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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  1. atheistman69
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Kevin Smith lied and is a liar ClownFish TV was right and they disrespected my boy He-Man and made it to the Teela show and Teela was never interested in women. Teela Was never a brat that cried over secrets and was a good friend now Kevin Smith made her a card bored cutout of all these weirdo SJW leftist that sit on Twitter all day trying to cancel people that don't love Communism likeKevin Smith lied and is a liar ClownFish TV was right and they disrespected my boy He-Man and made it to the Teela show and Teela was never interested in women. Teela Was never a brat that cried over secrets and was a good friend now Kevin Smith made her a card bored cutout of all these weirdo SJW leftist that sit on Twitter all day trying to cancel people that don't love Communism like Kevin loves communism. If you don't care about making a show that is based around that thing don't take the job Kevin you are a big disappointment please stop ruining everyone's childhoods. What person in their right mind thought Kevin was good for this job? I don't care for him or his movies Kevin Smith is a hack and needs to do some serious mental health checkups.… Expand
  2. Zeus-Ra
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Typical Hollywood garbage pushing feminist politics. Kevin Smith has 100% sold out his integrity and has become a shill like everybody else. Please stop destroying everybodies childhood memories. He-Man is supposed to be a positive role model for all men. But he is no longer the main character in his own show. Absolutely sickening !!!
  3. Mxx
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Another great insult to half of the population!

    Now look up male suicide statistics and drink those male tears. You earned it woke.
  4. bkt3
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    First want to say I am a HE-MAN fanatic. This show is NOTHING about HE-MAN. He only shows up in the first episode and a couple of teela's flashbacks. kevin smith talked this garbage up like it was all about HE-MAN. Should've known better from the title alone. If you are a fan from way back I wouldn't waste my time. it's not worth getting pissed off, cause you definitely will. Total garbage.
  5. TropicalNutjob
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Mad Max Fury Road had Max take a semi backseat and saw Furiosa became the hero and fans found that just fine. Why? Because Max was still a badass and integral to the story and they both saw each other a strong individuals who have to work together and help those around them. The same concept doesn't work here because He-Man was made to be absolutely weak and pathetic as well as Adam, hisMad Max Fury Road had Max take a semi backseat and saw Furiosa became the hero and fans found that just fine. Why? Because Max was still a badass and integral to the story and they both saw each other a strong individuals who have to work together and help those around them. The same concept doesn't work here because He-Man was made to be absolutely weak and pathetic as well as Adam, his alter ego, being a naïve young kid who learned NOTHING in the time that has passed. Teela was made to be the hero of the show, showing up everyone else and making them look more than useless. Kevin Smith failed completely and utterly.… Expand
  6. 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.
  7. BloodRave9
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    The show clearly is not about He-man, its all about Teela and its not what i was looking for. As a kid i loved the show but now i am disappointed.
  8. AlexBeee
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Man I'm tired of the woke-brigade ruining everything for normal people. He-Man is barely in this. Teela is the main character and hero. He-Man gets rekt, twice.

    I'll give it a point for the nice animations.    … Expand
  9. Pete281
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    The animation and voice acting are fantastic, however..... I have no idea what on earth was going through the writers mind. He-man is now all about Girl power, Teela is the main protagonist and He-man himself is sidelined. Fans of the original will have a sour taste in their mouths.
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. CircaAD
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Horrible! Bad animation. Bad story. Bad acting. This is NOT a worthy sequel to He-Man. If you knew the original, this crap is specifically meant to insult you. If you never knew the original, you'll have no idea who the characters are or why they're being humiliated in this way. Do yourself a favor. Don't watch!
  20. zzver
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    Garbage and feminist politics //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. RhettR
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    It's as bad as you may have heard from others so I'm not going to give any spoilers but in short it is a bait & switch He-man is a backseat character. Alot of gender politics shoved in. Female characters are defeminized, male characters are simpering wimps & get killed off in droves. Plot makes no sense I keep asking myself why didn't you just do that in the first place. Disappointed withIt's as bad as you may have heard from others so I'm not going to give any spoilers but in short it is a bait & switch He-man is a backseat character. Alot of gender politics shoved in. Female characters are defeminized, male characters are simpering wimps & get killed off in droves. Plot makes no sense I keep asking myself why didn't you just do that in the first place. Disappointed with this one.… Expand
  25. 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.
  26. mythofmonsters
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First let me say Powerhouse does a stellar job on animating this turd. Everything else is just trash. Teela is an unlikable, whiny mentally weak B. I might have bought Teela hooking up with the mcguffin better than any man chick if it was as a result of seeing the love of your life die, but no it is because her little tender feelings were hurt. And don't give me that they aren't together...they clearly are. He-Man/Adam is turned into a joke. Man-at-Arms is tossed to the side like an old dishrag. And the voice acting just doesn't work. I don't want Joke-e-tor. I don't want linguist Mer-Man. I don't want chipper cheerleader voice for petty bitter selfish Teela-ish character. I don't want political commentary. I just wanted a fun action cartoon. The concept for the show has some merit on its face value, but the execution is pathetic. The best description I can think of is "This is a show for people unfamiliar with the lore by people who hate the lore." Add the blatant lying of Kevin Smith and the Bait and Switch advertising and you get a trainwreck waiting to happen. Shame on Mr. Smith for attacking people reporting what we now know are totally accurate rumors. Shame for lying about loving He-Man when it has been shown that in the past you repeatedly put out there that you didn't like the character or show. And Screw you Mr. Smith for taking a piece of my childhood and twisting it into this filth.… Expand
  27. Aggcook
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    1 point for great animation and some nostalgia for the old characters but that's it far to woke to be interesting
  28. AJ2021
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    We, as men must stop supporting simps in media and in government. He man, is for guys and she ra, for girls. So its illogical for he man to have zero strong male characters. Kevin Smith is a self loathing pos.
  29. 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
  30. Dggmimpala
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A story about , Prince Adam, who is a bad guy because he lies by omission to a girl, Teela, about who he is. Teela finds out his secret and is so hurt she becomes an angry lesbian.… Expand
  31. 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.
  32. 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 !!!
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. agarciabr25
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Its called Masters of the Universe not He Man and it completely stays loyal to this title..
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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
  39. TROTTERPM
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Started off pretty epic, and within a single bait and switch episode it does all He-man fans dirty. Just fire everybody involved in this. Any Joe blow off the street could have came up with a better idea for a He-Man revival than this massive misfire. Who is this even for?
  40. derekjaypost
    Jul 23, 2021
    0
    I was hoping to get some He man action. NOPE just another pile of liberal SJW trash. He man was a backdrop to his own show.
  41. v1c1ousv1c2
    Jul 23, 2021
    0
    The trailers and Kevin smith are liars, this was just really bad, i had to force my self to finish it after the ending of the first episode, stick to the original
  42. master83
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Get woke, go broke..........................................................
  43. suprnowa
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    Great animation so it's a shame that the characters and story are so abysmal. Completely drags it down.
  44. 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
  45. Tmoore
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Not sure what happened but this is not Masters of the Universe. He-man an Skeletor are barely in it. I tried to watch but it’s horrible. Not sure why they felt the need to wreck the show.
  46. 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.
  47. 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
  48. Luger81
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    Sorry i don't speak a lot of english, i'll just say this is "The **** Teela Show" Kevin Smith you suck!!
  49. thisithis
    Jul 23, 2021
    0
    Wow, Keven, you managed to kill your career in this one show. This show sucks. This is nothing but the adventures of Teela.
  50. 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
  51. 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
  52. 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
  53. thedaarkbatty
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    Talk about a misleading trailer. The trailer makes it like it will be a show about He-Man but he's barely in the show.
  54. 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
  55. 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.
  56. 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!
  57. 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
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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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