#force captain

i just don't buy the idea that the kids we saw grow up together were only confined to each other for so many years. it could've helped catra to know there was another humanoid hybrid just like her earlier in life (i don't count rogelio because he's not really human enough at all and doesn't seem to speak or communicate effectively with words).

i mean, it would make sense for such a powerful sorceress who seized control of the black garnet to have a watchful eye over the princess whom that runestone belongs to. plus scorpia knew she was a princess and that it used to belong to her (although she didn't know forging a connection would give her magical powers and/or set off the heart of etheria), so it's not liking hiding anything from her was necessary, and the way she talked about her family lineage so openly made it seem like it wasn't very secretive or shameful in the horde.

i dunno, just some random thoughts while being reminded of the s4 finale events. if anyone has any interpretations and/or explanations to add, that would be awesome!

More Entrapta, Scorpia and Emily. I hope you like it :)

So as we know in “Boy’s Night Out”, Force Captain Octavia reveals that Catra scratched her eye out when they were kids.

“Oh, this? Catra scratched it out when she was six.” (17:27, Season 4, Ep. 8)

This isn’t the only time we hear or see Catra lashing out at someone when she is young—in particularly violent or harsh ways. In a flashback, it is revealed that she hit Lonnie. She also hits Adora, who is her closest friend.

When I watched the scene with Octavia for the first time my reaction was, “Oh. Shit. Catra literally gauged her eye out?!?!” There were parts of me that started becoming uncomfortable with Catra’s tendencies and history. However, when I really started to think about it, there are two major points that help me understand Catra as a character who undergoes SERIOUS mental and emotional change.

1. Catra was SIX YEARS OLD. By this I mean, six year olds do stupid shit all the time. I’m a preschool teacher over the summer and a middle school English teacher during the school year. If there is anything I have learned from dealing with difficult age groups it is that they are still learning. They don’t know how to react in situations and often get out of control. I have seen six year olds throw chairs and scream and cry until they are turning blue. For the most part, even children in stable environments need to learn emotional intelligence and control—from peers, parents, and teachers. In Catra’s situation, she has neither stability or someone to help guide her other than Adora who is still a child herself.

2. The expectations of her environment are built around physicality. The Fright Zone is a violent place. They are training to be soldiers and any punishment dished out is manipulative or physical. We see Shadow Weaver inflict physical pain on Catra when she doesn’t do what Shadow Weaver wants her to. It’s is more than reasonable to understand why Catra lashes out in similar fashion.

I think, when you really look at it, the crazy part is that Adora didn’t turn out the same way. In the flashbacks she still seems level headed. I think Adora is one reason Catra sees any hope for redemption because Catra has been shown kindness and support from at least someone in her life, even if it’s someone her own age.