Masters of the Universe: Revelation

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

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  1. PhoenixReveiws
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    Masters of the Universe: Revelation has a great animation team, the art and concept designs are top-notch and amazing. The story is decent with the idea of technology taking over after magic has left.

    Now that all of the praise is out of the way MotU has many issues. For one the voice acting is subpar, although the motivation speech Cringer gave was pretty nice. And the worst part about    Masters of the Universe: Revelation has a great animation team, the art and concept designs are top-notch and amazing. The story is decent with the idea of technology taking over after magic has left.

    Now that all of the praise is out of the way MotU has many issues. For one the voice acting is subpar, although the motivation speech Cringer gave was pretty nice. And the worst part about it is you took a He-Man show, killed off He-Man, and made it all about female empowerment. No, I am not against it, but when it takes a character so beloved and kills him off for the sake of female and other political agendas being shoved down my throat, it starts to get annoying and I'm sick of it. It had potential, with an old cartoon being revived, but not only was executed poorly but was genuinely executed as a concept of an old character.    … Expand
  2. viroodiem
    Nov 27, 2021
    1
    It really is that bad.

    Yet it is fairly good in a lot of ways. First off you will NEVER encounter a better voice cast for anything related to He Man. They even got Henry Rollins to be a very calm and persuasive individual for crying out loud. All of the voice work is top notch. The writing isnt terrible. The story is more or less decent. We have all sat through worse. Some    It really is that bad.

    Yet it is fairly good in a lot of ways.

    First off you will NEVER encounter a better voice cast for anything related to He Man. They even got Henry Rollins to be a very calm and persuasive individual for crying out loud. All of the voice work is top notch.

    The writing isnt terrible. The story is more or less decent. We have all sat through worse. Some characters were really well done in fact. Like Orko surprisingly.

    Then the bad creeps in and takes over.

    First off, Even if they are breaking a season into 2 segments, 5 episodes is pretty light.

    Also the animation looks OK. Definitely not great. It looks like an anime from 2010 give or take.

    Then there is the elephant in the room. Yes, the show has a Teela problem. That is why it was smart to not have He-Man in the title. Masters of the Universe was the logical way of getting around what they knew they were doing.

    It drips with SJW influence from beginning to end. Do they craft a good story despite that? More or less. That said you cannot escape it because you get reminders of it in every episode. Even then it still fails the whole Bechtal test given the gaping absence built into the plot that effectively becomes a Magguffin.

    Its clearly bending over backwards to take something viewed as embodiment of masculinity and does its best to curb stomp it and disregard the target demographic, the lore of the story or anything else relevant about it.

    Conclusion: The voice cast and more dark nature of this story goes exceedingly far to make up for all that is wrong with it. I still have to deduct 5 points just for the SJW agenda being pushed. Another point for the behind the curve anime. Leaving it at a 4. Had it not been for that agenda which is a completely avoidable problem, this would have been between a 9-10 for me.

    So hope it was worth it alienating the target demographic for this. Whos to say we will even see the second half given how terrible the reviews have been. I feel my grade is quite forgiving for just how bad it actually is.

    Sadly, you brought this on yourself.

    EDIT: After seeing the second half of Season 1 I had to come back and update this review.

    It got SOOO much worse.

    While the first half had at least a glimmer of potential, the second half ruins it all. The overall production is still good but the writing is a literal abomination. It misses the point, It actively spits in the face of the franchise, and leaves a stain on the franchise that will take quite a lot of effort to undo.

    There is no way Smith actually had any involvement with this because this is literally the most misandrist garbage ever animated.

    There COULD have been room to elevate women in this franchise, this was NOT the way to do it because it effectively became fem centric sexist in the process.

    Originally scored for the first half a 4. Reducing that down to a 1 because it amplifies everything wrong with the first half.

    Still have to give some score for the quality of animation and the voice cast which was top notch. The writing is as stated before an absolute abomination and someone needs to be held accountable for this.    … Expand
  3. Lotto1999
    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.
  4. Lemansky
    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
  5. Game_Critical
    Sep 25, 2021
    1
    The only redeeming quality is the artstyle and voiceacting.
    Teela acts like an arrogant spoiled brat with leaps of logic that makes absolutely zero sense and we're supposed to think this is the next new superhero? How about no!
  6. Stylelementz
    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.
  7. JKIceman
    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.    … Expand
  8. Morlatortuga
    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
  9. Ruffy97
    Aug 10, 2021
    0
    Leider kein richtiges Remake. Nicht mein Geschmack für mich reine Zeitverschwendung. Da ist mir jeder 90er Anime lieber
  10. Xenofon
    Aug 10, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible , don't watch it . The worst reboot I've ever seen . He man , Prince Adam dies twice , Teela is horrible portrayed . He man is deconstructed , Teela gets "empowered" at the expense of He man .… Expand
  11. NerdventureTime
    Aug 4, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is terrible. They killed off the main man that everyone wants to see and replace him with a self centered and unsympatic Teela. Then they put just some old Lord of the rings tropes (I mean, even the mage sacrifices himself in a fight with a demon so that the party can escape out of a dungeon into a magic forrest) around the existing plot holes and called it an adult version of the franchise. If you want to get an actual adult reinterpretation of MOTU than read the DC comics. They're way better than this boring thing.… Expand
  12. Phantomkilo88
    Aug 3, 2021
    1
    Animation is cool, but that’s literally it. This is just yet another politically motivated stunt to attack men and elevate women for whatever reason we can’t just have strong men and strong women in a series anymore everything has to push an agenda created by an extremist movement in American society.
  13. sofyand
    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.    … Expand
  14. Judaas
    Aug 3, 2021
    2
    Stellar animation and voice acting but crappy screenplay with no respect to the oryginal characters.
  15. Vengy
    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!
  16. Ziromatt
    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
  17. Sirplaysalot
    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!
  18. Grochlink
    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
  19. Balam1588
    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
  20. 80sChild
    Aug 1, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A "He-Man" show that Smith swore, repeatedly, was not about Teela... is ALL about Teela lol. Only 5 episodes but Smith manages to emasculate and kill He-Man TWICE. Along with any other male lead.

    VOICES:
    Mark Hamill voices Skeletor, poorly, as he sounds EXACTLY like the Joker. Sarah Michelle Gellar gives a valley girl voice to one of the most butch female leads I've ever seen (Teela) and makes an unlikeable, entitled character even worse.

    Lena Heady is the standout here as she nails the tone and attitude of her charcater perfectly. Whoever does He-Man does well, but he's barely in this "season" so its a non-issue. John Erwin is still the king of yelling "I have the poweeeeeeer!" while the new guy does a "I have....... THE POWER!" Eh.

    The other voices are done well enough but longtime fans will miss Alan Oppenheimers gargle-y version of Mer-Man.

    VISUALS/ART:
    Done well, but either at the request of Mattel, Netflix or both, every female in this show has large man arms and other masculine features. Its as funny as it is distracting. Teela sports an activist haircut through the show (what fun!), large shoulders/arms/legs to the point that if they hadn't given her feminine eyes and lips, you wouldn't be able to tell it was supposed to be a woman.

    They classify this as "Anime" but thats almost blasphemy imo. Anime knows how to draw strong, genre leading females without making them into men. Animation is subpar compared to Castlevania too.

    STORY:
    This is where it falls apart. He-Man dies in Ep 1 and this idea could have worked, except no one on Eternia gives a flying *#$! about prince Adam. He sacrifices himself to save the universe and reveals his secret to Teela in the process. And that's where Adam #$%^ up,

    See, you can't lie to Teela. She's a strong, independent woman, entitled to everything you have and or know (wait until she finds out who her mom is! Lol). "Eternias Champion" as the king calls him, doesn't even get a memorial service as the people celebrate Skeletors defeat (Attention Eternia: your champion is dead, show some respect).

    Adams parents grieve, Duncan is shamed and threatened with execution (but not the Sorceress, who also knew Adams secret, oddly). Teela doesn't care that Adam is dead, that her father is under threat of death, that Adams parents are in mourning. No, she was lied to, so she abandons her king and queen, her father, her friends, her career, her duty, her family, EVERYTHING. Talk about temper tantrums. I laughed for a solid minute when I saw this scene, its so surreal.

    Teela gets an activist haircut, a girlfriend (it is HEAVILY implied) and becomes a merc. Magic is leaving Eternia and if they can't stop it, everything ends. This is the FLAW.

    Had there been a "We need Adam back, we need He-Man to fix this" and the show was about bringing the iconic hero back, it would have worked. As it is, its all about Teela and her quest to repair the sword. They even find Adam in Preternia (crappy Heaven) and they're like "hey, we need the sword half... okay thanks, bye" and Adam basically has to force his way back into Teelas story. Nobody cared, needed or wanted him back, so why should the audience?

    Theres a bunch of plot holes and broken ideas (If the sword is the source of power and its halves are in "Heaven" and "Hell", how is a new champion supposed to rise????)

    EDIT: I keep forgetting Andrea and Grayskull (the very literal ancestor of Adam) were both race swapped. So brave and stunning Netflix!

    At least Kevin Smith got a paycheck because he, Mattel and Netflix don't seem to give a crap one way or the other.

    IN CONCLUSION
    Another woke, soulless, corporate designed Netflix "Original". At least this "season" was mercifully short.    … Expand
  21. ManPC
    Aug 1, 2021
    0
    MASTERS OF WOKENESS. Another movie ruined by feminists and the **** liberals
  22. alexgrayfary
    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
  23. muyfresco
    Jul 31, 2021
    0
    El titulo de la serie esta mal... SHE-MAN sería el correcto... Bueno sin contar, ver a todos los protagonistas masculinos siendo idiotas o traidores de las mujeres (que necesidad ha?). Hasta he-man traiciona a Teela por oculatarla algo que le ha ocultado a todo el mundo... k derecho tiene ese personaje para ofenderse más que el resto... no lo entiendo... Una completa decepción, espero queEl titulo de la serie esta mal... SHE-MAN sería el correcto... Bueno sin contar, ver a todos los protagonistas masculinos siendo idiotas o traidores de las mujeres (que necesidad ha?). Hasta he-man traiciona a Teela por oculatarla algo que le ha ocultado a todo el mundo... k derecho tiene ese personaje para ofenderse más que el resto... no lo entiendo... Una completa decepción, espero que no hagan la segunda temporada...… Expand
  24. Clive_cowan
    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.
  25. EduardeRossell
    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
  26. Turboangst
    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.
  27. alexandre854
    Jul 29, 2021
    0
    weak script, no logic with hasty and lazy decisions, animation is good deserved a better written script
  28. andyvicius
    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.
  29. D0nc
    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.    … Expand
  30. orcus84
    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.
  31. Gregouz
    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
  32. xdestron
    Jul 28, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I tried to keep an open mind, even knowing that He-Man was going to be written out of this show. Sadly, there are almost no redeeming qualities in this dumpster fire. Even Skeletor is almost nowhere to be found. Teela, who is now the main character, is whiny and totally unlikable. All the MOTU characers are reduced to cameos or Teela sidekicks. The feminist tilt to the storytelling is present throughout. There really is almost nothing to like here.

    The trailers were guilty of bait-and-switch, Kevin Smith blantantly lied (and burned up what little credibilty he had left, hope it was worth the paycheck), and this is not the MOTU any kind of fan wants to see.

    Whoever came up with the idea of taking MOTU, with one of the more masculine heroes, and reducing the show to a woke a feminist mouthpeice, I hope they rot in hell.    … Expand
  33. Steel1943
    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.    … Expand
  34. richardmaysundo
    Jul 28, 2021
    1
    A humiliation to he-man fans. Everything shown in teaser trailer was a lie. Kevin Smith is a lier.
  35. Falsecoda
    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.    … Expand
  36. Fiestykitten
    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.
  37. PAGM13
    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
  38. GOLL
    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
  39. JFLP88
    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.
  40. Arogvat
    Jul 27, 2021
    1
    What a corrupted Dead He-Man Female Protagonist? Nobody knows, but Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revelation.
  41. Netdaemon
    Jul 27, 2021
    1
    This is trash, shame for all fans of old good
  42. Phteve89
    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
  43. joehonest
    Jul 27, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Twice. Bloody twice.

    Woke nonsense, avoid if you loved the 80's stuff. It's the Teela show.

    I do not like the show, and I am talking about it, thanks very much Kev.    … Expand
  44. jlfotaku
    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.    … Expand
  45. NewStrider
    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
  46. KevGetFacePunch
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    Not worth your time unless you buy in to the fake woke bs .................
  47. Neowuf
    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.
  48. TheGrognard
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    Looks like good 'ol fan boy KevKev grew the **** up and became a Corporate Hollywood Simp. Absolute garbage.
  49. JayBee83
    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.    … Expand
  50. Mclovin69
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    I'm confused, is this show called he man, or tela master of universe revelation?
  51. Aharon0901
    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.
  52. wagnerow
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    This serie is terrible. It's garbage! I was hoping for a He-Man series because that's what they tried to sell....but it's another totally pointless thing. Another problem is... Netflix again has to raise a flag to create an LGBT story, when people are just waiting for a story without the sexualization of the characters. They did the same thing in Saint Seya... they don't want to recreateThis serie is terrible. It's garbage! I was hoping for a He-Man series because that's what they tried to sell....but it's another totally pointless thing. Another problem is... Netflix again has to raise a flag to create an LGBT story, when people are just waiting for a story without the sexualization of the characters. They did the same thing in Saint Seya... they don't want to recreate old stories for fans. Interests are different. It's one of the worst reboots I've seen in my life.… Expand
  53. SighSimp
    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.
  54. vinnymoy
    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
  55. Bleeding_Jester
    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
  56. jmlstocks
    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. Kanigawa
    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.
  58. ToyoFJ4Life
    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!!!    … Expand
  59. MaiconAfonso
    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.
  60. raporgi
    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
  61. Kashyd
    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
  62. Katalkyste
    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 ?
  63. christian2021
    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"
  64. yesterdayatnoon
    Jul 25, 2021
    2
    It's not great. The source material isn't exactly amazing, full of campy jokes, stilted dialogue and inconsistent characters, but it's weird to revive the series and keep all these negative traits while also cutting out everything that made the original enjoyable.

    It's another sad bait and switch reboot. It acts like it's going to scratch that nostalgia itch than pisses in your face    It's not great. The source material isn't exactly amazing, full of campy jokes, stilted dialogue and inconsistent characters, but it's weird to revive the series and keep all these negative traits while also cutting out everything that made the original enjoyable.

    It's another sad bait and switch reboot. It acts like it's going to scratch that nostalgia itch than pisses in your face for the crime of enjoying the original. If you're hoping for some fun action comedy, or a nostalgic tour of the past, this show isn't going to do it for you.

    I'll give it a couple points for the art in some places. Occasionally it looks cool enough that I wish it was better.    … Expand
  65. cwell510
    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.
  66. danymx24
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Another show destroyed with the new LGBT agenda, Why don't create a new show with lesbian, black people, etc the new political correct agenda instead of destroying the classic shows
  67. leviathanarg
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This He man series does not feature He-man, I was looking forward to this remake, I feel disappointed.… Expand
  68. mustafa811
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They killed he-man in the 1st episode , it is a teela show and they lied about it , he-man returns in the last episode to be killed again .

    Netflix stop forcing agendas like female woke or homosexuality , this is becoming ridiculous , anyway cancelled my Netflix subscription today .    … Expand
  69. OuterThought
    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
  70. pendelberry
    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.
  71. BlackUrsus
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    Horrible. If you want to watch this new series and remember He-Man prepare yourself for a bad experience.
  72. ShinAkenshi
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kevin Smith in a single series has smashed a classic cartoon from our childhood, thanks to Netflix's now-must-do politics and his arrogant attitude of a fake He-man fan, killing Adam the original protagonist not once, but twice in 5 chapters, making a fool of his role as the main protagonist; to lead to a Teela-centric plot? And clearly making a fool of all the male characters in the classic 80's series. A disappointing series that only presented a trailer bait and that totally fails at the time of being presented in each chapter. Unfortunately there are still people who believe false fans like Kevin Smith.… Expand
  73. MorganCrimson
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Una autentica falta de respeto al publico de esta serie... ya la agenda política esta rayando en la locura tratan de imponer a como de lugar su ideología política George Soros debe ser detenido.. en lo personal ya me canse de esto, al final de este mes daré de baja Netflix...
    Simplemente esto no es He-Man, es She-Man un andrógino deforme horrible que es el estereotipo que quieren imponer,    Una autentica falta de respeto al publico de esta serie... ya la agenda política esta rayando en la locura tratan de imponer a como de lugar su ideología política George Soros debe ser detenido.. en lo personal ya me canse de esto, al final de este mes daré de baja Netflix...
    Simplemente esto no es He-Man, es She-Man un andrógino deforme horrible que es el estereotipo que quieren imponer, pero Soros podrá acabarse su fortuna en el intento, esos monstruos jamas sustituirán a las mujeres o los hombres normales..    … Expand
  74. C_L_M
    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.
  75. Sleevedagger
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    So He-man in this universe is a complete cuck who's soul purpose is to be **** on. I guess he must represent the the male patriarchy, which must be repressed and emasculated. Animation is nice so it gets more than zero but other than that its complete woke trash.
  76. Lifelover4ever
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Woke trash as is the norm now-a-days. I'd give this one a skip, 0 out 10!!
  77. Hikkiray
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Автор обещал нам продолжение именно Хи-мена , сто мы получили а итоге , Хи-мена убивают в первой серии , всё , дальше гг становиться женщина которая смахивает на мужчину , эта толерантность уже бесит везде только женщины и чернокожие , думаю нам пора снова навести порядок в мире и угомонить этих недоразвитых толерантных людей !… Expand
  78. Nintendo_Gamer
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    En serio Netfñix???? Todo lo que toca lo destruye, ahora, saber que Netflix se hará cargo de alguna franquicia ya establecida es dar por sentado que será un mal resultado.
  79. Steyraus
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    They turned our girl Teela into a butch , self centered unlikable B%#@ and side lined the main character from the origional series, what is there to like????
    Kevin Smith never had tallent, has was jusr well conected and exploited the themes that where popular at the time.. Now he is an out of touch old soy addict and isnt even in touch with reality let alone what is popular.. The dude    They turned our girl Teela into a butch , self centered unlikable B%#@ and side lined the main character from the origional series, what is there to like????
    Kevin Smith never had tallent, has was jusr well conected and exploited the themes that where popular at the time.. Now he is an out of touch old soy addict and isnt even in touch with reality let alone what is popular.. The dude crys all the time, maybe thats why he ruined He Man, because he wants others sad like him.    … Expand
  80. PastramiOnRye
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Bait & Switch, either this gets fixed in Part II, or it dies a slow death of failure.
  81. caba007
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    Excellent Teela show. I was waiting for the return of MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE", but this is not the case. This is the adventures of bodybuilding gay women and a few lame male characters as a backdrop. Completely disappointed as 40 years long fan of MOTU
  82. EnSabahNur82
    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.    … Expand
  83. thequietforce
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    I gave it a one for animation but the rest is garbage ,story ,characters, dialogue, Kevin Smith should retire, so disappointed
  84. djdiscotex
    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.    … Expand
  85. getnid
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Bait and switch. This isn't a He-Man show. Fans of the original series might want to rewatch that instead of this "new take".
  86. DerbstinAction
    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.
  87. 89646119855
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Ой вы хотели историю про качков в стиле 80-ых? Выкусите, Хи-Мена, он же принц Адам, убивают в первой же серии.
    Зато его невеста Тила, стала ГГ вместо него. Да трансуха посередине это она. А негра слева это её любовница. Мда, видимо её жених угнетал и не давал развиться как женщине и лесбиянке, слава богу он подох.
    Кевин Смит с конца десятых ни сделал ни одного хорошего фильма, а его новые    Ой вы хотели историю про качков в стиле 80-ых? Выкусите, Хи-Мена, он же принц Адам, убивают в первой же серии.
    Зато его невеста Тила, стала ГГ вместо него. Да трансуха посередине это она. А негра слева это её любовница. Мда, видимо её жених угнетал и не давал развиться как женщине и лесбиянке, слава богу он подох.
    Кевин Смит с конца десятых ни сделал ни одного хорошего фильма, а его новые проекты это открытое издевательство над его фантами, так что нет ничего удивительного что он и Нетфликс решили обмануть фанатов Хи-Мена и также всех кто просто хотел посмотреть боевичок про мужчин-качков, а получили очередную струю повесточки в лицо. В таком мире мы теперь живём.    … Expand
  88. agarciabr25
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Its called Masters of the Universe not He Man and it completely stays loyal to this title..
  89. Barnster1979
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Imagine, if you'd had to watch your best friend getting stabbed and there is nothing you can do to help, that's Masterst of the Universe Revelation. It truly is Star Wars Last Jedi all over.… Expand
  90. Slashatron
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. By the power of switch and bait, Kevin Smith HAS THE MONEY!!!

    This is an absolute waste of a classic 80s IP refresh that is loved by adults today. What's on offer is a woke PC squad party, the voice acting is forgettable so too is the script. Aside from the 'let's rip on' the supposed main character but then do exactly the same troupe minutes later.

    This is honestly a classic case of not reading the room and making something that not only detracts from the heart of the original (some my call cheesey nature) show but **** all over it.

    Mattel will suffer loses on product from this show as adults who the figures are aimed at will boycott on mass.

    I score this a 1 for Mark Hamill as skeletor...    … Expand
  91. Lother
    Jul 25, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MOTU Viewer: Hey, so why would Teela decide to abandon her post, her dream job, her army, her kingdom, two grieving parents, and disown her family just because she didn't know Adam was He-Man? Like, it's not a great place to be, but loads of ppl didn't know he was He-Man. Even his own dad. And the ones who did know, knew because the Sorceress told them back in the day, not Adam, and only so Adam would have guides and support while he bore the burden of being He-Man and keeping the secrets of Grayskull and the sword of power safe. All this seems like a bit of a wild reaction if I'm honest, and completely out of character for Teela. Why is she such an emotionally resentful and self-centred person now?
    Show: Don't know. But look how strong and female she is. And gay.
    Viewer: Yeah, about that, how come you imply she's gay now, but do nothing with it in terms of the narrative or in developing her character. This kinda reminds me of Loki's throwaway bi-sexuality. You do less here than shows who first did this sort of thing more than a decade ago, like Korra and Xena. But these days, isn't this just cynical and lazy queerbaiting?
    Show: Nope. It's (reads from cue card) diverse and inclusive.
    Viewer: Hey, so this Andra girl is smart (except when she doesn't know anything about a massive war that happened a handful of years ago for some reason), brave, and pretty self-less. She seems to want to be a hero and help Eternia. This motivation would appear to put her wants and needs at complete odds with Teela's, who only cares about money and not being a hero. Why at no point during the series does that ever become a point of conflict as more and more people die and the mission becomes more dangerous?
    Show: Don't know.
    Viewer: Hey, so how did Teela manage to summon magical power she had no idea she possessed when fighting not-Skeletor in hell? What did she do to subdue him in his own house, and nab the sword? It seemed to be more than turning his game against him, and something awakened in her akin to the Sorceress' power. How did any of that work? Why did it seem so easy and convenient? Even the Sorceress can't do magic like that quite so easily. What gives?
    Show: Don't know. But she's his worst nightmare now!
    Viewer: (sighs...) she certainly is. So, if she's doing magic now, and she hates magic, shouldn't she have less of a gung-ho reaction to it? Shouldn't she be slightly disturbed at what this means? And why doesn't she, you know, just do it again and own not-Skeletor instead of letting Orko **** die and blaming Evil-Lyn for it?
    Show:
    Viewer: Hey, so why does Teela mourn the death of Roboto more than Adam? In fact, if he has all of Duncan's memories, wouldn't he also have known Adam was He-Man? Is she not pissed off at him as well?
    Show: Because she's a complex and emotional creature, misogynist. And as for the Roboto knowing everything Duncan knows... yea, I guess Teela kinda forgot about that.
    Viewer: Hey, so does Teela really not speak to her dad, Orko, Cringer, or Roboto after leaving the palace until the events of episode 3? She has no idea how sick Orko was or how they were doing? But wouldn't she have wanted answers about Adam and the secret once she calmed down and got herself together? Wouldn't she want to reconsider all her rash decisions before this point and reach out to her father to understand the truth that was hidden from her? Did she really just cut them all out of her life because they told her a lie? Like, completely and forever cut them out? Is Teela a psychopath? A narcissist?
    Show: No, she's a strong woman now, and to be a strong woman, you simply need to be just like a man, but without the reason or accountability. And you need muscles.
    Viewer: About the muscles...
    Show: She's a warrior, you big chauvinist. Girl warriors have muscles.
    Viewer: Okay... then why does Evil-Lyn have huge muscles? She's not a physical warrior. She's a mage who needs hired guns to do full-on fighting for her.
    Show: Err...
    Viewer: While we're at it, if all the magic's gone from Eternia except for wee scraps here and there, how is Evil-Lyn initially doing that disguise spell? And why is she being presented as some sort of spurned yet redeemable anti-hero rather than Skeletor's co-conspirator?
    Show: Now you listen to us, boy. All women are inherently good. All men are liars, heretics, cheats, bad fathers, skeleton monsters, or DEAD. Keep up. You're just angry because you think we ruined He-Man.
    Viewer: You didn't ruin him. How could you? He's not in it. You didn't ruin Skeletor either. Because he's also not in it - and it's probably for the best because I don't trust you to write for that supreme, meme machine, sassy **** You ruined Teela. You kinda ruined Man At Arms. The only one you didn't ruin was Orko and that's because you **** killed him instead.
    Show: I'm so glad we could subvert your expectations.    … Expand
  92. Pepper_Potts
    Jul 25, 2021
    3
    Animation is nice, voice over too. And that's all. Read other comments for details.
  93. Somocs
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A trailer with He Man and no He man at the end ?
    Seriously guy ? I'm fed up with Netflix adaptation, your a living meme.    … Expand
  94. JemyJam
    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
  95. Stern_Ritter
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    Damnation! I'm SO disappointed with SUCH LITTLE screen time of my beloved, favourite childhood characters! I DON'T need this mess! Not only that, but I need HE-MAN, not pathetic sidekicks instead of the coolest BAMF! I'm literally devastated with Kevin Smith's lies.
  96. zamorian79
    Jul 25, 2021
    2
    I'm a kid of the 80's so I had high expectations for this one and was hoping for something aimed for the fans, unlike what they did with Netflix's She-Ra TV show, that it's aimed for a new audience. Sadly it fail, and it fail bad.

    I don't mind a Teela show, in fact if done right, I'd have loved it even if it was 100% focused on her, but in Revelation most things are working for the new    I'm a kid of the 80's so I had high expectations for this one and was hoping for something aimed for the fans, unlike what they did with Netflix's She-Ra TV show, that it's aimed for a new audience. Sadly it fail, and it fail bad.

    I don't mind a Teela show, in fact if done right, I'd have loved it even if it was 100% focused on her, but in Revelation most things are working for the new agenda of men=bad, woman=good. In just one chapter they completely got rid of the male cast and the show is all about Teela, (and I wouldn't mind this if she was an unlikeable, bossy and self-centered Teela), her female partner, Sorceress and Evil-Lyn saving the day. I don't understand this trend and it really tells how little they think of women that, instead of writing an interesting, complex and capable females, the only way for many of them to highlight women is dumb down men, make them bad, or erase them completely. Not to mention that any resemblance of femininity in her design is also stripped and left behind in favor of a muscular dude in khakis. Again, "let's empower women making them look like a man". I don't want to put spoilers in here, but not only is insulting what they did to He-Man, they also completely destroyed Teela. So sad this happened to one of my most beloved series. I'm giving it 2 for the music and voice acting.    … Expand
  97. MegaBillyLee
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
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  98. lordmalachdrim
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Kevin thinks it's is honoring the show's history by killing the main character in the first episode. And then spend the next 4 episodes mocking the male characters with previously female characters who now look like smaller version of the males in the show. In the last episode he brings the main character back just to kill him again so the women can face off against a near god like foe forKevin thinks it's is honoring the show's history by killing the main character in the first episode. And then spend the next 4 episodes mocking the male characters with previously female characters who now look like smaller version of the males in the show. In the last episode he brings the main character back just to kill him again so the women can face off against a near god like foe for the upcoming second half.… Expand
  99. Shoahvanist
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    Ouch, Kevin Smith has trampled all over my childhood like a bull in a China shop!

    This show is basically the hollowed out corpse of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The only people who are going to enjoy this are feminist ideologues who are specifically looking for a mean spirited deconstruction of something that men like - but even then they will probably only watch an    Ouch, Kevin Smith has trampled all over my childhood like a bull in a China shop!

    This show is basically the hollowed out corpse of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

    The only people who are going to enjoy this are feminist ideologues who are specifically looking for a mean spirited deconstruction of something that men like - but even then they will probably only watch an episode or two (long enough to take a victory lap), before they stop watching, and go back to ignoring the franchise.

    Who was this even made for?    … Expand
  100. MrManga
    Jul 25, 2021
    3
    The rating is mainly for the animation wich holds quite high quality, but thats the best thing about it as the rest is either easy forgettable, woke propaganda or just a show about Teelas late teen angst, the show had lots of potential but feel short on most things as it seems it was more important to the creators to mess with the old fans then care for the characters or the show.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Collider
    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.
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  2. Decider
    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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  3. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jul 22, 2021
    50
    For those expecting something truly boundary-pushing, rest assured, no one will confuse this with "Clerks."
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