Not to mention with the Grottan being outsiders, shunned and considered the lowest caste in the Gelfling society, it would have been nice to see how accepting and receptive their clan was to a gay couple being their protectors. They're clearly epic soldiers and hearing their war stories, how they met and what Deet's revolution means to them could have made their story all the more interesting. In such an alien/fantasy society, glossing over them like this mishandles the diversity they represent and treats them like throwaway characters. This is a missed opportunity, especially as Deet's dads are seen leading the frontlines of the Grottan army, meaning they're elite warriors with wealths of experience who deserved more insight. We're not saying the two parents have to be made into spectacle like a couple of show ponies, and there's obviously something powerful to be said about normalizing queer characters through not drawing too much attention to them. However, we'd still love to have gotten some more character from them, similar to how we understood Bow's dads were historians of Etheria on She-Ra. RELATED: With the Hunter, Dark Crystal Traumatizes ANOTHER Generation of Viewers They're relieved the Arathim isn't brainwashing them anymore, but what's disappointing is apart from this quick exchange, we don't really get a sense of personality from the fathers.
Eventually, when they all reunite, all we get are some hugs between Deet, her dads and the little brother.
The entire clan has fled the Darkening and Deet admits the boy's missing as well as her two dads.