The Dragon Prince and Queer Representation

[@paulchapman8023]

7:34 At the risk of minor spoilers for season 5, Sheila Ferguson absolutely nailed that one line of dialogue, as no hearing person could have done.

[@Avenger85438]

All the romantic relationships are great in this show. So many shows make mention of characters being together be its rarely convayed outside of a few isolated scenes, but here the couples are always so openly affectionate whenever they have the opportunity.

[@paulchapman8023]

Rayllum gets a fair amount of flack for certain events between seasons [[SPOILER REDACTED]] and [[SPOILER REDACTED]], but given their age I always thought that it made perfect sense. I look forward to seeing what becomes of them now that they're older and wiser. And I think the non-romantic relationships are great too: Amaya and Gren come to my mind as a particularly good example.

[@CocoaCatniptv]

@@paulchapman8023 I always thought it made perfect sense too, and I feel like the way they’re developing is lovely. So excited for season 6! Also totally agree! I love Gren and Amayas friendship!

[@hannahburke7328]

4:47 Love Kazi! 😊 They're One Of My Favorite Characters.

[@kilfeurvinosiny6610]

This is one of the thing that I did appreciate in the show, the representation is shown to be normal. Because sometimes I do feel when a show tries to do that, they make a big deal about it. So it doesn't feel natural ! But there is another show who also shows representation as something normal is rwby, one of my favorite shows. For example in volume 9 we have seen two main characters (two women) being a couple. And fans have been waiting for so long for these two to be together given these two have a slow burn in their romance. ^^

[@tehawsumninja]

I agree. I really love how the team behind tdp commited to the concept of a society that "doesnt care about those things" like a lot of creatives try and claim about their world, like harry potter, disney properties, etc but then...dont have anyone outside of our world's values lol. It feels like the creators actually thought about the world and what - if magical creatures, races, etc exist - would be considered "strange" or "lesser" in it. In a world like this, it makes sense that different disabilities, races, and sexualities would be generally accepted or commonplace. Honestly, i think the only thing that makes me a little sad is that none of the main team have shown interest in people of the same gender. I do appreciate secondary cast rep like Amaya, of course, but it makes me disappointed that, yet again in fiction, the lesbian couple is the one to get the immediate approval and most screentime while couples like Runaan and Ethari are forced to be apart and, honestly, suffer the most narratively compared to most others. I know it probably isnt intended to come off that way, but i just cant help but see it. I guess i just cant help but see what improvements could be made. Despite these little deficiencies though, I still adore tdp and am so impressed with what rep it DOES have. I think it's a great step into what should be considered the default standard for all media

[@CocoaCatniptv]

Yeah Disney likes to do the whole “our first queer character” thing and then it’s a barely there thing. I enjoy that with TDP the rep is actually there. I def get what you mean about the main group though, Buuuut if Soren and Corvus…👀 I’d also love to see some ace rep.

[@tehawsumninja]

@@CocoaCatniptv yes!! I'm ace and i would LOVE to see some ace rep. We don't get a lot of it, sadly 😭 also yes!! Crossing my fingers for the both of them. If they end up together, honestly i wouldn't have a single thing left to offer improvement, rep wise lol

[@Avenger85438]

I've seen some theorize that Callum might be Aromantic, which aligns with him developing or losing romantic interest depending on his emotional connection to a person.

[@CocoaCatniptv]

@@Avenger85438 I think Callum would probably fall more on the Demi romantic spectrum. Demi is under the ace umbrella and is more..you only have attraction when a certain connection is formed. A romantic is normally seen as zero romantic attraction..though obviously it’s a spectrum so different people will have different experiences.

[@Avenger85438]

@@CocoaCatniptv That's sound more like what Callum has with Rayla. Must've mixed them up.

[@LauraM96829]

6:10 I also really love the Sorvus ship. Especially after reading the short story Changing of the Guard on the official website. That story shows Soren asking Corvus to be a crown guard, mainly because of how much of he admires and trusts him, and how he wants Corvus to stick around. And even though Soren can’t say it yet, Corvus knows that it’s because Soren is still hurting from Viren and Claudia leaving and betraying him in season 3, and decides to join so Soren can have someone in his life who stays. With the two of them on their own adventure in season 6, I’m really hoping for a scene where Soren finally is ready to open up to Corvus about his trauma.

[@hannahburke7328]

3:53 I Like Terry And He Deserves Better, A Healthy Life Away From Claudia Who's Clearly Toxic.

[@LauraM96829]

Seeing him in season 5, where he is doing so much to help Claudia with her anxiety and is just being a literal fairytale prince, all I could think was, “break up with her. You could do better. She doesn’t deserve you!”

[@Charlie-phlezk]

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[@hannahburke7328]

0:34 I Am Too! I'm Saving My Space Pants And Mushroom Pizza For Season 6 Soon. 🌌👖🍄🍕😅

[@hannahburke7328]

4:19 What?! I Knew We Were Gonna See Astrid, But I Never Knew She Was Trans.

[@hannahburke7328]

5:55 Exactly! 💯 Queer People Aren't Evil, They're Just Misunderstood Too Much And Should Be More And More Accepted.

[@hannahburke7328]

0:15 Same! 😊 🐲👑🌈😊

[@BondforgedSky]

Amaya sounds like a cool character. Love seeing positive deaf representation. Enjoyed listening to you talk about queer rep in one of your favorite interests.

[@LauraM96829]

I really love how the world of Xadia doesn’t have a single speck of homophobia or transphobia in it. Especially since this is a show for children and families, it really does help to normalize LGBT identities to younger viewers. Even Viren, the main villain of the show who is guilty of a hundred horrible things, is completely accepting of Terry once he comes out to him! I also liked how the writing team actually got representatives from GLAAD to offer input into Terry’s character and the scene where he comes out to Viren. It tells me that they cared a lot about giving us some good trans representation. And also Terry’s voice actor, who is also a trans man, got to weigh in a lot on Terry‘a design and presentation. Even making the choice for Terry to be mid transition as he feels they’re aren’t enough trans characters in media who are shown to be mid transition.