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The kids were voiced by two of the actor’s own kids (Liam O’Brien/Vax’s daughter and Sam Riegal/Scanlan’s son respectively). Probably gave that last scene a bit of an extra kick

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

That's a pretty neat detail. Thanks for sharing it.

@melissanotthewebsbusiness7272

Жыл бұрын

​@ReactZone123 Congratulations on stumbling onto one of the best fandoms around: Friendly, inclusive, bursting with behind-the-scenes lore but taking pains nor to spoil things, so you can experience it with fresh eyes! I hope you'll engage often, and trust that if they provide links to the many painstakingly edited videos showing the transition from livestream to animated show, they're spoiler-free and you'll get more of the Easter Eggs hidden in here for fans. Welcome to the Critter Community!

Loved the reaction dude! You even pointed out something I haven't seen someone notice before with the brother and sister reminding vax of him and vex. And how she said their mother was killed by a dragon and then these kids just died to a dragon

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Yoooo! I'm glad to hear it was enjoyable. I appreciate the comment. 🙏 If you're new to my content, I try my best to pick up on subtle details and piece plot lines together. I also enjoy trying to understand things from characters' pov. While also just having fun and being myself. If you're into that type of content, then you found a new corner of the internet to hang out in. 😉

@InkyPetrel

Жыл бұрын

@@ReactZones If that's your jam, you're going to love this series :) The characters drive it.

6:33 during the first live campaign yes, Sam as Scanlan would improvise lyrics to give players Bardic Inspiration. He'd also tell really corny jokes to cast Tasha's Hideous Laughter.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

That's just too amazing. 👏 👏

HECK yes, new VM reactor! *settles in with popcorn* Love this for us. You're going to have a blast! The first two episodes are like a world/setting primer, they're great, but the pacing is a little different to the rest of the show. Worth noting if things feel a little oddly paced here at the start. The cast list is well worth checking out, it's stacked. 2:48: "Genre typical violence" lol. Ah DnD, where its a short path from "that guy looked at me funny" to "welp, time to do a murder I guess, hold my beer". "If they hadn't've chopped off Agar's hand..." yes, there often seems to be a touch of serendipity around Vox Machina :) Occasionally fate needs an axe-shaped nudge. "Why would he give them silver?" Because Vax is the softest Dark-and-Shadowy-Rogue to ever. Vex is the twin who cares about the coin :p Great reaction, looking forward to the rest. Love seeing folks discover this world!

This series is so great. It’s even better in season 2.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Hey! A familiar face! Lol. I keep hearing that. S2 tends to give more characterization, I'm told.

Their home game started before 2015 when Liam O’Brien had a birthday party and ask his buddy Matt Mercer to run a one-shot with friends. The group had a blast, it turned into a semi-regular home game. Felicia Day of Geek and Sundry learned about the game, asked if they wanted to stream it live on Twitch. The group jumped in and the show blew away expectations. Eventually, they started their own company and separated from Geek & Sundry, running the stream on their own in 2018. This show was the product of a Kickstarter that raised a record breaking $11.4M for a promised 10 episode run. After the success of the kickstarter, Amazon gave them a ring and they cut a deal to find two additional episodes for a total of 12 episodes in season 1; Amazon also funded another 12 episodes for season 2. Season 3 was announced in Oct 2022 at NYCC. Earlier this year, they announced a deal with Amazon for another animated show based on their second campaign, The Mighty Nein, plus additional projects and movies. The game originally used the Pathfinder system at home but switched to D&D 5e for the stream. Characters, race and class info: Scanlan - Gnome, College of Lore Bard played by Sam Riegel Grog - Goliath, Path of the Berzerker Barbarian, played by Travis Willingham Keyleth - Half-elf, Circle of Moon Druid, played by Marisha Ray\ Vaxildan - Half-elf, Assassin Archetype Rogue, played by Liam O’Brien Vexhalia - half-elf, Beast Master Conclave Ranger, played by Laura Bailey Pike - Gnome, War Domain Cleric, played by Ashley Johnson Percival - human, Gunner Fighter, played by Taliesen Jade (Custom subclass adapted from Pathfinder, later revised and published by WOTC) Matt Mercer played numerous NPCs

@vicky092011

Жыл бұрын

Grog is Path of the Berserker :)

@OptionZero

Жыл бұрын

@@vicky092011thx. Fixed

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Pretty darn successful on their part. You love to see it. Grog and Scanlan are my two favorites so far. Both are hilarious.

That was a fun reaction! It's interesting to see someone with D&D knowledge but not a lot of CR knowledge watching this. You pick things up quickly!

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm happy you enjoyed it. I posted the schedule on my community tab. Vox Machina will be releasing on Wednesdays. Keep an eye out. 😉

Season 3 will be out end of this year, plus they have already been greenlit for future seasons. Plus, they are currently working on turning their 2nd campaign into a series, "Mighty Nein".

@stevencavanagh7990

Жыл бұрын

Campaign 1 has enough material for 5 seasons.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Good to know. Ty. Plenty of Critical Role and DnD goodness to react to and enjoy.

@hhylobates4098

Жыл бұрын

Where'd you hear that about season 3 release, isnt it more likely to be early next year like the previous two?

@Rezinstance

Жыл бұрын

Season 3 will be out Q1 2024 at the EARLIEST, but will likely be released april/june 2024

@theanyktos

Жыл бұрын

Afaik no seasons beyond S3 have been confirmed for LoVM and there is no release date for S3 yet (although SDCC and NYCC are coming up and I'm personally waiting for an announcement at one of those). They have confirmed however that they're working on at least one season of a sister show, about the adventures of The Mighty Nein, the party from their second campaign. Also no release date yet.

Awesome. New to your channel to watch ya go through this series. Welcome to the ride. It’s a wild one. Look forward to seeing the rest of your reactions to the two seasons. 6:28 pretty much. Sam (Scanlan) always did a song when giving inspiration.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard, dude. I appreciate your comment, and im happy you enjoyed the reaction. That sounds absolutely amazing and such a fun time. I can't wait to see more Scanlan. Him and Grog are my 2 favorites.

4:51 😂this guy is Matthew Mercer. Aka Critical Role's Dungeon Master. They put his face on a couple of background characters for fun.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Ooooh! I'll try to keep a look out. I saw him on video recently, so I have a good idea what he looks like. Pretty neat Easter egg.

6:58 Technically in the campaign he spoofed songs, which to me was even more impressive. The only rap I can remember off the top of my head is when he was inspiring Vax for something at a live show, which was definitely one of his longest songs in the stream. Also to note: In D&D officially dragons only come in a few flavors of awful-to-deal-with, Chromatic (Evil) and Metallic (Good? Debatable), what the crew dealt with was an Chromatic Dragon, your classic dragons that basically wanna watch the world burn from atop their gold piles. For D&D they come in 5 colors; Blue - Lightning Breath, what we see here is a Adult Blue Dragon. Green - Poison Breath, these dragons take "Dutch Oven" to the extreme. Red - Fire Breath, your most classic of dragons, this is your Smaug dragon, the dragon whose motto is "coming soon to burn a town near you!" Black - Acid Breath, now imagine Balerion or Drogon from A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones, then imagine that dragon spitting sulphuric acid out of it's mouth at you. That's a Black Dragon. White Dragon - Ice Breath, think you can escape a dragon trying to wreck your sh** by running away to the tundra? Think again! D&D really out here like "What if Elsa was a giant lizard with a personality problem"

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the refresher. I remember all of this from when I played. 😁

Bidet and Welcome to the Critter family. Strap on in, it's a wild one.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's been pretty wild so far. Scanlan and Grog are my favorites so far.

Each episode gets better and better, but the first 2 are more an introduction, more a breaking the ice. Episode 3 is when things really take off.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

I agree. The real fun starts once the Briarwoods vs Vox happens. It's been a lot of fun so far. I think I'm on episode 7 on Patreon.

I am (admittedly) a Critter, but as a storyteller, filmmaker, actor, and voice actor I think this is genuinely some of the best and well-constructed episodic media I’ve ever seen regardless of my love for the show. One of the reasons why the Critters are so happy and pleased with how the show turned out is because it was completely fan-supported and the end product is objectively amazing. We were lucky enough to get an adaptation that isn’t just familiar and get different from the source material, but it’s also just really well-made storytelling. Buckle up. To quote Doc Brown, “you’re gonna see some serious shit.” 😎

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

I'm strapped in. 😉

Damn. Pretty new channel, but you are starting out strong. Legend of Vox Machina AND Avatar the Last Airbender. Two of my favourite shows. I’m here for the ride, have fun, mate!

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

I'm happy to have you aboard, dude. Can't wait to see how these series unfold going forward. Also, I'm doing Ben 10 and Bojack Horseman if you're interested.

The guy scanlan pissed on at the beginning? Yeah thats their dm lol he has small cameos in a bunch of the episodes

@ReactZones

8 ай бұрын

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 Classic

OH, BOY! Lucky you, you needn't wait for Season 2, it dropped in January! Season 3 has been greenlit for next year, as well as a movie and their second campaign, which will presumably begin after the 4th or 5th season of Campaign 1.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

I plan on checking it all out. I'm on Episode 7 and I dig the high quality of everything from the production to the writing.

@theanyktos

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately no movie has been confirmed. They did however sign a first look film deal with Amazon (basically if they ever wanna make a movie, they have to pitch it to Amazon first and only if they don't want it can they look for other funding/distribution), which has made a lot of people (me included) hopeful about the possibility of one in the future.

Ill be watching for the rest of your reactions to this! Is your channel just getting started? I'm seeing 203 subscribers, you totally deserve more.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that. 🙏 I have an anime reaction channel that I've had for quite a while. I decided to branch out and start from scratch with non-anime reactions. Anriku Reacts is the channel if you're interested.

@melissanotthewebsbusiness7272

Жыл бұрын

​@@ReactZonesExpect a wide new audience: Even the CEO of Critical Role, Travis Willingham (Grog) watches reaction shows from non-fans, and fans LOOOVE new viewers! ...Similarly, if you ever branch into gaming playthroughs, I highly recommend Subnautica. With the Titan disaster, a lot of folks started into it to deal with ocean fears --thalassophobia-- and it turns out there's a huge community there, who game developers interacted with throughout its creation. Meanwhile, you get a sub!

Love seeing people dive into the world of Critical Role

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

It's been a fun ride so far. I'll be watching more tomorrow. I'm on episode 7.

@melissanotthewebsbusiness7272

Жыл бұрын

​@@ReactZonesWhoa, that was FAST! Slow down a bit, so folks can respond with context!

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

🤣 tbf, I watched this one back in December. I've been releasing them weekly on my Patreon in full format.

@melissanotthewebsbusiness7272

Жыл бұрын

@ReactZone123 Fantastic, a whole season or 2 to look forward to then! I follow several channels (all right, a LOT of them,) all at various stages in the story, some just starting Season 2, but most stuck with the rest of us waiting for Season 3 next January, presumably.

Arrival at Kraghammer? Wasn’t the first episode called The Terror of Tal'Dorai? Arrival at Kraghammer was episode one of c1.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Oh was it? I just quickly looked it up. Let me go on Amazon Prime. Edit: You're right. I'm changing it now. Ty.

@dm_dude

Жыл бұрын

No problem. Great reaction. Looking forward to seeing more.

Who is your fav Character from Vox Machina so far?

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Scanlan and Grog, hands down. Scanlan is hilarious and, heck, so is Grog. Both in their own unique ways. How about you?

@Aco2Draco

Жыл бұрын

@@ReactZones Percival and Keyleth are my Fav.

3:14 I’m just gonna throw out a guess...Chainsaw Man?

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

You got it. That was such a wild scene.

@gabthegreat01

Жыл бұрын

@@ReactZones if by wild you mean NASTY

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Made me gag. Lol

If you haven’t already might I suggest a KZread animated show called Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel

@ReactZones

11 ай бұрын

I have Helluva Boss on my anime channel, but I might/ re-upload those here and continue it here. Harbin is on my to-react list here for the channel. 😉 I'm just not sure when yet.

The crew of Critical Role really missed the boat by not hosting a Reaction watch party when they watched their creation brought to life for the first time as a group.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

That would have been so sick if they did. I wonder why they didn't do it. Honestly? If they did, I might have reacted to their reaction. LMAO! Reactception.

@davidarmstrong1617

Жыл бұрын

@@ReactZones I know, right? I would have been all over that... I'd love to really see their first impressions of the mild changes that were done in the show vs. what happened in the podcast. Or the visual depictions of various NPCs! I know they did the voices, but the way that's done, most scenes are done individually and then pieced together later into the animation. Many voice actors never experience entire scenes until they can watch the finished animated product.

@jaymoonrise2743

Жыл бұрын

​@davidarmstrong1617 true but at cr they are also producers as well as voice actors so they've all seen it a thousand times by the time it airs.

@JRDickens20

Ай бұрын

They did. On their twitch channel they did watch alongs for each release, usually with a few of the gang plus someone else, ie directors, animators, composer, guest voices. They are fun and you can actually watch the q and a portions still on their KZread channel.

0:37 ... I'm confused. As far as I can tell this is the second ever video on this channel and the channel's only existed since January. What do you mean if we've been around a while?

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Let me explain. I was originally going to release these on my anime channel but decided to start a brand new channel focusing on non-anime reactions. Unfortunately, there's going to be a bit of confusion at first for Ben 10, Vox, and a little for Avatar. I hope that clears up any confusion.

@theanyktos

Жыл бұрын

@@ReactZones oooooohhhh, I see, ok I didn't know that, I'm new here😅

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

No worries. I have a feeling this will come up often. ;)

late... here for it next year?

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Yep. This video was recorded a while ago. Back in December, I think. You'll see a camera angle and lighting change along with a quality increase in the coming videos.

Better watch even if you don't react

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry. I'll be reading to all of it.

Wait, last year, how old is this video? Season 2 is already out.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

I recorded this in December. I'm on Episode 7 now. I took a bit of a break because I was busy with other content.

Glad you're enjoying the show. I hope you talk a little less and watch the show next time. A lot of reactors get caught up with trying to entertain but your expressions and thoughts every once in awhile are just as good.

@ReactZones

Жыл бұрын

That's probably not going to happen. I'm able to talk and entertain while also paying attention. I've been reacting to content long enough to be able to do so. I did watch the show in this video, but I understand if my content isn't for you. My take on reactions is a bit different than others. I don't like to just sit there saying nothing. That's not transformative enough to be considered my own content.