History Recap / SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS5E11Failsafe

* CastingAShadow: The [[BrainwashedAndCrazy chipped]], Micha uses BlackMagic to manipulate his own shadow to form black tentacles to ensnare and immobilize the Rebellion members.

* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Shadow Weaver's abuse and manipulation catch up to her in this episode. She makes a valid claim about why only She-Ra can survive the process of the failsafe. It still angers Adora's friends because they know Shadow Weaver is out to get more power. Likewise, her [[IDidWhatIHadToDo claims that her actions are for the greater good]] don't fool Adora who delivers a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech scathing rant about how Shadow Weaver ruins people's lives and denies them any chance of happiness]].

* RealityEnsues: Shadow Weaver's abuse and manipulation catch up to her in this episode. She makes a valid claim about why only She-Ra can survive the process of the failsafe. It still angers Adora's friends because they know Shadow Weaver is out to get more power. Likewise, her [[IDidWhatIHadToDo claims that her actions are for the greater good]] don't fool Adora who delivers a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech scathing rant about how Shadow Weaver ruins people's lives and denies them any chance of happiness]].

* TraumaButton: Catra gets triggered after Shadow Weaver grabs her from behind and puts her hands over her mouth to keep her quiet causing her to violently push out of the sorceress's grasp and yell not to touch her. She has still shaken afterward when Adora puts a hand on her shoulder, involuntarily flinching and having her fur stand on end.

** After Catra angrily calls Shadow Weaver out for being evil, Shadow Weaver tells Catra “You’re one to talk”, without a doubt referring to the time Catra almost destroyed reality, indirectly reminding Catra that what she did two seasons ago doesn’t make her any better than her.

* ShippingTorpedo: Shadow Weaver notices that Adora and Catra are back to being close again and almost immediately sets out to undermine their relationship again by trying to convince Adora that Catra is the reason for her inability to transform into She-Ra. She is all too happy by the end of the episode to see she was able to drive Catra off, at least until Adora calls her out on all the things she had done to Catra and how she will never forgive her for it.

* ThisIsUnforgivable: After Shadow Weaver tries to cozy up to Adora once Catra leaves Adora angrily tells her off and states that she will never forgive her for the trauma she has inflicted on her, her friends, and ''especially'' Catra.

* ThisIsUnforgivable: After Shadow Weaver tries to cozy up to Adora once Catra leaves Adora angrily tells her that she will never forgive her for the trauma she has inflicted on her and her friends.
* TraumaButton: Catra gets triggered after Shadow Weaver grabs her from behind and puts her hands over her mouth to keep her quiet causing her to violently push out of the sorceress's grasp and yell not to touch her. She is still shaken afterward when Adora puts a hand on her shoulder, involuntarily flinching and having her fur stand on end.

* ContrivedCoincidence: Entrapta's ''damned'' lucky that Hordak happened to be the one that discovered her loitering near the spire, rather than any of the other thousands of clones.

* ContrivedCoincidence: Entrapta's ''damned'' lucky that Hordak happened to be the clone that discovered her loitering near the spire.

* MeaningfulEcho: Back in "Huntara", after Hordak tells Entrapta about how his physical imperfections led to his fall from grace, Entrapta tells him that "imperfection is beautiful, at least to me." In "Failsafe", she echos the line, this time referring to Hordak's returning memories and feelings.

* StarCrossedLovers: Hordak and Entrapta secretly meet at night near a Galactic Horde spire. They're clearly still in love, but unable to be together.

* RealityEnsues: Shadow Weaver's abuse and manipulation catch up to her in this episode. She makes a valid claim about why only She-Ra can survive the process of the failsafe. It still angers Adora's friends because they know Shadow Weaver is out to get more power. Likewise, her [[IDidWhatIHadToDo claims that her actions are for the greater good]] don't fool Adora who delivers a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech scathing attck about how Shadow Weaver ruins people's lives and denies them any chance of happiness]].

* TraumaButton: Catra gets triggered after Shadow Weaver grabs her from behind and puts her hands over her mouth to keep her quiet causing her to violently push out of the sorceress's grasp and yell not to touch her. She has still shaken afterward when Adora puts a hand on her shoulder, involuntarily flinching and having her fur stand on end.

* RealityEnsues: Shadow Weaver's abuse and manipulation catch up to her in this episode. She makes a valid claim about why only She-Ra can survive the process of the failsafe. It still angers Adora's friends because they know Shadow Weaver is out to get more power. Likewise, her [[IDidWhatIHadToDo claims that her actions are for the greater good]] don't fool Adora who delivering a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech scathing rant about how Shadow Weaver ruins people's lives and denies them happiness]].

* ThisIsUnforgivable: After Shadow Weaver tries to cosy up to Adora once Catra leaves Adora angrily tells her that she will never forgive her for the trauma she has inflected on her and her friends.
* TraumaButton: Catra gets triggered after Shadow Weaver grabs her from behind and puts her hands over her mouth to keep her quiet causing her to violently push out of the sorceresses grasp and yell not to touch her. She is still shaken afterwards when Adora puts a hand on her shoulder, involuntarily flinching and having her fur stand on end.

** When it comes to her explanation on why Adora is having trouble with maintaining her transformation, Shadow Weaver is right that Adora needs to be focused and that Adora's emotions are getting in the way. Heck she may even be right that Catra is the cause, but on the true crux and reason Shadow Weaver couldn't be more wrong.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: '''Nobody''' can stand working with Shadow Weaver in this episode. Catra only goes on a mission with her for Adora's sake, and when she explains the plan for Adora to take the failsafe, Catra quickly asks why she didn't take the power herself. The fact that only She-Ra can handle the power causes everyone else to accuse Shadow Weaver to just be out for more power like she always has. Even though Adora goes along with the plan she is still mad at about Shadow Weaver pushing Catra away and says that she will never get the magic from the Heart of Etheria.
* TheGadfly: Adora pulls this trope on Catra for a change after she pulls her out of the fake flames, with a shit eating grin while rhetorically asking if Catra jumped into fire to save her.

* RealityEnsues: Shadow Weaver's abuse and manipulation catch up to her in this episode. She makes a valid claim about why only She-Ra can survive the process of the failsafe. It still angers Adora's friends because they know Shadow Weaver is out to get more power. Likewise her [[IDidWhatIHadToDo claims that her actions are for the greater good]] don't fool Adora who delivering a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech scathing rant about how Shadow Weaver ruins people's lives and denies them happiness]].

* BodyHorror: Entrapta reveals to Bow that the chips begin merging with a subject's nervous system after they are implanted and that if not removed they eventually become one with the host. She was just barely able to remove Spinnerella's chip and, if they don't shut of the HiveMind connecting the chips to Prime, they wont be able to remove them at all.

** After Catra angrily calls Shadow Weaver out for being evil, Shadow Weaver tells Catra “You’re one to talk”, without a doubt referring to the time Catra almost destroyed reality, indirectly reminding Catra that that doesn’t make her any better.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After Catra leaves the group Adora gives Shadow Weaver a blistering one telling her that all she knows how to do is ruin people and deny them any chance they could have at happiness. Adora then follows up by telling her that while she will use the failsafe she will ensure Shadow Weaver never gets a single drop of the magic from the Heart.

* CallingTheOldWomanOut: Adora chews Shadow Weaver out after her actions push Catra away and gives her a blistering TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

* HoldingHands:
** Hordak and Entrapta meet at night near a Galactic Horde spire. Hordak shows her the LUVD crystal in his hand, and she places her hand in his.
** Rather sadly subverted when Adora offers a hand up to Catra after she has absorbed the failsafe. Catra just looks at her with tears in her eyes and walks away.

* BodyHorror: Entrapta reveals to Bow that the chips begin merging with a subjects nervous system after they are implanted and that if not removed they eventually become one with the host. She was just barely able to remove Spinnerella's chip and, if they don't shut of the HiveMind connecting the chips to Prime, they wont be able to remove them at all.