Editing Orion in Review (section)

==Episode 24==

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kre27f30IVs

The one where Orion visits the Alabaster Lyceum

PERCY BACKSTORY sigh COUNTER
19:31,19:58,20:14,21:50,22:38,23:58,24:02,24:06,24:26,24:38,25:06,26:18,27:39,27:54,28:23, 29:18
= 16 sighs

PRO
39:55
Orion shines as Tiberius visits the Alabaster Lyceum, encountering in succession a clerk, then Xanthras, and then Thurmond Adlam. "Hi, I'm Tiberius Stormwind, from Draconia" Sam gets in on the running joke, too.
Orion: I went through this fellow, who I thought was the job of this fellow...
Matt: (thurmond) "What do you require?"
Orion: I'm looking to acquire (he describes his quest) ... that's about it.
Table: laughs

BONUS CHUB
Yet another mention of getting a chub on. Any hate towards Orion for saying this seems to become less valid all the time. I need to review THE fateful moment to compare.
36:00
Marisha: "It lasts as long as I want it to last."
Sam: "Dayum!"
Percy: "This is getting weird."
Sam: "You can be an animal as long as you want?"
Marisha: "Where are you going with this?"
Sam: "I've just got a chub on, that's all."
(this exchange continues, but it deserves it's own pic, so it's in Part 2 below)

36:23
Marisha has just claimed to Sam that she can stay in animal form for as long as she wants. Matt is forced to correct her.
Matt: "You can [only] stay in beast shape for a number of hours equal to half your druid level."
Pic related is the reaction at the table to Matt's ruling.

FIRST, Orion's reaction is priceless, when a cheater sees a cheater cheatin'.

SECOND, Marisha's reaction shows
a)she knew what she was doing,
b)she didn't get away with it, and
c)now she's going to have to eat some shit for it, and we know this because Sam's reaction is ...

THIRD, Sam's reaction is what gives a clue to the subtext. Sam smiles, leans back in his chair, snaps his fingers, and says "Boom!" He baited Marisha! He KNEW she couldn't stay in beast form forever, he drew her out into the open on stream, got her to make the claim, and that forced Matt to correct her. There's a new sherrif in town, and his name is Sam!

I sort of imagine that there was a pre-stream interaction.
Sam: I don't think you can be an animal as long as you want, Marisha.
Marisha: Matt will let me do whatever I want. See you at the table, Sam.
This might help explain Marisha getting nervous when saying "Where are you going with this?" and her subsequent, post-ruling, side-eye towards Sam, knowing she's been outed by the Master. It would also explain Sam's jubilant "Boom!" as his plan worked perfectly. Again, this is just my head-canon, but it kinda fits.

Orion episode grade: PASS