by The Soapy Dolphin » Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:56 am
I can't believe this username hasn't been taken yet--
But anyway, I wanted to give my thoughts on s6, spoilers below of course!
hooboy s6 was a ROLLERCOASTER of emotions and heartbreak
I can't believe Lance nearly died in just the first episode. whY WOULD THEY DO THAT TO MY BOY
At least that episode gave Hunk some good screentime. It's not enough, but better than nothing!
"I'm just a boy from Cuba"
*unholy screeching* I LOVE THIS LINE. I LOVE LANCE. AAAAA
I'm so glad the DnD episode exists, it was the best episode in the season. I'll go as far as to say it might be one of the best episodes yet. The pixel graphics in some scenes were just so good, whoever animated those needs to go make a game because I would play the heck out of it. The music was awesome, reminded me of Pokémon. And Shiro through the whole thing was hilarious! Although, still, Pike was my favorite. I'm a biased Lance stan, can't lie :P
I want twenty of Keith's dog for my own. It's so cool, I love it. Does it have a name? As far as I can remember no name was ever mentioned for it in the show. I thought maybe the fandom might have temporarily dubbed it something until we find out its real name, like how they call Keith's dad Texas Kogane.
Speaking of Texas WE STILL DON'T KNOW HIS NAME. SPILL THE BEANS ALREADY, KROLIA.
And speaking of Krolia, WOW the flashbacks were emotional. I honestly don't like how they presented them, though. I would have liked some genuine mother-son bonding with Krolia actually SPEAKING to Keith and telling him all of that. I guess its more impactful to Keith to see it with his own eyes rather than be told and have to imagine it.
I honestly screamed when I saw Keith's dad in the vest Shiro wore in s1-2. Keith actually kept that, then gave it to Shiro. It just tore my heart out.
The whole Shiro thing honestly made me want to cry. The fight between the clone and Keith was beautifully animated and the voice acting was very well done, especially in the "You're my brother, I love you" line. THAT LINE ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED MY FEELINGS. JUST PICKED THEM UP AND TOSSED THEM IN A BLACK HOLE.
I agree with some other people in the fandom about how Lance should have been more closely connected to this arc. Real Shiro did reach out to Lance first back in s5, and Lance had been suspicious of him for a while (that look he gave Kuron after he apologized for yelling?). I guess I honestly don't mind as much as some other people do, though.
When Keith went Galra in the middle of the fight, THAT was awesome. He even has that galra mark now :D
I'm really happy that we now know there are other Alteans still alive! It was always so heartbreaking to think that Allura and Coran were the last ones.
And Coran actually got some good screentime! Like with Hunk, I don't think he got enough, but again, better than nothing!
I feel so sorry for him though, having to sacrifice the Castle of Lions. I thought I wouldn't get too emotional over the castle being destroyed, but then they started showing all the rooms and I was so ready to just bawl my eyes out. The bit where they show that couch in particular really got to me for some reason.
I've always had this headcanon that Pidge kept a few of the fluffy space trash caterpillars, but now that's apparently canon!
Aaaa the whole scene where Allura brought back the real Shiro was just the best. When Lance started crying I wanted to just smash down the fourth wall and give him a hug. And unlike in s5 where his crying was kind of turned into a joke and no one really bothered to comfort him, Allura actually showed some caring for him.
I just screamed at the "we're going home" line. SEASON 7 WHERE, I WANT TO SEE EARTH EPISODES
When they get back to earth they better buy shiro some heckin hair dye
More negative things:
This season gave us a lot of good story, I can't lie. But the actual execution of it sort of feels sloppy or rushed in some places?
Lotor's betrayal was probably going to happen at some point, but I didn't think it would be until about s8, when we've had enough time to really build up trust with him (even though some people still wouldn't trust him even if the show ended on him being good haha). It just seemed so sudden.
The random time skip they shoved in on Keith was pretty unnecessary. I hate it, honestly.
Lotor's generals switch sides so easily. It's ridiculous.
I'd say more but I don't want to stir up arguments :V
TL;DR
Overall, season 6: could have been better, but I'm happy with what's there. Pike is amazing.
This got long? So quickly???
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Soapy || fae/faer or they/them
i don't play cs anymore! selling all
my stuff for flight rising 
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