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@vohalika and @notaficwriter marvel at the seeds of rebellion being planted ever so slowly (and occasionally blasted with holy lasers), work out some fun religious parallels, and dish out some beef on both ethics and certain adaptational choices when covering Critical Role - Campaign 1: Vox Machina episode 29: Whispers.
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@vohalika and @notaficwriter enjoy how nice the weather is now that a dark cloud has lifted, marvel at surprisingly successful scouting, don't shut up about the Hunger Games and then get hit by immense genre shift whiplash while covering Critical Role Campaign 1 Vox Machina Episode 28: The Sun Tree.
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Comingle with Jana and Bal as they cope with Cancel Culture, Cows, cursed congregations, commerce and consumption chains, and also covid while crawling their way through Episodes 26 and 27 of Critical Role - Campaign 1: Vox Machina.
(There's heavy stuff in this one, we talk about suicidal ideation and sexual harrassment, so be careful.)
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@vohalika and @notaficwriter are joined by surprise mystery guest @lulafia to behold the blatantly horny and absoutely glorious clusterfuck that is Critical Role Campaign 1 - Vox Machina Episode 25: Crimson Diplomacy.
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With the Good Plot finally knocking at the door, only a couple of hours being stuck on errands and with customer service remain until Jana and Bal get to join Vox Machina for dinner and a snack while covering Critical Role Campaign 1 Episode 24: The Feast.
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Jana and Bal wade through all the tits, drugs, and religious foreshadowing surrounding Vox Machina leaving Vasselheim behind for the plot and we all learn valuable lessons on treating NPCs well, lest they stabbinate you later while covering Critical Role - Campaign 1: Vox Machina - Episode 23: The Rematch.
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Episode 22 - Oops! All Cults
@vohalika and @notaficwriter bear very snarky witness to Vox Machina joining one cult, visiting another, and tell you why you shouldn't eat crayons just, like, in general, while covering Critical Role - Campaign 1: Vox Machina Episode 22 - AraMente to Pyrah.
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Going back in time a bit, Jana and Bal practice some much needed self-care and cover all of Critical Role: Campaign 1 Episodes 20 and 21: The Trial of the Take Part 3 and 4 in one combined episode, and follow Team Grumpy through all the edge, the dice nudges, the hags forgotten to time, and the official start of the shipping races.
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Jana & Bal react to the official trailer for The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2 as well as cast announcements and episode titles, talk about their hopes, dreams, and fears for the season, and accidentally make fun of the edgy titles they've also given their patrons. Ooops.
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Part 3 of @vohalika‘s and @notaficwriter‘s thorough and honest look at the The Legend of Vox Machina cartoon, covering the actually really good final episodes, miscellaneous thoughts, what went wrong and weird with Ripley, and demanding tribute; not for pleasure, but for equality.
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@vohalika and @notaficwriter rejoin Team Happy Fun Times Paper Party Hats in Part 2 of The Trial of the Take of Critical Role's Campaign 1: Vox Machina, and debate giant personhood and the intricacies of dragon procreation, while also unabashedly simping for Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.
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Part 2 of @vohalika‘s and @notaficwriter‘s exhaustive and honest look at the The Legend of Vox Machina cartoon, covering the life and times of Archie, what went wrong and also weird with Cassandra, a genre shift that wasn't worth it, an unexpected Vaxleth defense, and why Laura Bailey should write Everything.
This time, we’re covering episodes 5 - 9 which are... Trying. And Troubling. And occasionally just flat out bad.
If you want to listen to the whole 3.5 hour affair uninterrupted and right now, it is available to all patrons, along with our notes, outtakes, and other content!
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@vohalika and @notaficwriter join Team Super Happy Fun Times on their fake mission and debate fantasy contract law, middle child syndrome, and the ethics of girl on girl bullying while covering Episode 18: The Trial of the Take Part 1 of Critical Role Campaign 1: Vox Machina.
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Part 1 of @notaficwriter‘s and @vohalika‘s thorough and honest review and analysis of The Legend of Vox Machina cartoon. No words were minced while the two discuss the mixed time they had with the series.
Part 1 covers episodes 1 - 4, the set-up episodes that had us reasonably optimistic despite being... rough in places.
If you want to listen to the whole 3.5 hour affair uninterrupted and right now, it is available to all patrons, along with our notes, outtakes, and other content!
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@vohalika and @notaficwriter cover the three things you can do with dragons, why the Slayer's Take is a cult and MLM, the legal ramifications of kill stealing, and why the most explicit sex scene in the entire franchise is a fight scene in their discussion of Critical Role Campaign 1: Vox Machina - Episode 17: Hubris.
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Surprise! @vohalika and @notaficwriter take a grand tour of the lore of future past while the party loses some demonic but also some gnomish cargo in Critical Role - Campaign 1: Vox Machina Episode 16 - Enter Vasselheim.
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After teasing this monster for months, it is finally here! The Taking The Legend of Vox Machina To Town special is now available for all patrons, and check out that teaser trailer, too!
It is a 3 hour long look at the animated series, very honest, very critical, highly analytical, and occasionally unhinged, as is very much our brand at this point. We didn’t enjoy much of the animated show, but had a lot of fun making this, and tried being fair and constructive about everything. Words were still very much not minced.
Find it on patreon right here!
