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

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

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

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

    Yet it is fairly good in a lot of ways.

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

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

    Then the bad creeps in and takes over.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Sadly, you brought this on yourself.

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

    It got SOOO much worse.

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

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

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

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

    Still have to give some score for the quality of animation and the voice cast which was top notch. The writing is as stated before an absolute abomination and someone needs to be held accountable for this.    … Expand
  3. Lotto1999
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    A única coisa boa nessa série é o trailer, a história é sem alma, Alguns personagens como goro se salvam mas no geral é uma experiência morna e sem vida.
  4. Lemansky
    Sep 27, 2021
    1
    Плевок в лицо всем фанатам. Плевок в лицо всем, кто поверил, что продолжение хорошего мультфильма можно снять в его каноничном духе, не приплетая политику и прочий идиотизм. Ну и очевидно что плевок в лицо всем мужчинам, потому что ломать через колено сюжет, сменяя классического героя женщиной, просто потому, что так захотелось лицемерному матриархальному обществу – это ничто иное какПлевок в лицо всем фанатам. Плевок в лицо всем, кто поверил, что продолжение хорошего мультфильма можно снять в его каноничном духе, не приплетая политику и прочий идиотизм. Ну и очевидно что плевок в лицо всем мужчинам, потому что ломать через колено сюжет, сменяя классического героя женщиной, просто потому, что так захотелось лицемерному матриархальному обществу – это ничто иное как мизандрия в самом мерзком её проявлении. Напрочь сексистскому американскому кинематографу давно пора перестать жить в зашоренном родо-племенном обществе, вспомнить, что мы живём в 21-м веке и проявить требуемое развитой цивилизации толерантное отношение к гетеросексуальным мужчинам.… Expand
  5. Game_Critical
    Sep 25, 2021
    1
    The only redeeming quality is the artstyle and voiceacting.
    Teela acts like an arrogant spoiled brat with leaps of logic that makes absolutely zero sense and we're supposed to think this is the next new superhero? How about no!
  6. Stylelementz
    Sep 14, 2021
    0
    I want to see He-Man **** **** up! , not some story of a side character drama queen. I couldn't give to ****s about Teela's story. I loved He-Man as a boy, but this is not good ol' cheese He-Man I'm sorry.
  7. JKIceman
    Aug 30, 2021
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What is the target audiance here? I would not show that to my kids, becourse the message (of season 1 at least) is "the world is messed up and broken and don't try to fix it becourse you will mess it up even more and get people killed in the process". The message for fans of He-Man is basicly "your childhood hero is sh** and he deserves to die, twice". so that only leaves people who hated He-Man, but i don't think there are enough of those to merit a whole TV-Show.

    There are some positives like the realy good animation style and i like most of the voiceacting.
    But the whole melancolic theme is just to mutch, the ending left a foul feeling and i had to watch something funny just to bring me back up a bit.    … Expand
  8. makaveli-313
    Aug 21, 2021
    9
    I can't say I was happy with the direction they took with some characters but overall I am very satisfied with the Part 1 thus far...
  9. avictorao
    Aug 16, 2021
    9
    What a fantastic show! I didn't expect it to be such a treat. I really hope we see more seasons.
  10. Morlatortuga
    Aug 11, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you want to watch He-Man you will be disappointed. This show does nothing but put He-Man in a negative light. Even in death the character is treated with disdain. Teela is warped into a selfish, overly manly character that the world seems to revolve around. If you liked the original characters you will see them as mere shells of the legends they once were. Don't poison your mind with this garbage.… Expand
  11. Ruffy97
    Aug 10, 2021
    0
    Leider kein richtiges Remake. Nicht mein Geschmack für mich reine Zeitverschwendung. Da ist mir jeder 90er Anime lieber
  12. 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
  13. AllNewSuperfake
    Aug 9, 2021
    6
    Everything surrounding this series is so much more interesting than the actual experience, starting with the descent of my generation into boomer-ing. Middle aged man getting worked up about a continuation of a cartoon they watched when they were 6 to the point where nothing less but civilization and everything good and holy is at stake and being destroyed by evil forces is a lot more epicEverything surrounding this series is so much more interesting than the actual experience, starting with the descent of my generation into boomer-ing. Middle aged man getting worked up about a continuation of a cartoon they watched when they were 6 to the point where nothing less but civilization and everything good and holy is at stake and being destroyed by evil forces is a lot more epic than what Kevin Smith presents here, even though he stole his ideas from the best franchises out there.

    And for a good reason - the original lore and the formula of what used to be little more than a toy commercial is f*ing retarded. With a cast and talent like this at hand I'd rather get fired than waste those resources on recreating that trash. The main character were as one-note as they can be, and there was exactly one and only one storyline repeated endlessly. And yes, you loved that when you were six because your brain was also six and you needed rituals and endless repetition and clear black and white because everything was terribly confusing already, but dear lord, now you are 46 and you should have learned to cope with it.

    Especially since all the new elements aren't exactly groundbreaking and unheard of. Some borgs here, a Wonderwoman there, there's Ironman and evil Aquaman, there's that evil queen from Game of Thrones with yet another redemption arc who even sounds like that evil queen, there's some obvious inspiration from Akira in the animation and the whole worldbuilding lore has been copypasted from Stephen King's "Dark Tower", and suprise, the result is quiet decent. Borderline entertaining. Even though it mixes so many elements it almost finds it's own ground and isn't entirely predictable. I had wished for something like that when I was 6, the voice actors are amazing. It does kill time, but it doesn't waste it completely. Unlike the original where the same guy won against that other guy episode after episode you are even a little curious what will happen next, beyond "will He-Man's hair ever move" or "how does a skull have facial expressions".

    I wouldn't have even noticed this thing without the outcry, paying the creators in the internet's most precious currency - attention. So congratulations to the creators, this is my TV surprise of 2021, because I'd never thought I'd watch this. And it has nothing to do with the actual experience, which is... pretty ok. I'm just too old for that stuff by now.    … Expand
  14. Gkuchera
    Aug 5, 2021
    8
    Great animation, cool story. I didn't mind the sacrifice in the first episode, but I can see how it could turn a few people off. Looking forward to the rest. A little ridiculous to see the review bombing here as the first like 100 reviews were 7 - 10 and the next few hundred were 0-2
  15. NerdventureTime
    Aug 4, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is terrible. They killed off the main man that everyone wants to see and replace him with a self centered and unsympatic Teela. Then they put just some old Lord of the rings tropes (I mean, even the mage sacrifices himself in a fight with a demon so that the party can escape out of a dungeon into a magic forrest) around the existing plot holes and called it an adult version of the franchise. If you want to get an actual adult reinterpretation of MOTU than read the DC comics. They're way better than this boring thing.… Expand
  16. 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.
  17. sofyand
    Aug 3, 2021
    0
    The art and animation style is so TOP NOTCH, beyond any doubt. Best animation.
    But the story... is very disappointing. Some of the voice acting are bad. Especially "Buffy" Teela, sorry, but Teela doesn't sound like that at all, I don't mind the bufff-ier physicality.
    The writing on this piece of non-art is so disrespectful to the original material. AVOID AT ALL COST. Great premise    The art and animation style is so TOP NOTCH, beyond any doubt. Best animation.
    But the story... is very disappointing. Some of the voice acting are bad. Especially "Buffy" Teela, sorry, but Teela doesn't sound like that at all, I don't mind the bufff-ier physicality.

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

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

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

    By the end of episode 1, fans of the original series will notice that the remaining characters behave so out of character, and makes you wonder if the writer even understand their source material.
    Skipped and ran fast forward through episode 2 to 4, then continue watching at normal pace for episode 5. After episode 5 concluded, practically please wipe this out of my memory.    … Expand
  18. Judaas
    Aug 3, 2021
    2
    Stellar animation and voice acting but crappy screenplay with no respect to the oryginal characters.
  19. Vengy
    Aug 3, 2021
    0
    Masters of the Universe without He-Man? Without Skeletor? Are you drunk Kevin Smith?

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

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

    Shame on you, shame on Netflix for validating this, and shame on Mattel for not preventing this disaster!
  20. Ziromatt
    Aug 3, 2021
    0
    Esto lejos de ser una serie en una pancarta feminista. En lugar de ser un remake que apela a la nostalgia como parecía en el tráiler y las imágenes es un insulto hacia los que vimos la serie original, para que me vendan una agenda política ya tengo Twitter, no necesito que me digan que los hombres blancos y heterosexuales somos mierda en una serie que se supone que debería ser para entretener
  21. Sirplaysalot
    Aug 2, 2021
    0
    What a load of crap!!Another "abby from tlou2" situation!they just took the franchise and take a huge dump on it!
  22. Grochlink
    Aug 2, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I could wax poetic about all the things I liked and didn't like. But I'll just say, Kevin Smith lied, Orko died and Clownfish TV was right.… Expand
  23. Balam1588
    Aug 2, 2021
    0
    I was growing up on the 90s and in my country I grew up watching HE-MAN and the masters of the universe envenanaged to get some of the toys (the castle of Grey skull and watched the 2000 new series too, but this was a complete insult to the story of HE-MAN and even managed to ruin all of the other characters or completely erase them (literally all the other Masters besides Telaa, Orko andI was growing up on the 90s and in my country I grew up watching HE-MAN and the masters of the universe envenanaged to get some of the toys (the castle of Grey skull and watched the 2000 new series too, but this was a complete insult to the story of HE-MAN and even managed to ruin all of the other characters or completely erase them (literally all the other Masters besides Telaa, Orko and Man at arms)… Expand
  24. 80sChild
    Aug 1, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A "He-Man" show that Smith swore, repeatedly, was not about Teela... is ALL about Teela lol. Only 5 episodes but Smith manages to emasculate and kill He-Man TWICE. Along with any other male lead.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    IN CONCLUSION
    Another woke, soulless, corporate designed Netflix "Original". At least this "season" was mercifully short.    … Expand
  25. ManPC
    Aug 1, 2021
    0
    MASTERS OF WOKENESS. Another movie ruined by feminists and the **** liberals
  26. alexgrayfary
    Aug 1, 2021
    0
    Its just piece of lie.Already tired of this agenda about tolerance, and a pointer that who should like it or not
  27. 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
  28. staubin
    Jul 30, 2021
    8
    Kevin Smith took what was literally a stagnant property and breathed new life into it towards a completely different direction and out come all the Edgelords and Incels whining about it. The voice acting, from Mark Hamill to Henry Rollins, is incredible. There are some great moments that reconnect you to your 80's roots. I'm a guy in his 40's who still owns his He-Man action figures butKevin Smith took what was literally a stagnant property and breathed new life into it towards a completely different direction and out come all the Edgelords and Incels whining about it. The voice acting, from Mark Hamill to Henry Rollins, is incredible. There are some great moments that reconnect you to your 80's roots. I'm a guy in his 40's who still owns his He-Man action figures but I think this review section is all you need to see just how toxic and fragile men of my age really are!… Expand
  29. 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.
  30. EduardeRossell
    Jul 30, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. He-Man died at the first episode. No thanks without the main character. A missed opportunity.… Expand
  31. Turboangst
    Jul 29, 2021
    0
    Kevin Smith is a LIAR and a SHILL.
    This show is a complete disrespect of the original material and the 2003 reboot, which are both FAR SUPERIOR to this trash. This is nothing more than more of the same WOKE ideology you've seen in every other movie or tv shows. AVOID this trash at all cost, and any other garbage that Kevin Smith attempts to vomit out in the future.
  32. alexandre854
    Jul 29, 2021
    0
    weak script, no logic with hasty and lazy decisions, animation is good deserved a better written script
  33. 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.
  34. D0nc
    Jul 29, 2021
    0
    Bait and switch woke trash, Kevin Smith lied when he was confronted about the leaks hinting at this.

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

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

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

    Stay away from this agenda remake.    … Expand
  35. 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.
  36. Averagecitizen
    Jul 28, 2021
    10
    This show is a bit of a bait and switch because it is an Eternia Without a He-Man story. Our hero acquits himself honorably and the show does him justice, but small spoiler, he is indisposed for most of the episodes. This leaves the show room to develop other characters, including but not limited to Teela. Once you get over the shock of the bait and switch you'll find that the show handlesThis show is a bit of a bait and switch because it is an Eternia Without a He-Man story. Our hero acquits himself honorably and the show does him justice, but small spoiler, he is indisposed for most of the episodes. This leaves the show room to develop other characters, including but not limited to Teela. Once you get over the shock of the bait and switch you'll find that the show handles the story, the characters and the nostalgia in really the best way possible. Not only is it ok for us to have a lot of story with "side" characters, we actually needed it for the world to make sense. This show lets us relive the nostalgia of the old show even though it was a shallow romp for children. This show is anything but, and that is only possible because of the big shakeups. Eternia and it's denizens here feel familiar but different, the early episodes paving the way for the show to use the dramatic changes in Eternia as a smooth excuse for our cast to start acting like believable people. It is all handled masterfully and Eternia and its heroes (and villains) are lovingly recreated but not held sacred, with exciting and skillful additions and developments adding interest.

    Do yourself a favor and give the show an honest chance. You won't regret it.    … Expand
  37. Gregouz
    Jul 28, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. C’est vraiment triste ce qu’ils ont fait de cette série, tuer le protagoniste dès le premier épisode, c’est n’importe quoi, Musclor est sensé être un héro quasi invincible et ils ont réussi à le faire mourrir 2 fois juste pour laisser place à une Teela "femme forte" pour satisfaire un public SJW mais en pissant allègrement sur les vrais fans.… Expand
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. richardmaysundo
    Jul 28, 2021
    1
    A humiliation to he-man fans. Everything shown in teaser trailer was a lie. Kevin Smith is a lier.
  41. ramielwelednitz
    Jul 28, 2021
    7
    Mostly fun even is somewhat clunky at times, interested to see where the story is going
  42. 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
  43. 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.
  44. 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
  45. GOLL
    Jul 27, 2021
    0
    This animated Continuation of He-Man and The Masters of the Universe is such a waste opportunity to bring back this 80s Classic. What's good, the animation and voice actors. What's bad, everything else, the characterization of characters like Teela, Men at Arms, King Randor, and others are not true to their essence in the original series, that this show supposedly continues. The showThis animated Continuation of He-Man and The Masters of the Universe is such a waste opportunity to bring back this 80s Classic. What's good, the animation and voice actors. What's bad, everything else, the characterization of characters like Teela, Men at Arms, King Randor, and others are not true to their essence in the original series, that this show supposedly continues. The show removes or degrade male characters, well because is 2021, instead we follow an unrecognizable Teela, that is immature, self-obsessed, even cruel to her family and friends, what happened to the mature, humble, selfless and loyal Teela that everyone love from the original. To make it short, this is another force indoctrination to please victimized minorities.… Expand
  46. JFLP88
    Jul 27, 2021
    0
    Una vez mas Netflix arruinando series y películas con su toque progre. No la vean, no vale la pena. En 5 episodios aparece He Man 2 veces y lo matan dos veces.
  47. deltagilbert
    Jul 27, 2021
    5
    It's a fun, short and easily watchable 5 episode series. It was great to see old characters back on screen again after all these years and focuses on the supporting cast rather than He-Man.

    Was it Teela heavy like the leaks claimed ? Yes. Evil Lynn was a way more interesting character in this series though. Story wise, there's a few dumb character choices at times and it was probably    It's a fun, short and easily watchable 5 episode series. It was great to see old characters back on screen again after all these years and focuses on the supporting cast rather than He-Man.

    Was it Teela heavy like the leaks claimed ? Yes. Evil Lynn was a way more interesting character in this series though.

    Story wise, there's a few dumb character choices at times and it was probably a massive mistake sidelining He-Man and Skeletor. It will need a second season to actually become a He-Man show but based on the reactions of most people right now, I doubt we'll ever see it.    … Expand
  48. Arogvat
    Jul 27, 2021
    1
    What a corrupted Dead He-Man Female Protagonist? Nobody knows, but Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revelation.
  49. Netdaemon
    Jul 27, 2021
    1
    This is trash, shame for all fans of old good
  50. 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
  51. 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
  52. M1rko94
    Jul 26, 2021
    7
    Review in pills:
    Masters of the Universe: Revelation - Part 1
    Pro: - Nostalgia effect; - Style / Design; - Screenplay: product with a more mature writing and a horizontal plot; - Good animations; - Easter eggs. Cons (not necessarily): - Product not for everyone: it is not a product for beginners because (although there is a short intro) it does not explain the characters and especially all    Review in pills:
    Masters of the Universe: Revelation - Part 1
    Pro:
    - Nostalgia effect;
    - Style / Design;
    - Screenplay: product with a more mature writing and a horizontal plot;
    - Good animations;
    - Easter eggs.
    Cons (not necessarily):
    - Product not for everyone: it is not a product for beginners because (although there is a short intro) it does not explain the characters and especially all the depth of their bonds given that it is a continuation and not a beginning.    … Expand
  53. jlfotaku
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La serie es un cachetazo a la infancia, Master of the Universe sin He-Man, un guion con agenda política.
    He-Man no solo muere en el primer episodio, si no que también en el ultimo y de la forma mas patética.
    Realmente pasa de esta adaptación basura.    … Expand
  54. 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
  55. rhyobit
    Jul 26, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok so this show is nominally about He-Man, and whislt it's still a good watch, it's not what I expected as someone who loved He-Man as a child and feels like such a missed opportunity.

    The show opens and has a decent start, but by the end of the 1st episode He-Man/Prince Adam is quite literally dead. *spoilers* The rest of the series is then basically about Teela on a quest to ressurect He-Man.

    All of the plot development is around Teela, who forges relationships with randoms as well as the well known cast of characters we all remember from our childhood including Evil Lyn, with some strong foreshadowing of some season 2 things to come i'm sure.

    Eventually, she gets somewhere by going down the death rabbit hole to find Prince-Adam in an effective He-Man Paradise where she convinces him to come back and restore magic to eternia which he does. Shortly thereafter, he's dead again with a big cliffhanger.

    The story telling is good, the characterisation is generally strong - Lena Heady is a tour de force as Evil Lyn, although I feel the Sarah Michelle Gellar does get landed with some poor dialogue, especially around her spurning of Man at Arms, and the general Eternian Court over being lied to - she definitely comes off as naive or petty over it. Anyway, importantly, but this isn't a show about He-Man, it's a show about Teela where He-Man/Prince Adam is a supporting character.

    Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the show, and I love it's modern precursor, She-Ra on Netflix as did my kids. The themes in this though, it's not targeted at children, but it also doesn't seem to be targeted at men, or even "males" which is I would think, should be its' primary target demographic.

    I'll be honest here, I went into this cudded into a couch with my son really hoping for something like She-Ra targeted at boys. All through the first episode I was actually shedding nostalgic tears and revelling in being able to share something that was such a big part of my childhood with my boy. By the end of that episode, I was left with some doubts that the following episodes pretty much confirmed and blew away any hope I had.

    i've read some pieces that this "isn't about he-man" and that Kevin Smith has taken issue with that. I agree with that, this "is" about He-Man as a series, but the main character in it is not He-Man, it's Teela. There's nothing wrong with that in and of itself, but everything leading into this show subverts that reality. It's entirely possible that Smith intends to focus more on the eponymous character of this show in future seasons, but the manner in which the story is conducted gives me enough concern to grant the possibility that this won't be the case as a good probability.

    I like this show, but it's not what I wanted or expected, maybe in this day and age I should've, but I think it does a dis-service to boys and men. There's nothing wrong with strong female characters, and what's here is well written with a generally interesting story. The fact is that this "universe" already had an entire 5 season show dedicated to exactly that, that I thoroughly enjoyed. I was hoping that this show would dedicate a similar amount of time providing a male role model for my Son like She-Ra did for my Daughter. I was sorely disappointed, and it shouldn't be the case that I should have to explain to him that this character, who's historically the star of this show should be relegated to a bit part.

    More so, i'm a bit angry about that, the interplay between Prince Adam and He-Man is a really intriguing one which could show a whole gamut of masculinity between the more potentially feminine, and the overtly masculine. This could've been a show that gave someone to look to for the entire gamut of male sexuality, and instead it feels like it all ended up about Teela and her feelings about He-Man and Adam.

    I sincerely hope that Smith corrects this course in the second season, i'm a big fan of his and he's a very capable writer and director, and I know he has the ability. I'll definitely watch the second season in that hope and I'm sure I'll watch the whole lot even if he misses the mark for those exact same reasons. I don't think what I'm hoping for is asking too much, and he definitely still has the tools within the story to do so.

    Given the way the world works these days though, who knows.    … Expand
  56. KevGetFacePunch
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    Not worth your time unless you buy in to the fake woke bs .................
  57. Neowuf
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    Another big disappointment, the golden era of good animation story is gone. This reboot is garbage.
    It is Bait and switch with the main character.
  58. TheGrognard
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    Looks like good 'ol fan boy KevKev grew the **** up and became a Corporate Hollywood Simp. Absolute garbage.
  59. JayBee83
    Jul 26, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's kinda hard to judge this show. Not for me, subjectively, but objectively. If I strip myself of all my childhood knowledge of the show(s), toys, comic books, etc: SPOILERS AHEAD

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

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

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

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

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

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

    TLDR: If you don't have any ties with the MotU-franchise. It's a 3/5 star show.
    If you do. Don't expect He-man, or the magic of the 80s. It's possible to update and evolve a show while still remaining loyal to the fans of the original. Kevin Smith didn't and doesn't even like He-man. This is just a stepping stone because he wants bigger gigs.    … Expand
  60. Mclovin69
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    I'm confused, is this show called he man, or tela master of universe revelation?
  61. InActionMan64
    Jul 26, 2021
    4
    Devoid of both He-Man and Masters. This is clearly a 10-13 episode season 1 crushingly condensed down, subsequently losing all pace and story. The changes to Teela (and to some degree Evil-Lynn) were just too much, and without any context. Despite all the good, the inconsistent story telling and non-existent character development dragged this season (which is what it was) down.
  62. 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.
  63. Jyncks
    Jul 26, 2021
    8
    The show was good. Was sympathetic to those upset until I looked at the name of the show. I hope the next half of the season continues bringing the goods in spite of the hate.
  64. 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
  65. Norminator
    Jul 26, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a great rendition of the Masters of the Universe... Universe. The decision to not focus on He-Man is bold and makes perfect sense. He just won't work as a sole main protagonist in a show for all audiences, as he's too good, too flawless. Focusing on the other masters raises the stakes, because we don't have that one person who can swoop in and fix everything with a single punch.
    Most of the redesigns work really well. Especially Evil-Lyn, although I'm not a big fan of the look of He-Man and Skeletor.
    The voices are well done, but don't always fit the character in my opinion. Especially He-Man and Skeletor. Teela also sounds off, but it's tolerable.

    Oh and BTW, He-Man was *always* woke.    … Expand
  66. SighSimp
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    Cowardly done, when the minority can't get your attention they will go after your culture and destroy it within instead of writing something new.
  67. vinnymoy
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. He-man without He-man... Are you crazy Netflix? For all of us who have seen this children's program it is not only a disappointment but also an insult ...… Expand
  68. 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
  69. jmlstocks
    Jul 26, 2021
    1
    This was a deliberate slap in the face to the fans of the original show. He-man is cast aside, the whole show centers around Teela. Teela of course is a flawless character that is extremely powerful (they cram that down your throat.) She's purposely made to look like a lesbian with the side of her head shaved and her "friend" that accompanies her everywhere. There's anti religiousThis was a deliberate slap in the face to the fans of the original show. He-man is cast aside, the whole show centers around Teela. Teela of course is a flawless character that is extremely powerful (they cram that down your throat.) She's purposely made to look like a lesbian with the side of her head shaved and her "friend" that accompanies her everywhere. There's anti religious undertones. The only decent part is the animation. The story is bad and the politics are worse. Kevin Smith lied to the fans in saying this show is about He-man. This is Last Jedi all over again. When will these companies ever learn?… Expand
  70. Kanigawa
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    This show is a big middlefinger to all oldschool fans of He Man. It throws away all old values of the original and is a total disgrace. Beloved characters are dying, He Man is a side character and the whole show is about Teela, who looks like a man and her diverse SJW troop saving the day.
    A complete waste of time.
    Better watch the 2002 series if you want a true MOTU experience.
  71. ToyoFJ4Life
    Jul 26, 2021
    1
    I grew up watching the original & was very excited to watch it with my 2 boys, I had already watched the original series with them to introduce them to what I watched everyday after school, I had every action figure, all the vehicles, Castle Greyskull & Snake Mtn….I even bought them again as an adult because I loved the series so much.
    I loved my childhood & your version Kevin Smith didn’t    I grew up watching the original & was very excited to watch it with my 2 boys, I had already watched the original series with them to introduce them to what I watched everyday after school, I had every action figure, all the vehicles, Castle Greyskull & Snake Mtn….I even bought them again as an adult because I loved the series so much.
    I loved my childhood & your version Kevin Smith didn’t ruin my childhood because I already lived it & enjoyed it & I was looking forward to having something new….but your version of something new was way off….then you get online & talk about how Netflix doesn’t care if it sucked but I’m sure Mattel will when they lose their ass from the lack of sales….I’d also say your future movies will take a loss…which I’ve never watched the first movie you’ve been in so I really don’t care if I ever hear your name again but at least let someone come in & fix what you destroyed with what few scraps you left!!!    … Expand
  72. MaiconAfonso
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    It's not a He-Man series it's a false advertisement used in the trailers and a disrespect to the 80's fans who have been waiting for so long.
  73. raporgi
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. metacritic deleted my review. shame on them. avoid this show like the plague. Kevin smith acting under orders from Netflix turned Teela into a stunning and brave angry t-bird with a rando poc fubu. He-man is pretty nonexistent in this farce. Teela is pissed off for the most asinine of reasons only a mentally challenged person could come up with. this is another in a long line of garbage media being mainlined into the public to serve a subversive woke agenda. He-man is described as a cheesy one-dimensional do-gooder when anybody who actually watched the original show knows this isnt simply true. The usual excuses and shaming tactics will be used against critics of this crap. its just a toy, was always diverse, youre man-babies, grow-up we did etc. Simply ignore these attempts by mentally unwell types to gaslight you. Beware of the 10/10 fake reviews with only a review for this.… Expand
  74. Kashyd
    Jul 26, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The trailer promised He-Man and since I am a fan of the original I was psyched! I had all the toys!!! After watching it I felt disappointed that He-Man and Skeletor are not the main characters and the series tries to shove in my throat "woke" material. Andra and Teela feel out of place and Teela motivations are laughable. Teela is motivated by PMS and leaves all her people because she didn't liked to be lied! What a load of bullsh*t! I hope this show gets canceled, this will never be canon to the fans!… Expand
  75. 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 ?
  76. YkStu
    Jul 25, 2021
    9
    It was a good season I like the expansion of the story and I'm glad that it wasn't just a remake of the origin series.
  77. christian2021
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    As a fan of the original show, especially the old She-Ra it's very sad to see a show sink so low. But as Kevin Smith said himself "Netflix doesn't care if it's bad, they got 210million subscribers so hate is good for business"
  78. Newfaceofrev
    Jul 25, 2021
    8
    You'll notice an awful lot of these reviews are simply complaints about supposed "wokeness" from people who are unable to separate their political views from their ability to enjoy things. If you're a normal person not poisoned by the culture war you'll likely find it a fairly enjoyable animated series.

    Giving a show a 0 score because of a woman's haircut, honestly.
  79. hello_world
    Jul 25, 2021
    6
    Full disclosure, I have watched the original He-man series, so this is a review of someone who knows very little of the franchise other than the bare basics. That being said, you don't need to know all the much about He-man to understand the plot. The show is simple enough that most people will know what's going on without any prior knowledge (one of the characters is named "Evil-Lynn ofFull disclosure, I have watched the original He-man series, so this is a review of someone who knows very little of the franchise other than the bare basics. That being said, you don't need to know all the much about He-man to understand the plot. The show is simple enough that most people will know what's going on without any prior knowledge (one of the characters is named "Evil-Lynn of god-sakes. It doesn't take a genius to figure out the relationship she had with the heroes prior to this series).

    As for the execution of the story itself, it's pretty enjoyable. The story starts off with an event, that I would imagine, changes the status quo for the series. This is an interesting idea and it made me wish that I had a deeper relationship with the original as it would likely would have a larger impact on me. But nonetheless, we get the idea that things will change for the characters and the dynamics of the show will be radically different from the original. The events that unfold thereafter, while not revolutionary, does what it needs to in introducing newcomers like myself to the many different characters and sets up the second part with a great cliff hanger ending that promises that once again, the status quo has changed.

    Speaking of characters, this show has quite a few of them and many of them were surprisingly compelling. The show put a focus on presumably side characters from the original and gave them a heart that made me care about them in the brief time that I knew them. The biggest let down was perhaps the main character of the first part who's personality seem to be that they are angry and bitter about what happen to them, but not much else. Perhaps I would have liked them better if I had watch the original, but as it stands, I found the side characters to be much more enjoyable.    … Expand
  80. 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
  81. 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.
  82. 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
  83. PDYER23
    Jul 25, 2021
    10
    Loved it. Was just the first part of a story but am interested to see how it winds up.
  84. solrhn
    Jul 25, 2021
    4
    The voice casting was poor, the story was clunky and predictable, the audio mix was not quite right, the character redesigns and outright retconning was not welcome. This was a wasted opportunity with a really badly handled PR campaign.
  85. leviathanarg
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This He man series does not feature He-man, I was looking forward to this remake, I feel disappointed.… Expand
  86. Thornzero
    Jul 25, 2021
    10
    I didn't watch he-man when I was younger. I'm 34. I decided to watch this because I like the movies and tv shows that Kevin Smith had a hand in. This version of he-man resonates with me more than the older version. It saddens me that fans of the old one felt so butthurt that they had to artificially pad the negative rating for this newer version. I understand the nostalgia. There are manyI didn't watch he-man when I was younger. I'm 34. I decided to watch this because I like the movies and tv shows that Kevin Smith had a hand in. This version of he-man resonates with me more than the older version. It saddens me that fans of the old one felt so butthurt that they had to artificially pad the negative rating for this newer version. I understand the nostalgia. There are many different films and tv shows that I didn't like the reboots of. I didn't throw a fit and make it my mission to vote it into oblivion. So I enjoyed it. I want to see where it goes. Cry more. Go watch your DVD box set of old he-man. It still exists. Let everyone else try this new one out. Maybe in the end there will be more fans than before.… Expand
  87. Kipcreate
    Jul 25, 2021
    7
    Bait and Switch? Yeah, the trailers show He-Man in a much larger role than he really is.
    Story bad? Not one bit.
    MOTU: Revelation is very interesting twist on the MOTU storyline. He-Man is not present for the majority of the story past the first episode. But, the plot gives a very good reason for doing so, and honestly, it's done well, and makes for a fairly high stakes story that    Bait and Switch? Yeah, the trailers show He-Man in a much larger role than he really is.
    Story bad? Not one bit.

    MOTU: Revelation is very interesting twist on the MOTU storyline. He-Man is not present for the majority of the story past the first episode. But, the plot gives a very good reason for doing so, and honestly, it's done well, and makes for a fairly high stakes story that drives an ensemble of He-Man fan favorites, heroes and villains alike together in a pretty interesting storyline that I thoroughly enjoyed.

    Let's address the elephant in the room, though. The trailers, the did lie. Kevin Smith did lie. And honestly, that's a shame. Had they been upfront about this MOTU series not headlining He-Man as the main hook, I think many of the (re)viewers would've given it a much fairer shot than it's getting right now. As a MOTU fan, I am perfectly down for an ensemble cast of side characters getting some spotlight while He-Man takes a backseat if it's done well. And this story does so VERY well, and in a way I feel is very respectful to the character. But, when you mess with the expectations of fans in order to trick them into a hype train, don't be surprised when that train runs you over.

    But, all that aside, I'm looking at this series for itself. Animation? Come on, it's the studio that did Castlevania. It's gorgeous. Music? Feels pretty much out of the original series. Could've used more energy and synthy stuff, but it's fine. Dialogue and characters? It's got plenty of the old series camp and hokeyness, but does so a bit more seriously and nothing seems completely out of character or out of nowhere.

    The story itself does focus on Teela. I wish they'd advertised that than baiting a He-Man focus, but putting that aside, it does make more sense than some people think. Being the daughter of The Sorceress and adopted child of Man-At-Arms, she's got the background to hold her own and plenty of room to take spotlight and be a champion of her own. I just wish they'd led with that fact in advertising.

    There's a few bits of SJW-ish stuff. Grayskull has been redesigned as a black man, despite previous showings of him being very visually a direct inspiration and ancestor to He-Man. It's tokenization and has no relevance to the plot, but it's there and it's obvious why. Annoying blackwashing for brownie points on Twitter. I just roll my eyes and keep going since it has zero relevance to the plot so it doesn't matter in context to anything. They could've made Grayskull a chicken in a gimp suit and it'd have been just as important to the story, and just as meaningless and arbitrary a change.

    I don't see any real feminist or LGBT agenda pushing in it like some people say. And to clarify, I'm a fairly conservative dude, so I'm supposed to see some conspiracies in this sorta thing, right? But, to the point, there's nothing to talk about in that section. It's a magical fantasy land where everyone's a Viking or a wizard, it's not shocking when Teela or Evil-Lyn can hold their own. Besides, they never do any lore-breaking feats like out-punching He-Man or some crap. They're just competent. And as far as design changes... I mean, it's not the OG designs, and that's mildly disappointing, but I'd also expect some changes here and there. Sure, Teela isn't as feminized as she used to be, but it's not horrendously ugly or anything. It's just functional armor. Doesn't bother me, but I can see why some of the OG design fans are a little upset, though I think they might be overreacting a tad. As for Teela and Andra, if that's supposed to be LGBT, I think the LGBT crowd is gonna be pissed at it. They seem more like friends and adventuring partners than lovers, and there's no actual affection shown between them, so... yeah, I'm not seeing it. So, either, it's the most naturally written romantic partnership ever written, in which case I'm fine because they're not obnoxiously shoving it down my throat, or, there's nothing there, and again, I have no complaint.

    All in all. Is it perfect? No.
    Is the 80s reboot everyone was hoping for? No.
    Did Kevin Smith bait and switch people into a hype train frenzy he couldn't possibly hope to live up to? Absolutely.
    Is MOTU: Revelation worth a watch? Yes

    If you like MOTU, you'll probably enjoy this. It's not all He-Man, but you'll get plenty of the rest of the cast, and I personally loved seeing Man-At-Arms kick some ass, among other things. Give it a try with an open mind and I think you'll walk away happier than if you let your expectations run high.    … Expand
  88. balljingo
    Jul 25, 2021
    9
    A very good update to the ‘80s cartoon that served entirely as an ad to sell toys to children. Actual characters and an actual story do wonders here, and make the first part a quick and fun watch. Anyone genuinely upset over the direction that the plot of a He-Man show takes needs a significant amount of counseling, and should probably not be watching cartoons on Netflix in the first place.
  89. 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
  90. OuterThought
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Severely disappointed and had really high hopes for this show especially with that trailer they dropped it really had me hooked and ready to watch. I am not sure what happened or what went wrong or why they would mislead fans or put out false advertisements but I am just severely confused as to the direction they went. Why not just be honest and tell us from the beginning this was going toSeverely disappointed and had really high hopes for this show especially with that trailer they dropped it really had me hooked and ready to watch. I am not sure what happened or what went wrong or why they would mislead fans or put out false advertisements but I am just severely confused as to the direction they went. Why not just be honest and tell us from the beginning this was going to be about Teela? Why not have the title indicate that or at least the trailers? But instead it just completely mislead us all i am absolutely disappointed completely i rarely write reviews but this is a huge L… Expand
  91. RagnusLif
    Jul 25, 2021
    9
    The story is about the world and had a lot of deep lore into all the characters like Teela / Man at Arms / Orko and Evilyn, yes He-man made a small part in the series, but was only because that was a great way to show more about the others characters, the pacing, and animation was really good for only 5 episodes, with the stupid fanbase stop ruining the score of the series, maybe we getThe story is about the world and had a lot of deep lore into all the characters like Teela / Man at Arms / Orko and Evilyn, yes He-man made a small part in the series, but was only because that was a great way to show more about the others characters, the pacing, and animation was really good for only 5 episodes, with the stupid fanbase stop ruining the score of the series, maybe we get the chance of see He-man in the second season against a really powerful Skeletor… Expand
  92. Fidhel
    Jul 25, 2021
    10
    rereading, updated history and moving forward with history

    recounting the already known story wouldn't be so cool, I honestly enjoyed what I saw and didn't expect it to be so good! some very exciting moments
  93. pendelberry
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    This is the worst kind of bait and switch this isn't He-man this is the Teela show thanks Kevin Smith for ruining another show.
  94. JimmyPickles
    Jul 25, 2021
    8
    This is a fresh take on the show and while it appears a lot of people just want the past rehashed. Given that it's only five episodes so far, I think there's a lot going for this and I really like the character development in the secondary tier. Overall, excited to see where this goes in Part 2.
  95. BlackUrsus
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    Horrible. If you want to watch this new series and remember He-Man prepare yourself for a bad experience.
  96. lambor
    Jul 25, 2021
    8
    Not as much He-man as I would have liked and if the aim was to sell He-man toys, then the first half fails miserably BUT I have been overjoyed at how Man-at-arms and Teela have been used and would be all over toys of them. Hopefully things can pick up in the second half of the series and we get a few more boulder tosses and screen punches to go with the improved animation and storytelling.
  97. 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
  98. MorganCrimson
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Una autentica falta de respeto al publico de esta serie... ya la agenda política esta rayando en la locura tratan de imponer a como de lugar su ideología política George Soros debe ser detenido.. en lo personal ya me canse de esto, al final de este mes daré de baja Netflix...
    Simplemente esto no es He-Man, es She-Man un andrógino deforme horrible que es el estereotipo que quieren imponer,    Una autentica falta de respeto al publico de esta serie... ya la agenda política esta rayando en la locura tratan de imponer a como de lugar su ideología política George Soros debe ser detenido.. en lo personal ya me canse de esto, al final de este mes daré de baja Netflix...
    Simplemente esto no es He-Man, es She-Man un andrógino deforme horrible que es el estereotipo que quieren imponer, pero Soros podrá acabarse su fortuna en el intento, esos monstruos jamas sustituirán a las mujeres o los hombres normales..    … Expand
  99. C_L_M
    Jul 25, 2021
    0
    Utterly disappointing. Bland characters, nonsensical story. She-Ra princesses of Power was way better in reinventing the old show. SHAME on Kevin Smith for this disaster.
  100. megatillo
    Jul 25, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Exceeded my expectations! The challenge with any sequel to a nostalgic kids show is bringing genuine peril, drama, and surprises to the story while also avoiding re-hashing an old episode. I found this story to be interesting and different. It showcased many of the classic characters while actually letting them grow/develop and react to their world in a realistic manner. It also ended in a place no 80s TV show could ever go...what happens when the villain FINALLY achieves what they are striving for? What happens next? Very interesting setup for part two.… 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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