KIMALLURA 😍💖 The Legend of Vox Machina 3x5 "The Frigid Waste" | Reaction & Review

[@donrichards271]

How much you like Kima and Alura's backstory is going to make Matt happy. In many interviews he has said how much he wants to show the perspective and story of favorite NPCs. You two gushing over them is going to make his day.

[@nikkimiddlekillsday5161]

Went from hating each other not being able to be apart from each other 😂

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

This is amazing!! Love hearing how Kimallura is one of Matt's fav NPCs ;) thanks for watching along!! 😍

[@ParticleZon]

Matt has said in the past that for Campaign 1 Allura felt like his personal self-insert NPC. She & Kima have always been favs of mine. And they gave Allura a "toothy maw" line as an easter egg for the critters. It's a running joke that that's one of Matt's repeating descriptive phrases. :-)

[@cloudstone123]

To answer the question that was asked, yes, Vorugal and Yenk did fight in the campaign. Yenk looked like he was to be his own side quest for something but the party cleverly was able to bring him to face Vorugal which made it unnecessary. That led to Matt having to do a fight all by himself which the group remarked was Matt playing with his toys since they use miniatures for the combat encounters.

[@undeathghost5627]

Yeah the Vorugal fight is the farthest strayed from the campaigns cannon they have done for major characters so far. (Next episode is the actual farthest stray from original campaign imo)

[@thekingofnido]

@@undeathghost5627 not anymore

[@undeathghost5627]

@@thekingofnido You couldn't be more right but that's not something that should be said in this comment section lmfao. Color me shocked

[@thekingofnido]

@@undeathghost5627 yea no spoilers

[@t3hsilarn]

Remember Vex has a Vestige as well. It was both of their 'vine' spells combined into a single arrow that merged together and were able to explode into a full tree inside Vorugal. Into a wound created by a massive demon and widened by a divine smite empowered vestige slam that almost reached his heart.

[@TheJerbol]

I love Percy's, 'Then it's not complicated...' towards Vex. She's the one with mixed feelings and acting like a teenager, he's just like 'ok, bet'

[@undeathghost5627]

Yeah Percy has already decided where he stands. Vex is the one being wishy-washy. To be fair it's a trait both twins have. Vax is also being wishy-washy

[@TheJerbol]

@@undeathghost5627 He's straight up with Kiki, at least recently

[@undeathghost5627]

@@TheJerbol With but not very committal as of this episode

[@nutelasaur9453]

you can't truly be lovers unless you treat them like a sibling: petty compliance

[@Graelcase]

Much like Scanbo, this was a plan actually working during the streamed game. The players summoned Yenk (a Goristro demon) using a powerful scroll then a Dominate Monster spell from Scanlan to get it to fight Vorugal instead of going after the party.

[@another_julia]

the entire time yenk was running at them i could not stop just “yenk you will be my friend…..travel through the portal and back again….” like one of my favorite scan songs

[@johnobrien7562]

one thing to note: Allura is the closest we have to a Matt Mercer self insert into the campaign/show. and the way Allura looks at Kima being a badass reflects Matt's own feelings for Marisha.

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

This is so cute!!

[@pyrrhicstrategos8587]

Love the extra touch with the Michael Buffer sound byte at 9:28, when Vorugal and the demon start fighting! That fight was awesome, basically a Kaiju fight. The demon doing a Stone Cold Stunner on Vorugal was pretty sweet too! It's awesome seeing this fight go from Matt basically playing with two toys (the two minis of Vorugal and Yenk) during the original campaign stream to this epically animated battle royal. 😃

[@hungryrabbiddawg]

Ayy! Nice catch ;) I was deciding between using Michael Buffer or "Give me a Hell Yeah" cuz that move gave me RAW flashbacks.

[@damiens4601]

Every time Vorugal talks I want him to say "YOU'RE PRETTY"

[@cloudstone123]

Been waiting for your reaction to this one. The past two episodes have been very different from how it went in the livestream campaign but they did an amazing job of putting it together and keeping the spirit of how it went.

[@jackhilton4285]

I never watched any critical roll campaigns but zerxus is the most interesting anti-heroes I've seen so far in the show

[@steventaylor546]

My favorite episode of the season so far. Even though the events leading up to the battle between Vorugol and Yenk were different in the table we still got one amazing kaiju battle. Seeing a demon hit a dragon with the Stone Cold Stunner was not something I ever expected. I'm also super happy that we got some backstory for Kima and Allura. NPCs details are almost always just sitting in the DM's head and never get to come out unless the party is specifically trying to explore that so it was lovely to get even this little bit of the two of them.

[@danielvanpatten5815]

A solid tribute to their journey to Hell to hunt the Rakshasa, and almost dying there. It's honestly the closest the party ever came to a TPK.

[@brianewing5778]

With Halloween coming up I'm thinking you two should cosplay as Allura and Kima for your reaction to the final three episodes. Can't wait to see your faces for episode 6!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@shaskusmas]

Uh.. you know there's 12 episodes, right? We got six more!! Woo!!!

[@brianewing5778]

@@shaskusmas Yes, that means the last three will be released on 10/24. Doesn't mean they still can't dress up a week early.

[@FindingCalmInTheKaos]

White dragons are my favorite in DND. They're the hunters of the dragons. Vorugal is so cool.

[@damiens4601]

Always funny to have the M9 intro on the VM show ^^. Speaking of intros pleeaaase react to the old vox machina intro they made in cosplay

[@piercewise1]

I loved seeing the Yenk vs Vorugal fight realized onscreen! The action scenes are the ones that really define this show - fighting the Briarwoods at the ziggurat, the destruction of Emon by the Conclave, Grog vs Kevdak, and now a goristro vs an ancient dragon. I love that the animators leaned into it with WWE-style moves and even cheering fans in Grog and Scanlan.

[@sofiajohansson1438]

I love that Kima and Allura got more backstory in this ep, I love seeing them together, they're some of my favorite NPCs (and I have a low-key crush on both). It really shows their personalities, I love that they are different but that's kind of why they love each other. The fight was so awesome, I'd forgotten that's how it went in the campaign, but yeah it was really cool. I love that Fenthras makes a tree grow out of Vorugal, it's such a cool feature.

[@qa1327]

11:25 lol damn. Nice threat 13:33 lol always enjoy when Meesh says this. Loved the episode. Epic fight. My only disappointment was there was another character that joined the fight in the campaign and it lead to a funny moment. Hoping we see that moment moved to the Thordak fight. Great reaction as usual.

[@hungryrabbiddawg]

This is my hope as well! It's sure to be an epic latter half regardless though

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

LOL Meesh's iconic "THIS BITCH" 🤣🤣

[@anathem9982]

I was hoping to get around to getting more Kima and Allura ever since they first appeared in this series, I'm so glad we finally got around to it with these few episodes

[@619Slipk]

That was a great fight scene For a brief moment I thought they were gonna flee. Like... When are you gonna have another demon randomly show up to weaken a dragon for you?

[@guilhermemorius]

This episode is freaking awesome, and the next one is also very good, Chateau Shorthalt is incredible, you guys will love it. And all of this makes me super hyped for the Mighty Nein show man, can't wait to see that as well.

[@krioswordsmith1017]

so fun face, matt mercer once said he based the relationship of kima and allura off of his relationship with marisha ray (voice actress of keyleith). with him being allura, and her being kima.

[@damiens4601]

Fun face ?

[@krioswordsmith1017]

@@damiens4601 fun fact*, a bad combination of big fingers and small buttons.

[@_anne7956]

14:46 fr! That would be so sick! And I'm not saying that just cause Allura's powers are my fav👀, those 2 actually fit Vox Machina quite well. If they weren't NPCs they'd totally join the team.

[@thekingofnido]

cant wait for your reactions to the most recent episodes 7-9 is crazy

[@JamesSerapio]

Seeing a dragon take a Stone Cold Stunner was not on my bingo card. I totally had to rewind to confirm i saw what i saw.

[@Reckreational]

They just put out a roundtable on the Critical Role channel for the first half of the season where most of the cast talks about what’s happened so far! worth a watch if you’re interested!

[@DracheLehre]

In the stream, the tree growing out of Vorugal happened. But not as “How Do You Want To Do This” (Matt Mercer says this to cue players to narrate the killing blow). But, as a feature of Fenthras.

[@cloudstone123]

Some context from D&D and Critical Role universe. As I am sure you have been told, Wizards in D&D are potent spellcasters. They have access to the most variety of spells. But they can also specialize. Allura is an Abjuration Wizard so she is strongest with protection magics. They displayed that well in the show. In the livestream you didn't get to see much of Allura and Kima together since the campaign is player focused, not npc focused. Matt did his best to display Kima as being tough and headstrong on the stream but the show really puts that more on display. Regarding dragon scales, in D&D lore, monster parts are often used to make magical gear. With dragon scales you typically look at making some kind of armor and its abilities reflects properties of the creature. In this context the scales could make armor that protects against the cold. Who knows what they will do in the show. I could see Percy being able to make special bullets out of them, for instance. I would argue that Vorugal (a white dragon) is not as strong as Umbrasyl (a black dragon) if you are only comparing their stats. Technically white dragons have the lowest of the colored dragons. However, there is a case to be made that white dragons have a more potent breath weapon simply because of the stat used to resist its damage being less common than the one used by black dragons, which some character classes able to avoid the damage of the black dragon's breath weapon entirely. Also the white dragon breath spreads out in a cone while the black dragon breath goes in a straight line making the cone potentially able to cover more things than the straight line. In this particular fight, what made Vorugal easier was his combat with Yenk. Stat-wise in D&D, Yenk didn't stand much of a chance but I am so glad they made the fight that much more epic. It was amazing.

[@nightfurmoonfang3391]

The, "ohh, f-ck my life..." was skipped in this reaction review. The deadpan tone involved was hysterical

[@operative2136]

Vox Machina: Reforesting Tal Dorei one dragon at a time.

[@RuviGaPo]

This is one of the best eps i just Love seeing more kima and allura ❤❤❤❤❤

[@topgamer101]

Dragon scales can be pretty useful for a number of different equipment, but a lot of the time you can use it to make some pretty strong armor. Maybe not vestige strong, but still something pretty good to keep people alive. Have to see what options they have available to them though.

[@Sazaar-w9g]

Now we know what archetypes you chose in the Vox universe)) Thanks for the video, you are great. I am glad to be in your company every day.🤗🤗🤗

[@PolesitterPictures]

So I LOVE this, episode, mostly for Kima & Allura. Allura and Kima are special to me, as I started watching Critical Role (Campaign 1) after I came out, and to just have NPCs that were a big part of the story reflecting a bit of me? I'll love them FOREVER. Also, Kima and Allura were actually made ingame by Matt to reflect his marriage to real life badass bitch, Marisha Ray, who plays Keyleth, where Allura was inspired by Matt and Kima, Marisha. So, it's extra cute just to see the relationship get a chance to shine, and just see how in love with his wife Matt is.

[@AAAndrew]

This episode was directed by the same director as Season 2, episode 10. Young Heller is an amazing director of animated fights.

[@thedarkknight2221]

The fight with Vorugal felt like a truly epic boss fight on the scale of God Of War or Elden Ring. And I would be just like Grog and Scanlan when they watched Vorugal fight that demon, being a total fanboy watching two Kaiju duke it out.

[@FrozenAngel]

I can't wait for your reaction to table to screen of this ep

[@_anne7956]

This episode was so sick, that fight was so epic

[@MeeshDeeReacts]

EPIC!!!

[@MichaelSmith-pt3ip]

You guys are adorable and I can't even.

[@MichaelSmith-pt3ip]

Kima is definitely a paladin with the Great Weapon Master feat.

[@reginaldlawrence6342]

Those dragon scales could make a devastating bullet for Percy guns 💯

[@jbearclowater]

Your editor cutting in Scanlan's "I'm Daddy??" when we see Kima and Allura falling in love was brilliant.

[@testfire3000]

What a badass kaiju battle! And the backstory and love/romance of Allura and Kima, the OG lesbian couple of Critical Role. 😍🥰 🏳‍🌈

[@_anne7956]

12:45 Mood

[@robertbonfante5991]

Ancient dragons are top-tier, but some of the most powerful denizens of the Lower Planes (demons, devils, etc) are not to be trifled with either. It makes sense that Yenk can do serious damage to even a dragon as formidable as Vorugal.

[@Kai-fb1ol]

Yeah, an Ancient White Dragon is CR20, and a Goristro like Yenk is CR17. The dragon is more dangerous overall because it can fly and has ranged attacks, but if the fight is confined to melee combat the Goristro can more than hold their own, and might even have the advantage because it has resistance to the dragon's damage types.

[@TheJerbol]

Next episode is my favourite of the season, just for Chateau Shorthalt

[@JasperAyeee]

@7:07 whoever wrote this episode couldn't help but include one of Matt's classic descriptions 🤭

[@shaskusmas]

Woo! Power couple!!

[@DAngel12086]

if you guys are interested…can you react to the LOVM mid season round table 😄

[@TheJerbol]

There's only going to be 1, maybe 2 more seasons. Buuuuuuut the show for their second campaign, the Mighty Nein, is being made as we speak

[@kaitlynwickham6237]

6:14 "F--- it, let's get weird." Pretty sure Taliesin, Percy's player, has said this in every campaign.

[@gollumandeowyn]

More like every single combat he's ever been in. Lol

[@Eaglefellow1]

Doesn't sound like a Cadism. For the others sure.

[@somichn]

you guys know spanish/portuguese?

[@nosliwec]

My guess is we get one more season of Vox Machina. Luckily, campaign 2 (Mighty Nein) is in the works as well. I love the fact that you drop these so close to the next batch of episodes. With all of the other reactors I watch, I have seen these episodes 6 times in a week.

[@user-jt1js5mr3f]

As far as a lot more seasons, I expect at most we will have 5, but they could possibly wrap up next season depending on how they write it. We will absolutely get more seasons when they adapt their other campaigns though.

[@berzy2056]

I feel like you should definitely react to Dead by Daylight Cinematics (trailers), its really intresting game with its own lore. It has many well known horror icons that you for sure know, it's kinda scary but end the same time so well animated and there is so many of them would love to see you watch them.

[@smashbrandiscootch719]

So Allura is Matt's self insert character. He feels closer to her than any of the characters he's made. Im pretty sure Kima is loosely based on Marisha, but i cant remember that for sure so just count that as speculation on my part unless another Critter here cam confirm.

[@chand911]

I take offense to the Mighty Nein intro being used for Vox Machina. Gotta save that for the next show.

[@hungryrabbiddawg]

Naaah. Though now it's tempting to grab the C3 theme for when Mighty Nein drops just to continue the trend. All great themes though.

[@lovelavender9738]

The blue dragon Voregal and Vax are the same voice actor