Trial By Stone - Dark Crystal Scene

Trial By Stone - Dark Crystal scene

I love how this movie tells story and histories by detail, look at the stone, its nicked, scratched, damaged, and worn down in some areas, the stone and this contest have been in use for some time, implying that the goal of the trial is not neccessarily to break the stone, but to hit it in a way that impresses the other Skeksis, and to keep doing so until all of them come around to one contestant or the other, thus its a contest of endurance, who can outlast the other and/or win over the crowd, and that also shows precisely why the general wins, by “shattering” the conventions of the ritual by breaking the stone, in doing so he not only proves himself stronger, but by destroying the central piece of the contest he makes it so there is no point in continuing

SkekLi: BATHTUBS ARE JUST REVERSE BOATS!

SkekSa: Get away from me.

“I think we’re bad people.”

- The Skeksis when they do anything

Skekmal i looov u i miiiisss u...

Speaking of SkekShod, where did ZokShod even come from??! I’m quite interested in it as a ship, but I’m a bit confused as I have no idea how it even started, considering that SkekShod is one of the Skeksis least acknowledged in canon.

I have literally no idea. The only thing I can think of is that they're both "spare" Skeksis who aren't consistently shipped with anyone, and also that Shod has this air of vulnerability that's a magnet for disgusting perverts like Zok.

Meant to draw them doing smth else but ended up w cuddles alas im a softie. Skekmal weighted blanketed by urtum....