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It makes the characters far more well-rounded and humanizes them.

Most kids’ shows tend to use the age-old trope of “hero struggles against villain, almost loses but reinforcements arrive in the form of friends.” And make it a recurring theme instead of a continued plot that makes sense in the universe that is established, but this show subverts those monotonous standards.

It treats the audience as smart, yet gently guides us into each new plot and sub-plot without giving everything away.

Character designer Ray Geiger admitted that they designed Princess Perfuma (Genesis Rodriguez) as a trans woman, and Glimmer's (Karen Fukuhara) wardrobe radiates the bisexual flag colors. As the episode progresses, we see a stark difference in the personalities of the two childhood best friends: Adora feels like she is a part of something bigger than her, while Catra is far more reserved and focused on immediate success.

We see as the episode progresses that Adora comes across a sword in the middle of a patrol with Catra – Catra dismisses Adora and they return to their headquarters.

It is a re-boot of the 1980s original She-Ra, but with a more explicitly queer cast and storyline.

I remember coming across this show on Netflix and immediately dismissing it as a childish cartoon – but as I started watching the show, I could not stop binging it till I was done with all 5 seasons. Early in the series, we meet Spinnerella (ND Stevenson) and Netossa (Krystal Joy Brown), an adorable lesbian princess couple who hold hands and show affection on screen.

They sit in the War Council room and give strategic opinions to Angella regarding the next moves to be taken to combat the Horde.

Glimmer requests Angella to go give relief for the Kingdom of Plumeria, that has been plunged into a state of decay due to the Horde’s invasion and corruption of their natural resources.

Listen, Scorpia and Catra have a lot to work out if they're going to make it as a couple, but damn, I ship it.

The series also presumes queerness as a norm, which is typified in the way characters are presented and how various societies organize themselves. Our secondary protagonists: Princess Glimmer and her best friend Bow come across the sword as well, at night, and we see the trio get into fights, danger, and multiple hijinks with cyborg bugs, as well as addressing the initial distrust and opposing opinions between Glimmer and Adora.

Within this conflict, Bow is shown to be the glue of the group – and he will continue to be so throughout the series, as well as being a compassionate moral-compass as the group begins to get larger with more allies and friends.

Princess Glimmer of Bright Moon is shown to be an anxious person, nervous about being perfect and needing acceptance from her mother, the Queen Angella.

Episode 2: Building Trust and Forging New Bonds

In Episode 2, after escaping the defense systems of an old First Ones relic, we see Glimmer and Bow introduce Adora to the peaceful citizens of Etheria, in the small settlement of Thaymor.

Meanwhile Catra deals with the responsibilities of becoming a Force Captain in Adora’s place, facing both physical challenges from She-Ra and the rebellion and internal conflict as she deals with her abusive mother figure Shadow Weaver (Lorraine Toussaint) and boss Hordak (Keston John). A year after the show’s conclusion, Netflix would release two new He-Man adaptations, the first being Masters of the Universe: Revelation, helmed by Kevin Smith, who has gone on record as wanting to do a She-Ra crossover with Stevenson someday.

It is also revealed that Adora is Prince Adam’s twin sister. New fanart can be found constantly on social media, there’s always a number of them cosplaying as the characters at conventions around the world, and they still want more from the series in the form of a sixth season or movie. What makes Double Trouble all the more exciting is that they are an openly nonbinary character voiced by nonbinary writer, producer, and now actor Jacob Tobia.

Double Trouble joins the already-queer-as-all-get-out series developed by Noelle Stevenson (Lumberjanes).

With her mother’s permission – and explicit instruction to not engage the Horde in combat – Glimmer, Bow and Adora as She-Ra, lead the relief mission.

Back at the Fright Zone, which houses the Horde’s base, Catra is being berated by Shadow Weaver, again. While there are currently no plans for a continuation, some remain hopeful or are willing to fill in the blanks themselves through fanprojects because of how fond they are of these characters and their world.

These characters and stories opened the floodgates for more queer creatives to tell stories authentically with shows like Dead End: Paranormal Park and The Owl House, and we’ll only continue seeing more stories like these in the future.

She-Ra & The Princesses of Power also can be attributed to effectively jumpstarting the MOTU franchise from over a decade of hibernation.

There is definitely a preponderance of characters who are girls and women, which is a delightfully refreshing shift in the balance of representation. Sexism as a whole seems to be more or less nonexistent unless you count Tung Lashor, who seems to be more of a commentary on how ridiculously sexist cartoons used to be more than a real or much-ascribed-to belief system.

She begins to approach everything with a childlike wonder, almost convincing Glimmer to reconsider her coldness.

The good times do not last, as the Horde suddenly lays siege upon Thaymor and Adora is horrified and runs off to stop her comrades, apologising to Glimmer and Bow, asking them to evacuate everyone. Whether or not Smith will be able to, or even plans to follow up this reveal is still up in the air, but a sign that perhaps She-Ra and He-Man can reunite once again.

The shapeshifting Double Trouble (Jacob Tobia) is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. Catra and Adora's original team included female and male presenting characters, for example, so it seems there isn't a binary view of who is and is not considered a combatant. While some series need to depict the realities of facing homophobia in our often harsh society, it's also crucial for queer people to consume stories that remind us that it doesn't have to be this way.

Season 1 is the perfect example of discovering almost all of the princesses’ strengths and weaknesses and how they overcome it as Adora, along with Princess Glimmer and Bow seek them out to join their Rebellion against the invading Horde.

Apart from the princesses, even the supposed bad guys who were once Adora’s allies in the Horde are given character-arcs and are treated not as sub-human in the later seasons.

The goat person and lizard wife who come to join Catra's crew appear fairly agender.