I... Since It Was Mentioned In Writing, I Have To Explore It.

I... Since it was mentioned in writing, I have to explore it.

I do this to myself, and I have to do it.

God... fucking dammit.

So VLD introduces Shiro's arm as some sort of weapon. We barely get any insight on it. We are shown in the first episode that it "activates" and it's painful for him to experience. He then just attacks the Galra robots with no hesitation?

What?

Why?

How?

I know Shiro was meant to die, but why bother showing me that and not giving me proper answers?

So VLD introduces Shiro's arm as some sort of weapon. We barely get any insight on it. We are shown in the first episode that it "activates" and it's painful for him to experience. He then just attacks the Galra robots with no hesitation?

What?

Why?

How?

I know Shiro was meant to die, but why bother showing me that and not giving me proper answers?

Despite my comments towards Allura while watching the show, I don't mind her as a character. Something happened in the writer's room to make her this way. But the saddest thing that I wanted to happen after I started the rewatch obviously never came to fruition.

I kinda wanted her to pilot the red lion. It would have been a great as a reflection of her relationship to her father. I have a feeling that maybe a part of King Alfor's spirit would be in the red lion.

I dunno. I just thought it would be nice. She gets to continue her father's legacy as the Red Lion's Paladin and she learns the ropes of being a paladin, rather than lecturing them like earlier in the series.

I feel like we lost that connection to her father and it was replaced with Lotor constantly telling her about his and her father's relationship.

I dunno. I think being shown how she wanted to be like her father is better than being told it from a character who does not know her as much as the other paladins and Coran.

Just a thought.

So the basic consensus surrounding VLD's epilogue is that it's bad. I agree. But I did like some things about it.

Pidge's ending is actually really good. I appreciate the Holts working together and making a training facility for future defenders.

Hunk's ending is perfect, and I think that's the only ending that was really thought about in the writer's room other than Pidge's.

Keith's is... fine, I guess? We need more humanitarian organizations, so why the hell not?

Biggest issues? Lance's and Shiro's endings.

While I am 100% on board with Shiro getting married to someone, it should have been that Roy from Macross stand in, as that would be kinda funny. Obviously changing that in my fixit fic because I'm a selfish bisexual. Also "leaving the battle behind"? Depends on how traumatized he is. I feel like him and the Garrison have a few more years together. He is their best pilot and I have a feeling the Garrison would shut down without him.

Lance's ending is an easy fix for me. Make him a fighter pilot. Ego is still there, but he's been humbled by his experiences. Whether he ends up dating Allura or not is up in the air.

Um…Al?

I will say that despite Allura and Lance's relationship getting together too quickly, the way that Lance treats Allura is incredibly sweet.

The way he acts as a boyfriend is incredibly kind and caring. As someone who's been through the ringer in relationships, someone REALLY wanted Lance to stand out as a proper boyfriend.

Whoever wrote those scenes, you did great.