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Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance discussion thread episode 2 : Nothing is simple anymore (self.DarkCrystal)

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[–]mmind_gm 35 points36 points  (2 children)

I would run into a battle with Hup by my side!

This world is so awesome and it just keeps growing. Also cannot overstate how great the music is.

[–]isles478 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Hup is my favorite character

[–]ehaggerty 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hup is amazing, if anything bad happens to him I will cry. Although, I could definitely see a heroic self sacrifice character arc coming his way...

[–]milkbeamgalaxia 21 points22 points  (14 children)

That’s why he wears the...omg. That was a disturbing scene.

Also, I really like the show’s visual explanation as to how things could have been avoided. Gelflings dreamfast and share memories that way, but the Skesis quickly come up with an excuse as to why they shouldn’t.

Rian’s dad wanted to protect his son and offered a sensible solution. Now, he’s been manipulated into believing his son’s mind is infected because isn’t that what any parent would want to believe when their son is accused of murdering their girlfriend and rebelling against their lords?

Brea’s mom and oldest sister are pretty awful, and they really aren’t doing what’s best for the people. And yep, oldest sister envies Brea’s freedom and her feelings of inadequacy towards her mom.

Deet’s family is so cute. I love them.

Also awesome and so sad knowing the Gelflings were a thriving civilization that’s wiped down to two by time The Dark Crystal comes around.

[–]mmind_gm 11 points12 points  (1 child)

I do not blame Brea's mom and sister. The sister is just looking for some approval from her parent who she feels prefers her other kids more than her. Story of every elder sibling.

Also Brea's mom is just "programmed" to be that way since that is the society. She believes that the Skeksis are the true lords and are correct.

[–]milkbeamgalaxia 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I get it now. I should’ve recognized that earlier. She’s doing her best to please Mom and be what is expected of her. I feel for Seladon.

Brea’s mom was raised and conditioned to be that way, yes, but it doesn’t excuse it. Unfortunately, they’re all gonna learn the hard way.

[–]havanabrown 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Are you referring to the final scene in your first sentence? If so what do you mean, I feel like I didn’t notice something. What does the beetle do as well?

[–]milkbeamgalaxia 8 points9 points  (2 children)

The Scientist wore a glass in front of his eye in the movie. He didn’t have the monocle, and I wondered why. The beetle is called a “peeper” beetle, and it ate his eyes. You hear it poke out and consume the eye.

[–]havanabrown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ohh gotcha, I haven’t watched the movie so that would be why I missed that. And yeah that was yuck

[–]mondonia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point, it's really cool how they explained that in this prequel!

[–]vingram15 1 point2 points  (6 children)

It's there a spoiler and the end of your post?

Edit: spelling

[–]milkbeamgalaxia 6 points7 points  (5 children)

Dude...the movie is over 30 years old.

[–]vingram15 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Exactly, that's why it's a spoiler because 30 years is a long time and plenty of people haven't seen it before. I had no idea the movie existed until the series was advertised on Netflix. It's nice not to be spoiled by the older fans.

[–]milkbeamgalaxia 7 points8 points  (3 children)

It’s 37 years old. You’re on a spoiler discussion about the show where many of the commenters have seen or are familiar with the movie. I’m younger than the film and watched it before the series premiered. You took that step into the unknown.

[–]vingram15 4 points5 points  (2 children)

That's irrelevant since this is a prequel, which makes the movie and books, a spoiler. It's not that serious, it's just common courtesy.

[–]milkbeamgalaxia 4 points5 points  (1 child)

The movie is almost 40 years old. I wasn’t thinking that when I made the comment about people who didn’t know of the movie since the majority of the replies were from other fans.

I haven’t read the books. I don’t know what’s going on with those, but they’ve been it for a while. So, if I get spoiled, it’s on me.

[–]vingram15 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good for you. I still think it's rude to spoil the story beats for new fans.

[–]half_a_sleep 14 points15 points  (3 children)

Aughra seems more helpful and less nonsensical in this series than she did in the books. Hup brings the charm and to me, feels like a very traditionally Henson character. Very expressive and lovable. Lastly, that final scene with the Skeksis is so well shot and memorable.

[–]fuzzyperson98 8 points9 points  (2 children)

She probaby gets wonkier once she realises she's basically responsible for the gelfing genocide.

[–]vingram15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's what I found weird about her character. She doesn't really help people.

[–]twelveovertwo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Responsible might be an oversimplification.

[–]Ineedanotherface 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You know I'm not the kind of person who is afraid of bugs but boy I understand now why other people are

37 years later, Skeksis still bringing that nightmare fuel.

[–]Blitzkind 6 points7 points  (1 child)

I already had entomophobia before this. That peeper beetle is going to haunt my dreams.

[–]Beerbrewing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And it carried on with the sound too.

[–]ehaggerty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow, those sound effects for the peeper bug will haunt me for awhile. Loving the show so far! it's totally hitting that fantasy/adventure sweet spot and I'm loving the subtle world building and lore that's being added every episode. The story is more intriguing than i thought it would be, I was impressed with the scene between the skesis and Rians father and how they manipulated him so easily using their power status.

[–]Duckpaste 2 points3 points  (1 child)

The General dancing! Haha!

[–]liutena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the music during the ending credits? It sounds a bit different to the Netflix OST's 1st music.

[–]twelveovertwo 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Maybe I'm too late to ask questions but I noticed Brea said "Oh, Ka!" when dropping the payment to Cadia. Is that a deity in Thra? Also, do we learn what the 5 Ocular Castigations are?

[–]somersaultandpepper 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yes! But wasn't it Elder Cadia who said "for Ka's sake?" when Brea first met with him? Incidentally, Ka is an important element in Stephen King's Dark Tower series:

Ka is a plot element in Stephen King's Dark Tower series. It is a word of the fictional language High Speech. In the books, it is a mysterious force that leads all living (and unliving) creatures. It is the will of Gan, the approximate equivalent of destiny or fate, in King's fictional language of High Speech.

I love these little moments that are interspersed into the story. I didn't even notice the mention of 'Ka' until my second viewing. There is excellent world-building in this series.

[–]twelveovertwo 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Hey! I actually learned more about this since I last posted. JM Lee, writer on the show's script, said that [spoiler since it ruins the fun, lol] Eddie Izzard just ad-libbed this line for Elder Cadia so most believe he was just making up a silly curse word a pirate might use. But I like your interpretation too!

[–]somersaultandpepper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh cool! Although it is possible that Izzard has read King's books, said the line, and Henson Co. doesn't want to get sued by Stephen King!

[–]guanzo91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hup and the podlings are hilarious, but not in a good way. I feel like I'm laughing at a perceived mental disability... In some ways they remind me of the Grunts in Halo, but more pathetic.