Critical Role vs Vox Machina Season 2 Episode 4 Those Who Walk Away resurrection comparison

[@sorenstarlander]

So happy they included the 'take me instead, you raven bitch' line, one of my favourite moments of campaign 1

[@dapsu8781]

I'm still surprise he called a goddess bitch lol

[@SlowSohn]

Poor Liam... He really felt that moment on another level...

[@555smo]

If you don't know about what he was battling through in his personal life, then you are more perceptive than you know

[@SlowSohn]

@@555smo I do know that his mothers health wasn't great and he was constantly worried for it. You forgot it tho :)

[@disneymaniaish]

8:10 can we appreciate Talesin head table moment? he's being probably feels like shit after what happened

[@xagerath]

You can literally see him deteriorate with regret. The moment he touches that armour his reaction is "oh fuck, what have i done"

[@frostreaper1607]

I'm just sad they didn't translate that to the animated version, Percy just stands there rather stoic while Taliesin was visually horrified at the table.

[@malgai]

As someone who got into Vox Machina without ever seeing any of the physical campaigns, I'm in love with how much they translated to the show. It only makes me love the show more, I can see why Critical Role is so popular! I've tried DnD a couple times with friends and all sessions fell through in the end, so seeing campaigns as detailed and invested as these is just so cool. Unfortunately half of the friends that attended such sessions are busy with college right now, so we can't easily do a new campaign, but I would love to get everyone back together and do a campaign that finally gets somewhere. Man, I've never had a show make me recall so many good memories, for that alone this show's an 11/10 for me

[@Naro_Rivers]

I love how in character Laura is after Vex comes back. The way her face falls when Grog just outright tells her that she died was great acting.

[@xxsemxx02]

THIS IS HOW YOU DO AN ADAPTATION , THATS SO DAMN AMAZING !!!

[@pokkitsize]

I love how well they translate the game to screen animation. The ONLY change that I dislike is that they made Zahra and Kash fully antagonistic towards VM in the series. Other changes haven't bothered me, that's the only one. Thanks for making this comparison video, I had forgotten how many of the lines from the series actually came from the table in this scene.

[@555smo]

Personally I like how Cash and Z are cold to the group but then warming up to VM despite them being introduced offhand as previous acquaintances like in the campaign

[@TieflingKumasi]

I wouldn’t say FULLY antagonistic, since Zahra showed concern for Vex And animated Kash just had that cockiness that a lot of Will Friedle’s roles are known for

[@pokkitsize]

@@TieflingKumasi Sure, but I'd say unleashing a monster on them is pretty antagonistic, though Kash did convince Zahra to change her mind afterwards and help them.

[@Jeezes718]

Tbf, their role in the story is competing mercenaries, they were overly friendly in the table campaign because they were actually friends. Zahras voice, Mary Elizabeth mcglynn, officiated Laura and Travis wedding. Another thing to consider is their relationship was cold and distant at first in the game and Zahra eventually warmed up to vox machina, but their early adventures with Zahra were cut out because they involved tiberius. So they don't know her as well here in the show as theu did in the game.

[@pokkitsize]

@@Jeezes718 I actually knew all of that.

[@ghostpants7930]

"You fuccin died." - Grog

[@freedonx]

having just started to see the series yesterday. It's pretty awesome they maintain the adaptation. Kudos for doing it that way

[@DuelingCharisma]

This is AMAZING! I love how you show the comparison between the stream and the show right next to each other! FANTASTIC content!

[@prissguerrero1]

Taliesin Meltdown slowly... poor Percy! Btw, his hair is like the animation hair.

[@ladyhella7560]

Yeah, he did the same for his character in the second campaign, its pretty cool

[@prissguerrero1]

@@ladyhella7560 reallly? Cool. Hmmm... are you talking about molly or caduceus? I guess caduceus comes after molly, right?

[@Verylengthyapple]

7:16 everyone so tense

[@RachaelTheFirboldDruid]

I love that Grog is the one who's either too dumb to read the room or is super brave enough to go "You fucking DIED!" 🤣😂🤣😂

[@rinrheavenclaw]

I noticed that in the actual campaign that Ashley(Pike) was not present for the session. Was she just not free for that session?

[@555smo]

She was filming for the show Blindspot, so she missed out on alot of campaign 1

[@rinrheavenclaw]

@@555smo that's unfortunate but I'm glad they included her in the show

[@555smo]

@@rinrheavenclaw She would skype in or Matt would play her character for important bits when it was appropriate

[@hermionetwo2739]

Yeah that’s why Pike left in the show becuase of her filming blindshot. They did astral projection for the briarwood arc becuase of Ashley Skyping in.

[@JaKorsarz]

moving moment...

[@brucelee7782]

This was so intense LOL. And liam was so upset throughout he was like >:( hahaha

[@mac4spartansgaming117]

Liam looks so pissed is that RP or is he genuinely mad

[@555smo]

90% RP most likely. They REALLY get into their characters when they are at the table.

[@OverkillDM]

Liam was also going through a really rough time in his life with his mother’s health; I’m not 100% on the details but he’s talked before about how at the time this was a lot. I think he’s said that in retrospect it helped him deal with things, but in the moment he was somewhat angry about things in general.

[@mac4spartansgaming117]

@@OverkillDM yikes yeah that sucks I hope he is doing better now I am sure he is I dont really watch their dnd campaigns that often but I love their show they always are very entertaining to watch

[@555smo]

@@OverkillDM That's pretty spot on! I forgot about his mother at the time.

[@Aetheria60]

This was the first episode back after his mother’s funeral and having his in game sister die on top of it was a bit overwhelming. Plus he was trying to give up his character because he always said Vax would die for Vex and he wanted to use it as a way to step back and take some time off to deal with things, but instead…well…. He was in a very poor headspace for a while, but has mentioned several times since that the game and being with his friends helped his mental health a lot in the long run.

[@Julien-Limosino-87]

why can't we see Pike's actress?

[@555smo]

Ashley Johnson was filming blindspot and missed a lot of the first campaign. Often times she would Skype in or Pike would just be controlled by the DM

[@Haise1616]

what episdoe and campaign is this plss??

[@555smo]

animated episode is listed in the title of the video.. campaign episode is 44. both titled: "The Sunken Tomb"

[@brucelee7782]

I don't play D&D, what happens if the persuasion failed and vex remained dead? Does laura just stay there and watch on?

[@555smo]

Typically they leave the table if the death is extended or not able to revive right away. In a failure, they usually come back at a dramatically appropriate time with a new character

[@brucelee7782]

@@555smo then why were they so upset lol

[@tylermazey7291]

If you dont play you wouldnt get the attachment to a character you made. They have their own stories and a lot of thought goes into one. You form a bond with the other table characters and all that theres a lot of attachment to a long played character especially

[@midnightzgamer20k]

So, what I've recently learned is that Matt was going to automatically allow it anyway. It was because Liam was going through a lot of hard times and was really depressed and Matt basically made a call to do the whole "Touched by fate" plot for Vax as a way to help him through it. That being said in a normal campaign, yes it probably would've failed... but In this one.. I believe it was going to be successful no matter what

[@rebeccatrishel]

There's other ways to resurrect characters, but it would really depend on what the players decide to do and if Laura wanted to have her character revived or start playing a new one