TheyĪlso leave their human food – bread – behind, which besides the tracking plot They learn to traverse in the forest as Rayla has.
Surrounding the magical residents of Xadia and how to travel through the forestĪnd hike up mountains. The boys likewise learn the propaganda at play
Human mode of transport, and upon seeing it was not difficult allows herself toīoldly “blend in” once more. This begins her proverbial journey of becoming the “embodiment” of the “villain” or “outsider” which in turn, makes it easier for her to adapt to Katolis’ customs and perceptions when later entering the other human kingdom’s village. She also has to play the villain at the winter lodge in the woods. River or water symbolism in general aside (a source of life, rebirth and constant motion in itself) Rayla has not traveled much by water and dislikes it. I will view this interpretation a bit more loosely, as the trio travels by land and by river. The journey into another realm or state that has laws and regulations foreign to the old world. Rayla joins the group and proceeds to tell stories of Xadia,Ĭallum learns he is a mage and capable of sorcery. Is introduced to the core plot of the story, hinting at a new beginning or To not be completely overtaken by the new order – i.e. The young Princes Callum and Ezran are forced to leave their home in an attempt Rule) there is a departure, or journey of the hero to reestablish homeostasis. Departureĭeparture of the old world’s status quo (the dragon and its heir, King Harrow’s Moonshadow elves to seek immediate revenge. The Dragon Queen, and the old world’s status quo.
Serves as a catalyst of current events: so the “death” of the dragon egg, of Issues and history (war with Xadia, dark magic) are explained. In the shows first few minutes, the world’s current The 10 stages can be interpreted as followed: I. Instead, I am just going to point out what IĬonsider as interpretations of these stages, or passages. Anything that features an orphan is also a typical archetype in this genre.ĭelve too deeply into the exploration of these themes since with my writing Harry Potter is another contemporary example of this.
Lord of the Rings is one series that comes to mind.
Popularly coined by Joseph Campbell, The Ten-Phase Formula of the Hero’s Journey is something most fantasy epics follow. I wonder if they will diverge from this in season two.
The show seems to be following the Hero’s Journey formula along with its TV Tropes. Let’s go back to the human kingdom of Katolis. I will say, that they were allegedly talked out of the Aang – Katara – Male Toph love triangle in the first series and without surmountable opposition, we got the horrible Asami – Mako – Korra nonsense for at least three books in LOK.īut, enough about that. I will not solely blame Bryke for the low favorability of that sequel series as Nickelodeon played a huge part. Sadly, team Ehasz did not join the production team for The Legend of Korra. Director Giancarlo Volpe is also on the executive production team. According to Zuko, they always botched it.Īside from ATLA head writer Aaron Ehasz creating and producing the show, we also have Jack De Sena (ATLA’s voice of Sokka) playing Ezran’s half-brother, Callum. Claudia reading “Love Amongst the Dragons”įor those of you who don’t remember, Prince Zuko’s mother, Ursa, enjoyed taking her family to see the Ember Island Player’s rendition each year when he was young.I don’t want to make too many comparisons to the show because it is its own separate entity, but seeing Claudia reading “Love Amongst the Dragons” in episode one really gave me a good laugh. I’ve been meaning to rewatch that series, especially with the oddly timed announcement of the live-action Netflix adaptation. Let me just say that the Avatar: the Last Airbender nostalgia hit me hard. As this creature only hatches once every thousand years, the magical kingdom seeks revenge on the human king and his heir – Ezran. In the latest schism, the dragon guardian of the border had its heir murdered. The mage gone rogue is implied to have ruined the natural balance for all, causing the Elven citizens along with other magical folks to split the kingdom. Or at least, it did until one human eons ago decided to create a new energy source: dark magic. The Dragon Prince takes place in the far off lands of Xadia, where magic rules within six primordial sources. When I heard that season two would premiere on Netflix February 15 th, I knew I had to get at it. I should have had this review completed back when The Dragon Prince came to AFNYCC, but alas – sometimes the things we intend are just not so. I’d been meaning to watch this for a while now.