Critical Role-Back Podcast

By Jana & Bal

Hello there! We are Jana and Bal, two Critical Role fans from way back when - and that’s where we want to take you all back to!Since we somehow end up yelling at each other about Critical Role Campaig... more

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The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.

Critical Role-Back Podcast episodes:

May 31, 2023 Episode 24: Feast With Two Vax
With the Good Plot finally knocking at the door, only a couple of hours being stuck on errands and with customer service remain until Jana and Bal get to join Vox Machina for dinner and a snack while covering Critical Role Campaign 1 Episode 24: The Feast.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:12:01 - Warnings: Body Horror, Loss of Limbs, Fantasy Racism, Torture, mention of Sexual Assault, Animal Abuse, Spoilers for Early CR3 and The Martian
00:13:18 - Out Of Game Tidbits
00:19:00 - Where Are We At?
00:20:59 - Pay Your Staff!
00:24:48 - Trauma Conga Line
0:39:37 - Three Kinds of Customer Service
00:52:19 - Even More Errands
01:03:15 - Break!
01:04:05 - Alas, Poor Beard
01:06:33 - Sending the Lizard and Assorted Others to Dwarf Town
01:10:53 - Final Preparations
01:15:38 - The Dinner
01:30:55 - The Snack
01:37:20 - The Purvan Scale

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Music "Red Fox Tavern" by Curran Son, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpKUIyOHdo
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April 26, 2023 Episode 23: Earthbaked and Impressioned

Jana and Bal wade through all the tits, drugs, and religious foreshadowing surrounding Vox Machina leaving Vasselheim behind for the plot and we all learn valuable lessons on treating NPCs well, lest they stabbinate you later, while covering Critical Role - Campaign 1: Vox Machina - Episode 23: The Rematch.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:09 - Content Warnings: Graphic Violence, Gore, Slut Shaming, Day Drinking, Violence against not quite Children, discussion of Rape
00:08:18 - Out Of Game Tidbits
00:20:27 - Where Are We At?
00:21:50 - Back In Town
00:26:30 - Grog, The Vengeful
00:53:19 - Making The Tits Weird
00:55:58 - Grog, The Victorious (And Earthbaked)
01:14:10 - VICTOR
01:21:37 - Wrapping Up
01:32:20 - Careful Who You Piss Off
01:35:15 - Careful Who You Leave An Impression On
01:49:00 - Pike's Doing Her Part
01:53:44 - Knock, knock, it's the Plot!
01:58:29 - The Purvan Scale

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Music "Red Fox Tavern" by Curran Son, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpKUIyOHdo
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March 22, 2023 Episode 22: Oops, All Cults
Jana and Bal bear very snarky witness to Vox Machina joining one cult,
visiting another, and tell you why you shouldn't eat crayons just, like,
in general, while covering Critical Role - Campaign 1: Vox Machina
Episode 22 - AraMente to Pyrah.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:11:03 - Content Warning: Drinking to Cope, Animal Cruelty, Appropriation of Maori Culture, Cannibalism, Implied Zoophilia, Ableism

00:12:22 - Out Of Game Tidbits

00:16:53 - Where Are We At?

00:18:35 - Logistics

00:24:43 - CULT CULT CULT CULT

00:43:39 - Reunion Time

00:59:30 Thank God We Can Go Shopping Again

01:27:45 - On The Road Again

01:37:00 - This Is Fine

02:03:25 - The Purvan Scale

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Music "Red Fox Tavern" by Curran Son, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpKUIyOHdo
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March 01, 2023 Episode 20-21: Minimizing Misery

Going back in time a bit, Jana and Bal practice some much needed self-care and cover all of Critical Role: Campaign 1 Episodes 20 and 21: The Trial of the Take Part 3 and 4 in one combined episode, and follow Team Grumpy through all the edge, the dice nudges, the hags forgotten to time, and the official start of the shipping races.
00:00:00 - Intro Music by Curran Son
00:04:42 - Look at that, this IS the first episode published in 2023!
00:09:02 - Content Warnings: Mention of sexual assault and those that commit them, disrespectful language regarding sex workers, implied cannibalism, implied rape, self harm, active shooter drill anecdote
00:11:08 - A Road Map
00:13:59 - Out Of Game Tidbits
00:25:24 - Where Are We At?
00:25:50 - High Level Recap
00:34:57 - Of Hags Not Taken
00:42:39 - Cutting Myself on All This Edge
00:57:40 - There's A Mission
01:11:11 - Combat Report
01:37:25 - Orion Complaints Corner
01:46:23 - Off To The Shipping Races
01:53:50 - The Purvan Scale

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Music "Red Fox Tavern" by Curran Son, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpKUIyOHdo
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January 11, 2023 The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2 Trailer Reaction & Analysis
Jana & Bal react to the official trailer for The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2 as well as cast announcements and episode titles, talk about their hopes, dreams, and fears for the season, and accidentally make fun of the edgy titles they've also given their patrons. Ooops.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:06 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY LULAFIA
00:05:20 - Trailer Analysis
00:43:40 - Episode Title Analysis
00:55:05 - So About Those Dragon Titles
00:59:57 - Conclusion

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Music "Red Fox Tavern" by Curran Son, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpKUIyOHdo
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December 21, 2022 Taking The Legend Of Vox Machina To Town Part 3
Part 3 of Jana & Bal's thorough and honest look at the The Legend of
Vox Machina cartoon, covering the actually really good final episodes,
miscellaneous thoughts, what went wrong and weird with Ripley, and
demanding tribute; not for pleasure, but for equality.

00:00:00 - Episode 10

00:10:54 - Episode 11

00:22:50 - Episode 12

00:38:40 - Insecure Writing Leads To Weaker Characters And Conflicts

00:48:29 - What is Magic and Why would Anyone Want To Learn It?

00:50:10 - The Lack of Escalation

00:53:09 - Pike and Faith, Archie, Adaptation Principles, de Rolo Family Dynamics, Gun Control

00:57:08 - The Vexleth Baiting

01:00:22 - Vex And The Perc'ahlia Of It All

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Music "Red Fox Tavern" by Curran Son, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpKUIyOHdo
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December 07, 2022 Episode 19: How To Bully Your Dragon
Jana and Bal rejoin Team Happy Fun Times Paper Party Hats in Part 2 of
The Trial of the Take of Critical Role's Campaign 1: Vox Machina, and
debate giant personhood and the intricacies of dragon procreation, while
also unabashedly simping for Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:12:45 - Content and Spoiler Warnings: Vomit, Loss of Agency, Sexual Harassment, Body Horror

00:14:42 - Out of Game Tidbits

00:20:55 - Where Are We At?

00:22:23 - There are Giants in the Snow

00:36:14 - The Dragon's House

00:50:40 - Felicia Day Can't Wait To Be In You

00:54:40 - Dragon Enrichment

01:01:30 - Dragon Fight!

01:25:06 - Dragon Fight Aftercare

01:32:00 - Back To The Totally Not A Cult

01:39:14 - The Purvan Scale

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Music "Red Fox Tavern" by Curran Son, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpKUIyOHdo
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November 23, 2022 Taking The Legend Of Vox Machina To Town Part 2
Part 2 of Jana & Bal's exhaustive and honest look at the The Legend
of Vox Machina cartoon, covering the life and times of Archie, what went
wrong and also weird with Cassandra, a genre shift that wasn't worth
it, an unexpected Vaxleth defense, and why Laura Bailey should write
Everything.
00:00:00 - Episode 5

00:17:22 - Episode 6

00:31:27 - Episode 7

00:45:13 - Episode 8

00:58:02 - Episode 9
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Music "Red Fox Tavern" by Curran Son, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpKUIyOHdo
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November 09, 2022 Episode 18: Buttflaps Down For Erathis
Jana and Bal join Team Super Happy Fun Times on their fake mission and
debate fantasy contract law, middle child syndrome, and the ethics of
girl on girl bullying while covering Episode 18: The Trial of the Take
Part 1 of Critical Role Campaign 1: Vox Machina.
00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:16 - BIG CAMPAIGN 3 SPOILERS

00:04:36 - The Spoilers Have Stopped

00:07:33 - Content Warning: Gore, Allusions to Sexual Assault, Disrespectful Language regarding Sex workers

00:08:56 - Out Of Game Tidbits

00:21:40 - Where Are We At?

00:23:39 - Getting Ready To Be Hazed

00:28:28 - Meeting The Team

00:40:40 - Set-Ups and Fantasy Contract Law

00:55:45 - Mission Start

01:06:50 - Night Time Bonding

01:14:58 - The Butt Flap Fight

01:25:16 - Moving On!

01:35:03 - The Purvan Scale
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Music "Red Fox Tavern" by Curran Son, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpKUIyOHdo
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October 26, 2022 Taking The Legend of Vox Machina To Town Part 1
Part 1 of Jana & Bal's exhaustive and honest look at the The Legend
of Vox Machina cartoon, covering the episodes that had us feeling
decently hopeful because all went bad in the next section.
If you want to listen to the entire episode right now, feel free to
support us on Patreon, where the 3.5 hour experience is available
without interruptions, in addition to outtakes, notes, and other patron
exclusive content!
00:00:00 - First Disclaimer

00:02:18 - Introduction

00:04:20 - Second Disclaimer

00:08:48 - Every Content Warning (all of them), Gore, Child Death

00:10:44 - We Have A Structure! Every Spoiler Warning

00:12:45 - Episode 1

00:33:20 - Episode 2

00:49:43 - Episode 3

01:01:13 - Episode 4
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Music "Red Fox Tavern" by Curran Son, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBpKUIyOHdo
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FAQs about Critical Role-Back Podcast:

How many episodes does Critical Role-Back Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.