She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is a reboot of She-Ra: Princess of Power, the spinoff of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. It is produced by Dreamworks Animation Television and developed by Noelle Stevenson.

The show received critical acclaim, with particular praise for its diverse cast and the complex relationship between She-Ra and her best friend-turned-archenemy Catra.

Summary
In this reboot of the 1980s series, a magic sword transforms an orphan girl into warrior She-Ra, who unites a rebellion to fight against evil.

Why It Stands for the Honor of Grayskull

 * 1) Although the animation can be cheap looking at times, there are moments when it really shines, such as in the theme song and Adora's transformation into She-Ra.
 * 2) The show takes advantage of not being toy-driven or having limited animation by having unique character designs for each character, unlike the original show. There are all types of ethnicities and sizes featured in the designs. The character designs are much more creative, detailed, and overall appealing to look at than in the original cartoon. Because unlike the original, where the characters all have the same body proportions and the only thing really keeping them from looking the same is the clothes and hair colors/styles, each character has their own entirely creative design. They're also much more realistic.
 * 3) Great voice acting. Shout-out to Jacob Tobia as Double Trouble, Lorraine Toussaint as Shadow Weaver, and Keston John as Hordak/Horde Prime.
 * 4) Lovable, deep, and relatable characters. And unlike the original where they all have a little personality other than being "heroic"/"villainous", here they all have distinct and complex personalities:
 * 5) * Adora is an all-loving hero who believes the best of everyone and is determined to be the hero and is shocked upon discovering how the Horde, who raised her and served as her family for most of her life, had been lying to her for all her life and were actually a villainous organization. However, her worldview shatters when she finds out that She-Ra is used to activate the Heart of Etheria, a bioweapon that would destroy Etheria.
 * 6) * Glimmer is a reckless, impulsive girl who is traumatized when her mother dies at the end of season 3 and has to be a queen from then on. And afterwards, as a result of the aforementioned two events, along with her increasing resentment of Adora and Shadow Weaver's influence, Glimmer becomes increasingly bad-tempered and hostile to everyone. Even going as far as to pay Double Trouble to break apart the Horde leaders try and use the Heart of Etheria to fight the Horde. As a result of this, she ends up nearly destroying Etheria in the process. Upon realizing that Adora was right and her actions are just about to destroy Etheria, she soon goes back to her general impulsive but well-meaning personality.
 * 7) * Bow is the heart of the Best Friends Squad, but later crumbles under the pressure and nearly goes insane in one episode of season 5. While he doesn't go through any noteworthy character development over the course of the series (unlike say Adora or Glimmer), he still serves as a major support to them and the other members of the cast.
 * 8) * Perfuma is a hippie peacekeeper who never resorts to violence but learns the hard way that sometimes, violence is the answer. Her romance with Scorpia is also very cute and one of the healthiest ships in the show.
 * 9) * Mermista is a somewhat nihilistic and lethargic young woman who acts like she doesn't care but really does, and is later traumatized when the Horde destroys her kingdom, Salineas, so much so that she becomes willing to go along with Glimmer's idea to use the Heart of Etheria to fight the Horde in a desperate attempt to take back her kingdom. Also for all her dry wit, she's quite possibly the weirdest princess. She often diverges into rambles about her favorite books, or the powers of "Sea-Ra".
 * 10) * Sea Hawk is an adventurous and boisterous sea captain. Abrasive and free-spirited, he has a crush on Mermista and serves as the more rowdy and exuberant foil to her cynical and apathetic nature. He desperately seeks to impress others with his feats and has a habit of setting ships on fire.
 * 11) * Scorpia is a Horde force captain who was one of the nicer members of the organization and originally took a strong liking to Catra. But after Catra betrays Entrapta by sending her to Beast Island, Scorpia is eventually forced to realize after this that Catra is a bad friend and that Entrapta is her only true friend. It is this that causes her to join the Rebellion to save Entrapta and forms a relationship with Perfuma.
 * 12) * Entrapta is a morally grey princess who has a special interest in technology, particularly the technology of the First Ones. The other princesses dismiss her as weird and make her feel unwelcome in the Rebellion, which is what causes her to go to the Horde (also because they have more First Ones' technology). She later gains a friend in Hordak, who treats her better than any of the princesses did. She later rejoins the Rebellion when she finds out that the other princesses still care about her in spite of them being wary of her and resentful of the actions she committed as a member of the Horde.
 * 13) * Frosta starts out as a cold, distant princess, but later becomes overzealous and hotheaded because she was raised to be serious and now she gets to behave as a child would. While she initially refuses to join the rebellion, she later shows up during the Battle of Bright Moon to join protect the Moonstone, where she becomes a member of the alliance.
 * 14) * Catra has one of the most pleasing arcs in western animation, next to Zuko of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Catra starts off as a fun-loving girl who feels hurt when Adora leaves the Horde. Later she grows dark and bitter and makes her way up to the top of the Horde by hurting others, such as Scorpia, Entrapta, and even Hordak himself. When Double Trouble gives her a speech about how she drives others away, Catra is broken. In season 5, Catra works to redeem herself after getting chipped by Horde Prime. Later she joins the Rebellion and becomes Adora's girlfriend after desperately attempting to make up for her previous actions by assisting the Rebellion in stopping Horde Prime. AJ Michalka's voice acting is also an improvement compared to the original cartoon whose high pitched voice and constant meowing can be annoying after a while.
 * 15) * Double Trouble, while not an ally of the heroes, still deserves a mention here due to their dramatic and fickle personality. They are the definition of a chaotic neutral character, as they truly don't care about which side their on unless they obtain payment from the said side. Their charismatic attitude (in spite of working for the Horde for the majority of their appearances) and hammy acting caused them to become a fan-favorite among the She-Ra fandom.
 * 16) * Hordak is portrayed in the most sympathetic light compared to most adaptations where he was depicted as a cruel dictator. This version of Hordak is a defective clone of Horde Prime, who served as his top general before being sent on a suicide mission when his body began to fail him. The reason he created his own branch of the Horde in an attempt to conquer Etheria is to prove his worth to Horde Prime. His relationship with Entrapta also humanized him.
 * 17) * Swift Wind is a funnier and more memorable character compared to his 80's counterpart, with brilliant voice acting from comedian Adam Ray, especially since his original voice was criticized for being abnormally deep.
 * 18) * Queen Angella is a more well-rounded character, who while was portrayed as overprotective initially (due to feeling responsible for leading the attack against the Horde that supposedly got her husband Micah killed and their alliance dissolved as a result), manages to open up to her daughter about her mistakes and the two reach an understanding. Her sacrifice in the third season finale by helping Adora close a portal that threatens Etheria was one of the sadder highlights of the series.
 * 19) Funny jokes here and there, such as Adora trying to adapt to life outside the Horde, and getting all starry-eyed when she sees a horse for the first time.
 * 20) The writing is really impressive and we get all sorts of fun character interactions over the course of the show, especially in season 2.
 * 21) Mature themes that were never touched on in the original show, such as death, abuse, PTSD, war, genocide, religious brainwashing, and the list goes on. Even though the show went from rather silly to dark, it never felt like an unnatural transition, as there were serious moments even in season 1.
 * 22) Catchy theme song, "Warriors". Aaliyah Rosee's vocals are silky and smooth and the lyrics are creative. Bonus points to the extended version.
 * 23) Each of the characters gets a moment to shine in the final two seasons. This is also in stark contrast from the original, where certain characters would only appear for a single episode, and then be completely forgotten about, while others (like Double Trouble) were only present in the toyline, and never in the show itself.
 * 24) Great episodes like "Roll With It" (where Adora and the princesses role-play plans for retaking a Horde fortress), "Protocol" (which has a spore storm trap the Horde trainees in the Woods and Adora in the Crystal Castle, where a damaged Light Hope is forced to reboot herself), "Hero" (that has Razz confuses the past and the present and has trouble telling Mara and Adora apart, but Adora desperately needs her help), "The Portal" (where King Micah and Queen Angella are shocked by Adora's story. And with time to restore reality running out, Adora turns to Bow and Glimmer for help and look for Entrapta), "Promise" (that features Adora entering the First Ones' citadel with Catra on her tail, and once inside, they're caught in an illusion simulator that brings back painful memories), the "Heart" two-parter (the series finale that has the entire cast face off against Horde Prime in order to save Etheria), and more.
 * 25) Very well done background music that sets the mood and tone for every scene.
 * 26) Very well handled LGBTQ+ themes, nobody is outright labelled as gay or straight, they just are what they are and most importantly is not their entire character (For example, both Catra and Adora are never confirmed to be either lesbians or bisexual, despite their kiss).
 * 27) In spite of certain redemptions coming off as rushed (like Catra and Hordak's), the other redemption arcs of the series (e.g., Scorpia, Entrapta, Lonnie, Kyle and Rogelio) were surprisingly well-executed.
 * 28) * Scorpia started off as a Horde Force Captain who was extremely protective towards Catra. In spite of her overall friendly and good-natured personality, she still had the potential to serve as a legitimate threat towards the heroes. However, after Entrapta joins the Horde, the two from a close friendship. After Entrapta is sent to Beast Island by Catra in order to keep her from getting in the way of Catra's plan to open the portal, Scorpia keeps her mouth shut about what happened after being threatened and her still seeing Catra as a friend. However, she soon realizes that Catra was a bad friend and that Entrapta was her only real friend. This causes her to leave the Horde and join the Rebellion in order to save her first, and only, true friend.
 * 29) * Entrapta herself always stood as the odd one out during her time in the Rebellion due to her zany, scatterbrained nature. Her love of technology combined with her treatment by the other princesses causes her to be easily convinced by Catra that they deliberately abandoned her during a mission (they actually believed she was killed during the said mission) and that she would be better off in the Horde, where she'll have unlimited access to all the technology she could imagine. During her time at the horde, she forms a strong bond with Hordak and becomes the first person he genuinely cares about. After being sent to Beast Island by Catra for trying to tell Hordak about the dangers opening the portal would pose to Etheria as a whole, she's rescued by Adora, Bow, and Swift Wind and rejoins the Rebellion. At first, the other princesses are still wary of her and begin to question if she even cares about them or their cause. It's this that causes Entrapta to fully realize the error of her ways and she swears to join the rebellion for real this time.
 * 30) * Lonnie, Kyle, and Rogelio, while their redemption has the least amount of development out of the three, it's still one of the better ones in the series. Like Scorpia, they were originally loyal to Catra. But after the mistreatment they suffer under her after she becomes Hordak's equal partner in the Horde, they leave the Horde along with Scorpia.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) She-Ra's redesign created a lot of controversy on the internet, saying that it was ugly and/or too masculine.
 * 2) * Spinnerella (and to an extent, Glimmer)'s redesigns also caused controversy, with people saying they shouldn't be overweight because of how much they fight for their friends.
 * 3) * People also complained about several characters being "racewashed", as well as changing most of the heterosexual characters to LGBT+ instead of making new LGBT+ characters, calling them "pandering".
 * 4) The animation can get cheap looking at times. This is noticeable in the character walk cycles (sometimes they don't sync up with the background).
 * 5) This show panders towards SJWs a lot.
 * 6) Swift Wind can be annoying at times. His political agenda of liberating Etheria's horses was suddenly dropped for no reason.
 * 7) A lot of characters get swept to the wayside sometimes, such as Netossa, Spinnerella, Castaspella, Huntara, Kyle, Rogelio, Lonnie, and Madame Razz. Luckily, in the last two seasons, they get more screen-time and development.
 * 8) He-Man and his companions aren't in this show due to legal issues. Thus, it's never explained what Grayskull is.
 * 9) Hordak, while being an improvement character-wise, was underutilized for the most part and his redemption was pretty rushed.
 * 10) Catra's redemption, while not entirely rushed compared to Hordak's, dismissed certain aspects like mentioning the fact her actions resulted in the death of Glimmer's mother Queen Angella.

Episodes With Their Own Pages

 * Heart: Parts 1&2

Reception
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power was acclaimed by critics, citing it as one of the better cartoon reboots along with DuckTales (2017 TV series). It has a 97% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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