I didn't know at the time that she was deliberately written that way, but I DO know that a lot of autistic people are LGBTQ+, and that due to its prevalence in the community it was next to impossible for the creators to write her that way without being aware of that. Hordak learns about Catra’s lies about Entrapta and attempts to kill Catra with his laser canon arm. She thinks about the Gem plans for Earth just like Entrapta does about her inventions, as shown in “It Could’ve Been Great” and “Message Received,” but these types of thoughts change. Here’s what she says after she rescues them, with a smile on her face: In the following episode, “Destiny Part 1,” her life on the island is explored a bit more. One powerful moment like this when the Black Garnet was hacked, the world outside was storming with chaos, and we cut back to Entrapta working on the stone. I never wanted to hurt anyone. Mardoll also quotes from Abigail Nussbaum, who writes another criticism in “The Problem of Entrapta“, claiming that Entrapta is “the embodiment of the idea that you can’t trust mentally ill and ND people with guns or power or being president or whatever,” or that it is “impossible to “redeem” Entrapta with a reveal.” Rather, she argues that Entrapta “has to face her actions and atone,” while further claiming she is “being written in a way which seems to suggest that autistic folks lack that capability to self assess.” She even claims that “the overall collection of her personality traits has a high correlation to us [ND people], so the portrayal of her fall to villainy needed to be handled with care–and it wasn’t.” She further declares that Entrapta “was turned through a combination of being profoundly foolish and utterly lacking any empathy: two harmful stereotypes about ND folks.” This is an incorrect reading of her character. It filled him with joy to meet someone thrilled with learning new information, although she seemed a bit obsessive in this process. Add to this what happens in “No Princess Left Behind”: Entrapta goes with Sea Hawk, Mermista, Perfuma, and Frosta to rescue Glimmer and Bow. Our hack of Light Hope was a success…and the crumpling of that crystalline structure means it will be so much easier to get First One’s tech for our machines. Entrapta’s observation, in response to Catra telling them they need to leave, is correct. ( Log Out / It’s the perfect place to observe behavior. She stayed there as her choice. I have a lot of friends on the spectrum, and that was how I read her too. Needs sensory stimulation and generally just her very literal minded way of thinking). Later on, in the evening, Adora remains protective of her, with Catra helping her get a better vantage point. Even though she joins the Rebellion, serving as part of the Princess Alliance, after “System Failure,” this is short-lived. Entrapta has her robotic servants, and later Emily, while Peri has her robonoids, which Steven says are “like her babies” in her debut in “Warp Tour,” and adeptly uses technology as shown in “Marble Madness.” Later she works with Jasper, treating Lapis as an informant (and prisoner) as noted in “The Return” and “Jail Break.” However, her plans revealed in “Keeping Together,” and she is injured by the Crystal Gems in “Friend Ship,” is poofed by them in “Catch and Release.” Due to a friendship with Steven, she grows in the coming episodes, becoming more aquainted with Earth culture, helps them build a drill to the center of the Earth, and begins to respect other beings more (“When It Rains“, “Back to the Barn“, “Too Far“, “Steven’s Birthday” (non-speaking), “It Could’ve Been Great“, “Message Received“, and “Log Date 7 15 2“, “Super Watermelon Island“, “Gem Drill“, and “Same Old World“). Clicked on it but unfortunately I can’t see enough of my glorious anarchist horse. Thank you for the analysis!- esjunsia, This was a really interesting read! That’s all I have for today. Entrapta is a princess that belonged to the rebellion, but became the Horde's technician after thinking that the princesses abandoned her in a mission and realizing how advanced the Horde's tech is. She further adds that the crew member behind much of Entrapta's development, board artist Sam Szymanski, is also on the spectrum. When in reality, many of the characterizations were misinterpretations of the autistic experience in the first place.