You know what we really needed after RTTE ended? A mini series from Johann’s perspective because wtf was he doing half the time. Like in rob when he was just floating on some driftwood until Hiccup found him. Was he just chillen there “passed out” for hours just waiting? Like, this is really important information I need to know.
One of the best plot twists ever but he so goofy for that.
Finished my rewatch of rtte and ngl that scene in the finale where Johann holds Hiccup down and beats the shit out of him is low-key really funny when you think about it. Like damn. that was personal. That was a culmination of like almost 5 years worth of of silent, simmering rage and hatred towards that kid
I think that the Johann reveal worked REALLY well considering the fact that they weren't planning on it for like 6 seasons, but I wish that once they HAD decided on it, they had, like, eased us into it. Like instead of revealing him immediatly they started to do things more deliberately to incriminate him until we're starting to doubt him, and then officially reveal him as a villain to us when they reveal him to Hiccup
Fishlegs is sometimes the one who would get scared the most easily out of the riders. And the Speed Stingers' ambush was definitely something that could terrify anyone. Yet he came back.
The way one could possibly figure out that Johann was the bad guy by watching episode 9—EPISODE 9—of Riders of Berk. Because he’s the one that gives Mildew the blue oleanders to plant. And he has to know what that means for dragons right? A trader such as himself should know anyway, disregarding the fact that second time watchers would know he’s a traitor.
I just need to know. Did the writers know about Johann this far back? Was this the beginning of his nefarious schemes?
And did the writers know what they were doing when Johann passes Berk the information about the supposed weapon Dagur is testing that turns out to not be true at all?
And I have other questions.
All the boats Heather tried to escape in. We only saw the one attempt but she had been doing it a few times between the two episodes. Was Johann leaving boats out for her? Because the episode seems to imply that there was always just a little boat waiting for her. Otherwise why would she be running to that beach instead of commandeering one of the Berk boats at the docks.
And Breakneck Bog… HOW DID HE KNOW HICCUP WOULD GO AFTER HIM? That’s a Viggo move, was he already working with Viggo? And he was probably hoping those Smothering Smokebreaths would weld the teens to the nest right? Or they’d be stranded forever?
And when the speed stingers attacked! Hiccup had left Berk to save Johann. Coincidental timing? I don’t know! Did Johann release the speed stingers? Was it truly just a case of bad timing?
And the baby smokebreaths that Johann brought with all the scrap metal. We know Dagur had a Berserker plant that but did Johann know what he was doing?
But also!!! Stoick would have clocked it as off if Johann’s attitude switched up as soon as the dragons were welcomed on Berk. Meaning Johann definitely wasn’t acting all evil asshole before the times we see him in the shows.
So my man was in this for the long haul. What reason, Johann? This level of foresight is beyond even Viggo. Predicting the exact island where there would be a boy who trained a dragon and ended the war with dragons? Spending literal decades building trust and this fake persona?
JOHANN, WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOUR PLANS??? I NEED TO KNOW!!!
Ya’ll tell me the difference (spoiler alert there is none). I’m tired and going to my grandma’s in a bit, this is the only thing that will keep me going omfggg