Is it possible for a season to be both the worst season and best season of a show so far? Cause that's how I feel about season 3
I've a feeling that there was something special about his mother seeing as he can use magic and his brother can talk to animals which seems kinda magical.I feel like it has to do with Callum's unknown father. It would explain things. Like we sure he isn't Half-Elf?
Only reason I could think of as to why he would learn it and yet apparently no one else could. Then again do we even know of any Human magic users other than Viren and Claudia? Trying to learn magic, even Dark Magic might be just super rare and hence why no human tried to learn normal magic.
Ultimately I feel like this will eventually be addressed.
I've a feeling that there was something special about his mother seeing as he can use magic and his brother can talk to animals which seems kinda magical.
Though I loved this season, I really wish we had more episodes.
The relationships here dont have the same depth as TLA by the end of book 1 for me.
See Zuko's arc compared to Soren.
Zadia also felt really small as a result of the quick pacing. We saw 2 settlements and not much else really.
Aah I still loved it dearly.
Even the pop culture references "I am the law" and a few more.
Especially Boomerang.
Imagine unironically posting this dogshit.The most disturbing part is that Stevenson wrote it to satisfy the shipping fetishes of tumbler bloggers, and not because she or her companions actually cared about the IP (and I say that as a bi dude who wants to see a bi He-Man). Our exalted lesbian showrunner is reducing these characters to sexual objects and using that to profit, but nobody seems to care.
What the fuck is wrong with you?That still doesn't change the fact that they're minor characters with little screen time. The main characters are all still 100% straight, at least until the writers decide to ship Amaya and Janai to fit the diversity quota. But Callum and Rayla are still a heterosexual couple.
I did and I really didn't like it. The writing isn't very good so I found it more frustrating than anything else. It was honestly a slog to watch. The only queer couples are minor characters and the attempted romance arcs are awful. Everyone is praising it for the diverse cast, even though most of them aren't interesting characters. The villains like Hordak, Entrapta and Double Trouble are the most interesting characters (and Double Trouble only counts because thon is campy and most other characters are flat). I haven't seen anyone praising it for the writing, and in fact mjtanner on youtube has a series of videos analyzing the poor writing. The most disturbing part is that Stevenson wrote it to satisfy the shipping fetishes of tumbler bloggers, and not because she or her companions actually cared about the IP (and I say that as a bi dude who wants to see a bi He-Man). Our exalted lesbian showrunner is reducing these characters to sexual objects and using that to profit, but nobody seems to care.
I would hate if that turned out the case. The entire moral is that humans and magic don't have to be enemies, which breaks down if humans inherently can't use magic unless they're crossbreeds.
I really hope Nyx gets promoted to a larger role next season. She has one of my favorite designs in the series.
You are describing shipping between female characters as "being reduced to sexual objects for profit"
Saying Noelle Stevenson created She-Ra to "satisfy the shipping fetishes of tumbler bloggers and not because she or her companions actually cared about the IP" is some sexist-ass gate-keeping.
Does this sound like a show written "to satisfy the shipping fetishes of Tumblr bloggers"?You're making a point to feature stories about young women growing through their successes and failures. Why was it important to show that?
Because it is just a story that I don't feel you always get to see. The classic female character who's the princess, they're not expected to fully gain the power and the leadership of leading a group of people. So as princesses, they still get to follow their own whims and express themselves very freely. But as soon as you have people looking to you for leadership, you start to lose some of that. It's a very, very difficult story to tell, and it's a very, very difficult position to be in. And so I was really passionate about showing how hard it could be, and how challenging it could be.
There are moments for all three of the characters. With Glimmer, it's like, "Oh, I can't go on this mission. I have to go to meetings. I have meetings all day!" With Adora, she is looking to this seer who came before her, and seeing that she had failed. The story that she heard about Mara was that she had washed out, and gone crazy, and snapped under the pressure. So she's trying so hard not to fall into that same trap. And then Catra's just full meltdown. Being alone, being isolated, and pushing people away.
All of those things are different ways that people, and especially women, deal with leadership positions when you're not supported in those positions. I just want it to show that version of female leadership and all of its messy glory, and show how these different young women are dealing with the power. Power can be such an incredible asset to have, but it can also be something that is a huge responsibility that is really, really difficult to deal with. I wanted to just show all the different shades of that story, of young people moving into leadership positions, and how they dealt with it.
A basic google search reveals a ton of interviews that confirm Noelle Stevenson has indeed watched the original She-Ra, not to mention the new show uses concepts and characters from the original cartoon, toy line, and even the Masters of the Universe 2002 cartoon. It has new plots because it's a fucking new show.Stevenson and co. still admitted to never watching the original and making up their plots out of whole cloth.
She-Ra focuses an absurd amount on character development. It's easily the cartoon's most important aspect, for better and for worse (there's a reason the worldbuilding often feels shallow or limited, especially compared to the scale of a series like the Dragon Prince). Every major plot development comes straight from the characters' actions and personalities, and the focus is always on how those plots shape the characters. Major themes like the cycle of abuse are entirely dependent on the show's consistent and well-explained character dynamics.There isn't a lot of relationship development in general, much less anything romantic. Most of the show is filler.
Okie dokie. I'll take your informative responses into consideration when forming my own thoughts in the future. Have a nice day! Best wishes!A basic google search reveals a ton of interviews that confirm Noelle Stevenson has indeed watched the original She-Ra, not to mention the new show uses concepts and characters from the original cartoon, toy line, and even the Masters of the Universe 2002 cartoon. It has new plots because it's a fucking new show.
So could you do us a favor and stop with the blatant bullshit? If you still think Noelle Stevenson hasn't watched the 1980s She-Ra, provide receipts.
She-Ra focuses an absurd amount on character development. It's easily the cartoon's most important aspect, for better and for worse (there's a reason the worldbuilding often feels shallow or limited, especially compared to the scale of a series like the Dragon Prince). Every major plot development comes straight from the characters' actions and personalities, and the focus is always on how those plots shape the characters. Major themes like the cycle of abuse are entirely dependent on the show's consistent and well-explained character dynamics.
The idea that there isn't a lot of relationship development is such ridiculous bullshit that I question whether you actually watched She-Ra or just watched shitty YouTube reviews of it.
Honestly, I feel bad having this discussion in this thread since it's unfair to the fans of the Dragon Prince and there's a perfectly good She-Ra OT to discuss it in, but I'm sick of dealing with disingenuous nonsense. You opened this discussion with some 4chan tier comments and people are not going to let that slide.
They really ended this season with a bang. If we don't get a Season 4, I'll be sad, but I won't feel like I was cheated out of a complete story. This felt like a completed arc to me with a satisfying result at the end.
I mean it was good, but also felt a bit rushed? I enjoyed my time with S3 and enjoyed the ending, but only 9 episodes? Really?
It's always been 9 episodes/season.I mean it was good, but also felt a bit rushed? I enjoyed my time with S3 and enjoyed the ending, but only 9 episodes? Really?
I don't know, it just feels like they could open up and produce more than that.
I don't know, it just feels like they could open up and produce more than that.
When she filled in for the shield line I got the shiversi finished season 3 and its still just okay but much better than the first two seasons
its like this show is the cliffnotes version of a longer, better, more fleshed out show
Aunt Amaya still needs to be the main character but theres no justice in the world so she will always have little screentime
Scathing but I don't really disagree with anything here despite enjoying the show overallEnded up watching it, despite my extreme reservations about Ehasz being a fucking shitbag, but I have friends who work on the animation end.
It feels like nearly every adult is written with the same brush of "cutesy glibness." Even the elf ghost dude, they cut to him and he's laying on his front, being playful with Viren in a way that feels so out-of-character. It's either that, or they repeat the same joke of "jokey awkward character makes overenthusiastic or silly statement to other character who just goes 'uhhhh what?'" Like... that's the joke. And they do it again and again. It often feels like the only joke they have sometimes. It comes off extremely lame and trying way too fucking hard. It's one thing when it's Callum and Rayla because, hey, they're kids. But there are conversations here that just made me think of incidental dialogue in a video game once where Nolan North is just talking to another Nolan North.
End of the season just kinda ended up feeling rushed, and it's obviously not the end, and yet it still felt like it just kinda 'happened' without much build.
I laughed real hard at Rayla talking to her brother's boyfriend, and then the flashback to their moment saying goodbye. Like "oh yeah, that other character we put into the grave? He's gay too. But he is, again, dead." Great fucking job on that one. A real win for representation. I know "bury your gays" is a shitty trope, but man, this show seems to have a habit of revealing their sexuality after they've already done the burying.
Also, man, Nyx is like the most DeviantArt OC cosplayer-looking motherfucker, and it just clashes so awkwardly with the world.
And oh yeah... fuck Ehasz
Considering what Danika wrote about that moment on Twitter today, Aaron was informed about how fucked up this was and he didn't care.I laughed real hard at Rayla talking to her brother's boyfriend, and then the flashback to their moment saying goodbye. Like "oh yeah, that other character we put into the grave? He's gay too. But he is, again, dead." Great fucking job on that one. A real win for representation. I know "bury your gays" is a shitty trope, but man, this show seems to have a habit of revealing their sexuality after they've already done the burying.
And oh yeah... fuck Ehasz
Considering what Danika wrote about that moment on Twitter today, Aaron was informed about how fucked up this was and he didn't care.
I'm on episode 5 and the writing took a massive plunge holy crap.
There better be a good explanation for this WTF