After watching Devil May Cry, I felt the need to find a suitable replacement, but I did not find one for a while. I even tried out Castlevania, but the storyline was getting too serious for me at that point in time, so I just added it to my list and told myself I would watch it some other time. Then, next, I checked out Blood of Zeus, and I also felt that one had some form of seriousness again, so I did the same thing. Add to my list for another time.

I went on to check out animated series on Prime Video, where I came across The Legend of Vox Machina. I have to be honest when I say the title grabbed my interest. It kind of reminded me of The Legend of Korra, so I was interested in what this newly found series had to offer. Mind you, this series has 4 available seasons already when I came across it. So I knew if it was going to be a good one, at least I had a couple of episodes to watch. I gave the first episode a chance, as I do with any series I want to watch. From the first episode, I discovered that this series has fine-tuned storytelling. One that I have not seen before, with how you get enveloped into the storyline of each character, and the unique factor that each character has a unique presence, different from one another.

They are a group of friends, all from different backgrounds, but with the unifying factor of sticking together. They go by the name Vox Machina, and they have been mercenaries for hire for different kinds of jobs. Each member of the group has something they are running away from, which gives the series more avenues to explore more stories. At the beginning of the first episode, the band is on the verge of going their separate ways, and one would think it is because they do not have a given purpose as a group, but it is where it gets funny, it is because they are broke. With their fight scene at the tavern and the conversation amongst themselves, I knew this group, called Vox Machina, was one to watch. I became interested in wanting to know how their story will evolve, especially after they took a new gig from the majesty to hunt down the monster terrorizing the village. They did not know what the monster was before they took the job, but the moment they found out a reward was attached, they became fully interested.

What I find intriguing about the series is the nobility in the fact that leadership has found them at the hour when they thought they should not be entrusted with anything serious. From being driven by the purpose for the reward, the Vox Machina begin to see that there is more to just the reward, especially when they get to see firsthand what the monster has done to the village and its people. The feeling of defeat and death of the people has gotten them into the quest of wanting to bring the monster down, not for the reward anymore, but for the purpose of fighting back for the people who had nobody to fight for them. This kind of hook is something I admire in the series, which gets you interested without knowing it. From being not too serious to one with much seriousness.

My Rating - 8.4/10

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