She-Ra Princess of Power Review

Time for a confession: As an animation-loving kid in the 1980s, I didn't care much for She-Ra. Don't get me wrong, I gave her obligatory respect for being He-Man's twin-sister and all but I would be lying if I told you that I was glued to the set for She-Ra's adventures in Etheria the way I anticipated He-Man's romps through Eternia. Blame it on poor timing. After all, She-Ra's meteoric rise into culture coincided with my own "all girls have cooties" phase. What's worse is that most of my cartoon enjoyment back in those days was derived directly from my ability to recreate the magic through my action figures. Since She-Ra's toy line looked much more feminine than the muscular brutes that made up my Masters of the Universe collection, I simply found myself shrugging off the whole phenomenon in favor of my He-Man only regime.

As time marched on I made a series of shocking discoveries about not only She-Ra and company but the fairer sex in general: They're not only fun to watch in action but a vast majority of them do not in fact have cooties. Enter She-Ra The Princess of Power Season One, Volume 1 from BCI. This beautifully packaged 6-disc compilation not only picks up right where its He-Man counterparts left off, it does so with finesse, grace, and style (all things I couldn't have cared less about the first time around).