So obviously I loved team Lotor right from the start. Lotor, Acxa, Zethrid, Narti, and Ezor made a really awesome and kickass team. So I was shocked and devastated when the team rifted.
First and foremost; the death of Narti. I liked Narti a lot as a character and was hoping that we'd get to know her more--hopefully we can via flashbacks. So I was upset to see her go. However I can sort of see where Lotor was coming from in killing her. She had been infiltrated so to speak. She was taken over দ্বারা (the amazing) Haggar and was basically a spy. Therefore she was a threat to the team so Lotor took out that threat. The issue I take in this was the way he did it. He was completely unsympathetic and seemed to feel nothing about cutting down one of his comrades. Giving him the benefit of the doubt; maybe it was a heat of the moment, no time to think type of thing. But he didn't really seem to mourn her in any way after the fact either.
Which leads to the পরবর্তি point of discussion; the betrayal. I can absolutely understand why Acxa, Zethrid, and Ezor stabbed him in the back. I don't think that these ladies realized why he killed their friend. And from the looks of it, he didn't bother telling them. He just expected blind faith. Which is fine, trust is good. But there's a line; আপনি can't commit murder--especially of your own battlemates--and not offer an explanation to the rest of your companions. For all the remaining three ladies knew, they could be next. They were disposable. Which is not a good feeling to have. So I am nearly 100% on their side, considering they had no clue why things unfolded in the way that they did.
This is why I just don't understand how people are treating Lotor like the victim and the other three (Acxa in particular) like backstabbing, disloyal trash. They aren't. As far as I'm concerned they are in the right. Yes they were gonna use him as a bargaining chip but he literally just murdered their friend and then totally disregarded their safety. He was way to focused on his goal and that ended up harming both he and his team.
That ব্যক্ত I do feel sympathy for Lotor. Those of আপনি who know me, know that I প্রণয় Azula. I have pretty much the same thoughts on this betrayal as I have on Azula's. Azula kinda had it coming but I still feel bad for her because she's all alone. She's very driven and goal oriented and for this she sacrificed her friends. She's dreadful at expressing প্রণয় and affection, and feelings in general. I feel like Lotor has a very, very similar personality. And the way events unfolded were very reminiscent of Avatar's Boiling Rock episode. In the same way that I hope for an Azula redemption, I hope for a Lotor one.
আরো than that I hope for a redemption arc for the generals. Both would be amazing. But if I had to pick one, I'd প্রণয় to see a redeemed Acxa. Especially if it involves Keith. To be honest I was convinced that it was gonna be team Acxa that ended up allying up with team Voltron.
As another note, I really liked Acxa's, "for Narti." I've seen it argued that Acxa (who is basically a scapegoat now) is a 'selfish bitch' and was just trying to worm her way out of trouble with the Galra Empire. But I strongly disagree. I think that was a part of it, yes. But the girl was clear; she did that on behalf of how Lotor betrayed Narti. I think part of what made this satisfying to me was that I liked Narti a lot and to see Acxa throw aside her blind trust to defend her in death was just badass. Honestly everything about the scene was badass; that line with her stoic facial expression coupled with here nifty মহাকাশ gun. It was just a great (but sad) scene.
I do hope though, that Lotor and the girls will make amends because I loved them so very much as a team and I প্রণয় all of the cute and fluffy fanart about it. Plus I really did ship Acxa/Lotor. I thought that they would have been cute and I kinda think that Acxa totally had a little crush on him. Which is what makes the scene particularly disheartening. To be honest I was super surprised that Acxa was the one to actually take him down. I thought it'd be Zethrid. When Zethrid and Ezor were kind of trash talking him and talking about breaking away, I thought that Acxa was walking away from them to যোগদান his side. And then BAM! It was she who took him out.
Which, দ্বারা the way, I'm so glad she only stunned him because she very well could have killed the dude. This is the other reason why I don't hold the action against her. Because I don't think that she really wanted to do it; she just felt like she had no choice.
সামগ্রিক the scene was so bittersweet. It was masterfully done and probably the best plot-twist the প্রদর্শনী has had thus far. But, God, it struck me right in the feels because I like all five of the characters involved. It's like watching your বন্ধু fight...but your বন্ধু are fictional characters.
