Frosta makes me eternally salty. I liked her initial introduction, and I was hoping they'd expand more on her struggles with being a ruler so young but they... didn't? They made her a stereotypical energetic kid which seems to go against everything they set her up to be??? It was incredibly disappointing.

the way they brushed over mermista’s trauma by making her take a bath and eat ice cream 😪

I was lowkey expecting the plot twist of 'childish Frosta' to be that she was acting all along, because she got so used to act like an adult that she just thought "I can be myself around these people, but how do people my age act? I guess I'll just be as obnoxious as possible and see how it goes, children are obnoxious, right?" and THEN have her character development rely on her knowing how to relax and be a kid, but nope, it was a literal 180 and she's now a Toph wannabe...ok.

I feel like everyone on the “good” side was pretty dumb when it came to planning like that one episode and it really annoyed me like why does only adora have good ideas. It makes me want the horde to win

I liked Glimmer in season 4. Not because her character was likable, I just thought the writing around her was good.

What bothered me a lot is that the princesses always fought alone, LIKE YOU HAVE GUARDS WTF

I'm not sure why, but I'm 10 times more intrested in the horde's storyline than the heroes. I keep wanting to click off during the heroes' part, but then the horde part comes and I keep watching.

As much as I like Prime as an end-all villain, he was never "Adora's" enemy. He was to Hordak what Shadow Weaver was to Catra. There was no real history between them, so Prime's rivalry with Adora comes across as bland. Also, can we just think about how dirty the rest of the cast did Entrapta? She tries so hard so be useful to whoever her friends are at the time. Tech was one of the things she was best at, and making things for others was her love language. The heroes never went to retrieve her supposed remains or even double check if she was just injured. Glimmer forbid the others from saving her from Beast Island until the war is over, whenever that may be. Catra manipulated her by prodding at her insecurities to convince her to join the Horde, only to electrocute her and send her to a literal death trap when she got more attention from their boss. The princesses put a fellow princess, a fully grown adult who is their equal, on a leash not once, but twice! And there's never any real apology. Sure, Catra said sorry, but what for? For being a bad friend, for sending her to die, for betraying her, or for lying about her whereabouts to lab partner? I can't help but feel terrible for her...

the amount of times i’ve said “whoa! you’re right!” while watching this video... it’s really refreshing to see someone take a more critical stance on the show and you’ve brought up a lot of issues with it that while in the back of my mind i never bothered to look into. especially the character design point! i would’ve loved to see a more diverse cast of heroes and i never even CONSIDERED they could be anything other than human which would have been awesome to see

11:47 EXACTLY! They actually gave her a good intro. I was interested in her character unlike the others, and I wanted to see more of her. What happened to her parents? What is it like for her having to rule her kingdom? But nooo after that she just turns into a normal child and the fact that she is THE RULER OF A KINGDOM isn't brought up again. I think the dragon prince did a far better job with this type of character

So many fans don't know the difference between "enemies to lovers" and just straight up abuse

I had a problem with the whole Catdora thing but I don't talk about it out of risk of being called a homophobe(and anyone who calls me that I will hunt you down and gut you like a fish). My problem is Catras' whole "I love you" thing implies that the literal reason she did all those horrible things between episodes 2 and 40 was because she wasn't able to woman up and just tell the girl she has feelings for that she has those feelings. Plus Hordak isn't that good a villain when you realize his big motivation is trying to prove his worth to big brother prime. Also don't try to figure out Nets and Spinny, I don't think even Noelle knew what to do with them and she voiced one of them.

My only contribution: I wish Glimmer and Bow stayed friends. I just desperately want a male female friendship that doesn't end in romance. It's annoying, and can be damaging in a way and I just want that trope to burn already lmao

I felt like Catra should've had not only more time to be redeemed, but more focus on all the individuals she hurt or lives she ruined, not just the ones that was close to her. Also; her redemption to her loved ones was very messy.

personally i think that spop was actually pretty well written in most parts but they lacked in SOOOO many. for example, catra's redemption lasted what, only the last few episodes of the LAST season? that has never sat right with me. the adora and catra relationship would truly only lead to toxicity because catra is very clearly not doing well mentally and that isn't gonna change because of a world-saving kiss. every plot was rushed except for she ra finding out about the old she ra. her plot line was the only long lasting one really

They romanticized the fighting between Catra and Adora.

In relation to Catra: The show built her up to be more of an Azula for the first 4 seasons, and attempted turned her into a post redemption Zuko in season 5. They failed miserably.

Fun fact: Glimmer in this series was based off the show-runner Noel Stevenson's DnD character... Yes. Really.

Pretty good take on the show. Judging by the online discourse, a lot of people don't think this show was terrible, just really disappointing. For me, this show will be the prime example of "this show could have been truly great if the writers tried harder."

I didn't notice Catra liking Adora even though I knew they were gonna end up together. Adora feeling like she was gonna lose Catra was random as hell and it was short: the last 3 or so episodes of season 5. It should've just been a story about them as siblings.

The problem with Catra's redemption and her ending up with Adora, isn't necessarily that she did some really bad shit, but that she did them out of spite. If she and Adora were on opposite sides and simply fought for the cause they believed in, this wouldn't be a problem. But Catra handles out of her love/hate feelings toward Adora. Everything she does is motivated by her obsession to beat Adora, and make her pay for leaving her. Now obviously Catra loves Adora, but she has a very unhealthy obsession with her, and these two really should not be together. Like, AT ALL. And I'm really sorry, but the writers shouldn't have made their main gay ship be a toxic relationship. I mean, how is this relationship suppose to survive considering how much Catra tried to hurt and even kill Adora, even trying to destroy the world just to rub Adora's face in it? Could you imagine their first real fight as a couple? And how healthy is it for Catra to be romantically invloved with the person she feels such crippling guilt over for having hurt as much as she has? Catra could end up completely cyphering herself away in this relationship just to atone for what she did. I mean, we want these two to be happy together, but too much hurt has been dealt. And only in the moment, when we see them kiss and confess to eachother, does it give me a happy feeling - as soon as I start actually thinking about it that completely falls apart, and I realize how fucked up it is that these two end up together. Catra deserves redemption, but that's not the same as forgiveness. And it would've been a powerful gesture if Catra did the right thing, atoned for her sins, despite not being forgiven and not being with the one she loves. Heck, just having one person, like for example Glimmer, not forgive Catra would've already been something.

My complaint with season 5 is there were so many relationships that came out of nowhere. There was very little pointing to adora wanting catra or mermista wanting seahawk. I just wish there was more development of these feelings

agreed, esp abt the relationships!!! adora and catra felt toxic and bow and glimmer i simply did NOT see coming. i didnt even realize they were supposed to be portrayed as a romantic couple until talking to a friend.

The main thing that bugged me was the characters not taking everything seriously.

i really loved seeing someone talk about the story and character flaws in shera for once!! the frustration of the show having basically no solid worldbuilding but then trying to act like it does was so real and the lack of individuality given to the side characters (like different political opinions / decisions as princesses) definitely resonated with your feelings of boredom. i'd be curious to see if you've watched "the dragon prince" on netflix? it has some of the most active protagonists (and antagonists) i've ever seen and it's a fantastic animated fantasy show

omg I never really shipped catra and adora all that much and as a gay I never really knew why until you talked about the fact that the show never really showed how adora felt about catra. Also yeah where were the blushes between catra and adora before season 5? We saw lonnie blush at scorpia and scorpia blush at catra so it's not like they couldn't do it. Smhh

The flaws of this series kept me from enjoying it for me. It's not good enough for me to love it, but it's not bad enough for me to laugh at. I see the potential clearly, but I can't help but feel it was disappointing.

I personally enjoyed it on my first viewing, but I see more of the flaws when I look back on it. I'd say it's about a 7/10. Good, but not great.

I personally thought the entire last season felt rushed and it could have been a bit longer. Like the Catra being under Hordak Prime's control could have happened earlier with her staying that way for a bit acting as a catalyst for Adora confronting/reevaluating her feelings for Catra, just an example. It felt like Blood of Olympus where there was a huge buildup for not that much payoff

A huge issue I had with the show is how it handled the narrative of war. A war is something that affects thousands of people, not just the heroes or villains. But despite there being an ongoing war here, it really seemed like the story was Catra vs Adora, rather than the Horde vs Etheria. Despite there being mentions of the Horde's activities, the only time we feel like it causes important problems is when Adora first finds out about it. And that was only used for Adora's character development. It feels like the death and suffering of common people or the destruction of places doesn't matter at all. All we see is people crying and running, then She-Ra popping in and being like "I shall rescue you!" and everyone is saved, and they all gawk over Adora. Again, that narrative only serves _Adora_ . Not to mention, the princesses act so immature, it's so cringy and strange. The prom was supposed to be about Adora inviting Frosta into the rebellion, but it quickly turned out to be Glimmer getting jealous over Perfuma, and ✨ gay dance ✨ with Catradora. Similarly, they try to plan out how to attack the Horde, but end with the princesses just playing dolls and acting like this is some roleplay fantasy? It seems like they're trying to do normal teenager tropes, with the message of war in the background. The princesses were extremely stupid and the only reason they won in any scenario is because the plot wanted them to win. A show that handles the message of war effectively is Avatar the Last Airbender. While there are certainly light-hearted and humorous moments, it doesn't take away the fact that the war is extremely important in the narrative. From Zuko's perspective alone, we meet Song, who was attacked and burned by the fire nation; and Lee, who lost his brother in the army. From Aang's perspective, we meet Haru, an earthbender who gets imprisoned by the fire nation; Jet, a freedom fighter who is vengeful against the fire nation because his parents were killed; Hama, who learned bloodbending and starts attacking innocent civilians in order to get back at the fire nation. We see how the fire nation civilizations aren't actually bad, how the education system works, how the prisons work, how the other nations also have evil people and this world isn't as black and white as we think. They accomplished all that without making it boring, or too focused on unimportant characters. We feel for everyone in the story, because all of them are suffering the consequences of war. Some people are getting killed, some lose their loved ones, some lose their homes, some are imprisoned, some are forced to seek refuge, etc etc. Despite being a kid's show, ATLA really drives home the plot of a genocidal war and how it doesn't only affect the heroes. But She-Ra? Mermista's kingdom getting conquered was a huge blow. But then, in the next episode we see her sitting in a bathtub, eating ice cream and making depressed cynical remarks, as if she went through a bad breakup instead of losing thousands of people at war. At the end of the episode, she's just like "alright, I'm not gonna stay sad! Let's fight!" The writing was immature and the whole point of this show seemed to be Catradora. Nothing mattered, the ending just needed Catra and Adora to kiss, and the rest of the plot is just adjusted. When discussing something as serious as a war, it's really insensitive to make it seem like it's not a big issue. If it's just a one on one battle, where no one else gets hurt, that's fine. But that's not what a war is, and in the end, She-Ra just seemed like a Catradora fanfic with some other elements sprinkled in. Other issues I have with it is Catra's really bad redemption, Catradora's toxic relationship being romanticized, the extreme ableism shown towards Entrapta and the fact that Horde Prime was a really uninteresting and weak villain to be a big bad.

I always loved your videos, they always give constructive criticism and not just "I don't like this so it's bad". It shows *WHY* you don't particularly enjoy some parts of the show and why you think it's a cliché. You have a great way of explaining things and points. It's very satisfying to hear someone give criticism and actually makes it reasonable. Keep doing what your doing because your doing great!

As a lesbian who identified with Adora on many of the mental health issues courtesy of a horrible mother figure who loved manipulation, allow me to highlight for you the fact that any time Catra showed up Adora was immediately distracted from her She-Ra duties. This is especially prominent in the DnD episode, where Adora does not even stop to consider that maybe she just shouldn't go after Catra when she shows up despite stressing the fact that Catra showing up to distract her would literally tip the scales against them. There is also the fact that she went WAY out of her way to go save Catra from Horde Prime despite how horrible Catra had been to her during the show's time as well as potentially in their shared past as well (as evidenced by some of the actual flashbacks.) As someone with a Catra of my own, I have literally dropped everything to rush to their side at the slightest hint of a problem or danger. Even before we were anything official I could be completely oblivious to the world around us when we were hanging out together, so maybe it wasn't completely obvious in the way Scorpia's crush on Catra was or the fact that Catra loved Adora, but there are so many signs there if you know how to read them. Unlike with Bow and Glimmer, because you are so right and neither of them looked heterosexual in the slightest. Catra and Glimmer had so much chemistry and Bow totally fawned over Sea Hawk.

Catra was forgiven way too easily imo. She caused soo much chaos and destruction throughout the first 4 seasons but saves glimmer once and adora drops everything to save her. I know they made mermista and scorpia get controlled so they didn’t have the issue of the two who have the most issues with her joining the crew. Also my biggest one is glimmer never finds out its her fault that Angela died

Am I the only one who felt like season 5 was rushed? Like Adora and Catra hated eachother throughout practically the whole series and then in the span of a few episodes they LOVE eachother? Same with Bow and Glimmer they were having conflict with eachother for majority of the season and yet they fall in love with eachother so suddenly. But that's just me I needed to vent bc it looks like no one else is talking about it 💀

It might not be the most mind blowing show on Netflix, but I personally think it’s a step up from most modern reboots. Like, you can tell some efforts at least into it. Plus, some of the new designs were really cool. Catra, Entrapta and Scorpia being my personal favourites. Edit: Apparently I can't grammar.

Honsetly prime came off just as a really dumb villain, I don’t really feel like It was the best idea to make the Final villain basically the empire from Star Wars because it made me ask questions like why don’t they just blast them from above, or just use nukes ( I mean I would assume they have something like that.) If anything I probably will like how he was in the original show where he was just a giant mechanical abomination that was the true mastermind behind everything.

Just to start off... because it's weird people keep using it like it's a negative... Yes 80s She-Ra "only" had 2 seasons... that totaled 93 episodes. More than a lot of shows even today. Netflix She-Ra claims 5 seasons...with 52 episodes in it's entirety..

Glimmer's apology for yelling at frosta was like one of those apologies you make as a kid when you don't mean it, but you also don't want your mom to be mad

I feel like the only reason she ra doesn't get much hate or criticism is because it has lgbt representation

I really liked the show but let's admit it, I'm just a wlw starved for content and willing to take any scrap of representation. I just wish there was more of everything. It seems like they set up a lot but then a lot of it never paid off

Friendship will solve all your problems! *beware this product may be toxic*

Plenty of people hate glimmer don't worry.

What's funny is that while we never see what Glimmer has to do as "Queenly Duties" and what Angella used to do, the bad guys yet again get character development that makes them more interesting than the main cast. I don't remember which season it was, but Catra has to learn that the grass isn't always greener when she has to fulfill the duties that Shadow Weaver used to. She has to go through paperwork, supply various parts of The Horde's territory with materials, and she pretty much loses her mind over it because it's not why she wanted the position. They had an opportunity to show how Glimmer would deal with it differently, but they didn't really bother.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is a great example of a reboot that would have been better as a stand alone property. Because it was a reboot of a toyline pushing cartoon from the 80's it was almost contractually obligated to have a massively bloated cast when it's very clear that there were two characters that the show runners were really interested in. The characters that became Adora and Catra. If they had different names and designs and did everything else the same this show would have done much better and could have cut away most if not all of the bloat.

You know the one thing I do dislike a lot,or well,the two things I dislike mostly is She-Ra's design and Catra's redemption arc. I thought the design of She-Ra was fine,just fine,I thought that saying "she looks like a boy" was way too used and an exaggeration. Theeeen the new design came in and now I can't look at the old one without thinking it is a bit inferior and could have been one thousand times prettier. Then there's Catra's redemption arc,I feel like it was... Rushed... Just a little bit. While Catra does show beforehand she's not 100% evil her attitude towards Adora could get aggressive and toxic,and as someone who technically was a victim of toxic friendships this made it hard to like her,I felt like she does get forgiven a tiny bit too fast by any character that isn't Adora,it's just my personal opinion,I don't mind her getting redeemed I'm a sucker for redemption arcs! But I think it could've been slightly longer or reduce her toxic behavior cause sometimes she was too much and even too evil,if she had been less aggressive and cruel it could've been easier to buy her redemption. _Edit: yup. Catra had everything to be a Zuko. And she really wasn't one so oh well_ And this isn't the series but damn this fandom is weird. Noelle gets praised for good representation,which is true,but she makes a tiny mistake and people want to burn her alive,it's just... Weird and I feel bad for her.

My biggest problem had to be how Catra was redeemed. I don't think she should have been forgiven by the main characters and especially not by Adora. Of course it's fine that Catra feels remorse for what she did, that is fine. But as you said, the other characters had NO incentive to believe that Catra truly regrets what she did, much less be forgiven. Allow me to remind you what Catra did. She attempted to end the whole world, fully aware of what she was doing JUST so Adora wouldn't win the fight. I don't know about you, but I couldn't forgive someone for that no matter what they did afterwards or how they felt. I think it's really unfair how Shadoweaver was doubted SO MUCH and distrusted by everyone when Catra seemed to have been forgiven easily, even though she had done far worse things. Tried to kill Adora's friends, tried to kill Adora, tried to *end the world*. I would have preferred it if Catra stayed the antagonist, as that's what the story forced into our faces since the very start. I genuinely thought that Adora truly hated her guts on season 2 finale (iirc that was the time stamp). I mean, Adora had literally every single reason to despise and absolutely hate Catra.

I watched the entire first She-Ra when I was a kid. Bought the dvds and everything. She was a HUGE role model. I wish they had gone with the generational She-Ra idea and had made this She-Ra someone other than Adora. They changed all the characters and their surroundings so much, but kept their names? But they are honestly just not comparable. I wish they hadn’t left the names the same and had instead just changed it and made all new characters! They practically already did, just needed a name change. I feel like this could have been a brand new generation of She-Ra :/

I cannot overstate how much I agree with this video. So many She-ra videos either overpraise or overhate the show in my opinion, but I agree with pretty much 90% of this video. ESPECIALLY the protagonist's side characters. Like the villains are pretty good and the heroes are fine for the most part but do you even write side characters that bland. Like, they have their moments, but most of the time, yeah they're pretty boring.

YOU'RE SO UNDERRATED OMG

Catras redemption was so poorly handled but the romance was handled even worse

I honestly wished the 5th season didn't feel so rushed and while I liked this show I rate it 6-7/10 but I feel like people need to be a bit more critical of it and less judgmental of those critical of it as for recommended shows I recommend the anime fate/zero from the fate franchise.

honestly i agree with a lot of your points, and inexplicably i still adore this show to pieces. :) the "magic of friendship" thing was honestly bull crap but i suppose it's what i get for exclusively enjoying kids shows, haha. i still think this show has a lot of charm and i just got really attached to it even though i know it's a bit "meh".

22:12 I genuinely expected that there would be some complex thread addressing prejudice against non-human people on Etheria because most of the non-humans we see are in the Horde, and the ones which aren't are also not in positions of power in mainstream society, but...nope. I guess it's just a *coincidence* that the only princess who isn't human is aligned with the Horde. I don't think the show should have included a plot thread about racism. It's about personal relationships, not systems of oppression. But they're so clearly intentional with representation in other ways, it's odd to me that they missed non-humans' apparent place in society.

Also, Glimmer constantly sneaking out was so dumb and annoying. Didn't they talk about it at one point?!

I really feel like they should’ve slowed some stuff down. Catra and Scorpia shouldve talked more In the end than just having a hug. Same with Glimmer and her dad, they’ve been separated for their whole lives and when Gilmore finally sees him again they just....hug. Same with Entrapta and Hordak. They’ve been separated for about 2 seasons and build up such a good friendship. Yes they hug and talk off screen, but that’s about it. Frosta’s character was kinda just there. Perfuma and Scorpia had nothing at the end even though they build up some sort of friendship. Catra shouldn’t have been forgiven, maybe by some people but still. Hordak was punished by cleaning up Beast Island, but Catra doesn’t get punished whatsoever. (At least none that I’ve known of) I just feel like things were a bit rushed.

Great video, I agree completely! One request I have is the first season of The Owl House. It's probably my favorite currently airing show and I think you'd be really into it based on the critique you gave she-ra.

I'm probably the only one that did not see Adora/Catra coming. I kid you not, I saw their whole relationship as nothing more than a tragic betrayed best friend/sister situation. No romance whatsoever. That was a plot twist.

Excellent video! When I was watching She Ra, I thought the premise was really interesting, and as an abuse victim, I could see myself in both Adora and Catra, but the problem with SPOP 2018 is that it settles a contradictory message and Noelle seems kind of abuse apologetic and an hypocrite tbh. SPOP is supposed to tell abuse victims that they should break the cycle of abuse, which is awesome (as shown with Adora's iconic phrase "you made your choice, now live with it" to Catra for example or with Scorpia's "you are a bad friend" phrase to Catra)... but it also teaches kids the opposite by telling them that forgiving your abuser and giving them second chances because they had a rough childhood is okay, which is not. It's like the show tries to convey that some types of abuse are justified and forgivable, and others aren't, for example: Catra's abuse towards Adora is justified and deserves to win Adora as a prize at the end, but SW's abuse is not justified, it doesn't make sense. SPOP conveys a really dangerous message: forgive your abuser, because they deserve it. Yes, I'm obviously against Catradora. Catra did not love Adora, she viewed her as possession. In Catra's mind, Adora belonged solely to her, Adora had to do what Catra wanted, had to be where Catra desired her to be, she wanted to have control over Adora (as proven by phrases such us "I've got control over Adora, I'm not giving that up!" with a smile or "you are mine Adora" while giggling), and she did everything in her power to demonstrate she was superior, that she was in command, how? By constantly abusing Adora both physically and emotionally, and even trying to kill her multiple times. How is this behaviour rewarded? By giving Adora as a prize for her hard journey. It is uncomfortable to watch Catra ask Adora "don't you get it? I love you" as if it was something she had made clear, when in reality all we saw was Catra punching, kicking, scratching, slapping, gaslighting, resenting, threatening and trying to kill Adora and her friends in multiple ocassions. The show failed abuse victims tbh

Wow, this is a really good rant! I like how you're stating your opinions without saying 'its the worst show ever', or 'I hate this and this is the worst thing in the history of television'. I also agreed with some of your statements! Like, what DID Angella really do as queen, and what were the specific reasons glimmers so stressed about being queen? In regards to Hordak though; while it is true that Hordak started the war and had the intention of bringing Prime to Etheria, it could all be traced back to Prime. It was Prime who sent Hordak on a suicide mission because Hordak was defective, (something he could not control) and when the portal opened, and it sent Hordak to a strange planet in an empty dimension, with no way to reconnect to the hivemind or go back home. It seems that the clones' only purpose was to serve horde primes will, so when one fails to do that for whatever reason, they were cast aside and sent to die and deemed worthless. All Hordak wanted was to feel worthy of living, to fulfill his purpose (due to the programming of horde prime) and to prove to HIMSELF that he was not a failure.He was completely alone, with no one to morally guide him, only left with surviving in the ways he knew how. (unlike wrong hordak) He knew that to Horde prime, someone who conqured worlds was someone to be exhalted, someone who was worth his time. So, Hordak tried to conqure Etheira. Perhaps the reason we see him have no remorse to destryoing homes and lives is because clones weren't programmed to have emotions or thoughts for themselves (so that horde prime could keep them in power and they wouldn't go against him). We see that only 'certain privalages are reserved for prime', like eating, faicial expressions, etc. So, this leads me to believe that critical thinking and emotions were also 'reserved for prime', so that prime could maintain his clones and power. I see a lot of people compare him to WH (wrong hordak); that WH is what hordak could've been if he was 'good'. The differences between the two is how they bassically 'grew up'. At first, we see WH catching entrapta and bow in the server room and wanting to report them, saying what all clones are programmed to say; that prime sees all and that prime would take care of him. Then, he was dissconected from the hivemind. We see him have an existencial crises when he falls on top of bow and seems very upset about Prime not being able to see his thoughts. I'm assuming this is how hordak felt when he was sent to die(except worse), that he was so worthless and had no purpose to live anymore that he deserved to be wiped away. When he was stranded to etheria, he saw this as a chance to prove to prime that he was faithful and worthy. That he was not a failure. WH on the other hand was accepted into a nurturing family who guided him in a moral and just way that let him decide for HIMSLEF what Horde Prime was doing was wrong. Now, I could rant on and on about Hordak and Entrapta's relationship, and how they both became better people because of it, but I'll just say a few things cause this rant is taking too long. Entrapta was the first person to see past hordak's emotional (and physical) armor, and to befriend him for the imperfect guy he is. She taught him that imperfections were beautiful; that it's what makes way for scientific experimentation. For Hordak (all of his life seeing himself as worthless because of his imperfections/failures) this made him actually feel like a person; valued and loved for who he was. The things he wanted his entire life. He learned didn't have to be 'perfect' in order to be worthy or loved. And Entrapta learned to care for another person and to grow a relationship, something she's had trouble doing the entire show. You could say the Hordak taught her to care for other people and to how to work hard on relationships in order to keep them (platonic, romantic, etc) Hordak truely valued and respected her (even to a point where he valued her more than prime), not telling her to 'speak normal' like the other characters, and respected her like an intelligent ADULT. Entrapta was a major factor into Hordak's ark from a villian to not such a bad guy. She made Hordak capable of retailating against his authority figure and decide for HIMSELF what he wanted, not just to follow orders of Prime. This is just what I think after trying to dig deep on Hordak's character; you dont have to agree!

I disagree with your opinion on Catradora and the lgbt rep. The lgbt rep one is mainly because of the fandom tho. I think the fandom and creators only care about the ships. So to me it felt like the ships were all in your face and I didn’t like that. And it felt like the ships took priority over the story. Also I did not ship catradora because I think it’s a toxic and abusive relationship. All Catra ever did was hurt Adora. Catra emotionally and physically abused hr their entire lives. Catra being an abusive victim herself does not excuse her abusive behavior towards others. Catra tried to kill Adora multiple times, attempted to destroy all of reality out of pure spite for Adora, and actively tried to destroy everything and everyone Adora cared about. Catra has extreme abandonment issues, is selfish, immature, and destructive. None of these issues were ever seriously addressed in any way. I felt the show excused this by saying Catra was in love with her the whole time? Really? Even when she tried to kill Adora and destroy reality? She was in love with her then? In season 5, when Adora believed she had to go save the universe alone, Catra immediately made it all about herself, physically hurt Adora, and didn’t care about Adora’s feelings or her duty as She-ra. I think this is a terrible relationship to promote to children. Terrible actions and abusive behavior is excused by the power of love is a horrible message. How is this a good relationship? I hate the praise and love catradora gets. It’s the only thing the fandom cares about How is this good representation? Am I the only one that thinks catradora is horrible?

I disagree with the assessment of Hordak. I feel like us seeing just how absurdly brainwashed the clones are was supposed to convey to us that they are as much victim as anyone else, and that Hordak couldn't really have chosen to be "good" because he had no conception of it until the end of the show. So I dont think he is irredeemable, rather he is just getting started on that road by the finale.

This video did such a good job of explaining the show's problems without being overly positive or negative. I don't like this show and prefer the original but I was able to understand where you were coming from.

Ik everyone loves the Adora x Catra ship but i personally dont like it all. (Before i continue i am not homophobic i have a reason) I felt like throughout the whole show this was like sisterly rivalry, and Catra just missed Adora as a sister not lovey dovey, i felt like the love arc at the end was force to keep a gay count. It didnt feel natural like bows dad and the other princesses.

I came from your Miraculous Rant, and I'm honestly surprised this isn't very popular. Your videos are great, I'm waiting for more. PS: Get more sprites

It's so weird to hear your thoughts coming from other person...

What I expected from She-Ra: LOL! I’M SO RANDOM! What I got from She-Ra: Gaslighting is okay as long as it’s not heteronormative.

I never thought the old 80's character designs were sexualized. They were definitely designed to look appealing and attractive, but appealing and attractive are not the same thing as sexualized. And I always saw the designs as more Athletic and Feminine, than sexualized. I mean, heck, at least half of the staff in the original 80's show were female, and most of the original character designs were even thought up and drawn by women. So I doubt they intended for the characters to be sexual. But that's just me. I don't if anyone else disagrees or agrees with me.

The show was so mediocre to me. Everyone seems to absolutely love it but it was just meh to me. The first season was horrible, I pretty much dropped the show completely because of it before giving it another chance a few days after it finished. So many important things were brushed off, I was so excited to see what they'd do with Frosta but she just randomly decided to help the others and completely dropped her facade in less than an episode. I still like the show I guess but there's so many things that could have been improved on or written better and it's so disappointing to me. Not to mention the ending didn't even feel like an ending, I was waiting for an epilogue or just something after it. But nope

Oh finally somebody acknowledged that Catra's garbage and Catradora is disgusting. #GiveAdoraABetterGirlfriend.

Frosta is a wanna be Toph Beifong

I love the reboot, but there are a lot of things I wish changed about She-ra. I wish they showed more about Mermista's trauma and the pressure on Frosta's shoulders. I would have liked to see all the other characters grow, not just Adora, Glimmer, Bow, and Catra. The four grew a lot, but I also wish the others did as well. Scorpia also grew, including Shadow Weaver, but I would have liked to see Scorpia's past as well as the others. Maybe even how the past Princess Alliance failed. So many things were good about this show, but there are also still some flaws about it.

In November 2019, I went with my best friend to see Princess Mononoke in theaters (special event), and I honestly say it was one of the best movies I've ever seen. I also remembered there was an intro with Noelle Stevenson before the movie, and she talks about how this movie inspired her work like She Ra (Link to it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aqtza9dlu7Smoqc.html) When I watched Season 4, I was expecting the story to become more interesting and my expectations were pretty high, but the more I watched, I kept asking myself "How is this anything like Princess Mononoke? The characters lack depth, the world is not engaging and confusing, and the animation/action feels mediocre compared to it." Honestly, I dropped the show after Season 4. I just no longer cared for anyone (aside from Kyle and Scorpia) and I felt the great potential this show had was being wasted. Overall, this show is a 5/10 for me. Great concepts and ideas, mediocre execution. It definitely is not the worst cartoon (there are worse things to watch), but I might have to argue against someone who says this is on the level of Avatar or Studio Ghibli.

Why Would You Say Something So Controversial Yet So Brave?

I will say that it makes sense for Adora to still see some good in Catra because they grew up together and she knows her on a more personal level. I will say that Catra was forgiven to easily by everyone except for Adora which made sense for her to be slow to forgive her but still want to see the good in her

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ! ! ! ALSO WHY IS ADORA STILL IN HER HORDER UNIFORM?!?!?! 😭😭😭 Scorpia totally wanted to jump Catra's bones. I AGREE WITH ALL OF THIS. ESPECIALLY THE SEASON FINALE - HOW WERE THEY GONNA DEFEAT HORDE PRIME IF THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN ?!?! Keep Up The Good Work~!

I stopped at season 1 when the great battle ended with friendship saving the day especially when I felt like they didn't earn most of the princess's trust Just killed the show for me

What did you think about season 5's "wrong" Hordak's character?

All I wanted was the side characters to be fleshed out more! The series was great though mostly! I loved it

Thank you for this video, my feelings on She-Ra have always been mixed, especially in regards to catra. I always thought I was like,,, crazy or insensitive and I just wanted to be happy and supportive towards people who liked the show but I'm really glad to see that other people share similar emotions regarding She-Ra lol

I really liked the episode "Promise", parts of season 4, and most of season 5. (I also agree with you about the 2nd season. It's my least favorite in the series.)

about 27:36, scorpia’s moms are lesbians! i don’t think it makes a difference if the heir is adopted or not, and we don’t know if two women can have a biological baby in this magical world or not.

i dont know about the other characters, but mermista at least has a dad, he just retired from the thrown.

To be honest, the Ducktales Reboot is of a better quality. Why? Unlike She-Ra, the Ducktales Reboot stays true to the lore and appeals to the spirit of the original and the creators go as far as doing their research. When they make changes they at least make them feel like they’re part of the work rather than tacking them in. The writers of the She-Ra reboot? They completely alienated fans of the original the more I think about it, and they did little research Masters of The Universe lore. It’s not a faithful reboot.

I do really like She-Ra and the Princess of Power. There are some good points in this video. While I like most the characters including the side characters for the most part I will agree that they could have been developed more and they could have been made more interesting. I can understand how the friendship ending can be a bit of a cop out which it kinda was in the first season. I think it kinda makes sense for the last one because of the person that prime is he thinks emotion is a weakness and so he didn’t account for making something to defend against it so it makes sense in that context at least in my opinion

friendship show but the powerful people that are supposed to be friends all hate and cant stand eachothet

Hordak, the guy who originally was Skeletor's former leader(/the only reason Skeletor is even alive in the 2002 He-Man) in previous series, got redeemed in this show? .... Wtf

11:46 I fully agree with this, the cast has so many characters with the goofy trait, we needed a "middle man" type of character. One that can chill and be okay with other characters goofiness, but also serious majority of the time. We needed someone like Garnet from SU, or Katara from ATLA. Shoot; I feel like even Marco from SVTFOE would do this show wonders!

My huge problem with this show is the main ship.I hate that they made Catradora canon just to "make all the fans happy".Don't get me wrong, I'm not homophobic, however I despise abuse.As an abused person, I could not notice the abusive relationship Catra and Adora have, even as friends.It's just my opinion, but I find it disgusting how some people defend this ship with bad arguments.I understand, Catra is mentally unstable, but you can't deny the fact that multiple times, she tried to KILL Adora.You can't justify that with"Oh but she wanted to kill She-Ra, not Adora",or"But she didn't DIRECTLY tried to kill Adora".Let's be honest here, if Adora wasn't a pushover and written just to be mold after Catra, she would've left Catra alone and never looked back.Realistically speaking, an abused person(and yes, I'm talking about Adora here), is most of the time afraid of the abuser, no matter if the abuser is a friend, partner, parent etc, but they play Adora like"Oh, my BFF tried to maim me or even kill me?Hm, strange!".And at the end of the season 3, when Catra opens the portal and Adora saves them all, like always, when she sees Catra, you can even FEEL the hatred in her eyes, and then, Catra is the one that's afraid.But then, in season 5, we get a few episodes of them being friends again and then"lovers".Why?

Can I buy some friendship?

I appreciate that you are one of the few people to talk about this show that say Catra should ACTUALLY atone for her crimes, and that Adora never really showed in any way that she was IN LOVE with Catra until the end of Season 5.

I haven't watched she-ra for a while and I forgot how much I loved it. I also forgot how much I love catra and how badass she was 🥰🥰🥰

10:19 “I could write a whole video on how the writers make her feel like a genuine person” Me: Me: Me: do it

Catra should have been the protagonist in my opinion she is a great character. I also really like Kyle because he is super cute and deserves more screen time. Scorpia and Shadow woman were also really interesting with the emotional story's involving them. The heros are so boring that I dropped the series after season 4. And they made me feel like I should have spent that time watching other shows.

10:59 THANK YOU!!! I thought I was going insane when I saw so many ppl calling this cast "unique and diverse". I've seen so many cartoons and animes do this before, it's not even funny.

I personally like the show a lot but it has a lot to criticize, I cant stop thinking that maybe if they changed a few things or got a few more episodes things could have been a lot better

As much as I adore this show, I gotta say that you’re totally right, it definitely does have a lot of flaws. Also, that fake commercial was hilarious 😂 Edit: Btw I really appreciate the fact that you didn’t just bash the show like most people who criticize it do

That video is interesting. As someone who loves the show, I agree with many things you said. I especially agree with your opinions on season 5. I believe that Catra should've been given at least a full season for her redemption, instead of just a few episodes and moments and then just being accepted as part of the rebellion, facing the concequences of her actions and proving that she is capable of change. I think the worst thing about her redemption is the lack of concequences she got, especially from Adora. Imagine this: the whole season Adora is the one who mistrusts Catra the most. She's still not convinced that Catra is really on her side, despite Catra trying her best to prove that she's on her side. More and more about the horse and the feelings and experiences of their members and so also Catra gets exposed. Even the other characters slowly grow to trust her more, but Adora remains doubtful. But then in the finale of season 5 the hero isn't Adora but Catra. Catra does something truly incredible and finally Adora realises that Catra is on their side now. That finally completes Catras redemption. In season 6 then they could build more on a team dynamic between Catra and Adora and giving them time to bond more. And at the end Catra gets a therapist because she really needs that. And since I agree that Hordak shouldn't be "redeemed" I believe they also could have had an arc about Entrapta coming to terms with the fact that Hordak isn't just misunderstood or had a bad life but is indeed a terrible person. Btw I also think Shadow Weaver shouldn't have been redeemed.

Watch kipo please

To be honest. I don’t think in Season 1 just fRiEnDShIP saved the day. Before in the LightHope episode, LightHope literally explained partly that the bond between the princesses was important. The rainbow represented Friendship, yes, I won’t deny that. But it also represented a part of the strong magical bond between the princess and their rune stones, what you could also see in a few shots. Also you could come to the conclusion why Brightmoon was the main kingdom pretty obviously in my opinion. Angella said in Season 1 that when the darkness fulfills the kingdom that the Horde could get BrightMoon and Etheria way more easily. That the runes tones kept a steady connection for the weather and planet. So if BrightMoon, the light for Etheria. Literally. Was taken down, it Wanst as easy to rebuild as for example Salineas. I say light for Etheria, because of the details of darkness, the weather change in the background while the BrightMoon battle and in the end, when all rue stones were connected equally again, the normal brightness was back. So I think it was- kinda obvious? But that is just my opinion.

What frustrates me the most about this show is that the original actually did a better job of establishing Etheria and the threat the Horde posed. For example, we don't just see the Horde blasting enemy civilians with lasers as proof that they're evil, we actually see how they treat people under their rule, and there are lots of episodes that show all the different ways that their subjects are affected by them. We see things like them taxing people into poverty, terrorising people who say bad things about them, enslaving people, etc. This serves to both make us care about the Etherians, and want to see the Horde defeated. In the reboot I cared about the war like it was a sports game, I wanted the good guy's team to win, but that was about it. They also removed all of the original comic relief characters, but then turned serious characters like Sea Hawk into comic reliefs. Like... why? Just keep Loo-Kee and Kowl if you wanted comic relief!