ETHEREAL MASTERPIECE Breaks Me. SHE-RA & THE PRINCESSES OF POWER 4X9 (Hero) REACTION/COMMENTARY

[@darquidarqui]

Did you cry once again? THIS WAS TOO BEAUTIFUL AND SAD I can't. What are YOUR thoughts on this episode? 🥺💔

[@luisalbores8864]

Man, i just cry over the preview... Can't wait

[@Mad13366]

I cryied again, thank you

[@annak2597]

I won't lie, I cry pretty easily when media gets emotional. There are a lot of She-Ra episodes that will reliably make me cry, but only a couple that will have me loudly sobbing. This is one probably the top one. Also, "It's time!" is one of the coolest, most....I don't know. Intense moments of the show.

[@adulto_tlacuache]

Yes. Can't believed is like my 8th time seeing this episode and still crying xD

[@pelapazz]

lloré de nuevo D:

[@nella2355]

Mara deserved so much better from what she got. Her story always gets me so emotional I'm bawling.

[@darquidarqui]

Arguably the most tragic character in the show. So unfair, gosh this episode is so insanely well done 💔

[@warriorcat2287]

Can't believe I'm always crying over that damn pie

[@darquidarqui]

Still can't believe it either! I can't see pies the same way again 💔

[@BGTitanAvatar]

Two things I never expected to cry over: - Razz - A pie Well played, writers. Well played.

[@darquidarqui]

And THAT'S how you write tragedy everybody

[@marbles3315]

Razz is one of the most fascinating characters in this show, because it seems like she actually phases through time. Like she’s glitched. There is definitely a metaphor for memory loss, but at the same time, Mara herself said in the hologram “Adora, are you there? Razz told me you’d be here.” Meaning information from the future got transferred to the past. This explains why she’s always so confused and her mind is so scrambled, because she’s literally having a conversation with two or more people across time and possibly space. I can’t help but wonder if this happened to her when Mara opened her portal. When Razz talked to Adora in the glitched timeline she said something about that happening before, and she “remember it just like yesterday- for madame Razz it WAS yesterday!” There’s so much unanswered there! If there was a glitched event like that (since she acknowledged the glitches as having happened before), I wonder if she helped control the portal and save the universe from deletion like Angela did. I wonder if her and Angela shared a similar fate but in separate places in the universe (or even multiverse?)

[@darquidarqui]

Yesss, the use of time in this episode is so brilliant, specially since it's so emotionally tied in with Razz as a character. And possibly! All the clues are there, looking back at the Portal episode, a lot of that episode just makes so so much more sense now. Woooah now THAT last thing is fascinating to think about! I mean... Angela is technically not fully gone but in an endless loop, and in a multiverse, she might be very much alive and reality just might be completely differeny. Wow this show.

[@willowarkan2263]

I wonder if her confusion is a byproduct of the syphoning of magic, the weakening of the ambient magic that is hurting the wildlife. At the end she seems a lot more lucid when she realizes the magic is free and Mara's ultimate goal finally fulfilled. Razz seems to be a highly magical being, so perhaps her experience of nonlinear time is more stable if the magic is no longer hamstrung.

[@bonzo1095]

Mara is truly one of my favorite characters and this is the episode as to why. I cry every time with this episode it never fails to get the waterworks running

[@darquidarqui]

Yep, she sky-rocketed high in my top characters of She-Ra for sure with this one, absolutely mesmerizing. The emotions are hardcore in this one, even on rewatch 😭

[@vilmublues752]

The show creator has actually confirmed that Mara and Light Hope were in love. Shows how big-hearted Mara was by treating an AI like a person.

[@darquidarqui]

Yessss, a dear patron confirmed that to me in Discord actually some time ago! Mara's heart was bigger than anyone could ever think, she really just might be the most tragic character in the whole show.

[@willowarkan2263]

Goddess a series about Mara's doomed heroine's journey would be amazing, watching the moments of happiness with Light Hope, with the friends of Mara, all while the tragedy coming looming over it. The melancholy of it would be heartbreakingly beautiful.

[@ivysalen]

"She was brave, my Mara." That line broke me.

[@darquidarqui]

It still breaks me, I feel you

[@aethbeans]

mara's last line and the final scene with the white screen and silent credits definitely got to me

[@darquidarqui]

Almost every time a show does that thing with silent credits followed by a gut-wrenching visual... gosh, the feels. This episode is masterful in so many ways

[@millieboon]

My favourite line is “I never wanted to be a hero , I know I would be remembered as one “ ( I k ow it was in s3 but was still apart of the in context) the hurt and pain make it so emotional

[@darquidarqui]

With everything in context it's just SO MUCH more heartbreaking! Mara's story is so tragic I can't

[@darmorel549]

Just a weapon. Throughout all her live Adora had been told she just a weapon. First by the horde as she grows up. Then the slow destruction of her and Glimmer relationship throughout s4 making Adora think she just viewed as a weapon from Glimmer and the rebellion. And now this. How her special destiny that light hope keep telling her about just turns out to be used as a key for a weapon as well. part of Adora has to wonder if that all she is. A weapon.

[@darquidarqui]

You're so right. It just completely dehumanizes her and no wonder Adora has such a hard time coping with herself and the one identity she felt more comfort with, more empowered like the She-Ra one? Completely shattered to pieces. Too much to take in, this weapon comment is gold!

[@willowarkan2263]

It makes Catra finally helping her deconstruct that in season 5 even better. Like that is Adora's key trauma, she feels she is both an instrument and sole responsible for everyone's problems.

[@asoiafan]

The pie... That damn pie ... 😭

[@luwirap]

When I made this thumbnail, I knew the pie is important.... I wish I was wrong. The pie hurts! And it hurts a lot! This episode is a masterpiece indeed! I still think about it it at night sometimes how the writers of the show able to make a revelation episode as smart and creative as this. The careful thought and love you put on this video is phenomenal too! ♥

[@darquidarqui]

Oh Louie, the emotional wreck behind that you were editing in the thumbnail lol! The pie is such a uniquely emotional element, so well executed. Complete masterpiece indeed, hard to top. And thank you so much my dude! Y try to put my all in these videos 💖

[@leoharding5168]

i’ve watched this show so many times and this episode never fails to make me cry! on the edge of my seat the entire time

[@darquidarqui]

Such a brilliant piece of television, so hardcore emotionally at the end 💔

[@MischaLecter1]

word trauma with the word “promise” is so real, i can never hear that word normally again. mara has such a beautifully tragic story. i adore her look with the exception of her hair. i wish they didn’t make her blonde when she transformed into she-ra. there have been fan edits with her keeping her natural hair color and they look gorgeous!

[@darquidarqui]

Yep, I can't hear the word "promise" normally anymore, recently watched The Last of Us and the mention of that word just immediately brought the trauma back lol. Ohhh I can see that! I mean, another possible interpretation is that it makes her blonde as well because it's not really Mara herself? I know it doesn't apply to Adora cuz she's blonde lol but I totally get that, I mean, the She-Ra persona is originally blonde, but I can totally see why they could've done something differently!

[@willowarkan2263]

I got that with 'pie' after originally watching it.

[@leejs]

This is one of those rare episodes of any show that stick with me. Like episode 9 of Arcane or the View From Half Way Down it just took an emotional toll on me. Definitely one reaction I will have to wait to watch at home. Between Mara's sacrifice and Madam Razz's baking, I never fail to tear up. Don't need to be seen crying in my office.

[@darquidarqui]

So damn good, obssessed with this episode. So rich in storytelling. I hope you have liked this reaction and got the emotions out!

[@millieboon]

I really wish we got more of Mara, I know that can sometimes ruin a character if u get to much but love her design and shera design

[@darquidarqui]

Would totally love a show on just her, although the finale would be terribly tragic 😭

[@pencilhb13]

Let's go! Best episode of She-Ra I think for me altogether, and definitely one that's up there with episodes of other series you mentioned. I think what makes this so gut-wrenching (for me at least) is that up until this point, we've been told three things that seem somewhat unshakeable: Mara messed up, went mad, was an unworthy hero, and the current situation is her fault / the sword is what makes She-Ra who she is and gives her power / Razz is just a nutty old lady in the woods. In one episode, you shatter all of that. Like, if the viewer keeps up with the clues (like you do brilliantly), they're already a little suspicious about the First Ones, but the rest is still kind of a huge shocker. What stood out for me most this episode is as you said the character writing, but also the goddamn acting. Everyone did a brilliant job, and I think none more than Grey Griffin (who once again proves that she can play anything at all). Her voice acting, on top of everything else, is what ended up making me cry at the very last shot of that damn pie. Just incredible. Also, quick note: I loved your comparison to Princess Mononoke (one of my absolute favourite animated films, and films in general, of all time), because I think those scenes are very inspired by it and its core message: love and nature and humanity are intertwined, and all can lift each other up with the right harmony and respect. Anyway, this was a heart-breaker and an eye-opener of an episode, and I can't wait to see how you feel about this major shift going forward! Thanks as always for your incredibly in-depth discussions, and just for being such an open person! Lots of people play their emotions up for views (or tone them down out of fear of appearing "weak" or other bullshit), but as always you wear them on your sleeve, and it's a breath of fresh air. Thank fuck there's no character limit in KZbin comments (if there is, it hasn't found a way to stop me yet lmao). I wish you an awesome Monday! Catch you next time 🤘

[@darquidarqui]

WHAT A MASTERPIECE, love it so much, still thinking about it. Yesss, love love love how it's all turned around and everything is thrown to your face in such a beautifully tragic way, like, it's THE MANNER in which all is revealed, so emotional. She's so goddamn talented, love her performance here, so pure. Those last lines are delivered perfectly. YESSS Princess Mononoke rules! My favorite animated movie ever actually, top 5 of all time in general 💖 super reminiscent of that, loved every second of it. Oh, CAN'T WAIT to get deeper and show you the reaction! Everything you see on camera is me being me (with a bit of filter because KZbin reasons haha), and you haven't even seen the full uncut version though lol. Thank you 💖 Hope you're having good days! See ya soon in the next one, take care! 😃

[@thrhluis6490]

This episode is beautiful and I cried... I still cried when i see it ...

[@darquidarqui]

I still can't believe this episode exists, it's just such an emotional punch in the gut 😭

[@inkpenavengerYT]

Just have to accept that Razz experiences time out of order for some reason and not worry about making sense of it. Razz just IS.

[@asoiafan]

When you like a character a lot but it only lasts one episode alive. Most of my tv show and movie crushes last too little, not even half of the story, I must be cursed.

[@darquidarqui]

Hug it out pls, come here, virtual hug 😭

[@geneac1]

Top Tier reaction. I really love how much you care about these characters. Mara is a hero. I cried so hard at this episode, I'm teared up now. This show is so underrated.

[@aadey149]

That edit between the past and future focused on Razz's glasses.. so good.

[@darquidarqui]

SO GOOD. That awe and wonder is carried through time and it switches from Razz seeing Mara to her seeing THE PIE. Like, it's the perfect example of how to make a thematically and stylistically perfect cut.

[@Andiewhyte2149]

I absolutely loved this reaction! That complete part of that transition, totally agree with what U said about that! This episode it truly a masterpiece. Plus every little detail you put in there is so much! I don't know many reactors that do that, everything you said after and through out is so deep! Diego you're so smart! I am so happy to be subscribed to this channel!(I'm going have to watch this reaction again ^.^) Me and my mum had a hard time trying not to cry at this episode. 💖👌👌👌👌✨

[@darquidarqui]

Thank you thank you! 💖 gosh that transition still gives me all the chills, SO GOOD. Thank you, I'm so glad you appreciate that! I put my all in these reactions 🙌 this episode is truly something special, still can't believe it exists. That's so sweet about you and your mom! 💓

[@dan-kernight5023]

No importa cuantas veces lo ves, siempre lloro con esta mierda

[@darquidarqui]

De los mejores episodios de la serie de lejos!

[@luk_mrf]

3:50 FUN FACT: Loo-Kee was an actual character of 80s She-Ra! It's a great Easter Egg!

[@darquidarqui]

That's so funny hahaha love to see those details in here!

[@willowarkan2263]

It's funny back when it started airing assholes complained how they are destroying the franchise, the kind of dudes that likely barely even knew the show existed, yet the show creators clearly knew the original enough to put in loads of little nods and in jokes. Mind i never watched the original either, it's from before my time and 80s stuff is a bit rough to watch. Though people who complained that the reboot is too queer, i've seen enough of the blatant homoeroticism of the male characters in the original shows, it's barely more subtle than Xena is for sapphics.

[@eliasfitzgerald1786]

I love this episode so much.

[@darquidarqui]

This episode is a complete masterpiece! Tremendous in every way 💯

[@silly_i]

I LOVE MARA AND HER STORY (and her design is so pretty) ALSO THE LIGHT HOPE AND MARA THING KILLED ME:(

[@darquidarqui]

Mara's story is such a tragic masterpiece, can't get over it 💔

[@Andiewhyte2149]

YES! HAHAA! This time I didn't miss it! If you see the last Owl House reaction you'll see my comment about me staying up till 2am and then missed it (the premiers)🤦‍♀️

[@RanticProductions]

this episode always makes me sob no matter how many times i watch it

[@darquidarqui]

Still haunted by this episode 💔

[@mands8228]

ooooh this episode

[@darquidarqui]

Ohhh yes this episode 💔

[@zhulimoon46]

THE FUCKING PIE MAKES ME SOB EVERY TIME

[@darquidarqui]

IT STILL HURTS HEY 😭

[@Gremlin_Boi_]

That damn pie :')

[@darquidarqui]

still gets me everytime I think about it 💔

[@PinkieUniverse]

I really miss the two episodes per week. Ufff the following episodes are nuts! I can't wait to see your reaction to them!

[@darquidarqui]

There are still more than couple like that coming until the end of the show! Yesss, CAN'T wait to post them all! 🔥

[@luisalbores8864]

Yey! I was cravin for this one! My beautiful Mara!!! It hurts so bad...

[@darquidarqui]

SUCH a powerful episode, dear Mara 😭

[@Gayfrogsonlogs]

I must ask for you to listen to “warriors ( she ra and the princesses of power)” by AJ Michalka. It’s Catra’s voice actress and it gives me chills every time i listen to it.

[@darquidarqui]

Yessss, in fact I have already! A dear patron told me about it like a month ago and it's so majestic, her voice is beautiful! Love it love it 💖

[@J1ntu]

Goddamnit. Between this, Owl House and Arcane, every other episode makes me want to flip a table and say "fuck this show"....then I start the next one 5 minutes later

[@darquidarqui]

Why is this comment so freaking relatable?! Totally feel ya 😭💔

[@HitokArt]

Man, I cried again

[@darquidarqui]

Still crying inside yo 😭

[@mharlon09.]

That damn pie 🥧😭.

[@darquidarqui]

Indeed, a pie shouldn't hurt that much but it freaking does 😭

[@user-nl8bt1lj8c]

I'm crying...again

[@vincentbernier6163]

Yea ...i cried !!! Again ! Thanks Noelle Stevenson

[@darquidarqui]

Top episodes ever from any show for sure, at least for me!

[@willowarkan2263]

ND Stevenson is pretty good at that.

[@darcyvite2366]

I love your videos !!! Your so under rated!!!

[@darquidarqui]

Thank you so much Darcy! ❤️

[@hatredlord]

It seem's you've figured it out, but yeah, the First Ones were not "first" by any measure. Also, I don't think this is confirmed, but it's been theorized that one of the functions of the Sword was to prevent the planet from choosing anyone as She-Ra except for a First One.

[@darquidarqui]

Yep, even the name of them it's a lie, Razz and the rest of creatures were the true OGs here. Hmmm that's really interesting and it makes sense since the sword is made by them for a very specific purpose, it's all a manufactured destiny

[@willowarkan2263]

@@darquidarqui I figured first one is more what the current inhabitants call the, to them, ancient people that created all the megastructures dotting their world. I don't think Mara or Razz ever call them first ones do they?

[@kate9575]

the best episodes always make us cry💔

[@darquidarqui]

They really do 😭

[@okidoki7315]

OMG how did I miss this video 🤡🤡 I saw it 11 days too late

[@darquidarqui]

Don't worry! Hope you have enjoyed the emotional pain 😭

[@tadeolaguarda6965]

This episode is great and painfull

[@darquidarqui]

One of the best from any show I've seen recently for sure!

[@LauraQuijanoVincenzi]

👍✨✨❤️

[@jwpark4523]

I really loved Mara's drama in this episode and season, but I felt that the show intentionally hid deeper information about first one. Desperate times call for desperate measures, you know? Show keep hints us about conflict between horde and first one, but did not put it directly in the story. Many says they were same as the horde, colonized planets and used brutal force against innocents, but fundamentally, they had heart, too. You can see their glimpse of humanity in s2 e3 'Signals'. Mara's friends and even herself, were the first one. Perhaps their only fault was the impatience of being buried in the 'single mind' and 'perfect and clear solution' as horde prime likes to think of no other possibility. But essentially there was hope for them.

[@darquidarqui]

Even though there were glimpses of bright humanity like in the Signals episode, the measures here were so incredibly dark and catastrophic that the last image of the First Ones is inevitably quite negative. In fact, I think it speaks a lot about the downfall of the First Ones as a civilization and showing two sides that are heartbreaking to see together: the innocent and lively one like that girl dancing in Signals episode, versus the monstrous manufactured plan in the figure of Light Hope's programming. It's quite fascinating to see how much dimension the First Ones have with little information in comparison to the Horde and all

[@tadeolaguarda6965]

This is probably my favorite episode

[@darquidarqui]

Hard to top indeed!

[@jimballard1186]

Arm-chopping might not be a love language, but pie is.

[@darquidarqui]

shhh stooop 💔

[@inkpenavengerYT]

Once you finish the show, you should watch the videos about it by Five by Five Takes. Whenever I need a good cry over Magic Space Lesbians, I go back to those vids.

[@darquidarqui]

Have been recommended a few times actually, will check them out when the time comes! Thank you!