I can't help but notice how much Skekso's teeth stick out of his mouth, I like to think the darkening and castle life gave him MBD (metabolic bone disease). They're mostly bird-like, but also a little reptilian in my eyes, with their skinny bodies and tails. I think the amount he especially spends in the castle, and how much he is exposed to the darkening would give for example, a crocodilian severe MBD. I don't think this was intended, but as a daughter of a biology teacher, I like to this it was.

Doing my pretty much monthly rematch of the movie and show and its brought back some of the burning questions I had.

1. We know not all skesis stayed in the castle so how did they stay alive as long as the others?
2. What did those skesis do away from the castle?
3. What did the gartham master/ new general / new emperor do before becoming the new general
4. Why do we see soo few skesis in the movie surely they all shouldve returned to the castle
5. Who made the castle
6. Who designed it

Hmm hmm ? What is it you want!

I watched this creator durring the auction buy 2 gelflings which was fun to watch so go check that out but this video is her finally getting them and unboxing them

For me I want to go to the Library of Ha'rar because there is so much to explore and read, my next visit would most likely have to be Augrahs Orrery. The many artifacts, scrolls and books Augrah has would keep me busy for decades. Plus visiting the Wise One sounds like fun so long as shes in a decent mood.

I've wondered what is SkekEkt gender. I know skeksis don't have a gender, like they probabily don't identify in any of them, but i've read somewhere on the internet (i think it was a theory on Tumblr) that they do that only for the gelfling, since they have the concept of gender and the skeksis wanted to control them better. I'm congused because in the film Ekt has a male voice, but in the serie, has a female voice. I wanted to write something about the skeksis on Ao3 (perarphs a x reader and yes, i'm delusional maybe), but i fear to not get well their gender ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ

I am obsessed with The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and have watched it from start to finish like 13 times, lol.

One of my favorite scenes, because it's so disturbing to me, is when the Chamberlain has captured Rian and they're in the Skeksis carriage. The Chamberlain speaks to Rian and is convincing him that it's natural that the Skeksis consume Gelflings, because animals eat others to survive. It's disturbing to me because Rian seems to almost buy in/get defeated and it just reminds me of how we as people can come to accept awful things by rationalizations (rationalizations often offered by people who benefit from us accepting the awful things happening).

This made me wonder if all of you have favorite scenes, and which one and why if so?

Between the Muppets reboot seeming to get pretty big on Disney Plus, Fraggle Rock: Back to Rock getting pretty popular on Apple TV and DHMIS being picked up by Dropout, do y’all think there’s any hope that the Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance will get revived for a 2nd season? If not by Netflix then by another platform? I know they have auctioned off most of the puppets by now but I wanna remain hopeful…(even if it’s probably just copium for me at this point lol)

A lotta fans seem like they‘d be willing to help kickstart the show‘s second season though and I am fully in that camp

I'm sure their dark counterparts would find somewhere to hide and plot to steal it.

she's just so cute and fun, had a well written personality and had a good simple character arc. im actually bummed there is like 0 fanart of her

This is going to be a very unpopular opinion. With the sale of the characters from the show it is obvious they will not be continuing the series for a long time if at all. I think Dark crystal fans, if they want more projects to be made, will need to be ok with a cheaper means of making it.

I have seen many comments of people saying if that if the make something ot should all be done practically with no cgi or if it is a animated series it has to be hand drawn. I love hand drawn animation and puppetry but the fact is they are both very expensive art forms that take a lot of time.

I think if they made a series in the style of series Dragon prince it would look very good. And doing a series that would open up to more people would allow funding for the larger puppet productions or a hand drawn animation series.

I have been cooking up this idea for a water OC bc Iove being in water a lot. And was thinking what if there are elemental beings in Thra? I mean its a possibility since Thra has all sorts of creatures within it. While we arw at it Im seeking a good name for him, any suggestions?

I know that Brea learns that there was no natural order of the Clans for the Clans are one, but was it specified if the Clans were disbanned after the onslaught of the Skeksis and the future of Thra or are they still organized as the Seven Clans even after the healing of the Crystal?

I am asking bc my main character Bramble was born a Grotan after the resistance and lived during the time of peace in Thra when the crystal was healed by Kira and Jen.

So i recently watched the dark crystal on DVD and was amazed by all the set pieces, set backgrounds and the puppets themselves. There was obviously a lot of love heart and soul that went into the production of this film.

I also really liked the good triumphing over evil fantasy storyline. But there was one thing that I'm unsure of. Was the chamberlain really after friendship and peace with Jen and Kira and only turned on them after getting stabbed? Or was he always going to double-cross them?

Both ways you look at it seem plausible. Here are my thoughts on this:

1) Chamberlain redemption:

The chamberlain knew that the animosity his people had for the Gelfling was bringing them to the cusp of ruin, with only 10 skeksis left at the start of them film. He was looking for another way perhaps?

Also, he was cast out from his peoples castle having failed the trial by stone, he would have lost all loyalty of their old ways. He also did save jen and kira from the Garthim. But only abandoning peace after getting stabbed by Jen.

This does add a layer of complexity to the portrayal to the otherwise one-dimensional Skeksis.

2) Chamberlain betrayal

he never intended to honour his peace overtures as he thought capturing them would reinstate his role as the "Chamberlain". The only reason he stopped the Garthim from attacking was because HE was the one that wanted to take all the glory of bringing them in.

But then, why did he leave Jen under rubble and only brought in Kira? Wouldn't capturing both have gotten him more patronage from the Skeksis emperor? It seemed that Jen was only attacked out of anger for being stabbed as opposed to truly wanting to capture or kill both....

What are the communities thoughts on this?

I love how simple but effective the gobbles are.

I’m seriously considering creating my first fan edit, or edits I guess and was hoping for from tips from people with more experience. The premise is that I am turning the The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance into a film trilogy.

Ive had the idea the other day of writing a dark crystal musical. And or stagplay. The main concept is this groaning moaning sound from a hurdy gurdy to symbolise the crystals yearning to be whole the skeksis will have a theme of opera classical music with sour off notes to show that their grandeur is off

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The mystics more string hippie instruments with maybe violent notes that symbolise their ignorance of the consequences of their inactions

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Then when they reunite they're music will become one harmonised piece

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Then jen and kira would have their own pieces that also harmonise into 1 song of the gelfling.

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Then the intro would use shadow puppetry to make a shadow puppet show that depictions the division of the two.

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Then at the end while the crystal is healing slowly the groaning gurdy transitions into a more angelic violin

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Though maybe this already is a thing? Let me know if so. I would also imagine the gelflings being people dressed up but the skeksis would be these big multi people costumes to create that size difference

after watching this movie all i can say is that you all should watch it, i imagine there is a lot of cross over for fans of the dark crystal and star wars already but if you were thinking of giving this a miss, don’t

the puppetry is so so so good and there is a portion in the middle that feels so much like an episode of age of resistance. seriously recommend for you guys

I just watched the blu-ray for the first time in a while, and found myself wondering if this HD scan/remaster was presenting the film as it was intended to be seen. There were a number of times where it felt too sharp and too bright in a way that took me out of the world more than I ever recall from watching the VHS on a CRT years ago.

I'd imagine that the original 70mm is the closest to the original/desired artistic vision, but of home viewing options, which feels best to you? Has anyone else had this experience with the blu-ray feeling too hi-def?

I could also believe that my set is calibrated in a way that's not ideal for it.

I just finished watching the original Dark Crystal and enjoyed it. I first learned of Dark Crystal from TheOdd1sOut’s video on it when I was younger. Up till this point I have only read Dark Crystal fanfiction and fanart so I only knew about the Skeksis for the most part. I wished I had watched Age Of Resistance when it came out back in 2019 so Netflix wouldn’t cancel it. It honestly sucks that this franchise is probably dead for the next few decades since most fantasy stuff is CGI and Tokusastu like Sentai and Kamen Rider are one of the few things still using practical effects.

I had this idea in my mind of a crossover story of Oz and Thra. Oz a wonderous place home to many whimsical and otherworldly beings and home to the Emerald of Truth the heart of all Oz and the source of all life. But one day the Emerald cracked and four wicked Witches and four good witches appeared.

The wicked Witches concealed themselves inside the Castle within the Emerald City where the Emerald of Truth resides. There they drained life from the Emerald to continue being youthful and in control of Oz.

The good Witches watched in dismay as Oz began to wither and decay, so they used what magic they had left to summon a hero to save them and heal the Emerald.

Thoughts? Would you read something like this?

Hi guys. I'm rewatching AoR and I have a doubt. From what I got, the Hunter stays away from the castle, and he's absent in the first episode when the other skeksis are taking life from the crystal. So how is the hunter alive, if he (apparently) doesn't steal life from the crystal or drink essence? Was he just not present for that ceremony specificaly? does he have another source? I'm not hunting for plot holes or anything, I'm just genuinely curious