Mara's Legacy - She Ra's Humanity

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  • @etheriankid
    @etheriankid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4127

    Razz: "She was brave, my Mara", "For you, Mara dearie", "You'd be proud, Mara dearie"
    and i cried

    • @terkast9040
      @terkast9040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      we all did,,,

    • @willowarkan2263
      @willowarkan2263 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      I'm crying just reading the lines.

    • @MB-lq3wi
      @MB-lq3wi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      other episodes definitely had emotional moments but no other episode made me SOB like this one

    • @itznia_ok8069
      @itznia_ok8069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same 😭😭😭

    • @Sl1tingwebz
      @Sl1tingwebz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same..

  • @smokyeyes2609
    @smokyeyes2609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3738

    "We will make pie tomorrow Razz"😭

  • @toadlord8594
    @toadlord8594 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2788

    Mara definitely was one of the best parts of She-Ra. Shame we don’t have more about her as a character even though we got enough to know what she’s like but still. Would love to see a prequel comic series on Mara and her adventures.

    • @ktownshutdown21
      @ktownshutdown21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Same on a prequel series. Her big episode "Hero" was my favorite of the whole show. Mara and Razz are lowkey MVPs.

    • @Zaranviya
      @Zaranviya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Prequel neededdd

    • @thegenderman8582
      @thegenderman8582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yes,she was a really amazing character.

    • @providedyeti1518
      @providedyeti1518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      We need a prequel show or movie, not just a comic

    • @lunatism9714
      @lunatism9714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Noooo that would make me even sadder

  • @k8ie933
    @k8ie933 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3613

    The scene where Razz put the pie on Mara's seat made me cry. The idea that Razz couldn't finish collecting ingredients for the pie with Mara before she had to sacrifice herself, and then left the finished pie there as an ode to her, what she stood for and the connection they shared broke my heart. Mara's story isn't talked about enough and it's moments in the show with her like that, or the recording with her giving Light Hope flowers that shows how special she was as a character.

    • @vincentbernier6163
      @vincentbernier6163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      me too i cry so much! poor Razz.

    • @nyoynks5542
      @nyoynks5542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I cried too when she put the pie in that seat 🥺

    • @providedyeti1518
      @providedyeti1518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Fr, everyone talks abt a she ra movie, I want a Mara prequel, either in movie or show form

    • @zhulimoon46
      @zhulimoon46 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SAME, I DIED CRYING IN THAT SCENE

    • @imagoat273
      @imagoat273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      No one talks about Mara more than as she-ras predecessor, but most of the scenes I cried about where about mara! Maras story is so much more than her story told, she was forgotten, only to be remembered as a crazy person, but she is so much more. She was... mara...

  • @puffersaur6422
    @puffersaur6422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2122

    Mara deserves to be remembered as much as all the other characters seeing how she sacrificed her own life to save countless others, of a planet that wasn't hers, renouncing to her own happyness and her chance to love, ultimatly having to fight her own love only to loose it forever

    • @ares.peralta
      @ares.peralta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Yes she does, she’s very important plus she’s my Fictional crush but no one pays attention to her ;-;

    • @puffersaur6422
      @puffersaur6422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I know, right

    • @ggt47
      @ggt47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      400 like sorry.

    • @puffersaur6422
      @puffersaur6422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ggt47 thank you

    • @aryaanvari5437
      @aryaanvari5437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      you know whats ironic about mara? she is actually from the new adventures of he-man which was a sequel to the original.

  • @tyrant-den884
    @tyrant-den884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3068

    Anyone else a little annoyed that for all the time we put up with Swift Wind (whom I liked, but he's still a lot) we never got anytime with Mara's *dragon.*

    • @thesovietonionn1343
      @thesovietonionn1343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +259

      Did she have a dragon tho? There were many She-Ras before her and Adora and the First ones don't seem like the kind of people who would let her have a dragon. The only scenario where I can see her having one is if she tamed one with Razz

    • @NightWatchersPet
      @NightWatchersPet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      ...dragon?!

    • @thesovietonionn1343
      @thesovietonionn1343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +430

      @@NightWatchersPet In the ep ''Reunion'' (season 2 ep 7) Adora sees She Ra on a dragon and yells ''I wish I had a dragon!''
      A shot of a dead dragon is later seen in the ''Beast Island'' episode where they rest after finding Micah (Season 4 ep 11)
      People theorise that this dragon belonged to Mara

    • @thegenderman8582
      @thegenderman8582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Yeah,that’s disappointing.

    • @itsvairen334
      @itsvairen334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +246

      Personally I think what the "dragon" the pottery was actually referring to was her spaceship. With She-ra becoming a near mythological figure, it's definitely possible that time muddled away the accuracy, leading to Mara's old steed being seen as a sleek, black dragon.

  • @megyumiyoshi1062
    @megyumiyoshi1062 4 ปีที่แล้ว +926

    I don't remember crying so hard with any other part of the show as hard as I cried with the that goddamn pie. Mara's history is so tragic yet so important

    • @redacted5795
      @redacted5795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same

    • @lariall8733
      @lariall8733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      SAME Maybe Corridors, tho

    • @megyumiyoshi1062
      @megyumiyoshi1062 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@lariall8733 Damn, that 'I'm sorry' was just sad TnT TnT TnT

    • @megyumiyoshi1062
      @megyumiyoshi1062 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Emilia Thx, it was on twitter, someone shared a link to picrew, but It was quite some time so I don't remember which one in particular

    • @megyumiyoshi1062
      @megyumiyoshi1062 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Emilia If you want, this one is pretty cool too, it's the one that I use for Twitter and Instagram picrew.me/share?cd=QL2JsvNJtM

  • @philipnichols4089
    @philipnichols4089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1088

    I think the best thing about Mara is that her story teaches us that those in power will write a narrative that misleads us about what really happened in the past. Adora was led to believe that Mara was a screwup who screwed up Etheria, and it’s Adora’s purpose to correct Mara’s mistakes. Adora leaves from Razz and Mara herself that this wasn’t true. The truth gives Adora the choice to either continue to be a tool of the First Ones, or like Mara set her own course to do the right thing. That’s Adora’s story, learning the truth and choosing to do the right thing, whether it’s to leave the Horde or not follow the plan the First Ones set for her. Like Adora and Mara we are sometimes forced to find out the truth, and decide whether we’ll go along with the program or try to do the right thing.

    • @HimynameisAverie
      @HimynameisAverie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      This!! I also love how Adora has to reject two different destinies. She learns that the Horde is wrong and so she abandons that life in a move of courage. But she doesn't really learn to accept her agency there - she just trades one master for another. In the absence of the Horde and Shadow Weaver's guidance, she latches on to the next guide she finds - Light Hope and the first ones. That scene in s5 when she speaks to She-Ra across the portal is soooo meaningful to me, because that is when she realizes that she has always been relying on others to decide her destiny. Watching Adora reclaim her agency from the grip of others' expectations gives me hope that I can do the same.

  • @taxi_cab5765
    @taxi_cab5765 4 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    Mara wearing heels the whole time tho- mad respect

    • @Ni.61
      @Ni.61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      👍

  • @ramywiles
    @ramywiles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    ... oh hey I hadn't recognized that musical nod in the finale and now I'm crying in earnest

    • @5x5Takes
      @5x5Takes  4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      the musical parallels in she ra make me go insaaaaaane

    • @siamath9954
      @siamath9954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@5x5Takes Yeah... The Horde training theme as slowed down version in Princess Prom, the mirrored imagery over the Promise theme in the scene where Catra cuts of Adora and then in the end when she reaches out to her, the way the Light Spinner and magic themes are interwoven...

    • @5x5Takes
      @5x5Takes  4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@siamath9954 bingo. it's technically part of the promise "suite" in princess prom. ill make a video on the music eventually

    • @ramywiles
      @ramywiles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@5x5Takes I need to do a full music-focused watch where I'm taking notes, transcribing themes, writing out timestamps, detailing what's going on in the scene, etc. -- I started one I think two watches ago, lol, but it never went anywhere beyond the first few episodes. I want more moments like I had watching this, realizing Mara is present in some of the final moments of the show, and I want them to WRECK. ME.

    • @5x5Takes
      @5x5Takes  4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@ramywiles mine would basically be “hehe promise theme plays when?” bc i have none of that technical know how. but i applaud you

  • @crosupermario580
    @crosupermario580 4 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    What is a Legacy? It's planting a seed in a garden that you will never get to see

  • @kasdeya1356
    @kasdeya1356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    "You are worth more than what you can give other people." Just a simple line yet such a refreshing change from all the other narratives that tout the same old philosophy that a hero needs to be all-sacrificing for the sake of the greater good.

    • @HaydrogenBomb
      @HaydrogenBomb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Right? That's what I thought, too. Great that they subverted expectations in such a perfect and meaningful way.

  • @harmonetheanimationaddict4419
    @harmonetheanimationaddict4419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    I imagine that after the finale, Adora has a statue of Mara made in her honor.

    • @mahzabinnn
      @mahzabinnn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      yea, we’ll have to ask Noelle that

    • @Hana_H
      @Hana_H 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Great headcanon

  • @NeedsContent
    @NeedsContent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    Mara is such a sad figure. So lonely she practically fell in love with a hologram - who ultimately betrayed her. She literally gave her life to save Etheria, with no one there to have her back.
    And what's the last thing she does in the entire show?
    Delivers that devastating line: "You're worth more than what you can give to other people."

  • @TheBubbyQueen
    @TheBubbyQueen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    it’s amazing how little of screen time a character can have just to have an impact on people

    • @Sav3TheWorld
      @Sav3TheWorld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yeah, it’s like an analogy for life. People who you don’t see or know about still do amazing things and cause great impact on the world and other people’s lives. It’s common for people to hesitate about doing something difficult or dangerous because of the idea “what’s the point in doing it when you don’t even know if it will help or know the people who you’re trying to help?” Trying to do the right thing seems like a fruitless endeavor, but Mara’s story shows us that our actions Do matter and can change things for the better in the future, even if we’re not there to see it. And the possibility of a better future is something even worth dying for.

    • @Hyacinth77
      @Hyacinth77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Y’all would never how much I cried

  • @Fragile_Media
    @Fragile_Media 4 ปีที่แล้ว +486

    Legacy is one of my favourite themes in like anything so seeing it explored in She-Ra was really cool.

    • @Zzeig26
      @Zzeig26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agree here!

    • @cemadiby
      @cemadiby 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I highly recommend Hamilton to you then if you don't know it already

    • @naomi-art-stuff
      @naomi-art-stuff 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cemadiby i mean i guess

  • @thedarknight307
    @thedarknight307 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    I would SO love to see a Mara Prequel.
    Seeing her backstory, the first ones entirely, and maybe even Horde Prime's origin.
    We got glimpses but there is SO much more

    • @providedyeti1518
      @providedyeti1518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have been saying that for so long

    • @CyberController-
      @CyberController- 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you're up for old lore, the story's already there. Horde Prime was born Anilis Kur, eldest son of Emperor Seferus Kur. He betrayed his father and brother, Hektor, and usurped the Horde Empire.

  • @aspen9476
    @aspen9476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    "I think she would be proud" that's when I burst into tears

  • @rolanslide8509
    @rolanslide8509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    "This is Rebel Squadron Grayskull, signing off for the last time" the speed at which my jaw dropped, you have no idea

  • @thejohnhopkinscompany9599
    @thejohnhopkinscompany9599 4 ปีที่แล้ว +913

    It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out that Light Hope was bald and wearing a hood and that the hood wasn't her hair.

    • @5x5Takes
      @5x5Takes  4 ปีที่แล้ว +242

      ....same

    • @itsquinci7879
      @itsquinci7879 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      WAIT

    • @EtamirTheDemiDeer
      @EtamirTheDemiDeer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Nothing to be embarrassed about imo. We don’t see a lot of bald ladies in fiction, so it’s not the first thing our mind jumps to

    • @wooperlooper8533
      @wooperlooper8533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      w a i t

    • @bellac6311
      @bellac6311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@EtamirTheDemiDeer also like, light hope is just a fre purple and blue shades. We dont have skin and hair to recognise as usual

  • @fstorms
    @fstorms 4 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    "You will be more powerful than they ever planned " Love=power. It all ties together I can't even ; ; the symbolisms will seriously be the end of me

    • @HaydrogenBomb
      @HaydrogenBomb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah, this show really is a modern masterpiece . . .

  • @karinag6836
    @karinag6836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I love how Mara says “you deserve love too”. It helps adora realize

  • @83vonny
    @83vonny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    "For the honor of greyskull" not being an on-switch for the sword, but an ode to a group of people whos last act was to try and help works great as well, because what better way to access the power of love than to bring an ode to those who tried to help others from a feeling of love?

    • @CyberController-
      @CyberController- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      A group dedicated to restoring honor to Grayskull, even as they fought him.

  • @yashivarma8512
    @yashivarma8512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    She-RA is not a sword!
    What are you, the god of Hammers?
    I'm bawling guys. BAWLING.

    • @peterwright5358
      @peterwright5358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      An object is not an idenity.

    • @itznia_ok8069
      @itznia_ok8069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😭😭😭😭😭

    • @mahzabinnn
      @mahzabinnn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I THOUGHT YOU SAID “IM BAWLING GAYS” LIKE YOU DIDNT HAVE TO CALL US OUT

    • @adeleaslan8182
      @adeleaslan8182 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Annabeth. Hi

  • @bettercupisdumb9276
    @bettercupisdumb9276 4 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    I've seen a lot of people say "Mara never wanted to be a hero." But i don't think that's true. Mara was told she would be a hero and save her people and believed it, accepted it and wanted to save her people. She didn't know she wasn't actually going to be a hero. She didn't know she was going to be used as a weapon. Mara wanted to be a hero. Mara was a hero. Mara left a strong impact on the world. Mara wanted to save her people and live on this world in peace, but that wasn't The First Ones plan. Once Mara found out about this she decided to stop them. Mara by choosing what she chose become the hero she thought she would be.
    She just didn't save the people she thought she was going to save.
    Edit;
    I think Mara should have some of the credit of saving the world.

    • @Sav3TheWorld
      @Sav3TheWorld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Very true, a very good point. There’s a difference between sacrifice for what’s important to you, and allowing yourself to be sacrificed. You bring up a good point about Mara being on Etheria in the first place was because she Chose to go there thinking she was doing good. Mara isn’t a slave or child soldier like Adora or Catra. Mara didn’t want to die, and of course that matters and is important, but it doesn’t make her death inglorious or not a noble one. Caring about yourself is important, but that means different things for different people. To Mara, living her life allowing the evil deeds of her people in weaponizing Etheria was something she couldn’t allow. She could have just followed orders and lived the rest of her life peacefully, but she chose to fight and do the right thing. Fighting for something means you’ll get hurt and might lose, but some things are worth that price.

    • @tfurxrdftrxrdrdtf
      @tfurxrdftrxrdrdtf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was literally her failsafe which saved them all

    • @CyberController-
      @CyberController- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's hard to fight for Grayskull's honour after what he did.

  • @thisleftoneyousawhere3774
    @thisleftoneyousawhere3774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I almost burst out crying when you showed Mara's theme playing in the end of the series-
    It's just too much. She deserves better

  • @wrendreams1633
    @wrendreams1633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Mara is the perfect representation of “ outside manipulation vs. authentic self.” Light hope and the first ones were the outside manipulators.

  • @inkpenavengerYT
    @inkpenavengerYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I didn't wake up this morning planning to cry over the magic space lesbians show again, but here we are

    • @a-s-greig
      @a-s-greig 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup. Here we are...

  • @DahVoozel
    @DahVoozel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    "She-Ra is not a sword." Most important phrase by an underutilized character. It just takes like... another season to fully understand what she meant.

  • @user-ef1hx2ov4s
    @user-ef1hx2ov4s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    maras episode "hero" was easily my favorite one in the series, the ending part where razz put the pie on maras seat made me bawl my eyes out

  • @mariannecristina4390
    @mariannecristina4390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Mara's speech towards the end of the show when Adora wanted to sacrifice herself for the greater good and she was telling Adora that she deserves to live too is so so damn important and it made me cry

  • @Zzeig26
    @Zzeig26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    Your take on legacy is beautiful! Legacy isn't necessarily something that the show focuses on by name but the way we affect each other and our actions leave ripples is definitely present throughout the show. If Glimmer hadn't said the right thing at the right time to Catra, would she have done that "one good thing"? The princess alliance happened because the Best Friend Squad showed time and again that they were willing to do the right thing for Etheria regardless of their own gain or getting any credit. I've been trying to figure out why I'm so taken with Mara in this show and you've put all that into words perfectly!

    • @5x5Takes
      @5x5Takes  4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      wow are you an ex IB kid !!! great thoughts

  • @rileyfinnlesbianproduction5434
    @rileyfinnlesbianproduction5434 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    oh jeez crying at 1:00 PM on a wednesday was not what i was looking for but i am extremely glad it's happening,,,, i Adore this so much both because i am equally insufferable about existentialism but also just because AH it is ,,, sO good and the "however the mandate of her superiors has tried to extinguish it, mara's humanity is in everything she's touched" is Rattling around my gay little brain thanks for that

    • @jessicamessicaa
      @jessicamessicaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      let’s go team “crying at 1:00 pm on a wednesday”

    • @mylan8651
      @mylan8651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this beautifully puts my exact thoughts into words, thank you

  • @Kusanagikaiser999
    @Kusanagikaiser999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The episode when Raz reveal the WHOLE backstory of Mara.....easily is top 3 saddens episodes I have ever watch. along with Tales of Ba Sing Se. the whole Mara story is a tragedy, but one that led to a legacy of happiness, so yeah.....I think Mara will defined be proud of that. Another excellent essay on She-Ra, man this show is so great, please never stop making She-Ra essays, love then so much.

  • @itznia_ok8069
    @itznia_ok8069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ok, first Mara is REALLY pretty 😍! Second, I was surprised that she turned out to be such a generous soul after being described as "crazy" so many times! She's definitely one of the best parts of She-Ra!

  • @JRMilward
    @JRMilward 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Every now and then, a story comes along that doesn't just entertain: it holds up a mirror to our humanity and helps us connect with our deepest, most noble qualities. She-Ra's writers understood this. This isn't just another shallow, transient, kids' animated series; it's right up there with His Dark Materials, Lord of the Rings, and other universally beloved classics - and for damn good reasons. I adore (ba dum tss) these video essays you've put together and all the incredible analysis you've explored in them. Bravo!

    • @blanqui2040
      @blanqui2040 ปีที่แล้ว

      His Dark Materials is criminally underrated imo. It's brilliant in many aspects.

  • @shockingheaven
    @shockingheaven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Even if she wasn't one of the main characters of the whole series, she's one of my favorites. Her close relationship with Light Hope was unexpected yet so heartwarming, she made her more human.

  • @RamdomlyAwesome
    @RamdomlyAwesome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    mara really did an act of love that lasted for over 1000 years and i think that’s very cool 🥺 amazing video 💐💐

  • @justsomeguyanimations
    @justsomeguyanimations 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I think an analysis on madame razz would be the next natural extension of this. Razz, being the connection between Mara and Adora, living in both past and future, being the one who shows the lies of light hope and gives adora the initial link to her predecessor. Her weird timespanning perception, living in past and present, is a really great narrative devoce that I've yet to see anyone analyse, and I can personally think of no better channel than this one to do it.
    If you read this, Five by Five, I'd love if u could make this happen. And if not, i look forward to what you have next just as eagerly

  • @sharonmelter7232
    @sharonmelter7232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    She had like ten minutes of screen time but all of my hearth

  • @SilverTheLover
    @SilverTheLover 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    when mara said “you are more than what you can give to other people. you deserve love too”. i got chills.

  • @jeremy1860
    @jeremy1860 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Mara was a great character. Someone who, at first, I never gave much thought to. But by the end I cared for her so much that it ached to know what she went through 😟

  • @jessicamessicaa
    @jessicamessicaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    SHE WOULD BE SO PROUD

  • @VoiceofDragons
    @VoiceofDragons 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What a way to make Adora receive unconditional love. Mara would have never known who Adora was, what she was like, what kind of hero she would be. Adora kinda swears her life to Mara's legacy through all its changes as the story progresses (to She-Ra), but the message - the WISH Mara had for Adora wasn't that Adora be her, but that Adora would be ADORA.
    Catradora might be the heart of the show's theme but Mara is DEFINITELY the backbone.

  • @doodle.drawz.dreamz
    @doodle.drawz.dreamz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:57 i had a moment just now hearing this when something in my head clicked, and im tearing up: it is FOR the honor of greyskull. adora is acting in love for THEIR honor and her own. hOO im gonna cry

  • @ultimatehalomuffinpony3355
    @ultimatehalomuffinpony3355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Wanna see how HARD I can CRY?

  • @hannahlee3268
    @hannahlee3268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Beautiful work again. Thank you guys so much.
    “Purpose cannot be assigned. It is yours to create.” Lovely

  • @gilesclone
    @gilesclone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love the serendipity of Razz. If it hadn’t have been for Razz bumping around in time and confusing Adora and Mara, Mara would have never known about Adora. And without Mara’s advice for Adora, the whole plan would have failed.

  • @toriblackwood5920
    @toriblackwood5920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    That pie, that beautiful, sweet and sad pie always make me cry.
    I just want to thank you for the video, you did an excelent job with it.
    Mara is my favorite caracter, even with the little time we had with her, Mara was a caracter thar affect the live of all people in etheria, directly or not, and was defined by her love to all and the way she treated all.
    Mara was a true Hero.
    Was a hero defined by her heart and compassion.
    That's what at the end safe all.

  • @sambeck715
    @sambeck715 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    dude i LOVE these character analysis type videos so much. The way everything you say just fits together like a puzzle and it all feels so thought out and complex,, just **chef's kiss** love ittt

  • @hornetf18
    @hornetf18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This channel and show have the incredible ability to make me tear up over stuff that I completely glossed over or failed to recognize the depth of before.

  • @williammeaney745
    @williammeaney745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Gosh you just nailed it, again. There is no glory in sacrifice. You are worth more than what you can give to other people. Purpose is something you create for yourself. Oooh. *chef’s kiss* I’ve always loved how the show played with and ultimately subverted the idea of destiny, but you put all that into words so beautifully it gives me chills.
    I love this show so much, and you are somehow able to make me love it even more. Thanks for sharing.

  • @martachichongarcia2271
    @martachichongarcia2271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    you are the reason why i watched she ra and let me tell you that your talent in narrating is off limits. I wish you very beautiful gay love from spain 🥰🏳️‍🌈💕

  • @ramywiles
    @ramywiles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    45 seconds in and I already love this, lol -- I love how Mara's role in the story slowly unfolds and changes.

  • @frenchhufflepuffie83
    @frenchhufflepuffie83 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Appreciating VERY MUCH the "Hero" music in the background which "liven the message up"😉

  • @RowanArk
    @RowanArk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I've been waiting for this video and it did not disappoint. I loved it! Mara was my favourite character and her story was really beautiful and tragic

  • @benjisaac
    @benjisaac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hero is my absolute favorite episode (maybe besides save the cat and the finale but anyway) and this makes me feel so validated

  • @TheRoomforImprovement
    @TheRoomforImprovement 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “You’re worth more than What you can give other people. You deserve to be happy too.”
    I think everyone needs to hear that at some point.

  • @madisonm.4535
    @madisonm.4535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I watched a bunch of these while drawing and the sentiment of home and all these emotions helped me come up with ideas for my self portrait. Home for me isn't a place. It's a people. My safe place isn't an actual place. It's the memories and special places I share with my loved ones. Those special moments of genuine connection that I never forget. That's my home or my safe place. Thank you for helping me figure that out.

  • @verasegunda2910
    @verasegunda2910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    your videos are so good. you always managed to put your analysis in such delicate and special words. every time I finish seeing one, my heart feels warm because they are authentically beautiful

  • @agnesgecsey7400
    @agnesgecsey7400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mara is amazing and one of my favorite characters in She-ra. She did not get enough screen time but what can you expect. Thank you so much for making this, it makes me appreciate her on a deeper level. The work you put into this is a lot but it’s worth it. Love you so much!!

  • @XaranAlamas
    @XaranAlamas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    FANTASTIC VIDEO! Gave me serious feels.
    I recently rewatched that entire show and seeing all the Mara connections was lovely. I like to think that after the war Adora made sure everyone knows what Mara did for them, so that she WILL be remembered as the hero she was, and not just as She-ra.

  • @lydiamathi4871
    @lydiamathi4871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that last line made me cry, this whole video was so beautifully written and so insightfully said, amazing 👏👏👏

  • @marisevw7935
    @marisevw7935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For me, the fact that she doesn't get much screentime is also a part of her tragic story. Even though she leaves a beautiful legacy and is remembered positively by Adora, it shows that once you sacrifice yourself, there is no going back. You're not part of the story anymore in the way that others are. Many shows that deal with sacrifice fail to convey how final it is. Yes, you can leave a legacy but you'll never get to see it. It's over for you.

  • @azure113
    @azure113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i love mara so much she’s just so kind and brave and so adorable. i cried so hard in the episode where razz makes adora “talk to her” and we see her message to adora.

  • @tiredcappa
    @tiredcappa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I cannot tell you how hard I sobbed in the last episode when Razz said “you would be proud Mara dearie” like ugh this is the best show ever

  • @peruru84
    @peruru84 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was so well done. Thank you for breaking down Mara's journey and legacy. It not only clarifies what happened with and to Mara (it's hard to follow on the show with all the dueling information we get about her), but really explores the themes in a beautiful and poignant way.

  • @ashlynn1376
    @ashlynn1376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for making this video. Her character is so interesting and what she says to adora in the last episode makes me cry every time. She is a strong charter that was often overlooked

  • @somestuff7876
    @somestuff7876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    11:18 oh, wow. Thanks for brining this up. Such a nice touch on composer's part.

  • @kevincrady2831
    @kevincrady2831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I continue to be amazed at how much depth and meaning there is in this little show about space wizards for kids. The creative team behind this show is so brilliant, I hope they make more shows together. Also, your analysis and the way you uncover all these little details is amazing!

  • @samon101
    @samon101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    YES! Finally after so much time teasing it on twitter I could watch it!
    And the wait was so much worth it! Great video as always, I love your content

  • @eveeast5543
    @eveeast5543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is really great. It gives a deeper understanding of Mara and everything that was going on at the time.
    Thank you

  • @radhika8717
    @radhika8717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i started crying and then saw the wonderfully edited She-ra and the end-card

  • @ryenheart6221
    @ryenheart6221 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Me every day of my life: "I'm going to talk about _blank_ a) because I'm insufferable and b) because it applies"

    • @5x5Takes
      @5x5Takes  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      twins!

  • @luodara2476
    @luodara2476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i love this so much. Mara is so amazing. We see so little of her but it means so much.

  • @bluestar4408
    @bluestar4408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You know legacy is a very complex thing. This is what makes shows like Hamilton so sweet and Mara’s so sad.

  • @vannalaws1692
    @vannalaws1692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Okay I couldn't watch this when it came out because work is a thing, but it's lovely and I needed it. There's not enough discussion of Mara, so thank you for contributing. She has one of the most interesting storylines of the show, and it's inherently tragic. I really appreciate how you point out it isn't *all* tragic, though. Mara had to die, and she was largely forgotten and when she was remembered it was first as something defective and flawed. But she's also the one thing we can connect all the success and themes of love to. Mara loved a thousand years ago, and it helps Adora love now.

  • @willowarkan2263
    @willowarkan2263 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This just makes me wish for a cartoon series about the tragedy of mara even more.

  • @ohno8398
    @ohno8398 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This video makes me want to weep, oh my goodness

  • @LegendOfMoonDragons
    @LegendOfMoonDragons 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Every single one of your videos is stunning. Something about your analysis, your voice, your editing and message, it always hits home, and it's always beautiful (and it always makes me cry).
    Just, thank you.

    • @5x5Takes
      @5x5Takes  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      thank You

  • @GlitchyHalo
    @GlitchyHalo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It was confirmed by Noelle that Mara and Lighthope had romantic feelings for each other

  • @hopebringer2348
    @hopebringer2348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't wait to see you tackle other franchises. Love love LOVE your analysis of She-Ra, but you're too good to stay in this one place.

    • @5x5Takes
      @5x5Takes  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      who said i was going to stay in one place?

    • @hopebringer2348
      @hopebringer2348 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@5x5Takes Oh fuck yeah!
      (never said you were gonna tho just wanted to y'know encourage you to go further beyond even if I know you will)

    • @5x5Takes
      @5x5Takes  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      i don't think you're ready for the whiplash i have planned for this channel.

    • @hopebringer2348
      @hopebringer2348 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@5x5Takes Oh man, don't tease me like that

  • @mella4376
    @mella4376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    IT'S HERE

  • @staceyknoell6339
    @staceyknoell6339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched She-Ra with my daughters because, well, there's a pandemic and no one was going anywhere. It was clear by the end of the first season that this show was WAY deeper than I gave it credit for. Thanks for all these character studies.

  • @cosmically4286
    @cosmically4286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i'm so happy that at least now mara will be remembered as a hero, she really deserved the world..
    tysm for making theses videos they're always so emotional and well-done !

  • @edurneramirezmedina6405
    @edurneramirezmedina6405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved this video, I'll look for more. Mara deserved so much more, more screen time, getting to know her fellow Grayskull members and love, especially love.

  • @Emma-dz1yl
    @Emma-dz1yl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i love the part where mara tells adora she sacrificed herself so that adora wouldn’t have to and it wasn’t necessarily what she wanted to do and then she tells adora to think about herself for once she’s not only what she can do for others because that’s all adoras been taught in the horde and by lighthope as shera

  • @themermaddie
    @themermaddie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i'm crying! you've done it again!
    but actually this was so lovely and well put together you should be so so proud of this

  • @reginabenhavraham7376
    @reginabenhavraham7376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From the moment I finished watching She-ra , I did not stop watching it over and over again. The reason I have not stopped watching it in loops, is that I am looking for explanations, clues to my questions, about any character, or relationship in the series Then I found your videos. They gave me an answer to some of my questions, and helped me and taught me so much So thank you! 💜

  • @Bagsy454
    @Bagsy454 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love to rewatch your videos to remember what she ra and it’s characters taught me. Truly therapeutic thank u

  • @pebbles714
    @pebbles714 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the line "Purpose cannot be assigned, it is yours to create" has permanently altered my brain chemistry.

  • @lararibeirogianini6723
    @lararibeirogianini6723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this gives me so much hope in my own life and career choice.

  • @underachiever3912
    @underachiever3912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you for this. i always thought mara is such an important character and she's so, so underrated. mara is love and selflessness and humanity all in one. i loved this and the last line made me cry :') love your videos

  • @ChBrahm
    @ChBrahm ปีที่แล้ว

    Razz at the end of "Hero" never fails to make me cry
    I love how they crafted that episode. Its an emotional gut punch they´ve been cooking throught 4 seasons and god it is well served.
    She was brave, our Mara

  • @notusingthisaccount199
    @notusingthisaccount199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is so beautiful, you're so good at explaining deeper meanings

  • @tarynmichelleart
    @tarynmichelleart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Mara and Light Hope's friendship. Is that what we're calling it now?

  • @Sunny37o7
    @Sunny37o7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every She-Ra analysis you do leaves me weeping

  • @lizarr7176
    @lizarr7176 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mara is such a beautifully tragic character, and I love her so much. Good to see a vid about her, and a very good one too.
    Her connection to Adora somehow, miraculously crossing the un-crossable breach of centuries and death itself, always felt so powerful to me, and for as much as it didn't get much screen time, an integral part of the show, and a really important relationship for Adora, however ironically.
    And of course, Mara's relationship with Light Hope was Adorable, and with Razz was profound and heartbreaking, and again, despite there not being much time dedicated to her or those relationships, all things considered, they were so important and impactful, and it was done well. Obviously, when you analyze the story as a whole, this becomes clear, but what I mean is, even at the time, when I was watching those scenes for the first time, I was emotional, and I could feel their importance.
    Mara is just one really good example of how and why SPOP is such an amazing show.

  • @luminethetraveler8822
    @luminethetraveler8822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I literally love Mara, one of the reasons is that she looks similar to one of my OCs that I related to the most (both appereance and character wise) and I had created this OC like 3 years ago and her name is also Mara so she has a quite special place in me lmao

  • @aflatoxicosis
    @aflatoxicosis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love Mara so much I named my dog after even got her a blue collar, Mara is such a great character