#c3ep51

[zhellers]

everything is fine

[crithaus]

Been seeing so many tweets abt it and I wanna get back on yonder soap box for a second cuz I have my own musings

I had always wondered if Vax would show up when Vex was drowning in Dalen's Closet and then when he didn't I wondered why and mused that barring the above table reasons of this being a game with set rules and Matt can't just deus ex machina their way outta all their scraps, that below table the Deal Vax had already made with RQ for Vex's safety was all the flexing she would allow him to do and then voila Vex comes back anyhow, and I think it's important to note that as Vex was dying Liam slipped out of Derrig's character, something he doesn't do much, and into Vaxbrain ("We had a deal, Matt.") to Express how unhappy he was that Vex was drowning and the deal he'd made was being routed and I think that's proof enough that Vax would if allowed absolutely come down there and rescue his family from any and all scrapes if he was able to,

Now with this latest episode, We saw Otohan bedecked Paragon's Call with RQ's symbols, we know Otohan has the poison that prevents you from being rezzed which is an affront to RQ's domain and position if I've ever heard one, we know the attack on Kiki was on purpose and possibly to get RQ's attention, get her looking and all, and this whole situation with Ludinus is the biggest threat yet faced to all the gods and all their domains,

And that's why she let Vax through the gates this time, just in time to wrest that permadeath dagger away from the heart of the love of his life. I don't think Vax could have been there without the requisite chips falling where they did, without RQ letting him, I think the thought that he busted through all of those gates unprompted and w/o permission is a little disingenuous because Vax would want to do that for any and every one of his family members every day all the time forever, but it makes perfect sense that as the Raven Queen's champion he would be sent down to stop Ludinus from freeing Predathos and it makes perfect sense for Vax to veer off from his official business, to shirk his responsibility and use the opportunity given to go to her, to do such a grand and meaningful gesture for his one true love, and tl sound so unclouded and present while doing so, I mean

This is Vax we're talking about. The guy who looked death (death herself both times y'know, Otohan and her dagger and RQ, two sides of a coin or something) right in the eye, twice, clutching his girls to him and telling that nigh all powerful entity to fuck right off cuz they can't have these girls he loves more than life? Peak Vax behavior. To know he's been watching Keyleth for so long finally seized his moment to help her, and did so with gusto? True love. The purest kind, the Vax-iest kind. Not even death can stop his love for her, for Vex, for Vox Machina.

And I think after this all is over they need to renegotiate the terms of Vax's service so he can stay back past the gates with the rest of his family cuz RQ is a stingy bitch and should have been MUCH laxer with gate-crossing privileges, I mean Vax has more than earned it now

[slayerscake]

Tonight's episode has a runtime of 4h55 with a break at the 2h50 mark

[bellowsthebard]

Okay but I really think they could have stopped this. Like there were so many rolls that could have changed this outcome. They were high rolls yes, but they weren't impossible. Imogen nat one to persuade her mom, Liam and marisha rolling bad for Caleb and beau, chet not getting his grapple, everyone rolling low on initiative vs otahan, even FCG failing the dispell check might have changed things. Even like the choice to bring in keyleth was theirs. They had warning that Ludinus was letting things slip on purpose, a lot of people were guessing this was some sort of trap. I say this as praise for Matt and the players. He let the players walk into a trap, but he didn't make it impossible to escape. Like I genuinely believe Matt was okay with either outcome. I would also guess this was a middle outcome. Like I think them getting transported and the solstice still happening has something to do with the lack of power.

[liamobrienlove]

Same, Liam. Same.

[dylandraws]

Ludinus better hope the Empire Kids survived that because if not he’s gonna be getting a message from a certain blue tiefling that’s gonna make his blood run cold

[greenteaandtattoos]

Laerryn and Loquatius’ love was so bright that they burned even brighter than the flames that consumed them

Keyleth and Vax’ildan’s love was so great that not even the depths of death and duty could truly keep them apart

[emtaylorhuh]

uh oh