She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 13, 2018
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 139 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 139
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 139
  3. Negative: 46 out of 139
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  1. hellpitt
    Nov 13, 2018
    3
    watching this with my children and had to turn it off.... it is pure identity politics propaganda
  2. boredboredbored
    Nov 13, 2018
    1
    Watched it while baby-sitting my niece. Not even she liked it. For my part, I found it really tried to shove its tiresome ideology down your throat in every scene to the point I wanted to scream. We switched over to Bob's Burgers quite quickly.
  3. LadyLarunai
    Nov 14, 2018
    3
    The writing was shallow and predictable, the story so far has been lacking in originality, large parts feel like they have been ripped from older better shows, the animation is sloppy and jerky, its unpolished and really takes away from the effort the backgrounds have, the characters are 2D stereotypes that are unbelievable as characters
  4. Trunkis
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    This is the origin story of how Adora finds the sword and gains the power of She-ra - Princess of Power.

    Overall I have to say I am very disappointed with this version of She-ra Princesses of Power. This is nothing like the original series. People new to the series may like it. I find it very haphazard. The voice actors are good. But the overall characterisations they have to work    This is the origin story of how Adora finds the sword and gains the power of She-ra - Princess of Power.

    Overall I have to say I am very disappointed with this version of She-ra Princesses of Power. This is nothing like the original series. People new to the series may like it.

    I find it very haphazard. The voice actors are good. But the overall characterisations they have to work with is very poor. The appear to have done a sub-standard reboot of the original series.

    I don't find any of the characters particularly likeable. Bow is an immature teen, Glimmer is practically the same personality - seriously lacks judgement, maturity and all the characteristics that made the original character a good role model in the original series.

    The characters barely look anything like the characters in the original series (who at least looked human). The characters aren't well drawn and should have took inspiration from the quality of the original characters rather than create bland, flat characters who come across as quite plain.

    If I am brutally honest I'd say I am struggling to find a reason to like this series. It comes across as too anime and bland.

    Part of the appeal of the original series was each episode served as a lesson with something to learn from it. None of the characters really grow and it just comes across as a poorly planned series which needs to go back to the drawing board.

    I went into the reboot with an open mind, but it's abandoned a lot of what made the original series inspiring and likeable. It was quite a pathetic effort on the part of Dreamworks - I expected better attention to an existing property considering how good they usually are.    … Expand
  5. DanielMagna
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    The Biggest issue with She-Ra reboot is how unnecesary it feels: Story is unnoriginal, the pacing is weird and the dialog is hit or miss. Compared to other netflix animation production it feels like a budget and poorly planned effort, not on par with Voltron or Castlevania where action scenes are outstanding, everything related to action, in She-ra feels bland and boring. I can´t recomend it.
  6. Mrfox2010
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    This is terrible don't watch this you will regret it. This is really bad and is full of gender identity politics its just really bad and not for children I feel children do not need to exposed to political issues like gender identity politics.
  7. Micromegas80
    Nov 21, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All the male characters are incompetent posers, all the women characters can do no wrong. It's actually very boring, and not a lot happens. The Horde never feels like a real threat, and the Rebellion comes off as not really knowing what they are doing. There is a major plot hole in the timeline; Glimmer and the other Princesses of Power's parents had a Great Alliance that the Horde apparently broke decades ago. So, why does the Horde seem like they have just arrived and set up shop just before Adora defects? Also, the link between Greyskull, Light Hope and the First Ones is not really explored at all. They have a few episodes where the characters stumble into First Ones' ruins but it's used for cheap shots at Google Assistant (no, really!) and very little is actually discovered.

    I also somehow think that the writers and producers have very little contact and/or experience with kids. If you look at the other hit shows like Paw Patrol or Peppa Pig, they are based on episodes that can be picked up and watched over and over again because there is no story arch that stretches over the whole series. The original Masters of the Universe understood this, too. She-ra has no such consideration and so the ability to choose a favorite episode and re-watch it five or six times (talking about kids here) is absent.    … Expand
  8. flannelman
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This is nothing like the cartoon i grew up with. This cartoon isnt even a farcry of what it was. She-ra in this cartoon reminds me of Hank from the venture brothers in a dress. Im sorry to see hank let himself go like this.
  9. bakatsuji
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    Weak pandering to demographics that never cared about the show. Another great legacy, great character, a role model to girls around the world to aspire for greatness, to be better laid down on altar of PC culture. If you have daughters spare them this abomination. Good one NPCs. You won another battle. What next would you want to destroy?
  10. BluePlanet
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    Another dreadful remake of a classic. WHY can't we have anything new anymore and leave beloved franchises alone. Watch the original, it's great.
  11. HJRodrigo
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    This must be DreamWorks Animation's B team working on this show because the animation quality is far below what I would expect from DreamWorks. I never really watched the original, but from what I have seen of the original 80's TV show it also had low-cost animation. I can't say one is better than the other, but I can say I expect better quality animation in this day and age (EspeciallyThis must be DreamWorks Animation's B team working on this show because the animation quality is far below what I would expect from DreamWorks. I never really watched the original, but from what I have seen of the original 80's TV show it also had low-cost animation. I can't say one is better than the other, but I can say I expect better quality animation in this day and age (Especially from a company as big as DreamWorks)… Expand
  12. orig
    Jan 18, 2019
    0
    I am disappointed. I was expecting more. The only thing that I like is the storyline between She-ra and Catra. Every story has a hero and a villain. They just added some drama. What I like most about the original She-ra version is the moral/life-lesson that is imparted at every end of the show. Both show is about fighting so a little life-lesson is a really good idea, especially whenI am disappointed. I was expecting more. The only thing that I like is the storyline between She-ra and Catra. Every story has a hero and a villain. They just added some drama. What I like most about the original She-ra version is the moral/life-lesson that is imparted at every end of the show. Both show is about fighting so a little life-lesson is a really good idea, especially when children are involved. There are more normal life and social interaction in the original than I see in most cartoons. You see a lot of different types of people (old, young short, tall, thin and so forth) interacting with one another similar to real-life. There is more depth in the story. Yes, the new She-ra is for the very young, but they did went all the way with it. I don't really see any diversity, except they added more characters of different ethnicity. I missed the original She-ra. She shows a lot of examples of strength of character and moral compass when confronted with difficult situations. I also like the fact that the comic characters look more life-like in the original, and not looking like an ani-me. You can tell a lot of work and preparation was put into it. They just don't make cartoons like they used to. I have a feeling the people, involved in the new She-ra version, did not watch the Original She-ra from the very beginning. I think they just watch the end to get a feel of the characters, and decided to make their own story. I said that because the characters "Perfuma" and "Marmista" were introduced closer to the end of season 1, if I am not mistaken. I watched She-ra on Netflix all the time, when they have not excluded it yet. I remembered the episode that Perfuma and Marmista was first introduced, and it was one of the most funniest original She-ra episodes. I had fun watching it. I think I will look for the original She-ra on DVD.… Expand
  13. Vifargent
    Jan 7, 2019
    0
    As a late 80's child, and wathing the original series when it was rerun in 90's decade, this version is just a shame. A spit on the faces of nostalgics and a dangerous propaganda for the childs of today.

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  1. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Alex Abad-Santos
    Nov 21, 2018
    80
    In rebooting the beloved series, Stevenson has created something special, a cartoon that both honors and improves on the original by amplifying its characters’ feelings, and emits equal parts electricity, joy, and warmth. Like its titular hero, She-Ra is so full of heart that it’s easy to recognize its humanity, even with all the super-powered hijinks going on.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Darren Franich
    Nov 8, 2018
    83
    Stevenson honors the basic plot layout and the birthday-cake radiance of old-school She-Ra. But the original cast of characters has been casually diversified, and newly illustrated to boldly suggest human beings have all shapes and sizes.
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