The Legend of Vox Machina S4 - Official Trailer | Prime Video

We see a glimpses of Trent’s teachings in the show where he conditions the students to throw others under the bus for the sake of the empire, as well as a torture scene that shows Caleb getting magical shards implanted into his arms which play into the plot, from what I’ve seen from people who don’t watch critical role the Caleb backstory episode has been their favorite.

It should be made clear in Season 1? Plenty people address him as if they know him and by another name ( Nonagon ) but Molly does not recognise them.

not really a twist - it's just more subtext you pick up from his interactions with various characters, and references to not remembering, memory loss throughout the season that comes more to the forefront specifically in episodes 6 and 8.

I think he mentioned in regards to the campaign that he purposefully didn't want to know about his characters past, and he would actively just make stuff up about his past (in the show for example when the people are asking about his tattoos, he's basically just bullshitting, and he's kind of made a job about making shit up with tarot readings [in the campaign he would also try using sleight of hand to manipulate which card he pulled to tell the kind of story he wanted with the cards, which isn't really shown in the show]). They also show through the show he knows stuff but doesn't remember why (the portal), or even meets people who recognize him as someone with a different name and he just goes along with it (at the Gentleman's place)

Funny you bring up Breaking Bad when it's a prime example of what I am saying. Breaking Bad is a fantastic show because it is exceedingly well written. What does that mean? It means it has characters that develop, have arcs and such force of personality that we start believing they are real. And yes, portraying those characters with a spectacular cast is also part of it, but no amount of acting can save a poorly written character or bad dialogue. It means having a world with internal consistency, lore (for the lack of a better word), established fictional ecosystems for the characters to move, develop and interact in. Then there's theming - what is the overall message of the show? What is being said, both out loud and in between the lines? So no, good writing isn't a science, it is most certainly art. And yes, some writing will ring better with some audiences than others. But even in art there are conventions, best practices or techniques that artists have learned and develop to further push the boundaries of their chosen media. Since Vox Machina is an animated retelling of a D&D game made for a streaming audience I did not go in expecting Breaking Bad level writing and that's fine. That doesn't mean you're not allowed to talk about it, does it? I was specifically critiquing the writing aspect of that show. On the other hand, to say that a show is good because a lot of people agree that it is good says nothing about the show or your understanding of what makes it great. So really you are the one without an argument here.

I still don’t like it. It sounds like a man doing a corny version of a woman’s voice.

I’m glad you like them. To me, her voice just never fit. It was immediate loss of immersion/suspension of disbelief.