The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is an American fantasy streaming television series produced by Netflix and The Jim Henson Company. It is a prequel to the 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal that explores the world of Thra created for the original film. It follows the story of three Gelflings: Rian, Deet, and Brea, as they journey together on a quest to unite the Gelfling clans to rise against the tyrannical Skeksis and save their planet Thra from a destructive blight known as the Darkening.

Why It Lights The Fires

 * 1) It's a rare example of how a prequel can be better than the original. The original, while good, didn't have much of a plot and was basically a "chosen one" storyline.
 * 2) The story is excellent, of how the Gelflings became aware of the crimes of the Skesis and the losses they go through to achieve victory.
 * 3) Pacing is perfect, no scenes felt too slow, no scenes felt too fast.
 * 4) Likable characters, such as Rian, Brea, Deet, and Hup.
 * 5) The puppets they use are vastly improved over the 1982 original, in fact, the set designs, puppets, and effects are well done.
 * 6) Speaking of well-done, the soundtrack used in each episode really nails it up.
 * 7) The action sequences, like the final battle, is epic.
 * 8) Many great voice acting, from Taron Egerton, Mark Hamill, Simon Pegg, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Jason Isaacs.
 * 9) Many of the deaths range from shocking to heartbreaking, from Mira to all the way to Maudra Fara. The music elevates it further.
 * 10) Many great moments. Such as:
 * 11) *Mira's essence being drained in the first episode.
 * 12) *Ordon's sacrifice in The First Thing I Remember Is Fire.
 * 13) *The All-Maudra's death in She Knows All The Secrets.
 * 14) *The Stonewood Clan turning on the Skesis in By Gelfling Hand....
 * 15) *Aughra's sacrifice to the Gelflings in The Crystal Calls.
 * 16) *Tavra's succumbing to her wounds in The Crystal Calls.
 * 17) *Rian's speech to the Gelflings in The Crystal Calls.
 * 18) *Rian's speech of enpowerment in A Single Piece Was Lost.
 * 19) *The Seven Clans arriving to save the day in A Single Piece Was Lost.
 * 20) The ending is great and subverts our expectations. Those who watched the original movie will expect the resistance to lose with the Skesis declaring victory since this is a prequel, here the resistance actually wins with several losses. But this leads to BQ #1.
 * 21) Overall, it boosted The Dark Crystal's popularity so much that it won a Primetime Emmy in 2020 for "Outstanding Children's Program". HOW AMAZING IS THAT?

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The show was canceled after only one season and it left us with a MASSIVE cliffhanger.
 * 2) *What happened to Deet after she left the resistance?
 * 3) *What happened to Crystal Shard Brea found at the very end?
 * 4) *Will the Skesis be defeated for good?
 * 5) *Since this is a prequel to the original movie, we can only assume that the resistance will be defeated and all Gelfling life will be wiped out.
 * 6) *Around the same time the show was canceled, an infamous movie called Cuties was released. The controversy over that movie made viewers believed that the show was canceled for this.
 * 7) Unlikeable characters do exist, such as Seladon, Tolyn, and Skeklach.