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Madame Razz got the short end of the stick in season 5. I felt like she was going to play a larger role, but straight up vanished except for one scene.
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The_Doctor posted:Madame Razz got the short end of the stick in season 5. I felt like she was going to play a larger role, but straight up vanished except for one scene. History's Greatest Monster and his squad got the same treatment. I understand it though, they had a lot of ground to cover and not a lot of room for side trips.
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May 26, 2020 06:41
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CaptainCrunch posted:Yeah ok this roiled around in my head all week until I broke down and dashed this out just because I couldn't not. How hard did you have to restrain yourself to keep from putting her in a catsuit?  Or whatever you'd call the spacesuits they were wearing.
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May 26, 2020 09:01
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RareAcumen posted:How hard did you have to restrain yourself to keep from putting her in a catsuit? Not too hard, since I was going for She-Ra and Cat-Ra.  Technowolf posted:Excellent, my good sir Thanks!
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May 26, 2020 17:55
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I liked how Hordak and Shadow Weaver did the full Darth Vader thing between them: snapping and throwing the true villain into a pit, and sacrificing themself to save their (surrogate) kid respectively.
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May 26, 2020 18:19
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Asgerd posted:I liked how Hordak and Shadow Weaver did the full Darth Vader thing between them: snapping and throwing the true villain into a pit, and sacrificing themself to save their (surrogate) kid respectively. There was something pretty powerful about literally dropping her mask where you could finally see her scars. I wouldn't call it a redemption per se, but at least she did something good in her life.
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May 26, 2020 20:00
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CaptainCrunch posted:Not too hard, since I was going for She-Ra and Cat-Ra. Catra-Ra
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May 26, 2020 20:00
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Chokes McGee posted:There was something pretty powerful about literally dropping her mask where you could finally see her scars. I wouldn't call it a redemption per se, but at least she did something good in her life. I realised when she resurfaced halfway through the season that she wasn't making it out of this alive. 
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May 26, 2020 20:08
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There was no way she would. She and Horde Prime are the only villains on the show that were never victims themselves, they just victimized others. They don't get redemption for that. Speaking of which, I saw a really interesting blog post about Hordak's version of how he got trapped on Etheria the other day. Mostly about how it's just straight up wrong. I don't think he was lying but rather that he very much misunderstood his role in Prime's empire. He describes himself as having been a "top general" before his defect caused him to be cast aside as useless. But that's absurd on its face because Prime doesn't have generals. He controls the clones via a hivemind and is the sole decision maker. Hordak only thought he was special to Prime because that's what a cult does. The entire point is to make an individual feel special and needed, even when they're completely expendable. Hordak was probably, at best, one of Prime's personal attendants that stays right by his side and he mistook that for being important to Prime in any way.
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May 26, 2020 22:04
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CuwiKhons posted:There was no way she would. She and Horde Prime are the only villains on the show that were never victims themselves, they just victimized others. They don't get redemption for that. Also a pretty classic symptom of abuse, being convinced that you can work and do something to gain their love and affection. It seems weird to say "yeah that alien general waging a war of conquest and murder across the planet? Victim of horrific cult abuse doing the only thing he understands" but it's kind of how it shakes out.
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May 26, 2020 22:07
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Just finished the series and have a LOT of thoughts and I'm still catching up on the last ten pages. But right now I'm just going to say that Bow's spacesuit had a little window for his abs. That is all. 
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May 27, 2020 16:27
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CuwiKhons posted:There was no way she would. She and Horde Prime are the only villains on the show that were never victims themselves, they just victimized others. They don't get redemption for that. I actually found that quite annoying in Shadow Weaver's case. I find it understandable in Horde Prime's case, because he's only introduced in the final season and there's so much going on that he barely gets any screen time or presence, but Shadow Weaver has been a persistent character since the first episode and there's been a good bit of mention of her past, as well as tying her to every major character in the show and in the end she was just power hungry because she was power hungry; rather than having a deeper reason for wanting power. Which, I'm not even saying it has to be abuse of any kind, but there should be something to her past and to her motives that isn't just "yummy power". It's a very shallow characterization, which is kind of disappointing since she was quite...ambiguous is probably the wrong word, since it's always implied she has sinister motives, but certainly enigmatic in her actions and the way she acted around a lot of people. It's even implied she felt some regret about what happened with Micah, but there's barely any follow up on it. Megillah Gorilla posted:But right now I'm just going to say that Bow's spacesuit had a little window for his abs. That is all. I love the fact he always has love hearts on his boots a lot more, to be honest.
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May 27, 2020 17:21
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The_Doctor posted:Madame Razz got the short end of the stick in season 5. I felt like she was going to play a larger role, but straight up vanished except for one scene. I think that episode in series 4 was a good way to "send her out", the baking one.
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May 27, 2020 17:55
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Someone made a She-Ra dollmaker. I'm still figuring it out, but I want to see your princessonas! https://meiker.io/play/11592/online.html
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May 27, 2020 19:11
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May 27, 2020 19:26
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Fun!
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May 27, 2020 20:00
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May 27, 2020 20:13
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It's really hard to make a bad one of these.
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May 27, 2020 20:28
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 ORIGINAL CHARACTER DONUT STEEL E: I'm noticing a theme with the hairstyles. Perhaps Adora isn't the only one with hair envy for She-Ra? Pththya-lyi fucked around with this message at 00:22 on May 28, 2020 |
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May 28, 2020 00:16
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Didn't pussy out. 5/5
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May 28, 2020 00:19
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tsob posted:in the end she was just power hungry because she was power hungry
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tsob posted:I actually found that quite annoying in Shadow Weaver's case. I find it understandable in Horde Prime's case, because he's only introduced in the final season and there's so much going on that he barely gets any screen time or presence, but Shadow Weaver has been a persistent character since the first episode and there's been a good bit of mention of her past, as well as tying her to every major character in the show and in the end she was just power hungry because she was power hungry; rather than having a deeper reason for wanting power. Which, I'm not even saying it has to be abuse of any kind, but there should be something to her past and to her motives that isn't just "yummy power". It's a very shallow characterization, which is kind of disappointing since she was quite...ambiguous is probably the wrong word, since it's always implied she has sinister motives, but certainly enigmatic in her actions and the way she acted around a lot of people. It's even implied she felt some regret about what happened with Micah, but there's barely any follow up on it. I dunno, I liked it. Sometimes an abusive narcissist parent is because they're a terrible person, not because they had some kind of dark past. And even if she did felt some regret about Micah, it'll never get followed up because Micah himself made the decision to not have Shadow Weaver in his life anymore. Just because your abuser says they're sorry doesn't make you obligated to welcome them back or anything, and I like that they included that message in She-Ra. Also here's my random result in that website, and they look like an absolute disaster.  
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tsob posted:I actually found that quite annoying in Shadow Weaver's case. I find it understandable in Horde Prime's case, because he's only introduced in the final season and there's so much going on that he barely gets any screen time or presence, but Shadow Weaver has been a persistent character since the first episode and there's been a good bit of mention of her past, as well as tying her to every major character in the show and in the end she was just power hungry because she was power hungry; rather than having a deeper reason for wanting power. Which, I'm not even saying it has to be abuse of any kind, but there should be something to her past and to her motives that isn't just "yummy power". It's a very shallow characterization, which is kind of disappointing since she was quite...ambiguous is probably the wrong word, since it's always implied she has sinister motives, but certainly enigmatic in her actions and the way she acted around a lot of people. It's even implied she felt some regret about what happened with Micah, but there's barely any follow up on it. Eh, I'm fine with Shadow Weaver being a villain for the sake of being a power hungry monster. There were enough villains in She-Ra who got sympathetic backstories and understandable character motivations. Sometimes a character is an rear end in a top hat just because it's in their nature to be an rear end in a top hat.
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May 28, 2020 01:40
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Has there even been anger about S5 among the usual suspects? I remember the kerfuffle when S1 came out but now all I'm seeing on the internet is a lot of love (and some disagreement on how well some of the arcs were executed). Which is pretty 
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I appreciate that they made it clear that, while Shadow Weaver believes that she's the hero of her own story and that everything she did was justified, the narrative doesn't let her off the hook for any of it. Good message for the kids - and the grownups, for that matter.
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MonsieurChoc posted:Has there even been anger about S5 among the usual suspects? I remember the kerfuffle when S1 came out but now all I'm seeing on the internet is a lot of love (and some disagreement on how well some of the arcs were executed). The usual suspects didn't watch the show. Their anger is performative, not real.
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MonsieurChoc posted:Has there even been anger about S5 among the usual suspects? I remember the kerfuffle when S1 came out but now all I'm seeing on the internet is a lot of love (and some disagreement on how well some of the arcs were executed). The worst I've seen is when Netflix was tweeting announcements for the show and some people in the comments were saying "who cares about She-Ra, where's [show I want to watch]" but I'm pretty sure those people come out for every single announcement. Edit - There's an article out about Noelle responding to the fan theory that Bow is trans. Noelle's response is quite good, I think. The TL;DR is that she didn't intend for him to be trans or she would have hired a trans voice actor for him, but she likes the theory and is glad people can read the character that way. She doesn't want to canonize it though because that feels like claiming representation after the fact, ala JKR. CuwiKhons fucked around with this message at 03:08 on May 28, 2020 |
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CuwiKhons posted:The worst I've seen is when Netflix was tweeting announcements for the show and some people in the comments were saying "who cares about She-Ra, where's [show I want to watch]" but I'm pretty sure those people come out for every single announcement. I love the dig at JKR, not gonna lie. Give us a movie where they fight some Horde Prime remnant and save Angella. While going full Heavy Metal.
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May 28, 2020 03:20
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Yeah I want to see the Saving Angella movie #SixSeasonsAndAMovie
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May 28, 2020 03:57
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MonsieurChoc posted:I love the dig at JKR, not gonna lie. maybe... maybe not full Heavy Metal. 
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May 28, 2020 04:04
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Chokes McGee posted:maybe... maybe not full Heavy Metal. It's your one-way ticket to midnight.
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May 28, 2020 05:24
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Madurai posted:It's your one-way ticket to midnight. Sternnra
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May 28, 2020 06:03
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"Nowwww Scorpia, take it easy, I'm sure we can---" "I HUG HIM" *pulled out of courtroom by Emily*
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Chokes McGee posted:maybe... maybe not full Heavy Metal. Well, you know, the cool sci-fi aesthetic and rocking music, not the... other stuff.
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May 28, 2020 06:13
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you know what'd be a fun little audio-only sort of episode? The Princesses and others doing an RPG ("strategy") session led by Adora.
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May 28, 2020 06:29
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Is this show good? Someone pitch it to me. I'm running out of things to binge in our isolated hell-world.
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May 28, 2020 11:54
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Skippy McPants posted:Is this show good? Someone pitch it to me. I'm running out of things to binge in our isolated hell-world. Every episode is a continuous unfolding emotional pipeline with a fantasy plot of the day to break up the core that is The Very Gay Adventures of Adora. Lots of fun but very twee, contains a lot of chatting about feelings. Its basically (mostly) healthy well adjusted heros versus the villains which are all damaged in very true to life ways which is the core of their failings. Basically make a cartoon supervillain named Estranged Parent and thats shadowweaver. That's the show.
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May 28, 2020 12:27
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Skippy McPants posted:Is this show good? Someone pitch it to me. I'm running out of things to binge in our isolated hell-world. The single gayest cartoon you've ever seen. Also a lot of children dealing with the consequences of abusive parental figures, plus cults, technomagic, the occasional song, and a marxist horse.
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Speaking of gay cartoons I’d really like to read a good write up of SPOP vs Steven Universe, particularly how they both ultimately handle villains and redemption.
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