History Recap / VoltronLegendaryDefenderS3E2

* CharacterDevelopment: Earlier in the episode, Lance is vocally against Keith becoming their leader, but after the Black Lion chooses him over the others Lance admits to Keith that they should respect the lions choice.

* BrokenTears: Allura breaks down when the Red Lion won't accept her.

* GetOut: After Hunk tries to pilot Black again, Coran tells him in an annoyed tone that he wasn't the one and to get out of the lion.

* LittleNo: When Keith is in the Black Lion, he makes it clear that he does not feel worthy of succeeding Shiro, but the Black Lion reactivates. Keith's reaction is to say, "Please, no."

* LeaveNoSurvivors: Subverted, Acxa specifically orders her group to take prisoners and kill no one.

Agreeing to find a new pilot for the Black Lion the team first decided to look in their own ranks. After dragging his feet on the whole thing for a bit and letting the others try first, Keith finally caves and steps up and is immediately accepted as Black Lion's new pilot. Meanwhile, Lotor decides to retake a recently freed planet. After that, he lures the paladins out with a trap, getting Black, Green, and Yellow, but not Blue or Red. Lance is stuck with his lion suddenly giving him the cold shoulder and wondering if his lion hated him now. Allura comes up and tells Lance that the Red Lion wants him, and as she leaves the Blue Lion lowers it shield for her. After all the lions converge, Lotor tells his fleet to retreat. As Lance tells Allura he's happy she's taking over for Blue, Coran yells over the intercoms that the Black Lion was leaving the castle with Keith telling everyone he was going to pursue Lotor.

Agreeing to find a new pilot for the Black Lion the team first decided to look in their own ranks. Meanwhile, Lotor decides to retake a recently freed planet. After that, he lures the paladins out with a trap, getting Black, Green, and Yellow, but not Blue or Red. Lance is stuck with his lion suddenly giving him the cold shoulder and wondering if his lion hated him now. Allura comes up and tells Lance that the Red Lion wants him, and as she leaves the Blue Lion lowers it shield for her. After all the lions converge, Lotor tells his fleet to retreat. As Lance tells Allura he's happy she's taking over for Blue, Coran yells over the intercoms that the Black Lion was leaving the castle with Keith telling everyone he was going to pursue Lotor.

* DistressCall: The Puig leader, possessed by Narti, uses his signal device to call on the paladins for help, claiming that the Galras were attacking.

* LuredIntoATrap: The Paladins are lead into one of the planet's leader who they recently freed sends them a distress signal. It was actually Narti controlling the leader, and when the lions approached, a whole battle cruiser was waiting for them.

* FailureMontage: Allura attempts to pilot Black, and is almost indifferent to not being chosen. It's more humorous between Pidge and Hunk. Pidge can't reach the controls, and after Hunk tries to act like a leader Coran kicks him out. When Lance gives it a try, and after an hour he pouts, sitting on his helmet and declaring, "It's useless, the Black Lion ''hates'' all of us!"

* FailureMontage: Allura attempts to pilot Black, and is almost indifferent to not being chosen. It's more humorous between Pidge and Hunk. Pidge can't reach the controls, and after Hunk tries to act like a leader Coran kicks him out. When Lance gives it a try he pouts, sitting on his helmet and declaring, "It's useless, the Black Lion ''hates'' all of us!"

* GetOut: After Hunk tries to pilot Black again, Coran tells him in an annoyed he wasn't the one and to get out of the lion.

* PassingTheTorch: Lance hands over his bayard to Allura, saying it was hers now.

* WhamLine: Keith talking to himself in the Black Lion, "You wanted me to lead Voltron? This is how I lead."

* LittleNo: When Keith is in the Black Lion, making it clear that he does not feel worthy of succeeding Shiro, the Black Lion reactivates. Keith's reaction is to say, "Please, no."

** Just like in the original, Lance pilots the Red Lion, and Allura takes over Blue.

* IMeantToDoThat: Keith yells at Lance for scratching Lotor's ship with Red and Lance tells him to fly his own Lion. Red facing backwards, runs into Galra ships behind them and Lance yells "I meant to do that" as the lion flips over in space.

Having decided to find a new pilot for the Black Lion the team first decided to look in their own ranks. Meanwhile, Lotor decides to retake a recently freed planet. After that, he lures the paladins out with a trap, getting Black, Green, and Yellow, but not Blue or Red. Lance is stuck with his lion suddenly giving him the cold shoulder and wondering if his lion hated him now. Allura comes up and tells Lance that the Red Lion wants him, and as she leaves the Blue Lion lowers it shield for her. After all the lions converge, Lotor tells his fleet to retreat. As Lance tells Allura he's happy she's taking over for Blue, Coran yells over the intercoms that the Black Lion was leaving the castle with Keith telling everyone he was going to pursue Lotor.

* FailureMontage: Allura attempts to pilot Black, and is almost indifferent to not being chosen. It's more humorous between Pidge and Hunk. Pidge can't reach the controls, and after Hunk tries to act like a leader Coran kicks him out. When Lance gives it a try he pouts, sitting on his helmet and declaring, "The Black Lion ''hates'' us!"

Having decided to find a new pilot for the Black Lion the team first decided to look in their own ranks. Meanwhile Lotor decides to retake a recently freed planet. After that, he lures the palainds out with a trap, getting Black, Green and Yellow, but not Blue or Red. Lance is stuck with his lion suddenly giving him the cold shoulder and wondering if his lion hated him now. Allura comes up and tells Lance that the Red Lion wants him, and as she leaves the Blue Lion lowers it shield for her. After all the lions converge, Lotor tells his fleet to retreat. As Lance tells Allura he's happy she's taking over for Blue, Coran yells over the intercoms that the Black Lion was leaving the castle with Keith telling everyone he was going to pursue Lotor.

* TacticalWithdrawal: Lotor says the main reason he drew the lions out was to asses their strengths. He wasn't going to go on a full-out battle without knowing more about the paladins.

Having decided to find a new pilot for the Black Lion the team first decided to look in their own ranks. Meanwhile Lotor decides to retake a recently freed planet. After that, he decides to lure Voltron out with a trap, getting Black, Green and Yellow, but not Blue or Red. Lance is stuck with his lion suddenly giving him the cold shoulder and wondering if his lion hated him now. Allura comes up and tells Lance that the Red Lion wants him, and as she leaves the Blue Lion lowers it shield for her. After all the lions converge, Lotor tells his fleet to retreat. As Lance tells Allura he's happy she's taking over for Blue, Coran yells over the intercoms that the Black Lion was leaving the castle with Keith telling everyone he was going to pursue Lotor.

* MakeMeASandwich: While Hunk pretends he's leading Voltron one of his imaginary orders to Keith was for him to make a sandwich.

Having decided to find a new pilot for the Black Lion the team first decided to look in their own ranks. Meanwhile Lotor decides to retake a recently freed planet. After that, he decides to lure Voltron out with a trap, getting Black, Green and Yellow, but not Blue or Red. Lance is stuck with his lion suddenly giving him the cold shoulder and wondering if his lion hated him now. Allura comes up and tells Lance that the Red Lion wants him, and as she leaves the Blue Lion lowers it shield for her. After all the lions converge, Lotor tells his fleet to retreat. As Lance tells Allura he's happy she's taking over for Blue, the alarms blare signalling the Black Lion leaving the castle with Keith telling everyone he was going to pursue Lotor.

* FailureMontage: Mainly between Pidge and Hunk. Pidge can't reach the controls, and after Hunk tries to act like a leader Coran kicks him out. When Lance gives it a try he pouts, sitting on his helmet and declaring, "The Black Lion ''hates'' us!"

* TacticalWithdrawal: Lotor says the main reason he drew the lions out was to asses their strengths. He wasn't going to go on a full-out battle without knowing more about the paladins.

* IMeantToDoThat: Keith yells at Lance for scrapping Lotor's ship with Red and Lance tells him to fly his own Lion. Red facing backwards, runs into Galra ships behind them and Lance yells "I meant to do that" as the lion flips over in space.

Having decided to find a new pilot for the Black Lion the team first decided to look in their own ranks. Meanwhile Lotor decides to retake a recently freed planet.

* BrokenTears: Allura breaks down when the Red Lion won't accept her.

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