The official spoiler alert is out, so now I can talk more about what I love. A large portion of season six focuses on the politics of the Sunfire Elves. Queen Janai must deal with her banished brother Karim, a bastard who’s too stuck in tradition.
He raised a small army to rebel against Janai, promising support from the powerful former Grand Dragon Sol regime. Although tensions were high due to threats from Karim’s army, Janai and Amaya did get married. To be honest, this episode was my least favorite, it felt very draggy. However, the ending is very happy.
I did appreciate the little twist that Sol Regem launched against Karim and didn’t show up to save his rebel army, while Janai’s five armies arrived, presumably with nothing The uprising was successfully quelled.
The second major storyline of course focuses on Claudia and Terry. I still love Terry! After Viren leaves and surrenders to the powers that be in Catalos, Claudia experiences a bit of an identity crisis.
She begins to question her future and begins to realize the damage that dark magic has done to her as a human being. Terry certainly tries to show her that she doesn’t need dark magic (although he may be less passive about things) and that he does care about her.
The story culminates with her being manipulated by Aravos into freeing him. I really appreciate Terry seeing what Aravos was doing and pointing it out to Claudia. I really wonder how this will ultimately affect their relationship since she doesn’t seem to be listening to him right now.
The third major storyline follows Layla and Callum as they continue to search for a way to destroy Aravos. The storyline had a lot of awkward tension, but fans were eventually rewarded with a long-awaited kiss.
They do encounter the SkyWing elves, and we learn a lot about them and the Startouched elves. In “Moment of Truth,” we also get some interesting storylines as Cosmo faces the dilemma of whether to tell Callum a harsh truth.
In this installment, everything is in black and white to show possible outcomes, but everything switches back to full color when we learn what actually happened, which involved Cosmo not revealing the truth.
At the end of the storyline, Layla is faced with a difficult decision, and she ultimately frees Runan from the coin and helps her parents, Theadrin and Lion, enter the afterlife. It was a bit of an emotional moment.
Now that I’ve briefly touched on the three main storylines, I want to talk about Velen. At the beginning of season six (or was it the end of season five?) Velen returned to Catalos and begged to be basically thrown in jail.
He had fully realized that the way he was using dark magic was irrational, and he was ready to accept the consequences. For the rest of the season, we see him in prison, and in “The Moment of Truth” (which happens again in this episode, it’s crazy) we learn how he got into the dark arts, This gives us a glimpse into Sauron’s childhood.
This is a very touching story and made me like Sauron even more. As part of his penance, Velen wrote this history in a letter to Sauron, who had been (understandably) cool to Velen since his return. Eventually, Viren was too afraid to give the letter to Sauron and burned it.
It was already pretty good and very touching, but then Waylon’s Redemption became one of my favorites in all of television and film.
Remember when I mentioned Sol Regim abandoned Karim? Because he went to attack Catalos. In this one-dragon siege, the people are in dire straits and the situation is critical. Sauron made the difficult decision to ask his father to use dark magic to protect the citizens of Catalos, and when he learned that the spell required a human heart, he provided his own.
However, Velen, already unsettled by the sight of the path Claudia had taken, cast the spell instead, sacrificing his heart for the spell and saving the people of Catalos. I’m a little unclear if Sauron didn’t know Velen would sacrifice himself, or if Sauron was surprised that his father actually did it, but that doesn’t matter right now.
The point is, this redemption isn’t rushed and is well done. We saw the seeds of redemption back in Season 4, and the team allowed it to mature. Viren didn’t get better immediately. He doesn’t immediately make a great sacrifice or a great act of redemption.
He reflected on some things and planned to atone for his sins through imprisonment, and after going through so many redemption journeys, he was given the opportunity to make a huge sacrifice. It feels so good!
Another moment that I thought was done really well was when Claudia and Callum cast their spell. The spells seem to happen simultaneously and the way they are presented is stunning.
The spells are nearly identical, but there are a few outstanding differences. Callum truly did this out of love for the people he loved. Claudia is being manipulated by Aravas (she does find out that Viren was dead before this happened), and while she thinks she’s using love, it’s clear that she’s using more of a twisted kind of love.
Terry tries to explain this to Claudia, but she doesn’t listen. I honestly didn’t do this scene justice, but I do promise it was very well done.
The season ends with Katalos destroyed, Aravos set free, Runaan freed, Karim and the rebels seemingly wiped out, and Terry and Claudia growing closer “Things are complicated ”.
All jokes aside, I really want to know how/if Dragon Prince Can get proper closure within a season. To me, this definitely feels like a 2-3 season deal considering our heroes don’t know how to beat Alavos.
On the plus side, Callum and Rayla do have the final Quasar Diamond, and I’d be shocked if that wasn’t a huge part of the equation.
I know I haven’t touched on everything yet, so please share your favorites from Season 6 and other thoughts Dragon Prince in the comments below. You can watch all six seasons of the show Dragon Prince Now streaming on Netflix. This is definitely going to be a tough season to top.
