Forum - View topicNEWS: Netflix, DreamWorks' Voltron Reimagining Gets 2nd Season in Late 2016
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Keichitsu0305
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He's like a less witty version of Sokka from Avatar but what annoys me is how he's always up in Keith's space and flirts with every female spoiler[ except Pidge thank God ] because it's supposed to be quirky. 
Also, am I only one getting some "we must kill Shiro so Keith can become the new leader" vibes from how close those two are? I really hope that's not the case...because Shiro and Keith havw been my OTP ever since episode one. -///- |
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Lord Oink
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Voltron was before my time so I have no nostalgia for it, and while I watched GoLion, I thought it was just average, and certainly didn't need multiple American remakes. I guess this is to mecha anime what Avatar was to shounen anime? One thing the show has going for it is it's the closest thing to an American action cartoon being made right now. I would guess that alone causes people to sing praises for it since action cartoons have been doomsayed for years and it gives people hope there's a small pulse. |
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Lynx Amali
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It's more about the people behind it knowing both sides of the material and having fun with it. Sure, the twists are predictable but it basically feels like a giant love song to both Voltron proper as well as GoLion. I mean, hell, they even brought Shirogane's spoiler[ injury scene ] from GoLion over almost frame by frame, background being different of course. They aren't trying to make a unique story or anything; they're trying to make a fun show. |
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Fenrin
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Lol yeah it's a free for all right now  I think people are torn between Shiro/Keith, because of the obvious bonding (angsty?) moment that we're all expecting to happen between them (and that should've happened already imo), and Keith/Lance, because of the tension, so they just bunch them together since we don't have much to work with yet.
Agreed. I think it's the fact that she's not the protagonist that she's not getting the appropriate attention, which is strange because they appear to be trying to overcome that submissive princess cliche by making her a more active female lead, but in the process they forgot her emotional development unlike with spoiler[Pidge who is also a female but is able to express emotion and look strong in the process] |
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Rivailloli
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What really spurred some of it was some of the staff that worked on the show coming out and talking about/making art about Keith/Shiro. Lance and Keith are pretty obvious though, the whole love/hate thing hits a lot of points for shipping! It's the tension! Lol. I personally really like both pairings and will be happy to see more of both. Anyway, shipping just fun to me so that's why I'm into it even if there really isn't much chemistry. I just like looking at fanart featuring my favorite characters even if it's them kissing. |
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Beatdigga
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Does every show need to have a random gay relationship when Lance has shown no signs of it?
It's obnoxious. |
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Lord Oink
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Neither did Korra. Didn't stop them virtue signaling there People pushing Pidge to be trans more obnoxious though. It's like you can't do a simple cross-dressing plot anymore without it having some super hidden meaning.
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Beatdigga
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An interview about Pidge made perfect sense. She's a girl, the crew didn't care, she fights the same before and after the reveal because the gender shouldn't matter on either end if she can contribute. Perfect lesson.
Trying to say she's trans or gender fluid when it makes no sense, and being pissed at the obvious, makes me just shake my head. And the whole "Lance has to be gay" thing still annoys me regardless. It didn't ruin Korra (bad writing and bad characterization did) but it still came out of nowhere sans foreshadowing to make it appeal to people. If you really want to make Keith gay, I guess...because he has no personality established yet, but Lance has no reason given his actions. Hunk is actively flirting with an alien. You can't throw that out and scream "homophobic!" if someone points out the characterization is ruined. |
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Rivailloli
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What shows have a random gay relationship thrown in them? How many? Seriously, I wanna know what you're watching cause all I ever see is boring, forced heterosexual crap rammed into my face whenever I watch TV. When has there ever been a cartoon where the leads were a gay couple? This is the same team that worked on Korra that gave us one of the very first kid's shows with a bisexual lead. We're allowed to be hopeful that they'll give us another work with LGBT themes. We literally get next to nothing when it comes to media representation and still people bitch and moan because some of us just have fun pairing them outside of canon. 
P.S. There are other characters besides Lance who can be in a gay relationship. Shiro and Keith exist too, and Hunk as well. |
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MFrontier
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It would explain a lot about how they've handled Keith and Shiro on this show. |
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Lord Oink
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I don't watch American animation much but I've seen a few cartoons have a token gay couple in them now. Both Clarence and Loud House feature a same-sex parental couple. They never say anything about it, or actually say the words gay or lesbian, but they're there. It might end up being a token stereotype in cartoons like black nerdy friend has become. I'd still consider it more natural then Korra, which felt like the writers made a desperate bid to stay relevant in the face of plummeting ratings and being pulled from television. Rather than go out being forgotten and hated, they are now constantly talked about and brought up when it comes to LGBT issues. They're geniuses in that regard. I think Beatdigga's issue is when fans try to force the show's creators to do something or maybe push headcanon as fact? |
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Beatdigga
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That is my issue. If it's natural, like Steven Universe or Smithers or Mission Hill (remember that?) it's fine. It's head cannons which when refuted bring upon accusations of homophobia that annoy me to no end.
Another example - New Star Trek has a gay character with a family. At no point was his family life a major issue before. It's just that when we found out, he was gay. GOOD. He's not looked down upon, it was just there. Arrow did it too where it's a character that is gay and isn't scorned for it. It's probably the only thing Season 4 did right. That and John Constantine. |
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Redbeard 101
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Alright, let's drop the OT debate on shipping and gay characters and get back on topic.
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Covnam
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Great news. I enjoyed the first season and never would have thought the 2nd would be coming so soon.
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enurtsol
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It's getting to the point that it's treated like any other couple
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Do they really ship them as a threesome? 
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