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She-ra Season 1 Review
I just watched the netflix She-ra reboot and have to say I really enjoyed it. The characters are all enjoyable, the story is fun and engaging, and it produced one of my favorite animated episodes of the year. I came into this series knowing very little about She-ra and now want to go check out the original series to see the inspiration behind the show.
I really enjoyed the characters in She-ra and thought all their distinct personalities played off each other really well and thought the friendships and dynamics between the main characters were some of the strongest parts of the show. Bow and Glimmer’s friendship is really fun and it’s refreshing to see no romance within the main trio. Dreamworks managed to yet again create a protagonist and antagonist that I love with a complex dynamic that embodies the saying “there’s a thin line between love and hate.” It left me wanting to see more of these characters and excited to see where their arcs will take them.
The pilot of She-ra introduced the characters, world, and central conflict in a way that excited me to watch and learn more about them all. The next couple episodes were entertaining and fun, but followed a pattern that made them predictable. The repetition of episodes 4-6 were my only real complaint because I still enjoyed the character interactions present. Once it hit episode 7 the show hit the ground running and produced my aforementioned favorite episode with episode 11 entitled “Promise”. Promise was a half hour character and relationship study of Catra and Adora that was jaw-droppingly directed. It came to an emotional conclusion that left me immediately clicking the next episode button. I cannot say enough good things about this episode. I highly recommend watching it for yourself.
All in all this season had a strong start and has a lot of potential to grow. The ending set up a conflict that I hope to see come to fruition in later seasons. I recommend you watch this show and form an opinion for yourself.