Taking Control is the sixth episode of Season Five and forty-fifth episode overall of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
It was released on Netflix with the rest of the fifth season on May 15, 2020.
Synopsis[]
The team tries to keep the ship working and evade Horde Prime's pursuit. On Etheria, Micah struggles to relate to Frosta during a mission to Elberon.
Plot[]
| “ | I don't know. I just...suddenly felt her again. Like she'd never left. Like she's been in there all along just waiting to come out... I just have no idea how to do it again.
— Adora about She-Ra
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While Entrapta continues repairs on Darla with the help of Wrong Hordak, Adora continues to fret over the sleeping Catra. When Bow asks how Adora summoned She-Ra, Adora answers that she doesn't really know, but that she'd been there all along, waiting to come out. While traveling at 30% speed due to the damage to the ship, three of Prime's spacebots detect Darla and commence pursuit. Catra and Adora spar over what to do next, Catra refuses all help, especially from Entrapta. She asks to be dropped off at the next habitable planet and left there.
Celebrating She-Ra's return.
On Etheria, Micah tries to befriend Frosta but calls her "kiddo" which offends the ruler of the Kingdom of Snows. He turns to Spinnerella and Netossa for advice, but the news that the Horde was spotted near Elberon captures their attention. Frosta, Micah, Swift Wind, Netossa, and Spinnerella go to check things out. When they arrive all the villagers are inside and acting really weird. Netossa chides Spinnerella for leaving her alone at the "party" and Spinnerella complains that "something weird" just happened to her. The villagers then close the doors and strongly suggest the heroes stay and wait for the honored guest, Horde Prime. Then the villagers attack, their eyes turning green, revealing that they've been chipped in the same way Catra was.
Darla detects Prime's bot ships, and Entrapta says the safest thing to do is fly through a nearby asteroid field. Adora gives the go-ahead and Bow reluctantly pilots the ship using a previously unseen user interface. Even though they go into the asteroid field, Prime's ships find them and open fire. Adora realizes that the bots are tracking Catra's chip; she takes Entrapta to Catra's room to remove her chip. Catra resists but Adora tells her they were going to remove the chip, no other options available. She then says that after that she'll be willing to drop Catra off wherever she wanted to go. Catra then relents, as long as Adora stays with her during the operation. Catra asks for a moment to use the chip to see into Prime's mind and discover his plans, and Adora agrees. Catra succeeds and finds out that Prime is putting chips on all the Etherians he can, including members of the Rebellion.
She-Ra fights in space.
Adora transforms and exits the ship to fight the bots in space. At the same time, Swift Wind is empowered by his connection to She-Ra and knocks out the villagers with a flash of blinding light he created. She-Ra leaps from asteroid to asteroid, destroying Prime's bots and their ships while Entrapta removes Catra's chip. Catra tearfully thanks Entrapta and apologizes for her multitude offences; Entrapta forgives her without a thought. Glimmer and Wrong Hordak bring dumplings that they baked. Meekly, Catra joins them. Bow and Glimmer scooch aside to make a spot for her, much to her surprise. As they eat, Adora smiles at Catra and she smiles back.
The beginning of the end.
On Etheria, Micah and Frosta are finally on friendly terms (but Frosta tells Micah not to try so hard). Micah tells his comrades that they need to figure out what they encountered and how to stop, while Swift Wind say he feels that She-Ra is coming closer every day. Netossa tells her fellow rebels that they don't know who to trust now but they will get through it as long as they stick together. Unknown to the rest, Spinnerella was chipped off-screen by one of the villagers at Elberon.
Characters[]
- Adora/She-Ra
- Queen Angella (mentioned)
- Bow
- Catra
- Entrapta
- Frosta
- Glimmer
- Horde Prime
- King Micah
- Netossa
- Spinnerella
- Swift Wind
- Wrong Hordak
Organizations[]
Technology[]
Locations[]
Transcript[]
See: Taking Control/Transcript
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Wrong Hordak made a joke about putting amniotic fluid in the dumplings he and Glimmer baked while aboard Darla.
- Wrong Hordak has also been added to the group shot at the end of the intro.