Went back and finished The Dragon Prince. Really had some great representation but I have to admit sometimes it felt check box style towards the end. What did we miss we need to cram in? But still, good heart. Loved the complexity of a lot of the characters- many of the good characters f’d up at times, most of the bad characters also had good aspects. Liked how tackling hard ideas interwoven with comedy without it feeling cheap. Several planted ideas in the first seasons came around without being too over handed- a lot of shows have lost that. A solid plot arc in general, good world building, I liked the art style But still, some strong negatives in the details.
So….a single dragon reports seeing a crime to the celestials, THEY pass judgement, but Aavaros spends centuries getting revenge on ALL dragons, plus elves and humans, who had nothing to do with what happened. It was just one single dragon and he merely reported it (again, something he truly believed was crime); plus, unless they were bffs, can’t be called a personal betrayal the way framed.
Now I can understand disagreeing with it being a crime and arguing on it as being racist. But come on. The “oh yea him causing pain on everything his kid liked, in her name because she was killed by ENTIRELY different beings is justified” fandom memes, Even in jest. No. Just no.
Let’s bring his kid back so he can find out she now hates him. Plus dude, you knew she saw the world differently and didn’t think to maybe keep an eye on her more closely? Just really feel that both could have been called more. I know making villians likable is a thing, and a dimension I usually like, just…bleh.
2. I am very over of “kid” shows glamorizing first loves. Show me the “they were firsts but grew apart but maturity was them figuring out that is ok too”. It’s just too over done, and so often always the trope of warrior and softy- regardless of the genders. Boring. This is admirably outside bias impacting the show, but it’s just sooooo repeated in YA. At least they had better development than some, but still. I would have loved it if they’d moved on but found a way to still trust each other as friends. Be more meaningful than when tied up in heart eyes imo.
3. (Guilty in first season)
Why the hell do shows that are supposed to be about showing how feelings, having them, talking about them, etc. is good seem to always piss all over boundaries in the process. Forcing ppl to talk before they are ready. It’d always a mere slap on the wrist at most when blow past people’s walls. It’s troubling.
4. I really don’t think Terry should have been seen as pure of heart when he directly helped so much nastiness. He knew Claudia was murdering innocent creatures, benefited from it frequently, etc. That should have been a taint, innocence lost- very misleading imo. Maybe if they made it “no one who’s killed” or something, but in general “pure of heart”? No. He didn’t deserve that title.
5. Boy king…tad much at times. Well, both boys, but Callum got better with time, Ezran got worse. Telling people to choose love, etc. is GREAT, but he was sooo naive about it and no f’ng way should he have been allowed to run around as a king w/out a heir that way. Another over done thing I hate about kid shows, letting children have way too much power and righteousness over adults even when so incredibly stupid things. Always over done then never addressed.
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