#syywatching

Context: I’m watching with @ficus-fig (who as seen about half of the show); I have not seen the show at all (beyond what I have seen now I mean) but know a lot of spoilers and general stuff. 

Ep 1: Wow Lance sure shows a lot of potential. He doesn’t seem anything like how others have described him to me.

(Later) in Ep 1: Okay I’m confused. I vaguely know stuff that happens later so how does a show start off with SO MUCH SET UP in a character they supposedly throw under the bus later?

Throughout Ep 1: Why is Keith such a fucking douche to Lance? He insulted Lance literally over NOTHING a total of 3 times and Lance just took it. I don’t even care that Lance snapped by the 4th insult, I would’ve cracked by insult #2 so idk how Lance lasted until Insult #4. 

^Somewhere in the middle of the season: Wait a minute. Keith’s terrible at social interactions on all levels and seems to run on impulse. So...Keith is either a liar or this is a huge plothole but there is no way Keith forgot Lance in Ep 1 with how ready he was to insult Lance - as if he thought of these things before and jumped at the chance to finally say them. Keith has shown no ability to be able to be so specific and quick (in his words) over anything or anyone else (snappy, yes, but that’s it). In fact, he is consistently shown to be impulsive and just BAD when it comes to communicating in general. So HOW was he so ready to shove a knife into Lance and twist it after claiming to ‘not remember’ Lance? 

^^All the episodes: Okay, almost all the problems/plotholes regarding Keith seems to go away when you apply him being gay for Lance as canon. 

Ep 9: Okay maybe I’m wrong and Keith can be good/fast with words-WAIT A MINUTE! HIS INSULT TO LANCE WAS MEMORY-BASED! HE WAS REFERRING TO THE FORGOTTEN BONDING MOMENT! HOLY SHIT KEITH TOTALLY WAS THINKING UP THIS INSULT FOR LIKE 4 EPISODES! yeah, he totally remembers Lance...

Ep 10: So when does Lance start flirting with Allura (consistently)? Does he really do it a lot or was that an exaggeration from the fandom? He only flirted with her I think literally two times so far. I counted. 

After Ep 10: Okay...was Lance originally the main character in the concept and they just forgot to remove all the set ups and parallels-to-Shiro that was sprinkled in throughout the entire season? Cuz from what I know of what happens later on it really doesn’t feel like they will follow through with setting up Shiro to be Lance’s mentor and help Lance hone his already-established skillsets. If this is true, I feel so bad for the people that saw this too and didn’t see the disappointment coming......though I’m now pre-disappointed knowing this so idk which is worse...

Me right now: Okay I just found out the season only has 11 episodes so I’m apparently right before the season finale and idk what to expect...Lance better be awesome in it though...

Idek when this happened: Okay so I love Lance. There is no Lance-hatin’ under my roof. I will die for him. I will give him the world. I don’t know how this happened in one season so I’m also going ‘WTF” to myself. I’m not supposed to get attached when I didn’t even FINISH the season yet. Oh god. I’m already feeling pre-disappointment but and I’ve decided I’ll definitely take pre-disappointment over disappointment knowing vaguely what happens later. 

My friend ( @ficus-fig ) and I experiencing a very early Shance moment as I watch Voltron for the first time (my friend has already seen all this but i haven't).

Me: SHANCE! SHANCE! SHANCE!

Friend: omg there it is!

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Me: HE VOLUNTEERED TO STAY! Which is nice for Shance but I question why you’re not sending out your most skilled fighter in either of the other two situations...?

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Friend: Look at how gently he lays him down

Me: the detail of how carefully he holds his head and puts him down man...<3

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Friend: That scene almost looked like Shiro was straddling Lance

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Disclaimer: I’m only on season 1(I know I’m late); I’m watching with a friend who has seen the show. I obviously don’t actually hate Keith, but I do enjoy making fun of him.

Me: “Man, Keith sucks”

Also me: 

“I can’t even blame him [Keith], I’d also be stunned by Lance’s very presence” 

“Is it bad that I’ve done something similar to this [what Keith did] at one point in my life?”

“Keith was pretty useless here but I almost can relate cuz I too, would be completely and utterly useless in this very situation.”

“I hate that Keith sounds like me when I’m trying to prove a point that I know I didn’t think through but I’m opening my mouth anyway.”  

“Feelings”:

Me: I could always just not say anything and just admire from afar? Not commit? Feelings are scary man, you know I got commitment issues.

Friend: ...Weren’t you recently complaining about Keith’s lack of ability to properly handle his crush on Lance for probably those same reasons? 

Me: SHUT UP! I AM NOT AS BAD AS KEITH! 

Friend: You literally admitted you weren’t sure if you were dating one of your exes one time.

Me: ...yeah well I DON’T INSULT MY CRUSHES AT LEAST!

“Holy shit. If you put me in Voltron and made me a guy, I think I actually may look similar to Keith. We both got black hair, and I know he grows his hair out later, and we’re fucking short! Fuck this!” 

“Yeah okay, I guess I probably like Lance a lot too but that’s the only thing I will admit having in common with Keith.”

“The only thing Keith does better than me is being gay cuz this guy does not have an ounce of hetero thoughts and I’m almost jealous of that fact.” 

“It’s okay, Keith, I too suck at this.”

“Shit I actually kinda feel bad for Keith here. Like I’d personally be offended too if if something super intimate happened AND LANCE FUCKING FORGOT! I know it’s not his fault or anything but I’m still gonna be fucking salty and offended about it! Like what the hell?! Keith probably poured a part of his heart out (of screen, but still) but no, Lance fucking forgot. Funny, yeah, but man if I were in his shoes I’d probably have that exact same face cuz I can FEEL that level of WTF just thinking about it.”

Lance (1):

Me: Okay, I’m claiming Lance right now. He’s my new fictional husband. 

Friend: What about Keith?

Me: What about Keith? I’m pretty much the nicer version of Keith and Lance already likes him! That has to swing him in my favor! 

Lance (2)

Me: Look, I know some spoilers, but I can still talk about Voltron objectively alright?

Friend #2: That’s fine. 

Me: by the way have I mentioned how much Keith sucks right now?

Friend #2: You say Keith sucks, but you still don’t think Lance is a douchenozzel?