Warning: This article contains spoilers about the final season ofShe-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
Now that the journey’s over, it’s important to reflect on where we’ve been.
EW has already broken down She-Ra’snew lookfor the final season, as well as theromantic conclusionfor Catra (A.J.
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Michalka) and Adora (Aimee Carrero).
Check that out below.She-Rais now streaming in its entirety on Netflix.
Now that the show is complete, how does it compare to your original plan?
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What surprises were there along the way?
Specifically, the resolution of Adora and Catras arc is a really big thing this season.
It’s so awesome to seeAdora and Catra confess their love in the finale.
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Do you ever wish you could have made their romance textual earlier on in the series?
From my point of view, there is no wrapping up Catra or Adoras stories without this.
I would say this for straight romances too.
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As a whole, we as writers need to figure out how to have relationships that can culminate earlier.
In this case, their relationship is basically the arc of the show.
It starts with them, it ends with them.
This moment of confession is the climax of the show, it is everything weve been building to.
I really do hope that this just continues to pave the way.
I think every bit of representation thats come before us has done its part to pave the path.
How did you conceive of the genre balance?
The first few seasons definitely do lean more to fantasy overall.
Fantasy and sci-fi hold a pretty equal place in my heart.
Horde Prime has no point of context for whats happening on Etheria.
There are glowing jewels, and princesses who spin around and then stuff happens.
I know robots, I know laser guns, and nothing here makes sense to me.
The characters ofShe-Rahave such vibrant, unique personalities.
What is the unique horror of a hivemind like Horde Prime to these characters?
Etheria is so much about individuality.
Our approach to it is that anyone who comes to Etheria who isnt from there originally just gets broken.
You see all these moments where like, robots learn to love.
Hordak has a connection to Etheria; he gets invested and realizes he wants to be an individual.
We see this happen so many times in so many ways.
How did you decide to bring back Glimmer’s father, Micah?
He first appears in that dream world at the end of season 3.
When it starts falling apart and hes about to disappear, Angela assumes hes part of the portal.
But he has a line that gets cut short and covered by noise: Angela, Im not!
Im like, “Finish the line?”
And she says, “The full line is, ‘Im not dead!'”
Im like, “Wait, what!”
Its one of my favorite stories because making a show is so chaotic.
What does he bring to this narrative, what color does he bring out of other characters?
Hes all thats left of Glimmers family and supplies a moral compass for Shadow Weaver.
It seems like maybe he was the one character whose opinion she actually did care about.
I think thats what makes Shadow Weaver do what she does.
I think thats what brings her to that moment where she finally makes a sacrifice for someone else.
At its heart,She-RaandHe-Manare about the duality of a hero.
I think it is a power fantasy: What if I could be more than just me?
Instead of just looking in the mirror at plain old me, what if I could become someone special?
Something I wanted to do with the show overall was indulge that fantasy, but also question it.
Why is this form what a hero looks like?
Why do it’s crucial that you look like this?
Why cant this come out of you in a genuine way while being honest about yourself?
The She-Ra form is a mix of good and bad in this story.
Adora pursues it to unhealthy ends.
She needs to be She-Ra because She-Ra is good, and thats easier than being herself.
you’ve got the option to embody that hero without needing to change anything about yourself.
It was very fulfilling because She-Ra has never existed just by herself.
His story stands on its own, but hers doesnt.
