History Recap / TheDragonPrinceS5E9InfantisSanguine

* TogetherInDeath: Delirious from the pain of the corruption, Zubeia momentarily considers surrendering to it if only so she might be with her beloved Avizandum again.

* HealItWithNature: After Zubeia falls out of the sky due to the dark magic bite, a helpful Earthblood Elf calling himself the "Mushroom Mage" begins to heal her infected wound using magic fungi.

* AnArmAndALeg: Claudia loses her left leg in the fight with the heroes, a result of Rayla cutting off one of her tentacles in octopus form just before the spell wears off.

* BlackComedy: Aaravos making cute jokes about how the Chrysalis Child is his and Viren's child and how the child gets his hair from Aaravos but his voice from Viren, in-between goading Viren into murdering the child.

* OffingTheOffspring: Aaravos reveals that as a requisite for the spell that will properly restore Viren to life, he will need to sacrifice one of his children. Subverted in that Aaravos explains that rather than kill Soren or Claudia, Viren can just kill the Chrysalis Child, since Aaravos used Viren's blood to create it, it counts as Viren's "child" too, so Viren only needs to sacrifice a barely sentient creature born of dark magic that he finds disgusting. DoubleSubverted in that Viren is unable to kill the Child anyway.

** This season, the Chrysalis Child started yelling "blood of child" at times for seemingly no reason. Turns out blood of a child, or more specifically, the sacrifice of an offspring, is the only ingredient needed for the spell that would restore Viren's life for good, with said sacrifice intended to be the Child itself, since Aaravos used Viren's blood to create it, it counts as Viren's "child".

* {{Cliffhanger}}: All plot threads are still unresolved after this season 5 finale. Viren refuses to perform dark magic to complete his resurrection and faces death in a few hours. Claudia has lost to the heroes but is still capable of coming back. Zubeia is still incapacitated by her infection but seems to be recovering. The heroes have what appears to be Aaravos's prison, but that doesn't mean Aaravos can't still be released. Finally, thanks to Miyana's betrayal, Janai's kingdom is threatened by Karim, who now has the Sun Seed and and a new-found army.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: All plot threads are still unresolved after this season 5 finale. Viren faces death in a few hours. Claudia has lost to the heroes but is still capable of coming back. Zubeia is still incapacitated by her infection but seems to be recovering. The heroes have what appears to be Aaravos's prison, but that doesn't mean Aaravos can't still be released. Finally, Janai's kingdom is threatened by Karim and his new-found army.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Played with: Aaravos makes it clear that he does not expect for one moment that Viren is willing to sacrifice either his daughter Claudia or his son Soren to save his own life, showing he at least understands Viren's love for his children. However, he has no problem with sacrificing ''their'' child; the magically-made, non-human Homunculus, apparently regarding its artificial nature as less than a natural life.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Played with: Aaravos makes it clear that he does not expect for one moment that Viren is willing to sacrifice either his daughter Claudia, or his son Soren, save his own life, showing he at least understands Viren's love for his children. However, he has no problem with sacrificing ''their'' child; the magically-made, non-human Homunculus, apparently regarding its artificial nature as less than a natural life.

* AmbiguousSituation: Zubeia is found by a mysterious creature that calls himself the Mushroom Mage, who heals Zubeia's dark magic-infected wound, though it's not clear if he healed her for good or if the cure is just temporary.

* DeadPersonConversation: During Zubeia's opening dream sequence, Avizandum is aiding her from beyond the grave by telling her to keep fighting and find help for her corruption.

* GracefulLoser: Aaravos accepts Viren's renouncement of dark magic with little resistance, simply staring at him as he walks away, almost like he was [[DidNotSeeThatComing surprised]] that he'd be willing to stay dead.

* MelancholyMoon: The last scene shows Viren somberly staring at the full moon during his supposedly last night on Earth.

** This season, the Chrysalis Child started yelling "blood of a child" at times for seemingly no reason. Turns out blood of a child, or more specifically, the sacrifice of an offspring, is the only ingredient needed for the spell that would restore Viren's life for good, with said sacrifice intended to be the Child itself, since Aaravos used Viren's blood to create it, it counts as Viren's "child".

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Played with: Aaravos makes it clear that he does not expect for one moment that Viren will sacrifice to sacrifice either his daughter Claudia, or his son Soren, save his own life, showing he at least understands Viren's love for his children. However, he has no problem with sacrificing ''their'' child; the magically-made, non-human Homunculus, apparently regarding its artificial nature as less than a natural life.

* EvenEvilHansStandards: Played with: Aaravos makes it clear that he does not expect for one moment that Viren will sacrifice to sacrifice either his daughter Claudia, or his son Soren, save his own life, showing he at least understands Viren's love for his children. However, he has no problem with sacrificing ''their'' child; the magically-made, non-human Homunculus, apparently regarding its artificial nature as less than a natural life.

* GroupHug: After defeating Claudia, Ezran, Callum and Rayla go in for a group hug.

While Zubeia fights for her life and Viren arrives at a crossroads, the race toward Aarvos' prison leads those who seek him deep beneath the waves.