You’d be forgiven though if you searched around for Voltron fan content and assumed it was all about the romantic relationships between the characters. Much of the content online created by Voltron fans centers around various “ships” of the Voltron main cast and discussion over which characters belong together. Despite this some fans are hoping there will be more romantic content throughout the series. Many point to Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, which contained quite a few romantic subplots and were worked on by the lions share of the Voltron crew, as indication romance will find its way into Voltron. Showrunners Lauren Montgomery and Joaquim Dos Santos however want to make it clear Voltron is its own show seperate from Avatar/Korra and, according to Dos Santos, “This is its own show. For us these character should stand on their own without the romance.” She’s quick to clarify that the Avatar and Korra characters were of course incredible and fully formed characters themselves but, “when we really looked at what was at stake with this show (Voltron) the relationship or romance aspect of it just didn’t feel as important as the work that they were doing to save their universe.” Both showrunners don’t rule out the possibility of it happening down the line, but only if it happens naturally within the story. Although the show may not have much romance that doesn’t mean the characters personal relationships with each other aren’t important to the overall story. “Having all of these different unique personalities is a big part of keeping the show interesting,” Montgomery lays out. “How those characters react to each other will change as those characters grow. Evolving them is part of wanting to make a serialized show where action taken by characters have real consequences and real effects on those relationships.” We can’t wait to see how those personal relationships grow in Voltron Season 5, coming to Netflix this Friday. Shamus Kelley is a pop culture/television writer and official Power Rangers expert. The only ship Shamus has is Hunk/happiness. Follow him on Twitter!
