This post contains spoilers about the final season ofShe-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
But this grand story was always built on a core intimacy.
Michalka), whose connection formed the emotional core of the show from then until the heartwarming finale.
Catra (AJ Michalka) and Adora (Aimee Carrero) on ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.'.Netflix
But the Horde was all they knew; Adora and Catra were taught that theyre the good guys.
Spurned by what she interpreted as the latest in a lifetime of betrayals, Catra took the opposite tack.
Adora and Catras transition from friends to enemies became the dramatic thrust of the show.
Catra (AJ Michalka) and Adora (Aimee Carrero) on ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.'.Netflix
Fans (andShe-Rahas many passionate ones) suspected there might be more to it.
Michalkas teasing delivery of Catras trademark Hey, Adora taunt would also inflame shippers imaginations.
But showrunnerNoelle Stevensonkept her cards close to her vest.
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Only with the final season have she and the rest of the shows creative team revealed their hand.
This moment of confession is the climax of the show.
It is everything weve been building to, Stevenson tells EW.
Are we gonna do this thing weve been wanting to do for so long?’
I wanted their romance to be the central arc of the entire show.
“It’s like the exact opposite of what I play [inSchooled] on ABC.
This sounds kind of weird, but I was worried for her.
I was like, she’s about to lose everything.
She’s really scarred from that.
I think it’s really beautiful the way they wrote it out.”
She reveals that she has an extremely cute sneeze, and bonds with a magical cat companion named Meelog.
Part of what’s so vibrant about the Catra/Adora romance is that Stevenson drew on her own real-life experiences.
“Theres something I find so cathartic about female villains,” Stevenson says.
For some people it comes out, but for many it doesnt and it simmers.
It affects your actions in different ways.
Stevenson continues, “Its obviously exaggerated.
Ive never tried to destroy space and time.
That was the story I really was fascinated by.
It has its roots in things I’ve experienced.
Thats why I wanted to explore that in addition to other relationships.”
And so, after five seasons of epic battles and emotional turmoil, Catra and Adora are finally together.
What’s next for them after the show is over?
Nothing but boring bliss, Carrero hopes.
And then also Catra needed to deal with her abandonment issues.
She-Ra and the Princesses of Poweris now streaming in its entirety on Netflix.
