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SERIES
America’s Got TalentJay
Leno joins the panel as a
guest judge. 8 p.m. NBC
The 100Sanctum is turned
into a battleground in the
sci-fi drama’s Season 6 fi-
nale. 9 p.m. The CW
American Experience
“Woodstock: Three Days
That Defined a Genera-
tion” looks back at the
iconic 1969 music festival.
9 p.m. KOCE
InterventionThe docu-se-
ries returns with more
heartbreaking stories
from the front lines of the
heroin epidemic. 9 p.m.
A&E
The Real Housewives of Or-
ange County Original
cast member Vicki Gun-
valson rejoins the gang for
the 14th edition of this
long-running reality se-
ries. 9 p.m. Bravo
The Little CoupleThis reali-
ty series also is back with
new episodes. 9 p.m. TLC
Blood & TreasureThe lives
of Danny and Lexi (Matt
Barr, Sofia Pernas) may
never be the same after
Farouk’s (Oded Fehr)
master plan is put into ac-
tion in the Season 1 finale.
10 p.m. CBS
Flipping ExesFormer love-
birds Nina Klemm and
Michael LeSure go into
business renovating
homes together in this
new unscripted series. 10
p.m. Bravo
Drunk HistoryThe alcohol-
fueled sketch series ends
its sixth season with tales
featuring the infamous
“Typhoid Mary” and
Egypt’s Queen Cleopatra.
10 p.m. Comedy Central
Hard Knocks: Training
Camp With the Oakland
RaidersThe Silver and
Black suit up for a new
season of the docu-series.
10 p.m. HBO
Code of the WildSibling ex-
plorers Chris and Casey
Keefer venture into rug-
ged terrain to try to solve
some of history’s most
baffling mysteries in this
new eight-part series. 10
p.m. Travel Channel
Undercover Billionaire
Self-made man Glenn
Stearns goes incognito to
start a new business from
scratch using a stake of
only $100 in this new un-
scripted series. 10:04 p.m.
Discovery Channel
MOVIESThe Kleptocrats( 2 018 ) 10 :14
a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Starz
Call Me by Your Name(2017)
10:33 a.m. Encore
Jaws(1975) 12:30 p.m. AMC
Ziegfeld Follies(1946) 12:45
p.m. TCM
Being John Malkovich
(1999) 12:55 p.m. Cinemax
Bohemian Rhapsody( 2 018 )
2:10 p.m. HBO
Blade(1998) 2:15 p.m. Syfy
The Shining(1980) 2:30 p.m.
Showtime
Edge of Tomorrow(2014)
4 p.m. TNT
Crazy Rich Asians( 2 018 )
4:25 p.m. HBO
Deadpool(2016) 4:30 p.m.
FX
3:10 to Yuma(2007) 5 p.m.
Showtime
Stormy Weather(1943)
5 p.m. TCM
Lynyrd Skynyrd: If I Leave
Here Tomorrow ( 2 018 )
6:15 p.m. TMCTALK SHOWSCBS This MorningMichelle
Williams. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
TodayMilo Ventimiglia and
Amanda Seyfried; Jay
Leno. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
KTLA Morning News(N)
7 a.m. KTLA
Good Morning America
Mariah Carey; author
Candace Bushnell; Lukas
Nelson & Promise of the
Real performs. (N) 7 a.m.
KABC
Good Day L.A.Ian Ziering
(“BH90210”); National
Root Beer Float Day. (N) 7
a.m. KTTV
Live With Kelly and Ryan
Julianne Moore; Marlon
Wayans; guest co-host
Jenna Dewan. (N) 9 a.m.
KABCThe ViewDemocratic presi-
dential candidate and for-
mer Rep. John Delaney
(D-Md.). 10 a.m. KABC
Strahan & SaraTori Spell-
ing and Jennie Garth
(“BH90210”); deals and
steals. (N) noon KABC
The Wendy Williams Show
Tituss Burgess (“Un-
breakable Kimmy
Schmidt”). noon KCOP
The TalkKeanu Reeves; life
coach Mike Bayer; Kevin
Frazier. 1 p.m. KCBS
Rachael Ray2 p.m. KTTV
Dr. Phil 3 p.m. KCBS
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
David Letterman; Dermot
Kennedy performs. 3 p.m.
KNBC
Amanpour and Company
(N) 11 p.m. KOCE, mid-
night KVCR, 1 a.m. KLCS
The Daily Show With Trev-
or Noah Author and
Democratic presidential
candidate Marianne
Williamson. (N) 11 p.m.
Comedy Central
ConanKevin Bacon. 11 p.m.
and 12:30 a.m. TBS
The Tonight Show Starring
Jimmy Fallon Dakota
Johnson; Post Malone;
Jon Lovitz; Tyler Childers
performs. (N) 11:34 p.m.
KNBC
The Late Show With
Stephen Colbert
Amanda Seyfried; Jacob
Tremblay and Brady
Noon (“Good Boys”). (N)
11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel LiveBen
Stiller; Robin Thede;
Brad Paisley; Max and
Quinn XCII perform. (N)
11:35 p.m. KABC
The Late Late Show With
James Corden Melissa
McCarthy and Elisabeth
Moss; Jakob Dylan per-
forms. (N) 12:37 a.m.
KCBS
Late Night With Seth Mey-
ersMichelle Williams; No-
el Gallagher; novelist
Tommy Orange. (N) 12:37
a.m. KNBC
Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m.
KABCSPORTSLittle League BaseballRe-
gional coverage of the
semifinals, 2 and 4 p.m.
ESPN
BaseballThe Angels play
the Reds, 4 p.m. Fox
Sports Net; the Dodgers
host the Cardinals, 7 p.m.
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TMC Elizabeth Harvest(2018) Abbey Lee, Ciarán Hinds. (R)Å Fatal Attraction›››(1987) Glenn Close. (R)“She-Ra and the Prin-
cesses of Power” is about a
young woman who wields a
special sword to transform
into a mythical warrior prin-
cess. But the show’s real
magic is in the characters
and their relationships.
At the core of the Dream-
Works/Netflix animated se-
ries is Adora and Catra —
two former friends whose re-
lationship was forever
changed when Adora de-
fected from the Evil Horde
after learning she is the new
She-Ra. Despite growing up
together, the two now find
themselves on opposite
sides of a war over the fate of
the planet Etheria.
As much as “She-Ra” is
about Adora and her strug-
gles to figure out what it
means to be a hero and a
leader, the show is just as in-
vested in Catra’s journey
now that she doesn’t have
Adora at her side. The ten-
sions between the pair con-
tinue to simmer as the
stakes of their choices are
magnified in the show’s six-
episode Season 3, which was
released Friday.
“Catra and Adora and
this connection between
them is one of the most cen-
tral parts of the show,”
showrunner and executive
producer Noelle Stevenson
told The Times. “I think that
Catra and Adora have their
work cut out for them if they
could ever hope to start to
repair the things that have
been broken. It’s so broken
right now and there’s a long
road ahead of them.” De-
spite being one of the show’s
villains, Catra remains a fan-
favorite character because
her struggles are relatable.
Most people know what it’s
like to feel hurt or angry be-
cause of the actions of some-
one they care about.
“I think in a lot of ways,
she’s one of the most relat-
able characters on the
show,” said Stevenson. “See-
ing [Catra] explore what it
means to be a villain and to
try and take back through
force what she feels she’s
lost, there’s something
about it that feels just so hu-
man.”
Through Catra, “we see
the consequences of what it
means when you are hurt
and you try to put that hurt
on everyone else,” she add-
ed.
AJ Michalka, who voices
Catra, explained that, ini-
tially, the character’s mis-
sion was definitely about
trying to get her friend back.
“But that’s starting to
disappear,” said Michalka.
“It’s more becoming a mat-
ter of winning or losing, andlosing for Catra is just abso-
lutely not an option.”
She believes fans have
taken to Catra despite her
“falling short a little bit in
terms of kindness” because
there is a very poignant and
specific vulnerability in her
bravado. The fact that she
has grown up in the shadow
of Adora’s greatness is also
something that resonates
with people.
“I think there’s a love for
her because she is kind of the
underdog,” said Michalka.
“She’s this kind of precious,
sweet underdog kitten who
can also scratch your face off
and not think twice about
it.” Michalka credits Catra’s
nuance to Stevenson’s nur-
turing and the writing on the
show. And Stevenson ad-
mits she’s always had a thing
for villains.
“I think I’ve always gravi-
tated to villains,” said
Stevenson. “They usually
had a very pure want. That
didn’t make it the right
want, but sometimes it was
easier to grasp than what
the heroes wanted.”
This was because villains’
motivations were often
much smaller and more per-
sonal and therefore more re-
latable.“They might want to con-
quer the world, but it’s not
really about conquering the
world,” said Stevenson. “It’s
about proving your worth, or
getting back at someone
who wronged you, or making
sure that you are so strong
that no one can hurt you.
Things that speaks to some
part of all of us.”
Catra is far from the only
villain who has captured the
hearts of viewers, as well as
the show’s cast and crew.
Scorpia, a powerful Horde
Force Captain who enthusi-
astically loves her friends,
has her own share of fans.
“Scorpia is probably the
most loyal individual that
has ever existed,” said Lau-
ren Ash, who voices the
character. “She is definitely
someone who’s driven by
wanting the best for the peo-
ple around her and caring so
deeply about her friends.”
Scorpia is a princess
whose family ended up on
the side of the Horde be-
cause its leader, Hordak,
just happened to take over
her homeland as his base of
operations. She’s driven by
friendship and personal re-
lationships and doesn’t
really have much of an inter-
est in the bigger picture ofwhat the Horde is doing or
how it’s affecting Etheria.
“I think she’s actually a
really good person who just
happened to be doing some
bad things,” said Ash. “Her
intentions, I think, are not all
horrible, which is what
makes her really fun and in-
teresting. And I think that’s
why people respond to her so
much.” Scorpia’s main moti-
vation is to support Catra,
regardless of Catra’s atti-
tude toward their relation-
ship. This dynamic is both
funny and heartbreaking
and it continues to be ex-
plored in “She-Ra” Season 3.
Ash believes most people
have experienced a similar
relationship, “whether it be
romantic, friendships, fam-
ily, whatever,” with someone
they just idolize.
“You just want them to
feel the same way about you
so bad that you kind of miss
that maybe this person isn’t
super healthy for you,” said
Ash. “I think that the Scor-
pia-Catra relationship, the
way it stands right now, is
something that’s so relat-
able, especially for young
people. I think it’s a really
cool thing to have on the
show.”
Michalka, who describesScorpia as one of her favorite
characters on the show,
agrees.
“I think their relationship
is precious,” said Michalka.
“And I think we’re going to
see it blossom into some-
thing really sweet.”
Scorpia is not the only
princess who has found her-
self siding with the Horde.
There is also Entrapta,
whose affinity for science
separates her from most of
the other characters.
Christine Woods, who
voices Entrapta, describes
the tech specialist as an in-
satiable workaholic with
“more than genius level in-
telligence,” but “I wouldn’t
say that she’s particularly
socially savvy.” “[Entrapta]
also has a very deep need to
be loved and accepted just
like all the characters do,”
said Stevenson. “But she
wants people to love her for
who she is. She wants to
share her interests with peo-
ple and and have people ap-
preciate them.”
And this is why she has
forged a bond with Hordak,
whom she sees as a kindred
spirit. Entrapta remains
with the Horde because
they’re the ones who ac-
cepted and nurtured her sci-
entific drive. Though she
doesn’t harbor any ill will
toward the Princess Alli-
ance, it just makes sense for
Entrapta that she remains
working with the Horde.
Like Scorpia, she’s not as
concerned about the bigger
picture regarding the con-
flict over Etheria.
Of course, “She-Ra” does
not let you ignore the fact
that choosing to remain
aligned with the Evil Horde
does make all of these char-
acters villains, no matter
how beloved they may be.
And the repercussions of
their actions are especially
great in Season 3.
But because their moti-
vations are so personal and
universal, it’s hard to not
cheer for them.
“I think we always hope
that they will make the right
decision,” said Stevenson.
“It’s not like you root for
them to win — you root for
the characters to do the
right thing.”Hard to not root for villains in ‘She-Ra’
The hero is cheered.
So are her enemies.
A producer and voice
actors explain why.
By Tracy Brown
ADORA,left, and Catra are two of the most beloved characters in “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.”DreamWorks / Netflix‘She-Ra and
the Princesses
of Power’
Where:Netflix
When:Anytime
Rated:TV-Y7-FV (may be
unsuitable for children
under the age of 7, with an
advisory for fantasy
violence)