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the dragon prince is a cool show/world because you go from fart jokes to a brutal genocide to burping jokes to a hyper graphic description of burned flesh. I love it.

in all seriousness I think the show is slightly held back by the age rating Netlifx likely forced on it. But they show A LOT of stuff on that show for the age rating it has. And the stories and comics manage to push things beyond that age rating quite a bit.

rewatching it all now to finally complete it because i apparently missed the last two seasons. And my favorite part of season 1 is when Harrow says something like ‘kids are free and adults are stuck’ and then the show very clearly illustrates this by having all the adults be unable to change their minds even when presented the opportunity to do so. But all the young characters are able to overcome their biases and work together. Oh and I also love that Harrow isn’t shows as a 100% perfect character. His interactions with Viren in the first few episodes and him calling Viren a servant. It’s cool to have layered characters that aren’t black and white in a children’s show.

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Idk makes Ethari more badass to know he's an eclipse-baby

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When People Tell Me Arc 3 Probably Won't Get Greenlit

Like there's still a chance! Don't make me lose hope! 😭😭😭😭

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Leola's Last Wish

The one thing that comes to my mind regarding Leola's wish is a possible explanation for why it was worded the way it was. (That's just my theory on the matter.)

Before Leola is fully taken by the darkness and erased, Aaravos holds her, assures her that he loves her, that she will go to a place filled with love, that she will always be able to feel his love for her. Leola (a child) was sad, afraid and about to be alone in the darkness. The last thing she experienced was her father's love. And based on that experience, she shapes her wish:

I wish that even in the dark

Sad Afraid Alone

that every child should know…

You Are Loved.

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something something sol regem wip

this is taking forever

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I watched the dragon prince and it was phenomenal ✨🩵

This series is a masterpiece of epic fantasy. The characters are so very well written and the antagonist, o my god the antagonists are so freaking good. (It gave me also at the beginning Game of Thrones/ Lord of the Rings vibes) I like Lord Viren but Aaravos is still the best, he’s a villain who you can sympathize with but with him you can really feel that he’s full of hate in his heart and has gone to far, too far that he can’t go back, not like Viren who redeemed himself because of the reminder of the love for his children.

And the main characters are fantastic. You can understand every of their conflicts. You can relate to Ezran with his struggles to be a good king, to Rayla for the wish to reunite her loved ones with her, to Callum to be the Hiccup of the friends, really he reminds me of Hiccup. Even the characters you first are comic reliefs have so much depth, like Soren, which is one of my favorites with Rayla, Boyd, Ezran and Callum and of course Queen Aanya.

Also I ship Aanya and Ezran. And of course Rayla and Callum. But I also really adore how the LGBTQ+ representation was handled especially with Amaya and Janai, the Warrior Queens. And Soren and Corvos would be the perfect gay couple.

There’s so much to talk about this show and it’s characters, that one post won’t be enough.

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Soren is the bestest boi I think

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I love how Callum knows that Ethari knows that he's human

And Runaan obviously knows.

And yet, Callum still wants to put on his Elf Callum disguise.

Look at him, he's so proud of himself. What a dork (affectionate).

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i'm a basic bitch i see a character who always goes "this is all my fault" and another character who always goes "no it's not" and i ship it without fail every time

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I do enjoy the difference between the way Janai says “Sunfire Kingdom” and Karim consistently refers to the “Sunfire Empire”. such a good little detail, really highlights their different attitudes

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yeah dude and I live in an uncaring house. and I shit in an uncaring toilet.

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kicking and screaming as I’m dragged away STOP SAYING THE DRAGON PRINCE IS OVER IT’S NOT OVER THERE ARE 3 MORE SEASONS PLANNED THAT WAS NOT THE INTENDED ENDING IT WAS THE END OF THE SECOND OF THREE ACTS I’M NOT CRAZY WHY WILL NO ONE LISTEN TO ME—

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Reblog if you'll be keeping the TDP fandom alive with me after s7 release, even if we don't get Arc 3

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Rereading this moment in Tales of Xadia and squealing since a female Startouch elf was mentioned here!

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You know what I really, really want from The Dragon Prince?

A guidebook for the world and lore.

I want full chapters on each of the human kingdoms, each type of elf, dragons, magical creatures, magic, etc. Like, come on! This world is so captivating and beautiful - it's practically BEGGING to have a guidebook!

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Every time a new season of the dragon prince comes out I remember I own the TTRPG book “tales of xadia” and I go. Huh.

That book has an insane amount of lore of the world, like what happened in the past, and a lot about the civilizations in the world formed. It also has so many dragons in it.

I’m just gonna put some of the lore that feels significant after season 5.

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