Heart: Parts 1&2 (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Heart Part 1/2 are the twelfth and thirteenth and final episodes of the fifth season and fifty-second episode overall of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, as well as the finale of the series as a whole.

Part 1
The best friend squad heads for the Heart while the princesses attack the spire so Entrapta can disrupt the chip network. Horde Prime makes his move.

Part 2
Shadow Weaver and Catra attempt to reach Adora. Glimmer faces her father while Bow tries to evade Scorpia long enough to execute Entrapta's program.

Overall

 * 1) First means first, it serves as an amazing overall finale for the series. As it wraps up most loose plot threads very nicely (e.g., Adora and Catra's relationship, the Horde's fate, the current state of the Rebellion). And while it doesn't answer what happened to Queen Angella or if she's even still alive, but for the most part, many of the series' major questions and plot points are answered/solved here, and the events of the episode still make it a powerful series finale for the Netflix reboot of a classic show.
 * 2) The animation and voice acting are still phenomenal, as to be expected from this series.

Part 1

 * 1) There are a HUGE amount of heartwarming and touching moments in this episode. Some examples include:
 * 2) * The scene where Adora tries to convince herself that self-sacrifice is the only way to save the planet, and that being She-Ra means she's supposed to disregard her own wants, only for Mara to shut that down immediately by saying "You're worth more than what you can give to other people. You deserve love, too. You're so close, Adora. Don't give up yet."
 * 3) * The scene where Sea Hawk manages to break Mermista's brainwashing long enough for her to be knocked out with a simple "Because I love you, dearest." And afterwards he gently cradles an unconscious Mermista, brushes some hair out of her face, and asks her to forgive him when she's back to normal.
 * 4) * The second she stumbled upon the scene, Catra immediately sprinted back in order to warn Adora about Horde Prime poisoning the planet. So much so that she actually agrees to take Shadow Weaver's hand and use magic to teleport to the Heart. Meaning that saving Adora is so important to her that she's willing to put up with the person that abused her her entire life if it means rescuing the girl she loves. Later, when she offers to stay behind to find Adora while Bow and Glimmer go to help the Rebellion, she recalls their promise to always have each other's back. Now, she intends to make good on that.
 * 5) The temple that projected Adora's thoughts, which all verge towards one person, and one only: Catra. And then there's the scene that has her see the latter in every iteration of her character: from a training session in their early teens, chipped on Horde Prime's ship, in her Season 4 get up at the peak of her villainy, how she was at the start of the series and, finally, her redeemed version after defecting from the Horde. The final one of which finally gently comes close to Adora and bumps her forehead to hers. This basically means that, even if she couldn't put a name on the feeling, Adora never, ever stopped loving Catra. And on top of al that, the fact that Adora was well aware she was in front of an illusion, but still let herself bask in Catra's presence for what she probably thought would be the last time.
 * 6) * The moment where initially, it has Adora becoming too scared and conflicted about what she really wants to still be able to keep her She-Ra form, and not even being with Bow and Glimmer is able to fix said fact (on the contrary, they actually unintentionally make her feel worse about said topic). But once she realizes it's going to be a one-way trip, she thanks them for being the best friends she could have ever asked for before continuing the journey to the Heart by herself, so that they wouldn't be in danger.
 * 7) While the episode is mainly focused on emotion and drama, there are still a handful of funny moments like Bow's guitar playing annoys Swift Wind (only for Glimmer to defend Bow by saying that he's still learning) and Sea Hawk getting through to Mermista by being so annoying that she has to break her programming just to say so.
 * 8) Melog trying to stop Catra from running away (given how he's psychically linked to her and tries his best to make her realize that she shouldn't be leaving Adora) is very sad. Especially considering how it's what prompts Catra to finally admit her feelings out loud.
 * 9) * Speaking of emotional moments, the aforementioned scene in the temple of the First Ones that shows Adora flashes of her memories of Catra, from different moments of their lives is also pretty emotional as well. Because it demonstrates that even when they were worlds apart and divided by war, Adora never once stopped loving her.

Part 2

 * 1) This episode shows that despite receiving two mind wipes from Horde Prime, Hordak still manages to regain his free will due to his overpowering love for Entrapta. This is shown when Horde Prime orders Hordak to kill Entrapta, and not only does he disobey, but he blasts Prime through his screen with his arm cannon, grabs Prime by the neck (exactly how he did to him before, particularly in the scene before Prime inflicted his first mind wipe of Hordak) and gives Prime an incredible "screw you" speech before dropping him into the depths of his own ship. It's the perfect mix of both heartwarming and awesome.
 * 2) Shadow Weaver's sacrifice here was a very brave and heartwarming moment. Throughout almost the entirety of the series, she had been solidifying herself more and more as one of the most despicable and horrendous villains in the entirety of the show, but then her final moments are spent with her performing her first and only unambiguously selfless act (especially towards Adora and Catra) by saving her surrogate daughters by conducting a large magical explosion that proves to be enough to reduce both her and the Heart monster to dust.
 * 3) Huntara, Entrapta's kitchen staff, Double Trouble and the Elberon villagers all fighting the Horde's forces in the final battle after being unchipped/staying out the fight is downright epic. And the fact that it's the final battle of the series and happens to feature the entire cast only feels all the more appropriate given that fact.
 * 4) Adora and Catra's kiss is one of the most satisfying and beautiful moments in the entire show. As it shows that even after everything that has happened in the show so far and all that their relationship had been put through up to this point, that they still found that they loved each other and that love is also what cures Adora of the Horde's virus and allows her to transform into She-Ra again.
 * 5) The scene with Adora releasing the magic in the Heart of Etheria and channeling it into an enormous healing wave that restores the destroyed plant-life on Etheria and turns the Velvet Glove into a giant floating tree, before exorcising Horde Prime from Hordak's body, is downright awesome. Not to mention that the animation used in the scene as well as the music is absolutely amazing and makes the already incredible scene that there used in pop a lot more (which is really saying a lot).
 * 6) Amazing Ending (SPOILER ALERT): After Horde Prime's exorcism at the hands of She-Ra, Hordak is restored, the day when he first found Adora as a baby being the first thing he remembers upon being exorcised of Horde Prime. And upon noticing this Entrapta runs to him and affectionatly throws herself at him. Glimmer and her father embrace as well, Netossa and the restored Spinnerella kiss, Scorpia forgives and hugs Catra upon seeing her, and Mermista is happy to be reunited with Sea Hawk after being freed from her chipping by Horde Prime, but questions Entrapta and Hordak's relationship. She-Ra transforms back into Adora to look out on the now-healed Etheria, while Madame Razz is overjoyed by the state of Etheria and sighs contentedly, commenting that Mara would be proud. Adora and Catra embrace, glad that everything is finally over, and they along with Bow and Glimmer lay on the grass. Bow ask what are they going to to now and Adora vows to bring magic back to the universe; prepossessing a, "Best Friends Squad road trip", all of which happily agree and the ending shot of the series shows the sky of Etheria as they all agree to complete this mission together.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) While most of the plot points are wrapped up well here, the same can't be said for the one revolving Queen Angella's sacrifice at the end of season 3 as it was hinted several times that she wasn't actually dead after using herself to seal the portal, but it's never clarified nor explored further.
 * 2) Catra and Hordak's redemptions here were still pretty rushed.

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