In the Shadows of Mystacor

**In the Shadows of Mystacor**

*November 13, 2018*

**In the Shadows of Mystacor** is the seventh episode of Season One of *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*.

It was released on Netflix with the rest of Season One on November 13, 2018.

## Synopsis

*Glimmer takes Adora and Bow to the secret sorcerers' realm of Mystacor for a vacation, but Adora's nightmares of Shadow Weaver persist.*

## Plot

Unaware of Shadow Weaver's shadow spy, Adora is panicked, thinking that she is seeing things. Glimmer took her to the hidden kingdom of Mystacor, guarded by her overbearingly welcoming aunt, Castaspella, in an attempt to console her. However, when Adora tried to relax at her friends' request, she insisted that she
was unable to, because she believes that Shadow Weaver is in the kingdom. Nobody takes her seriously.

Back in the Fright Zone, Shadow Weaver enacted a plan by using a shadow spy to disrupt a ceremony to renew Mystacor's barrier and isolate Adora for capture.

While Castaspella showed Adora around Mystacor, one of the things she revealed was the past about Light Spinner, who is now Shadow Weaver. This made Adora even more nervous. When Adora entered the Lunarium, she saw a shadow spy, and along with it heard voices of Catra and Hordak in menacing tones. In a panic, Adora accidentally destroyed a thousand years' worth of sacred lunar crystal writings, nearly destroying the lenses that protect Mystacor. This made Castaspella furious at Adora, the latter running into her room, where a shadow spy disguised as Glimmer brought her even more negativity.

The shadow spy tracked Adora into Mystacor and stalked her there. Adora tried to relax and get to know Castaspella and her kingdom, but Shadow Weaver used her shadow spy to attack Bow, Glimmer, Castaspella, and other sorcerers during the restorative ritual. The shadow spy had created an illusion, taking the form of Glimmer and Bow, that told Adora to leave Mystacor, which she started to do before hearing the commotion in the lunarium. Adora found the shadow spy trying to interrupt the ritual, but She-Ra transformed the Sword of Protection into a shield and used it to redirect the eclipse energy; recharging the magical enchantments that protect the kingdom.

## Characters

* Adora/She-Ra
* Glimmer
* Bow
* Shadow Weaver
* Castaspella
* Catra (Shadow spy)
* Hordak (Shadow spy)
* Micah (mentioned and statue shown)

## Organizations

* The Horde
* The Rebellion

## Locations

* The Fright Zone
* Mystacor
	+ Hall of Sorcerers
	+ Lunarium

## Technology

* Lunar Lenses
* Tracker pad

## Transcript

*See: In the Shadows of Mystacor/Transcript*

## Gallery

*See: In the Shadows of Mystacor/Gallery*

## Trivia

* The history between Castaspella and Shadow Weaver was part of their backstory in the original *She-Ra: Princess of Power* series. However, the name "Light Spinner" was only used in the UK Masters of the Universe and Princess of Power comic magazines. The *Masters of the Universe* classic line, which began in 2008, elaborated on Shadow Weaver's origin by by revealing her true name to be Beatrix, with Light Spinner being a pseudonym she used while studying under Norwyn with Castaspella.
* The Sword of Protection transforms for the first time in this episode.
* The waves on the beaches of Mystacor are multi-colored clouds.