I have decided to list my personal favourite episodes of three of my favourite modern feminist fantasy animated series of all time - 'The Owl House', 'She-Ra and the Princesses of Power', and 'Hilda'.
Partly I am doing this in anticipation of 'The Owl House' graphic novel that is coming out in September 2026, but mostly I want these magical, enchanting, creative, passionate, beautiful, brave, bold, heartfelt and hopeful shows to keep receiving the love and attention they so rightly deserve.
For all their epic, fantastical elements, their colourful, soft and smooth animations, and heart and love, they are also female-led - and majorly LBGTQ+ and POC female led!
Here they are! The trio of great cartoons and their best episodes - Artemis Crescent's Top 20 Favourite Episodes of 'The Owl House' AND 'She-Ra and the Princesses of Power' AND 'Hilda':
Top 20 'The Owl House' Episodes:
1. Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Hooty's Door (Season 2, episode 8)
2. Lost in Language (Season 1, episode 7)
3. Enchanting Grom Fright (Season 1, episode 16)
4. Keeping up A-fear-ances (Season 2, episode 4)
5. Yesterday's Lie (Season 2, episode 10)
6. King's Tide (Season 2, episode 21)
7. Hollow Mind (Season 2, episode 16)
8. Them's the Breaks, Kid (Season 2, episode 15)
9. Through the Looking Glass Ruins (Season 2, episode 5)
10. Hooty's Moving Castle (Season 1, episode 6)
11. A Lying Witch and a Warden (Season 1, episode 1)
12. Young Blood, Old Souls (Season 1, episode 19)
13. Eclipse Lake (Season 2, episode 9)
14. The Intruder (Season 1, episode 4)
15. Understanding Willow (Season 1, episode 15)
16. Really Small Problems (Season 1, episode 14)
17. Reaching Out (Season 2, episode 14)
18. Any Sport in a Storm (Season 2, episode 13)
19. The First Day (Season 1, episode 13)
20. Season 3 - Thanks to Them, For the Future, and Watching and Dreaming
Top 20 'She-Ra and the Princesses of Power' Episodes:
1. Hero (Season 4, episode 9)
2. The Heart (Parts 1 and 2) (Season 5, episodes 12 and 13)
3. Roll With It (Season 2, episode 4)
4. Corridors (Season 5, episode 3)
5. Promise (Season 1, episode 11)
6. Save the Cat (Season 5, episode 5)
7. Stranded (Season 5, episode 4)
8. Mer-Mysteries (Season 4, episode 7)
9. Boys' Night Out (Season 4, episode 8)
10. Princess Scorpia (Season 4, episode 6)
11. Protocol (Season 4, episode 5)
12. Once Upon a Time in the Waste (Season 3, episode 3)
13. Shot in the Dark (Season 5, episode 8)
14. The Perils of Peekablue (Season 5, episode 7)
15. Raz (Season 1, episode 3)
16. The Coronation (Season 4, episode 1)
17. The Valley of the Lost (Season 4, episode 2)
18. White Out (Season 2, episode 5)
19. Huntara (Season 3, episode 2)
20. Ties That Bind (Season 2, episode 2)
Top 20 'Hilda' Episodes:
1. The Deerfox (Season 2, episode 9)
2. The Windmill (Season 2, episode 5)
3. The Fifty Year Night (Season 2, episode 8)
4. The Hidden People (Season 1, episode 1)
5. The Midnight Giant (Season 1, episode 2)
6. The Fairy Isle (Season 3, episode 8)
7. The Stone Forest (Season 2, episode 13)
8. The Train to Tofoten (Season 3, episode 1)
9. The Troll Rock (Season 1, episode 5)
10. The Giantslayer (Season 3, episode 3)
11. The Forgotten Lake (Season 3, episode 6)
12. The Witch (Season 2, episode 3)
13. The Nightmare Spirit (Season 1, episode 6)
14. The Tide Mice (Season 1, episode 8)
15. The Fairy Mound (Season 3, episode 2)
16. The Nisse (Season 1, episode 12)
17. The Black Hound (Season 1, episode 13)
18. The Eternal Warriors (Season 2, episode 4)
19. The Jorts Incident (Season 2, episode 11)
20. The Laughing Merman (Season 3, episode 4)
Reading material:
- Text from a post of mine from a few years ago:
On a much needed positive note, happening in the present, I have now seen all of The Owl House. It is a great, wonderful, clever and highly emotional series. It might even be my favourite show of all time. It was made for me. I love it so much, and it makes me happy to see that so many other people do, too. This fandom is so positive and adoring. No toxicity in sight! Yes, one can't help but be saddened and wonder what could have been if Disney wasn't run by a complete and utter *%^*$! or two, but what we ended up with in the shortened finale is awesome nonetheless. As my love of Harry Potter has soured over the years due to its author being a terrible person, The Owl House has filled that void, in my love of fantasy franchises. And what I didn't get from Buffy (ditto its own toxic and abusive creator) I got from The Owl House. A fantastic, sensitive, and diverse and inclusive, animated fantasy series, made by a loving, passionate and dedicated crew - of passionate and worldly geeks and nerds! Remember: support creators, not companies. Companies, conglomerates, they have enough money, and fuck 'em in general. Dana Terrace's dislike of musicals still baffles me, though. As yet known she isn't a problematic person, at least.
These beautiful, enchanting, emotional femme fantasy cartoons are hopeful. They signify and indicate hope for a better world, that their respective (and respected) creators dreamed of and believed in, for the good of humankind. They are each idyllic for different reasons, as well as unique in their own ways.
They are celebrations of new and difference. They defy convention.
I love them all, with 'The Owl House' remaining my number one favourite TV show.
Stay safe, kind, caring, compassionate, and hopeful, everyone. You are loved, and always will be.
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