just a little place i’ve designated for me to gush about characters and storytelling • art blog: @pocketscribbs •[feel free to drop characters(no ocs) or other stuff for me to ramble abt]
I think the putt-putt trolls are probably really good at being very quiet. Like, you won't know they're there unless they want you to kinda quiet.
This leads to my next thought, which is that Clay and Viva consistently scare the crap out of the other pop trolls by just being in the room. Because no one heard them walk in, and they've been there for the past ten minutes, apparently. It's just habit. Putt-putt trolls are very perceptive and vigilant, they don't need to alert each other that they've walked into a room. They keep forgetting that the other trolls don't have that same hypervigilance thing going on. Branch usually notices them first, but even with him, it's a 50/50 on if he notices they're there. And they're not even trying to hide!
Viva has taken to skipping around everywhere so that she makes some sort of noise, because otherwise she falls into the instinctive silent footsteps she's spent the past two decades maintaining. Clay didn't want to skip around, so someone jokingly told him to carry a bell around instead and he took them seriously
“espio wouldn’t hug people” TO YOU. TO YOU. HE IS A CHAMELEON HE HAS GRABBY HANDS. IF HE LIKES YOU, YOU ARE GETTING THE MOST AWKWARD AND STIFF YET DEATHGRIPPY HUG EVER. IF YOU ASK HIM FOR A HUG BE PREPARED BECAUSE HE WILL HUG YOU
I’m sorry but it’s absolutely hilarious and yet adorable how the series handles Broppy’s relationship. First we get them traveling together as rivals (which was a bit more one- sided on Branch’s part) before slowing learning how to work together and to change for the other. Also it’s heavily implied Branch has an underline crush on Poppy. Then we get True Colors, and everyone thinks “okay they’re in love now”.
Some people/audience members are on board, others not so much. BUT THEN it turns out that the “I love you” they say to each other was a PLATONIC love confession. Like “you’re my friend, and I value you.” Which is still sweet, but was unexpected. (Though it does explain why the writers decided to put another platonic love confession scene between Bridget and Poppy. Yeah, I get it now)
So they just go through the journey as bffs who have feelings for each other but won’t say anything. And again, they learn how to work and grow together as a team and make the necessary changes to benefit the other. And then FINALLY we get the romantic love confession.
But it doesn’t stop there, oh no. Now we get adventure #3, this time with them as a full on couple. And they are actually really cute. Actually the film doesn’t focus that much on their relationship but we see hints of how they are as a couple.
Poppy is still all over the place but she’s much less in her own head and far more open to listening and being a good girlfriend.
Branch on the other hand is still occasionally getting exasperated by her energy but this time also has an appreciation for it. Also he learns to open up to her a little more and she’s there to listen and accept him with open arms. (Bonus points to their flirty dynamic because wow. They were adorable here.)
And it’s ONLY THEN (7 years after the first film) when they get their first on screen kiss.
Anyway. In conclusion: Trolls is the slowest slow burn I have ever seen in a Dreamworks trilogy.
Shy girl who has dragon powers instantly becomes friends with all the good guys and uses her gnarly dragon form to save the day. It sounds like it'd be in some super blatant self insert mary Sue fanfiction, but they pulled it off spectacularly
Nothing about her feels jarring or forced. She integrates with the overall cast and setting flawlessly. And her design is super cute
The concept and planned traits can be literally whatever. Just make sure the execution is good
Maybe I'm just being dramatic, but it's nice that we're back to having new characters who don't completely crash the train