#tdp Zubeia

[zuppizup]

Zubeia never got to hear her son's voice

[a-very-sparkly-nerd]

something something Ezran was the one there for all of Zym's big moments thus far (flying and talking) and Zubeia never was something something found family something something friends are the family you choose

[dragonfly1302]

Yo, what the fuck

What do you mean the world without archdragons

What do you mean a memorial wall with all 4 of them

What do you meannnn

[between2dimensions]

My part in the Archdragons Poster Project hosted by Ray-Ken,

Zubeia is such a pretty dragon

[imminent-danger-came]

The Devil and the Lovers

Stills Under the Cut!

[thegurlwhoisntthere]

Hey y’all

I’ve been seeing a lot of post that are like “oh it’s kinda fucked up that the Dragons imprisoned Aaravos in the sea of the castout where (insert tdp s6 spoiler)” and yeah that would be fucked up… if that’s what happened.

But it seems that we all either forgot the plot of the last two seasons or literally weren’t paying attention (looking at you season 4 haters) because at least 70% of the plot revolved around the fact that no one knew where or what Aaravos’ prison was.

The only person that knew what the elf that built and hid it. That’s it. The dragons had pieces of the puzzle, but they literally did not know. Not even Aaravos himself knew where his prison was, or he’d have manipulated his way out sooner.

The fact that the sea of the castout was where she died may have been nothing more than a coincidence or it could’ve been the “merciful one” offering some bullshit “mercy” letting his prison lie in her final resting place.

But yeah, the archdragons, Elves and humans were not being especially cruel with that, the writers were

[bird-freakk]

🗲 Zubeia 🗲 🌩️

[rayllurn]

Soren and Zubeia Book Five: Ocean — Chapter 5: Archmage Akiyu

[luniviravosshipper]

Wait. I just remembered Zubeia just died. How is no one talking about this?

[bat-snake]

Aaravos having made Leola on his own just adds an extra edge to him taunting Zubeia and Sol Regem about their mates deaths.

"Oh what? You need someone to help you make your rare babies? Sounds like a skill issue."

[theraccoonprophet]

TDP characters as things my friends have said: part 1

Claudia: I’m making a potion in my cranium

Karim: are you engaging in homosexual activities?? Janai: *starts beat boxing*

Zubeia, to Zym: ankle-bite-asaurus

Aaravos: I want you to be pregnant Viren: D:

Rayla: I don’t do violence, I just condone it against others

Callum: all I draw is hot women

Amaya: it’s okay to speed, maybe you’ll hit an asshole

Runaan: You can stab with anything if you try hard enough

[tropicalfelines]

“My dear prince Azymondias…..” 💙⚡️

An redraw of an old TDP art I’ve did back in 2020. The Zubeia and Zym piece was probably one of my first TDP fanarts I’ve ever made and remains being one of my favorites still.

If Claudia didn’t exist, I could easily say Zubeia is my fave. She’s my second favorite character of all.

[fandomsandflyingstingrays]

Full thoughts on season 7! (Or at least, as many as I can remember, sleep-deprived and emotional as I am)

Starting off positive: things I liked!

THE RUTHARI REUNION WAS EVERYTHING

Runaan's gentle kiss to Ethari's hand? The way the camera rotated around them for their kiss?? Their hug afterwards??? Ethari's little "my heart"???? This was worth the six-year wait

The moonfam in general was one of my favorite things about this season. Runaan calling Rayla his daughter again, his and Ethari's unconditional support of her, the way they interacted with Callum... it was exactly what I dreamed of

And speaking of Runaan: his speech to Ezran in 7x09 will be living in my head forever. The way his tears weren't pretty, they were real. The was he said "I'm alive". It was such a stunning conclusion to his arc

On that note: the voice acting? Spectacular. Callum and Soren had me in floods of tears when they met in the ruins of Katolis. And don't even get me started on Zubeia during her fight with Avizandum

The lighting and music were also so on-point

TERRY'S REDEMPTION ARC LET'S GO

His speech to Claudia was stunning

Also, his "hello, Zuko here" moment made me cackle

I love that he and Soren are on their way to friendship, I always thought they'd get along

I also really liked that Aanya was present throughout the season! Every time she was in an action scene I was screaming

I thought the plotline with Miyana being pregnant was really interesting, because it presents a moral dilemma that isn't explored a lot. Plus, the way Karim reacted, calling the baby his heir and never his child, was very telling of his mindset and priorities

This is going to sound really weird, but I loved the moment of Rayla taking up Runaan's bow to fulfill his promise. Like, obviously it's tragic and I was in tears, but also, it really shows her respecting Callum's agency? She was able to respect his choice and put his wishes above her own needs, and it was cool to see

I'm so glad they addressed the bird theory. There was way too much of a focus on Pip for it not to go somewhere

Things I disliked:

There were times when the animation really threw me off. Like, after Callum froze all the guards in 7x02 and they were trying to break free, they were just... tapping the ice with their weapons. Really slowly. It kind of axed any urgency. And during Ezran's speech at the end, some of the characters in the background were just... done in a completely different style? I'm sure it was a reference to something, but as someone who doesn't know what that was, it really took me out of what was supposed to be an important scene

There was a lot of explaining things over and over. Yes, we know Aaravos never lies, you don't have to keep telling us. Yes, we know the Orphan Queen wielded the nova blade, you don't have to keep telling us. Yes, we know people are not all good or all evil. You used to be really good at showing that instead of making speeches about it once an episode

Also just a lot of monologuing? Like, why did Callum have to explain in detail to Aaravos his plan to trap him before he did it? I know we the audience needed to know but from a strategic point of view, it was... not the smartest he's ever been. It would have made more sense if he was trying to explain it to Rayla, I think

It didn't really... feel like a finale. They left a lot of loose ends open, and beyond that, it felt like there was very little payoff for things that had been set up throughout the arc. Why did we spend two seasons looking for the nova blade if we were never going to use it? Why did we spend all arc foreshadowing Callum's corruption if it was never going to happen? I get that they left it for arc 3, but even so, the resolution of an arc should still feel like a resolution, much like arc 1 did

(Also, are we ever going to come back to that hallucination Callum had? Like, is he not at all concerned by the fact that he had a conversation with himself with seemingly no magical involvement?)

I wish we had gotten to see Anya act like a person. It was great to have her around, but it felt like she was in queen mode the entire time, and I'm really curious about who she is beyond the crown

Finally- the thing that I disliked the most was the way things with Callum, Ezran, Rayla, and Runaan were handled in 7x02, because it made it very hard for me to root for Callum and Rayla afterwards. I totally understand that Rayla has an attachment to Runaan and Callum has an attachment to Rayla, but neither of them seemed to actually consider Ezran at all. Like, here is this twelve-year-old boy, who just lost the home he lived in his entire life. Who lost his father at a very young age and, as a direct result, was forced into a responsibility that he absolutely should not have had to carry. I feel like at the very least the people who are supposed to love him the most could say, "hey, I understand that you're angry" instead of treating him like he's totally unreasonable. And then! They just leave him! A twelve-year-old who just lost his entire home! Who has literally no other family! And whenever they talk about mending things, it's never, "oh, I'm sorry I left, I'm sorry I never took time to validate how you were feeling", it was just "we're family, we'll find our way back to each other eventually". That's not how it works. When there's a hurt like that, you don't just stop being angry without coming to an understanding. I love Runaan, and I wanted him to be free and happy, but I also think that he did in fact commit a murder (yes, technically just of a bird, but he didn't know that) and it's reasonable to expect him to face some consequences. Even if it's just, like, community service. You can be merciful without condoning

But just to be clear: I have absolutely no ill will for anyone with different views on this plot point. My frustration with it is more from a personal perspective than a writing one- my dad was killed a few years ago, so I'm siding with Ezran from an emotional standpoint. But I thought the plot was worth mentioning, since it really affected how I viewed the rest of the season

Overall, as a season, book 7 had a lot of moments that I really loved and will be rewatching very often. But as a potential sendoff, it didn't really leave me with much of a sense of closure. Fingers crossed for arc 3, I suppose!

[zariahthechocolatecookie]

Finished watching episode 2 of tdp season 6! It was very enjoyable and I can tell I'm getting back into being obsessed with this show...

My thoughts:

Soren and Corvus are so cute together! (I'm definitely shipping them now). I think their part of the episode was my favorite. Soren is just so silly and all their interactions are so wholesome!!

I was SO excited when Zym got to see his mom!! That was just such a wonderful moment. We finally learn she's safe, they have a reunion... It was just spectacular. I'm a bit sad that she didn't come with them, but I get why she didn't.

As for the Janai section of the episode... Poor Janai. She has so much to deal with and it's all clearly overwhelming her. It's good that she has people around to support her, and that she doesn't have to deal with it all alone, through.

One of the moments that stuck out to me was how Janao and Karim's speeches were shown at the same time. They were so similar, yet so different at the same time. I think that moment really drove home the differences between the two characters (at least for me).

Glad we got a little glimpse of Callum and Rayla at the end there! Hopefully we see more of them next episode...

[dearest-love2410]

The two towers of katolis

The lair of the dragon queen

THE PARALLELS GUYS

THE UNEVEN HEIGHTS OF BOTh?!…

Something about the rulers of katolis and xadia having uneven towers/mountains as their homes…

[honeii-puff]

TDP au where they're all in Arcane.

In this im thinking those who're in Xadia are Undercity and those in the human kingdoms are in Topside Callum and Ezran are the sons of Harrow, one of the members of the Council in Piltover. Soren is captain of the Enforcers Rayla is apart of a group of assassins in the Undercity Claudia and Viren are the ones who discovered Hextech with Kpp'ar, but they both started experimenting with it Corvus used to traverse through Topside and the Undercity, but got arrested a few years back Zubeia is a very powerful mob boss (because we stan a badass queen), and Zym is her teenage son who gets into a bunch of mayhem basic plot I'm thinking that Viren goes to Undercity, manages to kidnap Zym for the purpose of experimenting with how Hextech reacts to human biology, Callum and Ez get slight wind and try breaking him out at the same time that Rayla does. They end up all going to the Undercity with Zym.

Soren realizes "Hey, Harrow's kids are missing, he's gonna kill me if i dont find them" and goes to the prison and finds Corvus, because he's heard that Corvus is the best tracker in both Piltover and Zaun. Similar to the thing with Cait and Vi, Soren gets him out so Corvus can help him find Callum and Ez.

Claudia and Viren also find out about Zym being gone, so they, too, go to Zaun to find Zym because when he had been broken out, he had a piece of the Hextech.

Aanya takes trips to Zaun undercover regularly and has contacts down there, so she gets notified about people spotting Callum and Ez, so she also goes down there to get their sorry asses. pretty much ends up in a version of the spider-man meme with a lot more weapons

Extra tidbits:

-Soren with a sword that can turn into a gun -Sorvus and Rayllum obv, maybe Eznya -Everyone having cool-ass steampunk looks like are you kidding