Reaction Shot: She-Ra episode 3 (or: the obligatory weird old lady of the woods episode!)

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I am back on my She-Ra nonsense and simultaneously burying my face in my hands and cheering for these three muppets.

• BRIGHT MOON IS SO PRETTY AND FULL OF NATURE, Y'KNOW ON THE TOPIC OF NATURE VS WHATEVER THE HORDE IS.


• Okay yes, they HAVE stolen a horse, but it's a nice touch that they stole the horse and made/let Glimmer ride it because she's exhausted and almost out of magic.


• Glimmer looks -so thrilled- to be going back to deal with her mother.


• "THIS is the back way?!" YOU GUYS WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS.


• "Put this robe on! No reason!"
  "You guys are trying to hide me, aren't you?"
  BOW IS THE WORST AT SUBTERFUGE.


• Angella looking after Glimmer! And Glimmer just perking up completely as she recharges!


• ... I would like it noted that I called Bow being the worst at subterfuge BEFORE I got to the bit where he was frantically opening and closing the door to look for Glimmer.


• "I said NOBODY PANIC," says Glimmer, totally panicking.


• "Hey mom, we found a Horde soldier in the woods, can we keep her?" I dunno, it doesn't sound like the WORST plan you've had. I mean, it's probably still better than "SO NOW YOU NEED TO TURN INTO SHE-RA EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THAT YET."


• ... Speaking of, Glimmer's teleportation is supposed to be unreliable, right? It looked like it worked pretty much perfectly every time that I saw?


• I... Might need to skip some of this, because my EMBARASSMENT SQUICK.


• The horse is SO unimpressed with Adora's shenanigans.


• WHY IS THE HORSE A BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW PEGASUS UNICORN, WHY IS THAT A THING


• ... Oh, to show that Adora is Horde. SERIOUSLY GIRL LITERALLY THE ONLY THING YOU HAD TO DO WAS REPLACE YOUR SHIRT, COME ON.


• "I like that boy," says Angella in the tone of someone who's gone on about how sweet that neighbour is TOO MANY TIMES.


• BOW'S FACE WHEN HE REALISES THAT ADORA IS MISSING.


• I love how Angella KNOWS it was Glimmer.


• ... Oh! Since Adora's gone, the rest of her squad got promoted to field duty?


• IT WAS ADORA, ADORA IS LITERALLY SHORTER THAN YOU ARE KID, COME ON.


• "She's like every other princess, all sparkle no substance." OUCH. Catra, that's a bit don't say it don't say it catty, isn't it?


• Catra's FACE when that girl says Adora's not there to protect her?!


• "Have you seen a flying horse around here?"


• Is Mara the original She-Ra? Is that woman aware of the multiverse?


• LADY HOW DID YOU EVEN GET UP THERE THAT FAST.


• Wait, the stars are gone?! How are they gone?!


• I am SO SAD for Catra and the look on her face when she realises she's destroyed one of the things of Adora she has left.


• "If Adora wanted to come home, she'd be here right now." I JUST. CAN'T COPE WITH CATRA. SHE GIVES ME ALL OF THE FEELINGS. HER ONLY FRIEND HAS ESCAPED AN ABUSIVE SITUATION, AND CATRA IS STILL TRYING TO PROTECT HER EVEN THOUGH SHE'S MAD AT HER AND BETRAYED BY HER.


• CATRA NO, SOMEONE PLEASE SAVE CATRA.


• This scenario with the weird lady in the woods feels very familiar from like forty other pieces of media, oh dear. (*Sleepy Hollow voice* Is there a law?)


• ... I know it's a joke, but I have literally used the words "I can't hear you, I don't have my glasses on" in all seriousness. Not usually when I'm wearing my glasses though.


• ADORA I KNOW THAT YOU'RE USED TO TAKING ORDERS FROM PEOPLE BECAUSE OF HOW YOU GREW UP, BUT SERIOUSLY HONEY PLEASE CHOOSE A BETTER SELECTION MECHANISM FOR WHO CAN GIVE YOU ORDERS THAN "DOESN'T CURRENTLY WANT ME DEAD."


• Adora trying to figure out what the right thing to do is and how to be a human because she doesn't have a frame of reference for this anymore, and OH NO, this is the sort of story that I love, help!


• "Once the princesses would have protected us." Noooooooooooo. ;______; Is the rest of this series going to be Glimmer and Bow and Adora trying to unite the princesses while Catra shows up to harass them and be like "HEY GUYS CAN I HAVE MY BEST FRIEND BACK, BECAUSE SERIOUSLY."


• Thank you Madame Razz for calling Adora out on the whole "running into the woods and asking the first old lady you meet to tell you what to do" thing.


• OH, oh the fury and sincerity in her voice on that "For the honour of Grayskull," I am overcome.


• HORSEY LOOKS SO AFRAID! STOP THAT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THAT HORSE!


• I do love the different art styles of people (especially the ones that aren't human), because they look really cool!


• "That's my girl!"


• THE SHOUJO SPARKLES WHILE HORSEY STEPS ON A GUY, OMG


• OH NO, HE SHOT HER! YOU STOP THAT. ... GO HORSEY, STEP ON HIS HEAD AGAIN.


• I KNEW RAZZLE DAZZLE WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING USEFUL, I KNEW IT I KNEW IT I KNEW IT.


• Horsey's name is Swift Wind! I am absolutely going to forget that.


• ... I knew that the lady wasn't going to remember who Adora was, but auuuuugh.


• SERIOUSLY this episode feels like a mash-up of twelve different things, and I don't know whether it's because Noelle Stevenson is my age and thus we have some of the same cultural touchstones or if I'm just projecting – no, it's worse than that, she's two years younger than me, excuse me while I sit on the floor and feel inadequate about my life and my choices for a while.


• Adora asking Swift Wind politely for his help! Bless her!


• She-Ra: *GLOWS RIGHT ON INTO THE THRONE ROOM*


• ADORA REVEALING HERSELF IS SO BRAVE AND I LOVE HER.


• YOU DICKHEADS DON'T GET TO CHEER WHEN YOU WERE RUNNING HER OUT OF TOWN ON A RAIL YESTERDAY
  
• NOOOO CATRA, NO, I DON'T LIKE THIS. CATRA BEING LITERALLY DRAGGED TO THE THRONE IS BAD BAD BAD


• Okay, Hordak is not actually as horrible as Shadow Weaver. Or at least, is reasonable evil abuser instead of chaotic evil abuser, which makes him look better by comparison. Because look! Catra is smart and competent too! And it makes more sense to let Catra be promoted than to disrupt everyone's work trying to get Adora back! UNLESS THERE IS SOME REASON WHY YOU SPECIFICALLY NEED ADORA TO BE IN YOUR CLUTCHES, SHADOW WEAVER.

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