A Powerful Ending: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Final Season Review

*SPOILER FREE REVIEW* It’s only been two years since She-Ra cam roaring onto Netflix, but what a ride it’s been. While it hasn’t always hit the mark, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power has delivered on great story telling, deep character arcs and development, and well-drawn action. With a lot to live up to, does the final season give fans the conclusion it deserves? While the pacing of this season seems to be stuck at super sonic levels, I’m happy to report that the finale season delivers a satisfying conclusion that this series deserves.

The end of the last season left our heroes battered and broken, our main heroes had a falling out and our resident voice of reason Bow (Marcus Scribner) was unable to keep the group grounded, Glimmer (Karen Fukuhara) and Catra (AJ Michalka) were taken prison by the biggest bad Horde Prime, Adora (Aimee Carrero) had broken her sword and lost her connection to She-Ra, and Etheria had been brought out of the pocket dimension and exposed a full on invasion, the likes of which it had never seen before. From the jump, the story moves at breakneck speeds, though never feels like it’s skimping on development. It’s tight and concise, never wasting a moment but giving our characters room to breathe when it’s needed, even some minor princesses get a lot more time here after feeling so minor and to former seasons.

Part of what made this season great was the inclusion of Horde Prime, played masterfully by Keston John. He’s able to distinguish this perf…