Episode 24: Feast With Two Vax

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.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:12:01 - Warnings: Body Horror, Loss of Limbs, Fantasy Racism, Torture, mention of Sexual Assault, Animal Abuse, Spoilers for Early CR3 and The Martian
00:13:18 - Out Of Game Tidbits
00:19:00 - Where Are We At?
00:20:59 - Pay Your Staff!
00:24:48 - Trauma Conga Line
0:39:37 - Three Kinds of Customer Service
00:52:19 - Even More Errands
01:03:15 - Break!
01:04:05 - Alas, Poor Beard
01:06:33 - Sending the Lizard and Assorted Others to Dwarf Town
01:10:53 - Final Preparations
01:15:38 - The Dinner
01:30:55 - The Snack
01:37:20 - The Purvan Scale

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Episode 23: Earthbaked and Impressioned

 

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.  

 

00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:09 - Content Warnings: Graphic Violence, Gore, Slut Shaming, Day  Drinking, Violence against not quite Children, discussion of Rape  
00:08:18 - Out Of Game Tidbits  
00:20:27 - Where Are We At?
00:21:50 - Back In Town
00:26:30 - Grog, The Vengeful  
00:53:19 - Making The Tits Weird
00:55:58 - Grog, The Victorious (And Earthbaked)
01:14:10 - VICTOR
01:21:37 - Wrapping Up
01:32:20 - Careful Who You Piss Off
01:35:15 - Careful Who You Leave An Impression On
01:49:00 - Pike's Doing Her Part
01:53:44 - Knock, knock, it's the Plot!
01:58:29 - The Purvan Scale

 

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Episode 22: Oops, All Cults

Jana and Bal 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.

 

00:00:00 - Intro
00:11:03 - Content Warning: Drinking to Cope, Animal Cruelty, Appropriation of Maori Culture, Cannibalism, Implied Zoophilia, Ableism
00:12:22 - Out Of Game Tidbits
00:16:53 - Where Are We At?
00:18:35 - Logistics
00:24:43 - CULT CULT CULT CULT
00:43:39 - Reunion Time
00:59:30 Thank God We Can Go Shopping Again
01:27:45 - On The Road Again
01:37:00 - This Is Fine
02:03:25 - The Purvan Scale 

 

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Episode 20-21: Minimizing Misery

 

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.

00:00:00 - Intro Music by Curran Son
00:04:42 - Look at that, this IS the first episode published in 2023!
00:09:02 - Content Warnings: Mention of sexual assault and those that  commit them, disrespectful language regarding sex workers, implied  cannibalism, implied rape, self harm, active shooter drill anecdote  
00:11:08 - A Road Map
00:13:59 - Out Of Game Tidbits
00:25:24 - Where Are We At?
00:25:50 - High Level Recap
00:34:57 - Of Hags Not Taken
00:42:39 - Cutting Myself on All This Edge
00:57:40 - There's A Mission
01:11:11 - Combat Report
01:37:25 - Orion Complaints Corner
01:46:23 - Off To The Shipping Races
01:53:50 - The Purvan Scale

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The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2 Trailer Reaction & Analysis

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.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:06 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY LULAFIA
00:05:20 - Trailer Analysis
00:43:40 - Episode Title Analysis
00:55:05 - So About Those Dragon Titles
00:59:57 - Conclusion

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Taking The Legend Of Vox Machina To Town Part 3

 Part 3 of Jana & Bal'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. 

 

00:00:00 - Episode 10
00:10:54 - Episode 11
00:22:50 - Episode 12
00:38:40 - Insecure Writing Leads To Weaker Characters And Conflicts
00:48:29 - What is Magic and Why would Anyone Want To Learn It?
00:50:10 - The Lack of Escalation
00:53:09 - Pike and Faith, Archie, Adaptation Principles, de Rolo Family Dynamics, Gun Control
00:57:08 - The Vexleth Baiting
01:00:22 - Vex And The Perc'ahlia Of It All 

 

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Episode 19: How To Bully Your Dragon

 Jana and Bal 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. 

00:00:00 - Intro
00:12:45 - Content and Spoiler Warnings: Vomit, Loss of Agency, Sexual Harassment, Body Horror
00:14:42 - Out of Game Tidbits
00:20:55 - Where Are We At?
00:22:23 - There are Giants in the Snow
00:36:14 - The Dragon's House
00:50:40 - Felicia Day Can't Wait To Be In You
00:54:40 - Dragon Enrichment
01:01:30 - Dragon Fight!
01:25:06 - Dragon Fight Aftercare
01:32:00 - Back To The Totally Not A Cult
01:39:14 - The Purvan Scale 

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