#tdp season 7 spoilers

[sorinethemastermind]

Book Seven: Dark

Synopsis according to TDP Wiki:

Following Sol Regem’s destructive rampage on Katolis, which saw the death of Viren, Claudia has been manipulated by Aaravos into freeing him from his prison, against the wishes of her boyfriend Terry.

Meanwhile, while Rayla had successfully revived Runaan, her friends Callum and King Ezran were left devastated to learn of the fate that befell their home.

With Aaravos now free from confinement, and with Claudia by his side, the world is now forced to face the great threat that has been pulling on their strings for a thousand years.

I am not okay people, and I cannot wait.

[ladyandherbooks]

What if when Runaan and Ethari finally see one another again Ethari doesn't let Runaan near him, what if he draws a weapon on him or tries to throw things at him. All the while saying that he's not real as Runaan tries to reassure and convince him that it's really him and that he's really, truly back.

And then Runaan says and/or does the right thing that ultimately convinces Ethari that he's there, alive and well. And Ethari just collapses under the weight of the realisation and all the emotions that will come with it. And then he's going to feel Runaan's touch for the first time in more than 10 years. And it's just going to add to everything he's feeling, the joy, the grief, the relief, happiness, exhaustion, anger, guilt, frustration, love.

He's going to feel it all.

[halyasgirl]

If Aaravos' plan is to "release the dead into the land of the living..." does this mean that Ethari might not believe Runaan's alive even when he sees him face-to-face?

[rainwalker-dragonblade29]

Aaravos: *Turns into island*

Aaravos: *turns human to trick Callum*

Meanwhile Claudia and Terry on island aaravos: Aaravos wheravos, where did he go? Aaravos wheravos, nobody knows!

[frozen-orbit]

Being unaware sometimes has its perks. Because i didn't know what the title of TDP season 7 was when i first watched season 6, and i went through the whole thing wondering what it would be, cause all of the primal sources had been used already. It was not until episode 9, when Aaravos explained what was needed for the spell to free him from the pearl, and he mentioned an object related to each primal source and then said that it also needed love, that i thought "Well of course! Season 7 is gonna be 'Love'! That's it!". And then... well... i found out i was not quite right 😭................................ Or was I? 👀👀👀👀

I don't think this was unintentional. In fact, the more i think about it, the more i realize how closely related both of the concepts of love and dark magic are within the story. I know at this point of the show this might be obvious, but hear me out.

There's this idea of what love is, that has been constantly portrayed throughout the series. Sacrifice. Quotes such as "i did what i had to do", "i would do anything for you". We hear these kind of phrases and many of us immediately associate them with love, whether it is romantically, platonically, filially, etc. But also, almost all of these quotes have been said in the show referencing the act of dark magic.

And what does dark magic require? The unthinkable, atrocious actions, sometimes betraying your own morals for a greater good. Oh, but isn't that admirable? Isn't that romantic? To have someone destroy themself in order to save you? Why, that's the greatest act of sacrifice anyone could do! They did it for love!

This may be a distorted idea of what love is, but we can't deny the fact that these kind of actions are perceived as acts of love, both in our society and in the TDP storyline. And it's really interesting because those are like opposite concepts: love is good, dark magic is bad; love is life, dark magic is death; yet somehow, they've managed to put them together and the line between one another has become so blurry. Are they really that different? If any despicable action could be done in the name of love, wouldn't that be just as dark? Wouldn't that also corrupt one's soul?

Honestly, i'm so excited to where the writers would go with this, but i don't know if it'll be that much in the face. My guess is that some character would do some huge sacrifice that would divide opinions on whether it was an act of love or an act of iniquity. What do you think?

[winter-tdp]

!!!minor season 7 spoilers (release date)!!!

Everyone: we're getting season 7 this year??? We're so lucky!!!

Me: we're getting season 7 TWO DAYS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR???!!! I'm so lucky!!!

Season 7 of The Dragon Prince is to be released on the 19th of December 2024. The season is titled dark, and maybe that's why they are choosing to release it 2 days before the darkest/shortest day of the year?

[jedidragonwarriorqueen]

Astrid. Baby girl. Don't look directly into the sun???????

[chocolatecake47]

i just....Sarai's death hit me so hard and cut me so deeply that i had to take a break from the show because i cried SO HARD. and knowing that we're seeing her again in season 7 WITH EZRAN THIS TIME is going to destroy me i fear

and dont get me started on Callum crying over Ezran, i.....i tear up at so many of their moments to this day and this...oh boy im not going to be in good shape for this upcoming season will i 😂

[ac0531]

MYTHICAL ARC 3 IS REAL!!!!

[ladyandherbooks]

Way back at the end of season 4 when they were making offerings to Rex Igneous Rayla did mention in front of Ezran that both Runaan and Ethari being like fathers to her and that she thought that she would never see them again. However, she never actually mentioned them by name so it will be interesting if Ezran remembers this moment in season 7.

I'm also certain, given the info we've learnt about 7x01 that Rayla's going to be very protective of Runaan and I assume that she'll probably tell Ezran that he's her dad. The big question will be how much will Ezran actually listen to Rayla when she says this (My guess is not much due to his own pain).

Wondering what kind of confrontation were going to get between Ezran and Rayla on the subject of Runaan.

As far as Ezran really knows, Runaan is just the leader of the assassins to Rayla. Rayla was the one who corrected Callum and called Runaan, Tiadrin and Lain all her parents.

I realise there’s not much time left in the show, but I’m wondering how they’re actually going to address the fact that Runaan raised Rayla. That she chose to free him over her parents (knowing they were at peace with this decision).

Rayla called herself Runaan’s daughter, but I’m wondering if we’re going to hear her call him her father.

And if Ezran is going to reminder her that her father killed his one.

[ladyandherbooks]

It's funny but unsurprising that Runaan is OK with eating worms. Eating worms is an upgrade to what he's been through over the last 2 years. Plus he's probably eaten them or worse on a mission when food was scarce.

I'm just wondering if they came from Lujanne or if he's just grabbed them while they've been travelling.

[halyasgirl]

Would anyone who was at NYCC be able to clarify some questions I have on Ethari's scene in 7x01 "Death Alive?"

The recap write-up I read (here) says he "finds out Runaan is alive, somehow, but denies it."

Does that mean that he sees Runaan's lotus and realizes he's somehow alive, but convinces himself he's imagining things? Or that the Silvergrove finds out Runaan is alive somehow and confronts Ethari, who denies it (maybe hiding the lotus?) What was the scene like? Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!

[just-a-fun]

Ok. I saw someone complaining That Ezran blamed everything on Runaan. I would like to remind you all that Ezran:

1) is 12 fucking years old

2)is facing his father's murderer

3) let's say he doesn't think rationally because his house is fucking burned down

Leave that traumatized child alone and give him some jelly tarts, he deserve it

[cosmicpoutine]

im sorry if this one looks a little weird i was shaking while drawing this.

[ladyandherbooks]

I do wonder what Rayla's reaction was to Ezran arresting Runaan and how it's going to impact her relationship with Ezran. She's definitely going to be very protective of and will be keeping a very close eye on him until he's freed.

I'm now imagining her taking food to him and potentially having to force her way into the room they're keeping him in in order to keep an eye on and take care of him.

I have so many questions: Are they gonna put my boy back in a cell, are they gonna leave him alone in the dark again, is that Ezran's plan? How sad is Runaan going to get, circling back to imprisonment? Will we see his cell time mess with his PTSD from last time? He's been out one day and he hasn't even seen his husband yet! He just wants to go home.

He just wants to go home. That sounds like he may have... broken a bit. And that's fair. He went through an impossible amount of trauma in that coin.

But the most interesting question I've found so far is this: Runaan told Rayla he wants to go home, and we can assume she gets him there so he can reunite with Ethari and face the Keeper for whatever is going on in that one shot, so... Is she the one who breaks him out, or does she have help?

No wait I have one more thought. They're at the Banther Lodge, right? The Narrative of Love location. Where Rayla was captured by Amaya, and the boys freed her with Bait's help. The BL as a site of family fun was never meant to be a serious prisoner holding area, so they tied Rayla up with rope. Presumably they didn't have any chains like up at the castle.

If that's where they're gonna hold Runaan, I'm super curious what kind of restraints he gets, and if his broken spirit just... accepts it, even if he could escape on his own.

Also manifesting Bait as assistant again.

[starwberryshenanigans]

“ok yall got ur little rayllum season now we are going to separate them for the maybe last season”

bro u can’t do this to me i just got them back ☹️

(btw this is just a theory and not confirmed)