![]() ![]() The fact that they’re military equals, opponents, sword and shield, is a lovely foundation for what they’ll become. It emphasizes the threat of the border, Janai’s fighting skill, and that “Aunt Amaya says she never encountered a Sunfire elf who could best her in battle - until she met Janai,” (Callum’s Spellbook) indeed. ![]() Janai poses a challenge and in some ways sends Amaya running. Amaya is a force to be reckoned with and deals with the other Sunfire elves easily and efficiently. We’ve never seen Amaya lose a fight before, whether in countering Viren’s quick remarks or in the way she decimates Rayla at the Banther Lodge, even though Runaan himself states that Rayla may be the quickest and fastest of all their troupes. The other half of the equation, quite literally, is Janai, with one of the most striking and beautiful character designs in the show (which is saying something - and my personal favourite) and wielding a weapon we’ve only gotten a hint of its true potential. It’s fun and exciting to see a location we’ve only had alluded to, mostly, and to see Amaya in her day job. Season two opens with a bang, and so much of it is owed to the amazing fight scene with Amaya and the Sunfire elves at the Breach. This is particularly impressive given how few of their scenes include dialogue, with the majority of their dynamic resting on being unspoken - but not unsaid, or misunderstood.ĪKA I’ve had a vague idea for Janaya meta in my head for over a year now, and what better time to finally get it out than JanaiWeek? So let’s dive in, episode by episode, without further ado. ![]() It is astonishing how many of their scenes are overloaded, working over time to get you on board (if sword wielding lesbians wasn’t enough at face value). Janai and Amaya are proof of the age old saying of quality over quantity, which is to say: for a ship with understandably limited time to develop, they are exceedingly well paced and well done with a steady progression and an intriguing, emotionally investing dynamic. ![]()
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