I always wonder why most of these cartoons portrays parents as being so lousy and useless and bossed around by their kids. Queen Angela is just terrible.
I amend my statement. Somebody please help Kyle and his lizard boyfriend.
I love (in no particular order) Mermista, Scorpio, Catra, Bow, Kyle, Lizard Boyfriend, and Adora and Seahawk.
That's a pretty solid hit rate for a show.
Catra is the primary antagonist. She gets a lot of screen time. And she is awesome.Show seems dope. Only two episodes in though. Does Catra continue being a mainstay all the way through? Because she seems awesome so far.
Perfect. Got some major Zuko vibes from her during those first couple episodes so I'm really hoping the writing stays good. You can do a LOT with a solid frienemy character like that.Catra is the primary antagonist. She gets a lot of screen time. And she is awesome.
I can find no fault with this, although I also adore Glitter and Entrapta so much.
Saw the first two episodes. First impressions:
- Best thing about this show are the character interactions. The main trio of Adora, Bow and Glimmer work great together, and the chemistry between Adora and Catra is amazing. I think I enjoyed the interactions between Adora and Bow during the festival the best, mainly due to the humor as well as the facial expressions (Loved when Adora first saw the horse). Glimmer is pretty adorable herself (and the fact she's voiced by Alondra Hidalgo in the Latin American Spanish dub endears her to me greatly).
- The background and scenery art is gorgeous. I loved a lot of the wide shots showcasing the various places, and the vivid coloring added a lot.
- While I do think a lot of the characters look okay (Glimmer and Catra look quite pretty), I said back in the original trailer reveal that a lot of the characters (particularly the faces) look generic and samey, and that hasn't changed. The animation itself is okay, but nothing too special. It does its job.
- One thing I thought was great is how exposition was kept to a minimum and we cut to the important almost immediately. We establish everything important and after some proper character interaction we get to the action. Good stuff. Although there were some pacing issues in a couple of scenes, like when Adora and Catra steal the ship and arrive at the woods, we see them barely at the edge of the forest then suddenly they're lost in the middle of the woods. I don't know, that felt weird for some reason.
I'll watch the rest of the episodes between Twitch streams and try to be done by the weekend. This show had my interest when I saw the trailer, but now it has my attention.
I love (in no particular order) Mermista, Scorpio, Catra, Bow, Kyle, Lizard Boyfriend, and Adora and Seahawk.
That's a pretty solid hit rate for a show.
Animation is also rough and a bit choppy. I hope the next season fares better on this front.
Man, the show is super queer coded. Like, I didn't expect this and I'm delighted.
Yeah, I tried really hard to ignore it.Just whatever you do, don't try to keep track of the sword on Adora's back. Yes, it will disappear and reappear shot after shot after shot. Yes, you'll go mad if you let it bother you.
My favorite is that when Glimmer wears the sword at first she has a makeshift strap for it. Adora? It just magically glues to her back. Because why not.Just whatever you do, don't try to keep track of the sword on Adora's back. Yes, it will disappear and reappear shot after shot after shot. Yes, you'll go mad if you let it bother you.
My favorite is that when Glimmer wears the sword at first she has a makeshift strap for it. Adora? It just magically glues to her back. Because why not.
What does queer coded mean?Man, the show is super queer coded. Like, I didn't expect this and I'm delighted.
So the kids can drive the plot because if adults are competent the kids will just be at homeI always wonder why most of these cartoons portrays parents as being so lousy and useless and bossed around by their kids. Queen Angela is just terrible.
It means the show is about as straight as a lightning bolt.
Omg
I really love the color palette of the show. Lots of pastel tones.
I also really like the voice cast. Lots of atypical choices and so much color too!
You ain't lying. No spoilers, but I just hit episode 11 and they really kill it. This is definitely one of my favorite first seasons of anything and probably my favorite Netflix debut of 2018Partially because they're the two given the best material to work with, but they nail their scenes together.
I dare say she may even be a deuteragonist to Adora not antagonist. The Horde and their leadership fills the role of the antagonist nicely. Catra is featured in every episode and has tons of character development.Catra is the primary antagonist. She gets a lot of screen time. And she is awesome.
I'm not shipping anybody. It just seemed that way at the earlier point I was at. Now I'm at episode 11 and I'd say it doesn't anymore.
You ain't lying. No spoilers, but I just hit episode 11 and they really kill it. This is definitely one of my favorite first seasons of anything and probably my favorite Netflix debut of 2018
I dare say she may even be a deuteragonist to Adora not antagonist. The Horde and their leadership fills the role of the antagonist nicely. Catra is featured in every episode and has tons of character development.
Some notes on the first season (Spoilers ahead. Duh)
- Great chemistry with the main cast
- Every Princess has a unique personality that really makes them stand out even before the new character redesigns
- Speaking of which all the new designs are pretty great with a wide range of different female body types represented. Scorpia and Glimmer being highlights.
- Not going to lie. I looked up Entrapta after the escape episode and I was surprised she started a bad guy. I wonder how that will play out when the other princess' find she is alive.
- Back on topic, I find it ironic out of all the characters of the show Adora gets most of her stuff shoved off into season 2.
- Swift Wind is great and I hope to hear more horse activism in the future. The fact he can talk with everyone is a big change but it gives the cast one more person to bounce off of. Shame he appeared so late.
- Spinnerella and Nettossa are clearly a lesbian couple and they aren't even really hiding it much oh my god.
- I really hope there is another Catra and Adore bottle episode in the future like they had in Episode 11 "Promise" Easily the best episode of the series.
- Frosta just kind of showed up at the end. I get the horde tried to destroy her palace so she would come for reinforcements but she played such a small role. I hope she gets more focus down the line.
- Perfuma seems like Starfire's soul got swapped into her. Am I the only one who thinks this?
- Nice to see there is an overaching plot. Here is hoping for a solid series run.
- Adora, girl, I know you are the Princess of Power and all but stop taking tank shells to the chest.
- Now the cast has been fleshed out Season 2 will hopefully have some room to breathe and flesh out the rest of the cast while giving us some lore bombs.
- Wow, Light Hope you are just, the worst. Funny. But terrible.
Kinda weird how the last two princesses (the net girl and her girlfriend) barely had time to be properly introduced. Where they mentioned in previous episodes or something?
I dare say she may even be a deuteragonist to Adora not antagonist. The Horde and their leadership fills the role of the antagonist nicely. Catra is featured in every episode and has tons of character development.
Some notes on the first season (Spoilers ahead. Duh)
- Great chemistry with the main cast
- Every Princess has a unique personality that really makes them stand out even before the new character redesigns
- Speaking of which all the new designs are pretty great with a wide range of different female body types represented. Scorpia and Glimmer being highlights.
- Not going to lie. I looked up Entrapta after the escape episode and I was surprised she started a bad guy. I wonder how that will play out when the other princess' find she is alive.
- Back on topic, I find it ironic out of all the characters of the show Adora gets most of her stuff shoved off into season 2.
- Swift Wind is great and I hope to hear more horse activism in the future. The fact he can talk with everyone is a big change but it gives the cast one more person to bounce off of. Shame he appeared so late.
- Spinnerella and Nettossa are clearly a lesbian couple and they aren't even really hiding it much oh my god.
- I really hope there is another Catra and Adore bottle episode in the future like they had in Episode 11 "Promise" Easily the best episode of the series.
- Frosta just kind of showed up at the end. I get the horde tried to destroy her palace so she would come for reinforcements but she played such a small role. I hope she gets more focus down the line.
- Perfuma seems like Starfire's soul got swapped into her. Am I the only one who thinks this?
- Nice to see there is an overaching plot. Here is hoping for a solid series run.
- Adora, girl, I know you are the Princess of Power and all but stop taking tank shells to the chest.
- Now the cast has been fleshed out Season 2 will hopefully have some room to breathe and flesh out the rest of the cast while giving us some lore bombs.
- Wow, Light Hope you are just, the worst. Funny. But terrible.
It's a tough call between She-Ra and Sabrina for me. Both appeal to two drastically different styles of storytelling and genres that I adore. I definitely think I'll be rewatching She-Ra more often than Sabrina though
AlsoPerfuma and Entrapta bouncing off each other was the best.
Oh and BTW: don't expect much He-Man or Eternia. There's rights issues.
Don't get me wrong, I generally like the show but it felt like they didn't stick all the landings.Even though I like the show in particular for being to progressive and subversive, there were also problematic parts for me. Like, no one thought that maybe hanging your most prominent black character from a tree would be a bad look? And I'm supposed to cheer about this?
I'm curious if Noelle just didn't want to write a big role for her character, subconsciously or not.Kinda weird how the last two princesses (the net girl and her girlfriend) barely had time to be properly introduced. Where they mentioned in previous episodes or something?
Yeah, I think Catra as the deuteragonist sounds about right, but I'm not 100% sure. I'd say there's probably a solid 85% chance Catra winds up being this show's Zuko and gets a lengthy, well-executed redemption arc somewhere down the road, while the remaining 15% lies in the possibility that Catra winds up pulling a Kylo Ren on everyone and usurps Hordak as the main antagonist. But we'll see what happens there.
Plus, assuming Catra gets her redemption arc, I think it's a safe bet she also winds up being Adora's love interest. This season had some very overt moments between them and they were already sharing a bed together back in the very first episode before Adora's journey began.