As a woman, this entire scene is utterly, sincerely, and terrifyingly relatable.
And don’t tell me it wasn’t purposeful. Given Allura and Lotor’s history in the previously Voltron, this entire scene was set up to mimic the realistic terror that should have accompanied those character dynamics in the original 80s version.
I realize that within this narrative, this scene is portraying fear in the face of physical destruction and uncertainty, but symbolically it’s that and so much more.
Every woman understands this kind of terror.