The Legend of Vox Machina
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Vax humanely euthanizes the bear, freeing it from its pain.
But the bear had a cub, little Trinket, which Vex adopts.
This cold open could have been an unnecessary Trinket origin story, but theres added meaning.
Vax acted as a merciful angel of death.
Vax, however, can see her and the thread tethering his spirit to his twin sisters.
Take me instead, he shouts, and the Matron of Ravens cuts the golden string without a word.
Suddenly, Vex is alive again.
Vax is still alive, too, but hes now wearing the Deathwalkers Ward.
Kash wants no part of this and rushes to aid the group as theyre petrified one by one.
Zahras betrayal and Ctrl-Zing of said betrayal are just a means to a cool fight.
At least it is a cool fight, with the monsters tentacles flying all over the place.
And it gives Vax a chance to show off just how powerful the Vestiges are.
), Vax defeats the monster with newfound ease.
Everybody is friends despite the attempted murder via tentacle monster.
Vax, though, cant get rid of the Matron of Ravens as easily.
Theyre the ones tethered together, not, and the sequence ends with a jump scare that I wasnotexpecting.
If the fourth episode was a Vax-focused installment, the fifth is a Keyleth showcase.
Grog, meanwhile, has wandered off and is talking to his sword, the Craven Edge.
Like, sure, I believe that Grog might fart while talking to a cursed blade.
Its justa lotdumber than everything else in this world.
She tearfully admits to Korrin that she hasnt mastered fire yet, only to hear something in the wind.
Remembering her mothers words, Keyleth willingly enters the rift and does not let the fire hurt her.
but on the whole, it was a pretty tidy little adventure.
Too tidy, almost, which makes the black dragon-shaped wrench that Ripley throws into the next episode exciting.
of wearing a Vestige and becoming the Goddess of Deaths champion.
Even with his long-lost loves endorsement, Kamaljiouri isnt going just to give the group the answers they seek.
They must prove their worth by inflicting a wound on him in a one-on-one challenge.
Vax cant land a scratch, even with his swanky new Vestige.
Nor can Grog, who is once again told he knows not where his strength comes from.
Its all … too easy.
Scanlan inflicting an emotional wound rather than a physical one is not exactly a surprising twist.
Are all these episodes going to end with just a clean little resolution?
This season started with a dragon apocalypse!
Umbrasyls sudden appearance disrupts a trio of episodes that were verging on feeling a little safe.
Umbrasyl nearly gets away with Scanlan and Mythcarver, but Kamaljiouri manages to save Scanlan before dying.
It will not be enough to win, though, but Grog wont listen to reason.
This snaps him out of his madness, but Umbrasyl attacks Keyleth just as the spell is reaching completion.
Keyleth, the twins, and Percy are in the strange and beautiful Feywild.
Pike, Grog, and Scanlan are MIA.
Pikes ongoing health might be, though.
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Theres no word on when the Mighty Nein series will premiere yet.
Canonically, the events of the Second Campaign take place after the events ofThe Legend of Vox Machina.
