Animation doesn’t always have time for romance.
Cartoon characters are usually too busy being superheroes or learning magic to have time for love.
Both Adora and Catra were orphans raised together by the villainous Horde army.
Catra (AJ Michalka) and Adora/She-Ra (Aimee Carrero) on ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.'.Netflix
Growing up, they were taught only to conquer.
Now so many people know about it.
It’s just a part of life now, it’s a part of the world.
Catra (AJ Michalka) and Adora (Aimee Carrero) on ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.'.Netflix
It’s just wild to think of how long it took to actually bring that to the screen.
AJ MICHALKA:I would say the fan engagement is what gets me the most.
This show has true longevity.
Catra (AJ Michalka) and Adora (Aimee Carrero) on ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.'.Netflix
I think it’s the importance of inclusivity and joyous writing.
It’s like lightning in a bottle.
The love story in particular just struck a chord.
Catra (AJ Michalka) and Adora (Aimee Carrero) on ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.'.Netflix
And like AJ was saying, it came right at the perfect time.
I have said this before, but it just feels like the gift that keeps on giving.
So the positivity and uplift really feel earned.
MICHALKA:It’s definitely earned.
It takes a moment to get there.
Everyone was like, “ooh, who are they?”
MICHALKA:I remember holding onto the information for a very long time.
Is this going to be the season?"
And I would just be like, “you just wait.”
So I remember holding onto it for a long time.
Did we ever have a sit-down conversation about where we going?
I don’t remember.
STEVENSON:I think I just sprung it on you, honestly.
That’s why we have things like Marceline and Bubblegum.
I wanted to take that momentum and run with it as far as I could.
I wanted to do the best I could to try and make it happen.
That tended to be the thing and then romance was relegated to the fandom.
This is a very important part of Adora’s life and it’s not all work.
And the one thing that Catra needed from Adora was the one thing that Adora couldn’t give her.
They were stuck in this dance.
Actually, that’s not your responsibility to verify that I feel this at all times.
I have to be in charge of my own happiness."
That stuff we learn in therapy.
Then on a more basic note, I like to think that AJ and I have a natural chemistry.
I really like her as a person.
She’s very easy to have deep conversations with.
It’s the same way with her acting as well.
So you immediately feel an intimacy there.
MICHALKA:That’s really sweet.
I feel the same way.
Aimee and I have a built-in chemistry that really worked with a lot of the scenes.
And why does she feel the way she feels?
A lot of it is psychology 101.
A lot of times in the booth, you end up bringing yourself to tears.
There were times where Aimee and I I would look at each other and we were both crying.
It really feeds the work and it’s natural, it just happens.
So yeah, it’s really cool.
We had AJ last week, we had Amiee this week.
How does Amiee know what AJ did?"
I can’t tell."
We don’t know.
And so I loved the tango at the prom.
So it was something that I’d been holding really close.
All of that is just my shit.
But it was just almost this hemorrhage of feelings for me.
And I’m just like, “Ahh.”
I got goosebumps, I got tears in my eyes.
So yeah, I think that’s my favorite part.
