MY HEART IS BURNING... help. SHE-RA & THE PRINCESSES OF POWER 5x11 (Failsafe) Reaction/Discussion

[@darquidarqui]

Hi everyone! Got coypright claimed yesterday, so I had to dispute the video and thankfully the claim got released so here you go! The claim changed my plans a little bit but video will still be posted! Hope you enjoy the reaction, this episode was GOOOOOD 🔥 Look out for Patreon these days for full reactions of She-Ra as well, stay tuned! UPDATE: FULL REACTION to Heart Part 1 and Heart Part 2 in Patreon, no need to sync up! www.patreon.com/darqui

[@KatelynDedrick-qi7pg]

Your gonna upload the reaction on KZbin too right? I sadly don't have patreon :(

[@darquidarqui]

@@KatelynDedrick-qi7pg of course I am... why on Earth would I suddenly stop now and not post it? Like genuine question, why would I not post the finale? Do you not know how posts work when it comes to Patreon and KZbin? This is the strangest question honestly... 🤨

[@KatelynDedrick-qi7pg]

Well no I really don't know how KZbin works and idk guess I was just wondering btw this is my moms old account

[@KatelynDedrick-qi7pg]

Oh and question when are you planning on posting the reaction

[@millieboon]

The absolute panic in catras voice when shadow weaver touches her is so sad and just how much she is carrying and is burdened

[@darquidarqui]

Absolutely, it gets more and more uncomfortable the more touchy SW gets with both Catra and Adora. This ep was something else in terms of angst.

[@echoless3474]

Its heartbreaking seeing how being reunited with Shadow Weaver is pushing Adora and Catra back into their unhealthy mindsets, with Adora willing to sacrifice herself for the cause and not see her future beyond being helpful to others, and Catra thinking SW is going to hurt her again and Adora will keep choosing SW over her not their life together. I just want to hug them both they need therapy so badly after this show ends

[@darquidarqui]

This this this, totally this, hug it out 💔❤️

[@notsoaveragefangirl]

lmaoo thanks for the shoutout, bud! Glad you liked the edit 😆 Great reaction!

[@darquidarqui]

No prob hehe! Thank youuu my friend!

[@cartooncrazy9883]

Catra and adoras trauma is so interesting because on the one hand you have catra - its hard to miss the way her trauma has shaped her - and on the other hand theres adora whos trauma is so subtle that you could even miss it even until this episode! Adora very much has a hero complex, she feels she has to be the one to save everyone, which given that shes a Chosen One, sounds perfectly reasonable. Its not until she loses the sword that we start to see how she doesnt let this mentality go, because it predates the sword even. Catra has known adora her entire life and she knows that adoras self sacrificing nature has nothing to do with she ra. They showed you back in Promise - shadow weaver tortures catra in front of her and tells her it was her duty to keep catra under control. She tells her that it is her fault if the people she loves gets hurt. So of course adora will sacrifice herself. Theres never another option with her.

[@SantaClawsYT]

Hope these two characters got therapy after the show ended

[@darquidarqui]

Beautiful analysis, very well said 👏

[@SantaClawsYT]

Probably the most controversial comment I've ever done on this channel, but here goes. It's so interesting how Adora, on one hand, is crying and wanting Catra to come back; and on the other hand, says 'saving the world' is her biggest want. I see a lot of people hating Catra for her decision to run. Not to say it's the _best_ decision possible but I would say it was an attempt to break Adora out of this mentality that her desires are less important than everyone else's. Remember Save the Cat? That's when Adora broke out of it for the first time. She was able to transform into HER She-ra. But now Shadow Weaver is between her and Catra, again exercising control. Both Adora and Catra's trauma is directly linked with Shadow Weaver. Adora goes back to her extreme self-sacrificing tendencies, Catra goes back to her mentality that Adora can't choose her. But that's what trauma figures do. Does this mean Catradora is unhealthy at this point? A little bit. But it would be _pretty_ unrealistic if they managed to sit down and talk like adults right now. We would like it, but that's just not how human psychology works. SPOILERS FOR FINALE AHEAD One thing that most people who say 'Catradora is toxic' forget is that a relationship has very little chances of being healthy if a major trauma figure is intervening. But that doesn't mean that their relationship doesn't get healthier. When Shadow Weaver dies, it is quite literally Adora and Catra being free from their trauma. Adora can finally embrace herself and her desires. Catra can finally realize how much Adora wants her. In summary, this show is in no way a portrayal of a perfectly healthy relationship. Even in the end, they have some codependency to sort out. But in my opinion, the finale makes it clear that their relationship is only going to improve, and is also in no way 'toxic' even as it is. Edit: Kudos to anyone who reads this massive comment lol

[@omegastar19]

Beautiful analysis, I fully agree with it.

[@S0LAVELLANHELL]

i hope this isn’t controversial at all and most people think like this lol !! i feel like it’s a given that once it’s all over they finally have a chance to breath and relax and talk about things going forward. i can’t imagine how that would feel to do that with someone you’ve loved for so long, but have also spent your whole life with them basically living in an environment that was inevitably going to drive you apart.

[@FigurativeCritter]

I agree! I also think a big part of Catra leaving in this episode is because she can't bear to watch Adora hurt herself for the sake of others anymore. She knows that she can't stop Adora from doing that, especially with Shadow Weaver pushing her into that mindset even further, but she also doesn't have to stay to watch it happen and put herself through that pain again.

[@luk_mrf]

​@@S0LAVELLANHELL unfortunately... no. Most of the people who had watched the show doesn't even undestand half of the psychology of it. i've seen so much people HATING Catra as a character or saying "i shipp Glimmer and Adora because Catradora is bullshit".. it's sad but, 60% of the spectators didn't fully understand their relationship, the universe and the human psychology portraid in She Ra :(

[@EmberQuill]

I feel like most of the people I've watched react to this show would agree with you and it's not really a very hot take. Although admittedly there's probably some bias given the kinds of reaction channels I watch. Some had trouble finding sympathy for her during season 4 (even though her arc during the season was one long cry for help) but came around after she hit rock bottom in the finale and started bonding with Glimmer in season 5. And regardless of anyone's feelings about Catra herself, I think everyone can agree that Shadow Weaver ruined everything she touched and only ever made things worse.

[@omegastar19]

One argument concerning Shadow Weaver pushing for Adora to take the Failsafe that gets thrown around a lot, is that it is the logical thing to do - She-Ra is the only being capable of surviving, therefore Adora should take it. There are two problems with this argument. The first problem is that the logic breaks when Adora cannot transform into She-Ra. And you cannot just 'assume' that Adora will figure it out by the time it happens without using meta-information. From a writing PoV of course Adora will end up transforming into She-Ra at the last second, but that is irrelevant to the situation that Adora finds herself in at the Failsafe. Because at that moment in time, Adora cannot transform when she wants to, it is out of her control, and therefore she cannot expect to survive using the Failsafe. From the PoV of the situation Adora is in when she takes the Failsafe, **she is going to die**. The second problem with the aforementioned argument is that logic does not necessarily provide the best answer. To illustrate this, simply look back at the season 3 finale where Queen Angella sacrificed herself. Queen Angella specifically sacrificed herself so that Adora wouldn't have to. From a logical standpoint this makes sense because Adora, being She-Ra, is more important than Queen Angella. But that is not why Queen Angella sacrifices herself. She sacrifices herself **because it is the right thing to do**. Angella is the adult in the room, so to speak, and she is a good person. Compassionate, selfless...it makes complete sense therefore that Angella is the one who sacrifices herself - not to save She-Ra so that She-Ra can win the war, but to save Adora so that Adora may live. And from that point of view, at the Failsafe the person who *should* be sacrificing herself is Shadow Weaver. Does Shadow Weaver not love Adora? Does she not care about Adora? She is supposed to, she raised Adora has her own child for goodness sake. If Shadow Weaver was a good person/good mother, she should be stepping up immediately to just take the Failsafe. The fact that she doesn't do this doesn't make Adora's choice to take the Failsafe the right choice. Because if Shadow Weaver refuses to do it....why can't any of the other people in the room do it? And sure, they will die, but so will Adora if she cannot transform, and in that moment in time that is the most likely outcome. So why should Adora **once again** be the one to make the sacrifice? Let someone else do it for once.

[@FigurativeCritter]

And it's so clear that the only people in the room who are actually willing to risk Adora's life, to let her accept the failsafe, are Shadow Weaver, who doesn't care about an individual life if it's to save thousands (until that individual life is her own of course), and Adora herself, who's been conditioned by SW her whole life to think that her value comes from her service to others. No one else was willing to risk it, they all would have preferred to find another way. If the fight hadn't broken out maybe they could have convinced Adora to look for a different solution.

[@etheriankid]

entrapta's growth is so amazing to witness. while she remained the same sweet person we all love 🥹

[@darquidarqui]

Yessss, so so endearing and encouraging to see her growth in season 5 ❤️

[@legenddragons1010]

DUDE THE TRAILER LOOKS AMAZING!! I’m so glad that you’re getting back into reactions! Can’t wait for the premiere!

[@darquidarqui]

Thank youuu thank you 😄 really happy to getting back to this as well, really appreciate the support! Hope you enjoy the reaction in the premiere, this is an intense one! 🔥

[@legenddragons1010]

@@darquidarqui One of my favorite episodes for sure! The Catradora scenes, the intense fights, AND showing how much Shadow Weaver’s manipulative and abusive tactics still effects Adora and Catra is amazing writing and storytelling!

[@weisserdrachey]

I love this episode so much. My favorite moments are the Catra Adora fight/talk near the end, and how Adora stood up to Shadowweaver at the end. And of course when Catra saw through SW’s bs and said “so you do it then”. So good! And of course since Adora doesn’t care about her own life she just accepts to possibly die. I also love when Catra said “it doesn’t always have to be you” because that’s exactly Adora’s problem. I really liked the fight, especially Micah, he was fighting with one arm behind his back, like it was nothing! Oof and then Catras reaction when she saw the failsafe on Adora 😭 Now to the Catra Adora fight / talk. I’m more on Catra’s side. I think this episode is when she truly understood how this behavior / thinking harms Adora. “Why do you always have to sacrifice everything for everyone else? When do you get to choose? What do you want Adora?” And she’s crying while she asks that. And Adora doesn’t even know what to answer, because she doesn’t even know. Adora standing up to SW at the end is my favorite Adora moment. I’m so proud of her. I love her arc. She is a chosen one that’s always ready to sacrifice herself. And this show goes but is that a good thing? How does it affect her and the people around her? What about her life?

[@darquidarqui]

Those are just so powerful dialogue moments, freaking love how they make your heart race when they happen! Yes, even thought they were both doing mistakes and were in a bad place mentally at this time, Adora truly needed to hear that from Catra. Yessss, so terrifyingly badass, low-key wished for just a few more Micah scenes under the hive mind hehe So powerful 💔 Yes, I agree actually, even if Catra was leaving, Adora needed to hear this one way or another, and it's even more powerful and important in the next ep when she sees every version of Catra before her very eyes, because Catra is the answer herself. So good. One of the most satisfying moments ever! All the freaking show to get to that moment from Adora, made me love her even more, flaws and all shown through the ep. Gosh I love this show so much!

[@gladeseason3462]

Loool this episode always has me going SHADOW WEAVER SHUT UP every 2 seconds

[@darquidarqui]

REAL, one of the most infuriating experiences for sure hahaha

[@printedwit]

you put out the highest production value reaction videos: period, end of statement, no argument, full consensus. you deserve every accolade. i gush because i can imagine how much time (and love and enthusiasm and hard work) it takes to put these together and you always, always, always give your audience 120% and more.

[@printedwit]

catra and adora are so relatable in this episode. :( hugs all around. for adora's self-sacrifice: she was only ever valued for her accomplishments and perfection. through the whole series, she demonstrates an unhealthy lack of self-esteem (she feels she has to DO something - e.g. BE she-ra - to be valued) and an obsession with serving that perfectionistic purpose, which would both feed into this unnecessary need to sacrifice herself for a greater good without fully exploring every option. sacrificing herself would, of course, be the absolute, ultimate, perfect, "accomplishing something big for someone other than herself" moment. for catra's leaving: the poor girl never felt unconditional love until adora came along. even then, every adult in catra's life effectively neglected and/or abandoned her. this would leave anyone with unhealthy attachment issues. it's hard to expect that catra would do something other than pre-emptively abandon adora if catra suspected she'd ever be abandoned by the one person who'd ever shown her that unconditional love IF she had what she thought was tangible evidence (e.g.: adora's self-sacrifice... even if it had nothing to do with catra herself). it's a chaotic and relatable way to show how two very fleshed out characters / people can have periods of total dissonance: both characters acting with necessary (even critical) purpose - in alignment with their personal values - despite personal values being unhealthy and detrimental to a shared relationship.

[@darquidarqui]

First of all, thank you so much for your kind works! Super appreciate it 😄❤️ And yes, your description of both Adora and Catra is totally on point, love how much this dissonance was so well developed in their own storylines even throughout season 4 where they're most apart from each other, and that atmosphere of dread and despair from season 4 is felt once again in this ep. Love it love it!

[@annak2597]

I've watched the show itself many times, I've watched every other reactor out there I could find to it, I've collected fanart and read a literal bookshelf's worth of fanfiction, but you still manage to give me new appreciation for it. We're really reaching the end here, so I just have to express how much I appreciate your videos on perhaps my favourite animated show. Usually when I watch this sort of content, I'm doing something on my other monitor, playing a game or looking at chats or something, but with your stuff, it demands 100% of my attention, all the time. I'm not surprised it takes you a long time to make these, because the editing is the most elaborate and detailed I've ever seen - you've got like an entire second video running in parallel that's just made up of all the editing details. So yeah, thanks so much for doing this. As for the episode? Like you said, it's kind of crazy to compare this to Season 1's Mystacor episode, not just for the setting, but also for Casta's character. Never expected to see her in such an end-of-the world stakes situation.

[@darquidarqui]

These are some of the kindest compliments I've ever received in the channel, I wholeheartedly appreciate it so much! Thank you really, I try my best, hope to deliver more worthy content ❤️🙌 Totally! Castastella being here was not in my bingo card and Mystacor makes for a surprisingly climatic and cinematic setting I love it so much. Thank you once again! 😄

[@etheriankid]

damn this episode is a rollercoaster of emotions. mostly anger, frustration and ANXIETY lol. Here we see Adora's completely broken self-worth and sense of self at its best. She really thinks her only worth is dependent on what she gives and does for others. "The world needs you as Shera, not Adora". That's what she's been hearing her whole life, that who she is and what she wants doesn't actually matter, because she has a bigger "purpose" that she needs to accomplish. Catra's question ("When do you get to choose? What do you want, Adora?") is so impactful and it shakes her to her core, because Adora has never paused to reflect on what she actually wants, she is so detached from her own feelings. That's why she was so quick to turn against Catra at the beginning of the show. She just doesn't pause to process her emotions and her desires, she just embraces the roles she's given, her new purposes, because that's the only way she'll be of worth, in her mind. What she actually wants doesn't matter, so she never thinks about it. That's what she's been taught. And it's so heartbreaking. It makes so much sense tho that Catra is the only one that's able to point that out in that moment and she tries to stop her. Catra is one of the only choices Adora ever made. Despite Shadow Weaver's disapproval of their friendship since they were kids, Adora still CHOSE to be friends with Catra. Catra is the only one who's been able to know Adora's "true self", outside of all the fake roles and purposes they tried to force upon her (from Shadow Weaver's best Force Captain to Shera). So it hurts Catra so much more to see Adora sacrifice her real self in favour of "the greater good". For Catra, a world where everyone except Adora survives is much worse than the end of the universe. Catra can't stand to watch it. She feels betrayed all over again, because Adora is still so willing to do what shadow weaver wants of her, despite Catra's pleads. She feels like she's still not enough for Adora to choose her above anything else. Then of course Shadow Weaver is able to exploit all their weaknesses however she needs. She knows exactly what buttons to push, because she's the one who created those buttons in the first place. what Adora says to her at the end is an INCREDIBLE step for Adora. she stands up for catra and herself against their abuser and calls her out. she's not afraid of her anymore. she claims she won't be controlled by her again. but it doesn't really matter, because the outcome is still exactly the one shadow weaver wanted: catra and adora are separated and adora is willing to sacrifice herself to save etheria. tragic, isn't it? Also, I particularly hate how SW tries to humiliate and degrade Catra at every opportunity. She even tries to blame Adora's inability to transform on Catra, when Catra is literally the reason Shera came back in the first place! She's causing even more doubt and confusion in Adora's mind. But it's nice to see how Adora is more willing to defend Catra now. And Shadow Weaver absolutely hates it ahah. She's seething every time Adora and Catra show love towards each other. Like in the scene "Did you just jump into fire for me?", while Adora and Catra are being so cute and goofy, SW is just death glaring at them in the back lol.

[@darquidarqui]

I don't know what to add really, you said it all really beautifully haha thank you so much for this! The tragedy of the relationship between these three is more than evident through this ep, specially that conversation with the fire in the background and Catra eavesdropping. It's the perfect visual summary about how serious the topic of abuse really is and I love how maturely this shows tackles it. Thank you for this!

[@killermery]

Okay okay okay, look, Shera is epic, that is why we live it, but dang!!! 😮 this trailer are elevating the epicness of the show. You should sent the creator of Shera your trailers, just in case Shera ever comes back, YOU need to do the trailer or the show or movie. Also, would love to see your reaction to the updated Shera theme song, singed by Catra. Is beautiful.

[@darquidarqui]

Heey, you're way too kind, thank you so much for that! That would be a dream come true haha I love making trailers from time to time! ❤️ Oh, thank you for the suggestion, but I have listened to it now multiple times as it was suggested by my patrons as well! It really is a beautiful version of the song, the definitive one imo 💯

[@killermery]

@@darquidarqui a trailer with that song, that will be good too. If not allow here, do it for the Patrons.

[@mariaclaragomesdecarvalho4117]

Que???? Already??? I thought it would take muxh longer for the next episode to come out! I'm so happy let's gooo!!

[@darquidarqui]

Hahaha well, here you go! Glad to be faster this time, hope you enjoy the reaction! 😄

[@knight2storm846]

Shadow Viewer A+parenting skills strike again... I think in her point of view, power is everything and love is an act of weakness which is why she connects Adora's inability to transform into She-Ra with her strong emotional ties with Catra. On the other hand, we saw in previous episodes that She-Ra is powered by love and friendship (words SW can't really comprehend in any day) and Adora is at her strongest when she is around the people she love and trust or when she is trying to protect her loved ones from danger (especially in Save the Cat, her whole transformation without the sword was triggered by the need to save Catra and make Prime pay for what he had done to Catra) so yes Shadow Viewer is manupulating their relationship again with her own twisted view about power. One of the things I really love about this show is that characters, their traumas and emotions are so realistic. Both Adora and Catra endured insecurities, traumas, dangerous missions, wars since their childhood and the only good thing that came out of bad memories is their bond to one another while the root of every bad thing they endured connects with SW. They were triggered by their personal and shared traumas so I understand and love them for showing such humane emotions. The emotional turmoils are very well planned and executed in the show. 4 years have passed since I first saw the episode and your reaction took me back to the first time I saw it. Watching you was like watching the episode with a friend first time all over again. Thank you for all the amazing reactions and reviews, for your notes, words. Waiting for the final episodes❤

[@darquidarqui]

Yes, and I think she doesn'yt genuinely understand love, she has a very distorted view of it in the way she treats Adora. Totally, really love how the shows goes in very bold and challenging directions in terms of exploring the characters' flaws through their traumas and insecurities, is where the show thrives the most I think. Thank you so so much for the support, really happy to read all of this! Truly appreciate it ❤️❤️

[@luisalbores8864]

The beggining of the end... This is it....

[@darquidarqui]

So euphoric yet sad... been one hell of a journey! Hope you enjoy this reaction! 😄

[@pencilhb13]

This is such a good yet heartbreaking episode on so many levels, and you analyzed them all perfectly! I definitely felt that kind of Chosen One thing there for Adora, where she ends up forced to choose between living for herself or sacrificing it all to fulfill the mission of the mythic hero she has no choice but to be. A situation where you see someone being so completely selfless that it feels selfish to those who love them and feel abandoned, like their love isn't enough. I think that's what made Catra's reaction so understandable to me in a way - that plus Shadoweaver being the absolute piece of manipulative sh*t that she is lol. Anyways as always wonderful reaction (could feel your stress through the screen, hope you've recovered since lmao), amazing editing and commentary, and I can't wait for the ending! 🤘

[@darquidarqui]

Adora's choseon one storyline writing is one the most brilliant I've ever seen for a protagonist, period. I love how much the show questions her heroic choices in multiple levels. Yes, SW being there absolutely influenced the ending of the ep involving Catra and Adora, and you feel so much for them, it's super painful. Thank you so so much for the continuing support! ❤️

[@etheriankid]

Idk if this is obvious or not (Catra pretty much pointed it out), but I think Shadow Weaver knew right from that beginning, from even before joining the Horde, about the failsafe and the heart of etheria. as you said, she knows stuff. way too much. She knew all of this for a very long time. There's no way she figured this out after the big reveal of what the heart of etheria is in season 4. As Catra pointed out, she had been there before and as she said herself, she spent her whole life studying the secrets of mystacor, and she could only have done that when she was a teacher in mystacor. She found out that the heart of etheria stored a lot of magical power and the failsafe would grant access to that power, but she wasn't strong enough to get it herself. So she needed someone to do it for her. She first tried with Micah when she found out how powerful he was. She started training him to become more powerful, but it didn't end well. Then she saw Adora, and she knew right away she had incredible power. she knew she was the one that could get to that failsafe. i don't think it's absurd to think SW already knew Adora was Shera from the beginning tbh. So she started training Adora since she was a baby to become her obedient little soldier, who wouldn't question her and would just do what she was told. And when the time came, she would bring her to the heart to get that magic for herself. She basically raised Adora as a sacrificial lamb. That's so f*cked up. And it probably would have worked if Adora hadn't met Catra. I think Catra showed Adora what a genuine connection looked like, how real love felt like, opposed to the fake, conditional one shadow weaver was feeding her. The relationship with Catra made Adora feel more human, not just a weapon, like she had some agency, because she chose to keep catra's friendship despite shadow weaver's blatant disapproval. She learned that she could question and defy what was asked of her (even if some things were harder than others to oppose to). This is also the reason why Shadow Weaver hated Catra so much: she was the only thing standing in her way of getting full control over Adora. So she made sure to create conflict between catra and adora, so that one day they'll eventually split up. except it didn't go as planned, i guess she thought catra was gonna be the one to defect (since she made sure to abuse her all the time) and adora the one to stay (since she manipulated her to be loyal), not the opposite. now she saw another opportunity to get back on her original plan. and for the moment it's working. it's crazy to think about. this story was so perfectly thought out from the beginning, it's amazing.

[@josi4samo]

YES I AGREE WITH ALL THAT U SAID..... 😢😢😢😢 SO EXCITED FOR THE FINALE

[@xhopsalong]

oh yooo here we go, I had a grand old time with these on patreon but the fact that you made a TRAILER for youtube? (also I'd say I can't believe you star wars'd it but no, I absolutely can, props) looking forward to the stellar editing!

[@darquidarqui]

Yeesss let's goo! Thank you so much for the support in Patreon btw, really appreciate it! happy to hear you greatly enjoyed them 😄 hahaha thanks once again! Really wanted to make a trailer for this one, hope you enjoy the edit of this reaction! ❤️

[@AndreaSantaCrusaso]

Damn this episode was so emotional I love it... Poor catra she see adora .. Having to choose between the duties of Shera and herself and shadow Weaver continues to manipulate adora love the episode thanks for that Darqui that was amazing 😘😘😘

[@darquidarqui]

yeppp, this ep was super challenging to watch! Thank you for the support! 😄

[@AndreaSantaCrusaso]

@@darquidarqui you welcome continue like that and don't give up and yeah but... For catra she does deserved her redemption after all the horrible trauma she have that a good conclusion for her.....take a good care of your cat she's adorable *see Kora and petting her*😊😊😊😊

[@BondJames-l8u]

I was having a really shitty day and then I remembered you uploaded a reaction thanks I'm much better now🥰

[@darquidarqui]

Thank you! happy to hear this video helped ❤️

[@keisehellen6727]

The finale is going to be insane 🔥

[@akarivamoon]

i cant wait until u react to the last two episodes

[@darquidarqui]

It's gonna be really, REALLY emotionally intense! Thank you for the support, hope you enjoy the reaction! ❤️

[@ArtificialSelection]

You consistently up your game in terms of editing, writing, and great commentary! Thank you so much for such a wonderful reaction series! Can't wait for the finale and beyond!

[@darquidarqui]

Thank you so so much for the support thus far! ❤️❤️

[@Stariskekana123]

0:29 Im do excited Lets do this

[@inkpenavengerYT]

Fun Fact: The phrase "Friends of Mara" is possibly a reference to the phrase "Friends of Dorothy," itself a reference to "Wizard of Oz." In the 1930s and 40s, people would use "Friends of Dorothy" as a codephrase to signal that they were themselves LGBTQ or were allies of that community. Ex: (approaches a cute guy at the bar) "Hey, you wouldn't happen to be 'friends with Dorothy,' would you?" This was SO pervasive, in fact, that the US Navy spend many years and millions of dollars trying to figure out who this "Dorothy" was, and why she was friends with so many sailors. 😂

[@Gremlin_Boi_]

This episode was "Here, you thought the anxiety attack was over? have some more!! and while we're at it, we'll rip your heart out!!"

[@darquidarqui]

Yep yep yep, the final 5 minutes were literally so freaking heartbreaking raw, really elevated the ep to a whole another level 💔

[@valentinafangirling]

Super late and you might know this, but in save the cat Catra DID die. Creators confirmed it. She died and adora had broken both her legs when she was crawling towards Catra. Catra took her last breath is Adora’s arms. And She-ra revived it. Only time her healing powers extended to revival levels, which is why it was so much energy she transformed to Adora as she was healing Catra.

[@itslola1501]

To start, THE TRAILER WAS AMAZING! 🫵🏻🩷I love the effort you put into your videos and your reactions are satisfactory, I'm happy to know that someone enjoys and reacts the same as me 😅 and how you get attached to the characters and analyze each of their emotions I simply love it.

[@darquidarqui]

Yay yhank youuu! Really appreciate it, this show just pulls SO many emotions! Happy to read this, thank you for the support 😄❤️

[@enency]

I love and hate this whole chapter. The drama is amazing but it really breaks my heart 🥲 Talking about that final scene with Catra and Adora.. I get why Catra is leaving, I get how she must be feeling (and I really appreciate the team behind that made this, because it, once again, shows that the process of becoming a better person is not one straight line forward, it has its ups and downs)., yet at the same time I know that Adora really needed Catra by her side with all what was going on, so I still can't help but feel frustrated at Catra for leaving, even though I believe Adora also needed to be called out

[@darquidarqui]

Same same! It hits hard 💔 Yesss, also appreciate how growth is non-linear and very much complicated when there's an abusive figure present on top of that. Of course it feels frustrating that Catra is leaving, that adds a ton to the pain and injustice. I really really love the writing leading up to this climatic moment between Catra and Adora, it truly feels earned

[@razielsegura4489]

The stress in your face and voice 😭😭 I was afraid you were gonna have a heart attack

[@darquidarqui]

I was afraid of having one too not gonna lie, this ep took me places 😅

[@echoless3474]

LET'S GOOOO

[@BGTitanAvatar]

God this episode! This episode freakin destroys me. From an objective point of view, yes, SW is entirely correct that Adora (as She-Ra) is the only one who could possibly survive carrying the power, and in the grand scheme of course sacrificing the one to save an entire world… yeah… objectively, logically, not wrong. HOWEVER that doesn’t make Catra’s reaction any less valid. This isn’t even Catra truly relapsing. She’s pulling away and going into self preservation but it’s different. She finally sees Adora. She finally sees to the root of what Adora is, why she does what she does. For the first time, she doesn’t blame Adora. “Why do you do sacrifice everything for everyone else? When do you get to choose? What do you want, Adora?” She finally has Adora back in her life, they’re working through some of their issues, they’re growing together. But then… SW does what she always does. She manipulates, she prays, she plants seeds in their minds. Catra is doing everything she can to try and defend, to reason with Adora. But it’s not enough. Because Adora has been raised to believe she’s only as important as her value to others. If she can’t do this, then she may as well not exist. And Catra just wants her to, for once, be selfish. At least admit what she wants. Just say it. But of course, Adora doesn’t. Because her life, happiness, is a small price to pay. And so Catra retreats, because if Adora can’t say it, if she’s just going to die anyway, she’s not going to be there to see it, to watch as the most important person in her life self destructs. She can’t. At least for now. Geez, sorry about this, feel like I wrote a novel. My bad, dude.

[@darquidarqui]

Hahaha this is the kind of episode that truly deserves a long comment! It's just so painful to see the realization of Catra's eyes of how deeply manipulated and abused Adora really is and the frustration of the end is just so explosive, so dramatically earned. Love this ep more and more

[@Spyko-]

hmm... you know what ? the comments are a bit too wholesome, it's missing that unique reactor spice, lemme just _"when is next Owl House ?! did you stop Hazbin Hotel ?!?"_ there we go, much better that aside, those reaction/analysis are always a highlight of my day, ty Darkcry

[@darquidarqui]

"unique reactor spice" lmao of course, this was witty, I have to give you that Spyko! 😂 Thank youu! Glad I reacted to this show, much more awesome dark-cryness incoming! 🔥

[@mothids]

ouhgg i love your videos so much, always get so happy when u upload omg

[@darquidarqui]

Thank you so much Meko! ❤️😄

[@dudatrov4315]

I NEEDDD MOREEEEEE

[@keisehellen6727]

This episode is pure stress man 😵‍💫

[@darquidarqui]

I was not prepared 😭

[@reneecatchpole-ng1wj]

This episode in particular Glimmer really should have said "FUCK OFF SHADOW WEAVER!" 😅😂🤣

[@darquidarqui]

YESSS if this show was officially rated R or something like that, that probably would've happened at some point during these eps 😂

[@saraislfe14]

Diego out here making my month🥹🙌🏽 looking forward to thisssss!

[@darquidarqui]

Aww thank you, really hope you enjoy this one! 🙌

[@WOLFSBANE_XOXO]

Shadow Weaver: leave her to sulk, we can't let her slow us down Dark-Cry: SHUT UP

[@darquidarqui]

For real for real, I just couldn't with her presence 😅😂

[@akarivamoon]

OMG I WAS WAITING FOR THIS SO BAD

[@J1ntu]

Well my throat hurts from yelling at my TV but it was worth it lol

[@darquidarqui]

Hahaha this episode was quite the unique infuriating experience, love it! 🔥

[@dan-kernight5023]

No puedo con la Shadow Webos, es de mis personajes favoritos, es simplemente una mierda de persona, pero no lo hace porque sea mala, lo hace porque wuiere tener poder, control, lo busca por cualquier medio, incluso si lastima a los demas, despues de todo es todo lo que conoce, el poder, es todo lo que le importa, solo trató bien a Adora porque reconocio su poder, a Catra la desprecio porque era como los demas, prescindible y la trató aun peor porque se aderia a su Adora, la veia como un impedimento para el crecimiento de Adora. Shadow Weaver es alguien tan compleja y simple a la vez que me encanta, la odio con todo mi ser, pero es de mis personsjes favoritos

[@darquidarqui]

Totalmente de acuerdo, y en gran parte ese es el por qué Shadow Weaver también es de mis personajes favoritos de la serie, su manipulación llega a niveles tan profundos y bajos que me resulta imposible no estar completamente fascinado por su amenaza y presencia. Increíble villana 💯

[@horsegirl19951]

I wanted Catra to prove Shadow Weaver wrong, so she could win over her. Catra could have proven Shadow Weaver wrong by staying and supporting Adora by giving her emotional support, but in her attempts to oppose Shadow Weaver’s accusation, she ended up proving her point and making Adora feel lost and upset. *Adora doesn’t want me! Not like I want her.* If Adora didn’t want Catra, then that would be totally valid. I wouldn’t blame her, but alas, she did in the last episode. I mean Catra tried to kill her and her friends, controlling She-Ra for a small bit and wanting her to kill her own friends and laughing about it. And apparently Catra “always loves” Adora the whole time, which never sat right with me and just made me feel so uncomfortable. There is a lot of bad history between them. Yes, I do see and appreciate how Catra herself tried to change and redeem herself.

[@darquidarqui]

I get where you're coming from but it was also very important for Adora to understand where her actions were coming from: what does Adora want? is the lack of a concrete answer that makes Catra so frustrated. And it's very important to remember that the only person Catra could trust as a child is precisely Adora, so when Adora chooses to have the fail-safe, of course Catra is gonna feel betrayed, abandoned and with a feeling of defeat in the sense of Shadow Weaver always winning and getting what she wants. She's always confused by Adora choosing to be the hero, save the day and sacrifice herself and try to be the morally righteous one in the most important moments. Of course Adora has shown affection towards Catra but when she's confronted by the question, there's no real resolve in Adora. Adora began to truly understand herself so much more in Heart, Part 1 when she sees every version of Catra in front of her, even the most villainous ones, because right there she's confronted with the question she couldn't answer before: being with Catra. But of course the ghots of their past return with Shadow Weaver in the picture in this ep and the feeling of having a destiny returns, and it's all a self-destructive cycle. Yes, both Adora and Catra were on a much more positive path before the ending of Return to the Fright Zone just before Shadow Weaver returns, and that's the most crucial element: SW in the picture will always torment both Catra and Adora even when she's not there physically (Adora loses her She-Ra form in the Black Garnet chamber in that episode precisely). The main reason why the ending of this ep happened was because of SW's toxicity and manipulation. Without her, things most probably would've been much more controlled between Catra and Adora.

[@keisehellen6727]

already excited yay😄

[@darquidarqui]

yayyy hope you enjoy! gonna be intense 🔥

[@LauraQuijanoVincenzi]

😊😊😊👍

[@Stariskekana123]

I dont blame catra for leaving shadow weaver was horrible before the last episode

[@dudatrov4315]

YESSSSIRRE

[@digitaladventurer2142]

Sadly Catra leaving really is all on Adora. If she had been honest with Catra and told her she wanted to be together with her too she 100% would have stayed, but no she still has that bad habit of putting everyone else before herself. I mean Adora is basically just asking her to stay to watch her march off to her death.

[@darquidarqui]

It really is super painful to watch because I actually understand both parts completely 💔

[@nickyAL-l]

Will you continue watching Murder Drones? ❤

[@darquidarqui]

Yes, and I will greatly appreciate your patience, ok? Editing takes time and there's lots of content to cover.

[@nickyAL-l]

@@darquidarqui 🤝🏼

[@adulto_tlacuache]

So Shadow Weaver Is essentially Grima Wormtongue (Weaver and Wormtongue begins with W, coincidence? i think no!) from Lord of the Rings. 😢😢😢 It feels weird, just one more episode (well two) and is over (well I has rewatch this series many times, but always feeld weird. Emotional, satisfactory but also sad. It's like an event that occurs rarelly) Mi inglés ha empeorado mucho, lo siento. Falta de práctica

[@darquidarqui]

Hahaha yeah, I can kinda see the similarities there, and Adora would be Eowyn telling Wormtongue "your words are poison" 😅 your English is not bad at all! No worries, thank you for support too 😄

[@jessicaje1675]

30:00 👀

[@thrhluis6490]

A random person: about what is the second part of She-Ra's Season Five? * me: Space Lesbians 😂 ❤

[@darquidarqui]

best drama involving space lesbians 🔥

[@William._Afton]

OMGGGGG:O

[@Water.element_89]

🎶The man behind the slauther🎶 *Hits desk 2 times* ow, my hands😅😢

[@merry7068]

Muito bom adoro sua reação, não sei vocês mais eu acho que sou a única que não odeia shadow evel pois quando ela falar as coisas pra ajudar ela realmente falar a verdade muitos olha como manipulação e etc mais tem que corconda que ela falar a verdade em muitas das vezes claro que ela é abusiva mais algumas falas dela tem tanto peso por causa das suas ações que suas falas parece ameaças mais na verdade algumas são nada demais claro que tirado as falas com Catra que algumas são verdade como a da distração e outras são só puro abuso,então não odeio ela, na verdade me da agonia quando todos os personagens apontar o dedo pra ela ,eles fizeram isso com catra e eu realmente gostei pois ela tinha que aprender mais com shadow evel é tantas vezes que isso me da agonia pois falta ela perceber que está deixando os outros desconfortável acho que agora ela vai aprender depois que sua" filha" favorita falou as verdades na cara dela

[@darquidarqui]

Thank you! I really do see SW's actions and words as manipulation though, and even if in the end she did one last good thing, that "you're welcome" feels a bit too sinister and dark to me, and it's a contrast to Angella's words when she got trapped in the portal. I can't really label Shadow Weaver as a good person, I'm sorry! But I get where you're coming from, I appreciate the comment!

[@merry7068]

@@darquidarqui realmente ela não é uma boa pessoa, mais meu comentário só queria dizer que nem todas as falas dela é manipulação mais entendo seu ponto também

[@Water.element_89]

First on "live reaction"

[@Water.element_89]

Wait, its tomorrow...

[@Water.element_89]

Im so dumb

[@Water.element_89]

NOW IM FIRST >:)

[@sandpavver]

Are more the owl house reactions comming?

[@Tublerone]

all uncut TOH reactions are on his patreon already :) editing just takes a lot of time 🥲