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Voltron: Legendary Defender by Mischief Maker 08/20/2017, 10:38am PDT
Oh fuck you, Voltron was my favorite show as a kid and everyone needs a little comfort food every now and then.

Anyway I watched the first season last year and it was equal parts cool and irritating. The world of this rebooted Voltron was really interesting and the "Iron Giant" style CGI-assisted battle scenes were really great. It also avoided the original Voltron's problem of the robeasts never seeming like a threat and just making every episode a countdown to blazing sword. Unfortunately it was married to incredibly irritating characters for the pilots (with the exception of Keith) and a princess Allura who was such a mary sue that most episodes Voltron and its pilots were a distant supporting cast to her. The main reason I ever came back was the season 1 cliffhanger was intriguing.

Well season 2 they toned down the odious comic relief significantly and started to make Allura into a character with flaws and depth and the show was that much stronger for it. Season 3 continued the improvement. I'm really happy that they changed Prince Lotor from the creepy stalker of the original show to more of a Feyd-Rautha-type character.

If you want some giant robot battle porn with a unique style of animation, it's worth persevering through season 1. But make no mistake, it's still a kids show.
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