A necessary, moody bridge episode that reframes Voltron’s fight from survival to healing, anchored by Keith’s hardest lesson yet: some grudges are best shared.
Analysis of Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 8, Episode 1: “The Grudge” Series: Voltron: Legendary Defender (DreamWorks Animation) Season: 8 Episode Number: 1 (Overall Episode 70) Original Release Date: December 14, 2018 (Netflix) 1. Episode Synopsis “The Grudge” serves as the premiere of the final season, picking up immediately after the dramatic events of Season 7. The episode follows the Paladins of Voltron as they return to a decimated Earth. After defeating the monstrous “Mothers” of the Galra Empire, the team faces a new, more mysterious threat: mysterious, reality-altering robotic creatures known as the Robeasts (or “Galaxy Creatures”), sent by the season’s primary antagonist, Honerva (the former Haggar).