#meanwhile in arc 2 all the kids (most evidently him and ez) have outfits that mirror their 'parental generational foil'

[raayllum]

anyway one thing i think TDP does very very well is how it uses visual storytelling so strongly to indicate character mindset(s) and progression

Claudia's hair is the most obvious example - we don't need to be told she did something fucked up in 3x09 to bring her father back, because as soon as we see more white hair we know, from context and worldbuilding clues, that she did. It allows a lot to be communicated but not directly told, and it carries weight accordingly

Then there's more subtle ones - the sun being behind Janai when she steps up behind the horn ruins vs Karim not having one, because she is the true and fair queen and he is not, as well as her being right in how she handles matters legally and him being wrong in how he handles matters (il)legally.

There are also examples of Rayla's S1 binding - she's literally uneven/unsymmetrical and subsequently off-kilter - as a chain she has to be freed from, and how Callum has the golden bars around his wrists in his arc 2 design that also look like he's wearing permanent quasi-chains (because of course he is)

The crown of Katolis is a literally broken circle/chain, Aaravos walking around being literally heartless, how certain spells appear and a perpetual emphasis on circles (people being surrounded, objects, etc.)

There's a lot being communicated and is one of the reasons, I think, the show is so rich because our brains take it in subconsciously if nothing else, and then we can notice it more consciously on rewatches and subsequently appreciate it, and it just adds to how many layers are on screen at any given time

#tdp #the dragon prince #mini meta #appreciation #mine #text post #tdp meta #callum's character design in general i.e. being the only one not predominantly in red in the royal fam #indicating that 1) he feels kind of out of place and 2) blue is a passive/less exuberant colour #and esp in s1 he's a lot more doubtful/worrier than ezran #meanwhile in arc 2 all the kids (most evidently him and ez) have outfits that mirror their 'parental generational foil' #callum gets viren ez gets harrow and rayla gets runaan (now reinforced by her having the bow)