I am not into this kind of animation and because of it I was never really drawn towards the characters. Felt like there is a gap between what the characters are saying and their body language on the screen. I wish it looked more traditional hand drawn type animation like Avatar or Korra or the recent one Hilda - so much more expressive, fluid and detail. I guess it costs more or it is difficult to produce that kind of animation.
If you are tired of elves this one's not for you.
This is no where near as good as Avatar: The Last Airbender or The Legend of Korra. I don't understand the high praise this show is getting.
Edit: After watching season 3 ending, I have some hope for this show.
I liked the concept of the show and the story it tells–but when it comes down to the details, there were many things that it could've done better.
The fact that many of the couples in this show are homosexual is an encouraging move which, I assume, was a decision made by Netflix—those couples felt out of place in the show to some degree though, I'd even say it felt forced. Now, I'm not saying that you shouldn't challenge the common believe that heterosexual couples are the norm, in fact I do encourage that! It's just that the way legacy works in this fantasy universe sticks to the traditional system and there are no efforts made to explain who is the heir to a throne if its current king/queen is married to a person of the same gender. This and other things threw me off about that. What are your opinions on that?
In terms of script, there were many references to modern real-life which also made me feel less immersed in the world they are trying to build. That, and the fact that many of the six 'primal sources' of magic don't seem to have any relevance at all in the world; up to the current season, you can only see people utilize the powers of the sky and of the moon in their spells (and, of course, those of dark magic, which is the 7th kind of magic though), correct me if I'm wrong. Also, why the f*** doesn't anybody teach Callum any new spells? Perhaps I'm still hung up on the way you could see Aang grow and become stronger in The Last Airbender over the seasons, but it gets really boring to see Callum do the same spells over and over again and also getting rejected by all the potentially interesting people they meet. Additionally, there were many plot-holes in the show, that sometimes were far too obvious. You'll notice them when you see them, so I won't go into more detail here.
On the positive note, though, it was really easy to fall in love with almost all of the main characters and even for the evil characters, it wasn't impossible to understand their reasoning and all of them have good intentions at heart even if they deny the existence of a better approach. Many of the characters a subject to change, which is also something that's great to see and one of the aspects that kept me watching the show for all of its current seasons. The story, so far, and overlooking all of its flaws, has been one of love, peace and unity, and, let's be honest, that's the kind of story that's easiest to enjoy.
I don't get all the praise this show has been receiving. It's not bad, by any means, but it's not that great either. Could it be great in the future? Sure, but the reviews are saying it already is, right now, and it really isn't.
The Dragon Prince suffers from the same fatal flaw that The Legend of Korra did, and that there are no likable characters. Outside of maybe Claudia and Amaya, who if you haven't seen the show Amaya is a deaf character who has no spoken dialog which probably works in her favor. The entire cast is either annoying, written to be overly dumb or just plan unlikable. The reason Avatar was such a success is because you cared about its characters, even the ones your suppose to hate like Azula has qualities that make her a fan favorite.
With no investment into the characters the show just drags on. If you don't care about the characters the episodes have no meaning. The audience doesn't care if these characters succeed or fail or what they will get up to next. The episodes become boring with no vested interest and you just hope they will end and you can move on to something better.
I gave it 3 seasons that's enough for me, I won't put myself through anymore.
Not sure why all the hype. It’s really not that wonderful show. Maybe for kids. The characters are very weak & the writing is choppy. No where at the scale of Avatar nor Legend of Korra. I ended up watching this in fast forward mode because I didn’t care for half the characters. I would say this is good background noise, just don’t except something exceptional like Avatar. This at most 3 or 4 rating.
Paula Burrows used Alyssa Diaz's voice as Rayla.
Great animation. The art isn't perfect, but it works. Glimpsed a mixture of Lord of the Rings and Avatar the Last Airbender; though not as good as either. I wasn't emotionally invested as I had hoped to be. Hopefully this will change in season 2.
Was really enjoyable to watch. You could tell the writers took a lot if inspiration from different places. Was sad when it was over because I wanted the story to continue. I think my biggest hang up was Rylas voice acting, the fake Irish accent was a little much. Other than that, cant wait till next season.
I recommend this show
S1: 8/10
S2: 9/10
S3: 9/10
S4: 6/10
S5: 8/10
This has to be one of the worst animated shows ever made. The biggest issue is its uncertainty in setting its audience. The fact that this trash has the same writer of Avatar The Last Airbender which is a masterpiece surprises me.
The animation is tragic.
The sets and backgrounds look great, but the character animations look like something that was rendered on a 386 in the 90s. Beyond the poor character CGI is the choppy motion. It's hard to believe the budget couldn't support a lot more detail on the characters and few more frames per second. When I picture this in my head animated similar to DOTA and Castlevania, I'm blown away. Then I wake up and realize what I'm actually seeing. I just don't understand how you could waste such a good opportunity.
The script was certainly aimed at children which made it easy to just ignore anything inconvenient that would get in the way of setting up a scene. It really shows when you are always working backwards from the scene you want and then writing how you got there.
With a bit more effort this show could have easily been a massive hit (Think Arcane), but they opted to chinse out on the production instead. Recommended for younger audiences who won't care about the details, but not completely offensive for adults. Just don't expect any meat on the bone.
SMH
I was among the first people to see the first episode of Season 3 at New York Comic-Con :)
My family and I love this show very much. The simililarity to Avatar is noticeable, even if they do a lot different here. I find the art style charming and the characters simply likeable. We all can't wait for the third season to finally begin.
2 great writers and a cool premise, I cant wait
Shout by stakahashiBlockedParent2018-10-11T15:02:56Z
Kids are into anime, and Airbender, so we checked this out one evening. Entire family enjoyed it, including mom & dad. Creative, well done, great dialogue, cool characters. Surprised us all, and can't wait for the next season.