The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2 Review

The Legend Of Vox Machina Season 2 is an emotional roller coaster, with ups and downs for everyone’s favorite group of ragtag mercenaries.

The Legend Of Vox Machina takes the story that was created through a Dungeons and Dragons game and brings it to life with some fantastic animation. If you enjoyed the first season, you are really going to love this one! It dives deeper in to the backstory of the majority of the main characters, while sending them on a life-threatening journey to save the world. Packed with action, heart, and a whole lot of ups and downs, The Legend Of Vox Machina season 2 is sure to evoke every emotion in fans.

The Legend Of Vox Machina season 2 takes the characters that fans already know and love from last season, and perhaps from the Critical Role videos, and throws them into more life threatening situations. After defeating the Briarwoods in season 1, they now must take on a whole slew of dragons who call themselves the Chroma Conclave. Defeating one dragon was hard enough, now they need to find a way to kill four of them — each one has a deadly power such as acid, poison fog, or ice. This is not going to be an easy feat but if any group has the guts (and maybe stupidity) to try, it is Vox Machina!

The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2 Review

The season starts off exactly where it left off, with four dragons ready to swoop in and kill, well, just about everyone. Of course Vox Machina is able to get away, or it wouldn’t be much of a season, and they spend the next 12 episodes trying to figure out just how they can take these creatures down, eventually learning they will need to collect some vestiges to help them out. 

The overall story of the season is very well written. Of course it really did all come down to the roll of the dice when it was formed through gameplay, but it plays on the screen wonderfully. The team cracks jokes, some of them raunchy (mostly from Scanlon of course), which offers a bit of a reprieve to the heaviness of what is at stake. Dragons are, quite literally, taking over the world — and they have a plan that is even more sinister than one might expect. 

Throughout the journey viewers get to learn more about their favorite characters, as they learn more about themselves. Nearly every episode has action in one form or another, keeping the pacing moving along at high speed. The episodes for The Legend Of Vox Machina season 2 will be released three at a time, over a four week period. They are split up in a way that will leave viewers on the edge of their seats as they wait a week to see what will happen next, and you know that is on purpose. 

The final episode of each grouping is intense and emotional, and will likely have fans in tears. As the season wraps up, episode 12 offers a bit of hope, before ripping it all away. Leaving everyone on a massive cliffhanger as we wait for the inevitable season 3. 

New Characters That Don’t Steal The Spotlight

Something that The Legend Of Vox Machina does brilliantly is give viewers new characters while not allowing them to take the spotlight away from the main ones. Vex, Vax, Percy, Pike, Grog, Scanlon, and Keyleth all have a past. The show does a wonderful job of giving us glimpses of that without taking them away from the main story for too long. It also gives each and every character the time they need to develop as the season goes on. 

Everyone is dealing with their own issues in this season, and while we don’t get too much from Percy or Pike, we get a whole lot from everyone else. Talk about an emotional roller coaster of a season. There are ups and downs and there will be a lot of tears for those who love these characters. Grog’s story in particular has ties to the previous season, and is absolutely heartbreaking at times. 

We get to learn more about Vex and Vax’s relationship with their father, and how it has affected them both in different ways. In an effort to remain spoiler free we won’t dive too much into what goes on with them this season, but there is surely a decision that is going to come back and bite Vax in the butt, and we are not looking forward to it.

Not Enough Percy (or Pike)

The Legend Of Vox Machina season 1 gave us a whole lot of time with Percy. The story revolving the Briarwoods allowed us to dive deeply into his past, so it makes sense that he takes a bit of a step backwards in season 2. We are big Percy fans though, largely because of all the attention he was given last season, so it is a tad heartbreaking to feel like we don’t get enough time with him this season. 

That being said, the character development that we get for the rest of the gang allows us to form that same kind of love and feeling for them that we did for Percy last season. The same goes for Pike, although there are some fantastic moments between her and Grog in season 2. We learned a lot about her in the prior season so it makes sense that the others get a bit more time to shine. 

Still, The Legend Of Vox Machina season 2 delivers some great Percy and Vax moments, so we really can’t complain — too much. 

Overall Thoughts

The Legend Of Vox Machina season 2 allows fans to get to know the main characters on a deeper level, as they discover truths about themselves as well. The best decision is not always the one made, and Vox Machina is sure to pay the consequences for that later on down the road. 

The season breezes by, with wonderfully paced episodes. Only one or two this season dip below perfection, but really that is nothing to complain about because they are still fantastic. Humor, heart, and quite a bit of action, season 2 delivers on multiple fronts. We cannot wait to see what happens in season 3.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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About The Legend Of Vox Machina Season 2

After saving the realm from evil and destruction at the hands of the most terrifying power couple in Exandria, Vox Machina is faced with saving the world once again—this time, from a sinister group of dragons known as the Chroma Conclave.

The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2 debuts on Prime Video on January 20th with three episodes. 

The Legend Of Vox Machina Season 2 Episode Titles & Synopsis

Episode 1: Rise of the Chroma Conclave
Vox Machina’s victorious return home to Emon is cut short by the arrival of ancient dragons, the Chroma Conclave. Despite Vox Machina’s best efforts, the dragons lay waste to the city, forcing the team to find a way to escape.

Episode 2: The Trials of Vasselheim
Vox Machina travels to the mysterious ancient city of Vasselheim to search for allies. They’re soon forced to turn to a group of seedy bounty-hunters, called the Slayer’s Take. There they encounter an ancient creature who holds critical information that could help them in their fight against the dragons of the Chroma Conclave.

Episode 3: The Sunken Tomb
Vox Machina explores an ancient temple to search for their first Vestige of Divergence, a legendary weapon they hope will aid them against the dragons of the Chroma Conclave. As they overcome a series of dangerous encounters to reach the sunken tomb, one of the team makes a terrible mistake.

Episode 4: Those Who Walk Away
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.

Episode 5: Pass Through Fire
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.

Episode 6: Into Rimecleft
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.

Episode 7: The Fey Realm
After escaping from the black dragon Umbrasyl, Vox Machina is split up. Half of the party find themselves lost in another dimension, the mysterious Fey Realm. They encounter strange dangers as they seek to recover the next Vestige of Divergence. Meanwhile, the other half of the party searches for a way to heal their cursed teammate.

Episode 8: Echo Tree
In the Fey Realm, Vox Machina unexpectedly discovers the city of Syngorn and meets Vax and Vex’s father. After the emotional encounter, Vox Machina journeys deeper into the Fey Realm, searching for the next Vestige of Divergence – the Fenthras Bow. To acquire it, they must confront an ancient and powerful archfey. Meanwhile back in Tal’dorei, Scanlan and Pike attempt to nurse Grog back to health.

Episode 9: A Test of Pride
Knowing that the Titanstone Knuckles are in the city of Westruun, Pike and Scanlan come up with a plan to get them from their current owner, Grog’s uncle, Kevdak. But Grog, weakened by Craven Edge’s curse and haunted by his last encounter with his uncle, questions whether he is strong enough of mind, or body, to confront Kevdak.

Episode 10: The Killbox
Despite his weakened state, Grog confronts his uncle, Kevdak, in a fight to the death. The battle is intense, with Grog taking a beating at the hands of his uncle’s Titanstone Knuckles, another Vestige of Divergence. As Grog is about to fall, the rest of Vox Machina arrives, just in time to join the fray.

Episode 11: Belly of the Beast
While Scanlan makes a fateful and shocking discovery about his past, Vax confronts the Matron of Ravens to uncover the truth about the mysterious pact he made with her. At the same time, Vox Machina teams up with Grog’s Herd and sets their sights on Umbrasyl, preparing an ambush to take down the dreaded black dragon.

Episode 12: The Hope Devourer
As the black dragon Umbrasyl escapes their attempted ambush, Vox Machina pursues him to Gatshadow Mountain. In the fearsome acid-filled tunnels of Umbrasyl’s lair, Vox Machina must make a final stand against the evil dragon.