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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power |OT| Sword to Reboot!
- Thread starter spookyduzt
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That's awesome. I need this to be made. Lumberjanes was one of the books that got me back into comics after I got burned out for a couple of years.
A Lumberjanes animated series would be awesome but then the LGBTQ elements would probably be She-Ra'd. 😑
Considering how visible it is in Lumberjanes, I somewhat doubt this.
Yea how could you remove it without it just not being it. Might as well adapt something else at that point
You're implying that a faithful and stricter adaptation is the route that a corporation like Disney would take.
This was pitched at DIsney?
Hmm, the LGBTQ elements are still integral to a multitude of the characters though. Censoring them would pretty much invalidate their characterization, which is something I don't see Noelle doing with characters that are, above all things, her babies.
I don't know where they are pitching it. I thought Disney still had the rights despite cancelling the live action adaptation.
Personally I see Noelle as the overly compromising type because of She-Ra, but she isn't the same person she was back in 2016. Also Lumberjanes would likely be aimed at a different demographic.
So the Original Soundtrack was released last Friday and I didn't find out until yesterday.
Available on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music and YouTube.
Available on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music and YouTube.
Caught up on the show now, after airing it in PonyEra's stream. It's pretty fun, and I enjoyed watching it. The characters could be frustratingly dumb at times, though, and Catra has some intense plot armor. I also felt they could have done more to integrate the other princesses into the story more, rather than only showcasing them during one-off episodes.
So, how much fan rage do y'all expect after nothing comes of Catra and Adora ship-wise?
I think it might be prudent to stay away from most She-Ra forums for a bit.
I think it might be prudent to stay away from most She-Ra forums for a bit.
People seemed to handle Steven Universe Future well with the lack of romance for some side characters.
I don't know where the characters in She Ra are gonna end up though.
This is how I feel. Even based on flashbacks, it's clear their relationship was unstable given Catra's insecurities.
You mean you're not excited for people to be calling Noelle Stevenson, a married lesbian, a queerbaiter because Catra and Adora don't kiss at the end???
/s because it's already happened and also I know it's gonna happen again.. maybe i should stay off twitter this weekend?
Don't worry, everyone will love the scene in the epilogue where they show Bow and Catras kids
I'm expecting disappointment tomorrow, so setting my expectations rather low. It's not even just the queer elements I'm worried about, there's a lot that needs to be accomplished within 13 episodes. Thus far, the team hasn't had the best batting average in terms of economical storytelling.
I don't even ship Catra and Adora at this point but I want some bold and explicit queer rep by the end. The fact that something like Netossa and Spinnerella being a couple, let alone married per the Word of God, isn't explicit indicates to me there is a limit to what they can do. It's not that the queer elements are below textual, they are just obfuscated to a degree.
It's 2020 and after the entirety of Steven Universe, Adventure Time's finale, and such I want better. Progress is being made but there is still so much left to do.
I don't even ship Catra and Adora at this point but I want some bold and explicit queer rep by the end. The fact that something like Netossa and Spinnerella being a couple, let alone married per the Word of God, isn't explicit indicates to me there is a limit to what they can do. It's not that the queer elements are below textual, they are just obfuscated to a degree.
It's 2020 and after the entirety of Steven Universe, Adventure Time's finale, and such I want better. Progress is being made but there is still so much left to do.
A few early reviews I glimpsed at showed praise for the finale but who knows really how good it'll be.
MASSIVE SEASON 5 SPOILERS:
This is going to rustle a few jimmies.
I have no issue with LGBT Relationships at all but considering everything Catra did to Adora including physical and emotional abuse. To have this pairing happen is just no..i'm sorry
I have no issue with LGBT Relationships at all but considering everything Catra did to Adora including physical and emotional abuse. To have this pairing happen is just no..i'm sorry
MASSIVE SEASON 5 SPOILERS:
This is going to rustle a few jimmies.
I have no issue with LGBT Relationships at all but considering everything Catra did to Adora including physical and emotional abuse. To have this pairing happen is just no..i'm sorry
Ohhh boi here we go...
Yepppp it's happening
They even completly redeemed Hordak so Entrapta/Hordak can be a thing
Having finished watching Season 5 for myself...
I really dislike seeing anyone compare the endgame of Catradora to Reylo in TROS. All things considered, I feel like the season did a generally good job with Catra's redemption arc and moving her away to a point to where she isn't a toxic relationship to Adora. Especially opposed to Ben Solo, who has literally no dialogue after he tosses away his lightsaber at the end of Act 2 of TROS and went through a rather flimsy redemption arc.
Mind you, I wouldn't say Catra's redemption is perfect (though certainly not poorly done imo), and I get some folks being frustrated with this result... but overall I think the show handled these points well.
Mind you, I wouldn't say Catra's redemption is perfect (though certainly not poorly done imo), and I get some folks being frustrated with this result... but overall I think the show handled these points well.
EDIT: Oh and another thing that I think is worth celebrating here...
Say whatever you will about Catradora as a ship, but I applaud Noelle Stevenson for making a cartoon show that not only heavily features numerous queer characters like say Steven Universe, but also having its main protagonist be a lesbian (I suppose Adora could be bi, but it doesn't seem very likely) and have her relationship with her love interest be at the very heart of the main story.
Take a minute to reflect on the big examples of representation that's been present in modern animated family shows. Korra was bi, but her romance with Asami was hardly a prominent plot point in Legend of Korra. Princess Bubblegum and Marceline had their ongoing arc, but they weren't the main protagonist of Adventure Time. So on and so forth. Noelle did something incredible with Adora and Catra, which deserves recognition.
Take a minute to reflect on the big examples of representation that's been present in modern animated family shows. Korra was bi, but her romance with Asami was hardly a prominent plot point in Legend of Korra. Princess Bubblegum and Marceline had their ongoing arc, but they weren't the main protagonist of Adventure Time. So on and so forth. Noelle did something incredible with Adora and Catra, which deserves recognition.
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Haha, they actually did it.
They went HARD in the direction opposite to the one I thought they would.
This is still better than the other option, but ALL the ruffled jimmies.
I respect the ovaries it took to say:
They went HARD in the direction opposite to the one I thought they would.
This is still better than the other option, but ALL the ruffled jimmies.
I respect the ovaries it took to say:
'fuck it, I am giving my lesbian cat girl a happy ending.'
Honestly I think we are still in a bit of a holding pattern until we get major male queer relationships.
There are a couple of shows to keep an eye on there; Kipo and The Hollow.
Tempted to look at the spoilers but I'll just watch it myself.
This is a good point. I feel bad for queer men looking for significant rep in western animation, especially after the Voltron fuckery.
Its not just western animation. It is global media in general.
I would hazard to say at least 7/10 major queer romances in all of TV and movies includes at least one cis woman.
I feel that most of them had fine endings except for SVtFoE. That show pretty much had a stroke near the end.
Adventure Time and Steven Universe at least were thematically consistent.
