The Deeper Meaning Of She-Ra Season 4

[@angrybrony]

seeing scorpia make friends with frosta and perfuma is the most wholesome shit.

[@shortcakeandchai]

angrybrony made me so happy to see that Scorpia might actually have a friend that acknowledges her kindness and loyalty!

[@mountaindewbajablasst]

She deserves it!

[@jatwala8295]

It was nice but i still like entraptra scorpia and catra trio better

[@angrybrony]

@Neil Brown how doesn't?

[@Psykroids]

Sigh...what even is a villian anymore?

[@ali_ex]

IS NO ONE GONNA TALK ABOUT HORDAK LEGIT TEARING UP OVER FINDING OUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO ENTRAPTA?!?!

[@TheSpencermacdougall]

yeah,based on the ending of S4 our hordack might have a mindwipe but there is a chance entrapta can reverse it and make him a ally (or thats what l want to happen atleast)

[@angrybrony]

@@TheSpencermacdougall will they kiss tho?

[@JonathonWilder]

@@angrybrony salvation I hope not. Particularly with the consideration of how much older Hordak seems to likely be compared to Entrapta. I think would be creepy, especially since I got the impression that princesses were all fairly young or at most older teenagers.

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

Entrapta’s in her late 20s and Spinnerella and Netossa are at least 18, since they are married.

[@JonathonWilder]

@@GamerSlyRatchet1 Actually, if you look it up, Hordak has been on Etheria for like 40 years. So he's at least in his late 40s if not 50s.

[@elijosephson9860]

She-ra season 4 in four words: “No one is happy”

[@TheRusty]

Double Trouble was happy the entire time. They had a total blast!

[@elijosephson9860]

@@TheRusty oh yeah they did

[@Tuckerscreator]

@@TheRusty Double Trouble: "This is fine."

[@cristinaflanagan5323]

Double Trouble was so cool OML. I love Double Trouble so much XD

[@alannah1695]

“I’m not a weapon”

[@RadTrashed]

Double Trouble straight up vibe checked Catra with "No u". I also love how this show deals with trauma and the effects of dealing with toxic relationships more than most adult shows do.

[@melodytheatre2887]

Not gonna lie, I cried when Razz put the pie up “for Mara.”

[@anvakathazit1102]

Man, that episode made me cry some ugly as hell tears

[@thechampion3858]

Yah..... ;c

[@rib_rob_personal]

I love Razz’s character. Poor little old lady flitting between different times looking crazy. Meanwhile she’s just a sweet old lady that wants to bake pie. I really hope they explain why that happens.

[@thechampion3858]

She reminds me of someone from Disney..I just can't remember...

[@melodytheatre2887]

The Champion maybe the witch from Brave?

[@manuelrivera9166]

Okay idk if you mentioned in the video about Catra’s hair, but I noticed the focus on it throughout the season. Catra tried to keep her hair perfect in *all* situations-like Azule in ATLA-which she did in order show how “powerful” she is. When her hair was completely messed up, she mentally broke down. I loved that symbolism tbh.

[@GoblinDave152]

I noticed that too, when I first saw catra I immediately thought "something looks different about her"

[@stevenrogers2684]

This show borrows a LOT of anime tropes

[@scriibles]

Steven Rogers Bruh. “Anime” tropes aren’t exclusive to anime.

[@stevenrogers2684]

Scribbles And Doodles doesn’t matter

[@scriibles]

Steven Rogers Okay

[@phoenixkasai6516]

I don't think no more sword means no more She-Ra because madam Raz said "they made the sword to control She-Ra" and we saw Mara use her powers without touching the sword so she's still She-Ra

[@daylamore3300]

Kasai Arashi Yeah well, Adora suddenly forgot that😂

[@NimhLabs]

I don't think Adora knows that she is She-Ra, not the sword. Madam Raz told Maura that there was a She-Ra long before First Ones... but I don't think that message got to Adora. So Season 5 we have Adora learn that the real She-Ra was inside us the whole time.

[@plumtucker9514]

can't forget that Razz also explains that the sword doesnt make her she-ra,and that etheria chose her,after that mara was able to use magic without the sword.

[@Perceptionreflection]

Everyone forgets Bow's dads have a Runestone Shard now guarded inside the Rolly she previously subdued.

[@a-s-greig]

@@Perceptionreflection FFS, THERE WAS ACTUAL _PLOT_ IN THAT EPISODE?!??!!?!?

[@ShizuruRavenRobin026]

i like that catra and glimmer paralleled each other this season i think the next season the last,i think catra will try to make up for what she did i just hope she ra doesn't end like voltron did and have some 1 do what allura did at it's end

[@lieaparisss08]

Allura reminds me of angella.

[@wolfjacket551]

It’s already beter then voltrok if it does’nt get Milked out like them

[@Fingerscrossedout]

Oh god, that was such a cheap way to make people cry... it didnt even make sense....

[@atsuvii5659]

omg finally someone who watches voltron. (i’ve met like 1 person in the entire fandom who’s watched voltron)

[@freedom6046]

Voltron is a wicked series, definitely in my top 3

[@konansupernova]

I'm almost as obsessed with this show as Catra is with a Adora

[@cl0ve]

Charlie B. I like ur pfp ;w;

[@jadejenkins5379]

Wow cool like every one else as well

[@alfredhinton8792]

🐈 🦂

[@OkKo-eu1jr]

XD same

[@scriibles]

ALMOST

[@Chuyita-7]

I also love how the show makes the "villains" seem so real and like people as well. Like they all feel like redeemable people...well except Horde Prime

[@spritemon98]

Horde prime can die in a hole

[@Sketch-d.g]

Just a horrible big bro

[@abbers0737]

He’s literally got like a minute of screen time and yet he already seems like an irredeemable character

[@fuzzywuzacat5009]

Daddy Prime bad!

[@stevenrogers2684]

@@abbers0737 Just Horde Prime? Not the one who was totally okay with destroying all of reality and basically killing everyone out of spite? Okay.

[@pacman5698]

What really made me love the Season 4 finale is how genuinely believable they crafted the outcome of the story to lead to an unsure cliffhanger for Catra and Glimmer. I genuinely don't know on this 50/50 chance whether or not Catra is going to be seeking a new chance to gain more power through Horde Prime OR if she's going to be secretly helping and protecting Glimmer. And if you were to ask me, it's curtains for Hordak at this point. He can only be a shell of his former self (which was already a shell of his former self) at this point. And oh, Scorpia. You deserved a better homecoming as a princess!

[@0deadx21]

Hopefully Double Trouble's words have sunk in and Catra will try to better herself. She pretty much hit rock bottom, where else can she go but up?

[@stevenrogers2684]

0deadx21 She can only be redeemed if she dies trying to finally do the right thing.

[@pro_cap]

@@stevenrogers2684 or Angela will come back. In that case we have a little chance. I really don't want Catra to die.

[@Foxiology]

I feel like Hordak may come back because of something to do with Entrapta, or he may not. Fine with either.

[@nicolechan9391]

WYM Curtains for Hordak😭😭😭

[@brysonturner6019]

I feel like Glimmer is going to be the intermediary that ends up mending Catra and Adora's relationship. SHe's lived on both sides, and now that she's going to be spending a lot of time with Catra, perhaps she can understand her side of the story. Maybe if Glimmer can warm Catra up, then Adora will be better equipped to help her understand her issues and work on improving herself.

[@xCoatlicuex]

Considering Catra is the one who caused her mother death that could be really hard.

[@kellharris2491]

They might be able to save her now that the world is in balance. Maybe.

[@Notyourstodisclose]

Catra never knew her family.

[@a-s-greig]

Forgetting some things... these two are _not_ friends (and neither are Glimmer and Adora at this point), and Glimmer is _hella_ stubborn. I can't see these two coming together. Not yet, anyway... (Watch me be proven totally wrong by S5,E3.)

[@hannahmetzger6622]

@@a-s-greig With all that you've said, I tend to agree with both you, _and_ the original poster's statements, LOL...We're all gonna get screwed by Season 5, aren't we? LOL!! 😂.

[@cosmosayz5338]

Double trouble didnt need to go off like that but they really did

[@uemochi9316]

honestly I'm dissapointed in them as a character they were played up as a progressive milestone when all they were was a plot device to push Catra's emotional Descent over the edge, I'll be surprised if they even appear in season 5

[@anoukschmitz5236]

I loved their last Szene

[@JadenYukifan28]

I wonder if they will end up joining the Great Rebellion and deflect from the Horde....

[@cockadoodledoostudios2778]

Wait, is your icon *TAKKO FROM THE ADVENTURE ZONE?*

[@cosmosayz5338]

@@cockadoodledoostudios2778 m.. mayhaps

[@Salemwaaa]

Catra’s downfall was so emotional for me to watch cause she’s been hurt and has hurt so many people, the way she saught validation for her strength had an impact on me

[@spritemon98]

She just needs lots of hugs and love 😢

[@bleke7434]

Lol she tried to kill all the planet

[@stevenrogers2684]

She's been hurt by maybe two people. Shadow Weaver, who we saw all of 1 ACTUAL moment of abuse... and Hordak, who actually favored her for a season before I guess tiring of her and started blaming her for everything. That's it. Total. She could have left at any point. Adora OFFERED her that, and she refused. From there, all her suffering was basically her own damn fault. No one was forcing her to stay in the Horde. SW was trying to get her to leave. Hordak didn't even care. And she slapped away the hand of the only person (Adora) who DID care, and blamed her for everything instead.

[@oxfordcommaisthegreatest]

@@stevenrogers2684 "She's been hurt by maybe two people." You're phrasing it like it's some sort of competition - it doesn't matter how many people hurt you, what matters is how that abuse will impact you later in life. Besides, Shadow Weaver continuously abused her throughout her entire life. One moment? That "one moment" (which, by the way, wasn't one moment, there were many instances in which we saw her being abused by Shadow Weaver) is enough to establish their toxic relationship. She went through a huge downward spiral throughout the series. Mentally hurt people often go through vicious cycles. Catra believed that if she tried to reach out to anyone she would just be rejected over and over again, which made her seek out validation through more unhealthy means. Adora "leaving" her, Hordak's disappointment, Shadow Weaver joining the rebellion... these are all in support of her prior belief, they fuel a negative confirmation bias, which is why she constantly refuses help, instead desperately pursuing something that ultimately will never make her happy. I'm not saying that she is a good person, however. She is a horrible person and it is not wrong to hate her or to not forgive her. The downward spiral of her character is mainly caused by her own decisions. However, it's important to see just how hard it is sometimes to get your head out of your ass and make the correct choice for your own good. It's just human nature.

[@stevenrogers2684]

Little Dreamer Catra is the kind of character who it’s really hard to have any sympathy for because her problems really are all her fault. She’s causing and maintaining most of her own problems while simultaneously complaining about it. She wants Hordak‘a approval ...while beating him down and taking over the horde through violent erratic force. She seeks out Shadow Weaver... despite whatever elusive abuse she suffered under her besides the one instance actually shown on screen. She’s completely oblivious to the fact she treats people the exact way she doesn’t want to be treated. And... she’ll probably still get a Steven Universe, because she’s the show’s favorite.

[@phoenixkasai6516]

I knew her dad was alive from season 3 when he was like"Wait I'm not....."

[@TheSpencermacdougall]

yeah,it was kinda obvious given the context,shame no one in universe heard it,but meh,it was likely just meant to hype us up/forshadow his return.

[@ccproductionz2004]

Me to as soon as he said that I knew

[@jadejenkins5379]

@@ccproductionz2004 what did you react

[@stevenrogers2684]

Yeah... like in the original

[@sandywolfr26]

I knew when they all thought Entrapta was dead and left her in the fright zone. I’m like and I bet glimmer dad isn’t dead either cuz no one check for bodies in this world. Not to mention that everyone knows about beast island and no one thought to check there?! I get the whole no one returns from beast island but wouldn’t someone go hmm maybe they stuck on the island and can’t come back for some reason.

[@alfredhinton8792]

I think Catra redemption will happen in season 5. Catra needed to hear from DT and at her lowest. Now the horde war is over and the real horde prime is here. Catra saved Glimmer for whatever reasons.

[@heartscalevendor]

Glimmer was the true villain of this season. Glimmer: I aM tHe QuEen!

[@briefgamerup]

I AM THE LAW

[@oxfordcommaisthegreatest]

She reminded of of Bluestar from Warriors in this season.

[@Whosaskin]

The difference between Catra and Glimmer is that Catra knows she's a villain...and Glimmer still thought she was the hero this season...

[@CorruptedAngel999]

@@Whosaskin i feel like catra more like wants to be the villan to make sense of her spiraling out of control and to excuse her because of it

[@cristinaflanagan5323]

When she made Adora cry I was like, "You were never my favorite anyway, Glimmer." *Hair flip*

[@Thoughtspresso]

"They were like, yo, you're being murdered. And we were like, alright!" I FEEL SEEN

[@wellingtonsmith4998]

so Noelle Stevenson is standing over my dying body, with the knife she put into my heart and twisted it around for a bit. and then she says, "You ok? you're kinda dead." and I'm like, "yea, i'm good, and in few months, I'll be ready for you to kill me again."

[@Thoughtspresso]

@@wellingtonsmith4998 Exactly. We accept this murder.

[@slay_tanjiro123]

@@wellingtonsmith4998 yep. Sounds bout right

[@aluminescentmushroom5910]

in season 5 Noelle murdered us with save the cat, murdered us again with the heart part 1 and most of the heart part 2 and then resurrected us with the last, like 4 minutes of the heart part 2, thank god for catradora 😌❤️

[@scmor213]

i think one of my favorite scenes this season was when catra felt empty when the horde actually started to win, like when catra was on the cliff and she was trying to reach out to scorpia even though she wasn’t their and when catra was talking she mentioned how she thought it would be more fun because she always imagined ruling eitheria with adora but sense she wasn’t there you could feel how much catra missed her and needed her.

[@BluffsCastle]

Double Trouble’s speech to Catra was probably the best part of the season

[@ashleyw1757]

I CRIED SO HARD

[@Fallens-Angel]

In this season, I felt as if double trouble was a potential love instest for catra, and we got to see how desperate she got to have someone to have to impress or show she can be useful. This is a constant in a lot of things, such as depression.

[@DarkMagicianMana]

I had the same impression when he/they held her face back at the Horde's lockers.

[@stevenrogers2684]

Nope hun, this is just business. 💵 Pay up.

[@emmakayisnotok7322]

Ok but i ship them??? And its so nice to see that someone else did too

[@cosmicdib4823]

owo

[@lonelypizzaslice4845]

Im currently still rooting for catra/adora, but double trouble may steal that spot next season, depending on how they act or interact with catra.

[@carlymccool9099]

when glimmer started to trust shadow weaver, a person who manipulated her her entire childhood, you could see how upset/annoyed adora was. i think it might actually be the same with catra. because if catra and glimmer spend so much time together on the spaceship, of course they’ll start to grow on each other. i think that might hurt adora more than it did when glimmer trusted shadow weaver because catra was her,.... best friend and catra betrayed her just like shadow weaver did. idk if u get what i mean or whatever it’s hard to explain lol.

[@EdwardSanchezProductions]

Season 4 of she ra was incredible

[@ashleyw1757]

BEST SZN EVER

[@sasamichan]

Season 4 gave us a real interesting idea. The planet is a weapon. She-Ra and the Princesses make the weapon work. Hordak Prime wants to use the weapon. The Bad guy needs to keep the heroes alive. The weapon could be the only way to stop the bad guys. The heroes will want to use the weapon. She-Ra doesn't want to use the weapon. But The Show is called "She-Ra" So we need She-Ra to exist to have a series. But if She-Ra exists the weapon can be used. She-Ra doesn't want to exist. But will still have to save her friends with out The swords. Im wondering how we work all that out and what end result it'll have and weather or not it'll farther build on what was started in the past incarnation of the franchise.

[@llinhir]

I wonder if the weapon can be used without the sword or if they'll find a way to make some kinda tech to use it.

[@jatwala8295]

@@llinhir i think it's probably going to be to do with how raz showed mara to use magic without the sword

[@fannydarinka]

Remember Raz told Mara that She-ra isn’t a sword, but instead that she was She-ra. I’m sure Adora will be able to find a way to sort this out in a way that keeps everyone safe and alive.

[@ellyluvwolf]

I'm interested in the next season like how they gonna do it without the sword

[@gitap7869]

When you said She Ra doesn't want to exist I related very deeply

[@MarcMagma]

(Disclaimer: I know this isn't anything knew and that it has been said on this channel already in much greater detail but I thought it'd be neat to summarize their similarities anyways) The thing I loved most about this season is how it showcased that Catra isn't really a foil for Adora but a foil for Glimmer: They both are young leaders with the feeling to prove themself who tend to push people away without meaning it (at least judging from Catras expressions after doing so (though Glimmer is of course better at showing it)) who get worst when Adora stops being around them anymore and who end up almost destroying everything only for someone else to fix it for them. They also end up in the same place: Horde Primes presence (I have no doubt that was intentional). And on a minor note, they also both had Shadow Weaver prisoner yet listened to her and they both got absolutly screwed by Double Trouble. The only major difference is that Glimmer grew up in a positiv environment while Catra grew up in a negative environment with the only light being Adora.

[@HBDiniz10]

I just love how at the end glimmer and catra look at each other and are just like: shit...

[@theblackhole05]

in this show i can so relate to scorpia and catra. i actually really like this show

[@arianna1280]

"Between this and Adora very clearly having a thing for buff girls I don't think I've ever been able to relate to a main protagonist this much" Me too man me too

[@TheBedroomMuse]

"If I seem a little mad today,it's because I woke up...." Me:"same bro" ".....And there was snow..." Me:"oh...I thought you meant.....oh :/"

[@mangoslushie5468]

Double trouble gave catra that push she needed and I'm friggin lovin it catra needed this Scorpia needed this and I'm here for it but like zamn I felt bad for her when double trouble popped off

[@nycureamy]

Who else scrolling through the comments while watching the video?

[@lieaparisss08]

How else would we see the comment.

[@sockmeowt1432]

peeps4Leia it’s big brain time

[@lieaparisss08]

@@sockmeowt1432 Big ooF

[@jasminealfaro6331]

Nycureamy 11 ikr

[@jasminealfaro6331]

Nycureamy 11 I am!

[@bluebird1914]

Double Trouble's line that they said to Catra was just...Oof 'You pretend to be the bad guy because it's easier than admitting that you're a failure.'

[@justyourlocalcommenter7492]

*they

[@bluebird1914]

@@justyourlocalcommenter7492 Thank you, I forgot for a second that DT is non-binary.

[@crystalkitty9746]

Glimmer really pissed me off this season. She is the villan of this season to me

[@angiewinchester3384]

Glimmer is acting like a normal human being going through grief and being under a lot of pressure. That doesn't make her a villain. Think about your life. How many mistakes have you made? How many bad things have you said? How many people have you unintentionally hurt? How many wrong decisions have you taken? How selfish you can be sometimes? Are you a villain? I am sure that you're are not. Give people some space, they cant be perfect all the time and you can't just expect that from them. They can be strong and they can be weak. Glimmer was weak this season. She let her fear and hurt influence her decisions. She let Shadow Weaver Manipulate her. But that doesn't make her a bad person and it sure as hell doesn't make her a villain.

[@angiewinchester3384]

@J R she did manipulate her. She messed with her feelings and convinced her that she was needed just to have a place at the palace and protection from the Horde. She filled her head with promises that she was going to help her be stronger than her parents. What Shadow Weaver does to, well, everyone is not right. And yes, Light Hope did get advantage of her desperation, which is still not right and can count as manipulation. Because she lied to her. She told her that The Heart of Etheria could help the rebellion when it did the opposite. Glimmer was fooled by Light Hope while blinded by her desperation. That doesn't make her the villain. It makes her another victim.

[@friedpotat3798]

Its not all her fault, with all that pressure, the grief, the responsibility of queen, and powerful princess, she was basically pushed to activate the weapon, because of the desperation, the need to do SOMETHING, you cant really blame her, cuz that kind of stuff will MESS YOU TF UP, but yeah it was kinda, yeah, it was her fault, but can't just say SHES the villain, she just tried to fix things, that was her only answer at the time

[@crystalkitty9746]

Fran The Omega true

[@biggay5684]

Okay but are we not gonna talk about how catra's lookin kinda thicc

[@kamarihowell8814]

LMFAOOOOOO NO !

[@nelsonrivera5287]

Catra isn't kinda thicc, she IS THICC

[@reminichul3027]

She sticc Scorpia on the other hand 😏

[@goopbrain8919]

Why has no-one talked about hordak getting yeeted by prime like he was nothing

[@eron7031]

I’ve been routing for Catra from season 1

[@pizzaguyjoe8897]

me to

[@sparxstreak02]

1 way Catra & Glimmer could connect in season 5 (however impossible that sounds!) is Glimmer admitting how her actions led 2 their capture & Horde Prime’s invasion by saying something along the lines of ‘I’ve been……so incredibly STUPID!’ while laughing her head off. I imagine Catra shocked that some1 in a position of Queen could criticise themselves so freely & laugh it off like it’s nothing, but at the same time makes her c the similarities in their mistakes as leaders & open up 2 the idea of admitting 2 the faults she’s made & actually trying 2 change.

[@Yori6552]

Wow....okay, confession time! I didn't want to watch She-Ra because of all the drama about her new design on both sides felt so...well, toxic, (Something new can still be great & embrace the spirit of the old version even if designs have changed and it didn't deserve all the stupid comments about her looking 'mannish' or whatever, but fans of the old style being unhappy at the change before anyone had even seen the first season because they'd loved the old show, then being immediately met with accusations of sexism wasn't okay, either.) but...now that I've seen just how strong the positive messages are of the show, I think I need to start watching it. Thanks, Tom, and sorry about the snow thing. Dunno where you're from, but as I'm a Canuck, you have my sympathies. x'D

[@stevenrogers2684]

I’ve watched the entirety of both versions of this show and I completely disagree that this show is positive. It could’ve been a good show, but people give it credit for things it don’t even do well, and it constantly buries what could be a compelling dramatic story with stupid jokes and badly timed comedy. Not to mention championing abusive characters and irresponsible behavior.

[@privatehere3324]

@@stevenrogers2684 how does it champion abusive behavior it calls out catra and glimmer for there toxic behavior people like catra but the show Itself has condemned her for a long time. I agree about the comedy I hated the first two seasons because of that

[@stevenrogers2684]

Mariah Hardnett it may halfheartedly call it out but does nothing about it as we seem to be relearning these same lessons each season.

[@romualdcaffeserre6230]

@@stevenrogers2684 It's a kid show. Quirky humour is necessary to kid show, unless it's something like batman. Can you imagine a show like she-ra (with fcking speaking unicorn horse and rainbow everywhere) being completely dead-serious, plot-only dramatic all the time? That would not only be bad, that would be ridiculous. All the people who keep saying "could have been done better blablabla seems to forget that they are not the target population. Yes, the writting is sometimes a little on-the-nose and not very subtle, but guess what? Kid show always do that, that's part of the genre, you have to exxagerate and repeat plot-point and character traits in order for children to get it better, especially in a show where all episode are somewhat connected. Since children rarely do an 12 hour run through the entire series, and watch it in a very ecliptic way, you have to constantly remember them who is who and why people want to do that, or they will be completely lost about the motivation of the character. Everytime i read about stuff like that, it makes me wonder if you people have watched a lot of kid show, because let me tell you: when compared to the usual garbage tv kid-channel pull, she-ra is wayyyy at the top of things. I have seen shit man. Actual garbage. Kid show who tells you to stfu and obey your abusive parents. Apology of mindless violence. Terrible design. Braindead show, where not a single peace of a braincell was used during the whole process. Character so hatable you root for the bad guys, but for the bad reason. Rainbow-saturated show with 0 depth and a lot of terrible message hidding behind the shiny surface. Plot hole bigger than the plot itself. Compared to that, she ra is a show with cool-ok design, fleshed-out character, make-sense world, coherent plot and no actual apology of evil. In the world of children show, where a lot of creator seems to think children are just dumb monkey who only deserves to be given shit covered in ice cream, this is a masterpiece.

[@stevenrogers2684]

Romuald caffésérré not the target population? Then make your own shit that is. Or were they so out of ideas stealing from the 80s was their best option. Not for the people it would be recognizable to, but the newbies who would’ve taken whatever.

[@kait877]

catra is my favorite character due to how much i can relate to her. i’ve gone through so much stuff and a bunch of trauma is weighing me down, and i’m working to get through it. scorpia and entrants are close seconds and thirds, but catra always stood out to me.

[@lancerguy3667]

“One of the characters who most commonly gets labeled as ‘toxic’” Kyle!? “...is Catra” Oh... also good!

[@NimhLabs]

Kyle is shaping up to be the Mumen Rider of this series. Well... that or the Krillin of this series.

[@lancerguy3667]

Katrina Payne More the Yamcha, really!

[@NimhLabs]

@@lancerguy3667 I think there is a little of Yamcha in everybody in the series. Though, that is mostly just because of how badly he was killed--you kind of cannot help but inhale the dead Yamcha. It'll be in your lungs for years.

[@theybevibin]

Never clicked so fast in my life cuz I was waiting for this 😂

[@matthewmccrea9232]

Same

[@kirby_eating_salsa5503]

Are Scorpia and Entrapta anybody else’s two favorite characters :P

[@daniisd2555]

I love them and double trouble!! So i guess I have 3 LOL

[@kirby_eating_salsa5503]

Danii Delgadillo I love Double Trouble too! I knew I would like them as soon as they came on the show

[@reminichul3027]

Me!

[@HLT23456]

They are both my favorites ♥️

[@gitap7869]

Is it bad I love everyone except Horde Prime? As in one shot but no smut level?

[@PnutButR2013]

I love these deeper meaning and discussion videos! As a people pleaser I definitely relate to Adora's journey.

[@angrygingadude5594]

I literary felt Catra's pain this season

[@silviaalvarez194]

Every word that comes out of your mouth feels so pure

[@tomnorton4277]

My only complaint about Season 4 is that Entrapta was absent for most of it. Objectively, I think it's actually the best season in the entire series. The way it handled Catra and Glimmer's development was masterful and it elevated Glimmer into being my second favourite character partially BECAUSE she fucked up so badly by activating the Heart of Etheria. Sparkles is a severely flawed character and I love that Season 4 had the balls to take her down a darker path than the previous seasons. Her story was the epitome of "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" and ended with her bringing Horde Prime right to Etheria's front door and all but inviting him in for dinner. As for Catra, she stupidly kept pushing everybody away in what is almost certainly the most accurate portrayal of borderline personality disorder that's ever been shown in a children's TV show. The scene where Double Trouble rips her character to pieces was amazing. Somebody had to tell Catra to get her shit together and since Scorpia walked away and Adora just considered Catra to be a minor annoyance instead of the powerful villain she was in the first 3 seasons, Double Trouble was the only one who could do it. Outside of their plot purpose in Catra's character arc, Double Trouble was also an interesting character on their own. One of the reasons I love their final scene with Catra so much is because I get the feeling that, even though they were in the process of betraying her, they actually did want her to get better so they were being genuine when they said "it's for your own good, darling". Season 5 was great too but my biggest problem with it is that Catra's redemption was too rushed and she was forgiven far too easily. I think She-Ra would have benefited from one more season because they had to cram a lot into Season 5. To their credit, they handled it well considering the time restraints but if they'd been allowed to devote Season 5 entirely to space travel and then do the final war on Etheria in Season 6, they could have fleshed it out more.

[@cristinaflanagan5323]

Season 4 is probably the most emotional season to me. I'm crying because of this season..

[@rib_rob_personal]

Started watching She-Ra Friday and caught up all the way now. Wow. This show was a roller coaster. I didn’t expect it to be this well written.

[@OkKo-eu1jr]

I’m crying this video literally helped my self esteem

[@thespanishinquisition2124]

This was posted 3 minutes ago Yet there are a lot of comments Ok maybe not much but still!

[@AkiraDraws124]

We’re forgetting Double Trouble as Flutterina in a way caused the dispute between Glimmer and Adora. Plus Double Trouble was the one who told Horda about Entrapta They did say they love chaos. Yes Double Trouble is a them because they don’t have a gender. Look it up

[@broadwaybandito2480]

One of the things I hate most about this scenario is that by being “mentored” by Shadow Weaver, Glimmer is being used and manipulated by her just as Adora, Catra, and Micah once were. All of them have been manipulated and used by Shadow Weaver at some point- some worse than others, but all affected none the less. Catra and Adora suffered many years of awful abuse and manipulation, leading Adora to feel that she needs to prove herself to everyone, and Catra becoming a cruel, toxic person that pushes everyone away to achieve her goals. Micah’s good nature, naivety, and natural talent in magic were used to help Shadow Weaver destroy many other good sorcerers. Glimmer is being emotionally manipulated so that the expectations that she’ll never be a good enough queen, will never be able to protect her people, and her grief for her mother lead her to stray away from her friends and take drastic measures to do what’s right- even though her morals have become so twisted with desperation. And Shadow Weaver is inevitably the cause of this. Someone please get rid of Shadow Weaver.

[@marcuccig]

as soon as i saw white diamond i could not help myself

[@elebrony]

Season 5 premieres on Netflix today! I still have a lot of questions, like if Earth exists in this universe, what timeline the show takes place in, or who the "first ones" were. I'd also like it if Adora finds out what Grayskull is whenever she says "for the honor of Grayskull," although none of the He-Man characters exist in this show. Etherea is shrouded in mysteries, being an entire alien planet meant to serve no other purpose than to serve as a giant cosmic bomb intended to destroy other planets.

[@taheahshahdaiah6422]

Since they are back in the universe my question is are they going to visit other planets to seek help. Like what shadow weaver said last season, they spent years just fighting off just the little horde they know. With horde prime controlling different worlds I just don't see them fighting this galactic empire by themselves without outside help. Maybe there are other planets fighting the horde that could help. Probably using Mara's ship to help travel to these planets.

[@hannahmetzger6622]

That's a good headcanon/fanon...Alright fanfiction writers, time to get on this shit! >:3.

[@amjo6331]

Videos like this are why I love talk with Tom so much, thank you for slowing us down and exploring this as in depthly as it deserves to be explored

[@mars8565]

I am a nerd and I love finding the deeper meanings and deeper things to shows. I love your videos and I love watching peoples videos about it. It makes me only love shows more and understand and relate to characters more

[@danc1513]

Excellent breakdown of season 4. Well thought out. *thumbs up!*

[@amyrose3605]

Ever since season 4 dropped I’ve been waiting for Tom to make a video lol

[@allieharmon3926]

This analysis was fantastic. I didn't recognize all of the themes and how deep they were but this video was really helpful!

[@Leomoon101]

I also related to Glimmer being upset with Adora during the first couple of episode. Glimmer is the queen, and even though she is inexperienced, I felt that Adora as She-Ra was somewhat undermining her authority and being overprotective of Glimmer.

[@randomweirdo8327]

1:29 nah, Hordak lashed out on Catra because she shipped his gamer girl to Beast Island

[@simonandgarfunkelfan]

this feels so surreal watching this, its like a college lecture of she-ra 4th season

[@Goldenevil91]

This season was amazing but I feel where Catra's arc felt natural Glimmer wasn't. Catar does a loooooooooooot of bad and cruel things but I have no isses to belive it comes from her character flaws, her wound/ghost from the pasts and her way of looking at the world. Whitch makes her worst decitions beased emotions make sense and fit her perfectly. I can't say so about Glimmer however although I can see what show was going for from her giref that was very well done in first half of the season to her being willing to use tatics that aren't so nice to her friends, tention between Adora and Glimer and even using Dobule Trobule...raise of her stubborness and doing things out of practically nothing but pride feels flat and almost out of nowhere. Her lack of paitiance felt forced for the sake of plot and to raise the tention but it didn't felt like it was coming from her as the character. Her choices at the end didn't felt even like she was desperate to save everyone or that it she belived it was best choice. All it mattered it was HER choice and she dimissed everything that wasn't a thumbs up. Whitch is a good Idea it just falls on its face because of execution. I feel like Glimer's arc this season needed more focus and a more screentime to give her chnage more weight and meaning.

[@xy09ify]

Came for She-Ra stayed for the emotional counselling. Wow I really needed this today. THANK YOU

[@litttleredpanda1497]

I've gotten more obsessed with Scorpia!!!

[@АлексейПрокопович-с6щ]

I am 95% sure that Light Hope threw Hordak onto planet in the past, like she did with Adora. She created the situation for rising hero, with the ambitious, but not enough competent vilian(for example, if she portaled Horde Prime, he would f*ck princesses in a month). And then she used her power to show right memories to Catra for finally separating her from Adora. The whole time main vilian was rigth there, with an accurate plan for years. It's like a HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[@nikolesn275]

Double Trouble is my fav!!!

[@interntangel]

same then it is catra

[@cutecreeper33]

when you were talking about glimmer and shadow weaver i started tearing up, not because of me (although i deeply relate) but i thought of how my favorite person ever once came to me talking about how all of his friends were doing EXACTLY what glimmer did and again, i relate to that so the toxic person was IMMEDIATELY blocked. no one deserves that. especially not him. not someone so lovely

[@ThePorpoisepower]

Toxicity has been a theme since season 1.

[@captainrexofthe501st9]

*I like to know the deeper meanings of the pieces I collect*

[@rik_1_some928]

In terms of this season overall. I really like the inner workings between all the characters. From Catra and Glimmers parallel pov's to Scorpio finally discovering herself and seeking the rebellion to finally be accepted! The one thing I will mention is the overall tension and decay of the friendship between Glimmer and Adora. I do sympathize with Glimmer a lot in the season because she is indeed under a lot of pressure. She's a queen of a nation and the leader of the rebellion. And as the leader, her primary goal is to indeed end the war. I definitely think she could've listened to Adora more on how to do this because some options were too drastic, but taking Shadow Weaver as her mentor I think as a friend Adora should've been overall more accepting and just stayed out of it. Idk... That's just my take I felt as if they both kinda did their thing and became more distant because of it. I don't want to put the blame on one person.

[@stevenrogers2684]

So... who or what is Grayskull? What is Eternia? Why was Adora able to read a language she didn’t know existed before? Why was it in season 1 we had a big circle of Runestone princesses, but now in season 4 it’s suddenly just 5 and She-Ra? What happened to that lizard She-Ra transformed? This never gets answered and I have more questions. Why was Micah stuck ion Beast Island when he could do magic and the island’s only real power is to bum you out? Why in the broken reality, some people faded away, while others had to be absorbed into the light? See?

[@akirataifu8470]

Tom, thank you for the awesome coverage of She-Ra.

[@jamgameslivestreams1155]

I loved glimmer and scorpias arcs i related so much

[@alvisceratortheultimate1660]

This is really well put.

[@hobojo153alt4]

TBF Glimmer's idea was to siphon off the power from the weapon, not actually use it.

[@toribarlow1000]

I knew I was behind on She-ra but had no idea that the new season just Dropped. I must have seen it immediately after they dropped it. Thanks for this break down!

[@catspaw3092]

It would be interesting to see an unlikely friendship & bond form between Glimmer & Catra & even more interesting when Adora perhaps starts to feel jealous of them Bo as well because as Glimmer told Adora for many years it's been just her & Bo. Bo starts to feel the same way he feels he's losing his friend to the enemy of course Double Trouble is there to as I say Loki things up.

[@holidaygirl1223]

IM LOWKEY JUST WANNA KNOW WHERE ENTRAPTA WENT AT THE END LIKE DID SHE GO TO LOOK FOR HORDAK SHE WASNT WITH BOW IM SOHAG

[@elebrony]

I think the finale of this season hurt my heart...

[@mangoslushie5468]

Honestly and it didn't help that I finished it in a day now I just feel empty

[@DahVoozel]

Hey! Comment from the future here! Buy your heart something nice and strap in cuz its going to be a bumpy ride til it's over. And trust me, your heart will like where it ends up.

[@koalabearkhan145]

I really like your explanation on the season. Good video

[@TooKiwi]

Him: Glimmer this is all your fault Me: thank you! I really do love glimmer as a character but she really messed up if she counted on her friends and stopped being so paranoid by double trouble then this would have never happened. I love glimmer through season 1-3 BUT SEASON 4 SHE WAS GOING TO GET SLAPPED 👋🏾 SHE BETTER REDEEM HERSELF IN SEASON FIVE

[@LowellLucasJr.]

"I know I sound mad...but..." Me: " Dude....you always sound like that...That's why I click on u!"

[@TomEpQm]

Tru

[@atleastdecent3810]

I think that double trouble could have been used better if they didn't reveal it's powers till mer mysteries so the audience also didn't know who to trust.

[@anyrarahman5481]

I want them to be explored more, and I think Noelle just used them to give Catra the beginnings of a redemption arc.

[@crystalkitty9746]

I live for adora's hair loose on the final ep ❤️

[@bassprogoth]

i absolutely adored double trouble. can’t wait to see more of them

[@dragonking5767]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO!!!!!!!! Also it’s snow in November here in Michigan too

[@thomasdaywalt7735]

To be fair glimmer's fate catra's arc and hordak's crusade of worthy meant it's more than a reboot

[@johnnygustafsson8772]

Not me just staring at the Glimmer Drawing in the backround 😂

[@milky5043]

I love this show I the whole thing in one night

[@Antibug7]

HAHAHA ME TOO 😂 Thankfully it was 13 episodes this time or it would have finished way faster 😊

[@uncomfortableviewings9086]

Hordak better be ok in season 5, I wanna hug this insane warlord he needs a break

[@cookievampiress]

I...just want Entrapta to be happy...(cough with Hordak cough)

[@HBDiniz10]

After season 3 I thought it couldn't be better... how wrong I was

[@Mustafa70116]

I even love the story arc of Shadow Weaver. She has evolved into a voice of reason and even Glimmer is so extreme, she wouldn't listen to her. Also Hordak tearing up at Entrapta, damn that got me.

[@ImprovFanartist]

I had JUST finished season four when this was posted. It's like it was posted on que.

[@frolicinq]

This video hit me so hard. I genuinely almost cried watching this. Thank you round table vids for calling me out AYCAJFJJDJX

[@skyhideaway]

Scorpia leaving Catra and DT calling Catra out on her bs were the best parts for me in this show. What Scorpia did was good for both her and Catra. She needed to understand that not everyone is worth your care and effort, and sometimes dealing with toxic people will only bring down your mental health and wellbeing. Other than Adora, Scorpia was the only person who acknowledged that Catra was doing what she did because of her trauma. And Scorpia tried her best to make Catra feel happy and wanted. But she had to know her limits and I was so proud of her when she left. As for Catra, she was in desparate need of a wake-up call. Up until then, Catra pushed the blame onto others whenever they left her or got tired of her attitude. When Scorpia calls her a bad friend, we see genuine regret on her face. She had spent so much time abusing Scorpia and taking advantage of her kindness, that she didn't realize how much she needed Scorpia. She needed to learn that trauma is not an excuse to be a horrible person because in that case, Scorpia and Adora would also be horrible people. As for DT's performance, it was top-tier. Up until then, people had reminded Catra of her destructive behaviour in a very vague and emotional way. In a way that didn't really seem to get to her entirely. But DT had the brains to lay out the ugly truth completely - people didn't leave Catra because they were bad, they did it because she treated them badly. She was the cause of a lot of her current sorrow, especially the way she treated Adora, Scorpia and Entrapta. I always liked DT despite them being a very morally grey character (I wouldn't say evil because they were just choosing sides that benefited them the most, whether that's good or bad) but this scene just dialed up my love for this character. Catra hearing what she needed to hear all this time was so satisfying. -even though they went ahead and ruined her redemption after that-

[@alltheaudios3162]

I'm literally only watching this because I saw DT in the thumbnail-

[@nutella217]

Same

[@lonnie6771]

Excellent video! Great job, Tom! :D