She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Netflix | Release Date: November 13, 2018

7.5	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 90 Ratings

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mickrussomSep 12, 2019

Nothing of the original was preserved here. The animation is choppy the storyline is nonsense and the characters are so one-dimensional its absurd. This is basically crap fanfic.

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electronicoffeeOct 10, 2019

**** Fanfiction. Don't waste your time. How did this trash get beyond season one amazes me.

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TanpotenraAug 1, 2020

TV-Y7 derivative stuffing with no worldbuilding where all problems are solved by throwing plot convenience space magic and friendship™. The diversity in character designs is great and makes a lot of sense given the scale of things, beingTV-Y7 derivative stuffing with no worldbuilding where all problems are solved by throwing plot convenience space magic and friendship™. The diversity in character designs is great and makes a lot of sense given the scale of things, being superior to the OG in every way as far as that goes. Unique and thoughtful designs > copy-paste action figure molds every day. Adora is a fun protagonist, but the circular nature of the show and plot progression through constant obvious screw-ups by the main cast just isn't fun to watch at a point, at least for me. The power system is interesting, but is quickly TV-Y7'd into just being more plot convenience. All of the external conflicts are really poorly done and honestly wouldn't have any reason to be there other if not for it being a remake. The whole premise is really stupid. You never get to see the 'countries' (two dozen people at max) interact or fight together in interesting ways beyond their princesses, and the things each one of them brings to the table aren't unique enough to support the themes of the show. The only place that matters on the planet is Bright Moon and no episodes bother to stray from the main cast to say anything interesting. How can a group of characters be 'diverse' when all of their cultures are pretty much different flavors of copy-paste that are never expanded upon? Seems like a missed opportunity. All in all it's sparkly ship-bait for those desperate for LGBTQ+ representation, don't use your brain or it all falls apart very quickly. The choreography is really, really bad too, and the animation leaves a lot to be desired.… Expand

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FulanoJun 20, 2020

nao é a serie original, não tem nada haver, somente o nome remete a she ra original.

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Rook6785May 19, 2020

Well this is just a 5 season example of a writers fanfiction using virtue signaling and not having the creative ability to build new characters and their own I P to do it with. A tragic endeavor.

4 of 11 users found this helpful47

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CutlosoMay 14, 2020

This is a cross between the original She-ra and Sailor Moon. Really tried to give it a chance because I did enjoy the He-man and She-ra as a child but even though the animation in this series is better than the original, She-ra in this seriesThis is a cross between the original She-ra and Sailor Moon. Really tried to give it a chance because I did enjoy the He-man and She-ra as a child but even though the animation in this series is better than the original, She-ra in this series is so devoid of any likable qualities that I just gave up after a couple of episodes. The writers and animators should be ashamed of themselves for hack job, ruining another 80's series.… Expand

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DexEngineerNov 22, 2020

This is prime example of lack of creativity... The original series is a lot better so don't bother with this failure. Here you can experience lack of artistic quality, which is surprising since the authors of amazing original series did notThis is prime example of lack of creativity... The original series is a lot better so don't bother with this failure. Here you can experience lack of artistic quality, which is surprising since the authors of amazing original series did not have capabilities of current computer technologies.… Expand

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lezardfleckAug 27, 2020

This show is tumblr fanciction Fanfiction. Don't waste your time watching this.

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GeenanSep 7, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Season 1 starts amazing, 9/10. Catra is the breakout character and real protagonist of the show. She is one of the most compelling and likeable characters ever in fiction. An abused and abandoned little kitten that doesn't give up, fights back, vows revenge, and tries to make something great with her life -- all while crying out for love and appreciation. In season 1, we can watch Catra rise the ranks, overthrow her demonic abuser, and achieve recognition for her achievements. It is so emotionally satisfying!

Unfortunately, season 5 ends at a very disappointing note, 1/10. More disappointing even than the infamous final season of Game of Thrones. What SPOP did to Catra, destroying her character and nerfing her into Adora's little pet, was even worse than what GoT did to Daenerys.… Expand

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AceFrahmAug 22, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beware: There are a LOT of other mindless reviews that have nothing to say about the show's features, untruthfully giving a PERFECT 10 merely because LGBTQIA+ characters are present.

The animation is low frame rate with excessively simplistic costume & character designs. That makes it easier to animate, but also means there's no excuse for such low frame rates on this action-adventure content.

The writers did a race-swap of the character Bow for NO REASON, a lazy, anti-progressive "liberal" approach to race issues in our society on the part of this series' creators. They had nothing important to say about race in Etheria OR in our real world. They could have inserted any number of new black characters. Bow was ALREADY MORE INTERESTING, with whatever limited characterization he had, as a role model of a strong white male who's self-worth isn't defined by at least some instances of performative male toxic masculinity. They erased Bow's talent as the man in the She-Ra cast who uses stage magic, if not real magic. They had obvious opportunities here to show how well-adjusted white males deal with acusations of homosexuality based upon mere appearance or "muscular sexiness". They could have shown the dichotomy of being "a feminine male" if you ever show that you have big, chippendale-like muscles, but simultaneously also feminine if you have no muscles. In the context of stage magic, Bow's abdominals-revealing outfit acts as a useful distraction just like any Las Vegas stage magician's show-girl assistant's revealing outfit serves to misdirect the audience's eye away from the magic trick's secret. NONE of that was explored in this show. Bow was race-swapped without doing anything to establish whether or not the audience is supposed to understand that this is just 1 of many alternate dimension versions of a She-Ra, or if this is a "When She-Ra was a kid" story IN CONTINUITY with the prior FILMATION cartoons, and that "Bow" isn't just a particular person's NAME, but a TITLE held by a person who is supposed to be the bodyguard of the princess. These problems prove the creators of this particular She-Ra series didn't love She-Ra half as much as WE DO, or Masters Of The Universe generally. The creators could have shown us examples of martial "brotherly love" that has nothing to do with homosexuality serving in military unison right alongside concretely coupled homosexual males who are ALSO on "active duty". They could have shown us how these kinds of characters deal as a unified war-fighting TEAM, in the face of biggoted attacks against their force. Instead, all we got was a token-ized race-swapped character, which the creators should have known is the PHONIEST way to do inclusiveness in the 21st century. The whole of Masters Of The Universe has a kind of "pro-wrestling" goofyness to it, which isn't "bad" per se, it provides the creative ridiculous space in which to play and make jokes. But it would have been nice if the series had done a better job of showing us exactly how much might the forces of Etheria actually have to bring to bear in a war against The Horde, & vice-versa. Instead, it's ephemeral. More soldiers or tanks will show up if "the plot needs them". Which allows the writers to do lazy writing. The battles don't actually matter to the audience, because we can't detect how great or small the stakes are.

Swift Wind is only BARELY used in the series! She-Ra's pegacorn steed is central to establishing the magic fantasy nature of the setting, but he's only around for an episode and a half or so. Why put to WASTE such a useful, enjoyable character?

The worst part is that the writers didn't give the first campaign's story any plot consequences. After it is made CRYSTAL CLEAR that the villans have completely, utterly, and irreversably WON DECISIVE VICTORY, Adorra's lame-o half-heartedly non-commital "friends" show up too late to matter. But they use magic, and they still lose, not changing anything. But then the mushroom-girl with the magic flute enters on a magic-induced wave of water that washes away a tiny handful of enemy soldiers, and *poof*, suddenly all of the characters are acting like they didn't just lose to The Horde. No earned story-proof of mitigation of The Horde's victory is shown on-screen or in voice-over to we, the audience. It was SO BAD. What's worse, the use of magic has inconsistent costs. Magic can appearently be used by any character at any moment in any amount, and it *might* make them so "hurt bad" they need to be bed-ridden for days, or it might have no effect upon them. By the standards of the final battle, the mushroom-themed girl is the most powerful character in all of Etheria, & thus NO other characters' activities mattered at all, not even She-Ra's. Mushroom princess was always going to deus-ex-machina the good guys a victory no matter how much the writers already showed us the bad guys have a very, very final total victory.… Expand

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