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IndyRevolution t1_ja96mht wrote

Legend Of Vox Machina is bogged down by extremely lowbrow and unfunny comedy sequences, as well as rushed pacing (in part due to wasting time with said comedy sequences). Every single time I vocalize this critique, I'm hit with "So...like a DnD game????" (I am not being hyperbolic when I say I get this reply literally every time), which ignores the fact that A: They actively torpedo dramatic moments from the material it adapts for the sake of comedic subversion and B: You do not need to adapt literally every aspect of material and it goes without saying that lowbrow humor is infinitely funnier in improv than it is scripted for a number of reasons.

I stick with it because it has a genuinely good underlying story it's adapting and shows competency in adapting it when it's willing to take itself seriously. If the show hadn't gone with the constant "THIS ISN'T YOUR GRANDAD'S FANTASY SHOW" moments (it literally starts out with a "The Fellowship of the Ring died XD" style scene), then it might even have Invincible levels of good word of mouth and viewership.

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rjdsf1993 t1_jab3pnw wrote

I think that was a very big issue in season 1 (specifically the first 4 or 5 episodes before we're consistently in Whitestone) but season 2 has handled it much better (though not perfect). Most of the humor in season 2 has been bouncing characters off each other outside of a few quick instances

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