In the S6 trailer at 0:41 – it sorta looks like the Red Lion is pushing the Blue Lion out of the way of a blast and consequently leaving itself open to take the brunt of the attack (or Red’s attacking Blue?). Also if Red is trying to protect/sacrifice itself for Blue … who exactly is piloting? Is it Lance saving Allura or Keith saving Lance? What do you think is happening and between which characters and what could the impact of the different scenarios be?
…which means that Allura and Lance stay with their respective Lions and if Keith returns with the team, its going to be with the Black Lion in a scenario where Shiro becomes indisposed because of Operation Kuron. And so the scene from the trailer where Red Lion pushes the Blue Lion away from danger is very likely Lance saving Allura.
Now what does that mean? Well that scene is very reminiscent of something Keith did back in S1 when Keith put himself in harms way to save Shiro and the Black Lion.
Its the quintessential Red Paladin/Red Lion trait on display, protectiveness and self-sacrifice. So seeing as Lance is the doing the protective thing by putting himself in danger to save Allura, it shows that Lance is acquiring the traits of Red Paladin. He’s finally gaining something from the Red Lion which means he’s connecting with the Red Lion, something we’ve yet to see since he started piloting it. Sure he’s pretty proficient with flying Red but I don’t think he’s had that mindmeld thing where they communicate telepathically. So I think Red Lion is finally teaching him what he needs to learn to become a better Paladin which would probabaly have something to do with his self-esteem and his place within the team.
But another aspect of that scene that I wanna fantasize about is that Lance is saving the Blue Lion – his Lion – because there’s still a connection between them. Because ultimately I still think that Lance’s stint with the Red Lion is just temporary because Red Lion wants to impart some wisdom unto him so he can be the best Paladin that he can be and after he gets that development, he’s gonna return to the Blue Lion because being Blue Paladin is where his greatest strengths lie.
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