Rec: She-Ra S5 Video Essays

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Title: The Brilliance Of She-Ra’s Final Season
Creator: Riley J. Dennis
Characters: All/Various
Length: 23:47 minutes
Summary: This is an explanation/analysis of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power's 5th and final season. I loved everything about this series, so I wanted to try and explain what makes She-Ra such an incredible show, and how this final season really solidified that.

Reasons Recced: Just fantastic and hugely in depth analysis of the finale.

Title: How She Ra Gives Us Hope
Creator: Five by Five Takes
Characters: Shadow Weaver, Adora, Catra
Relationships: Adora/Catra, Adora & Catra & Shadow Weaver,
Length: 18:34 minutes
Summary: love often wins the day, but i've rarely seen it as well articulated *why* as she ra does in its final season.

a billion thanks to everyone who read and watched drafts and watched me slowly go insane. enjoy what is probably too many uses of the word "love"
Reasons Recced: This is such a brilliant analysis on how Shadow Weaver’s abuse affected Adora and Catra and their relationship to one another. And how the theme of the show ties into that with the story being told.

Title: She Ra's Corridors Isn't What You Think
Creator: Five by Five Takes
Characters: Catra
Length: 5:23 minutes
Summary: symbolism is always cool, but inverted symbolism even more so.

Reasons Recced: This is just a fantastic analysis of the episode “Corridors” and explores the symbolism of corridors as well as light and shadows.