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** There are some hints that the things the Best Friend Squad is encountering on Krytis are illusions, like the barrier where a door should have been that glowed after Catra cut through it, a passage appearing where one wasn't before, and the jilted speech when "Entrapta" tells them to go down it, with "Wrong Hordak" not making any noise despite his emotional state at the time.

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** There are some hints that the things the Best Friend Squad is encountering on Krytis are illusions, like the barrier where a door should have been that glowed after Catra cut through it, a passage appearing where one wasn't before, and the jilted stilted speech when "Entrapta" tells them to go down it, with "Wrong Hordak" not making any noise despite his emotional state at the time.

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* AwwChoo: When a mote of magic lands on her nose, Catra sneezes. Bow immediately starts teasing her lover how cute her sneeze is, while Adora and Glimmer snicker at Catra's increasingly indignant reactions. Melog later imitates Catra's sneeze a couple of times.

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* AwwChoo: When a mote of magic lands on her nose, Catra sneezes. Bow immediately starts teasing her lover over how cute her sneeze is, while Adora and Glimmer snicker at Catra's increasingly indignant reactions. Melog later imitates Catra's sneeze a couple of times.


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* IResembleThatRemark: Catra denies being cute, while puffing up her tail.


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* SurroundedByIdiots: Catra seeing the heroes' dumb plans has her baffled as to how they survived for so long, let along kept defeating her.
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* EvolvingCredits: The chipped Spinnerella, Micah, Scorpia, and Mermista join Horde Prime and Hordak in the villains shot. In the heroes shot Netossa, Sea Hawk and Perfuma all sport new poses to reflect their states after the lose of the now chipped heroes (Netossa looks angry, Sea Hawk determined, and Perfuma sad).

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* EvolvingCredits: The chipped Spinnerella, Micah, Scorpia, and Mermista join Horde Prime and Hordak in the villains shot. In the heroes shot Netossa, Sea Hawk and Perfuma all sport new poses to reflect their states after the lose loss of the now chipped heroes (Netossa looks angry, Sea Hawk determined, and Perfuma sad).
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** Shadow Weaver telling Castaspella to go ahead and stop her if she actually tries to take the magic for herself is an indication that Shadow Weaver isn’t to be around for very long in this universe.

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** Shadow Weaver telling Castaspella to go ahead and stop her if she actually tries to take the magic for herself is an indication that Shadow Weaver isn’t going to be around for very long in this universe.
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** Shadow Weaver telling Castaspella to go ahead and stop her if she actually tries to take the magic for herself is an indication that Shadow Weaver doesn’t expect to be around for very long in this universe.

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** Shadow Weaver telling Castaspella to go ahead and stop her if she actually tries to take the magic for herself is an indication that Shadow Weaver doesn’t expect isn’t to be around for very long in this universe.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are some hints that the things the Best Friend Squad is encountering on Krytis are illusions, like the barrier where a door should have been that glowed after Catra cut through it, a passage appearing where one wasn't before, and the jilted speech when "Entrapta" tells them to go down it, with "Wrong Hordak" not making any noise despite his emotional state at the time.

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There are some hints that the things the Best Friend Squad is encountering on Krytis are illusions, like the barrier where a door should have been that glowed after Catra cut through it, a passage appearing where one wasn't before, and the jilted speech when "Entrapta" tells them to go down it, with "Wrong Hordak" not making any noise despite his emotional state at the time.time.
** Shadow Weaver telling Castaspella to go ahead and stop her if she actually tries to take the magic for herself is an indication that Shadow Weaver doesn’t expect to be around for very long in this universe.


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* PyrrhicVictory: While the First Ones were able to send the Galactic Horde packing from Krytis, all life on Krytis perished except for one, and is a barren planet.
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* AwwChoo: When a mote of magic lands on her nose, Catra sneezes. Bow immediately starts teasing her lover how cute her sneeze is, while Adora and Glimmer snicker at Catra's increasingly indignant reactions. Melog later imitates Catra's sneeze a couple of times.
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* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: After Castaspella accuses her of wanting to take Etheria's magic for herself, Shadow Weaver tells Castaspella to stop her if she tries to do so. It's this request that convinces Castaspella that Shadow Weaver is being sincere.
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* TheGadfly: Bow -- and to a lesser extent Glimmer -- delights in teasing Catra throughout the episode, to her frustration.
--> '''Catra:''' ''[sneezes]''\\
'''Bow:''' Aww, that's your sneeze?\\
'''Catra:''' What?\\
'''Bow:''' It's just so... cute!\\
'''Catra:''' ''[indignantly]'' It's a normal sneeze.\\
'''Bow:''' I can't believe the whole time you were trying to kill us, you had the cutest sneeze of all time!\\
'''Catra:''' I am not cute! ''[tail puffs up]''\\
'''Bow:''' The angrier you get, the cuter you are!
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* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Invoked when Catra cuts an opening through a thick metal door with her claws... though the door was actually an illusion.

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* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Invoked when Catra cuts an opening through a thick metal door with her claws... though the door was actually an illusion, or at least it was partially an illusion.
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* EnemyMine: Castaspella ''very'' reluctantly agrees to hear out Shadow Weaver's plan to find the Heart of Etheria and return the magic the First Ones stole back to the planet.


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* GodzillaThreshold: Shadow Weaver convinces Castaspella that with the far more powerful Micah chipped by Horde Prime they need to find and release the magic found in the Heart of Etheria back to the planet in order to give themselves the boost they need to fight him.


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* WhyWontYouDie: A non fatal example. Castaspella is left incredulous that the Rebellion lost so many good warriors but somehow [[TokenEvilTeammate Shadow Weaver]] got out without being chipped.
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* EvolvingCredits: The chipped Spinnerella, Micah, Scorpia, and Mermista join Horde Prime and Hordak in the villains shot.

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* EvolvingCredits: The chipped Spinnerella, Micah, Scorpia, and Mermista join Horde Prime and Hordak in the villains shot. In the heroes shot Netossa, Sea Hawk and Perfuma all sport new poses to reflect their states after the lose of the now chipped heroes (Netossa looks angry, Sea Hawk determined, and Perfuma sad).
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* ImplausibleDeniability: Wrong Hordak's conditioning causes him to try and deny that Krytis exists despite being ''on'' Krytis at the time.
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* BondCreature: Melog forms a bond with fellow feline Catra, mirroring Adora's bond with Swift Wind.

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* BondCreature: Melog forms a mystical bond with fellow feline Catra, mirroring Adora's bond with Swift Wind.



* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Melog's vocalization consists of meows, purrs, roars, and growls that only Catra - a fellow feline - can understand.

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* IntelligibleUnintelligible: In its feline form, Melog's vocalization consists of meows, purrs, roars, and growls that only Catra - a fellow feline - can understand.understand due to their mystical connection.



* StarfishAlien: Melog is the sole survivor of a spectral alien species formed entirely of magic and capable of taking on any form it chooses, though it settles for making a feline form its default after bonding with Catra. When calm its mane and tail are a soft misty blue, but when angry or afraid they turn a spiky red.

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* StarfishAlien: Melog is the sole survivor of a spectral alien species formed entirely of magic and capable of taking on any form it chooses, though it chooses. It is initially humanoid, but settles for making a feline form its default after bonding with Catra. When calm its mane mane, teeth, and tail are a soft misty blue, but when angry or afraid they turn a spiky red.
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* IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou: Wrong Hordak insists that they don't speak of Horde Prime's weaknesses... which confirms that he has a weakness. Then he says they don't speak of Krytis, which is where said weakness is. In this case, Wrong Hordak is simply too naive to avoid giving up this information even if he knows he's not supposed to.


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* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Glimmer is able to sense the magic of Melog's illusions, but can't quite put her finger on it until she physically touches one and realizes what it is.
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* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Invoked when Catra cuts an opening through a thick metal door with her claws... though the door was actually an illusion.


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* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Melog's vocalization consists of meows, purrs, roars, and growls that only Catra - a fellow feline - can understand.


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* StarfishAlien: Melog is the sole survivor of a spectral alien species formed entirely of magic and capable of taking on any form it chooses, though it settles for making a feline form its default after bonding with Catra. When calm its mane and tail are a soft misty blue, but when angry or afraid they turn a spiky red.
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* BondCreature: Melog forms a bond with fellow feline Catra, mirroring Adora's bond with Swift Wind.


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* TheEmpath: Melog can read emotions, making the usually temperamental Catra force herself to stay calm in order to keep the spectral feline from lashing out.
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* BrainwashResidue: Even after being freed from Horde Prime's HiveMind, Catra still gets flashes of information from it, like a bit of information on Krytis.
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* BreatherEpisode: Largely comedic and heartwarming episode after a dramatic HeroicSacrifice last episode.

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* InternalRetcon: For his pride Horde Prime purged all record of his failure to capture Krytis and seemingly installed a block in his drones that makes them conspicuously deny any mention of its existence. The First Ones also apparently [[NotSoDifferent did the same thing]], as its location is locked behind admin privileges in Mara's ship.

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* InelegantBlubbering: Wrong Hordak does this as he realizes everything he thought of Horde Prime is a lie.
* InternalRetcon: For his pride pride, Horde Prime purged all record records of his failure to capture Krytis and seemingly installed a block in his drones that makes them conspicuously deny any mention of its existence. The First Ones also apparently [[NotSoDifferent did the same thing]], as its location is locked behind admin privileges in Mara's ship.



* MasterOfIllusion: Krytis has numerous illusions, like a door that the heroes can't reach or pointy spikes.

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* MasterOfIllusion: Krytis has numerous illusions, Melog is able to generate illusions to ward the heroes off, like a door that the heroes can't reach or pointy spikes.


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* TrickArrow: Bow has an arrow which turns into a magnifying glass, a function so absurd that Catra cannot believe the Horde was ever losing to the Rebellion.
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* TheReveal: Horde Prime's weakness is magic, which he can't understand or properly control. That's why he left Krystis after the First Ones were driven off and Melog's species attacked him.

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* TheReveal: Horde Prime's weakness is magic, which he can't understand or properly control. That's why he left Krystis Krytis after the First Ones were driven off and Melog's species attacked him.
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* EvolvingCredits: The chipped Spinnerella, Micah, Scorpia, and Mermista join Horde Prime and Hordak in the villains shot.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are some hints that the things the Best Friend Squad is encountering on Krytis are illusions, like the barrier where a door should have been that glowed after Catra cut through it, a passage appearing where one wasn't before, and the jilted speech when "Entrapta" tells them to go down it, with "Wrong Hordak" not making any noise despite his emotional state at the time.
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* InternalRetcon: For his pride Horde Prime purged all record of his failure to capture Krytis and seemingly installed a block in his drones that makes them [[RevealingCoverUp conspicuously deny]] any mention of its existence. The First Ones also apparently [[NotSoDifferent did the same thing]], as its location is locked behind admin privileges in Mara's ship.

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* InternalRetcon: For his pride Horde Prime purged all record of his failure to capture Krytis and seemingly installed a block in his drones that makes them [[RevealingCoverUp conspicuously deny]] deny any mention of its existence. The First Ones also apparently [[NotSoDifferent did the same thing]], as its location is locked behind admin privileges in Mara's ship.



* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: "Wrong Hordak's" attempts to deny that Horde Prime has any weaknesses falls into this.

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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: "Wrong Hordak's" attempts to deny that Horde Prime has any weaknesses falls into this. His responses paint it as a combination of conditioning and programming.
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* InternalRetcon: For his pride Horde Prime purged all record of his failure to capture Krytis and seemingly installed a block in his drones that makes them [[RevealingCoverUp conspicuously deny]] any mention of its existence. The First Ones also apparently [[NotSoDifferent did the same thing]], as its location is locked behind admin privileges in Mara's ship.
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* MasterOfIllusion: Krytis has numerous illusions, like a door that the heroes can't reach or pointy spikes.
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* LastOfHisKind: Melog is the last member of their species, the others dying in the after

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* LastOfHisKind: Melog is the last member of their species, the others dying in the aftertheir stand against Horde Prime.
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* HeroicBSOD: Wrong Hordak has an existential crisis upon discovering hard evidence that Horde Prime ''isn't'' the perfect being he claims to be.
* LastOfHisKind: Melog is the last member of their species, the others dying in the after
* TheReveal: Horde Prime's weakness is magic, which he can't understand or properly control. That's why he left Krystis after the First Ones were driven off and Melog's species attacked him.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: "Wrong Hordak's" attempts to deny that Horde Prime has any weaknesses falls into this.
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The squad heads to the planet Krytis to find a way to get past Horde Prime's blockade on Etheria. Shadow Weaver appeals to Castaspella for help.
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