#The dark crystal netflix movie#
They also brought knowledge, culture, and civilization to the Gelfling, the elf-like race we know from the movie (the Gelfling aren’t the only sentient race on Thra, but they’re the most prominent - and Aughra’s favorites). They sang more, and raised the Crystal from the heart of Thra into their new citadel. They said it was shaped to reflect the beauty of their homeworld. They sang to Thra and grew a great fortress. The Urskek pilgrims brought gifts to Thra, but their presence (and presents) changed the face of the planet. Brian Froud, Brian Holguin, Alex Sheikman, Lizzy John/Archaia And during that moment of conjunction, a door opened between them. The Urskeks explained that, during the Great Conjunction, the Crystal and all the other Crystals like it scattered throughout the universe sang to one another. These were (and will be) the beings from the end of the movie. With the Conjunction, visitors from another world appeared on Thra - the Urskeks. She paid for her mistake when the blinding light of the Conjunction destroyed her right eye. Which is something your parents usually warn you about, but, since her only parent was a planet, we have to forgive Aughra for this. She … well, she stared right at the sun(s). We see a similar Great Conjunction in the movie, but this one took place 2,000 years earlier (and 1,950 years before the events of the Netflix series).Īughra couldn’t look away from the Conjunction’s beauty. The Great Conjunction brings the UrskekĬharting the movements of the three suns, Aughra predicted a coming Conjunction - an alignment of Thra’s three suns. Her search for answers and understanding eventually draws her attention to the sky and Thra’s three suns. She’s wise, but she’s always seeking knowledge. She’s all-powerful but tends to observe more than act. Goddess.īrian Froud, Brian Holguin, Alex Sheikman, Lizzy John/ArchaiaĪughra is a bit of a Tom Bombadil character. The Crystal created Aughra, grown from the earth and the roots of the world.
In time, the Crystal - and, by extension, Thra itself - realized the need for someone to watch over the newborn planet. The Crystals and the song connect the uni-verse.īack on Thra, the Crystal wasn’t done singing. As the comics point out, “uni” means one, and “verse” means song. The Crystals and the song unify the universe. There are others, all sung into existence and joining the chorus of that same creation song. And, eventually, the Dark Crystal.īut the Crystal isn’t alone in the universe. In the heart of that planet is a perfect crystal. In the first pages of the comics, the unnamed narrator explains, “At first, there was silence, and then the song began.” The universe itself sung this song of creation, which awoke the stars, created three suns, and birthed Thra, the world where the Dark Crystal takes place.
#The dark crystal netflix series#
It’s mentioned in the movie and the new Netflix series many times, but the Creation Myths comics explain its mysticism more deeply. Music, specifically song, is integral to the Dark Crystal universe. Understanding the past is crucial to understanding the present (and the future), so let’s review the Creation Myths and see what we can learn about the events that shaped the world and led to the setting we see in Age of Resistance - specifically, why everyone seems cool with the Skeksis all of the sudden.
The comics’ stories start at the beginning of time and end about 1,000 years before the movie. The three volumes of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths by Brian Froud and Brian Holguin, Joshua Dysart, and Matthew Dow Smith explore the depths of the universe’s history, explaining some of the mysteries of the movie and the new series. We need to turn to the comics published by Boom! Studios’ Archaia imprint. To understand how we got there, we have to look even farther back. That’s a big change, and it’s not explained. Fifty years earlier, in the Netflix series, the Skeksis are allies whom our heroes look to for guidance and leadership. In the movie, the Skeksis are the evil overlords of Thra who, as far as we know, have ruled for all of time with an iron fist.
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