#the more i think about tdp s7

[stardust948]

Wow. Rayla talked down a giant rampaging monster and vengeful grieving father. Surely this skill will come in handy in the future.

[argonblue]

Historia Viventem

[salty-and-spiraling]

Today I present to you:

The fact that Aaravos and Leola both hold their right hands over their left

&

The tiny quirk upwards of Leola's mouth and the muted relief on her face when Aaravos came to defend her before that tiny sliver of hope was crushed

I'm not going anywhere with these details. They're just random observations.

[raayllum]

Twisted

4x03 / 5x03 / 5x08 / 6x09 / 7x06 / 7x09

[rayllumoon]

I NEVER GAVE UP ON THE HARROW BIRD PIP THEORY IT'S CANON

[luniviravosshipper]

The amount of times I’ve tried posting but ended up rewriting over and over again the same post about how annoyed I am at how people seem to hate Terry even more this season because they cannot comprehend how he could be True of Heart when ironically enough those who are saying stuff about how it doesn’t make sense are the ones who were always complaining about how too good Terry appeared to be for him to be associated with the magefam, how he was too pure of a character to tolerate dark magic and to be in love with Claudia before this season.

But I swear, the thing about him killing someone. Not only somehow has the fact that the show went out of its way to try to depict how that action didn’t automatically make him a bad person flew over people’s heads, but also the fact that the show has thus far defined the idea of innocence as not necessarily meaning doing goods things or not being exposed to bad things but rather lacking in understanding of the complexities of morality has completely flown over people’s heads. And the latter wasn’t even something just implied, it was directly told to the audience several times that that was how the show was defining it.

This is like one of those other things I’ve talked about where like, yeah, we could do a whole analysis of why this all makes sense and in this case it’s not really the fault of the show’s for people’s automatic misinterpretation of this new idea introduced in the show as being something black and white (and funnily enough the concept being talked about here is literally about how things aren’t black and white). But also at some point I feel like people should be doing their own inferring, they should commit to using the minimal effort required to just… think for a moment. About what is actually happening in the series.

Because some of the things I’ve heard ever since Terry was first introduced as a character in the series, it’s not even that necessary to look that deep into the show in order to understand him. The show sometimes literally tells us what it wants us to think about him. And yet people just somehow miss those things entirely.

[amber-in-the-rough]

why would Aaravos want a mortal vessel?

alright, so

I've watched the new season. I've already screamed and cried and rolled under the table and I have one final question left.

Why would Aaravos want a mortal vessel? Especially now, when the Archdragons are gone. He is supposed to be infinitely stronger than any other being on Xadia. Supposed to, yeah. Did you see the so called 'master of all six primal sources' show off his mastery more than once? Because I didn't. And it pisses me off beyond measure because it really seems like bad writing to me. He just fucking didn't do anything, just stood there, waiting for his enemies to charge at him. He was easily overcome by fucking human chains and ballistas- and one archdragon- when we were said that in the past he could easily hold off against all of them! Damn. Imo, Aaravos was seriously downplayed this season.

I know, perhaps this was his plan- to get himself killed and take all of the archdragons with him. Even so, he should've put up more of a fight. NOT JUST STAND THERE WAITING TO BE SMACKED!

And still why? Why want Callum as a mortal vessel? It doesn't make any sense. Maybe the Star Council or what's they're called- maybe they have a restriction prohibiting them to hurt mortals? Which sounds rather stupid but it's the only explanation I can think of.

The creators tried to do the build-up for arc 3 and in doing so they rushed and blurred the arc 2 finale. Putting together the archdragon drama, killing Aaravos drama and Rayllum drama was a mistake. Neither got fully developed. And were they seriously trying to tell us that the main cast would have survived the nuclear burst explosion of a star while being protected only by Domina's wings??? What are the wicked things even made of?? Oceanic mithril???

The final showdown felt like a series of Chekhov's guns which never fired. They just made a lot of drama around them, then showed them to us and- that's it. I suppose, Aaravos's plan was to get stabbed by the Nova blade, then take over Callum's body (for whatever reason) as his giant form was being destroyed. But then- we return to the question of why move to another body when there's nothing stopping Ezran from stabbing Aaravos in Callum's body (aside from their brotherly bond but that's no big deal, he just needs to ask Soren or whatever-).

As a result, we got Ezran with a Nova blade which never got to be used- Callum with his coin spell which was interrupted halfway because Aaravos got charged at by a dragon and Callum's gunsight was broken??? ??? That's- I'll be honest, this is so dumb. No Nova, no dark magic. Why even bring that at all?

And finally, what did Aaravos even die from? He did not sustain any lethal damage. When Zubeia and Avizandum were lifting him up (and yes, why didn't he stop them? did he forget all of his spells and telekinesis as well??), what were they thinking?.. What were they gonna do? It looked like they were about to drop him but- this is also so dumb. I don't think that would have worked because if Aaravos is so easy to kill- Why the fuck didn't they kill him 300 years ago??? "Didn't want to?". God damn.

I won't believe that Aaravos didn't have the power to take down the archdragons and that's why he simply decided it would be easier to go boom and set off the rebirth cycle. I refuse to believe that he is so weak. After all, one, he already killed two archdragons and that went fine. And two, even humans managed to kill one! They even survived!

Overall, I am absolutely in love with the first half of the season. I loved all the conflict everywhere, the part in Silvergrove was wonderful, felt like a real holiday- The adventures of Claudia and Co were also very exciting to watch!

But after that... It got rushed, blurred and very, very odd.

At least we got a white streak Callum. And a whole lot of 1 (one) interaction between Aaravos and Callum. That's an achievement, yeah. I love when the main protagonist and the main antagonist only have two interactions throughout all of the seasons (no, I don't, I fucking hate it).

That would be all. This is entirely my humble and angry opinion so- you are welcome to disagree. But I will stand my ground. This went very oddly and some parts I unfortunately didn't like. But I am all in for arc 3. Even angry and a little disappointed, I still fucking love this show and would be more than excited to see how it all goes from here. We still have so much to learn and see. The cube, Claudia, Rayllum, Elarion, grown up and talking Zym (it was such a twist!), Harrow in a bird... Please let us see this! Please, Netflix! Aaravos is not defeated, he merely retreated, please let us see how they'll deal with him in seven years!

[echo-of-the-eye]

the differense in morality of the fictional men i'm currently obsessed with is so funny. like you've got

jonathan archivist sims - morally gray, made some mistakes, done some fucked up shit, but has good intentions and is fundementally a good person

hiccup - just the goodest boy. his media doesn't allow him to kill people (directly, he's blown up A LOT of ships)

callum tdp - the edgier hiccup. boy has he got some issues, but he's still the sweetest boy

and then there's literal warcriminal odysseus - killed so many people, killed A BABY, tortured a god (deserved)

[m4rs-ex3]

on one hand

omfg we're so back. THEY'RE so back like look at these fucking two aaaa the parallel i

that sinking rayllum-split-up-feeling... i'm feeling it

[gjsxj0]

mindless rambling in tags don't mind me

[error-404-rin-not-found]

What if phase 3 is about the five human kingdoms dealing with the mess that was caused by… well, everything in the series that happened?

[tategaminu]

Even if you haven't enjoyed/liked this season at all can I ask to be at least being positive about it for outsiders? Arc 3 depends on the viewership of the season‚ trashtalk won't help

To be fair S4 got lots of insults and S5 did well anyways but still...

Think about this‚ the plot threads that didn't get resolved in Arc 1/2 will get resolved in 3. It took them 7 seasons to confirm Piprrow and 6 seasons to show how Claudia got the unicorn horn. It's a really slowburn series that needs to be completed. Like in a few years S7 will be way more likeable knowing things get resolved right?

So please be positive! Spread love for the show!! Be nice‚ tag #tdp critical properly!

[sorinethemastermind]

Terry - The Dragon Prince S7 Theories

According to the unofficial TDP wiki Season Seven is about;

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

I think there's a lot there to unpack there. And very important things to unpack for Terry's storyline. I already have a post about what I think will happen with Claudia in the next season, and I think that Terry will be a crucial part of this. So let's talk about him a bit.

I address "a grief-stricken Claudia has been manipulated by Aaravos" in my Claudia post. So let's focus on "against the wishes of her boyfriend Terry"

Claudia might not know that Aaravos was manipulating her, but Terry does. He even warns her. But she's so desperate for direction, so hurt by the loss of her father, that she doesn't see through Aaravos' manipulations and releases him anyway.

Terry had been there for Claudia through thick and thin, and he's always been able to see that no matter what terrible things she's done, she's had a reason. She's done it all for her family.

However dangerous.

However vile.

So I don't think that he'll leave her. Instead, I think that him standing by her is going to be part of what helps her finally choose the right path.

Terry doesn't use her need for direction like other people in her life have. She gives him every chance to, but he stands by her. Not by what he could turn her into. Or what talents of hers he might use. He's there for her, and I think he's going to help her learn to find her own direction and make her own choices. He's going to teach her to tell herself what to do.

This could happen in one of two ways, I think.

Terry will warn Claudia about Aaravos' intentions, continuing to do so until Aaravos begins to view him as a threat and attempts to turn her against Terry. Claudia may be tempted to choose Aaravos, but will ultimately choose Terry and someone who loves her just the way she is. Someone who wants to listen to what she has to say and what she wants to do.

Alternatively, Terry will pull a Soren. Let me explain this a bit more.

Rayla and Callum, even Ezran, have all seem to have given up hope that Claudia can turn good. But Soren hasn't.

I think that a possible storyline of the next season is Terry realizing that Claudia is being led further and further down a dark path, and going for help to lead her away from it. Because remember, he's met Soren and I'm sure he's heard about him too.

In Season Three, Soren helps Ezran, but remains by Viren's side.

I think it's possible that Terry will find our heroes and ask for their help, specifically Soren's, in guiding Claudia back from the brink of darkness. He'll stay by Claudia like he said, but to truly stand by her and try to protect her, he'll have to go behind her back to get help to save her from Aaravos.

After all, Claudia still has people out there who love her for her.

[raayllum]

4x05 / 4x07 / 7x03 / 7x08

[i-need-of-a-hobby]

i have so so so SO MANY thoughts about tdp s7, which i will break screaming about in the coming days (sorry for anyone following me for my frequent ramblings on dbd or the marauders, who now gets me shedding tears over a kids show)

but what i want to start this is: claudia still thinks of herself as a good person, and i think that's absolutely fascinating.

i don't know if it's delusion or trauma or both but even after everything she'd done, claudia still tells soren "im still nice, i'm still me" and she means it. she genuinely thinks that the killing and violence she's participated in is justified, and while i do think there's a lot to be said on the nuances of who is considered "good" or "evil" in this show, i think most of us can agree that she's too far cross the line to be considered a misunderstood hero.

but there's also the juxtaposition she creates here, since her own heroic status casts soren as a villain in her story. and in her final scene with him, she may have a point. soren told terry he was willing to do whatever it takes to stop aaravos, while claudia refuses to kill him.

i genuinely don't know how i feel about it all but i will be posting more rants soon

[madge-nius]

10 people i'd like to get to know better tag game:

tagged by @franollie tysm for the tag

last song: red light heaven by Bess Atwell

favorite color: pink ml, unless it’s for hair dye in which case purple any day

last book: got bored last night and finally read the sequel to AGGGTM last night in 3 hours which mentally wiped me out, but I loved it

last movie: the half of it! I recommend (not all of it is good, but the first half of it is epic) I actually want to eat all of their relationships so bad it’s centred around two kids who never get together and focuses on their friendship, and also the 3rd girl that they’re both in love with!

last tv show: arcaneee I love love love it

sweet/savory/spicy: I love sweet but I can only have a little and then savoury all the way. Tragically not got the spice tolerance for comfortably having more spice than chilli heat wave Doritos

relationship status: situationship is low-key over so single and sad about it. I never want to make a move on a friend but I very rarely flirt with ppl I don’t know yet

last thing i searched: was Christina Rossetti a lesbian, I think? I believe she was at least somewhat queer still no matter what Google says

current obsession: women, always. Spent ages today explaining just how beautiful my friend is with another friend who hasn’t met her but knows what she looks like. I don’t even like the friend romantically whatsoever but like she is stupidly beautiful. Vibing with arcane rn and also the odyssey!!! Homer really cooked imo.

looking forward to: arcane finale also!!! Tdp s7! And also I get to go to a ball soon so fancy dresses!!!

No pressure tags: @littlegreekhero @winged-bat @twinklefwinkle @foursixtwonineoh-pizzas-of-lego