More enjoyable than the previous season from earlier this year, Book 3 moves with a purpose and tells a larger story along the way. I was happy to see some dragons finally appear back in Book 2, but here we are spoiled. The opening episode dealing with the enormous blind dragon Sol Regem was a glorious piece of storytelling all on its own.
I enjoy the balance between serious emotional beats and some good humour. The jokes spring from characters and never feel out of place, even though they usually take me by surprise. "Anyway, here's the wonder wall," was so well done that I had to pause to recover.
Viren becomes more of a traditional bad guy (Soren even describes him as a "villain") and it's a a bit of a shame to see his previously more nuanced character reduced to something more black and white. My favourite part of the story is Rayla and Callum, and I was really happy to see what developed between them.
It continues to have some of the most gorgeous art and animation I've seen with some really breathtaking designs and scenery. This show has settled into its rhythm and I don't think I'm as blown away by it as I was back when it started, but I'm eager to keep going.
Soren got hotter this season lol
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7/10 the war in Xadia was very underwhelming and extremely rushed. Stopping that army could have been a season on its own but they ruined it. And where/why did the other human army even fight for Xadia? Why did the other armies not conquer that kingdom before going to Xadia so they had even more soldiers? Makes no sense at all. I enjoyed the relationship progress of Callum and Rayla though.
Gay elves was not necessary. And lol at the moralistic black kid king being so incompetent he gets imprisoned on like his first day. Also Callum is being sidelined hard in favor of other characters which is an issue since he is meant to be the protagonist. He is meant to have power but literally never uses it. And nobody ever dies which makes this feel very low stakes. Not even the animals like that stupid frog ever die.