The BEST episodes of She-Ra: Princess of Power season 1
Every episode of She-Ra: Princess of Power season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of She-Ra: Princess of Power season 1!
Created in 1985 as a spin-off to the very popular cartoon He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, this show aimed at young girls quickly became one of Filmation's biggest hits. "I am Adora, He-Man's twin sister, and defender of the Crystal Castle. Fabulous secrets were revealed to me the day I held aloft my sword and said, 'For the Honor of Grayskull...'
#1 - The Price of Power
Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 11/11/1985
A studen of Shadow Weaver's arch-nemesis Norwyn craves power and so stows away to Horror Hall after hearing the tales of the Horde witch. Believing he will get immense power like Shadow Weaver, he is used instead as ransom for Norwyn who comes to save his student and settle some past issues with Shadow Weaver.
#2 - Treasure of the First Ones
Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 10/31/1985
When an ancient island once occupied by the First Ones rises out from the sea, Hordak sets out to invade it and steal its treasure. She-Ra calls Sea Hawk to her side and sets out to stop Hordak!
#3 - The Stone in the Sword
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/4/1985
The stone in Adora's sword is broken while she is She-Ra. Once the stone is broken she is changed back into Adora. She has to figure out how to get to Light Hope without Swift Wind. Mean while, Hordak has captured Bow.
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#4 - My Friend, My Enemy
Season 1 - Episode 51 - Aired 11/15/1985
To destory Hordak forever Skeletor puts him under a spell that will make him vanish forever. The only way to cure Hordak is to have someone shed tears for him. But who can cure him before he vanishes for good?
#5 - She-Ra Unchained
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/11/1985
He-Man has been rescued from Beast Island by his friends, but soon sets out back to the Fright Zone, to find Force Captain Adora and see if she has learned the truth about the Horde. At Doom Tower, Hordak has created a machine called the Magna Beam, which can drain the energy of his rebel captives. Adora, who is being prevented from turning against the Horde by Shadow Weaver's magic, is complying with his scheme. He-Man manages to sneak into Doom Tower, but when he finds Adora she arrests him, and Hordak imprisons him in the Magna Beam. However, overnight Adora's sleep is interrupted by telepathic communication from The Sorceress, who reveals to her that she was stolen from her parents as a baby by the Horde, who brought her up to follow their evil ways. And not only that, but He-Man is her
#6 - Loo-Kee Lends a Hand
Season 1 - Episode 55 - Aired 11/21/1985
Hordak acquires an element called Parfax, which can freeze people in time. He uses it to freeze all of the Rebellion- including Adora. Only Loo-Kee, the small creature who supposedly observes all She-Ra's battles, is left unfrozen, and he is summoned by Light Hope to the Crystal Castle. Light Hope tells Loo-Kee She-Ra's secret, and sends him to Eternia to find He-Man and help him to free the Rebellion.
#7 - Huntara
Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 11/7/1985
Hordak summons a warrior woman called Huntara from the planet of Silax, who he believes may be able to beat She-Ra. Hordak convinces Huntara that She-Ra is evil and that he needs her to rid Etheria of She-Ra. When Huntara and She-Ra finally clash, She-Ra faces one of her greatest challenges ever- will Huntara really be able to beat her? And will Huntara realize who the real villain is in time?
#8 - The Reluctant Wizard
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/18/1985
Madame Razz is saved from a Horde Trooper by a powerful wizard who lives in a tree. Believing he could be a great ally to the Rebellion, She-Ra and the Rebels set off to seek his help. However, he is reluctant to help them due to his appearance and remains so even when they rescue him from being captured by the Horde.
#9 - Into the Dark Dimension
Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 10/30/1985
After an overload on a machine and spell created by Catra and Shadow Weaver during the Rebel's attack on Fright Zone, She-Ra and Hordak are transported to the Dark Dimension and must work together to get back to their dimension or they'll never see Etheria again.
#10 - Darksmoke and Fire
Season 1 - Episode 61 - Aired 11/29/1985
While traveling to Eternia for a visit, Adora is sent back in time by one of Hordak's rockets, which enters her portal. She realizes that she is in Eternia, but hundreds of years earlier!
#11 - Magicats
Season 1 - Episode 62 - Aired 12/2/1985
Catra's new weapon has the ground open and swallow She-Ra and herself (by accident) and they wind up in an uderground city where the cat-folk live. They were waiting for their queen (who looks like Catra) to return. She plans to use them against She-Ra while ruling them at the same time.
#12 - He Ain't Heavy
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/26/1985
Shadow Weaver breaks into the home of the retired wizard Callus, and steals his magical mirror which can transport people from different worlds to Etheria. Hordak uses the mirror to transport Prince Adam to his dungeons, in the hope that Adora will come to rescue her brother and he will be able to recapture her. As Callus enlists the help of Bow and Glimmer to recover his mirror, She-Ra sets out to rescue Prince Adam, before Hordak can cause more havoc with the mirror.
#13 - Of Shadows and Skulls
Season 1 - Episode 56 - Aired 11/22/1985
Shadow Weaver joins forces with Skeletor in order to overthrow Hordak. But when they have Hordak captured, Skeletor betrays Shadow Weaver and imprisons her as well, and takes over the Horde for himself! Can She-Ra stop Skeletor before he can use the Horde to attack Eternia?
#14 - Duel at Devlan
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/6/1985
The village of Devlan is being terrorized by a group of Hordesmen, led by a super-advanced robot called Dylamug. A young girl called Kristala goes to She-Ra for help, and She-Ra tells her that the villagers must develop the courage to fight back to the Horde. She-Ra accompanies Kristala back to Devlan, where she sets about convincing the frightened villagers to stand up to their tormentors.
#15 - Horde Prime Takes a Holiday
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/1/1985
When Horde Prime goes on a vacation, he tells Hordak to look after his ship, the Velvet Glove. He-Man is concerned that Hordak will use the ship to attack Eternia, so he goes to Etheria to enlist She-Ra's help in the case of an attack. Skeletor is also concerned that his old mentor will attack him, so he sets out to steal the ship for himself. When Hordak tries to use the ship's freeze rays to freeze the Whispering Woods, She-Ra and He-Man set about stopping him, and chaos ensues as they fight to stop Hordak while Skeletor competes for control of the Velvet Glove!
#16 - Gateway to Trouble
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/24/1985
On Eternia, Skeletor's scientist Modulok has created a Gate-Maker machine that can transport entire cities to other planets, and Skeletor plans to use it to transport Eternos to Etheria. But Modulok is sick of Skeletor's disrespectful treatment of him, so he betrays him and takes the machine to Etheria to give it to Hordak. Skeletor angrily follows Modulok to Etheria, where Hordak has recruited Modulok as his scientist and is planning to use the Gate-Maker to invade Eternia. As long-time enemies Skeletor and Hordak battle for control of the Gate-Maker, it is up to both She-Ra and He-Man to stop the villains before they invade Eternia!
#17 - The Light of the Crystal
Season 1 - Episode 54 - Aired 11/20/1985
The Rebels travel to Elf World where Catra is forcing the innocent residents to work for her in the Crystal Mines. A runaway prince tags along too just for fun as he finds being by his father's side boring but soon learns that he is needed in his kingdom. Elf World is freed form Horde control and peace is resumed.
#18 - The Price of Freedom
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/16/1985
The Sorceress sends He-Man to Etheria, telling him that She-Ra needs him urgently. On Etheria, He-Man finds himself surrounded by intense war and chaos, as the Horde bomb a small city. The villagers escape to the mines while She-Ra and He-Man fight the Troopers, then they explain to the heroes that the Horde attacked their city after they ran out of Etherium, a substance they were mining for the Horde. The Horde are planning to burn the city, but the villagers tell She-Ra and He-Man that they no longer care about saving their homes- all they want is freedom. As She-Ra heads off to get some backup rebels, He-Man does his best to help the villagers survive in the mine. Amidst all this war and suffering, the villagers realise that they must join the rebellion and fight for their freedom.
#19 - Just Like Me
Season 1 - Episode 50 - Aired 11/14/1985
Adora's level of patience is challenged when a young girl and Modulok see her as a 'mere woman' incapable of doing the things She-Ra does. Just to show the both of them, Adora attacks the Horde on her own after Bow and the girl's family are captured and achieves a surprisingly better outcome that she would've as She-Ra.
#20 - The Mines of Mondor
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/9/1985
A king in a domain in Etheria come to Brightmoon to ask for the rebellion's help in saving his captured son from the treacherous Mines of Mondor. The Rebels set off to Krytus, a neighboring housing the mines, unaware of the dangers and tasks that lie ahead of them...
#21 - A Talent for Trouble
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 10/22/1985
Orko is helping the Sorceress clean Castle Greyskull when he accidentally crashes through one of the interdemensional doorways. He winds up in the Whispering Woods on Etheria and meets Madame Razz and Broom. Unfortunately, both Orko and Madame are captured by the Horde and taken to the Fright Zone. Neither Shadow Weaver's magic nor Hordak's scientific scanners can make any sense of Orko's weirdness, so they decide to send Orko to Horde World and let them figure out what he is. Fortunately, Broom finds She-Ra and tells her what happened. She-Ra contacts the Sorceress, who asks She-Ra to wait for He-Man before attempting a rescue because he'll want to help save Orko. He-Man and She-ra fly into the Fright Zone on Swift Wind, find Madame Razz, and lean that Orko's space ship is about to launch. Madame, who likes Orko's spunk, transports the heroes to the space port. She-Ra deals with Hordak and his goons while He-Man reverses the ship's course and saves Orko. Orko is very relieved
#22 - Friendship
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/25/1985
Lani, an old friend of Adora's (back when she worked for the Horde) sends Adora a letter. In the letter, her Lani says that Hordak has locked her up in the Fright Zone and is threatening to send her to the slave pits on Horde World. When Adora enters the Fright Zone to save Loni, she finds out that she has been tricked into a trap.
#23 - Unexpected Ally
Season 1 - Episode 53 - Aired 11/19/1985
A farming family is arrested by the Horde General Sundar when they attempt to protest against having to pay Horde taxes. The daughter, Mali, manages to escape and runs to tell She-Ra of her predicament. When the rebels attack General Sundar and his troopers, Sundar manages to capture She-Ra. As She-Ra's friends set out to rescue her, She-Ra attempts to help General Sundar see the error of his ways, and convince him to leave the Horde.
#24 - Small Problems
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/10/1985
A Horde scientist called Professor Tempest invents a shrinking spray, that shrinks She-Ra, Swift Wind and Glimmer to a microscopic size. Bow sets about reversing the effect by disguising himself as a Horde Inspector and probing Tempest's lab for a way to restore them to normal size.
#25 - Enemy with My Face
Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 11/4/1985
Shadow Weaver unleashes a swamp creature called The Melog, which can absorb the strength and ability of anyone it touches. She sets the Melog on She-Ra, and when it touches her it absorbs her power and takes upon a human female form. She-Ra is now faced with an enemy with equal strength to herself, that may just defeat her. Light Hope tells She-Ra that she will be able to overcome the Melog if she works out what else it has, besides her strength and power. But what could this be?