Wow. After battling some copyright disputes, I won the appeal. There will be either 3 or 4 more parts to this series (not sure which yet, as I haven't written those scripts yet). I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic! I also apologize for the moments when my sprite glitches or when my microphone/line delivery stutters. I get nervous on video, but I hope that’ll improve with practice.

@ricardobautista-garcia8492

3 жыл бұрын

You won the battle, nice.

@joyeeverett6196

Жыл бұрын

We'll see

Excellent analysis so far! Shadow Weaver is one of my favorite characters, and I think you nailed her down really well. There's so much depth and nuance to her, and I think she's really interesting, so its great to see someone really dig into that :)

@joyeeverett6196

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’m afraid Part 4 is extremely harsh, however. I just finished the script today and I have...words. So just be warned, teehee.

@TeresaShiho

3 жыл бұрын

@@joyeeverett6196 That's alright! I assume by that point you'll be in the later seasons, which... yeah, there's issues with how SW is handled towards the end, lol

@joyeeverett6196

3 жыл бұрын

@@TeresaShiho Yeah, that one is an analysis of Season 5. I’m editing it ATM and it’s 40 minutes long lmbo.

"She's talking to a rock for Pete's sake!" XD Imagine saying that out of context.

@joyeeverett6196

3 жыл бұрын

Lol! Pretty funny to imagine!

@valentinaembers5713

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! XD

I love Shadow weaver and I cry for 2 days in the end of the series. 😔

Underrated video!

@joyeeverett6196

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I feel like I’m the first person to actually make a critical video about her arc. If you felt like this was too positive, wait till I flay seasons 4 and 5 (especially 5). 😅

Re-watching your series while writing a villain character! This deep dive into a single character was a brilliant idea!

@joyeeverett6196

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much! I am glad it’s helpful!

Interesting take, I did not consider the workplace abuse between Hordak and Shadow weaver. I just assumed he did it for evil purposes or due to his lack of morals. Also, 13:27 nice. Finally, I think that season 1 could have had more development overall. Then again, I am more focused on the worldbuilding and tech fi aspect.

@joyeeverett6196

3 жыл бұрын

Many people don’t see Hordak and Shadow Weaver as an abusive relationship because the show glosses over his abuse and frames it as “just what she deserves”. I find that so wrong. It doesn’t matter what she has done - it doesn’t make his actions moral. And yeah, he shows her special distaste, as well as Catra. This is from a Hordak stan. More development with the worldbuilding? I agree for sure. I’m a WB guru and added so much in my fics. 😅 I think Shadow Weaver’s development in S1 was almost perfect save the situation with Hordak, because her being seen as an ass makes the fact that she’s broken and aching that more powerful in S2. I’ll be touching more on this next week. (Edit: forgive my French, I occasionally do swear lol.) I also don’t think I’ve won the appeal. My video appears to still be blocked in the United States. I sent out an appeal and I hope it’s upheld.

@crystallizedfaith

3 жыл бұрын

@@joyeeverett6196 I’ve just started watching it and it seems to work fine for me. This is Crys btw lol

@joyeeverett6196

3 жыл бұрын

@@crystallizedfaith Oh yay! Then it must have gone through, thank God.

@ricardobautista-garcia8492

3 жыл бұрын

@@joyeeverett6196 1. While I do not like Shadow weaver, I do understand that all human (and magical in this case) life is valuable, and do not deserve harm. I do believe, however, that some of the tragic things she goes through are in part due to the consequences of her actions (e.g. becoming dependent on magic, etc). I do think that it would have been difficult for shadow weaver to survive in the last season. Then again, this can be expanded in a more tech-fi story such as the one I am thinking of. 2. I look forward to that video and no worries about language, I am fine. 3. I hope you win it.

@joyeeverett6196

3 жыл бұрын

@@ricardobautista-garcia8492 I respect your dislike of Shadow Weaver - I personally love her, but I won’t blame people for disliking a villain whose creators were pitted against her. However, I don’t personally see it as correct to blame her for her troubles in the show just because she was a bad parent. No one would ever dare do that to Catra, and I don’t like the double-standard. I also think the narrative forced her unnaturally into the ending she had, but I’ll discuss that more in my video. 😅 I would love to read your story, though.

I love it! I’m so excited for the reviews of the next seasons. (You’re also probably going to tear 4 & 5 to pieces lol - if you do, I support that 😂)

@joyeeverett6196

3 жыл бұрын

Season 4 will be critical, but I’m mostly going to be going meta for that one. But yes...Season 5 will be torn to pieces!

@valentinaembers5713

3 жыл бұрын

@@joyeeverett6196 That makes sense! Haha after I posted the comment I reviewed the seasons in my head and thought “It’s probably going to be mostly 5 that will be torn to pieces, less so 4,” but I didn’t change my comment. I’m looking forward to what you have to say!

@ricardobautista-garcia8492

3 жыл бұрын

@@valentinaembers5713 I liked season five but let us agree to disagree.

@joyeeverett6196

3 жыл бұрын

@@ricardobautista-garcia8492 That’s all we can do. I like how respectful you are. :) I think I’ll speak for both Valentina and myself with my S5 analysis, so at least you’ll hear our side in more detail. Edit: both of us also still like the season a decent amount, we were just let down by our garden mom dying

@ricardobautista-garcia8492

3 жыл бұрын

@@joyeeverett6196 I liked the expansion of She-Ra's world in season five. They came up short with the technical aspect, but that is my personal preference. Thank you and I appreciate your respect as well.

Ah yes, an analysis of one of the villains that inspired the one I am writing

@joyeeverett6196

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like it!

I disagree that Catra and Adoras situation is more common in abuse situations. Zuko and Azulas upbringing is more common where one parent elevates one kid and degrades the other while the other parent elevates the other kid and degrades the other. Catra and Adoras situation requires one parent to do that to set up the golden child scapegoat dynamic which is not as common.

@joyeeverett6196

8 ай бұрын

Yes

@nicholasmocalis589

8 ай бұрын

@@joyeeverett6196 I would also like to add that Catra operates on unhealthy sympathy which is excessive people pleasing by wanting to win approval, reading social situations to make sure she has an advantage, having extreme difficulties in connecting emotionally with anybody to the point that it hurts her, being able to make many friends quickly but just as easily drop them if she is either jealous, bored, or views them as an inconvenience to her. For shadow weaver by contrast she operates on unhealthy empathy which is her ability to boss people around to an unreasonable degree, being able to connect emotionally with someone she sees individually as worthy (Adora) to her, has inferior social skills in terms of reading a situation by not understanding how her words may hurt others which is also a problem glimmer has, and prefers deeper attatchments than multiple superficial friends. Plainly speaking sympathy means you can create many friends or relationships quickly but connecting emotionally is more difficult while empathy means you can connect emotionally but making friends is a bigger challenge. Human communication relies on what you are good at versus what you have difficulties in doing socially.

shadow weaver pulled a vader. And honestly, I didn't know what to think. I was crying because catra was crying, but it didn't sit well with me. I was hating the choice of her dyeing. I just started the series and I hope that you might put words behinds some things I am feeling about that scene. I love the series to death. But yeah that thing was bugging me and it is good to see some people felt something similar as well.

@joyeeverett6196

2 жыл бұрын

Trust me, you are not alone in this. The vast majority of my readers (tallying to about 45 not counting silent readers) feel the exact same way.

@hellNo116

2 жыл бұрын

@@joyeeverett6196 I made a comment on the 4th video before going to bed. I think. I might have closed the browser before posting. It was getting really late here. I just haven't realised how much I did hate shadow weaver. I didn't want her to have redemption in any form. and there is a part of me that is ok with such a person dieing for their sins. I have suicidal ideation myself, but I never made the connection. The girls didn't have to be ok with her, but she could have redeemed herself, by dieing not killing herself. You are write the choice to make her suicide it is questionable. She could have died in battle in a way trying to protect them. Not suiciding and traumatizing both the girls, the audience and triggering people. I think it is cultural that we don't notice sacrifice as suicide and only if we care about the character we tend to realise what the hell is going on. and because shadow weaver for me is a stand for my family I really really really couldn't care less for her. I hope if I did post that other comment, I didn't say anything triggering because I wrote it in a fit or rage against shadow weaver and my family and I had some heavy thoughts in their. Like the fact that I have wished they could have died so I could be free of their influence in my lfie. because I am too afraid to cut that connection myself. in general for queer people this series touch a lot of nerves and I think that I need to understand the stronger negative emotions I have. They say a lot about me. thank you for making this series. especially because finishing the 4th part I wasn't clapping or simply agreeing with you. I was questioning myself and if anything a real conversation (according to dialectics at least) only happen when either site of it comes changed from it. And you succeed making me second guess what I got from that show. If you upload something else from a series I have watched I will definitely give it a look.

@joyeeverett6196

2 жыл бұрын

@@hellNo116 Personally I don't see why Shadow Weaver had to die at all. I would have much preferred her reconnecting with Micah and leaving Adora's and Catra's lives instead. That way all amends are made but she could still have a second chance. I'm fundamentally opposed to the idea that dying is redemption as a Christian. Yet I am still very sorry for what happened to you. I do not mean to downplay that. Thanks for watching and understanding my perspective. I will be streaming some artwork drawing today, so drop by at 4:30 pm ET if you want to take a look!

@hellNo116

2 жыл бұрын

​@@joyeeverett6196 I am not noelle. I cannot tell what is in her mind. However I am a gender non confomring lesbian, so if she had a similar past to mine, I can make an educated guess. Her death to me sympolizes the death of homophobia and abuse in the girls lives. For Noelle it seems that the most inexcusable crime is abuse of the ones you claim to love. Or at least that is what the shows tells. And giving up your life is the only thing you can do to break even. However now that I am calmer and given what I know about justice in general, you are 100% right. The only way to fix this is for the one who hurt those people to take part in restorative justice. And you are even more right when you point out that shadow weaver decided to suicide because she left that she had no one and everyone hated her and wished she was dead. I don't know if any person deserves to have the thoughts I had during my worse days not even someone I consider a monster. because the moment they die they cannot improve. I honestly don't know what the right answer is. I live with my family and we still have very bad moments, I feel that the fact that I have the chance to make things better is a thing I would have craved. I suppose that based on what I see from a queer friend who decided that he cannot tell his mother anything about who he is, ever. And he was in a equally abusive household if not more. But whevever I was present when the thought that his mother will never see the real him, even I another neurodivergent like you I can tell that he is hurting. Those things are complex and there are no good answer. For some people moving forward and never looking back might be the right thing to do. and if that means the metaphorical or literal death of the abuser who am I to tell them they are wrong.

@joyeeverett6196

2 жыл бұрын

@@hellNo116 I can see that. Personally I see -10 evidence Shadow Weaver was homophobic (I don’t really care all that much about what Noelle said after the show ended if it’s not actually there). That said, if you felt like you got closure from her death, I suppose that’s fine. I’m happy for you.

See the ad on Reddit, thanks :D

@joyeeverett6196

Жыл бұрын

Yeah!