LET’S RAGE!! 😤 THE BEST EP! The Legend of Vox Machina 2x10 "THE KILLBOX" | Reaction & Review

[@BaldursPicketFence]

I just want to say to you both on behalf of all the Critters, “ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!”

[@riolkin]

I came to the Critter community right at the start of Campaign 2. I remember making a comment during one of their streams about going back and watching Campaign 1. You know what I got from them? Love, support, virtual hugs, people excited for me and jealous I got to experience it for the first time. I even made a friend and joined my first DnD game. It was the most wholesome and welcoming online community I've ever experienced. and the artwork! Dear god there are some talented Critters.

[@KestralWolfe]

"At Dawn We Plan" was the title of the next episode of the campaign after this one. It was relly funny.

[@619Slipk]

"The best episode" Where have I heard that before? Oh, last episode. With each new one you two get more and more hyped =)

[@Digivolution3]

Last epsiode. And the episode before, and the epsiode before...and the epsiode before that XD It's my favourite thing that they have legit said EVERY EPSIODE XD bc its so true haha

[@kasiamleczarska9078]

You know the show is good when every new episode is their new favorite one 😂

[@Cobalt059]

For context the "I would like to rage" line is how Travis(Grog) would ask the DM to enable his Barbarian "rage" ability so he'd only take half damage for the next rounds. It became a meme and you knew when Travis said the line that shit was about to go down. He also says it against Brimscythe in S1 if you remember.

[@JRDickens20]

The We All Rage song boasts Sam Riegel (Scanlan) and Travis Willingham (Grog) for the vocals :) Amd it’s so good, it’s on my workout playlist lol

[@beccazach]

THE THUMBNAIL SAYS IT ALL!! 🤩I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOUR REACTION TO THIS YAYYY. Grog's story has so much heart and it blindsides a lot of people. Even if his intelligence is low, his wisdom is pretty good and he's proven himself many times to help others before himself even if he's just being chaotic about it. Can't wait to see your reaction to the actual campaign moments of the show, especially the moment of Scanlan recognizing Kaylee LMAO.

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

I was glad to see the spike wall make an appearance in Legend. You see - when the Matt brought out the battle map he seemed especially proud of these little spike walls he had hand crafted from toothpicks. And to be fair - they did look cool. The entire battlemap was nifty as are many that the show features when combat starts. But Matt was proud of his little spiky walls. They were destined to be co-stars.

[@TheJerbol]

Remember, in an earlier episode Grog said his heart was the source of his strength. And the old man was like, 'WRONG'

[@frenchtantan]

I hope you do the same as for season 1 where you react to the table-to-screen moments, because this one especially with the locket is pretty much beat-for-beat what happened in the campaign! Edit: just checked the patreon, seems you already did that aha!

[@undeathghost5627]

Also the Kaylee reveal in the stream is fucking gold to see the reaction of the entire table xD

[@markpayne8004]

Echoing what others have already said, but you HAVE TO react to the table-to-screen moments from season 2 as well. "The Killbox" was the name of the episode in the game as well, and it is absolutely incredible. Never in my wildest dreams could I have hoped it would translate so well into animation, but I have since learned to not doubt these guys. They deliver.

[@shaskusmas]

I wish they had kept in the part where Percy caught the arrow. Also when he fell off the roof, lol.

[@undeathghost5627]

Honestly it's so funny too because if you think about it this episodes events might have been the easiest to translate. Afterall, "The Killbox" is one of the longest streamed episodes in critical role but the fight itself is 95% of the episode and the fight translates into a few minutes of combat in this episode. In that regard showing what this medium does faster/better than the tabletop.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

🎶🎵 Oooooh, I came across a lovely lass (shimmy-i-shimmy-i-oh) A farmer's daughter with some sass (shimmy-i-shimmy-i-oh) Oooooh, I begged her to let me spend the night She answered "no", so I wandered home That's when my bald man cried! I met a boy who was just my type (shimmy-i-shimmy-i-oh) But in the bed couldn't satisfy (shimmy-i-shimmy-i-oh) Oooooh, he tried but he left me high and dry! When they can't keep up, just touch your stuff Don't make his bald man cry! When you're pattin' the bunny Or flickin' the bean Or strummin' the ole clam-joooo When they can't keep up, just touch your stuff Don't make his bald man cry! When you're burpin' the worm Or butterin' your muffin Or spankin' the monkey Or in a menage a mooooi When your meat's in heat And you need release That's when you need to Grip iiiit Whip iiiit And make the bald man cryyyy! 🎵🎶

[@jonathanhibberd9983]

I love how this goes from a ridiculous song that they sing together, to another way to make that whole scene extremely uncomfortable when you know who she is.

[@ranniwolves]

@@jonathanhibberd9983when scanlan said “i’m not opposed to being called daddy” or something i said, out loud, “they did NOT just go there!”

[@megamert2848]

Something I thought I would note: You mentioned in the fight with Kevdak that the titanstone knuckles are OP and I would definitely say that that is true because I think they kind of understated the vestiges in the show compared to the original game. Because in the game they were introduced as weapons from Calamity which is an event thousands of years ago where the gods fought and essentially a golden era ended. These vestiges of "divergence" were quite literally made to fight against/alongside gods so that shows how much power they can eventually have.

[@mayaenglish5424]

Putting the pieces together in the campaign was incredible. Everyone at the table was hysterical and so locked in. Sam was completely blindsided! It was amazing.

[@piercewise1]

I've watched this episode SO many times, and it never gets old! Seeing the team work together, with the full power of 2 Vestiges behind them, Grog's revitalization, etc is all just EPIC! And then the reveal with Kaylie is the cherry on top.

[@TheJerbol]

Grog's dad's name is Stonejaw. So his full name is Stonejaw Strongjaw XD.

[@hey_this_is_Benny]

Groggery Stonejaw Strongjaw lol

[@michaelkemmet834]

I love the story of how that came to pass. Prior to the very first game session, Travis didn't do his homework to give his character a backstory or even a name(because he had never played before and didn't understand what Matt had asked them all to do). So at the first session, Travis had to instantly whip up a name and basic backstory. So he named his character Grog Strongjaw and immediately forgot the last name because everyone just said Grog. Fast forward several months, and Matt decided to run a session with Grog's father as an NPC. So before that session, Matt asked Travis what Grog's father's name was. Totally forgetting what Grog's last name was, Travis named the father Stonejaw and didn't think about it again. Until he had to introduce his father to the group and had to say the full name aloud for the first time: Stonejaw ... Strong.....jaw And that's when the laughter started.

[@saraislfe14]

When they all assemble like the avengers and grog says “Vox Machina! Fuck. Shit. Up!” then the guitar comes in omgggg gives me chills everytime😮‍💨🔥

[@zippomage]

it's some goooooood shit!

[@saraislfe14]

@@zippomage it really isssss

[@Malekai2000]

So F'ING EPIC!!!!

[@damiens4601]

First time I saw it in the campaign I was so hype

[@3lle272]

It was Glorious 🥲

[@AmazingChi]

"We All Rage" is promptly pulled up to play whenever I need to get stuff done.

[@michaelkemmet834]

Re: Kaylie My personal view is that Kaylie was a gift from Matt to Sam. You have to understand that Scanlan was completely created as a joke. Sam chose the race and class by asking Liam(Vax) the worst for each. He used an online fantasy name generator and it spit out 'Scanlan Shorthalt'. He even stole Scanlan's entire backstory from Eminem. Scanlan began as a textbook 1-dimension character. This was fine for the first few years when they only played every month or so, but it started to become a problem after six months of weekly streaming. All the other players were able to start fleshing out their characters, but I think Sam was having problems because there was nothing to dig into with Scanlan. It can be hard to take a perfect joke and make it serious. It's like trying to climb a smooth glass wall; there's nothing to grab onto. And I think this was starting to frustrate Sam. I think Kaylie was Matt giving Sam something to work with. At the time, Sam had two young children(one each, boy and girl - they're now roughly middle school/early high school age), and I think making Scanlan an instant father(and a bad one at that) put cracks into that glass wall, allowing Sam to start climbing. (Which we will probably see the results of this season - I suspect some of the last scenes of season 3 will be from 'A Bard's Lament'.)

[@johnobrien7562]

this is really great analysis. Sam has talked about looking at the Whitestone arc and feeling a little trapped by the joke he'd made (although as the show has portrayed, being underestimated and feeling disrespected also plays into it,)

[@JnEricsonx]

And then Sam played a klepto alcoholic goblin girl in campaign 2 and broke my fucking heart.....

[@kjj26k]

Woah. This has gotta be the best breakdown of Scanlan's arc I have ever seen.

[@DracheLehre]

Grog’s player rolled with advantage (roll twice and take best result) in the final strike. The two rolls: natural 1 and Natural 20! It needed to be Grog to kill Kevdak. Otherwise, the Herd of Storms would not have stopped until a Total Party Kill was achieved.

[@joelgermany1236]

This is one of the hypest episodes of anything.

[@corystanish]

Vex pulled Grog into the magic gem, and then he came back out of it screaming his own name, so... yup, he's a Pokemon alright!

[@bendon82]

I absolutely cannot wait to see your reaction to season 2's "table to screen" 😮

[@zachwillett5853]

When you two started talking about Percy's 'John Wick' stuff, I had to see if you'd reacted to Hellsing Abridged yet. Because when he hit the 'silhouette in front of the explosion' pose, that was absolutely Alexander Anderson.

[@michaelkemmet834]

You probably already know this, but that moment was a reference to Taliesin being one of the key people to bring Hellsing to the American market back in the early 2000s. He was one of the main people that did the translation/regionalization of the original anime, and he was also a voice director and performer for both the original as well as Hellsing Ultimate.

[@patrickwaldeck6681]

This fight on the tabletop was SO UNBELIEVEBLY CLOSE and Grog clinched it with the pokeball maneuver and a perfect natural 20 at the end. The table absolutely exploded, Kevdak was such an implacable foe that killing him was incredibly satisfying.

[@DarkLawYGO]

my favorite episode of this season

[@doug3691]

Some super close, high risk in game moments for this one. Loved your reactions, ladies!

[@bandi138138]

4:53 Pike was notorious for rolling low on stealth every time lol

[@testfire3000]

To be fair, she had disadvantage on stealth rolls for a big chunk of the campaign because of her heavy armor, which resulted in a lot of hilariously bad rolls.

[@arixo]

guys i LOVE how into it you guys get! im the same way! This was my FAVORITE episode of the season! Cant wait for u guys to see the real life clip when they did this fight in the real campaign! Just as epic! :D

[@kaniamia]

11:50 “Damn, now he’s a Pokemon.” As Grog comes out of the ball shouting his own name like a damn Pokemon.

[@allocat586]

Most epic moment of the campaign imho

[@JamesSerapio]

With Meesh being in the medical field, I wonder if she ever sees the injuries on screen and considers organ damage and the like to the characters. 😅

[@JasperAyeee]

i remember watching this episode of the campaign live.. it was a long fight, i stayed up until like 1-2am to finish it and it was so worth it.. then seeing it animated. SO METAl. SO EPIC 🤩

[@JnEricsonx]

I can only imagine how MIghty Nein is gonna rev me up as I'm on ep 121 of that right now. 20 eps left...

[@caaneq1]

This was one of if not the best fights of the campaign, and while these eps vary a bit from the campaign they absolutely did the fight justice here. This was so well animated. Epic like Dee said for sure

[@CandleLight129]

So, just in case you were wondering, at this point Scanlan is 69 years old (because of course he is) and Kaylee is in her early 20s. Having watched the entire campaign and knowing who Kaylee was, from the moment they first got to the bedroom I was internally screaming "NOOOO" with every word that came out of Scanlan's mouth. They adapted this beautifully 🤣

[@Thecameraman-bg4ve]

My favorite episode in the series so far. The fight was awesome

[@beyondthenevahdren7723]

Hey guys! Just wanted to say that I think you guys have one of the best reaction channels out there! I am a Critter myself and have watched every episode in the campaigns (well I fell a little behind in the latest season) Anyway, if no one has mentioned it yet a little bit of trivia...Laura Bailey (Vex) and Travis (Grog) are married in real life. Laura Bailey is also probably the most accomplished Voice over actor out of all of them. So is Matt Mercer and Marisha (Keyleth). Sam was in Les Miz on broadway when he was a kid and is best friends with Liam. Ashley Johnson has been in a lot of TV and Movie roles from Growing Pains and small part in the Avengers and she has been on stage as Annie! Anyway keep up the good work!

[@neintales1224]

I watch this episode and know that like me, in the earlyish days of the internet, the CR crew and employees at Titmouse were watching and downloading fan-made AMV's and dreaming of how they'd totally edit one themselves. (If not actively doing so) And with regards to Pike 'showing herself'.... her lack of stealth ability was a THING in the game. It's a downside to wearing heavy armor as a class or character, sneaking becomes almost impossible.

[@michaelkemmet834]

Which was subtly referenced in episode 102 when Vax complements Krieg about being able sneak up on them all while still wearing full plate armor. Vax: "Nice bloody technique. How do you stay so quiet in that armor?"

[@brianewing5778]

"AT DAWN WE PLAN!!!" Best episode of the series in my opinion but knowing the campaign there are some incredible episodes coming up in Season 3. That's the best interpretation of Bardic Inspiration as VM was kicking ass when the song was playing but as soon as it stopped, the Herd started taking control. Loving the reactions and can't wait to join your two on what's going to be a wild ride for Season 3!!!

[@danielrodriguez6078]

You to are great I'm going to binge-watch the entire 2 seasons up until now

[@thedarkknight2221]

Between killing a final boss level enemy, taking their weapons and of course the unbeatable rage mode, Grog is practically the fusion of Kratos and Drax from GOTG.

[@josafafilho1337]

Here we go baby!! My favorite episode! I absolutely love your reaction and love to be on this ride with you ladies!!

[@tlaragihai5953]

Scanlan is in a huuuuge trouble! :DDD

[@TheJerbol]

Yeah Scanlan's like 69 years old too

[@Dark__Thoughts]

Nice.

[@Step43099]

Nice.

[@ryanbrooks8045]

Really fun watching ya'll get into this. Ep10 is the best. Also looking forward to you seeing the stream versions of some of these scenes when you finish the season ;) Although the Grog and Craven Edge stuff is fairly long.

[@operative2136]

The Kaylie reveal in the livestream game was hilarious. Sam (Scanlan) was more than a little bit flustered and caught off guard by the reveal, and you could see the rest of the cast members in the background trying hard to keep quiet and not burst out laughing.

[@Figgy5119]

If there is one episode to see of Critical Role ever, it's the episode of this fight. It is insanely hype.

[@JnEricsonx]

And I had to thank Sam for helping MAKE THE DAMN SONG. :)

[@pyrrhicstrategos8587]

This is a pleasant surprise! Been waiting for your reaction to this awesome episode, but didn't think it would come out this soon! So close now to the end of the second season. And just in time for season 3 starting next week! Enjoy the rest of season 2 and have an awesome weekend! 🤘😁

[@cranederoc]

Just wait to see the reveal of Scanlan's daughter at the game table, it was so good how everyone slowly began to realize what happened ^^

[@wasitum]

I was waiting for that episode for SO LONG, I cannot remain un-hyped when the fight starts, it is just way too good

[@pyroblast3000]

This is the episode I been waiting for!! Great reaction as always!

[@qa1327]

5:22 brutal 8:26 epic line 9:41 love this John Wick shot 11:46 this moment in the campaign was so epic 18:35 the song at the end is hilarious My favorite episode. Loved your reaction to it. Looking forward to seeing you react to the campaign moment of the fight.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

I was waiting for this one since you started this show. :D 1x11, 2x5 and this one are the best episodes imo.

[@carlotacosta9193]

THE KAYLIE PLOT TWIST KILLS ME EVERY TIME 😂

[@ceridwenaeradwr8105]

I LOVE this episode, the action is absolutely top tier.

[@JamesSerapio]

Big weekend!?! You two make me smile with this channel. Thanks for sharing. Peace! 🫶

[@HausOfTheBat]

I hope you ladies watch the video from the 1st campaign with grog and vox machina vs kevdak and the herd moment from the table cause everyone’s reactions in those moments are priceless!

[@nosliwec]

Sam based his character after Eminem's history. So Marshal Mathers became Scanlan Shorthalt. In the campaign, he actually toured with Doctor Dranzel who was named after Dr. Dre. The funny thing was Sam didn't plan on Kayleigh. (Eminem's daughter's name is Haylee.) So his reaction in the campaign was the exact same shock when she revealed he was "daddy". I am not sure if Matt knew who Sam created his backstory after or if it was just fate.

[@kaitlynwickham6237]

Matt says he didn't know and the names being so similar are a coincidence!

[@ticozayas6430]

So the kayley thing isnt just for the gross factor but it was a crucial lesson for scanlan to learn, his "fun" can change someone elses life... and now b4 more "fun" he has to think "could this be my kid?" I'm excited for you all to see scanlan go from joke/meme character to a fully fleshed out character.

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

what a wild episode! 😳 great reaction ladies! 👍☺

[@eduardomarques7659]

you guys should react to the dnd movie when u done with this show

[@neintales1224]

Honor Among Thieves is a ROLLICKING good time. I second the rec if you haven't already seen it.

[@TheJerbol]

THIS. They would love it

[@JustZy]

Bruh the timing. I just finished watching your reaction for the last episode, then this dropsss??? Bet.

[@nucularmechanic9623]

This is the episode I encourage everyone to go watch the CR episode as well.

[@brutalchicken]

I love Grog became a bit more civilized and gentler because of Pike, and Pike became a bit more savage and brutal. Punching that dude to death with her shield was just...

[@BrowneePointz]

I have been absolutely loving your reactions to this! Making me VERY pumped for season 3! Seeing some of the other series you two have reacted to thus far, I cannot recommend the One Piece Live Action(on Netflix) more highly. I think you two would REALLY enjoy it!

[@stevencavanagh7990]

We have to admit, Keylies plan is the Shortholt way It's possible that Grog was an intelligent person, till Kevdak beat him.

[@rbc_rehsu]

Please react to the reveal with scanlan in the episode, because it was such a surprise and amazing reactions

[@Isaiah11823]

🦋🌟

[@anathem9982]

so, for context, gnomes can live for up to about 300-400 years. I'm pretty sure Scanlan is in his 40's or 50's right about now

[@BeckettBaladas]

He's exactly 69 at the start of the campaign because at the start of the private game Sam Riegel was just building a meme character since it was his first time playing and they originally intended for it to be a one time thing xD

[@JnEricsonx]

@@BeckettBaladas 10 years, 3 campaigns, and tons of love later....

[@markbean5539]

I wonder which classes and playable species yall would play if y'all actually did a campaign

[@suntiger745]

Yeah, the Killbox fight is amazing both in the animation and in the campaign. It is more of a punch out drag-down slugfest in the campaign, with everyone gradually running out of both health and spells/abilities against the Herd, and Kevdak himself who took half damage from *everything* Vox Machina could throw at him*, plus he had a healer on his side as well. And then the climax happens almost exactly as in the animation. The aftermath is also coming up on a pivotal moment for Scanlan. He's been sleeping around for years with no thought for the consequences, and now one of the "consequences" have caught up to him. Scanlan probably has more kids than Kaylee, but she was the only one with both the motivation *and* the skills to go look for him until she found him. *DnD class mechanics: Kevdak was a Bear Totem barbarian, who takes half damage from everything except psychic damage (which none of Vox Machina has). A Berserker barbarian like Grog takes half damage from slashing, piercing and bludgeoning attacks, but full damage from magic spells and spell-like abilities (like a dragon's breath weapon or a wraith's life drain ability).

[@damiens4601]

Dat Nat 20

[@Mr83nn0]

Shimmy-i-shimmy-i-o

[@xdecroix]

It WAS the best episode. But there are still good and "bad" surprises to come.

[@sirmel11]

I heard that!!! You're a Pokemon fan? :O

[@alwaysjarron6260]

are you 2 not goin to react to the new worlds song :(

[@jhonatanpatron4857]

Please react to Heavy is the crown 👉👈🥺

[@voids4277]

Wow I’m early 😂

[@lich8072]

Watch jujutsu kaisen very good you will like it

[@seankennedy4548]

Great reaction and commentary. This one of the best combat episodes of the season, but the next two are incredible

[@facetankhank]

That was some sweet hype. I do hope you watch the streams someday on your downtime. The first 30 episodes are a little rough, especially audio. Still hugely enjoyable! Whattayasay?

[@moarblood5120]

u should watch the actual plan and fight of this tabletop, its about 2 hours of a 4 1/2 hr session... but you could watch and edit as like a normal movie reaction. this is the hypest of fights in campaign 1.

[@brettchew3771]

You should really watch this confrontation in the livestream. Grog's insult to Kevdak is different, and in my opinion, *much* funnier.

[@richardgutierrez6358]

I think I have a small crush on Dee. I have enjoyed your guys reaction.

[@frenchynoob]

Wow, that took them a _while_

[@Zerashadow]

Grog and Kevdak fight when they played it in the campaign was so one-sided, Grog got his ass handed to him. And the Kaylie reveal during the campaign was amazing, Sam had no idea Scanlan had a daughter, that was something Matt came up with and sprung as a surprise.