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Those last 2 episodes. Appropriately titled âHeart Part 1â and âHeart Part 2â because my heart is so full. I have so much to say and have no idea where to start with it.
So much happened. Every lead characterâs individual arc was thoroughly concluded in a very satisfying way. Even some of the recurring ones got an endgame so thereâs a lot to cover in this recap of a fantastic finale and I feel so fulfilled on great storytelling and great representation packed into a neatly tied up ending.
MAJOR SPOILERS: do not read this if you have not seen the finale of âShe-Ra and the Princesses of Powerâ.
I guess Iâll start with Shadow Weaver because she had an endgame that I had predicted. Well, sort of. I said that Shadow Weaverâs arc can only go in 1 of 2 ways. I said it was either personal attainment (villainy) or personal sacrifice (heroism). So I wasnât surprised when it was the latter. But I wasnât able to trust in her going that way sincerely until she started attacking that monster, told Catra that she was proud of her, took off her mask and then told them both âyouâre welcomeâ. I couldnât trust that she was sincerely helping them to achieve releasing and channelling the Heart of Etheriaâs magic⊠which by the way, is what almost brought them to the brink of destruction the first time they tried to do it. However, I understood that because She-Ra was the conduit for that, that it could have a different outcome. Still destructive but destructive only to the opposition. I think anyway. I might have to rewatch that part again because I donât think I fully understood what was going on there. But yes, Shadow Weaver went out in a heroes death rather than was the cause of her own demise out of hunger for power and a desire to attain the magic of the Heart Of Etheria for selfish aim. I was happy with it.
Glimmer and Bow: I decided to talk about these 2 lead characters together since part of their arc involves each other. It was no surprise to me that they would declare their love for each other. I mean Glimmer has always had a crush on Bow and theyâve been the very best of friends since they were children. I wasnât sure about Bow at first but I knew intense romantic feelings would develop and Iâm glad it was Glimmer who said it first. I am a bit disappointed that there wasnât a kiss on the lips but I think I understand why that was. Iâll get there. Be patient. Thereâs way too much to talk about first and I really want to save Catradora until the very last section because Iâll have the most to say about them as a lot of their arc informs well⊠pretty much the whole TV show.
Glimmer individually had more of an arc in the TV show than Bow did so a significant amount of my meta goes to her. It was mainly how she was fairing as Queen but also how useful she could be to the team because of it. Then of course there was Micah. Reuniting with him but having to battle with him because he was an unwilling agent of Horde Prime. I laughed with pure joy when the influence on him ended and he said âHi, Iâm your dad.â I really felt for Glimmer when she was desperately trying to heal him and she said âI wonât lose another parent!â So it was so satisfying for me to realize she healed him and that she poured all the love she could into that heal and when she succeeded, the proud smile that he wore must have made her feel like Queen of the world, never mind just her little town of Brightmoon. She deserves it.
Likewise it was wonderful to see how proud Bowâs dads were of him when he gave that rousing battle speech to the reawakened masses of Etherians, telling them to be their own warriors and fight for their home. It was right that it was Bow to do that rather than Adora or Glimmer because that is what he had trained himself to do from the beginning. He wants to be an archer battling on the side of the greater good and not a historian. So to see his dads holding each other, proudly watching him⊠it brought a tear to my eye, I have to admit. So beautiful!
Hordak and Entrapta: I had no idea that I would get a closure for Entrapta, let alone Hordak. I did and Iâm so happy about it because even though she was only a recurring character, Entrapta buried her way into my science, tech and engineering loving heart (with a spanner and a blowtorch? You will never know đ€Ł) but I am glad that she got over her obsession enough to focus on what really mattered. Saving her friends.
The fact that what stopped Horde Prime wasnât Adora or Glimmer or who you would expect, but Hordak and Entrapta? That hit so hard with me. To give THEM the hero moment of defeating the villain. I was like âOh my god! Thatâs brilliant!â Because it is. Think about it. Who do you think Horde Prime tortured the most? His Little Brother! I still donât know if that was literally or not. đ€·ââïž Was he actually related or was he just another clone because he did call Catra his âLittle Sisterâ too? Thatâs still so creepy to me. But yeah, for Hordak to get that moment of retribution was absolutely delicious for me and then for Entrapta to reach him when Horde Prime tried to take over through the Hive Mind? So, so, good! That made total sense and it was brilliantly executed!
Scorpia and Mermista: The only reason to lump these 2 characters together is because they were chipped and controlled the longest that they caused significant damage to Etherians. Thereâs not really much to say about them other than that theyâre going to have huge headaches now that this is all over due to how far gone they were. I mean Iâm glad that they were able to save them but I just donât know what the aftermath will be for them or whether they will be the same ever again.
From the way I watched and interpreted the TV show, I understood that one of the main narrative themes of it was psychological conditioning and Iâve been in awe that this childrenâs show was brave enough to tell that very dark story,⊠let alone see it right through until the end because itâs an ambitious, elaborate and difficult narrative undertaking. Especially to do it properly,⊠which they definitely did. To tell the darkness of⊠well⊠basically radicalization and genocide but to do so in such a way that it could teach and motivate kids to develop on their innate judgement and discernment so if - god forbid - they ever end up in that situation, theyâll know exactly what to do about it. With team She-Ra being their idols, theyâll be able to fight conditioning. I can imagine thatâs what the creators intended with this and I cannot acknowledge and commend them on it high enough. I think that ND Stevenson and the entire creative team are incredibly courageous and amazing to make this a main thematic narrative all throughout this TV show and handle it with skill and compassion that it does not once come across as too much for PG.
Catradora: (Yes, Iâm using the ship name because the way they tie up their individual character storyline arcs seamlessly also ties in with their romantic arc and you do not know how hard it is to find this with WLW ships.)
First off, I want to point out something that may or may not have been pointed out before with Catradora but this is just how it came across to me in the narrative given I interpret psychological conditioning as a main theme within it. To me, a lot of the reason why Catra is the way she is as a villainous character when it comes to receiving love and affection has do with this factor. Sheâs so closed off and repressed to the point that she cannot even see that sheâs corrupting and sabotaging herself. She is a lot like Xena in this way. But a major striking difference for Catra is that she physically loses the one person in the world that stops her from doing this, whereas Xena physically gains that one person. Trust issues, abandonment issues, parental issues all tie in together - but that was all tolerable when Adora was around her. As soon as Adora leaves her behind in the Fright Zone and, furthermore, begins to oppose her as the hero of Etheria, she spirals so hard and so fast that all of those issues - which were always issues caused by the abusive treatment from Lord Hordak and Shadow Weaver - come crashing down one by one on top of her because she no longer has the person who makes those issues just inconveniences for her. Not only that but ⊠it feels like personal betrayal for her that Adora fights her. She genuinely does think that Adora hates her. I mean who wouldnât if they were in her shoes (paws?) and had the âupbringingâ and ânurturingâ backstory sheâs had? So Catra has this preconceived notion that Adora never cared about her and left her because she thought she was better than her and was chasing after heroic glory and believes that she was too weak to go with her. In a way itâs a personal vendetta out of misunderstandings Catra has against Adora and those feelings are intense not just because the Horde brainwashing is that deep and severe but also because her love is that deep too and she canât differentiate which feelings are which. So she becomes She-Raâs mortal enemy because in her mind, She-Ra is what has taken Adora away from her.
But obviously, from Adoraâs side, She-Ra was sprung on her, Etheria was sprung on her. In fact her entire world upended once she recognized her life for what it was. A lie. That she was the villain brutalizing innocent people. She couldnât go back to them even if she had wanted to because everything she had ever knew was fraudulent and she had been coerced and deceived into being a weapon. And what I really like about Adoraâs individual arc is that eventually this was revealed to be true on both sides of the war. She was a weapon for evil and for the greater good. But all she wanted - as all heroes do - was just to protect and defend her loved ones. Thatâs it. Catra could never see it that way though and it makes sense that she couldnât given her conditioning was even worse as it involved one-on-one attacks from Shadow Weaver as well as whatever the treatment was with the entire group. Catraâs psychological conditioning was much more personal, intimate and isolated so what was ingrained into her had much deeper and stronger layers added on to it. Hers was a solid brick wall built trauma complex. Those are always much harder to recognize and escape from but with the right therapy,⊠it can be done. Given her issues werenât so bad when Adora was around her but got much worse when Adora left her⊠it is clear that Adora represented a sort of therapy for her. Adora helped her keep all the crippling thoughts of self-doubt and self-contempt at bay. But they were on full volume when Adora left and kept attempting to kill her.
Okay, so letâs finally get on to their romantic arc and how the finale not only concluded their individual character representation and development arcs but also ended their ship slow burn. It wasnât until the fantastic episode of âSave The Catâ did I realize they were going there. See,⊠to start with, I knew that they were going to become a canon WLW couple at some point otherwise I would have never started watching it. That was the draw for me. That they were both lead characters in a canon WLW ship in a childrenâs TV show. That floored me. But I was not prepared at all for what I got to see in the finale. It was groundbreaking. It was phenomenal. In fact Iâm sure it was life changing for many queer kids to see that kiss happen the way it did. Or⊠just happen on-screen at all. Look, I am so used to the âimpliedâ and âassumedâ and âdisguisedâ when it comes to WLW physical intimacy that I just do not ever expect blatant leaves-absolutely-no-doubt-whatsoever kisses. I certainly donât expect WLW kisses written and portrayed as âthe power of loveâ kind. Itâs extremely rare. To see it in a childrenâs show nailed me to the floor. But furthermore - added on to that astonishing feat - is that both lead characters overcome all their issues and obstacles through that very act like⊠a fairytale story. Itâs like⊠when the Princess kisses the Princess, all is well⊠thereâs no stopping either from that point on. It seems corny but it all just depends on how itâs done. But the fact is you donât see it done between WLW at all. So to see it done WELL alongside seeing it done at all⊠I mean Indy knew that he had an assignment with this but the phrase âhe understood the assignmentâ doesnât cover or justify what was accomplished with this and I canât believe itâs took me this long to see it.
Every TV art/entertainment creator should watch this TV show and regard this finale as the perfect example of what queer representation can and should provide in TV because this was just the epitome of what true love is. But the fact it was between 2 female lead characters.
I canât even begin to explain how much it meant to me but I will spend the rest of my life trying to express it because this really was a groundbreaking achievement and I will be adding this WLW ship to my very short list of WLW ships that shape and satisfy every piece of me.
I have had the best fucking time watching this TV show and I will be doing reruns of it for god knows how long because I am sure there is so much more there for me just like there is with Xena, Buffy, Charmed, Dragon Ball Z, Wynonna Earp and Arcane. All these beloved shows are timeless to me for a reason and She-Ra is the same.
I hope you all enjoyed reading my recaps of my very first watch of âShe-Ra and the Princesses of Powerâ.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. đ
#she-ra and the princesses of power#season 5#episode 12#episode 13#heart part 1#heart part 2#catradora#adora#aimee carrero#catra#aj michalka#glimmer#karen fukuhara#bow#marcus scribner#entrapta#christine woods#hordak#keston john#shadow weaver#lorraine toussaint#scorpia#lauren ash#mermista#vella lovell#character representation#character development#wlw representation#queer representation#spoilers
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âThis is a song I wrote.â
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, season 4 (2018).
#crazy ex girlfriend#crazy ex-girlfriend#rachel bloom#donna lynne champlin#scott michael foster#vella lovell#skylar astin#vincent rodriguez iii#gabrielle ruiz#my edits {2}
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Animal Control Season 3 Trailer
#animal control fox#animal control#joel mchale#frank shaw#vella lovell#grace palmer#emily price#victoria sands#michael rowland#shred taylor#ravi patel#amit patel#it's actually several trailers#i'd link to them but they only exist in my imagination#pb
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+Bonus
#he caved so fast#i love them#cackling#frank shaw#joel mchale#vella lovell#emily price#michael rowland#shred taylor#emily x shred#shred x emily#animal control#3x2
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Animal Control season 1 episode 6 (2023) dir. Chris Koch
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đĄ đ„ ANIMAL CONTROL ⹠Opening Credits, 2023.
«Hey, everyone. We just got a 911 call on a bear. Get this, in a hot tub.»
#animal control#animal control gif#tv series#tv series gif#tv serie#series gif#opening credits#opening credits gif#occupationdinosaurgif#gif#my gif#gif set#2023#graphic design#motion graphic#bob fisher#rob greenberg#dan sterling#joel mchale#vella lovell#michael rowland#ravi patel#grace palmer
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Look, Emily, we're really sorry you got dragged into this. This is one of those rare occasions where our joy is worth the suffering it causes others. Well, I'm gonna be on the phone for the next five hours getting you guys out of trouble. So, I'm not demanding it, but a large smoothie from the place that I like on the corner would be a really thoughtful surprise. Oh... absolutely Emily.Â
ANIMAL CONTROLïœS01E03, âCougars and Kangaroosâ Â Â created by Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg
#animal control#animal control fox#acedit#animalcontroledit#sitcomedit#tvedit#tvdaily#filmtv#shred taylor#emily price#shred x emily#vella lovell#michael rowland#mine*
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A ClĂŒsterfĂŒnke Christmas 2021
#a clusterfunke christmas#christmasedit#vella lovell#rachel dratch#ana gasteyer#movieedit#filmedit#*#it's how they wait for an answer for me adkslfs
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I adored everything about the Animal Control Season 2 premiere.
The comedy is shaper, the relationships are deeper, and the animal antics keep getting better (The pack wrangling drunk raccoons!).
Hereâs my 4.5â review, and if you want to support it on Twitter, please click this link.
#animal control#animal control spoilers#animal control fox#joel mchale#frank shaw#shred taylor#michael rowland#vella lovell#emily price#shred x emily#emily x shred#amit patel#ravi patel#grace palmer#victoria sands#frank x victoria#victoria x frank#sarah chalke
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J-363 : All the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend songs, one episode at a time (3).
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 1X03 :Â I Hope Josh Comes to My Party !
Director: Tamra Davis â Writer: Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna Aired: 10/26/2015 â Season: One â Episode: 3 â Nielsen ratings: 0.67 Description: Rebecca thows a party in order to get quality time with Josh.
Song #6 :
"Face Your Fears" Performed by: Paula Proctor Writers: Rachel Bloom, Adam SchlesingerPaula encourages Rebecca to face her fears.
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Song #7 :
"I Have Friends" Performed by: Rebecca Bunch, Young Rebecca, Paula, Darryl, Brody and other friends Writers: Rachel Bloom, Adam SchlesingerRebecca reassures herself she has friends to invite to the housewarming party.
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Song #8 :
"A Boy Band Made Up of Four Joshes" Performed by: Josh Chan Writers: Rachel Bloom, Adam SchlesingerRebecca imagines four Joshes performing as a boy band.
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Next : "I'm Going on a Date with Josh's Friend !"
#Crazy Ex-Girlfriend#2010s TV#The CW#2015 tv shows lineup#All the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend songs one episode at a time#Rebecca Bunch#Rachel Bloom#romance#romantic comedy#musical#West Covina#2010s#donna lynne champlin#Paula Proctor#Vincent Rodriguez III#Josh Chan#Santino Fontana#Greg Serrano#Vella Lovell#Pete Gardner#darryl whitefeather#great tv#crazy ex girlfriend#CRAZY XGF#cxgf#all cxgf songs#I Hope Josh Comes to My Party !#Youtube
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Accused (2023- ) tv series
-(started) watchin' Season 2- 10/9/2024- on Hulu (FOX)
#Accused#(2023- )#tv series#jimmy mcgovern#crime/legal drama#anthology#felicity huffman#william h. macy#isabel arraiza#daniel maslany#taylor schilling#danny pino#justin chambers#patrick j adams#nick cannon#mike colter#sonequa martin green#kiara barnes#ken jeong#jamie chung#michael chiklis#sherri saum#matthew james thomas#christine ebersole#debra winger#mercedes ruehl#cobie smulders#dina shihabi#vella lovell#season 2 cast
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Vella Lovell | PhotoBook | Christopher Brown | May 2022
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âShut up! Iâm sorry that was mean. Shut up.â
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, season 3 (2017).
#crazy ex girlfriend#crazy ex-girlfriend#rachel bloom#scott michael foster#donna lynne champlin#vella lovell#vincent rodriguez iii#david hull#pete gardner#gabrielle ruiz#my edits {2}
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Vella Lovell and Cheyenne Jackson A ClĂŒsterfĂŒnke Christmas (2021)
#vella lovell#cheyenne jackson#a clusterfunke christmas#have i already said that they made this movie just for me#filmedit#filmgifs#moviegifs#um#romancegifs#anybody#pb
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#proud work husband#love#shred x emily#emily x shred#shred taylor#emily price#animal control#michael rowland#vella lovell#3x2
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"You totally have a thing for him."
"No! We've just been carpooling a lot... and we like the same cheesy music, and I would never act on it, but, like... yeah."
#animal control fox#animal control spoilers#animal control 01x03#emily price#shred taylor#vella lovell#michael rowland#emily x shred#shremily?#it's adorable how bad he felt when she was in hot water#and he's really sweet to her
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