Masters of the Universe: Revelation (2021) User Reviews

A mix of good and bad, but watchable.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 6/10 · 26 August 2021]

I've read some interesting reviews about this show, now that I've watched it, I can agree with lots of points, and disagree strongly with others.

The main issue, the absence of He-Man, it's very true we don't get a lot of him, he is sacrificed for 80% of it, and we're given Teela.

The animation is superb I thought, I loved it, it's modern, but it doesn't feel a million miles away from the classic series, the stories of course, you won't recognise any original characteristics there.

The best of the villains here for me, Scare Glow, absolutely first rate, that's perhaps the best episode too.

The real star of the show is Lena Headey, who voices Evil Lyn, her voice is captivating, and I think it's fair to say that she's the most interesting character here, she isn't forced on us, instead she naturally shines through, we aren't made to think she's incredible....ahem Teela.

I don't love it, I didn't hate it, it's watchable, and nostalgic, 6/10.

Such a disappointment... where's He-man?

[bethjazotte-60931 · 5/10 · 1 August 2021]

Sou uma entuasiasta de todos os "revivals" dos anos 80/90 mas fiquei decepcionada com essa version meio esquisita do Masters of the Universe. Faltou o Adam. Faltou o He-Man. Não gostei de versão da Tila. Talvez a nova geração goste. Talvez até a antiga. Mas eu, que cresci amando o He-man e a Tila, não gostei. I'm an enthusiast of all the "revivals" of the 80s/90s but I was disappointed with this weird version of Masters of the Universe. Adam was missing. He-Man was missing. I didn't like Teela's version. Maybe the younger generation will like it. Maybe even the old one. But I, who grew up loving He-man and Teela, didn't like it. #netflix #serieslover.

Who is this for?

[lavgeber · 5/10 · 23 July 2021]

The animation and colours are great, other then that, what even is this?

He man is in 1/5 of the show, the story it self is bad, writting is amateur. It just gets boring.

It strings the nostalga chords, but has nothing that made the old shows interesting. The new story is boring for adults and kids alike, since its just so childish.

Trully a disappointment.

It's not the worst thing ever, but it's definitely not good

[jellopuke · 3/10 · 17 December 2021]

So you make a He-man show and take out He-man then spend 8 episodes making Teela the hero and Evil-Lynn the true villain and go out of your way to make sure that everyone knows that Adam and Skeletor are minimized and have everyone then heap praise on Teela incessantly, even going so far as to break the canon rules for her, just cuz.

But here's the deal, if this was a season TWO of a show, it would have been somewhat interesting. If you'd had ten episodes of normal He-Man vs Skeletor with a big plot, etc THEN had this show after, it might have worked and been nice BUT because you replace the main story and then change it around to the point that you've completely erased what the thing was in the first place, then why did you make this? Seriously, who was this for? Kids don't care about He-Man, so this was for adults who remember it, but they certainly don't want to see what they remembered trashed on... I just don't get the mentality behind doing this kind of thing. But then it's not like He-Man is Shakespeare so in the grand scheme of things, this is just a big giant MEH.

Not so much "masters" of the universe. UPDATE PART TWO IS EXCELLENT.

[paul-gibbons22 · 8/10 · 23 July 2021]

It's so frustrating as there's a great concept in there and some really good moments but so much ruined by this false female empowerment, cos this is not it! If anything it's more insulting saying the only way you can have strong female characters if you incapacitate the males.

Some of the voice acting is questionable, some of its great, a lot of the animation is great but why are the nipples so close to the armpits? I will give the score is brilliant. It's not the worst thing in the world but it could have been better as it's missing that little bit of fun and I can see why so many are riled up. But part 2 could end up being brilliant. Just don't advertise it as something it's not.

Originally gave this a six but Well, well, well part two righted everything that was wrong in part one, the writing, voice acting, characters and score are all just brilliant.

The very best has already come and this is just socio - agenda, skip it

[Unprejudiced_Cinephile · 6/10 · 9 August 2021]

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Synopsis Skip-It or Watch-It : Skip it if you want to see He-Man. Watch it if you are impressed or entertained by momentary subversive nonsense. To each his own. Fool you until you allow yourself to be fooled. It's Just an arrogantly obvious subversive sleight of the hand, in my opinion.

Check Out He-man and MOTU 2002.

Review: All in all an interesting twist on the he-man fantasy genre. Good Animation. Very bombastic 80's style action.

But we have seen this kind of sleight of hand before, haven't we? The only ideas that remain with the now self-important 'intellectually superior' Hollywood clique are identity politics and subversion! What's the point of subversion, really?

--- hold that thought - - - the second part is a MASSIVE IMPROVEMENT Watching it right now.

Who is this for?

[chasingmuses · 3/10 · 26 July 2021]

1) it's not for fans of He-man - he's gone after ep 1. - Kevin seems to actively hate this character, writing him off screen ASAP

2) I loved Teela (& loved the idea of her finally becoming Man at Arms). It would have been wonderful to get to ACTUALLY see her in the role. But the role is gone by ep 2. And couldn't stand to watch her beyond ep 2 - the sheer whineyness is just stupid.

Maybe it gets "better" but I'm not going to waste time on something that isn't fun to watch.

I'm a fan, I'm a woman...I feel like Kevin was just churring out a quick poorly written sequel to get money for Clerks.

Fun, clever take on Masters of the Universe

[zvp74753 · 9/10 · 24 July 2021]

Towards the end of a first episode that felt very much like the original series, this new take on Masters of the Universe threw its characters a massive curveball and asked what they would do next. What follows is a twisty, fun adventure with unlikely alliances, some slyly funny lines and moments of tear-jerking pathos. The whole is elevated by fantastic voice performances by a star cast (Lena Headey as Evil-Lyn was my favourite, against some stiff competition from Mark Hamill as Skeletor, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Teela, and frankly the whole excellent cast). The detractors are right that Adam/He-Man isn't the main focus of these first five episodes, and that this new series plays with and in some ways subverts the original, but it does so in a way that feels affectionate and true to the characters while bringing a modern sensibility which means this is more than a continuation or remake. While it's clear that the latter is what some people would prefer, others (myself included) would find that dull and pointless. So I personally am glad Kevin Smith and team were brave enough to create a MOTU that is not only a joy for those of us old enough to fondly recall the original while recognising that the world has moved on since it was made, but also brings the franchise up-to-date for today's kids.

Ruined. Just ruined.

[sergedenas · 6/10 · 23 July 2021]

Straight from the get go viewer's will realize that this is WOKE. Why destroy "He-Man" just to be woke? Create a new series with new characters. Kevin Smith is not a "NERD" he is a "SHILL" and a liar.

Where's He Man?

[nirwer · 2/10 · 23 July 2021]

The ads and trailers led me to believe that this was a He Man show. It was more like a spin off and cantered around the characters in He Man rather than the hero himself.

Two thumbs down

[ldherrickjr-61767 · 8/10 · 27 July 2021]

If your looking to watch HE MAN this isn't for you. As has been done with many other properties, the male characters are pushed aside, for a more female progressive view. This is TEELA, AND GIRLFRIENDS with abit of Orko, and a robot. Hollywood is so creatively devoid, if they want all Progressive female shows they can't create new content, they need to destroy cherished and loved shows. The marketing for this was very deceptive. Trailers should represent the show with out spoilers of course. The trailers for this should have shown mostly all the female characters, and only one blip second of he man or not at all. Very deceptive. The trailer we got was what we all wanted to see. HE MAN AND SKELATOR... Unfortunately, that's not what we got. KEVIN SMITH said at the end of the day NETFIX DOESNT CARE.... so whatever I guess.

If you ignore the drama, it's actually a decent series

[komkommersalade · 7/10 · 24 January 2022]

My youth was all about He-Man, Transformers, GI Joe and what have you. Looking back, I guess I was a bit too young to fully understand those shows, but I loved them (and the toys!) nonetheless. So when News broke out that there was going to be a new Masters of the Universe series, I was excited. Especially since Kevin Smith was involved, who made a couple of my favourite movies.

I read that he was under heavy fire for making this show. I don't really understand why, though. I didn't read up on the drama, I just started watching the show and although there was a lot less He-Man than I was expecting, it's a very decent show. A bit of nostalgia, cool animations, an interesting story focusing more on Teela... the second half was a bit too chaotic and leaning too heavily on the "together we stand as one"-kinda thing, but I enjoyed watching it. Plus it had Fisto saying he would like to fist Skeletor...! Can't go wrong with that line, right?

8 for animation, -6 for the writing and story

[RvBreukie · 2/10 · 23 July 2021]

The animation is done wonderfully, however the plot and the characters mostly feel completely soulless and their dynamics are pretty much destroyed. Also ofcourse the elephant in the room, the main protagonist(Adam) of the real series is completely sidelined to the point he isn't really a part of the series anymore.

But what is to be expected of someone who said: "I have no love for He-Man either, but he has a place in the world, in the comicbookstories" only to later say(or rather lie) "When I was a kid I watched He-Man when came home from school, from 1981 to 1982" despite the series not even existing yet at that time only airing from 1983 onwards.

Shame on you Smith, shame on you for producing crap, shame on you for constantly lying.

Kevin Smith absolutely RUINS He-Man

[bradallison · 1/10 · 29 September 2021]

They should have called it the Teala show. Because He-Man dies in the first episode and it's all about Teala.

We could stop the review right there and say - we'll that's enough.

But no. SPOILERS: He brings Prince Adam back from the dead only to have Skeletor win and give He-Man a final death in the end.

It's so bad.... I couldn't believe he was allowed to make this ending.

Ignore the 1 star reviews, see it for yourself

[jpcdee · 9/10 · 23 July 2021]

Just finished the fifth episode of part 1, and oh my days what a cliffhanger! Yes, Teela leads the first part but that was made clear by Kevin Smith in the lead up to the series debut. You get to see alliances forged, and maybe my memory of the original He-Man faded slightly, but the memory of the animation sure didn't, and this is exactly how I remembered each character looking. I cannot wait for part 2!

Silly and awesome in it's own way!

[solarisdj · 6/10 · 22 December 2021]

The female characters got the most character development. The show was about them and I don't think it's a bad thing. For me personally Evil-Lyn voiced by Lena Headey was the best character in the show. I literally watched the show because of her. Great job! The whole thing is based on a toy line and it's super ridiculous at times, so taking things too seriously is taking the fun out of it. The show has a vibe of a morning cartoon, feels good and the animation was pretty.

I remember watching this as a kid and wishing one day someone would remake it into a show about toxic masculinity and inclusivity centered on women. Wait a minute, no I didn't

[ksgillihan · 1/10 · 4 August 2022]

I have no idea why this exists. No idea. Apart from some pathetic attempt to appeal to the small minority of woke feminists and their cheerleaders. That is definitely a reason to remake a beloved children's cartoon from the 80's right? There is nothing likeable here. The main characters are uninteresting and annoying. Skeletor isn't an evil power-hungry entity bent on defeating Grayskull and He-man, he's now the embodiment of toxic masculinity. He's not bad because he's evil, he's bad because he's a man!

So Adam gets shanked early on in order for She-man to take center stage instead. In comes Teela with a haircut you can hear from a mile away to save the day and defeat the patriarchy! Yay! Evil-lyn fooled Skeletor so now she has the power of Grayskull and in order to defeat toxic masculinity she transforms herself into a man, apparently. Teela gets her own power-up as well and through the two of them fighting, they find out that Evil-lyn isn't really evil because no woman ever could be! It's men that are evil. Horray for inclusivity! Well except for men. Frick me why does this exist?

I loved it

[vinandy79 · 10/10 · 23 July 2021]

I am a fan since i am a little boy and that means not only one era of he-man like most just seem to be a fan of the memory of their childhood. No i am into it for everything. I loved the journey this takes. Teela was always more than just the one to rescue. Sad to see some characters go but yeah no one lasts forever and who knows it's a magical place. They might pop up again. I can't wait to see where this goes. Scareglow one of my favorites was amazing. Same as skeletor. He-man will safe the day as he always does in the end and i love all the twists to make you think otherwise. Ends on a huge cliffhanger of course but yeah this will be our final battle 😜. Is there wokeness going on? Maybe, then again we are in woke years so everything female related will be considered as such. Love when they introduce new black characters instead of just replacing them like they did with grayskull. Otherwise give me more 😁 oh and the art is sooo awesome too.

It's not called He-Man

[jacquesdr · 7/10 · 23 July 2021]

And it never pretended to be. Reviewers clearly can't read since the show delivered exactly what it promised. All the pre-release publicity said this was going to be female focused and that is why it was only called Masters Of The Universe and not He-Man. So now that we have that out of the way, it actually delivers very well on modern themes and stories. It was exactly what I expected and did it well. It made the characters three dimensional and real. I enjoyed seeing my childhood series given depth and character. It would be great if they did an actual He-Man show in this style as well.

Aaaand again...

[patrickfilbeck · 1/10 · 3 November 2021]

Hey folks! It's me, the man with the hundredths attempt to write a review for this series. I try it in a very short way, because..."theeey haaave the POWER...to censor."

So: Animation very nice, voice acting mostly very nice, story attempt is very bad, fan respect none, lies before release a 100%.

Thx. And greetings from germany.

Dont be fooled by bad reviews by toxic nostangia junkies

[cheoillustration · 10/10 · 24 July 2021]

Amazing story and character development! Kevin Smith and everyone involved have done a great job bringing MotU back. Embrace the Masterverse!!! Funny how recently at the San Diego Comic Con 2023 a priview of the sequel to Revelations was showed (Masters of the Universe - Revolution) and received wide positive praise. What a bunch of hipocrites. The tantrums, and nitpicking, gone. They only had to get over the "Oh it's different from my childhood cartoon!" phase, and its all good. Hopefully Kevin Smith and crew will stay a long time on this awesome Netflix series.

From a non-fan...

[ObsessiveCinemaDisorder · 7/10 · 11 August 2021]

Masters of the Universe: Revelation, a direct sequel to the original series from Kevin Smith, is part 80's nostalgia trip and part 2020 update that deconstructs and deepens the lore and characters through a self-examining narrative. Released separately in two parts, the first five episodes take bold narrative turns that may worry diehard fans, but it is executed out of tough fan love to add emotional weight and depth to the franchise.

I missed the Masters of the Universe fad growing up, having never seen the original cartoon series or the Dolph Lundgren live-action movie. I only vaguely know who He-Man and Skeletor were through playing with toys at daycare. I watched this out of being a Kevin Smith fan.

Masters of the Universe: Revelation is the best thing Kevin Smith has made in a long time. Admittedly, while some of his recent films have been amusing, I haven't loved anything Smith's done since Clerks 2.

What Smith does with Revelation is he splits open Eternia and all its themes and characters are examined and re-interpreted. What does heroism mean in Eternia? What has He-Man been protecting from Skeletor all this time? The meta-narrative adds jeopardy and breaks the wheel to the usual weekly format where events always reset after each episode and never truly progress narratively.

The characters, spawning across the leads to the supportive, are developed and deepened. The voice cast, including Game of Thrones alumni Lena Headey and Liam Cunningham, do a great job. The highlight characters so far were Orko, Roboto, Duncan, and Evil-lyn, who all had their share of heartfelt moments.

The animation by Powerhouse Animation Studios is gorgeous. Everything from the backgrounds to the character designs all pop out. The colorful energy that crackles around when Prince Adam transforming into He-Man was jaw-dropping.

It's not without its flaws. Teela's characterization is poorly written and her rationale for being upset just made her seem shallow and annoyingly selfish. There's a relationship between Teela and Andra that is heavily implied but is not outright addressed.

Speaking of giving the benefit of the doubt, the online uproar against Kevin Smith completely went over my head and I had to Google what the fuss was about Kevin Smith lying about the show as a marketing ploy. There's no way to know as we're only 5 episodes in a 10-episode season. The jury's still out.

Great Animation but Disappointing story and some unlikeable characters

[starshockalpha · 4/10 · 26 July 2021]

I'm of a younger generation that has never heard of He-man before except for that damn HEYAAAYAAYAA video.

As a newcomer to the series, I didn't really have any expectations for how any character should be portrayed. What I did know was that this was mainly advertised as a "He-Man" story, and I feel like it really failed in that regard.

The big bad of the show Skeletor and He-man himself felt more so like background lore rather than the main characters of the story, used to develop the plot. Which by itself, honestly wasn't the worst I've seen, If this was advertised as a spinoff story with Teela as the main protagonist, I think it would have been received a lot better. I can understand why long time fans felt like this was a bait and switch.

A few of the central characters were pretty unlikeable, especially Teela. I don't know if it's just me, but she just seems so angry, self-centered and annoying all the time. Perhaps it's to try and portray her as a strong willed character, but it just comes off as a bit too aggressive. Imagine Korra but dial that crap all the way up through the roof.

I get that sometimes you make a character look bad in the beginning to have a touching character development arc but this was a little overboard.

I'll probably stick around for part 2 just to see how they plan on handling the story from that point onwards, but I'm not expecting too much.

40 years for this!?!?!?!?!

[naikdevil · 1/10 · 27 July 2021]

Wait 40 years to get a whiner who whines about the secret identity of a dead son in front of his parents. Nope.

Sooooo Bad

[Lauren1988 · 25 July 2021]

What the heck did I just watch?

It wasn't He-Man.

This is why you don't let drug addicts write.

Please stop hiring Kevin Smith until he goes to rehab.

Thanks.