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ryki · 7 years

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! ! ! ! VLD2 SPOILERS ! ! ! ! DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE NEW SEASON.

This post is all over the place as I wrote it after finishing the season, ahaha.

Honestly, to start things off, I’m just. So disappointed in this season. There was so much they could’ve done with it but instead, they just, went the easy way and honestly, it just seems really weak in terms of the plot and the characters.

This whole season wasn’t even focused on the paladins equally. Not that the first season did that, either, but it was honestly more spread out than this season. This whole season was basically about Keith. Which is fine, I adore Keith, but I don’t want 90% of the season being about him?

I’m forever salted that they ruined Hunk like they did. All his screen time was basically him talking about food. Like? How can you give us such an intelligent character like Hunk but reduce him comedic relief who only cares about food? Food this, food that. It’s nice to know that he loves food but honestly? Most of his screen time was him talking about food and while it’s nice to have some comedic relief, Hunk should not be reduced to a comedic relief character. You gave us a beautiful poc, chubby, smart character but only focus on the fact that he likes food? How can you give us a intelligent mechanic person, who is even on par with Coran, but reduce him to such a 2D character? It’s honestly infuriating!

Sure, he had moments where he shined, like when it came to his upgrade and saving lives, but honestly? Why is he nothing but the scaredy cat that can’t do anything who always thinks about food? I thought he developed well in season one but season two definitely ruined everything that Hunk went through. Like honestly, there’s better ways (like puns, lmao) to do comedic relief instead of making the same character think about food all the time and make him piss-his-pants every five seconds.

And while Pidge actually had some great development -- like bonding with her lion -- and realizing that nature is actually no different than her technology and can be used for advancement of knowledge, that’s all they did for her, lmao. Like woo! One episode where Pidge actually kicks ass! And yeah, she uses her upgrade in episodes after that but it wasn’t really that great compared to her Time To Shine.

Honestly, Pidge had some really great development and I’m super glad that she found information on her brother (bless up!) but all of that is overshadowed with Bigger and Better things and honestly, doesn’t really matter much in episodes after that.

The same can be said about Lance. He actually had some great moments in this season but it’s basically two seconds worth of the whole season because no one even commented on it, they turned him into the other comedic relief character, and didn’t even utilize it afterwards. He has a fucking upgrade but he only uses it twice? For things that didn’t even matter for the mission of defeating Zarkon?

Lance is my favourite character and I’m so upset that they reverted him back to the ‘All the Girls Love me’ faux-confident nonsense when he had some really fantastic moments. Like yeah, Lance is a flirt. And he does fake his own confidence -- but when he does something really great but then no one talks about it? No wonder he forces his confidence when no one even pays attention to him unless he shoves himself in their faces.

And let’s not mention that the only being that actually gave Lance some realization was a fucking alien pupper. Yeah, freeing Slav was really important but Lance did something Amazing and he deserved more praise and opportunities than ‘great shot, Lance!’ Because seriously?

Hunk, Pidge and Lance deserve so much more than this stereotypical bullshit assigned to them. They didn’t deserve to have their character development reversed and be taken back to episode one where Pidge is their nerd, Lance is their flirt and Hunk is their stomach. It’s not fair to way away all their development in order to fill some episodes with things that doesn’t even contribute to the bigger picture. (I say this but I do acknowledge that Pidge’s time to shine actually contributed to an alliance, which-- way to go Pidge!)

And while Shiro was mostly out of the picture except for being there as their leader and taking control, he really didn’t have much development either.

I thought it was amazing that Shiro manages to win the trust of Black, who kicked out Zarkon for calling her a weapon and seeing her not a companion, but a tool. (Love you, Black!) Which was probably Shiro’s only highlight moment besides the last episode. Which-- was pretty weak if you ask me. Like, yes! Shiro got the bayard back and it’s actually his now. But his slam the bayard into the panel was so weak, lmao. It basically just powered up Keith’s Voltron upgrade which is a little-- infuriating.

This whole season was basically about Keith and while I adore Keith, honestly what the fuck?

Not to rain on the parade but I wasn’t fond of the Galra!Keith theories. Like, I can acknowledge all of the hitns and foreshadowing and proof, but I wasn’t a fan of the whole, “Keith is a Galra” snit. Fans kept forcing it in people’s faces and being obnoxious about their ‘proof’ so I’ve grown a dislike to Galra!Keith theories. And now that it’s canon, I have to sit and deal with people shoving it in my face even more. Which, if you’re a fan, that’s fine, I’m not going to tell you not to do what makes you happy, but keep it away from me.

Speaking of Galra!Keith, I’m glad that the team was so low-key about him being an Alien (besides Hunk’s stupid comedic relief comments, which we could’ve done without; but at least they didn’t make Lance the victim of that weak plot) but I would’ve also liked to see it revealed to the same and their reactions and not just Hunk sleeping, passed out in the chair. (Which is also like, what the fuck? Can you give Hunk more depth than eat, sleep and scared all the time?) Because that’s a pretty big thing.

Keith being a Galra was confirmed on the Voltron page, so I was really fucking confused why his dad would be there if he was a teenager or something. Or how he could remember what he dad looked like because being an orphan means, a child whose parents have died. A child. And no matter how good your memory is, your visual memory tends to fade over time so even if Keith lost his dad when he was a child, that doesn’t really explain how he’d remember so clearly and talk to his dad so normally, lmao. And if his mother is Galra, there’s a chance she could still be alive, which means Keith really isn’t an orphan at all, lol.

Basically this whole season was Keith -- and by extension, Allura and Shiro, which the trio basically made up the entire season while Coran, Pidge, Hunk and Lance were practically useless for most of the season. Which is really disappointing, all things considering.

And don’t even get me on Allura, lmao. I couldn’t stand her this entire season. She was so aggressive and angry about everything.

Like I understand the Galra annihilated your people and your planet, it’s understandable to be hurt. But to out-cast Keith and give him the blind eye when he’s probably the most loyal member of Voltron? What kind of annoyance. Like, yeah, she definitely realized that her anger for the Galra blinded her but she’s not the only one who is affected by them. (Hello! Remember Shiro? Even he was okay with it and he was personally manipulated and tortured by them!) Don’t get me wrong, I completely understand Allura’s rage but there’s no reason to be so petty about every little detail. Especially by taking it out on Keith? As if he did something 10,000 years ago? Lmao! Your anger should’ve been at Zarkon and actual Galrans, not Keith who wasn’t even aware of everything until like, a few months ago? (Has it been months in Voltron? It’s probably barely been two months, if you ask me. A lot of shit happens in a day, let alone a month.)

So while Allura did get some development, it wasn’t even to counter-act my dislike for her aggression and passive-aggression.

This season was so... disappointing.

Even from the plot. There was barely any build-up, despite everything that has happened, and they saved the climax for the very last second and didn’t even give enough time for the conclusion of the episode? Like season one was terrible as it was with the cliffhanger, so having two seasons end the same way isn’t good for pacing. Especially if they’re just going to give you a weak season next season, too.

There wasn’t much development with the characters (any development that did happen seemed little due to how much backpedaling they did with the characters.) and the plot was weak for most of the season, only to drop two dozen ‘bombs’ on you at the last two episodes. Like, the pacing is just bad but everything was just weak this season.

I know they probably had a lot of pressure and expectations, considering how big the fandom got, but that’s no excuse to treat the characters the way they did or to mess up the season pacing that badly. Or to leave so many things unresolved at the end. Season one was do-able because the only thing we had to worry about at the end was: where are the paladins and their lions? But with season two, there’s so many questions left unanswered. Where is Shiro? Who is Lotor? (If y’all seen the original, please keep your mouths shut. I know who Lotor is but for those who didn’t know, don’t spoil it.) What’s going to happen to the lions? To the ship? To the paladins? Who’s going be our new villain? What’s going to happen next? Is Keith really going to be the leader? (Groans!) Or what’s going to happen?

So basically all-in-all, this season was just a big disappointment considering how much they could’ve done, and what they could’ve done without. (Which is a lot bigger in scale of what they actually did.)

I hope that the next season -- because there’s definitely going to be a next season -- doesn’t disappoint as badly as this season did.

#batbabe babbles #voltron season two spoilers #vld2 spoilers

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fyrborn · 7 years

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pls talk to us about the dragons and their different personalities.

anonymous ❖ here’s the worst tldr list, but this is more in depth sorta

me: i’ll get to writing the bios tomorrowme @ me: stop lying

&&. in all seriousness, i will get to them, but school is starting soon. smh prop you should have gotten your shit together with this blog. anyway, don’t be like me and make a multidragon blog and expect yourself to write in depth bios lmao

to make this clear since all dragons share this: they’re PRIDEFUL and INTELLIGENT. i know i joke about the best way to not getting yourself eaten is by calling them pretty, but it kinda is in a sense. after all, when you look at a dragon, you see a monster and beast, things along those lines. you don’t exactly see the beauty in serrated, sword long teeth that’s got charred flesh stuck in between or the smoldering ruins they leave behind. it doesn’t bother them if you call them otherwise, but it would hold their curiosity to judge you in seeing if you’re sincere or at least give you time to look for an exit ( viserion tends to be very vain and balerion likes to puff out his chest ). after all, winning their favor would be in your best interest when encountering them.

they are intelligent creatures and they do understand human speech. they know what you’re saying regardless of whatever shit you’re trying to call them in a cheery tone. it’s like in hp when draco called buckbeak an ugly brute. talk shit, get hit buddy. meraxes is the most forgiving, just saying, but even she has her limits. they are in tune with their rider’s feelings through their bond and it’s one that is magical and more. it’s why the dragons can be called without any verbal message or command. the dragons communicate through a variety of sounds too, which ( aside from body language ) communicates what they’re trying to get at. i’m going off my own hc that the dragons do share their own experiences with one another. they can show each other images, sounds, scents, touch, and feelings depending on how close they are. this could eventually be something their riders might experience if they’re close enough. again it’s their own jurisdiction on whether they want to share or not. sometimes if the bond is really strong there’s no hiding it.

also to make this clear, just because you’re their RIDER does not necessarily save you from possibly getting injured or snapped at. they’re WILD no matter how long they’ve had a rider for. there is no TAMING of a dragon ( dany got snapped at y’know ) and once a dragon sets their mind to doing something, they’ll do it regardless of being told no. along with that note, the dragon chooses the rider, not the other way around.

and now we get into what y’all really want.

balerion: is founded on this need to survive as he was one of the five dragons that was brought over from the doom. i’m not saying they didn’t feed him or anything, he can hunt on his own quite well, but i’m sure he most likely fought the other fledglings for food. and as he grew, he became more outwardly aggressive in dominating and suppressing the other dragons. most likely if these dragons didn’t die from natural causes, balerion would have killed them himself when they started to toe the line with him. honestly, i wouldn’t be surprised if he wasn’t partial to cannibalism. with how much he ate and having all the free skies to fly, he grew into what massive size and fire power he was known for. pretty much this is the part that makes me laugh too when jaime??? in the show was saying drogon was full grown. drogon is like a fourth of his size. he wouldn’t make an impact if they collided in the air and balerion would eat him alive. aren’t ya glad he’s dead?

i’m trying really hard to remember what word fits him, but it’s not arrogance. he knows what he’s capable of and he has the right to act as he does. balerion has an air of superiority ( it doesn’t help that he does look down at you from his snout ), but it’s a very imposing and tangible type of atmosphere when you meet him. he wants your respect. he won’t ask for it. he DEMANDS it. which raises the question that i made early on my dash, about how anyone could have possibly controlled balerion. anyway, balerion does not go out of his way to be cruel. none of the dragons do actually, they kill for a reason and not for sport ( chasing is fun though ). he can be quite sweet ( surprise!!!! ) to those he trusts. no, he won’t roll over and wag his tail like a puppy ( they’re more feline like when it comes to body language anyway ), but he will make the softest sounds and nudge you as gentle as possible for a scratch ( not that you can really do much at his age ).

here’s a sample that i wrote for some meme on my other blog:

the skies are his to rule and he fills it with dragon song. from deep within his stomach, presses out through chest and vibrates through throat, it comes in ROAR meant to signify his presence. how any creature, small or large ( all insignificant ), can not make note of his presence was surely foolish. for even the BLIND can see his strength, let it roll over them and know how immense of a beast he was. for even the DEAF can hear what mighty beast he was, feel the way the EARTH quivers underneath wing stroke. even the SILENT can utter gasping screams when BLACK FIRE scorches land and all its inhabitants. they should all know and see just WHO it is that truly bears the CROWN.

WHY RULE SEVEN KINGDOMS WHEN THE SKY ENCOMPASSES ALL?

crimson gaze settles upon silver scales that GLEAM in sunlight. and dragon song once more makes itself heard, though not of his own and balerion only eyes the CHALLENGER with disinterest. such a fledgling ( by his standards ) can screech in defiance and utter his PETTY challenges all he wishes. it would not matter. HE WILL CRUSH THIS ONE’S SKULL BETWEEN HIS TEETH. maegor be willing ( or unwilling ), he will know what is BEST for them both and let him tear this silver one apart.

FOOLISH THING

he has lived a HUNDRED YEARS AND MORE. he has seen and faced battles FAR GREATER than this child of blood and fire has ever seen much less been in. dark shadow is cast and falls below the city ( human nest ). how such fragile creatures take to hiding, so unlike the human child that sits upon his black scales and holds onto scarlet tinged horns and spines. a whisper from maegor, a language that HE KNOWS SINCE HATCHING is given. kessa īlon zālagon zirȳ, balerion? he need not ask such a thing. the dragon will show what FIRES BURN within his chest.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME?

how can such a SMALL DRAGON hope to compare to such a beast like him? great jaws part and reveal curved teeth, CRUELthings that have CLEAVED armored men in half and feasted upon their horses like human children eating sweets. he calls then, to this QUICKSILVER dragon. wingstrokes carrying him far and he is met with open aggression. clawed feet latch onto his, but by far, he DWARFS this little sky lord. one can not simply DEFEAT A KING like he.

A CENTURY TOO YOUNG

teeth SINK through scales with such ease and reminds him of humans in their worthless metal armor. and it is just like them that he will end THIS IMPUDENT LORD’S LIFE. nostrils flare as he breathes in, feels VOLCANIC HEAT rise up from his chest and PITCH BLACK FLAMES spew from the depths of his throat and rush to burn at joint where bone connects wing to body. there is a cry of PAIN AND AGONY, but that only fuels such eagerness for the kill. a sharp jerk of his head, power given by thick neck muscle, and he makes QUICK WORK of this dragon. jaws slacken for just a second before snapping back shut. with one final SNAP, the wing tears free.

vhagar: vhagar and meraxes were born after balerion, both of who are female. they are close to one another not just because of how close they were hatching, but also being girls essentially ( they got each other’s back like visenya and rhaenys!!! ). she is very forward in what she wants and how she wants it. there are no warnings with vhagar, save with visenya of course, but generally it’s best to tread very lightly with her. she’s the embodiment of i’ll take it with fire and blood and would die fighting. vhagar is very into proving to everyone she’s capable of handling herself. while she’s not a tactician of any sort, vhagar does use the field to her advantage and not to mention her size. more or less that first started with picking fights with balerion when she was old enough. she is not scared of balerion whatsoever and often would get the upper hand of things despite being slightly smaller. she’s a quick thinker and ferocious when it comes to fighting ( more like sore loser lbr ). vhagar sadly does have a short temper, so often enough she will kinda explode when things that have been annoying her build up, but as quick as it starts, it’s also quick to go away.

she is pretty smug though. you know that scene in httyd where toothless kinda laughs at the other dragon he spat fire at? yeah that’s vhagar when she beat balerion. i hc that there were two major fights between the both of them, which could have ended up with either of them dead. in both cases, vhagar had the upper hand and she used the environment to her advantage. the first time was in dragonstone and vhagar nearly drowned balerion if it wasn’t for meraxes knocking her off. the second time was in king’s landing within the dragonpit because of some spacial pressure. they’re used to open skies and being able to fly freely, not being kept in one place completely. it’s a good thing they kept the fight short or the city would have all burned.

meraxes: is the most forgiving of dragons. or rather, the most TOLERANT of them. by all means, she’s not docile. please don’t think that. she surely is the most patient and willing to wait ( to think before she leaps! ) to see what happens. she’s inquisitive by nature and finds herself rather content with lazing in the sun. though it’s not to say she’s not as ferocious as the other two in the skies. by all means, meraxes is no push over. she just has an extremely high patience, especially when it comes to balerion and vhagar. only when it’s a life and death situation will she intervene in their fights. otherwise she lets them go at it until they go into a stalemate. meraxes certainly does have a more motherly nature and often enough does coddle rhaenys should she see her upset. to a certain extent, she does find human children amusing and might allow a few curious ( and brave! ) to try and climb on her, but she’ll shake them off or push them away when she’s had enough.

( i gotta think about her more because she’s not as developed as i hoped aside from #she protec and #she attac)

drogon: he shares a lot of aspects with balerion ( death reincarnate! ), but because of how he was raised ( since i write balerion already hatched and wasn’t bonded at first to aenys ), he’s very tied to daenerys. in a sense he DOES want to be his mother’s son. he adores her and will do what he can to make her happy and content, but it’s also with this love that brings him such CONFLICT. you’ll see this especially when he becomes bigger than a small dog. he wants to be FREE to do what he wants without having to come back to dany and he kinda wants to come to her on his own terms. i mean ever since they were young, they mostly stayed within their mother’s view. and now they’re large enough to go somewhere without people trying to catch them in a sense.

drogon wants to be the first. first ( lmao ) and foremost is to SURVIVE. after all, there were people trying to separate him and his brothers from their mother and there is nothing more powerful than fear to be your guide LMAO. essentially he doesn’t want to be in that position again. he wants to be able to be the one who protects himself, his siblings, but also his mother and that is a huge driving force ( also generally what gets him to rush right on back ). and there, again, is this WILDERNESS that even dany can not tame no matter how much she can try. the best way, thankfully so, is through compromise. i think the fact that drogon had snapped at her the first time was shocking to her. drogon has always been gentle with her and to have this happen is eye opening. but aside from that!!! he does push his weight around. with his siblings, he makes it very clear that he is the one in charge. not to say that neither of them won’t challenge him from time to time. though this was mostly when they were younger and around the same size, though drogon still having a little more growth on him.

he is a very stubborn dragon and he likes making it known that you should not test him, no exceptions even with dany ( ie snappity snap ). and as he grows larger and older, drogon definitely does find his own way in things. and honestly??? going into a fight with dany on his back is also kinda fun for him in a sense because hello prey drive, but also charred horse is pretty nice. viserion and rhaegal already ate humans so??? it’s not like he can miss out!!!

viserion: call him the PRETTIEST dragon you’ve ever seen and he’ll wait for you to compliment him more. viserion is VAIN and he likes to be praised ( fastest way to his heart ). the one thing he noticed right off the bat when he became more aware of his surroundings is that he is the color of the metal objects that people so covet, which only adds to his ridiculous ego. now i’m not saying that he’s going to stare off into a mirror all the time, but he takes a lot of time and pride in his appearance. however, i wouldn’t go as far as to count him out when it comes to a fight. just because there’s some blood being splattered or there’s some mud involved, doesn’t mean anything. being vain also means he’ll defend his name and reputation through his own force and means. so he does at times get into fights with drogon and rhaegal, but it stops once he’s makes his point ( or when drogon makes his point lmao ). hence why he grows more and more aggressive when he’s older.

he is a very CONSERVATIVE dragon ( no politics \ o / ) and by that I mean he only does things when he deems his energy and time is worth it. this applies to moving too. big cats, for example, they only use enough energy to leap from one platform to the edge of another platform. no more and no less. viserion is like that and he is a very graceful flier because of it. though this does make him appear to be the LAZIEST dragon as he’s often seen basking in the sun while rhaegal might be off doing spiral dives for fun. speaking of his brother though, both he and rhaegal are the closest with each other because of the time they spent with each other when they were chained up, but also because of the fact they get along really well??? they work very well when it comes to hunting together and it’s really coordinated ( think ambushing when they were younger ). but!!! viserion is PROTECTIVE of rhaegal and keeps an eye on him and like siblings, they’ll back each other up. they do nest together and they don’t often stay away for too long from each other. it’s more so for reassurance than it is because they’re dependent on one another.

he hates the cold.

rhaegal: the smallest and by far is not coddled. in fact he would actually get angry if you do things for him ( not that he doesn’t appreciate the sentiment ) because he likes to EARN things. he is a hard worker and it’s so much more SATISFYING to him if he does. he doesn’t have an inferiority complex, but he does turn everything into a COMPETITION. he shares traits with vhagar in the sense that he wants to prove himself. hence why once he sees drogon do something, rhaegal is the one who will surely follow since he wants to also beat viserion to the punch. he is TENACIOUS in anything he tries to do and if he doesn’t get it right the first time. drogon might have been the first to fish in the seas while they were traveling on boat, but rhaegal would have been the second to dive right in. you’ll find him rather brave and bold. when he was younger he wouldn’t hesitate to fight back larger and stronger opponents and i wouldn’t put it past him to make a go at horses when he was on the ground or even dorthraki riders when they’re close by. and as he grew, it’s not surprising when he becomes the most TROUBLESOME of dragons when it came to having to find his way with wow growth spurt lmao and finding how to fly properly. all wings and kinda lanky before filing out. tbh, rhaegal isn’t the most graceful of dragons to fly since he relies a lot on speed so his movements can be sharp when there are turns and he likes to test the limits of his capabilities ( honestly imagine nearly crashing if it wasn’t for viserion or drogon to cushion/ help him pull back ).

surprisingly, he’s also the most SOCIAL of all dragons and CURIOUS of them. which makes him a bit more easier to handle in comparison to his brothers when he was younger. so it was alright for dany to essentially hand him off to someone else close to her to hold ( like jorah or missandei ). it’s why he’s rather SOFT when it comes to those close to dany and will often take it to kinda check in on them ( he’s got a good heart!!! ). though it might come unwelcomed when he scares the heck out of you. rhaegal, as i mentioned above, is very close with viserion. even before they were chained beneath the pyrimids, they grew to rely on one another more than they did drogon. rhaegal has been one to sleep next to viserion and at times will share food ( if he’s generous ). though they do have their fair share of fights for the meal. and i gotta write a sad dragon now smh.

#( i'm not biased )#( i just love balerion a lot )#( aren't you glad this asshole is dead lmao )#( also hope this helps anon )#( i'm just super busy with school starting )#Anonymous #a raven has arrived my lady ❖ ooc ask

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