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

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 612 Ratings

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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
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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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