May 16, 2020

So much potential, squandered by Noelle Stevenson... Shit-Ree and the Princesses of Powder Final " Season"...

They dropped the ball so hard here... and I'm trying to find a tactful way to explain how much this season sucked...
 The good news is that this bastardization is over. The bad news is that it exists.

The pacing was horrible. Out of 13 episodes, they spent 7 dicking around with Outer Space. 4 of those Space episodes felt Filler-like including the Peekablue episode.

At the end of Episode 9 "This war has just begun"
That's literally 4 episodes before the SERIES FINALE!! Then the remaining episodes have a contrived struggle against the cliche mind controlled allies.

Speaking of contrived, Adora's relationship with Catra. Not going to argue about forcing a straight character into a gay role, which is horrible writing. Characters who were written AS SISTERS suddenly became lovers. I'm well aware that the incestuous undertones were seen in season 1, but that's Shit-Ree and the Princesses of Powder for you... Teaching little girls to make out with their step-sisters!
On the other hand they actually did Justice to Netossa and Spinnerella. Their kisses didn't feel forced or out of place.

They also wasted time in canonizing ships: "Glimmer" and "Bow", Mermista and Don Karnage's gay brother, Hordak and Entrapta... I'd like a mission before Catra and Adora.

 Oh yeah we also had the super lame cliche for girls cartoons all of the bad guys turned good except the real real bad guy who dies in the end. Hell, even the mediocre Neitlichverse got a shout out in the Peekablue episode.

I believe the most sad thing about this whole "season" is that Horde Prime became crappier Hordak. His Conquest plan literally became the same that Hordak used the past "season".

But as always, any criticism of this Bastardization means I'm a fat shaming, racist, homophobe, incel, neckbeard, Trump supporting asshole... Because it's easier to blindly defend mediocre writing by accusing the detractors instead of pointing out the good things... which for them are being stunning and brave. Asinine plots and contrived writing? Doesn't matter we have fat LGBTQ characters...

In any case, here's hoping the next She-Ra doesn't suck or Steal Cloud Strife's attacks...
That's totally NOT Cloud's Cross-Slash... she also pulls off a couple of Blade Beams and a Climbhazzard... There was a move similar to Braver...
BTW I like to redesigned suit. I just wish that had been her single outfit throughout the entire series.

Good riddance!!

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