r/DragonPrinceMemes 29d ago

meme Maybe my standards are too low?

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u/tater_tot_intensity 29d ago

I think the greatest criticism is it isn't as good as avatar. I really enjoy the dragon prince. It's a uniaue island of fantasy in a sea of copy paste trope laden lugies with no grounding or substance. At least TDP tries to do some cool things, take plot in interesting directions, and is willing to make turns media in a similar category that would never go. The darker themes surrounding some characters are stuff you more so see in broody media or overly self serious fantasy.

Personally, i could go without some of the jokes or just leave them to the very front of the show. It gets harder to justify fart humor when the rest of the show feels like it grew up. It is very similar to Avatar episodes 1-3 vs. season 2 and onwards in which the characters (alongside the audience) grew up and matured.

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u/theMangoJayne 29d ago

I'm really sad bc I named my tortoise Azymondias and he passed away a little over a month ago. It's gonna be really hard to get back to the show now.

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u/veniyaaaxx 28d ago

awwww hope u feel better

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u/theMangoJayne 26d ago

Thank you <3

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u/lrd_cth_lh0 29d ago

I think it is a good but flawed show and maybe suffers a bit from being over ambitious. Also they changeelements fo the lore all the time, although it is bearable if you only focus on whats in the show and the official material and ignore their social media posts. Also I need to know why the Startouched where willing to kill a child of their own kind over a minor infriction but didn't intervene against Aravos for centuries after wards. The only thing killing me more is what is really behind canon events in spiderverse.

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u/Evening-Cold-4547 29d ago

No you're fine

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u/techleopard 29d ago

I liked the show. I hope they get their continuation from somewhere.

I think most of the "hate" it gets stems from valid criticism.

For instance, I think almost all of the show's problems stemmed from trying to be something for everyone. Even Avatar was not spread so thin.

You had mature themes like death, depression, and codependency mashed together with fart jokes for 6-to-8 year olds and it made both fail. And I'll get a hard wack from the Internet here, but it tried SO hard to be pandering/representative of social issues that sometimes it started to feel really forced and the things that made social challenges relatable just got lost (sexuality, gender identity, autism, physical disabilities, racism, etc).

But I still love the show. We can talk about all these things without it being "hate"

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u/veniyaaaxx 28d ago

actually some people are pretty unreasonable about it. nobody said just because you didn’t like every single part means you’re hating, some people just actually seem nitpicky

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u/thatdragonprincefan 29d ago

Where there let downs and cringe moments? Yes Where there characters, tgat could have been improved/be more fleshed out? Definitly Interesting ideas and concepts that were forgotten or used too little? Yes

But it is still a good show, and I am looking forward for the dragon king (but I respect those who aren't)

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u/Future-luck-58 29d ago

When is the new show going to release?

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u/MrPete_Channel_Utoob 29d ago

So the meme maker liked Bird-Harrow?

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u/firedrakes 29d ago

I am the same

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u/CAUGHTtheDRAG0N 29d ago

First 3 seasons were great

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u/thundernak 29d ago

It was alright

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u/Fellarm 26d ago

I may be an assassin but that doesnt mean i kill people XD

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u/GundalfForHire 26d ago

Aaravos was worth it

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u/Different_Listen9377 29d ago

Who the hell is hating on this show??? Anyone I know that ever watched it raves about it, myself included! Only complaint is that there’s no guarantee we’ll get more 😭😭😭

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u/veniyaaaxx 28d ago

so many people in the subreddits complain abt arc 2 a lot. ppl even went so far as to complain about the fact aaravos wanted revenge and it “made no sense” the way he was doing it

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u/Different_Listen9377 28d ago

I mean I guess? He’s also an ancient star elf so I don’t pretend to understand his motives 🤣

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u/veniyaaaxx 27d ago

they said it didn’t make sense for him to destroy the world bc “Leola loved it” but the point isn’t abt what she loves it’s what the cosmic order loved 💔💔 plus idk anybody who would think rationally when their daughter gets killed right in front of them. anyways I love TDP

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u/Toph_as_Nails 28d ago

Fart jokes? That's what you take offense to? Not the unfunny running gag of jelly tarts?