I mulled over it what exactly the issue was, and I couldn’t put my finger on it. It was the first time where I felt like I needed to know Critical Role lore. It was really the first time that I felt like I was out of the loop as a casual fan. I only had one big criticism of these first three episodes which I alluded to above. I’m scared for my sweet man, especially with that evil sword he got from the Briarwood arc messing with his mind. I already really love what they’re doing with Grog, who was probably the member coming into season two who needed more to do character-wise. I am so here for this as a new fan! The relationships of this group are what carried the first season, but I want to see who they each grow into as individuals too. I was aware of a few early reviews like IGN’s that noted that every member of Vox Machina will have an episode focused on them. I also enjoyed how these three episodes set up all the characters to have their own arc. I honestly cannot remember them sharing a major scene together in season one, so moments like these are truly wonderful to me. Pike is a holy person and Percy is trained in diplomacy, so they’re a very good duo for this task. One of my favorite moments of “The Trials of Vasselheim” was Pike and Percy pairing up as diplomats to ask the leaders of Vasselheim for help. I also always love when the teams get mixed and matched together in different groups. Already season two feels a bit more balanced, allowing each person to get equal moments to shine in these first entries. One of my minor criticisms of season one was it did feel like a few characters got less focus than others. Of course, the heart of The Legend of Vox Machina is the characters, and my lovable assholes are back in full form. It made those beings seem otherworldly than our everyday heroes. But I found that hauntingly purposeful, adding to the overall effect of them. It is very noticeable that they are animated completely differently from everything else. I’m sure there is going to be some back and forth about the CGI used on the dragons and the Sphynx. ![]() Each new location is breathtakingly beautiful as the crew truly get to flex their creative muscles. I have a sneaking suspicion that the Vox Machina season two soundtrack will end up on my top albums of my Spotify Wrapped again at the end of the year.Īll three episodes are gorgeously animated, letting Titmouse show off why their company is one of the best in the business. Neal Acree’s score adds so many layers to the tragedy unfolding. Our characters are going to struggle, and I’m so here for it. It’s a fantastic setup that this journey isn’t going to be as straightforward as the Briarwood arc was. Not even our heroes have their plot armor fully strapped on as they take plenty of hits as well. Any sense of hope is lost second by second with each death, sometimes by major characters. That episode is brutal from start to finish in the best way possible. As often as season one slid into some more sinister moments, “Rise of the Chroma Conclave” feels like a sledgehammer smashing its way into a darker middle chapter for the series. ![]() I want to start with the good stuff though, because my god, was this a hell of a season two opener. This is the second point that I’ll get into later in this article because these three episodes were the first time where I felt a bit left out of the Critical Role know-how as a new fan. When watching season one, I never felt like I needed to know the Critical Role lore to follow along. The first is why I am looking at The Legend of Vox Machina as just a tv series and not as much as part of a bigger franchise. There are a couple of reasons why I’m noting this. But as I’m still not that far along, I would still call myself a relatively new fan of Critical Role who just happens to now know who Tiberius is. ![]() He was so incredibly helpful for me to start getting into the series that I think all new fans should check out his channel. That is until I found YouTuber Supergeek Mike who has a really great series he does called Critical Role Demystified, breaking down the essential lessons and takeaways from each Critical Role episode. Since then, I really struggled to try to get through those early streams of campaign one. The tv show was my introduction that got me interested in the web series. Lots and lots of explosions as our asshole heroes face off against not one, but four dragons! “Rise of the Chroma Conclave,” “The Trials of Vasselheim,” and “The Sunken Tomb” threw the crew of Vox Machina into their most dire adventure yet.Ĭalling back to the last time I reviewed The Legend of Vox Machina, I do want to note again that I am a relatively new fan of Critical Role. ![]() The Legend of Vox Machina season two kicked off with a literal bang.
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