#sorry i feel like magic in toa is a very underexplored aspect of the show

[theoldandnewfirm]

Besides Krel being able to whip up a machine that can nullify the power of gods, the other thing in TOA supporting the idea that magic = advanced science is the fact that Merlin understood he could use a microwave to create the cradle stone after brief exposure to said appliance and without a detailed explanation of the technology behind it. Unless there was some overlap between microwaves and whatever process he'd have normally used to create a crystal, I don't think he would have grasped the microwave's potential so quickly.

#sorry i feel like magic in toa is a very underexplored aspect of the show #but we've already established I'm a weirdo who's way too into logic and systems in stories #trollhunters #tales of arcadia #i know ROTT doesn't exist but I'm pretending it does for the purposes of this post #also really all i want is Merlin or Morgana being smug/gloaty about what they can do #and one of the human characters pointing out that modern technology can accomplish the same thing #Merlin's like 'I can turn night to day' #Toby responds by flipping on a light switch