• Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 23, 2021
Season #: 2, 1
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2.1

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  1. Jul 23, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You've heard enough about woke pandering and blatant lying from PR and personally Kevin Smith, so I want to say another thing. This show is just BAD. Animation is mediocre and not even close to Castlevania levels. But the writing by Smith is just pathetic. The grand revelation from the first episode is that Castle Grayskull is not a center of magic, but a hologram skin, that has... just a differently designed castle with another name and the same role. That is a level of epic "revelations" here, people. And the reaction "YOU ALL LIARS!" from Teela after hearing about Adam's secret... that is the cliche that all the worst CW shows base all their drama upon constantly. Not surprising from a fan of CW shows, but painfully unoriginal and cringe non the less.

    I'll always love Dogma, but it's been quite a while since Kevin did anything worthwhile as aa writer. And that show is as bad as all his newest works. Only here he also managed to sell out his fans.
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  2. Jul 25, 2021
    2
    The Show is not about He-Man. The Trailer is misleading and the Titel of the Series should be "Tale of Teela". Nice Animation and the Story isnt to bad. But in the end its the same Netflix **** they do everytime with loved Charakters and IPs.
  3. Jul 24, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Another bait and switch, i feel like they just ruined my childhood, i dont understand why they had to kill some of the main characters, give it a hard pass, i won't watch part 2 Expand
  4. Jul 23, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Complete Bait and Switch. Only uses the character of He-Man to lure in old school fans. Should be called the Tela show Expand
  5. Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Propaganda vehicle under the guise of escapism. As an 80s kid, it's disappointing.
  6. Aug 3, 2021
    0
    The art and animation style is so TOP NOTCH, beyond any doubt. Best animation.
    But the story... is very disappointing. Some of the voice acting are bad. Especially "Buffy" Teela, sorry, but Teela doesn't sound like that at all, I don't mind the bufff-ier physicality.
    The writing on this piece of non-art is so disrespectful to the original material. AVOID AT ALL COST. Great premise
    The art and animation style is so TOP NOTCH, beyond any doubt. Best animation.
    But the story... is very disappointing. Some of the voice acting are bad. Especially "Buffy" Teela, sorry, but Teela doesn't sound like that at all, I don't mind the bufff-ier physicality.

    The writing on this piece of non-art is so disrespectful to the original material. AVOID AT ALL COST.

    Great premise on paper, but the execution and unprofessionalism, attacking fans, gaslighting are killing this series… dead on arrival.
    The characters at the end of episode 1 totally acted so out of character then makes it totally pointless to watch the rest of the series.

    He-Man becomes No-Man => No-Ma'am.

    By the end of episode 1, fans of the original series will notice that the remaining characters behave so out of character, and makes you wonder if the writer even understand their source material.
    Skipped and ran fast forward through episode 2 to 4, then continue watching at normal pace for episode 5. After episode 5 concluded, practically please wipe this out of my memory.
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  7. Jul 23, 2021
    2
    A horrendous, horrible story that absolutely destroyed what great memories I had of He Man. Even Teela, the 'subversion' character, is weak and whiny. Total Waste Of Time.
  8. Jul 24, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. He-man the dark fate is a much better name.

    this is just distruction of series He-man.
    the technical point or this series is excellent.but the rest is just bad there are 1 or 2 points that you can say it's ok.
    they just destroyed the foundation of this series you just can't do that and .with the combination that woke hassle makes it even worse.

    i can i go into detail why but to be honest don't care anymore.
    I'm just tired of everything being destroyed in culture.
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  9. Jul 23, 2021
    2
    the twist of unpredictable not in a good sense, you lied to us for over a year.
  10. Jul 23, 2021
    1
    I watched the entire thing, unfortunately. First He-Man barely exists in this show. Imagine a Gilligan's Island Remake - without Gilligan... Or they find the desert island and he is eaten by a shark immediately. This is about as far from the original show as they could have achieved. So if you are a fan of the original or the 2000 show - there is no way you can enjoy this. The voices areI watched the entire thing, unfortunately. First He-Man barely exists in this show. Imagine a Gilligan's Island Remake - without Gilligan... Or they find the desert island and he is eaten by a shark immediately. This is about as far from the original show as they could have achieved. So if you are a fan of the original or the 2000 show - there is no way you can enjoy this. The voices are recognizable actors/actresses. Thing is it's like they had a "list" of social agenda items that needed to be injected into the story. What's left isn't really a cohesive show or something even mildly enjoyable. I think I smiled briefly once or twice in only the first episode. Shaking my head the rest of the time. This really makes me wish show runners would work *purely on the enjoyment aspect of their craft rather than a scoreboard on how many points that can be achieved arbitrarily inserting their take on today's society. Also my humble suggestion - at all costs try to preserve at least the essence of the original show. In this case this show is not aimed at anyone from the original audience. Honestly, I don't know WHO it's supposed to be aimed at. It seems to me that the team was aiming at groups not at all interested in Masters of the Universe. Expand
  11. Jul 24, 2021
    0
    image a reboot of Buffy. She get's killed in the first 20min and Angel takes over. Willow is portrayed as weak and dumb, as are all other female characters. Now change the genders and you have this show.
    Another woke garbage show by Netflix.
  12. Jul 24, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler Warning. They literally vanish the hero and villain in episode 1. What’s the point? Who is this for? If you hate the main characters so much, why not do a different story altogether? Deceitful. Kevin Smith owes Clownfish TV an apology because ages ago they called this, then Smith attacked them on social media and lied about it profusely Expand
  13. Jul 24, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I believe that Kevin Smith has specially collected all the most terrible cliches of the last ten years in one cartoon to show how much he and similar media personalities are c*****d and subordinate to the modern agenda. A stupid drain and the murder of the original hero at the very beginning, as in "Dark Fates". Tincreasing the level of stupidity of the universe and lore for the sake of the agenda, as in the new "Star Wars". Rethinking the characters of other characters in accordance with the modern agenda, as in the same Dark Fate. Adding LGBT and poking them right in the face is just like in Princess Shi-Ra, which happens in the same universe as He-man. Well, the deception of fans, in order to play on nostalgia, as in all such projects. And if Cameron, perhaps, really took off Dark Fate, so that they would already left him alone, and that the viewer would never see another ignoramus rape the Terminator in his life, then fat Kevin is really sure that his "joke" was really cool. Ahahahaha. Damn, when will it end? Expand
  14. Jul 23, 2021
    0
    This show is a middle finger in the face of classic MOTU fans. He-Man is really only in the first episode. From then on it's as everyone expected: Teela's the main character. Netflix basically ruin every franchise they touch so we can't be surprised. Kevin Smith has taken that to the next level here though and absolutely destroyed He-Man. Avoid this all costs if you are a He-Man fan.
  15. Jul 23, 2021
    0
    It’s ok making Teela the lead character, it’s actually a refreshing take on MotU. However, marketing it as a He-Man series is a dick move. If you wanna do a Teele series, then commit to it and say it as it is.

    Anyways, I could've forgive that too if it wasn't so terrible.
  16. Jul 23, 2021
    0
    This show literally lacks a strong male lead. Change the name to SHE-MAN. Kevin Smith ruined one of the most beloved franchises of millions of 80s kids. This 21st century wokeness is trash. This show is a HARD PASS.
  17. Jul 23, 2021
    0
    It’s a He-Man show without He-Man, and it’s horribly written. Kevin Smith lied. Don’t bother.
  18. Jul 29, 2021
    0
    Kevin Smith is a LIAR and a SHILL.
    This show is a complete disrespect of the original material and the 2003 reboot, which are both FAR SUPERIOR to this trash. This is nothing more than more of the same WOKE ideology you've seen in every other movie or tv shows. AVOID this trash at all cost, and any other garbage that Kevin Smith attempts to vomit out in the future.
  19. Jul 23, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Netflix already had a show like this for young women - She-Ra. I don't understand why there can't be a show that gives a positive role model for young boys, like my sons. As much as people complain about "toxic masculinity" why not use shows like He-Man to show positive examples of masculinity?

    Instead this is the Teela show, and Teela is an unlikable narcissist. She makes He-Man's death all about herself. This show is for the 20 most active accounts on Twitter and no one else.
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  20. Jul 23, 2021
    2
    This is a bait and switch and not worth your time.

    Kevin Smith lied, this is not Masters of the Universe. This a generic **** that believes women have to look like men to be strong. How empowering is it for women to only be strong because all the men are killed off, removed otherwise or made to look stupid? It is insulting to both old fans as well as to truly empowered women, nothing
    This is a bait and switch and not worth your time.

    Kevin Smith lied, this is not Masters of the Universe. This a generic **** that believes women have to look like men to be strong.

    How empowering is it for women to only be strong because all the men are killed off, removed otherwise or made to look stupid?

    It is insulting to both old fans as well as to truly empowered women, nothing more than low-effort woke pandering.
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  21. Jul 23, 2021
    0
    Unbelievable how bad this show is. Teela looks like a man now. She has the classic personality disorder haircut that implies that she is not into men.

    Poor Dialoges, Poor Character Design, Nothing makes Sense, Teelas reactions especially make no sense. This is cultural vandalism like Terminator Dark Fate, Disney Star Wars Trilogy and so on. This show is done be people who hate He-Man
    Unbelievable how bad this show is. Teela looks like a man now. She has the classic personality disorder haircut that implies that she is not into men.

    Poor Dialoges, Poor Character Design, Nothing makes Sense, Teelas reactions especially make no sense. This is cultural vandalism like Terminator Dark Fate, Disney Star Wars Trilogy and so on. This show is done be people who hate He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. I don't understand how something like this can still be made.
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  22. Jul 23, 2021
    3
    3 points for the animation and voice acting alone... looks great, but that's where it ends. Amazing that my favourite character as a kid was killed off, removed from first billing (i.e. show title), then make the show about a secondary character. Teela was a fantastic character in the original series, but comes off like a sook in the first episode and not someone I care to follow the3 points for the animation and voice acting alone... looks great, but that's where it ends. Amazing that my favourite character as a kid was killed off, removed from first billing (i.e. show title), then make the show about a secondary character. Teela was a fantastic character in the original series, but comes off like a sook in the first episode and not someone I care to follow the adventures of moving forward. Gave Kevin Smith the benefit of the doubt after the leaks, but turns out he's a liar. Much respect lost and I won't be watching beyond the first couple minutes I unfortunately watched of episode two. Expand
  23. Jul 23, 2021
    0
    The original animation wasn't sexist. He-Man had gay traits, SheRa was a powerful warrior. And unfortunately now in 2021, they turned the new animation into a terrible **** Where's He-Man? Netflix destroys everything it touches!
  24. Jul 23, 2021
    0
    Kevin smith lied about the show to pushing feminism propaganda.
    Its on Netflix so it was expected.
  25. Jul 23, 2021
    0
    This is the worst reboot ever.
    Total bait and switch with the main character. An spit on the face of real fans of the original series.
  26. Jul 23, 2021
    0
    He-Man is active only in episode 1 and he act like a fool. Teela is the powerful woman who becomes the new "man"-at arms... and save the day... the 4 other episodes are all about Teela's Heroquest and later Princess Adam joins the Party... Never seen such a bad version of Motu. This is no Masters of the Universe Show! This is just more Woke Content! Don't watch it!
  27. Jul 24, 2021
    0
    The story is utter trash, boring and implausible characters, old childhood memories crushed. Very sad
  28. Jul 23, 2021
    0
    They turned it into an anime. Greyskull is now some kind of Palace. Ugh. No, thanks. Kevin Smith should be ashamed.
  29. Jul 30, 2021
    2
    It looks amazing and has a mostly good voice cast. But it’s GARBAGE. The story is awful. Kill off good character’s and turn others into wimp apologists or a self-centred B***H.
  30. Jul 25, 2021
    4
    The voice casting was poor, the story was clunky and predictable, the audio mix was not quite right, the character redesigns and outright retconning was not welcome. This was a wasted opportunity with a really badly handled PR campaign.
  31. Jul 26, 2021
    2
    Si la intención era hacer una serie sobre Teela lo hubieran dicho, publicidad totalmente engañosa y una inclusión forzada a mas no poder. Rescatable, solo la animación.
  32. Jul 27, 2021
    0
    Una vez mas Netflix arruinando series y películas con su toque progre. No la vean, no vale la pena. En 5 episodios aparece He Man 2 veces y lo matan dos veces.
  33. Jul 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. He-Man died at the first episode. No thanks without the main character. A missed opportunity. Expand
  34. Jul 29, 2021
    2
    i give it a 2 for the good animation & good voice acting.... writing is crap. the show IS NOT about He-Man. stop ruining everything we love!! Kevin Smith is done. he lied all the way.
  35. Jul 27, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The series should be called the adventures of Teela, He-Man does nothing but hinder and die, in addition the series falls into a forced and absurd inclusion, artificially changing the race to characters like King Grayskull, it would be better to create new characters from diverse races and not fall into that artificial inclusion. The only thing that saves me the series, is the animation quality. Expand
  36. Jul 28, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. C’est vraiment triste ce qu’ils ont fait de cette série, tuer le protagoniste dès le premier épisode, c’est n’importe quoi, Musclor est sensé être un héro quasi invincible et ils ont réussi à le faire mourrir 2 fois juste pour laisser place à une Teela "femme forte" pour satisfaire un public SJW mais en pissant allègrement sur les vrais fans. Expand
  37. Jul 28, 2021
    2
    The only thing positive about this show is the animation while the rest is just a disappointment. Thanks for the lies Kevin Smith. This is without a doubt the last time i watch anything made by you.
  38. Jul 28, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible. First off, the series does not develop any of the backstory about any of the characters in the series, but rather throws you face-first into He-Man suddenly dying in the first episode. So, new viewers cannot figure out who any of the characters are or why they are important, but rather expects the viewers to ALREADY know the backstory about He-Man. Second, it was apparently obvious from the get-go that this series was animated by the same studio that animated he Castlevania series on Netflix; there is NO differentiation in drawing styles or animation, and if one did not know any better, they could assume this was some sort of sequel to the Castlevania series. Heck, even the whip-like animations were complete copy/pasted of example animations from Castlevania! This just REEKS of laziness!

    Also, for those expecting this series to have a tie-in with the She-Ra series on Netflix ... it isn't going to! It's clear from the start that besides one reference to the Horde (referenced in a way that makes it seem like a different group than the Horde from She-Ra), this series has absolutely no connections to She-Ra, which is entirely non-canon.

    I don't know what audience this series is geared towards, and I'll probably never know I HOPE there is NO season 2. As someone who has watched the entire series of both She-Ra and Castlevania on Netflix, this series looks like some sort of pathetic cash grab by whoever took part in its creation and does not deserve a season 2. This series should disappear as some sort of He-Man non-canon fan series, and should be rebooted IMMEDIATELY by the production teams that took part in developing the She-Ra series on Netflix. If the latter doesn't happen, here's hoping this He-Man series gets canceled and disappears into obscurity so fans can pretend this series never existed.
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  39. Aug 1, 2021
    0
    MASTERS OF WOKENESS. Another movie ruined by feminists and the **** liberals
  40. Aug 3, 2021
    0
    Esto lejos de ser una serie en una pancarta feminista. En lugar de ser un remake que apela a la nostalgia como parecía en el tráiler y las imágenes es un insulto hacia los que vimos la serie original, para que me vendan una agenda política ya tengo Twitter, no necesito que me digan que los hombres blancos y heterosexuales somos mierda en una serie que se supone que debería ser para entretener
  41. Aug 2, 2021
    0
    What a load of crap!!Another "abby from tlou2" situation!they just took the franchise and take a huge dump on it!
  42. Aug 1, 2021
    0
    Its just piece of lie.Already tired of this agenda about tolerance, and a pointer that who should like it or not
  43. Aug 2, 2021
    0
    I was growing up on the 90s and in my country I grew up watching HE-MAN and the masters of the universe envenanaged to get some of the toys (the castle of Grey skull and watched the 2000 new series too, but this was a complete insult to the story of HE-MAN and even managed to ruin all of the other characters or completely erase them (literally all the other Masters besides Telaa, Orko andI was growing up on the 90s and in my country I grew up watching HE-MAN and the masters of the universe envenanaged to get some of the toys (the castle of Grey skull and watched the 2000 new series too, but this was a complete insult to the story of HE-MAN and even managed to ruin all of the other characters or completely erase them (literally all the other Masters besides Telaa, Orko and Man at arms) Expand
  44. Aug 3, 2021
    0
    Masters of the Universe without He-Man? Without Skeletor? Are you drunk Kevin Smith?

    He-Man fights twice in this season. In the 1st episode, and in the last. And both times he gets destroyed.

    You spit on the 130 episodes of the original series, as well as all of its fans.

    Shame on you, shame on Netflix for validating this, and shame on Mattel for not preventing this disaster!
  45. Aug 11, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you want to watch He-Man you will be disappointed. This show does nothing but put He-Man in a negative light. Even in death the character is treated with disdain. Teela is warped into a selfish, overly manly character that the world seems to revolve around. If you liked the original characters you will see them as mere shells of the legends they once were. Don't poison your mind with this garbage. Expand
  46. Sep 14, 2021
    0
    I want to see He-Man **** **** up! , not some story of a side character drama queen. I couldn't give to ****s about Teela's story. I loved He-Man as a boy, but this is not good ol' cheese He-Man I'm sorry.
  47. Aug 10, 2021
    0
    Leider kein richtiges Remake. Nicht mein Geschmack für mich reine Zeitverschwendung. Da ist mir jeder 90er Anime lieber
  48. Nov 16, 2021
    0
    A única coisa boa nessa série é o trailer, a história é sem alma, Alguns personagens como goro se salvam mas no geral é uma experiência morna e sem vida.
  49. Aug 2, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I could wax poetic about all the things I liked and didn't like. But I'll just say, Kevin Smith lied, Orko died and Clownfish TV was right. Expand
  50. Aug 3, 2021
    2
    Stellar animation and voice acting but crappy screenplay with no respect to the oryginal characters.
  51. Sep 27, 2021
    1
    Плевок в лицо всем фанатам. Плевок в лицо всем, кто поверил, что продолжение хорошего мультфильма можно снять в его каноничном духе, не приплетая политику и прочий идиотизм. Ну и очевидно что плевок в лицо всем мужчинам, потому что ломать через колено сюжет, сменяя классического героя женщиной, просто потому, что так захотелось лицемерному матриархальному обществу – это ничто иное какПлевок в лицо всем фанатам. Плевок в лицо всем, кто поверил, что продолжение хорошего мультфильма можно снять в его каноничном духе, не приплетая политику и прочий идиотизм. Ну и очевидно что плевок в лицо всем мужчинам, потому что ломать через колено сюжет, сменяя классического героя женщиной, просто потому, что так захотелось лицемерному матриархальному обществу – это ничто иное как мизандрия в самом мерзком её проявлении. Напрочь сексистскому американскому кинематографу давно пора перестать жить в зашоренном родо-племенном обществе, вспомнить, что мы живём в 21-м веке и проявить требуемое развитой цивилизации толерантное отношение к гетеросексуальным мужчинам. Expand
  52. Aug 30, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What is the target audiance here? I would not show that to my kids, becourse the message (of season 1 at least) is "the world is messed up and broken and don't try to fix it becourse you will mess it up even more and get people killed in the process". The message for fans of He-Man is basicly "your childhood hero is sh** and he deserves to die, twice". so that only leaves people who hated He-Man, but i don't think there are enough of those to merit a whole TV-Show.

    There are some positives like the realy good animation style and i like most of the voiceacting.
    But the whole melancolic theme is just to mutch, the ending left a foul feeling and i had to watch something funny just to bring me back up a bit.
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  53. Jul 26, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. metacritic deleted my review. shame on them. avoid this show like the plague. Kevin smith acting under orders from Netflix turned Teela into a stunning and brave angry t-bird with a rando poc fubu. He-man is pretty nonexistent in this farce. Teela is pissed off for the most asinine of reasons only a mentally challenged person could come up with. this is another in a long line of garbage media being mainlined into the public to serve a subversive woke agenda. He-man is described as a cheesy one-dimensional do-gooder when anybody who actually watched the original show knows this isnt simply true. The usual excuses and shaming tactics will be used against critics of this crap. its just a toy, was always diverse, youre man-babies, grow-up we did etc. Simply ignore these attempts by mentally unwell types to gaslight you. Beware of the 10/10 fake reviews with only a review for this. Expand
  54. Jul 25, 2021
    0
    This is the worst kind of bait and switch this isn't He-man this is the Teela show thanks Kevin Smith for ruining another show.
  55. Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Severely disappointed and had really high hopes for this show especially with that trailer they dropped it really had me hooked and ready to watch. I am not sure what happened or what went wrong or why they would mislead fans or put out false advertisements but I am just severely confused as to the direction they went. Why not just be honest and tell us from the beginning this was going toSeverely disappointed and had really high hopes for this show especially with that trailer they dropped it really had me hooked and ready to watch. I am not sure what happened or what went wrong or why they would mislead fans or put out false advertisements but I am just severely confused as to the direction they went. Why not just be honest and tell us from the beginning this was going to be about Teela? Why not have the title indicate that or at least the trailers? But instead it just completely mislead us all i am absolutely disappointed completely i rarely write reviews but this is a huge L Expand
  56. Jul 26, 2021
    1
    This was a deliberate slap in the face to the fans of the original show. He-man is cast aside, the whole show centers around Teela. Teela of course is a flawless character that is extremely powerful (they cram that down your throat.) She's purposely made to look like a lesbian with the side of her head shaved and her "friend" that accompanies her everywhere. There's anti religiousThis was a deliberate slap in the face to the fans of the original show. He-man is cast aside, the whole show centers around Teela. Teela of course is a flawless character that is extremely powerful (they cram that down your throat.) She's purposely made to look like a lesbian with the side of her head shaved and her "friend" that accompanies her everywhere. There's anti religious undertones. The only decent part is the animation. The story is bad and the politics are worse. Kevin Smith lied to the fans in saying this show is about He-man. This is Last Jedi all over again. When will these companies ever learn? Expand
  57. Jul 26, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. He-man without He-man... Are you crazy Netflix? For all of us who have seen this children's program it is not only a disappointment but also an insult ... Expand
  58. Jul 26, 2021
    0
    Looks like good 'ol fan boy KevKev grew the **** up and became a Corporate Hollywood Simp. Absolute garbage.
  59. Jul 26, 2021
    0
    I'm confused, is this show called he man, or tela master of universe revelation?
  60. Jul 26, 2021
    1
    why? simple question: why? This wa ssupposed to be HE-Man.. and not a spinoff. Why is the woke holiwood crowd not able to imagine something new? why cant they just do a remake without absolutely trashing the original? why does hollywood HAVE to lie and why do those guys have to bully, harass and attack other people, almost always ?
  61. Jul 26, 2021
    1
    I grew up watching the original & was very excited to watch it with my 2 boys, I had already watched the original series with them to introduce them to what I watched everyday after school, I had every action figure, all the vehicles, Castle Greyskull & Snake Mtn….I even bought them again as an adult because I loved the series so much.
    I loved my childhood & your version Kevin Smith didn’t
    I grew up watching the original & was very excited to watch it with my 2 boys, I had already watched the original series with them to introduce them to what I watched everyday after school, I had every action figure, all the vehicles, Castle Greyskull & Snake Mtn….I even bought them again as an adult because I loved the series so much.
    I loved my childhood & your version Kevin Smith didn’t ruin my childhood because I already lived it & enjoyed it & I was looking forward to having something new….but your version of something new was way off….then you get online & talk about how Netflix doesn’t care if it sucked but I’m sure Mattel will when they lose their ass from the lack of sales….I’d also say your future movies will take a loss…which I’ve never watched the first movie you’ve been in so I really don’t care if I ever hear your name again but at least let someone come in & fix what you destroyed with what few scraps you left!!!
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  62. Jul 26, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La serie es un cachetazo a la infancia, Master of the Universe sin He-Man, un guion con agenda política.
    He-Man no solo muere en el primer episodio, si no que también en el ultimo y de la forma mas patética.
    Realmente pasa de esta adaptación basura.
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  63. Jul 26, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's kinda hard to judge this show. Not for me, subjectively, but objectively. If I strip myself of all my childhood knowledge of the show(s), toys, comic books, etc: SPOILERS AHEAD

    It has great animation, good score, good VAs. As a story it seems pretty okay (but it depends since it ends on a cliffhanger). One big note: As a white, straight man who likes Buffy and He-Man: It's WEIRD to cast SMG as Teela, the actually protagonist of the show, who's a strong female lead, and have her be that.. whiny? Buhu you never told me your secret, but others knew, so screw that your sacrifice, screw my father, screw all the innocent people and my jobb. My feelings. If this is your idea of a strong independent female warrior: you're self-identifying, because she acts like a petulant teenager. Thankfully this gets better as the story progresses, but it seems very out of character and ruins the character a bit. It feels fake, just to give the character a "development storyline", which ironically makes her seem less developed. All in all, if you have no connections to the MotU-franchise, you like somewhat darker retro-80s fantasy, it's a pretty okay watch. There's also some other weird character takes. King Randor just exiles Duncan because He-Man died and he knew his identity. No reaction to Marlena. Marlena doesn't even stand up for Duncan. Their loyal servant and friend for years. It just seems to be a bad setup to split everyone up.

    Npw on to why I rate it poorly. I grew up watching the show since it started airing. And the sequel shows. Had the toys. Read the comics. I'm also an evil incel that hates women. Probably why I watched and loved Buffy starring the main characters voice actor. Now without knowing how part 2 will be. This show is essentially like if they said they were going to have a sequel to Buffy called the Scooby-gang. All the promos had tons of footage focusing on Buffy fighting the Big Bad. Fans gets news of the fact that Buffy will barely be in the show. Xander is the main character. Joss Whedon quickly quells these toxic fans, calls them liars. Promises the show will have plenty of Buffy. Show airs. Xander is the main character. Buffy is thrown aside. Xander and Spike heartfully talk about how Buff was not all that, not the real force to be reckoned with. This is essentially what this show is, just with Buffy characters swapped in.

    IF Smith had said "yeah nah dawg this show won't focus much on He-man, it's mainly going to focus on Teela and some other of the Masters". Fine. Some would have called Smith a woke knee-bender, and others would have thought "oh cool, I know not to expect a He-man centered show, I'll give it a watch".

    But Smith didn't. He claimed the rumours about the show featuring little focus on He-man, and that Teela was the main character was a lie. He bashed the source of those rumours and "toxic fans". The trailer was heavily He-man and Skeletor focused (it seems like the trailer is actually 95% of all the screen time they have across the 5 episodes).

    Kevin Smith lied, while backing a very misleading trailer, and called people who we know spoke the truth, liars.

    Who's toxic and who's a liar? This shows main writer. That's why I can't give this misleading series a good score, and why I don't trust it'll get better in part 2. Kevin Smith doesn't even like He-man.

    TLDR: If you don't have any ties with the MotU-franchise. It's a 3/5 star show.
    If you do. Don't expect He-man, or the magic of the 80s. It's possible to update and evolve a show while still remaining loyal to the fans of the original. Kevin Smith didn't and doesn't even like He-man. This is just a stepping stone because he wants bigger gigs.
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  64. Jul 27, 2021
    1
    What a corrupted Dead He-Man Female Protagonist? Nobody knows, but Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revelation.
  65. Jul 24, 2021
    4
    Really tried to give this a chance, but the characters are fundamentally unlikeable and have bizarre motives and reactions. Art style is good, but this has clearly been written by someone who has no love or respect of the source material. I guess "subverting expectations" is the name of the game these days, to the point that it's so predictable, everyone knew what was going to happenReally tried to give this a chance, but the characters are fundamentally unlikeable and have bizarre motives and reactions. Art style is good, but this has clearly been written by someone who has no love or respect of the source material. I guess "subverting expectations" is the name of the game these days, to the point that it's so predictable, everyone knew what was going to happen before it launched. Honestly these days treating an old IP with respect would subvert my expectations. Expand
  66. Jul 26, 2021
    0
    It's not a He-Man series it's a false advertisement used in the trailers and a disrespect to the 80's fans who have been waiting for so long.
  67. Jul 25, 2021
    1
    All elements are of epic proportions in this Conan-Star Wars hybrid world of Masters of the Universe, based on the best-selling line of children’s toys. Epitome of Good takes on Epitome of Evil for nothing less than the future of the Universe, and the result is a colossal bore.

    Kevin Smith's He-Man is an impressive physical specimen, the ultimate warrior epitomizing all that is good and
    All elements are of epic proportions in this Conan-Star Wars hybrid world of Masters of the Universe, based on the best-selling line of children’s toys. Epitome of Good takes on Epitome of Evil for nothing less than the future of the Universe, and the result is a colossal bore.

    Kevin Smith's He-Man is an impressive physical specimen, the ultimate warrior epitomizing all that is good and defending the honor of inhabitants of the planet Eternia. Sadly he is side-lined early along with most other major characters so that we can focus on heroine and former friend Teela. On the dark side is the hideous Skeletor (voiced by Mark Hamil no less). He too is absent for the bulk of these five episodes after he defeats the Sorceress of Greyskull Castle and destroys it in the opening episode, sucking all the magic out of Eternia, and the show as well. The next four episodes aren't interested in He-Man and Skeletor and tell an altogether different story.

    Turns out the battle to control the future of universal power took its toll on one Eternian more than any other, Teela--star of the original cartoon who appeared fighting alongside with He-Man in every episode. Smith's Teela was never told He-Man's alter-ego was her friend Prince Adam and when she finds out in the first episode she gives up on her friends, the Palace life, her new title as Man (Mistress?)-At-Arms, and sets off to find herself and leave the lies behind.

    We then catch up with Teela and her sole friend (or is there more to this relationship? Smith is too afraid to say despite saying himself that this material is written for adults) after a long time jump. Eternia is in bad shape as magic is drying up after the destruction of Castle Greyskull. Teela seems content to spend the rest of her life away from everything Masters of the Universe, until she's asked by a mysterious old woman to retrieve a long lost talisman and off we go on a new adventure.

    An adventure with no strong male characters, terrible dialogue, horrendous plotting and some very bad vocal performances from a cast that has done better. Sarah Michelle Geller of "Buffy" fame falters in particular as Teela, turning the iconic and kind heroine into a grim miser who seemingly hates everyone in her past. The Slayer's performance as Teela is grating.

    Masters of the Universe, like G.I. Joe, Marvel and DC Comics has a surprisingly deep roster of colorful characters beloved by many. Dumping on all of them and then dumping them aside for "The Teela Show" could have worked, but, not with these scripts and this cast. Just because something can be done though, doesn't mean it should. Netflix's "Masters of the Universe: Revelation" is horrible missed opportunity. Why was everything interesting thrown aside?

    The animation by Powerhouse Studious is fine, although nothing to write home to Bob K. or Bill Clampett about. Some of the character models are excellent and some are an excellent example in what not to do.

    If you've never checked out He-Man and the Masters of the Universe just about any other iteration would serve you better. If you're a fan of the old show, avoid this at all costs.
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  68. Jul 25, 2021
    2
    Where do I start? The only redeeming value of this series is the animation, everything LOOKS great; then storyline however falls flat. Everything that was leaked out months ago on Reddit and Clownfish TV was correct in their early analysis of the show. I don't now where to begin with my utter disappointment of this show, it's the equivalent of 10 lbs of sh*t stuffed into a 5 lb bag.
  69. Jul 27, 2021
    1
    This is trash, shame for all fans of old good
  70. Jul 27, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Big He-man fan here. I watched the show back in the 80s, collected most of the toys and was really anticipating for this one. When the trailer came out my hype was off the roof. Boy was I wrong. The only positive I must say is the animation. Simply amazing.
    Apart from that,SPOILER ALERT. There is no He-man in the show. Instead the main character is a really annoying Teela that acts selfish and with no common sense. The plot is really stupid also. Complete garbage. Honestly I'm getting tired of reviving old franchises with complete disregard of the source material.
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  71. Jul 27, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Who the heck kills the main character then follows a side character the rest of the series. Seriously what the freaking heck is wrong with Kevin Smith. Expand
  72. Jul 26, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Save the good memories of your childhood and skip this one. If they called the Teela's show I would have at least undertood. Imagine if in the She-ha reboot they had killed her and made the series about the archer. Expand
  73. Jul 25, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It`s starts nice, you see a cool animation, He-Man is there, Skeletor doing Skeletor things.... You think: "Well it`s not as bad as people is talking about."

    Well don`t be mislead by the 1st 20 minutes of this show, after He-Man sacrifices himself everything goes down the hill. Teela represents everything that is wrong with female leads these days, she is just a "boy wanna be" with a fancy hair cut, that hates everyone. The second episode is so bad that I skipped.
    The last episode you think, yeah, I survived this pile of garbage, I will get something good... He-Man is back... They manage to destroy everything again.
    In the end people like me, and many others, were just used, the same way we have been used by the new Start Wars trilogy.
    If you are not as stupid as I am, don`t loose your time watching this garbage, don`t buy any merch and go on with your life, as if this show never existed.
    Life is too precious to be wasted with this.
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  74. Jul 25, 2021
    0
    As a fan of the original show, especially the old She-Ra it's very sad to see a show sink so low. But as Kevin Smith said himself "Netflix doesn't care if it's bad, they got 210million subscribers so hate is good for business"
  75. Jul 26, 2021
    2
    the trailer is misleading and the writing is garbage which is a shame because i love the art style and the animation is ok its just a shame that the series sucks because it had a lot of potential
  76. Jul 28, 2021
    1
    A humiliation to he-man fans. Everything shown in teaser trailer was a lie. Kevin Smith is a lier.
  77. Jul 26, 2021
    0
    Another big disappointment, the golden era of good animation story is gone. This reboot is garbage.
    It is Bait and switch with the main character.
  78. Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Once again, intersectional politics destroys another beloved franchise, and Kevin smith gave his approval. F U Kevin!
  79. Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Classic woke bait and switch. Reuses all the same woke stereotypes and fails to deliver anything of value. Save yourself some time and go watch some youtube.
  80. Jul 26, 2021
    0
    This show is a big middlefinger to all oldschool fans of He Man. It throws away all old values of the original and is a total disgrace. Beloved characters are dying, He Man is a side character and the whole show is about Teela, who looks like a man and her diverse SJW troop saving the day.
    A complete waste of time.
    Better watch the 2002 series if you want a true MOTU experience.
  81. Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Utterly disappointing. Bland characters, nonsensical story. She-Ra princesses of Power was way better in reinventing the old show. SHAME on Kevin Smith for this disaster.
  82. Jul 26, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The trailer promised He-Man and since I am a fan of the original I was psyched! I had all the toys!!! After watching it I felt disappointed that He-Man and Skeletor are not the main characters and the series tries to shove in my throat "woke" material. Andra and Teela feel out of place and Teela motivations are laughable. Teela is motivated by PMS and leaves all her people because she didn't liked to be lied! What a load of bullsh*t! I hope this show gets canceled, this will never be canon to the fans! Expand
  83. Jul 27, 2021
    1
    The animation is clunky. The story and characters haven't been modernised enough I think to capture a new audience and I just found it cringey. Even the fight scenes seemed unimaginative and boring.
  84. Jul 25, 2021
    0
    To be honest, no I didn't like that Teela became the main focus of the story while the titular protagonist and main stay villain were both unceremoniously tossed to the wayside. My issue is not that Teela is woman and she strong woman and she beat up all bad guys with her strong woman muscles and I hate women protags and I man and I hate woke culture and LGBTQ and PC culture and and andTo be honest, no I didn't like that Teela became the main focus of the story while the titular protagonist and main stay villain were both unceremoniously tossed to the wayside. My issue is not that Teela is woman and she strong woman and she beat up all bad guys with her strong woman muscles and I hate women protags and I man and I hate woke culture and LGBTQ and PC culture and and and and ETC........... NO. I disliked the show because I wanted to watch "He-Man" who has always been the protag of Masters of Universe. I don't like this new practice of taking secondary female characters in an IP led by a male character and propping them up as the new led character. Its just cheap, lazy and unwanted. Make original IPs for female characters, stop ruining old IPs led by male characters, please!!!!!! I'm begging at this point. Expand
  85. Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Garbage. It's not about He-man, other than weakening the character. Keven Smith has no idea what he's doing.
  86. Jul 24, 2021
    3
    It gets a three solely because it has great animation. Otherwise I wouldn't recommend it. Just watch the trailer to see the best of the shows animation and skip this.
  87. Jul 26, 2021
    0
    Cowardly done, when the minority can't get your attention they will go after your culture and destroy it within instead of writing something new.
  88. Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Bait & Switch, either this gets fixed in Part II, or it dies a slow death of failure.
  89. Jul 23, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was mostly enjoyable, until the 16:30 mark where the very event that drives the plot forward could have been so very easily avoided if He-Man, one of the most competent characters in fiction, had just not stood still like a moron while Skeletor very slowly and obviously did something blatantly evil. This is a textbook example of an Idiot Plot — that is, a plot that can only develop when the characters act like idiots. Unfortunately, this happens in the first episode and is the part that sets up all subsequent events. I could give it a pass if this were the original or even the 200X reboot, but since Revelation wants to be a mature take on MOTU, it gets no excuse for bad writing. The rest of the show could be good for all I know, but as someone who's only seen the first episode, the triggering event is too stupid to make me want to watch the rest; it's hard to get invested in the story or even take it as seriously as it wants to be taken when the very premise is contrived to the point of idiocy. Expand
  90. Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Es una basura. Realmente me esperaba algo mejor. Kevin Smith, espero que al menos sienta un poco de vergüenza. Todo por dinero y vender productos.
  91. Jul 25, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sorry. Unless you're just one of the few, proud, diehard Teela fans, this series will disappoint the hell out of you. I'll throw in the good, first. I rated the series a 4 solely based on the animation being gorgeous and the good voice acting. Although, surprisingly, I wasn't a fan of Hamill's Skeletor. Beyond that, the story is nothing but trashy pandering and virtue signalling. It seems that there is a "by the numbers" checklist any and all big and small screen entertainment has to follow before it is allowed to be released. This show is a prime example of that practice. Couple that with the fact that it was advertised as something it was not in order to lure people in for views, only to be pelted with the garbage contained within. Kevin Smith absolutely lied about the premise of the show and it's contents. He responded to the backlash by trash talking fans who simply just wanted an entertaining show. As a huge Smith fan, I was extremely disappointed that he was on board for this abortion. As well as his reaction that followed. You don't win fans over by killing the main character and turning a beloved secondary character into an unlikeable, selfish c**t. But, don't take my word for it. And, especially don't take the word of all these so called "professional" critics who bend to the will of money every chance they get. Watch it for yourself. If you go in with lowered expectations, you may enjoy it. Expand
  92. Jul 27, 2021
    0
    This animated Continuation of He-Man and The Masters of the Universe is such a waste opportunity to bring back this 80s Classic. What's good, the animation and voice actors. What's bad, everything else, the characterization of characters like Teela, Men at Arms, King Randor, and others are not true to their essence in the original series, that this show supposedly continues. The showThis animated Continuation of He-Man and The Masters of the Universe is such a waste opportunity to bring back this 80s Classic. What's good, the animation and voice actors. What's bad, everything else, the characterization of characters like Teela, Men at Arms, King Randor, and others are not true to their essence in the original series, that this show supposedly continues. The show removes or degrade male characters, well because is 2021, instead we follow an unrecognizable Teela, that is immature, self-obsessed, even cruel to her family and friends, what happened to the mature, humble, selfless and loyal Teela that everyone love from the original. To make it short, this is another force indoctrination to please victimized minorities. Expand
  93. Jul 29, 2021
    0
    Bait and switch woke trash, Kevin Smith lied when he was confronted about the leaks hinting at this.

    The plot is terrible, he manages to sideline every man he can, from he-man himself to orko to skeletor, he attempts to create shock but only causes disgust once you realize his end goal, he drives the story with two " strong females who don't need a man to save them or boss them around"
    Bait and switch woke trash, Kevin Smith lied when he was confronted about the leaks hinting at this.

    The plot is terrible, he manages to sideline every man he can, from he-man himself to orko to skeletor, he attempts to create shock but only causes disgust once you realize his end goal, he drives the story with two " strong females who don't need a man to save them or boss them around" through evil-lynn and Tee-La, Tee-La looks like a man for some strange reason.

    The drawing is okayish, the animation however... I have no idea how professional critics cannot see it to be mediocre at best and instead praise it, I guess they don't realize fluent movement is only done by bursts ( few seconds) in action scenes while it looks like he budgeted the rest of it by skipping frames, very hard to notice to the untrained eye like our professional critics.

    Stay away from this agenda remake.
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  94. Jul 24, 2021
    2
    Um verdadeiro dedo do meio para a base de fãs da série original. O primeiro trailer poderia ser considerado propaganda enganosa.
  95. Jul 24, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is outrageous, it should be called "Teela". Kevin Smith kills He-Man and Skeletor in the very first episode, it's completely ridiculous, is a ultra-feminist show. After He-Man death, everything that bothers Teela is that anyone told her that He-Man was Adam, because she is a WAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN, an she deserves EVERYTHIIIIIIIIING. This is Hollywoke now, they want to destroy every character that men love, what a disgrace. Expand
  96. Jul 23, 2021
    1
    Insulting assault on masculinity in the guise of a revival of a toy commercial. Unlikeable characters and disgustingly insincere writing invalidate decent animation. Avoid.
  97. Jul 24, 2021
    2
    This is unfortunately a poor show from a story and dialog perspective. While often predictable, the writers attempt to spice things up by leaning heavily upon cheap and cliché shock. The dialog is often trite, even unintentionally hilarious it's so bad. It doesn't feel true to the original series at all despite supposedly being a continuation. And finally, and most egregiously, it commitsThis is unfortunately a poor show from a story and dialog perspective. While often predictable, the writers attempt to spice things up by leaning heavily upon cheap and cliché shock. The dialog is often trite, even unintentionally hilarious it's so bad. It doesn't feel true to the original series at all despite supposedly being a continuation. And finally, and most egregiously, it commits the cardinal sin of being boring. The "shocking" cliff hanger at the end of the season feels stupid and ham-fisted.

    It's only saving grace is the art and animation. Vivid and bright, the effects of magic and the colorful cast of heroes and rogues are at times arresting and always a joy to watch. It's just a shame that the story they're acting out for the audience is such a poor, boring one.

    I can't recommend this to either old fans nor newcomers, children nor adults. I am not sure who this is for. One thing I am certain of: this is definitely the last time I'll be bothering with anything that has Kevin Smith's name on it. I am not going throw hours of my time down a black hole of silly boredom again.
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  98. Jul 23, 2021
    1
    Do not waste your time on this show. Again do not waste your time. Makes me sad because the animation is really good. Another IP down the drain. Bait and switch is very common these days. This show could have worked had they been upfront of what the show really is about. Instead you are left heartbroken. I enjoyed the Cartoon Network version but this is not it. This is complete trash!
  99. Jul 23, 2021
    1
    + He-man
    - Teela
    - story
    - characters dialoge

    Another serial reboot destroyed by netflix agenda.The two - minute trailer was better than the whole season 1 .Why?Because it was a bait and big middle finger for MOTU fans
  100. Jul 23, 2021
    1
    Castle Greyskull is a Lie?! Oh boy...Here we go again...
    Hoped the rumors were false, but it turns out it is much WORSE than the rumors you've heard. The animation, audio, and technicals were good though, so I give it 1-star instead of 0. But, the writing and storytelling is very bad. This show isn't about He-Man at all. Not only do they basically eliminate him twice, but they also
    Castle Greyskull is a Lie?! Oh boy...Here we go again...
    Hoped the rumors were false, but it turns out it is much WORSE than the rumors you've heard. The animation, audio, and technicals were good though, so I give it 1-star instead of 0. But, the writing and storytelling is very bad. This show isn't about He-Man at all. Not only do they basically eliminate him twice, but they also eliminate or subvert every other character as well and eliminate MAA and Orko...just terrible...and the lead Teela is written as an angry unlikeable ugly feminist, which has nothing to do with the spirit of this show.

    This show is supposed to highlight the best people can be. Instead, it exposes itself as a political agenda-driven parasite that has sucked out the innards of a franchise and is proudly walking around in its dead skin suit looking for your children.

    Complete subversion by people who aren't talented enough to create their own terrible characters and fail alone.
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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Reviewed by: Rafael Motamayor
    Jul 26, 2021
    83
    It may take a little while to fully get into what Masters of the Universe: Revelation is doing if you are not already familiar with the franchise. But whether you're a longtime fan or just hungry for a unique blend of sci-fi and fantasy, this show offers an exhilarating adventure that justifies the era of the legacyquel, while proving itself a necessary and essential part of the Masters of the Universe mythos.
  2. Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Jul 23, 2021
    80
    Smith eschews his normally wordy dialogue style, but keeps the characters smart and real, which helps us want to follow all of them as they go on their journey. He also hews closely to the convoluted world that is Eternia, where there’s layer upon layer of intrigue and mysticism that needs to be restored or captured. The animation is an upgraded version of the ’80s Filmation style the original show had, but with just enough retro touches to keep the show connected to its predecessor.
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    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jul 22, 2021
    50
    For those expecting something truly boundary-pushing, rest assured, no one will confuse this with "Clerks."