Failsafe

**Failsafe**

*May 15, 2020*

**Failsafe** is the eleventh episode of the fifth season and the fiftieth episode of *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*.

It was released on Netflix with the rest of the fifth season on May 15, 2020.

## Synopsis

*A strike team infiltrates Mystacor searching for the Heart of Etheria’s fail safe - the Crystal of Arxia. Entrapta and Swift Wind gather data on Horde Prime’s chip network.*

## Plot

Shadow Weaver and Castaspella join the rebels in their hidden base, letting them know of their discovery detailing that if they activate the failsafe at the Heart of Etheria, all the magic that has been stored there will be set free. Glimmer accentuates the dangers of activating the Heart, but Castaspella points out that releasing the magic is not the same thing as activating it. She also enlightens what is left of the Rebellion of the possible location of the Heart: there are forgotten tunnels under Mystacor which in ancient times was called Arxia, where the Crystal of Arxia is hidden. Shadow Weaver tells them that she can make her way to the fail-safe device, but needs help.

Entrapta studies the chip she took from Spinnerella and finds it more difficult to remove than Catra's due to how long it was on. She surmises that the remaining chipped Princesses have little time left until the chip takes them over completely. But she finds Prime's computer network that controls all the chips, and she hopes to use that information to sever Prime's connection to all the chips at once. Glimmer teleports Shadow Weaver, Catra, Bow, Adora, Castaspella and Melog to Mystacor where they sneak inside using Melog's stealth. When they reach the Luminarium, Catra breaks stealth mode, alerting the sorcerers to their presence. A brief fight ensues, Shadow Weaver easily defeating one sorcerer.

   Entrapta needs to find a place with a lot of clones in order to analyze their connection to the hive mind, and Swift Wind agrees to take her there.
Near one of Prime's spires, Entrapta finds the connection and a clone finds her. The clone recognizes her and she says his name, Hordak. He becomes frightened and angry even though he is still carrying the data crystal she gave him. Swift Wind dragged Entrapta away and Horak let them go, hoping that he could forget her.

    Shadow Weaver opens the secret entrance within Mystacor. After bickering with Shadow Weaver in the tunnel Adora triggers a fire rune that erupts in fake flames around her. Catra jumps into the fire and "saves" Adora. Shadow Weaver then tries, and fails, to drive a wedge between Adora and Catra by falsely claiming that her friendship, her love was what is preventing her from being able to summon She-Ra. Upon reaching the fail-safe, which is inside a giant crystal tower, Shadow Weaver instructs

Adora to open it with the password "Friends of Mara." The instructions inside say, "Someone needs to go inside and accept the fail-safe," which means that someone must take the fail-safe and carry it bodily into the Heart. Since She-Ra is the only one who could absorb the full power of the Heart, it is decided that only she could go, despite Catra's and everyone else's protestations. Knowing that she may not survive she decides her sacrifice would be better than Prime getting access to the Heart.

Unfortunately, Micah shows up with two other chipped sorcerers and a fight erupts. Using the fight as a distraction Adora enters and accepts the fail-safe. Micah uses dark magic to entrap the heroes and he tries to interrupt Adora's accepting of the fail-safe. Seeing her friends in distress she summons She-Ra, accepts the fail-safe and binds Micah and the two sorcerers. Everyone flees Mystacor for their base where Entrapta works on her computer. Catra is so upset at seeing Adora's willingness to sacrifice herself that she leaves with Melog, rather than see Adora leave her again.

## Characters

* Adora
* Catra
* Glimmer
* Bow
* Melog
* Micah
* Shadow Weaver
* Castaspella
* Entrapta
* Swift Wind
* Hordak

## Organizations

* The Horde
* The Princess Alliance
* The Rebellion

## Locations

* The Whispering Woods
* Mystacor
* Arxia
* Horde Spire

## Trivia

* The failsafe code is First Ones writing that reads "Heart".