What to Watch: The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3 Ends and Star Trek Lower Decks Season 5 Begins

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It may be a slow week for premieres and new releases, but that doesn’t mean the world of streaming had an uneventful few days. Vox Machina dished out a surprisingly heartwarming but equally ominous Season 3 finale, Agatha All Along delivered a heartbreaking exploration of what it really means to be in a coven, and everyone who skipped Trap in the theaters can now watch it on Max. (And you should, because it’s fun.)

The Legend of Vox Machina Wraps Up an Emotional Season

The Critical Role team was clear from the very beginning: Season 3 was always going to rip out our hearts. It did just that, but it also mended them just a tiny bit with a relatively warm Season 3 finale. Of course, there wouldn’t be much intrigue if there wasn’t some stress around what was going to happen to our adventurers going forward. Once again, the series leaves us wondering if Vax (Liam O’Brien) is going to be OK, while also issuing warm farewells that beg the question that any great finale needs to: Where do we go from here?

Agatha All Along: Identity Crisis Edition

It was an emotional week on Agatha All Along. Lilia Calderu (Patti LuPone) had her time in the sun while the episode centered heavily on the true meaning of coven and personal autonomy, but we also learned the true identity of Aubrey Plaza’s Rio and got some more insight on the Teen/William/Billy situation. Turns out, William Kaplan may not be as out of the picture as Episode 5 made it seem, and Billy still doesn’t know how to make heads or tails of his situation.

The End Is Near for Star Trek: Lower Decks

The fifth season of the Paramount+ animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks debuted this week (the first two episodes are available now). This will be the final run for the show, but 50 episodes of animated Trek onboard the USS Cerritos is nothing to sniff at… although according to creator Mike McMahan, we may all be sniffling through our tears by the time the season finale rolls around. Check out our chat with McMahan, where we also quizzed him on some obscure Trek matters as well.

Uh, the End Is Also Near for What We Do in the Shadows

The beloved FX/Hulu vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows is also coming to end after its current season, which just kicked off with the first three episodes. As this sixth season begins, Nandor, Laszlo, Nadja, Guillermo, and Colin Robinson (and The Guide!) have to deal with Jerry (Mike O'Brien)… their other vampire roommate who we never knew about, and who they forgot to wake up 24 years ago. Best line of the season so far? When Guillermo, talking about how he was a shy and lonely child, says that he’s sure Nandor can understand. Nandor replies: “Not really. I was rich and a jock.”

Other Shows Available This Weekend

• Like a Dragon: Yakuza — Oct. 24 (Prime Video)
• The Remarkable Life of Ibelin — October 25 (Netflix)
• Trap — October 25 (Max)