(I am likely part of the presumed secondary audience, having watched the show-creator's earlier projects and having a daughter who is part of the presumed primary audience.) Many who would be thought to watch the series would also have watched Jackson's Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, and many more of them would be likely to drink "hot brown morning potion" including such things makes the setting more familiar, helping to create the "inner consistency of reality" upon which Coleridge's willing suspension of disbelief depends. In both cases, though, the inclusion serves-intentionally or not-to make the setting more accessible to the audiences likely to watch the series as it premiered. Similarly, the present episode appears to make use of coffee, and while there was some use of the basic plant, the hot version familiar to modern audiences is a later invention and popular beverage, as attested. In Tolkien's corpus, the hobbits seem further forward than the people of Rivendell, Gondor, and Rohan, despite being nestled out of the way away from "civilization," at least sartorially. Nor is it to be wondered at that the episode makes use of some of the same kinds of anachronism at work in Middle-earth. The funeral procession for King Harrow winds along a path that recalls Peter Jackson's take on the Argonath and Rath Dínen. It is not to be wondered at that the episode visually references Tolkien, given the series genre and the status Tolkien has within that genre-along with adaptations of his work. Her arrival-with the news that the princes live-thwarts his aims. Amaya sends the hunter Corvus to pursue and retrieve the boys she and her company depart for the capital as Viren prepares to be elevated. The boys contrive to extricate her from captivity their methods are not entirely upright, for which they earn rebuke from Rayla as they make their escape together on a boat going downriver. She achieves her objective, albeit with difficulty occasioned in large part by the formidable Amaya. Rayla's infiltration proceeds as the boys confer about how to proceed. After the boys successfully distract her, Amaya relates the reason for her presence: royal orders.Īmaya's troops take up residence at the lodging. After greeting the boys enthusiastically and warmly, she takes charge of the area, noting the likelihood of infiltration and setting up so secure the location. Callum and Ezran present themselves and try to stall for time with the company-which is commanded by their aunt, General Amaya. They find the lodging unattended-until an armed company arrives, in turn. This one knows what she's about, to be sure.Īrriving at the lodgings, Rayla proceeds ahead of Ezran and Callum to retrieve the noted equipment. Rayla objects, but Callum prevails upon her as Ezran wakes. Callum realizes that some of the material is familiar to him he purposes to return to the royal winter lodgings to retrieve some relevant equipment. Rayla explicates basic magical theory to him. In the morning, Rayla and Callum confer regarding the the magical item he has purloined. Image taken from the episode, used for commentary There is some resistance to igniting the king's pyre, but, again, Viren presses ahead with his intent to wage war on Xadia and crown himself, claiming that Ezran and Callum are dead. Not all are pleased with the speed with which proceedings have moved forward, but Viren presses ahead despite others' misgivings. They have not gone far from the castle of Katolis, where funeral proceedings for the fallen King Harrow have begun. She remains bound to the sworn vengeance of her cohort, even as she has turned away from enacting it, even as she struggles against the bond. Image taken from the episode, used for commentary.Īs Callum and Ezran sleep, Rayla sits in the moonlight and contemplates her situation. Their relationship is initially antagonistic, but the two eventually soften up to one another, and Amaya signs to her nephews that Janai “thinks I’m cute but won’t admit it yet.There's a lot going on, and not all of it good. This is seen in season 3, where Amaya interacts with a Sunfire Elf Janai. She has also been confirmed as a lesbian by the head writer on the show. Also, she doesn’t have any kind of magical “compensation” like the majority of disabled characters in these kinds of stories, so her respected position and prominent story role are very important. She also communicates in accurately animated ASL and her friends and family (and even villains) engage in proper deaf etiquette which most media portrayals don’t bother with. Even when she’s taken prisoner she doesn’t become helpless. More specifically she’s a prominent general with an unflinching attitude to a wide variety of dangers and a wry sense of humour and is widely respected. Their Importance: Well she’s a complete badass.
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