Masters of the Universe: Revelation

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

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  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. Arogvat
    Jul 27, 2021
    1
    What a corrupted Dead He-Man Female Protagonist? Nobody knows, but Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revelation.
  7. SuperKev
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    I watched the entire thing, unfortunately. First He-Man barely exists in this show. Imagine a Gilligan's Island Remake - without Gilligan... Or they find the desert island and he is eaten by a shark immediately. This is about as far from the original show as they could have achieved. So if you are a fan of the original or the 2000 show - there is no way you can enjoy this. The voices areI watched the entire thing, unfortunately. First He-Man barely exists in this show. Imagine a Gilligan's Island Remake - without Gilligan... Or they find the desert island and he is eaten by a shark immediately. This is about as far from the original show as they could have achieved. So if you are a fan of the original or the 2000 show - there is no way you can enjoy this. The voices are recognizable actors/actresses. Thing is it's like they had a "list" of social agenda items that needed to be injected into the story. What's left isn't really a cohesive show or something even mildly enjoyable. I think I smiled briefly once or twice in only the first episode. Shaking my head the rest of the time. This really makes me wish show runners would work *purely on the enjoyment aspect of their craft rather than a scoreboard on how many points that can be achieved arbitrarily inserting their take on today's society. Also my humble suggestion - at all costs try to preserve at least the essence of the original show. In this case this show is not aimed at anyone from the original audience. Honestly, I don't know WHO it's supposed to be aimed at. It seems to me that the team was aiming at groups not at all interested in Masters of the Universe.… Expand
  8. Canisrah
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    In spite of all the rumors that it was a bait and switch I watched the first episode... and the rumors were 100% true. This is just another vehicle to push woke trash using the reanimated corpse of a once beloved franchise.

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

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

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

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

    So disappointing. But also predictable.    … Expand
  9. 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
  10. wrongpassword
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    It's the Teela show with a badly redesigned Teela. Bait and switched again.
  11. Peaceduke
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    One of the wokest ununspiring and boring sh*t I've seen for a very long time.
  12. Vordrak
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    This remake is very poor and it is not clear who was ever intended to be its audience. Who was it made for?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Avoid.    … Expand
  13. Steyraus
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    They turned our girl Teela into a butch , self centered unlikable B%#@ and side lined the main character from the origional series, what is there to like????
    Kevin Smith never had tallent, has was jusr well conected and exploited the themes that where popular at the time.. Now he is an out of touch old soy addict and isnt even in touch with reality let alone what is popular.. The dude    They turned our girl Teela into a butch , self centered unlikable B%#@ and side lined the main character from the origional series, what is there to like????
    Kevin Smith never had tallent, has was jusr well conected and exploited the themes that where popular at the time.. Now he is an out of touch old soy addict and isnt even in touch with reality let alone what is popular.. The dude crys all the time, maybe thats why he ruined He Man, because he wants others sad like him.    … Expand
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. Licherus
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Smith lied to us! That’s so stupid to kill our beloved character! Hi is the show!… Expand
  17. 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.
  18. 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 ?
  19. jjsalas
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is outrageous, it should be called "Teela". Kevin Smith kills He-Man and Skeletor in the very first episode, it's completely ridiculous, is a ultra-feminist show. After He-Man death, everything that bothers Teela is that anyone told her that He-Man was Adam, because she is a WAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN, an she deserves EVERYTHIIIIIIIIING. This is Hollywoke now, they want to destroy every character that men love, what a disgrace.… Expand
  20. Colin-78
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    As an 80's child He-Man was my favourite show. I was so looking forward to this following the trailer. It was a terrible shame and missed opportunity when in this version they killed He-Man not once but twice and spent the whole series belittling him. They turned Teela, who was beautiful, strong & a respected character into a whining, self centred, misandrist **** who's now gay andAs an 80's child He-Man was my favourite show. I was so looking forward to this following the trailer. It was a terrible shame and missed opportunity when in this version they killed He-Man not once but twice and spent the whole series belittling him. They turned Teela, who was beautiful, strong & a respected character into a whining, self centred, misandrist **** who's now gay and needing to hide what was once an attractive figure in favour of testosterone injections. I was going to get my kids into the show and buy all the toys, no chance that's happening now. Smith ruined a show and seems very proud they have done so just to simp to woke Hollywood selling the fantastical narrative of wamen reclaiming their stolen power from men. Complete and utter garbage, this isn't a review bomb, sh*t is sh*t.… Expand
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. kyrsben
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    Insulting assault on masculinity in the guise of a revival of a toy commercial. Unlikeable characters and disgustingly insincere writing invalidate decent animation. Avoid.
  24. agg8877
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    Por qué es tan difícil hacer actualmente un show dirigido a los fans? si tu amas He-man, esto no es para ti
  25. thequietforce
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    I gave it a one for animation but the rest is garbage ,story ,characters, dialogue, Kevin Smith should retire, so disappointed
  26. 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
  27. djdiscotex
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    All elements are of epic proportions in this Conan-Star Wars hybrid world of Masters of the Universe, based on the best-selling line of children’s toys. Epitome of Good takes on Epitome of Evil for nothing less than the future of the Universe, and the result is a colossal bore.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    If you've never checked out He-Man and the Masters of the Universe just about any other iteration would serve you better. If you're a fan of the old show, avoid this at all costs.    … Expand
  28. jfallen1990
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    Do not waste your time on this show. Again do not waste your time. Makes me sad because the animation is really good. Another IP down the drain. Bait and switch is very common these days. This show could have worked had they been upfront of what the show really is about. Instead you are left heartbroken. I enjoyed the Cartoon Network version but this is not it. This is complete trash!
  29. pipbadger
    Jul 24, 2021
    1
    A very disappointing show which is exacerbated by the gorgeous visuals. despite the rumors about teela being elevated to the primary protagonist and not he-man, as a long time motu fan i wanted the show to be great. revelation is a heart breaker. teela was a kind, understanding, honorable character and she is reduced to a self entitled, self centered, whinging, cringy, immature child whileA very disappointing show which is exacerbated by the gorgeous visuals. despite the rumors about teela being elevated to the primary protagonist and not he-man, as a long time motu fan i wanted the show to be great. revelation is a heart breaker. teela was a kind, understanding, honorable character and she is reduced to a self entitled, self centered, whinging, cringy, immature child while everyone else seems strangely weaker by comparison. i won't give a zero score because visually it is stunning but, story and dialogue is irredeemable.… Expand
  30. Imperius147
    Jul 23, 2021
    1
    + He-man
    - Teela
    - story
    - characters dialoge

    Another serial reboot destroyed by netflix agenda.The two - minute trailer was better than the whole season 1 .Why?Because it was a bait and big middle finger for MOTU fans
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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

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