With their new goal of enlisting worlds into the cause they have to remember not to take it too far. It’s chilling to see the people we consider good guys take it to this extreme, but it’s a warning to the Voltron team. Their idea of peace is just a different form of enslavement. The whole thing was basically an episode of Sliders by asking, “what if?” What if the Galra never ruled the galaxy? The answer at first seems to be peace and prosperity but it’s not that simple.
Voltron defender of the universe plot summary series#
Sven’s “death” in the original Voltron is one of, if not the only, major plotline most people remember from the original series so why not pay tribute to it? Hell, one could argue without that “death” Voltron may never have implanted itself in pop culture. I’m sure if you’ve never seen the original series this stuck out a bit as a do you get the reference moment but whatever, it was awesome. They even did a HUGE callback to his original “death” in Voltron with him getting shot and needing to get taken to the “Space Hospital.” This was pure fanservice and I ate it up. While he’s clearly there to demonstrate that this is indeed a different timeline, let’s not lie to ourselves. Voltron basically does its take on a Mirror Universe episode (which, kudos for setting up the idea of alternate realities last season with Slav) and Paladins meet someone who looks somewhat like Shiro…Įxcept it’s Sven, an alternate universe version of Shiro, along with an alternate Slav. The Paladins must change strategies if they have any hope of defeating him.Īll right, let’s return to the hero of the season.
How can you fight against charm AND cunning?Īs Allura worries, Lotor is multiple moves ahead of them. While Zarkon was a villain that mostly stayed in the shadows and getting people to turn against a force like that seemed possible, Lotor presents a whole new challenge. This makes Voltron’s fight that much harder. Sure, it’s all just for show but it proves Lotor has more going on than just wanting to conquer the universe like his father. He shows him up in an arena fight (something Zarkon would NEVER do) and then asks him to join up. Look at how he took care of that guy who was quietly trying to start a rebellion against him. He’s executing some sort of Xanatos gambit and I can’t wait to see it unfold. He doesn’t need an army to carry out his orders, just his four generals (who are all flawless and distinct, despite limited screen time).
He works best with strategy, not brute force. Come on Voltron writers, do it for me.Īllura finding her place in the team couldn’t have come at a better time, with the Paladins having to vary their tactics thanks to the arrival of Lotor. It’s a tribute to fallen warriors or whatever! I love that sort of attention to detail. Now just tell me why Keith isn’t in a black flight suit and Lance isn’t in red. Here we at least get a reason and it’s wonderful. Yes, it still bothers me all these years later. In the original series they never bothered with this and in fact we never got a reason why so many of the original pilots wore suits that didn’t match their lion colors. I want to give a special shout to her actually having a reason why she wears the pink flight suit and not blue. Although her trying to flirt with the Blue Lion was pretty great. She struggles, yes, but ultimately is able to bond with her Lion and become her own fighter and not just copy Lance’s fighting style. The third episode was a nice callback to the original Allura having to learn to fly Blue Lion but, obviously, handled with a lot more class and about ten billion times less sexism. We all sort of knew it was coming, especially if you’d seen the original series, but man was it wonderful to see. Part of this may be that the season wasn’t originally supposed to be split up and the pacing will feel better once we see the next six episodes.
When Shiro came back it felt a little jarring. The first three especially demonstrated how much trouble he was having with it and that he was slowly figuring it out. The first four episodes were finding a nice rhythm of him learning to take over the team. We can’t miss you if you aren’t gone! I have no doubt something is wrong with him, since we heard whispers of the word clone and his headache after returning to the Castle, but I still wish we’d had more time with Keith as the sole leader. Shiro especially comes back way too soon. Shiro’s alive! BACKSTORY OF EVERYTHING! While all of these plots are fantastic, I wish we had some breather episodes to let the new status quo sink in for a little while. This season, short as it is, is packed to the brim. There are a few small problems but overall this season is another triumph. Of course it could, this is Voltron: Legendary Defender.
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