Catra and Hordak fight one another as Glimmer and Scorpia arrive in the Fright Zone. Adora sets off in a last-ditch attempt to stop Light Hope's plan.
Tropes
- All for Nothing: Hordak's conquest of Etheria fails to earn him Horde Prime's respect. Instead, Horde Prime is angry that Hordak acted autonomously. After neck-lifting and mind-wiping Hordak, Prime arranges for Hordak to be "reconditioned".
- Ambiguous Situation:
- Did Catra join forces with Horde Prime, or did she tell him about the Etherian superweapon in order to buy herself and Glimmer time to escape?
- Did Horde Prime permanently erase Hordak's mind, or did he only temporarily brainwash him in preparation for "reconditioning"?
- Big Bad: The episode sets up Horde Prime to be the chief villain in season 5.
- Darkest Hour: She-Ra's sword is broken, Light Hope is gone, the Etherian Horde is in shambles, Hordak has been mind-wiped by Horde Prime, Glimmer and Catra have been taken prisoner on board Horde Prime's ship, and Horde Prime now intends to use Etheria as a weapon for his conquests.
- Empty Shell: Horde Prime's other clones appear to be drones rather than self-aware beings like Hordak.
- Eviler than Thou: Just as Hordak and Catra are fighting, Horde Prime proves he's the worst of them all when he usurps both of them, and he intends to use Etheria to make short work of his enemies.
- Mind Rape: Horde Prime telepathically links with Hordak by touching him, reads his thoughts, and mind-wipes him. Viewers see Hordak's expression go blank and his eyes turn from red to green.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Glimmer reacts this way when Horde Prime reveals while he got Hordak's signal, he wasn't able to trace his location, until the Heart of Etheria activated releasing an energy signature that got his attention.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Hordak finally snaps and attacks Catra after learning that she exiled Entrapta to Beast Island.
- The Reveal: It's implied that the flaw in Hordak that Horde Prime found so offensive wasn't his physical deterioration. It was his free will.
