Glimmer is like “I know a place” but it takes 12 teleports to different remote parts of Etheria to get there.
Bow is like “I know a place” and its a big library in the middle of the Whispering Woods. Two strange men give you tea and cookies, and Bow makes you pretend you’re a chemistry major until you leave.
Adora is like “I know a place” but it just somehow ends up being wherever Catra is at that exact moment.
Catra is like “I know a place” but it’s elaborate trap in which you are the bait, all so she could spend time sensually fighting Adora.
Perfuma is like “I know a place” and it’s just a 3 week long meditation trip to work on your issues.
Scorpia is like “I know a place” and then touches where your heart is and tells you that she believes in you.
Mermista is like “I know a place” but it requires Seahawk’s boat to get there and she has to spend at least half the trip pretending she’s not happy about it.
Sea Hawk is like “I know a place” but you never reach it because your mode of transport went up in flames and now you’re stuck in an elaborate sea-faring adventure.
Swift Wind is like “I know a place” but when you arrive it’s just a field of regular horses. He introduces one of them as his cousin.
Queen Angella is like “I know a place” and it’s a PRISON thank you very much, a spare room would have twice as many cushions.
King Micah is like “I know a place” and while it’s kind of embarrassing to be at a kids’ funzone with an ageing adult man, he’s already appointed himself your new dad so you go with him anyway.
Castaspella is like “I know a place”. It’s her favourite place in Mystacor - exactly what she needed. She makes it seem like it was your idea to go there.
Shadow Weaver is like “I know a place”... but the place is your own trauma that she’s spent years crafting, and now you are just where she wants you.
Netossa and Spinnerella are both like “I know a place” at the same time, but the place is their favourite restaurant and they’re now heading off to have an anniversary dinner without you.
Double Trouble is like “I know a place” but it’s a stage to which you are the only audience member. Every person you’ve ever known appears one by one to monologue their deepest secrets at you. At the end only Double Trouble appears and asks for a handsome tip. A doorman you don’t remember seeing earlier stiffs you for more gold on the way out.
Hordak is like “I know a place” but it’s a eerie bunker in the fright zone that is oozing fluorescent goo and decorated with skulls. He says it’s his “thinking place”. You feel like things were less weird when he was your enemy.
Wrong Hordak is like “esteemed brother! I know a place” but you don’t know whether he does actually know a place because when you ask him to show you the way he just starts winking.
Entrapta is like “I know a place!” but it’s less of a physical place really, more of a ~ digitaaal zooone ~ into which she can upload your consciousness. If you survive the process you may, or may not become immortal.
Bonus alternative addition because it will always be too soon:
Queen Angella is like “I know a place” but you can’t follow her there because she’s trapped in a void between dimensions and apparently no one in Etheria has time to get her out ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ALRIGHT, AFTER 3-4 DAYS OF BINGE-WATCHING, I FINALLY FINISHED IT!!
And I’d like to tell you about every wonderful moment/thing in the show (and why you should watch it, if you didn’t). Right in time to all the hype around the end!
- Glimmer going from that little girl who couldn’t control her powers to a powerful queen and sorceress that can oppose her own father, who was one of the strongest sorcerers of all!! She became unbelievably powerful and honestly? The best character development.
- Entrapta’s character. I knoooow I talk about her a lot, but she is literally the reason I watched the show and I have all the right to continue talking about her. She is a very interesting character. She is a loner, no one has ever been friends with her without her annoying them. Even her own staff don’t like her. When she tried joining the Princesses Alliance, everybody would always tell her how “wrong” she is in their image. That’s why it was so easy to pull her to Horde’s side. She could close in herself again, dedicating herself to First One’s tech. And suddenly, she found people who didn’t judge her for who she is. Especially Hordak. He didn’t care how “wrong” she is, he wasn’t the best himself and he admits it throughout the show. He saw that she could be a good friend if you give her a chance. And he did. And I fucking love the Lab Partners.
- The fact that no one, even the villains/antagonists cares about ones personality. Especially sexual orientation. Heck, Horde Prime used love in his privilege and that was the most normal thing. No one gets surprised at Bow’s dads, no one gets surprised or uncomfortable with Netossa and Spinnerella being wives and no one CERTAINLY doesn’t get uncomfortable with Catra and Adora. Love is one of the most important topics in She-Ra, although not directly. We are shown that love can come in different forms, friendship (Bow, Glimmer, Adora and Catra), teamwork/support (literally almost anyone, but I will go with Lenny, Rogelio and Kyle, because they got a nice character development too) and relationships of course. And no one will question who’s your partner in crime! Hordak - one of the main villains- and Entrapta - an outsider princess? Great team, friends, lovers, think as you wish. Glimmer and Shadow Weaver? Heck yeah, teacher and student (also, imho, Shadow Weaver deserves the world), and Perfuma with Scorpia, supporting each other through every step. Love love love!!!! Only love can win against evil! (Love and some hardcore weaponry)
- Can we please bring up Swift Wind? The best loyal steed a hero can have. Honestly, I didn’t like him and the fact that he talked made me uncomfortable at first. But he is such a funny character! And I think he is a great supporter to She-Ra. I love him.
- Every ship you have is canon! Like, literally, no matter who you ship, they totally have some kind of a bond and there is no way they couldn’t be a couple. But I won’t let you ship Kyle with anyone except for Rogelio, I am sorry, I don’t make the rules.
- Everything characters do has a meaning to the lore. Every their action influences the future. And this is sooo cool! It lets you theorize a lot, you get engaged a lot more, because you know that character’s decision will have consequences. Mostly to their own character which is the next thing.
- Mentality. We can see how actions influence the characters. The fight between Adora and Glimmer specifically. They couldn’t trust one another at some point, which influenced the way they handled things. Also, Catra sending Entrapta to Beast Island, allowing a portal to open which led to... khem, some bad things (Season 4. I don’t like Season 4. It’s all wrong without Angella). We can see Adora, always judging herself because everything depends on her. That’s a realistic behavior for a hero, because you feel that everyone blames the strongest one if the team loses. We can see Catra having issues with herself after she pushes Scorpia away, realizing how much of a bad friend she is. And so on!
- WRONG HORDAK. Ok, I was watching She-Ra with @captainleemon and he disliked Wrong Hordak, but COME ON. He is a BABY! He is a literal face of “giving a second chance”. He was such a relief to watch! While Season 5 was all intense and serious, Wrong Hordak was there being a complete sweetheart and I thank Heavens for blessing us with him.
- I talked about it already, but D E S I G N!!! In the original show, every woman character was overly sexualized. Men too, of course. You can’t be a hero if you’re not buff and sexy!
Look at Bow!!! Yes, he lost his cool mustache, but he became realistic!!! You don’t need to be buff to be strong! And he is SUPER STRONG!
Also, look at ENTRAPTA!!! Yes yes, that’s her! Imagine remake Entrapta wearing that sexy clothes, Hordak would lose it XD. I think their new costumes fit their personalities and work better now. I don’t think flying around on your hair and working in front of a computer is as comfortable in a dress as in a jumpsuit.
- Everybody deciding it’s time to confess their love to one another in the end, because hey, we will probably die, why not? First Glimmer to Bow, then Sea Hawk to Mermista (although he did it a lot before), Hordak kinda admitting he is soft for Entrapta. And Catra like “well, if everybody does that, I might as well follow the majority”. Can’t believe they invented love.
- The Best Friend Squad interrupting Huntara from flirting with a woman in a bar. That’s all, that’s the thing.
- Micah being a complete dork, when young and when old.
woah, that’s a lot. BUT WE’RE NOT DONE YET!!!!
- My favorite is probably the fact that they mixed magic with technologies which is my all time favorite thing!!! The planet is a weapon??? First Ones were making technologies using magic??? LIGHT HOPE?? My gosh, it gives you so much possibilities! And also an excuse to do whatever you want with the tech and not explain it scientifically , it will all work, because it has something to do with magic. You have to explain how tech works, but you don’t have to explain magic ;))
- This show made me SO EMOTIONAL. Every character has a meaning and I am happy they didn’t kill or hurt characters without a purpose. I am talking Angella’s death. I’m still not over it. I was hoping she’ll come back in the end, but ugh.... well, you have to learn how to move on.
- ksjthrtliuhriuy THE INTRO AND HOW IT WAS CHANGING DEPENDING ON WHAT WAS HAPPENING!!! Scratch that, THE INTRO ITSELF!!! Imma do a fucking cover, you can’t stop me, it’s one of the best intros I’ve heard in a while. It can fight Gravity Falls and Steven Universe.
- Sea Hawk’s shanties. Period.
Ok, I think that’s all. If there’s anything I will remember, I’ll add. You can also add something yourself, if you want! Thank you for sticking around!
