With the Disney Plus series now completed on Disney Plus, Lucasfilm take a look back at a defining moment from the original Willow film as Madmartigan and Willow come to an understanding that allows the Nelwyn to find his courage.
But before Willow’s despair is able to consume him, Madmartigan speaks up. “Willow, can you ride?” His face covered with blood and tears, the Nelwyn looks up. The once cynical and cantankerous Madmartigan is entirely sincere. Taking Willow by the arms, he says calmy, “Let’s ride.”
The sometime rogue isn’t one for approbation or reassurances. With a new challenge before them, Madmartigan acts like Willow, and steps up to the task at hand. This is all Willow needs to find his courage and continue to the adventure’s last stage. Having spent much of their journey at odds with each other, these unlikely heroes are now trusting friends.
An echo of this intimate moment can be found in a new adventure as Willow and his young companions reach the edge of the Shattered Sea. Looking over a precipice that seems to lead nowhere, the grown-up Elora Danan begins to despair. Reaching this point was supposed to be the solution. They’re meant to rescue Airk here, whom she presumes to love. Over a harrowing journey of her own, Elora has repeatedly been forced to reassess her sense of self and her capabilities as a sorcerer. But now it seems as if her efforts had been all for naught.
