



None of their stories were explicitly about their relationships, either. Rayla’s guardian Runaan and his partner, for instance, as well as two queens mentioned in a backstory, mostly existed to support the cast of young characters and their journey. In past seasons, the show’s queer characters didn’t really take center stage. Image: Wonderstorm, Bardel Entertainment/Netflix It’s not only the show’s best queer representation thus far, but it also serves to highlight the show’s themes and gives these two wonderfully complex characters an equally nuanced and thoughtful relationship. The two of them must deal with what their future means - and the future of their people. Most of it happened off screen, somewhere within the time skip, but their romantic involvement is made clear in the first episode of the fourth season, when Janai proposes to Amaya.īut their relationship isn’t just lovey-dovey cuteness. While trying to resurrect an ancient mastermind, or stopping people from trying to resurrect an ancient mastermind, is all good fun, this season of The Dragon Prince’s most interesting plot line came from the relationship between Sunfire elf queen Janai and human general Amaya.Īfter the events of season 3 - where Amaya was captured by the Sunfire elves and got to know them and eventually aided them in battle - the two apparently officially got together.
