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It's pretty mind-blowing when you remember that Oshamir became such a big deal from just two episodes, yet it feels like they've interacted all season. Most ships these days struggle to achieve what those two did in such a short time, often needing more episodes to convince us of their relationship—or lacking chemistry altogether. Good writing and chemistry really can work wonders for a ship, wow.
voltron dragon edition
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! ;)
And before anybody starts asking why Allura’s wedding dress is purple, well I have a theory:
-If you search for Zarkon and Honerva’s wedding you’ll see her dress is also purple. And many of the “bonding moments” through the show happenend in a scene with purple lightning, Keith and Lance, Hunk and Shay, Allura and Lotor. Therefore my theory is that in altean culture means “bonding” or “union”.
-And Shiro got his alteans marks because of another theory I developed thanks to @knightofacherus which is that maybe when alteans choose a companion for life they can leave a mark on them if they’re not altean, and maybe when it’s an altean those who have been “marked” can change the color their marks to prove their union. But you don’t need to take that theory too serious since Honerva didn’t mark Zarkon. I still like it though.
“Allura… He’s perfect… Our precious son… Our little Alfor…”
Part two of this.
Domestic life
*role model
I know this has been done but I was already halfway through this when I saw the other posts asdfglsdfgs
I wanted to rant a bit cause I was put off by this interview with LM and JDS (gosh when I'm not) and in regards to an allur@nce question, Lauren says "she’s starting to look and realize that there are good people around her" and dude, I wasn't never on board with the rebound thing in the fandom but moving from Lo//tor to Lan//ce just cause "she realized he was good" does sound like a rebound. And it makes me... sad (1/3)
In the current canon, I can’t see a rewarding romantic relationship between these two. And we never saw a turning point for Allura’s feelings towards Lan//ce (not even before Lo//tor shows up, which is what Lauren wants us to assume), it feels so odd that it seems almost intentional. I just can’t believe they wasted sm animation showing us their one-sided relationship to just go and make Allura magically fall for him out of nowhere, it’s just too ooc. (2/3)
Even if they don’t end up together, even if this thing they’re doing is just to develop A and L and give them some sort of lesson, they’re just making it worse, if they had deepen their friendship on s3, s6, heck even on s7, the message would have been so much powerful. (3/3)
I’ve always found Allur@nce’s credibility as a romantic relationship to be weak, quite simply and perhaps peculiarly enough, because Voltron so often highlighted its growth. In seasons one and two, they’re one of the only relationships to be left largely stagnant. Lance flirts, Allura’s annoyed. For 26 episodes. As sloppily as Keith and Allura’s arc in the back end of s2 was developed, at least they got an arc that ultimately ended on good terms. Allura was shown attempting to bond with Pidge in 1x04 and whenever they did speak to each other, it was fine.
And I’ve written pages of meta on the subtle development of Shiro and Allura’s arc in the first two seasons, but even stripping all that subtlety away: their interactions are always positive, and whenever they’re not, the audience is supposed to sit up and take notice. I still remember watching 1x10 and seeing them disagree for the first time, and being so struck by that, because well… that’s just not what they do.
Meanwhile, whenever Lance disagrees with Allura (continual flirting even when she’s not interested, being needed to be convinced the Red Lion is calling for him, annoying her when she’s trying to prepare for a conference in 5x01, being jealous about Lotor, shutting down Oriande, being even more jealous about Lotor in s6, blaming ‘Shiro’ in 6x06 when she doesn’t; I’m sure s7 has more, but as you can see, it’s a lot) it’s never really addressed. He either changes his mind or someone else steps in to support her, and that’s about it. It’s also worth telling that a lot of the things he disagrees with her, such as Oriande, don’t actually involve him, or things that are solely her choice (ie. her continual lack of romantic interest in him, pre-s7).
So when I say “Allur@nce’s weaknesses is how its highlighted,” what do I mean by that? The first is that Lance’s flirting with her even when she was clearly annoyed was always given screentime, and that’s the major mark that causes me to really dislike them as a romantic ship. Same thing goes for Lance’s, quite frankly, possessive jealousy in s4 and s5. If it had only been made known to the audience that he liked her, and then left it at that, the ship dynamic would be vastly different. Because from the start, he would have had to have contented himself first and foremost with being her friend, genuinely, and sincerely. That’s not the dynamic we have with the repeated emphasis we got on him liking her, even when she repeatedly didn’t want him to.
The only season I possibly liked Allur@nce was s3 and s4. Both were seasons where their relationship was more lowkey, they talked to each other and Lance supported her, and besides a silent jealous look at Matt, Lance didn’t say anything to dissaude him. It was just understood that they were growing closer. There was no fuss.
And then season five came. Not only did that season for me prove that Lance was still too immature to not let his emotions get in the way, nor did he know how to support her professionally, but it did two other major things as well: first, it highlighted his completely unwarranted jealousy and thereby immaturity (seriously, wanting Lotor to ‘die’ just because he’s speaking of an alliance with Allura?) because his behaviour would have been unacceptable even if he and Allura had been a couple, and even worse because they weren’t and he had no claim on her. The second was their talk in 5x03. “Speaking with you has actually made me feel better.” Allura is genuinely surprised, as the people she confides it probably went, pre or post s3, Coran, then Shiro, and then (more of a personal headcanon, but they do mention Hunk teaching her earthling road trip games, and they’ve always got on rather well) Hunk. This conversation, this one line, tells us that this is largely the first time she’s confided in Lance about something.
And then, beyond this scene in 5x03, we don’t see any real scenes between them for the rest of the season. Lance attempts and pushes to shut down her desire to go to Oriande. Then, s6 shows us that she’s been spending the majority of her time with Lotor. If 5x03 is supposedly the first time they’re actually confiding in each other as friends, five seasons into eight in total (especially when Lance is the only team member she has prominent development with, unlike Keith who left willingly, or Shiro who was forced to despite his will) and then we see she spends the next months or so with someone else… and then s7 gives no moment when her feelings apparently change?
It’s bad development. It’s a bad timeline. And quite frankly, they have a weak relationship. Lance sacrifices his safety for her, but he would have done it for everyone, and then even after that would have been the perfect moment for Allura’s feelings to change, we see her react disheartened and uncomfortable when she hears of his feelings from the mice the very next episode. Furthermore, Lance is very supportive of her, but Allura doesn’t really return it the same way. Yes, she compliments him, but so does everyone else (namely Shiro and Keith) and not in any way that cannot be defined as platonic.
The main issue with Lance and Allura is that their relationship is not unique with each other. They never choose each other over everything, or anyone, else (the way Shiro and Allura do in 1x10/1x11 and 2x03, respectively, or either Allura or Lance in the Game Show ep). Lance willing to risk his life for Allura, and her reviving/saving, is something that Shiro did five seasons earlier, with Allura then reviving him the exact same way Haggar revived her husband.
Everything with Lotor proves that when push comes to shove, Allura doesn’t trust Lance’s judgement. The one time she really tries to cheer him up in s3, or in 5x03, the team / Shiro’s lack of similar thinking over powers her positive comment, which sends the message, subconsciously, that he values other people’s opinions over hers.
And nothing the show can do will change that in s1, Lance saw her as a prize that the hero gets.
And we still haven’t fully seen him let go of the ‘hero’ fantasy he holds himself to, as something he has to achieve, so it’s regressive to his character growth. So is staying in the Red Lion, but that’s a post for another day.
As for Allura, with Lance she’d get a partner who, quite frankly, can’t match her. He’d enjoy the social life, parades and parties of a king, but he wouldn’t have the patience / knowledge for dealing with all the political things coming along with it. He also wouldn’t want to leave his family again. Allura would get frustrated with him easily in competitive or high pressure circumstances, when she needs him the most. She’d also grow tired of him being goofy to try and distract her / get her mind off things. I have an upcoming meta that talks about this more in depth, I believe, but Allura doesn’t need a partner who says, “Hey, take a break,” as their default. She needs a partner who says, “What can I do to help,” who will take half the weight on their shoulders. And it goes back to that weakness of Allur@nce, that they don’t have a unique relationship to each other, especially on Allura’s side, because look at these questions, hard and honest: what defining decisions has Allura made to support him? What has she sacrificed for him? When has she chosen him over everyone, or everything, else?
Because I can think of five damn things for each question in regards to how Allura treats Shiro, and no other character even comes close.
So I guess, in summary: Lance is a teenager who thinks he knows what he wants, and as he grows up, he needs to realize how to be content with what he has. But if he’s with Allura, that message and lesson are ultimately discarded, and it diminishes her character to an unhappy partnership with a boy who someone else could easily fall in love with, but not her.
#FREAKIN’ JANE AUSTEN
Sunset views.
ok so i screenshotted this moment because i thought it was pretty cool
the first time we get to see all four elements working together for a common enemy, blah blah blah, but i started laughing because
sokka’s fucking boomerang. sokka threw a fucking boomerang at princess azula, renowned lightning bender and heir-apparent to the throne of the fire nation.
and sokka threw a boomerang at her.
I said it once and i say it again.
Azula considered Sokka to be the biggest threat in this group and countered him first. What this picture miss is Sokka sanding nearby. All members of this group unleash their attack at same time, but Azula reacts to boomerang first. If you watch this part in slow motion, you could see that Sokka’s boomerang was the first thing that would hit Azula and may even incapacitate her making her unable to continue to fight. So she had to counter in first. She deflected it with well placed shoot.
Then and only then, when there is no immediate threat, she starts to create her blue fire wall to counter other elements.
Lets think about this. How hard should you have to throw something to make it move faster that any elemental attack? Either all elemental attacks are slow or you are pretty strong. That said nonbenders with good aim and strong hands could easily overpower benders if they timed it right.(Aang got captured by Yuan archers who are all nonbenders.) Azula knew of this and acted according to it. She is talented bender and you may think that she should enlist other benders to help her track and capture Zuko, Iroh, and later avatar, but instead she uses her nonbender friend to help her.
Even if you have no bending you can still fight… and win.
Let’s not forget that on the Day of Black Sun, Sokka was the one in charge and Azula was no idiot Azula knew that.
When Aang, Sokka, and Toph all confronted Azula, she proceeded to make them chase her and waste their time. Azula is not only talented, she’s sly and smart as hell. WHO WAS THE ONE WHO SAW THROUGH THAT BS CHASE?
Sokka.
NOT ONLY THAT but after Sokka explains to the Gaang that Azula is just baiting them, Azula actually verbally attacks Sokka. Not through fighting, but through words, knowing not only that an intelligent person like him could only be brought down with emotions BUT that Sokka was the leader and if she could get him the stay, Aang and Toph would follow his lead.
Azula knew Sokka was their strength and took him down. WOULD SHE DO THAT IF HE WASNT A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO HER!!??!
No. She wouldn’t waste her time and energy on someone she didn’t think was capable of actually getting in her way.
WHEN SHE GETS HER FIREBENDING BACK SHE HAS THE OPTION OF ATTACKING BADASS METAL BENDING TOPH AND THE FUCKING AVATAR WHO DOES SHE ATTACK?!?!
Azula never underestimated the power of non benders especially an intelligent one like Sokka. Sokka was a huge threat to fucking Azula on multiple occasions.
Remember that.
Look at this spot on fucking discourse. LOOK AT IT.
Just thought I’d drop this
into the debate as well, (instead of actually fighting him she backs off, and who blames her? Sokka’s club looks like it could shatter bones…).
Along with this:
Scenes with Azula confronting Sokka are few and far in between but they paint a pretty interesting picture, don’t they?
I mean, Azula’s friends/most trusted warriors were two non-benders. Mai was an expert with thrown weapons and Tai Lee was the only chi blocker shown in the first series, and she was able to take down half a groups of earth nation soldiers like that. Azula knows that non-benders are dangerous and she sees sokka for the genius he is
She’s knows she can take bending, she can redirect fire and she’s fought Katara a lot- but unlike Zuko she was probably never trained with weapons, she knows she has no defense to a sword or a club, and she knows that one of Ty Lee’s biggest advantage is that people underestimate her
Let me sum this up;
It doesn’t matter how much crazy magic bullshit you have, a sword to the face is a sword to the face.
My man Sokka getting the recognition he deserves
“Would you two mind to explain me: WHO THE QUIZNAK ALLOWED YOU TWO TO PLAY WITH MY PROTOTYPES?!”
They grow so fast XD. This is Hana at the age of 17 and god exists if there’s a way to clean this girl’s mouth. Funny fact: she’s the only one of the paladin’s children that I’ve actually thought about a voice actress, that would be Tara Strong.
“Your highness, after the incident with… the witch… your father and I have discussed about the security of your kingdom. So, allow me to introduce you to Captain Shior, the jewel in the crown of the Galra Empire’s Guard. He will be your personal guard from now on and the first of some guards we will send to your kingdom for the protection of your people.”
“It is an honor to meet you, your highness.”
“I-It is…“ clears throat ."It is a really generous action on your part, my Lord, but everything is being quite and peaceful the last quintents; I don’t really think it’s necessary to interrupt the Captain and your guard’s obligations with his own kingdom.”
“Please, princess, accept. This is also my way to thank you for instruct my son into the altean culture.”
“And I appreciate it but, again, it is not necessary.”
“Princess…-”
“If you allow me to interrupt, my Lord, but I think I may have a solution for this situation.”
“Speak then.”
“I can stay here a few decaphoebs in case anything happens. If everything stays as quiet as the princess thinks I’ll return to Daibazaal without need of sending more guards.”
“Hmm. What do you think, princess?”
“I think it is a good idea.”
“Alright Captain Shior will still here the next 3 phoebs, if nothing had happened in that time he will return to his duties in Daibazaal.”
“I’ll be honored to serve you, princess.”
So, I have this idea not too long ago and honestly I am a sucker for stories about a member of the royal falling in love with one of their guards (For something I ship Twilight Sparkle and Flash Sentry after all). I would write a fanfic if I had enough creativity for that and specially if I didn’t have a extreme necessity of put drama in every romantic story I try to write.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! ;)
And before anybody starts asking why Allura’s wedding dress is purple, well I have a theory:
-If you search for Zarkon and Honerva’s wedding you’ll see her dress is also purple. And many of the “bonding moments” through the show happenend in a scene with purple lightning, Keith and Lance, Hunk and Shay, Allura and Lotor. Therefore my theory is that in altean culture means “bonding” or “union”.
-And Shiro got his alteans marks because of another theory I developed thanks to @knightofacherus which is that maybe when alteans choose a companion for life they can leave a mark on them if they’re not altean, and maybe when it’s an altean those who have been “marked” can change the color their marks to prove their union. But you don’t need to take that theory too serious since Honerva didn’t mark Zarkon. I still like it though.
the funniest thing about all these vuldey rumours swirling around about how “Tim wanted shallura and that’s why there’s shallura subtext in S1-2!” is that shallura fans have been saying that exact thing the entire goddamn time. but everyone was like “el oh el you’re delusional they confirmed he’s gaaay uwu it was never romantic” and now the tea is getting spilled all over and receipts are coming out and people are like “wow the romantic shallura was real huh” and i’m like
i mean y’all fucking demons could’ve just listened to all the queer women and/or woc who were shipping shallura instead of talking over us and calling us “delusional homophobic hetties” or whatever but go off i guess
me, whenever shiro and allura interact
