>>96509529>huge backlash to Shiro being benched in season 3I think it depends on who you ask. For me, I think a Shiro-less team was a good opportunity for the other characters to mature and get new responsibilities, primarily Keith. How the show actually handled it wasn't to my liking; I think they should have evened out Keith's fuckup/success ratio a bit more. I don't know how I feel about S4's shoving him off to the side with the Blade. I wanted it to happen given Keith's galra heritage subplot but I don't think it was the right time.
As far as Shiro's retaking of the leader role, I want to reserve my judgment until the potential clone plot gets resolved. If the current Shiro is actually brainwashed/a clone/something else, then it makes sense for his return to fuck everything up.
>lord knows he, Pidge, and Hunk are starved for meaningful interactionsAgreed. Pidge finding Matt was a nice moment for her character but I'm still waiting on Hunk's development. I also want more Pidge/Lance moments because I'm a filthy shipperfag.
If you're not familiar with VLD meta, we have info from interviews that there was pressure from DW execs to give Shiro more screentime due to his popularity among viewers, which gimped Lauren/JDS's original intention of having him completely gone for most of the series. I'd say a lot of /vld/ regulars assume Project Kuron was a way to meet the execs halfway.
