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 Dreamworks have rebooted beloved 80's Filmation series She-Ra, and now it's on Netflix! Basically stripping away 99% of the He-Man backstory and associations, they've made this new show its own thing, allowing it to stand on its own two feet and tell new stories.  So let's start at the beginning, we first meet Adora as a cadet, training to be part of the Horde with her bff Catra, fighting against the Rebellion on the planet of Etheria. But then destiny finds Adora, along with a magical sword that transforms her into She-Ra, Princess of Power! It turns out that Adora has been lied to about the Horde's true nature, and so she joins the Rebellion, working to find out who she is, and who she was. Helping her along with this are her new friends Glimmer and Bow.  The show excels at giving us good, likable characters on both sides, being really funny, some great world-building, and carrying a message of inclusivity throughout (FYI, it's super gay). Season 1 is now viewable on Netflix!
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Nov 21, 2018 12:09
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I can confirm it's gayness. After watching it, it turned me gay.
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Nov 21, 2018 14:10
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Not to jump immediately into post-season finale spoiler speculation (but what the hell): Anyone get the vibe that Shadow Weaver is Mera/the previous She-Ra? A solid show overall, despite some flaws. It needs more budget. Hoepfully they will take the foundation that this season built and go on to even bigger and better things in season 2. Bow is the MVP of the season and gets a lot of great material. The people working on this clearly have extensive knowledge and love of Masters of the Universe/She-Ra, too.
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Nov 21, 2018 14:23
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I think if Shadowweaver was Mera, then she wouldn't have had a third alias as Lightspinner in the wizards episode. I did think Shadowweaver might be Adora's actual mom; I thought the mom would have been Mera but if she was from a thousand years ago that's probably not the case. I thought the show had a strong start and a good lead-up into the end. The middle was a bit too Saturday morning-y with several episodes where they met a bunch of caricatures then had one-off adventures with them. The season finale was ok but I felt it came too easily; having the princesses save the day at the last second was pretty much the expected outcome, which would have been fine if they'd had an actual arc between "gently caress this poo poo" and "here we come to save the day", but they didn't, so I was left unsatisfied I'll be looking forward to season 2 now that they've hopefully found their footing.
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Nov 21, 2018 15:35
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There is no picture of the best character, Scorpia in the thread start. I demand that this be fixed!
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Nov 21, 2018 21:01
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kefkafloyd posted:Not to jump immediately into post-season finale spoiler speculation (but what the hell): Anyone get the vibe that Shadow Weaver is Mera/the previous She-Ra? Nah, Mera is more likely the crazy (like a fox) old lady Adora met. We got Shadowweaver's backstory from the magic city episode.
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Nov 21, 2018 21:25
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I have not seen this show personally, but my sister and my 6 year old niece binged the whole thing and loved it. I'm all for shows with more girl/women leads! I hope they make more seasons so that all these man babies can cry more and my niece can have more female heroes to watch/look up too.
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Nov 21, 2018 21:39
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Bobbin Threadbare posted:Nah, Mera is more likely the crazy (like a fox) old lady Adora met. We got Shadowweaver's backstory from the magic city episode. Lady Razz says that Mera has some relation to her (her daughter?), IIRC, but I'd have to go back and watch it again. PicklePants posted:There is no picture of the best character, Scorpia in the thread start. I demand that this be fixed! Stolen from the Steven thread.   She is pretty great!
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Nov 21, 2018 22:02
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The first season was great. And we are confirmed a minimum of 52 episodes.
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Nov 22, 2018 05:44
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kefkafloyd posted:Lady Razz says that Mera has some relation to her (her daughter?), IIRC, but I'd have to go back and watch it again. I feel that the most important question about the show is who is the best princess and why is it Scorpia?
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Nov 22, 2018 08:08
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Argue posted:I thought the show had a strong start and a good lead-up into the end. The middle was a bit too Saturday morning-y with several episodes where they met a bunch of caricatures then had one-off adventures with them. I liked the show overall, but the middle arc felt a little weak. I'm definitely looking forward to Season 2 now that they've got things established a bit.
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Nov 22, 2018 10:20
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I'm astonished to find out the showrunner is only 26, jeez Millennials should make more shows (I'm a millennial)
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Nov 22, 2018 10:37
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Mr.Pibbleton posted:I feel that the most important question about the show is who is the best princess and why is it Scorpia? Fool. The best princess is obviously Catra. Maybe. Nephthys fucked around with this message at 11:02 on Nov 22, 2018 |
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Nov 22, 2018 10:54
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Nephthys posted:Fool. The best princess is obviously Catra. I think you misspelled Entrapta.
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Nov 22, 2018 11:03
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In many species of Lizard the females are bigger than the males, since that Lizard person in in Catra's squad is the bigger than the other ones in the horde, it's probably female. Also Hordak's imp is cosplaying as Bakugo. https://best-boy-bow.tumblr.com/post/180146926153 Nephthys posted:Fool. The best princess is obviously Catra. Maybe.   http://unoobang.tumblr.com/tagged/she-ra Nemo2342 posted:I think you misspelled Entrapta.  Etheria is a land of contrasts, in conclusion,
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Nov 22, 2018 15:30
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Can I request a GIF of Adora seeing a horse for the very first time? If there's a scene that would make kids relate to the show so much, that would be it.Mr.Pibbleton posted:I feel that the most important question about the show is who is the best princess and why is it Scorpia? Please, everyone is the best princess in this show. They're all real, and strong, and my friend. 
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Nov 22, 2018 19:43
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amigolupus posted:Please, everyone is the best princess in this show. 
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Nov 22, 2018 22:11
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Mr.Pibbleton posted:I feel that the most important question about the show is who is the best princess and why is it Scorpia? You spelled Mermista wrong. Not that I care or anything. Obviously. 
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Nov 22, 2018 22:15
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Is there any character that isn't great in this? Gaz-L posted:You spelled Mermista wrong. Not that I care or anything. Obviously. 
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Nov 22, 2018 22:25
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Gaz-L posted:You spelled Mermista wrong. Not that I care or anything. Obviously. Mermista's "I'm too tired for this poo poo" could easily cross the line into being obnoxious, yet somehow manages to stay endearing throughout.
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Nov 23, 2018 01:25
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I also appreciate Adora's VA trying her best Melendy Britt (basically half of the original show's cast) impression during the "how do i shot web" montage.
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Nov 23, 2018 01:50
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Catra is great. I still can't tell if she's irredeemable, but she sure as gently caress wants to be.
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Nov 23, 2018 05:06
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Ragnar34 posted:Catra is great. I still can't tell if she's irredeemable, but she sure as gently caress wants to be. Maybe eventually. The show made a point to mention that She-Ra is supposed to lead all the princesses to return balance to the world, and if Catra is secretly a princess too (likely enough given her mysterious origin) then the three currently evil princesses will have to face-turn at some point.
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Nov 23, 2018 05:14
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I am pretty sure Aetheria everyone is just Pansexual. Seahawk was based on Corsair from X-men right?
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Nov 23, 2018 05:56
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Bobbin Threadbare posted:Maybe eventually. The show made a point to mention that She-Ra is supposed to lead all the princesses to return balance to the world, and if Catra is secretly a princess too (likely enough given her mysterious origin) then the three currently evil princesses will have to face-turn at some point. I thought the only princesses that mattered were the elemental ones, since it's their runestones that keep things in check.
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Nov 23, 2018 06:12
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Nemo2342 posted:I thought the only princesses that mattered were the scorpion ones Oh hey, good point.
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Nov 23, 2018 06:41
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I'm concerned that someone in the show's production team is sending subtle coded messages to corrupt the youth of today. https://daedricmistake.tumblr.com/post/180354337205
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Nov 23, 2018 20:52
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Hahah I love how Swiftwing comes back and is just FULL GAY SPACE COMMUNISM NOW!
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Nov 23, 2018 22:16
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twistedmentat posted:Hahah I love how Swiftwing comes back and is just FULL GAY SPACE COMMUNISM NOW! Radical Horse Abolitionist, Swift Wind
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Nov 23, 2018 22:43
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Ragnar34 posted:Catra is great. I still can't tell if she's irredeemable, but she sure as gently caress wants to be. She's redeemable in my book. She hasn't done anything worse than, say, Zuko yet. And certainly has as much potential to change as he did. But yeah, she doesn't want to be redeemed. She isn't going to play number 2 to Adora anymore. My ideal ending at the moment is that she backstabs Hordak and negotiates a peace as the new leader of the Horde.
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Nov 23, 2018 23:51
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Nemo2342 posted:Mermista's "I'm too tired for this poo poo" could easily cross the line into being obnoxious, yet somehow manages to stay endearing throughout. They didn't have to explicitly say it but between the state of her kingdom and her VA putting juuuust enough 'there's actual emotion hidden here' stank on some lines it was pretty clear her deal is more 'I'm just kinda used to seeing things turn to garbage around me so if I act aloof it's less lovely when it happens' than the typical anime bullshit of 'rando character acts above everything for no actual good reason'.
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Nov 24, 2018 00:52
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I legit did a double take when they first introduced Seahawk, because...*waves hands at him*
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Nov 24, 2018 01:25
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Mr.Pibbleton posted:I'm concerned that someone in the show's production team is sending subtle coded messages to corrupt the youth of today. 
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Nov 24, 2018 02:05
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SardonicTyrant posted:I legit did a double take when they first introduced Seahawk, because...*waves hands at him* Something I like about Seahawk is that characters like him are usually revealed to be incompetent idiots who faked all their achievements. But Seahawk really does seem to be quite competent as a dashing rogue. It's just that every princess is way more competent and completely outclasses him. I think it's a more nuanced take on his character type.
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Nov 24, 2018 14:22
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No no, I meant that he was very obviously a gay pirate.
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Nov 24, 2018 17:35
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SardonicTyrant posted:No no, I meant that he was very obviously a gay pirate. While I feel it would be very progressive for them to include a non-heterosexual character in this show, having them be the only one would be a touch odd, perhaps this can be rectified in season 2. 
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Nov 24, 2018 18:06
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I was a heterosexual man but after watching this show I am now extremely gay. AMA Also the show is good and I wanna know if Entrapta stays with the Horde.
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Nov 24, 2018 18:41
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SardonicTyrant posted:No no, I meant that he was very obviously a gay pirate. I think you'll find that Seahawk is very much a bisexual pirate.   A birate, if you will. Mr.Pibbleton posted:While I feel it would be very progressive for them to include a non-heterosexual character in this show, having them be the only one would be a touch odd, perhaps this can be rectified in season 2. 
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Nov 24, 2018 20:17
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My favorite part of all this is that they don’t even bother to hide Adora’s powers and she uses them just whenever. Like the common introduction is “This is Adora, she turns into She-Ra sometimes who is a terrifying giantess” and the people they meet just roll with it.
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Nov 24, 2018 20:26
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This ain't a comic, it's a cartoon, it's animated!  See?
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