Princess Brea's Journey in Age of Resistance
The Jim Henson Company is no stranger to princesses. There have been a number of fairy tale specials featuring princesses alongside his famous Muppet characters. However, the princesses in these specials are usually human women interacting with puppets . The reason for this is probably that princesses are generally perceived as elegant graceful women , while puppets tend to be used for comic relief. That was not the case, however, in Jim Henson's 1982 classic film The Dark Crystal . This movie created a much darker and more serious take on the original puppetry style of storytelling he became famous for in an epic fantasy setting. This weekend, Netflix premiered its Dark Crystal spin-off series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance , which marks the first time that I have ever seen the Jim Henson Company use puppets to portray fantasy princess characters. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance contains three princess sisters named Seladon, Tavra, and Brea. Each o...