I’m going to stop watching VLD. However, I will continue to draw and hopefully make a webcomic and such to give Lotor the story he deserves.

What the writers did for Lotor is absolutely monstrous. They dangled happiness in front of Lotor then snatched it away, out of his reach. An abused man, someone who wanted so badly to not be like his father, was cut short from trying to reform and help bring peace to the galaxy.

He meant so much to me. Lotor’s character helped me through a tough time in my life last year. I felt motivated to see a character like him being written so realistically. The personality, the mannerisms, etc. His drive for change. But then what happened?

He was torn away.

Discarded.

Reduced to a humiliating shadow of himself.

Even worse, nothing in his characterization this season properly fit with the previous seasons. It was like having a child fix a broken vase with regular tape and glitter.

He was reaching a healthier state of mind, being given love and support by people for the first time ever. But then Lotor was told, “you don’t deserve/can’t get these.”

This is not the message you should give for abuse victims. I absolutely cannot commend this decision for the show.

Allura’s people were lost. She and Coran were the only survivors. We were hurting with them about this for several seasons then… Oh. More Alteans, I guess there was never a problem.

Everything cheapened Allura’s suffering and pain.

She fought for the fallen of Altea.

Her father and mother.

But then it’s blown up in her face.

The man she came to trust and develop a bond with was torn away and discarded. What they both represented was hope and together could truly have brought a peaceful change to the world. Yet what do we get? This ludicrous disaster of a finale where they both lose so much, if not everything.

Allura does not deserve this.

Lotor does not deserve this.

No one on Team Voltron deserves this.