The Legend of Vox Machina
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However,The Legend of Vox Machinais justbasedon a D&D game.
Their journey is interrupted by two annoyances.
Percy apologizes for his role in Vexs (temporary) death.
I know Ive made mistakes, Percy says.
I also know something about carrying darkness.
Whatever happens, Ill have your back.
Its where Vex and Vax grew up with their emotionally abusive father.
The family reunion has its moments.
Episode eight is a total Vex showcase.
Of all the members of Vox Machina, Grog and Scanlan are the most comic relief.
The trios storyline begins in episode seven then theyre dumped somewhere after Keyleths botched spell.
Pike is seriously hurt but manages to stabilize herself using magic.
Grog feels awful about impaling his best friend.
His sword, Craven Edge?
Not so much, as it slurps up Pikes blood and makes itself bigger.
(Im as puny as Vax!)
Im a simple man.
Show me a wolf going to town on a guys nuts, and I will laugh.
Scanlan shows off a surprisingly nurturing side while attending to Grogs needs, and Pike is into it.
That is until Scanlan ruins the moment by making a crude joke.
Im not the only one who dislikes a joke at the wrong time!)
It wasnt until he saw Wilhand that Grog discovered empathy.
Wilhand returned the favor by getting his great-great-granddaughter to heal Grog, marking the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Is Grog suddenly gaining empathy because he sees one old man after brutally massacring other innocents a little simple?
Well, yes, but Grog is very, very simple, so Ill allow it.
So why isnt he just taking Kevdaks Titanstone Knuckles?
Because they have an arrangement.
Kevdak does not take this challenge to his authority lightly, and he beats Zanror half to death.
Meanwhile, alarmed that Scanlan isnt back yet, Pike and Grog concoct a plan to rescue the bard.
(Well sneak in, well get our boy, well sneak out, as Pike puts it.)
Grog, though, has other ideas.
The episode ends with Grog still thin and puny but feeling stronger than ever issuing a challenge to Kevdak.
when theyre split up, too.
Keyleth correcting herself to avoid contractions while speaking with Syldor was a nice detail.
A scary, strange place.
But a goofy one.
BigThe Northman(2022) vibes from episode nines opening sequence.
