Can I just say how funny the writers are for how they made the Sentinels
Like I always wondered why Rohan, the Mystic Knight of Fire, had to fight the Ice Lord of whatshisface. Everyone else got something related to their element, but Rohan got the opposite. And I always thought maybe that had a hidden meaning or something, or that it was going to be elaborated on, or that Rohan had to fight a second one later - something. I really like it.
And at the complete, other end of the scale is Garrett's Sentinel. Which I love for totally opposite reasons.
It's like there were five writers for these guys, and each one had a turn coming up with an idea, and they all got increasingly tired as they went along 🤣
Writer 1: I like the dichotomy of Fire and Ice. I think that's what Rohan should fight: a big, spooky skeleton, maybe as a callback to when he fought the one Cathbad summoned as a child or even in the first episode. It'll really show his progression.
W2: Oh, I can do spooky. I like the idea of a spooky bat. Not - uh... not one that can fly. But it could fly, probably. And it's got this super sweet weapon and screech attack that directly relates to air, so that's cool. And bats have rabies, which is really spooky too.
W3: I'll do a uhhhhhhh fuckin' uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh snake. But it doesn't look like a snake. And it doesn't sound like a snake. Are snakes in the water a lot? I know they can be but are they actually known for - ah screw it, close enough. Btw it has legs. Which, for a snake, is spooky. Give it a whip and we'll call it a day, okay?
W4: why would you do a snake when i was literally gonna - nvm, fml, i'll just call it a wolf. Wolves are still spooky, right? And they live in caves? And they stab people with pointy knives? You know, that thing wolves are totally known for - knives and caves? i was gonna do a snake but this fuckin guy - whatever it's fine whatever
W1: Now, what are we going to do for Garrett?
W5:
I WANT A SPIDER
A BIG
FUCK-OFF
SPIDER
W1: ... Okay. The costuming team might have a hard time with the legs -
W5:
NO COSTUMES
PHOTO-REALISTIC
FUCKN FANGS
BIG SPIDER
W4: ... are we allowed to just put a spider in the show like that?
W5:
I WANT OTHER FUCKN SPIDERS CRAWLIN AROUND ON HIS LEGS
GET THE KIDDIES THINKING LITTLE SPIDER
FUCKIN - SUPRISE
BIG SPIDER
W3: Wait, what weapons is it going to have?
W5:
IT'S A SPIDER
I WANT IT TWICE THE SIZE OF A HUMAN MAN
W3: Does it at least have a catchphrase?
W5:
SCREEEEEEEEEEEEE
W1: Hm. That might be too intense. Tell you what: let's settle on a silent, photo-realistic spider that's twice the size of a human man and has dozens of little spiders crawling up Garrett's legs, and we'll go get some lunch.
W3: Hey, how's Garrett going to get rid of the little spiders that are crawling over him?
W2: It's probably fine for him to brush them off with his bare hands. We'll just cut away and never mention them again. Are we done here?
W5: Wait, make it hiss like a snake. Snakes are spooky.
W1: Sold.
W4: wtf!!!