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Once Upon a Time in the Waste

August 2, 2019

Once Upon a Time in the Waste is the third episode of Season Three and twenty-third episode overall of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

It was released on Netflix with the rest of the third season on August 2, 2019.

Synopsis

Catra and Scorpia arrive in the Crimson Waste and have no trouble fitting in. Huntara and The Best Friends Squad enter Mara's ship to try to unravel the mystery of her message.

Plot

Exiled to the Crimson Waste on an apparent suicide mission by Hordak, Catra is despondent over her dreams turning to dust over a single mistake, and she is annoyed that Scorpia accompanied her. They enter the same seedy bar as The Squad had, and Catra intimidates the locals into guiding her to where Adora is.

Meanwhile, Adora enters Mara's ship, which Huntara claims is haunted. True to her word, Mara's voice begins emanating from the ship. Adora uses her sword to discover and open a doorway inside, from which a stream of bats emerges. While this is happening, Catra and Scorpia continue to abuse their guides as they move through the Waste, Catra beginning to warm up to Scorpia, until they walk right into an ambush.

Within the ship, Adora and company manage to reach the bridge, where a broken hologram of Mara plays on a continuous loop. Adora becomes frustrated until she slams a console, then notices a slot in which to place her sword. She does so, and the bridge comes to life, a video log of Mara then appears in a chair. The hologram says that she "barely made it out" and that if anyone is listening to this, they are the new She-Ra, which Mara says she attempted to prevent, and that she will have failed to prevent the sword from passing on.

In the ambush, it is revealed that the one who organized the ambush is Tung Lashor, leader of the second-most powerful band in the Crimson Waste after Huntara. Tung Lashor duels Catra and loses, with Catra taking over his group. Once more in the ship, Mara relates how they had just intended to study Etheria's magic, but everything "went wrong". The message becomes garbled, and the next intelligible phrase is that Mara used a portal to pull Etheria into a completely empty dimension in order to "keep everyone safe", saying that this is the "one place they'll never find us" and that hiding was their only option to save them from "what they would do. The deaths that would follow."

An alarm then begins wailing in the recording and Mara rushes to finish, saying that the Sword of Protection is the "Administrator Key" to Etheria, and with it a portal can be activated, but she begs the future She-Ra not to do it, to instead "leave us here". Mara continues that "death and destruction will follow" if a portal is opened, and that "for the good of the universe, Etheria must stay in Despondos". Mara tries to explain what will happen if Etheria leaves Despondos, but at that very moment the recording ended.

Resounding clapping rings out, and paralyzing darts fly from the shadows, knocking out Bow and Glimmer, although Huntara blocks one intended for Adora. Huntara and Adora are then surrounded by Catra and her new gang, and Huntara blocks another volley of darts meant for Adora using her body, and Adora reaches her sword. But before she could say "Grayskull" Catra rips the sword from Adora's grip using the whip she took from Tung Lashor. Scorpia restrains Adora, although Huntara is able to resist the numerous paralyzing darts and manages to take Bow and Glimmer out of the area.

Celebrations — Catra and her new gang celebrating the capture of Adora and the exile of Huntara.

The band celebrates their victory, giving a toast to Huntara being ousted from the Crimson Waste, to their newly gained loot, and to their new leader, Catra. Catra also has a toast given to Scorpia, and shortly after the pair heads into a side room together where Catra could not wait to return the sword to Hordak and reclaim her place in the Fright Zone. Scorpia, however, asks why they should even return at all. She says that Catra has been truly happy in the waste, unlike in the Fright Zone, and they could rule the waste together. Catra is sorely tempted, and didn't deny Scorpia's claims, but left anyway to "check on the prisoner".

“

Shadow Weaver left me for you, all of this happened because of you.

— Catra

”

Within the holding cell, Adora tries to dissuade Catra as opening a portal could allow the entirety of the Horde's army into Etheria. Although Catra is unconcerned, saying more of the Horde could only be a good thing and that Adora listens to "anything weird old holograms tell" her. Catra asks how she knows Hordak's plan anyway, at which point Adora reveals to Catra that Shadow Weaver switched sides and told her everything in Bright Moon. Catra snaps, shocked that Shadow Weaver left her for Adora and blamed Adora for everything that has happened to her. Despite Adora's pleas, Catra walks dazedly from the holding cell back to the party area. Scorpia gets her attention, but in a fit of rage, Catra decides that they will go back to the Fright Zone, open a portal, and crush all of her enemies.

Characters

Artifacts and Tech

The Sword of Protection
Mara's Ship

Locations

Crimson Waste

Transcript

See: Once Upon a Time in the Waste/Transcript

Gallery

See: Once Upon a Time in the Waste/Gallery

Trivia

The episode title is a reference to the 1968 western "Once Upon a Time in the West".
The dust storm that Huntara says unearthed Mara's ship happened at the same time the Best Friends Quad investigated Alwyn in "Signals".

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power's episodes
Season One	The Sword Part 1 • The Sword Part 2 • Razz • Flowers for She-Ra • The Sea Gate • System Failure • In the Shadows of Mystacor • Princess Prom • No Princess Left Behind • The Beacon • Promise • Light Hope • The Battle of Bright Moon
Season Two	The Frozen Forest • Ties That Bind • Signals • Roll With It • White Out • Light Spinner • Reunion
Season Three	The Price of Power • Huntara • Once Upon a Time in the Waste • Moment of Truth • Remember • The Portal
Season Four	The Coronation • The Valley of the Lost • Flutterina • Pulse • Protocol • Princess Scorpia • Mer-Mysteries • Boys' Night Out • Hero • Fractures • Beast Island • Destiny Part 1 • Destiny Part 2
Season Five	Horde Prime • Launch • Corridors • Stranded • Save the Cat • Taking Control • Perils of Peekablue • Shot in the Dark • An Ill Wind • Return to the Fright Zone • Failsafe • Heart Part 1 • Heart Part 2
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 |writer         = [[Josie Campbell]]
 |director       = [[Jen Bennett]]
-|previous       = [[Huntara (episode)|Huntara]]
+|previous       = "[[Huntara (episode)|Huntara]]"
-|next           = [[Moment of Truth]]
+|next           = "[[Moment of Truth]]"
+|prodcode=123|storyboard=Jasmine Goggins<br>[[Mickey Quinn]]<br>Jessica Zammit}}
-}}
-'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the third episode of [[Season Three]] and twenty-third episode overall of ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]''. It was released on Netflix with the rest of Season Three on August 2, 2019
+'''Once Upon a Time in the Waste''' is the third episode of [[Season Three]] and twenty-third episode overall of ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]''.
+It was released on Netflix with the rest of the third season on August 2, 2019.
 == Synopsis ==
-''[[Catra]] and [[Scorpia]] arrive in the [[Crimson Waste]] and have no trouble fitting in. [[Huntara]] and [[Best Friends Squad|The Squad]] enter [[Mara]]'s [[Mara's Ship|ship]] to try to unravel the mystery of her message''.
+''[[Catra]] and [[Scorpia]] arrive in the [[Crimson Waste]] and have no trouble fitting in. [[Huntara]] and [[Best Friends Squad|The Best Friends Squad]] enter [[Mara's Ship|Mara's ship]] to try to unravel the mystery of her message''.
 == Plot ==
-Exiled to the [[Crimson Waste]] on an apparent suicide mission by Hordak, [[Catra]] is despondent over her dreams turning to "dust" over a single mistake, and annoyed that [[Scorpia]] has accompanied her. They enter the same seedy bar as [[Best Friends Squad|The Squad]] had, and Catra intimidates the locals into guiding her to where [[Adora]] is.
+Exiled to the [[Crimson Waste]] on an apparent suicide mission by [[Hordak]], [[Catra]] is despondent over her dreams turning to dust over a single mistake, and she is annoyed that [[Scorpia]] accompanied her. They enter the same seedy bar as [[Best Friends Squad|The Squad]] had, and Catra intimidates the locals into guiding her to where [[Adora]] is.
-Adora, meanwhile, enters [[Mara's Ship|Mara's ship]] which [[Huntara]] claims is haunted. True to her word, Mara's voice begins emanating from the ship. Adora uses her [[Sword of Protection|sword]] to discover and open a doorway inside, from which a stream of bats emerge, and they enter. At the same time Catra and Scorpia continue to abuse their guides as they move through the waste, Catra beginning to warm to Scorpia, until they walk right into an ambush.
+Meanwhile, Adora enters [[Mara's Ship|Mara's ship]], which [[Huntara]] claims is haunted. True to her word, [[Mara]]'s voice begins emanating from the ship. Adora uses her [[Sword of Protection|sword]] to discover and open a doorway inside, from which a stream of bats emerges. While this is happening, Catra and Scorpia continue to abuse their guides as they move through the Waste, Catra beginning to warm up to Scorpia, until they walk right into an ambush.
 [[File:Mara.png|thumb|left|270px|A hologram of [[Mara]] appears unexpectedly as [[Adora]] explores the wreck of Mara's ship.]]
-Within the ship, Adora and company manage to reach the bridge, where a broken hologram of Mara plays on a continuous loop. Adora becomes frustrated until she slams a console, noticing a slot in which to place her sword. She does so, and the bridge comes to life, a video log of [[Mara]] then appears in a chair. She says that she "barely made it out" and that if anyone is listening to this, they are the new [[She-Ra: Flower of Truth|She—Ra]], which Mara says she attempted to prevent, and that she will have failed to prevent the sword from passing on.
+Within the ship, Adora and company manage to reach the bridge, where a broken hologram of Mara plays on a continuous loop. Adora becomes frustrated until she slams a console, then notices a slot in which to place her sword. She does so, and the bridge comes to life, a video log of [[Mara]] then appears in a chair. The hologram says that she "barely made it out" and that if anyone is listening to this, they are the new [[She-Ra (line)|She-Ra]], which Mara says she attempted to prevent, and that she will have failed to prevent the sword from passing on.
-In the ambush, it is revealed that the one who organized the ambush is [[Tung Lashor]], leader of the second-most powerful band in the Crimson Waste after [[Huntara]]. Tung Lashor duels Catra and loses, with Catra taking over his band. Once more in the ship, Mara relates how they had just intended to study [[Etheria]]'s magic, but everything "went wrong". The message becomes garbled, and the next intelligible phrase is that Mara used a portal to pull Etheria into [[Despondos|a completely empty dimension]] in order to "keep everyone safe", saying that this is the "one place they'll never find us" and that hiding is their only option to save them from "what they would do. The deaths that would follow."
+In the ambush, it is revealed that the one who organized the ambush is [[Tung Lashor]], leader of the second-most powerful band in the Crimson Waste after [[Huntara]]. Tung Lashor duels Catra and loses, with Catra taking over his group. Once more in the ship, Mara relates how they had just intended to study [[Etheria]]'s magic, but everything "went wrong". The message becomes garbled, and the next intelligible phrase is that Mara used a portal to pull Etheria into [[Despondos|a completely empty dimension]] in order to "keep everyone safe", saying that this is the "one place they'll never find us" and that hiding was their only option to save them from "what they would do. The deaths that would follow."
-[[File:Alarm.png|thumb|270px|[[Mara]]'s hologram recounts her harrowing final moments|alt=]]
+[[File:Alarm.png|thumb|270px|[[Mara]]'s hologram recounts her harrowing in her  final moments.|alt=]]
-An alarm then begins wailing in the recording, and Mara rushes to finish, saying that the [[Sword of Protection]] is the "Administrator Key" to Etheria, and with it a portal can be activated, but she begs the future [[Adora|She-Ra]] not to do it, to instead "leave us here". Mara continues that "death and destruction will follow" if a portal is opened, and that "for the good of the universe, Etheria must stay in [[Despondos]]". Mara tries to explain what will happen if Etheria leaves Despondos, but at that very moment the recording ends.
+An alarm then begins wailing in the recording and Mara rushes to finish, saying that the [[Sword of Protection]] is the "Administrator Key" to Etheria, and with it a portal can be activated, but she begs the future [[Adora|She-Ra]] not to do it, to instead "leave us here". Mara continues that "death and destruction will follow" if a portal is opened, and that "for the good of the universe, Etheria must stay in [[Despondos]]". Mara tries to explain what will happen if Etheria leaves Despondos, but at that very moment the recording ended.
-Resounding clapping rings out, and paralyzing darts fly from the shadows, knocking out [[Bow]] and [[Glimmer]], although Huntara blocks one intended for Adora. Huntara and Adora are then surrounded by Catra and her new gang, and although Huntara blocks another volley of darts meant for Adora using her body, and Adora reaches her sword, before she can say "Grayskull" Catra rips the sword from Adora's grip using a whip she took from Tung Lashor. Scorpia then restrains Adora, although Huntara is able to resist the numerous paralyzing darts and manages to take Bow and Glimmer out of the area.
+Resounding clapping rings out, and paralyzing darts fly from the shadows, knocking out [[Bow]] and [[Glimmer]], although Huntara blocks one intended for Adora. Huntara and Adora are then surrounded by Catra and her new gang, and Huntara blocks another volley of darts meant for Adora using her body, and Adora reaches her sword. But before she could say "Grayskull" Catra rips the sword from Adora's grip using the whip she took from Tung Lashor. Scorpia restrains Adora, although Huntara is able to resist the numerous paralyzing darts and manages to take Bow and Glimmer out of the area.
 [[File:Celebrations.png|thumb|left|270px|[[Catra]] and her new gang celebrating the capture of [[Adora]] and the exile of [[Huntara]].]]
-The band celebrates their victory, giving a toast to Huntara being ousted from the Crimson Waste, to their newly gained loot, and to their new leader, Catra. Catra also has a toast given to Scorpia, and shortly after they head into a side room together where Catra cannot wait to return the sword to Hordak and reclaim her place in the [[Fright Zone]]. Scorpia however, asks why they should even return at all. She says that Catra has been truly happy in the waste, unlike the Fright Zone and they could rule the waste together. Catra is sorely tempted, and doesn't deny Scorpia's claims, but leaves anyway to "check on the prisoner".
+The band celebrates their victory, giving a toast to Huntara being ousted from the Crimson Waste, to their newly gained loot, and to their new leader, Catra. Catra also has a toast given to Scorpia, and shortly after the pair heads into a side room together where Catra could not wait to return the sword to Hordak and reclaim her place in the [[Fright Zone]]. Scorpia, however, asks why they should even return at all. She says that Catra has been truly happy in the waste, unlike in the Fright Zone, and they could rule the waste together. Catra is sorely tempted, and didn't deny Scorpia's claims, but left anyway to "check on the prisoner".
 {{Quote|Shadow Weaver left me for you, all of this happened because of you.|Catra}}
 [[File:Catra has lost it.png|thumb|270px|After learning [[Shadow Weaver]]'s location, [[Catra]] vows to bring [[Adora]] to [[Hordak]], and open the portal herself.]]
-Within the holding cell, Adora tries to dissuade Catra as opening a portal could allow the entirety of the Horde's army into Etheria, although Catra is unconcerned, saying more Horde could only be a good thing and that Adora listens to "anything weird old holograms tell" her. Catra asks how she knows Hordak's plan anyway, at which point Adora reveals to Catra that [[Shadow Weaver]] switched sides and told her everything in [[Bright Moon]]. [[Catra]] snaps, shocked that Shadow Weaver left her for Adora and blaming Adora for everything that has happened to her. Despite Adora's pleas, Catra walks dazedly from the holding cell back to the party area. Scorpia gets her attention, but in a rage, Catra is certain that they will go back to the Fright Zone, open a portal, and crush all of her enemies.
+Within the holding cell, Adora tries to dissuade Catra as opening a portal could allow the entirety of the Horde's army into Etheria. Although Catra is unconcerned, saying more of the Horde could only be a good thing and that Adora listens to "anything weird old holograms tell" her. Catra asks how she knows Hordak's plan anyway, at which point Adora reveals to Catra that [[Shadow Weaver]] switched sides and told her everything in [[Bright Moon]]. [[Catra]] snaps, shocked that Shadow Weaver left her for Adora and blamed Adora for everything that has happened to her. Despite Adora's pleas, Catra walks dazedly from the holding cell back to the party area. Scorpia gets her attention, but in a fit of rage, Catra decides that they will go back to the Fright Zone, open a portal, and crush all of her enemies.
 == Characters ==
 <div style="display: flex;">
-*[[Catra]] ([[AJ Michalka]])
+*[[Catra]]
-*[[Scorpia]] ([[Lauren Ash]])
+*[[Scorpia]]
-*[[Adora|Adora/She-Ra]] ([[Aimee Carrero]])
+*[[Adora|Adora/She-Ra]]
-*[[Glimmer]] ([[Karen Fukuhara]])
+*[[Glimmer]]
-*[[Bow]] ([[Marcus Scribner]])
+*[[Bow]]
-*[[Huntara]] ([[Geena Davis]])
+*[[Huntara]]
-*[[4 Armed Lizard Girl]]
+*[[Four-Armed Lizard Girl]]
 *[[Horned Goon Girl]]
 *[[Tung Lashor]]
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 ==Transcript==
-''See: [[ Once Upon a Time in the Waste/Transcript]]''
+''See: [[Once Upon a Time in the Waste/Transcript]]''
+==Gallery==
+''See: [[Once Upon a Time in the Waste/Gallery]]''
 == Trivia ==
+* The episode title is a reference to the 1968 western "Once Upon a Time in the West".
+*The dust storm that Huntara says unearthed Mara's ship happened at the same time the Best Friends Quad investigated Alwyn in "[[Signals]]".
 *