ALMOST diablerie? i'm pretty sure he went all the way man

@@mmmicroplastics He tried but failed

​@mmmicroplastics he tried but the soul escaped him so he just killed him instead.

My though exactly

But VERY appropriate for a Kindred. To quote Buffy: "Only someone who's spent the last 20 years underground would think THAT look is still in." While that doesn't REALLY apply to Victor, as he DOES, for the most part, manage to keep up with the times, ALL Kindred are static entities. Unchanging. So SOME things, expressions maybe, but SOMETHING, will remain unchanged in them from the period of their Embrace.

Would that be a Nightcrawler?

@@duncanrae466 Nellie is Nightcrawler, with Blink. 😉

For how long?

Even better when he rolls a dice pool without even a word and then ... makes a note.

I thought it was his grenade.

Yeah, it was a juvenile Garou but still a very deadly one. The fledgling was the one who had to dance around with the big daddy werewolf.

No matter how nice they seem, or no matter where we go, it is the blood of Caine that guides our fate

@@lasombramagister2668 Yep. And what skeeter doesn't have "Daddy Issues"?

In Nine's case, I'd say they made him too likeable. He was still likeable and charismatic in the game, but at the same time, also clearly a jerk who didn't want to hear a word that didn't align with his own ideals. And there wasn't any of that "mentoring the little guy" nonsense like with Mark. In the game, all his mentoring could fit in a scrap of paper and he only showed any real interest in the main character after they've blown up the Prince, ie proved that the abarchs could use them.

How much of this stuff is directed? It doesn't exactly feel scripted but it is very obviously directed. Each 'guest' has a very important bit of information to give. It is also information that is being brought to people that are basically 'guests' also.

@@MatthewLeLievre Its the epilogues so there must be a line that they now follow. Otherwhise is neither

I really hope so! More Taliesin!!!

I am so looking forward to it. "Who is Carver?" And that is where we end our story...What? No!!!!!!!

Pity jasper didnt revive zelios but the outcome would probably be much the same

@@bartconnolly6104 Jasper probably couldnt even if he tried.. Zelios is a 7th generation kindred meaning he has atleast blood potency of 3 as a minimum with a max of 7 blood potency.. I belief he even said he tried at one point but couldnt.. Jasper has a blood potency of 3 which is pretty decent for a character his generation and age but likely not enough.. In the end it was Strauss who awakened him and as a 6th generation kindred it is easily in his capabilities..

@@anvos658 Jack has his charms too, despite his like for causing mayhem.

I know. L.A. by Night is better than most modern movies and TV, in my opinion. I'm ashamed of my species for not giving it it's due. (Or at least the KZfaq algorithm.)

Frankly, it took until S4E8 for me to find an amazing episode. Season 3 and most of 4 just felt too easy for the build up they kept giving "difficult decisions." Annabelle had virtually no price to pay while playing baby Che, Victor and Nelli had no weight behind their issues, and Jasper did 80% of the dirty work.

Every single episode I watch, I think exactly that, like "how do more people not know about this??"

Never trust anyone with an "X" in their name. And don't open it!

Now that is a story for another night.

I don't think Bloodlines 1 is fully canon anymore, is it?

@@Ana-ng1xk No, it's canon - but they specifically keep it fuzzy on the details because of all the multiple ways the player can go through the story. And I don't think Nines wants to relieve getting flipped off by some neonate who walked off into the night. Which reminds me - I'd LOVE to see Smiling Jack in this production.

@@Ana-ng1xk Its more canon than it's ever been given how many characters from it show up.

Hey thank you! We love sharing our stories with the Vamily!

@@JasonCarl If I may ask, how many epilogues does Season 4 have, and has there been any word on Season 5?

Hey@@JasonCarl, I saw in a previous video's comments that the episodes in LA by Night are about 10% scripted and that got me thinking about the players and character creation. Do you write up all the character sheets or do the players make their own or is it a collaboration? It's clear the regular cast is quite familiar with the V5 rules, while for the guest stars, their familiarity with the rules seems to vary greatly. However, they all seem well versed in the story/setting. How much "homework" are the actors "assigned" before play? Also, just wanted to echo everyone else and say you're an absolutely legendary ST; I have nothing but admiration for your composure, control, and narrative focus! I love LA by Night so much! Thank you!

@@SomeOfOthers thank you very much! Before Season 1 Episode 1, the original coterie cast (Erika, B. Dave, Cynthia, and Alex) and I had a "Session 0" in which we created the characters together.

I think he was referring to Jeremy MacNeil. Founder of the Anarch Free States. The guy who pulled Nines into the fight and disappeared.

@@pepethefrog6809 That would make sense, MacNeil was effectively the Founder of the Free Staets alongside Garcia, but we know through the books that Garcia is still active. Maybe MacNeil succumbed to the Beckoning. He didnt show up in the original Bloodlines game either, so he's been missing for over 15 years now.

@@wizzrobe6007 Yeah, that's probably why a lot of Kindred think he already met his final death.

I mean, it is canon, since they're bringing up characters from it in different stories, but they washed down the "fledgling's" deeds so that they can spin more stories to it. The fledgling didn't kill a Garou, he just danced around with a big one. But he did kill a Hengeyokai, which is basically a Wereshark as big as, if not, bigger than the Garou.

@@pepethefrog6809 That makes sense. And even so, he killed a Garou with a weird trick and not with sheer strenght even in the game. Also, Nines killed a young Garou, a teenager with no battle experience that went berserk on him wich is relatively the ONLY situation where a Vampite might kill a werewolf/Garou. It was according to Nines words, practically a kid. So the deed left a bad taste on him, he feels bad about killing him.

@@onemoregodrejected9369 Oh, there are Vampires out there that can definitely kill Werewolves but they're old ones, much older than Nines. But yeah, even that young lupine gave him a good scratch in his face so he did what he had to.

@@pepethefrog6809 Ofc the ancient ones could kill the with their bare hands, or bare mind even if lupines are strong against paranormal powers. There is this +500 years old Toreador Vampire that always carries with him a silver sword and beheaded an inmensurable quantity of werewolfs with sheer speed before they even noticed his pressence. Nines is a relatively young Vampire, L.A Vampires, even Abraham, are considered a bunch of rebelious teenagers by vampire society on the big picture and that is fun because most of them are already really old, way older than the first world war. XD eh I always start to ramble aimessly when talking about VTM and WoD lore, man, I love it so much. Its great to meet with people that follow the lore too across different works!

@@onemoregodrejected9369 Yeah, not even counting Methuselahs. Who can forget about Talley, the hound? That infamous Lasombra elder could probably fight multiple Werewolves at once. I wouldn't even consider them ancients but they got the juice. LOL Yeah, it's a fun world. That is why I hope that VTMB2 would not fail to deliver but it's hard not to have doubts especially after they fired the Narrative Lead Brian Mitsoda, who was one the minds behind the original game.

Nines is a badass.

Fitting considering in Bloodlines he rips a werewolf's head off after it attacks him.

@@exemplar7205 I thought a grenade did most of the work for that. ... not that I know anything about that night. Nope.

Thanks very much for sharing them with us!

The episodes were pre-recorded prior to covid-19 for unrelated reasons, but the pandemic has definitely made it an even better decision in hindsight.

@@jerkchicken_expertlyseasoned oh I see now. Had such a suggestion.

@@lalavelieva8573 Yeah it's a change from the previous three seasons, which were streamed live. Definitely paid dividends.

@@jerkchicken_expertlyseasoned I agree, totally worth it.

@Todd Starbuck To be fair, IIRC we don't know that Nines actually participated. But you're right in that he at the very least stood by and did nothing while the innocent humans were slaughtered. So his wise, noble, heroic warrior-philosopher persona is at least partially an act.

Not at all going for X.

Definitely wouldn’t. I get the impression that Nines is pragmatic. He may like Annabelle but Annabelle is not his by blood or by territory, so he’d care but would advise Victor to handle it.

It's a shame we'll never know..

The way Luis has portrayed Nines? He wouldn't lift a finger. Luis' Nines has been _extremely_ passive

They aren't immune, it just wont kill them. Remember the plagued vampire cult in bloodlines 1.

@@IaIaCthulhuFtagn That was a blood disease though, and possibly one of a slightly arcane nature. Considering Kindred don't breathe, I doubt they would have any issues with a respiratory virus. Nor do I think that the virus would be able to replicate within their dead cells. They COULD still carry droplets of the virus to infect human friends and allies. And Ghouls would NOT be immune, although the vitea in their system may help them resist the effect. Thin-bloods, depending on their particular adaptation, MAY be subject to diseases like COVID-19.

Thunderdome that shit?

Good news! On twitter they announced there will be a season 5, they are just not sure when because of the virus.

@@davidedward1061 YES!!

Shes in Seattle now.

@@davidback2144 yeah this was before i watched Vein Pursuit and saw the Bloodlines 2 reveal with her.

@@exemplar7205 I am definitely late to the party with these. Sometimes I forget

No. Ib showed up to uncuff him and told him that all their effort was a moot point, and to go home. Greg asked her if they were friends or partners now, and she told him to fuck off.

I mean.. Werewolf The Apocalypse is a thing that the people on World of Darkness has been also working on besides Vampire The Masquerade. And they have met a Garou down Jasper's sewer before.

I believe she lost the protection on her jacket when she washed it, removing the blood.

It's protected against ghosts. not vamps.

@@zacharyhawley1693 I thought she later had it protected for orthers as well I forget what episode but she brings up that she has added buffs and one time calls it a concent jacket.

@@IaIaCthulhuFtagn You may be right that or it wares off over time.

Diablerie

16:15 ;)

Good tea. Nice house.

Shes in Seattle.

no he's just been the one keeping Mark "fed" and looked after as a ghoul when Annabelle's is gone of with carver for months because Mark would go into withdrawal and even though he's only been ghoul for a couple months, so he's not going to worry about rapid aging, that doesn't mean he won't frenzy, even as a human ghoul he can frenzy, and could get hurt or hurt others if he goes into withdrawal, sort of a human experiencing a beast failure with a hunger for kindred blood even if he doesn't have a beast.