Review: The Legend of Vox Machina “Those Who Walk Away”; “Pass Through Fire”; “Into Rimecleft”

Overview:

In a desperate bid to save a team member’s life, Vax strikes a fateful deal with the Matron of Ravens, offering his life in exchange. As Vox Machina battles their way out of the sunken temple, Vax wonders what he’s just signed up for.

While traveling to find the next Vestige of Divergence, Vox Machina passes by Pyrah, home to the Fire Ashari people. Discovering that the village is in distress, Vox Machina must help them, battling fire creatures that are spilling out into the world through a portal to another dimension. As they try to close the portal, Keyleth learns more about the power that lies within her.

Upon arriving at the location of the next Vestige of Divergence, Vox Machina must face the challenges of the mysterious sphinx, Kamaljiori – the mate of Osysa. But even if they can succeed, a new, unexpected threat lies waiting for them.

Our Take:

So… for me, this is going exactly like I hoped it would. I’m a sucker for a good overpowered item and Vax was becoming one of my favorite characters so this is all a win for me. But in one way I was wrong I think. I thought we were just going to focus on Vex and Vax this season kind of like how we focused on Percy in season one. But it seems I might be wrong because in episode five Keyleth got a lot of backstory and growth. Essentially, what I’m saying is that my main worry about how this season was going to turn out seems to be unfounded at the moment.

This could just be me but I think The Legend of Vox Machina is setting a new standard for adult animation. If there is one thing I could say that Amazon Prime seems to be getting right it’s that. Between this and Invincible they are making some fantastic animated shows for us to enjoy. Not only that but the other Critical Role campaign, Mighty Nein just got greenlit to be animated as well. Based on what fans of the podcast have told me there isn’t any way that this season of Vox Machina wraps up everything so I am intrigued to see how they handled having two projects. In the meantime don’t miss The Legend of Vox Machina because it’s one of the best things you could be watching right now.