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Can we talk about how when Swiftwind was lunging at Hordak, Entrapta actually stepped closer to Hordak, sort of in between him and Swiftwind to sepeate the two and probably protect Hordak? :(
I just want to say that I’m pretty sure this is the first hug in Hordak’s life. He’s probably never been hugged before.
I’ve seen people saying it’s “just a hug”, but I think this hug is actually a huge step. Hordak isn’t used to being touched or to any positive attention from others. The fact that Entrapta hugs him and he just lets her without a single flinch is a lot.
I was thinking about how sweet the concept is of Hordak learning to enjoy holding hands.
Like.
Initially, Entrapta holds his hand. And he's a bit embarrassed by it, because, y'know, emotions. But he allows it because he'll allow Entrapta to do pretty much anything. Especially when it makes her happy.
As time goes on, though, he finds that he really loves it. He loves feeling her comparatively tiny hand in his own huge one. He loves how her fingers run over his knuckles. He loves the warmth. He loves the occasional affectionate squeezes. He loves physically feeling that she's there.
So eventually, he becomes the one to initiate. Especially when they're in bed. Or snuggled up, reading this-that-or-the-other thing. He'll just reach out and lace his fingers through hers. Because it makes her happy, and it makes him happy, too.
I just love the huge amount of respect Hordak has for Entrapta. Not just because it is cute and because it is interesting to see someone who tries so hard to just be the evil overlord be this genuinely good with someone.
Also because it is just so rare that people actually respect Entrapta, not even to mention vouch for her.
What is also interesting that it is the progression of this. At the beginning Hordak is still grumpy and dismissive - never actually abusive, but he just did not expect anyone be able to help him - while at the end he literally fights his way out of two times brainwashing to kill his own god to defend Entrapta.
(This is why “Hordak never became a better person” is wrong. Hordaks arc is not a redemption arc so this is not the focus, his arc is about learning that he can be his own person, and all his evils come from not doing that, but even like that he clearly becomes friendlier and more respectful to everybody who treats him with respect and kindness in turn, which is sadly just Entrapta).
Entrapdak Is Wholesome AF!
Hordak is always respectful towards Entrapta. He takes her seriously as a fellow adult and addresses her accordingly. He patiently listens to her when she tells him things about herself that he can relate to. Despite his low self-esteem, he doesn’t sink to any sort of macho posturing when she is assertive. He never seems annoyed by her unfiltered enthusiasm. On the contrary, he appears to find it endearing, and to enjoy discussing science with her.
The only time we see him lash out at her is when he is clearly agonizing over the prospect of losing her. It’s like he wants to rip off the band-aid, as it were, just focusing on the task at hand. You can see from Entrapta’s sad expression that she understands this. She clearly knows how deep his issues run, that there’s nothing she can do to discourage him. So, despite how much this must hurt her, she supports him in his endeavour anyway because it is important to him. She nudges him but never pressures him to delay it. She does all of this of her own volition because she cares about him and believes in him reaching his goal, just as he believes in her potential to help him solve this as his lab partner.
They enjoy each other’s company and see each other as equals and friends. Could a foundation for a romantic relationship possibly get more sturdy? I think not 💜
Entrapta and Hordak’s relationship is one of the healthiest and most respectful relationships I’ve seen in this sort of shows. They respect and understand each other better than anyone else does. They communicate in the same language and respect each other’s boundaries. She loves him with all of his flaws not despite them and never attempts to change him into what she thinks would be better. (pr 1/2)
(pt. 2/2 )He respects her, gives her the credit she is due, admires her work and ultimately is willing to delay his life’s work indefinitely (until it’s perfect) to remain at her side. He breaks from his conditioning and the abuse of his big brother/maker/god because he does not want to hurt her. Why do people hate this ship so much?
“As an autistic person, Entrapdak means the world to me. I think this is genuinely the first time in every single piece of media I ever saw that two disabled people were portrayed this respectfully and realistic AND then even were allowed to have a healthy and epic relationship. Their respect, their understanding, their common love for science, how they helped each other out of their self-hate and trauma… Its so healing to see that people like me can find love.”
Said it before but: Entrapdak is groundbreaking in showing not just one but two disabled characters who were not inspiration porn AND have them talk about their disability AND then have a epic and healthy love story. Literally never saw that before
Yes, there are still some problems with it, mainly that they are both villains and that it was most likely not intentional but just accidentally writing ableist tropes right (this hurts to admit). But still, its more than I ever saw before anywhere in my whole live
I’m still in slight disbelief that a healthy ship that looks like this, is canon!! ^_^
Anyway, the reason why I’m partial to Entrapdak is because I’m an autistic woman who struggles with love and relationships. It’s so hard to be able to put myself out there because so often, autistic people are seen as childish or annoying. We’re not necessarily portrayed as the most desirable…
But with Entrapdak, you have an autistic woman who is readily accepted by her love interest, who doesn’t think she’s annoying or childish and actually values her intelligence and work. Entrapta doesn’t have to change herself to be desirable to Hordak, she doesn’t have to be different, and he doesn’t yell at her for being herself and he certainly doesn’t leash her either.
It’s…. comforting. I acknowledge that they’re not exactly the bad guys (Entrapta is morally grey [imo] which I think is very sexy of her actually) but that doesn’t mean that the love between them is…. lesser because of it. Hordak and Entrapta went out of their way to learn and adapt to each other, never asked each other to change and their romance was extremely healthy and well developed as a result of it. They did nothing to harm each other and actually cared about each other’s well being.
That’s something I’ve always wanted to see in media. As an autistic woman, being able to watch a healthy romance with no conditions to it was really important to me.
Entrapdak’s whole dynamic is about embracing imperfections and overcoming internalized ableism and having a safe space to express their feelings about societal ableism…and people called them problematic and invalidate them as rep????
I like Entrapdak.
Okay, before the antis come in and call me a “colonist” supporter for liking the “Hordak” part of the ship, let me just point out that ya’ll could be looking at this in all the wrong ways.
Being someone who tries to conquer Etheria just to ‘prove himself’ does not excuse Hordak’s actions, yes. But I still like him, not because I support the bad deeds he do. I like Hordak because he turned out to be this flawed villain, someone who thinks to themselves that they’re imperfect and that they can never live up to their superior’s expectations.
I have a bad habit of constantly thinking I’ll never be as good as everyone expects me to be. That I’ll eventually fail everyone. And on circumstances that I do, I feel so helpless, so useless, and I try so hard to make up for it out of frustration. And I think that’s the moment I actually clicked with a fictional character. When Entrapta explained how imperfection is beautiful I was starstruck, at that moment I felt like I was in Hordak’s shoes, in awe. [A tiny confession] from that moment I watched that scene until now, whenever I would fuck up at something, I just think of that speech and I feel better in every possible way. Sometimes I wonder what Hordak actually felt during that scene, because personally, if that was me I would have knelt down and married her then and there. Because, if you, someone who thinks very low of themselves and hides it behind a mask -hear something like that said to you, you would no doubt fall in love, or at least at awe with that person.
And on Entrapta’s side… I have very few friends irl, sometimes I try to open up to them but they change the topic the second my blabbering is over. Entrapta was my favorite since day 1, I love her. And to see her happy with someone who treats her as an equal, listens to her and works with her feels like a blessing on my part. Because she finally got what she deserves. [I hear what you’re saying, Atis. “EnTrApTa DoEsN’t DeSeRvE a CoLoNiSt.” and I’m not saying that.] Entrapta deserved someone who cared for what she had to say, someone who needed her and that she needed back, and she got it.
Entrapdak is this wholesome ship and you can’t change my mind.
Entrapdak isn’t the best ship out there, it isn’t perfect… But,
