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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger

So, I watched the new Masters of the Universe, and I didn't like it. This is the very spoiler-heavy review I wrote for elsewhere:

Spoiler!

I guess the biggest hint for me should have been in the name. It's not "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe", it's just "Masters of the Universe". This is pretty bait & switch, IMO. He-Man's in the first episode. Then he's dead. Then it's "Secondary Characters of the Universe"

I wasn't allowed to watch He-Man as a kid. That didn't STOP me, but I wasn't allowed. So I was pretty excited about being able to watch this one. I wanted to see what He-Man, Skeletor and especially Battle Cat were up to now. Nope. He-Man and Skeletor are killed off towards the end of the first episode, and we never see Battle Cat again.

I enjoyed seeing Orko again, and then of course (after he's in it for an episode and a half-ish)...they kill him.

Teela is in her early 20's in the original cartoon. In this one, due to a time jump, she has to be in her mid-20's at least (24-27 is my guesstimate)...but she spends the entire series acting like a snotty selfish early-teens brat.

Then they bring He-Man back...and KILL HIM AGAIN.

After the first episode, there was really nothing terribly enjoyable about this series, and unless they pull some major turnarounds for "part 2", I doubt that I'm likely to waste my time watching those.

This feels pretty clearly that it's not "for me", a fan of the 80's series. That's ok, but it's kinda disappointing.

I will say, that the artwork on this is great stuff. Loved that.

Spoiler!

If we're being honest with ourselves, He-Man is not an interesting character. At least he wasn't in the 80s. He's an infallible, goody-two-shoes.

To make him more interesting they would have had to keep him in his Adam form more and play off the weakness of that side of the character. That would have made people upset too.

I actually liked that they focused on the other characters and gave them more interesting back stories. Orko was a bit of a badass and wouldn't be surprised if he comes back.

The series is 10 episodes long and part 2 is done but I have no idea when it's being released. I'm sure it'll be soon with people being so upset about the cliffhanger.