Catra with Minister Cloudfoot in the She-Ra episode, "Magicats."
Catra with Minister Cloudfoot in the She-Ra episode, "Magicats."

Episode 47: Magicats

Rrrrow! You aren’t allergic to pet dander are you? Well, that’s tough – because you shouldn’t have fallen through a rift in the ground and landed in the secret city of cats!

Such is She-Ra’s predicament when the episode begins. After working her way through an underground labyrinth, our hero discovers that Catra has already convinced the underground cat people – the Magicats – that she is their long-lost queen. If Catra can keep She-Ra out of her fur until the coronation ceremony is complete, she can abandon Hordak and command an army of her own. But we all know She-Ra won’t waste the day, lounging around in a sunbeam.

Before this ordeal is complete, we’ll learn how the Magicats got their name – and the fate of the real Magicats queen. During our journey, we take time to discuss what it means to be a cat person, how to cheat a maze, and Scott gets creeped out by a hyper-realistic shot in the middle of the episode.

Show Notes:

0:00:00 – Episode Start
0:00:29 – Introduction
0:01:37 – Episode Setup, Typos and Old Mysteries
0:03:30 – Act One
0:04:01 – Meeting with Prince Orwall
0:06:01 – This Gadget is Nuts
0:06:37 – Notes on Chasms
0:07:38 – Act Two
0:08:04 – Catra, the New Queen
0:08:20 – Pleasant Cat Chat
0:10:24 – Meeting the Cat Folk
0:11:51 – A Queen with Pizzazz
0:13:24 – Whence Our Queen
0:14:48 – The Big Question
0:17:00 – Dog Cafe
0:19:21 – Act Three
0:19:38 – Prove Your Queenitude
0:20:02 – She-Ra and the Cat Swarm
0:21:21 – Catra Plots
0:22:49 – Showdown in the Throne Room
0:23:35 – The Meaning of Magicats
0:24:07 – Feeling Musical
0:24:32 – Andrew Scott Webber (Wallet Chain Music)
0:27:04 – No Memory
0:27:22 – One More Trick
0:28:09 – The Queen Returns
0:28:29 – Catra’s Merits
0:29:11 – The She-Ra Alliances
0:30:11 – Who’s a Phantom?
0:30:28 – Moral
0:33:29 – Ratings
0:34:13 – Crime in Progress
0:35:35 – Closing Thoughts
0:38:27 – More Closing Thoughts
0:39:36 – Episode End