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. Voodoo123
    Jul 23, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Interesting concept that from the trailer looked like it had potential. Sadly the combat in this anime doesn't carry any impact. The story was poor with a weak screenplay and he-man 'dying' in the first episode. Switched off after the first episode. Avoid!… Expand
  2. 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.
  3. Benaud
    Jul 24, 2021
    3
    Too few highlights, too many lowlights.
    Too many things done that are forced, or just plain wrong for this world.
    The marketing was for a He-Man show and this is not that.
  4. Rick-Cast
    Jul 24, 2021
    3
    Wow, this the most bait and switch I've ever seen.

    This is not the show that was advertised and its not even good. It's all about a woman who is mad about being lied to and shirks all her responsibilities in order to "find herself". The REAL protagonist, Teela is turned into a narcissistic brat without any amount of common sense who is easily one of the most despicable protagonists I    Wow, this the most bait and switch I've ever seen.

    This is not the show that was advertised and its not even good. It's all about a woman who is mad about being lied to and shirks all her responsibilities in order to "find herself". The REAL protagonist, Teela is turned into a narcissistic brat without any amount of common sense who is easily one of the most despicable protagonists I ever had the displeasure to see. The whole universe almost comes to an end, Adam sacrifices himself, and Teela spends her entire arc acting like her feelings matter more than the ENTIRETY of the universe. And her motivations are honestly, the weakest part of this show and comes off less like a strong, empowered woman and more someone throwing a hissy fit at a really inappropriate time.
    The "strong female" characters scowling and being "angry" is a trite and overdone trope.
    It excels in good animation and a compelling cast, and that's the only thing that can attract someone. The story is your standard cliché journey about saving the whole universe, but is lacking any high stakes, memorable moments or simple emotions. The story rushes forward and the viewer does not have the opportunity to get to know the individual characters, nor to care about their potential demise.
    There are some action scenes, but they are solved very quickly and they lack any high stakes. I would expect much more from a show called Masters of the Universe.
    I've given it a 3 becasue the animations and the voice acting and solid soundtrack is great but all icings on a cake when this show apparently exists purely just to troll fans. A Troll-vest show is the best way to describe this.
    Kevin lied and clownfish tv was right...spread the word.    … Expand
  5. Jrystal
    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.
  6. Ronnam
    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
  7. Mugwump75
    Jul 23, 2021
    3
    As a long time fan of both Kevin Smith and MOTU, I was eagerly anticipating the launch or Revelation and found myself rooting for Kevin and the show in the face of pre-launch criticism. Having watched it, I'm sorry to report that those claiming the show would be a woke cluster-f were absolutely right. Kevin, unlikable main protagonists, agenda driven plot contrivances and hollow-heartedAs a long time fan of both Kevin Smith and MOTU, I was eagerly anticipating the launch or Revelation and found myself rooting for Kevin and the show in the face of pre-launch criticism. Having watched it, I'm sorry to report that those claiming the show would be a woke cluster-f were absolutely right. Kevin, unlikable main protagonists, agenda driven plot contrivances and hollow-hearted marketing affirmations do not a good experience make.

    To its credit, the show looks and sounds terrific.    … Expand
  8. daniel307
    Jul 23, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this show could’ve been better though the animation and music is impressive but let’s see what happens in part 2… Expand
  9. Daece
    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
  10. Pepper_Potts
    Jul 25, 2021
    3
    Animation is nice, voice over too. And that's all. Read other comments for details.
  11. EvilMrJingles
    Jul 23, 2021
    2
    Good old bait & switch, No relevant male characters whatsoever in a show called He-man, what’s wrong with this picture? With that said, +2 for the animation.
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Kelderek
    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.
  15. masterchief247
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As someone who grew up with He-man cartoons, and still enjoys them today, He-Man revelation was a HUGE disappointment. As a child, i looked up to He-man as a hero. In this series, He-man and Adam are portrayed as failures and a disgrace. Also, He-man himself only shows up in the first episode and a few times in flashbacks AFTER THEY KILL HIM OFF!!! THAT'S RIGHT!! We were told this story was about He-man, but its really all about Teela. Yep, its Teela's story, which is utter garbage. It's a classic case of bait and switch. Using He-man to hype up a story NOT about He-man. Save yourself the money and go re-watch the original cartoons if you want a REAL He-man story. This isn't it. THIS is nothing but a story with an agenda to prop up a strong woman, and put down a strong man. 100%. If that doesn't appeal to you, or you are expecting a traditional He-man story, this is a hard skip for sure. The only redeeming factor if the art and animation. It was good. Could have been so great if they would have just given us the story WE wanted and not the story THEY wanted.… Expand
  16. Judaas
    Aug 3, 2021
    2
    Stellar animation and voice acting but crappy screenplay with no respect to the oryginal characters.
  17. electronicoffee
    Jul 23, 2021
    2
    Kevin Smith lied multiple times and we now have the proof! Clownfish TV was right about every single thing they said.
  18. 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.
  19. facehugger22
    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.    … Expand
  20. Hallowsend666
    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.    … Expand
  21. 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.
  22. ROM30NRG
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    Looks like this was made by people who hate He-Man. Zero effort was put into researching the He-Man universe and who the characters really are. This is more like a story made by a person who hates He-Man. Prince Adam has been disrespected extremely and Teela has been turned into a completely different person. The only thing that is good about this series is the Japanese style of animationLooks like this was made by people who hate He-Man. Zero effort was put into researching the He-Man universe and who the characters really are. This is more like a story made by a person who hates He-Man. Prince Adam has been disrespected extremely and Teela has been turned into a completely different person. The only thing that is good about this series is the Japanese style of animation and art style. I believe that if this was given to any Japanese studio they would have done a better job and gave He-Man a better story. If anyone wants to watch He-Man they should watch the original 1983 series or 2002 remake which is extremely better. Stay away from this **** this is nothing but garbage. Also, King Gray Skul was never a black man and he never will be. This has nothing to do with He-Man and The Masters of the Universe this is a story by a person who hates He-Man and the He-Man fandom. Seriously people don't watch this.… Expand
  23. 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.
  24. Joab
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    É só mais uma animação. Não tem alma.

    Enredo fraco e previsível ,personagens sem carisma. Falta mais He -Man nessa animação.
  25. Fulano
    Jul 23, 2021
    2
    O primeiro trailer iludiu bastante, veríamos uma nova serie do He-Man com uma bela animação, mas só vimos He-Man no primeiro episódio.
  26. 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.
  27. renohata
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The trailer has nothing to do with the series. Kevin Smith is a lier, he said it was a series about He Man, however, there is almost no He Man at all. Terrible script, too many convenient coincidences. The series is almost all about Teela, feminism and SJW agenda. The only thing that is really good is the technical aspects such as animation and soundtrack. Mark Hamil as well, always an excellent voice actor.… Expand
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. witriaker
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    Is not as abd as I expected, but it is still really bad. Mediocre plot, poor character developement. I´m old enough to remember when Smith cared for the things he did. It seems he just wrote this to piss people off. The original series was just an excuse to sell toys, and it still treated their audience with more respect
  31. Vinningmoviegod
    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.
  32. 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
  33. stew_eater
    Jul 23, 2021
    2
    the twist of unpredictable not in a good sense, you lied to us for over a year.
  34. Marcio111111111
    Jul 23, 2021
    2
    Do you see a trailer showing he-man your childhood hero and hope to get a sense of nostalgia and what do we get? Flashbacks of he-man and Teela as the protagonist do you think the audience is a clown?
  35. AirkusMaximus
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    Such a waste! the sad part? the production value and animation showed that it had all the potential to be a great show, but no, they had to go and write the same'ol woke cliche trope of the "strong empowered" female, all these characters and stories are interchangeable at this point, the forced diversity, the unnecessary race bend and the female heroes that all look the same, talk the sameSuch a waste! the sad part? the production value and animation showed that it had all the potential to be a great show, but no, they had to go and write the same'ol woke cliche trope of the "strong empowered" female, all these characters and stories are interchangeable at this point, the forced diversity, the unnecessary race bend and the female heroes that all look the same, talk the same and behave the same, all unlikable and forgetful, there was a reason old franchises and characters were beloved for decades, these new versions will not be remembered (positively) even for a year, this hatred for the feminine is such a bizarre thing these days that is no wonder now they can't even agree on what a woman is. Kevin Smith you had a shot to make something awesome, but you've gone and F@*cked it up!… Expand
  36. Chris_in_al
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first episode was split between scenes at Grayskull that showed promise, and scenes where everybody was tripping over themselves to see who could praise Teela the most. After that, the show descended into garbage. Any MOTU fans should skip this one and go rewatch the excellent 200x version.… Expand
  37. Arcanorj
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    Não chega a ser um lixo completo, mas o trailer promete uma coisa é a série entrega algo completamente diferente. Não é ruim, mas é muito fraco e não tem nada a ver com a série original.
  38. faranaga
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    This was not Masters of the Universe, this is false advertising and gender politics more just the remembrance of the 80's show we all loved !!!
  39. Bullrush
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    The reason I gave this abomination a 2 is because the art is beautiful. In fact, the art is the only thing Revelation improves.

    The story, the acting, what happens to the characters is all garbage. Preview trailer had me giddy, it showcased the art and the action you would expect from Masters of the Universe, with He Man being integral to the preview. However, it seems most of the preview    The reason I gave this abomination a 2 is because the art is beautiful. In fact, the art is the only thing Revelation improves.

    The story, the acting, what happens to the characters is all garbage. Preview trailer had me giddy, it showcased the art and the action you would expect from Masters of the Universe, with He Man being integral to the preview. However, it seems most of the preview came from episode 1 (which was really good until the end). The series falls down the proverbial cliff from there, changing the protagonist and checking woke checkboxes. If you are a fan of Masters of the Universe don't do it to yourself, avoid at all costs. If you are one of the woke brigade that seemingly enjoy destroying beloved IPs sit back and enjoy, because another IP has been killed.    … Expand
  40. Moonpie13
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    The Good - The animation is STUNNING. The voice acting is decent overall. Sure, Skeletor does sound like the Joker, but Hamill is still a superb voice actor.
    The Bad - The plot is uninspired. No He-Man or Skeletor!
    The Ugly - Teela! I really dislike the character. She dismisses family and duty instantly at the worst possible time over something very trivial, puts her feelings ahead of the    The Good - The animation is STUNNING. The voice acting is decent overall. Sure, Skeletor does sound like the Joker, but Hamill is still a superb voice actor.
    The Bad - The plot is uninspired. No He-Man or Skeletor!
    The Ugly - Teela! I really dislike the character. She dismisses family and duty instantly at the worst possible time over something very trivial, puts her feelings ahead of the fate of the universe and happy for someone supposedly close to her to literally GIVE UP PARADISE so she can resolve her issues! She doesn't even check to see how he feels about that. Was she perhaps the villain?    … Expand
  41. RickHunter71
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    This show is a bait and switch. They sold the show as a He Man show but you get a show all about teela. She was a great character in the original series. But in this version she's a boring selfish and unlikeable character. This show is a complete waste of tim.
  42. halfelfpaladin
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    Another missed opportunity for a historic comeback of a beloved franchise! The only reason why I am giving it 2 score is because the animation and the art style, the animators have done a fantastic job and they are the only ones that should be congratulated, the rest of the crew, specially the story writers, NO!

    The problem is not the fact that Teela is the main character, I would say    Another missed opportunity for a historic comeback of a beloved franchise! The only reason why I am giving it 2 score is because the animation and the art style, the animators have done a fantastic job and they are the only ones that should be congratulated, the rest of the crew, specially the story writers, NO!

    The problem is not the fact that Teela is the main character, I would say that is even the cool thing about it, but the problem is how she is portrayed! It was advertised as continuation of the 80s show, but it isn't, many of the characters, specially Teela, are acting totally out of character! The story progression is weak, some of the things that happen make no sense, not to mention things that are changed for no reason, and no I don't only mean the race swapping of some characters, I mean entire landscapes totally changed for no reason!

    Kevin Smith didn't lie about one thing, he indeed was not and obviously still isn't a fan of MOTU, and that is well shown in this show.    … Expand
  43. Nico_r08
    Jul 24, 2021
    2
    Is awful, the only good thing is the animation, the story is pure crap, an insult to the original animation
  44. 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
  45. 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.
  46. 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
  47. 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.
  48. 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
  49. Arogvat
    Jul 27, 2021
    1
    What a corrupted Dead He-Man Female Protagonist? Nobody knows, but Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revelation.
  50. SuperKev
    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
  51. Canisrah
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    In spite of all the rumors that it was a bait and switch I watched the first episode... and the rumors were 100% true. This is just another vehicle to push woke trash using the reanimated corpse of a once beloved franchise.

    All the woke tropes are present - all men are bad or weak, women are strong and great at everything. Characters have completely different personalities relative to    In spite of all the rumors that it was a bait and switch I watched the first episode... and the rumors were 100% true. This is just another vehicle to push woke trash using the reanimated corpse of a once beloved franchise.

    All the woke tropes are present - all men are bad or weak, women are strong and great at everything. Characters have completely different personalities relative to the original show; Teela who is the focus of the series is a whiny, entitled, smug feminist complete with shaved haircut.

    At this point, we need to just give up on these people - Hollywood is compromised and has been for a long, long time. They don't want to tell good stories, they want to push woke dogma down our throats using whatever propaganda vehicles they can get their hands on.

    I give it one point for the quality of the animation. The rest is trash. Not worth your time, or the cost of a Netflix subscription.

    So disappointing. But also predictable.    … Expand
  52. 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
  53. wrongpassword
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    It's the Teela show with a badly redesigned Teela. Bait and switched again.
  54. Peaceduke
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    One of the wokest ununspiring and boring sh*t I've seen for a very long time.
  55. Vordrak
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    This remake is very poor and it is not clear who was ever intended to be its audience. Who was it made for?

    The original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was a show that existed to sell toys, but it was so well-done it created a fad with a cult following. It had great art, a really great rock soundtrack. It had limited stock animations and limited stock sounds but they were all    This remake is very poor and it is not clear who was ever intended to be its audience. Who was it made for?

    The original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was a show that existed to sell toys, but it was so well-done it created a fad with a cult following. It had great art, a really great rock soundtrack. It had limited stock animations and limited stock sounds but they were all good and evocative.

    This show was marketed at old-school fans. The only thing better than the original is the animation, but the things being animated are worse. The new characters are less attractive, and the soundtrack, both effects and music is bland.

    In the first episode a number of things happen, Teela becomes the lead character. He-man is only in flashbacks thereafter except Prince Adam is in the 5th episode. Unfortunately, this is not the beautiful, capable Teela of the 1980s. This is a nasty, petty, sulky, narcissistic, physically and morally unattractive version of Teela who acts like a spoiled teenager even when the world is in danger.

    Without spoilers, this is a story that tries so hard to be woke, but cannot even accomplish that. The patronising minority characters are patronising caricatures.

    Beloved major characters are killed, and the ones who survive are twisted until they are contemptible.

    This is not something that will appeal to fans of the original series. It is not entirely clear who else it would appeal to. 1 point for the animation, and nothing for anything else.

    Avoid.    … Expand
  56. 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
  57. 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
  58. 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.
  59. Licherus
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Smith lied to us! That’s so stupid to kill our beloved character! Hi is the show!… Expand
  60. ScienceAdvisor
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    Where did my original review go? There were no spoilers in it, just the fact that Kevin lied about everything and this was a massive bait & switch. I will be checking back to see if Metacritic is "cleaning" up reviews by ONLY deleting the negative reviews, again.
  61. 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 ?
  62. jjsalas
    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
  63. Colin-78
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    As an 80's child He-Man was my favourite show. I was so looking forward to this following the trailer. It was a terrible shame and missed opportunity when in this version they killed He-Man not once but twice and spent the whole series belittling him. They turned Teela, who was beautiful, strong & a respected character into a whining, self centred, misandrist **** who's now gay andAs an 80's child He-Man was my favourite show. I was so looking forward to this following the trailer. It was a terrible shame and missed opportunity when in this version they killed He-Man not once but twice and spent the whole series belittling him. They turned Teela, who was beautiful, strong & a respected character into a whining, self centred, misandrist **** who's now gay and needing to hide what was once an attractive figure in favour of testosterone injections. I was going to get my kids into the show and buy all the toys, no chance that's happening now. Smith ruined a show and seems very proud they have done so just to simp to woke Hollywood selling the fantastical narrative of wamen reclaiming their stolen power from men. Complete and utter garbage, this isn't a review bomb, sh*t is sh*t.… Expand
  64. martinlaso
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    So this show carries a hidden Agenda to demasculinize He-Man and make Teela be the strong independent hero of the show. By making Prince Adam look like a good for nothing Beta Male character. They dont respect the Canon from Masters of the Universe taking many liberties changing established story lines and Facts ! Woke Agenda
  65. 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
  66. kyrsben
    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.
  67. agg8877
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    Por qué es tan difícil hacer actualmente un show dirigido a los fans? si tu amas He-man, esto no es para ti
  68. 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
  69. 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
  70. 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
  71. jfallen1990
    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!
  72. pipbadger
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    A very disappointing show which is exacerbated by the gorgeous visuals. despite the rumors about teela being elevated to the primary protagonist and not he-man, as a long time motu fan i wanted the show to be great. revelation is a heart breaker. teela was a kind, understanding, honorable character and she is reduced to a self entitled, self centered, whinging, cringy, immature child whileA very disappointing show which is exacerbated by the gorgeous visuals. despite the rumors about teela being elevated to the primary protagonist and not he-man, as a long time motu fan i wanted the show to be great. revelation is a heart breaker. teela was a kind, understanding, honorable character and she is reduced to a self entitled, self centered, whinging, cringy, immature child while everyone else seems strangely weaker by comparison. i won't give a zero score because visually it is stunning but, story and dialogue is irredeemable.… Expand
  73. Imperius147
    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
  74. kyoto_trigun
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    Pésima adaptación, no lo recomiendo para nada, muy mal desarrollo de personajes, les quitan su escencia y su carácter y la ponen cosas sin sentido, tratan de educar a la gente con su ideología de género, la serie es malisima, destruyen y arruinan la serie de He-Man, el director mintió con la propaganda de esta serie, es una mentira.
  75. Netdaemon
    Jul 27, 2021
    1
    This is trash, shame for all fans of old good
  76. 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
  77. Butterballer1
    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.    … Expand
  78. 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.
  79. 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
  80. Skeletorfive
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    I cant believe false advertising, and false marketing continues to destroy beloved franchises. This is a world where all the males are killed off roboto, orko, mossman, heman, and skeletor. In a world where a snake eyes movie has a snake eyes who talks, and is not disfigured. Hollywood cant handle these beloved franchises. And how do you blow a story with an all star acting cast,I cant believe false advertising, and false marketing continues to destroy beloved franchises. This is a world where all the males are killed off roboto, orko, mossman, heman, and skeletor. In a world where a snake eyes movie has a snake eyes who talks, and is not disfigured. Hollywood cant handle these beloved franchises. And how do you blow a story with an all star acting cast, amazing franchise, and amazing anime. Kevin smith has lost touch.… Expand
  81. zzver
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    Garbage and feminist politics //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  82. AfricanWhitey
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    If the showrunner and Netflix were honest...this would be called Masters of the Wokeverse: Desperation. Poorly acted and written for the modern wannabe and hipster. Animation is OK but for Pete's sake there is little entertainment to be found. If you like woketainment then this show is right up your alley.
  83. 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.
  84. 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!
  85. valhallabound
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    The animation is good, but that's about it. Too few of the original characters. Too famous voice actors and actresses that sound exactly like they normally do taking you out of the story. Pretty crap writing; Man-at-Arms is asked to fix something, says he can't, gets called a piece of **** changes his mind, then immediately told his help isn't needed now that he's agreed to help and heThe animation is good, but that's about it. Too few of the original characters. Too famous voice actors and actresses that sound exactly like they normally do taking you out of the story. Pretty crap writing; Man-at-Arms is asked to fix something, says he can't, gets called a piece of **** changes his mind, then immediately told his help isn't needed now that he's agreed to help and he should go off somewhere else, to detail one instance of crap writing. Also if you like He-Man this show has practically none of him in this series.… Expand
  86. sixthsen
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    The animation is superb, but as a fan of the original series and the lore this is such a disservice to the fans...I ignored all the rumors and went into this with an open mind, and I was so disappointed....if I had a penny every single damn time a character was just about to tell Teela "You're the chosen one Teela, it was you all along" I would be a millionaire...Prince Adam/He-Man is onlyThe animation is superb, but as a fan of the original series and the lore this is such a disservice to the fans...I ignored all the rumors and went into this with an open mind, and I was so disappointed....if I had a penny every single damn time a character was just about to tell Teela "You're the chosen one Teela, it was you all along" I would be a millionaire...Prince Adam/He-Man is only used really in episodes 1 and 5 to emphasize that Teela is the new champion and that he is old news...I am sorry but as a fan of the original show I didn't watch it for Teela, I watched it for He-Man, and to see his character just tossed out the window immediately like trash is just terrible...Teela was a strong character in the original series already, but if you wanted to further her development you don't have to tear down other beloved characters in order to do it, which is what they spend this series doing. I am just sick of this attitude that in order to have strong female characters be the focus of the show you have to make all other characters useless.… Expand
  87. 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
  88. BlakViking3099
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    Very misleading advertising. He-Man is not apart of the series . I tried to give it a chance anyway but I just didn't like it.
  89. 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
  90. Artemon96
    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
  91. MiketheraterW
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    More politicized television taking popular characters and completely **** all over them. But at least the visuals are nice.
  92. LeScull
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    A turgid mess. Haven't been as disappointed in a show in a long time. Shameful
  93. 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
  94. Turtlepower
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    It isn't He-man...it's Sheera, but worse because it's stepping on He-man to get there. Its like what micheal bay did with ninja turtles...zero care bears given to the original characters and there actual relationahips.
  95. suprnowa
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    Great animation so it's a shame that the characters and story are so abysmal. Completely drags it down.
  96. RPRezo
    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.    … Expand
  97. Hellsing2022
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    Very bad cartoon and worst story of the year. Teletubbies better then this !
  98. Mm42025
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kevin Smith lied, it's not even about he man. What even is this? It's basically just about the female character.… Expand
  99. justarandomnerd
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    Decent art and animation quality for todays standards, as for the rest it's just more woke garbage that should be ignored and considered non cannon. If you can forget it exists since this is a disrepect to the show and the He-Man IP. Would not surprise me if Kevin started calling the fans from misogynist to racist as this is the usual arguments everywhere (i wonder if the middle ages wereDecent art and animation quality for todays standards, as for the rest it's just more woke garbage that should be ignored and considered non cannon. If you can forget it exists since this is a disrepect to the show and the He-Man IP. Would not surprise me if Kevin started calling the fans from misogynist to racist as this is the usual arguments everywhere (i wonder if the middle ages were like that "you do not agree you are a heretic" lol).… Expand
  100. Ajawnie
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Watching this if your a man is like a Jew watching a Nazi propaganda cartoon. Your supporting content made by people that hate you. Kevin Smith is a soy filled incompetent lair. Everything Clownfish said about him and this stupid series was true, the Netflix trailer was blatant bait and switch. Another thing men and boys enjoy ruined by a bunch of man hating feminazies who think that an only good male character is a obedient simp or a dead one.… Expand
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Metascore
72

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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