#CR C3 E51

[ravenquingvax]

inspired by that 1 twitter meme

Vax'ildan is trying so hard to be the best champion ever, but he's too soft and ends up getting captured by the enemy.

The Matron is displeased.

Alternative Version:

[deramin2]

Breaking the Boy Scout

Clips from 4-Sided Dive E13, Critical Role C3 E49, Critical Role C3 E51, and Critical Role C3 E63 showing Orym's mental state as the events of C3 E63 unfold.

Whatever your interpretation, I think these are the key scenes and background to gauge where he's at and what he's thinking. Personally I think this marks a turning point in how he views this conflict, but what exactly that means remains to be seen.

[automatictrashwolf]

Bells hells episode 51 - OH MY FUCKING GODS

VAX! Kiki is about to be perminatly killed when Vax swoops in, 3 decades after his death, to save his love. I haven't finished the episode yet and due to some slight spoilers I saw I am still terrified we will lose Keyleth, and that Beau and Caleb's fate will be ambiguous.

Also: triple Marisha, triple Liam

Edit: she was bait, they wanted Vax all along

[gobliiine]

So matt definitely knew he was gonna pull this shit on vax like. Before the campaign even started, right? Because he knew what Ludinus wanted and he knew that will died in an attack on zephrah and orym didn’t know why

SO

possible cracked theory

iirc orym was a backup character for vax, who of course died at the end of c1, and then Matt went right into writing c2, right? (Maybe?)

But depending on when Matt created Ludinus

It is entirely possible that matt has known Ludinus was gonna attempt pull this shit on vax for YEARS. Like since CAMPAIGN TWO.

[farfartothewestofeverywhere]

"Like Bambi...."

[fjorests-of-wildemount]

Orym, re: Fearne, "That's OUR fey sociopath!!"

Fearne, for whom belongings and ownership have malleable and metaphorical meaning, "Its true, I belong to you guys."

[daegeseage-art]

WIP fuelled by the angst of e51. Was wondering about who's most likely to feel blame for the results of the apogee solstice (not that we actually know what that is yet lol)...

[unnerd]

I always go back to Fearne and the first ExU round table. How everyone describes this chaotic menace that she is, how she doesn't fear anyone or anything and how the Bells Hells (And the Crown Keepers) changed her... How, maybe, when someone in the Fey Realm got hurt she didn't care much and now just the thought of Imogen getting carried on her dreams/nightmares makes her shout worringly.

God, how I love Fearne Calloway and the Chaotic Good mess she is.

[niamhoftirnanog]

Just finished Critical Role Campaign 3 Episode 51. Of all the characters from previous campaigns to bring back... this episode was a love letter from Matt to both his wife and to the man who started all this craziness just because he wanted to play DnD for his birthday. So wild that it all happened on the 8 year anniversary.

[probably-a-fae]

Okay, some appreciation for Matt's foreahadowing. There have been pieces to this we have known about for a while and it's amazing to see it all come together.

First, we have Keyleth. We know she was attacked by Otohan's forces and the use of a posion the prevents resurrection was in play. Keyleth was a target, what for? We didn't know. But that attack likely got the attention of a certain guardian of death.

Next, Caleb and Beau specifically said that Ludinus was being sloppy here, almost as if he expected resistance. Now we know that he not only expected it, his plan hinged on it. I almost want to bet that luring Caleb and Beau, who have long hunted him, only to have them watch helplessly, was part of his plan.

Finally, the missing lens. It was barely established at the start of the episode that Ira thought their design was missing a part. At first this had us excited, maybe they aren't as ready as we feared. Maybe we can use the missing lense to bluff our way in. But instead, it is revealed that the missing lense role is to be fulfilled by freaking Vax getting turned into an orb?

So Ludinus has people attack Keyleth people in such a way that Death's eyes are on her fearing another attack with cut her life shorter than destined. Then when the time of the apogee comes, he lures in his rivals who have hunted him and neutralize them, giving them a front row seat to watch his plan come to fruition. Finally, he lures in Keyleth, who has Vax watching over her for love and also because she had been targeted by these people before. All falls into place, and Ludinus is able to get his lense and stand triumphant over those who would see him fall.

Just, wow. I can't wait to see how the story progresses now that the party is split.

[shannananan]

i truly do not have words for the second half of episode 51.  i thought i had a fragment of an ida of how unhinged it would get. i was so very wrong

[renegadeem]

I still don’t know what will await us for c3 e52, but am I the only one getting huge final fantasy 6 vibes?

The villain plan happens, the party gets separated, but it’s not game over yet.

[deramin2]

Bad Ruidus Rising

Songs for the Apogee Solstice. Critical Role Campaign 3 E51 - E63.

(16 Songs 1h4m)

Includes: Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fall Out Boy, Anti-Flag, AJJ, 4 Non Blonds, The Decemberists, BAYBUD, Typhoon, Ghost Mice, The Mountain Goats, S.J. Tucker, Sarah Cothran, Mogwai, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

I'm super proud of this playlist. It takes musicians with very different sounds and concentrates them into a specific vibe that mirrors and illuminates the events of this arc with smooth transitions. It also loops really well for neurodivergent people who like to repeat playlists endlessly like me.

[dayseagedoodles]

VAAAAAAAAAAAAX

[gobliiine]

points gun shakily WHO TOLD LUDINUS THAT VAX EXISTED. WHO TOLD. HOW THE FUCK DID HE KNOW

[farfartothewestofeverywhere]

i fucking love Sam Reigel – he's a mad man.