Funny / The Legend of Vox Machina

Umbrasyl has an extra right to be upset, in the live game they just used Dimension Door.

The adventures of Vox Machina have made for many a laugh on Critical Role, and that trend has shown no signs of stopping now that those adventures have been transcribed to animation.

In General

• The fact that a Matt Mercer NPC is running around Tal'Dorei, usually suffering through some shenanigans at the hands of Vox Machina. Many have joked he's become the new "Cabbage Man".
• Some viewers joked that Trinket being left behind was out of character for Laura who originally would refuse to go anywhere without her bear companion.

Season One

Episode 1: The Terror of Tal'Dorei - Part 1

• The narrator going through the history of Tal'Dorei and showing a band of fighters prepared to go up against something. Cue them all being slaughtered and the last one has his ashes blown into the wind.
  Narrator: Well, that was... something.
  • The Japanese narrator quips that they tried their best.
  • The very first death is by, to few surprises, a falling rock.
• Cut to General Krieg, who reacts to the heroes' demise as well as can be expected.
  Krieg: FUUUUUCK!
• It seems adventuring parties in Emon have unfortunate tastes in names. It's revealed that the Torian Butchers were butchered, the Murder Hobos were murdered, and the Death Dealers are dead.
  • When asked whether or not they just hire Agar's Assassins again, Sir Fince reports that Agar apparently had his hand chopped off during a bar brawl. Cue the party looking away awkwardly with Grog in particular whistling innocently.
• Drunk Keyleth, who insists that she's good for more only to immediately hurl it all onto the floor.
  Pike: Didn't you only have one ale?
• Vax walks up to the gentleman who insulted their group and "insists" they don't want to pick a fight.
  Agar: Look at your scrawny ass. Too weak to tickle your own pickle.
  Vax: [touches Agar's arm] Are you offering to help?
  Agar: Yeah. (beat) Uh-no, I- fuck you!
  Vax: Aw, I'm only asking you to give me a hand. [Vax pins his hand to the table, just before Grog chops it off]
  Grog: You know what, Vax? I think he's willing! Ooh, can I keep this?
  • After Grog chops Agar's hand off, he stumbles into a pair of catfolk sitting at the bar, with the expected result.
  • Even funnier is the orc actually has a small blush across his face. Meaning he was initially considering Vax's offer before he realized what he just said aloud.
• The ENTIRE tavern brawl:
  • As the rest of Vox Machina, in varying states of inebriation, prepares to fight the other mercenaries, Percy can be seen in the back facepalming.
  • Vax nonchalantly dodging flying things during the tavern fight to pour more ale down his throat.
    • He and his sister stand back to back as they both aim for the same guy. Both nail their target, but yell at one another.
      Vex and Vax: I had him!
  • Percy nonchalantly dodging all of the blows until he has a brawler at gunpoint. Cue Grog jumping over to Percy MMA style with Percy letting out a small, "Oh no."
    • Afterwards, a doberman merc breaks a bar stool over Grog's head. Grog No Sells it, turns around, and screams in the doberman's face.
  • Vex readies her bow with a couple of arrows... only to trip over Pike and shoot the chandelier overhead.
    Vex: (pissy) Pike, love, can you try to say out of the way?
    Pike: (also pissy) Hey, come on! You tripped over me!
  • Vax manages to swipe some of the other customer's coin purses, which his sister compliments him for. When two patrons hiding behind a table notice, Vax averts his gaze and whistles innocently.
  • Keyleth manages to deal with the doberman merc by... puking in his mouth. He immediately pukes right afterwards.
    Keyleth: WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN EVERY TIME WE GO OUT DRINKING?!
  • Vex, backed into a corner by one of the mercs she's fighting, lets out a whistle. Cue an armored bear crashing through the tavern wall to drag away Vex's attacker.
    Vex: Good boy, Trinket!
• Scanlan, meanwhile, is trying to get it on with the tavern keeper's daughter, before Percy is thrown into the room.
  Scanlan: For goodness' sakes! Percy, the hell, man? If you want to join in, you gotta ask first!
  Percy: Scanlan, I should've known. [looks down, then quickly covers his eyes] Could you put on some pants and help us?!
  • Later on when the tavern keeper asks "what's that gnome doing with my daughter?", it cuts to Scanlan eating her out. He says they don't want to know, as the daughter has him resume his activity.
• The tavern keeper angrily no-sells Vex's attempts at disseminating and wants money upfront to pay for the damages. Vex stealthily passes the hefty coin purse she was holding to Vax behind her back, and claims they don't have money on them. Presumably, this didn't work, since after the party gets thrown out she holds up a more pathetic coin purse while saying Vox Machina has three silvers to their name.
  • In classic Vex fashion, she can accurately deduce the number and type of coins just by lightly jingling the bag.
• According to Keyleth, after this bar, the group has been banned from every bar in Emon.
• Vox Machina is having considerable trouble finding work:
  Percy: Well, perhaps if someone didn't accidentally decapitate the last fellow who hired us...
  Grog: Well, I apologized, didn't I?
  • Grog is also cheerfully playing with the hand he sliced off Agar like a child excited by a new toy, and folds down all its fingers except the middle one.
• Keyelth wondering why they were all even together, going through each person's reason for being here. Vex and Vax only care about themselves (with both twins saying "Well, fuck you"), Percy doesn't even want to be seen in public with the group, Grog just wants to kill everything (which he says is a fair point) and Scanlan.... just wants to bed everyone in the realm.
• Pike suggests trying to do good since killing for gold wasn't working. The entire party (including Keyleth's) reaction was an immediate "nah" and Grog chimes in with "Boring!"
• As Scanlan goes to relieve himself next to a very familiar looking elf putting up posters, he leans over to get a look. Unfortunately, this leads to him pissing on the other's boots, causing the man to yell out his frustrations and storm out.
  Elf!Matt: What's the matter with you?!
  • Scanlan gives Vox Machina a rousing speech to psych them up after the bar brawl. His pants then fall down, to the horror of everyone else. Vex quickly covers Trinket's eyes.
    • The camera is behind Scanlan when his pants drop, which reveals his testicles but not his penis, implying that either his endowment is too small to hang past them or that the talk of gold has him fully erect.
• Grog's burp echoing throughout the fine hall of the Tal'Dorei Council. Laura Bailey revealed on Twitter that it was her burp, not Travis Willingham (Grog's voice actor). The Twitter live watch party clarified that every time Grog burped, it was actually a mixture of Laura and Marisha Ray, after the entire cast drank root beer and tried to burp.
• Scanlan introduces Vox Machina through song, cue Vax grumbling, "Oh gods, here we go."
  • The drunken, dirty and despondent group is then magically shifted into confident and clean images of themselves, with the illusion only breaking once Scanlan finished the song.
  • When introducing Vex and Vax, he adds that he often forgets who's who.
    Vex: He's Vax.
    Vax: She's Vex.
  • Scanlan's own bit has him rapping, with the sunglasses and everything. He even uses his "Scanlan Hand" to be his backup dancer.
  • Once he finishes, Keyleth is seen leaning on her staff and promptly throws up.
• When Sovereign Uriel agrees to hire Vox Machina for the job, he admits that it's mostly because he likes Trinket. And he liked the song.
• Allura drops the group off and asks them to not, "fuck this up". Scanlan asks if she was going to come back and pick them up. Allura and her ship immediately take off with Scanlan pausing for a beat before saying she was definitely coming back.
• Scanlan hounding a fisherman for information, adding that he was suspicious and asks if "Mr. Fisherman" was even his real name.
• The fisherman's wife asks Pike to bless their house to protect them from the monster. Pike reluctantly agrees, and her blessing is... quite unorthodox.
  Pike: (has no idea what she's doing) May the Everlight... shine upon your home, everything will be... tip-top. Okay. I'm sure you'll survive these trying times, so... good luck?
  Fisherman: ...Are you sure you're a holy person?
• Vex tells the group to get ready as she finds the tracks of the creature. And... out pops a little sheep. Grog laughs and tells Vex to be careful or the sheep would bite. Cue a large scaly paw crushing the baby sheep as the group look up to see a dragon.
  • During a live watch, the group confirmed this was an homage to Bambi VS Godzilla.
• Keyleth attempts to kill Brimscythe by summoning a powerful lightning strike. Against any other creature, this surely would've worked, but it seems she forgot that they're fighting a blue dragon.
  Keyleth: Did I just make it worse?!
• After Grog and Trinket clear out the rubble, the rest of the party can be seen protected by Keyleth's vines... with Percy being sat on by the entire party like a cushion.
  Percy: So this is what rock bottom feels like...
• Grog's Major Injury Underreaction, and the party's reactions of disgust.
  Keyleth: Grog, you're hurt!
  Grog: Nah. Just a flesh wound, no big. Question. Is this normal? (moves his hand from the gaping wound in his side, gushing blood)
  Percy: Oh, no.
  Vax: Hoooooly shit.
  Scanlan: I'm... gonna throw up.
  Vex: (doubles over, trying not to throw up)

Episode 2: The Terror of Tal'Dorei - Part 2

• The guards outside the council room have apparently grown fond of Trinket as they give him scratches and baby talk him. When they hear the group coming out, they all immediately try to pretend nothing had happened.
• When Krieg asks Vox Machina how they survived the dragon attack, Scanlan replies that it's a trade secret. Percy interrupts him and simply says, "We hid and it flew away."
• Scanlan says he has new plan to Vex, who cheekily asks him to tell her his new plan. Cue Trinket growling at Scanlan and Scanlan backpedals away saying he will definitely tell her when he comes up with a new plan.
• While visiting Gilmore's Glorious Goods with Vax, looking to research the weaknesses of dragons, Pike notices a Head-Tiltingly Kinky romance novel — Tusk Love. With what is clearly the half-orc Fjord and the blue-skinned tiefling Jester Lavorre depicted on the cover. Even more funny when there's a stuffed figure of a particular crimson-weasel amongst many of the goods.
  • Pike having to constantly remind Vax and Gilmore, who are currently engrossed in flirting with one another, that she was still in the room.
  • Gilmore telling Vax he hopes what he gives him for the information isn't too tiny, and then sees the two silver coins.
    Gilmore: (slightly disappointed) I-I suppose size isn't everything.
• Scanlan calling himself the "brains" of Vox Machina, with Grog saying Vex said Scanlan had "dick for brains".
  Grog: Which doesn't seem possible.
• Scanlan hiding in Grog's barrel of ale when spotting Sir Fince.
  • The reason Grog even has a barrel of ale is because he stole it from the cart of Elf!Matt when the latter isn't looking.
  • Then as he tries to see over some walls as he's perched on Grog's shoulders, Scanlan fails to see the sign incoming and his head rams into it.
  • After trailing Sir Fince and seeing him sneak into a house, Scanlan tells Grog to wait while he gets the rest of the group. Grog agrees and asks if Scanlan can pick him up a sandwich. When Scanlan says no, Grog gives him Puppy-Dog Eyes while saying please. The next time we see Vox Machina together, Grog is happily eating the sandwich Scanlan bought him.
• Vox Machina's legacy of door troubles continues. First Scanlan tries to use magic to open it, which fails. Then Keyleth tries to heat the lock to melt it (which is not how that spell works), that sets Scanlan's sleeve on fire. Vax eventually just picks the lock. With Grog's toothpick.
  • Scanlan's magic song sounds suspiciously like he's trying to seduce the lock. This may also be the payoff to a joke in "The World of Critical Role":
    Liam O'Brien: You're not going to charm a door. You're not going to seduce a door, unless you're Scanlan. And you're not going to get into a fight with a stone door. Really all you've got are picking lock and figuring out codes, and that is just one set of dice rolls and using your noodle.
• The group try to find a secret mechanism in the room, which Percy initially describes as a "fulcrum".
  Grog: Wait, a fuck room?
  Vax: I mean, that's what I heard.
  Percy: (exasperated) A lever, a button. Just... stand over there, Grog.
  • They find the secret entrance behind a painting of a nude dragon lady, with both her back and derriere turned to the observer on full display. Grog is captivated by it, and an exasperated Keyleth throws a book at him, which bounces off his head and through the portal. Even afterwards, Grog plays around with the portal physics of the portrait, including sticking his hands into where the woman's ass would be.
    Grog: How booty-ful!
    • Even more funny in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it detail: when the group phases through the painting, Grog goes first, and when he passes through it, his face is perfectly at the same height of the the dragon lady's behind.
• The group rally together and enter the portrait, Scanlan hesitates and offers to sit this one out. Vax apparently turned around to reach through the portal to grab Scanlan and pull him along.
• The delighted and girlish giggle Vex lets out at seeing the mountain of gold. Later, as the cave starts to collapse, Vex takes the lead in the fleeing party while carrying an armful of treasure.
  • Scanlan seems to find a troll dick amongst the treasure. Apparently in the Japanese release, the dick was censored out.
  • Grog excitedly talks about how much ale he could get with Pike saying they could be drunk for weeks. Grog responds with an enthused, "Days, even!"
• Vex belatedly realizes they're in the middle of a dragon's hoard. Grog, on the other hand, either doesn't understand why that matters, or just plain doesn't care. His reaction is to shake his head and hold his bag of treasure closer to himself.
• Percy questions whether Vax's visit to Gilmore's shop would be of any use to them in their fight against Brimscythe.
  Percy: Vax, did Gilmore give you any insight on how to kill this thing, OR DID YOU TWO FLIRT THE WHOLE TIME?!
• Vex suggests they do "what they do best" to beat Brimscythe. Keyleth responds, "We have no best!"
  Scanlan: So what do you want us to do? Run out and yell, "Hey, dragon man, we don't know what the fuck we're doing"?!
  Vex: [nods]
  Scanlan: [thinks it through, then grins]
• Scanlan attempts to run out with a crate of treasure, only to trip and have to grab the dick, a scroll and three potions of the treasure he dropped.
• Uriel grants Vox Machina their reward, with Vex and Scanlan being disappointed to finding a deed and key. Scanlan tries to hypothetically state how much the key and deed would cost if they were to sell it, and drops it when Allura and Uriel glare at him.
• Keyleth happily and loudly celebrating their victory by wrapping her arms around the twins, and immediately backs off when seeing Vex glare.
  Keyleth: ...I'm ruining the moment, aren't I? Yeah, I am, I'll just be over there.

Episode 3: The Feast of Realms

• Keyleth is clearly a morning person as she loudly and cheerfully greets the others (complete with vines growing over the doorway and pigeons being summoned like she's a Disney Princess). The most she gets is a subdued "Morning." from Vax (which is muffled by the loaf of bread in his mouth). The rest are annoyed grunts from the others.
• Vax and Grog are apparently playing a game called "Ball Tag" where they each try and get an opportunity to attack the other's balls.
  Grog: Seven to two!
  Vax: (struggling to speak) I never agreed to this stupid game!
• As Allura arrives at the group's new home, she hears them having trouble greeting her. Because the door to their dining area was stuck so Grog had to kick it down. The door just barely brushes past Allura, who just seems done with everything.
• Vax promises Allura they would be on their best behavior before immediately taking the opportunity to ball-tag Grog.
  Grog: (whimpering) Good one... Seven to five.
  • When Keyleth wonders how Vax got to five points, Scanlan starts waxing about the complex rules of ball-tag.
  • Grog spends the rest of the scene on the floor, crying over how much his balls hurt.
• The gang attending a royal banquet. Out of the entire group, only Percy and the twins seem to have any idea on how to act properly (Percy's barely-concealed hatred of the Briarwoods notwithstanding), with Keyleth trying her level best to follow their example. Grog and Pike, meanwhile, slam back glasses of champagne like they're taking shots and throw the glasses to the ground, while Scanlan dresses in an outfit that draws attention to his "flute" and spends his first few moments accusing another nobleman of being a degenerate and propositioning him (which he mentions isn't necessarily a dealbreaker for him, and it later becomes clear that nobleman is rather taken with the raunchy gnome bard).
  • Scanlan's outfit itself bearing some resemblance to one of Sam Riegel's more infamous live-show outfits certainly helps sell the effect as well, as an Easter Egg for those familiar.
  • Scanlan's entire distraction song as he even does hip thrusts in the air and covers himself in pie cream. A terrified/scandalized-looking Allura is melting into a double facepalm and clearly regrets letting Vox Machina in.
• When Percy emphasizes "protocol" to the group, Vax does a curtsy while Grog imitates him. This becomes even funnier when you realize that, given the twins' noble background, Vax has definitely gotten lessons on "protocol" before and is just choosing to be a shit in this moment.
  Percy: (sighing) Just follow my lead.
  • Percy then tries to get everyone to stick with him for formal greetings, only for the group to ignore him and split off. Percy resigns to the inevitable chaos with a grumpy, "Or, you know... do whatever."
• After Vax sneaks away from the party to scope out the Briarwoods, Vox Machina is forced to come up with an excuse for his absence. Scanlan's choice? A case of the squirts.
• The group figure out a safe word with Grog saying, "Chenga" and Scanlan saying his safe word is "mommy". After getting caught by the Briarwoods, Vax mutters "Chenga" before passing out.
• Grog's suggestion to Percy at the table concerning the Briarwoods. (The nonchalant way he states it and look of pride after he says it sells it).
  Grog: Percy, I say you just walk over to the Briarwoods, say hello to break the ice, then punch them in the face. See what happens.
  Pike: Grog, no.
  Scanlan: Eh, I don't hate Grog's idea.
• While talking with Delilah and introducing themselves, Scanlan makes small talk and says he has the exact same beads Delilah is wearing.
  Keyleth: Beads? I've never once seen you-
  Scanlan: Eh~?
  Keyleth: (realizing) Ew!
• Vax trying to make up an excuse when the Briarwoods teleport into their room by saying he had forgotten to place the pillow mints for them. He then tries to flirt with both of them, to no avail.
• The guard who took their weapons apparently needs their ticket to retrieve it, as if the party were picking up their coats. Since they lost it, Pike just tells Grog to take care of it, leading to the guard (who, by the way, was voiced by and clearly drawn to look like Matt Mercer) being grabbed and tossed into the nearby wall.
  Grog: C'mere, fuckstick! (throws the guard over the counter; he lands upside down hard enough to make an impact in the wall)
• Delilah handing Vex and Keyleth their asses, with Keyleth trying to remain optimistic.
  Keyleth: We're not doing so terrible, right?
  Vex: No, this is terrible.
• Grog attempts to ball-tag Sylas mid combat. Sylas does not react at all as Grog stares at him in confusion.
• Scanlan walking out, happily reporting that the nobles loved his song, only to realize his party is being put under arrest.
  Scanlan: ...Fuck.

Episode 4: Shadows at the Gate

• Uriel would have Vox Machina imprisoned for attacking the Briarwoods. Thankfully, Allura is able to reduce their punishment to house arrest. Grog is still distraught.
  Grog: HOW CAN YOU ARREST A HOUSE?!
• Scanlan tries to convince Captain Howarth he needs his lute and how it wasn't a weapon. When asked why he needs it, Scanlan says he wanted to serenade his friends.
  Vax: Then you're doing us a favor.
  • Later when the ghosts are attacking them, Scanlan mutters wishing he had his lute to fight with.
  Captain Howarth: I thought you said it wasn't a weapon!!
  Scanlan: Obvious lie.
  • Made funnier when he does return his lute at the end of the episode and telling Scanlan to be careful where he pointed it. Scanlan takes it as the captain hitting on him.
• As Captain Howarth informs Vox Machina that they can find ample things to entertain themselves during house arrest, a tiefling guard behind him struggles not to drop the confiscated weapons, particularly Grog's giant Bloodaxe.
• Vax is worried he might be turning into a vampire. An exasperated Vex gestures with her head, and Vax looks at the window to see he's still casting a reflection.
  Vax: (Beat) I withdraw the question.
• Vax asking if Scanlan could actually translate what was in Delilah's book. Scanlan snarks back, leading the two to flip each other off.
  Vax: So what does it say?
  Scanlan: Oh. Uh, it says "pyramid", "spirits of the dead", and right here in tiny letters it says, "a-fuck you, Vax". (flips him off)
  Vax: Oh, lovely. Care to translate this? (flips him off with both hands)
• The group attempt to sneak out, only for the captain and his group to meet them at the exit.
  Vax: Fuck a duck.
• The group get separated after attempting to escape with Scanlan asking what he should do. One of Howarth's men sarcastically tells him he can "eat a fucking sandwich".
  Scanlan: Fine! I'll make a sandwich... but not because he told me to!
  • Scanlan can then be seen in the background trying to make a sandwich with his bare hands and making a giant mess, since all their cutlery was confiscated too.
• Grog, bored in Pike's temple, looks around for something to eat. He finds a jar, assuming it's food, and dumps the whole thing in his mouth.
  Grog: Ooh, what's this powder? Herbs and spices?
  Pike: (praying) The ashes of my ancestors.
  Grog: (chokes and gags) Oh, right.

Episode 5: Fate's Journey

• Vax, Vex and Keyleth searching for rather suspicious sounding items.
  Vax: Dagger... dagger... dagger... wooden stake! Perfect!
  • Vex asks for holy water and arrows, while Keyleth asks for all of the garlic Gilmore could give away.
    Gilmore: I don't want to know. No, that's a lie. I absolutely want to know!
• In Gilmore's shop, Keyleth creates a Funny Background Event by getting her hands stuck in what appears to be a Chinese finger trap. While Vax is talking to Gilmore, Keyleth can be seen (and heard) desperately trying to break free.
  Gilmore: Need some help, love?
  Keyleth: Heh heh. I'm fine, thanks. It's okay. I'll just stay this way... for forever.
• The group reconvene with a cart they got a good deal on (meaning they stole it), with Scanlan asking Vex how the bargaining went.
  Vex: Let's just say, I would hate to see what Gilmore charges his enemies.
• Percy objects to the idea that he's practicing his resting bitch face... because he already has a magnificent bitch face. His indignant reaction◊ to Vex "hyah"-ing him like he's a horse is good for a laugh as well.
  Vex: Come on, Percy, faster! Hyah!
  Percy: This thing was not built for speed, AND DID YOU JUST "HYAH" ME?!
• Grog keeps making groaning noises at the back of the cart, leading Vax to go over and check on him. He tells Grog he hopes he isn't shitting in another cart.
• When Keyleth first sees one of Delilah's undead hounds, she mistakes it for a cute doggo and tries to coax it over. When one of them bites into Vax's arm during the subsequent chase, she shoves it off and roars at it, making it sit and whimper like it had been scolded for pooping on the floor.
• Scanlan's reaction to the zombie wolf's tongue penetrating his mouth? Oddly enthusiastic moaning.
• Grog's insult against one of the undead hounds.
  Grog: That's for Pike! And me! And Scanlan, 'cause he probably won't survive.
• When Scanlan survives a supposedly fatal fall, he claims that he won't die in such a mundane way and is much more likely to die by being choked to death by a disgruntled pimp.
  Vax: Careful what you wished for.
• The party's face as they see their bag of supplies fall off of the cliff. They continue to stare for a good few seconds as they hear the contents breaking below them.
• Scanlan testing out a transformation spell that turns him into a frog, a hippocampus, and a sexy Elven lady (who more or less looks like Scanlan but a woman and taller).
  Grog: Now I'm confused and aroused. (tries to poke Scanlan-as-a-woman's ass)
  Scanlan: (batting Grog's hand away) Dah-dah-dah, hands off! (looking at himself) How the fuck... do I look this GOOD?!
• A moment of prime Black Comedy comes when the group is discussing their craziest kill:
  • Vax's story has him fighting a rakshasa, but then the rakshasa begins a We Will Meet Again speech... only for Vax to throw a dagger at his head, causing him to fall out the window behind him.
    Vax: (summons the dagger back to hand) Uh-huh. Heard that before.
  • Keyleth volunteers an anecdote where a duergar startled her so badly that she reflexively used air magic to blast him into open lava. She then panicked and dunked his head into the lava with her foot to muffle his screams while desperately shushing him. The cherry on top is her traumatized stare and the dead silence following this flashback.
  • Grog brings up a time where he killed a giant worm creature by biting its tongue off. Then laughing in victory with the tongue still in its mouth.
  • The worst monster Scanlan's ever faced is... a woman that he slept with. Said woman grew a second grotesque head, to which Scanlan screams in fear. Smash Cut to Vox Machina reacting in disgust.
    Grog: AW, WHAT THE FUCK?!
    Keyleth: (covering her ears) No, no!
    Scanlan: What? I still finished.

Episode 6: Spark of Rebellion

• The group are lead to a tavern where their secret base is, with Scanlan saying how it looks like shit on the outside.
  Yennen: Looks can be deceiving.
  Scanlan: (jump cut to the inside of the base) Uhhhhh, nope. It's shit on the inside too.
• Upon entering a resistance hideout, Grog tries to get some ale out of a few tankards, but finds them all empty. He screams "what is this hell?!" after failing to get a drop. When Grog finds out that the Briarwoods are draining all of Whitestone's resources — ale included — Grog vows to "fucking murder everyone" and throws the empty keg of ale across the room.
• Vex had to snatch a cork she was going to use as a "mini" for the rescue plan from Grog, because he was going to eat it. Most likely, he thought it was something edible, or was trying to see if he could get some semblance of ale from the cork.
• The animated plans to rescue Archie. Keyleth plans to talk to the local animals, Scanlan plans to chug unknown potions that he's certain would make him an one-man army, and Grog just plans to kill everyone and leave.
  Vax: Uh, what about Archie?
  Grog: Ah, right. Yeah, we kill him too.
  • Vax was not impressed with any of their ideas. Percy then votes for Scanlan's since his failure would be very entertaining.
    Vax: Those were bad ideas and you should all feel bad.
    Percy: (smirking) I don't know. Scanlan's solo mission sounds interesting. His failure will be spectacular.
  • Minus the "killing Archie too" part, Grog's plan is the most accurate to what actually winds up happening.
• The cartoonish illustrations for the plan in general, but standout moments include:
  • Buff Scanlan has Reginald (the old nobleman from episode 3) clinging naked to and licking Scanlan.
  • Grog's Bloodaxe has a big :D smiley face.
• Vox Machina's nemesis returns: another door, or a thing of evil according to Vax. This time, Vax's lockpick breaks. Attempting a second time using a dagger, while Scanlan uses the picks, but fails and gives Scanlan a cut on the hand. Percy, having looked on from afar as the other two struggled, went to find a window. After getting into a slap fight with Vax, a frustrated Scanlan casts "Scanlan's Foot" on the door. It doesn't budge, but Percy falls out of the window ("I fell out of the window.") instead, landing on top of Scanlan and Vax. The door only opens because a guard was throwing out a bucket of piss, splashing Scanlan and Vax in the process.
  • When they run into Vex's group, she is at first elated to see her brother before recoiling and asks why he smells like piss.
    Vax: Wait, what's this crowd?
    Vex: Picked it up along the way. [recoils] Why are you covered in piss?
    Vax: Picked it up along the way.
  • Later, when he picks the lock to Archie's cell in two seconds flat, Vax complains that it's proof that it wasn't him, that door was just cursed.
• Grog finally finds a storage room with ale, leading him to fighting while carrying a barrel under his arm.
  • Then Vex has him throw it towards the guards while she has a fire arrow ready.
    Grog: Aw! But I just got it!

Episode 7: Scanbo

• After Vax puts out a fire Keyleth accidentally started by dousing it with a barrel of ale, Grog gets angry because he was told there was none left.
  Grog: (picking up the emptied barrel) Is that ale? You told me they was all empty!
  Vax: (shrugs) Guess there was one left.
  Grog: Must. Not. Kill. Vax.
• Everyone trying to come up with a plan, with Scanlan volunteering to go on his own to burn down Vedmire's house, but Vex isn't sure.
  Scanlan: Look, I'm a master distractor. My songs, my jokes, my... me! Vex, you're always saying I'm annoying. (Vex pauses but shrugs in agreement) Well... Let. Me. Be. Annoying!
  • As he gets ready to go in alone, Scanlan suavely assures the group he knows exactly what he's doing.
    Scanlan: (sneaking around) What the fuck am I doing?!
• Scanlan singing a song as he sneaks into the manor, improvising as he falls over the wall and as he tries to start a fire, it starts to rain.
  • His reaction is both figurative and literal when the room he climbs into is where Duke Vedmire is taking a dump.
• Doors continue to prove themselves a bane to Vox Machina as Scanlan finds most of the doors in the Duke's demesne locked while trying to find a hiding spot, save for one, which leads to a room full of guards playing a tabletop RPG.
• The potions Scanlan brought were the ones he was planning to "one-man army" in the previous episode. Probably did not go the way he expected, but he fulfilled that role.
  • The first one causes automatic teleportation when attacked. Scanlan is just as surprised as the guards when it happens. Unfortunately, it wears off when Vedmire catches up to him. Scanlan attempting to teleport at will looks as if he needs to take a dump.
  • The second potion turns Scanlan tiny. He lampshades how useless this would be most of the time.
    "How would this ever help!?"
  • The last one let Scanlan breathe fire, except he can't actually control it, so it's more like he's puking fire at everyone and everything.
  • Also, the hand from the first episode pops out of the bag as Scanlan searches for another potion. He also pulls out some... beads.
    Scanlan: Ah, tempting but, now's not the time!
• The duke starts his interrogation by punching Scanlan in the nuts.
• Triceratops Scanlan tries to ram himself into the door, only for the spell to wear off right then and normal Scanlan rams his own head against the door.
  Scanlan: Doors are such bullshit!!
• As they approach the manor Vax offers to check the door for traps. Grog pushes him aside saying how not everything was a trap and rams through the doors. Cue a group of guards with arrows at the ready.
  Grog: Oh. It's a trap.
• Scanlan defending himself with "Scanlan's Middle Finger".
  • And he ends the fight with a blast of magic lightning... from his crotch.
    • Then, just to rub his victory in the Duke's face, he leaves upon Scanlan's Hand as it flashes one more middle finger.

Episode 8: A Silver Tongue

• A guard attempts to hit on Vex as they shoot arrows at one another.
  Guard: Bit of a long shot, but... any choice of you giving a private lesson?
  Vex: (shoots through his arrow, then his head) Not really a long shot.
• After Keyleth tries to heal Cassandra with no noticeable effect, it seems like she had failed, to her horror. Then the dramatic music stops as Cassandra sits up and gasps, and the two girls scream at each other. And after Keyleth introduces herself and goes back to the fight, Cassandra faints dead away.
• Vax smugly watching Grog struggle with his armored foe, with Grog growling at Vax not to interfere. Vax cuts the straps and the armor goes down.
  Grog: I hate your face so much.
• Who's the one who finally manages to pin Anders' still-living tongue to the floor, after Keyleth, Vax and Vex all try and fail to get it? Grog, by way of one of Vex's arrows.
• On his way back to the party, Scanlan is doing a Happy Dance in the dark and spooky streets of Whitestone. That, by itself, is enough of a contrast to be hilarious. He is also singing about how Vedmire got "Scanlan-ed".
• Scanlan sees two people in the shadow and thinks they're making out. He then asks if they have room for a third and he can make the guy feel younger. Then he turns around and is revealed to be a zombie.
• The episode ending with Scanlan who's out of breath, yelling at the group about a "whore". Vex and the others admonish him about his brothel visits before he manages to yell there was a horde of zombies coming.
  Vax: (horrified) Oh, horde... got it.

Episode 9: The Tide of Bone

• When Vox Machina questions where all the dead bodies are coming from, Grog says the dead live in the ground.
• After Vex slaps Scanlan to get him to stop freaking out, Scanlan admits that it was kinda hot.
• A zombie bit a sizable chunk of Scanlan's arm off. Vex says that it could be worse when she examines it; it could have been her arm.
  • After Vox Machina and company get onto the roof, they examine Scanlan's arm more thoroughly. Keyleth says the wound is beyond her ability to heal, and Cassandra says that necrosis is setting in and Scanlan will lose the arm within the hour. Grog offers to chop it off, and Scanlan says that Grog may have to, which Grog interprets as consent to whack it off right then and there. Scanlan gives a panicked "Last resort!" before Grog does any amputation.
• Vax decides now is the time to confess he's in love with Keyleth and even attempts to kiss her. Keyleth says what the viewers were probably thinking.
  Vax: Hey. You, uh, you know I'm in love you, right?
  (Vax and Keyleth start to lean towards one another before the latter stops herself)
  Keyleth: Wait. What!? Now?! I mean, this is like the worst time!
• Scanlan is so elated to see Pike after she heals his arm he asks her to marry him. She agrees. This flusters Scanlan when he asks if she was serious, and she playfully punches his arm saying she was kidding.
• When Grog thinks Pike is a ghost, she corrects him saying it's Astral Projection.
  Grog: Your ass-what?
• As Pike summons her Mace of Disruption and prepares to kick undead ass, one of the skeletons facing her has its jaw literally drop!
• Vax asking his sister for assistance saying he wants to try something stupid.
  • Then he manages to climb on top of a giant and stab both of its eyes. Unfortunately, fluids shoot into his face and his hands are stuck in the eyeballs to his disgust.
  • After both he and Grog take down a giant zombie, he says his fell down first, which Grog disputes.
• Pike blesses everyone's weapons so they can do some actual damage against the zombies. She gives a nice eloquent speech about the Everlight blessing and protecting everyone.
  Pike: (echoing) May your weapons strike with the divine virtue of the Everlight. NOW GO CRUSH SOME FUCKING HEADS!

Episode 10: Depths of Deceit

• Scanlan briefly tries to flirt with Cassandra on their way out of the Dungeon, until he bumps into Percy, who gives him a Death Glare and a very firm "No." in a "Hit on my sister and I put you on the List" tone of voice.
  Scanlan: So, Cassandra, was it? Seeing as we're two unattached adults—
  (Scanlan bumps into Percy, who had stopped walking)
  Percy: (firmly) No.
  • Pike just rolls her eyes when Scanlan starts hitting on Cassandra. Not in anger or jealousy, but more in resignation.
• Ripley tries to convince Percy to tell her about his pepperbox, since he "must be dying to talk shop with an intellectual equal".
  Ripley: Your friends seem pleasant enough, but... your mind is on another level.
  Cassandra: She has a point. Your mind is unlike any I've come across.
  Percy: Thank you, Cassandra.
  Cassandra: Not a compliment.
  • Percy just chuckles.
• As they enter the de Rolo family tomb, Vex asks if Delilah brought back all of the dead. Cue the zombified de Rolo ancestors coming out of their tombs, with varying reactions from the party. Keyleth awkwardly introduces herself as a friend of their nephew Percy, before getting disgusted by their smell. Grog just has a baller time as he smashes all of the corpses and continues laughing happily after he clears the room.
  Keyleth: How long is he going to stay like that?
  Vax: No telling, really.
  • Cassandra reacts to one of the zombies with a bewildered "Uncle Nathaniel?!".
• When the party comes across a large and heavy door, Grog forces Vax to ask him for help before opening it.
  Vax: Oh Gods. (deadpan) Oh, Grog. You are so mighty and I am so weak. However can little old me survive without... you.
• When Vox Machina reaches the acid chamber, Scanlan assumes that it's a drug factory, grabbing a handful of white powder and asking if anyone has a pipe. Percy gives him a Dope Slap before telling him that it's residuum, which would result in what Percy assumes would be "a very bad trip".
• The Briarwoods taunt Ripley for managing to get herself captured again. Ripley promptly flips them off. Since she's implied to be right-handed, and is currently missing said extremity, she has to awkwardly position herself to flip them off around her restraints with her remaining fingers.
• Vox Machina is trapped in the acid pit, and Scanlan casts his magic hand to get them all airborne. Everyone piles on except Percy, who is in a catatonic state after Cassandra's betrayal. Grog isn't having it and yanks him up.
  Grog: Oh, great. Percy's broken! C'mere, ya limp noodle!
• Percy realizes there are three levers to turn off the trap, one of which is on the floor, which is flooded with acid. Keyleth notes that one would have to be crazy to go in the acid, only for Grog to promptly strip naked and dive headfirst into the pool. While funny on the surface, it's also a stroke of genius for the resident Dumb Muscle, as his clothing would be destroyed in the acid while his body, already more durable than most, can be healed.
  • After Pike heals him, Grog asks her if "Captain Winky" is still there. Pike confirms it's "still hangin' low".
  • Grog also almost walks off without his clothes, then immediately retrieves them with a bashful "Whoops! Forgot my drawers." Travis Willingham's delivery is hilarious.

Episode 11: Whispers at the Ziggurat

• Grog suggests fighting a mind-controlled Vax, only for Vex to decline because she wants her brother alive. He then suggests Cassandra, to which Percy also declines. When Pike asks who Grog thinks should handle Sylas, the heavy-hitter, Grog offers, "I don't know, maybe Ripley? Doesn't really matter what happens to her." Ripley's eyes widen before throwing a glare over Grog's shoulder.
• Scanlan being muted by Delilah and practically scampering across the floor as he avoids her dark lightning. He even stops momentarily to strum in a panic to try and get his magic to work again.
• Pike shields Scanlan from Delilah's magic attack, shouting "Get away from my gnome!" Scanlan immediately gets heart eyes (that look like twenty-sided dice) and clings to her, shouting something muffled thanks to Delilah's silencing spell.
  Pike: Probably a good thing I can't hear you right now!
• Vax comes back to himself, only for Vex to keep beating his face in. He's fairly bruised up by the time he finally gets her to notice he's okay and yells at her to stop.
  Vex: (in tears) Don't ever do that to me again! I was ready to kill you just now.
  Vax: (feeling his bruises) My face believes you.
• Grog manages to throw off Sylas' mind control by closing his eyes.
  Grog: I know what you're doing. Don't try and seduce me!
  Sylas: What? I'm not trying to—
• Doubles as a moment of awesome, but when Scanlan breaks free of his enchantment and silences Delilah, he catches her eye and shushes her.

Episode 12: The Darkness Within

• Vax quickly makes the remedy Keyleth used to heal Cassandra, asking Scanlan for magic. Scanlan, uh, provides.
  Scanlan: (singing) ♪ Disgusting mud and spit, turn into some healing shit~♪
• It's easy to miss amid the tension of the moment, but in order to keep an Orthax-possessed Percy from killing Delilah, Scanlan uses his giant floating hand to drag her around on the floor like a ragdoll. He knows he has to keep her away from Percy, but he's clearly getting some payback for literally everything.
• After Scanlan chucks the pepperbox into the acid vat, Percy rounds on him and angrily berates him over how much the gun cost and how long it would take him to build another one. The rant is cut short by an acidic Orthax head rising from the vat and screeching. Percy concedes the point with a flat "Well, I'll be damned."... which, he very nearly was.
  • Keyleth asks how Scanlan knew the gun was still housing Orthax; Scanlan shrugs and says it was a total guess.
• When the people of Whitestone thank Vox Machina for what they've done, Keyleth nervously asks what should they do, since this is most likely the first time anyone's ever done anything like this for them.
  Vex: Just nod and smile, Kiki. (to the people) Of course. Our pleasure. It was nothing, nothing at all.
• While the people of Whitestone are celebrating their victory, Scanlan attempts to seduce a man sitting and recovering from his injuries. Vax promptly drags him off with this line:
  Vax: These people just survived the apocalypse, Scanlan; they don't need your gonorrhea.
• Keeper Yennen mentions that one of their holy men went down to investigate the strange orb left by Delilah’s spell, followed by a scene of a man investigating it only to be horrendously torn apart and consumed as he screams and reaches out to his fellows for help. Which is a nightmare fuel moment, but is followed immediately by a cut back to:
  Yennen: Hopefully it isn't dangerous.
• Scanlan finishes writing the tales of their exploits—from the dragons, to the vampires, and how he killed a cyclops. When Vax challenges that last bit, Scanlan admits he may have taken "artistic license" on that one.
  • Percy tells Scanlan he can't wait to read the book. Scanlan then tells the group it won't be in a book, it will be in song. Cue everyone grumbling as he starts strumming his lute.
• Grog drops a door on his foot and Pike quickly drops her book to heal him. The book in question is "Tusk Love". Pike actually bought it.
• When Sovereign Uriel speaks of "strangers entrusted with power they never should have had," and then says "Vox Machina..." the entire group audibly tenses, then sighs with relief when he continues "...saved us from this threat."

Season Two

Episode 1: Rise of the Chroma Conclave

• Scanlan complains about them taking the long way to Gilmore's and asks Vex why. Cue one of the dragon's raining fire upon the town. Scanlan immediately agrees the long way sounds good.
• Grog manages to protect Vox Machina from Thordak's flames using an iron door. Vex notes that that's the first door to actually help them.
• Scanlan stopping a Breath Weapon from Raishan by sending a Scanlan's Hand straight to her mouth, as if he's trying to say "cover your mouth when you cough."
• Gilmore thanks Pike for healing him, noting that it was good they saved his face since it was the most important thing on him.
  Gilmore: (looking suggestively to Vax) Well, second most important.
• Gilmore initially tries to discount his wares, but immediately gives up given the circumstances and tells everyone to take what they can use.
• After being given free reign to pillage the ruins of his shop from Gilmore, Percy comes across the Lance of Dragonslaying that they couldn’t afford for the mission to fight Brimscythe. Before he can even reach for it, it is promptly crushed by debris and rendered useless before his eyes.
  • Each time Scanlan reaches for something, one of his party members snatch it right from him.
    Grog: I saw it first!
    Pike: Sorry man, gotta be fast.
• As Vox Machina are welcoming refugees into their keep, Scanlan says: "If you go in my room, that's like, a totally normal swing. Don't worry about it."
• Vorugal promptly dismissing Scanlan’s illusions, as if he’s thinking ‘I'm not as dumb as that blue whelp.’

Episode 2: The Trials of Vasselheim

• Following a mishap with Keyleth's Transport via Plants spell that nearly cost the lives of Vox Machina, a quick-thinking Scanlan saves himself and Percy with...some butt stuff^NoteSpecifically, Scanlan casts a spell (either a modified version of Bigby's Hand or his version of Feather Fall) that takes the form of a giant purple butt that cushions his and Percy's fall..
  Percy: (after landing on the giant butt) Before I met you, I would have found this very upsetting.
  • A moment later, Grog falls into the butt crack and is relieved that "these titties" were there to save him. Cue a knowing smirk from Scanlan.
    Grog: (while Grog is waist deep inside the giant butt's...butthole) (Beat) What?
• As they enter the town, Grog mistakes the guard telling Percy off with a sarcastic "good day" as "bidet". He then starts to greet passer-by's with "bidet".
• The group (minus Grog who's wandered off in search of food and drink) heads for the house of Slayer's Take. Appropriately enough, its main door has the organization's name written in blood... and spelled "SLAYOZ TAKE."
  Vax: Well, they spelled some of it right.
• Kash throws his spear towards the wanted posters on the wall, specifically towards an old one of Vex and Vax. According to those portraits, those two were going through quite a punk/edgy phase.
• One of the Slayer's Take members took the "combat" part of his Combat Wheelchair way too literally, attaching a pair of retractable blades to the front.
• It's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, but before Grog follows a butterfly into Earthbreaker Groon's temple he references the Anime Butterfly meme.
• Vex tries to charm Kashaw, only leading him to being uncomfortable at her advances.
  Kash: (introducing himself) Kashaw, but you can call me "Kash".
  Vex: (leaning on him) Like money. So clever.
  Kash: (cringing) You're very close to me. Hey Z, are you expecting annoying visitors?
  • As Zahra is revealed, Vex forcefully pushes Kash away as she puts on an excited tone at seeing Zahra.
• Osysa attempts to Break Them by Talking by exposing the party's various insecurities and self-doubt. But when she gets to Scanlan?
  Osysa: No one cares about you. I am no different.
  Scanlan: Damn.
• Percy meets the black powder merchant Victor, who shows Percy his now three-fingered hand declaring, "I've learnt from my mistakes". Percy leaves after making his purchase and Victor loudly yells to him to not get blown up, and knocks over his oil lamp. He lets out a shriek of despair as the screen cuts to black to the sound of an explosion. He's probably fine - he has three more chances to learn from his mistakes.

Episode 3: The Sunken Tomb

• Scanlan offers to check the ice by skating on it on top of a large foot.
  Scanlan: Woo-hoo! I love having a foot fetish!
  • Funnier is that during the watch party commentary Sam had apparently ad-libbed that line.
• As Kashaw relates the tale of Deathwalker's Ward and the Raven Queen's ancient champion Purvan Suul, Vox Machina can't help but laugh and make jokes at the deceased champion's name.
  Vex: (Spit Take) "Perv on?"
  Scanlan: Last name "Pedobear", maybe?
  Vax: I mean, you gotta get your perv on.
  Kash: (beat) Okay, you guys suck.
  • Even Percy was cracking up at this.
• Zahra continues the explanation, adding how the Slayer's Take had assumed the tomb destroyed, when Percy cheekily notes how annoyed she must be that Osyssa told Vox Machina before them. Zahra's left eyebrow twitches twice before she replies with a faux-casual "Hadn't crossed my mind."
• Grog squees when he realises he has a beard now, and he is less than impressed when Kashaw scoffs. Once Kashaw relents, Grog gives an ecstatic squeal.
  Grog: (getting in Kash's face) I. GOT. A. BEARD!
  Kashaw: (nervous) Okay! That's—it's awesome!
• Grog and Scanlan have fun making smiley faces in the snow with their pee.
• Running for the door of the temple Grog shoves against it and it doesn't budge. Scanlan walks up and tells Grog it's a pull, not a push. Grog pulls and the door opens.
• Grog constantly tripping all of the traps inside the tomb. By the time they get to the final room Pike has to slap his hand as he reaches towards a lever with an exasperated, "For fuck's sake!"
• Zahra and Vex wade into the water to get to the next room. Pike unfortunately is on her tiptoes trying to keep her head above water.
• Everyone tries to climb on Scanlan's Hand as surfer music plays. Kash ends up falling off, with Scanlan shrugging it off.

Episode 4: Those Who Walk Away

• The monster Zahra had summoned apparently petrifies its target when it hits them with its tentacles. A fact that doesn't help calm some of the Vox Machina members.
  Pike: Don't worry! I think he's just petrified!!
  Percy: Oh, "just petrified"?! REALLY?!
• The two part ways with Vox Machina and Kash asks if "Antlers" was watching him walk off. Zahra just grins and tells him that she was.
  Kash: See? I'm irresistible.

Episode 5: Pass Through Fire

• Grog talks to Craven Edge while under the pretense of taking a dump. When Scanlan comes to check on him and asks if he's talking to his dookie, Grog replies, "Just assertin' my dominance!" He then asks for Scanlan to play him a song which obviously bums Scanlan out but he obliges anyway. The song ends up appearing again in the end credits.
  • In the same conversation, Grog lets out a fart and Craven Edge, the eternally hungering blood-drinking weapon, just sighs in resignation.
• Scanlan takes a ride on the broom after reading the incantation on it, with Vex then pestering him to tell her what it was. He refuses to oblige unless she'd be willing to do him one favor. Vex is disgusted at the thought, leading to them arguing throughout the episode.
  • She tries again when going against the magma beasts, but Scanlan teases her about their deal. Vex is understandably frustrated.
  Vex: I hope you fall into lava, asshat!!
• Later, while fighting the magma beasts, Grog responds to Craven Edge's complaints by loudly exclaiming that none of the things he's fighting have blood inside.
  Pike: What was that, buddy?
  Grog: Uh...I just love me some blueberry pie!
  Pike: ...What?!
  • Immediately followed by a very panicked Percy running across the screen with this gem of a line:
    Percy: Shit! Shit! I am very flammable!
• Vex agrees to owe Scanlan one favor, with the gnome rubbing his hands and grinning impishly. Vex then asks Trinket to "seal the deal" by peeing on Scanlan.

Episode 6: Into Rimecleft

• Scanlan is freezing while crossing a snowy mountain range on the way to Rimecleft. How does Grog help? Wrapping him up to his chest and carrying him the rest of the way like a baby. Scanlan's not averse to this.
• The way Vox Machina perform a group huddle to decide on one of the challenges Kamaljiori presented to them.
  • Grog wants to do the challenge involving "death gorgons," and turns out Kamaljiori hoped they picked that one, too. They've been wanting to battle.
• How does Scanlan defeat the giant Sphinx that just OHKO'd his entire party? He sings a love ballad that moves the giant to tears. He wounded his heart with it. Scanlan himself is shocked that it worked!
• Everyone's reaction to Scanlan and Kamaljiori having not only bonded, but "Kammie" calling Scanlan a "Wise sage".
  Vox Machina: ...The Fuck?

Episode 7: The Fey Realm

• Keyleth summarizes the issue with losing half the party.
  Keyleth: Without Pike, when don't have a healer, and without Grog, we don't have our muscle, and without Scanlan, we...have-
  Vex: Less dick jokes.
• Percy geeking out over the Fey Realm and despite all the knowledge he's read on it, it only leads to him becoming increasingly disappointed and frustrated. In the watch along parties, Taliesin likens Percy to an otaku finally visiting Japan and becoming disappointed it's not at all what they thought it'd be.
• After a Teleporter Accident sends them back to Tal'Dorei, Scanlan remarks that "Keyleth really needs to learn her spells", a bit of self-deprecating meta-humor at Marisha's spell mishaps.
• The introduction to Garmelie. Vex catches him drawing the party and at first they think he's spying on them, until they discover WHAT he's been drawing. Vex is drawn with Space Hopper-sized breasts, Vax is Bound and Gagged by a muscular Keyleth, and Percy has three massive dicks, each with the head of one of his companions.
  Vex: The likenesses aren't bad.
  Percy: Why do I have three peni?
• Just as it seems the satyr has left the group alone, Percy collects himself and attempts to lead his friends forward. He then hear's a crunching sound and sees Garmelie munching on an apple right next to him. This leads Percy to sigh in frustration.
  • Garmelie appearing again... via talking butt before the rest of his body appears, fart sounds included. Percy facepalms.
• The spores from the slime monster cause Vex and Keyleth to trip all of the balls. The highlight of the Mushroom Samba sequence is when Trinket starts talking to Vex (in the voice of Cheech, no less!).
  "Trinket": Shit, girl! You are super fucked up!
  Vex: (giggling) That's not what I imagined you'd sound like!
  "Trinket": I know, right?!
• Grog loses all his strength when Craven Edge tries to kill him, and he spends the entire episode crying about it. And since he's too weak to walk, there's a full Musical Slapstick Montage where the much smaller Scanlan and Pike have to try and drag him over treacherous terrain.
  Grog: (abnormally high-pitched) I can't even drink! This is worse than death!
  • The worst part of his predicament?
    Grog: Oh gods! I'M AS PUNY AS VAX!
  • During the montage, Scanlan and Pike briefly use Grog as a raft to traverse some rapids, zip-line him through a forest with Agar's hand used as a grappling hook, and wind up in a tug-of-war with Grog acting as the rope with a ravenous wolf. Where's the wolf holding onto Grog? His balls, with accompanying high-pitched screaming from the emaciated barbarian.
• Pike sighs when Scanlan falls back onto his usual flirty antics after she compliments him on being a good care-taker. He sighs and soon turns around to see a murder of crows pecking at a limp Grog who's screaming for help.
• Percy decides to whip out his prosthetic hand as a badass weapon... only to fail twice on loading up the charge for the electric grip power. During the climactic fight with the slime, the way he yells at the glove is similar to an owner trying to reign in an unruly pet.
  Percy: Diplomacy! Work, for fuck's sake!
• After Vex and Keyleth get down from their high, Keyleth describes that she was able to commune to nature in a more personal level... only to then start barfing up a literal rainbow puke. Their new saytr friend finds it amusing.
  Keyleth: (groaning) I can taste all the colors.
  • Keyleth is then shown slumped over, nearly folded in half as she recovers from her high.

Episode 8: The Echo Tree

• Grog greets his Parental Substitute Wilhand in true Grog fashion.
  Grog: Hi, Pop-Pop. I fucked up.
• After Vex finally has enough of Syldor's attitude and leaves after an argument with her father, her significantly younger half-sister Velora looks up to her mother and asks "What does 'fuck you' mean?" The pure look of shock on her mother's face when she hears her daughter curse.
  Keyleth: (quickly walking away) Kids, so adorable.
• Wilhand makes Grog a giant pill, and he asks if he has to swallow it. Wilhand informs Grog it has to go in the other way, and Scanlan volunteers to administer the drug. Wilhand turns to Pike and tells her she might want to look away from this.
  • As Pike turns to face a window and pray to the Ever Light, Scanlan is nonchalantly pulling down Grog's trousers and gives him his pill. It's the way he's grinning devilishly as he shoves the entire pill up Grog's butt and Pike's wincing that sells it.
• The group quickly run through the portal Garmelie summons for them. But right before leaving, Percy turns to look at Garmelie and claim that the Fey Realm was definitely better in the books.
• Grog attempts to rage, only to pull a muscle as he flexes. Wilhand simply says that means he at least has a muscle to pull.
• Grog is told he needs "stimulation" to get his muscles back. He thinks Pop-Pop means masturbating. Notably the only time Wilhand sounds remotely stern with his kids.
  Wilhand: SHUT THAT HAND! (slowly) Back it up.
  • The more Wilhand tries to explain how Grog can get back to normal, the more suggestive it sounds.
  Grog: I think I'm getting mixed messages here.

Episode 9: A Test of Pride

• In a very dark form of humor, the guards settle who will get to kill the elf-townsman through a game of boulder-parchment-shears.
• After Scanlan finds out that Dr. Dranzel and his band are aware of his exploits, he’s elated. However, Kaylie immediately snaps that no-one there wants his autograph - cue wide shot that shows Dr. Dranzel and the rest of his band sheepishly putting away things they wanted Scanlan to sign.
• Grog and Pike sneak into the town by covering both of them in pig's blood and Grog claiming she was a little turd who stole from the leader.
  Pike: Hey, what's with calling me a turd?
  Grog: Oh, sorry about that. That was just (waving his hand over his face) "acting".
  • Pike asks Grog for them to find Scanlan quick before all of her blood rushes to her head. She then runs face first into a nearby barrel, with Grog apologizing for that and saying some pig's blood got into his eyes.
• The group look nervously at Grog and Scanlan assures them he's on their side. Kaylie grumpily asks why they had to pick a lean giant instead of someone better. Grog mopes and Scanlan tries to cheer him up.

Episode 10: The Kill Box

• Keyleth recapping the leaders at Whitestone how the party got separated and tried to play it off as funny. However, the more she talks, the more her tone drops as she admits it's not actually that funny.
• A drunk Keyleth falls over while admiring Vax.
• Grog and his cousin toast with their tankards and Percy looks down at his own. He pours the contents onto the floor when the two giants aren't looking.
• Kaylie tying up Scanlan and then pulling out a sword, revealing she is Scanlan's daughter.
  Scanlan: Wait... I'm daddy?!

Episode 11: The Belly of the Beast

• Scanlan going through his memory of meeting Kaylie's mother. How they spent so much time together, and one scene cuts to the two engaging in bondage play. With Scanlan being tied up and clearly enthusiastic about it.
  • As he wraps up his story and claims Kaylie's mother was an amazing woman, Kaylie looks at him blankly and tells him that wasn't her mother.
    • Scanlan ends up digging himself deeper with more attempts to remember Kaylie's mother, listing off all the names of the women he slept. Leading to one final name before cutting to the opening credits: Burt. As in one of Scanlan's fake identities.
• Continuing the party scene from the ending of previous episode:
  • Percy, who (previously) poured the contents of a tankard onto the floor, when Grog and his cousin weren't looking, can be seen downing a glass of wine.
  • As they party, Keyleth asks why Grog's barrel was labeled "for animal use only". Said barrel has a skull on it. Grog admits he's not sure, but wants another round.
  • Vex snags the mugs from two herd members, pretending they were for her. They grumble angrily.
• Vax heads to the Matron of Ravens' temple in Westruun, but before he goes in, he tells Vex that he's been aware of her following him for the last four blocks. Vex, offended, steps out from behind a tomb and says she wasn't the one Vax heard...causing Keyleth to walk out from behind a wall.
• Keyleth recounting all the horrible things that the Matron's flock are said to engage in, like torture, starvation, ritual flaying, and enemas.
• Vax walking out of the temple more chipper than he's been all season, and still covered head to toe in blood. Vex and Keyleth justifiably freak out.
  Keyleth: Vax! (smiles before gasping in shock)
  Vex: We were so worried about— WHAT THE FUCK?!
  Vax: I'm fine. I'm better than fine.
  Vex: You are not fine! Whose blood is that?!
• Percy going through a whole explanation of the mechanics to his trap, leading everyone, even his own party members look like they're dying of boredom. When cutting back to Percy and the others, half of the people in the room are slumped down in some way.
  • Grog's way of communicating Percy's idea to his herd?
  Grog: (gesturing) You. Dig, here.
  Herd members: Ohhh, why didn't you just say so?
  • Annoyed, Percy tries to go through his plan again and, without thinking, slaps his hand down onto the small prototype trap... which snaps closed. Painfully. On his bad hand.
  Percy: AH! SON OF A BITCH!
  Herd member: (laughing) He's not very smart, is he?
• Zanror giving Grog Kevdak’s blood axe. Grog, whose last weapon he took from a slain enemy was an evil sword that almost drove him mad, quickly checks if the axe can talk before taking it, much to Zanror’s confusion.
• Scanlan asks Pike for some priestly advice. He metaphorically asks what to do if he found a puppy (Kaylie) and segues into him almost accidentally sleeping with said puppy. Pike's look of pure disgust on her face has to be seen.
  Pike: (rubbing her eyes) Please tell me this is a metaphor.
• Hiding from Umbrasyl's acid blast, Vax asks why Scanlan was just standing out in the open. Scanlan tells him he has a lot to prove. Vax groans about his new role as the Matron of Ravens' champion and Scanlan follows up with revealing he found out he's a father.
  Vax: (beat) Okay, you win.
• Scanlan has a plan, but they need to get inside Umbrasyl. Vax points out that since Umbrasyl's mouth is full of acid, there's no way inside. Scanlan tells Vax there is a way inside. Specifically, the other way. Vax is clearly not happy with this idea, but they go through it anyway.
  • Vax launches them towards Umbrasyl's butt, Scanlan forms his Scanlan's hand and the two go straight into its butt. The shocked face the Hope Devourer makes is also icing on the cake, though the reactions of the others are pretty funny as well.
    Keyleth: (gags)
    Pike: Oh, god. (facepalm)

Episode 12: The Hope Devourer

• Scanlan has a short dream about being old and regaling his grandchildren about the adventures of Vox Machina, and there is a portrait of the party more-or-less how they were depicted at Vex and Percy’s wedding… except for whatever reason, Vax has an absolutely ludicrous mustache and goatee, making him look like an elven cattle rancher.
  • And you know what? Scanlan's dream actually more or less came true because In the end he was the one who managed to kill Umbrasyl.
  • As Vax's voice slowly reaches Scanlan, the faces of his grandchildren are replaced with Vax's. Which leads to the half-elven man with a large head and tiny body.
  • After much slapping and yelling, Vax decides, screw it, and rips off Scanlan's chest hair. This immediately wakes the gnome up.
    Scanlan: I was having the most amazing dream!
    Vax: Well then, welcome to your nightmare!
• The rest of Vox Machina's reactions to Scanlan's plan.
  Pike: That was their plan?! Go up its ass?!
  Vex: Well, this is Scanlan we're talking about.
• Vax gains his wings and catches Scanlan.
  Scanlan: I'm so in love with you right now.
  • Vex's reaction to Vax's upgrade?
  Vex: I get a broom and you get fucking wings?
• Once the group finds him, Vax wakes up and yells "Chenga!"
• At the end of the episode, after Scanlan's moment of glory killing Umbrasyl, the dragon's body collapses on top of him. Not unreasonably, his party believes him to be dead, and a tearful Pike even gives him a parting kiss while telling him how brave he was. And then, in Pike's arms, Scanlan mutters a playful, "And I'm in love with you too, Scanlan."
  Pike: Wait. You're alive, motherfucker?!
  Scanlan: Heh...oops.

Miscellaneous

Trailers

• The Red Band trailer is nearly nonstop hilarity when it's not action-packed.
  • It opens with epic music and a solemn narrator stating that "Evil rises. Our only hope lies in these brave warriors." as the camera pans over a party of five unfamiliar characters readying themselves for battle. They then get gruesomely killed off.
    Trailer Narrator: Right, who else have we got?
  • The narration "Join the party that gives evil the finger." is immediately followed by Scanlan's Hand rising while Flipping the Bird, then Vax and Scanlan (who has one foot on the table) giving each other rapid-fire middle fingers.
• The second season's Red Band trailer is no slouch, either:
  • When lesser drakes are firebolting the party, Percy is running away saying, "I am very flammable!" is the most humorous of Oh, Crap! voices.
  • When Grog equips the Belt of Dwarvenkind, he instantly sprouts a beard...and squees with joy.
    • Even better - the trailer frames this scene as taking place immediately after exposition about the vestiges, "weapons created to strike down the gods", implying that Grog uses god-killing power to grow a beard.
  • Keyleth appears to be in the midst of a Mushroom Samba that has her puking rainbows while Trinket watches and quips in a funny accent, "You are super fucked up!"
  • This exchange between Scanlan and Vax in regards to dealing with a vicious black dragon:
    Scanlan: We need to get inside that dragon!
    Vax: Through a mouth full of acid? No way!
    (quick shot of Umbrasyl using his acid breath to gruesomely dissolve some townsfolk)
    (cut back to Scanlan and Vax)
    Scanlan: ...the other way.
    Vax: (grimace of horrified realization)
    Pike: Oh, god. (facepalm)
    (cut to Scanlan using his magic hand to carry himself and Vax to the dragon, fingers extended as if to perform a prostate check)

Others

• The Kickstarter announcement video opens with Travis having a Catapult Nightmare of the cast and fans demanding a Vox Machina animated show. After bolting upright, Laura sits up next to him. Makes sense, they are married. But then Taliesin sits up next to Laura, and moments later we see that the entire cast is sleeping together on a giant mattress on the studio floor, in matching pajamas.
  • A fan captioned the shot of Travis, Laura, and Taliesin in bed as "My Husband, My D&D Husband, and Me".
  • The sleeping positions are also something. Sam is spooning Liam who is spooning Matt, Marisha looks like she's trying to starfish out over everyone, and Taliesin is sleeping with his hands crossed over his chest like a vampire. Laura also kicks her legs like a baby when Travis yanks the blanket off.
  • The comments under the announcement video are great:
    c0re: CR : We need $750,000 for our animated special
    Critters : How about $11,385,449? Don’t spend it all in one place
    
    Jakob Pettigrew: Critical role: we’re doing a 45 day campaign.
    Critters: “my wallet would like to rage”
    
    The Sharktocrab: Critical role cast:"we're gonna make an animated special!"
    Fans: "you mean a whole animated series right?"
    Cast: "well no we cant afford th-"
    Fans: "nonsense, heres eleven and a half million dollars"
    
    Benjamin Rosendal Larsen: so thats why travis is the CEO, he's the only one that can get up in the morning
  • The 7th anniversary blooper reel contains an outtake for this particular clip. Everyone is cuddling up with eachother, except Sam, who is laying backwards with his head at the foot-end of the bed.
    Travis: I feel like Sam should be up in the same direction as everyone else.
    Laura: Yeah, it's weird, Sam.
    Liam: (sounding genuinely concerned) How is he gonna eat my ass though?
• Two days after the Kickstarter campaign went live, they had already raised seven times more than they had asked for in the original pitch. So the Q&A video that was posted to the CR website began with 90 seconds of Matt, Marisha and Travis unable to form coherent sentences before breaking out into Tension-Cutting Laughter, since they can't believe it.
• The animated intro ends with Vox Machina in a badass V-formation, staring down a giant monster. After a beat, Scanlan tries to slip away, and Vax grabs him by the scruff of his collar without looking to put him back.
• On April 1, 2019, an early animatic for the show was released... in the style of Scooby-Doo. It must be seen to be believed.
• Travis goes through a haunted house because the Kickstarter raised $10 million dollars. Hilarity Ensues.
  • Travis (who is 6"4 and built like a brick shithouse) begs Laura (half his size in every way) to go in ahead of him. She does, and immediately ditches him.
  • Travis recognising Sam dressed up as a Monster Clown because of his teeth.
  • "Why does that look like Brittany in a clown costuAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"
  • In the intro Matt is the only person in a mask instead of facepaint ...and he's just happily swanning about, clearly having way too much fun.
  • When Travis finally makes it to the end Laura reappears to lead him to the backstage area, but he clearly hasn't forgotten her ditching him.
    Laura: There's no more, I promise.
    (Travis turns and stares at the camera)
  • Travis recognised everyone before he got out of there except Marisha (and Matt, but he had a mask on), likely because he seemed to misidentify her as an animatronic of his "least favourite thing" when he was actually up close to her. Also she had sleeves on.
  • Travis sees a skeleton sitting behind a half-wall and notes that "Taliesin must know him".
• When revealing some of the voice cast they got for the show, Travis describes General Krieg as someone who needed a big voice. Cut to David Tennant.
  • David Tennant mentioning that the show feels like old kids' fantasy cartoons, except with swear words, and what could be better? Which got funnier when the show came out, as the first thing Krieg does is scream "FUCK!".
  • Darin De Paul describing Stonefell as big, disgusting, evil, and ugly, then wondering if he should be insulted that they immediately tagged him for the part.
• Matt's attempt at an appropriately dramatic tweet to kick off the series was undermined by a typo in the post. He decided to keep it, and the whole cast (and fandom) made fun of him for it.
• In the first Q&A, Mica Burton asked Sam to sing "Pull My Beads of Love". After claiming he wasn't prepared, he pulls out a microphone for an impromptu karaoke session.
  • Even better, a disco ball pops down from the ceiling while he's singing it. When Travis asks when they got a disco ball for the room, Sam reveals that he had installed it specifically for this occasion.
• In the final part of the second Q&A, Matt reveals the bird that gets ripped apart by plants in the Fey Realm was modeled on his and Marisha's pet bird Dagon. Matt and Marisha then forgot about this, and by the time the episode released, Dagon had passed away. They still found it hilarious.
• In the watch party for "The Fey Realm", Sam and Ashley trying to sing "Making My Way" having long forgotten the lyrics is funny enough, but Laura Bailey trying to do her Softer and Slower Cover in the guise of lounge singer and failing is even better. Featuring her struggling to sprawl sexily on the bar without falling off, her hair getting in her mouth, and trying not to laugh.