r/TheDragonPrince • u/MrBKainXTR Soren • Nov 22 '19

Discussion The Dragon Prince : S3E9 - Discussion Thread

Season 3 Episode 9

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u/jerryjg Nov 22 '19

I was hoping the Skywing mage would teach callum a few battle spells and Callum could have helped more on the battlefield Or in general, there was a lack of mage support on the Xadian side, while Claudia is flinging giant dark orbs and dark dome shields

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u/Naariel Nov 22 '19

To be fair, Claudia's Orb of Death killed more on her own side. It speaks more to Claudias disregard for life than the outcome of the battle.

It weakened The Good Side's defenses but the elves managed to patch it up relatively well. It was devastating in the moment but they rallied together and held the line again.

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But yes I was also surprised they didn't let Callum do more magic for the battle!

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u/Teskariel Nov 28 '19

To be fair, Claudia's Orb of Death killed more on her own side. It speaks more to Claudias disregard for life than the outcome of the battle.

Not quite sure about that. It was a (corrupted) fire ball thrown into a melee where your people are immune against fire. I would assume that the soldiers mostly got stunned and thrown around rather than killed.

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u/Semicolon_Expected Dec 03 '19

She didnt know they were immune to fire at the time though

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u/Teskariel Dec 03 '19

She was there when her father explained what he intended with the spell before he cast it. Her surprised exclamation at the dragon attack was... a bit weird.

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u/Semicolon_Expected Dec 03 '19

I feel like she just wasn't paying attention the first time around (otherwise it would be strange)

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u/El_zago Dec 04 '19 edited Feb 17 '20

But yes I was also surprised they didn't let Callum do more magic for the battle!

From a strategic point of view, I think it was wise of them to have Callum throw spells at the people trying to climb the mountain. It was a nice way to maximize their ground advantage.
You can even see earlier in the episode, in a panoramic view of the battle, how they formed their shield barrier in a specially advantageous position.