what is your opinion on the tdc Netflix show?
i havenāt posted in a billion years but HII thanks for the ask!!!
itās been a hot minute since iāve rewatched the show, so itās far from being fresh in my mind, and iām of course not an expert on it. all the same, i still have a lot of thoughts and opinions* on it (*some of these might be a lil controversial as far as the TDCAOR fandom goes but iām not trying to attack or criticize anyone for enjoying anything in this show, go in peace, ilyā¤ļø)
to be honest, AOR has never been my favorite installment in the TDC franchise. iām very attached to the original movie and jen and kira, so i think the obvious absence of them in the show may have played a part in that
but this^^ has nothing to do with the fact that the show is an objective masterpiece of artistry. itās overwhelming how immersive and beautiful every inch of the environment is within thra, and whatever the creative team and everyone involved with the making of the show were paid,Ā itās not enough.
the design and craft of the gelfling is another thing iām obsessed with, i loved the distinctive fashion and presentation of every clan (especially drenchen i love u drenchen) and just the sheer quality of every individual puppet. thereās something so uncanny and beautiful about the realistic skin, hair, and eyes of the gelfling, each one is so mesmerizing to watch.
sadly, iāve always kind of disliked the overall voice-acting of the show. i love taron egerton, anya taylor-joy, etc. as much as the next person, but personally, their voices seemed so detached from their characters, which i think could be partially attributed to the fact that several of the actors are not professional voice actors
iām beating the very dead horse here but iām never not devastated that the show was cancelled when it was. it may not have been my favorite installment in TDC but not knowing what ultimately became of deet haunts me forever and always
not a day goes by that iām not sad that lisa maxwell (kiraās voice actor) didnāt do the opening narration for the show. i didnāt even know that was a possibility until i listened to a podcast episode about it and found out lisa was originally going to do it. i still love sigourney weaver but like come on.
characters n in-universe stuff
one thing i love about the show is how many sibling relationships it explores. as someone with older sisters i obviously am a sucker for the dynamic between brea, tavra, and seladon. i always love seeing an absolute gutpunch soul-crushing diabolical sister relationship in media, the mirroring each other, bringing out the best and worst of each other, i love it itās terrible. also gurjin and naia, iām also a sucker for comedic siblings
i really really hate to say it but iām not a fan of rian and deet as a romantic pairing. i just never really felt any chemistry between the two of them, and the fact that their whole thing started so shortly after the death of mira has always personally rubbed me the wrong way. obviously iām not here to beat up stonegrot enjoyers, thereās absolutely nothing wrong with the pairing or people who enjoy it, itās just not for me. i love and am happy for stonegrot folk, god bless <3
augh you know what pairing i do like though is brea and kylan, this whole post could be about them. idk, i know itās one of those things where they barely have any interaction with each other but i always die at kylanās little āand brea!ā when theyāre rescuing them all, and i wouldāve DIED for an interaction between them where they discover they both can read
i do also really love how the show explored the skeksis and mystics being two halves of the same whole, and how that relationship can differ. itās one of the most interesting concepts from the og movie and iām glad it was expanded upon
iām sure this may have been being saved for a possible continuation of the show but i wouldāve loved a deeper look at each individual gelfling clan, like a really detailed thorough episode(s) about the life/history of each clan (dousan especially i feel like they were skimped on the most)
i, like many, am obsessed with aughra, and i love that she played such a major role in the show. i love how they showcased her maternal role and connection to the gelfling and thra, whilst always keeping her stern, choppy personality present
this is just my conspiracy theory but on the subject of who jen and kiraās respective parents are, i choose to imagine itās not anyone in the AOR cast and just some other gelfling we never/havenāt met
wow that was a lot of yapping but again thanks for the ask!! i love being able to just dump all my thoughts into one place, itās always very fun!Ā
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