She-Ra's Princess Prom Episode Will Live On In Our Gay Hearts Forever
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power was made for the gays. Nate Stevenson helmed an adaptation that pushed the original characters forward and cast them into a narrative defined by personal growth, overcoming misplaced destiny, and placing trust in friends and loved ones when all seems lost. It’s an adventure like no other, pushing forward queer representation in animation while establishing a fandom that remains passionate all these years later. Not a day goes by when this show doesn’t infiltrate my brain with its fruitiness.
Catra and Adora’s romance wasn’t truly cemented until the final episode, but Princess Prom would plant the first definitive seed that me and so many others would cling onto. Whenever a naysayer threw aside the idea of a canon sapphic romance we’d laugh in their faces and point to the sensual dance between the two women, one filled with evident sexual tension that couldn’t be taken any other way. They aren’t sisters, nor gals being pals - they’re gay.
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Princess Prom is an illustrious event that takes place every ten years, with royalty from across Etheria coming together to celebrate how fancy they are. It has greater significance than that, but Bow and Glimmer innocently pitch it to Adora as a place for romance, gossip, and eating a bunch of amazing food in the best outfits possible. It sounds like a great time, but given she lacks the ability to relax, Adora begins to formulate a plan. This isn’t a potentially incredible night in the Kingdom of Snows, it’s a battle waiting to happen.
Turns out she was right. The episode waits patiently to execute upon its dramatic ambitions as we’re given time to appreciate a brief respite
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