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** Jake is the first American Dragon and prior to him, there was a new boy on the block; Fred Nerk, the first Australian Dragon. So presumably not all countries have dragons, maybe only the Asian ones and until now there was no Dragon in charge of the USA. Also presumably being the American Dragon just means he's in charge of all dragons there since he does have relatives who are american dragons. In the future there'd probably be dozens of dragons in america with the one holding the title of American Dragon being the one selected to be in charge of them all.
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** Jake is the first American Dragon and prior to him, there was a another new boy on the block; Fred Nerk, the first Australian Dragon. So presumably not all countries have dragons, maybe only the Asian ones and until now there was no Dragon in charge of the USA. Also presumably being the American Dragon just means he's in charge of all dragons there since he does have relatives who are american dragons. In the future there'd probably be dozens of dragons in america with the one holding the title of American Dragon being the one selected to be in charge of them all.
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** Jake is the first American Dragon and prior to him, there was a new boy on the block, the first Australian Dragon. So presumably not all countries have dragons, maybe only the Asian ones and until now there was no Dragon in charge of the USA. Also presumably being the American Dragon just means he's in charge of all dragons there since he does have relatives who are american dragons. In the future there'd probably be dozens of dragons in america with the one holding the title of American Dragon being the one selected to be in charge of them all.
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** Jake is the first American Dragon and prior to him, there was a new boy on the block, block; Fred Nerk, the first Australian Dragon. So presumably not all countries have dragons, maybe only the Asian ones and until now there was no Dragon in charge of the USA. Also presumably being the American Dragon just means he's in charge of all dragons there since he does have relatives who are american dragons. In the future there'd probably be dozens of dragons in america with the one holding the title of American Dragon being the one selected to be in charge of them all.
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* Regarding Jonathan's [[spoiler:TakingItWell reaction, relatively speaking, to finding out that his son, daughter and father-in-law are able to change into dragons]]; there are actually several plausible explanations for his change of heart compared to when he [[spoiler:broke up with Susan in high school over it]]:
** In high school, [[spoiler:Jonathan was just a kid. He was immature and still taking life for granted. Several decades of raising Jake and Haley mellowed him into a responsible adult who knows better and loves Susan no matter what she is or isn't]].
** There are hints that he remembers [[spoiler:future!Jake telling him about him having a great life and two kids that he loves with Susan, as well as the Huntsclan kidnapping him for interrogation. He just kept quiet because he wasn't sure how to process all of that trauma when Susan and Jake denied it in the past. In the future, he goes ThisExplainsSoMuch and tells Jake he knew something about his family was special]].
** ThePowerOfLove was at play, in terms of his love for his kids. [[spoiler:No matter how strict he may be. Jonathan has been established as a PapaWolf who will take on ''anyone'' threatening his son and daughter. When Susan and Fu Dog tell him the truth, his bigger concern is that Jake is going up against a magical threat alone and his son needs help]].
** In high school, [[spoiler:Jonathan was just a kid. He was immature and still taking life for granted. Several decades of raising Jake and Haley mellowed him into a responsible adult who knows better and loves Susan no matter what she is or isn't]].
** There are hints that he remembers [[spoiler:future!Jake telling him about him having a great life and two kids that he loves with Susan, as well as the Huntsclan kidnapping him for interrogation. He just kept quiet because he wasn't sure how to process all of that trauma when Susan and Jake denied it in the past. In the future, he goes ThisExplainsSoMuch and tells Jake he knew something about his family was special]].
** ThePowerOfLove was at play, in terms of his love for his kids. [[spoiler:No matter how strict he may be. Jonathan has been established as a PapaWolf who will take on ''anyone'' threatening his son and daughter. When Susan and Fu Dog tell him the truth, his bigger concern is that Jake is going up against a magical threat alone and his son needs help]].
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* In "Something Fishy This Way Comes" has this and a dose of Fridge Brilliance. The Kelpie has been stated to have been on the loose for a year, which is about the same time as Jake has been the american dragon at this point. The Mermaid City and officials might not have thought it a good match to pit a new inexperienced dragon against the #2 greatest threat to the magical community.
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** This isn't the only case of it, Goblins were shown to trap and trade sentient fairies and keep them as pets for their children.
* Fu Dog, with a life expectancy of several hundred years, will eventually outlive each of the main characters of the show.
* Sarah of the Oracle twins will see a lot of people die, it’s all but stated she has already seen Jakes’ death when she first met him, since she asks if he wants to know the day and time of his demise.
* Fu Dog, with a life expectancy of several hundred years, will eventually outlive each of the main characters of the show.
* Sarah of the Oracle twins will see a lot of people die, it’s all but stated she has already seen Jakes’ death when she first met him, since she asks if he wants to know the day and time of his demise.
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* The Huntsclans’ grand equinox hunt. Hunting sentient beings is bad enough, but they do this twice a year and have been for many years turns nasty quick. Just the thought of how many thousands of magical creatures died during those hunts is mindblowing.
* A minor one, but one of Susans’ relatives tried to give her 99 living gnomes as a wedding gift. These gnomes are sentient magical creatures and tried to make a run for it as soon as they came out of the box. This looks a lot like slavery, which is performed by (assumingly) a guardian of the magical community.
* A minor one, but one of Susans’ relatives tried to give her 99 living gnomes as a wedding gift. These gnomes are sentient magical creatures and tried to make a run for it as soon as they came out of the box. This looks a lot like slavery, which is performed by (assumingly) a guardian of the magical community.
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* In “Breakout” After Rose has knocked him out and has dragged him off to the huntsclan hideout, she holds Huntsmans’ hand as he wakes up. It’s a small thing, but if she hadn’t, he would have been more suspicious of her.
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* In “Breakout” After Rose has knocked him out and has dragged him off to the huntsclan hideout, she holds Huntsmans’ hand as he wakes up. It’s a small thing, but if she hadn’t, he would have been more suspicious of her.her.
* Derceto might already have been smitten with Lao-shi before meeting him in “Something Fishy this way comes”, as she has read Jake’s report on him in “Hong Kong Nights” highlighting all of his good sides.
* Derceto might already have been smitten with Lao-shi before meeting him in “Something Fishy this way comes”, as she has read Jake’s report on him in “Hong Kong Nights” highlighting all of his good sides.
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* In “Feeding Frenzy”, while it’s played for laughs, Spud and Trixie are revealed to have been eaten by the sharkwoman of the episode. While it’s bad enough to get eaten by a shark, the real fridgehorror lies in how long they had to stay there. Logically they’d have been eaten in New York and the episode mainly takes place in Florida Keys. The pair had been in the stomach of a sharkwoman for more than the time it takes her to swim over 1000 miles!
* Jake using Cupids’ arrows to make Rose love him has another layer to it: Lao Shi have taught him “trust No one”. While Lao Shi most likely were referring to people that Jake’ll deal with while on Dragon-duty, this example shows that the advice might be getting to Jake in his private life.
* The Avimetrus steals youth and leaves its’ victims old and frail. How many hasn’t been kids one second and then a fragile elder the next? And that’s the survivors! It’s impossible to gauge how many have been piles of dust have been left behind over the years.
* The Grim Reaper is a position that requires one to defeat the existing one. Marty is the current one and choose, willingly, to fight and defeat the former holder of the title and then claim souls afterwards. The jolly prankster wanted to be around people on the verge of death for a living!
* Jasmine’s powers in “Dragon Breath” can become this. Remember that Trixie and Spud had their souls switched at the end of the episode, how many others had that happened to? Not to mention, none of them ever mention it again, combined with the fact that neither Lao Shi and/or Fu Dog are opposed to brew up magical mindwipe potions.
* Jake using Cupids’ arrows to make Rose love him has another layer to it: Lao Shi have taught him “trust No one”. While Lao Shi most likely were referring to people that Jake’ll deal with while on Dragon-duty, this example shows that the advice might be getting to Jake in his private life.
* The Avimetrus steals youth and leaves its’ victims old and frail. How many hasn’t been kids one second and then a fragile elder the next? And that’s the survivors! It’s impossible to gauge how many have been piles of dust have been left behind over the years.
* The Grim Reaper is a position that requires one to defeat the existing one. Marty is the current one and choose, willingly, to fight and defeat the former holder of the title and then claim souls afterwards. The jolly prankster wanted to be around people on the verge of death for a living!
* Jasmine’s powers in “Dragon Breath” can become this. Remember that Trixie and Spud had their souls switched at the end of the episode, how many others had that happened to? Not to mention, none of them ever mention it again, combined with the fact that neither Lao Shi and/or Fu Dog are opposed to brew up magical mindwipe potions.
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** In universe, it's explained as due to him being an OutsideContextProblem; since all dragons are LawfulGood in this universe, they've never had to develope the necessary skills to take one down if the need ever came up.
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** Also, he's an incredibly stern teacher to Jake. Point is, Jake is theorically responsible for ''all'' of the United States, and his only back up are Sun Park, who will eventually have to go back to Korea, his talented but unexperienced sister Haley, his arrogant, unexperienced and not-so-talented cousin Gregory, and Lao Shi himself, who is quite old and could end up crippled from old age or killed because he's not strong as he used to. Jake has an ''enormous'' responsability, and Lao Shi is trying to make him capable of taking it before he can't help anymore... And apparently the much nicer teacher Sun Park reasons the same way, given the first thing she does when Jake got himself suspended in "Being Human" was to increase Haley's training many-fold and give her the doll of Madge the Motivational Unicorn.
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** Also, he's an incredibly stern teacher to Jake. Point is, Jake is theorically theoretically responsible for ''all'' of the United States, and his only back up are Sun Park, who will eventually have to go back to Korea, his talented but unexperienced inexperienced sister Haley, his arrogant, unexperienced inexperienced and not-so-talented cousin Gregory, and Lao Shi himself, who is quite old and could end up crippled from old age or killed because he's not strong as he used to. Jake has an ''enormous'' responsability, responsibility, and Lao Shi is trying to make him capable of taking it before he can't help anymore... And apparently the much nicer teacher Sun Park reasons the same way, given the first thing she does when Jake got himself suspended in "Being Human" was to increase Haley's training many-fold and give her the doll of Madge the Motivational Unicorn.
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* In “Dreamscape” it’s revealed that Rotwood have a Chimera sealed in his subconsciousness, the #4 greatest threat to the magical community because of its powers in the dream realm, where it can cause horrifying nightmares afflicting an entire city. There might be an extra reason Rotwood is so mean.
** This leads into a case of Fridge Brilliance and Fridge Irony: No mention is made of how the Chimera got into Rotwoods subconsciousness or how it was trapped there. It possible that Rotwoods sheer desire to catch a magical creature led to it being trapped in his mind, but without his knowledge.
** This leads into a case of Fridge Brilliance and Fridge Irony: No mention is made of how the Chimera got into Rotwoods subconsciousness or how it was trapped there. It possible that Rotwoods sheer desire to catch a magical creature led to it being trapped in his mind, but without his knowledge.
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** This leads into a case of Fridge Brilliance and Fridge Irony: No mention is made of how the Chimera got into Rotwoods subconsciousness or how it was trapped there. It possible thatRotwoods Rotwood's sheer desire to catch a magical creature led to it being trapped in his mind, but without his knowledge.
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* So...small countries like Korea get their own dragons...but Jake is responsible for the ENTIRE United States? Aren't these dragon families ancient? Are they appointed by the UN or something? And were Jake's ancestors also responsible for the USA(Then why is grandpa still very "Chinese"?) or have they only gotten the duty for the last 2-3 generations? The dragons' biggest foe must be bureaucracy.
** Jake is the first American Dragon and prior to him there was a new boy on the block first Australian Dragon. So presumably not all countries have dragons, maybe only the Asian ones and until now there was no Dragon in charge of the USA. Also presumably being the American Dragon just means he's in charge of all dragons there since he does have relatives who are american dragons. In the future there'd probably be dozens of dragons in america with the one holding the title of American Dragon being the one selected to be in charge of them all.
** Jake is the first American Dragon and prior to him there was a new boy on the block first Australian Dragon. So presumably not all countries have dragons, maybe only the Asian ones and until now there was no Dragon in charge of the USA. Also presumably being the American Dragon just means he's in charge of all dragons there since he does have relatives who are american dragons. In the future there'd probably be dozens of dragons in america with the one holding the title of American Dragon being the one selected to be in charge of them all.
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* So...small countries like Korea get their own dragons...but Jake is responsible for the ENTIRE United States? Aren't these dragon families ancient? Are they appointed by the UN or something? And were Jake's ancestors also responsible for the USA(Then USA (Then why is grandpa still very "Chinese"?) or have they only gotten the duty for the last 2-3 generations? The dragons' biggest foe must be bureaucracy.
** Jake is the first American Dragon and prior tohim him, there was a new boy on the block block, the first Australian Dragon. So presumably not all countries have dragons, maybe only the Asian ones and until now there was no Dragon in charge of the USA. Also presumably being the American Dragon just means he's in charge of all dragons there since he does have relatives who are american dragons. In the future there'd probably be dozens of dragons in america with the one holding the title of American Dragon being the one selected to be in charge of them all.
** Jake is the first American Dragon and prior to
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* In “Dreamscape” it’s revealed that Rotwood have a Chimera sealed in his subconsciousness, the #4 greatest threat to the magical community because of its powers in the dream realm, where it can cause horrifying nightmares afflicting an entire city. There might be an extra reason Rotwood is so mean.
** This leads into a case of Fridge Brilliance and Fridge Irony: No mention is made of how the Chimera got into Rotwoods subconsciousness or how it was trapped there. It possible that Rotwoods sheer desire to catch a magical creature led to it being trapped in his mind, but without his knowledge.
** This leads into a case of Fridge Brilliance and Fridge Irony: No mention is made of how the Chimera got into Rotwoods subconsciousness or how it was trapped there. It possible that Rotwoods sheer desire to catch a magical creature led to it being trapped in his mind, but without his knowledge.
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** Jake is the first American Dragon and prior to him there was a new boy on the block first Australian Dragon. So presumably not all countries have dragons, maybe only the Asian ones and until now there was no Dragon in charge of the USA. Also presumably being the American Dragon just means he's in charge of all dragons there since he does have relatives who are american dragons. In the future there'd probably be dozens of dragons in america with the one holding the title of American Dragon being the one selected to be in charge of them all.
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** Jake is the first American Dragon and prior to him there was a new boy on the block first Australian Dragon. So presumably not all countries have dragons, maybe only the Asian ones and until now there was no Dragon in charge of the USA. Also presumably being the American Dragon just means he's in charge of all dragons there since he does have relatives who are american dragons. In the future there'd probably be dozens of dragons in america with the one holding the title of American Dragon being the one selected to be in charge of them all.all.
* In “Breakout” After Rose has knocked him out and has dragged him off to the huntsclan hideout, she holds Huntsmans’ hand as he wakes up. It’s a small thing, but if she hadn’t, he would have been more suspicious of her.
* In “Breakout” After Rose has knocked him out and has dragged him off to the huntsclan hideout, she holds Huntsmans’ hand as he wakes up. It’s a small thing, but if she hadn’t, he would have been more suspicious of her.
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* Huntsboys 88 & 89 are all that's left of the Huntsclan after they were wiped out, and plan on continuing their work. That means in time, a new Huntsclan ''will'' be reborn.
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* In "Something Fishy This Way Comes" has this and a dose of Fridge Brilliance. The Kelpie has been stated to have been on the loose for a year, which is about the same time as Jake has been the american dragon at this point. The Mermaidcity and officials might not have thought it a good match to pit a new unexperienced dragon against the #2 greatest threat to the magical community.
** The horror sets in when you realise that the mermaid detectives didn't tell Lao Shi about it either, leaving plenty of time for the Kelpie to attack and devour several magical creatures. To hammer it home, the Kelpie transforms into a number of them during the episode, A troll, a dog and an elf. Those deaths are on your fins' mermaids!
* In "Something Fishy This Way Comes" has this and a dose of Fridge Brilliance. The Kelpie has been stated to have been on the loose for a year, which is about the same time as Jake has been the american dragon at this point. The Mermaidcity and officials might not have thought it a good match to pit a new unexperienced dragon against the #2 greatest threat to the magical community.
** The horror sets in when you realise that the mermaid detectives didn't tell Lao Shi about it either, leaving plenty of time for the Kelpie to attack and devour several magical creatures. To hammer it home, the Kelpie transforms into a number of them during the episode, A troll, a dog and an elf. Those deaths are on your fins' mermaids!
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* The episode "Haley Gone Wild" becomes brilliant when you take two episodes into account: "Bite Father, Bite Son" and "Hero of the Hourglass". In the first episode, Lao Shi explains to Jake that the reason the Dragon council allowed Susan to marry the human Johnathan was because the latter apparently had a [[NiceGuy good heart]]. In the second episode, even though he can only go by the Huntsclan's perception on dragons being "monsters", Johnathan refuses to tell anything about dragons, because he loves Susan. Johnathan may not be aware of magic, but he has a strong moral compass considered valuable even amongst the Dragon Council. The brilliance comes in when one sees in the climax [[spoiler: how exactly the Pooka's spell over Hailey is broken. All it takes is Johnathan's tirade ("That show is a load of ''brainwashing'', young lady!") to bring Haley back to her senses. In a way, that same moral compass saved the day.]]
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* The episode "Haley Gone Wild" becomes brilliant when you take two episodes into account: "Bite Father, Bite Son" and "Hero of the Hourglass". In the first episode, Lao Shi explains to Jake that the reason the Dragon council allowed Susan to marry the human Johnathan was because the latter apparently had a [[NiceGuy good heart]]. In the second episode, even though he can only go by the Huntsclan's perception on dragons being "monsters", Johnathan refuses to tell anything about dragons, because he loves Susan. Johnathan may not be aware of magic, but he has a strong moral compass considered valuable even amongst the Dragon Council. The brilliance comes in when one sees in the climax [[spoiler: how exactly the Pooka's spell over Hailey Haley is broken. All it takes is Johnathan's tirade ("That show is a load of ''brainwashing'', young lady!") to bring Haley back to her senses. In a way, that same moral compass saved the day.]]
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* The episode "Haley Gone Wild" becomes brilliant when you take two episodes into account: "Bite Father, Bite Son" and "Hero of the Hourglass". In the first episode, Lao Shi explains to Jake that the reason the Dragon council allowed Susan to marry the human Johnathan was because the latter apparently had a [[NiceGuy good heart]]. In the second episode, even though he can only go by the Huntsclan's perception on dragons being "monsters", Johnathan refuses to tell anything about dragons, because he loves Susan. Johnathan may not be aware of magic, but he has a strong moral compass considered valuable even amongst the Dragon Council. The brilliance comes in when one sees in the climax [[spoiler: how exactly the Pooka's spell over Hailey is broken. All it takes is Johnathan's tirade ("That show is a load of ''brainwashing'', young lady!) to bring Haley back to her senses. In a way, that same moral compass saved the day.]]
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* The episode "Haley Gone Wild" becomes brilliant when you take two episodes into account: "Bite Father, Bite Son" and "Hero of the Hourglass". In the first episode, Lao Shi explains to Jake that the reason the Dragon council allowed Susan to marry the human Johnathan was because the latter apparently had a [[NiceGuy good heart]]. In the second episode, even though he can only go by the Huntsclan's perception on dragons being "monsters", Johnathan refuses to tell anything about dragons, because he loves Susan. Johnathan may not be aware of magic, but he has a strong moral compass considered valuable even amongst the Dragon Council. The brilliance comes in when one sees in the climax [[spoiler: how exactly the Pooka's spell over Hailey is broken. All it takes is Johnathan's tirade ("That show is a load of ''brainwashing'', young lady!) lady!") to bring Haley back to her senses. In a way, that same moral compass saved the day.]]
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** It also explains why [[JerkJock Brad]] is considered an AbhorrentAdmirer. She remembers that it was him who dumped her for "the prettiest girl" at the dance. And one can imagine how annoying it is for Rose to deal with Brad repeatedly trying to sweep her off her feet when she remembers how shallow he was at the dance. He can pretend that breakup at the dance never happened, but Rose knows in her heart-of-hearts she'd rather have Jake for her boyfriend.
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* Lao Shi often tries teaching Jake to (in his own words) "trust no one". Seems strange, given his role... Then you think about Chang (a dear friend, and possibly an intimate one), the majority of his family (Jake at his worst is ''more mature'' than any three of the relatives outside the immediate family, aside for Lao Shi himself), that thing about having had [[DatingCatwoman a fling with his own mortal enemy]] and it ending bad, and all the messes that his loyal friend Fu Dog does on a daily basis, and you realize he's perfectly justified in not fully trusting anyone.
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* Lao Shi often tries teaching Jake to (in his own words) "trust no one". Seems strange, given his role... Then you think about Chang (a dear friend, and possibly an intimate one), the majority of his family (Jake at his worst is ''more mature'' than any three of the relatives outside the immediate family, aside for Lao Shi himself), [[NoodleIncident that thing thing]] about having had [[DatingCatwoman a fling with his own mortal enemy]] and it ending bad, and all the messes that his loyal friend Fu Dog does on a daily basis, and you realize he's perfectly justified in not fully trusting anyone.
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* Fridge-Heartwarming: When Lao Shi is pissed in "Dreamscape", [[http://s212.photobucket.com/user/HyperForceGo/media/Pictures/Bewareoflaoshi.jpg.html?t=1307232565 Rose is hiding behind Jake while the others take his screams with little trouble]]. Seems just fun... Then you remember that Rose is Huntsgirl, raised by the Huntsclan, who until just a few months before hated dragons with a passion, and is disarmed while facing a ''furious'' dragon master who in his youth [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable defeated and nearly killed the goddamn Dark Dragon]] while in the same room of the one dragon that made her realize that they're not all evil. Now, what would ''you'' do in her place?
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* Fridge-Heartwarming: When Lao Shi is pissed in "Dreamscape", [[http://s212.photobucket.com/user/HyperForceGo/media/Pictures/Bewareoflaoshi.jpg.html?t=1307232565 Rose is hiding behind Jake while the others take his screams with little trouble]]. Seems just fun...[[PlayedForLaughs fun]]... Then you remember that Rose is Huntsgirl, raised by the Huntsclan, who until just a few months before hated dragons with a passion, and is disarmed while facing a ''furious'' dragon master who in his youth [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable defeated and nearly killed the goddamn Dark Dragon]] while in the same room of the one dragon that made her realize that they're not all evil. Now, what would ''you'' do in her place?
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* When Lao Shi is pissed in "Dreamscape", [[http://s212.photobucket.com/user/HyperForceGo/media/Pictures/Bewareoflaoshi.jpg.html?t=1307232565 Rose is hiding behind Jake while the others take his screams with little trouble]]. Seems just fun... Then you remember that Rose is Huntsgirl, raised by the Huntsclan, who until just a few months before hated dragons with a passion, and is disarmed while facing a ''furious'' dragon master who in his youth [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable defeated and nearly killed the goddamn Dark Dragon]] while in the same room of the one dragon that made her realize that they're not all evil. Now, what would ''you'' do in her place?
* For the #1 threat the Magical Community, the Dark Dragon didn't really seem as threatening as he was made about to be since [[spoiler: he was defeated thwarted fairly easily in all of his appearances]]. In the finale episode, [[spoiler: Rose]] is even able to hold her own against him after he battles all the dragons. But it also occurred to me that he had the unique distinction of being the only dragon ever to go bad. The sheer danger of one of the most powerful magical creatures (and a protector creature) becoming evil and the psychological damage may have likely contributed to his perceived threat.
* For the #1 threat the Magical Community, the Dark Dragon didn't really seem as threatening as he was made about to be since [[spoiler: he was defeated thwarted fairly easily in all of his appearances]]. In the finale episode, [[spoiler: Rose]] is even able to hold her own against him after he battles all the dragons. But it also occurred to me that he had the unique distinction of being the only dragon ever to go bad. The sheer danger of one of the most powerful magical creatures (and a protector creature) becoming evil and the psychological damage may have likely contributed to his perceived threat.
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* Fridge-Heartwarming: When Lao Shi is pissed in "Dreamscape", [[http://s212.photobucket.com/user/HyperForceGo/media/Pictures/Bewareoflaoshi.jpg.html?t=1307232565 Rose is hiding behind Jake while the others take his screams with little trouble]]. Seems just fun... Then you remember that Rose is Huntsgirl, raised by the Huntsclan, who until just a few months before hated dragons with a passion, and is disarmed while facing a ''furious'' dragon master who in his youth [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable defeated and nearly killed the goddamn Dark Dragon]] while in the same room of the one dragon that made her realize that they're not all evil. Now, what would ''you'' do in her place?
* For the #1 threat the Magical Community, the Dark Dragon didn't really seem as threatening as he was made about to be since [[spoiler: he was defeated thwarted fairly easily in all of his appearances]]. In the finale episode, [[spoiler: Rose]] is even able to hold her own against him after he battles all the dragons. But it also occurred to me that he had the unique distinction of being theonly ''only'' dragon ever to go bad. The sheer danger of one of the most powerful magical creatures (and a protector creature) becoming evil and the psychological damage may have likely contributed to his perceived threat.threat.
** What's more, [[spoiler: it may also count as TheCorruption personified (or dragonfied) when one bears in mind he also convinced one of the Dragon Council to join the dark side]].
* For the #1 threat the Magical Community, the Dark Dragon didn't really seem as threatening as he was made about to be since [[spoiler: he was defeated thwarted fairly easily in all of his appearances]]. In the finale episode, [[spoiler: Rose]] is even able to hold her own against him after he battles all the dragons. But it also occurred to me that he had the unique distinction of being the
** What's more, [[spoiler: it may also count as TheCorruption personified (or dragonfied) when one bears in mind he also convinced one of the Dragon Council to join the dark side]].
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** Also take into note what we have seen of Jake's cousins: as this page notes below Jake at his worst is more mature than his relatives, and as Lao Shi hasn't been training Jake for that long the difference probably began with 'the mortal'.
* Lao Shi often tries teaching Jake to (in his own words) "trust noone". Seems strange, given his role... Then you think about Chang (a dear friend, and possibly an intimate one), the majority of his family (Jake at his worst is ''more mature'' than any three of the relatives outside the immediate family, aside for Lao Shi himself), that thing about having had [[DatingCatwoman a fling with his own mortal enemy]] and it ending bad, and all the messes that his loyal friend Fu Dog does on a daily basis, and you realize he's perfectly justified in not fully trusting anyone.
** Also, he's an incredibly stern teacher to Jake. Point is, Jake is theorically responsible for ''all'' of the United States, and his only back up are Sun Park, who will eventually have to go back to Korea, his talented but unexperienced sister Haley, his arrogant, unexperienced and not-so-talented cousin Gregory, and Lao Shi himself, who is quite old and could end up crippled from old age or killed because he's not strong as he used to. Jake has an ''enormous'' responsability, and Lao Shi is trying to make him capable of taking it before he can't help anymore... And apparently the much nicer teacher Sun Park reasons the same way, given the first thing she does when Jake got himself suspended in "Being Human" was to increase Haley's training manyfold and give her the doll of Madge the Motivational Unicorn.
* Jake using Cupid's arrow on Rose when he believed she didn't love him anymore in "Love Cruise" seems evidence of Jake growing obsessed with her as Lao Shi believed. Then you remember he's permanently on the verge of a nervous breakdown and Rose's love was one of the few bright spots in his life, and you realize Jake was just scared beyond reason at the thought of losing her.
* Lao Shi often tries teaching Jake to (in his own words) "trust noone". Seems strange, given his role... Then you think about Chang (a dear friend, and possibly an intimate one), the majority of his family (Jake at his worst is ''more mature'' than any three of the relatives outside the immediate family, aside for Lao Shi himself), that thing about having had [[DatingCatwoman a fling with his own mortal enemy]] and it ending bad, and all the messes that his loyal friend Fu Dog does on a daily basis, and you realize he's perfectly justified in not fully trusting anyone.
** Also, he's an incredibly stern teacher to Jake. Point is, Jake is theorically responsible for ''all'' of the United States, and his only back up are Sun Park, who will eventually have to go back to Korea, his talented but unexperienced sister Haley, his arrogant, unexperienced and not-so-talented cousin Gregory, and Lao Shi himself, who is quite old and could end up crippled from old age or killed because he's not strong as he used to. Jake has an ''enormous'' responsability, and Lao Shi is trying to make him capable of taking it before he can't help anymore... And apparently the much nicer teacher Sun Park reasons the same way, given the first thing she does when Jake got himself suspended in "Being Human" was to increase Haley's training manyfold and give her the doll of Madge the Motivational Unicorn.
* Jake using Cupid's arrow on Rose when he believed she didn't love him anymore in "Love Cruise" seems evidence of Jake growing obsessed with her as Lao Shi believed. Then you remember he's permanently on the verge of a nervous breakdown and Rose's love was one of the few bright spots in his life, and you realize Jake was just scared beyond reason at the thought of losing her.
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** Also take into note what we have seen of Jake's cousins: as this page notes below Jake at his worst is more mature than his relatives, and as Lao Shi hasn't been training Jake for that long long, the difference probably began with 'the mortal'.mortal' father who brought him up on manners and boundaries.
* In "A Befuddled Mind", Spud [[spoiler: [[HiddenDepths succeeding]] where the other students failed at cracking the code becomes very symbolic. As he says, they're looking at the code in only one aspect (representing that their approach at being successful in life is one-dimensional). But to solve it, you need to look at the code "in 3-D" (meaning that Spud has a balanced, well-rounded life of being fun ''and'' smart).]]
* Lao Shi often tries teaching Jake to (in his own words) "trustnoone".no one". Seems strange, given his role... Then you think about Chang (a dear friend, and possibly an intimate one), the majority of his family (Jake at his worst is ''more mature'' than any three of the relatives outside the immediate family, aside for Lao Shi himself), that thing about having had [[DatingCatwoman a fling with his own mortal enemy]] and it ending bad, and all the messes that his loyal friend Fu Dog does on a daily basis, and you realize he's perfectly justified in not fully trusting anyone.
** Also, he's an incredibly stern teacher to Jake. Point is, Jake is theorically responsible for ''all'' of the United States, and his only back up are Sun Park, who will eventually have to go back to Korea, his talented but unexperienced sister Haley, his arrogant, unexperienced and not-so-talented cousin Gregory, and Lao Shi himself, who is quite old and could end up crippled from old age or killed because he's not strong as he used to. Jake has an ''enormous'' responsability, and Lao Shi is trying to make him capable of taking it before he can't help anymore... And apparently the much nicer teacher Sun Park reasons the same way, given the first thing she does when Jake got himself suspended in "Being Human" was to increase Haley's trainingmanyfold many-fold and give her the doll of Madge the Motivational Unicorn.
* Jake using Cupid's arrow on Rose when he believed she didn't love him anymore in "Love Cruise" seems evidence of Jake growing obsessed with her as Lao Shi believed. Then you remember he's permanently on the verge of a nervous breakdown and Rose's love was one of the few bright spots in his life, and you realize Jake was just scared beyond reason at the thought of losingher.her like he did in the Season 1 finale.
* In "A Befuddled Mind", Spud [[spoiler: [[HiddenDepths succeeding]] where the other students failed at cracking the code becomes very symbolic. As he says, they're looking at the code in only one aspect (representing that their approach at being successful in life is one-dimensional). But to solve it, you need to look at the code "in 3-D" (meaning that Spud has a balanced, well-rounded life of being fun ''and'' smart).]]
* Lao Shi often tries teaching Jake to (in his own words) "trust
** Also, he's an incredibly stern teacher to Jake. Point is, Jake is theorically responsible for ''all'' of the United States, and his only back up are Sun Park, who will eventually have to go back to Korea, his talented but unexperienced sister Haley, his arrogant, unexperienced and not-so-talented cousin Gregory, and Lao Shi himself, who is quite old and could end up crippled from old age or killed because he's not strong as he used to. Jake has an ''enormous'' responsability, and Lao Shi is trying to make him capable of taking it before he can't help anymore... And apparently the much nicer teacher Sun Park reasons the same way, given the first thing she does when Jake got himself suspended in "Being Human" was to increase Haley's training
* Jake using Cupid's arrow on Rose when he believed she didn't love him anymore in "Love Cruise" seems evidence of Jake growing obsessed with her as Lao Shi believed. Then you remember he's permanently on the verge of a nervous breakdown and Rose's love was one of the few bright spots in his life, and you realize Jake was just scared beyond reason at the thought of losing
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* The episode "Haley gone wild" becomes brilliant when you take two episodes into account: "Bite Father, bite Son" and "Hero of the Hourglass". In the first episode, Lao Shi explains to Jake that the reason the Dragon council allowed Susan to marry the human Johnathan was because the latter apparently had a [[NiceGuy good heart]]. In the second episode, even though he can only go by the Huntsclan's perception on dragons being "monsters", Johnathan refuses to tell anything about dragons, because he loves Susan. Johnathan may not be aware of magic, but he has a strong moral compass considered valuable even amongst the Dragon Council. The brilliance comes in when one sees in the climax [[spoiler: how exactly the Pooka's spell over Hailey is broken. All it takes is Johnathan's tirade ("That show is a load of ''brainwashing'', young lady!) to bring Hailey back to her senses. In a way, that same moral compass saved the day.]]
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* The episode "Haley gone wild" Gone Wild" becomes brilliant when you take two episodes into account: "Bite Father, bite Bite Son" and "Hero of the Hourglass". In the first episode, Lao Shi explains to Jake that the reason the Dragon council allowed Susan to marry the human Johnathan was because the latter apparently had a [[NiceGuy good heart]]. In the second episode, even though he can only go by the Huntsclan's perception on dragons being "monsters", Johnathan refuses to tell anything about dragons, because he loves Susan. Johnathan may not be aware of magic, but he has a strong moral compass considered valuable even amongst the Dragon Council. The brilliance comes in when one sees in the climax [[spoiler: how exactly the Pooka's spell over Hailey is broken. All it takes is Johnathan's tirade ("That show is a load of ''brainwashing'', young lady!) to bring Hailey Haley back to her senses. In a way, that same moral compass saved the day.]]]]
** Also take into note what we have seen of Jake's cousins: as this page notes below Jake at his worst is more mature than his relatives, and as Lao Shi hasn't been training Jake for that long the difference probably began with 'the mortal'.
** Also take into note what we have seen of Jake's cousins: as this page notes below Jake at his worst is more mature than his relatives, and as Lao Shi hasn't been training Jake for that long the difference probably began with 'the mortal'.
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* The episode "Haley gone wild" becomes brilliant when you take two episodes into account: "Bite Father, bite Son" and "Hero of the Hourglass". In the first episode, Lao Shi explains to Jake that the reason the Dragon council allowed Susan to marry the human Johnathan was because the latter apparently had a [[NiceGuy good heart]]. In the second episode, even though he can only go by the Huntsclan's perception on dragons being "monsters", Johnathan refuses to tell anything about dragons, because he loves Susan. Johnathan may not be aware of magic, but he has a strong moral compass considered valuable even amongst the Dragon Council. The brilliance comes in when one sees in the climax [[spoiler: how exactly the Pooka's spell over Hailey is broken. All it takes is Johnathan's tirade ("That show is a load of ''brainwashing'', young lady!) to bring Hailey back to her senses. In a way, that same moral compass saved the day.]]
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* Lao Shi often tries teaching Jake to (in his own words) "trust noone". Seems strange, given his role... Then you think about Chang (a dear friend, and possibly an intimate one), the majority of his family (Jake at his worst is more mature than any three of the relatives outside the immediate family, aside for Lao Shi himself), that thing about having had [[DatingCatwoman a fling with his own mortal enemy]] and it ending bad, and all the messes that his loyal friend Fu Dog does on a daily basis, and you realize he's perfectly justified in not fully trusting anyone.
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* Lao Shi often tries teaching Jake to (in his own words) "trust noone". Seems strange, given his role... Then you think about Chang (a dear friend, and possibly an intimate one), the majority of his family (Jake at his worst is more mature ''more mature'' than any three of the relatives outside the immediate family, aside for Lao Shi himself), that thing about having had [[DatingCatwoman a fling with his own mortal enemy]] and it ending bad, and all the messes that his loyal friend Fu Dog does on a daily basis, and you realize he's perfectly justified in not fully trusting anyone.
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* Why did Stacey [[spoiler:fall for Spud]] at the end of the series? We see in "The Rotwood Files" that she's into sensitive {{Nice Guy}}s, meaning that she likely started to like [[spoiler:Spud]] after realizing how genuinely sweet he is.
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* When Lao Shi is pissed in "Dreamscape", [[http://s212.photobucket.com/user/HyperForceGo/media/Pictures/Bewareoflaoshi.jpg.html?t=1307232565 Rose is hiding behind Jake while the others take his screams with little trouble]]. Seems just fun... Then you remember that Rose is Huntsgirl, raised by the Huntsclan, who until just a few months before hated dragons with a passion, and is disarmed while facing a ''furious'' dragon master who in his youth [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable defeated and nearly killed the goddamn' Dark Dragon]] while in the same room of the one dragon that made her realize that they're not all evil. Now, what would ''you'' do in her place?
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* When Lao Shi is pissed in "Dreamscape", [[http://s212.photobucket.com/user/HyperForceGo/media/Pictures/Bewareoflaoshi.jpg.html?t=1307232565 Rose is hiding behind Jake while the others take his screams with little trouble]]. Seems just fun... Then you remember that Rose is Huntsgirl, raised by the Huntsclan, who until just a few months before hated dragons with a passion, and is disarmed while facing a ''furious'' dragon master who in his youth [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable defeated and nearly killed the goddamn' goddamn Dark Dragon]] while in the same room of the one dragon that made her realize that they're not all evil. Now, what would ''you'' do in her place?
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* So...small countries like Korea get their own dragons...but Jake is responsible for the ENTIRE United States? Aren't these dragon families ancient? Are they appointed by the UN or something? And were Jake's ancestors also responsible for the USA(Then why is grandpa still very "Chinese"?) or have they only gotten the duty for the last 2-3 generations? The dragons' biggest foe must be bureaucracy.
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* So...small countries like Korea get their own dragons...but Jake is responsible for the ENTIRE United States? Aren't these dragon families ancient? Are they appointed by the UN or something? And were Jake's ancestors also responsible for the USA(Then why is grandpa still very "Chinese"?) or have they only gotten the duty for the last 2-3 generations? The dragons' biggest foe must be bureaucracy.bureaucracy.
** Jake is the first American Dragon and prior to him there was a new boy on the block first Australian Dragon. So presumably not all countries have dragons, maybe only the Asian ones and until now there was no Dragon in charge of the USA. Also presumably being the American Dragon just means he's in charge of all dragons there since he does have relatives who are american dragons. In the future there'd probably be dozens of dragons in america with the one holding the title of American Dragon being the one selected to be in charge of them all.
** Jake is the first American Dragon and prior to him there was a new boy on the block first Australian Dragon. So presumably not all countries have dragons, maybe only the Asian ones and until now there was no Dragon in charge of the USA. Also presumably being the American Dragon just means he's in charge of all dragons there since he does have relatives who are american dragons. In the future there'd probably be dozens of dragons in america with the one holding the title of American Dragon being the one selected to be in charge of them all.
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** Leads to a dose of FridgeHorror. After Rose pulled her HeroicSacrifice and nobody knew if he had succeeded in saving her, Jake flew away in anger, but the following morning he's almost calm, and just hoping she's alive and happy. '''''What did he do that night?!'''''
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** Leads to a dose of FridgeHorror. After Rose pulled her HeroicSacrifice and nobody knew if he had succeeded in saving her, Jake flew away in anger, but the following morning he's almost calm, and just hoping she's alive and happy. '''''What did he do that night?!'''''night?!'''''
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* So...small countries like Korea get their own dragons...but Jake is responsible for the ENTIRE United States? Aren't these dragon families ancient? Are they appointed by the UN or something? And were Jake's ancestors also responsible for the USA(Then why is grandpa still very "Chinese"?) or have they only gotten the duty for the last 2-3 generations? The dragons' biggest foe must be bureaucracy.
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* So...small countries like Korea get their own dragons...but Jake is responsible for the ENTIRE United States? Aren't these dragon families ancient? Are they appointed by the UN or something? And were Jake's ancestors also responsible for the USA(Then why is grandpa still very "Chinese"?) or have they only gotten the duty for the last 2-3 generations? The dragons' biggest foe must be bureaucracy.
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** Also, he's an incredibly stern teacher to Jake. Point is, Jake is theorically responsible for ''all'' of the United States, and his only back up are Sun Park, who will eventually have to go back to Korea, his talented but unexperienced sister Haley, his arrogant, unexperienced and not-so-talented cousin Gregory, and Lao Shi himself, who is quite old and could end up crippled from old age or killed because he's not strong as he used to. Jake has an ''enormous'' responsability, and Lao Shi is trying to make him capable of taking it before he can't help anymore... And apparently the much nicer teacher Sun Park reasons the same way, given the first thing she does when Jake got himself suspended in "Being Human" was to increase Haley's training manyfold and give her the doll of Madge the Motivational Unicorn.
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** Also, he's an incredibly stern teacher to Jake. Point is, Jake is theorically responsible for ''all'' of the United States, and his only back up are Sun Park, who will eventually have to go back to Korea, his talented but unexperienced sister Haley, his arrogant, unexperienced and not-so-talented cousin Gregory, and Lao Shi himself, who is quite old and could end up crippled from old age or killed because he's not strong as he used to. Jake has an ''enormous'' responsability, and Lao Shi is trying to make him capable of taking it before he can't help anymore... And apparently the much nicer teacher Sun Park reasons the same way, given the first thing she does when Jake got himself suspended in "Being Human" was to increase Haley's training manyfold and give her the doll of Madge the Motivational Unicorn.Unicorn.
* Jake using Cupid's arrow on Rose when he believed she didn't love him anymore in "Love Cruise" seems evidence of Jake growing obsessed with her as Lao Shi believed. Then you remember he's permanently on the verge of a nervous breakdown and Rose's love was one of the few bright spots in his life, and you realize Jake was just scared beyond reason at the thought of losing her.
** Leads to a dose of FridgeHorror. After Rose pulled her HeroicSacrifice and nobody knew if he had succeeded in saving her, Jake flew away in anger, but the following morning he's almost calm, and just hoping she's alive and happy. '''''What did he do that night?!'''''
* Jake using Cupid's arrow on Rose when he believed she didn't love him anymore in "Love Cruise" seems evidence of Jake growing obsessed with her as Lao Shi believed. Then you remember he's permanently on the verge of a nervous breakdown and Rose's love was one of the few bright spots in his life, and you realize Jake was just scared beyond reason at the thought of losing her.
** Leads to a dose of FridgeHorror. After Rose pulled her HeroicSacrifice and nobody knew if he had succeeded in saving her, Jake flew away in anger, but the following morning he's almost calm, and just hoping she's alive and happy. '''''What did he do that night?!'''''
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* Lao Shi often tries teaching Jake to (in his own words) "trust noone". Seems strange, given his role... Then you think about Chang (a dear friend, and possibly an intimate one), the majority of his family (Jake at his worst is more mature than any three of the relatives outside the immediate family, aside for Lao Shi himself), that thing about having had [[DatingCatwoman a fling with his own mortal enemy]] and it ending bad, and all the messes that his loyal friend Fu Dog does on a daily basis, and you realize he's perfectly justified in not fully trusting anyone.
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* Lao Shi often tries teaching Jake to (in his own words) "trust noone". Seems strange, given his role... Then you think about Chang (a dear friend, and possibly an intimate one), the majority of his family (Jake at his worst is more mature than any three of the relatives outside the immediate family, aside for Lao Shi himself), that thing about having had [[DatingCatwoman a fling with his own mortal enemy]] and it ending bad, and all the messes that his loyal friend Fu Dog does on a daily basis, and you realize he's perfectly justified in not fully trusting anyone.anyone.
** Also, he's an incredibly stern teacher to Jake. Point is, Jake is theorically responsible for ''all'' of the United States, and his only back up are Sun Park, who will eventually have to go back to Korea, his talented but unexperienced sister Haley, his arrogant, unexperienced and not-so-talented cousin Gregory, and Lao Shi himself, who is quite old and could end up crippled from old age or killed because he's not strong as he used to. Jake has an ''enormous'' responsability, and Lao Shi is trying to make him capable of taking it before he can't help anymore... And apparently the much nicer teacher Sun Park reasons the same way, given the first thing she does when Jake got himself suspended in "Being Human" was to increase Haley's training manyfold and give her the doll of Madge the Motivational Unicorn.
** Also, he's an incredibly stern teacher to Jake. Point is, Jake is theorically responsible for ''all'' of the United States, and his only back up are Sun Park, who will eventually have to go back to Korea, his talented but unexperienced sister Haley, his arrogant, unexperienced and not-so-talented cousin Gregory, and Lao Shi himself, who is quite old and could end up crippled from old age or killed because he's not strong as he used to. Jake has an ''enormous'' responsability, and Lao Shi is trying to make him capable of taking it before he can't help anymore... And apparently the much nicer teacher Sun Park reasons the same way, given the first thing she does when Jake got himself suspended in "Being Human" was to increase Haley's training manyfold and give her the doll of Madge the Motivational Unicorn.
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* For the #1 threat the Magical Community, the Dark Dragon didn't really seem as threatening as he was made about to be since [[spoiler: he was defeated thwarted fairly easily in all of his appearances]]. In the finale episode, [[spoiler: Rose]] is even able to hold her own against him after he battles all the dragons. But it also occurred to me that he had the unique distinction of being the only dragon ever to go bad. The sheer danger of one of the most powerful magical creatures (and a protector creature) becoming evil and the psychological damage may have likely contributed to his perceived threat.
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* For the #1 threat the Magical Community, the Dark Dragon didn't really seem as threatening as he was made about to be since [[spoiler: he was defeated thwarted fairly easily in all of his appearances]]. In the finale episode, [[spoiler: Rose]] is even able to hold her own against him after he battles all the dragons. But it also occurred to me that he had the unique distinction of being the only dragon ever to go bad. The sheer danger of one of the most powerful magical creatures (and a protector creature) becoming evil and the psychological damage may have likely contributed to his perceived threat.threat.
* Lao Shi often tries teaching Jake to (in his own words) "trust noone". Seems strange, given his role... Then you think about Chang (a dear friend, and possibly an intimate one), the majority of his family (Jake at his worst is more mature than any three of the relatives outside the immediate family, aside for Lao Shi himself), that thing about having had [[DatingCatwoman a fling with his own mortal enemy]] and it ending bad, and all the messes that his loyal friend Fu Dog does on a daily basis, and you realize he's perfectly justified in not fully trusting anyone.
* Lao Shi often tries teaching Jake to (in his own words) "trust noone". Seems strange, given his role... Then you think about Chang (a dear friend, and possibly an intimate one), the majority of his family (Jake at his worst is more mature than any three of the relatives outside the immediate family, aside for Lao Shi himself), that thing about having had [[DatingCatwoman a fling with his own mortal enemy]] and it ending bad, and all the messes that his loyal friend Fu Dog does on a daily basis, and you realize he's perfectly justified in not fully trusting anyone.
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* When Lao Shi is pissed in "Dreamscape", [[http://s212.photobucket.com/user/HyperForceGo/media/Pictures/Bewareoflaoshi.jpg.html?t=1307232565 Rose is hiding behind Jake while the others take his screams with little trouble]]. Seems just fun... Then you remember that Rose is Huntsgirl, raised by the Huntsclan, who until just a few months before hated dragons with a passion, and is disarmed while facing a ''furious'' dragon master who in his youth [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable defeated and nearly killed the goddamn' Dark Dragon]] while in the same room of the one dragon that made her realize that they're not all evil. Now, what would ''you'' do in her place?place?
* For the #1 threat the Magical Community, the Dark Dragon didn't really seem as threatening as he was made about to be since [[spoiler: he was defeated thwarted fairly easily in all of his appearances]]. In the finale episode, [[spoiler: Rose]] is even able to hold her own against him after he battles all the dragons. But it also occurred to me that he had the unique distinction of being the only dragon ever to go bad. The sheer danger of one of the most powerful magical creatures (and a protector creature) becoming evil and the psychological damage may have likely contributed to his perceived threat.
* For the #1 threat the Magical Community, the Dark Dragon didn't really seem as threatening as he was made about to be since [[spoiler: he was defeated thwarted fairly easily in all of his appearances]]. In the finale episode, [[spoiler: Rose]] is even able to hold her own against him after he battles all the dragons. But it also occurred to me that he had the unique distinction of being the only dragon ever to go bad. The sheer danger of one of the most powerful magical creatures (and a protector creature) becoming evil and the psychological damage may have likely contributed to his perceived threat.
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* When Lao Shi is pissed in "Dreamscape", [[http://s212.photobucket.com/user/HyperForceGo/media/Pictures/Bewareoflaoshi.jpg.html?t=1307232565 Rose is hiding behind Jake while the others take his screams with little trouble]]. Seems just fun... Then you remember that Rose is Huntsgirl, raised by the Huntsclan, who until just a few months before hated dragons with a passion, and is disarmed while facing a ''furious'' dragon master who in his youth [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable defeated and nearly killed the goddamn' Dark Dragon]] while in the same room of the one dragon that made her realize that they're not all evil. Now, what would ''you'' do in her place?
* When Lao Shi is pissed in "Dreamscape", [[http://s212.photobucket.com/user/HyperForceGo/media/Pictures/Bewareoflaoshi.jpg.html?t=1307232565 Rose is hiding behind Jake while the others take his screams with little trouble]]. Seems just fun... Then you remember that Rose is Huntsgirl, raised by the Huntsclan, who until just a few months before hated dragons with a passion, and is disarmed while facing a ''furious'' dragon master who in his youth [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable defeated and nearly killed the goddamn' Dark Dragon]] while in the same room of the one dragon that made her realize that they're not all evil. Now, what would ''you'' do in her place?
