I just finished binging the show and I need to let some steam off. Now, before I start criticizing everything it should be said I found the show entertaining enough to watch all of the episodes, but there are still major flaws in it that more or less ruined my experience.
First off, IMO the PG rating is hurting the show, it limits the grittiness of the war and the emotional weight of the Galra Empire conquering, enslaving and killing entire civilizations. As well as how many complex philosophies and ideas you can put into it.
Secondly, the villains and the Galra empire are mostly boring. It's a bland evil warrior race super empire. Most of the villain characters are arrogant and predictable. There is no philosophy or thought as to why the empire should expand as it does except "For the glory of the empire".
Thirdly, there are alot of logical holes in the way the world is built up. Especially considering scale, tactics and science. For example, the Galra, being and universe spanning empire, seems to mainly only use two types of ships; Cruisers and Fighters. In a flashback to the past 10 000 years ago, the Galra are shown to utilize the same type of ships and robot drones. Why has the empire been this technologically stagnant for 10 000 years, when on other occasions it is said that they have immensely improved their technology during that time?
Also, How in ANY way can Voltron realistically fight against the Galra empire if they own LARGE CHUNKS OF THE UNIVERSE? Just in ONE galaxy there can be up to 1 billion habitable planets. So even if Voltron could win every battle for every planet in 1 minute with no downtime or travel time it would still take 1902 years to free them all, and that's not to mention the rate of Galra spreading while they liberate the planets. You could say that rebels would help, but that would only happen on a large scale after atleast a percentage of planets were liberated. Also the rebels never use any ships other than refitted freighters(which are all identical btw), nor do they commandeer captured Galra ships, which would be the logical choice of an oppressed race rising up against their overlords.
Voltron the robot is also super boring, it always gets its ass kicked and then suddenly a team member activate a hidden ability, or they use the power of heart and friendship to solve it. The whole magical aspect just takes away alot of the tension. When the writers put the heroes in a "certain death" situation, you know they will survive because they're the heroes, but instead of inventing a creative way for them to win, they just throw in magic and Voltron suddenly turning super OP.
All in all, alot of flaws, but then again it is rated PG and maybe I was expecting a bit too much from a children's show.
First off, IMO the PG rating is hurting the show, it limits the grittiness of the war and the emotional weight of the Galra Empire conquering, enslaving and killing entire civilizations. As well as how many complex philosophies and ideas you can put into it.
Secondly, the villains and the Galra empire are mostly boring. It's a bland evil warrior race super empire. Most of the villain characters are arrogant and predictable. There is no philosophy or thought as to why the empire should expand as it does except "For the glory of the empire".
Thirdly, there are alot of logical holes in the way the world is built up. Especially considering scale, tactics and science. For example, the Galra, being and universe spanning empire, seems to mainly only use two types of ships; Cruisers and Fighters. In a flashback to the past 10 000 years ago, the Galra are shown to utilize the same type of ships and robot drones. Why has the empire been this technologically stagnant for 10 000 years, when on other occasions it is said that they have immensely improved their technology during that time?
Also, How in ANY way can Voltron realistically fight against the Galra empire if they own LARGE CHUNKS OF THE UNIVERSE? Just in ONE galaxy there can be up to 1 billion habitable planets. So even if Voltron could win every battle for every planet in 1 minute with no downtime or travel time it would still take 1902 years to free them all, and that's not to mention the rate of Galra spreading while they liberate the planets. You could say that rebels would help, but that would only happen on a large scale after atleast a percentage of planets were liberated. Also the rebels never use any ships other than refitted freighters(which are all identical btw), nor do they commandeer captured Galra ships, which would be the logical choice of an oppressed race rising up against their overlords.
Voltron the robot is also super boring, it always gets its ass kicked and then suddenly a team member activate a hidden ability, or they use the power of heart and friendship to solve it. The whole magical aspect just takes away alot of the tension. When the writers put the heroes in a "certain death" situation, you know they will survive because they're the heroes, but instead of inventing a creative way for them to win, they just throw in magic and Voltron suddenly turning super OP.
All in all, alot of flaws, but then again it is rated PG and maybe I was expecting a bit too much from a children's show.