#*voltronmusings

Considering S3 and S4 were originally meant as one season, just as S5 and S6 were, there’s always one episode in each season in which Keith finds Shiro, each time with Shiro in dire circumstances.

In S1 Keith finds Shiro after he was taken by the Galra during the Kerberos mission and crashlanded back on Earth / with Shiro being quarantined by the Garrison.

In S2 Keith finds Shiro after they were split up from the rest of Team Voltron and landed on a wasteland planet, far away from each other / with Shiro being weakened by a severe wound and hunted by reptile creatures.

In S3/S4 Keith (the Black Lion, so real Shiro) finds Shiro’s (Kuron’s) pod after they lost Shiro in the fight against Zarkon / with Shiro almost out of oxygen in his space pod.

If I remember correctly, the creators mentioned before the third season came out that Keith was going to unlock Galra powers. When he switched his blade from his left hand to his right when Ezor was trapping his left arm, the switch had a purple-blackish light, which is Galran colours. (It also reminded me of the moment when Keith first unlocked his Galran blade.) And they really focused on Ezor’s shocked face at this occurrence. So it must be important.

As we’ve watched Zarkon and Shiro battle each other one on one in that astral plane for the Black Lion, it’s highly likely that we’ll see a more personal rivalry between Lotor and Keith as well. (Plus, and correct me if I’m wrong, they did have a rivalry in the previous adaptations iirc.)