The Podcast of Power: A She-Ra Companion Podcast

We made it to the end of season one! Your hosts end up getting fairly critical of the uneven season finale, but ultimately even a messy episode of She-Ra is still good TV. Topics of discussion include Too Many Boarders, Adora's atlas complex rearing its head once more, toyetic armors, and how the show doesn't really succeed in telling war stories.

S1E12 'Light Hope' hits us with a huge bundle of exposition (and a talking horse), so Nero and Jane dig through the information to figure out what really matters, and why this episode works as well as it does when it is 75 percent talking about lore. Plus, in the Spoiler Zone, they discuss Light Hope and what she represents on the show in detail.

Nero and Jane roll up their sleeves to dig into the landmark episode 'Promise', a bottle episode all about Catra and Adora's shared past, and the turmoil that characterizes their future. This is a big one folks, so settle in for talk of trauma responses, giant security spiders, and tail touching. In the Spoiler Zone, we dive in on Shadow Weaver's mask and the symbolism it has, and the groundwork this episode lays for the show going forward.

 

Our special intro this week is 'Empty Space' by Reinaeiry. Find her other amazing songs on youtube, and follow her on twitter @raenaeiry!

In contrast to the previous episode, this one is all talking, and your hosts are loving it. Topics of discussion include; the parallels between Angella and Shadow Weaver, how weird Etherian food is, the ways physical affection and emotional manipulation are intertwined in the Horde, and Adora's troubling habit to put everything on her shoulders. Also, Catra Get Ipad.

Nero and Jane find that there isn't much to deep dive on in an episode like No Princess Left Behind, but that won't shut them up! Topics include; Shadow Weaver's favorite Shakespearean play, the strengths and weaknesses of the shows animation, Mermista's no good very bad day, and pondering the fact that Shadow Weaver can apparently mind control people. Seems a little messed up if you ask me.

You are cordially invited by your hosts, Nero and Jane, to attend the podcast event of the summer. That's right, we're talking about Princess Prom! One of the best episodes of season 1, and indeed one of the best in the whole show, your hosts spend a large chunk of the episode gushing about the formal outfits and montages before getting into the real meat of the episode; character drama. In the spoiler zone, they discuss endgame relationships and how this episode reflects on them with hindsight.

In this double feature episode, Jane and Nero take a look at the lighthearted Entrapta debut episode 'System Failure' as well as the more dramatic Shadow Weaver focused 'In The Shadows of Mystacor'. Topics of discussion include Entrapta's character and her autistic coding, how to use off model animation well, Adora and Shadow Weaver's dynamic, depictions of PTSD, and how much they hate wizards.

It's Sea Hawk everybody! He's here! Nero and Jane talk their way through this high seas, high spirit adventure, discussing the show's excellent comedic writing and usage of character archetypes. They also talk about Scorpia and how incredibly good she is, and the evolving dynamic between Catra and Adora. Shadow Weaver didn't do anything in this episode, so for once the hosts don't spend 15 minutes talking about her in the spoiler zone, but there's lots of fun to be had there too, don't fret!

Charity Links

The Bail Project

Black Visions Collective

The Okra Project

S1E3: Flowers for She-Ra

Your hosts get right back into it with Season 1 episode 3, 'Razz', delving into the power dynamics of the Horde, Swift Wind's simple yet effective character design, and the nature of Adora's relationship with She-Ra. Also, Swift Wind kicked that Horde dude in the head, that guy is totally dead.