The Legend of Vox Machina Episode 3 reaction

[@toastermessiah]

Aside from the shadowy stuff, Percy is actually the inventor of guns in that world. He's also a pretty smart dude...

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Seems like a pretty smart dude (and not just cuz of the glasses) and growing up as a kid he probably had good education given his wealthy upbringing in this world 🤔🤓

[@blade4flame]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 >*laughts in foreshadowing*

[@GirlofCulture]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 That was just so cool, not everyone liked it but anyway, Critical Role liked that so much, so D&D invented a new class for it, because of Percy. "Gunslinger"

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

@@GirlofCulture More like adapted the Pathfinder one.

[@transientanus]

@@GirlofCulture That....isnt a thing. It was a Pathfinder class that Matt adapted to 5e. Then when they were releasing their campaign guides, the 5e gunslinger class was included.

[@Trichromanic]

First reactors I've seen that noticed Sylas has no reflection when passing the mirror in the hall, well done

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks! 😊

[@composerbeef]

The amulet that Pike wears is the holy symbol for her goddess "The Everlight" (The goddess's real name won't come up in the series due to copywright issues so for the purposes of the series the goddess will be The Everlight). Her holy symbol is how she channels her holy magic, so having it shattered is incredibly devistating for her.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Poor Pickle 😢

[@danzansandeev6033]

Honestly I will never understand wotc and games workshop. They are so stingy with their IPs that they pass on easy way to promote them

[@composerbeef]

@@danzansandeev6033 That's not the case here. The Critical Role crew originally played Pathfinder, a game created by Paizo. When the changed to D&D for the live stream, as it was a simpler system, they decided that it would be better for the character of Pike that she keep her original godess. Paizo wouldn't take to kindly having their IP being used in a show centered around their biggest competitor.

[@danzansandeev6033]

@@composerbeef ah so her goddess is from pathfinder? Well that’s not the point. I’m talking bout vecna for example. They never named the whispered one

[@composerbeef]

@@danzansandeev6033 Sure, but considering where the story will be going in a few seasons, that's probably a creative choice, not one of IP.

[@Infestedhobo1]

Did you notice Vax's snake belt had an eyepatch? That makes it a literal "one-eyed trouser snake."

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

We missed that 🤣😂

[@cschwally]

In game, the snake is named Simon. The animators added the eye patch as a joke. The crit role crew decided to keep it.

[@GirlofCulture]

That's disgusting. And funny. :P

[@wasitum]

I think i read somewhere that it was also a reference to Snake Plissken, the character from Escape from New York, who also wears an eye patch

[@ShadowyFox_86]

@@wasitum And also a reference to Solid Snake. SO many puns and references.

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

2:32 & 7:58 There's a meta joke/easter egg here: The coat & weapons-check half-elf is drawn in the likeness of Matt Mercer, the party's Dungeon Master in the original streamed campaign. Matt also appears as the guy Scanlan peed on by the bulletin board in the first episode. (He voices a bunch of characters through the series, including Trinket and Sylas Briarwood, but the visual cameos tend to involve his character having a Bad Day due to Vox Machina.) 14:40 Pike/Pickle's deity is the Everlight. Also known as Sarenrae, but that's a copyrighted name. (See also: Changing the safeword from Jenga to "Chenga") 16:00 "Now your soul is forfeit" is one of many legendary improvised lines by Taliesin Jaffe (Percy) from the original streamed D&D campaign. We Critters (Critical Role fans) have lots of "HE SAID THE THING!!" moments throughout the show. Two big ones so far were Grog's "I would like to RAGE" (what the player, Travis Willingham, always said when he wanted to use this game mechanic) and this Percy line. We like to call him *No Mercy Percy* when he acts the way you saw at the end of this episode. :) Great discussion & speculation at the end. I don't always watch those, but am very much enjoying your takes on the show. Oh, and please enjoy this short clip of Scanlan's originator/player/VA performing That Song. Also shows Matt Mercer. No spoilers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpjdk5WYjp2ojpY

[@djcowell91]

Also in episode 2, the guy pushing the cart of ale that Grog steals from on the stakeout with Scanlan? He's only on screen for a moment, but that's Matt again. And treated as well. 🙂

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Fricking love that nickname for Percy 😈 Also, great improvised line of dialogue 😯😀😎🤟

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@djcowell91 It's almost like the DM keeps getting screwed over by the party..... in true DM fashion 😂

[@captainengland5809]

As for things we are waiting to here still. "Life needs things to Live"

[@nuru666]

@@captainengland5809 "I'm sorry my issues have guns."

[@Battleturtleful]

It was at around this point in the streamed game that the fans honored Percy with the title of No Mercy Percy, a fan favourite story arc for sure.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Great name given by the fans 😎🤟😈

[@MrFibbe]

You're in luck if you wanted to know more about Percy since the first season is wholly dedicated to his story

[@nuru666]

Yea get the popcorn out, Percy's arc is wild

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

A quality choice but we are curious to learn about the whole team more 😀

[@madcat2134]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 next season plays a bit into Vex and Vax's backstory

[@ryanroyce]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 You'll get that to a degree with everyone, but the plot-driver for this arc is Percy's backstory and, to a more character-focused extent, Pike's crisis of faith. Season 2 should delve more into the backstories of the other characters.

[@elbruces]

@@madcat2134 Did you get a sneak peek at the scripts?

[@nomadhakunamatata5793]

2:25 our school called it Racking.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😂 hadn’t heard that before but makes sense 😜

[@richardhealy]

"Are you Thor, God of Hammers?" Nice call out. Yes, exactly like that.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😎🤟😀

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

Well... Travis did voice Thor in most Marvel IPs that were not live action (the Marvel Animated series, MVC series etc).

[@ryanbrooks8045]

Also to keep in mind with the scoring of Ball Tag..... Grog can't count.

[@banishingblade9857]

sure he can, Grog knows all the letters!

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😂

[@RaginMunchkin]

"I'm not so hot on the numbers either" 🤣

[@RhantheSlayer]

"I have an intelligence of 6, I know what I'm doing" -Grog Strongjaw

[@laurence4352]

INTRODUCING!: "No Mercy Percy!" enjoy him because you will be seeing a lot more of him.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Nice 😈🤟

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Haha, I love how you INSTANTLY knew what Scanlan meant when he mentioned his beads.

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Scanlan *is* well characterized, but most other reactors take another beat or so to get there. ;-)

[@djcowell91]

Yep, loved that but funny that you didn't get the joke about Simon, the snake from the belt. Did you catch his eyepatch? Making him a one eyed trouser snake? 😀

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Haha, yeah we said that it says a lot about Scanlans character, but maybe it says more about the kinda stuff we watch 😂😜 Also we completely missed the trouser snake bit haha, so I guess there is some innocence left in us 😇🤗

[@GirlofCulture]

To be honest, when i first saw this scene i don't got it. So my reaction was similar to Keyleth's 😂

[@IceMetalPunk]

The first two episodes were mostly an intro, compressing the two years of their home game from before they started streaming. This is where the on-screen story begins, where they can start taking their time. In the actual game, the big battle with the Briarwoods went a little differently (for a few reasons), but Vax did almost die. It was so close that Liam (who plays him) spent a few minutes just describing his last thoughts and memories before death... it was intense.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Damn 😯

[@davidbergfors6820]

Reason for the Dragon to be "over" so quick: When Critical role wanted to make their first Campaign into a cartoon, and started a Kickstarter campaign, they wanted a "pilot" something that hadn't previousely been shown in on video before. as the Kickstarter grew larger than they anticipated, the pilot grew into a 2 parter. I, as one who found Critical role 3 years ago knew about the story of Brimscythe/"General Krieg" from what is called the "pre stream" era, as the campaign of Vox Machina was a home run game before Critical Role started Streaming on Twitch. Everything after those two first episodes however is based on the games streamed live. It's pretty amazing how great the story is considering it's based (with a lot of trunkation of course) on the improvised sessions of D&D from years back. if you want to see for yourselves consider watching the streams! I know hundreds of 3-4 hour episodes can seem daunting, but they are quite literally some of the greatest entertainment I've had.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks for giving us that explanation and more info on Critical Role 🙂

[@davidbergfors6820]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 My pleasure! 😀

[@jonathaneverson3673]

Outside of the "smoke stuff" that Percy has going on, his main power is the fact that he has a gun. He invented the first gun in this setting, so no one else does in the world. He's an inventor and a gunslinger.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Dig the gunslinger vibe for sure 🤠

[@nuru666]

"COME 'ERE FUCK STICK!" So far you're the only reactors I've seen to leave that whole sequence in, and thank you so much. Ashley going from her sweet voice to Angry Pike "GROG!" just makes me smile

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

That was such a great interaction we had to include it but because it was a cuz word and happens so fast we can see why others cut it out. But it was a moment we loved in the episode 😁

[@tlaragihai5953]

I loved your reaction and deep thoughts about Pike and Percy! I`d only say that raven theme does exist in the original campain and I hope this show will run long enough for us to see it.

[@theanyktos]

Oh I mean they gotta, right? The second season's already in production and I cannot under any circumstances imagine them leaving the beginning of that storyline out. I mean... talk about far reaching consequences.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Well it got picked up for a second season already which is promising and feel like this show can only continue to take off. They got new fans from us 😀

[@pheflin526]

Your Raven outlook is so on point! Both ways you mentioned!

[@pheflin526]

Also, look up the actual D&D “Classes”

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Nice! 😀 Glad we were on to something 🙂

[@Cloudy_SkieZ1]

“protect the healer” you must have been playing overwatch lately lol. Great reaction! Can’t wait for the next one!

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Haha, first rule of any game right 😜 also whenever I build a character I almost always go health stats first and if there is any type of healing or regeneration buff I grab that asap 😛

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 I thought it was "Target the healer" from a player perspective.

[@johnobrien7562]

Percy's mask isn't so much a raven as a literal plague doctor mask. In the campaign, he would use it to try to protect against gaseous attacks and traps. As others here have pointed out, the Raven Queen is one of the deities of this world's pantheon (called the Matron of Ravens or Duskmaven here due to copyright). The raven in the intro is a nod to her, and the golden light is the thread of fate, which is one of her domains (along with the transition from life to death)

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Once again Bethany was right. She pointed that out to me, but I wouldn’t listen 😣🙃🤗

[@taserface780]

I just finished the show and it’s so good probably one of my favorite so far and I can’t wait to see the rest of these reactions

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Nice! Glad you enjoyed it as much as we have 😀🤩🥳

[@GirlofCulture]

Arcane and Vox Machina. Best shows for this year so far for me.

[@cschwally]

Good perception roll on the mirror. Many folks miss that in the first viewing. Percy is a fighter - gunslinger. His abilities relate to creating the gun and making special shots with it.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😎👍😀

[@rogue7723]

I think I read that the creators put the mirror scene with the the Briarwoods to clarify that Delilah _wasn’t_ a vampire, since fans sometimes mistook her for one in the original campaign.

[@korisx]

The ability the vampire you saw used is called charm person. When pike lights up weapons it's a spell called bless which increases the welders chances to hit their target.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks for helping us out with the terminology better 🙂

[@korisx]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 I can see you're really into it so I don't mind at all. I fell in love with Critical Role watching Campaign 2 - The Mighty Nein! :).

[@stevencavanagh7990]

In D&D there is a Goddess known as the Raven Queen, she is a Death Goddess, and she does have a influence in this campaign, us Critters call Percy from here on out No Mercy Percy.

[@AnxietyRat]

Her uncopyrighted name is The Matron of Ravens. So that's what she will be refered to in the show.

[@nuru666]

To be more specific, she isn't the Goddess of Death itself, but the Goddess of the transition of the soul to the afterlife and fate . So less Grim Reaper and more Boatman of the River Styx vibe but without the 2 pennies. Still dark af. Edit for spelling

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😎👍😀

[@WaywardVet]

And omg I had to watch this episode like 5 times before I got Delilah's joke about the company being "refined". That's moment Percy knows she knows who he is.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Good call. It was a nice dig and perfect delivery as well 🙂

[@punkrockpearl84]

You're gonna love this season. Percy's arc. But *I* can't wait to see your reaction to all the little moments with the various personal interactions...honestly, my favorite moments (other than the little fan nods).

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

So far so good. Great characters, fun dialogue and good action 😀

[@RedAkai5342]

If you go back to the wide shot of Percy pointing the gun at Desmond you actually get a small hint in his shadow on the bottom of the screen to what his deal is.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks! 😎👍😀

[@RaginMunchkin]

I absolutely loved the analysis about the raven. It is nice to hear someone with a bit of knowledge about mythology. As for the "your soul is forfeit", Taliesin, the player and VA of Percy, actually said it in this scene in game. He is the absolute emperor of the one liner, and things that would be horribly tacky said by anyone else just sound badass coming out of his mouth. More like that coming in this arc. Love the reaction!

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Glad you enjoyed the reaction and that line is a great improvised one. Some of the best lines come from solid improvisation. Harrison Ford simply saying “I know” in Empire being one of the most famous 😁

[@pheflin526]

“Ball Tap” &/or “Cup Check”

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Yup. Cup check was common name I heard 😂😝

[@existential_sad_boi]

Being able to literally SEE Mat Mercer's face doing Silas' voice is just one of the may gifts of being familiar with CR streams lmao

[@WaywardVet]

Definitely played "Nut Check" in high school. Just checking to make sure you still got a pair!

[@jordanpeterson5140]

I'll admit, we called it ball tag in middle school.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😂

[@ASithLordd]

you should def dress up as scanlan for halloween XD another great reaction, glad your still enjoying it!

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Yup. Loving the show. Lots of fun 😀

[@NightSterling]

Percy is basically batman aside from all the smoke billowing out from him which luckily for you since season 1 is pretty much centered around his story you will find out about this season.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😎👍😀 I’m Batman! 😁

[@missykender]

Welcome, new Critters Ken and Bethany! New viewer and subscriber, catching up on all the TLoVM reactions I missed last year, in anticipation of Season 2 next month. Just hopped in to say how delighted I am at Ken's savvy predictions, and Bethany's deep knowledge of mythological lore! Not many people noted the crow/raven appearance of Percy's shadow, and she's right about the importance of crows and ravens in mythology. Crows would often teem in the sky over battlefields, waiting for corpses: They were ill-favored harbingers of doom ("Gandalf Stormcrow," said Grima Wormtongue in LotR). In Irish mythology, the Morrigan (or Morrigu) is the goddess of war, fate, foretelling doom, death or victory in battle: Often appearing as a crow, the badb. She incites warriors to battle and can help bring about victory over their enemies. Different from ravens, even though they're also associated as guides and messengers. In Norse mythology, Odin (the Raven God) is accompanied by two ravens, Hugin and Mugin (Thought and Memory). Like any good storyteller, writer Matthew Mercer draws heavily from mythological lore, modern media, and often tweaks existing monsters from the Dungeon and Dragons game into his own "home-brewed" original creations: Something a good Dungeon Master does to keep experienced players, familiar with game monsters, on their toes with something new and horrifying.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks for the warm welcome! Glad you will be with us for season 2. We can't wait. This show was so much fun to watch and led to some great discussions and crazy theories from us. Bethany loves mythology and got a bunch of new books for Christmas on different mythologies. 😀🥳

[@Wraithnine]

Welcome "No Mercy Percy".

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😎🤟🥳😁

[@Knightlight-kw9sh]

This episode is where things really got interesting

[@GirlofCulture]

Indeed. I got immediatley Dr. Faust and Mepthisto vibs from this, specially because of Percy. There is also a incredible nice manga about the story of Dr. Faust. But as a woman now ;)

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Agreed. Though we enjoyed the first two episodes from a world and character building standpoint while still being entertaining 🙂

[@MrKaelas]

It's fascinating hearing your opinions on the show, because I came into it having watched their DND stream, so I knew these characters so well. Loving hearing your take on the series and what's happening!

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Glad you are enjoying our crazy theories on the characters and show 🤗

[@Knightlight-kw9sh]

Also you talked about Scanlan being your Halloween costume but I could totally see you two pulling off a Vex and Vax look

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Great suggestion! However, we were Hela and Loki last year and they are half brother and sister. If we do another one right after that people are going to think we have a fetish or something 😂😂😜

[@Knightlight-kw9sh]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 oh my

[@grinm1899]

Always nice to see your reactions, Hope you'll upload the rest of the season soon!

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Won’t be as soon as we like due to editing these but we will for sure be releasing more 😀

[@leonielson7138]

You'll have to wait for the 'Silver Tongue' episode to see Percy's 'power' as a gunslinger.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😁😀🤠

[@madelinehutchinson]

The raven symbolism is a really smart grab, I think that will be something to notice in season 2 because there is a deity called the raven queen in this world

[@DarkLawYGO]

Pull my beads of love is my ringtone lol

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😂😂

[@magp1001]

4:08 -- That's Simon the one-eyed trouser snake. Vax has 2 belts -- one turns into Simon; the other is responsible for his daggers returning back to his hand after he throws them. Percy's main power is usually just his inventor's (Batman-level) intellect. His smoky "power" will be explained in time. Most of their "powers" in the game were just the spells they learned to throw as they gained experience. They're going to show Scanlan "learning" one of his spells in a later episode to make it digestible for those who don't play D&D. They have a decent fight scene in every episode. It's a plague doctor mask -- they wore them in the middle ages in hopes of keeping one safe from the Black Plague. They didn't understand disease yet; they put herbs and flowers or other wierd-smelling stuff into the beak in the hopes of keeping away the "bad air".

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks for helping explain and answer some of our questions 🙂

[@trollnystan]

As far as Percy is concerned, his "special power" is really his intelligence and his guns, as he is the inventor of them in this universe. There's a little more to it than that, but as far as magic goes he doesn't really have any. Here's a breakdown of races, subclasses and classes for them (as far as where they currently are in the show): Grog - goliath, (called half-giant in the show due to copyright) Beserker Barbarian - basically the tank of the party who can also deal a lot of damage. Keyleth - half-elf, Circle of the Moon Druid - draws her magic from nature and can shift into animals (and perhaps other things later on). Druids are versatile and can double as a tank and/or melee damage dealer in certain animal forms. Percy - human, Gunslinger Fighter - his guns pack a punch but occasionally jam or break or misfire midcombat. The class gives no magical powers, but there are other ways to get them. Pike - gnome, Life Domain Cleric - main healer of the group, drawing her power from her goddess Everlight, she is also very effective against undead. Oh and she can eff ish UP. Scanlan - gnome, College of Lore Bard - he deals in illusions and charm through the power of music but can also do some damage and support his team mates with buffs. Vax'ildan - half-elf, Assassin Rogue - if he can get the drop on someone he can deal a ton of damage. Has no magic per se, but has plenty of magical items; the snake belt and the belt that lets his daggers return to him after he throws them for example. Vex´'ahlia - half-elf, Beast Master Ranger - clever with a bow and has a animal companion, in this case Trinket. In DnD has magic but the show doesn't show that much if at all. Also has a preferred enemy (dragons in her case) and preferred terrain, giving her advantages in those circumstances. Though this class (and this particular subclass) gets a lot of crap in DnD circles, Vex does a lot for the group in both damage and a support role. Pity animal companions are nerfed though, Trinket's the best!

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Vex’s class is frowned upon ☹️ Not cool. Beast Master Ranger is the best name 😎🤟

[@noahcarver6133]

No Mercy has been introduced!

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😈🤟🥳

[@dehro]

That's Vax's one-eyed trouser snake... (yes..indeed).. his name is Simon

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

🤣 can’t believe we missed that reference 😇🤗

[@cschwally]

Each class has specific abilities. Most of what you are calling powers are actually spells.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Gotta keep that in mind. Been awhile since I played D&D and keep forgetting that this is a campaign turned into a show 😅

[@nickwierenga987]

New sub today! This idea of you both watching and commenting on tv shows and movies is so amazing it really reminds me of how my ex-wife (semi-recently passed away r.i.p. Stacie) and I would come home from work every night and eat dinner and watch a movie or tv show...just gives me warm feelings 😄❤

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Very sorry for your loss 😢 Welcome to the community and glad you found the channel and enjoy the vibe. We just started with the movies and tv reactions, but we wanted it to have that feeling of just chilling with us after a day of work or school. glad that is coming across 🤗😊🙂

[@МолчаливыйКлинок]

Really cool reactions. I love how on point some of your preddictions are. One in particular could be an interesting take for things that will hapen faaaar ahead (at least in 2 season)!

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Our predictions get crazier and way off base later. Like when we speculate more on Percy 😂

[@leonielson7138]

If you ever go back and watch this series, take note of whenever Percy's glasses go full white, obscuring his eyes. When that happens, Orthax is manipulating Percy.

[@leonielson7138]

Marisha Rey was inspired to create Keyleth after watching 'Avatar: The Last Airbender', and was exploring a character with deep social anxiety and confidence issues.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Ah, okay. That makes sense now, later on in episodes we have a whacky theory on her that is way off haha, but its fun to theorize about interesting characters 🤗

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

That does explain why her attitude is similar to Aang's

[@damionmage72]

Pike worships the Everlight. The necklace is just her Holy Symbol. And enter No Mercy Percy. Percy (Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III ) is a fighter, but also invented the gun. The rest of this season is Percy's Arc. And welcome to the world of the Critters (Critical Role fans)

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Such a long ass name. You know he’s royalty 😂😛

[@RomnilWater]

Your observation that Keyleth (redhead half-elf) is probably the most powerful isn't far off the mark. At least in terms of raw power. Druids in 5th Edition D&D are ridiculously powerful if played right. In terms of this episode I will say I adore Delila Briarwood as a villain. She is such a manipulative person and the more you learn about her the more interesting she becomes. I can't wait to see both of your reactions to upcoming moments. You're in for a ride.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Yeah they gave us some pretty good villains but Delila is the better of the two. She went after that healer right away 😂😈

[@RomnilWater]

Pike was certainly their biggest threat in this battle, with holy/radiant damage and all, though both Keyleth and Scanlan can heal as well. Just not as well given that it isn't their focus.

[@decayeddivinity9916]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 one thing with Keyleth is that Druids in 5e are probably one of, if not the, strongest class. But a lot of that comes from picking the right spells at the right time. Marisha, who played/portrayed Keyleth, had a habit of accidentally using the wrong spell at the wrong time, leading to MANY hilarious situations. They've been showing this through the show is a variety of ways, such as her striking the dragon with lightning, awesome spell against almost any target except that kind of dragon. But she is still VERY powerful and has been the reason the group survived many situations.

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

How did I miss this?! I am sorry. Grey DeLeisle does wonderful villains (Azula being her best known one) but Lady Briarwood... damn.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Lady Briarwood is such a delicious villain. Both are good, but she takes the top spot between the Briarwoods 😈

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 wait til you learn more.

[@MsMorri]

Oh, you two both are right about Percy in certain ways, but that goes into spoilers. The group didn’t actually know about Percy’s dark side, so this is the first time they’ve seen Percy be cruel to someone.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

They definitely looked shocked to see it 😯

[@hsmoscout]

everything about percy will be revealed in due time so i won't comment on any of that, but i love all ur thoughts on raven symbology!! in that vein, it might be good to pay extra attention to the intro/theme sequence next time as ravens do carry a lot of symbolism in this universe as well

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

We’ve filmed most of our reactions other than the last two episodes. But we do catch the raven in the intro later 😜😁

[@johnwoodworth9127]

The reaction of the rest of Vox Machina in the cartoon is pretty close to the the reaction of the players in the live stream when Percy/Talisin did that. Including the line "Your soul is forfeit!" There's a couple more lines like that in the show that you haven't gotten to yet.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Love that these are some real lines from actual campaign gameplay 😀

[@JohnYoo39]

Your knowledge of pagan mythological symbols is on point!

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks! 😊

[@yiklongtay6029]

A brief run down on DnD magic. To perform magic spells, you may need to fufill some requirements. SOme spells need a hand gesture, some need words and some need actual materials (gold dust, caterpillar coocoon, etc.). You can circumvent the need to carry a large BS pouch full of weird junk if you use a focus. That is why Keyleth has a staff. Clerics can use a symbol of their god while bards can use an instrument. That's why the cracked symbol should be seen as a bad sign.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks for giving us a quick rundown 🙂

[@yiklongtay6029]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 one more thing. There really isn't an in game mechanic for neutering your players. So Pike could really just stop by Wallmart and get a new symbol if she doesn't care about DnD roleplay. It's clear that they are going for the more narratively rich route. Rather than being rule lawyers in this adapted series

[@unicyclist97]

You got really close to the reason for Keyleth's hesitance to cast spells. I don't know whether that event will be referenced in the show but it was regularly brought up in the live stream.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Hopefully they get to it at some point 🙂

[@TheGrimLlama]

They don't have special powers they are dnd classes. This whole story was originally played through by the voice actors as the table top game and then edited to be this show.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😎👍🙂

[@Palpatine4Senate]

This show is great.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Facts 😀

[@oldwolflogan4224]

Keyleth (the green elf girl) is... complicated. Marisha Ray, her player, created her backstory to be a coming of age story because she straight up loves them. She is essentially royalty in training, and as part of a cultural right of passage, she is sent out into the world looking for the villages of her people, the Ashari. She is living with the future of her people on her shoulders and lived a very sheltered life up until recently, and this understandably makes her the way she is. And don't worry, none of this is spoilers for the animated series yet.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😎👍🙂 We come up with a different backstory for her that you will see later (we like to film most of these before releasing them because not everyone is cool about not spoiling things) So when you see us say things that have already been explained it’s because we hadn’t read these helpful comments yet 🙂

[@GirlofCulture]

Scanlan and Terion would be very good friends huh? And Ken is on to something. But Pike is a good girl, her condition is pretty relatable, you will find out. Or possible Past-Ken and Past-Beth will see it ;)

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Hehe, we do make more predictions that get kind of crazy and out there. So will have to put a disclaimer to the uninitiated that some of what has been said in the comments. We didn’t read before filming reactions 🤗

[@GirlofCulture]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 Thats good. Evil spoiler trolls are everywhere.

[@nickwierenga987]

Had a different comment but realized there were spoilers so I'm just re-posting and saying Percy is the coolest character! 🤘😉🤘

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

No Mercy Percy 😁😈

[@TriXJester]

This is something to keep on the back burner for after the season is done probably but Critical Role put out a series of 6 videos (before the show came out) going into the background and making of this show called The Legend of (blank) of The Legend of Vox Machina, in order it goes; The Legend of The Story The Legend of The World The Legend of The Design The Legend of The Voices The Legend of The Music & The Legend of The Cast I highly recommend checking them out to gain some insight into Critical Role and TLOVM that I'm sure you would very much enjoy having.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks for letting us know about those 🙂

[@demonic_myst4503]

Probably not a witch a sorceror or warlock maybe but their isnt a witch class in dnd so her template could be a warlock sorceror or necromancer

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Necromancer makes sense 🙂

[@oldremnantsvideos]

Nice commentary about ravens...just you wait until season 2 c:

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Looking forward to it 😀😁

[@GirlofCulture]

That eyepatched pants-snake is "Simon" a loyal item ;) Yep the Briarwood Arc is pretty intense, but this setup lead to a lot of more, this episode sucks you in. To be fair.. Deleilah must be incredbly powerful. Dark magic/Neromancing to be correct or not, she is a human after all, so Lord Briarwood don't see just "food" in there. What brings me to my old theory: Vampires could not exsist anyway, otherwise explained by "Magic" and thats no competent reason :P But this show is an exception. Because the character design ist so good. And Percys story is getting reeeeeally dark... Funfact: The man at the counter who took their weapons. Is modeled after Matthew Mercer. The designer and inventor of this fighter ;)

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Yeah seems like Deleilah is the more powerful one between the two and must need to do something to keep Lord Briarwood alive as a vampire 🤔 We just have two episodes left to see 😀

[@GirlofCulture]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 Love is for everybody. Even the bad's

[@rekkariley652]

Slight correction on the symbolism of ravens in pagan and pre-Christian mythology: Ravens were pretty universally seen as tricksters and already associated with death, as they are extremely intelligent social creatures who tend to be scavengers and carrion-feeders… …the shift between paganism and Christianity is that pagans did not see death itself as evil. It was just part of the natural cycle, not good or evil. It simply was, and it was necessary for change and renewal to happen. There were bad ways to die, and tragic ways to die, but the concept of death itself was entirely neutral. Christianity, however, views death as purely negative (with the possible exception of martyrdom), so that’s when pre-Christian symbols of death, destruction, and renewal started being seen as “evil.” Christians saw death as something terrifying, something to be feared and avoided at all costs; pagans did not.

[@lexituller6988]

What streaming services do yall have ? I'm just being overly curious

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Netflix, Amazon Prime (though that switches on and off), Disney Plus, HBO Max, Apple TV (but only when we get free trials from them, Ted Lasso is great but rest is meh).

[@draege626]

Wait til they find out about Clarota

[@jordanpeterson5140]

Hell with Clarence, wait till they find out about Larkin.

[@theanyktos]

@@jordanpeterson5140 Oh Larkin. I miss Larkin. Wonder what he's up to these days...

[@jordanpeterson5140]

@@theanyktos keeping a low profile I'm sure. He liked to keep his head in most situations

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

😯🤔🙂

[@Mordring]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 to quote another of Liam O'Brien (Vax) famous characters: "You are NOT prepared!" (for the abundance of cryptic references you will get in the comment sections from Critters).

[@youngprince7820]

Is this on Netflix? This is good.

[@Brazbit]

It is on Amazon Prime Video.

[@thomasgordon2855]

I was like number 666

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Fitting for this episode introducing the Briarwoods 😈

[@dreamivey3405]

This is based off a fucking D&D campaign. Characters that do magic can only do them so many times a day, So lay off the Druid. If you even know what that means.

[@Kabuki986]

I believe that if you both choose a Halloween costume from the series; perhaps favorite character (gender-bending, if need-be) == or == you both design and cosplay as The Briarwoods...

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

The Briarwoods would be pretty fun for sure 😈😁

[@leonielson7138]

I just realized how much abuse Matt Mercer's self-insert characters take, and it's completely on brand for how much abuse the players put him through as DM for this motley band of geeks and primadonas.

[@starry..n0rm4n..___82]

a stranger things trailer is coming out tomiorrow

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Nice! 😀🥳

[@starry..n0rm4n..___82]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 yeah it came out today! you guys should watch it!

[@mariskacosic7665]

hey sinds you guys als do a lot of rap battle reactions can you guys check out the apex legends vs fortnite rap battle by nerdout, its super fun!

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Have it in our request list 🙂

[@realundeadban1]

React to Top 10 facts Call of Duty

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

We can add it to our request list 🙂

[@SylverQrow]

Nobility not Royalty

[@themalcontent100]

There are old movies that you can stream, react to live and get superchats.

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Thanks for letting us know! We are just getting into the movies and tv and heard that we can steam prime shows live on twitch with people 😀

[@vincentconnett5358]

Can you guys react to maxor metal gear rising part 1

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

It’s in our request list for the other channel 🙂

[@vincentconnett5358]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 ok thank you

[@MrPingn]

Taint rasin won't be the only word to get stuck in your mind.

[@w.wright7765]

Have you guys ever watched the transformers prime tv show , although it is a cartoon it is my favourite transformers show so I'd appreciate if you could check it out. Thanks

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Haven’t checked that out. What platform is it on? 🤔🙂

[@w.wright7765]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 Someone posted the full episodes on a KZbin playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLURiANwpXf00YTco1yCcOCUHvIp09y-sZ season 1 It used to be on Netflix but I think it was removed recently, if the KZbin one is a problem I'll try find it somewhere else but it should be on most online platforms

[@ZentaWinds]

Kinda confused by the sheer amount of dislikes on this video

[@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2]

Did they bring the counting of those back? 🤔

[@ZentaWinds]

@@DefinitelyNotDefinitive2 I have a browser plug in so i can still see them!