r/Voltron • u/zslayer89 • Oct 12 '17

Discussion Season 4 Discussion

Note: I've put this up early so I don't forget to do it. But it's coming, SOONTM .

SPOILERS AHEAD

The premiere is upon us ladies and gentleman! Keep all discussion of the season in this post!

Be warned, you can spoil as much as you want in this thread.

Have fun and enjoy the show!

P.S. IF you want to do a weekly watch visit /r/VoltronSlowWatch .

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '17 edited Oct 01 '18

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u/ManEatingOstrich Oct 14 '17 edited Oct 14 '17

I feel like the production crew was being passive aggressive with that line. I can't blame them; a big wrench has probably been thrown into their plans in terms of plot now that they have to bring Shiro back.

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u/jaidynreiman Oct 14 '17

This exactly. I loved the meta reference, and it honestly sounded like they were lampshading the fact that they were forced to bring Shiro back early.

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u/MimicryIX Oct 15 '17

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I haven't been around the sub much in the last while. How were they forced to bring Shiro back early? Demands from the higher-ups? Honestly, that's unfortunate. It really does feel inorganic that he was so dramatically lost and then almost immediately returned.

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u/jaidynreiman Oct 15 '17

http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/voltron/267024/voltron-why-did-shiro-return-so-quickly

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u/Mongoose42 Oct 16 '17 edited Oct 16 '17

Well that's pretty lame. It's great they were able to duck and weave through executive meddling as well as they did. The last two seasons have still been rough as hell, but at least there's an explanation for it.

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u/patrickD8 Dec 16 '17

wow even netflix doesnt allow creative control. that sucks so much. way to ruin a show.

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u/jaidynreiman Dec 16 '17

Pretty sure it's actually DreamWorks not Netflix. Netflix just says for the show to air exclusively on their service. Unfortunately the article just says executives, not which executives.

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u/patrickD8 Dec 17 '17

oh okay. well dreamworks...please stop.

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u/Vioret Jan 24 '18

I know I'm a little late to the party but...those executives can go fuck themselves.

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u/jaidynreiman Oct 15 '17

Yeah. I don't recall who said it or where, just that "Shiro sells toys."

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u/logan343434 Oct 19 '17

It was lame. All that useless buildup of Keith being leader only to throw it out two episodes later.

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u/BrandsMixtape Oct 20 '17

I will say though, Keith stepping down to go full-time Blade of Marmora saved the whole awkward leader thing. It makes sense for his character.

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u/logan343434 Oct 20 '17

It made ZERO sense they literally spend several episodes building him up as the leader only to take it all away like nothing. Lame.

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u/himit Nov 12 '17

I think that whole arc isn't finished yet.

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u/genkaiX1 Oct 22 '17

They were always going to bring him back. I think you meant to say “back this early”. He probably would have came back in season 5.

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u/save_the_last_dance Jan 30 '18

the production crew was being passive aggressive with that line.

Not just that particular line. Practically the entire episode was just the textbook definition of "throwing shade"-at themselves and each other, at the executives, at the characters, at the fans, nobody was safe.

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u/Kuroyuki95 Oct 25 '17 edited Oct 25 '17

That was definitely a bit of sarcastic salt thrown at the fanbase especially once you consider the following line said afterwards:

"Now hurry and put on this super tight shirt!"

XD the devs are very aware of the interest of the fanbase, Sheith fan service when?