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AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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Mr.Pibbleton posted:

I bet Horde Prime is actually a rogue clone that killed the original who was a decent person. Also I like how nice Hordak is to Imp despite him being clearly defective.

See, I got the impression that Imp was one of the Hordak's failed attempts to clone himself a body. But he kept Imp around because he's clearly sentient and relatively intelligent.

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AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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SHVPS4DETH posted:

for me it was a coda to s1e11 when catra (or maybe Light Hope loving with adora) threw the sword into the abyss before adora had to "let go"

amidst a re-watch rn but like swift wind getting to talk how catra got out of the sanctum is one of the bigger question marks of the show to date imo

I'm kind of mad Swifty didn't get any lines this half-season.

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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I was able to catch the She-Ra panel at NYCC on Sunday, and they showed the first episode there. Looks to be a pretty sweet season. For those who don't care about :siren: eps 1 spoilers :siren: in no particular order!


1. Hordak is still reeling from the lie Catra told him about Entrapta being a plant.
2. Entrapta was banished to Beast Isle, but she doesn't show up in the episode.
3. Scorpia is going through some serious cognitive dissonance regarding her relationship with Catra.
4. In fact, Catra ordered everything of Entrapta's to be tossed. Scorpia is hiding Emily so she doesn't get scrapped.
5. The episode revolves around Glimmer's coronation as the new Queen, and focuses on the heartbreak admitting that Angella is gone.
6. The season is going to have a lot of friction between Glimmer and Adora as Adora tries a little to hard to take Angella's last order to protect Glimmer to heart and inadvertently stifles her.
7. Swiftwind actually talks again, loving finally.
8. Glimmer actually doesn't have her powers in the episode because she refuses to recharge. (See point 5.)
9. She's going to get ridonco more powerful now that she's the only one tuned to the Moonstone.
10. Catra tears out the power source for Hordak's suite and forcefully takes over the Horde.
11. Her plan is to go full blitzkreig to wipe out the Resistance while they're still reeling from the loss of Angella.
12. Shadow Weaver is a "guest" at the castle now and is freely walking around with an armed escort.


Oh, and it is going to be a full 13 episodes.

AlternateNu fucked around with this message at 23:28 on Oct 8, 2019

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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oh but seriously I posted:

Hordak's a loving Nazi

But he's a tragic bishi! Can't you understand that? :rolleyes:

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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Android Blues posted:

Yeah, I normally never skip intros, but She-Ra's theme song is not good.

Its the closest thing to a 90s Sat Morning cartoon intro currently in production.

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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You people need to get on Hulu and watch The Confederate States of America.

Edit: What a loving page snipe for a thread about a children's cartoon... :negative:

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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Just finish the last season. Glad I'm not the only one not onboard with Catra's redemption arc. Honestly, that soured the season as a whole for me despite bit-for-bit, it was probably my favorite one.

I'm just glad more people are finally understanding how totally broken Red Tornado actually is. :getin:

I remember a bunch of people surmising during the first few seasons that if Scorpia actually reconnected with the Garnet, she'd be physically one of, if not the strongest of the princesses. Glad that came out to be true.

Best comedy moment: Mermista and Seahawk black bagging half the guests at the underwater shindig.

Best serious moment: Catra and Glimmer's dinner with Prime

Biggest "Oh gently caress" moment: Reveal of Catra being chipped

Sickest burn: Shadow Weaver on Castaspella, the whole time.

Biggest "Fanfic-ing Your Own Show" moment: The projected dream sequence with future team.

AlternateNu fucked around with this message at 00:24 on May 18, 2020

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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Beekeeping and You posted:

Some people have problems with this season but have you considered: i am a lesbian and AAAAAAA HOLY SHIIIIIIIIT THEY DID IT

I'd argue there was plenty of lesbian energy without the need for bad redemption arcs. Or if they were going to do it, it should've been a good-bye kiss as Catra sacrifices herself instead of Shadow Weaver.

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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Hispanic! At The Disco posted:

I think it's more likely that Catra would sacrifice Shadow Weaver.

Shadow Weaver should've gotten merc'd after one of her 12-dimensional plans falls through. No benevolent sacrifice. Just "whoops. Your luck ran out, lady."

Beekeeping and You posted:

Nah I'd rather not have another tragic ending where the lesbians die, thanks :( seen too many of those. I'm not sure why everyone thinks the severely-traumatized and abused character can't get better once the things traumatizing her are gone. She's not even fully "redeemed," half the cast doesn't even trust or like her, adora's just gay. I hope that now she's in a better situation she can work through her stuff.

They're not the only lesbians. >_>
Besides, Korra did it better.

AlternateNu fucked around with this message at 19:34 on May 18, 2020

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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Soonmot posted:

But as much as I want opposite gender platonic relationships normalized, I can't read the ending with Bow and Glimmer as anything but a romantic relationship. The vision Adora had also showed their adult versions in a romantic relationship.

So yeah, I agree with you. It doesn't diminish my enjoyment of the show at all, but it was a bit of a let down.

There are also a couple points this season where to the two of them reach out to each other in crisis moments that is very much non-platonic. Like "despite being a seasoned fighter, I'm going to go for you instead of going for the threat" kind of reaction.

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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cant cook creole bream posted:

Oh come on now. She did not sacrifice her life to be self destructive. She genuinely wanted Adora to be save there and knew that this won't happen if Glimmer is around. From her perspective, she was giving up everything for Adora, not at all expecting to get anything but a painful death out of it, because this seemed like the only chance.
If someone did that for me, I would definitely feel some kind of deep gratitude.
Pushing everyone away would have been ignoring Glimmer and stealing some shuttle to disappearing off forever before Adore arrived.

I agree with your first part, but the bolded part is laffola. She knew she was not in a position to escape anywhere.

Also, I like how everyone is forgetting that she teleported Glimmer to A RANDOM POSITION IN OUTER SPACE and basically gave Adora and team the ultimatum of be there or your friend dies with no idea on where Adora's ship actually was.

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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Chokes McGee posted:

I'm imagining a watch party where people absolutely lose their poo poo and it's beautiful

The She-Ra panel at NYCC last year where they premiered the first episode of season 4 was nuts.

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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twistedmentat posted:

Yea, Seahawk and Bow not ending up together was a missed opportunity. I mean they could have at least had a one night stand that both were cool about.

Yeah. Cause the one thing you want to tie to a heavily non-het show is a little bit of cradle robbing.

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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Chokes McGee posted:

Mermista: UUU
Perfuma: 1GGG
Adora: 3WWW
Scorpia: 4RR
Shadow Weaver: 2BB, 2 Life
Entrapa: 6




lol I'm a nerd

She-ra might be mono-W, but Adora is definitely Boros. Entrapta would be a mono-U artificer that shits out artifact creatures, and lol if you don't think Shadow Weaver is loving Dimir.

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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Elephant Ambush posted:

Shadow Weaver is Rakdos wtf

And Entrapta is colorless like Karn. I don't ever recall her using magic ever. She just builds stuff.

Karn is colorless because he's also an artifact. 90% of the creatures that make artifacts are U/x. Emily would be a colorless artifact. Darla would be a colorless artifact vehicle. Entrapta would be mono-U. (You could also argue Izzet based on how bug gently caress random she is with her experiments.)

And no loving way Shadow Weaver is Rakdos. She doesn't do sadism or physical torture. She's the big plans, manipulate from behind the scenes, power-at-any-cost type.

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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MonsieurChoc posted:

Urza was W though.

Urza was technically 5 color like all early walkers, but he was primarily U, especially before he sparked. Look up his newest card.

Xelkelvos posted:

Here's my hot take on colors:

She-ra: W/R - Sure if you don't want to differentiate between Adora and She-ra.
Catra: R - More like RRR.
Glimmer: W - You could add a touch of B after her interactions w/ Shadow Weaver since she was so concerned about having enough power to help her friends.
Bow: U/w - I'd flip them. W/u.
Perfuma: G/w - Perfuma is mono-G. The only part of W she encompasses is fellowship, and that's a secondary aspect of G anyway especially when focused on the nature aspect.
Mermista: U/g - I would almost make her Temur (U/g/r) because she got pissed very easily.
Frosta: R/U - Yeah. Though for completely different reasons than Entrapta.
Entrapta: U - After considering it more, I'd say U/R. She's very Izzet, almost to a T. She holds knowledge and discovery absurdly high to the detriment of everything else.
Scorpia: R/g - I'd say she's almost Naya focusing on W or G for the companionship aspect with a twinge of R for the elemental lightning. She isn't very emotional or hot headed but cares alot about her friends.
Shadow Weaver: B/u - Agreed
Hordak: B - Agreed.
Horde Prime: B/W - Agreed. I might even say he's Esper, but definitely B/W primarily.

Comments noted.

Seahawk - Mono-R

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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pentyne posted:

It's powered by the heart of a forsaken child.

Did you say...an ORPHAN?!


Darth Walrus posted:

New Captain Planet sparking the match for an international gay ecoterrorist movement would be amazing.

King Arthur and the Knights of Justice. Keep the football angle, but make them all non-het. :getin:

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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Doctor Reynolds posted:

I'll take a Captain Planet reboot if it's hardcore communist. He flies around and just murders polluters. Feel good show of the year!

Did somebody say Ted TurnerMurders?

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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Chokes McGee posted:

Adora doesn't survive to save the universe without catra's pep talk, ipso facto :colbert:

And Adora wouldn't have had made the connections or gained the power to save the universe without being raised by Shadow Weaver, so :jerkbag:

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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T-man posted:

That would make a great follow up series and/or comic imo. If all the first ones are all supposed to be dead or Horde Primed why is there a baby?

Adora was Kal-El'd via portal.

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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al-azad posted:

It really is. A family friend (white) was jokingly describing me to his wife and he said something like "Yeah, he's some kind of government spook" and she was horrified and he got super embarrassed once he realized.

After 35+ years on this planet, I have never heard that term used outside of describing a government agent and had to look it up. :psyduck:

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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Echoing Revolution was great.

But was it just me or did the audio mixing on it sound waaaaay off? The dialogue and person-level sound effects (e.g.; punching, striking, sliding, jumping/landing, etc.) sounded evenly leveled, but all of the external sound effects (e.g.; gun fire, explosions, laser beams, lightning, vehicle sounds, etc.) were all super muted.

I rewatched episode 1 of Revelation to see if it was just a quirk of how Smith's team is mixing the audio, since I hadn't watched that with my new sound system. And while the surround and stereo channels were still a little low, it wasn't distractingly so. So weird.

AlternateNu fucked around with this message at 20:43 on Jan 28, 2024

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AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

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LividLiquid posted:

All TVs gently caress with your audio now and remove entire channels and poo poo. It's hosed up. Try playing in mono and seeing if that helps.

No. It's very specifically this show. I've been playing TV and movies from multiple sources and streaming services (including Netflix) on this system and nothing else has given me this kind of disparate leveling in the audio. Hell, I rewatched the first three John Wick movies again in Netflix, and they sounded loving great.

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