After a long wait, Netflix finally released Kevin Smith’s Masters of The Universe: Revelation Part 1. The new show serves as a direct sequel to 1983’s Filmation series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Part 1 of the show consists of five episodes and picks up right where its predecessor series left off. The show also flaunts an incredible cast, including Chris Wood (He-Man), Mark Hamill (Skeletor), Sarah Michelle Gellar (Teela), and Liam Cunningham (Man-At-Arms).
So, you could understand why millions of He-Man fans were looking forward to the release of Masters of The Universe: Revelation.
Well, Part 1 is finally available to watch on Netflix; however, most fans didn’t get what they expected from the show.
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Masters of the Universe: Revelation on Netflix: Why Fans are Angry?
Masters of The Universe: Revelation features several characters from the original series. In the show, Orko, Cringer, Man-At-Arms, and He-Man go against Skeletor, Evil-Lyn, and Beast-Man.
Warning: SPOILERS for Masters of The Universe: Revelation ahead
Apparently, the show picks off with Skeletor trying to destroy Castle Grayskull. He wants to use the castle’s power for himself, but of course, He-Man is standing against him. Interestingly, the battle between the two ends up with their death in the first episode.
After that, we move a few years ahead in the story, and the show focuses on other characters. Thanks to the intense battle between He-Man and Skeletor, there’s a massive crack on Eternia. And with the magic leaking away, the entire Universe is at stake. So, Teela, a Scavenger, tries to save the planet by going on a quest to find the Sword of Power.
Of course, the show’s premise is definitely interesting; however, fans are disappointed that we can barely see He-Man. Prince Adam only appears in the first episode, and after his death, we see him in some flashbacks. Then, fans were hopeful after he came back to life, but he dies again.
In the Masters of the Universe: Revelation trailer, we can very well see He-Man appearing as the main character. However, fans think that “He-Man” was only used as a marketing tool; the trailer mostly used the footage from the first episode.
Obviously, we might see Prince Adam playing a big role in Part 2; however, Part 1 didn’t offer the Nostalgic value fans expected.
That’s why several fans went on to Twitter to express their disappointment:
Spoilers for the show!! Dont trust the trailers. At all. They only used footage from episode 1 and even then He-Man literally dies in the first episode, and then only appears in small flashbacks. And then comes back. And then basically dies again. The soundtrack was good though.
— Not a Sonic-Tuber (@D_Doe62) July 23, 2021
This He-Man Masters of the Universe reboot is strange.
**SPOILERS**
— Pan-Pizza: Goth till I Cry (@RebelTaxi) July 23, 2021
It's like a 1 off eps of a cartoon where they end up in a dark future where a major character is dead. (Megas, Justice League TAS, Swat Kats did that I think KND too) Except it's the whole series???
How on earth do you kill off he-man and skeletor in the FIRST EPISODE of the new he-man show???
— Todd (@ToddHusker) July 23, 2021
On the other hand, people who never watched the original 1983 show loved watching Masters of the Universe: Revelation:
But the title of the series it's supposedly a sequel to is He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. I actually can understand that issue. The original series is very much a story about He-Man. I'm more than fine with what we got, but I understand this.
— Brian Kilby (@BKilby) July 23, 2021
