Rewatch Discussion Post: The Sword (Parts 1 and 2)

[mod_wolf]

 Hey folks!



This is the post to discuss the first two episodes of the season. As a reminder, since it's meant to be a rewatch all spoilers are fair game.

Comments

Re: first impressions

[vigilantsycamore]

The whole opening sequence with the training simulation did a really good job of introducing Adora, Catra, and Kyle: Adora's the skilled, and ambitious one who can't wait to join the fight, Catra's less principled and prefers to wait until she has a chance to finish the enemy off, and Kyle's trying his best but also nervous and lacks confidence

Sidenote: I'm not nearly as familiar with the original show as I am with this one, so the intro gave me the sense that the main characters would be Adora, Catra, and Kyle. I feel like that was a clever bit of misdirection for newcomers like me

Shadow Weaver kind of reminded me of Ozai from A:tLA - Ozai always blamed and punished Zuko, while praising Azula, and I've seen a few meta posts on Tumblr pointing out that this is probably why Azula turned out the way she did, since she could have easily been terrified that if she disappointed Ozai, he'd start treating her like he treats Zuko. It's clearer that this is the case with Shadow Weaver because of the way she tells Adora not to disappoint her

Glimmer and Angella's argument was amusing. I really enjoyed the way these two episodes kept subverting expecations. The argument went from 'soldier disobeying orders from the higher-ups' to 'teenager trying to prove herself to her mother' and it's another great way of introducing us to the characters. Glimmer's a commander and a frustrated teenager, and Angella's both a head of state and a worried parent

And Bow was amazing (and another case of the show subverting expectations. I really love that about it.) There isn't really much more I can say about Bow's entrance here