The Legend of Vox Machina - 1x1 - Episode 1 Reaction - The Terror of Tal'Dorei - Part 1

[@MACReact]

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[@SilverScribe85]

It's not that Percy's weapon doesn't work, it just...shorts out sometimes (mostly whenever Taliesen rolls poorly)

[@kyokonightstorm5844]

When the kid asks Vax if he is a wizard because of the coin trick, it is a fun little easter egg because Liam, Vax's player/voice actor, plays a wizard in campaign 2.

[@purplelikefire]

My favourite fact is that the kids in this season (and a lot in the second season too) are played by the cast's actual children since they made the show and wrote and cast it themselves. A lot of other voices are famous/friends of theirs.

[@ShadowyFox_86]

Poor Sam. 😂😂 He just keeps killing his kids.

[@jamesfenris380]

Just discovered this show and I binged both seasons. Now I need more. 😳😅

[@purplelikefire]

I have good news for you! there are books and comics and a thousand hours of live play if you want to jump into more! Although it is never required 😃

[@Nerdahedron]

Plus season 3 is already in production, as well as another series set in the same world (their second campaign).

[@binder38us]

After the first season on Amazon, I binged all of Campaign 2. The Mighty Nein Rule

[@ShadowyFox_86]

​@@binder38us SO many gut punches in Mighty Nein. I thought VM held that distinction until I watched Mighty Nein.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Season 3 down. Season 4 coming!

[@Ryan-gz8rs]

Welcome to the series! I hope you guys continue to enjoy. A funny Easter egg is that the guy who Scanlan peed on is drawn to look like the dm Matt Mercer. There are characters that look like him throughout the series, usually the victim of some misfortune or another

[@omok2]

This is a show that just gets better and better. Welcome to the Critter family

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

It really does. Season 2 is AMAZING.

[@I.Lostalim]

Great react video, loved the energy level here. A few fun side notes: The Tavern Keeper at the start was 100% fan created via a series of polls as part of the Kickstarter for this series and is played by Mason Park (Sandman's Desire) The guard who got peed on, is Matthew Mercer. He does a number of background characters and without telling him, the animators at Titmouse thought it would be funny for all of them to look like Matt. Sam (Scanlan) used to regularly improv lyric swapped versions of pop songs at the table, it's great he got a chance to write original pieces for this show, they are all great! Percy and a character you meet later basically invented firearms in this world most of what Percy does is highly experimental. That bar fight is not the last time we'll see things fail at the worst moment.

[@LeeCarlson]

As a Ranger, Vex has dragons as her "favored enemy" which she can sense in the local environment.

[@IndomitableAde]

You lucky kids. Thankfully there's no waiting for Season 2 but you can look forward to season 3 with the rest of us.

[@rawkmode6315]

Not only is Pike played by Ashley Johnson (Ellie from both TLOU games,) but Vex is played by Laura Bailey (Abby from TLOU 2.)

[@MehrGills]

And she also had a (smaller) cameo in the last of us show. She was one of the nurses in the last episode

[@Short_Round1999]

Matt Mercer as DM Sam Reigel as Scanlan Ashley Johnson as Pike Taliesen Jaffe as Percy Marisha Ray as Keyleth Laura Bailey as Vex Liam Obrian as Vax Travis Willingham as Grog

[@Huskeybear76]

If I remember right Matt voiced Superman, Travis Lex Luther, Taliesen one of the Ninja Turtles, and one of the girls voiced Barbie in the cartoons

[@ten5h1]

Look up their reaction to the series being funded. It was PRICELESS.

[@GG-sj1kj]

Yo! This series slaps, excited to see your reaction!

[@Ironoclasty]

Nobody ever seems to get the "Slaughtered like lambs!" reference. (And then a lamb hops out of the bushes and gets slaughtered.)

[@theanyktos]

Fun fact: those two kids in the village were played by Sam Riegel's (Scanlan's) son and Liam O'Brien's (Vax's) daughter. They (and Sam's daughter too) show up all over the show.

[@bandi138138]

To be fair, Percy's pepperbox is the first firearm ever made in this world, so it has some kinks. But trust me, Percy holds the record for highest amount of damage inflicted in a single turn

[@eggtogbronzebeard8302]

Quick tip. To remember the twins Vax and Vex I use the Adam and Eve method.

[@charleshiatt4058]

Bidet (traditional Critter greeting), the show is taken from the first campaign. It doesn’t follow it exactly, there is hundreds of hours of streaming, some condensing was necessary. This show will bring you all the feels. The show has been green lit for at least season 3 as well as campaign 2 (the Mighty Nein)

[@darrenl3289]

The amazing cast they were able to get to join them is just incredible. They have a who's who in game/animation voice acting plus a ton of heavy hitter stars from film and tv. The animation starts great and only gets better. Seriously, you will be constantly picking up your jaw from the floor from the animation. Writing is top notch, to be able to condense literally over 500 hours of gameplay to a show full of fan service for the people that already know Critical Role and still easily accessible and enjoyable for new fans too.

[@ShadowyFox_86]

Sam has explained how he's gotten a lot of famous names, and it's so simple but tugs right at the heart strings. He doesn't tell them in depth what the show is about. Instead, he tells them how this story started with a group of friends playing at the table and along the way became so wildly popular, with such a large fanbase that they crowd funded most of a season. I can't see many actors saying no after hearing that. David Tennant said that he thought all shows should start out like Critical Role did.

[@darrenl3289]

@@ShadowyFox_86 oh yeah. I saw that clip of Tennant and was so proud of his attitude.

[@sandpiperr]

You guys are in for a treat! It really picks up after episode 2, and then season 2 is even better than season 1! Tip...avoid spoilers for the live stream. It's better to be surprised when watching the animated series.

[@manahakume9870]

glad to see yall did your research before :3 be on the look out for matt mercer in the show xD he's like Stan Lee, hes in like every episode as a back ground character, in this one hes the guy scanlan peed on XD and to note each of the characters 'class's' because they were all show cased here: Vex - she is a ranger, the noise heard is a indicator of her class ability that lets her track and know when her 'favored enemy' is close by, in this case its dragons :3 Vax - he is a rouge! what you guys saw with his daggers returning to him is a magic item he had that any daggers he kept holstered in it would return to him automatically Grog - very simple, hes a barbarian, he hits like a truck and has an hp pool to match! his special ability is his rage :3 Percy - a little complicated, he was a gunslinger from pathfinder not dnd, when they converted to dnd5e Matt and him created a fighter sub class for gunslinger Keylith - shes a druid, she can control animals and nature along with talking to them, her spells typically center around nature like the one used on the dragon being 'call lighting' she can also become animals with her 'wild shape' which will come up more later :3 Scanlan - the classic Horney bard, his magic requires his musical talent and he specializes in illusion magic though per the way his class works hes literally a jack of all trades :3 and Pike - she is a cleric, the healer and holy person of the group, very straight forward XD hope yall really get into it its a great show and remember, no ones life is safe! everyone is up for grabs when it comes to death, dnd doesnt have plot armor >:3 and Matt isn't a 'no-kill' DM so always be very afraid if someone goes unconscious(meaning in game they hit 0hp and are making death saves to stay alive) >:D

[@theanyktos]

Heyyy, welcome new Critters!! The Legend of Vox Machina (LoVM) is an adaptation of Critical Role's first campaign, where they played a party called Vox Machina. There are two seasons out so far (with a third already in production) and if you like this season you will _love_ the second one. They also (somewhat) recently announced they are working on a sister show (name tbd) based on their second campaign, where they played a party called The Mighty Nein (yes, that's how it's spelled, it's a pun. German word for no/the number 9).

[@corybishop3084]

Got suggested this reaction because of audience crossover with Nerdy Nightly. Never seen you guys before, but this show is awesome.

[@thomasr1619]

Was not expecting this but very excited for you guys to start this!

[@ericberlin456]

Can't wait to see you guys react to the rest of this series.

[@lazydk2654]

If you haven't looked up the kickstarter yet, I'd suggest doing that too. It went crazy, at its kinda heartwarming knowing how much this is just a passion project

[@ShadowyFox_86]

The craziness of the Kickstarter actually is what helped sell the show to the big name actors they pulled in to play roles. Sam told them the rise of Critical Role, from home game to insanely success Kickstarter. I don't know many actors that would say no to a project with that sort of built in viewership.

[@brianewing5778]

Love watching reactors discover this show. It's just so perfectly done and gets better with every episode.

[@BadKarmaGoodDog]

Yo! So excited for you guys to get into this series!

[@Nerdahedron]

I can already tell y'all are gonna love this series. Buckle up because this series is amazing!.

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

41 videos in the playlist, hellz yeah! Perfect 3-season binge.

[@tlaragihai5953]

Wow, the first person to notice that Vax`s daggers are returning, in the first scene! Honestly, i`m impressed how you catch details, that`s cool. And making all these connections and conclusions - woow!

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

Welcome to the Critter hug!

[@miranda4073]

I've watched a looot of LoVM reactions, and it's so great to see y'all picking up the clues they are laying down so quickly! Looking forward to watching more :)

[@johna6352]

So very happy to see new people reacting to this show. Looking forward to seeing you react to the rest of the series!

[@zayne8331]

Yay more people reacting to Vox Machina! This is my FAVORITE animated series. When I first watched the show I had never heard of Critical Role nor did I know this show was basically their campaign animated. I had no clue Critical Role was even a D&D group, so I went into the show completely blind. I’m grateful that I did, but now I’m actually watching the original campaign. I have a long ways to go, but it’s awesome. It’s so funny to see the little details that are taken directly from their games, because there are a lot.

[@jamesmarciel5237]

5:56 Do NOT discount “No mercy” Percy. But alas, No spoilers. 😁

[@melissanotthewebsbusiness7272]

Oh, boy, new reactions! It's never too late to jump in, and thankfully, you now won't have to suffer every 3 episodes waiting a week!

[@neintales1224]

Rewatching some fave reactions to psych up for Season 3 on Oct 3! Hope to be back to watching you two watch the show!

[@InkyPetrel]

Heck yeah! You're gonna have a great time with this! Looking forward to seeing you fall in love with all of these walking disasters :D Even the voice cast for the NPCs in this show is stacked, worth checking out if you're interested in that stuff :) If you enjoyed this episode, you're golden for the rest of the series, things only get better and better from here.

[@Jaxom35x]

I always enjoy watching new critters forming, welcome to the community.

[@Dragon_Lair]

Vex is a ranger and they have an ability called primeval awareness. Her favored enemy is dragons (class feature) so she can tell when dragons are near. That psychic ability is this show's representation of that. Played by Laura Bailey (Abbey from Last of Us Part 2, Jaina Proudmoore in World of Warcraft and young Trunks in Dragon Ball Z).

[@TenebrousFilms]

The game started as a oneshot for the Liam's birthday, but they all had so much fun, they kept coming back for more. At some point, Ashley suggested they start livestreaming it on Geek & Sundry's twitch channel; it's probably the biggest reason why tabeltop roleplaying has become popular again. When they finished the Vox Machina campaign, they started their own business and twitch channel, and a kickstarter for an animated special that broke records (and their minds). There are also comics that shed some light on the prestream portion of the campaign. The show has truncated a lot and skipped the rest, but it's been well done so far. You've probably heard *all* their voices before. Matt voices various side characters, like the guy who lost a hand, and the peed-upon guard that looks remarkably like him! Vax has a Belt of Returning, it technically returns thrown weapons to the belt, not the hand. Percy's pepperbox is the first of its kind on Exandria, and it misfires when Taliesin rolls too low on an attack roll. Sam used to parody trademarked songs for his bard spells; after creating the theme song for their second campaign, the show has given him the opportunity to spread his musical wings... to great effect, as you'll see. Blue dragons breathe lightning. Rangers can choose favoured enemies, and can sense them when they concentrate; it's not supposed to hurt, but the changes they make are for the sake of increasing the drama. I don't agree with *all* of them, but they're trying to squeeze 115 episodes that usually lasted 3-4 hours into 12-episode seasons, so I understand why. Season one is good. Season two is *better.*

[@Marcus-p6d6m]

I love this couple. Anyone else feel like they are down with bedded door ways? Just a vibe I get.

[@jasonmkc7797]

Your Arcane (such an incredible piece of work) reactions made me watch you guys. LoVM made me hit subscribe.

[@Caiothewwe4]

Yeeesss!!! I'm so happy you guys are watching Legend of Vox Machina! I've been a Critical Role fan for quite some time, so I can't wait for you guys to watch it.

[@jasonmarbach]

I need to be able to post gifs so I can adequately convey my excitement with Thor shouting “YES!” because that’s what I did when I found out y’all are reacting to this goated show

[@dirkmcgurk1]

So stoked you guys are doing this show. You're in for a lot of fun!

[@rinthewolf]

Boy, i am so happy i found this. My inner goblin can't wait to see how yall react to this amazing show. Also, 2 bits of info. The flying ship is called a Spelljammer, and properly outyfitted ones can travel in space. Also, the dragon turning into a human isn't too out of the ordinary since many powerful dragons learn the Polymorph spell.

[@Bigsteelguy4]

I thought i was late to watch this series, i put it off for a year after it came out. But finished season 1 a few months ago, and season 2 like in beginning of April. It's one of my favorite series on Prime, and possibly of all time. Both are epic seasons.

[@CULeeisMe]

YEEEESSSSSSSS!!!! LET'S GO!!! I love this show, and I am so excited to watch your reactions! I love that you bring a lot of positivity to what you do. It is so greatly needed and appreciated. Oh, and congrats!!!

[@reesielovesyou]

Yay! Vox Machina is an awesome show! Glad y’all are watching it!!!

[@tomasjallen]

When I started watching, I didn't know about the DnD connection, but loved the sense of randomness. When I learned that it was based on gameplay, it all made sense.

[@ObliqueReference]

Y'all are gonna LOVE this one.

[@arwenundomiel6761]

Gosh guys this made my day that you're finally reacting to this series! ❤ It gets stronger with each episode and season.

[@Souledex]

Whenever you reacted to CGP grey for the first time I was hoping you’d get to this one. I love your appreciation for it I knew you’d see as many great applications to it as I have.

[@yiklongtay6029]

The 2014 rules for the Ranger allows them to specialise in Killingone type of Creature . One of the abilities is to detect the pproximity which is adapted to the migraine

[@ADogWithGlasses00]

Nice! This show is really good, I'm glad y'all are watching it 😁

[@hanziggy6862]

I actually had no idea Ashley Johnson played the little girl in the movie, Lionheart, 1 of my favorite Van Damme films (1 of many of his I love). I never knew that. I'm glad you guys are reacting to this show. It gets better and better.

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

I got a 1-month trial of Amazon Prime, binged both seasons, then canceled my subscription. It's the only "television" I've watched in about ten years. Best animated show I've seen since Futurama.

[@GeriatricGamer]

Yessssss! So glad you guys are reacting to this. I think you'll love it.

[@Jinxxtr]

Finally!!! This is going to be so good! So stoked!!

[@liladdy42590]

Yo! So excited for you guys to react to this show! Let’s gooooo!!!

[@TroubleSturm]

Did you notice David Tennant's voice? He's doing the voice of the General Krieg, on the council. He wore plate armor and a blue shirt, and spoke with a Scottish Accent. There are some very famous actors voicing some of the NPCs in this show. We have a couple of actors who were hobbits in the Lord of the Rings, and several actors from Game of Thrones. Go take a look at the cast list. Amazon Prime Video should allow you to see names of actors who are in the current scene.

[@AksentNethariaFilm]

let's GOOOO I'm hyped for y'all to experience this series

[@tomesofawesome8041]

At 12:27, actually it's more than just personal. The little boy who dies, is voiced by Liam O'brian's actual son. So Vax gave a silver coin to his son only to watch his son die because he failed. The boy's sister was voiced by the daughter of Sam Regal. (Scanlan Shortholt). Better known for voicing Yugi in the show Yugio !

[@beastnino]

Let's goo!!! Soo glad you guys are watching this show! You're gonna love it! Have fun with it, I know you will! Keep up the awesome reactions :)

[@pablopena9532]

Amazing!! i really love your reactions!!! and this is a great show

[@thikakashi]

OMG yessssss! Vox Machina is too good!

[@ms-literary6320]

Rangers (the class Vex is) have a ‘preferred enemy’ option where they get extra senses if that enemy is involved (being vague to avoid spoilers). Vex’s enemies are dragons.

[@OptionZero]

Hooray! Another reactor joining the fun’’the backstory of critical role creating this animated series is as interesting as the show itself Tool for remembering the twins: VAxis the brother, VExis the sister Adam and Eve

[@LisaLynn71]

I am really gonna enjoy watching your reactions to this series..

[@brof1sh953]

Lol finally! Been waiting for you guys to react to this

[@educatedlaziness3268]

Rule one of D&D, all Dragons are shapeshifters, attack random travellers at your own risk

[@stevencavanagh7990]

Vex's ability is Called preferred enemy, a D&D Ranger ability. In D&D dragons come in Types, Chromatic, Red, Blue, Green, white, & Black metallic, Gold, Brass, Bronze, and Silver, Copper, they all hdifferentent Breath attacks, depending on they colour. Fire, Lighting, Poison, Ice, & Acid. however no Metalic Dragon breaths Poison,. you are going to love this series.

[@silentchariot]

Look for background characters that look like Matt Mercer. The animators did it as an Easter egg in almost every episode. The guy Scanlan peed next to looked like Matt.

[@2droidz12]

Ayyy, you guys are gonna love this show; I just know it!

[@tegnebjarne4209]

Great reaction, guys! Welcome to the critter fandom. These characters are very precious to the fans, so can I please request that you talk about which character you like the best after each episode.

[@ShadowyFox_86]

So I'm a bit late on this, but one of the amazing things about this show is that the people who played the game (who are now known as Critical Role) have full creative control of the show. So all of the decisions come down to their team and are a pretty accurate version of how things went down in their game.

[@cynicallysalty4592]

So hyped ya'll are watching this!!

[@ARQ93]

This show is really fun. I enjoyed both seasons so far.

[@theanyktos]

Buckle up, it only gets better from here XD

[@Adam-wg9rh]

Prepare yourselves for no mercy Percy.

[@kylebrooks338]

Oh I’m excited

[@olivergalindo183]

I really enjoy your reaction videos and I wanted to bring you guys a suggestion: Gate (the anime) is such a good series that I know you guys would enjoy watching. Thank you!

[@Miyako_e2]

No fr I clicked so fast lol been waiting on this one. Also congratulations!!

[@neintales1224]

Percy's gun is the first invented on this world, so as a prototype it can misfire if his luck is a bit off.

[@xenonuke1194]

As great as season 1 is season 2 blows it out of the water. Strap in for an awesome ride

[@sirfishalot6782]

Bidet and welcome to the rabbit hole that is Critical Role content. So glad to see you guys reacting to this, i really enjoyed your arcane reaction a while back so i am excited to see how youll like this show :)

[@Jaybee6881]

Oh wow yall starting season1 Get ready for a bad ass show

[@pabloc8808]

Incredible, I know exactly where the clip they showed at 0:53 is from

[@rey4191]

More critters! One of us...one of us...

[@donrichards271]

So yeah, I'm one of those who dropped a suggestion for this and I am so happy to see you diving into Vox Machina. You are going to love this. There is a behind-the-scenes series of vids on this that is quite good. Maybe not for a reaction but I bet you would really enjoy it. They are all titled similarly to "The Legend of the Story of the Legend of Vox Machina". Heck, here's the official playlist. - kzbin.info/aero/PL1tiwbzkOjQwJdoNetaNJE1zZVOE7xi8u

[@InkyPetrel]

I would suggest they hold off on this until after episode 6, because sadly one of these videos spoils something fairly important while talking about casting.

[@donrichards271]

@@InkyPetrel Good catch. I forgot about that. Thanks.

[@Short_Round1999]

It’s based on DnD. So, lots of important actions are being decided by rolling dice

[@omok2]

So Vex's psychic ability is flavor for her ranger abilities. I'm dnd rangers get favored enemies which hers is dragons and another ability that allows them to sense when they are near.

[@TriXJester]

D&D Life Lesson #1 Dragons can be a real problem to fight, best to have your party's bard seduce it.

[@Sebulbatron]

Welcome, new critters

[@walhallberserker610]

Glad you like the show and can´t wait for your reaction guys. By the way season one was good but season 2 was great!

[@binder38us]

Welcome to the Critter World. 😊

[@lazydk2654]

Yeah, Percy gun doesn't always work. He get more flak for it in the series than in the campaign, but honestly, otherwise he'd just be too OP (which he indeed was at times in the campaign).

[@canadian__ninja]

11:30 no one can get Vex and Vax straight, even the subtitles. Vex clearly says Vax, subtitles disagree.

[@Huskeybear76]

I thought it was funny in the campaign, (campaign 1)on the Critical Role channel, they wore shits with arrows pointing at each other saying Vax and Vex because they other player kep mixing them up.