History Series / TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance

* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Aughra runs an incredible gambit on the Skeksis that involves trading her own life for those of several prominent Gelflings, allowing her essence to be used to restore the Hunter, then trusting that the Archer will take his own life at just the right moment to destroy the Hunter and turn the tide of battle, and allowing Aughra herself to resurrect from within the Hunter's body!]]
** Practically lampshaded by Aughra herself when she tells Rian she wasn't sure it would work.

** [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in the case of Aughra, as [[AllThereInTheManual expanded Universe]] material states that, as Thra's MotherNature for all intents and purposes, they were a perfect amalgamation of both sexes when they were first formed, but the male half either withered with time or got burned away by the first great conjunction, DependingOnTheWriter.

* GoryDiscretionShot: The second episode ends on the image of the peeper beetle prying open [[spoiler:the Scientist]]'s [[EyeScream eye socket]] before a SmashToBlack and a horrible crunching sound.
** [[spoiler: We don't actually see skekTek savagely bludgeon one of his rebellious Grunak slaves to death. Instead we see the horrified reaction of an onlooking pet as flying blood splatters across its face.]]

* AscendedToAHigherPlaneofExistence: This is what happens to Gelflings as well as all other lifeforms on Thra when they die; their consciousness returns to Thra's life-force. But there's a catch, the consciousness of Gelflings who get drained by the Skeksis are trapped in their own essence, which prevents them from becoming one with Thra once more.

* AscendtoaHigherPlaneofExistence: This is what happens to Gelflings as well as all other lifeforms on Thra when they die; their consciousness returns to Thra's life-force. But there's a catch, the consciousness of Gelflings who get drained by the Skeksis are trapped in their own essence, which prevents them from becoming one with Thra once more.

* CryIntoChest: Rian to Gurjin, after Mira's death.

* DeathFromAbove: A nonlethal version. This was one of the keys to victory during the battle of Stone in Wood. Previously the Gelfling lost every fight they had with the Skeksis, this time the females in their party did a bombin run with smoke bombs which panicked and distracted the Skeksis for a long enough time for reinforcements to close in.

* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler: We don't actually see skekTek savagely bludgeon one of his rebellious Grunak slaves to death. Instead we see the horrified reaction of an onlooking pet as flying blood splatters across its face.]]

-->'''Rian:''' No fair, you cheated because you can fly!\\

** Gruenak blood is black.

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The first season's ten episodes premiered on Netflix on August 30th, 2019. Producer Lisa Henson (daughter of Jim) hopes for further seasons. A video game, ''The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics'', was announced at [[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3]] 2019, and a 12 issue prequel comic book series, ''ComicBook/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' from Creator/BoomStudios began September, 2019.

The first season's ten episodes premiered on Netflix on August 30th, 2019. Producer Lisa Henson (daughter of Jim) hopes for further seasons. A video game, ''The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics'', was announced at [[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3]] 2019, and a 12 issue book series, ''ComicBook/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' by Creator/BoomStudios began September, 2019.

The first season's ten episodes premiered on Netflix on August 30th, 2019. Producer Lisa Henson (daughter of Jim) hopes for further seasons. A video game, ''The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics'', was announced at [[UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo E3]] 2019, and a limited series [[https://www.boom-studios.com/2019/06/21/boom-studios-announces-official-tie-in-comic-book-series-to-the-jim-henson-companys-new-netflix-series-the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance/ prequel comic book]] by Creator/BoomStudios is also due for release.

** Likewise, it can be assumed that [[spoiler: the Heretic and the Wanderer will also die at some point]], given that there are only a total of ten Skeksis and ten Mystics left at the start of the movie and then eight at the end.

* Hypocrite: Skeksis are basically the embodiement of hypocrisy. In very first episode, skekAyuk the Gourmand accuses the Crystal of taking the rejuvenating energy for itself and being gluttonous, when the Skeksis themselves have been abusing the Crystal in order to rejuvenate themselves and thus corrupting the Crystal. Later on, skekTek calls himself the single most abused creature on Thra...while simultaneously abusing his slaves and performing horrific experiments on various wildlife of Thra.

* BizarreAlienBiology: The Gourmand is seen progressively unleashing streams of urine until three are going simultaneously. Luckily, we only see the streams, so we can still only guess what's going on down there.

* Harris Dickinson as Gurjin

** In the original film, after the Podlings are drained for their essence and consumed by the Skeksis, they comment it doesn't last long and Gelfling essence was better. This series reveals how much better Gelfling essence actually was.