I suspect we might see him again in flashbacks and to further Haggar’s arc. I’m very confident that all Galra fam related flashbacks will be from her POV since she’s depicted as very sympathetic in that regard. But man do I feel you, I see people flat out blame Allura for his breakdown as if his actions haven’t all been done pre meeting her and he wasn’t unhinged way before, and in fact most actions were constructed just to meet and use her. I saw people flat out use the a man can be driven to do anything if a woman is mean to him line on this scenario and I felt so disgusted I filtered and blacklisted l/tra on that very second. I highly recommend you do the same as well because I have been much happier since, it practically filtered out all the aggressive and looney fans out there that used to cross my dash. Once you get used to the silence you forget it was ever an issue.
No problem! And thank you for responding with kindness as well. i myself had to do some serious reevaluation after I lashed out on someone for no reason other than bitterness and frustration, and that person responding with understanding kindness really inspired me to just, stop being so bitter, it’s just fandom. And with season 6 showing some people’s true colors it can feel like an overwhelming attitude and the popular opinion becomes hailed as truth. What I found super liberating is focusing my energy on things I find super positive. i was sad about the lack of the awesome mecha fight so I started to make gifs instead of complaining about the backlash, and then that energy manifested in making gifs daily of my fav and dedicating them to people I respect/like and now doing some video edits as well. All that energy I had wasted on bitterness, it’s upsetting, and i think many feel the same about themselves as well.
Okay, here’s the thing! I am not pretending problems don’t exist, in fact most of my mutuals like nomadism and aquaburst give very valid, respectful, productive criticism that I agree with. It’s just that, what I find causes so much drama is that people latch on to word of god that they don’t focus on what the show offers. Nomadism brings up a point about how the interviews are all lip service on what the show lacks, and yes thank you, it’s similar to the point I was trying to make since season 4, which is to not prioritize word of god over the show.
Once I stopped listening to word of god and judge the show on its own, as any other viewer would, I started to enjoy it much more. People would rather listen to what AJ says rather than what the show says. He’s an actor, his opinion isn’t even word of god yet people hail it as truth. He’s a fellow fan, he has his own takes just as others, which I find to be rather shallow takes since they misrepresent many things.
Word of god can go on and on about how Lotor truly loved Allura but the show says no, it was pure exploitation and he needed her for the ships, the romance was to seal the deal type of thing, and his idea on Altea and for being the daughter of Alfor. Word of god says Lotor’s backstory shaped him and he was abused, but the show shows none of that, and in the context of the show his parents actually have a more sympathetic backstory, since that was shown onscreen. In fact now that we know he planned to kill Zarkon to gain the paladins trust he comes across as a sociopath, which fits what we saw of him.
In the context of the show, it all makes sense. Lotor’s entire arc becomes so clear when you watch the show and ignore all what is said. There was a lot of foreshadowing and little neat hints that I adore. I rather enjoy the show for what it is rather than what it is said to be. That’s all in regards to my enjoyment of the show.
In terms of my enjoyment of fandom, I just filter out many “criticisms” that are just insulting the writers or claiming characters were ruined, as if that was not the basis of the set up arcs. I just find some criticisms to be super negative and insulting, and tbh at this point I have no idea what anyone is saying cuz I blacklisted lots of ships and people. I just decided to invest my energy in producing things I always wanted to reblog for myself, and show more love for certain characters and scenes. I also feel much more free after the suffocation that was post-season5, which I said before felt very controlling in how I should interpret Lotor and dictate my enjoyment of Haggar, and how that shouldn’t be me “romanticizing” her etc. So yeah, it’s a matter of putting my own happiness first I guess? Which I do highly recommend it made me much more productive in appreciating my favs.
What I love about this line, other than the glorious villainous breakdown and Lotor showing what a fun villain he is, is that his entire ideology and plans were given to us from the very start of the arc. But what I enjoy most is this
His plan was to gain Allura’s trust and the alliance of Voltron, and what is the title of the very first episode where the alliance starts?
They told us. The minute he joined voltron they flat out told us.
The music that plays during Haggar’s softer/sympathetic moments is interesting to me. It always plays when it’s about her identity, and the melancholy to them are not just chilling, but downright haunting. There’s also the fact that the music then shifts back into threatening and serious moments later. This cue from the music is telling us this character is tragic, and sympathetic, but never forget how terrifying she is. It really is fascinating to see fan reactions to all of these scenes, because everyone sights them as being incredibly heavy, which they are. They carry a lot of weight every single time, and the music adds that extra drop in the viewer’s gut when these scenes start. It really makes you wonder where the character is heading for the final arc of the show.
Just thought I’d share this with the internet: my neighbour’s daughter (who’s five) recently told me she likes Voltron, and I asked her if she wanted me to draw her favourite character.
She said yes, and with a big, happy and sincere grin on her face, announced that her all-time favourite was Haggar.
What’s allowed: Gen, all ships containing Haggar or Honerva, all ratings, SFW, NSFW, all content (please warn for any triggering content in your tags and in your header), as Haggar, as Honerva, and everything in between!
What isn’t allowed: Harassment of any individual. This is the season of celebrating our favorite space witch!
What can I make? Fic, drabbles, meta, theories, fanart, graphics, giftsets, playlists, vids, dolls, knitted crafts, cosplay, headcanons, and anything else your heart desires!
Tag: Tag haggarweek within the first five tags. You may also @haggarweek in your post.
Each of the seven days will provide you three prompts to choose from. Make a fanwork for one, two, or all three prompts.
Day 1 (October 28): Pre-Canon // 10,000-Year Gap // Post-Canon
Day 2 (October 29): Family // Relationships // Enemies
Day 3 (October 30): Alchemist // High Priestess // Life Giver
Day 4 (October 31 Halloween Special): “Weird Science” // “Something Wicked This Way Comes” // Costumes
Day 5 (November 1): Altea // Daibazaal // Oriande
Day 6 (November 2): Experiments // Schemes // Weapons
Day 7 (November 3): Corruption // Remembrance // Redemption
Day 8 (November 4): Free Day
Spread the word! Feel free to ask any questions at any time! We hope to see you then!
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