NOT PIKE!?! !! Vox Machina 2x06 Episode 6: Into Rimecleft Reaction
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In the words of Laura Bailey: "Oh NO, now I like him!"
Fun fact: in the storyboard the shot from grogs dream with the whole group splattered on the rocks is titled something like “friendship pool” or “pool of friendship.”
Glad the who team shares the same twisted sense of humor.
The previous wielder of Mythcarver, the White Duke, is a reference to David Bowie's persona the Thin White Duke. And its not the only Bowie reference you'll see this season. ;)
dude was raised by a single mother after his father left them, only to have his mother be killed by goblins. He's internalized that if he lets anyone into his heart, it's just going to rip his heart out when they inevitably are gone from his life. It's why he subconsciously doesn't let anyone sincerely into his heart, even though he wants to. And now the one dude he's had a moment of sincerity and vulnerability died trying to save him. Scanlan is a mess inside.
I like the use of cat body language at the end of Scanlan’s song the way the sphinxes nudged their foreheads up against eachother
"As long as he stays away from Pike, I don't mind..." Who wants to tell her?
🤣🤣🤣 right?!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
@@WeeLassReacts Chill, I'm talking about the original DND campaing. Maybe they make it different in this adaptation... Maybe
12:23 it’s really funny how he says that he never believed a mortal could possess such wisdom, because in the actual campaign, Scanlan’s Wisdom score sits at a 7, while your average commoner has a Wisdom score of 10.
Yeah when I heard that line it was a big eye roll moment lol. I was like, Scanlan has a lot of strengths, wisdom is not one.
when you get attached to a cursed item, in DnD, and you fail to resist its charm, you are in a way bound to it and can't quite bring yourself to seek for ways to get rid of it or to ask for help.
Think of it as an addiction... it sort of works in the same way. you know it's bad or doing bad things to you, but you can't and don't want to get rid of it.
Drug addiction is a perfect analogy.
Reminds me of Mighty Nein and the dagger. That nearly turned into a fight.
Oh no :(
@@alexkoder1982 Exactly (Though Craven Edge is WAY cooler than the dagger, Such a good storyline that they unfortunately had to compress and shortchange a bit in the animation, though I understand why, if they got all the good stuff in it would be 97 seasons long, not that I'd mind). Craven Edge and Grog's relationship of Bad cop, Dumb Cop is so good. Just having Matt whispering ominously in the background of scenes things that only Grog can hear with everyone else having to pretend they can't hear the freaky crap Matt's saying lol. It's so funny.
Watching you begrudgingly warm up to Scanlan has been very fun. He has such an interesting arc this season.
I think after 3 Campaigns I can say with certainty that Sam Riegel (Scanlan’s creator and VA) is one of the most emotionally aware people on the team, he’s just not afraid of exploring flaws and using them to extreme emotional effect. Scanlan was built as a character to make his friends laugh, but after playing him for a while Sam recognized what kind of character would act that way and the sadness and loneliness that was beneath the surface.
I’m excited to see what you think of him by season’s end.
Sam is the master of breaking your heart with a joke. For the absolute peak of that, I can't recommend his work on Exandria Unlimited: Calamity. It's intense and often EXTREMELY sad, but also incredible. The most immaculate real play I've ever seen.
Just wait until you see my reaction to Pike blushing at him next episode. LOL
That's is basically the only reason I have for considering watching the Mighty Nein!
I didn't like the arcs as much. I also didn't really like Beau or Essek and was very annoyed by Jester.
Fjord and Molly were kind of interesting, but Yasha and Caduceus, though I had nothing against them, were just kind of boring, imo.
I did like Caleb and especially Nott though! I liked her dynamic with Caleb and Fjord and even characters I wasn't fond of like Beau and Jester. Plus her story was so damn interesting!
Not sure if it's too much of a spoiler that Sam's character in the Mighty Nein is female, but...there it is.
Honestly, if not for that character I wouldn't even be confliced about whether or not I'm going to bother watching the Mighty Nein.
"...but after playing him for a while Sam recognized what kind of character would act that way and the sadness and loneliness that was beneath the surface. " And you've just perfectly described Pagliacci Syndrome, which is exactly what Scanlan's character arc is based on.
Fun fact, "you can certainly try" is a catch phrased used by Matt Mercer, when his players asked him to do something in game, which may or may not work. Usually its followed up by a dice roll to determine if it was successful or not.
Just wait until we get to the part where Grog stabs Santa Claus.
I see what you did there!
Bidet buddies, this show has all the feels. The calamity was a war between man and gods and gods. The Critical Role EXU did a short run on a part of it. Brennan Lee Mulligan was the GM. It’s very intense. I recommend even if it’s just a listen form while you’re doing other things.
To pull a quote from Dr. Who when it was still good:
"Do you think that I care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference?"
When I first watched this episode, almost the whole time I was thinking, "Oh boy, Mosco's gonna have a hard time with this one." First, Grog has that dream about killing everyone (but most importantly, Pike), then Scanlan, the "walking sexual harassment case" becomes the big hero of the day and gets some actual character development? What!? (Though I have to admit, it's pretty interesting.) And then, of course, Craven Edge possessed Grog, and Pike... well, I don't think I need to say it.
Honestly, the whole episode feels like it was made just to mess with you, and you have my deepest sympathy.
Agreed, I figured she'd have an interesting experience with this episode.
Poor Pike, I know Mosco must be heartbroken.
I'm as surprised as you and Mosco about Scanlan's character growth.
THIS EPISODE WAS GREAT BUT I HATED IT
@@WeeLassReacts My feelings exactly. 🥲
3:08 - *“Talk to Pike about it, Grog. She can help you.”*
Cursed items often have a stipulation in the rules that, once a character equips or uses it, they cannot willingly throw it away or stop using it. This includes not letting the other characters know about the curse, if this would make them likely to try and take the item away.
In campaign 2, Sam's character Nott got stuck with a cursed dagger that constantly threatened Nott's life in a subtle way, and it took _forever_ for the other players to notice something was up. Once you knew what was going on, you could go back through the previous episodes and find all the instances where Sam quietly, without drawing attention to it, rolled to see whether he'd survive, and marked off a counter on his sheet.
7:19 - *“Grog… Knock, knock!"*
Bidet.
7:26 - *“A Calamity between men and gods. Is that the stuff that he's been kinda seeing in his visions?"*
Yes. "The Calamity" is part of the background lore of the world. All the characters would know about it (if not exactly the details), but it's not spelled out expressly. That was the _second_ conflict between the gods on this world.
After the gods tamed the world of Exandria and made it habitable for the mortal races they created there, the elemental titans that previously ruled there rebelled and tried to turn the world back into the frozen/burning wasteland it had been. Some of the gods saw this and said, "You know what, they've got a point. Creating and nurturing life is boring! Let's _smash_ this world and move on." The other gods (which are now called the "prime deities") fought and defeated both the titans and the "betrayer gods" and imprisoned them. Mortals could now flourish, and the gods helped them along and gave them the gift of magic. Starting from Vasselheim, the first city in the world, mortals spread all over the world and built an advanced civilisation, with high technology and magic… until somebody fucked it up, of course.
Someone freed the betrayer gods from their prison, and this led to the second great war between gods, called "The Calamity" which nearly wiped out all mortal life on Exandria. Vax's vision in the tomb, where he saw impossibly gigantic, alien-looking figures looming high over the fighting mortals below, was a glimpse at what it was like. That war ended merely 800 years ago, which is why mortal civilisation is barely recovered, and nowhere near where it was before the Calamity.
So, the thing to take away for this is: This show is not a medieval fantasy world, it's a post-apocalypse. 😉
20:57 - *“Oh, you can't end it there!”*
Evidently they can. 😁
God, that love ballad has been in and out of my head ever since this episode aired. I can't even count how many times I've listened to it, it's so good.
Obligatory fake spoiler:
"Who would he end up with?"
I think you know...
NO
STOP IT.
Sam(Scanlan's VA) always makes bops
I mean he is or was music director for Disney.
@@DaDunge I know he was voice director on DuckTales (among other things), which is how he knew David Tenant. Didn't know he is/was music director on anything.
@@cryofpaine he's also in a new one moon girl and the devil dinosaur
"it was good, but I hated it" sums up so much of Vox Machina. Stop breaking our hearts, you beautiful bastards!
But don't really stop, we want more!
With your accent, the phrase “You can’t end it there!” is exactly how we all feel about cliffhangers.
"And that's where we'll end tonight" haunts my nightmares. 😜
The Calamity was a long conflict that ended 800 years before the story started. After all was said and done only 1/3 of the world’s population survived.
The fact that the Vestiges were never heard of before now shows how much Exandria as a whole forgot.
It's ok Ashley's new character is someone you are going to really like.
Agreed. Such an awesome rage monster who wants to make poppa Grog proud.
@Steven Hurst oh we're not talking about Fearn?
There is also Nutmeg Gingersnap but you can't rage and cast spells.
@@cheezbiscuit4140 Well honestly i think she would love Fearn or Yasha.
Where's the love for Damian??
Knew this one was going to be emotional. Rest of the season should hit pretty hard too. Can't wait for what comes next!
Pike and Grog are BFF goals. After all, real BFF's never stab each other in the back. If you have to stick a sword in a friend, you do it face-to-face.
Also, you get to see more about some of the sources of Scanlan's flaws. Ossisa hit on how he seeks attention so desperately because he feels unimportant, unneeded, and uncared for. And if the attention he gets is people finding him annoying, then that's fine. At least it means they see him.
And then here, he shows how desperately he wants to experience "love." And, while he primarily clearly means romantic love, I don't think he really views himself as the target of familial or platonic love either. And so he tries to fill that hole with gratuitous amounts of sex and lust, but those make for a fairly poor stop-gap in the long run; and could quite easily be the source of habits that drives away what could be the love he searches for, if you think about it.
But isn't that just how life is. We have things we don't like about ourselves, and in our desperation to not experience them, we so often turn to things that either exacerbate the issue, or create new issues all there own.
I'm glad your opinion of Scanlen has improved but I am also ready for the roller-coaster its about to go on for the rest of the season
Love your reactions! I'd say I'm sorry for the emotional rollarcoaster but to be honest, we all went through it and we're here to comiserate with others as they do to.
Critical Role is both my therapy and my trauma. 😅 I finished playing Life is Strange the same week as the group HDYWTDT. 😭I was a wreck for like 2 weeks after that.
When I was binging the episodes I got through this one and had to go to work.
That was not a fun shift.
But I could tell right away that this was where they were going to steer Scanlan away from being a one note joke and was grateful for it.
Calamity lore, should you be interested:
(they might go a bit more into it in the show, but probably not very much. I'll put it under the cut anyway, just in case.)
So, waaay back at the beginning, a bunch of godlike beings came to Exandria (that's what their world is called) and started shaping the elemental chaos that was there into different kinds of creations, among them the sentient races of this world (elves, dwarves, humans, gnomes, dragons, etc.). That was the founding.
The gods granted some of their creations, their most devout followers a bit of their power, letting them do divine magic (like the kind Pike uses). The primordials (basically manifestations of the elements that make up Exandria) weren't happy about that, because it gave these new creations too much power and they rose up and fought a war against the gods, with some of the gods choosing their side. This was the Schism, and those gods were called the Betrayer Gods from then on. The rest of the gods who fought for their creations started calling themselves the Prime Dieties and taught their followers to make their own magic, creating arcane magic (like the kind Scanlan uses). The Prime Dieties won that war, banishing the Betrayer Gods from the Prime Material Plane into their own prison planes.
Then followed an era of magic and technological advancement called the Age of Arcanum. Vasselheim, the very first city was founded. Mortals were starting to get more and more powerful, using arcane magic to acomplish incredible feats. One mage even managed to destroy the god of death by erasing his name from existence and ascended to become the new goddess of death. Her own previous name was erased and she became the Matron of Ravens.
Another mage, Vespin Chloras, tried to achieve something similar and released the Betrayer Gods in the process, who promptly started to rampage and attack Vasselheim itself. The war that ensued became known as the Calamity. It lasted 200 years, with gods and mortals fighting on both sides, creating more and more powerful weapons, among them the Vestiges of Divergence. 2/3 of the mortal population was wiped out. All cities (some of them incredibly powerful, flying mageocracies) except for Vasselheim fell. Eventually, the Prime Dieties managed to banish the Betrayer Gods once more.
After that the Prime Dieties realised that the only way to keep something as devastating as the Calamity from happening again was to create a barrier (the Divine Gate) that prevented any and all dieties from entering the Prime Material Plane (where Exandria is). So the gods left Exandria. This was called the Divergence and it's the start of the calender that's currently in use in Exandria, marking years as X years post divergence, or PD. It's about 810/811 PD in the show at this point.
I didn't want to comment too much about Scanlan earlier, but I do find it interesting that he does actually really care about consent in the show? Like his first line in it is when Percy busts in on him and his partner and he says "What the hell Percy, if you want to join you have to ask first" And I think this shows that he puts some of this on, but does actually care about people.
Good point.
Though I feel I have to point out that he didn't actually burst in on Scanlan and his partner, he was literally thrown through the door against his will by the people they were brawling with.
I swear, the key to appreciating Scanlan as a character isn’t so much about Scanlan ceasing to be a horny little creep as much as it is seeing him dealing with the consequences of being a horny little creep.
Just wait for the episode where special guest Henry Winkler gives some medical advice that Scanlan cracks a joke at but will need later.
Those definitely were not happy days.
If you’re a fan of Pikes voice you might want to watch Infinity Train. Ashley Johnson voices the lead for the first season. Though she’s playing a young girl, not an adult.
That was everyone’s reaction in the campaign too. It played out differently leading up to it but they kept that moment.
Dont worry pike comes back as a lich and has a lot of explaining to do with the everlight
There is so much friction between Vax and Lich Pike. Ya know Vax being the champion of the Matron of Ravens and her hating the undead. Even so I really like how they worked it out.
I know we're posting fake spoilers, but this is so far fetched. They're not going to have an undead player character.
@@cryofpaine actually they did, ashley was listening to the adventure zone and she really liked the lich mechanics griffin made for one of his DMPCs and she asked Matt if she could try it out.
@@cryofpaine You haven't seen campaign 3, huh?
@@sandpiperr th-cam.com/video/xECUrlnXCqk/w-d-xo.html 😁
Oh I can't wait for you to watch the rest of the season. So many interesting characters and moments with the crew.
this episode is super sad... not only for pike but... if you think about it this is the first time scanlan trusted ANYONE with his feelings and he dies...
8:13 fun lil fact for u ( seriously, not show spoilers, but very, very, very minor Critical Role C1 spoiler )
They had to learn and say the male sphinx name as his test in the game! So when he said it right away in LoVM show, it was a nice way to get us long-time Critters who know the story well a bit of hype for not knowing what was coming next! Kinda fun ( and ironic ) for the sphinx test, which is all about knowing stuff!
Yeah, guessing his name WAS the riddle in the campaign. So when he said it immediately in the show I was like "oh so clearly they're not doing that riddle" which did kind of make sense because it was a riddle that took up a LOT of time and so I figured they would truncate it somehow but they just completely changed what the challenge was. Which is fine.
oh boy... was waiting for your reaction to the end of this ep :' ) this ep is like specifically out to hurt you huh
IT HURT.
When I first watched the campaign years ago, I also wasn't that big of a fan of Scanlan, but then over time I warmed to him and honest to god I count him in my top 7 fantasy characters
I'm sure Mosco will have the same hoodie next Vox Machina review because no way she waited to watch next episode
LOL I didnt but I did do a quick costume change tho LOL you'll see why!
"S*** balls and banana cake!" love it. that is all.
Your reactions are absolutely hilarious. Never let anybody tell you any different, even yourself.
Thanks for binging these videos and leaving comments on each of them!!! It's much appreciated hahaha glad you enjoyed them and thank you so much!!!
Next episode we meet one of my favorite characters. And only a couple more before we see Wee Lass react to Vex x The Nice Guy.
Respect, Scanlan, RESPECT.
This song really hits home for anyone who's ever been in a long distance relationship, I am sure Mosco can relate now too. I feel bad for Osysa she wasn't even told yet what had happened.
Grog wants to keep Craven Edge for a particular fight, especially when he recognizes who has the gauntlets. The trial was originally far more mundane, and since Ripley never approached Umbrasyl in the stream, he never tracked down VM, killed the sphinx or took the vestige, and the party was never split. Grog did skewer Pike, though the circumstances were a tad different, and Cravey didn't seem to be drinking her blood? But this version is a hell of a lot more dramatic, and splitting the party allows them to follow two storylines at once. It's just a shame that we'll never see the satyr's drawing of Grog...
Shit balls and banana cakes...that's a new one! 🤣🤣🤣
Ancient 1000+ year old Sphinx has never felt pain... Until he met Vox Machina, and then he felt pain for the rest of his life.
Been waiting for you to get to this one. Fun times going forward.
I really enjoy that Scanlan gets the win at the wounding the sphinx riddle. I did not watch campaign one but as a bard I would assume that Scanlan is not super smart, his player Sam, very much is though, especially emotionally. Its nice seeing that shine through here.
He is also a broadway singer which does not hurt.
Scanlan actually isn't dumb, he's just shallow for the first half of his arc.
know Pike is your favorite, was looking forward to your reaction :)
I feel like one day Matt Mercer is going to walk into a convention hall, and he’s going to have a Scottish tykebomb headed RIGHT for his throat over these damned cliffhangers.
*offers a hot mug of tea/other comforting beverage of choice * Your reactions continue to be an absolute delight :)
"It was good! But I hated it" is the vibe for MANY of the best episodes of the liveplay Critical Role too, lol. Like, yes, amazing, edge of my seat, I laughed I cried, etc. BUT why must you all attack me, personally, like this. In front of my dog.
As his chronicler, I'll let you guys in on a piece of trivia related to Scanlan: nowadays in Exandria "Mythcarver" is a synonim for penis.
They really know how to pick them cliff hangers 🤣
I think a lot of us were waiting for you to watch this episode like 👀 ... for a multitude of reasons.
Grog is going THROUGH it this season!
No spoilers, here is a curated and Narrated by creator History of Exandria. Hope this helps clear up the Calamity for you
th-cam.com/video/DYBM3myR914/w-d-xo.html
omfg new to the channel, the almighty algorythim put you on my feed last week. started fer the hazbin hotel content but seriously love yer reactions xD I think I want an emotional support heifer we react the same frfr lol
Grog: Now look.what you made me do.
It's funny your mother told you "don't ask, you don't get". My parents always told me "'I want' doesn't get"
It's funny because what your parents said is understandable to say to a little kid having a tantrum, but "don't ask, you don't get" is pretty good advice for adulthood.
It's something a lot of us have to learn on our own. That if we don't take a risk because we assume the answer will always be 'no' so we figure there's no point in trying, we don't get anywhere.
Shit-balls and banana cake indeed!
"Shitballs and banana cake." 💩⚽️🍌 🎂
The emojis of it LOL
So yeah the thing is Sphinxes know the future. The male sphinx knew when Vox Machina showed up that he would never meet his mate again that's why he was to touched by Scanlan's song.
*Vox machina episode ends*
Mosco: thanks I hate it...
You almost dropped your emotional support animal when Pike got hurt.
Say, who’s going to tell Osyssa her sweetheart died protecting Scanlan Fucking Shorthalt?
I imagine she’ll have some -feels- about that fact.
Ah yeah, monk mains. Let's go!!! 👊
How's that cupcake tasting?
It seems the scales are tipping ever more in Scanlan's favour :)
Thing of it is that, a bard defeating a legendary monster with emotional damage is about as DnD as things get.
"My babies"? Grog's literally the only one in that group under 50. I forget Pike's age but she's a little over 100, and Scanlan is (of course) 69.
Hi. The group's (estimated) ages as of the animated series:
- Vax/Vex are about 27
- Percy and Keyleth are roughly in their early 20's
- Pike and Grog, we don't know their estimated ages as of the show, but Pike's assumed to be 30's/40's
- Scanlan is (of course) 69
Don't ya just love D&D logic?
That's not at all true.
Percy, Keyleth, Vex and Vax are in their 20s.
Seriously, Percy is a human! You really think he seems like he's over 50? He's probably 24 at the absolute most. Last season he said that it had been 5 years since he fled Whitestone, and if we assume he was 18 or 19 and not younger, that'd still make him under 25.
I believe Pike is about 30-40 (which is considered young adult for a gnome).
Grog's age isn't really ever clear, but in DnD Goliaths typically live less than 100 years, and he doesn't seem late middle age...probably more like late 20s to early 30s.
But Scanlan is, indeed, 69 because of course he is!
@@sandpiperr My bad, should've specified. I meant specifically in the trio of Pike, Scanlan, and Grog. Iirc, in the Campaign 1 wrap-up Ashley said Pike was over 100, making her the oldest of the team. And Taliesin said Percy was 19 at the start of the campaign, explicitly referring to him as ”a teenage asshole".
@@officersquidman I haven't seen that, but according to the Critical Role wiki Pike was 30s or 40s in campaign 1, and then 60s or 70s during her cameo in campaign 3 which is set 30 years later.
So either you're misremembering or maybe they re-conned her age later, idk.
Episodes 5-10 were absolute perfection! My favorite of the show so far, so I'm very excited about these reactions.
Also, I hate to break it to you, lassie, but you're completely on track to like Scanlan by the end of this season.
You'll especially love the part where Mythcarver and Craven Edge fall in love, forcing Scanlan and Grog to move in together so that their sentient swords don't punish them for keeping them apart! I won't say what happens next but you did ask who Scanlan could end up with...👀
You’re good at this. I’m enjoying your reactions and love your accent. I’m curious what region you’re from, but I don’t want you to give away too much identifying info.
Also, it’s a bit of a spoiler, but I think you’ll enjoy how Scanlan and Vax grow closer this season. Not sure if it counts as bonding, bondage, or buns, but you’ll see.
Fact that they killed off two characters and they come back alive
3:49 I want that reaction as a gif.
Told ya Scanlan would start to win you over.
Curious but what are your thoughts on Scanlan's song
So now episodes 7, then 9 through 12, continue to make you like Scanlan more. It's easy to judge someone before you really know them; it's a lot harder when you understand why they are who they are 😉
Should watch 7 deadly sins..... Youd REEEEEALLY LOVE Meliodus ...👀
Yeah, no. Don't do this. Bad idea. Very bad.
@@Brasswatchman 🤣 honestly yeah the show is kinda a train reck. Id settle for her watching clips of that fucker 🤣
U gonna love the.. next, next to next episode? Lol
Honestly all the upcoming ones are great!
What you rather, Pike dead or Pike with Scanlam?
Pike dies, is reborn as a lesbian and I never need to worry about anything else ever again.
@@WeeLassReacts Well in the original podcast there were two members of Vox Machina that she had feelings for. Not sure if they're going to do that in the show, but you never know.
"Gods dammit, Grog, I was gonna marry her!" -Scanlan
"The fuck d'you mean _you_ were?!" -Trinket
5:10 Por que no los dos?🙈
If you take suggestions pls read more if not then it’s ok
If you want, I have a few shows to suggest (based on you watching gravity falls and toh)
Amphibia
Dead end Paranormal park
Moon girl and devil dinosaur
Thank you for listening!
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Good thing you don't like Scanlan or anything. You'd be terribly heartbroken when he abandon the party to go into the business of building and selling bootleg antique furniture with his kid.
Do you spice?
Oh no ur favorite character . not a fan of a cliffhanger
And yeah pike is dead....
Pls react Amphibia series! Pls pls pls! 🥺🥺🥺
Mosco is planning on watching Amphibia in her own time. Some shows, for various reasons, will not get a reaction. If you want to know more you can check the 10k sub Live Stream (at around 18:55 th-cam.com/video/hQJC8ggzVtU/w-d-xo.html)
One change I would request to your videos:
I’ve never liked it when channels start their video with a preview of their reaction. I ALWAYS skip that part, in every video, on every channel. I don’t like spoilers. Let me see the reaction for the first time as it happens in the video.
Coming from someone who studies the YT algorithm, here are my thoughts on that:
It helps people get hooked into videos faster. The first 5-30 seconds are what the large majority of people click off from, so having a preview at the beginning actually helps with watch time because more people tend to stay and watch to the end (this is the same mindset with the current state of movie trailers, they have a mini-trailer before the actual trailer now)
This may be because of the current state of the TH-cam algorithm, or because of the rise of TikTok, but most of the time people’s attention spans are shorter than ever, so having a strong emotional moment be the teaser makes people actually sit through and watch to the actual moment/climax where it happens. This isn’t just limited to reaction videos, but to other genres as well.
However! Personal preference is valid. :) there was a time in my life myself where I used to not like this style of editing. If you don’t like it, that’s perfectly fine ❤
@@spywi yea those mini trailers are dumb as well. This is all a result of the short attention span and need for instant gratification common with a lot of people these days.
For better or worse, that means more people do like it than don't like it.
@@charlesjames5059 blame society or blame social media or algorithms all we want, fact of the matter is that times are changing, people are less patient, and we as reactors have to do things to make videos more clickable and watchable while also trying not to get copyrighted up the wazoo.
The mindset of humanity right now isn’t exactly something we can change