Tumblr crosspost (11 March 2021)

[anghraine]

Things I really enjoy about Adora’s fantasy of the future in “Heart”:

• while Glimmer’s and Bow’s hairstyles have changed, Catra’s hair has grown back the way it was (though she now wears it in a ponytail). I like the short-haired look, but it was something forced on her in terrible circumstances, and even subconsciously, Adora seems to get that.
• she imagines future!Bow with a desperate attempt at a beard. lol
• she imagines Glimmer combining a fancy princess dress, her sparkly cloak, and an … undercut, I think?
• she imagines herself with longer, mostly-flowy hair (not on the She-Ra level, but she does have She-Ra hair envy…), a delicate tiara, and a simple She-Ra-themed dress, while Catra is wearing everyday clothes and dodging Glimmer’s attempts to spruce her up.
• Adora is on to Glimbow, or really wants it to happen; Bow is wearing a royal cloak and Glimmer’s other earring (apparently wearing an item from the other person is a very big deal in Etherian romantic relationships) and Glimmer leans into him
• meanwhile, Catra is wearing Adora’s Rebel pin (I can’t remember if real Catra is doing that)
• Catra is carting around a white and gold jacket that matches Adora’s dress, either to put on Adora or to match Adora.
• this time, it’s Catra reaching out to her—and indeed, when Catra declares her love, Adora does envision it as Catra physically reaching out for her.

Tagged: #i hope adora does get her she-ra dress someday! #but the sequence is both charming and a little sad #like... the episode raises the question of what /adora/ wants #and she honestly wants so little? #a) catra b) her friends c) a princess outfit of her own #i do love the little snippet though