This Episode is PEAK! - The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3 Eps 9 Reaction
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- Adam and Jay react, review, riff, and rate the new pinnacle of action animation, episode nine of season 3 of The Legend of Vox Machina.
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Mary Elizabeth McGlynn needs to win an Emmy for voice direction for this season. CR are amazing actors, but she has obviously helped them go even harder and reach new heights. (Also her line delivered as Zarra “Make the fucker bleed” is top notch)
When Thordak dies is a magical moment in the campaign, because of the parallels between Liam and his mother’s cancer in real life, but it hurt so bad in this show because it was like saying goodbye to Lance all over again 😭❤️
Especially when his last words were "I shall return"
Another reason they killed off Kash: So far he's been the only one they know who can cast resurrection magic. Now they don't even have access to that.
He's also one of the few NPC's/Guest PC's in this series who hasn't appeared in either Campaign 2 & 3, so it's less important to keep him alive.
I don’t think that’s really a strong enough reason to kill him off. The reason they can’t resurrect Percy is because his soul has been stolen by the gun that ripley used. Kash could have tried to bring him back but would have had the same issue of not being able too, because they’re gonna have to face ripley again in order to get Percy back regardless.
The only reason I can see for killing kash was to up the stakes. And I honestly think things were already dramatic enough to where his death was just not a necessary story change. .
@JonathanMartinez-ei4up that's a matter of taste, I guess.
I feel like that moment with Kash, Vax and the Raven Queen may play into the Percy thing - he might well commune with her and ask about Percy, only to find out that Orthax has him, and being the goddess of fate/death she gives him a way to rescue Percy's soul.
Way better than my Idea of Grog finding the Deck of Many Things and drawing a wish to bring Percy back
This. There's a reason we saw that with Kash. A) it's an important deviation to the source material and but B) He's not *that* much of an important character in the show yet to have warranted such a send off.
This is genuinely one of the best shows out there right now...
And the fact that the Mighty Nein show is going to start with this animation quality as well as all the things they've learned from doing these 3 seasons makes me incredibly excited.
I'm in no way religious but I pray that both this show and MN get a full run, the wider world needs to see these incredible stories through to the end.
Plus, if it's already THIS good, imagine where we'll be if we get to Lucien
Even if MN doesn't get a full run, at the very least it needs to reach the point of... cupcakes.
I love that Kash's death plays out almost like it was written by Terry Pratchett - all you'd need is Death talking to his ghost for a moment before they both departed.
“Was I a good cleric?”
NO. YOU WERE THE BEST CLERIC.
"Hey, I survived!" "I WOULDN'T BET 'KASH' ON THAT... "
(Awkward pause as DEATH tries comedy again)
"Aw man, I'm all splattered? Is there no justice?"
NO. THERE'S JUST ME.
As this show increases in quality, my desire for M9 animated increases. This series is one of my favorites of all time, and every season is better than the last
I am your god, Long may I reign, Eat of my fruits
I'm worried about MN, though. Travis mentioned that MN animated will have a lot more changes than VM, which, considering how many changes have been in this season, really worries me on if they're going to go too far.
@@ArcherWillows A fair concern, but at least in my opinion, it hasn’t hurt VM yet. I think the changes with MN come down to it taking place (at least in part) before the campaign begins. The animatic clip they released showed Jester meeting Fjord for the first time
@@mr.moviemafia yeah, i'm hoping that's what it is. It just sounded like they were doing a lot of different things with the story, and mighty nein is pretty much the one story you do not want to mess with
So many incredible moments that is just peak art. Those frames with Pike and Thordak, and the ones with Vax in the clouds with Thordak - actual masterpiece.
I love that the show isn't afraid to go absolutely shonen when the moment calls for it. Another beam attack? Screw that, let's do TWO.
1:18 Remember in the first campaign, after Thordak they still had to facedown Larkin. 😂
I think the Whispered One Pendant that Xerxes Gave Pike was Jamming her Holy Power
Thordaks death gave me such goosebumps. Stunning visuals. Sound. And meaning behind the scenes
Between the incredible and deeply meaningful shot at 9:08 and "It's not the armor. It's ME!" at 9:19, I gets chills throughout every time. Ashley is such an incredible voice actress and that badass Pike moment stands as my favourite of the series!
I think it's interesting that the Matron of Ravens showed Kash being taken to Vax but did not show him Percy being taken. Could be that Vax was there when Kash died but not present when Percy died, but still....
Don't think the Matron has Percy's soul...
Percy’s soul was taken by the gun, he didn’t go with the Matron of Ravens. Remember, those killed by Ripley’s guns have their souls devoured by Orthax, and when Ripley dropped the gun after shooting Percy the gun glowed a moment.
"They call me the Diseased Deceiver, they do not call me Truthful Timmy the Blowjob Queen of Saskatoon"
Poor Kash, his and Zahra's twins just got Marty McFly'd. Pike's scene was awesome, I am a bit iffy with her fully discarding the Everlight but maybe it comes back around, she does need to believe in herself as much if not more than her god, but it's possible like in S1 that the lack of healing isn't even her fault - Critical Role and their PCs healthily communicating though I guess...
Scanlan in a coma makes me wonder if Bard's Lament will be changed to him awakening from it rather than how it went on the table. The only sad thing about Thordak's death though is no more Lance Reddick.
Will doesn't die here guys he's still got a few decades and a marriage to get through.
They need to include Pike's alignment shift; this allows for that. The also need to include Percy negotiating with a fiend so he can have that option when the Raven Queen comes to collect after the battle at Thar Amphala.
The twins might be in Zahra right now...
Imo Kash is 1000% dead. He's not needed for anything else plot wise
Right there with you Adam. I was doing the long stare after 9 just trying to figure out what all these changes mean for ***later***
Hehe, **LATER**. And casual viewers think THIS is rough 🥲🤣
@@motarollin6280 The worst is yet to come 😂😭
I think Grog's moment of clarity and plan followed by a blackout was somehow Percy's spirit taking over. Even sounded like Percy ...
Nah, it's Travis possessing Grog. Happened a few times in the campaign, and became a running joke everytime Travis took charge when the party suffers decision paralysis.
@@bandi138138 Yep. It's hard to play a character that dumb ALL the time, especially someone as smart as Travis. When your fellow players are acting dumber than your character is supposed to be, sometimes you just have to step up and point out to them what they're missing. (And yes, I do play a barbarian in one of my games... :-) )
Wait til the shopping episode :D
Nah, all good theories but it is actually Kord, the Stormlord, using one of his likely champions to give them the nudge they need to get back into the battle
@@bandi138138 This is my headcanon for that. "I blacked out for a moment" makes too much sense, even as a joke.
I checking your D&D playlist, looks great. I just don’t have the time right now, but I saved the playlist to watch soon. Thx!
We appreciate it. 😊 thank you.
"Fire at will!" Thank you, Adam, for finally being the person asking the obvious question!! This has been my personal riff for years, and no one else says it. Until now. I bow to you, sir, for making the impossible happen...
I always respond with, "What did Will ever do to you?!" 😂
This episode must have been such confusion for those that didn't see Campaign 1. Us watchers knew that Raishan (and one other important moment) had to be the end goal for the season. It'd be weird to leave that hanging if TLOVM didn't get picked up for a S4 (still not confirmed, though Amazon would a be fool not to).
Ye I was always expecting Thordak to be 9 and then the last 3 Raishan and B***'s L*m*nt
This episode was SO anime in the best way possible. So many beautiful shots and powerful moments!
"Hey Mary and Will! We're fighting our big bad dragon tonight! Wanna come over and help us?"
"Yeah! That sounds fun!"
5 hours in:
"So, what are we doing for dinner?"
I love the paralell between Grog's and Pike's developpement.
Grog, the barbarian who fights because he loves it, found his strength in his friends.
Pike, the cleric devoted to help others, found her strength in herself.
Both Nat 20 scenes
That shot of pikes face when she yells "its me!" and of Vax as he screams out "THORDAK" were the most anime ass shots of the show so far. Like you can clearly see the inspo from some of those japanese shows in those shots.
Every time i watch a reaction or rewatch this episode i'm absolutely stunned at the beauty that they crammed into all of those fight scenes.
Well, we saw Cashal's thread taken up by the Matron of Ravens; however, we did not see that with Percy, which makes me wonder.
So happy Thordak died before the last episode, was surprised Kash died though, Jay’s reaction to that was great
Putting the Bonus Action ad with the Death song right after the Kash scene was a choice
Raishan Fight is gonna be a real tear jerker. 😢
I definitely think that we’re getting Tary at the end of this season FOR SURE
Eh I don't think so. We don't have confirmation of a season 4 yet and I personally think think introducing a new character that soon would cut the shock of the Lament
BEEN WAITING ALL DAY FOR THIS ONE LADS!!! I hope you enjoy, ive been waiting for your reaction all week!!
My take with Pike removing her symbol of the Everlight and listening to Zerxus' "Believe on yourself" mantra is that it's not that she is 'removing' her faith with the Everlight, but rather her reliance to it.
I loved grogs moment of tactical planning. Im guessing its a reference to how late in the campaign he took some fighter levels and the battle master subclass
This show continues to be one of the best things on TV right now.
I think we need to remember that Pike did not have a character arc in Campaign 1.
Therefore, her story in the animated show is an unmistakable opportunity to introduce and relate other elements of CR lore (themes of divinity and faith, plus being a perfect segway for the inclusion of Xerxes and EXU: Calamity).
And regarding Kash death...Zahra could be very well expecting. And he saw the RQ come for him, we didn't with Percy. I think a sarcophagus is going to open up, with a little pull and push between Vax and Kash.
I was going to repeat your joke about "You talked me into watching Bonus Action and I hated it so no thanks" but that would be a lie. I've really been enjoying it so far. No joke.
Thanks. We appreciate you checking it out 😊
I feel Pikes background is she is a decendant of one the children the dawnfather left behind during downfall. I think Zerxis is trying to get revenge by hurting the dawnfathers family like his was hurt.
I always look forward to your reactions. Being a Critter so many changes were surprising. I love all of it though. ❤
As a show-watcher only (who knows a few spoilers from the campaign), Pike throwing away her goddess doesn’t sit well with me. Given it was Xerxes (who appears to be a follower of the Whispered One, who’s last servants didn’t do so well against Pike’s divine abilities), I’m worried it’s a trap of some kind to weaken her and the group.
I'm guessing they are setting it up for her to hit a low point before being redeemed by the Everlight.
@@viktorstagnetti7491 Oh, that would be interesting!
Yeah. It’s hard to predict where they are going with that. Maybe she’ll just lean in to hemocraft? Heh. FCG and Xerxes both had divine power without a god.
Maybe this is how they lead up to her having resurrection powers since the show is keeping that rare for value’s sake.
Straight up Yamcha'd
Yikes! But also, yeah. 😔
These 3 episodes were so intense and gutwrenching! I absolutely love it. The pace is probably gonna slow down for a bit, but I'm hyped for the season finale. Is it thursday yet?
Everyday is a week we have to wait.
Theres still 3 more episodes…
Although it would take a lot to top this.
I think you’d come off more Carebear than Troll, but then we rarely see the hat off
I'm calling that the next 3 are going to be trying to revive Percy, Scanlan, and Kash. For Percy that will mean going after Orthax who has Percy's soul (since he was shot).
It's too late for Kash. His body was mangled and he willingly let the Matron take his soul. If it had happened any other way he'd have a shot of at least a Revivify -- but Kash was also the only Cleric on the show shown to know resurrection magic. Pike doesn't even know it ... yet, at least.
Kash is probably dead for good, just from a story standpoint. they already bring back a lot of people, they know people will lose interest if consequences are always reversible. they changed it so scanlan's just in a coma, not dead, and percy will definitely be resurrected near the end of the season.
I have no idea how they're going to top this with 3 episodes left. That felt like a full-on movie.
Get a belly button crystal and you can be like Steven Univers.
EMMYS all around
What an odd place to put your commercial. Kash dies and Jay suddenly starts singing. lol.
I have a theory. I think that scanlan is not waking up because he is trying to negotiate with the Matron for Percy's return due to feeling guilty about not being there to help.
3:22 I was not expecting a Rat Race reference in a Legend of Vox Machina reaction. lol
2:54 I appreciate the Will to joke!
4:28 Well! I did not see that coming!
I don't know what is happening with Pike, and I vehemently do not like her tossing her godesses symbol aside!
They may wait for season 4 for Whisper (if at all) and the Spire of Conflux. Unless they arrive in these last three episodes.
Spoilers but I hope the spire is what feeble minds Rishan
With the way Anna was blinking around during the roof chase, I think they might just combine Whisper's thematic elements in with Cabal's Ruin to make Cabal's Ruin feel on the same power level as everyone else's vestige and to avoid the whole "Why does Vax get *two* vestiges?" thing. And I dunno, I feel like they'll tie the Spire of Conflux in with Keyleth's aramente somehow.
@@nathandeppisch6674 I mean, they did mention it, even if not by name. Sorry. I could have been a bit more vague
@@Onwlsi Those are all excellent points. Ones that I either forgot I thought about (Aramente) or I did not think about at all (the rest :D).
@@Onwlsi I like that, but it is kind of funny if it goes to Percy, then. Whisper's big feature was that it got you close to the enemy, but Percy's thing is shooting from a distance.
Spoilers for future stuff in the show
Taking a stab at how the next episodes will likely go.
My best guess is that tracking down and locating Raishan as well as the beginning of the fight will likely be episode 10, episode 11 will be finishing off the fight, Scanlan departure, and then finding a way to bring Percy back. Then my hope is that episode 12 will be longer starting with a Beach Episode, the gang gets some time to relax, they meet Taryon, and then some serious shit goes down revolving around the Whispered One for the last 5 minutes of the episode to get audiences hooked.
That's my guess at least!
love this show. cant wait for next weeks reactions
IMO Pike throwing away her holy symbol is _not_ a good thing. Bear in mind the person who's influenced her to do this... a _Devil_ and one that is serving the Whispered One. And what did he give her when they were leaving Dis? A symbol... suspiciously looking like a holy symbol... and one that is suspiciously similar to the symbol that Delilah carved into her arms when she was calling the Whispered One. And who has Pike, and _only_ Pike met in person, albeit briefly? The Whispered One.
My theory is that The Whispered One has been trapped in the plane that Pike occasionally spiritually goes to when she's communing with the Everlight... and it has been trying to shake her faith... maybe subtly disrupting her magic, making Pike slightly doubt... then she meets with Xerxes who was _very_ intent on specifically targeting Pike and driving that last wedge between Pike and her faith in the Everlight, and now we have Pike actively throwing her Everlight symbol away... but far as I know, she never got rid of the other symbol, it's still on her. And the Whispered One is likely all too willing to let Pike think she's somehow doing divine magic on her own, but in truth is now acting as the deity giving her power, and he's more than happy to keep her in the dark. After all... he _IS_ the god of Secrets and Deception.
Just a thought, and I could be totally wrong about this... but does make you wonder
Pike Care Bear Stare FTW
Fix him.... 😢
Dresden reference!
Spoilers guesses ahead
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They'll show us percy's soul still locked in hell in a similar prison situation like we've seen in flashback and this scene will be the grand opening arc of the last 3 ep of the season
I’m gonna be completely honest…I’m struggling to have fun with this show at this point. Like, Because of shows like The Boys, GOT, and Invincible my personal threshold for over the top and unneeded gore/death is just gone. So seeing Cash get crawnched (when he isnt supposed to die at all) the very episode after Percy was left dead & entombed just really sucked the air out of the room. I know this has to be leading to something…But there is a very delicate balance in shocking your audience and making them go through that journey with the characters, and just going hard for the sake of the drama. I also just really don’t like how easy it was to both get pike to forsake her faith & get her god to stop talking to her (when in the og story, The Everlight was always in communion with pike).
I definitely wanna see where this goes, and it’s incredibly well made…But man, I didnt expect this show to start making me depressed lol.
I love the show!
Kash 😢
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I reckon they'll grab Shawn and go on the hunt in the hells for Percy's Soul being tormented by Orthax.
Zerxes will advance his plan to separate Pike from the Everlight by teaching her True Resurrection.
And that is when Shawn will stab Vax in the guts and be revealed to be the Rakshasha Hotis in disguise.
I hope they bring Kash back it the only change that doesn't exactly sit right with me.