THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA Season 3 Episodes 7-9 REACTION! | Critical Role

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  • @thedarkknight2221
    @thedarkknight2221 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +46

    Laura Bailey needs to get an Emmy for this episode alone. I could feel Vex’s heartbreak and rage with every line she delivered. She truly is one of the best voice actors of all time.

    • @brianspeaksnerd
      @brianspeaksnerd 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Laura for this episode and Liam for s2e3. Both deserving of accolades.

  • @elbruces
    @elbruces 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +30

    Remember, this show is an adaptation of a live-play game where dice rolls determine outcomes. So not everything is going to perfectly fit a narrative or thematic flow. That's part of why it feels so fresh. But that also means that "no, they wouldn't kill that character at this time " doesn't work here. They made a lot of changes to fit it into a narrative flow, but highlights and major events (such as a VM character death) are the anchors around which that flow is structured. This isn't written from scratch, and so not everything makes the same kind of narrative or thematic sense.
    Keyleth has been able to turn into a fire elemental since season 2 episode 5, when she closed the rift to the Fire Plane.

  • @Roy_Osovsky
    @Roy_Osovsky 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +23

    Hey Achara & Steph :)
    I agree with you that the pace of this season is a lot faster and that the season is a lot darker , I suspect that it is because they didn't know if they'll get renewed for season 4 (it was only announced mid season).
    And a personal observation if I may.... I feel that the long wait between seasons (and between watching sessions) without taking a moment to recap what you watched before , made guys you forget some key aspect of the characters and important previous events, it feels as if you're less invested in the show compared to the previous seasons
    (and that's totally ok :) , I get it , there's not enough time to do everything)
    I just think that it takes away from your experience of this season , but regardless I enjoy watching you guys :)

    • @warmmilk9480
      @warmmilk9480 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      To be fair Achara kills her own investment in most things by trying to predict every line of dialogue and every moment that will unfold. Rather than being invested in the story itself.

  • @viktorstagnetti7491
    @viktorstagnetti7491 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +23

    Can't have humor all the time. Need struggles and character development. It gives heart to the story. As for Raishan, her title is the Diseased Deceiver. It was never meant to be a shock that she turned.

  • @cabezadecerveza7635
    @cabezadecerveza7635 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    With Laura Bailey playing vex as dramatically as she does in this season y'all are going to be so confused when you meet the mighty nein, and jester specifically.

  • @Zophiela
    @Zophiela วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    “He was just gone,” is how it is in game at times. No big set up. No neat tied up moments. Bad dice rolls can lead to this.
    It sucks because we care about these characters. What they do has real stakes to the plot and actual character CONSEQUENCES. This is also what makes these stories so good. The unpredictability of everything is actually pretty refreshing.

  • @carlotacosta9193
    @carlotacosta9193 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    I love your reactions to Percy's death, BECAUSE SAME

    • @Meanie74
      @Meanie74 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I felt the same like “this can’t be it, this would suck so bad if this is his actual death”

  • @Fairburne69
    @Fairburne69 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Interesting reaction from the ladies. These 3 episodes for me were the best of the series. Oddly enough I didn't cry much when I watched them the first time but I felt emotionally drained. I watched them again a few hours later and the tears came.
    I also know the story and Laura's performance was next level amazing.

  • @briandalke5946
    @briandalke5946 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Travis was really good at tactics, but with Grog being stupid he couldn't join in the planning. Sometimes he couldn't help himself and they'd wave it off as Grog not knowing what he said.

    • @daimonclarke
      @daimonclarke วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      There were also times where he took psychic damage from thinking too hard when Travis started with the smart ideas

  • @lordmorklen5166
    @lordmorklen5166 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    At the end, there was no mercy for Percy.

  • @liz869
    @liz869 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

    Part of the "is this the last season" feeling comes from the fact that they didn't know they were going to be getting a 4th season when this was being made. (it got announced when the this batch of episodes was released) So the team was trying to wrap up EVERYTHING and the hits just keep coming. That's probably part of why the death doesn't feel as heavy. It was well done but it was fast.
    And TBF, that's almost how he died in the campaign, but Ripley didn't get away. The rest of the team tore her apart.
    As far as Raishan, she's more ambiguous in the campaign than she is in the show. She helps in the fights against the other dragons and the rest of the Whitestone council know who she is (eventually).

    • @passenthrualaska3293
      @passenthrualaska3293 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Hey, could you please lower the part with the details about what happen in campaign down and post a spoiler? There could be a few people who are watching, or might watch, the Live Stream that would like how it is different in game to be a surprise.

  • @thedarkknight2221
    @thedarkknight2221 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    One of the greatest final boss fights I have ever seen in my life. The action choreography, the animation quality, the true sense that anyone could die in this episode, and the incredibly cathartic ending of Pike using a Dragon Ball Z looking attack followed by Vax avenging his mother and all of the people they lost leading up to this moment by dealing the killing blow to Thordak.
    I just wish Lance Reddick could’ve lived to see how truly epic this whole episode and his characters death would’ve looked like in the end. RIP Lance, we’ll never forget you.

  • @Escuroz_8
    @Escuroz_8 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I did not expect percy's death😢
    No way Steph mentioned peak Demon Slayer and she loves Zenitsu when he's a badass😍🎉
    Achara should watch it too❤

  • @johnobrien7562
    @johnobrien7562 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    when Liam O'Brien got the kill on Thordak, when describing how he wanted to do it, he said "I hear the voice of my mother in the morning". and the way they animated it might be my favorite part of this season.

  • @Danilyn_Livao
    @Danilyn_Livao 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love how you dive into the details and give such thoughtful analysis!👏 Your reactions make watching Vox Machina even more fun. Keep up the great content, CinePals! 🙂

  • @marcusrouls7472
    @marcusrouls7472 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Character deaths are important to the game as well as this series. I've played D&D for years and yes, when it happens, it can be painful to players that have put a lot of time in that character. But its necessary to know a character's life is finite. Which is one problem I find with the base rules of 5th edition D&D, its too easy for characters to survive major encounters. With that said, Percy's death was important and needed to be impactful.

  • @cabezadecerveza7635
    @cabezadecerveza7635 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Also I'm sort of amazed that everyone seems to go through the actual stages of grief when dealing with Percy's death. I can't remember all of them off the top of my head but clearly I saw a denial and bargaining.

  • @ktntwireless
    @ktntwireless 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    As someone who’s been following Critical Role for years I’m living for Steph’s investment in these characters and story. Her “because you’re my ONE” sent me

  • @Hahvok
    @Hahvok วันที่ผ่านมา

    Percy's death makes perfect sense and is probably the most realistic thing about any show I've watched in a while. You don't always get things wrapped up in a neat little bow, reality is chaos, life sucks, then you die.

  • @jxcefxce
    @jxcefxce 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Finally! Let's goooooo, I've been waiting for this.

  • @Julini89
    @Julini89 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Grog has his moments when Travis rolls really well :D Critical Role is all about those darker themes and people die that is DnD. Dark themes and dirty jokes that fits perfect to them.

  • @daimonclarke
    @daimonclarke วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Even in the campaign, the cast was planning on killing Raishan from the beginning. They didn’t trust her either.

  • @michaelchavez2206
    @michaelchavez2206 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    The animation style reminds me of Young Justice and The Legend of Korra.

  • @TriXJester
    @TriXJester วันที่ผ่านมา

    Honestly love that they opened ep8 on Percy's funeral, cause fans really got into a sense of false security with the revival of Vex last season so they really had to convince people that you dont get to just hand wave away death.

  • @taterstickz4026
    @taterstickz4026 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Steph and Achara are adorable.😁

  • @robertbonfante5991
    @robertbonfante5991 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I think an earlier commenter made this observation, but the gap between the first half of Season 3 and the 2nd half may have killed the momentum of the show. Percy's death was a surprise for me, but after the brutal fight scenes with Vorugal and that demon and Whitestone getting attacked by the young dragons, it didn't feel like a complete shock (I also never felt that anyone had complete plot armor, and I wouldn't be surprised if not all of Vox makes it to the end). Percy's death surprising? Yes. But I did enjoy the tone, I like how episodes 8-9 felt like something out of the Lord of the Rings. It gave me Battle of Helm's Deep vibes. Scanlan's "death" did feel a little bit like piling on. But trust me, all of this will pay off.
    The show is getting darker because the stakes are higher, which mirrors a table-top campaign. The show will probably maintain a certain level of intensity because season 4's Big Bad is probably at least as powerful as the Chroma Conclave. But the show you love is still there. Episodes 10-12 does dial down the darkness a little bit. And the season finale is worth it.

  • @billbishop6109
    @billbishop6109 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    The problem we have here is that in the show they have stated that coming back from the dead is extremely rare, unlike in D&D where you just need a cleric of decent level and some material cost.

    • @robertbonfante5991
      @robertbonfante5991 วันที่ผ่านมา

      My guess is the show they are talking about is Arcane? There are resurrections after a fashion on that show as well. But those are very rare and extremely costly on Arcane.

  • @bigd4998
    @bigd4998 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Achara and Steph (what up bra)!! Amazing finale for season 3!!! Can’t wait for next season 4!!

    • @denmoore92
      @denmoore92 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      *almost finale. But yeah love the reactions

  • @reaversgameplay3617
    @reaversgameplay3617 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It’s not the final season, their campaign had quite a bit of player death in the Conclave Arc (some of which was removed from the series). There’s a whole lot more to come if it doesn’t get canceled, and I’m fairly certain they announced a renewal for Season 4. Which would likely come in late 2025. And then there’s the beginning of “The Mighty Nein.”

  • @adiboobruh6453
    @adiboobruh6453 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    If it helps contextualise, Green dragons [raishaan is an Ancient Green dragon, centuries old], are insanely manipulative and greedy, and generally evil, so whilst their intentions are extremely easy to read on the outside, in game, there are mechanics to checking if people are being deceitful, as a centuries old "diseased deceiver" by name - she is incredibly tricky to read in general. But whilst who was she not deceiving at this point 😅 you guys have the denial phase locked down with percy tho omg hahaha.

  • @quinnbrentson151
    @quinnbrentson151 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Percy's death stunned fans of the DnD campaign, too. Anna did kill him in the game, but in a completely different way and situation.

  • @grazitamuller9802
    @grazitamuller9802 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Oh no, Percy died girls. And I’m really shocked/disappointed that you guys didn’t cry. I cried when he died and even more on his funeral. This show destroyed me 😭😭😭

  • @toamszkozak8822
    @toamszkozak8822 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    How you guys didn't rememberd Keyleth's elemental fire form from season 2? I mean I know that you watched season 2 a long time ago but Keyleth learning how to transform herself into elemental was one of the most epic moments in season 2

  • @markm1261
    @markm1261 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I watched the campaign and it was a bit different from the show. It’s just as good watching the show. They were intense I’m sorry they are intense. I really enjoy the both of you doing a review on the episodes.

  • @Liesmith424
    @Liesmith424 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I disagree with the idea that "Keyleth was right the whole time"; it's an idea that the show puts forth, and a lot of the fanbase agree with, but Raishan never lied about her motivations. From the start, she said that she only cared about killing Thordak, and her allegiance with Vox Machina only went as far as that goal.
    Meanwhile, Keyleth had a nonstop "thanks, Obama" reaction towards Raishan whenever *anything* went wrong, even when it was clear that Raishan had nothing to do with it. Keyleth resented the rest of the group for listening to Raishan's plans, yet never offered any alternatives.
    And the fact of the matter is that the party only prevailed over Thordak because of the Plate of the Dawnmartyr...which they only even knew about because Raishan told them.
    If the group had followed Keyleth's lack of plan, then Thordak's offspring would've hatched and burned the continent before Vox Machina was equipped to do anything about it.

  • @APhizzle
    @APhizzle 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The Denial stage of grief begins at 13:30

  • @JamesSerapio
    @JamesSerapio 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    The feint the writers did with Percy revealing the plate then getting killed anyway, it was just cruel and brilliant. 😅

  • @malcontent79
    @malcontent79 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    "I love a bit of dick lightning" "Is that too much to ask for?" LMFAO you two are genuinely such a treat to watch. Your reaction to Percy's situation and honestly everything else made the runtime of this video worth it. Cheers!

  • @billbishop6109
    @billbishop6109 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Travis is a pretty smart guy (he's the CEO of CR) but Grog with his intelligence of 6, not so much. So when Travis comes up with a good plan, sometimes Grog gets a headache, or even takes some psychic damage.

  • @Moricant
    @Moricant 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The next season hadn’t been greenlit until after this one had started airing, so it was written with the very real prospect that this was the final season.

  • @fobbles_
    @fobbles_ วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love watching reactors see what happens to Percy. Some go at it with thematic storytelling involved. “That can’t happen it doesn’t make sense narratively and with the plot lines”
    And others are like “oh I forgot this was just a DnD game brought to life… narrative has as high of a seat at the rules”

  • @Amraterasu
    @Amraterasu 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    You gotta remember, this is adapted from their irl d&d game. So as sad as it is to admit, sometimes lives are cut short, and you don't always get to have that happy ending.

  • @ghgh2403
    @ghgh2403 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    can't wait for the Harry Potter and the order of the Fenix reaction!!

  • @rickymoranjr9609
    @rickymoranjr9609 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Ripley was a bastard for killing Percy even when he tried to help her especially when he promised she could be redeemed but she blew it! 😡🤬😤

    • @dwnkaomwn3953
      @dwnkaomwn3953 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Well, some folks can't/won't/shouldn't be redeemed. The risk isn't worth it.

    • @rickymoranjr9609
      @rickymoranjr9609 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@dwnkaomwn3953 yep, Percy's death is just one example of it

  • @coltenparks9642
    @coltenparks9642 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I've been bothering jaby last 2 weeks about getting these reactions

  • @alimurtaza9141
    @alimurtaza9141 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    They have confirmed a season 4 so you do not need to worry about this being the final season.

  • @daimonclarke
    @daimonclarke วันที่ผ่านมา

    I’ve seen the campaign so this caught me off guard. Then next episode I audibly said, “damn, ok”. To myself. There’s so many narrative beats different from the campaign. I just let em cook.

  • @iceman10129
    @iceman10129 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Its hard when you are dealing with board game/video game death. In a world where permadeath is so rare. You dont cry when the character you are playing dies, you just reload and retry.

  • @liqqidsurgegaming2970
    @liqqidsurgegaming2970 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I only have one word STAKES

  • @lilu4644
    @lilu4644 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hi guys 👋
    Can you please react to SECRET LEVEL the show begins on December 10

  • @Liesmith424
    @Liesmith424 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Achara: "How could you kill Percy?"
    Matt: "Pretty easily, actually!"

    • @furiouschicken1
      @furiouschicken1 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      barely an inconvenience

  • @Dannydarko27
    @Dannydarko27 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sorry to be the semantics guy but Ripley never worked "for" dragons, she did work "with" them to achieve her own goals. Even manipulated a dragon with her smarts. She's in a league of her own

  • @uselessmitten7836
    @uselessmitten7836 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Percy is dead, but resurrection magic exists. You can bet your ass they're gonna try.

  • @Meanie74
    @Meanie74 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    DnD death rule of thumb: if your body isn’t smashed, they can bring you back

  • @fobbles_
    @fobbles_ วันที่ผ่านมา

    The show has always been focused on “fate”
    Vax’s storyline deals with it heavily. Percy also deals with it. He was always going to lose. If he had stayed being the person he was and took out Ripley, he would have succumbed to Orthax already, or have died in the castle with all his friends in the desert kingdom. But, Percy is actually just a good guy who wants justice to be met for all people. So he died to Ripley.
    The game was rigged from the start. The matron says so, all things die but it gives meaning to life. Percy found the meaning in his life. That’s it.

    • @johnobrien7562
      @johnobrien7562 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      that may be, but in the campaign, Percy said that he forgives Ripley, but that he couldn't let her leave the island - a recognition that even when you aren't acting out of vengeance, sometimes monsters like her need to be put down.

  • @RekhamRed
    @RekhamRed 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    *Guy*s, Please react to FreeGuy. Include Kristen specially... If it were the first time, you'll go bonkers (In a good way though.) ❣

  • @RekhamRed
    @RekhamRed 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hello *Guy*s, Please react to *Free Guy*, Specially Include Kristen. If this was your first time watching, you are gonna go bonkers(In a good way). I swear. ❣

  • @RekhamRed
    @RekhamRed 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hello Guys, Please react to Free Guy, Specially Include Kristen. If this was your first time watching, you are gonna go bonkers(In a good way). I swear. ❣

  • @javelldunn3379
    @javelldunn3379 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi Achara and Steph I love you girls reactions of Percy’s death

  • @grazitamuller9802
    @grazitamuller9802 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    FINALLY 🎉🎉🎉

  • @trixxlogoless
    @trixxlogoless 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Do Madea’s family funeral next for a reaction?

  • @asianblasianparker813
    @asianblasianparker813 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The cave and the descent 2

  • @prathamdesai3310
    @prathamdesai3310 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I still am bummed for the fact that they didn't give us the Bard's Lament. Though San Reigel's justification made sense, it just feels empty without such a character development for Scanlan....

    • @Zophiela
      @Zophiela วันที่ผ่านมา

      Sam is really good at playing a fun comic relief type character that is hiding their inner pain. It makes his more dramatic moments more tragic and hit harder. That moment shocked the players and characters because they just didn’t realize and mostly because Scanlon was right. And he was right to tell them.
      The reasons he gave do make sense. Having Pike with him on his journey on the series eliminated any need for that moment.

  • @rahulraktimroy7239
    @rahulraktimroy7239 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Heyyy.... Steph watches demon slayer?!!

  • @victorlin9785
    @victorlin9785 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    wild robot reaction?

  • @Mayahhh.x
    @Mayahhh.x 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Please react to the taking of Pelham 123

  • @Magnus376
    @Magnus376 วันที่ผ่านมา

    @cineplas react to "met to Joe black"

  • @dwnkaomwn3953
    @dwnkaomwn3953 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    What was stupid was Percy giving Ripley a second chance when he should've killed her right then and there. Not everyone can/should be redeemed. It's not worth the risk to me.

  • @allocat586
    @allocat586 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    what up brah!

  • @Luck-tv3hs
    @Luck-tv3hs 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Try Solo leveling since it has few episodes but if you want amazement watch Attack on Titan/Vinland Saga/Death note

  • @CMLT.
    @CMLT. 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Been a while~🎵🎵🎵

  • @thedarkknight2221
    @thedarkknight2221 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Part of me hates that he died while letting his guard down to offer mercy. I know that he moved on from his vengeance, but after all of the innocent people she has killed both directly and indirectly, he should’ve just either killed her or left her to die. She is far too dangerous to be left alive. It makes no sense to for him to try and turn Ripley to the light side.

  • @cabezadecerveza7635
    @cabezadecerveza7635 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    In high-level dungeons & dragons the possibility of death is often a minor inconvenience however it is always possible for someone to die permanently. At least one person in all three campaigns of the live series died and stayed dead.

  • @jaymoonrise2743
    @jaymoonrise2743 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It really feels like you guys forgot half the information from the previous seasons. (Keyleth had a whole episode about her fire form)
    Maybe watch a recap and refresh? Idk..
    I really like you as reactors, but it was a little frustrating :/

  • @phoenix_00111
    @phoenix_00111 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Like the reation, but I think theses guys shouldn't watch jjk

  • @dead_and_devine1505
    @dead_and_devine1505 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I still like the show but you guys are right, they seem to move away from what made everyone fall in love with the show. I stopped watching Critical Role because they started leaning more into drama acting. I am excited for Mighty Nein soon.

    • @viktorstagnetti7491
      @viktorstagnetti7491 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Pshh the drama and heartfelt moments are what made CR. The slapdick humor was always more of a table thing that doesn't really translate well to a show.

    • @dead_and_devine1505
      @dead_and_devine1505 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @viktorstagnetti7491 what are you talking about? It's half the show.

    • @jaymoonrise2743
      @jaymoonrise2743 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Wym? Bells-hells, Daggerheart, and Calamity have a bunch a funny goofy moments?

    • @dead_and_devine1505
      @dead_and_devine1505 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @jaymoonrise2743 they get away from the game too much, like spending an hour and a half acting out a dramatic scene.

    • @elbruces
      @elbruces 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What CR does very well is blend a bit of everything together - comedy, drama, action, romance, etc. If you want 100% all slapdickery, I'd suggest Legends of Avantris, they're nonstop hilarious.
      @@dead_and_devine1505
      That is the game.

  • @PILLGATESUBEEZY
    @PILLGATESUBEEZY 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Was waiting for this.