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tiltedplanet · 5 years

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I was expecting more from the final season of Voltron

[This should go without saying, but DO NOT personally harass or threaten the show creators over this.]

First, I just want to say that I’ve been a huge fan of the show for a while now. It was such an exceptional series filled with spectacular world-building, cool multi-dimensional characters, and beautiful animation. I have so much love for these characters and the show. Yeah, some recent creative decisions were kinda questionable, but I came into season 8 with high hopes ... and I was so disappointed.

“Season 8 was well-written.”

I disagree. Earlier seasons of Voltron were fantastic, but season 8? Not so much. It was difficult to follow, important subplots went entirely unresolved, and the climax was ... just frustrating and not believable? Not only that, but several major characters were written so wrong. Here are some examples if you don’t believe me:

Allura acted uncharacteristically dumb and impulsive this season? She unilaterally decided to use the rift entity to her advantage (without consulting with the other paladins AT ALL) and follow the path of darkness because “it’s the only way to defeat Honerva.” Since when tho?

Lance got almost no development and spent the whole season being Allura’s protective boyfriend. What happened to his razzle dazzle???

Shiro? The arm-wrestling sequence was cool, but other than that we barely saw the human side of him this season. It felt like he only existed to be the leader of the Atlas and I wanted so much more for him.

Lotor got so much backstory this season. We saw how fucked up his childhood was, and how hard he tried to be good, but then guess what? He was dead, DEAD, and we got to see his fried corpse like in what universe is that remotely okay

Why didn’t we see Shiro and Keith interact at all this season? What happened to their close and supportive relationship from s1-7?

Why was Axca at the grave, and what was going on with her and Keith? Heavy foreshadowing, never explained.

There was a lot of backstory with Honerva and her family that should have been established in previous seasons. It felt so rushed and was difficult to keep track of the timeline.

WHY didn’t they just use the cosmic wolf to teleport someone into the cockpit of Honerva’s robeasts and take out the pilots? It would have been so much easier lol

Why did Lance get the Altean marks?

WHY DID THEY KILL ALLURA (more on that later)

There were some great moments (like the delightful Clear Day celebrations), but overall s8 was a mess.

“You’re just mad because your ships didn’t happen.” / “Fuck your ships. This show is about war, not romance.”

I’ve seen a lot of people saying this, and I have to point out a couple of things. This show IS about war, but it’s also been about LOVE from the very beginning: friendly love, family love, sibling love, and yes, romantic love! In season 8, we saw a strong emphasis on the romantic relationship btwn Lance and Allura. Unfortunately, the way their relationship was handled kinda ruined the season for me. (Full disclosure, I ship K/L but this has absolutely nothing to do with that.)

In my opinion, Allur/ance felt rushed and the relationship was so one-sided. Lance kept saying “I love you.” Allura didn’t. Lance worried about her safety to the point where his well-being was clearly affected (look how sad and stressed he seems throughout the season!) Allura never took the initiative to comfort and reassure him, it was always the other way around. I could have loved Allur/ance if they did it right, but it just made me real uncomfortable. And then ... why would they let Lance win Allura’s heart only to lose her forever?

“You should be happy that you got the LGBT representation you wanted.”

Okay, I actually went back and watched the Shiro wedding scene twice because I thought it was so cute and romantic! And yes, it was LGBT rep that we rarely get to see. At the same time, the creators had ample time to show a relationship developing between Shiro and his (unnamed) future husband, but they didn’t. They never once interacted on a personal level. You CANNOT convince me they would’ve pulled that shit with a heterosexual pairing. In the end, it’s disappointing because it feels like an afterthought, not a serious attempt at representation.

“The fandom was so toxic, you deserved to get your hopes and dreams crushed.”

Yes, I’ve actually seen people say this! I find it really hurtful, to be honest. I know that some “fans” were spreading hate online, but most of us were just here trying to enjoy the show. I’m here because I love Voltron! And I just ... I refuse to believe that the creators would be so petty as to deliberately sabotage their own show because of some hateful fans. So I’m left wondering where things went wrong.

“The ending was great.”

The ending absolutely destroyed me. I was expecting a high-stakes season (the paladins were headed for their final battle to save the universe, after all) but I wasn’t ready to watch teenage Princess Allura DIE before my eyes. The paladins were supposed to return triumphant. Instead they lost the heart of the team and the future of Altea. I will never understand why the creators chose to kill this beloved character minutes before the end of the last season. It was unnecessary and cruel to fans of the show. It was cruel to Coran, who didn’t even have the chance to say goodbye to the princess he had sworn to protect. It was cruel to Lance, who’s heavily implied to be hung up on his first love for the rest of his life.

It’s never easy to part with a favorite show, which is why I was hoping for Voltron to end on the highest note possible. Instead, it left me in tears. It left so many fans disappointed and heartbroken. So yeah. Is it any wonder that people are expressing their frustration?

Voltron has been such an important part of my life, and I was expecting more.

#voltron #voltron spoilers #vld s8 #voltron season 8 #princess allura #prince lotor #vld lance #langst #vld shiro #vld keith #hunk was great in s8 tho #so was pidge imo #coran #honerva #shiro wedding #the leaks were real

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tex-treasure-chamber · 1 year

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F/Os and wedding rings / engagement rings pt. 1

Maxwell

There's a celtic nod to his culture and my own distant heritage; we love blue sandstone because it reminds us of the deep blue ocean and of bioillumination as well as the stars in the sky!

Alfred

Alfred and I both have complexions in which rose gold really suits and as for the engagement ring, Alfred is old fashioned and went with diamond & a dainty design for me ;--;

James

Old fashioned but trendy, James decided to stick with the London blue topaz as an engagement ring so it would compliment the promise ring he got me and to incorporate that blue into the matching gold bands we wear.

Graves

Black is the only color Graves really likes to wear and well, I think I look good in black too haha. The engagement ring is of course, very witchy bc we are and what we have is pure magic!

Jim

Jim has black fire opal, I have white opal. We don't feel a need for wedding bands since claddagh rings conveniently have a code of how you wear them; left hand, heart facing inward= married!

#ocean man • maxwell #your love is priceless • pennyworth #from london with love • bond #razzle dazzle romance • graves #king of my heart • moriarty #*wraps myself up in this*

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