A quote from the original campaign stream that I'm reminded of: Taliesin: Do you have a mini for the dark spectre of my soul? Matt: [places mini of Orthax on the battle map Taliesin: I love you so much right now!
An interesting thing that I noticed for Percy. When Kiki and Percy are thrown into his laboratory it is lifeless and dark, when you see him at the end working there are plants, its bright full of life and he is smiling.
Even longer. We were teased it when Laura tweeted it out after the animated series announcement and it expanding to include the Briarwood arc. Something along the lines of "Guys, 'darling, take off the mask', but animated"
So many ppl were So concerned when it wasn't in the anders fight scene, but I Knew it just meant they were making it Bigger. And boy, did they deliver!
Percy put his hand over the barrel, trying to stop or throw off the shot. It's the ultimate expression of letting go of his vengeance and hate: making a move to SAVE Delilah. THAT is what drove Orthax out.
This makes sense. My rationalization was that the gun extracted souls for Orthax when Percy was channeling him, so shooting himself in No Mercy mode pulled out the demon in the same way.
my interpretation was that since the demon said himself that they had entered an unspoken contract, he probably broke it by hurting percy, but i like yours better
We all heard of magical totems, yeah; items that are linked to specific beings in faith or nature? My theory is that the gun was Orthax's totem (in a way,) since Percy crafted it as a tool of revenge. Percy choosing to hurt himself drove the demon back...but by throwing the gun into the acid pit, he was destroyed completely
Agreed. I would add that the whole gambit of a demon is to collect corrupt souls. Enabling Percy's quest for vengeance gives Orthax ample opportunity to collect corrupted souls as Percy kills his targets. But even more - it gives the demon the opportunity to corrupt Percy himself. That "sixth barrel" shadow wasn't just about Percy turning the gun on himself, it indicated that Percy's corruption (and collection of that soul) was the ultimate pay-day for Orthax. Orthax almost had it all. In those final moments, for that brief time, Percy was willing to turn his gun on his friends. But he pulled back from the brink. And when Percy used his own body to block even the very shot that would satisfy his deepest desires for vengeance... well... Orthax knew it had overplayed its hand. I don't think it was defeated or broken. It simply chose to deceive; to appear defeated. Given time... Orthax would have picked up where it left off... driving Percy again until it had achieved its goal. And then an agent of chaos tossed the embodiment of Orthax's pact in to a pool of acid.
This was not the entire campaign, it was only the first arc of the campaign. Only the first 35 episodes of 115 total episodes. Season 2 is gonna be crazy and I can't fucking wait.
You two could absolutely pull off a Uriel and Salda Tal'dorei* cosplay. :) Maybe for a Halloween video/reaction (or just for a RL offline party), so you have some time to get all the clothes and accessories made/bought. Very nice reaction as well, as usual. :) *Technically Uriel rules the Tal'dorei empire (though many of the larger cities has a lot of independence in how they conduct their daily affairs) and counts as an Emperor, but by tradition from the founding of the empire, the ruler (male or female) bears the title Sovereign. The ruler's consort, if they have one, is titled Emperor/Empress though, hence Sovereign Uriel and Empress Salda, with the family name being Tal'dorei. The empire was named after the founder's last name.
I will 100% throw my vote behind you two for live action King and Queen Yuriel. Ya'll would be amazing! Enjoyed your content so much! I'll definitely be sticking around the channel even with season one over.
I TOTALLY though this when I was watching the show. The hosts of this show would have been great emporor and emporess of Emon. I think it's cool that you had this idea too.
Bidet fellow critters; I really enjoyed watching people introduced to a media I love. I’ll second the reacting to more Crit role media. How about the character introduction from the first episode. ruclips.net/video/_b1oZmPrpDg/видео.html, you can skip Tiberius as he left the show by the Briarwood arc.
In the stream series Vex was flying after drinking a potion of flying and Deliah used a Finger of Death spell on her. The thing about this spell is that if it brings you down to 0 or lower hit points you immediately come back as a zombie under control of the caster. Now turns were happening fast at this point and Vex had drank a healing potion earlier but had not rolled for the amount of HP it restored yet. So Matt rolled for the damage on Deliah's spell which was massive (75) and had everyone worried but when they caught up on the math, it turned out that Vex had 1 HP left and everyone's jaw dropped. Of course the problem then became when that orb appeared, all magic stopped working in a certain radius which meant Vex who was magically flying around with 1 HP now fell and took damage, rendering her unconscious and she started dying so they were all rushing to get away to try to revive her. Also in the stream series Keyleth had wanted to do something about the orb and ended up touching it. If she hadn't rolled a nat20 to try to pull away, she would have been pulled into it but as it was she took a ton of damage instead. So it was interesting to see how they chose to depict these intense moments in the animated series.
The crazy thing about Keyleth touching the orb was that she snuck back down there at night while everyone was asleep, so if she hadn’t rolled that nat20, she would have been pulled in without anyone knowing what happened to her.
@@andrewthao4869HK Yup. She'd have just been gone in the middle of the night and no one would have found out what happened until *much* later when they were going to deal with the Hotis stuff. A zombie Keyleth would have been waiting for them in the nine hells.
As someone who's considering himself as an "OG" critter it's been my absolute joy to watch others discovering the beauty that is this show. The community and all that we got to share, you all were a fantastic time to watch. I can't wait to see you guys enjoy season 2, and this playlist of watching y'all go through this adventure earned my subscription for sure. Great energy, great content, great luck going forward.
Percy shot his left hand, which is his dominant firing hand. It's more of a symbolic gesture of his will that he wouldn't let the demon take over, even if he has to lose his hands.
It would have also been the physical act, the pain, since he immediately tried to kill himself rather than let Orthax hurt Vex but that wasn't enough to get break the connection.
Thoroughly enjoyed this reaction series, kudos! Season 2 is going to be an absolute banger, can't wait to see what you guys think about it. And yup, that's four ANCIENT dragons and they get stronger and stronger with age. Brimscythe / General Krieg was an adult dragon for reference. I saw someone say that in terms of power, Brimscythe is closer to Trinket than he is to the leader of those five. Well, four now.
If, by any chance, you are into checking out the original campaigns, here is a more or less "completionist" set of videos to binge in your spare time (when you are not busy with your other responsibilities) - you might need to bookmark those or copy somewhere into your notes: ruclips.net/video/DYBM3myR914/видео.html "Exandria: An Intimate History" is a short 10-minute video that serves as the definitive chronological reference for the in-game universe of Critical Role campaigns and the works of fiction associated with it. It also provides a glimpse of the Exandrian cosmology, theology, history, geography and political structure of the world in which the characters go on their adventures. ruclips.net/p/PLQRE5geahRYYCgnbidlk-XVIPaob7P2-x Campaign 1 (Vox Machina), with the obligatory inclusion of chronologically relevant one-shot game sessions featuring familiar characters, discussion panels from various conventions etc. (the Briarwoods arc starts at ep. 24, if you want to revisit that specific section). Be advised on the following issues: - the first episodes of the show have blurred character intros (fair use technicalities). In the first episodes they didn't have their own official illustrator, so used reference pictures off the internet. Unfortunately, the Geek & Sundry overlay covered the names of the artists, and it appeared as if CR didn't give them credit where credit was due, so those artists threatened to sue CR for copyright infringement. While the issue resolved itself later, with both the onboarding of Kit Buss and tons of fan art pouring in, in these earlier episodes the intro artwork is blurred out. A version of character intros with visuals is available at: ruclips.net/video/_b1oZmPrpDg/видео.html - audio issues in the first 4 episodes. Viewers are strongly advised against using headphones to prevent eardrum damage. Closed captions provided with the video can help alleviate the problem. - one member of the original cast left the show after ep. 26 of the campaign and is no longer involved in anything related to Critical Role. For this reason, his character never appears in the animated series (as it's his, not CR's, intellectual property). While most of the drama regarding said player happened behind the scenes, it still hurt the community. The details about the incident are googleable, however, proceed with caution. ruclips.net/p/PLX5UqtXlg76n7cwlGrJsQNAI9oU_6g7ej Campaign 2 (The Mighty Nein) - same world, about 20 years later, new adventuring party. ruclips.net/p/PL1tiwbzkOjQzSnYHVT8X4pyMIbSX3i4gz Exandria Unlimited - a "filler" mini-campaign between C2 and C3, featuring Aabria Iyengar as the DM and Matt Mercer as one of the players. ruclips.net/p/PL1tiwbzkOjQydg3QOkBLG9OYqWJ0dwlxF Campaign 3 - current; ongoing; updated weekly; includes lots of spoilers for and cross-references with C1.
@@Syntell you are welcome 🙂 It's always great when more people discover the original - as chaotic as it was at times (especially the early episodes), as it really is a testament of growth from an amateur home game to a full-blown production company 🙂
Watching y'all react to Vox Machina has been so fun! I know everyone will be recommending jumping into the Critical Role live show, but you should definitely check out Dimension 20 too! It's table top roleplay produced by College Humor. Their campaigns are edited down to be a bit more manageable than a full live show. Plus they have some amazing production when it comes to maps and other visuals. Plus its hilarious. Dimension 20 has a couple different campaigns with different story lines. And the creators of critical role sometimes appear as guests too. My favorites are Crown of Candy and Pirates of the Leviathan.
It was so great watching your love for these characters grow. So excited for season 2! But there is a lot of content for people who want more of Critical role to watch in the mean time as well
Really adored sharing this experience with you. I loved the enthusiasm, and you both obviously have great on-screen chemistry. I'm not usually a big viewer of reaction videos and stumbled on this series by accident (probably because RUclips likes to feed me CR content), but y'all sold me on the concept.
It was so lovely getting to see you two get so emotional and invested as the series went on! Especially as people who haven't seen the first campaign yet. Enjoy the Critter hug
16:37 All I'll say is that the player who played Keyleth, played a lesbian in their 2nd campaign. And in episode 2, you might have noticed some foreshadowing (floorshadowing?) from the rug in Krieg's room, with the 5 dragons on it. The blue one (Krieg), and a red, black, white, and green ones.
Syntell, your videos are well worth watching for your witty one-liners and deep observations, but having you and Mikel-Claire there together is more fun. The back-and-forth between you two is a show in itself. Having said that, I have to agree with you on the entertainment value of The Legend of Vox Machina for the D&D community as a former player myself. I also think the show goes beyond the appeal for that audience. It's well-performed. The writing is excellent. The story starts with well-formed characters and relationships and just goes up from there. The fight scenes have great moments for each character. The humor is outrageous. The finale episode brings it all home by going beyond the theme of revenge. It could have ended with Percy's revenge being satisfied, but they go deeper by showing the price of revenge on Percy's soul. That doesn't always happen in a story, and here it makes the characters more complex and satisfying.
Four year critter here. I found your channel because of this, and it has been a great ride with you the last three weeks. Hoping a lot of our creature Community has joined you guys and will continue to enjoy your content. Think you guys should in cosplay or dress up as Uriel and the royal fam. Khary Payton, who voices Uriel, is one of my favorites guest players on the Critical Role Series. It definitely helped me enjoy his character in The Walking Dead even more.
Glad you both enjoyed it! It's been fun to go on this journey with you and I'm excited to see what else will happen in the future with for both of you. Also, I didn't realize she got you Scanlan! I thought you went to get it yourself. I'm so happy you're both enjoying the world/fandom. Syntell, I know you play DND so I wanted to let you know that the Tal'dori campaign setting is a thing. They just released an updated copy last month and it's, like twice the size the original was. I will warn you, it is FULL of spoilers though. Much love to both of you! Now onto the next arc... hopefully, those dragons are only gonna ask for a cup of sugar? 😉
So glad you both enjoyed the show. Percy has his demons as we all do, but this was an actual demon, Orthax, that came to Percy in his moment of despair and made a bargain, ala kinda like a Warlock patron pact. :)
Marisha has confirmed that keyleth found both twins attractive, so she was genuinely flustered by Vex often ("I got a wink from Vex...!!!") Also, I mean. She has eyes and a brain, look at them!
see if you can find the live show bit of Grog picking up the sword, and Grog's scenes with it afterward. it's comedy gold..... that sword should have had a personification, like the zampakutos of Bleach.
So this moment was *huge* in the game. During the episode where they had returned to Emon and things had finally settled down after all the excitement of liberating Whitestone, Vax was talking with the rest of the group and was asking "where do we go from here?" As far as they were concerned, it couldn't get bigger than saving an entire city from a necromancer and a Vampire Lord who had been terrorizing it for years. Vax was considering the group might want to retire soon since they couldn't get much bigger than where they were. The whole time Matt as the DM was giving this "just wait a little longer" look. Towards the end of the episode the Sovereign was giving his speech when the four Ancient dragons showed up and began smashing everything in sight. While it was definitely a planned attack on Matt's part, it definitely felt like a "oh, you want a bigger adventure, I've got a bigger adventure for you!" response.
Always love ur reactions guys glad u enjoyed it and it had to end on that cliff hanger. The next arc (Chroma Conclave arc) is bigger than the briarwoods arc so i hope they do it justice
Love your responses, and especially your overview of the series. I also think it would be fun for you two to react to the comparison videos of the show and campaign. A lot of them are named things like "Origin of TLOVM scene." The two main RUclips channels I've seen doing them are Arsequeef and Dayart.
First comment on one of your reaction videos, but I've watched your whole LoVM series. Great to have you two in the critter fam. If you want more CR stuff to react to there is a whole Legend of the making of LoVM on their RUclips channel. About 6 or so behind the scenes videos about how they put the animated show together. Each one covering a different aspect of the process. Just a suggestion for content to help hold the tide till season 2.
If you rewatch episode 2, the dragon attack was heavily foreshadowed. The 5 dragons on the rug in Krieg's house, the 4 crystals on the rocks that Keyleith inspected in Brimscythe lair's, the final speech of Uriel when he named Vox Machina protector of the realm....anyway i really enjoyed your reaction keep up the good work i like the vibe!
I'm so glad they're playing up Scanlan's pansexuality and Keyleth's bisexuality. It was present in the campaign, but pretty subtle (especially Keyleth's crush on Vex). And yes, *nobody* expected them to end it with the dragon attack. Also they don't say it (though it is in the subtitles), but the demon's name is Orthax.
Also don't worry, Marisha Ray's next character is way less subtle about her love for women. In fact, some would say she's not subtle enough (those people are morons, but they exist). Are, are we going to get a [SPOILERS] sex scene? God I hope so, it's what they deserve.
So you just gonna have your subscriber count in the video be 420, ok I see yall lmao. Really enjoyed your reactions and even started to checkout the Bel-air ones.
I had to smile at the comparison of Sylas' sword to the Dark Blade from The Mandalorian. I'm hoping that the series goes for at least a few seasons, so y'all can find out about that sword -- because it's not what you think, and it's more dangerous than the Dark Blade will ever be. With Percy, it's always been about what's in his own head. And just saying, the role-playing when Scanlan got a hold of Percy's gun, during the campaign, was actually pretty hilarious -- and Taliesin Jaffe's reaction, the player who created Percy, was priceless. It wasn't until Scanlan threw the gun into the acid pit that Percy realized what had tethered the demon, Orthax, to him. Which, if the series continues to the end of the next arc, will become important (the bond of the demon to Percy).
@@Syntell : Put it this way: There is a reason why the sword absorbs blood -- and I don't want to get too much into it, given that the reason for this was, at least in the campaign, was a major story beat.
@@Syntell : Last thing. Interesting you mention about vengeance and hate feeling good, but it being detrimental in the long-term. During the campaign wrap-up, Taliesin Jaffe literally said that had Percy not overcame the demon and instead started murdering the names on the barrels, that would not have ended. Literally, it would have become another 5 names. Then another 5 names. Then 5 more names. Demonstrating, I think, a significant moral: That the only way a cycle of violence like vengeance ends, is if we end it. We are never compelled to keep perpetrating that cycle, as we always, through the power of what we choose, have the ability to say "no", and end the cycle for good.
Remember what Gilmore said in Ep 2. Dragons are stubborn, prideful, arrogant and greedy...does that sound like a creature that would work with others, even others of their own kind?
So, considering how you two liked this season, which covers something like 13 or so episodes of gametime, how hyped might you be if I said the teaser was of the single LONGEST arc? Of the top of my head, what's coming will encompass about 40 or so episodes of the game. To be fair, there's a LOT of other plotlines intertwined in them, but still.
Loved watching your reactions. You two are a beautiful couple and I second the vote for Live action Uriel and wife also welcome to the Critter family may your dice role forever true.
@@hhylobates4098 Me too, but I see why they changed it, it's really difficult to boil down incremental philosophical changes over hundreds of hours of game play into 20 minute episodes lol. So trying to convey Percy's gradual mental shift in the way they have in the contrast between Him and Cassandra at the end was pretty smart. The Campaign will always be better, ala the eternal Book VS Movie debate, but the Animated show is Pretty Great. So Far their only major sin is not enough Gilmore, which I'm sure will be rectified later.
@@mayaenglish5424 Mm, its just that "I'm glad you could forgive her brother", sounds like a thinly veiled "Youre a fool for forgiving her brother", and they really do not need any kind of real resentment simmering between the last De Rolos. But there was that shot on Percy as she walked away, like maybe he wanted to say something. But I guess we'll see later how far that ~forgivenss~ actually goes (it doesn't go anywhere, because there was no forgiveness. She was shot twice, maybe Percy just wanted to see her bleed out slowly 😅)
@@hhylobates4098 I mean even in the campaign I feel like not everything was resolved instantly between Percy and Cass just because the Briarwoods were gone, how could it be? I don't know if I'd really call it forgiveness, more like realizing that the path of vengeance was all consuming and would inevitably lead to him hurting those around him so he decided to let go, but again, I can see why that's a difficult concept to put into animation and why they maybe simplified it slightly lol. And without the demon's influence he could see through her vitriol and empathize with her losing her husband. Lady Briarwood had to die, I don't think anyone had a problem with that, It just couldn't be Percy because we don't want to empower Orthax further and cost Percy his soul. The Dynamic between Percy and Cassandra always interested me and I always wished they spent more time together in the campaign because she was such an interesting character. The mixture of Love and resentment and guilt is such a fascinating combination. Especially as Percy SPOILERS FOR LATER IN CAMPAIGN 1 kept abandoning her to deal with the dragon problem, leaving her to clean up mess after mess and keep everything afloat. He gets to leave and have adventures while she's stuck being the responsible one. She's still practically a child, or just barely an adult, maybe 18- 19, After being raised by monsters since she was 12-13, and she's being roped into leading a City recovering from a dictatorship and about to be thrust into another crisis almost immediately. Honestly I'd love a novel written from her perspective.
@@mayaenglish5424 Yes to all of that, clearly their relationship was going to be a difficult one going forward no matter what (even without the foundation of vicious sibling hostility 😆 "You were never mothers favourite!!!"). I just don't think it needed this /extra/ layer of Cass actually thinking he forgave her? When she has suffered 5 more years under them, and seen firsthand for 5 years the deterioration of /their/ people....I don't known I just think anyone in that town would be telling him to get the hell out of Whitestone and never return and not "Glad you let go of your issues" if they thought forgiveness was anywhere near what went on here.
And also given the views, I'd probably watch you guys reacting or commenting on more Critical Role stuff. Obviously the campaigns are super time consuming so it should be something that you'd do on your free time anyway or at least meet half-way. (A tip: If you're considering campaign 1 it would either be a revisit of what you saw in the series and then spoilers for the next Vox Machina (animation) season/s (which didn't bother the majority of people because everyone that knew the story liked it even more) or you could go to campaign 2 which takes place in the same world, different continent and around 20 years apart but the production of the stream was better and just personally it was a more enjoyable watch of fuckin' 4 hours of stream times 100+ episodes which... could, should... want! to be animated! in the future as well)
The cliffhanger at the end was just as foreboding and awesome as I was hoping it would be 😁😈 P.s. Keyleth blushed at Vex because she looks up to her very much, and up to that point Vex had been very passive aggressive toward her because she didn't trust her. Vex encouraging her is the culmination of their friendship arc over the season. Trust me, the VaxLeth ship is still floating, its just out to sea for a bit 😊
Nice wrap-up. Check out next? Firefly. 1 Season and a movie, so not a huge commitment. Probably my favorite show. Has a Sci-Fi Western feel. I know how that sounds, but it works.
Just a little insider info. It’s not really mentioned here at all but it’s not really a spoiler so I don’t mind sharing. On of the major reasons keyleth turns down Vax is because if she completes here Aramente to become leader of her people she will live for a couple thousand years. Vax on the other hand can only reach 180 at most. When he’s an old man she’ll practically be the same age as now.
16:35 Funny how the only channels I've seen react to Keyleth's blushing so far are the ones with black reactors, save for one. Y'know, 'cuz we don't blush. 😛😅
The thing about Percy is that Orthax (the shadow demon) didn't make Percy the way he is. Orthax came to him BECAUSE he was already No Mercy Percy. He is cold as ice. He just doesn't have an additional voice in his head anymore.
Oh, and if youre looking for a new series to watch "avatar: the last air bender" is and easy win for all react channels, and its made by the same animation company that made LoVM.
@@Syntell Dragon Prince is a brilliant and underrated show. It is created by one of the writers of ATLA and Sokka VA is the lead. You should react to it.
You could stretch out your Critical Role content by checking out and reacting to some of the comparison video's that are out and about on RUclips. Clips of live stream moments being compared with their animated retellings. Or the different opening credits for the live stream, in the primary one for Campaign 1 the players are engaged in battle dressed up as their Vox Machina counterparts. The early Campaign 2 opening where they dress up as 70's geek tropes playing D &D is cute, but the animated opening from their time as The Mighty Nein, set to the song 'Your turn to Role' is iconic. Written by Sam(Scanlan), main vocals from Ashley(Pike) and Laura(Vex) with back up from Travis(Grog). The newest one for Campaign 3, has the cast in it, but in a more general adventure/gameplay style so not spoilery. The song 'It's Thursday Night' is also written by Sam and performed by the cast... including Matt(GM and Lord Sylas Briarwood) and is just a great song. I would also recommend the series of video's Critical role put out during production of the Animation, 'The Legend of The Legend of'... lots of behind-the-scenes info, in the vein of some special features on blue rays and such. Six video's going over the various parts of making the show, writing, art, music, casting... just some surprisingly fun talks with the people behind all of that. Other people have reacted to them, and I wasn't the only person interested enough to check them out. Here is that playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL1tiwbzkOjQwJdoNetaNJE1zZVOE7xi8u
TL;DR This is totally a joke. SPOILER WARNING: Percy invents a spaceship to travel to the moon. Keyleth actually is able to create a small bubble of atmosphere and start growing life, which ties into another campaign. Vex has to land on an asteroid to avoid the ship crashing and gets left, her fate is uncertain. Vax has to kill a space tiger, he coins the term "You've been Vaxxinated". Scanlan uses his hand to give the dragons a prostate exam, and as the ship comes back into orbit it crashes into one. Grog and Pike both smash into the other two. The last dragon, seeing his allies fall, loses heart, and Scanlan uses Vicious Mockery on him and shames him to death. Thus ends the Legend of Vox Machina.
In campaign 3 (one going on right now) Marisha plays Laudna a Hollow One, undead but not a zombie, who lived in Whitestone during the time of the Briarwoods. Last week she revealed her backstory ruclips.net/video/DvqbcL_68Vw/видео.html Thought you might enjoy seeing it; surprisingly this isn't the darkest backstory so far but man it's up there.
For Syntell and Mikel-Claire: Check out the rug in Krieg’s study in episode 2. Bit of foreshadowing… …and it’s perfectly fair to be disappointed with the finale - I don’t think there’s any way for it not to feel a little rushed, given the breadth of story behind it.
everyone said the same thing after this "OH DOES THAT MEAN THAT KEYLETH LOVES VEX?!?" nah keyleth is socially awkward and doesn't know how to accept compliments. Plus blushing just means you're embarrassed. she gets embarrassed easily
Destruction of the Gun was done much better in the Toon than the Game... Precy wanted to keep it (obviously), but Scanlan cast a spell that made Percy treat him as a "Friend", and Percy gave the weapon he had sold his Soul to get, to his "Friend".
A quote from the original campaign stream that I'm reminded of:
Taliesin: Do you have a mini for the dark spectre of my soul?
Matt: [places mini of Orthax on the battle map
Taliesin: I love you so much right now!
In my five years of watching crit role i have not once heard "merciful percival". Absolutely stunning. Love it.
🙌🏾🙌🏾
The usual version I've heard has been "Percival the Merciful"
I always preferred "Unmerciful Percival".
Just wanted to echo this, how did thousands of Critters not already coin this??? Totally rad
An interesting thing that I noticed for Percy. When Kiki and Percy are thrown into his laboratory it is lifeless and dark, when you see him at the end working there are plants, its bright full of life and he is smiling.
Believe me, critical role fans have been waiting for "Darling, take off the mask" since episode 1
Oh good, I'm not the only one who was on the edge of my seat for that line.
Even longer. We were teased it when Laura tweeted it out after the animated series announcement and it expanding to include the Briarwood arc. Something along the lines of "Guys, 'darling, take off the mask', but animated"
Darling, I died of pleasure
i wanna see the raven queen
So many ppl were So concerned when it wasn't in the anders fight scene, but I Knew it just meant they were making it Bigger.
And boy, did they deliver!
Percy put his hand over the barrel, trying to stop or throw off the shot. It's the ultimate expression of letting go of his vengeance and hate: making a move to SAVE Delilah. THAT is what drove Orthax out.
This makes sense. My rationalization was that the gun extracted souls for Orthax when Percy was channeling him, so shooting himself in No Mercy mode pulled out the demon in the same way.
my interpretation was that since the demon said himself that they had entered an unspoken contract, he probably broke it by hurting percy, but i like yours better
We all heard of magical totems, yeah; items that are linked to specific beings in faith or nature?
My theory is that the gun was Orthax's totem (in a way,) since Percy crafted it as a tool of revenge. Percy choosing to hurt himself drove the demon back...but by throwing the gun into the acid pit, he was destroyed completely
Agreed. I would add that the whole gambit of a demon is to collect corrupt souls. Enabling Percy's quest for vengeance gives Orthax ample opportunity to collect corrupted souls as Percy kills his targets. But even more - it gives the demon the opportunity to corrupt Percy himself. That "sixth barrel" shadow wasn't just about Percy turning the gun on himself, it indicated that Percy's corruption (and collection of that soul) was the ultimate pay-day for Orthax.
Orthax almost had it all. In those final moments, for that brief time, Percy was willing to turn his gun on his friends. But he pulled back from the brink. And when Percy used his own body to block even the very shot that would satisfy his deepest desires for vengeance... well... Orthax knew it had overplayed its hand. I don't think it was defeated or broken. It simply chose to deceive; to appear defeated. Given time... Orthax would have picked up where it left off... driving Percy again until it had achieved its goal.
And then an agent of chaos tossed the embodiment of Orthax's pact in to a pool of acid.
@@sadlobster1 You... must not have seen the original campaign?
This was not the entire campaign, it was only the first arc of the campaign. Only the first 35 episodes of 115 total episodes. Season 2 is gonna be crazy and I can't fucking wait.
Yeah. We skipped Kraghammer, covered the Briarwood Arc, and now are entering the Chroma Concord section.
Not even the first 35, more like episodes 24-35
Briarwood arc is about 15 episodes - the next arc is 43 - so I'm hoping for at least 2 seasons of it.
We will see I guess.
@@a.bookmonkey6790 Not true. The first 2 episodes are pre stream. Sure a bunch got skipped but it's not at all fair to just discount them completely.
@@Ganthian - the second season was greenlit before the first season dropped.
You two could absolutely pull off a Uriel and Salda Tal'dorei* cosplay. :)
Maybe for a Halloween video/reaction (or just for a RL offline party), so you have some time to get all the clothes and accessories made/bought.
Very nice reaction as well, as usual. :)
*Technically Uriel rules the Tal'dorei empire (though many of the larger cities has a lot of independence in how they conduct their daily affairs) and counts as an Emperor, but by tradition from the founding of the empire, the ruler (male or female) bears the title Sovereign.
The ruler's consort, if they have one, is titled Emperor/Empress though, hence Sovereign Uriel and Empress Salda, with the family name being Tal'dorei. The empire was named after the founder's last name.
I think we’re going to try and pull it off.
@@Syntell I hope so. Looking forward to seeing it. :)
Fun Fact the blue dragon was a young to adult dragon these 4 are all ancient dragons which is a big difference.
I will 100% throw my vote behind you two for live action King and Queen Yuriel. Ya'll would be amazing! Enjoyed your content so much! I'll definitely be sticking around the channel even with season one over.
Thank you so much for kicking it with us the whole season. It really and truly means A LOT. Tons of love.
While I like these two, Krary Payton, who voices Uriel, *is* basically Uriel.
I TOTALLY though this when I was watching the show. The hosts of this show would have been great emporor and emporess of Emon. I think it's cool that you had this idea too.
Critter power! You guys should react to the clips that originated things that appeared on the show. I am sure people would watch the hell out of it!
Bidet fellow critters; I really enjoyed watching people introduced to a media I love. I’ll second the reacting to more Crit role media. How about the character introduction from the first episode.
ruclips.net/video/_b1oZmPrpDg/видео.html, you can skip Tiberius as he left the show by the Briarwood arc.
I'll third that
Agreed!
Agree with this, maybe you can place a pole or something or a comment on this thread for us to put recommendations on.
I think they would appreciate the compilations of just Scanlan singing and improvising songs. I'll never get tired of them.
Honestly, this has probably been my favorite reaction to this series that I’ve seen so far. I’ve loved the energy, the fun, and the jokes.
In the stream series Vex was flying after drinking a potion of flying and Deliah used a Finger of Death spell on her. The thing about this spell is that if it brings you down to 0 or lower hit points you immediately come back as a zombie under control of the caster. Now turns were happening fast at this point and Vex had drank a healing potion earlier but had not rolled for the amount of HP it restored yet. So Matt rolled for the damage on Deliah's spell which was massive (75) and had everyone worried but when they caught up on the math, it turned out that Vex had 1 HP left and everyone's jaw dropped. Of course the problem then became when that orb appeared, all magic stopped working in a certain radius which meant Vex who was magically flying around with 1 HP now fell and took damage, rendering her unconscious and she started dying so they were all rushing to get away to try to revive her.
Also in the stream series Keyleth had wanted to do something about the orb and ended up touching it. If she hadn't rolled a nat20 to try to pull away, she would have been pulled into it but as it was she took a ton of damage instead.
So it was interesting to see how they chose to depict these intense moments in the animated series.
The crazy thing about Keyleth touching the orb was that she snuck back down there at night while everyone was asleep, so if she hadn’t rolled that nat20, she would have been pulled in without anyone knowing what happened to her.
@@andrewthao4869HK Yup. She'd have just been gone in the middle of the night and no one would have found out what happened until *much* later when they were going to deal with the Hotis stuff. A zombie Keyleth would have been waiting for them in the nine hells.
@@andrewthao4869HK She didn't actually do that. Marisha misremembered. She touched it during the fight.
@@VegetaLF7 They wouldn't even have known then. They would have found her when they went to the Shadowfell to take on Vecna the first time.
I loved seeing the little like "wait aq minute" at the DEFINITE sapphic vibes radiating off of keyleth and vex's little moment together!!
Glad I wasn't the only one who saw that. Polymachina is lovely.
To be fair, Keyleth was fascinated by both of the twins
@@Unitato152 to be fair...we all are
As someone who's considering himself as an "OG" critter it's been my absolute joy to watch others discovering the beauty that is this show. The community and all that we got to share, you all were a fantastic time to watch. I can't wait to see you guys enjoy season 2, and this playlist of watching y'all go through this adventure earned my subscription for sure. Great energy, great content, great luck going forward.
Hey, just wanted to give props and appreciation to you. I’m loving your positivity in these reax. Just the most charming and enjoyable reax out there.
Hell yeah, if you don't get cast for live action Uriel and Mrs. Uriel, you at least have a kick ass halloween idea!
Uriel is basically Khary Payton, his voice actor.
Percy shot his left hand, which is his dominant firing hand. It's more of a symbolic gesture of his will that he wouldn't let the demon take over, even if he has to lose his hands.
Isn't that also the hand that he got hurt while making the gun? An in that moment he made like a blood pact without knowing? Or something...
@@kingragnarok7302 There was no blood pact.
It would have also been the physical act, the pain, since he immediately tried to kill himself rather than let Orthax hurt Vex but that wasn't enough to get break the connection.
Y'all's reaction to seeing Uriel and Salda gotr thinking.. y'all could do a really good cosplay of them next season.
I'd love to see them react to the premiere while dressed as the Tal'doreis. Fun!
I just gotta say..... I enjoy the two of you very much. You've got such a positive and fun vibe. I'm very happy I've found your videos.
Thoroughly enjoyed this reaction series, kudos! Season 2 is going to be an absolute banger, can't wait to see what you guys think about it. And yup, that's four ANCIENT dragons and they get stronger and stronger with age. Brimscythe / General Krieg was an adult dragon for reference. I saw someone say that in terms of power, Brimscythe is closer to Trinket than he is to the leader of those five. Well, four now.
You guys could totally cosplay as the Tal'dorei family! You should get some costumes together for the season two premiere, whenever it happens.
Thank you guys so much for reacting to this series. It has been a joy from start to finish.
Glad you felt the Critter Hug! Welcome along. Here’s to Season 2!
If, by any chance, you are into checking out the original campaigns, here is a more or less "completionist" set of videos to binge in your spare time (when you are not busy with your other responsibilities) - you might need to bookmark those or copy somewhere into your notes:
ruclips.net/video/DYBM3myR914/видео.html
"Exandria: An Intimate History" is a short 10-minute video that serves as the definitive chronological reference for the in-game universe of Critical Role campaigns and the works of fiction associated with it. It also provides a glimpse of the Exandrian cosmology, theology, history, geography and political structure of the world in which the characters go on their adventures.
ruclips.net/p/PLQRE5geahRYYCgnbidlk-XVIPaob7P2-x
Campaign 1 (Vox Machina), with the obligatory inclusion of chronologically relevant one-shot game sessions featuring familiar characters, discussion panels from various conventions etc. (the Briarwoods arc starts at ep. 24, if you want to revisit that specific section).
Be advised on the following issues:
- the first episodes of the show have blurred character intros (fair use technicalities). In the first episodes they didn't have their own official illustrator, so used reference pictures off the internet. Unfortunately, the Geek & Sundry overlay covered the names of the artists, and it appeared as if CR didn't give them credit where credit was due, so those artists threatened to sue CR for copyright infringement. While the issue resolved itself later, with both the onboarding of Kit Buss and tons of fan art pouring in, in these earlier episodes the intro artwork is blurred out. A version of character intros with visuals is available at: ruclips.net/video/_b1oZmPrpDg/видео.html
- audio issues in the first 4 episodes. Viewers are strongly advised against using headphones to prevent eardrum damage. Closed captions provided with the video can help alleviate the problem.
- one member of the original cast left the show after ep. 26 of the campaign and is no longer involved in anything related to Critical Role. For this reason, his character never appears in the animated series (as it's his, not CR's, intellectual property). While most of the drama regarding said player happened behind the scenes, it still hurt the community. The details about the incident are googleable, however, proceed with caution.
ruclips.net/p/PLX5UqtXlg76n7cwlGrJsQNAI9oU_6g7ej
Campaign 2 (The Mighty Nein) - same world, about 20 years later, new adventuring party.
ruclips.net/p/PL1tiwbzkOjQzSnYHVT8X4pyMIbSX3i4gz
Exandria Unlimited - a "filler" mini-campaign between C2 and C3, featuring Aabria Iyengar as the DM and Matt Mercer as one of the players.
ruclips.net/p/PL1tiwbzkOjQydg3QOkBLG9OYqWJ0dwlxF
Campaign 3 - current; ongoing; updated weekly; includes lots of spoilers for and cross-references with C1.
WOW, you really came through with some great suggestions. Thank you.
@@Syntell you are welcome 🙂 It's always great when more people discover the original - as chaotic as it was at times (especially the early episodes), as it really is a testament of growth from an amateur home game to a full-blown production company 🙂
Watching y'all react to Vox Machina has been so fun!
I know everyone will be recommending jumping into the Critical Role live show, but you should definitely check out Dimension 20 too!
It's table top roleplay produced by College Humor. Their campaigns are edited down to be a bit more manageable than a full live show. Plus they have some amazing production when it comes to maps and other visuals. Plus its hilarious.
Dimension 20 has a couple different campaigns with different story lines. And the creators of critical role sometimes appear as guests too. My favorites are Crown of Candy and Pirates of the Leviathan.
Watching with you guys has been a treat. You're both really sweet and have great chemistry. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to season 2!
As soon as Uriel started his speech, all I could think was "Oh shit! The Choma-Conclave!"
I definitely vote for the Uriel and Salda Tal'Dorei cosplay. Y'all could rock it
DO IT. :)
It was so great watching your love for these characters grow. So excited for season 2! But there is a lot of content for people who want more of Critical role to watch in the mean time as well
Really adored sharing this experience with you. I loved the enthusiasm, and you both obviously have great on-screen chemistry. I'm not usually a big viewer of reaction videos and stumbled on this series by accident (probably because RUclips likes to feed me CR content), but y'all sold me on the concept.
It was so lovely getting to see you two get so emotional and invested as the series went on! Especially as people who haven't seen the first campaign yet. Enjoy the Critter hug
"The man who seeks revenge should dig two graves. One for for his target and one for himself"
16:37 All I'll say is that the player who played Keyleth, played a lesbian in their 2nd campaign.
And in episode 2, you might have noticed some foreshadowing (floorshadowing?) from the rug in Krieg's room, with the 5 dragons on it. The blue one (Krieg), and a red, black, white, and green ones.
Syntell, your videos are well worth watching for your witty one-liners and deep observations, but having you and Mikel-Claire there together is more fun. The back-and-forth between you two is a show in itself. Having said that, I have to agree with you on the entertainment value of The Legend of Vox Machina for the D&D community as a former player myself. I also think the show goes beyond the appeal for that audience. It's well-performed. The writing is excellent. The story starts with well-formed characters and relationships and just goes up from there. The fight scenes have great moments for each character. The humor is outrageous. The finale episode brings it all home by going beyond the theme of revenge. It could have ended with Percy's revenge being satisfied, but they go deeper by showing the price of revenge on Percy's soul. That doesn't always happen in a story, and here it makes the characters more complex and satisfying.
Fun fact: Brimscythe, the blue dragon, was the baby of the bunch. 'Pissed-off dragons' is an understatement.
Dude, don't give people spoilers, come on.
Four year critter here. I found your channel because of this, and it has been a great ride with you the last three weeks.
Hoping a lot of our creature Community has joined you guys and will continue to enjoy your content. Think you guys should in cosplay or dress up as Uriel and the royal fam.
Khary Payton, who voices Uriel, is one of my favorites guest players on the Critical Role Series. It definitely helped me enjoy his character in The Walking Dead even more.
Glad you both enjoyed it! It's been fun to go on this journey with you and I'm excited to see what else will happen in the future with for both of you. Also, I didn't realize she got you Scanlan! I thought you went to get it yourself. I'm so happy you're both enjoying the world/fandom. Syntell, I know you play DND so I wanted to let you know that the Tal'dori campaign setting is a thing. They just released an updated copy last month and it's, like twice the size the original was. I will warn you, it is FULL of spoilers though.
Much love to both of you! Now onto the next arc... hopefully, those dragons are only gonna ask for a cup of sugar? 😉
Scanlan is in the crib!!!🤣What an amazing gift, just like these reaction videos have been for us
So glad you both enjoyed the show. Percy has his demons as we all do, but this was an actual demon, Orthax, that came to Percy in his moment of despair and made a bargain, ala kinda like a Warlock patron pact. :)
Marisha has confirmed that keyleth found both twins attractive, so she was genuinely flustered by Vex often ("I got a wink from Vex...!!!")
Also, I mean. She has eyes and a brain, look at them!
And then that scene with the sun and the "one" dragon flying towards us...?
I'm like wait for it!
see if you can find the live show bit of Grog picking up the sword, and Grog's scenes with it afterward.
it's comedy gold..... that sword should have had a personification, like the zampakutos of Bleach.
So this moment was *huge* in the game. During the episode where they had returned to Emon and things had finally settled down after all the excitement of liberating Whitestone, Vax was talking with the rest of the group and was asking "where do we go from here?" As far as they were concerned, it couldn't get bigger than saving an entire city from a necromancer and a Vampire Lord who had been terrorizing it for years. Vax was considering the group might want to retire soon since they couldn't get much bigger than where they were. The whole time Matt as the DM was giving this "just wait a little longer" look. Towards the end of the episode the Sovereign was giving his speech when the four Ancient dragons showed up and began smashing everything in sight. While it was definitely a planned attack on Matt's part, it definitely felt like a "oh, you want a bigger adventure, I've got a bigger adventure for you!" response.
Always love ur reactions guys glad u enjoyed it and it had to end on that cliff hanger. The next arc (Chroma Conclave arc) is bigger than the briarwoods arc so i hope they do it justice
Considering that CR is very much involved with the production of this show, it will be
Welcome to the Chroma Conclave arc ;)
Love your responses, and especially your overview of the series. I also think it would be fun for you two to react to the comparison videos of the show and campaign. A lot of them are named things like "Origin of TLOVM scene." The two main RUclips channels I've seen doing them are Arsequeef and Dayart.
There is no greater enemy then yourself...or tequila
First comment on one of your reaction videos, but I've watched your whole LoVM series. Great to have you two in the critter fam. If you want more CR stuff to react to there is a whole Legend of the making of LoVM on their RUclips channel. About 6 or so behind the scenes videos about how they put the animated show together. Each one covering a different aspect of the process. Just a suggestion for content to help hold the tide till season 2.
The Briarwood arc & the Chroma Conclave is definitely 2 of my favourite arcs from Campaign 1. I already can't wait to watch season 2.
🔥 Announced today by prime video; There will be a Vox Machina panel at New York Comic Con on October 6th, with a sneak peak at season 2!!!! 🐲
Since y'all enjoyed this, may I recommend Arcane, The Witcher, Shadow and Bone, and Carnival Row. They seem like good fits.
That’s a nice selection, thank you for the advice.
@@Syntell you're welcome! I hope you enjoy them!
Arcane is strongly seconded, not too long too, and also has a pretty devoted following. (and the music oh my lord. its so amazing.)
One arc... the Briarwoods is closed.
Now enter...
THE CHROMA CONCLAVE
*Critter hug* hope you guys had fun with this.
If you rewatch episode 2, the dragon attack was heavily foreshadowed. The 5 dragons on the rug in Krieg's house, the 4 crystals on the rocks that Keyleith inspected in Brimscythe lair's, the final speech of Uriel when he named Vox Machina protector of the realm....anyway i really enjoyed your reaction keep up the good work i like the vibe!
My favorite of the POP Figures. Did you see the quote on the flap when you open the lid?
Just watched all your Vox Machina reactions! Really enjoyed them, any plans of watching the 2nd season in January once it release on Amazon?
We are absolutely reacting to season 2. Waaaaay too good to pass up. Thank you for checking out the other videos and spending your time with us.
I will confirm for you that both Vax and Kiki are bisexual disasters and Kiki has a little thing for twins! 😳🤪🔥💕🥰😂
don't exclude vex, while she appears functional on the surface she is also very much a disaster bi
@@virginiamooney4105 I was going to say that. She flirts with Zara
@@virginiamooney4105 Most of the group is disaster bi, lets be real.
@@tea_time_t Just six disaster bisexuals + Grog
@@hhylobates4098 I wish I could give you two likes: one for your comment and another for your name.
I'm so glad they're playing up Scanlan's pansexuality and Keyleth's bisexuality. It was present in the campaign, but pretty subtle (especially Keyleth's crush on Vex). And yes, *nobody* expected them to end it with the dragon attack. Also they don't say it (though it is in the subtitles), but the demon's name is Orthax.
Also don't worry, Marisha Ray's next character is way less subtle about her love for women. In fact, some would say she's not subtle enough (those people are morons, but they exist). Are, are we going to get a [SPOILERS] sex scene? God I hope so, it's what they deserve.
There's gonna be a season 2, though.
Meet Thordak The Cinder King, and the rest of The Chroma Conclave.
So you just gonna have your subscriber count in the video be 420, ok I see yall lmao. Really enjoyed your reactions and even started to checkout the Bel-air ones.
Vengeance demon reminds me of Dark Shadow. No wonder Tokoyami never let's Dark Shadow take control.
I had to smile at the comparison of Sylas' sword to the Dark Blade from The Mandalorian.
I'm hoping that the series goes for at least a few seasons, so y'all can find out about that sword -- because it's not what you think, and it's more dangerous than the Dark Blade will ever be.
With Percy, it's always been about what's in his own head. And just saying, the role-playing when Scanlan got a hold of Percy's gun, during the campaign, was actually pretty hilarious -- and Taliesin Jaffe's reaction, the player who created Percy, was priceless. It wasn't until Scanlan threw the gun into the acid pit that Percy realized what had tethered the demon, Orthax, to him. Which, if the series continues to the end of the next arc, will become important (the bond of the demon to Percy).
😳 now I’m really interested
@@Syntell : Put it this way: There is a reason why the sword absorbs blood -- and I don't want to get too much into it, given that the reason for this was, at least in the campaign, was a major story beat.
@@Syntell : By the way, Sovereign Uriel is played by Khary Payton -- who played King Ezekiel on The Walking Dead.
@@Syntell : Last thing.
Interesting you mention about vengeance and hate feeling good, but it being detrimental in the long-term.
During the campaign wrap-up, Taliesin Jaffe literally said that had Percy not overcame the demon and instead started murdering the names on the barrels, that would not have ended. Literally, it would have become another 5 names. Then another 5 names. Then 5 more names. Demonstrating, I think, a significant moral: That the only way a cycle of violence like vengeance ends, is if we end it. We are never compelled to keep perpetrating that cycle, as we always, through the power of what we choose, have the ability to say "no", and end the cycle for good.
Yeeeeeaaahhh...
Lady Briarwood is a high level Necromancer. If you think you killed a Necromancer, you haven't killed a Necromancer.
Remember what Gilmore said in Ep 2. Dragons are stubborn, prideful, arrogant and greedy...does that sound like a creature that would work with others, even others of their own kind?
For the right price
So, considering how you two liked this season, which covers something like 13 or so episodes of gametime, how hyped might you be if I said the teaser was of the single LONGEST arc?
Of the top of my head, what's coming will encompass about 40 or so episodes of the game.
To be fair, there's a LOT of other plotlines intertwined in them, but still.
Loved watching your reactions. You two are a beautiful couple and I second the vote for Live action Uriel and wife also welcome to the Critter family may your dice role forever true.
Cassandra was about that life. #Shechoseviolence
Good for her. Though I do prefer the original where everyone is down to end Lady B, but Percy offers the task to Cassandra.
@@hhylobates4098 Me too, but I see why they changed it, it's really difficult to boil down incremental philosophical changes over hundreds of hours of game play into 20 minute episodes lol. So trying to convey Percy's gradual mental shift in the way they have in the contrast between Him and Cassandra at the end was pretty smart. The Campaign will always be better, ala the eternal Book VS Movie debate, but the Animated show is Pretty Great. So Far their only major sin is not enough Gilmore, which I'm sure will be rectified later.
@@mayaenglish5424 Mm, its just that "I'm glad you could forgive her brother", sounds like a thinly veiled "Youre a fool for forgiving her brother", and they really do not need any kind of real resentment simmering between the last De Rolos. But there was that shot on Percy as she walked away, like maybe he wanted to say something. But I guess we'll see later how far that ~forgivenss~ actually goes (it doesn't go anywhere, because there was no forgiveness. She was shot twice, maybe Percy just wanted to see her bleed out slowly 😅)
@@hhylobates4098 I mean even in the campaign I feel like not everything was resolved instantly between Percy and Cass just because the Briarwoods were gone, how could it be?
I don't know if I'd really call it forgiveness, more like realizing that the path of vengeance was all consuming and would inevitably lead to him hurting those around him so he decided to let go, but again, I can see why that's a difficult concept to put into animation and why they maybe simplified it slightly lol. And without the demon's influence he could see through her vitriol and empathize with her losing her husband.
Lady Briarwood had to die, I don't think anyone had a problem with that, It just couldn't be Percy because we don't want to empower Orthax further and cost Percy his soul.
The Dynamic between Percy and Cassandra always interested me and I always wished they spent more time together in the campaign because she was such an interesting character. The mixture of Love and resentment and guilt is such a fascinating combination. Especially as Percy SPOILERS FOR LATER IN CAMPAIGN 1
kept abandoning her to deal with the dragon problem, leaving her to clean up mess after mess and keep everything afloat. He gets to leave and have adventures while she's stuck being the responsible one. She's still practically a child, or just barely an adult, maybe 18- 19, After being raised by monsters since she was 12-13, and she's being roped into leading a City recovering from a dictatorship and about to be thrust into another crisis almost immediately. Honestly I'd love a novel written from her perspective.
@@mayaenglish5424 Yes to all of that, clearly their relationship was going to be a difficult one going forward no matter what (even without the foundation of vicious sibling hostility 😆 "You were never mothers favourite!!!"). I just don't think it needed this /extra/ layer of Cass actually thinking he forgave her? When she has suffered 5 more years under them, and seen firsthand for 5 years the deterioration of /their/ people....I don't known I just think anyone in that town would be telling him to get the hell out of Whitestone and never return and not "Glad you let go of your issues" if they thought forgiveness was anywhere near what went on here.
Alright so when is the wife gonna start playing dnd because of the series? I think that's the ultimate "did I like it or not?" measurement.
And also given the views, I'd probably watch you guys reacting or commenting on more Critical Role stuff. Obviously the campaigns are super time consuming so it should be something that you'd do on your free time anyway or at least meet half-way. (A tip: If you're considering campaign 1 it would either be a revisit of what you saw in the series and then spoilers for the next Vox Machina (animation) season/s (which didn't bother the majority of people because everyone that knew the story liked it even more) or you could go to campaign 2 which takes place in the same world, different continent and around 20 years apart but the production of the stream was better and just personally it was a more enjoyable watch of fuckin' 4 hours of stream times 100+ episodes which... could, should... want! to be animated! in the future as well)
I’m twisting her arm as we speak 😂
Season 2 confirmed, the Chroma Conclave Arc!
Welcome to the Chroma Conclave part of the story.
If you go back to episode 2, look at general Kreigs floor and you will see a hint of that finale and what's to come
The cliffhanger at the end was just as foreboding and awesome as I was hoping it would be 😁😈
P.s. Keyleth blushed at Vex because she looks up to her very much, and up to that point Vex had been very passive aggressive toward her because she didn't trust her. Vex encouraging her is the culmination of their friendship arc over the season. Trust me, the VaxLeth ship is still floating, its just out to sea for a bit 😊
She also just blushed because she has a crush on her lmao. It’s okay to admit that, Marisha and Laura both have.
Keyleth is, in canon, attracted to both Vex and Vax.
Also, yeah. If you thought this season was trippy, just wait. It gets even better.
Nice wrap-up. Check out next? Firefly. 1 Season and a movie, so not a huge commitment. Probably my favorite show. Has a Sci-Fi Western feel. I know how that sounds, but it works.
it would be interesting how they will squeeze in the Chroma Conclave arc in 12 episodes
Welcome to "The Chroma Conclave".
These two for sure need to watch Firefly together.
All I am going to say is go look at the rug on the floor at Kreigs house in Episode 2.
Just a little insider info. It’s not really mentioned here at all but it’s not really a spoiler so I don’t mind sharing. On of the major reasons keyleth turns down Vax is because if she completes here Aramente to become leader of her people she will live for a couple thousand years. Vax on the other hand can only reach 180 at most. When he’s an old man she’ll practically be the same age as now.
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Funny how the only channels I've seen react to Keyleth's blushing so far are the ones with black reactors, save for one.
Y'know, 'cuz we don't blush. 😛😅
Welcome to the Chroma Conclave arc!
No mercy Percy becomes merciful percival
Percy was right about Delilah; Cassandra just ended her suffering and sent her to her beloved.
The thing about Percy is that Orthax (the shadow demon) didn't make Percy the way he is. Orthax came to him BECAUSE he was already No Mercy Percy. He is cold as ice. He just doesn't have an additional voice in his head anymore.
I hope Percy still has some sort of magic or ability left
Here comes the chroma conclave!
CHROMA CONCLAVE HYPE!
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The thing that makes the dragons even worse, the first dragon was a young dragon, these dragons are ancient dragons
Oh, and if youre looking for a new series to watch "avatar: the last air bender" is and easy win for all react channels, and its made by the same animation company that made LoVM.
Absolutely adored that show!!!
@@Syntell Dragon Prince is a brilliant and underrated show. It is created by one of the writers of ATLA and Sokka VA is the lead. You should react to it.
You could stretch out your Critical Role content by checking out and reacting to some of the comparison video's that are out and about on RUclips. Clips of live stream moments being compared with their animated retellings. Or the different opening credits for the live stream, in the primary one for Campaign 1 the players are engaged in battle dressed up as their Vox Machina counterparts. The early Campaign 2 opening where they dress up as 70's geek tropes playing D &D is cute, but the animated opening from their time as The Mighty Nein, set to the song 'Your turn to Role' is iconic. Written by Sam(Scanlan), main vocals from Ashley(Pike) and Laura(Vex) with back up from Travis(Grog). The newest one for Campaign 3, has the cast in it, but in a more general adventure/gameplay style so not spoilery. The song 'It's Thursday Night' is also written by Sam and performed by the cast... including Matt(GM and Lord Sylas Briarwood) and is just a great song.
I would also recommend the series of video's Critical role put out during production of the Animation, 'The Legend of The Legend of'... lots of behind-the-scenes info, in the vein of some special features on blue rays and such. Six video's going over the various parts of making the show, writing, art, music, casting... just some surprisingly fun talks with the people behind all of that. Other people have reacted to them, and I wasn't the only person interested enough to check them out. Here is that playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL1tiwbzkOjQwJdoNetaNJE1zZVOE7xi8u
TL;DR This is totally a joke.
SPOILER WARNING: Percy invents a spaceship to travel to the moon. Keyleth actually is able to create a small bubble of atmosphere and start growing life, which ties into another campaign. Vex has to land on an asteroid to avoid the ship crashing and gets left, her fate is uncertain. Vax has to kill a space tiger, he coins the term "You've been Vaxxinated". Scanlan uses his hand to give the dragons a prostate exam, and as the ship comes back into orbit it crashes into one. Grog and Pike both smash into the other two. The last dragon, seeing his allies fall, loses heart, and Scanlan uses Vicious Mockery on him and shames him to death. Thus ends the Legend of Vox Machina.
In campaign 3 (one going on right now) Marisha plays Laudna a Hollow One, undead but not a zombie, who lived in Whitestone during the time of the Briarwoods. Last week she revealed her backstory ruclips.net/video/DvqbcL_68Vw/видео.html Thought you might enjoy seeing it; surprisingly this isn't the darkest backstory so far but man it's up there.
@syntell - So, basically, LOVM changed your life, no?
outstanding!
yes please react to anything at all critical role related and we will be there
For Syntell and Mikel-Claire: Check out the rug in Krieg’s study in episode 2. Bit of foreshadowing…
…and it’s perfectly fair to be disappointed with the finale - I don’t think there’s any way for it not to feel a little rushed, given the breadth of story behind it.
everyone said the same thing after this "OH DOES THAT MEAN THAT KEYLETH LOVES VEX?!?" nah keyleth is socially awkward and doesn't know how to accept compliments. Plus blushing just means you're embarrassed. she gets embarrassed easily
Destruction of the Gun was done much better in the Toon than the Game...
Precy wanted to keep it (obviously), but Scanlan cast a spell that made Percy treat him as a "Friend", and Percy gave the weapon he had sold his Soul to get, to his "Friend".
you guys are sweethearts