

Of course, none of that matters if the characters aren’t enthralling and the world is not ripe for exploration. It is really refreshing to see inclusivity in a genre that has historically not been. There are gay couplings, interracial marriages, people of color, and even warriors with disabilities. “Dragon Prince” still has the hard to pronounce names, but is filled with a diverse cast that brings mirth and heart to the proceedings, without ever steering into tokenism. Normally, when dealing with high fantasy (ala Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones) there are a bunch of white characters with hard to pronounce names. In season one and two of Netflix’s “The Dragon Prince”, we explore an engaging high fantasy world that subverts many of the common tropes of the genre.
