#this is in reference to when they were at the gladiator 2 premiere and the recent las vegas merch pics that just came out

[outfatuating]

need carlos to start wearing shoes with hidden platforms or smth because he cannot let charles visibly look that much taller than him in these recent pics . why would you let him win like that

[skammovistarplus]

Culture and Translation - S01 E06

This is a bit of a weird episode, in that it feels like not much happened. Because Skam España switched a few things around, it seems like episode 6 shouldn’t be the episode in which to hang out with the characters for a while before shit goes down. But one thing that got me hooked to Skam almost straight away was the way you got to “hang out” with the characters even in small, drama-free moments, and this episode has a couple of clips I really like.

CLIP 1: Monday blues

Es que le metiste un corte (You were razor sharp with him): “Meter un corte” is really hard to translate. It basically means to be really cutting with someone when they aren’t expecting it, in a way that shuts the conversation for good. Which Amira did, over and over, but the dude wasn’t getting the hint.

I do think Nora feels a little bad for the guy, but only because Nora is extremely empathetic with everyone in the world, to the point where it’s surprising when she’s not empathetic.

Viri is a great liar. We will come to find out much of what she says in this scene is a lie, but she has no tells. This is why I think the Selena Gomez shoe line thing was Viri teasing the girls, because she broke character almost immediately. If Viri wanted the girls to believe it, we can see here that she would’ve managed.  

Nora’s shirt says, “No means no.” ‘No es no’ was first a slogan for an awareness campaign, promoted by several Spanish city halls, which aimed to curtail sexual abuse and rape during local festivals, such as Sanfermines. There’s also an Axel, Soledad song. And it has of course been slapped on all sorts of merchandise. Like shirts!

The sides of the mirror are tagged with graffiti, by the way.

And also, Eva and Nora are late for first period! They end up skipping it entirely.

CLIP 2: Lucas has feels; Eva’s are stronger

Eva and Lucas are listening to Molly Svrcina’s Fallen Angel. I think the point of the song was lost in how incredibly random the song is. This is a song Lucas recommends Eva listen to. It’s about Lucas, not Eva. Lucas is trying to give a hint to Eva about himself, but Eva’s too focused on the Jorge drama.

While this clip dropped during recess, Eva skipped school. Not sure if Lucas did as well, though.

It’s Viri who shares a birthday with Paris Jackson, as I already wrote in the post for last episode.

Alejandro Reina does a nice bit of acting with his eyes at the 5:22 mark. Lol, Lucas is so fucking tired of the Eva/Jorge drama carousel.    

Y tú me caes de puta madre (“And I think you’re fucking great”): Lucas is not just saying that he thinks Eva’s great. He’s saying he really fucking likes Eva (as a friend, that is!).

Es que sigo enfadada (“‘Cause I’m still upset”): This is a sentiment that will be expressed often this week by Eva, Jorge and Lucas. I’ve seen subs that translate it “enfadada” as “angry” and it’s not wrong, but I feel Eva and Jorge are both more upset than angry during this week. Your mileage may vary, though!

CLIP 3: Ship wars

Cullera: Cullera is a beach city in the Valencia region that has been taken over by tourists (or guiris, if you will!). There are some nice sights, but people visit for the beaches. Many Spanish familes own some sort of apartment by the beach, but Cullera is a step up from the usual, which is Torremolinos. A hint about Inés’ parents’ economic status! Cullera means “spoon” in Valencian language, by the way.

Easter break: The 2019 Easter break runs from the 12th of April to the 22th. Coincidentally, there are some rumors that s2 will premiere after Easter break 2019.

Tú no te líes, que el viaje importante es el de Mallorca, ¿eh? (Okay, but don’t lose sight of the important trip, the Majorca trip, huh?): A closer translation would be: “Don’t get sidetracked, the important trip is the Majorca trip, okay?” Which is actually a shorter line, so we should maybe change that, lol.

Que parezcamos ahí dos lapas como estas parejitas que están por ahí (For us to look like two barnacles like those couples you see everywhere): The literal translation would be, “for us to look like two barnacles like those couples that are around,” but that sounded like shade towards Eva and Jorge, who are also broken up this week. It’s not meant as shade, and in fact Eva has no reaction to it, so I reworked it.

Viri’s economic background is hinted through her confusion with job titles. In Spanish, she doesn’t remember if Alejandro’s father is a “director” (which could be translated as director, manager, and even principal, but also CEO) and “directivo” (executive or CEO). I settled for initials salad.

There is a bit of dialogue at the end that was cut from the episode version. The girls present their final arguments in the Viriandro vs Aleviri debate… which ironically, foreshadowed the Norandro vs Alenora shipname wars. It appears as if most of the fandom has settled on Norandro, at last.

Viri: It’s that, it’s like a Greek god.

Cris: What are you, Voldemort or something?

Viri: It’s like, it’s funny because it’s like a Greek god, like Viriandro is a Greek god sort of name. Yeah, it’s super neat.

Cris: It’s a gladiator name, dude!

Almost totally off topic linguistics note: The girls use the English loanword “ship” in the fandom sense. The verb had obviously crossed language lines in fandom spaces years ago, but it became part of mainstream Spanish culture (yes, really) when Operación Triunfo became big last year, and everyone was shipping couples from the show. The interesting part is that Spanish speakers came up with two declensions for the Spanish form of the verb: “yo lo shippeo” (I ship it) and “yo lo shippo” (again, I ship it). People who had been in fandom longer leaned towards “shippeo” (and so do I!), so I find it aesthetically pleasing that the girls favor that declension.  

CLIP 4: Eva shoots his shot. It doesn’t go well.

I was certain Jorge’s secret would have to do with one or both his parents being unemployed, so at the time I made note of the fact that one of the apartments he walks by is up for sale. It’s the reddish orange sign at the 10:06 mark.

The song that plays at the end of the clip is Zahara’s El Frío, but it has been edited. These are the lyrics that have made it to the clip: “I didn’t expect that the one who started all the fires would also be the one to put them out. How did you let the cold inside you, it has destroyed everything.”

CLIP 5: Speederman

This has to be a change from my high school years. I did the Cooper test in 3º ESO (the equivalent of 9th grade in the US) and never had to do it again through high school. 

More info on the Cooper test, in case you care. Not only was I not tested on a standard 400 m tartan track, but we were also not trained to perform it properly. Ah, high school PE!

Venom premiered in Spain the 5th of October. This clip dropped the 19th of October.

Yes, that is actually how we pronounce Spiderman in Spain.

I love that Nora is into Viri saying she loves anything that has to do with saving the world. Nora is so earnest, lol.

¿O qué vas a hacer, tía? ¿Quedarte en casa llorando? (“Or what do you have in mind, dude? Staying at home, crying?”): Another translation could be, “Or what are you going to do, dude? Stay at home and cry?” but I went with the line in the subs because I thought it flowed better.

Cómo jode que te dejen, ¿eh? (It sucks to be dumped, doesn’t it?): “Sucks” is a lot less charged than “joder,” which is the word Inés actually uses. I guess you’d have to say “fucking sucks” to get the intensity across. You’ll have to make do with Inés’ line delivery.

CLIP 6: Ride of the Valkyries

As it turns out, Alba Planas is also a fan of og Skam, so I’m going to pretend Eva’s string of sorries is also an homage to Tarjei’s delivery.

This scene was shot right outside of Cine Paz. 

Pero no me seáis pavas (“But don’t be silly”): Viri says “pavas,” which is hard to translate. Essentially, Viri’s afraid the girls are going to embarrass her in front of Alejandro, either unintentionally or (not unlikely given this group) intentionally. I.e. they’re not going to behave maturely in front of him.

Madre mía (Good heavens): Okay, so I already talked in the post for episode 5 about the way Amira uses interjections that aren’t swear words, and this is an example of it. “Madre mía” literally means “mother of mine” and it’s basically meaningless as an interjection. What matters is the tone you add to it. In this case, Amira’s impatient that the girls are getting distracted chatting about whatever, instead of going into the theater. I don’t love “good heavens” as it has Christian connotations. On the other hand, “geez” feels too short for how impatient Amira sounds.

It took me a while to realize this, but this clip actually has an og equivalent. This would be the clip where Vilde notices William and Sara hooking up, and looks devastated. Skam España chooses to go about it in a totally different way, with the girls backing Viri up as they walk in.

CLIP 7: Tout le monde veut devenir un cat

Sí, hija, sí (“Yeah, girl, yeah”): Jorge actually calls Eva “daughter,” lol. Much like with tío and tía, we might call anyone “son” or “daughter.” I’ve even caught myself using it on my own parents! If I have the right info, this is also common in Latin American countries, except they use “mijo” and “mija,” instead. “Hijo” or “hija” is more affectionate than “tío” or “tía,” although, much like with “madre mía,” it’s used to express a variety of emotions. Here, Jorge is dismayed that his chocolate romance went awry.

Pretty sure those are knockoff peanut M&Ms. Most likely from the Spanish grocery chain Mercadona.

The song that plays at the end of the clip and through the credits is Bely Basarte’s Mariposas. You can find a translation here. 

Tomás Aguilera, who plays Jorge, has managed to be almost impossible to find online. However, his instagram bio makes reference to the French version of the Aristocats song Everybody wants to be a cat. It’s adorable.

Social media:

The girls talk about the Zaorejas random again, Cris notes that he looked young enough as to be in ESO, or MSE, Mandatory Secondary Education. MSE runs through the equivalents of 7th to 10th grade in the US. 

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Bachelor, Antiques Roadshow, Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club, and 16 other reality show premieres

by Andy Dehnart 7 Jan. 2019 | 10:00 am

Happy 2019! I hope your new year has been off to a roaring start. I spent this past weekend in the mountains with friends and family, which was a nice recovery from the chaos of the holidays.

Speaking of roaring starts: There is so much reality TV premiering this month—with 18 shows on Jan. 1 and 2 alone! So let’s get to it.

First, since there were almost 30 reality shows debuting or returning last week, I’ll refer you to the winter reality TV guide for a full list.

But here are a few highlights:

Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (Netflix), which I really liked and is the perfect show to start the new year, even though it mostly skips over the transformation. Read my full review here.

The Masked Singer (Fox, Wednesdays at 8), which was a big hit for Fox, as I predicted in my review of the first bonkers episode.

Surviving R. Kelly (Lifetime), a documentary series that shares the stories of people who say the singer sexually, mentally, and/or physically abused them. Although all six hours aired on three nights last week, full episodes are on demand and on Lifetime’s web site.

Titan Games (NBC, Thursdays at 8). Dwayne Johnson hosts—inexplicably—what’s basically a combination of American Ninja Warrior, American Gladiators, and Nickelodeon’s GUTS.

Tonight, NBC brings back acts from the U.S. and international editions of Got Talent for a short seven-episode series, America’s Got Talent: The Champions (NBC, Mondays at 8).

The Bachelor is back with another blank slate as its star. Colton Underwood begins the search for the end of his virginity tonight (ABC, Mondays at 8).

Antiques Roadshow (PBS, Mondays at 8) returns for its 23rd season, which will take the show out of convention centers and into historic venues. Later today, I’ll have a behind-the-scenes story about how the show is produced.

In food competitions, there’s the new cake competition series hosted by Giada De Laurentiis called Winner Cake All (Food Network, Mondays at 10). Each episode has four teams of two baking cakes for a $10,000 prize.

Right before it is the return of Kids Baking Championship (Food Network, Mondays at 9), which has contestants ages 9 to 13.

Two ridiculous and fun game shows return this week: Ellen’s Game of Games (NBC, Tuesdays at 8) and Match Game (ABC, Wednesdays at 10).

The ads for Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club (MTV, Tuesdays at 8) baffle me, but the actor is back with another reality show, this time following her as she launches a club in Greece.

A newly single Nikki Bella starts dating again on Total Bellas (E!, Sundays at 9).

A new season of Growing Up Hip Hop (WE tv, Thursdays at 9) will be paired with Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition (WE tv, Thursdays at 10), which replaces reality stars with hip-hop stars who’ve been on reality shows.

Six young rappers compete for a recording contract on The Rap Game (Lifetime, Jan. 10 at 9, then Thursdays at 10).

In other celebrity reality TV, Finding Your Roots returns (PBS, Tuesdays at 8) as Henry Louis Gates, Jr. tells celebrities the stories of their families and histories. This season, those celebrities include Laura Linney, George R. R. Martin, Paul Ryan, Andy Samberg, Tig Notaro, and Michael Strahan.

Richard Rawlings and his crew do more garage renovations on Garage Rehab (Discovery Channel, Tuesdays at 8).

On Cartel Crew (VH1, Mondays at 9), young adults who are descendants of people involved with drug cartels are followed by cameras as they try to “make a name for themselves outside of the drug world,” according to VH1.

In crime reality TV, The First 48 Presents: Homicide Squad Atlanta (A&E, Thursdays at 9) follows Atlanta homicide detectives, while The Dictator’s Playbook (PBS, Wednesdays at 10) takes deep dives into the rise and falls of six different dictators from the past century.

On What On Earth? (Science Channel, Tuesdays at 9), scientists try to figure out “strange and baffling” satellite images, while How the Universe Works (Science Channel, Tuesdays at 10) has astronomers and other experts taking a deep dive into space.

Finally, two documentaries air tonight:

My Country No More (PBS, Monday, Jan. 7, at 10) follows people in Trenton, North Dakota, whose land and communities are being changed by oil drilling—like the fact that their church is the proposed site of a diesel refinery.

USS Indianapolis: The Final Chapter (PBS, Jan. 8, at 10) tells the story of both the discovery of the shipwreck and its sinking during World War II, when more than 800 people died. The documentary “follows Paul G. Allen’s expedition team aboard his research vessel Petrel” and also includes interviews with surviving sailors. 

Source: https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2019/01/this-week-in-reality-tv-jan-7-to-13/

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World Cup 2018: How should Scots, Irish & Welsh fans feel about England's success?

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World Cup semi-final: Croatia v England Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Date: Wednesday, 11 July (19:00 BST) Coverage: Full match commentary on BBC Radio 5 live, text commentary, report and highlights on BBC Sport app and online

It’s only now, almost 20 years later, that I can write about the day on the roller coaster in Queensland, Australia. And it’s only now, with all this talk of football coming home, that I have something to compare it to.

There was this adventure park, you see. At the centre of the adventure park was this ride called the Tower of Terror. Once upon a time it was considered the biggest, scariest rollercoaster in the world and on that day on the Gold Coast I couldn’t resist it.

Nausea was guaranteed in the aftermath. Physical sickness was more than likely. Prolonged concussion was far from out of the question. But the masochist in me couldn’t stay away.

We got launched through a 260ft tunnel at 100mph before travelling up the full length of the 377ft Tower and then plummeting to earth. It was traumatic but thrilling at the same time.

For much of the rest of the day I was bewildered and befuddled, a bit wobbly, a tad spaced-out. I was never actually ill, but I felt like it could happen at any time.

Which brings me back to England in Russia and watching it all as an Irishman living in Scotland.

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A version of that dizziness from the Tower of Terror returned the minute Dele Alli nutted home England’s second goal against Sweden and confirmed their passage to the World Cup semi-final. Wooziness, queasiness – had I gone to the doctor there and then he would he have diagnosed me as suffering from (World In) Motion Sickness.

How England fell back in love with football[1]

What are Sterling’s critics not seeing?[2]

England’s unlikely lads leading World Cup bid[3]

There’s been so much said and written about how the Scots and the Irish and the Welsh should feel about the English being one game away from the final. We should be supportive of a neighbour and want them to win. We should be true to our footballing rivalry and want them to lose. The other day a guy sympathised with me in the street in Glasgow. “Must be difficult, eh? Being named English in a week like this…”

Actually, it’s not difficult at all. When you step back from it there is a lot of fun – Tower of Terror type fun – to be had. There are, of course, legions of offence-takers on the prowl now. They hunt in packs on social media, searching for examples of English arrogance to rail against.

It’s easy to picture the grievance police poring over the interviews with Gareth Southgate and his players with a look of frustration and confusion. Humble, dignified, classy. ‘Hang on, rewind that. There must be some hubris in this’. Thoughtful, intelligent, generous.

‘OK, Southgate seems like a decent fella. Let’s get the Harry Kane interview instead…’ Modest, respectful, ordinary. ‘Get that smart-arse Pickford on…’ Self-effacing, unpretentious, likeable. ‘Harry Maguire must be up himself…’ Unassuming, engaging, charming.

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‘Comrades, we have a problem…’

The go-to in this situation is the media and the endless cheerleading. And, yes, the cheerleading has been quite something. Some of it has been cringe-makingly sycophantic. Other bits, skin-crawlingly saccharine.

Then, you step back and think about it. How would it be in Scotland if Alex McLeish’s team were in the same situation? Would all coverage be lacking in bias? Would broadcasters be criticised for using ‘Us, We, Our…’ when talking about McLeish’s brave boys?

Would Scottish reporting be as giddy? Of course it would. It would be off-the-charts giddy. A World Cup semi-final? Are you kidding! It would be giddier than a seven-year-old who’d just washed down a pound of sugar with a two-litre bottle of Coke.

England never shuts up about 1966. That’s true. But why would they? They won the World Cup for goodness sake. Celtic fans never stop talking about winning the European Cup in 1967. Why would they? It was a momentous achievement that they celebrate to this day in the 67th minute of every game.

Scots are allowed to reminisce but we throw our eyes to heaven when the English do the same? How does that work?

‘This is football, not war’

In his first incarnation as Scotland manager, McLeish almost took the country to the European Championships of 2008. It came down to the last game against Italy at Hampden. If everything went the way of the Scots they’d have qualified.

Around that time a Scottish newspaper re-did the picture bylines of their football writers to have them each wearing a Scotland jersey. And there are lectures about bias in the English media?

On the day of the game, the entire front page of the Daily Record was given over to an image of James McFadden (the star of the team). McFadden was done up as a Roman Emperor.

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Alongside him were a variation of the words of Maximus from the movie Gladiator which were in turn a variation of the original from Marcus Aurelius. “What we do in life echoes through eternity. Let this be the day of the…FADIATOR”

It was actually a terrific tabloid front page, a fun image that captured the mood of the nation. Imagine, though, if there’s a similar one now. Imagine if a newspaper goes all Henry V and presents the warrior Kane beside the words, ‘Follow your spirit, and upon this charge. Cry, ‘God for Harry, England and Saint George’. There’d be Scots, Irish and Welsh choking over their breakfasts.

“Terry English. How cool would that be!”

Here’s the thing. Support England or don’t support England. It’s fine either way. This is football, not war.

Personally, Terry Butcher is helping me through this. He doesn’t know it, but he is. Butcher is one of my favourite Englishmen. My fondness for the big man goes back not to his years as captain of England but to his time as manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premier League and some interviews we did.

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He once told me that he was jealous of my surname. “How did you get a name like that?” he said. “That’s the greatest name ever. Imagine if I had that name. Terry English. How cool would that be!”

A week later, Butcher’s team went to Ibrox and got a draw against the odds. At the post-match news conference he looked in my direction, shook his head theatrically, and simply said: “Terry English – what might have been.”

I’ve been thinking of Butcher a lot of late. I’ve been thinking about what all of this must mean to a guy like him, a man who gave blood and sweat for his country as player and leader only to fall at the penultimate hurdle on the biggest stage. You want a happy ending for him and others.

And that takes me right back to the Tower of Terror and those twin and conflicting emotions of wanting it to stop and not wanting it to stop, of being disturbed by it and exhilarated by it.

I want England to win the World Cup and I don’t. And if that sounds like a contradiction then fair enough, but it makes perfect sense in my addled head. Come on England! Sort of!

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References

^ How England fell back in love with football (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ What are Sterling’s critics not seeing? (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ England’s unlikely lads leading World Cup bid (www.bbc.co.uk)

BBC Sport – Football

World Cup 2018: How should Scots, Irish & Welsh fans feel about England's success? was originally published on 365 Football

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Status Post #5946: Mythology gags in Voltron: Legendary Defender.

Beast King Golion

Shiro's full name is Takashi Shirogane like his Golion counterpart.

Haggar's real name is Honerva like her Golion counterpart.

Shiro being dead after the events of the final battle with Zarkon is a reference to his Golion counterpart dying.

Zarkon's home planet is Daibazaal, the name of Zarkon's Golion counterpart.

Sendak's name is a reference to his Golion counterpart Sadak.

In this reboot, Allura and Coran are Alteans, not Arusians, and even though the castle rested on Planet Arus (as in the original Voltron), they are originally from Altea (the name of Arus in Golion). The actual Arusians are the first species they meet who fear they've angered the "lion goddess" and attempt to sacrifice themselves when Allura sounded like she was refusing their "dance of apology".

Like in Golion, the Earth is not at war with Galra at the time the series begins, and indeed humans (or at least anyone outside the government) aren't even aware that aliens, much less a universe-spanning empire of them at that, exist, until the Galra invade Earth.

Zarkon's empire in question is not the Drule (as in the original Voltron), but the Galra (as in Golion).

In the Season 1 finale, Shiro faces off in a one-on-one battle against Haggar, who makes use of the Doppelgänger Spin to disorient him, much as she did against Shirogane in the fateful battle of the original GoLion. Thankfully for Shiro, it ends better this time around.

In "Greening the Cube", Coran identifies one of the mice as being named Platt, the name of one of the mice in GoLion. The guidebook reveals that one of the other mice is named Chuchule, another holdover from GoLion.

In Season 3, Keith pilots the Black Lion but wears red armor and Lance pilots the Red Lion in blue armor, just like their GoLion counterparts did. The former was nodded to as early as Season 2, where Keith briefly borrowed the Black Lion.

In season 4, Lotor names his comet ships Sincline, which is his original Japanese name.

Shiro making a Backup Twin for his character for Monsters and Mana when he dies, who has the same mission, class and is named Gyro.

Voltron: Defender of the Universe

Team Voltron encounter a Swedish version of Shiro in the Altean Empire reality named Sven, a nod to Shiro's original Voltron counterpart.

Acxa has facial similarities to Queen Merla.

Romelle resembles like OS Allura.

Keith's father resembles Commander Hawkins.

Lotor used to have a nanny, whose name is Dayak, though Dayak's original Voltron counterpart Nanny was Allura's nanny.

Krolia's suggestion on naming her son before ultimately deciding on Keith is Yurak, who was Sendak's original Voltron counterpart.

The interlock, dynotherm, and mega-thruster commands that allowed the Lions to form Voltron in the original show have now been re-purposed as the launch commands that allow the Castle of Lions to transform into a spaceship.

In "Some Assembly Required", the pilots try forming Voltron again by stacking their Lions on top of each other like a cheerleader pyramid. As Shiro slowly drops his Lion on the top, he mutters to himself the immortal line, "...And I'll form the head."

When the others use the zip-lines to get to their lions, it's treated with a serious tone, but Hunk is the one having the most difficulty and later after catching up asks why the ziplines couldn't be moved closer to the bridge.

The show's subtitle "Legendary Defender" is a nod to Voltron's classic title as the "Defender of the Universe". Coran even calls the Paladins "Defenders of the Universe" in the pilot.

Princess Allura's royal dress is made of various shades of blue and white, in reference to how she was the pilot of Blue Lion in the original continuity after Sven (Shirogane) got benched. Meanwhile, her pilot suit has shades of pink and blue, in reference to how her pilot suit in the previous incarnation would have either pink or blue highlights. In Season 3, she becomes the new Blue Lion pilot, and wears pink armor with it.

During the season, the Blue Lion's pilot is badly injured and needs to take time off to heal.

Unlike previous reboots, the main cast's design aesthetic is a slightly modified◊version of their original character models.◊

Pidge's design, especially the hairband, often had casual viewers questioning whether he was a boy or a girl. This time around, Pidge is a girl disguised as a boy. She's even wearing a remarkably similar hairband in a flashback.

Zarkon is the true leader of his forces, not a vassal.

Between the prologue and main series, Shiro was taken as a slave, forced to fight in gladiator games, and escaped after an entire year. The same happened to the entire crew in the first episode of the original series, though they escaped much more quickly and easily.

Haggar having white hair can be a nod to original Voltron character Zandra, who like her is a white-haired space witch.

In the Season 2 premiere, a wounded Shiro also tells Keith that if he doesn't make it, Keith should lead the team, a nod to previous incarnations where Keith did lead the team, and also teasing the fact that Shiro dies in the original. This exact situation comes to pass in Season 3.

One episode did have the paladins having a day off to swim at a nearby lake. This time it's Keith and Lance heading to a pool to get a break from all the running they've been doing from Zarkon. Unfortunately for them, it's upside down.

Keith was part-Arusian in the original series, here, he's part Galra.

Slav asking why the castle needed ziplines and Allura grumpily responds that ziplines were fashionable ten-thousand years ago.

Zarkon gets his own armor that is the size of a robeast, and in the old series he did get turned into a one.

The mice entertain Allura in "Space Mall" similar to the way they were shown doing for her in the original series.

In the Season 2 finale, Zarkon fights with Voltron using a Humongous Mecha that looks just like him. And just like in the original series, he loses.

And during that fight, after Shiro activates the Black Bayard, along with the other four, Voltron's sword becomes wreathed in flames — making it the Blazing Sword.

Haggar's cat makes a reappearance, but this time, Narti is using them to serve as her eyes.

Keith takes his position as the head of Voltron, however unlike his 80's counterpart who was already a leader he has to get better at working with his teammates.

Lotor's helmet from the 80's is used as a gift for baby Allura.

In the original version of the show it was implied that Haggar was a former lover of Zarkon's; in this continuity they are clearly shown as husband and wife.

Just like in the original, Lotor once again surrounds himself with women. This time however, they're his generals, and all competent fighters to boot.

Acxa shares similar facial resemblances to Queen Merla in the original series.

When Lotor suggests an alliance with Allura, it almost sounds like he's offering a marriage proposal. Something his 80's counterpart would have attempted to seek out (although not as cordially as Lotor). Moreso when Allura seems to start reciprocating Lotor's affections to Lance's annoyance.

Michael Bell, who provided Lance's voice for DOTU voices the Archivist in Kral Zera. Imagine Lance, someone who absolutely hates Lotor with a burning passion tell others to bow to their new emperor.

There was an entire episode of the original show where Allura sought guidance from a White Lion. This time around, it isn't a trap set by Haggar.

In the old series, Haggar says that she was once beautiful before Zarkon poisoned her with his darkness and lies. Towards the end of the series, the two sides of her self began fighting, switching between her hag form and her beautiful younger self. Here, once Haggar goes through the trials at Oriande, she regains her former form as Honerva.

Lotor and Allura do have a mutual attraction for the other unlike in previous incarnations where Lotor was creepily-obsessed with her. However, the relationship ends in the next season as quickly as it started once Romelle tells Allura of Lotor's true motives.

Allura and Lotor go through a diagnostic including the interlock, dynatherms, infracells, and megathrusters again.

Pidge shooting out her Green lion head to attack Lotor is something Voltron was able to do in the 80's series.

The shot between Lance and Keith looks similar to the 80's version where they both watch as Sven dies.

Several of the new attacks Voltron pulls out in the Quintessence realm are things Voltron did regularly in the original show.

Vehicle Voltron

Pidge has a brother like her OS counterpart only with his name is Matt in VLD instead of Chip.

Also, the dynamics are reversed between them as Matt is the older (and taller) of the two, compared to Pidge being older than (and about as tall as) Chip.

Keith's father shares a notable resemblance to the original series character Commander Hawkins.

The Blade of Marmora is a nod to the Drule rebels who side with Vehicle Force in Vehicle Voltron.

Krolia's relationship with Keith's father can be seen as a nod to the relationship Vehicle Voltron characters Twyla and Commander Hawkins in terms of a dymamic relationship between a human commander and an alien warrior.

Voltron: The Third Dimension

Lotor apparently redeeming himself and helping Team Voltron, only to turn out to be a ruse is a nod to Voltron The Third Dimension as Zarkon redeemed himself prior to his final defeat, and became a member of the Galaxy Alliance before it was really a ruse and he turned out to be the true mastermind behind Lotor in a bid to take over the galaxy.

Voltron Force

Hunk insists they take turns when it comes to who forms the head, a concept that was developed in Voltron Force. They don't do that, but they do borrow Force's concept of using new abilities taken from the secondary pilots.

The personalized Swiss Army Weapon nature of the Bayards are similar to the Voltcoms of Force, as are the Elemental Powers which all five Lions seem to have.

Ezor is modelled after Voltron Force character Kala.

Scrapped ideas

Lotor's Sincline ships merge in a style very similar to Albegas, which was slated to be the third anime to be adapted under the Voltron name before the backlash towards Vehicle Voltron forced WEP to drop the plans.

TO BE EXPANDED...

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‘Sport reflects and creates differences and inequalities’ (Woodward, 2014, p. 73) Explain how different sorts of evidence used in DD102 support this claim.

Sport can serve many purposes within society; as exercise for one’s well-being, or as a social activity between friends and as entertainment. Sociologists such as Woodward have argued, however, that sports creates and reflects differences and inequalities within our society as well[. In this brief essay I will be discussing factors of inequality such as disability, gender and class within in Sports, both in contemporary Western society and ancient Roman society, I will do so by discussing the increasing costs of ticket pricing for the historically working man sport; with specific regards to football in the Premier League, and the social hierarchy displayed at the Roman Amphitheatres as gladiators fought for sport and then finally to the modern-day Olympics.

Connell (Connell, 2005) used the term hegemonic masculinity as an argument that power is dominated by males through social and cultural norms that value male characteristics over their female counterparts and thus, that the woman must replicate male characteristics in order to obtain power. When we consider this in the context of sports as defined by the Oxford Dictionary as ‘a competitive activity involving physical effort or skill’. This definition of Sport indicates things normally attributed to masculinity, such as strength and competitiveness. In a recent report by Forbes (2016), the top ten highest earning female athletes were present in only three sports: mixed martial arts, NASCAR, and tennis. The latter of these three is undoubtedly the most egalitarian in terms of gender representation whereas the former of the two are considered male dominated sports. This is due to most of the popular sporting competitions and governing bodies viewing their sports as traditionally single sex activities, which is enacted through their regulations. Connell’s argument of hegemonic masculinity collated with the earning potential of male dominated sports is an example of how sports reflects the inequalities of Western society and the United Kingdom in particular; as per a government report by the ONS (Office for National Statistics, 2016) there is a gender pay gap based on median hourly earnings of 9.7%, which demonstrates that the earning potential for females both in sport and in the workplace is below that of that of their male counterparts.

Class inequality is also reflected through sports, an example of this would be the rising cost of season tickets in The Premier League. Football as a sport has historically been considered a working man’s sport with clubs like Manchester United, now the most profitable club as per a report by Forbes (Forbes, 2016); originally formed by the workers of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Not only was football played by the working class but it was also represented by the supporters who would watch at the ground. However, in recent decades the costs have risen considerably even when inflation is taken into consideration. Evidence for this is provided by a report by the BBC (BBC Sport, 2014) where between 2011 and 2014 the average price of a match day ticket increased by 13% whilst the cost of living increased by 6.8%. The accessibility for those of a lower socio-economical class has been reduced thus ground visiting supporters are now those who have the expendable income to spend on such expenditure, the middle class. Engles (1969 [1845]) report on working-class rows of housing in Manchester in the early 1840’s, Engles spoke of how those of a higher socio-economical class were able to afford the houses with the best benefits, such as a yard, whilst the housing became progressively worse the further back in the rows of housing it was. Comparatively modern day stadiums apply the same idea of economical access: the best views command the highest ‘rent’ in terms of season tickets; whereas views which are obstructed or further away from the pitch command the least. 

However, the idea of stadium seating representing the divisions of class is not just found in contemporary Western society; the amphitheatres of Ancient Rome were similarly organized by class.  The cavea, the name for seating area of the amphitheatre, was sectioned horizontally by three rows. The ima cavea, the section directly surrounding the arena, was reserved for the upper classes of society as they provided the best views of the gladiators’ fight. Proceeded by the ima cavea was the media cavea and then the summa cavea, the former opened to the general public but mostly dominated by men and the latter usually occupied by woman and children. In the instance of the Roman amphitheatre, not only was the class division of Roman society reflected in the organization of seating, but in gender divides as well. Connell’s argument that society abides to the system of a patriarchy (Connell, 2005) offers an explanation on how sports, both in participation and viewership, when correlated with the segregation of gender in Amphitheatres, belongs also to a system rooted in men having the dominant positions, both historically and in modern societies.

Individuals with disabilities can struggle with environments such as cities and towns, which are often designed for those who are able-bodied. This leads to difficulties when it comes to connecting with the societies in which they live, as well as creating divisions between the two. This is reflected in the sporting environment, able bodied and disabled athletes often participate in separate events; the former participating in the Olympics and the latter in the Paralympics. However, the divisions apply further depending on the severity of the disability, an example of such being the use of technical aids used by Oscar Pistorius a double leg amputee. A ruling by the IAAF that his prosthetics allowed for an unfair advantage resulted in a banning from participation. This lead to Pistorius being unable to participate as a disable individual and only after reviewing his case with the Olympic committee could he participate in able-bodied races, the first time in Olympic history. Whilst Pistorius’ case is exceptional, his fight to compete is reflective of Woodward’s (Woodward, 2005) argument that the disabled are often marginalised in sports.

Woodward’s argument of how sport creates and reflects inequalities and differences can be evidenced whether through the discussed socio-economical, disability and gender issues prevalent throughout sport and western societies. One’s ability to participate in sport itself or supporters accessibility to participate in viewing sport, demonstrated in rising costs of football ticket prices in England, can be dependent on one’s physical or economic status to do so. Through the concept of performativity, a term coined by Goffman (1959), it could be argued that the issues discussed here are a result not of one’s ability to partake but of to how societies view those individuals who might choose participate in a given sport. 

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BBC (2014) Price of Football: Ticket increases outstrip cost of living Available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29614980 (Accessed 23 February 2017)

Connell, R.W (2005) Masculinities¸ 2nd Edn, Berkely, CA, University of California Press

Engles, F. (1969 [1845]) The Condition of the Working Class in England, London, Panther Books.

Forbes (2016) The World’s Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2016 Available at https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45ffmff/the-worlds-highest-paid/#19d64e3610e4 (Accessed 23 February 2017)

Forbes (2016) Manchester United Tops List Of World's Most Profitable Soccer Teams Available at http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2016/04/18/manchester-united-tops-list-of-worlds-most-profitable-soccer-teams/#374283ba31df Accessed 23 February 2017)

Goffman, E. (1959) The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, Hardmondsworth, Penguin.

Office for National Statistics (2016) Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings: 2016 provisional results Available at https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/2016provisionalresults#main-points (Accessed 23 February 2017)

Woodward, K. (2009) Embodied Sporting Practices: Regulating, and Regulatory Bodies, Basingstoke, Palgrave.