Recap / Critical Role 002 Into The Greyspire Mines

Volume I
Beneath the Mines of Kraghammer, Episode 2:

Beneath the Greyspire Mines

"Beneath the Greyspire Mines" is the second episode of Volume I of the Dungeons & Dragons streaming series Critical Role, and the second episode of chapter 1, Beneath the Mines of Kraghammer. Having learned of the troubles facing Kraghammer, Vox Machina make preparations to enter the mithril mines.

Starring:

• Liam O'Brien as Vax'ildan ^note Half-Elf rogue (assassin)
• Laura Bailey as Vex'ahlia ^note Half-Elf ranger (beast conclave)
• Orion Acaba as Tiberius Stormwind ^note Dragonborn sorcerer
• Taliesin Jaffe as Percival de Rolo ^note Human fighter (gunslinger)
• Marisha Ray as Keyleth ^note Half-Elf druid
• Sam Riegel as Scanlan Shorthalt ^note Gnome bard (College of Lore)
• Travis Willingham as Grog Strongjaw ^note Goliath barbarian

And

• Matthew Mercer as the Dungeon Master

Previously... At the request of their friend Allura Vysoren, the adventuring party Vox Machina have journeyed to the Dwarven mining city of Kraghammer to find Lady Kima of Vord, a Halfling paladin who has gone missing whilst on a vision quest. After making some inroads, the party learn that Kima blazed through Kraghammer and entered the mithril mines beneath the city — mines that have been attacked in recent months by goblins, ogres, and strange monstrosities which have come pouring out of the Underdark. As they negotiate for permission to enter the mines, a fresh monstrosity emerges and Vox Machina narrowly defeat it...

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Tropes in this episode

• Beneath the Earth: The mithril mines connect to the Underdark, a subterranean realm full of vicious, light-abhorring creatures.
• Cliffhanger: The episode ends with Grog in a coma.
• Double Entendre: Laura asking Travis to "pull it out" gets a few chuckles from the table.
• Forced Transformation: Scanlan defeats one of the umber-hulks by transforming it into a snail.
• Glass Cannon: The brain creature leaves Grog comatose in one attack before being destroyed in one attack.
• Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Marisha's Scottish accent is so bad Matt makes her take her persuasion roll at disadvantage.
• Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies: Matt jokingly threatens to do this to Grog.
• Shout-Out: A many-headed goblin monster is likened to The Human Centipede.
  • After Laura crit-fails an investigation check, Liam says "We ain't found shit."
• Stupidity-Inducing Attack: Grog gets hit with this in the final fight. By episode's end, he still hasn't been cured.