I See All The Klance, Plance, Can’t Say Shance Since They’re Still Mourning The Lack Of Shiro In

I see all the Klance, Plance, can’t say Shance since they’re still mourning the lack of Shiro in the trailer, Kallura, etc. shippers bemoaning that Allurance has to be canon now since this clearly looks like a date, and you know what? I hope it is a date, even though I don’t ship Allurance. Why? Because both Lance and Allura need to confront these feelings. I’m still endgame Klance, but regardless who he ends up with, if he does at all, I think this final date will be the catalyst he needs to get over Allura.

Look at his stance: it’s relaxed and subdued. I’m assuming he and Allura were discussing something before she goes to heal(?) the tree, then wouldn’t he be by her side, holding her hand, or the animators simply pan to his smiling/smitten face as he gazes at her if these two were endgame? Really, it would only take one or two more seconds. Instead, we have him slouching slightly, hands in pockets, and shadowed by Allura’s light. You can argue time restraints as to why they didn’t pan to his face, but I think it’s because it would have revealed a major spoiler: Lance’s forlorn yet happy face as he finally learns to let Allura go. His body language is not of someone in love. If anything, he looks relaxed. And not the “I’m trying to play it cool since I’m on a date with Allura” relaxed, but as if everything weighing him down has lifted, if only for a moment, and he can sit back and enjoy life. Lance has continually stated how he is awed by Allura, but he seems awfully withdrawn while watching her do this amazing feat. And these same feelings have also instilled within him a crippling sense of inferiority. Remember the scene when he was talking with the mice?

“I’m pathetic. I used to make fun of people who would get their hearts broken. Heck, I was the one breaking hearts! I guess I never knew what it meant to like someone the way I like Allura. Allura’s not like any other girl I’ve ever met before. Probably because she’s an alien, but still. She’s smart, courageous, and makes me want to be a better person. That is so weird to say. And I can’t tell her how I feel. She wouldn’t take me seriously anyway. I don’t have anything to offer. I’m just a boy from Cuba, not a space prince like Lotor.”

Lance’s feelings for Allura always made him feel lesser in comparison, and that’s why I loved how he seemed to be maturing when he finally admitted that Allura might not love him back. And I won’t lie that I think his, and Allura’s, character regressed with the sudden romantic moments in season 7, reducing (in my eyes) Lance closer to his old girl-obsessed persona, and Allura towards the cliched “pining princess before the knight.” This is why I’m glad this date is happening, because if the animators felt that this scene was important enough to be in the trailer, then this scene is obviously a turning point in their relationship. And I truly believe that he took her on this date so he could 1.) relinquish his crush on Allura, and 2.) make her see that, while she cares deeply for him, she does not love him romantically. I do not think Allura meant for Lance to be a rebound. But the feelings of betrayal and heartbreak were clouding her vision, and the hatred she felt towards herself for falling for Lotor was looking for someone to correct it. And the best person was Lance: the sweet, flirtatious boy who has openly crushed on her for ages, been there to support her since the beginning, and, most importantly, is on her side. I do think Allura does love Lance, but not in the way she think she does. This date can be the healing both characters need, with Lance finally realizing that he is more than his play boy persona and is just as important as Allura, and with Allura learning that it’s ok that she fell for Lotor and that it’s time to forgive herself.

And who knows, maybe I’m wrong. Maybe this is the scene just before Lance steps into the light to stand side by side with Allura, but his body language just doesn’t seem to match this. And for Allurance shippers, kudos for you for shipping these two amazing characters. I’ll be there right beside you if someone tries to shame you for shipping these two. Personally, I just see this relationship as a stepping stone for Lance and Allura to continue growing into the people they want to be. So is my multishipping heart worried? No. In fact, I welcome this date with open arms. And to all my other shippers out there who fear this scene will spell a canon endgame for their ship? Don’t be. Why?