Voltron Season 7 Episode 8
No beach episode for you, Voltron fans! It quite literally hits home because their families are in danger. Lance’s family is seemingly okay, same for Pidge, but what about Hunk? Did his family make it in with Lance’s? What about Shiro? What about… Adam? Was that him in one of the first fighter waves? We’ll have to see. If Adam is dead… Well, that’ll be a discussion if it happens. In all this we also finally get a piece of Voltron’s world building we’ve been missing. How the Galra enslave worlds. If Earth is any example? They just rush in and wipe out any defenses and immediately start taking over. No questions asked. It paints an even darker picture of the Galra empire than we had ever considered. Maybe because they think the Voltron lions are here they’re harsher? Perhaps they do try and force planets to join up before sending out the waves of destruction? Whatever the case, it was great to finally get an idea of how the Galra operate in their universe dominating conquests. I’m in no way claiming this is a rip off of Robotech’s plot but we can see the influence of that series is still strong. Robotech was a seminal work that heavily inspired the kind of storytelling that Voltron is now taking full advantage of. If you want to see the genesis of how Voltron tells its stories, check out Robotech on Netflix. You’ll notice even more parallels as you go. Another strong element here is what I’ll refer to as the B Team of the Galaxy Garrison. Lead by Veroncia (I love her), this team doesn’t get much time but each line says so much. We instantly grasp their personalities and you already want to see more of them. New pilots for a Vehicle Team Voltron spinoff? I’d be all for it. Or hell, Veronica could take over Yellow Lion! I don’t think Hunk would mind. Shamus Kelley is a pop culture/television writer and official Power Rangers expert. Follow him on Twitter! He also runs a Robotech podcast if you want to learn more about that series!
