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User Reviews for: The Dragon Prince

Kartenhouse
CONTAINS SPOILERS7/10  5 years ago
I liked the concept of the show and the story it tells–but when it comes down to the details, there were many things that it could've done better.

The fact that many of the couples in this show are homosexual is an encouraging move which, I assume, was a decision made by Netflix—those couples felt out of place in the show to some degree though, I'd even say it felt forced. Now, I'm not saying that you shouldn't challenge the common believe that heterosexual couples are the norm, in fact I do encourage that! It's just that the way legacy works in this fantasy universe sticks to the traditional system and there are no efforts made to explain who is the heir to a throne if its current king/queen is married to a person of the same gender. This and other things threw me off about that. What are your opinions on that?

In terms of script, there were many references to modern real-life which also made me feel less immersed in the world they are trying to build. That, and the fact that [spoiler]many of the six 'primal sources' of magic[/spoiler] don't seem to have any relevance at all in the world; up to the current season, you can only see [spoiler]people utilize the powers of the sky and of the moon in their spells (and, of course, those of dark magic, which is the 7th kind of magic though)[/spoiler], correct me if I'm wrong. Also, why the f*** doesn't anybody [spoiler]teach Callum any new spells? Perhaps I'm still hung up on the way you could see Aang grow and become stronger in The Last Airbender over the seasons, but it gets really boring to see Callum do the same spells over and over again and also getting rejected by all the potentially interesting people they meet[/spoiler]. Additionally, there were many plot-holes in the show, that sometimes were far too obvious. You'll notice them when you see them, so I won't go into more detail here.

On the positive note, though, it was really easy to fall in love with almost all of the main characters and even for the _evil_ characters, it wasn't impossible to understand their reasoning and all of them have good intentions at heart even if they deny the existence of a better approach. Many of the characters a subject to change, which is also something that's great to see and one of the aspects that kept me watching the show for all of its current seasons. The story, so far, and overlooking all of its flaws, has been one of love, peace and unity, and, let's be honest, that's the kind of story that's easiest to enjoy.
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