History Fridge / SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower

* Entrapta has been confirmed to be autistic by WordOfGod. A lot of autistic people have a tendency to hyper focus on special interests, and Entrapta’s interest - robotics and inventing - has gone so far that she considers robots to be just as real as her human friends. So, when she notices the princesses leaving Emily behind and rushes to get it, she’s not just trying to get back her invention; Emily matters just as much to her as her human friends do, so she couldn’t just ditch it.

** Hordak's physical appearance is a perfect visual metaphor for his personality. He projects power and might by wearing armor that makes him appear muscular, but underneath the armor, he's sickly. Hordak wants others to see him as a powerful conqueror, but beneath his public image, he's weak and dysfunctional. Also, while wearing his armor, Hordak codes as a middle-aged man, but with his armor off, he resembles a skinny teenage boy -- which is precisely his level of emotional maturity.

* Mermista admits that Salineas is short on staff after the main characters notice that her herald is also her butler. Later, Mermista mentions that her kingdom has been fighting off Horde assaults. Salineas is probably low on people because countless numbers of its citizens were either killed or driven away by Horde attacks.

* When you think about it, there are ''a lot'' of kingdoms that seem to be ruled by teenagers or 20-somethings; Bright Moon seems to be the main exception until "The Portal". How many of Adora's friends did the Horde orphan, exactly?

** Makes you wonder how many times did Light Hope attempt to bring a First One to Etheria?

** Wouldn't Hordak have already been on Etheria for awhile when the Light Hope's portal brought Adora through? Micah is a child when Light Spinner/Shadow Weaver brings up the Horde threat, implying Hordak has been around long enough to have started gathering an army. Also one of Shadow Weaver's flashback show she was already with the Horde when Adora arrived.

* Bow's knowledge of knots in the Sea Gate episode may relate to his archery skill, since he had to learn about fletching and bow-making, both of which involved usage of ropes for tying arrow's feathers and bowstrings respectively.

* In a cross between Fridge Brilliance and HeartwarmingInHindsight, Bow's ImagineSpot in "Roll With It" includes his giving himself the moustache his '80s incarnation sported. Out of universe, it's a ProductionThrowback. In universe, come "Reunion", we can see that he ''gave himself his dad's moustache''.

** At the same time, it hints at a potential redemption arc for her, since the traditional meaning of the orobouros is ''rebirth''.

** At the end of Season 4, three characters are trapped on board Horde Prime's ship: Glimmer (who activated the Heart of Etheria and unwittingly brought the planetary weapon out of Despondos ''and'' drew Horde Prime's attention), Hordak (who created the Etherian Horde, conquered much of Etheria, and who created the portal used to contact Horde Prime), and Catra (who almost erased all of Etheria's inhabitants by activating the portal, and who participated in the conquest of Etheria). All three characters damaged the world in some way, and now they're together on board a ship with a man who wants to damage the universe. The three people who ruined the world may well work together to save it in Season 5.
** The same three characters have all been stripped of their mightiest assets. Glimmer is far from her kingdom, far from her friends, and unable to use her magic. Catra and Hordak do not have the Etherian Horde (or what's left of it) to help them. Hordak has no technology with him, the First Ones crystal is absent from his cybernetic armor, he's demoralized after learning the truth about Entrapta, and his brilliant mind was subjected to a mind-wipe. The confidence all three characters once had is probably gone. Glimmer and Catra are likely demoralized after the seismic events of "Destiny, Part 2". All three will have to figure out who they are and what they can do without their titles, tools, allies, reputations, and egos.

* It should be noted that Adora's new appearance as She-Ra in Season 5 mixes in elements of her friends' outfits; her winged boots are reminiscent of Glimmer's, her bodily outfit has a heart symbol on it like Bow's and even has a similar color scheme, and her new helm resembles her love interest Catra's. Aside from this however, her new form also resembles Mara's. From Seasons 1 to halfway through Season 4, Adora feared that she would fail to do the right thing, and fail to save Etheria from destruction. Then upon finding out the truth about Mara, and that she actually succeeded in saving Etheria, Adora gained a newfound respect for her upon finding out her true heroism, and began seeking out to follow Mara's example. Thus, her new form takes on Mara's. Unfortunately, this also came with a firmer desire to sacrifice her life for the greater good, just as Mara did.
** The placement of each piece brings to mind exactly the type of love Adora has received from them. Glimmer, despite an initial distrust in Adora, has always believed in her abilities: she's represented by the boots, since she gave her a home and a new ground to stand on when all Adora had believed up to that point turned out to be a lie. Bow has always shown impossible care towards Adora's well being and is the unwavering emotional centre of the team: he's TheHeart, and is rightfully represented by that exact shape in the middle of her chest. And Catra, the girl Adora has always, unconditionally loved, who was Adora's rock during their childhood, who Adora never managed to stop thinking about despite being told time and time again to let go of, is the crowning jewel of it all: She-Ra's new tiara resembles her lost mask. Finally, the new outfit resembles Maria's a lot, because Adora thinks of her as a hero and is inspired by her courage and sacrifice.

** First, by stripping Force Captains and other such officers of the authority to do things themselves like refitting their troops, Shadow Weaver controls their ability to function. Without her, their missions will fail and knowing this Shadow Weaver can set things up so they take the fall with Hordak, if it even escalates to him. This makes it very easy way to corral overly ambitious officers who might be a threat to her or to entice loyalty from subordinates by making them rely on her.

* Shadow Weaver's animosity toward Catra can seem extremely unreasonable at times, particularity during the first half of Season 1 when Catra showed an genuine eagerness to do well as a Force Captain. We see Catra plan and execute an effective and successful infiltration/raid mission on the Princess Prom, capturing both Bow and Glimmer, taking the Sword of Protection all while playing Adora like a fiddle, all by herself. Yet despite this success, Shadow Weaver offers her no praise and is quick to demote Catra from her rank once she had Adora back. Why does Shadow Weaver insistently refuse to see the potential in Catra even after she showed such initiative? Because initiative is NOT what Shadow Weaver wants in her students. She want subservience, she wants her students to be dependent on her for success and guidance so that she may control them. Their success must be attributed to Shadow Weaver's teachings. So Catra excelling by her own merits just makes her even more infuriating in Shadow Weaver's eyes as it proves that Catra does not really need her.

* Scorpia is proud of giving great hugs because she has super-strength and is covered in spikes; ergo, hugging is something she had to practice until she got good at it.

* Hordak in early seasons [[HatesBeingTouched isn't a fan of being touched]] except by Imp or Entrapta and clearly even prefers combat at long range whenever possible. It takes one a bit to realize why, but then we meet Horde Prime, who has NoSenseOfPersonalSpace and makes a lot of very uncomfortable touched toward Hordak and his clones. Hordak prefers not to be touched because, whether he'd admit it or not, he's traumatized by Horde Prime.

* It should be noted that Adora's new appearance as She-Ra in Season 5 mixes in elements of her friends' outfits; her winged boots are reminiscent of Glimmer's, her bodily outfit has a heart symbol on it like Bow's and even has a similar color scheme, and her new helm resembles her love interest [[spoiler:Catra's]]. Aside from this however, her new form also resembles Mara's. From Seasons 1 to halfway through Season 4, Adora feared that she would fail to do the right thing, and fail to save Etheria from destruction. Then upon finding out the truth about Mara, and that she actually succeeded in saving Etheria, Adora gained a newfound respect for her upon finding out her true heroism, and began seeking out to follow Mara's example. Thus, her new form takes on Mara's. Unfortunately, this also came with a firmer desire to sacrifice her life for the greater good, just as Mara did.

* Notice how Glimmer is the most zaftig of the princesses? It makes sense, considering one of her powers is teleportation. No need to exercise when you can just teleport everywhere. Same with Spinerella, whose wind powers allow her to fly.

** The same three characters have all been stripped of their mightiest assets. Glimmer is far from her kingdom, far from her friends, and unable to use her magic. Catra and Hordak do not have the Etherian Horde (or what's left of it) to help them. Hordak has no technology with him, the First One's crystal is absent from his cybernetic armor, he's demoralized after learning the truth about Entrapta, and his brilliant mind was subjected to a mind-wipe. The confidence all three characters once had is probably gone. Glimmer and Catra are likely demoralized after the seismic events of "Destiny, Part 2". All three will have to figure out who they are and what they can do without their titles, tools, allies, reputations, and egos.

* Back in Season 1 Catra says that, if you want to goad Adora into exposing herself to danger, you have to go for the heart, and the next episodes she succesfully captures Glimmer and Bow knowing Adora will go rescue them. Prime, in Season 5, does the exact same thing by using Catra as bait.

* Horde Prime has ruled the entire known galaxy with an iron fist for a thousand years, so it can seem strange that he suddenly grabs the VillainBall so She-Ra and her friends can beat him... until we remember that Horde Prime is a narcissistic OrwellianEditor who covers up any mistakes in his reign. Defective clone? Cast out. Failed to conquer a magic-filled planet? Pretend the planet never existed. Defective clone "failed" to conquer Etheria? His first instinct was to wipe out Etheria so that this "embarrassment" wouldn't go public. Since he hides mistakes instead of confronting them and it's served him well for centuries, it's no wonder he doesn't learn from them and lets this {{Pride}} and EvilCannotComprehendGood tendencies to get the best of him when dealing with Etheria, which allows him to be blind-sided by magic and ThePowerOfLove.

* It should be noted that Adora's new appearance as She-ra in season 5 mixes in elements of her friends' outfits; her winged boots are reminiscent of Glimmer's, her bodily outfit has a heart symbol on it like Bow's and even has a similar color scheme, and her new helm resembles her love interest [[spoiler: Catra's]]. Aside from this however, her new form also resembles Mara's. In seasons 1 to halfway season 4, Adora feared that she would fail to do the right thing, and fail to save Etheria from destruction. Then upon finding out the truth about Mara, and that she actually succeeded in saving Etheria, Adora gained a newfound respect for her upon finding our her true heroism, and began seeking out to follow Mara's example. Thus, her new form takes on Mara's. Unfortunately, this also came with a firmer desire to sacrifice her life for the greater good, just as Mara did.

** He doesn't keep old memories in his new body, at least not all of them. His refusal to acknowledge mistakes even has him refuse to remember his earlier failures.

* Catra has spent three seasons becoming more like Shadow Weaver. Then, toward the end of "Remember", she becomes temporarily corrupted by the portal...and the jagged edge of the corruption, running down much of her face, visually echoes the crack Catra herself put in Shadow Weaver's mask.

* Horde Prime has ruled the entire known galaxy with an iron fist for a thousand years, so it can seem strange that he suddenly grabs the VillainBall so She-Ra and her friends can beat him... Until we remember that Horde Prime is a narcissistic OrwellianEditor who covers up any mistakes in his reign. Defective clone? Cast out. Failed to conquer a magic-filled planet? Pretend the planet never existed. Defective clone "failed" to conquer Etheria? His first instinct was to wipe out Etheria so that this "embarrassment" wouldn't go public. Since he hides mistakes instead of confronting them and it's served him well for centuries, it's no wonder he doesn't learn from them and lets this {{Pride}} and EvilCannotComprehendGood tendencies to get the best of him when dealing with Etheria, which allows him to be blind-sided by magic and ThePowerOfLove.

* In season 5, Wrong Hordak explains that Galactic Horde clones consume a green "amniotic fluid" for their nourishment. Later, viewers see that Horde Prime lengthens the life of his host body by absorbing clone life force, which takes the form of a green liquid. [[ImAHumanitarian What if amniotic fluid and clone life force are the same thing?]] If so, where does the Galactic Horde get enough amniotic fluid/life force to feed a large army of clones? Do they harvest it from old, sick, or injured clones? [[HumanResources Are certain clones manufactured just so they can be drained of their life force?]]