses out of it. What dedication!

Liam's shirt is amazing "Larkin Watch"

A warning for people watching the G&S CR playlist: Don't watch the next video, Talks Machina Critmas, in the order it's listed. It's actually TM #6 and takes place after episode 79 (Thordak). It includes a lot of spoilers for that episode. Learn from my mistakes!

Lmao. Now Vex and Vax know how Percy and Cassandra felt when they used Seeming to trick the Briarwoods.

Percy-"We dont have that much money" *Grog looking in the bag of holding with 150,000 gp in it*

The Fire Giant starts spewing off the many titles of the Ruling class in the City of Brass, and my favorite part is that Travis' eyes literally start glazing over, because there is no way in hell that Grog is gonna remember all of that.

16:28, the party's reactions to Matt saying "you did not establish [a safety word]" Liam: going through notes to avoid eye contact Laura: vicious laughter Ashley: Pitiful laughter Travis: crying into mug out of fear Sam: Studying notes to avoid eye contact Tal: Pitiful but delighted laughter Marisha: (looking at Matt) Yeah that's my freak

Who else is seeing this in 2019 and seeing Brian without a beard for the first time? I feel like I’ve been cursed.

40:10 - Find someone who looks at you the way Travis looks at Matt when he's describing something epic.

Great, now I have to kink shame the entire city of brass

"It will function... It will just be.. Lifeless" Honestly, this was the creepiest thing.

I really can’t understate how much I adore Taliesin as a player. He’s got such a wonderful balance between careful roleplaying, badass/rule of cool moments, and then being completely up for just the most ridiculous plans just to see what happens and how amusing it would be.

2020 Gang, this is for you. (timestamp credit to Shams, from 3 years ago.) ------- 0:00:58 - Sam's Radio Play 0:08:30 - Brian McCree 0:10:20 - Somewhere Out There 0:16:05 - Grog Put in His Place 0:27:05 - Grog Vega 0:32:22 - Imaginary Joint 0:38:00 - Waska the Fire Giant 1:17:00 - Humorous, Yes 1:22:40 - Well... Are They? 1:36:10 - Scanlan the Gambler ------- 2:23:48 - Break Ends 2:56:00 - We're all crying here 3:07:15 - Market Madness 3:08:01 - The downside of sextuplets 3:12:19 - Vex models 3:13:27 - Introduction of Aasimar twins 3:13:32 - Young boys? 3:14:13 - Moral Compasses / Chaotic Good 3:18:17 - All the puppies and kittens 3:19:24 - The Ultimate Sibling Duo -gags- 3:19:51 - Use blunt force to the head for a more immediate effect 3:21:13 - 50 Gold??? 3:21:55 - Too much Percy 3:35:15 - You can see Travis really taking in the message and digesting it

Sam just HAS to keep 1-upping himself with this loot crate ad reads

Spinoff: Learning with Grog.

The fact that Matt plot a revenge after he prepared a whole game for the cassino visit and they decided not to play thoooooo LMAO i remember him getting really excited when they were about to play and then they just didn’t want to and later on he made them play for a vestige and betting their lives OMFG i love his dark mind

I always love when Ashley is there. The whole group in game and out of game are just happy she is there and it just makes everything wholesome :)

Matt felling Laura “that was adorable” after she snorted has my heart feeling SO FULL. That was precious

Matt: An imp would be interesting. Sam: with jewelry and such? me: no Sam.. that's a pimp, not an imp.

OMG Pike teaching Grog to read is the most wholesome and precious thing I've ever seen

Vex and Vax being disgusted that Percy and Kiki look like their sibling is amazing

Grog learning the alphabet is the best thing I have ever seen

bringing up top 0:00:58 - Sam's Radio Play 0:08:30 - Brian McCree 0:10:20 - Somewhere Out There 0:16:05 - Grog Put in His Place 0:27:05 - Grog Vega 0:32:22 - Imaginary Joint 0:38:00 - Waska the Fire Giant 1:17:00 - Humorous, Yes 1:22:40 - Well... Are They? 1:36:10 - Scanlan the Gambler ------- 2:23:48 - Break Ends 2:56:00 - We're all crying here 3:07:15 - Market Madness 3:08:01 - The downside of sextuplets 3:12:19 - Vex models 3:13:27 - Introduction of Aasimar twins 3:13:32 - Young boys? 3:14:13 - Moral Compasses / Chaotic Good 3:18:17 - All the puppies and kittens 3:19:24 - The Ultimate Sibling Duo gags 3:19:51 - Use blunt force to the head for a more immediate effect 3:21:13 - 50 Gold??? 3:21:55 - Too much Percy 3:35:15 - You can see Travis really taking in the message and digesting it

Watching Marisha talk as Keyleth in any kind of negotiations always leaves me stressed, both sympathetically and otherwise.

Nothing is funnier to me than Travis's annoyance with Laura's dice goblin side. 😂😂 You can tell it comes from a place of love.

While watching this series of episodes were they're in the fire plain, my AC went out. In Summer. In Florida. So I rolled constitution checks along with them.

I love it when percy tinkers, he always tries to convince matt his designs are simple so hell lower the dc or cost or time for his rolls. I don't blame him, he just sells it so hard it makes me laugh XD

Kinda hope that Pike teaching Grog the alphabet makes into the animated series, it'd be the cutest thing followed by heartbreak as he gets out "Gr" before the effect fades

This furthers my theory that getting made fun of for owning a wine aerator has turned Sam down the path of the dark side. Slowly driving his friends mad with his ads

"You're an idiot and I'm very proud of you." I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!

3:21:23 “like 50 gold” which was exactly the amount Scanlan said he’d payed for the spice.. oh how the turntables

I’ve never loved Travis and Ashley more than during the alphabet scene THAT WAS SO PRECIOUS AND I WANT HIM TO LEARN MORE ;-; (2:56:00)

12:30 - recap starts 14:15 -Recap ends 2:23:48 -break ends Why does no one put these on their timestamp lists?

Laura: 'Well, one of us has boobs' Liam: 'Which one?' (Smirks) *Travis will remember this*

Holy CRAP! That guys name is LONGER than Percy's

When Matt showed the picture of the Pit Fiend, Taliesin looked so done.

3:13:30 - Sam whipping his head up as Matt says "Two young boys" has me ded😅😂

0:58 - Sam's Radio Play 8:30 - Brian McCree 10:20 - Somewhere Out There 16:05 - Grog Put in His Place 27:05 - Grog Vega 32:22 - Imaginary Joint 38:00 - Waska the Fire Giant 1:17:00 - Humorous, Yes 1:22:40 - Well... Are They? 1:36:10 - Scanlan the Gambler 2:23:48 - Break Ends 2:56:00 - Pike Teaching Grog 3:07:15 - Market Madness 3:08:01 - The downside of sextuplets 3:12:19 - Vex models 3:13:27 - Introduction of Aasamir twins 3:13:32 - Scanlan spots some young boys 3:14:13 - Moral Compasses/ Chaotic Good 3:18:17 - All the puppies and kittens 3:19:24 - The new, Vex-approved drinking game: Take a shot every time Percy says "sister". 3:19:51 - Use blunt force to the head for a more immediate effect 3:21:13 - 50 Gold, Vox Machina code for ill-advised and overpriced purchases 3:21:55 - Rule update: Take a shot whenever Percy says ANYTHING 3:35:15 - You can see Travis really taking in the message and digesting it

My heart broke when Grog's knowledge didn't stay. :( I will never trust Mercer again.

I could feel every hair on my head stand on end when Matt did Senokir's creepy clipped laugh.... The man has RANGE, y'all!!! Chilling yet fantastic

TIMESTAMPS!!!!!!! ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ 0:00:58 - Sam's Radio Play 0:08:30 - Brian McCree 0:08:58 - Ashley Catcalls her boyfriend lol 🤣 0:10:20 - Somewhere Out There 0:10:56 - Intro 0:12:29 - Recap 0:15:01 - Part 1 begins 0:16:05 - Grog Put in His Place 0:16:19 - That was hot 🥵 0:18:25 - Pike's feeling so tired (same. 💤😴 fucking mood) 0:27:05 - Grog Vega 0:32:22 - Imaginary Joint 0:38:00 - Whaska the Fire Giant 0:41:33 - Game of cards / card games 0:45:21-0:52:33 - Negotiating/ bribing a fire giant for info 0:57:14 - Vex flirts with Whaska 1:17:00 - Humorous, Yes 1:18:12 - Should I💪 !!KNOCK!!💪or knock? 1:19:51 - Grog fibs 1:20:54 - The fib succeeds 1:22:40 - Well... Are they fuckable, though? 🍆🍑🥵? 1:26:24 - The fib is revealed to have been a lie all along 1:34:13 - Grog still can't read 1:35:10 - Vox Machina Unchained 1:36:10 - Scanlan the Gambler ------- 2:23:48 - Break Ends & Part 2 begins 2:50:05 - What's the sultan's name? (2:50:10 - 2:50:31 the sultan's long ass name) 2:56:00 - We're all crying here 3:05:04 - Druidcraft tracking device for Senokir 3:07:15 - Market Madness 3:08:01 - The downside of sextuplets 3:10:11 - Adorable snort 3:12:19 - Vex models 3:13:27 - Introduction of Aasimar twins 3:13:32 - Young boys? 3:14:13 - Moral Compasses / Chaotic Good 3:15:50 - Francois Australia 3:18:17 - All the puppies and kittens 3:19:24 - The Ultimate Sibling Duo gags 3:19:51 - Use blunt force to the head for a more immediate effect 3:21:13 - 50 Gold??? 3:21:55 - Too much Percy 3:22:10 - Scanlan's Vex impression 3:31:05 - Travis' Criss Angel pose 3:35:15 - You can see Travis really taking in the message and digesting it 3:42:05 - Fucking Jenga!!

"Don't let anyone know you're working for me." **Gives them all his symbol to wear**

3:35:15 You can see Travis really taking in the message and digesting it. He is a clever man playing an idiot character.

I love seeing how different DMs portray different races to tell their respective stories. Matt makes fire giants antagonists, meanwhile I'm in a campaign where my DM has them as the protectors and allies of my character's dwarves clan. I love seeing the broad range of creativity!

39:02 Laura double face palming at Marisha blowing her cover as soon as she opens her mouth ! LMAO

how has no one commented about scanlan being the gerbil to fire giants? that's hilarious

I came back just to see the radioplay again. Sam is an amazing human being.

Hmm, "aqueducts" that hold lava instead of water... "igneoducts"?

Ashley: (awful yet great impression of bagpipes) omg this is amazing, props to whoever did the closed caption

This is the first episode where it seems grog (Travis) is actually sad that grog can't read.

I hope I'm not the only one frantically looking up stats for a Pit Fiend

It is so hilarious how conspicuously hard they're trying to get that fiend in the mansion like "golly jee oh boy it sure is pretty amazing behind that door. Are you sure you don't want to come in?"

An animation of Grog learning to spell is what got me to start watching the series. I've been looking forward to getting to this part for so long. Although it's during a much more serious situation than I would have guessed, it's still hilarious.

give grog a permanent intelligence boost :"(

wow the director/producers of blindspot are really understanding of Ashley needing to be there for vox machina

I knew all these guys were talented actors, but the "Dust Bowl" skit at the beginning just really sunk that in. That was fantastic. :p

-Raishan tells them that fire giants reforged the Elemental Crystal -Raishan tells them Thordak befriended the fire giants -A social upset in the city is mentioned -Matt reminds them that fire giants take pride in their crafting Me (screaming): Take the hint!! Argh....

9:00 - "He's taken... by.... you?..." God damn it Matt.

Matt/Senokir’s crazy eyes and grin get me every. single. time.

Pike teaching Grog the alphabet is the cutest thing ever.

Me: *sings* Scrying eyes... Sam, half a second later: also sings it Talesin: joins in Me: Surpised, confused and somewhat concerned for my sanity

"Did she... Use the magic?!" I could not breathe I had to watch this scene like eight times. Bless Scanlan and Sam. XDDD

I love how they always take forever to plan everything and then it goes to crap within 2 minutes lol. I'm still watching them plan their 6 twins plans but I bet it's going to fail.

Watching this episode during a historic heat wave is helping me really feel the atmosphere of the setting. Been making real life con checks for the last couple days.

therapist: beardless brian isn't real he can't hurt you beardless brian:

2:32:00 For whatever reason Ashley's whispered "Do you want a tootsie roll?" was so clear over my audio.

Why didn't pike just say, "So would you like me to bring your lover back?" I feel like that's a fair deal for some armor.

Matt: its still a mansion Liam in campaign 2: nah its a tower with 9 sides and 9 floors

Matt: "for all you critters under 35..." I resent that, I was 23 when this came out and loved American Tale growing up

3:13:31 I could not stop laughing at scanlans reaction timing when he heard "two young boys" 😂😂

"Some call them... Card games." I screamed of laughter. I love Keyleth so much.

“So, plan A which is certainly to fail, or...” “Plan A!”

I LOVE Senokir. He just wanted a slumber party :C

I feel like this was Matt’s way of getting rid of more magic stuff

I love how grog tries so hard to further the story and gets screwed over by dice rolls and low stats. I would be lived every time I miss a roll and just toss it over my shoulder

Senokir is up there with Pumat and Artagan as a character who can *only* be voiced by Matt in the animated series.

Senokir is such an underrated NPC. I love him so much.

Travis needs to publish a children's book "Grog learns his ABCs"

3:19:29 Taliesin has to be getting back at them for the Seeming that made'em look like Percy & Cassandra back in Whitestone.

It took me 17 minutes of staring at Liam's shirt to get the joke...Hope they find him soon... :(

Keyleth/Marisha: Is that a fantasy people have? Percy/Taliesin: It is now.

Vox Machina: "We are looking for a fire giant who won an armor set via a card game" Matt:"There are 3 fire giants in the whole city" Vox Machina goes to the first fire giant and pays 5 enchanted items to find out which of the other 2 has it. I mean not like they could have found it out themselves in 5 min but ok :D

1."Chuckle? Cackle? Shackle? Charcoal." A bunch of parrots we have here. 2. Where is the sextuplet fan art? I want to see it now.

As Keyleth and Pike were carrying the "coin" all I could think of was Ross saying "Pivot... Pivot..." 🤣🤣

Check out Liam watching Keyleth (yes, Liam watching Keyleth, not Vax) counting out the pounds of dragon hide one by one, and see the of the birth Caleb's penchant for counting everything, especially coins, out one by one. 00:51:55 (i love that they forgot that they had dropped off the hide in the Whitestone storage cellar),