![]() ![]() How the magic is done in season 1 is by the drawing of runes or using artifacts which plays gives reality to the fantasy it is. The Magic – The magic like Avatar is tied to elements but this time we have 6 elements which are (Sun, Moon, Earth, Sky, Ocean and Stars) with dark magic as the rogue element of these that pulls from life. The Moonshadow elves also partially succeed and do assassinate the King but the King is wholly to blame for that outcome, which I’ll get into later. The Politics – The politics of humans wanting to live where they once did before combined with the nature of dark magic and the different elven factions and human factions (five kingdoms as of the time the show starts) is such an intriguing premise. Really the world was what kept the cons from this show being stronger as the world still remains compelling even after the writing and character missteps. ![]() You have multiple types of elves and human kingdoms as well as a neat magic system based in runes and of course the ongoing politics and war. The World – The world of “The Dragon Prince” is really fascinating. The story picks up with Moonshadow Elves seeking retribution for these murders. Here the Dragon King enforced the peace at the border known as the Breach until humans killed him and his unborn child. The series follows a human discovering dark magic (magic that pulls it’s magic from sucking out life) and being forced to the other half of the continent of Xadia. I still plan to give it a chance but season 1 was only okay and I’ll go into the reasons why but for as promising as the premise of this show is most of the characters aren’t compelling currently and there is some real bad dialogue.Īaron Ehasz created the show along with Justin Richmond. ![]() Fantasy political shows have always been a draw for me and with a writer with that caliber I wanted to give it a chance. There are two things that lead me to wanting to check out “The Dragon Prince.” These two things were Aaron Ehasz (Head writer and co-producer behind “Avatar: The Last Airbender”) and the fact that it was a new fantasy show involving dragons, elves and humans. ![]()
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