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I find Percy’s comment to Vax about the children “finally finding out how much [he’s] embellishing the memory of you,” while a very Percy quip, to be so telling about Vox Machina’s collective denial about Vax.

Because it’s meant as a quip, a jab like they used to do, the implication being Vax hasn’t changed. But Vax doesn’t react. He has changed. He is not 100% Vax anymore.

None of them, not Vex not Keyleth not Percy, are having a normal conversation with him like old times and talking to the person they knew. But they’re pretending they are. They are clinging to the thing Percy is actively embellishing as the Champion stands in front of him: the memory of Vax.

it is so funny that no one in the cast has played a ranger or a hardcore ranged fighter build since Vox Machina so whenever Vex and Percy announce how absolutely bonkers their range is everyone is like "what"

I want to take a moment to appreciate how incredibly fucking funny Matt Mercer was for having Vox Machina travel to the outskirts of Bazzoxan and then ending the episode there, leaving us to speculate for two whole weeks on if Verin would finally be making an actual appearance in a campaign, only to have VM return to Vasselheim without a wild Verin encounter, AND THEN not only have him show up in Vasselheim but have him show up WITH ESSEK and give us the canon Thelyss Bros interaction we've been dreaming of for nearly five years

Essek approaching Vox Machina, heroes of legend. They don't know who he is. Even if they did know he was Essek and not Seth, they still wouldn't know why he needs to know that the Nein are safe. They don't know they're his family, that one of them is his partner. I'm fond of them, is all he can say.

He introduces them to his brother. His sweet baby brother, the only member of his blood family he truly loves. Verin, who's going off into hell (just like their father did) - but maybe, if these heroes know him, they might help him, they might protect him. Verin is far from the Beacons here; he has no second chance if he goes down.

Essek who once said, 'I haven't cared about anyone for the century I've been alive.' Essek, now aching with love, so much that he'll grasp at anything that could reassure him that his family are safe. Essek, having to let them all go: friends, brother, Caleb.

It was so much easier, back when he didn't care.

(He still wouldn't change a thing.)

YESSSS HIMBRO WITH GLAIVE REP ARRIVES! YESSSSSS

Everything about this was perfect XD

I say this as a primarily C3 only viewer (episode 20 of C2 and a smattering of C1 - I will get there one day!) - I found that episode so incredibly delightful and so fascinating to watch to see what Bell’s Hells would take from M9, especially when contrasted to their interactions with Vox Machina. 

Members of Vox Machina give them quests and bestow them titles and offer aid, but they don’t have the time or the space to dig into their motivations or relationships. They are stewards of Exandria, busy with a bigger picture and responsibilities. Contrast that with the Mighty Nein, who cook them dinner, invite them into their tower, and get straight to the heart of what’s weighing on them and what they emotionally need for this mission (yet still fully putting themselves first and prepared for sacrifice). They’re confident and secure in who they are and what they mean to each other and see through Bell’s Hell’s charismatic facade to find people who maybe just need a moment to evaluate what’s important to them as they go on what could very well be a one way mission. You can give them titles and responsibility, but if Bell’s Hells don’t actually believe in that or themselves, they will, like Fjord and Beau suggest, just end up as fodder.  

Anyway, there’s just something poignant and right about those from Vox Machina giving them responsibility and respect and those from the Mighty Nein giving them comfort and belief (and a night in a tower to just be). I just think that’s neat. 

I missed them and now they are back and sadder than ever!!

i am so happy to see them ❤️

:*)

I’ve started thinking about critrole again thanks to tlovm and the newest episode of the current campaign…….iykyk

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Extremely emotional about this actually

(a very silly bonus below the cut)

they are late for the season 3 premiere

its mox vachina day

Gaslight: Bells Hells

Gatekeep: Vox Machina

Girlboss: The Mighty Nein

im convinced that exandrian halloween originates as a festival in whitestone, i have to imagine at some point they're like oh ok this town's actually haunted let's eat candy and get hammered about it. people old enough to remember the occupation are like hell yeah sun tree's still up, time to put fake cobwebs on it, the roots are just SURROUNDED by jack-o-lanterns. the slayer's cake does a line of spooky-themed sweets and at least three of them are named with dunks on the briarwoods. garlands of fake bats with goofy faces on them. cats everywhere. scanlan does thriller and only some people get retraumatized. the de rolos hand out king-sized candy bars. percy's goth ass is having a WHALE of a time