![]() When Vax tries to comfort him by saying Pike will be ok on her own, Grog replies “She’s stronger than all of us. On the road, Scanlan explains what he’s been reading in Delilah’s magic book: “some messed up s***.” Working through the Ancient Abyssal text, Keyleth deduces the “zipper t***” Scanlan has been reading about is actually a ziggurat, “an ancient structure used for contacting gods.” But their study is broken by the soft sobs of Grog. There’s a bit of flirting between Keyleth and Vax, which Gilmore encourages, to the disdain of Vex. Instead of punishment, he offers to sell them the supplies they need to fight vampires. In a classic, “that roll was not successful” move, Gilmore (Sunil Malhotra) catches the would-be robbers in the act. Remember, these are mercenaries, not heroes. Before leaving town, Scanlan, Grog and Percy go to procure a wagon while Vex, Vax and Keyleth attempt to rob Gilmore’s Glorious Goods. For the Critical Role team, it has to feel good that what began as their passion project is now a sustainable gig.Įpisode 5, "Fate’s Journey," is a road trip episode. Every Dungeons and Dragons circle consisting of employed adults is used to scheduling around the players’ jobs. Nonetheless, her goodbye with Grog is touching, and the new medium presents an opportunity to explore what Pike could have been doing outside the main questline. Critical Role fans will know Pike’s frequent absences and sudden reappearances in the story were not plot-driven but due to Ashley Johnson’s scheduling conflicts while filming NBC’s Blindspot. She has to make a pilgrimage to her temple to try to tap into her power again. Pike, however, is not going on this trip. It seems like Vex and Vax are staying with the group too, at least for now. Percy tries to leave on his own, but the other members stop him and demand they go together. With the threat defeated, Jarrett now sees the Briarwoods have to be stopped and lets Vox Machina leave house arrest. Tapping into something primal, light bursts from Keyleth’s hands, flooding the room and burning the wraiths, weakening them enough for the rest of the group to attack. The situation is looking incredibly dire– almost everyone is down for the count, except Keyleth, who is, again, freaking out. Captain Jarrett is down to a torch as his last weapon- and it turns out that was the trick all along! The wraiths are afraid of light, but the torch is burning down. ![]() Hearing the attack outside, Pike rallies and commands Grog, “do your Grog thing.” This apparently means “punch through the door.” After breaking out, Vox Machina joins the fray and are badly overpowered. The Guards of Emon are swiftly exterminated, save for Captain Jarrett (Eugene Byrd). The way these things suck the life from their victims, causing black bile to flow from their eyes and mouths is shudder-inducing. Titmouse Animation wins the day again here, with darkly warped ghouls whose attacks are blink-and-you’re-dead fast. Which makes the crush Vax is opbviosuly developing on Keyleth all the more complicated.ĭelilah’s wraiths show up and they’re a doozy of a monster. It’s clear this brother and sister pair find it hard to rely on anyone but each other. Peeling off from Scanlan, who is engrossed in Delilah’s book of magic, Vex and Vax discuss the possibility of striking out on their own. It’s the perfect way to get these characters into a place where they can say things they don’t want the whole group to hear. But it's not working.įollowing a failed escape attempt, the guards separate the mercenaries into smaller groups, pairing off Percy and Keyleth, Grog and Pike, and Vex, Vax and Scanlan. Pike hasn’t been able to feel the Everlight’s power since the fight, and has taken to constant prayer in an attempt to reach her goddess again. With everyone concerned about Percy and trying to escape house arrest, no one seems to notice that Pike is spiraling after Delilah damaged her amulet last episode. Errands like killing a group of mediocre mercenaries. Surely they’re just going to help her run some errands. Elsewhere, Delilah Briarwood uses dark magic in a graveyard to call up some undead wraiths.
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