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Soo the ritual thingy
Can we all talk about how fucking scary this situation must've been for Amaya. First they put some staff in front of her and they begin some ritual and the only information she got was ,,you have to look! If you want to live you have to look into the light". And after she does so she went temporarily blind. Meaning she had no idea what was happening to her nor around her. So when Janai led her away she didn't even know if she's going to live or not. Yes she did look into the light but she still had no idea what was supposed to happen in the first place so she didn't have any confirmation she'll be ok. Heck she didn't even know that the blindness was temporary. For all she knew she could be blind forever meaning even if the elves decided to let her live she would probably die soon, because c'mon blind deaf human in Xadia. That's like putting pigeon without wings into a cage full of cats.
That's all thank you for reading xD
So I know I change obsessions every day, but like
I was watching season 4 of The Dragon Prince--personally, my favourite season so far and I can’t wait for season 5--and I was really looking forward to Janai’s duel with her brother Karim.
And she makes a speech about how history doesn’t demand anything of her. She will make history.
And then she’s like “and it will be beautiful” while looking at Amaya and feurahtreuorehasgreoicn I DIED THEY’RE SO CUTE AND IN LOVE AND--
Anyways, I love how TDP season 4 shows how people may not be willing to let go of tradition and the past, but it’s the only way to move forward. Karim didn’t want his sister to have a human wife. He didn’t want to teach the humans and learn from them in turn. He just wanted for things to be as they were, while Janai--who watched her sister die (idk if Karim was there but we all saw Janai’s reaction to Kessa’s death), lead the sunfire elves to the storm spire to fight Viren, fell in love with a human, and realized she may not have initially wanted to be queen, but that she could be happy with the role and do well in it. Not only does her speech give me chills, it emphasizes TDP’s message of needing to embrace change to move forward.
Anyways. Go watch season 4.
One thing I’d change about TDP season 4
One thing about me is I can’t be trusted to make a solid opinion about something the first time I watch/read it. I have to watch it a second time to really make up my mind and think critically...so here’s my official solid thought on the one thing I’d change the most about The Dragon Prince season 4.
Two, technically. I’d rather make the time jump a matter of months instead of two years. It doesn’t feel like two years, y’know? It feels like people are just getting back to “normal” after a lot of crazy shit happening. I’d keep the makeovers and stuff, but...a little less of a time jump.
Anyways, my second is that I’d want more Amaya having HER OWN conflicts! I mean, I get they wanted to explore sunfire culture and give Janai development--which I still loved! I loved Janai when she was introduced and I love her now and I love her as queen. But--as a post I just reposted says--we needed more for Amaya to grapple with. You can’t tell me that staying in Xadia long-term, away from her nephews she loves so much and her home, AND being in the same land that killed her sister, was easy. And as that same posts mentions, the whole “two cakes” scene, where Janai is saying that she doesn’t feel like she can have both the life with Amaya she wants and the crown? Should’ve gone to Amaya. And I completely agree!
Furthermore, how are they adjusting to each other’s cultures? Has Amaya told Janai about Sarai? Have they gone to Khessa or Sarai’s graves? If they’re getting married, Janai’s definitely spent time with Callum and Ezran, right? Amaya can’t be both General of Katolis and the Queen Consort of the Sunfire Elves. How’s that going over with her troops? And the people? Who’ll replace her? Does Ezran ever write to her for advice? Does she visit him? Does she have friends with the elves? Do they respect her? Has Janai even been to Katolis? These little things about their relationship.
And a lot of these don’t have to be big things! Amaya struggling a bit with calming down the human troops that would’ve listened to her without question before season 4. Janai mentioning that Ezran or Callum wrote them a letter and that’s what she’s reading. Janai helping Amaya with the transition/choices she has to make. We all saw the sunfire influence on Amaya’s new armor, but it would’ve been nice for Janai to have a necklace or something with the design that the Katolis royal crowns and Amaya’s shield have. Small things like that.
Stop it this is so beautiful 😭
Janai and Amaya for @a-certain-elf. I must admit I hadn't watched any of The Dragon Prince but in order to get a feel for the characters I watched a few clips and it's definitely made me want to start the series! So a big thank you for the suggestion :).
WHY IT TOOK ME LIKE AN HOUR TO GET THROUGH THE JANAYA WEDDING BECAUSE I WAS BUSY BAWLING:
SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-EZRAN AND AANYA REUNION!!!
-Also, thank god Amaya finally got around to telling ezran she was getting married.
-Corvus x sunfire elf duet!!! And humans and elves chilling together in general!
-Amaya looking all nervous for a second as she steps out ughhh she's so cute.
-Kind of random but I love that janai doesn't have her queenly hairstyle (the bun) and just leaves it down? Something something symbolism something she's not the queen right now she's just janai? Also, I just think she looks so pretty with her hair down (she's always gorgeous tho).
-JANAI WINKING. It's so cute. It reminds me of that video of prince harry at the altar with meghan markle telling her she looks beautiful or smth before they say their vows.
-KAZI AND GREN OFFICIATING AND BEING SO HAPPY FOR THEM???
-LIKE YOU CAN HEAR THE EXCITEMENT IN KAZI'S VOICE I CAN PICTURE THEM JUST JUMPING UP AND DOWN FOR JOY.
"When Amaya and i first met, we had our differences." "Specifically, we tried to kill each other." Yes, we know, Amaya, and from that point on we knew you were endgame.
-Love the detail that vows are a human thing, not an elf thing. Cultural details!!! We love to see it.
-Stupid clouds. But it's fine! Tbh when i first saw Kazi's face drop i thought it was going to sol regem coming to crash everything and I panicked and threw my phone down.
"Now, that's poetry!" Kazi never change.
-The audience cheering. I love how it's not just clapping, and you can hear people genuinely excited to be there and see it.
-Gren bawling poor guy.
-Why tf was karim there omg he needs to chillll.
-Ezran really said you are NOT interrupting my aunts' wedding rn on my watch.
"If anyone objects to this marriage...well, what are they going to do, show up with an army?" I would've laughed tbh idc.
-NOT THE VOWS JESUS CHRIST. I'm emotionally unstable.
-I love that amaya apparently went to gren and was like "YOUR JOB IS TO TALK FOR ME WTF DO I SAY" and he was just like "just tell her why you love her! Simple!" and she was like "BITCH-"
"But that's hard to do, because it changes all the time. Every day, I find something new, and my love for you keeps growing...our love will change, but it will endure." Paraphrasing ofc but i just loved it so much.
-Also janai started crying and it was like me too babes me too.
"AND IT WILL BRING MORE LOVE INTO THE WORLD AS IT DOES" yeppp something something humans and elves something something!!!
-Not kazi having to push gren away bc he was crying too much.
-Note about the kiss: I was OBSESSED with janai's hand when i rewatched it like 5 times? Like yes i'm a sucker for tender face touching but the way you can see her thumb stroking amaya's cheek and her hand going down to amaya's shoulder and--
-Also, in the background, the standing ovation! Again, I LOVE that people aren't just clapping, they're cheering and laughing and being all "yeah!" "woo-hoo!" and seem like they actually want to be there.
"HER WIFE!"
"QUEEN AMAYA!"
The Dragon Prince Recap/Review (Season One)
Hey guys, Spaceman here. I know you’re probably wondering where my Favorite Christmas Songs video is by now, or where really any content whatsoever is. Well, the truth is that I spent the first part of this month and most of last month preparing for an entrance audition for a particular music college, whose name I can’t currently disclose (I want to be sure I get in before I talk about it), hence the lack of new content. But that’s all over now, so I’m prepared to get back to work on videos, art, and possibly even music! Yeah, remember when I did music? Anyway, while I’m working on that, I thought I’d write something to keep you guys interested.
Many of you may be aware of this, but from August to September of last year, I really got into Avatar: The Last Airbender. It’s my current obsession and even took the title of my favorite animated series of all time from the previous holder, Gargoyles, which was no small feat. It got to the point where after I finished watching it, I felt a bit of a hole in my life and needed to find something else to replace it. This is when I heard about Netflix’s series The Dragon Prince, which was described as being similar to Avatar, as well as being created by Avatar’s director Aaron Ehasz and featuring the involvement of some of Avatar’s cast and crew. I watched it and… thought it was okay? Just okay, but not great. This month, however, news was released that it was getting a second season, and I was interested, so I figured I might as well watch it again and type out my thoughts. How was it? Let’s take a look.
The Story
The Dragon Prince is set in a world where humans and elves are in conflict. There’s a lengthy explanation for this, which the show thankfully provides at the start of the first episode.
Don’t worry; you don’t have to watch this in every episode. Anyway, the egg of the dragon king is presumed destroyed, and is imminent war between the elves and humans. As both sides prepare for the war, the elves attempt to assassinate the human King Harrow and his heir, the young Prince Ezran; however, during the attack, fifteen-year-old elf Rayla discovers that the egg was not destroyed, but rather stolen. Rayla teams up with Ezran and his half-brother, Callum, to deliver the egg back to the dragons. Meanwhile, Harrow’s advisor, the mage Lord Viren, is intent on war, and sends his own children Claudia and Soren after our heroes.
That’s just the really condensed version of the plot. During the nine episodes in season one, there is a lot of exposition and a lot of other things happen that I haven’t even mentioned. I would do an episode-by-episode recap for this show, but honestly, they all kind of blend together. Unlike with other animated shows I’ve watched recently, there aren’t really any standalone episodes I can think of. Each one kind of just moves straight into the next, which I guess makes sense for a series on Netflix, a service notorious for encouraging binge-watching.
The very first thing I noticed about The Dragon Prince was that it doesn’t really have any true antagonist on either side (at first). Like, you can’t really say, “Oh, the elves are evil,” or “Oh, the humans are evil.” I was super skeptical when the intro described that the humans were to blame for a lot of the problems, including discovering dark magic and slaying the Dragon King, but the intro also pits the elves in the wrong, showing them banishing all the humans instead of just banishing the few who discovered dark magic.
That leads me into discussing a major theme that’s prevalent at least in season one, the theme of prejudice and tolerance. From the few things that the humans know about the elves, they are painted as horrific killers. Humans think of elves as being bloodthirsty killers—literally and figuratively—and the elves are similarly shown holding stereotypes about humans. The fact that Callum and Ezran teamed up with Rayla was only due to the circumstances; it takes several episodes before they are able to fully trust one another. This is a theme that I’ve also seen done well in another favorite fantasy show of mine, Gargoyles.
Admittedly, a few parts of this story seem rather derivative, such as the six primal sources of magic being reminiscent of the Four Elements from Avatar, which leads me to the next topic…
The World
I will admit that it’s not entirely fair to judge a TV show based on its first nine episodes. Granted, I usually hold the policy that if a show’s first five episodes don’t get you hooked, then you should not be required to keep watching (take note, Steven Universe fans). The thing is, this show did get me interested, and I want to see it continue to develop, because what we have so far isn’t much. It kind of just feels like a standard fantasy world, with elves, dragons, castles, and assorted monsters, which, okay, is a tried and true formula by Tolkien and others, but after the world of Avatar, with its focus on Asian culture, its unique animals, and its nearly steampunk technology, I can’t help but feel like this is a slight step down.
That’s not to say that it’s bad, of course. There are a few things that make it really pop out and feel real. The background art, for one, is incredible. Some of the monsters feel unique, too, like those on the Cursed Caldera—one of them even kind of looks like a graboid from Tremors. Also, I like what they did with the elves’ design here. They could have easily just made them pale humans with pointy ears, but instead they put a lot of detail into it, giving the different groups of elves different skin colors, horns, and having them have only four fingers instead of five. Those are some nice touches.
The Characters
Let’s move on to the characters, starting with Rayla, who is easily my favorite character of the group. She admittedly has a bit of a Zuko thing going on, as she was assigned to hunt down the main characters but turns against her original group to help join the main characters on her mission. Other subtle details are similar, too, like her long-lasting inner conflict with her past and her use of dual swords. That said, her journey is a little different; for one thing, Zuko took nearly the entire run of Avatar to fully go through his heel-face turn, only switching sides halfway through the show’s final season. With Rayla, she joins the heroes in the third episode, which cuts out much of the emotional journey but also lends itself to more interactions with the human characters. She’s much funnier, for another thing, giving her share of snide remarks but also scoring a bunch of laughs when she goes undercover disguised as a human in one of the episodes—can you say, “How do you do, fellow kids humans?” Paula Burrows delivers a great vocal performance, which adds to the character.
Next up is Callum, the main human lead. Now, it’s incredibly easy to draw comparisons between his character and Sokka: Both are goofy, “normal” teenage boys in a world filled with magic, not very adept with fighting but good at planning things. More importantly, of course, is the fact that Callum is literally voiced by Sokka’s voice actor, Jack DeSena. Comparisons… were gonna pop up, is what I’m saying. And I’ll admit that the first time I watched The Dragon Prince, it was super jarring to hear Sokka’s voice coming out of Callum every time he talked. But there are some differences. While in Avatar, Sokka is the most responsible member of the group and the only one with any real degree of survival training, Callum is more inexperienced and callow, not good with a sword and only starting to learn magic. He’s also noticeably more chill and less panicky than the Sokka of season one of Avatar and shows that he can actually draw much better. Though considering Sokka’s drawing ability…
…that’s not really saying much.
Now to move on to Ezran, Callum’s half-brother. I have to admit, of the main characters, he’s probably the weakest, at least to me. I don’t know, he kind of feels a bit flat as a character. All I remember about him is the fact that he can understand animals, which is unique, but he doesn’t really have much of a personality aside from just being your typical kid. I know, it’s not easy to characterize a small child whilst making them believable… though again, Avatar managed to do so well. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t keep comparing these two shows, but I’ll be damned if it isn’t super easy.
Not helping is Ezran’s pet, a glow toad named Bait. As far as animal sidekicks go, I definitely prefer Appa from Avatar; hell, even Momo managed to get a few asskicking moments. Bait kind of just lies around and eats stuff. Several times, he manages to get the main characters into trouble, which I found a little bothersome. The one good thing about him is that his glowing abilities do come in handy a few times to temporarily blind enemies, though… I’ll get back to that later.
The trio is pursued by siblings Soren and Claudia. Soren is a young knight and a bit of a dumb jock but has a heart of gold. Claudia, meanwhile, is a nerdy mage who comes off as a bit awkward. They are always fun when they are on screen and have a believable relationship. It’s also worth noting that early on, Callum is revealed to have a crush on Claudia, which… oh boy, let’s hope the shipping discourse in The Dragon Prince’s fandom doesn’t get as bad as the Avatar fandom. I can already see a potential clash between the Claudia/Callum and Rayla/Callum crowds. (Full disclosure: I’m on the Rayla/Callum side.)
The other characters were cool, too. For as little time as we got to know him, I liked King Harrow, Ezran’s father. Even for his cringey dad humor, he was an intriguing character. It’s hinted that there was a lot of stuff in his past that we don’t know about, like his involvement with dark magic. Also intriguing was Lord Viren, Soren and Claudia’s father. It’s easy to see that he was once good and still has some good in him, as shown by his friendship with Harrow, but he has been corrupted by his use of dark magic and is too far gone. Finally, Aunt Amaya, Callum and Ezran’s deaf aunt who’s a solder on the frontlines, was another character I wound up loving. It’s rare that we see people with disabilities get good representation in animated series (another thing I loved about Avatar with the blind character Toph).
But okay, if we’re going to talk about this show, then I might as well bring up the one criticism that every other critic has already made about it. You know exactly what I’m talking about.
The Animation
Yes, among all the mixed reviews of this show, one consistent criticism was the animation. It seems to be CGI, but is going for a 2D, hand-drawn look; unfortunately, the way the pull it off is not necessarily the greatest. Take a look at the trailer for an example of what I’m talking about.
No, your computer is not glitching out; that is the framerate they went with. And this choppiness is something that seems to be a trend with certain CGI shows outside of this one, with Rooster Teeth being the most notorious offender. If they really wanted to make it look 2D, they should have actually animated it hand-drawn. Doing this just pulls me out of the moment. (Oddly enough, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse does something very similar with its framerate, yet I don’t have any problem with that movie doing it.)
To be entirely fair, this is something that Aaron Ehasz has acknowledged. Apparently, season one was given a very low budget, and he has promised that season two will have a steadier framerate. Judging by the trailers I’ve seen for season two… yeah, it already looks way better. Also, with my second watch of season one, I found it much easier to look past. Maybe I was just used to it by then?
Assorted Other Stuff
Warning: This section goes into minor spoiler territory. I would highly advise not reading past this if you want to remain spoiler-free when you go into season one. Got it? Alright.
One other complaint I have had is the comedy, which is really hit-or-miss in a lot of places. As I mentioned before, the scenes where Rayla is disguised as a human are hilarious, and some of the snarky dialogue is also witty as hell, but there are other moments with awkward puns and some potty humor that just feel forced to me. There’s one scene in episode six where Callum is obviously having an erotic dream about Claudia, which seemed unfitting for this show… though to be fair, Avatar also had its share of adult humor.
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Another awkward tidbit is that twice, when Ezran is about to use Bait’s ability to blind his enemies, he says the line, “Say hello to my little friend,” an obvious shout-out to the classic 1983 gangster film Scarface. My question is, why is that line thrown in there? Are most kids going to catch that reference? Call me strange, but regardless of what adult fanbase this show will capture (which, let’s be honest, it will), I highly doubt its target audience is watching Brian De Palma films.
Though maybe they should be.
Speaking of strange homages… well… take a look.
Your eyes don’t deceive you. Rayla is doing the infamous Naruto run, where you extend your arms out behind you as you run forward. And she and the other elves do this run multiple times during the show, too. It is neither practical nor particularly cool-looking, so I don’t know why this was done in the original show, and I genuinely hope this was only meant as an homage, because… again, it’s really damn silly.
The soundtrack of this show is rather nice, I will say. It’s not as memorable as Avatar or Gargoyles’, but I did find myself humming the end credits theme song after finishing watching. Speaking of which, during the credits, we get some cute drawings of the characters, some of which connect to the episode, others are apparently meant as foreshadowing for later episodes and plot points. If you watch this show, definitely do not skip the credits.
Now, as for stuff that I hope for the new season. I would like to know more about the cube that Callum and Rayla found at the winter lodge. It seems to have some kind of connection with the Primal Sources. Also, the mysterious magical mirror, I hope we can find out something about that. It was foreshadowed pretty heavily in episode eight, so I doubt they won’t do anything with it. Speaking of magic, I’d love to see Callum do more magic in the new season. It probably won’t be more wind magic, since he destroyed the sphere to birth the dragon, but Callum clearly has potential to become a great mage. Also, I would love to find out more about King Harrow’s past, as well as more about Callum and Ezran’s deceased mother, the Queen. We see Viren and Amaya mourning her by her gravesite in one scene, and Callum drawing her in another. How did she die? What was she like? These are all worthwhile questions for season two, or for future seasons after season two depending on how long the show goes for.
Conclusion
The Dragon Prince is a worthwhile watch. It’s nowhere near as great as Avatar or Gargoyles yet, and it is still clearly paving its own identity, but I still find it enjoyable enough and feel that it has potential for greatness. My main criticisms would be to up the animation quality and to develop the characters more, though my guess is that both will already happen in season two, which will be dropping later tomorrow, February 15.
But yeah, you have my attention, show. Don’t screw it up.
~Spaceman
Assorted Thoughts on The Dragon Prince Season Two
Hey, guys. Spaceman here, and… *sigh* …fine.
Since I reviewed season one of Netflix’s The Dragon Prince last week, I suppose I should talk about season two, which premiered last Friday. But I thought I already told you guys, The Dragon Prince… just doesn’t do much do much for me. Don’t get me wrong; season one wasn’t bad or anything, but it just kind of felt standard and a bit meh, so it was hard to get too excited for the second season, and I’m not going in expecting much—
HOLY SH—okay, wow, um… so, The Dragon Prince season two is actually kind of awesome, so… just… completely disregard everything I said in that last paragraph, because jeezus, I was wrong as hell. Seriously, this season is legit! Nearly every problem I had with season one is rectified in season two, all while still remaining subversive to my expectations. Let’s get into it!
The Animation
Okay, the first big, kind of obvious thing I have to talk about is the animation. That was one of the most criticized aspects of season one, the CGI, semi-2D look that just felt choppy in a lot of places, and I was super critical of it myself. Well, I have to hand it to Wonderstorm, because they really pull through on season two. It looks much smoother and more professional and doesn’t pull me out of the moment as it did in season one. Series creator Aaron Ehasz said in interviews that the animation would be more smoothed out, and I’m glad to hear that those words weren’t just hollow. It seems that the crew behind this show are willing to listen to criticism.
The Characters
I already talked about the main characters in my review of season one, so I don’t feel the need to talk much about them, since I don’t want to go into major spoiler territory just yet. With maybe one exception: Ezran. I criticized his character as feeling flat in season one, but he actually improves quite a great deal in season two. It’s nice seeing him form a bond with the baby dragon, Azymondias, and how it takes a toll on Bait, his animal companion from season one, who feels neglected. Also, his reaction when he discovers that his father had died seems… very believable. With little time dedicated to it and few words spoken, he goes through the entire spectrum of emotions upon discovering this: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and then acceptance. His acceptance ties in with a very important decision he makes in the last episode of the series, though I’ll get to that in the spoiler section.
Among the characters from season one I neglected to talk about are Ellis and her pet wolf, Ava. They only appear for the first three episodes of season two, but I liked them well enough and they do help out our main characters a great deal. I also like Lujanne, the Guardian of the Moon Nexus. It’s nice to see other elf characters, since we have yet to actually arrive in Xadia, and she’s funny in the kooky kind of way; it’s pretty clear that spending years alone protecting the Moon Nexus has made her go a bit off the deep end.
Some of the more notable characters include Gren, who always seems to maintain a cheerful attitude even when things are going wrong—I remember him saying, “Why see myself as chained down, when I can see my self as chained up?” which was a pretty funny moment—and Captain Villads, the blind narcoleptic pirate who Rayla and the princes hitch a ride with.
Hey, I just realized, I’ve been talking about the characters in The Dragon Prince and somehow neglected to mention the dragon prince himself! Azymondias, nicknamed Zym, is the hatchling from the dragon egg last season and he is adorable. Even Claudia seems to think so!
But okay, time for a full review of the plot. It goes without saying that there will be spoilers, so unless you have seen the new season, read at your own risk.
Spoiler Discussion
I was a little shocked, first off, that this show only takes place a day or so after the first season’s finale. I figured there would be a time skip or something, but no. That said, the story in season two is executed amazingly. First off, the big question from last season was how Ezran and Callum would react when finding out that the elves offed King Harrow. Well, surprisingly, neither one went with the reaction I was expecting. I was afraid that we would go through the clichéd path of “Oh no, what if Callum and Ezran got angry at Rayla because of what the other elves did?” which we all knew would end with them forgiving her, of course. But no, they avoided that trope altogether. Callum’s big struggle was how he was going to tell Ezran the truth without breaking him. Similarly, Ezran’s first thought was whether Callum knew, which was followed by him going on a long walk by himself and talking to Claudia about it. This is when he makes the decision to leave Ezran, Callum, and Zym—yes, leave the Dragon Prince whom he has developed a connection with—and return to Katolis to take over the throne for his late father. This is a major twist and something that nobody was expecting, but I honestly quite enjoy how it was handled.
It was great seeing all the new locations and characters. Possibly the most interesting one was Duren, led by its young ruler, Queen Aanya. This girl delivers some serious verbal blows to Viren and it’s just amazing to see. But also, finding out about her kingdom was really damn cool. We learn about her parents, the Queens of Duren—you heard right—and how Katolis assisted them in a quest to bring food for both kingdoms when they were starving during the winter.
I’m glad to see more LGBT+ characters in animated shows, and while a lot of people criticized it for the Queens’ death, it doesn’t seem too bad to me. They’re treated like heroes, and we knew of their fate beforehand, so it’s not like it was playing their deaths for shock value—hell, they died in the same battle that took the life of Queen Sarai, Callum and Ezran’s mother. Besides, the creators promised before that there would be more LGBT+ characters as the series progresses… and hey, they promised that season two would have better animation, which it did, so I don’t see any reason not to trust them.
Viren was also a nice touch. Like the first season, he comes off as an antagonist but still has his human moments, where he doesn’t seem like he was simply manipulating people for his own benefit. One of the best moments in the show is when Viren tells Aanya the story of her parents’ heroism; this is contrasted with a scene of Callum reading a letter from Harrow telling about his mother. In many of the flashbacks, we see Viren helping Katolis and standing by Harrow’s side, and it shows that he and Harrow truly were friends before Viren’s love of dark magic took over. It’s also revealed later that Viren had a wife, the mother of Soren and Claudia, but she left him. That was another interesting tidbit. You don’t often see divorce in a fantasy environment.
Speaking of baddies, let’s talk about Aaravos, the elf in the mirror. Now, I was immediately impressed with this character for his cool design, mysterious ways, and booming voice, and it seems that a lot of the Internet shares my enthusiasm! Maybe a little too much, in fact… Yes, Tumblr in particular has taken a… ahem… liking to this character, and I’ll be honest, I don’t get it. He’s cool, sure, but come on, guys. Don’t you think you’re letting your love of this fictional character go too far?
Oh, Amaya, you can crush my head between your thighs any day… what were we talking about again?
Yes, we do actually find out some stuff about Sarai here! She and Harrow had a really beautiful relationship. For one thing, it seemed like while she was alive, they ruled together, not that Harrow was the ruler and Sarai just sat around. She was a friend and top consultant to him as much as she was his wife, one half of his whole. I distinctly remember a scene where she basically tells him off, that an idea he and Viren had was a bad one, and both verbally and physically kicks his ass in the process. That was really telling of their relationship and made it all the more heart-wrenching when it shows how she died.
Another major part of this season is Callum’s quest for magic. In season one, he was using sky magic with the primal stone, but he destroyed it in an act of selflessness to hatch Zym. Here, he has once again found himself lost without any clear role in the group: he had noted before that he wasn’t a capable swordfighter and that when he was doing magic, it felt like his true calling more than anything else. He tries multiple times to connect to the primal source, even though he wasn’t born with it. However, possibly the biggest shocker was this moment:
…Oh my god. Callum, what are you doing? Callum, no! Don’t use dark magic! That’s not the way! Oh god, he’s using dark magic. We’re all screwed.
Nearly as much of a shocker moment as this is when, during a battle, Soren gets flung and lands in such a way that we hear a cracking sound. You may not think too much of this, until it becomes increasingly clear that he’s not getting back up again. However, the saddest part is when he reveals that he is actually relieved that he was injured, because it means that he wouldn’t have to go through with Viren’s order for him to kill the young princes.
This scene, man. This damn scene was hard to watch. It really shows the humanity that every character has, exposed as they go through the story and have to be put through so much.
And then… well, no more beating around the bush. Callum and Rayla: It’s gonna happen. Like, as usual, I won’t know for certain until/unless it does actually happen, but it’s looking more and more like it. But so far, it’s been handled really well. Rayla is first angry at Callum for using dark magic in the earlier scene, but it took a physical toll on him and he becomes very ill from it. While she first tries to hide it, over the scene it looks more and more like he won’t make it and she becomes seriously concerned for him and shows that she really does care about him. It looks as though she’s about to say something to him—a confession, maybe?—right before he recovers. To be honest, the way they’re building it up, it could either turn out to be a romance or a great friendship, but it feels very natural and I’m all for it either way. And if it is the former, I’m glad they aren’t pulling the typical romance clichés in cartoons, like having Callum crush heavily on Rayla (hell, he was crushing on Claudia up until she betrayed him this season) or having Rayla act in the tsundere, “I don’t like you, idiot” kind of way. But yeah, I’d love to see where this goes.
(Don’t worry about Callum, by the way. He’s not in danger, he’s just going through a really trippy fever dream that allows him access to sky magic.)
Other Stuff
As much as I’ve talked about everything else, the humor in this season is also really on-point, much more so than the last season! I found myself laughing out loud at a lot of points. That said, some of the more reference-based humor… doesn’t exactly hold up. Like, there’s a scene where Rayla pulls an extended Sailor Moon gag, and another where Callum literally says, “One does not simply walk into Xadia,” and… this Simple Minds reference:
Because in a medieval fantasy environment, everybody has seen The Breakfast Club, right? Perhaps the only one I can get behind is this credits gag with Aaravos imitating the Gatsby pose:
Which seems much more fitting there than in the show itself, since the credits are just filled with little gags like that.
As for questions about season three, most of my questions in my last post have been answered, but it did open up a few new questions. Who is Aaravos and what is his motivation? I’m assuming he’s an antagonist, but he could easily subvert our expectations. Will returning Zym back to the dragon queen really bring an end to the war? We’re only two seasons in out of a presumed six or seven, and I figured it would take a lot longer to get to Xadia than it did, but they’re already there, so it’s going to have to be stretched out a lot further, I figure. Finally, there’s a fan theory going around that King Harrow swapped bodies with Pip, Harrow’s bird. Is there any truth to that? We saw Pip escape in this season, so it could have been, but I don’t know.
Conclusion
Season two of The Dragon Prince was an improvement on season one in every way. The show really came into its own with this season, much more so than with the first one. I loved the characters, the animation, the worldbuilding, the soundtrack, and unlike the first season, which just left me feeling meh, this one actually makes me want to see a lot more, and… yeah, I’m a fan now. Congratulations, show. As Leonardo DiCaprio put it, you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.
Once again, I implore you: don’t screw it up. But this time, I trust that you won’t.
~Spaceman
A meme based on two funny frames I saw when watching The Dragon Prince. I had the idea, @gemion turned it into an image. XD
(But seriously, @dragonprinceofficial, can we get info about season three soon? Pretty please?)
Anyone who has been to a Halestorm concert knows exactly what I’m talking about.
The Dragon Prince AMV - “Wasted Time” (Skid Row)
Hi all! So, I have been actively working on this video for about three weeks now, and wanted to release it before we got Book Three of The Dragon Prince. Skid Row is one of my favorite bands, and for the longest time I have been unable to hear “Wasted Time” without thinking of characters and scenarios from The Dragon Prince. Hope you enjoy, and I can’t wait for Book Three!
Soultember Prompt 5: Color one from 2018 list
Fandom: The Dragon Prince
Summary: People are colorblind until you see your soulmate for the first time. Amaya never expected to be looking at her enemy as the world lit up around her.
The breach had never looked so beautiful. It had always been a place of death and fear but right now it was lit up by color. It stunned Amaya for a moment, the color that erupted from the lava.
The moment of admiration quickly faded to dread. Why here? Why now? Why, her? The general looked back to her opponent, a skilled Sunfire elf. She looked just as surprised.
Then the elf drew her sword. It was colorful, the blade being different shades of, green? No yellow. It looked lively in the same way that Sairi had told her.
Amaya drew her sword. She looked at it, curious to see how it changed. Nope still gray. Something seemed wrong about fighting the women you're destined to love.
Even if they were soulmates they were enemies first. They attached each other but both soldiers couldn't help but get distracted. The bright colors that surrounded them, the overwhelming feeling of the world looking so different.
The colors were the only destination. There was something alluring about the elf. Every part of Amaya felt that this was wrong. It felt traitorous to feel that way.
When their fight ended Janai wandered around, taking in the sights of the world.
Amaya wasn't going to tell anyone. But when she arrived at the base and saw Gren she couldn't help but smile. He looked good in color. His hair was definitely not what she had been expecting. It was like a lighter version of the lava.
'What are you so smiley about?' Gren signed.
'Just happy to see you' she replied.
Gren smiled. That was sweet.
Amaya's smile slowly faded. She didn't want to lie. Gren was her closest friend, she should tell him. He was unwavering in his optimism, he'd find the positive.
Then she looked at him. She had to come to terms with it first. She couldn't tell Gren, at least not yet.
For the next few days Amaya wondered about the elven stranger. She was a good fighter, strong, beautiful, and dangerous.
When night fell that day, the general rode up to the breach. She knew it wasn't a good idea but, she had to know. When she got off her horse, she went to where the two had met.
And she wasn't the only one there. The elf sat near the edge of the path. She looked gorgeous. It pained Amaya, finding beauty in Xadia. She hated it, she hated her self for it.
Then the elf stood. Amaya waved. The soldier looked at her, "what are you doing here?" She asked.
'Looking for you' she signed.
"What?"
Grabbing a piece of paper, a feather, and an ink well, Amaya questers to the ground. Unsure the elf walked over and sat down. Then the human did.
Amaya grabbed the feather gently and wrote, 'Im deaf.'
The elf looked at her and reached her hand out for the pen. She took it and dipped it in the ink. 'Okay'.
Amaya took it back. 'So, you're my soulmate?'
'And you're mine?'
They looked at each other.
"This alone is treason." The elf sighed.
'It is' Amaya wrote. 'What's your name?'
The elf grabbed the feather carefully, 'Janai.'
'Im Amaya.'
"Amaya" Janai said. It sounded right, saying her name. She hated it in the best way she could.
Maybe this would be okay. Everything had to be okay. Fate wouldn't be so cruel as to connect them only to have it be impossible to love each other right?
'Do you like color?' Amaya wrote.
The two's hands touched as they exchanged the feather. 'I do, do you?'
'I do. Got a favorite?'
"I'm not sure what it's called but-' then she pointed to a color on her armor.
'Yellow?'
"How do you know?"
'My sister used to tell what the colors looked like. She said it was bright and lively; the color of the sun.'
'Oh, you have a sister?'
Amaya nodded sadly. She grabbed the pen and dipped it into the ink. 'She's dead.'
"Oh, I'm so sorry."
Amaya didn't say anything.
Janai grabbed the pen softly, 'What's your favorite color?'
She pointed at the color of her armor, 'blue.'
"How did she describe blue?"
'The color of the sky and of the ocean but also sadness.'
Janai tried to look at the sky but clouds blocked her way. They stayed over the breach, making the area darker than the rest of the land around it.
'If you want we can take a walk? I can tell you what color some things are. If I'm right anyway.'
Janai looked unsure, "to do that we'd need to leave the breach."
'Then I'll follow you'
"Are you sure?"
Amaya nodded. She stood up and extended her hand out for Janai.
Janai led the way. It was the first time in nine years that Amaya had been in Xadia. It felt different being there just to talk instead of going to kill.
Deep down she knew this wouldn't be the last time she'd be in Xadia to see Janai and the more she thought about it, the more she was okay with it. Fate would have brought them together for a reason and maybe that reason was simply to love each other.
Omg Amaya is so hot I can’t
Breaching Borders
Amaya x Sunfire GN Reader, sword lesbians? Idk it aint angst it aint fluff but it has a smidge of humor, if you don’t get the punny title after reading i’m coming to your home and killing u
Warnings: Kissing o0o0o, little bit of tongue ig lmfao? Some swears I believe, no blood even tho it’s literally just a sword fight
Note: If you don’t have like. hella cocky moments this fic is not for you, I’m feeling good and therefore egotistical asf enjoy reader being an emotionally charged cocky ripcord, only 1562 words
Taglist: @malibix @thequeenofworms @kokocreations @yagirlcheesely
You looked to your fellow legion commander, Janai. She tensely nodded, and you pushed the poor, nervous Katolan soldier down the passage to meet with the investigative party from across the border. As he stumbled out his explanation for the late signal, Janai motioned for the archer ahead of you to prepare the shot. The majority of the human group turned away, chuckling at the hostage soldier’s “incompetence”. He’d been on-cue, but your blade was too fierce and his fear too great to complete his task.
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ID LIKE YO INTRODUCE ALL MY FOLLOWERS TO THIS LOVELY STUFFED ANIMAL THAT I JUST GOT A THE PHILLYS GAME
HER NAME IS AMAYA NAMED AFTER THE OH SO GREAT HOT AND POWERFUL GENERAL AMAYA FROM THE DRAGON PRINCE (which you should go watch it’s amazing and season 4 is coming out in November)
IF YOU HAVE ANY CLOTHINGS IDEAS ILL SEE IF I CAN MAKE THEM AND ILL PUT THEM ON AMAYA!
THIS IS HER:
General Amaya from the dragon prince with reader who refuses to talk to her until they learn/perfect sign language. Reader doesn’t tell anyone why until Calum and Ezren start to braid reader ask why they wont talk to there Aunt Amaya. So once readers has had enough yelling they yell back saying that they want to perfect sign language first so they don’t need to worry about not understanding anything General Amaya is saying and because we have a crush on her. Once they learn this they give her lessons and help her learn sign language and is helping us make excuses to why we don’t talk to Amaya. The excuses will be really dumb though and Amaya knows that they know why we don’t talk to her and tries to get them to tell her but there lips are sealed. After a couple months of this we finally prefect sign language and it’s the day to finally go up to her and introduce ourself. We’ve practiced over 100 times with the princes and we have practiced what we are going to say when she asks why we didn’t talk to her until now. Once we introduce ourselves Amaya asks why we didn’t talk to her and we say mostly the truth besides the fact that we have a crush on her. She thinks it’s really stupid a dumb but whatever. She can also tell that there’s more then that but she doesn’t want to push it. Then another couple months later we are practicing confessing to Amaya about how we really like her and that that was another reason why we didn’t talk to her in the first place. We are just practicing with Calum and Ezren and it was going well until Amaya walks in and we don’t notice so she sees us practicing and asking Calum and Ezren if it’s a good confession and she makes herself known and sign that it is a good confession and that she’d love to go out with us. And we just faint because we wherent expecting it and everything. The princes are just laughing at us and Amaya just rushes over to us. It becomes a good memory and is shared at our wedding a couple years after all of that.
Hiya it's me again I'm you said you had nothing to write So I'm Here to help (hopefully) any way
So I have a Idea(the ship is Sarai X male reader) where the the male reader is king's harrows Older brother (by 1 year) it's fluff to angst.
Plot: Sarai Was in her and the former King (male readers) Room. She was cleaning the room and she stumbles apon a old portrait of king Y/N, Sarai their newborn child ( you can choose the baby's name and gender) the fluff part is when gets flashbacks of when King Y/N and Sarai was playing with their newborn Like Peekaboo, the angst Is also a flashback that Takes place In season 2 Ep 6 when King Y/N, Prince Harrow, Queen Sarai, General amaya, Viren, That one lesbian couple and a group of soldiers try to Get the Magma Titans heart Plot twist Sarai's death is replaced with when Y/N dying Instead Trying to save Viren *flashback end* Sarai's starts forming tears and Immediately stops when her child comes in worrying About Her. (You can add the part of when Harrow avenges his brother by killing Thunder If you want)
So that's basically it Ik it's a lot to take In so You can take ur time on this( I got school anyway unfortunately)
STOP MAKING ME CHOOSE THE NAME AND GENDER!!! I literally had my little sister pick the gender and name. She said girl and the name is Ashly. It’s also her birthday. The next time you do this I’m picking the most random name and gender I can think of. I’m eating lunch and have work in less then a hour and here I am writing this instead of getting ready for work. Why did I write this? I’m crying right now. Also if you have a nick name or a different name I can call you that would be great so I don’t have to type it out every time.
Warnings: angst, hopefully will make you cry bossdude69.
Sarai is a Queen who just lost her dear King in battle. He died protecting everyone and making sure they got out ok. Thanks to him no lives where lost on that tragic day.
It had been about a month since that night and Sarai had decided to go clean there old room. As she started to walk there she felt anxious. It had been about a month since she’s entered that room, let alone let anyone enter it. All she could do was imagine the amount of dust that has collected in the room, all over the bed, paintings, ext.
Once she got there she took a deep breath trying to hold in tears and not think about the night and the last time they left that room together. She threw open the doors to see a big painting of Y/n, the late king, Ashly, and herself. She can’t help but let a few tears roll down her face as she remembers the day that it was painted.
Y/n was holding his beautiful baby girl, while having his arm around Sarai smiling his beautiful smile, that helped bring the kingdoms together. Ashly was waving her hands in the air making cute little noises that can only be decried as random sounds mixed together. As Ashly accidentally hits him in his face, Y/n take our arm off of Sarai to hold Ashly in front of his face.
“Hey Ashly, this is no way to treat your father, the king even though you are a princess, love” Y/n laughs light heartedly, as he puts her in one of his arms to bop her nose. She only giggles in response, not understanding what her father had said.
Sarai just laughs lightly at this exchange between the people she loves the most. She gently takes Ashly from Y/n and kisses her forehead.
“Mm! Sarai I have a amazing idea! Hold Ashly like this” Y/n says as he positions them like how Simba was held in front of the animals of the safari.
“Ok? So what is this “amazing” idea you have?” Sarai questions as she holds her one month old how Y/n positioned them. She then sees him start to cover his face in front of Ashly and realizes what he is doing. “Ohh your going to play peekaboo with Ashly.”
“Yes I am love. She’s going to be laughing so much she’ll be so exhausted that she’ll be asleep so we can get the painting done faster.” Y/n says as he starts to play peekaboo with Ashly. Not even 10 minutes later Ashly is sound asleep in Sarais arms.
“Hmm that surprisingly worked really well my king” she says in a kinda surprised voice.
“Did you have no faith in my skills my lovely Queen?”
“I didn’t have any faith because when I do it she just gets more round up and then will never fall asleep.”
“I see your just jealous of my skills with our daughter.” Y/n finishes the conversation as he gently kisses Sarai.
As Sarai remembers that one moment that held so much meaning and brung her so much happiness it turns into a sad and depressing memory for her. She starts to cry lightly at first but the more she remembers memories that they’ve shared in this room and with there daughter it turn into full on sobbing while sitting on the floor curled into a ball.
Then Harrow comes in holding Ashly. As Sarai is trying to stop her tears when she sees them Ashly jumps down and and runs to her mom.
“Mommy! Mommy! Why are you crying?”
“Oh honey, it’s nothing to worry about” Sarai says while her voice breaks in the middle of the sentence. Ashly looks a bit anxious while bouncing up and down on her feet then running give her mom a hug and cuddling into her.
“Are you crying about dad..? It’s fine to cry in front of me.” Ashly says while tears start to go down her face thinking about the moment when her parents and some guards leave promising they’ll be back soon. Her dad never made it back though and she stayed up all night waiting for him to come back with her mom before she was told what happened in a less detailed version.
While this conversation happens, Harrow makes up his mind that he’s going to avenge his brother, not only for himself but for Sarai and the kingdom who lost a fantastic ruler that day. He was going to go ask Viren for help after the Queen and the Princes calm down. He is going to help clean the room before though. It’s the least he can do to help Sarai though the grieving presses even if he knows deep down she’ll never recover fully from this pain that she’s feeling.
Since general amaya is ur fav character This is fluff(male reader insert)
Plot: Y/N and amaya were Cuddling at during a thunderstorm and All of the sudden their son Ezra comes In crying, Y/N and amaya were concerned so Y/N asks why was we crying Ezra Tells them about the thunderstorm and Nightmare y/n say's there's nothing to be Worried and scared about but Amaya says (signs) the next time the BoogyMan comes she'll punch him right on the nose this made Ezra feel better and asks if he can sleep with then the say yes and they k cuddled up and went to sleep(Pov: Y/N is also a General)
I CHANGED IT TO FEM READER SINCE AMAYA IS LESBIAN.
This request is fucking amazing sorry it took me a little bit to got to it. Also you requested this twice and I didn’t know which one to respond too so yeah.
I just learned that she is lesbian. Son im changing it to fem reader.
General female Reader, ‘’ anything in there is sign language.
Now onto the story!
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Amaya and Y/n had just gotten back from a long day at work. It had been stressful, sun fire elf’s had tried to cross the border to do who knows what. Generals Y/n and Amaya +2 troops where able to scare them off with minimal injuries too, which never happens. weren’t that lucky. Because of that fact Y/n didn’t let down her guard until she got got home with her lovely wife, Amaya, who she’d been fighting along side of just 30 minutes prior.
Amaya could tell her wife was still on edge even though the fighting was over. She didn’t try to get her attention or sign to her that its alright and they weren’t followed because she knew her nerves would be settled once they got to there house. Once they got home, about 40 minutes after the fighting, Y/n nerves settled right down and Amaya smirked. She hmph’ed in satisfaction. Her wife was too predictable for her.
A light gasp leave Y/n mouth as she turns around, turns Amaya, her lovely wife, then signs ‘Did you really just hmph me? You’re lovely wife?’ He says while having a surprise and betrayed look on her face but Amaya knows her too well. She knows she’s just joking so she smiles. As she was about to respond, y/n turns 80°, then catches Ezra, there lovely daughter.
“Mommy!! Mom!! How was work?! Did anything interesting happen at the border today?! Can you tell me about them?!” Ezra says while having a huge smile on her face and hugging her dad.
“Yes yes lovely, some very interesting things happened today. I’ll tell you about them once you are ready for bed since its past your bed time. Its 10pm! You should be in bed! Your bed time in 9pm young lady.”
As there conversation continues, Amaya is just silently watching while lip reading and leaning against the wall of there house. Once y/n is finished talking to Ezra, she put her down and she ran upstairs into her room to, what Amaya presumes, get ready for bed so she can hear all about there day.
‘We really need to get Ezra into sign language classes.’ Amaya signs once her wife is looking at her.
‘Yes we do. We’ve been slacking in that. Ok now that Ezra is going to get ready for bed…’ Y/n sign leaving it as a unfinished statement. Then right before Amaya had any time to question it, her wife picks her up bride style, kisses her, and walks up to there room.
When she puts her down, Amaya signs that they should probably get out of there armer.
‘Yeah we should its all sweaty and gross. It needs to air out before the morning.’
‘Yeah’ Amaya signs back with a laugh of sorts bubbling in her chest.
After about 10 minutes, Amaya and y/n are out if there armed and into there pjs. Thats exactly when Ezra comes running into there room yelling “MOM MOM!!! TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DAY!!”
“Ok ok hun!! Lets go to your room so I can put you to bed after.” Y/n says as she picks her up and boops her nose. Amaya smiles at them as they leave the room. Then she flops down on the bed, smiling.
After about 20 minutes her wife comes back and lays in bed with her. ‘We should get to sleep while we can. There’s going to be a thunder storm. You know how much Ezra hates those.’ y/n signs after laying down.
‘Yeah we should. Also come closer I want to snuggle with you while we can. Good night, love’
‘Of course I will. Good night to you too. I love you’ Y/n says with a little chuckle.
They am get about 3 hours into the night, or well morning now, before Ezra come sprinting into the room, banging the door wide open, making a lot of sound. That put both parents on high alert sitting up as fast as they can. Ezra jumps into there bed and snuggles info her dad.
“Hey hey, dove what hepp-” Y/n was cut off but a loud crackly of thunder and a bright flash of light. The moment that happened, both parents knew what was wrong. Ezra got scared of the thunder and lightning, so she ran to her parents, who could protect her from everything.
“Oh honey, you don’t need to be scared. Your mom and I will protect you from anything alright? Alright.” Y/n says comfortingly while hugging Ezra closer. Ezra nods as her dad finish’s the last of his sentence. Amaya just rubs her daughter back, knowing she cant really sign anything because he daughter doesn’t fully understand sign language yet. After a couple of minutes of Ezra still not calming down, Y/n has a perfect idea that’ll get her to not only calm down but also sleep.
Cuddling.
“Hey Ezra, do you want to have a cuddle party with your mom and I? We’ll even sleep in today!” Y/n says as she looks at Amaya. Amaya catches on and nods understandingly.
“O-ok” Ezra responds, in a scared and unsure voice. Her father just looks at her with a bit of pity, before leaning back onto Amaya’s and her bed, putting Ezra in between them. Once all three got settled into place, Y/n starts humming a lullaby. Ezra falls asleep immediately between her parents protective arms.
When the sun starts to rise, both Y/n and Amaya stir awake, look and each other, then go back to sleep, silently agreeing that they will just take the morning off from work to spend it with Ezra.
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I hope you like it! Because I had to rewrite the whole thing since it deleted the first time I wrote it.
I know Amaya bullied the shit out of Janai after they got together for the “We are not friends, she is my prisoner!” Thing.
Amaya: [Hi, I’m janai’s life long willing prisoner.] :)
Janai: Please, stop introducing yourself like that- She is my wife.
Somewhere in her wedding vows there is something like “And I guess you were right in some way when you said I was your prisoner, I am a prisoner to your affection, to your smiles, to your laughter, and of course, to your love.” And janai doesn’t know whether to cry out of joy or cry cause “My love, I have already apologized for that multiple times - PLEASE LET IT GO-“
[Don’t you mean “my prisoner?”]
“AMAYA-“
amaya: i formally take back everything i said and did that time i threatened you, i was entirely in the wrong amaya: i will now threaten you for the correct reasons
Finally made a Tumblr!! Have some old Dragon Prince fanart Ɛ: