For The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, see here.
Film
By Gelfling hand, or else by none
- The urRu/Mystics chant in unison to call for Jen. True to their name, there is something mystical about it.
- The Skeksis Emperor spending his last seconds of life in holding on to his scepter when the Chamberlain tries to take it from him. Despite the fact that he was all but a mere corpse with some seconds of life left, he proves why he managed to rule over the chaotic Skeksis for over a thousand thrine.
- When he hisses at the other skekSis to get back and they do. Even on his deathbed, they obey him.
- The Trial by Stone, settling a long feud between the Chamberlain and the Garthim Master. The Chamberlain manages to deal a lot of damage to the aforementioned Stone by targeting a spot he figured was weakened and seems confident he's won but then the Garthim-Master gets serious and cuts off the top of the rock, leaving every other Skeksis speechless and the Chamberlain panicked before he celebrates his victory and ascension to the throne.
- The Landstriders put up quite a fight against the dreaded Garthim, which were virtually unopposed up to this point. Even though they are ultimately outnumbered and killed they still manage to at least ensure one Garthim goes down with them.
- Kira taking flight, which saves her and Jen from falling off a cliff during a Garthim attack.
- Aughra, having been mistaken by the mindless Garthim for a Gelfling, is taken before the Skeksis as presentation. Is she frightened by the presence of the genocidal tyrants? Does she plead for their mercy or her freedom? No, instead, she without hesitation goes on a blistering tirade, calling them idiots, insulting their brainless soldiers, lambasting them for burning her home with a Cluster Fantastic-Swear Bomb, and not giving a single shred of care of who they are while telling them right to their faces that their days are numbered.Aughra: Fools!! Skeksis fools!! What do you want from me?!
skekUng: This is no GELFLING!!
Aughra: Of course I'm no Gelfling, you putrid lizards!! I'll get my eye to you!!
(skekEkt whimpers and looks away)
skekZok: She was with him! She helped him! Where is he?!
Aughra: Gone! Gelfling gone! Stupid Garthim!
(Aughra strikes one of the Garthim, making the Skeksis gasp)
Aughra: You want Gelfling, why not ask me?! No! Easier to send your crab-brained soldiers, burn my home! Now home gone, Gelfling gone! Nothing but Aughra! Moldy mildew, mother of mouthmuck! Dangle, and strangle, and death!!
skekEkt: Oh! How crude!
skekZok: Watch your tongue, harridan! We are Lords of the Crystal!
Aughra: "Lords"?! Not for long!! What about The Prophecy?! That a Gelfling will end Skeksis power?! He'll come! Make you crawl! Like the worms you are!!
skekUng: FIND THAT GELFLING! NOOOOWWWW!!!!
skekZok: Crystal bats, fly! Search the land! Search the water! Search the sky!- As Age of Resistance demonstrates, this is not the first time she's done this to the Skeksis.
- Even more awesomely audacious of her is while skekZok the Ritual-Master affirms their titles as Lords of The Crystal, Aughra is seen, affirming in return how little respect she has for their titles as Lords of The Crystal, taking one of their many drinks right off their tables and sits down on the floor poised like she's preparing to drink it right in front of their faces!
- As the Skeksis Scientist tries to drain Kira's essence in the laboratory, Kira (encouraged by Jen and Aughra) rallies the animals in the cages, urging them to break free and attack the Scientist, which they eagerly do, and he ends up falling to his death toward the fiery bottom of the Crystal's shaft. Unfortunately (though inevitably), this also causes his Mystic counterpart to die as well.
- When Jen drops the shard, one of the Skeksis goes to pick it up. Fizzgig bites him on the hand, allowing Kira to pick it up instead.
- The entire climax. Jen puts the shard back into the Crystal following Kira's Heroic Sacrifice. The castle is suddenly struck by light and openings are blasted everywhere to let the light in, making the Skeksis' dark interior fittings crumble and returning the castle to its original crystalline shapes. The Skeksis are hopelessly panicking, the Garthim fall apart into hollow shells and the zombified Podlings are returned to their normal state. The chanting Mystics enter the castle and gather around the restored Crystal, start emitting rays of light through their eyes that pull the Skeksis to them and stand up, and both species then merge into the single entities they were before the Crystal was broken, the urSkeks.Aughra: What was sundered and undone / Shall be whole: the two made one!UngIm: And now... the Prophecy... is fulfilled. We are again... one.
- Then the urSkeks resurrect Kira.
- Kira taking out the crystal bat. Even more awesome, this appears to be a skill she learned from the podlings, since several are combatting the garthim in this way during the attack on the village.
- The elderly podling lady hitting the garthim with a stick.
Trivia
- Brian Froud's amazing creature designs.
- It's an understatement to say that Jim Henson and his team turned TV and film puppetry into an art form. Many of the puppets (the Skeksis and Aughra especially) display very convincing emotions on their face.
- The entire movie's set design. Absolutely nothing in this movie is even remotely recognizable as an Earth-based organism. And it was all done with puppets [and occasional small actors in long shot] - no CGI at all.
- The music score by Trevor Jones. Especially in the climax. The music hasn't been released on CD, but some DVD versions include the isolated score as an extra.
