The Legend of the Cast of The Legend of Vox Machina Reaction

[@CelynBrum]

The key to understanding how Taliesin is Percy is to know that Taliesin is an old-school goth. If anyone was gonna rock up to a D&D game with a gothic horror backstory and potential demonic possession, it was gonna be him. Or Liam (Vax'ildan's player). But that's because Liam thrives on Character Drama.

[@tycol322]

One word Caleb

[@elfbreath]

Taliesin used to be part of a Vampire The Masquerade LARP group, and was crowned the undisputed Prince of LA. Even if you know nothing about VTM, "Vampire Prince of LA" tells you everything you need to know about Taliesin's vibes, lol. Liam meanwhile is a true Shakespearean actor. He loves the theater, loves tragedy and drama, loves playing sad boys.

[@kikphlip1080]

Also explains all the steampunk aesthetic

[@PaulGuy]

Tbf, "gothic horror and potential demonic possession" is just Taliesin's backstory.

[@zippomage]

lmfao, it's so true!

[@voidmystic00]

Matt portrays a truly staggering number of intriguing and interesting npcs, but there's one character that Matt absolutely has to voice and they have to put in the show is Victor. All my OG Critters 😊 know who I'm talking about. Watch all of campaign 1 for all the excellent work done but keep an eye out for Victor you won't be disappointed. 😁

[@clownzzz4837]

Critter favorite and cast favorite.

[@kikphlip1080]

I feel like Michael Herman or a returning Stephen Root would be good though

[@pandemoniumeris]

"Learn from my mistakes!"

[@yumega]

Victor has been the one NPC that all of my group has agreed must be put in this show. XD He's required.

[@KLaney90]

If we get animated Victor, I will die happy.

[@KarlOlofsson]

When they mention "you made this happen!" they are referencing the fans literally paying for it by giving Critical Role 11 million USD in the Kickstarter where they originally asked for 750k for a pilot that they could sell a series with. Instead they could afford to produce a series right away, and got a deal with Amazon to extend it and add a second season :)

[@VegetaLF7]

Not only that, the 750k was hit within the hour, a million hit within the first day.

[@Oduunich]

@@VegetaLF7 actually (lol) they went over $1M in the first hour. The first day was somewhere passed $3M i think.

[@Wraithnine]

If I remember rightly it was funded in 12 and a half minutes.

[@tomkvideo]

Felicia Day's company Geek and Sundry asked Matt and crew if they wanted to livestream their personal D&D campaign in their studio, which is where everything took off. That's why they couldn't do a show without giving her a cameo!

[@cryofpaine]

For more context, she and Ashley were friends, (Ashley had been in another web series Felicia did on Geek & Sundry, and I think they knew each other through Joss Whedon - Felicia having been on Buffy, and Ashley appearing in Avengers) and Felica heard about their home game through her.

[@christinapatrick3039]

The fact that Matt has voiced over 2000 NPCs and still can keep most of their stories, voices, and machinations straight in his head is next level.

[@sadlobster1]

Here are a couple of fun facts for you two about the cast 1. David Tennant is most commonly known as the tenth iteration of The Doctor on Doctor Who. But many cartoon fans may also remember him as the new voice of Scrooge McDuck from the Ducktales reboot 2. Mason Alexander Park is a non-binary performer on the cast whose done mostly stage shows. One of their most famous roles was that of Dr. Frank N Ferter on a production of Rocky Horror 3. Many cartoon fans may also recognize Khary for his animated portrayals of the Titan, Cyborg. 4. As you guessed, Dominic WAS one of the hobbits from Lord of the Rings; specifically, Meriadoc Brandybuck (Merry.) As for his voice, that's how he actually sounds like nowadays; due to it suddenly growing deeper over the years. 5. Indira played the wife of Oberyn Martell, Ellaria Sand 6. Many fans recognize Beatriz as the woman behind Mirabelle Madrigal from Encanto 7. Grey Delisle-Griffin has a whole list of different roles she's played, both heroes AND villains. Her most famous ones include Azula, Mandy, Frankie Foster and even Catwoman

[@Luzarioth]

David Tennant ? "JESSICAAA !"... Despite being a Doctor Who fan, if i think Tennant, i think Jessica Jones ;P

[@pandemoniumeris]

Beatriz also plays/ed Diaz in Brooklyn 99.

[@elliefleming3534]

5. Lover, not wife. Also mother to the majority of his children in the book, like last 4 or 5 of 8. She was obviously a partner to him, not just a temporary love, just wasn't officially married.

[@clownzzz4837]

His work with Sam on Ducktales is what led to David Tennant being Krieg. These days, Sam is more producer than actor - or at least before this series.

[@sadlobster1]

@@elliefleming3534 Oh, really; I thought they WERE married; of course, I'm going by the TV series

[@yiklongtay6029]

5:40 One of the biggest double takes you can take is when you realize that Sam is 6' and is the second tallest of the group (behind Travis/Grog). I think part of the humor is how in all 3 campaigns, he chose tiny species just to be funny. He's a gnome here, a goblin in campaign 2, and a 3 foot tall automaton in the current 3rd campaign.

[@lokithecat7225]

Nah, Sam always plays a Troll. He also insists on playing Midgets with Drug Addictions...

[@yiklongtay6029]

@@lokithecat7225 WHat do you mean with "nah". My point is that it's definitely a shock to new comers to see how tall Sam is when all their exposure amount to him sitting down and playing tiny races

[@voidmystic00]

@@lokithecat7225 well we'll see what his new drug of choice will be.

[@lokithecat7225]

@@yiklongtay6029 "Nah" because he doesn't play Gnome, Goblin or Automaton, he plays a Troll. Yes, you were going with the "Races" on the sheet, while I didn't, but "Troll" is also a "Race" and it can be used Satirically.

[@lokithecat7225]

@@voidmystic00 I'm waiting on the obvious reveal that FCG killed his original party.

[@yiklongtay6029]

Hey guys, if you just want to watch one chill episode, I fully recommend watching "Winter's Crest in Whitestone | Critical Role: VOX MACHINA | Episode 36 " because they skipped 1 full episode of chill downtime in Whitestone before returning to Emon. Very wholesome and very entertaining. The only significant change in canon is that Vedmeyer was imprisoned rather than executed and Archibald is alive. It includes Trinket entering a pie eating contest, Grog arm-wrestling, and some good Vax-Vex convos.

[@allisonperron6365]

Yes!! This is one of my favorite episodes!! It’s light, and funny! And with all the games, it’d show how rolls and stats get used outside combat

[@DisneyLover258]

Fully agree. If they wanted other npcs (since Mikal-Claire said she wanted to hear Matt do the voices to compare) I also recommend Shopping and Shipping | Vox Machina Episode 14. While the sound quality is poorer, it does have Matt voicing Gilmore, Uriel, Kima, Allura, and Asum. Bonus name dropping of the Briarwoods and Percy's subsequent silent freakout.

[@wesleymccord105]

At least skip into a point where their production value had increased and Orion was no longer a part of the table. Personally I'd say say do the episode Dalen's Closet which reintroduced the Briarwoods and is a standalone episode

[@allisonperron6365]

@@wesleymccord105 Luckily, Orion left just before episode 27, so the Winter’s Crest episode should be good for that point too

[@hhylobates4098]

@@wesleymccord105 Uh, no way would I call that a standalone episode with the major story spoilers for the end of camapign in there.

[@crazyjackal]

There were definite hopes for Mercer to do Gilmore as he was a fan favourite but I think (and many critters seem to agree) that they chose an appropriate cast member for the role and he captured the essence of Gilmore just perfectly. I think the only other one people had expectations for was the voice of sun-tree, but they discussed in the watch party content that a chillaxed tree might not have worked for the mood of the current atmosphere of Whitestone. They might have a cameo sun-tree talking moment as a joke when people think Keyleth just randomly "talks" to trees, when she actually talks to them.

[@cryofpaine]

I am still hoping they get Matthew McConaughey to do Sun Tree's voice. 😁

[@elliefleming3534]

@@cryofpaine I want this so much. I understand why they didn't go there, but maybe some day....

[@BeinIan]

Iirc, the Sun Tree didn't actually talk to Keyleth until it was starting to grow back to full strength anyway. I get the feeling that Mattree McConaugHeyyyGirl will be making an appearance in Season 2.

[@elliefleming3534]

@@BeinIan good point.

[@uselessmitten7836]

Agree. Sunil hit it out of the park and honestly added to the character and really made it his own.

[@suntiger745]

A good way to think of Taliesin Jaffe, Percy's VA, is to consider him the Fairy Gothfather, who gave Fate an offer they couldn't refuse. :) Also, Darin de Pauls wife has summed him up quite nicely with the quote (affectionate): "He looks like an accountant and sounds like a monster."

[@Wraithnine]

Mary Elizabeth McGlyn has also guested on Critical Role and is an accomplished voice actor herself.

[@johnobrien7562]

"I've seen him before"... yes, you have, in animated form. They snuck multiple cameos of a Matt lookalike (such the person putting up the Mercenaries Wanted posted in episode 1 that Scanlan peed on or the guard who checked their weapons in episode 3)

[@ticozayas6430]

Or the ale cart guy that grog steals a barrel/cask from when him and scanlan are looking for "that thin lipped crypt keeper" fince

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

Also the guard who checked their weapons in Ep 3 (and was promptly thrown across the room by Grog) and the Whitestone Rebel with the eyepatch who gets killed by the Zombie Giant. Apparently, it wasn't until the episodes were broadcast that Matt realised the animation team had made his voice cameos resemble him.

[@yumega]

The liveshows are crazy. The fact that no one knows what is going to happen adds this really great tension. And the audience tends to get involved in different ways. The one I went to a few years back, Matt at one point mentioned that there were wolves, and... without any pre- planning... about half the audience just decided they would howl to help simulate the wolves. Not enough to be disruptive, it was just fun. We also all sang along with the theme song.

[@MrKrory]

There were a few other surprises in the cast that didn't appear in the video - for example, the children in the show were played by children of some of the cast (namely Liam O'Brien's daughter and Sam Riegel's son and daughter).

[@duskodair309]

If you want to see the cast dressed up as their campaign one characters (lovm crew), try the first and second crit role openings (the music may sound familiar)

[@VegetaLF7]

The OP1, 2, and 3 motif is still present, albeit very slightly. If anything it would be OP4, the animated one in C2 with Your Turn to Roll that would be most recognizable as that motif is far more present in the show.

[@StMargorach]

Tallesin is thousands of years old and Sam Riegal actually won an emmy :)

[@Nahuman]

If you want to see comparisons between the animated show and the original campaign, beloved Critter and troll Arsequeef has done several videos on just that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp6koqOvjZKMjLM

[@thomassmart4088]

its pretty mad seeing when they play a game session on stage in front of a live audience - hearing the whole crowd sing the theme song at the start is the best cult vibes

[@jhughes4707]

You guys should check out the video of them making the theme song. It’s pretty short but it’s pretty cool, the theme song is sung by all the different members of the cast

[@jjmcgill567]

Yeah, in the D&D game, Matt plays *every* character that isn't the main group (minus a couple of guess-spots by people they know). Watching him switch from voice to voice in crowd scenes is super impressive. And I think we were all hoping he'd play Gilmore, cause that is *such* an iconic character, but the guy they found did a great job.

[@Wraithnine]

Matt is one of the most prolific voice actor in the business and Ashley Johnson played Ellie in The Last of Us and was in Blindspot TV show and the Avengers movie.

[@MrLeFluffy1]

"Back when I was a Browncoat" Me, immediately, punching the air: *YES!*

[@SilverScribe85]

To this day, I STILL can't believe Dominic is the guy who helped bring Meriedoc Brandybuck to life. I can't believe how much his voice changed. Also, Stephen Root provided a few voices for other animated characters before Prof. Anders; like Mayor Toadstool from Amphibia and Bud Gleeful from Gravity Falls. Indira Varma was the woman behind Ilaria Saand from Game of Thrones, while Kima was played by the woman who gave us Mirabel Madrigal from Encanto

[@callmelimitbreaker]

Would love to see your reactions to certain moments in the live stream played out that inspired the series! Like Scanbo, The Door, and roleplay moments where Matt voices the NPCs. It's also fun to watch quick compilations of the cast of their roles in games and anime, sometimes their range is mind-blowing! You can also watch compilations of the sound effects that Matt does 😂

[@ryanroyce]

To give you both an idea of Matt's range as a voice actor, he was the voice of both Sylas Briarwood and Orthax (the shadow demon of vengeance that possessed the pepperbox)

[@unicyclist97]

Critical Role can be pretty overwhelming, but Arsequeef has done some great comparison videos putting snippets of the original stream next to clips from the show. Well worth a look.

[@danis4187]

I hope you guys do more of these reactions for Critical Role videos! I think you'd have a great time watching them! Maybe you can check out the character introductions for Campaign 2 or 3? If you check out an episode, keep in mind they're about 3-4 hours long on average, so I'm not sure if you'd want to invest time in that but, I know critters would love to watch that. Regardless, great reaction!!

[@vespernight4236]

There's a few channels that do 'highlight' reels of the episodes, like Marisharaygun so those might be easier to react to.

[@danis4187]

@@vespernight4236 Absolutely! Her highlight videos are FANTASTIC. But they're mostly funny moments so you don't really get the plot as much as scenes that were hilarious or interesting??

[@PaulGuy]

Darin De Paul also plays Escharum in Halo Infinite, which shows his crazy voice capabilities. Another fun fact about him is that he's an old family friend of Matt's. He used to play in a D&D game decades ago with Matt's mom.

[@tycol322]

Fun fact Darren DePaul the voice Stonefell also plays a later character in the campaign named Sprigg. A character he first played forty some years ago in a game along side the mother of one Matthew Mercer

[@michaelkemmet834]

You commented that you've seen Ashley Johnson before. Depending on your age when you saw her, it could be any of the following... Early 90's - Growing Pains(tv series) - she played the youngest child during the last two seasons 2000 - What Women Want(movie) - she played Mel Gibson's teenage daughter 2012 - Avengers(movie) - tiny role, but she was the waitress in pink that Captain America rescues and who is later interviewed Recently - Blindspot(tv series) - main cast, Patterson the FBI forensic scientist plus many, many, many smaller guest roles in dozens of films and tv series More likely you've heard her in one of her many voice roles... Late 90's - Recess(animated tv series) - she played Gretchen Grundler Late 90's/Early 2000's - Ben 10(animated tv series) - Gwen Tennyson 2010's - The Last of Us(video game series) - she's Elle, one of the protagonist characters plus many, many others She's got about 150 credits overall, from 1990 to today.

[@snowlondon8642]

she’s also Terra in Teen Titans!

[@smashbrandiscootch719]

There isnt a live audience every week, but every now and then Critical Role will have a live show in front of an audience.

[@oougahersharr]

I love that Matt Mercer not only plays Silas Briarwood, but he also voices Trinket the Bear.

[@elfbreath]

Yay, you guys are doing more Critical Role stuff!! I think I speak for all us critters when I say we LOVE watching people descend into the CR rabbit hole. After all, the closest you can ever get to experiencing something you love for the first time again? Watch someone else experience it for the first time! There are sooo many clips and highlight reels by the fans you guys could react to. And cast shenanigans! For cast shenanigans specifically, I'd recommend watching some of Sam Riegel (Scanlan)'s ad reads, and the Sam Riegel shirt compilation, and the Sam Riegel GenCon entrances - basically Sam Riegel is just a walking performance piece, lol.

[@dmperri]

Now you can go back to the series and find all the "Matt, the cabbage merchant" moments *lol*

[@PristineTX]

I’ve seen Critical Role perform live three times. They only did the shows rarely - usually a couple times a year, all pre-Covid. It always was an EVENT. It always was SPECIAL. Every show was bigger than the last one. The last show I attended live was the “Darrington Brigade” one-shot story they performed in Austin TX at the Bass Concert Hall/Texas Performing Arts Center, which usually hosts symphony events, broadway stage plays, and ballet. They sold out the 2,900-seat venue in minutes. Live shows are always wild. The crowds are amazing - “Hey all this people are Critters! They like this weird thing I like!” With everybody just so happy to be in a huge space with thousands of other people that UNDERSTAND why we love the cast and characters so much. LOTS of cosplay too. (There are videos of the crowd in Austin singing along to the “Your Turn to Roll” theme song before the screen that captures the energy of the live crowd.) A whole lot of fun, and the cast always delivers on the antics and the stories. I hope then now Covid restrictions are dying down, more Critters will get a chance to participate in a live show. Especially our UK/EU friends who never got the chance to see them. I hope the cast can find time with all the crazy deadlines of doing the animated show to make it happen. I want to hear “Your Turn to Roll” ringing off the walls of the Royal Albert Hall!

[@joejoeington6899]

You having a past in theater explains a lot of how you got their vibes cause critical role is basically half theater kid half nerd

[@meanyvizzini8347]

One of the most impressive things to me is that Sylas wasn’t the only major character Matt Mercer played in the show; he also played the main villain of Episode 12. That just shows you what kind of range he has

[@mgormley7530]

Matt has done Sylas, Orthax, AND the Whispered One for the show. He is every main antagonist as well as a bunch of random background characters. Man has range

[@vanzeelliot7134]

Bro these are BIG celebrities of the voice acting industry. All the most popular video games and animated series characters are voiced by these people.

[@krisbarski4226]

Suggestions for a first episode SHOPPING &:SHIPPING (thx reply edited mistake) Gilmore first appearance TRIAL OF THE TAKE 1-4 sets up a lot that pays off later THE FEAST to hear Matt's female voices. Same basic plot as feast of realms. CONSEQUENCES AND COWS immediately after feast of realms one of the funniest GUNPOWDER PLOT pt 1 original Scanbo WINTERS CREST IN WHITESTONE epilogue to Briarwood arc All of these are fairly early in Campaign 1 so some issues audio quality and a disruptive player No worry about being lost Matt always recaps at the beginning. Sometimes timestamps can be found in the comments in the Geek & Sundry hosted episodes.

[@DisneyLover258]

you're thinking Shopping and Shipping, not Skyward.

[@billmac7558]

Welcome to Critter-dom. :-) About the main cast: Matt & Marisha are married and she runs the business, Travis and Laura are married, Liam and Sam are best friends, and Ashley and Taliesin were both child actors as well (check out their IMDBs).

[@avathequeen14]

Apparently this is the first (or one of the very first) voice acting roles that Esme Creed-Miles (Cassandra) ever did.

[@dorendelight]

I would suggest if you want to see how each scene was played out in tabletop compared to the animated series, there are a few critters who uploaded comparisons on KZbin. The Scanbo and Sun Tree reveals are two good examples I’d recommend as well as Pike’s epic entrance in episode 9.

[@queenannsrevenge100]

One thing that I would recommend is (either privately or as a stream idea) look at some KZbin clips of Matt doing some of his most popular characters (such as Gilmore, Lady Allura Vysoren, or Victor the Black Powder Merchant, who did not appear in Legend of Vox Machina) . His portrayals are truly treats to watch him bring a character to life. People would not care about Shaun Gilmore if Matt did not first bring him to life at a table full of geeks. 😃 Victor, a character whom Percy would visit in later episodes, lives rent-free in my brain ❤️

[@JnEricsonx]

Kiri. OMFG.

[@lsfranchi]

I've been a critter since all the way back in Campaign 1 so I'm thrilled the series has turned you into critters as well. 🙂 Don't have anything else to say, just wanted to welcome you to the fandom. ❤

[@Lutehammer]

I loved y'all's reactions! Its always fun seeing folks see the heart behind the show.

[@welcometothejaam988]

I'm very happy your reacted to this video! I hope you check out to the rest of "The Legend of the X of TLOVM" because it's a really cool behind-the-scenes series; for ex. in the music episode you get to see the process of Sam Riegel (Scanlan's va and creator) creating Scanlan's songs! A lot of people expected Matt to play Gilmore (probably the most beloved npc in campaign 1), however Matt wanted to give that role to an actual person of colour. Sunil Malhotra really did a fantastic job, I think! If you ever wanted to watch actual Critical Role episodes - campaign 2 is a very cool place to start! It's already finished and it's amazing :) (Campaign 3 just started but contains some Vox Machina spoilers.)

[@johnwiese3926]

A bit of essential relationship info, IRL Keyleth's player is married to the DM and Vex and Grog's players are married. This group are VERY close friends.

[@sonofmotherlessgoats]

Yall should check out the making of your turn to roll and their animated campaign 2 intro of the song. Which was created for that campaign.

[@JosePerez-jl9bu]

Yall are delightful! Glad your channel got Critter-hugged. Maybe give the first episode of Campaign 2 a shot, or if you wanna check out a really fun live episode, the Darrington Brigade one shot was so hilarious

[@sickonesnow]

I couldn't be any happier with the critical role show The legend of ox machina it's amazing I just wanted it to be longer

[@jalysecornley2470]

If you want more Critical Role content that you can react to, there is a channel called Arsequeef that does side by side comparisons of some of the moments in the show to the stream like Percy with the stable boy, Keyleth killing Sylas, and the Suntree moments.

[@crazyjackal]

Oh I was just rewatching your final 4 episode reactions on the playlist and surprisingly get to this unlisted video. More fun reactions to watch.

[@corporealghoul]

No you know what... That was DEAD TRUE. Syntell, you 100% have that regal voice. Same has Khary. You could easily pass off as royalty with that booming voice of yours.

[@nicolevbrenner2944]

You HAVE to check out the videos on kzbin.info regarding the moments from the campaign and how they were shown in the animated series.

[@KingHoborg]

I don't know what the process for this is in TLoVM, but I do know that animators and artists for animated shows in general like to lean towards having a face that is similar in shape to the voice actor if possible. Obviously it's not always possible, but I think it helps visualize what that character might look like when they do/say things considering that many (if not all) VAs tend to use their bodies and faces to 'act' during their recording sessions to help reach for the characters they are portraying. It might not necessarily be the case here, but it's what I've seen in the 'behind the scenes' stuff I've watched for some other shows.

[@TheConvergenceNow]

A few of the cast also based their characters in the first campaign a bit on themselves physically

[@anathem9982]

this video was mainly for all of the characters outside of Vox Machina. I'd suggest watching all of the other behind the scenes videos they did

[@hannahfreeman5321]

Ashley Johnson played Ellie in the Last of Us but she was the lady from the cafe that Cap saved in Avengers Assemble

[@SebastianWeinberg]

5:18 - If you're wondering why they're filming Sunil standing in a full closet, with headphones on: That's where he recorded his lines. Due to the pandemic shutdown, the voice actors could no longer come into the studio to record, and they had to do it at home. Now, most professional VAs have the required microphones and recording equipment to do that - but very few have the required time, money, and _space_ in their homes to have an entire room fitted with sound-baffling foam panels for a professional-grade recording environment. But there is a trick, known to hobbyists and professionals alike: a fully stocked closet, with all the cloth hanging and stacked on shelves, does a great job of absorbing soundwaves and thus minimising the reverb and echo you would normally get in such a small, enclosed space. Thus, when the pandemic hit, all the actors had to record their lines at home, mostly in closets just like this one, with the voice director listening in and directing via a zoom call. 🌈🌟 The more you know…

[@gtd3765]

The main cast of CR is very white and some of the npcs are minorities. So the concern for some critters was inclusivity for the animated series while still having the same vibe/tone of the characters we critters have come to love.

[@lokithecat7225]

They do try to appeal to the Woke. Campaign 3 had everyone describing their Pronouns at introduction, but it didn't last. 14? Episodes in, I don't think they've asked any NPCs their Pronouns, and Sam (to Ashton) might be the only one that's used them.

[@pandemoniumeris]

@@lokithecat7225 they don't try to appeal, they just do what they want. I mean, Ashton and FCG's pronouns are he/they. As far as the NPC (I think there is only one NB atm) those two are the only ones that mention Milo the most so, not a chance for the others to use their correct pronouns. Fun fact, there have been NB chars in CR since C1, starting with J'amon, the ruler and protector of Ank'harel (they/them). There a few more NB NPCs in C2, including Bryce (they/them), Dario (she/they) and even the asshole Otis (he/she/they)!

[@cryofpaine]

@@lokithecat7225 it's not about appealing to the woke. It's about the fact that they are and have friends who are LGBTQ+. Erica Ishii (from their Monsterhearts one shot) uses she/they. One of their good friends (particularly Taliesin's) and former Geek & Sundry alumni, Sam DeLeve, is non-binary. In this cast, Stacey Raymond (Bryn) and Mason Alexander Park (the Tavern Keeper) are both non-binary. And when it comes to sexuality, Taliesin, Matt, Marisha, and Liam have explicitly said they have had attraction to and/or encounters with people of the same sex. They're not "woke". They're empathetic people who see that the world is larger than just themselves.

[@Elliecesa]

@@cryofpaine exactly, if I remember correctly when Critical Role started getting bigger one the biggest thing on the casts mind was resposability, the bigger they get the more people they influence so the push for more inclusivity is so much a consequence of that as it is the want to make the world feel more varied and diverse.

[@Geth-Who]

@@lokithecat7225 'they do try to appeal to the Woke' S U C H E D G E

[@AshtonMonitor]

Fun fact: Vex and Grog’s VAs are married, as are Sylas and Keyleth’s VAs!

[@Marsipanana]

One more comment: there is also some episodes pre dragons that are after briarwoods. That is also a good place. Plus there are usually timestamps in comments to important parts of the 4 hour is overwhelming.

[@Eimi.Signo.]

You might be interested in the other 5 "behind the scenes" videos they put out before the series came out: kzbin.info/aero/PL1tiwbzkOjQwJdoNetaNJE1zZVOE7xi8u Also, a gentleman named ArseQueef (who is an original Critter) has been making a series of videos where he takes scenes from the original game and then shows the same scene in the animated series, which might be interesting: kzbin.info/aero/PLqQNeBzVn7SheXXfvazjBFpxuEwkL6viO

[@Kuromaza]

That was a great reaction to watch! I watched your whole series of reactions to LoVM and loved them so this is great to see. I would love to see you guys do more Vox content but honestly I’m not sure real episodes would work as reactions? So maybe after watching a few episodes yourselves, react to “Best Of”s? Like best of briarwood arc or something. Love the channel!

[@zachkup6161]

As an old school critter I don't know that it was a concern so much because I fully trust whatever the critical role team puts together will be amazing. But I was incredibly curious about who they would choose to voice these characters as we had only seen them via the theater of the mind through the acting and voice of Matt.

[@hhylobates4098]

If you want a little more insight into the voice acting from the main crew in the animation, theres another behind the scenes video in this series titled "The Legend of the *Voices* of the Legend of Vox Machina". Also I would second the suggestions that episode 36 "Winters Crest In Whitestone" is a good single episode to try out.

[@RuviGaPo]

Man i love seeing new critters react to this stuff ive been into it since 2018, which isn't a Lot by critter standards but like, still a good chunk lmao I love seeing this whole journey and the show is sm funn

[@OldManFerdiad]

Another great reaction vid, you two just bring such a smile to my face. You do realise your LOVM reaction fans are now gonna want to watch you playing D&D :-D

[@Scarpza]

If you decide to watch some Critical Role I suggest checking out Campaign 2 or the more recent (still in progress) Campaign 3. Campaign 1 (the campaign in which Vox Machina season 1 and the announced season 2 will be set within) is good but has a rough start. Campaign 1 started being recorded mid-campaign and the early episodes have some audio issues. Campaign 2 and 3 were recorded from the start and have better production value.

[@CoasterKid13]

Depending on where you're thinking about starting to watch CR, I'll say that if you're starting at the beginning, maybe skip these for now, but there are some pretty awesome videos on KZbin where a particular critter has edited the live actual play of important scenes next to the animated version, which are universally great adaptations, but have some cool and well-thought-out differences. Highly recommended. And heads up that the production value gets better as the actual play show gets more experience, so don't let any early audio or production issues stop you from watching. Welcome to the critter fam!

[@JaWick_WitaStick]

Bro PLEASE watch the live action version. THAT WOULS BE AWESOME. Obviously, cut it up a bit, but I really think you guys would like it.

[@Fsudryden]

They are currently making videos (some critters I believe) comparing moments from the table to the moments in the Anime. So I would think someone is putting together a video on Matt’s NPC voices compared to how they are in the Anime. Should be around somewhere and if not should be coming soon.

[@AtomikaBlerd]

I have loved your journey into curious to fans of the show. Hopefully, you keep up with the content or updates about your reaction to various CR things. They have a literal plethora of content. If you want to see more of Khary on CR, I cannot recommended Undeadwood enough. It is a more narrative and RP focused tabletop western with, then CR community host, Bryan W Foster as the GM (Game Master). The cast and the RP is so engaging and they really pull you in. Can't wait to continue to see what you two do.

[@cryofpaine]

That would be a good way to get their feet wet with watching this type of content, without having to invest a lot of time trying to catch up with the thousands of hours of the actual show. It's just 4 episodes. It also includes Anjali Bhimani, the priestess of the Everlight that helps Pike.

[@theanyktos]

17:00 well, I can highly recommend going back and watching campaign 1. Don't mind the production/sound issues in the beginning, it gets better. You might want to hold off on watching past episode 38 because of spoilers though.

[@rey4191]

If you'd like to see the live reactions there are a few "One shot" live events that may have minor spoilers but you'd still be able to enjoy. Try The adventures of The Darrington Brigade which is the cast in completely new roles to avoid spoilers or try The Search for Grog for a posy campaign adventure by Vox Machina but I'll confirm there is one major major spoilers referenced in that event. Both are amazing and lots of fun!

[@PristineTX]

I’d avoid the Grog one-shot. Big spoiler warning.

[@sadlobster1]

I'm curious as to who the guest voices will be for next season

[@Lngbrdninjamasta]

Little trivia: rapper Logic (Bobby Hall) plays d&d with some friends. And several cast members from crit role r on the cover of his album.

[@queerquill]

I would love to watch a video of you two reacting to one of the original table sessions. (Yeah... I know.... they're three or four hours long.... an editing nightmare) I think it would be cool to see people who love the animation watch the 'live action' for the first time.

[@queerquill]

Or, if that's too much of a time commitment, here are some clips from the live show that might be good ideas: Here is a half hour long clip from the original Scanbo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5alqaVmaausj9k One of the best things about the episodes being to long is that you can have marvelous little scenes that have nothing to do with the main plot. For example, here's a fan favorite. One night Grog asks Pike to teach him how to read: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3O4c5hnlr6jmLs And maybe most interesting, before they even started streaming their showw, there were just a group of friends playing in their living room. There is only a few videos of that. Here's a 10 minute clip of it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3O4c5hnlr6jmLs

[@MichelleWade1973]

Welcome to the family! Critter hugs to you both (I don't know the hug emoji - crap).

[@BeinIan]

If you guys are still feeling the critter hype, the channels Arsequeef and JudgmentFish have uploaded a lot of scene comparisons between the original streams and the animated show. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd be interested to see your reactions to the source material, and vids like that are a less time-consuming alternative to full stream reaction. Worth considering 👀

[@Tigertail94]

There are a lot more behind the scenes videos of this show. If you want to watch them all may I suggest the rest of 'The _____ of the Legend of Vox Machina' videos. Here’s a playlist of the rest of the videos kzbin.info/aero/PL1tiwbzkOjQwJdoNetaNJE1zZVOE7xi8u

[@Syntell]

Thank you for the quick link. We're looking forward to jumping back into the world again.

[@djcowell91]

There are some great videos out there now that people compiled comparing the Vox Machina scenes to their original Critical Role scenes. You might enjoy going over those first to help associate the main cast with their characters and making sure you don't spoil future storylines.

[@XvShadow]

If you want to watch a full episode of Critical Role, I'd suggest starting with the first episode of the second campaign. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKrZkmOehM9rebc It has no spoilers for the first campaign or The Legend of Vox Machina. The production quality is a lot better than the first campaign, as well. Also, if you want to see events from the first campaign compared with the animated show, check out ArseQueef's channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp6koqOvjZKMjLM

[@tofu_golem]

The lady who played Pike was also the waitress in Avengers.

[@Marsipanana]

I also suggest anything pre briarwood since I feel it will give you more info of characters for season two

[@cloudstone123]

So if you have approximately 500 hours to spare, there is a playlist of everything campaign 1 related for the stream series here: kzbin.info/aero/PLVbANvJAqy02RVZgyJDU4pGO-9-jbJhYz If you don't want to get spoiled for season 2 of Legend of Vox Machina, stop at episode 35. Only 120+ hours to get that far.

[@dpc179]

Stephanie Beatriz is from Brooklyn 99, highly recommend the show!

[@purplelikefire]

Would love to see you react to the other bachind the scenes videos or an epsiodes of the campaign! Thanks for sharing

[@ellesdoucette4544]

I love your reactions! So fun! Welcome to the critter hug ^.^

[@Strawberry-Gothic]

They’ve only done a few shows in front of live theatre audiences, most of them are just streamed on twitch.

[@flynngames4703]

As soon as you said you were officially Critters my finger automatically hit the like button.

[@codewordbw3340]

Btw, in case you didnt know. I believe everybody in the group is married in real life except for Talliesin (Percy). Matt (the DM) and Marisha (Keyleth) are married to each other, Laura (Vex) and Travis (Grog) are married to each other, and then Liam, Sam, and Ashley are married to people outside the game

[@hsmoscout]

i'd love to see you all watch some of the "vox machina origins moments" videos that people have been posting that show the in-game on-stream moments of some of the biggest story beats of the animated series. it'll give you a little look into their actual gameplay without having to sit down and watch hours and hours of content

[@chefauri228]

the guy in the public enemy shirt his name is Bobby Hall Aka Logic he made the “1800” song that went viral in like 2017 aka my fav rapper ok love yall🫶🏾

[@Jail4minD]

If you guys decide to put up the work to see a couple of EP a week, I would recommend start with campaign 2. New characters, new story, new countries to explore; same Players/Voice actors. First campaign has a lower production value and is "harder to get attach to" IMHO. But if you are just adamant in continue to follow the adventures of the characters from the cartoon I would recommend start either at the beginning of the briarwood arc (to see were the cartoon came from) or right after has they start the next chapter. Just take it in that a 20m episode in game take is probably around 4 game sessions of 3 to 4 hours each. Not the same rhythm, but a lot more detailed.

[@Marsipanana]

If you want to see an episode of the game, but don't want spoilers, I'd say definitely c1 ep 24 "the feast". It's what episode three is about in the show and is one of my favorites. Definitely older quality and done before Critical Role made their own company.

[@druiddankness8672]

If you are interested in watching Critical Role, I recommend starting with their newest campaign, Campaign 3. Campaign 1 & 2 have hundreds and hundreds of hours to catch up on. Campaign 3 just started in the fall. I hope you enjoy!

[@wildbronco038]

If you want to dive deeper into the VA's other characters, there are compilations of many of them on KZbin. I know I've seen (relatively recent) compilations for Matt Mercer and Laura Bailey, and older compilations for Grey Griffin, Travis Willingham, Ashley, and Liam

[@CameoAmalthea]

Right, we knew he wouldn’t do everyone. There were some that we were curious about. Like Gilmore is a POC so it wouldn’t be good to have a white man voice him, even if Gilmore is Matt’s favorite character who he’d most like to be he knows casting white actors to voice POC characters is a huge problem and wouldn’t want to contribute to that. So who would do this character was a big question. It’s fun to see how people sound by Matt versus by the actors.

[@cat_cosplay_inc]

With Vox Machina being told in Animation you might try their Campaign 2. Same world Different characters! And with everything they learned in Campaign 1 it has an excellent flow and a new great set they made for the game.

[@DarkElfPaladin]

If you want to watch some of their streams, they just started a new campaign not long ago so you can start watching their campaign 3 if 115 episodes of their first campaign is too much of an investment.