He is Shiros significant other, Montgomery told the room.
The reaction to the reveal has been overwhelmingly positive, Montgomery now tells EW.
We had numerous people tell us that they cried when they heard the announcement.
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Its just been very rewarding.
Once we got home, our social has been nonstop with nothing but love and appreciation.
Its been really cool.
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We were in that same place, too.
We were fans ourselves.
No, we want to dig into this stuff.
So initially there were pitches forVoltronbeing this giant toy-driven franchise and Merch!
and all the stuff that goes along with something that involves robotic lions that transform into a robot.
But its still kind of an older frame of mind thats hanging on.
Now we can start to make this content more inclusive.
It sounds super cheesy, but we just want to make the world a better place.
Thats all were really trying to do.
Im curious what you think about being on Netflix?
Also, its just the mentality.
The fact that were on a streaming service allows us to make a highly serialized show.
We just hope we get to that point.
Hes in a relationship.
We dont want to pitch this as a gimmick of representation.
Its an aspect of Shiro but its not his defining aspect.
You mentioned earlier about having to meet with executives and fight for the stories you wanted to tell.
It was often discussed Im sure when we were not in the room.
And we are just so thankful that the studio got behind it and supports it.
Its just been incredibly warm and heartwarming.
Id love to talk about Pidges earlier coming-out moment.
Its just an aspect of the character, but it doesnt change their purpose or their function.
Joe-bang out character, the hyper-masculine soldier guy, hes still very much that guy.
We just love that.
We think thats the coolest thing in the world.
Hes gonna shoot all the guns!
And he still is!
Hes still that guy and hes gay and hes our Shiro.
I think theres always gonna be a weird Whats the property?
Whats the core demographic?
We want to believe that were in this super progressive society thats come such a long way.
And we have, but we still have such a long way to go.
There was one other that I hadnt worked with, and that went on for years.
Voltron: Legendary Defenderseason 7 will be available Friday on Netflix.
