Sunday, May 12, 2019

Tailing a Comet (Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 3 Episode 6) - 'Toon Reviews 31

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Tailing a Comet


I have to admit that after so many episodes of the Paladins learning to move on without Shiro, the story doesn’t feel quite as impactful now that he’s back.  Thankfully, this episode shows that the new setup for the Paladins is indeed intact despite this. 
Shiro’s too hurt and the black lion isn’t responding to him now anyway.  What unfolds here continues to show that even with his progress, the newly appointed leader, Keith, still has a lot to learn.  Not only that, but he’s still got plenty of anxieties over this responsibility.  Thankfully, guiding him through this change is great advice from Shiro which is just as wholesome and from the heart as it was in Season 2.  Heck, even Lance has a lot of great emotional support for him which is impressive considering their constant rivalries. 
With that, we move onto the main mission with a strong connection to the main goal of the season.  Everyone picks up a reading of the comet whose ore helped create the Voltron lions and other powerful weapons is onboard a Galra ship.  It’s a very believable place for it to be stored ever since Prince Lotor stole it from the Paladins just after they got it from that alternate reality.  Setting out to retrieve the comet on that ship brings insight to a few areas of this whole conflict between good and evil. 
Regarding the comet itself, despite getting the readings that it is stored on that ship resting in the Galra base, it’s nowhere to be seen.  This slowly reveals that the ship isn’t actually holding the comet.  The ship is made of the comet, meaning that the Galra are quickly making weapons as powerful as Voltron.  I really have to question how they can possibly construct weapons this quickly when Lotor stole the comet just two episodes ago.  Maybe we could chalk it up to such a powerful evil empire being so progressive or something like that. 
Speaking of Lotor, the Paladins witness firsthand how much of an enigma this Galra prince truly is.  They’re at a Galra base, yet Lotor’s soldiers are just as set on attacking some of their own as they are on attacking the Paladins.  Lotor also enacts a plan to use a Galra cargo ship to steal a piece of the powerful weapon that defeated Zarkon, a teludav lens, i.e. part of their own personal wormhole generator.  A lot of the things the Galra have really start begging questions about how impactful the defeat of Zarkon actually was. 
Going back to Keith, he once again retreads old problems of putting what he thinks is best over the well-being of the team.  He wants to go after Lotor to destroy him and save the universe for good.  However, everyone is more concerned on taking care of the current matter by destroying the teludav before the cargo ship can leave with it.  It’s honestly becoming concerning that Keith always needs to be reminded of the importance of teamwork, one of the Paladins’ trademarks.  In any case, we do get an exciting climax where catching the new Galra ship is too difficult and distracting from the cargo ship getting away.  After much fast-paced action, it comes to a chilling end where just when it looks like Keith is going to strike the ship, he surprises by taking out the teludav instead.  It may have taken some pushing from others, but Keith ultimately does make the right choice, even if the comet-built ship poses a legit threat.  Also, it’s nice that he’s still being allowed to grow as a leader even with Shiro back. 
Combine that with one eye-opening moment after another with a great sense of action, I’m happy to say that despite the circumstances, this season is still quite exciting.
A

Season 3 Rankings

1.      Hole in the Sky

2.      Red Paladin

3.      Changing of the Guard

4.      Tailing the Comet

5.      The Journey

6.      The Hunted

 
 
The next Voltron: Legendary Defender review is on the Season 3 finale giving backstory to the original Voltron Paladins, including Zarkon.
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