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Welcome to my site! My name is Andrea Thompson, and I’m a writer, editor, and film critic who is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and also the founder and director of the Film Girl Film Festival, which you can find more info about at filmgirlfilm.com! I have no intention of becoming any less obsessed with cinema, comics, or nerdom in general.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Season 2 Review: Less is Not More in Netflix Show’s Sophomore Outing

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Season 2 Review: Less is Not More in Netflix Show’s Sophomore Outing

By Andrea Thompson

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power may have the same spirit of fun and adventure in its second season, but there’s less emphasis on the bigger events that literally shook the world of Etheria. More emphasis on character isn’t a bad thing, but when your sophomore outing is about half the size of your first (clocking in at seven episodes rather than thirteen), your show can’t help but pack less of a punch, even if your lead is more of a skilled fighter this time around.

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