As a Critter Paula might be interested in a little scavenger hunt. There's a hidden Matt Mercer in most episodes

@IceMetalPunk

2 жыл бұрын

And he usually gets fucked over by someone... in true DM fashion 😁

Fun fact: Grogs belch at the palace isn’t Travis, it’s Marisha and Laura!

@IceMetalPunk

2 жыл бұрын

That tracks.

@averyofhousejade1176

2 жыл бұрын

That's fucking great lol

@ShadowyFox_86

Жыл бұрын

That is entirely fitting. 🤣😂

The David Tennant interview for the show was so great: "I think it's fantastic. I think this is how all shows should be pitched. They should all start in somebody's front room and end up on television. Why not?" And as Matt Mercer said in regards to his performance: "Let. David. Tennant. Go. Full. Scottish. MORE." I got into CR shortly before the pandemic started, beginning with Campaign 2 and it kept me sane through much of it. Travis especially has been a huge inspiration for me and has led me to finally, after many years, playing my first real D&D game - we're still early into it but it's been a blast so far. Looking forward to the rest of your reactions!

@davidbergfors6820

2 жыл бұрын

I actually found CR after the pandemic hit. in the fall of 2020. one year later I was caught up and am very excited every Thursday night (rather Friday morning as I live in Sweden). as with finding a group to play with myself, I've been struggling, but I still hold out hope to get to try it myself!

"It's like Saturday morning cartoons.... but with swearing. And really, what could be better? "

Bidet friends, so excited to see this from the perspective of a critter and a non-critter.

@bcn1gh7h4wk

2 жыл бұрын

Bidet! _bows_

@averyofhousejade1176

2 жыл бұрын

Bidet and beep pleap

@TPBurrow

Жыл бұрын

@@averyofhousejade1176 Bidet ❤❤

Oh my gosh if you ever want to do a reaction to the 4 part mini-campaign for Calamity I'd be so here for it. I legit think it's the best content critical role has ever made. Especially episode 4 (the finale)

@Gada101

2 жыл бұрын

I really hope they react to any Critical Role. I recommend Campaign 2 because it starts at the beginning of the story

@sullenskulls9709

2 жыл бұрын

Fire.............

@Gokou3036

2 жыл бұрын

I would be so here for this. Calamity is so astoundingly good I’m gonna pitch it to my book club as my next pick in the hope to get them converted to the critter fam!

@morkmon

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's perfectly self-contained and probably the best dnd available to watch, I highly recommend it to anyone who will listen haha

@darklorddysart

2 жыл бұрын

Such a great suggestion!

Oh hell yeah! Bit of of a background info for those who don't know, this show exists thanks to one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns in history. The initial goal was set to $750k … it got funded within 40 minutes of launch. 45 days and 88,887 backers later and they raised over $11M. Then 2020 happened so it got delayed a bit but we got there and I still can't quite believe it happened.

@davidbergfors6820

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Amazon Prime jumping in and I believe Matched the ammount to greenlight a second season off the bat!

@AGhastlyGengar

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidbergfors6820 Plus enough for 2 more episodes for season 1. They only had the funds for 10 episodes.

YES! I LOVE CRITICAL ROLE, AND THIS SHOW IS SO GOOD Also I can't wait for Kat to fall in love with Percy

What a fantastic surprise! I'm a long time Critter, and a long time fan of this channel. This will be great

That little girl was Liam's daughter and the boy was Sam's son.

@cryofpaine

2 жыл бұрын

And Grog's burps were a combination of Laura and Marisha. 🤣

I didn't even dare to think that this would be the new animated show 😱 It's gonna be something

they say it in the episode but Vax and Vex's home town & mother died in a dragon attack so the death of the child really hurt Vax on a deeper level :(

omg no way. I am a critter for 5 years (I forget) but i cant believe my favourite reactors are watching this!!!!!!!!!!

I just gave the biggest cheer that you're doing this one! And I love the art, lol

My fav combi of reactors, reacting to Vox Machina. Yes please

Paula, Calamity is Amazing!, it's way better than the first EXU, Brennan absolutely crushed it! I wouldn't necessarily watch it with Kat as it's got a lot of lore dump in it that might be overwhelming for a new Critter, but maybe not, she's probably used to nerdy technobabble from the copious sci fi she imbibes daily lol. I also think it'll hit much harder emotionally if you have C1 and C2 under your belt first (Which you do so Yay!) Could be a good reaction to do though if you want to, at least it's not Filled with spoilers like the other EXU stuff and some of the other Campaign related one shots.

OMG!! Two of my favourite things in one package! Bidet!

My favourite tLoVM reactions have consistently been those of Critter/non-Critter duos, so I'm really excited for this reaction:)

You'll really enjoy this series and I hope they make the whole campaign all the way through

Another long time critter here. Found y'all watching Star Trek. Love your reactions. Thanks for sharing.

Yes! I've been waiting for this!!

The dwarf lady in the throne room is voiced by the same actress who played Mirabel in Encanto.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES This show gets rapidly better each episode.

Super excited to see you guys watch this. You're gonna love it. On a side note, when you get around to watching EXU: Calamity you're gonna have your mind blown Paula it's amazing.

I think I've watched about 1300 hours of Critical Role and I have aphantasia, so The Legend of Vox Machina was amazing to see.

Absolutely love this show. Stumbled onto Critical Role back in episode five of campaign one and I’ve loved it ever since.

I'm so excited you are reviewing this and so happy you liked it! If you want to be busy for ever, you could do reacts to the hundreds and hundreds of hours of Crit Role hahaha

Another quality dungeon cat video! Alt comment: Another quality cat dungeon video!

Paula, as a critter have you seen the Canta Pansophical Vox Machina Hamilton, Dear Evan Hanson, and Dr Horrible musicals!? they are my favourite thing

@unicyclist97

2 жыл бұрын

Dr Horrible was incredible

YES! I couldn't be more excited about this, I'm a huge Critter and D&D fan and I adore this show. Loved both of your reactions and I'm so happy that you're excited for more!

I will say, the first *two* episodes are pre-stream catch-up. Everything after that is adapted from the on-stream content/story. So Paula will probably start to recognize plot points by episode 3; though there are change-ups to keep it fresh (and because, you know, no Tiberius).

Friends supporting friends is always something we love to see!!

One of the things I delight in watching all of these reactions, Is the moment that people get hooked on the story 16:04, that lip bite was a delightful example.:)

I am so excited to see you gals reacting to this!!!!

Matthew Mercer has a Bacon number of 2. Matthew Mercer was in The Death and Return of Superman with Elijah Wood who was in Beyond All Boundaries with Kevin Bacon.

Saw the notification and clicked on so quickly. YESSS so excited for you two to react to this series 😁😁

Great choice as a follow up to yalls Gravity Falls series. Love Critical Role.

Looking forward to see the rest.

To watch episodes of Campaign One, hear them mention "imagine if we could get like a comic or like a TV series," and then them just laugh like they think it could never happen just makes me laugh so much. 😂 Critical Role is nothing if not perpetually underestimating how much their Critters love them.

You’re going to love this show!

Surely... SURELY.. That shirt should have said "Catacombs and Cats"...

Grogs belch is Marisha and Laura as they could do louder ones than Travis.

As a recent newcomer to the world of Exandria and its many tales (due to enjoying the heck out of the animated show!) I've already made my way back through ALL of Campaign 1 and am currently on Episode 28 of Campaign 2! -- It's been a hell of a ride. Looking forward to Season 2 of Legend of Vox Machina and HOPEFULLY it does well enough to secure a sequel series featuring The Mighty Nein too!

My favorite type of reactions are when theres two people, one that has watched CR and one who hastn't, so I'm really excited to check out your reactions! The first two episodes are maybe not as great as the rest (imo) (because it's vert fast-paced and they really set the tone of gore and swearing so people know what they're getting into), but episode three is when it really picks up!

So excited for this reaction!

Oh happy days! What an excellent show, and now watched by excellent reactors!

Whooo! Continuing the trend of reaction channels I already love getting in on TLOVM. Since Paula's a Critter, I can't imagine this will be news, but just in case: Geek & Sundry aired a Doctor Who RPG campaign back in the day (featuring Amy Dallen as The Doctor) with guest appearances by Matt Mercer, Taliesin Jaffe and Darin De Paul. Very worth looking up for DW and actual-play enjoyers. (Taliesin's role is a particular favorite of mine, but then I admittedly appreciate him in basically anything.) All on KZread as "Eric's TBD RPG."

Okay, alright. First video I've watched from you guys, I loved the vibe. You're awesome. You've got a new subscriber! Ty for the content.

@GallifreyGals

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thank you so much for subscribing! Welcome to the journey!

Oh! a Critter reacting to tLoVM! Happy I found you! sitting by myself watching the Show, I totally was just like that, starting to point out references and spouting trivia! Love this!

This was great. Thanks for sharing your reactions with us. Looking forward to your reactions to the rest of this series.

I think you two will really enjoy this series! Looking forward to all your reactions!

great choice for a show to watch, it gets better and better throughout the run once they get past the 2-parter intro which are honestly the only episodes that I would call a mixed bag.

I am so zazzed and excited to take this journey with you guys!

Gals!! I am SOO glad you are watching this! I have been a critter since the beginning and I am so excited to watch your reactions! Get ready for a roller coaster ride. This is adventurous, dark, comedic and tragic all at the same time and I am SO here for it! Galifrey Gals for life and Critters forever!

I had to chuckle at Katrina talking about saying "goodbye" for the first time to her character. Being an Old School D&D veteran (Basic, Expert, Advanced up to Edition 3.5 and Pathfinder (the unofficial Edition 3.75)) I can say that getting to the end of a campaign with your character is quite the accomplishment. It was rather routine to get killed every two sessions or so. Sometimes not lasting the night, sometimes making it three game sessions. Sure, some might get jaded and cynical but those of us who "get it" learned to put in the effort to make a complete character each and every time, even if you are rolling up your third character of the session.

@ryanbaillie11

2 жыл бұрын

As someone who currently runs old-school D&D (B/X and AD&D 2e), that's - uhh - quite the death count. I mean: that's a ridiculously high death count for a single player. Hell - that's a ridiculously high death count even if distributed over a group. Between having retainers between you and danger, monsters rolling morale, and monsters having reaction rolls: there's a lot baked in to old-school D&D that seperates a player character and death. Making it to the end of a campaign is still impressive - granted - but every player rolling up a new character every couple of sessions (never mind multiple _per_ session) is insane. All of the above can be negated by players making dumb decisions that get them killed, but unless the group is *brand new:* old-school D&D really isn't that much of a meat grinder. We just finished a Ravenloft campaign in B/X a few months back, and the party would see character deaths every 7-12 sessions. Still more than an average 5e game, but a far cry from your description above.

@chrisbullard5901

2 жыл бұрын

I always found D&D both fun if I could find a group that would play with creative thinking and problem solving skills, but mostly frustrating because most sessions broke down into two fat guys barking at each other about weapons proficiencies.

@AGhastlyGengar

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanbaillie11 Yeah, it seems a bit excessive. It reminds me of those d&d horror stories you read about where a sadist dm puts a bunch of new players through hell and tell them that's how d&d is supposed to go. Either that or the dm didn't know how to balance an encounter. Either way not a dm I'd want to play with.

Hoo boy, you guys are in for a ride. You've probably heard, while the first 2 episodes are decent, they are NOTHING compared to how things progress and ramp up once you hit the main season plotline at episode 3. Anyways, you guys know Critical Role, I'm preaching to the choir, haha. I'll have fun following your reactions! My advice? Don't space out the episode watching sessions to far apart. Also, imho watch them in 3 episode mini-binges (the way it was released) because that schedule seems deliberately paced to fit different cliffhanger points and so on. And otherwise, don't wait long between reaction sessions! Still having everything fresh on your mind as you go into each episode makes such a difference at several points! Have fun!

Gal Gals get Voxed?

“Gallifrey Gals get Voxxed”

I really hope there's an animated version of EXU: Calamity at some point, it's just so fucking good.

YAY! So glad to get your impressions of this! If you're still brainstorming names, may I recommend "The Legend of Gallifrey Gals" or "Vox Gallifrey"?

I watching this on Amazon Prime it's a great show

First time viewer, long time critter here lol Glad I found your channel! You two are awesome! It’s cool to have one who knows the lore, and the other coming from a purely new point of view Also, loved Paula singing along with the theme lol Subscribed!

Keylith is ALWAYS a lightweight when it comes to booze.

Cant wait to see your reaction to the rest 😀

Mary had a little lamb. ...HAD. 🐑🐉

I love it when I find reactions by people who know Critical Role.

This is the perfect short stay show to tide us over until your TNG reviews line up with the start of DS9

great reactions as always, cant wait for more. Oh yeah and Calamity Calamity Calamity!

I'm so glad that this show was made. It's always bugged me that everything before the first episode of Vox Machina on KZread is basically lost to time.

It was Felicia Day's idea for them to live stream their game and none of them thought anybody would watch it, boy were they ever wrong.

Gallifrey Gals: Quest of the Dungeon Queens

So this is not really suitable for Katrina right now (because spoilers), but I was wondering if you, Paula, were aware of An Exandrian Musical? If not, it's a fan created project, where they took the musical Hamilton rearranged and retexted the songs to tell the story of Vox Machina (covers the arc after the Briarwood Arc) and it's very good. It's on KZread and it has excellent subtitles (which is sometimes helpful for telling who is singing at the moment).

Oh, I'm sure this won't get too dark. *sounds of ropes creaking*

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

I still say if David Tennent doesn't make a guest appearance in Campaign 3 we Critters should Riot.

Sound quality is pretty rough. Thanks for the captions, I had to watch this muted.

I'll be honest - I'm not quite in love with the first couple of episodes? I know they were trying to establish this as an adult fantasy show and replicate the raunchy tone of the live stream sessions, but I sometimes wonder if they went a little too hard and alienated new viewers in the process. Later episodes I think balance the tone better, but if you're already in the know it's great fun right out the gate!

@Fairburne69

2 жыл бұрын

I often wondered the same thing. I think the opening sequence was ok to set the scene but they may have lost viewers by hitting to hard to fast. Perfect for me but maybe not for new viewers.

@captin3149

2 жыл бұрын

They had two episodes to catch people up on the game before they started streaming, establish the character personalities, and set up things that will be relevant later. That's not a whole lot of time. And from what I can tell, it's actually attracted a lot of new viewers BECAUSE they have a better understanding of things that those of us who were familiar with the group already knew. But I've heard PLENTY of people that never even heard of Critical Role get into it because of being introduced by this series.

@Fairburne69

2 жыл бұрын

@@captin3149 Critical Role definitely gained popularity for this series but I've spoken to many people non critters who stopped watching after the first episode. Reasons? Nudity violence and foul language for no reason other then for shock value. That's what I mean by hitting too hard to fast. Pull those things back a little. Don't remove them entirely but less of it especially in the first episode. Get them interested in the characters and the story. Then once hooked you can increase the intensity. I personally think they would've had even more people like the show had they done that.

I've often wondered. When they fight the dragon in this episode Keyleth freezes. Is it because she lacked confidence or did the dragon use frightful presence and Marisha failed the saving throw.

@DARKdr3dnaut07

2 жыл бұрын

If I had to guess, a bit of both, in a way to translate game mechanics into a form of reality. Kinda like Pike towards the end, in the show she's too exhausted to heal, in game it would of been because she burned through her spell slots.

Gallifrey Girls get Legendary!

Paula, did you catch all the nat1's wisdom fails and Marisha's old propensity to pick the wrong spell? :P

I went to Patreon and its not listed. What tier is this show listed in, on Patreon?

@MalcolmWolf

2 жыл бұрын

It is under the "Gallifrey Gals get animated" tier.

Would you be able to react to Warehouse 13 please? I’ve never seen any channel react to any of it and it’s really good. It’s also a complete show with no spin offs, sequels or further content besides interviews with the actors and creators. It’s a live action sci-fi show with fantasy elements, it’s also a family show with a detective theme and fun historical references. Please, please, please do it. It would make my day, my month and my year. Either way I think you’re great and have been watching since you were on the other channel.

Star Trek, Dr Who, and now, Vox Machina?! marry me. @.@

Actually, Kat? Go back to a podcast called "All Work, No Play" of Liam O'Brien and Sam Riegel, about the very first session of what is now the Vox Machina campaign. And fun fact, if not for Resident Evil 6, Critical Role wouldn't exist. Matt Mercer (Leon S. Kennedy), Laura Bailey (Helena), and Liam O'Brien (Voice Director) all worked on RE6 together, which is what led to Matt basically coming up with the idea of a one-shot D&D game for Liam's birthday. And now look at how far things have come, and how big things have gotten. It is amazing how much Critical Role loves the Critter community, and how much creativity is in the Critter community. If you want a taste of Critter talent, here is a short list of fan-based material, both compilations and original: The Mighty Nein, Love Makes People kzread.info/dash/bejne/n46H0sSwiKi-m7A.html Critical Demons kzread.info/dash/bejne/dIqeq5WuqbSpoMo.html What Journey, Megami (A CR Fan Song) kzread.info/dash/bejne/mXuastZxqrOwm9Y.html Comin' Are the Nein (A CR Fan Song) kzread.info/dash/bejne/nnaixKOoismomto.html Time For The Nein To Go, Lyv (A CR Fan Song) kzread.info/dash/bejne/dKpmwdyop7Wun7A.html Odds Are, Barenaked Ladies (A CR Fan Compilation) kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZYmis8qYZNHZqM4.html Edit: By the way, Kat, in D&D, there are several types and colors of dragons. Some, like the blue dragon, have a breath weapon based on an element: Blue = Lightning, Black = Poison, Red = Fire, White = Ice. Usually, when a dragon has an elemental breath weapon, that element actually heals them or they are immune to that type of damage -- hence the blue dragon being immune to lightning. Oh, and before I forget, dragons, being magical creatures, have the power to shapeshift into other forms -- including human.

Oh boy, if you haven't seen EXU Calamity, let me just say, as a massive critical role fan and the genre of live play shows in general, it is the best live play show I've ever seen. Yes, I understand the gravity of what I'm saying. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Or even, watch you guys react to it? :O

@Fairburne69

2 жыл бұрын

I liked Calamity but honestly didn't think it was great. I had no emotional investment to the characters myself. Story telling was good but drawn out. Brenden was good even great. I really missed C3. I think I'm just too in love with Matt and the original cast. Changes to that mix always feel a little off.

@SaintJohn201

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fairburne69 Well, on the contrary, I don't really like C3, this break came at a great time, when I wasn't really feeling C3. I do love Matt and the OG cast but don't have a problem watching a better show

@Fairburne69

2 жыл бұрын

@@SaintJohn201 Better is definitely subjective.

@SaintJohn201

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fairburne69 Of course

i like how the opener starts with a TPK, side note if you liek the animation style, I'd suggest looking at Invincible. done by the same people. also an awesome super hero show, that puts a twist on things, throwing you off from the typical Marvel super hero movie tropes

@MalcolmWolf

2 жыл бұрын

It's on the suggested list of things to watch. 🙂

@PristineTX

2 жыл бұрын

Invincible was not done by the same people.

@dustinherk8124

2 жыл бұрын

@@PristineTX weird cus Wind sun sky entertainment lists artists from skybound north as the primary animation studio for Invincible but also lists artists from titmouse inc. which is the company behind vox machinima

@Fairburne69

2 жыл бұрын

@@dustinherk8124 Are Skybound North and Titmouse the same company? I'm confused.

@dustinherk8124

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fairburne69 i never said they were the same, i said the production company lists artists from BOTH animation studios. but Skybound north is the primary studio. maybe outsourced work, or minor collaberations, but the production studio gives credit to some titmouse animators. apologies if i did word things poorly earlier.

I’m going to have to skip this one, since I’ve never seen this show. Have fun! I’m not sure if you take suggestions, but if you ever need to fill a slot, I’d recommend the Umbrella Academy. I think it’d fit in well with the rest of the current content

@xxTheFlyingPigxx

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh add this to your watch list

@Fairburne69

2 жыл бұрын

I recommend watching it. 12 episodes and they are about 25 minutes each. So not a big investment of time. Just make sure you watch the first three before giving up on it. As episode 3 is truly when the show comes into its own.

It is disappointing that CR with their big influence in the D&D and ttrpg community had to use Amazon Prime when there are so many other streaming options. Bezos is so terrible to his workers/employees. A missed opportunity to make a statement from Mercer and CR crew. Also, why does the gnome not look at all like a gnome?

You could always call this show, um.. watch machina or uh, critical show?

Bidet

Not what I was expecting at all. After everyone calling for Amphibia or Owl nonsense. But it shows you forge where you want to regardless of fan asks

@KatAlysha

2 жыл бұрын

We've had this show on our list for awhile now! We've also had people ask for a reaction to this show as well. We like to keep things exciting and switch it up when we can.

Bidet. Paula you should get together with Kat and watch Exandria Unlimited: Calamity. Granted it is not the full standard cast, and Matt is nowhere to be seen, but it is short, and it is awesome. Quite possibly the best RPG I have ever seen. Maybe you'll turn her into one of us along the way. Even though I must admit, having a background in D&D playing does help, and having lots of patience and enough freetime to watch lengthy content, is really helpful. ;)

Your Turn To Role - Critical Role Theme - VoicePlay Acapella Mini Feat. Ashley Diane kzread.info/dash/bejne/foF1xNCmn6S2aKw.html Geoff, the Bassist looks alot like Matt...

Lets goooooo